The three of them ignored Ding Lan in the dormitory and followed her out to cry and complain about being isolated by them, trying to gain sympathy.
Ding Lan still didn't realize there was anything wrong with her behavior, and she continued to be "warm and friendly" to them whenever she returned to the dormitory.
She especially loved to show concern and care for Ning Yuan.
Anyway, offering words of comfort and concern is free.
Ning Yuan simply couldn't stand Ding Lan's impenetrable thick skin, so she went to Guangzhou as soon as winter break started, partly because of this.
Moreover, Ding Lan is such an oddball that she didn't go home for the winter break and Chinese New Year; she just stayed in her dorm.
She found a tutoring job and lived at the school.
They had no choice but to lock all the cabinets and take the most valuable items home with them.
Ning Yuan put the Patek Philippe that Rong Zhaonan gave her, along with all her own money, into Grandpa Tang and Grandma Xia's dormitory.
When they returned, they found that the soap, toilet paper, and shampoo that had been left outside were gone.
Ding Lan always used their things with a sense of entitlement, so the three of them were too lazy to argue with this oddball about the tissues and soap, and just threw them away.
Ning Yuan said coldly and decisively—
"You don't need to agree with me. I will not introduce my cousin or my classmate to you. Give up."
She would never betray either of them.
Ding Lan looked at her with some grievance: "I didn't say this to ask you to introduce people. I just think you're right. For example, I'm trying to please you because I think there's something I can gain from you."
Ning Yuan, Chu Hongyu, and Yan Yangyang: "..."
What a righteous and confident statement!
"Besides, before I came back, I saw that man, Sister Hongyu, and your nanny went into the woods behind the school."
Ding Lan looked at Chu Hongyu with a half-smile and said something.
Ning Yuan was stunned.
She never expected that something she had carefully considered but hadn't said would be blurted out by someone so directly.
She subconsciously looked at Chu Hongyu.
Chu Hongyu looked coldly at Ding Lan: "What do you want to say?"
The grove behind Fudan University has always been a popular spot for couples, and most people don't go in.
Chu Hongyu and Su Xueming went there in the afternoon.
Ding Lan said innocently, "I didn't mean to say anything. I was just wondering if you could give me five yuan if I told you this news?"
Chu Hongyu laughed in anger and threw the face cream at Ding Lan: "Ding Lan, are you sick? You're trying to extort me! My nanny is my fiancé's cousin!"
Ding Lan cried out, "Ah..." when the bottle hit her.
Ning Yuan immediately reached out to stop Chu Hongyu, who was about to hit someone: "Alright, Sister Hongyu, don't pay attention to her. She just wants to exchange information for benefits."
She paused, then added, "Since Su Xueming and his cousin are family, they can go into the woods if they want."
Ning Yuan's words of comfort sounded fine at first glance, but anyone with a modicum of sense would find them odd—
What does it mean to say, "They're family anyway, so let's just go into the woods"?
The room fell silent.
Chu Hongyu's expression was not good. She suppressed her anger and coldly pointed at Ding Lan: "Don't talk nonsense to me."
After saying that, she climbed onto the top bunk and went to sleep without saying a word, pulling the blanket over her head.
Ding Lan happily took the face cream that Chu Hongyu had thrown at her, opened it, and started applying it: "It smells so good."
Ning Yuan was truly at a loss for words; she couldn't quite tell whether Ding Lan's intentions were malicious.
However, regardless of the circumstances, it's better for Ding Lan to expose this thorny issue than for me to do so myself.
Ning Yuan looked up at Chu Hongyu, who was on the upper bunk with her back to everyone and was clearly angry.
She wasn't actually sure if Su Xueming had anything going on with that nanny; maybe she was just overthinking it.
Ding Lan couldn't stand seeing Chu Hongyu doing well.
However, she hoped that Chu Hongyu would be more careful and thoroughly investigate whether anything was wrong.
But as Rong Zhaonan said, Chu Hongyu is a shrewd girl. If someone like her wants to deceive herself, then nothing anyone else says will matter.
Ning Yuan shook her head inwardly.
Ning Yuan really didn't have time to worry about too much; she was extremely busy herself.
Every day I have to go to class, do homework, and at noon and in the evening I'll go to the Heart of Epoch to take stock and do accounting.
The existence of the Heart of the Era alarmed the local media.
Starting in 1980, the pace of reform and opening up intensified, and the private sector gradually began to receive more attention and even encouragement.
The mental calculation of the era is a very good example; it not only appeared on television but also in newspapers.
News media coverage further fueled long queues at the entrance.
Tapes and radios were almost sold out within a week.
In the end, Ning Yuan simply stopped selling the clothes, leaving only the garments on display, and then—started pre-sales.
Yes, she began to imitate the pre-sale model of Taobao in later generations, leaving a deposit, choosing the size, and registering it.
Pre-sale period: two months.
Even with such an outrageous pre-sale period, the pre-sale amount is still a staggering 50%.
In just over half a month, individual customers still placed orders for six or seven hundred pieces of various styles.
Not to mention the collaborations that came to her door. One small business owner had opened a shop elsewhere and wanted to get goods from Ning Yuan.
Ning Yuan also received a group of such small business owners.
From radios to various clothes, accessories, and bags, the total number of orders exceeded five thousand items.
Manhua was worried – how would she transport the flowers back to Shanghai?
Ning Yuan wasn't worried at all. She approached Uncle Fang, gave him a hefty "referral fee," and obtained letters of introduction for two train cars!
Ning Yuan has woken up laughing twice in the middle of the night lately—the first taste of reform and opening up is just too delicious!
It really is tough!
She didn't even have time to spend with Rong Zhaonan, and of course, Young Master Rong himself was extremely busy—
After the Lunar New Year, the Ning family also transferred batches of "goods" from the Hong Kong government to the mainland. He had to receive the goods and then inspect them.
The two met twice in about half a month, each time for no more than half an hour.
Ning Yuan had no classes that afternoon. She ate lunch early and went to the Heart of Era, planning to take a quick stroll before waiting for Rong Gongzi to return to his dormitory.
They finally managed to make plans for today; both of them were free, and they wanted to watch a movie together tonight!
Ning Yuan looked at herself in the mirror, holding up a headband and hair clips, trying them on, wondering whether she should let her hair down.
She remembered that he had said he really liked her beautiful curly hair when it was down.
"Who's the boss here?" a haughty male voice suddenly rang out.
Ning Yuan was taken aback and turned around.
Then a short, stout middle-aged man, about forty years old, wearing a dark blue Zhongshan suit, walked in with two henchmen and briefcases.
"I am, and who are you all?" Ning Yuan looked at the man's demeanor and guessed whether he was a leader from some unit who had come to inspect.
The middle-aged, short, stout man sized Ning Yuan up and down, and said arrogantly, "I'm here to discuss a partnership with you. I've got my eye on your shop."
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