"Not yet, I'm just about to go out." Yang Niannian shook her head.

Qiao Jinxi was delighted, "I haven't eaten either, shall we go together?"

Zheng Xinyue didn't want to go with her, and before Yang Niannian could speak, she said, "We are not going to the cafeteria, we are going to eat noodles with soybean paste outside."

To Qiao Jinxi, it sounded like she couldn't afford it... When they first met at the Zhajiang Noodle Restaurant, she really couldn't bear to eat it.

Qiao Jinxi's self-esteem started to fray, and she forced a stiff smile and said, "Okay, I haven't eaten noodles with soybean paste yet, so I want to try it."

Yang Niannian looked at Qiao Jinxi strangely. Usually, Qiao Jinxi was frugal and was reluctant to go out for dinner. She was afraid that Meng Ziyu would be angry, so she didn't go out with them. Today, she seemed a little abnormal.

Having said that, Zheng Xinyue couldn't refuse Qiao Jinxi anymore and said it reluctantly.

"Then wait for us here for a while! Nian Nian and I will go wash up first. If you are hungry, go eat first."

As soon as she walked out of the dormitory, she couldn't help muttering, "What medicine did Qiao Jinxi take wrong? Why did she bear to go out for dinner?"

Yang Niannian couldn't guess, "I don't know, maybe he really wants to go eat noodles."

The two of them quickly finished washing up and came back. As soon as they entered the dormitory, they smelled a pleasant scent of osmanthus perfume.

Qiao Jinxi was the only one in the dormitory, standing in front of the desk, sniffing something on her sleeve.

Yang Niannian asked casually, "Jinxi, did you wear perfume?"

Qiao Jinxi was startled by her voice, and her elbow accidentally hit the perfume bottle on the table. With a crisp "bang", the perfume bottle fell to the ground, rolled several times, and stopped under Yang Niannian's bed.

She panicked and quickly bent over to pick up the perfume bottle. After confirming that it was not broken, she let out a long sigh of relief.

He said fearfully, "Luckily it's not broken, otherwise Mr. Yu would definitely..."

After realizing something, she quickly changed her words, "Otherwise it would be a waste of Mr. Yu's kindness."

Zheng Xinyue felt very strange when she heard Qiao Jinxi say that the perfume was given by Yu Shun.

She couldn't keep things to herself, so she said whatever she wanted to say. "Why did Mr. Yu give you perfume? Could he be trying to woo you?"

Qiao Jinxi's eyes flickered, and she quickly waved her hands, "No, no, don't get me wrong. How could he possibly pursue me? This perfume was given to him by a client. He said it was a perfume for girls, and he, a man, couldn't use it, so he gave it to me. I heard him say that this perfume is very expensive."

Yang Niannian glanced at the perfume in Qiao Jinxi's hand. It was an old domestic brand of osmanthus perfume. This perfume was not pungent and smelled good. The fragrance was long-lasting and it was a conscientious domestic product.

She doesn't know how much it sells for now, but in the 21st century, it was only 9.9 yuan a bottle online. How much more expensive can it be now?

Seeing that Qiao Jinxi couldn't let go of it but was afraid of damaging it, and worried that Qiao Jinxi had been cheated, she was just about to give her a tactful reminder when Zheng Xinyue spoke out bluntly.

"He lied to you. This perfume costs one yuan a bottle. My aunt uses this."

Yang Niannian, "..." As expected, it has to be Zheng Xinyue!

Qiao Jinxi said in surprise.

"Such a small bottle is so expensive, no wonder it smells so good."

When these words were spoken, both Yang Niannian and Zheng Xinyue were stunned.

Thinking about it, it is understandable. One dollar is not a lot for the two of them, but for Qiao Jinxi, it is indeed not cheap.

Just when she didn't know what to say, Qiao Jinxi suddenly made an expression of reluctantly giving up something and handed the perfume to Yang Niannian.

"Nian Nian, my temperament is not suitable for perfume. I'm about to go home. If I use this at home, my mother will scold me. I'll give it to you."

Yang Niannian looked at Qiao Jinxi in surprise, and became more and more confused. Even if Qiao Jinxi didn't want to use it, she should give the perfume to Meng Ziyu, right?

What to give her?

She refused decisively, "I don't like to use perfume, you keep it!"

Qiao Jinxi looked a little embarrassed, but also seemed a little relieved, "Is that so! Then... I'll keep it for myself."

Zheng Xinyue put away the toiletries and urged impatiently, "You keep it! Nian Nian won't want it. Let's go eat quickly! I'm starving."

Qiao Jinxi carefully put away the perfume and then went out to eat with them.

Because of Qiao Jinxi's presence, Yang Niannian and Zheng Xinyue couldn't speak freely, and the atmosphere between the three of them became a little awkward.

Qiao Jinxi seemed to have sensed it as well and kept looking for topics to talk about, but all she talked about was praising Yu Shun.

Either they praised him for his wealth or for his good character. Zheng Xinyue was tired of hearing that.

"Okay, stop praising me! She's already married, no matter how good she is, she won't divorce and marry you."

Qiao Jinxi was stunned and asked strangely, "How do you know he is married?"

She seemed to have never mentioned it.

Zheng Xinyue, "Of course it was Senior Yu who said that! He and Yu Shun are cousins."

"..."Qiao Jinxi bit her lip, lowered her head and said nothing.

Just like before, after the three of them finished their meal and went back, Qiao Jinxi made an excuse to avoid going back to the dormitory with them.

When she returned to the dormitory, Meng Ziyu was already there.

She chatted with Meng Ziyu as if nothing had happened, “Ziyu, what did you buy while shopping today?”

Winter vacation is coming soon, Meng Ziyu is in a good mood, and her tone of voice has also improved a bit, “I bought some snacks from home and brought them back for my parents to try. Why did you come back so late after tutoring today?”

Qiao Jinxi subconsciously stole a glance at Yang Niannian and Zheng Xinyue. Seeing that they were busy with their own things and didn't pay attention to this side, she replied guiltily, "I came back after having dinner outside."

Worried that Meng Ziyu would ask something else, she quickly changed the subject and asked, “What snacks did you buy for your parents? I saved some money as a tutor, and I also wanted to bring some food back to my parents.”

Meng Ziyu had no sense of boundaries at all, staring at her and asked.

"How much money have you saved? We've been in the same dormitory for so long. You've made money from your part-time job, but I haven't seen you treat me to a meal. Instead, you've thought about buying things for your parents. Aren't you too considerate?"

“…”

Qiao Jinxi choked, she didn’t want to invite, but she didn’t know how to refuse Meng Ziyu without making Meng Ziyu angry.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Then I'll treat you to some noodles with soybean paste, okay?"

“What kind of noodles are you eating? They’re too vegetarian. I want to eat yellow chicken stewed with rice.” Meng Ziyu said bluntly.

Yang Niannian didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but she really couldn't stand seeing others being so shameless and actually licking their faces and asking for food.

"Why should others treat you to a meal with their hard-earned money? Have you provided any help to them?"

"Do you have to spend money?" Meng Ziyu stared at Yang Niannian and said, "Jinxi is willing to treat me to a meal, what's your business? Do you want to eat too?"

Zheng Xinyue couldn't stand it anymore and replied angrily, "I've never seen someone as shameless as you. Can't you afford to eat?"