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However, when Ye Wenyu sat down to eat in a secluded corner of the cafeteria, looking at a pitiful dish, she still couldn't help but feel a little down. All the memories of her past life flooded back to her like a tide.
When did she meet Lin Tingfeng for the third time?
It was at this time in her life, more than a month into the new semester, that she was busy working various jobs to earn money. Lin Tingfeng found it very strange that he appeared at her university on the first day of the semester and paid her tuition for four years. When she asked him what his conditions were, he said he had no conditions. When she insisted on asking him, he left. Before leaving, he said he needed to think about it and would contact her again after he had thought it through.
In the following days, she waited for him to come up with the terms, but as the days and months passed, he never contacted her again. It was as if a drop of water had disappeared into the ocean, a speck of dust had vanished into the air, or a grain of sand had fallen into the desert and could never be found again.
Ye Wenyu was only eighteen years old at the time. Ever since Lin Tingfeng paid her tuition for four years of university and left, she had been secretly hoping to see him again. This sudden feeling was like a small sprout growing in her heart, which she could not explain. However, her hopes were dashed time and time again.
Gradually, Lin Tingfeng became a great hero in her heart, rescuing her from her suffering life. Besides, he was so handsome, like a towering tree, sheltering her from the wind and rain. But he never appeared again, nor did he contact her.
Doubts, like spring grass, sprouted haphazardly from the depths of her heart.
She knew, of course, that it would be harder than climbing to heaven for her to find Lin Tingfeng, but it would be very easy for Lin Tingfeng to find her, so easy that all he needed was a phone call.
But he seemed to have vanished, never contacting her again. It was as if he had forgotten about paying her university tuition. With each disappointed attempt, a huge question mark rose in Ye Wenyu's mind. What had happened? Was he too busy to contact her? Or had he simply not been able to come up with a solution? Or perhaps he had completely forgotten about paying her tuition—after all, for someone as wealthy as him, tuition of less than 100,000 yuan was just a drop in the ocean, so he had simply forgotten. Or perhaps something had happened to him? Was he sick, or had an accident?
When Ye Wenyu thought of the last possibility, her heart pounded with fear. It is said that "there are gods three feet above your head," and she secretly prayed that the gods who protected her could also protect Lin Tingfeng. After all, he had paid her tuition for four years and he was her great benefactor.
In addition, although Lin Tingfeng paid her tuition for four years of university, he did not pay for her living expenses. That is to say, she had to work hard to earn the more than 1,000 yuan a month for food, accommodation, transportation, phone bills, etc. Besides, even if the hard work fee is a small amount, she can't just take other people's money for free. So even though Lin Tingfeng is not here now, she definitely has to pay back the money she owes him, plus interest. Therefore, Ye Wenyu is working hard.
She took on two tutoring jobs. After military training, she had more free time, so she used her evenings to work as a waitress in a hotel, a food delivery driver, a florist, and hand out flyers on the street—in short, she tried every possible way to make money.
The life of attending school during the day and working at night and on weekends was extremely tough. Every night, she would return to her dormitory exhausted, her legs feeling as heavy as if they were filled with lead, and her bones feeling like they were about to fall apart. At the same time, she had to endure the strange looks from her roommates and the suspicious questioning from the dormitory supervisor. But she had no other choice but to grit her teeth and persevere. At that time, she still ate only one dish per meal. In short, faced with the harsh reality, her life became summed up in six words: "Spend frugally and earn desperately!"
At school, she was ridiculed by her classmates because of her eccentricities. In society, she was bullied by many people because all she could think about was how to make more money.
She persevered through increasingly difficult days, because she had no other choice but to work to earn money to continue her studies. She had no home, no family, and she had to rely on herself for everything.
It was a weekend, and the hotel where she worked as a waitress was holding a group's 30th anniversary celebration. They were short of hostesses. Ye Wenyu was originally just a waitress at this five-star hotel. When the hotel manager was in a dilemma, he saw Ye Wenyu, who was tall and had a pretty face. He had a sudden idea and waved her over. Ye Wenyu thought that she hadn't done her job well and that the manager was going to fire her. She was very nervous and walked to the manager with a pale face.
To her utter surprise, the manager said to her, "One of the hotel's hostesses is sick and can't come. Tonight, a group is holding its 30th anniversary celebration at our hotel. We need you to be a hostess. It's 500 yuan a night. Are you in?"
You know, Ye Wenyu only earns 800 yuan a month as a tutor. Now, a great opportunity has come her way, and she can earn 500 yuan in just one night. She nodded repeatedly, wishing that such a good thing would happen to her every night.
The hotel manager was also very pleased. He beckoned to the staff member in charge of training the hostesses and said to her, "You teach her, she'll definitely be fine."
The staff member nodded and told Ye Wenyu that being a hostess requires having an upright posture, showing eight teeth when smiling, being familiar with the hotel map, and being able to guide guests when they come in and can't find their seats.
In short, you can easily get 500 yuan.
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