Chapter 5
"Hehe." Li Miao curved her lips into a smile, trying to force a natural one.
Liang Yixuan narrowed his eyes and asked calmly, "Li Miao, are you saying you don't know about the competition?"
"Are there high school students who don't know about the competition?" Li Hang asked, his tone rising, his face bearing the same puzzled expression as Liang Yixuan.
Pei Huai, too, pursed his lips slightly, his dark, deep eyes fixed on Li Miao, whose expression couldn't be concealed.
“Uh…” Li Miao didn’t know how to cover up the lie for a moment and started to stutter.
The cat's head is spinning at high speed, thanks to the civet's high intelligence.
In a fraction of a second, Li Miao came up with an explanation.
"How could I not know about competitions? I mean, what kind of competition is it, and which subject?" After saying that, Li Miao tightly closed her lips and pretended to be obedient.
The three roommates were skeptical.
But in the end, they all chose to believe Li Miao's supplementary explanation.
"A member of the IMO Chinese team in the mathematics competition," Pei Huai said succinctly.
Li Hang gasped. That was a genius who had been selected through layers of trials, and he was actually sharing a dormitory with such a prodigy.
During the period when Li Miao was preparing for the exam, all she did was study. In just a few months, she had never even heard of any competitions or the IMO.
Li Hang was so shocked that his jaw dropped.
It's likely that Pei Huai participated in a highly challenging global competition.
"Wow, it's a math competition! Pei Huai, you're amazing!" Li Miao exclaimed, her cat-like eyes filled with admiration for her roommate. "We should all learn from you. I want to become as excellent as you!"
Li Miao praised her without reservation.
Pei Huai was not fooled by the sweet talk and still felt that Li Miao was hiding some unspeakable secret.
Under scrutiny, Li Miao swallowed hard, her hidden cat tail remaining frozen in tension.
a long time.
Pei Huai's lips curved into a faint smile as he spoke again, "Is that so? Then good luck."
"I'll do my best." Li Miao's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down; thankfully, the situation had been resolved.
We must keep our identities confidential and not let our guard down.
This is truly a trial that cats must undergo to reach adulthood!
"Na Limiao, how many points did you get?" Li Hang continued to inquire.
This time, Li Miao was smart. Because Li Hang and Liang Yixuan both scored over 670 and 680 points respectively.
If he had told the truth that he only scored a little over 580 points on the exam and then came to Peking University, his identity would probably have been questioned again.
To avoid trouble, Li Miao lied with utmost composure.
"My score is a bit lower than yours. I passed the independent admissions exam for Peking University. As long as my score is above the cutoff for top-tier universities, I'm good to go."
Meow Meow wasn't lying.
The fact that Lingmao came to Kyoto University for training was indeed a special admissions program that Kyoto University secretly recruited without outsiders knowing about it.
To some extent, Li Miao was telling the truth.
"Then you'd better not continue! If your score is too low, I'll be envious and jealous!" Li Hang felt depressed when he recalled those difficult years of studying late into the night.
Thankfully, the easy and happy (not really) college life has finally arrived.
The chat has come to a temporary end.
Pei Huai and Li Miao went downstairs to the laundry room to wash their military training uniforms.
I haven't had time to buy Li Miao's daily necessities yet.
Pei Huai generously offered to share his cleaning products, saying that they could use them temporarily.
Li Miao nodded vigorously and thanked them happily.
So he followed Pei Huai to the first floor of the boys' dormitory.
On the way, their striking good looks attracted the attention of other freshmen.
Freshmen are the most active and gossipy group.
The news that two incredibly handsome freshmen had joined the Computer Science Department spread like wildfire among various freshman groups within minutes.
In the laundry room, Pei Huai swiped his card, put their clothes in the washing machine, poured in the appropriate amount of laundry detergent, and closed the washing machine lid.
When Pei Huai was pouring laundry detergent, he accidentally got some sticky detergent on his fingers. It was slippery, and Pei Huai frowned slightly. He couldn't stand it for more than a second and went to the sink on the balcony.
He turned his head and said, "Li Miao, can you help me press the switch?"
Standing next to the washing machine, Li Miao was caught off guard and received a new task.
