Zeng's mother slapped Zeng Peng on the back, making a dull thud: "How dare you talk like that!"
Such a tall and strong young man almost suffered internal injuries from being slapped by his own mother. Even Ruan's mother was frightened when she heard this, and quickly pulled her away: "It's okay, it's okay, the child was just joking."
As she spoke, she glanced at her two children, one on top and one on the bottom, and sighed, "To be honest, these two children of ours have been very close since they were little. If Kunkun were a girl, or if our Xiaobei were a girl, it would be nice if they could get married."
The children are my own children, I've watched them grow up, their character is impeccable, and the two children have a good relationship. It would be wonderful if we could keep them in the family.
Unfortunately, Xixi was too old, and neither of them were interested in that kind of relationship. Although Madam Ruan was disappointed, she wouldn't go so far as to play matchmaker.
Furthermore, Yin Zhuo is a very nice young man. He and Xi Xi are a perfect match. Their personalities are just right, and their life together is lively.
Ruan Bei found Zeng Peng's roommate to be very interesting; in just a short time, he had already laughed several times.
He clung to the low railing by the bed, peered down, and grinned wickedly at Qin Gu: "A child bride?"
Qin Gu's eyes were deep as he raised his hand to support Ruan Bei's forehead: "Stop fooling around, or you'll fall."
"I'm calling you, answer me!" Ruan Bei persisted.
Qin Gu looked at him for a while and then smiled: "Alright, whatever you say goes. Do you want your child bride to warm your bed tonight?"
If he hadn't agreed, Ruan Bei could have continued to make a fuss. But now that he had said it so frankly, Ruan Bei felt a bit embarrassed and uncomfortable.
Reluctantly shrinking back, Ruan Bei muttered softly, "No, it's so hot."
This time it was Qin Gu's turn to press the issue: "Then I'll keep you warm in winter."
He nudged Zeng Peng, who was stunned, with his elbow: "Brother, be a witness. If my husband won't let me into bed with him this winter, you'll have to stand up for me."
Zeng Peng was completely dumbfounded. Is this how childhood sweethearts interact here?
If his buddy dares to call him a child bride or ask him to warm his bed, he'll smash his head in.
When Zeng's mother saw that they were still joking, she knew that Qin Gu and Ruan Bei really didn't take her son's words seriously, and she immediately felt relieved.
With the combined efforts of both families, the dormitory was quickly cleaned up and tidied up.
Ruan Bei wiped all three bed boards clean. Because she had to lay out the mattress and didn't have time to air them out, she used a dry cloth to wipe them, and after wiping away the surface dust, she laid down two layers of newspaper.
This is a method provided by Ruan Xi. Newspapers can absorb moisture. During winter and summer vacations, roll up the mattress from top to bottom, put the quilt inside, and cover it with newspapers. You don't have to worry about dust everywhere when you go back to school two months later.
He brought extra newspapers, so he laid them out for Zeng Peng as well. Just then, Ruan Xi and Yin Zhuo returned after collecting their things. Ruan Bei was on top of the bed. Following his mother's instructions, he first laid out the thin mattress provided by the school, and then the thick mattress he brought from home. This way, the wooden bed wasn't so hard anymore.
Zeng Peng glanced at the mattress on the other side, which was noticeably thicker than his own, and asked quietly, "Mom, why didn't you bring me a mattress?"
Mrs. Zeng coughed lightly and said matter-of-factly, "Look at you, you're so strong. If you wear a thinner pad, you'll have more room to move around, right? I'm doing this for your own good."
Zeng Peng: "..." Even if I'm tall and strong, I shouldn't be so short that I can't even fit a mattress!
The two families worked together to clean the entire dormitory spotless, even scrubbing the bathroom.
The dormitory building they lived in was neither an old nor a new building. It was a four-person room with a private bathroom and a balcony. The environment was okay, but there was no air conditioning.
After everyone finished their work, they were all covered in sweat, and their clothes were sticking to their bodies, which was very uncomfortable. Everyone wanted to take a shower.
