Before Ning Yuan could even open her mouth, Chu Hongyu's face turned cold: "No way."
Ding Lan was stunned, and said softly, "We're roommates, if you can take Ning Yuan home, why can't you take me?"
Chu Hongyu sneered: "Because this is my stuff, I can decide for myself who I want to give it to!"
Ding Lan's face instantly showed grievance. She looked at Ning Yuan's beautiful and delicate face, and then timidly said—
"Then, Sister Hongyu, could you do my makeup like this too?"
Chu Hongyu replied decisively, "No, and by the way, my mother didn't give birth to a sister named Ding Lan, so you should just call me Chu Hongyu!"
As she spoke, she reached out and took the powder compact back, placing it back on the table.
Ding Lan seemed startled, biting her lip and saying aggrievedly, "Sister Hongyu..."
Ning Yuan looked at Ding Lan and said coldly, "Ding Lan, the things belong to Sister Hongyu. She can give them away, but you can't ask for them. That's basic human decency!"
Ding Lan bit her lip and whispered, "You've received so many benefits from Sister Hongyu, so why do you have to mock me?"
Ning Yuan felt speechless: "..."
Chu Hongyu sneered: "What do you mean Ningning got something from me? I never pay when I eat at her house. Friendships are reciprocal. What did you get out of it?"
Ding Lan looked at her with a wronged expression: "But I'm your friend too. Just because she can give you benefits, and I'm poor, you look down on me?"
Chu Hongyu raised an eyebrow. This kind of person dared to put on airs in front of her. She sneered, "No, I only despise shameless people."
She waved her hand dismissively: "By the way, you and I are classmates and roommates, but not friends!"
After saying that, ignoring Ding Lan's unpleasant expression, Chu Hongyu looked at Ning Yuan lazily and asked, "Ningning, I need to go to the washroom to get hot water for a bath. Do you want me to get it for you?"
Ning Yuan shook her head; she was too lazy to be with someone like Ding Lan who thought she was right just because she was poor: "I'll go with you."
Chu Hongyu looked her up and down with a half-smile: "Are you really sure you can do it? Your cousin came back last night, won't you be walking with a limp today?"
"My cousin is back" and "walking with a limp" sound completely unrelated, like two completely different things.
Ning Yuan's face flushed instantly: "My brother is very tired, he went to sleep... I'm fine, I can go with you to get water!"
On the night she went undercover and almost consummated her marriage with Rong Zhaonan, she changed her clothes before returning to her dormitory.
When she came back that day, she seemed to be walking a little unwell, which Chu Hongyu noticed.
This woman would occasionally remind herself—don't get pregnant by a man while you're studying!
To prove she hadn't caused any trouble, Ning Yuan quickly grabbed her and Chu Hongyu's water bottles: "Let's go, let's go get some water!"
Ding Lan sobbed and said to Ning Yuan, "Ning Yuan, could you make me a pot too? I'm not feeling well."
Chu Hongyu snatched her water bottle from Ning Yuan's hand and gave Ding Lan a charming sidelong glance—
"Sorry, Ningning doesn't run errands for just anyone. Why don't you ask the big oaf in the bunk above you?"
No sooner had she finished speaking than Yan Yangyang, who was sitting on another upper bunk, immediately poked his head out and glared at Chu Hongyu—
"What the hell did you say? Say it again if you dare! I'm a big, dumb oaf! I'm the universally acknowledged giant monkey—the symbol of human agility!!"
Ning Yuan was initially disgusted by Ding Lan's innocent act, but now she couldn't help but laugh: "Pfft!"
Ding Lan, who was completely ignored by the three, had a flash of annoyance in her eyes.
She pursed her lips, tears welled up in her eyes, and she choked out, "I know you all don't like me, a girl from the countryside. I know I'm poor and don't deserve to play with you or be your friend!"
After saying that, she turned around, sobbed, and went out again.
Yan Yangyang curled her lip: "Hmph, she's been living here for a month, and people from several other dorms are saying we're ostracizing her. What a load of rubbish!"
Ding Lan often used the excuse of being unwell to ask the three of them to fetch water for her and bring her food from the cafeteria.
It's one thing if they don't pay for the water they fetch, but when they help Ding Lan get food, she never gives them money or ration coupons.
When asked, he acted aggrieved and inferior, took out a few cents and said he would pay back the rest in a few days.
As a result, Ding Lan would definitely forget about repaying the money after a few days.
If they were to be firm and ask Ding Lan for it, she would run out crying and tell her classmates in the other dorms how poor and pitiful she was.
Not only did she not repay them, Ding Lan also managed to get money for meals from indignant classmates from other departments...
The skill of getting something for nothing left Chu Hongyu and the other two in awe.