Still secretly observing, silently studying the minute details of the washing machine's control panel buttons: "..."
Is it too soon for a new challenge?
Li Miao looked at the rows of red lights that were all lit up, reached out her fingertip and pressed the selection button. Immediately afterward, all the red lights lit up.
The red light is either constantly on or flashing.
Mode selection, water volume, washing time, number of washes...
"Ding, ding ding." Li Miao pressed something, and the washing machine suddenly started spinning at high speed, making a loud buzzing sound. The washing machine, which had been stationary, even started moving.
Cats are very sensitive to sound.
The washing machine also made such a loud noise.
Li Miao was so frightened that her eyes widened. She took two or three steps back from the washing machine and went into a state of alertness. Her cat-like eyes were full of vigilance and hostility!
"What's wrong?" Pei Huai heard the commotion and quickly turned off the tap. He strode over to Li Miao, glanced at the washing machine, and immediately stopped the spin cycle.
The washing machine, which had been frantically spinning water, gradually quieted down.
Pei Huai lowered his head and selected a new washing mode.
Seeing the washing machine go from being crazy to being obedient, Li Miao lowered her guard and peeked out from behind Pei Huai's shoulder to see what he was doing.
"You pressed the wrong button," Pei Huai said, tilting his head. "Why would you choose the dehydrated mold?"
The word "style" in "pattern" was stuck in his throat.
Li Miao had somehow gotten close to her, standing very close.
Pei Huai was so close that he could clearly see the shape of Li Miao's light-colored pupils and her flawless porcelain-white skin.
His breath caught in his throat. He had never been this close to anyone before. Pei Huai licked his lips and took a step back to increase the distance between himself and Li Miao.
At the same time, find your own voice: "How do you choose the dehydration mode?"
"Dehydration mode?" Li Miao blinked lightly. "So it was suddenly making a rumbling noise to spin-dry clothes? It's not useful at all. It's scary enough, but it also runs around everywhere."
“A normal washing machine wouldn’t move; it probably hasn’t been secured properly yet,” Pei Huai explained calmly.
"Hmph." Li Miao snorted disdainfully. What a hassle. It's better to wash by hand. It's not convenient at all.
"Don't you know how to use a washing machine? Do you want me to teach you?" Pei Huai asked in a low voice.
Li Miao originally didn't want to learn how to use this crazy big guy.
But this should be an essential skill for integrating into human society.
"Alright, I'll learn it then," Li Miao said reluctantly.
"Pfft." Pei Huai couldn't help but chuckle when he heard Li Miao's humble tone.
"Why are you laughing all of a sudden?" Li Miao asked, pouting.
"Uh, it's nothing. I'll turn it off first and then start telling you from the beginning..."
"Okay, go ahead and tell me, I'm listening carefully."
Li Miao perked up her hidden cat ears and listened attentively.
Pei Huai taught him, while secretly wondering to himself, "Li Miao seems to have no idea how to use a washing machine. Has he never washed his own clothes at home before?"
Thinking this, Pei Huai glanced at Li Miao's hand pressing on the washing machine casing. Her entire hand, along with her slender arm, was so white it seemed to glow. Her skin was delicate, her nails were round and clean, and her fingertips and knuckles were a light pink.
He really does seem like a pampered young master who never lifts a finger.
The two or three pieces of clothing were washed quickly, so Pei Huai and Li Miao didn't go back to the dormitory. They simply waited until their military training clothes were washed before finally going upstairs.
At noon, everyone was hungry.
For their first meal of the new semester, Liang Yixuan suggested going out to eat at a restaurant.
Neither Pei Huai nor Li Hang had any objections.
Even though Li Miao's stomach started rumbling, she had no objections and wholeheartedly agreed!
There are many different kinds of food around the school.
After much deliberation, we finally decided on a braised beef bone soup restaurant.
The stewed beef bones, tender and flavorful, were served with side dishes such as carrots, corn, and potatoes.
The steaming hot pot of soup is very appetizing.
With the restaurant's air conditioning set at 18 degrees Celsius, everyone started eating.
Soon, Liang Yixuan discovered the inconvenience of eating braised beef bones.
