There was no class in the afternoon, so Yang Niannian planned to change into thicker clothes and go out to make a phone call to ask whether the house purchase procedures were going smoothly.

Who knew that as soon as they entered the dormitory, Meng Ziyu rolled her eyes at the two of them, and was deliberately sarcastic.

"Some people are so shameless that they would do anything to get into college. Now that they've been caught, they're probably going to have to pack up and leave!"

"Who are you calling shameless?" Zheng Xinyue was like a match, ignited at a touch, staring at Meng Ziyu, "You'd better keep your mouth clean, don't force me to slap you."

Meng Ziyu snorted unconvincedly, “Did I name someone by name?”

She glanced at Yang Niannian and said, "Why are you taking it so seriously? Could it be that you are guilty of something?"

"You're guilty as a fool. We're doing the right thing." Zheng Xinyue said unhappily.

Meng Ziyu, “Since you are not guilty, and I didn’t name anyone, why are you jumping up and down?”

Yang Niannian changed her coat and pulled Zheng Xinyue to the bedside. "Forget it. A mad dog barks at everyone it sees. Can we imitate it and bark back? You should also wear thicker clothes to avoid catching a cold."

Meng Ziyu couldn’t bear it anymore and glared at Yang Niannian, “Who are you calling a dog?”

Yang Niannian asked back lightly, "What does my scolding of the dog have to do with you? Are you a close relative of the dog?"

Meng Ziyu choked, “You…”

Seeing that a quarrel was about to break out, Qiao Jinxi was a little scared and quickly stepped out to smooth things over.

"It's all a misunderstanding. Since no one said anything to anyone, let's just forget it. Nian Nian, Xin Yue, are you guys going out? It's a bit windy outside, so you should wear something warmer."

Zheng Xinyue was happy to see Meng Ziyu gritting her teeth but unable to return the favor, and didn't care how dark Meng Ziyu's face was, and said while changing clothes.

"Nian Nian, I really admire your little mouth. No wonder Brother Lu likes you. I like you too. If I were a man, I would take you home and worship you."

"Stop talking nonsense and let's go!"

Seeing that she had changed her clothes, Yang Niannian pulled her out of the dormitory.

Seeing the two of them leave, Qiao Jinxi said strangely, "I don't know what Nian Nian and Xin Yue's families do. I feel like they never lack money."

The four of them have been living together for almost a month, and Qiao Jinxi discovered that Meng Ziyu always boasted that her father was a factory director and was very rich.

In fact, I only have 15 yuan more living expenses than her every month.

You also need to calculate your daily consumption.

Yang Niannian and Zheng Xinyue were the odd ones out. They were not dressed well, but they had plenty of clothes. It seemed like they had endless money, so they had snacks all the time and often went shopping together.

In comparison, she felt that Yang Niannian and Zheng Xinyue were more like the factory director's daughters.

Meng Ziyu was already unhappy after suffering a loss, and she felt even more unhappy when she heard Qiao Jinxi praising Yang Niannian.

He said with disdain.

"Shame on you, of course you have more pocket money. If you were the same as her, your pocket money wouldn't be less than hers."

Qiao Jinxi heard that Meng Ziyu had something to say, and asked curiously, “What do you mean?”

“You can go to the photo studio outside the school and find out.” Meng Ziyu turned and left the dormitory. She had classes in the afternoon.

Qiao Jinxi, "..."

What secrets could a photo studio have?

She walked out of the dormitory puzzled, and just as she closed the door, she was stopped by a senior student from the same department.

"Is there a very pretty and innocent classmate living in your dormitory?"

Qiao Jinxi immediately thought of Yang Niannian. She nodded in confusion, "You are talking about Yang Niannian, right? What happened to her?"

The senior student showed a look of disdain on her face, "She really lives in your dormitory? Is she a big spender? Do you know much about her?"

"I heard that she was kept by an older man outside the school. You live in the same dormitory with her, don't you know about this?"

"Keeping a child by an old man?" Qiao Jinxi was a little surprised.

Yang Niannian did like to go out for a walk when she didn’t have classes, but she was always with Zheng Xinyue and she almost never went out alone.

Besides, Yang Niannian is married and has only been at Peking University for less than a month. How come she is being kept by someone?

Seeing her in a daze, the senior thought she didn't know and said in surprise.

"No way? You guys don't know about this even though you live together? This is such a big thing, it's almost spread all over the school. I also heard that someone was behind her helping her get into Kyoto University. Today, the education department came to investigate this matter."

Qiao Jinxi came back to her senses, her eyes flickering, and she spoke vaguely.

"I don't know about that. She just likes to go shopping every day. She's quite rich... As for other things, I haven't asked her. She always goes out with her fellow villagers. She doesn't interact with us very often."

To the senior student, this was no different from admitting that Yang Niannian was being kept by an old man.

"It's better if you don't play with her, so as to avoid getting in trouble in the future."

The senior wanted to share such explosive news with others, so she didn’t stay for long and turned back to the dormitory.

"A-choo"

Yang Niannian was talking to Jiang Yang on the phone when she suddenly sneezed.

Jiang Yang asked with concern, "Niannian, you didn't catch a cold, did you? I heard it's very cold in Beijing, you should keep warm."

"I'm not sick. I guess someone is saying bad things about me behind my back." Yang Niannian rubbed his nose. "As long as the house formalities are completed smoothly, Ruoling and Yueyue are getting along well, right?"

Jiang Yang's tone was full of jealousy. "The two of them have an incredibly good relationship, even better than me, their biological brother. They can eat together, watch TV together, and have very synchronized living habits."

After talking about his sister for a while, he suddenly straightened his face and said, "I always feel like Du Weili has done something wrong. He was acting strange when we bought the house."

Yang Niannian asked suspiciously, "You and Shi Shen went to handle the transfer procedures in person, right?"

"There is no problem with the procedures. Brother Lu and I took over the property in person. After Du Weili took the owner away, he didn't get involved in anything else." Jiang Yang replied.

Yang Niannian breathed a sigh of relief. "Then the problem is not that big. At most, he might have embezzled some intermediary fees, but he shouldn't do that kind of thing. There's not much money involved."

"Maybe I'm overthinking it!" Jiang Yang said.

It was just an illusion and he couldn't conclude that Du Weili was really behind it.

Yang Niannian smiled and said, "It's a good thing that you've become more careful. It means you've grown up. Businessmen are very smart. If you don't be more careful, you might be tricked at any time."

Jiang Yang felt comfortable after being praised, and talked about some business matters before hanging up the phone.

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