The Zeng family is from out of town. They were able to arrive so early because they had arrived yesterday and booked a room near the school. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Ruan's parents and agreeing to have dinner together that evening, they left with Zeng Peng.
Ruan Bei folded a page from the book to fan her mother, her forehead hair soaked with sweat: "How about I get you a hotel room too, so you can take a shower before going home?"
Just as Ruan's mother was about to refuse, thinking, "Why waste this money? Xiao Bei and Kun Kun can just wash at school."
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Yin Zhuo, whose back was soaked with sweat. She immediately swallowed back what she was about to say and changed her words, saying, "Okay, you and Kunkun can tidy up. We'll go take a shower and change our clothes first, and then we'll eat together in a bit."
The appointment with the Zeng family was for the evening, and it wouldn't be appropriate to ask the future son-in-law to make a trip to help out at noon and then go back on an empty stomach.
Ruan Bei and his father were about the same height, while Yin Zhuo and Qin Gu were about the same height. They each took their clean clothes, intending to change after taking a shower.
There was nothing that could be done about her mother and sister, but Ruan Xi said nonchalantly, "You don't need to worry about us. Try on the military training uniform. If it's too big or too small, go and exchange it immediately. If the size is right, rinse it with water first, it smells bad."
These are all based on experience. After seeing his parents off, Ruan Bei went back to the dormitory and put on his military training uniform with Qin Gu.
The clothes distributed in groups like this are usually on the larger side. The two of them just need to try them on and make sure the pants are the right length.
Ruan Xi was thoughtful and the clothes she gave them were all quite suitable. Qin Gu went to take a shower first, while Ruan Bei soaked both sets of military training uniforms.
After Qin Gu finished washing up, Ruan Bei took over. He hung up the two sets of washed military training uniforms, rubbed the dirty clothes that the two of them had changed out of, and hung them all up to dry.
In summer, clothes are light and thin. Both of them are clean and not lazy, so they usually wash their clothes together as soon as they take them off. However, they have an unspoken agreement to only wash each other's outer clothes and not their underwear.
Actually, Qin Gu didn't mind at all, but his little Bei was shy and would get angry if he teased her too much.
After they finished packing, and before their parents could call, they huddled together to discuss what else they needed to add.
Jinan University does not prevent students from renting apartments off-campus, but freshmen must live in dormitories. I heard that dormitory checks are very frequent, and if you stay out all night and get too many demerits, you will be disciplined.
I'll be staying here for a year, so I'll need to buy quite a few things. Since the dorm doesn't have air conditioning, I'll definitely need to buy a fan.
Other toiletries and small items needed in daily life, I'll write them down whenever I think of them, and buy them all at once when the time comes.
"Oh right, we also need to top up our meal cards," Ruan Bei reminded Qin Gu, who noted it down.
After they had pieced together most of the paper, Ruan Xi finally called and asked them to go out for dinner.
The place to eat was a small restaurant outside the campus. Almost every university has a street like this, full of all kinds of snacks and delicacies, and often the prices are reasonable.
Ruan Xi was a local expert, and while eating, he told Ruan Bei and the other two which restaurants were good and which ones were bad.
After dinner, they met up with the Zeng family. They all needed to buy things, so Ruan Bei shared her shopping list with Zeng Peng, and Ruan Xi revised it based on her experience.
The two families spent half the afternoon getting everything ready. Zeng's mother even remembered to buy an extra mattress for her son, hoping to soothe his agitated heart.
The two families had dinner together that evening. The next day, Mr. and Mrs. Zeng were leaving. They had been playing and joking around during the day, but they were still reluctant to part ways.
Zeng Peng went to a hotel to stay with his parents that night, while Ruan's parents went home, and Ruan Xi also went back to her school.
The other roommate hadn't arrived yet, so only Qin Gu and Ruan Bei were in the dorm that night. Ruan Bei then let Niu Niu out, who had been locked up in the jade house all day.