It's most convenient to eat this by hand, and it's barely acceptable to eat it with chopsticks, but it's really unseemly to be gnawing on the juicy meat on the braised beef bone.
Liang Yixuan glanced at Li Hang, and sure enough, Li Hang had also noticed the problem.
Li Hang tried eating with chopsticks a few times, but finally gave up. "Forget it, I'll just eat with my hands. Image doesn't matter."
Liang Yixuan glanced at Pei Huai subconsciously.
Goodness, his brother hasn't even touched a single piece of braised beef bone, his bowl is full of side dishes. Is this the self-awareness of a potential heartthrob at Peking University? Always mindful of your image when you're out eating, lest you be unintentionally photographed in an unflattering way?
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Pei Huai looked up and glanced at Liang Yixuan.
"It's nothing." Liang Yixuan shook his head, then looked at Li Miao one last time.
Immediately afterwards, he stared in astonishment.
Goodness, the way Li Miao gnaws on the braised beef bone is even more uninhibited than Li Hang.
Li Miao, engrossed in the delicious food, puffed out her cheeks again and again: Chewing, chewing, chewing, chewing~~~
Human food is really delicious.
o(*￣︶￣*)o!
After finishing the big bone and meat in her hand, Li Miao picked up another piece of meat with her chopsticks and put it in her bowl. She continued to eat it with her hands, her cat-like eyes shining.
Having witnessed Li Miao's unrestrained eating habits, Liang Yixuan also abandoned his airs and said, "Fine, it doesn't matter if it's ugly, the most important thing is to enjoy the meal."
And so, apart from Pei Huai, the other three people ate the braised beef bones.
The hot pot is a four-person set meal. Each piece of braised beef bone is the size of a palm, and each person can eat the same number of braised beef bones, which is two large pieces, just enough to share.
After finishing her own portion, Li Miao did not covet the meat that was not hers.
He's a very well-mannered cat.
Li Miao hesitated for a few seconds.
Eat it with corn.
Chew, chew, chew, it doesn't taste good.
Eat it with potatoes.
Chew, chew, chew, it doesn't taste good.
Eat it with carrots.
Chew, chew, chew, the taste is really strange.
Meat is still the best; Li Miao doesn't really like these vegetables that are hard to swallow.
I stared longingly at the meat in the pot.
Li Miao put down her chopsticks and began to drink the tea provided free of charge by the merchant.
Pei Huai noticed that Li Miao wouldn't eat any vegetables, which made him even more certain that Li Miao was a young master from a well-off family, as it was rare for an ordinary person to be so picky about food.
“I haven’t touched mine yet. If you’re not full, you can have mine,” Pei Huai suddenly said.
Liang Yixuan and Li Hang looked over at the same time.
Pei Huai: "I'm asking about Li Miao."
Li Miao's ears twitched, and she put down her teacup, her eyes sparkling as she asked, "Really? You really aren't going to eat?"
Pei Huai nodded: "Really, eating this is a bit of a hassle."
"It's no trouble at all. Since you're not going to eat it, I'll eat it for you~" Li Miao chuckled twice, accepted Pei Huai's offer, and happily continued eating the meat, her smile never fading.
His appearance amused Liang Yixuan and Li Hang.
He doesn't look like a college student at all; he looks like a younger brother who is still growing.
Pei Huai watched Li Miao eat and couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile.
After finishing the meal, Liang Yixuan paid the bill.
Since they had agreed to split the bill beforehand, Liang Yixuan didn't pay out of his own pocket. He could treat everyone anytime in the future, so the first time wouldn't make a difference.
At this moment, Liang Yixuan suddenly remembered that when Li Miao was approached by the girl, he said he didn't have a cell phone.
"By the way, you really don't have a phone on you?" Liang Yixuan asked.
"Yeah, I haven't had a chance to buy it yet." Li Miao said honestly. She had just finished eating and thought it would be a good time to stroll around and digest her food.
Li Miao tentatively asked everyone if they had bought a computer yet.
"If you haven't bought anything either, why don't we go together? Maybe we'll get a discount if we buy together."
To Li Miao's disappointment, her three roommates had already bought their phones and computers before coming to school.
"Ah...I see."
