When Liu Zhichan saw Xia Lin wearing a whitish rayon jacket, she pulled her mother Liu's sleeve with some disgust.
Mother Liu knew her daughter's temper very well. She glanced at her warningly and then stepped forward to help Xia Lin move things.
"Come, Charlene, let me help you." Mother Liu said as she picked up the bag from Charlene's hand and placed it on the shelf above.
"Thank you, Aunt Liu." Xia Lin said a little awkwardly.
Mother Liu acted as if she hadn't noticed and pointed at Liu Zhichan, saying, "You're welcome. Look, this is my daughter, Liu Zhichan. You can just call her Xiaochan. This is her first time away from home, and she's spoiled at home, so she doesn't have much life experience. You should teach her when the time comes." Then, she nudged her daughter and said, "Xiaochan, this is the Xia Lin I was talking about. She's much more sensible than you are, and a good worker."
Liu Zhichan forced a smile at Xia Lin and said, "Hello, Xia Lin, I'm Liu Zhichan."
"Hello, hello." Xia Lin hurriedly shook hands with her.
Seeing her black and yellow fingers, Liu Zhichan pulled her hand back in disgust and couldn't help asking, "What does your family do? Why are your hands so black?"
Mother Liu hit her and said, "What are you talking about? Xiaoxia is very filial. When she's not in school, she works in the fields. What's wrong with some dark spots? They're healthy."
"Mom..." Liu Zhichan looked at her dissatisfiedly.
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything to you anymore. Don't be so mad and talk nicely." After saying that, Mother Liu pulled Xia Lin to sit in the seat in front and whispered, "Xiao Xia, I wanted to tell you earlier on the train. Auntie wants to ask you for a favor. As the saying goes, a mother worries about her child even when he is a thousand miles away. You can see Xiao Chan. She hasn't done any work. I was so worried about her that I wanted to find a fellow villager to take care of her, and I happened to meet you. Auntie won't ask you to help her for free. I'll give you 50 yuan a month and ask you to help Xiao Chan wash her clothes. She's really not good at housework, and washing clothes can ruin them. Can you help Auntie?"
Xia Lin was able to get into Northwestern Polytechnical University, so she was no fool. She was also aware of Liu Zhichan's dislike for her, but the temptation of 50 yuan was too great. She used to wash the family's clothes at home, so it was not difficult for her to accept. She had originally thought about finding a job after arriving at school, and this job was exactly what she wanted. So, she said hesitantly, "Auntie, if my classmates find out that I help Xiaochan wash clothes, will it be bad for Xiaochan?"
"Oh, that's no big deal. You can hire a nanny now. Of course, auntie didn't mean to say you are a nanny. You are a college student. How about this, you can tell others that you are Xiaochan's cousin, then it will make sense." Mother Liu patted her hands and said.
"Okay, Auntie, you know, my family is not well off. I originally wanted to find a job after I got to school, so I agreed." Xia Lin nodded.
"What a good child you are. I wouldn't have to worry if my little Chan was half as sensible as you." Mother Liu said with a smile.
"Mom..." Liu Zhichan called from the back seat.
"Hey, I'm coming back. Xiao Chan, from now on Xia Lin will be your distant cousin." Mother Liu returned to the back seat and said when she saw someone coming.
"I understand." Liu Zhichan nodded impatiently. It wasn't that she cared about the money; she'd be happy to have someone do her laundry. She just looked down on Xia Lin and didn't want to have anything to do with her.
Zhu Xingtong had good hearing, and everything Mother Liu said went through her ears. However, she didn't meddle in the matter and just pretended she heard nothing.
Soon, the shuttle bus was full and finally started moving. After reporting to school, she separated from Xue Yang and was led by a sophomore to their respective dormitories. It is worth mentioning that she and Xia Lin were assigned to the same dormitory. When she arrived, there were not many empty beds. At this time, there were bunk beds. She looked at the two empty beds at the door and chose the upper bunk on the left. Xia Lin and she came in at the same time, but neither of them took the initiative to speak.
The beds were just made when the other people in the dormitory came back. The first person to come in was a tall girl, holding a newly bought basin. When she saw Zhu Xingtong, she immediately smiled and greeted him, "Hello, my name is Yuan Zhen. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Zhu Xingtong smiled back and said, "My name is Zhu Xingtong. I'd like to ask where you bought these things?"
Yuan Zhen: "It's on the small street by the side entrance of the school. There are a lot of these things for sale, and they're not expensive." After saying that, she turned around to look at Xia Lin, "What about you? Do you want to buy something too?"
Charlene also shook her head. "No, I brought them all from home. Also, my name is Charlene."
Yuan Zhen nodded and smiled again, "That's good, everyone's here. We just agreed to have dinner together tonight, and now we're at the restaurant, why don't we put our things away and go eat. After dinner, I'll take Xingtong to buy some groceries."
The others nodded, but only a girl with waist-length hair shook her head. "I won't go. I feel a little tired. I want to get some sleep."
Yuan Zhen pursed her lips in dissatisfaction, but ultimately said nothing. Instead, she smiled and said, "Okay, then you can rest first. Everyone else, hurry up, because there will be a lot of people eating at dinner time later."
Xia Lin didn't want to go either. She still had a steamed bun she wanted to eat with some pickles for dinner. But since this was the dormitory's first group activity, it wouldn't be nice not to go, so she didn't refuse.
Zhu Xingtong quickly got down from the upper bunk and waited at the door with a cloth bag on her back. The girl with a round face and glasses who slept in the bunk below her smiled and said, "My name is Wang Tian, I'm 19 years old. How old are you? Your face looks so small, but you're really tall, almost 1.7 meters."
Zhu Xingtong nodded: "15 years old."
"You skipped a grade, right? You must be a good student." Wang Tian said with a smile.
Zhu Xingtong smiled and replied, "Your academic performance is also good. We were admitted to the same school."
"That's different. I'm several years older than you. It took a lot of effort for me to get into this school. You don't know how hard I studied. I really envy you smart people." Wang Tian said hurriedly.
"What are you talking about? You look so happy." Yuan Zhen came over and asked.
"Xingtong is very smart. He was admitted to university at the age of 15 and was even admitted to the junior class," Wang Tian explained.
"That's quite smart. I've failed a grade before, and I'm 20 this year. I should be the oldest in the dormitory." Yuan Zhen said casually.
Wang Tian heard this and said, "Since you are the boss, then we will elect you as the dormitory leader."
Yuan Zhen immediately said, "Okay, I'm willing to serve you all."
Ma Yan, who was standing diagonally opposite, suddenly turned around and said, "I used to be a dormitory head, so I want to be one too."
Yuan Zhen forced a smile and said, "I'm fine with that. We can discuss it together when the time comes."
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