Ye Wenyu glanced at the man in black and lowered her voice, saying, "They invited us to the banquet, but we're talking badly about our host behind their back. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
The man in black laughed and said in a soft tone, "It's alright, those rich people have no conscience, no taste, no class!"
Ye Wenyu remembered the piece of small-leaf sandalwood that had been carelessly tossed on the ground, and she said to him, "Come with me."
She led him to the piece of wood that was nearly two meters long.
She gestured to him and said, "Smell it."
The man in black was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected the young girl to have such good taste.
He pretended to sniff it and said, "I don't smell anything. Isn't this just a piece of bad wood?"
Ye Wenyu said proudly and confidently, "This is made of small-leaf sandalwood. On the market, a string of small-leaf sandalwood beads costs two or three thousand yuan. There are at least two thousand strings of small-leaf sandalwood beads here, but the owner just casually puts them in the garden. It's still very tasteful."
The man in black grew smug and couldn't help but say, "I heard it took quite a bit of work to get this piece of wood—"
He was about to explain the origin of this small piece of sandalwood when Ye Wenyu shook his head and said, "The garden design is so tasteless. A garden is a whole, and this piece of wood is just a very small part. So, it is still tasteless and just the work of a nouveau riche."
The man in black could only fall into an awkward silence, feeling a slight discomfort in his throat and a strong urge to cough.
At that moment, Lin Tingyue's voice rang out: "Wenyu, Ye Wenyu, where are you?"
Ye Wenyu immediately said, "I'm here."
The man in black's expression changed, and he asked her, "Are you Lin Tingyue's friend?" He probably knew what was going on, and a subtle smile appeared in his eyes.
Ye Wenyu nodded. As if to confirm, the man in black asked her, "Are you a student at Q University?"
Ye Wenyu looked up in surprise and asked, "Ah, how did you know?"
The man in black did not answer. He smiled and said softly, "I have to go now. Goodbye."
Ye Wenyu had no choice but to say goodbye as well. Seeing him turn around in a hurry and disappear into the night, she was a little stunned. Would they ever see each other again?
At this moment, Lin Tingyue had already run up to her and said, "So you're here! I've been looking for you everywhere. My brother came earlier, and I wanted to introduce you to him, but I couldn't find you. Sigh, now I can't find my brother either!" She clapped her hands and stomped her feet in a panic.
Ye Wenyu knew that Lin Tingyue didn't truly consider her a friend, so she gave up on borrowing money from Lin Tingyue. She smiled slightly and said to Lin Tingyue, "Thank you, but no need. It's getting late, I'll go back now." After saying that, she turned and left.
It's not so easy for poor people to befriend rich people.
The next day, Ye Wenyu packed her bags. In a fit of pique, she didn't say goodbye to her mother and went to school to register early in the morning.
But just like in this life, she still bought gold jewelry for the old man and placed it on the dining table.
When she arrived at school, she had no tuition or living expenses, but in the end, Lin Tingfeng paid for her tuition and living expenses.
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