Li Miao: QAQ
His wishful thinking has failed him; it seems he'll have to go buy electronics alone. He heard his brother is busy with experiments, and asking his brother to come along would take up too much of his time.
"I thought we could go shopping together, but I'll go by myself later," Li Miao said disappointedly.
The three older brothers couldn't bear to see Li Miao, who looked the youngest, disappointed.
Thinking that they had plenty of time, Li Hang said, "It's okay, there's no rush to go back. The three of us will accompany you to buy it."
"Really?" Li Miao asked excitedly.
"If it's not real, it can't be fake. With your looks, you'd definitely get ripped off if you went to buy a computer," Liang Yixuan said casually.
"Let's go now," Pei Huai said calmly.
And so, Pei Huai and the other two accompanied Li Miao to buy a cell phone and a computer.
There are several shops selling mobile phones and computers near the school gate.
Business is good right after the start of the school year, and many parents are accompanying their children to choose products.
Li Miao is really looking forward to buying a mobile phone.
Once I have my own cell phone, I can contact my brother immediately!
Li Miao followed behind the older brothers who seemed to know a lot about electronics, like a little tail.
Liang Yixuan took the lead, and Li Hang and Pei Huai also joined in a simple comparison of which phone had the best cost performance.
Li Miao's job is simply to listen and watch.
However, gradually, Li Miao discovered something that made him want to scream.
No way, why would a tiny, palm-sized phone cost six or seven thousand yuan?
And the computer, it costs seven or eight thousand yuan!
Li Miao, who thought he had a huge sum of six thousand yuan and could buy countless chicken drumsticks to eat, was shocked.
Do people really spend money like this in the human world?!
He only makes two or three hundred yuan a time selling mushrooms.
"Li Miao, do you want to buy this one or this one?" Liang Yixuan asked.
Li Miao's face was tense as she stammered, "I...don't want to buy any of them."
"Why don't you like this brand?" Li Hang asked.
"Then let's look at another brand of phone," Pei Huai said casually.
Facing reality, Li Miao pointed to the 999 yuan phone in the store, which was priced relatively low, and said, "I can only afford this kind of phone. The ones you recommended are too expensive. I can't afford them."
Li Hang comes from a middle-class family.
Pei Huai and Liang Yixuan come from wealthy families.
All three of them were stunned for a moment, after all, a phone priced at 999 yuan...
They wouldn't even use it if it were given to them.
Pei Huai's fingertips landed on the bright cabinet, and he was slightly taken aback.
He had assumed... that Li Miao's family must be quite well-off.
Did he guess wrong?
"I'll take this 999 yuan phone; as long as it works, it'll be fine." After all, Li Miao still needs to buy a computer, and if the phone is too expensive, the computer budget won't be enough.
The 999 yuan phone has too many drawbacks, and Liang Yixuan and Li Hang still do not recommend it. This kind of phone will not last long. It has small memory and slow running speed. When you replace it later, no one will want it as a second-hand phone.
Despite their strong attempts to dissuade her, after much discussion, Li Miao finally bought a mobile phone for a little over 2000 yuan*.
I paid by card, and the merchant said they would give me a tempered glass screen protector and a phone case as a gift.
Let Li Miao choose a phone case.
Li Miao looked at the phone cases covering the entire wall and exclaimed, "Wow!"
I spotted a phone case with a cute cat pattern.
Choose without hesitation.
“I want the cat one,” Li Miao said, pointing to the phone case.
Shop owner: "Okay, I'll get it down for you."
Pei Huai glanced at the cat pattern and asked casually, "You like cats?"
"It's not just liking them, I absolutely adore cats!"
"Cats are the cutest creatures in the world!" Li Miao exuded pride when she talked about her identity.
“Yes, I think so too.” Pei Huai’s eyes revealed a tender smile.
"Wow, you like cats too." Li Miao felt even more favorably toward Pei Huai.
People who love cats are all great people!
"More than that, don't let his arrogant appearance fool you, he loves cats." Liang Yixuan clicked his tongue and shook his head, sighing, "It's just a pity that he's never been liked by cats since he was a child."
"Not liked by the cats?" Li Miao looked at Pei Huai, her eyes filled with confusion.
Why?
No, Pei Huai is quite well-liked by him.
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