The three of them learned their lesson and stopped serving this oddball food.
Ding Lan started using their things every day: Yan Yangyang's soap, Ning Yuan's shampoo, Chu Hongyu's face cream, toilet paper, hair ties... The answer was always the same: they were poor!
Before she arrived, people would at most lock up their valuables in the closet.
Ning Yuan has now bought several locks for Yan Yangyang and Chu Hongyu, and asked everyone to lock up their drawers and all frequently used items.
When Ding Lan saw them installing locks everywhere, she choked up and ran out, feeling wronged. She went to her classmates and cried, telling them that the three of them had treated her like a thief, and her tears flowed freely.
It made everyone feel like the three of them were targeting her, and even people from the neighboring dorms came to try and persuade her.
If an ordinary person had a falling out with their roommate like this, they would either change dorms or find a way to move out.
After Ding Lan complained, she was able to chat and laugh with them in the dormitory every day as if nothing had happened.
Just like she and they were good friends.
Ding Lan's shamelessness was truly astonishing to the three of them!
It's like this: cockroaches don't bite, but Ding Lan, this cockroach, is disgusting as soon as she appears!
Ning Yuan raised an eyebrow: "Ding Lan's ability to burst into tears so easily is a skill of a white lotus flower + a green tea... You guys be careful."
Most college students today are former educated youth who went to the countryside and worked in rural areas. Besides, who dares to look down on workers, peasants and soldiers these days?
Ding Lan's way of putting this label on someone is truly bizarre!
She wasn't afraid of someone as shameless and low-class as Ding Lan, but she had to remind Yan Yangyang and Chu Hongyu.
Yan Yangyang and Chu Hongyu didn't understand what "white lotus + green tea" meant.
Ning Yuan explained simply: "That's right, there are some people who, whenever they're unhappy, will always think you're the one in the wrong."
Chu Hongyu sneered and flicked her fingers: "Heh, that's true. She'd better not really piss me off, or I'll make her regret it!"
Of the three, Chu Hongyu came from the best family, and Ding Lan especially liked to take advantage of her.
Ning Yuan glanced down at her watch: "Ignore her, it's getting late, we need to hurry down and get some water!"
She needs to get some water, take a shower, and go to bed early; the business opens tomorrow!
Yan Yangyang waved his hand lazily: "I practiced boxing on the playground at noon, and I washed up when I got back."
Chu Hongyu and Ning Yuan chatted and laughed as they carried the kettle downstairs.
As Chu Hongyu walked, she looked at the watch on Ning Yuan's wrist: "Your antique watch is a Patek Philippe 18K gold watch, it must be very expensive. Don't wear it when you go to fetch water anymore."
Ning Yuan was taken aback. She looked at her watch and realized that Patek Philippe was the English name for the brand.
Decades later, there was a saying: "The poor play with cars, the rich play with watches."
Because watches are inconspicuous items, unlike cars, only knowledgeable people will know the brand.
A person who drives a Ferrari is not necessarily rich, but if he/she wears an expensive watch, even if he/she drives a Wuling Hongguang, he/she is likely a low-key wealthy person.
In her past life, Ning Yuan had only ever heard of luxury brands like Chanel, LV, and Dior, which frequently appeared in the market for bags and clothes.
Even if she didn't know what Patek Philippe watches looked like, she had heard of the name of this top luxury jewelry watch brand.
"Was that a token of love from your cousin? He seems to be well-off; besides watches and clothes, what else did he give you?"
Chu Hongyu smiled teasingly.
Ning Yuan felt a little embarrassed, but her heart was warmed: "Yes, his salary is all with me."
Chu Hongyu nodded: "At least you're sincere. A man who spends money on you doesn't necessarily love you, but if he doesn't spend money on you, he definitely doesn't love you. Remember that!"
Ning Yuan sighed, "It's amazing that Miss Hongyu has such insights in this era when everyone is poor. Tsk tsk, no wonder she's the daughter of a bank president!"
As soon as the two stepped out of the girls' dormitory, Ning Yuan saw a familiar, slender figure standing under the streetlight.
As they came out, he raised his eyes, the dim streetlight casting a cool and alluring light on his handsome face.
Chu Hongyu glanced at Ning Yuan, smiled, and took her arm as they walked over: "Oh, Cousin Rong has come to pick up Ningning."
Rong Zhaonan looked at her and smiled faintly: "Thank you for taking care of my little sister."
Chu Hongyu's soft voice suddenly rang out: "Yes, Cousin Rong, you must keep a close eye on Ningning. If she gets pregnant by a bad man, that scumbag will ruin her future!"
Bad man & scumbag - Rong Zhaonan: "..."
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