"Niu Niu, do you want to go out and play? Your brother's school is going to have an inspection soon, and I can't bring your little house with me, sorry."
During military training, they will definitely check the dormitories. The dollhouse he made for Niu Niu is too big. It can fit on the table, but it will definitely be very conspicuous.
"It's okay, brother."
Niu Niu looked at their dormitory with curiosity for a while, and when she saw the military training uniforms hanging on the balcony, her big eyes widened: "Brother, are you going to be a People's Liberation Army uncle?"
"No, uh... it's to let the People's Liberation Army uncles train us for a while, so we can get a feel for it."
"Niu Niu wants to see it too!"
"Okay, I'll take you there then, but you can only stay in the shade and can't go out."
"Okay, I want to go out and play."
She was locked in the jade house for a day and got tired of it.
"Then go ahead, just go down the stairs, and don't go to any other boys' dorms. Remember how to get back?"
I've heard that many boys in the dorm don't care about their appearance. Niu Niu is still young, so she shouldn't look at things like that.
“I remember, I know where my little house is.” Niu Niu’s voice was clear and bright: “Goodbye, big brother.”
Ruan Bei opened the door and watched the little girl skip away.
Zeng Peng went back to his dormitory the next day, while his parents took a bus home.
As for the empty bed in the dormitory, Ruan Bei thought it would remain empty indefinitely, or that students from other majors would be arranged to move in. It was perfectly normal for the dormitory not to be full since there were few students in their major.
As a result, on the afternoon of the 7th, the last day of registration, the last roommate arrived late.
At the time, Zeng Peng was playing games, Qin Gu was reading a book, and Ruan Bei was sewing a small pillow for Niu Niu. When Zeng Peng first saw it, he had a look of disbelief. Qin Gu spoke up for Ruan Bei, saying that he was practicing handicrafts and that a literature major shouldn't be clumsy. This almost convinced Zeng Peng to join Ruan Bei in making the pillow.
The young man, wearing sunglasses and walking with an air of arrogance, swaggered in, his entire being screaming "rich."
A large group of people followed in from behind, and without saying a word, they started tidying up the empty beds.
Ruan Bei heard the noise, looked up, and pricked a needle into his finger, letting out a soft hiss in pain.
Qin Gu put down his book, leaned closer, and asked in a low voice, "Do you know me?"
Ruan Bei nodded slightly, thought for a moment, took out his phone and searched for the report Qin Gu had shown him a few days ago, and said in a low voice, "This one."
The two major real estate giants in Jincheng are the Lu family and the Bai family.
Before Lu Minghai took power, the Bai family was the only real estate tycoon in Jincheng. The real estate company under the Bai Group was the group's leading enterprise, with influence in many provinces across the country.
Unfortunately, the previous head of the family passed away unexpectedly, and his biological son, Bai Miaomiao, who should have been the heir, was only six or seven years old.
Mrs. Bai is a famous violinist, renowned in the music world; she's really not suited for business.
Later, Bai Sen, the adopted son of the Bai family, was appointed to take over the management of the Bai Group at the age of eighteen. With the support of Madam Bai, he was forced into the position.
However, Bo Sen was young and inexperienced. In addition, he had just taken over the company, and his subordinates were not convinced of his authority. There were also people who wanted to seize power and caused trouble. Bo's Group was in turmoil for a while, which gave Lu Minghai an opportunity to develop. He seized several major projects and forcibly tore a large share of the market from Bo's.
However, Bosen was also a business genius. Within a year or two, he stabilized the situation and brought the Bo family, which was showing signs of decline, back on the right track. Now, the Bo family and the Haiming Group are rivals and compete with each other.
"Then he..." Qin Gu glanced at the boy sitting to the side, wearing headphones and seemingly oblivious to everyone else, and mouthed, "Bai Miaomiao?"
Ruan Bei smiled wryly. That's right. No matter how much the Lu and Bai families compete, they can't possibly never meet. They haven't really broken off relations yet, so Bai Miaomiao must have met the Lu family.
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