After looking around for a long time, Jiang Xiaoli finally chose Estée Lauder, a brand she was familiar with. She bought a skincare set for herself and her mother, spending almost all the cash she had with her.
She was carrying her things, thinking she was out of money and wanted to go home early, when a mother and daughter caught her attention.
At the Estée Lauder counter, a girl in a sky-blue dress pointed at the skincare set that Jiang Xiaoli had just bought for herself and said, "I worked so hard to get into Peking University, and you won't even let me buy you a skincare product? Are you even my real mother?!"
Hearing her words, Jiang Xiaoli couldn't help but frown.
The woman next to the girl looked quite old; her hands clearly showed she had done a lot of manual labor.
The contrast between the mother and daughter standing together was too obvious, and the girl had spoken a little loudly earlier, so many people were looking over here.
Unable to bear the stares of everyone, the girl stomped her foot and turned away in a huff.
The woman who remained pointed at a bottle of lotion and hurriedly asked about the price.
The clerk called out a number, and the woman pulled out a handful of change from her pocket, paid the bill, and hurriedly chased after him.
Jiang Xiaoli pouted, "There's always a reason why someone is pitiful."
She quickly forgot about the little incident, but she didn't expect that when she got home, had a meal, and returned to her dormitory, the girl in the blue dress she had seen at the mall that afternoon was standing by her bed packing her things.
All six girls from dormitory 307 were present at this moment, and Hu Jingxin enthusiastically pulled Jiang Xiaoli aside to introduce her to everyone.
“You met Weiwei yesterday; she’s from Shanxi Province. This is Chang Yue, Weiwei’s bunkmate; she’s from Shandong Province.”
Then they took two steps into the room, and Hu Jingxin pointed to another bunk bed and said, "She is Ren Zhiyi from Kyoto, and she is Jinzhi from your province."
It turns out the girl in the blue dress was named Jinzhi.
Jiang Xiaoli greeted each of her roommates with a smile, then opened the large bag she had brought. "We'll be living in the same dorm from now on, so please take care of me. Here are some snacks, please share them."
Several girls became interested in the snacks.
Ren Zhiyi picked up a box. "Wow, these snacks are all from 'Jiang Li Ji'! I especially love these boneless chicken feet!"
Chang Yue smiled and opened a bag on the table. "I also bought some snacks today. Let's all eat together."
In no time, everyone took out the food they had brought from their hometowns or had just bought to share with each other.
Jiang Xiaoli sat on the lower bunk of her bunk bed and said, "Hu Jingxin, you just introduced everyone, but why didn't you say where you're from?"
Hu Jingxin slapped her forehead. "Look at me, hehe, I'm from Shanghai. I went to see the closing ceremony of the winter camp at the beginning of this year. I saw you when you were receiving your award!"
Their words attracted the attention of the others.
Ren Zhiyi smiled and said to Jiang Xiaoli, "Yes, I don't know much about others, but your news is all over our school!"
Jiang Xiaoli blinked, "Your school?"
“Haha, that’s right.” Ren Zhiyi nodded. “I’m from Kyoto No. 101 Middle School, the same school as Yu Yang.”
Then she understood.
However, the others were even more confused.
Ren Zhiyi was about to tell others about her bet with Yu Yang when Jiang Xiaoli waved her hand, "Yu Yang is also at Peking University, let's give him some face."
She changed the subject, asking, "Are we both in the same major?"
Hu Jingxin shook her head. "The six of us in this dorm are from two different majors. The two of us and Ren Zhiyi are majoring in business administration, and the other three are majoring in accounting."
Jiang Xiaoli breathed a slight sigh of relief; thank goodness.
She could clearly sense that Sun Weiwei was subtly rejecting her, and Jinzhi was even more so, practically dancing on her sore spots.
Several girls from all over the country seemed to have endless topics to talk about, and they didn't slowly take their washbasins to wash up until it was almost lights out.
Jiang Xiaoli acted quickly; she was the first to wash up, quickly applied some skincare products, and climbed into her bed to lie down.
Just as she was drifting off to sleep, someone patted her on the shoulder.
She opened her eyes, blinked, and sat up. "What's wrong?"
Jinzhi looked at her angrily, "Jiang Xiaoli, how could you touch my things without my permission?"
Huh? What do you mean?
Her spirit returned to its place and looked at her, "What did I do to you?"
Jinzhi picked up the lotion she had just finished using and left on the table. "This is lotion I just bought today. I haven't even used it myself yet. How could you touch my things without my permission?"
Jiang Xiaoli was speechless. She leaned down and patted Hu Jingxin's shoulder, "Help me remove this bag from my table."
Hu Jingxin obediently removed the bag, revealing the skincare products that came with the lotion, such as toner and eye cream.
Immediately, the expressions on the faces of the other people in the dormitory were incredibly varied, and Chang Yue looked at Jin Zhi as if she were an idiot.
Jiang Xiaoli said coldly, "Everyone says to make bold assumptions and carefully verify them, but how come it's all based on imagination when it comes to you? If you had just checked whether your own things were there first, you wouldn't have made such a blunder."
Jinzhi's face was so red it looked like it could bleed, and she bit her lower lip tightly before finally managing to utter a few words.
"Jiang Xiaoli, I'm sorry."
Jiang Xiaoli waved her hand, "Please put my things back. If there's nothing else, I'm going to sleep."
She lay down again. The dormitory was very quiet; the only sound was the sound of her getting into bed.
The next morning, Jiang Xiaoli's biological clock woke her up, and she got up, put on her sportswear, and planned to go for a morning run.
The bed shook slightly as she got out of bed. Hu Jingxin opened her eyes in confusion, "Xiao Li? Why are you up so early?"
Jiang Xiaoli whispered in her ear, "I'm going for a run and will buy breakfast on the way. Do you want me to bring anything?"
Hu Jingxin thought for a moment and said, "Whatever, I'll eat whatever you eat. I'll give you the money when I wake up."
After leaving the dormitory building, she ran towards the sports field closest to her dormitory. There are many students at Peking University who go for a morning run, and there were already dozens of people on the sports field at this time.
Jiang Xiaoli had only run two laps around the track when a familiar face appeared beside her. "Hey, Xu Xiaoxing, don't you always run at night?"
Xu Xing answered as he ran, "Yeah, I made some adjustments."
She nodded. "Okay."
After running two more laps, Xu Xing suddenly asked, "Are you dating Zong Jia?"
Jiang Xiaoli was a little surprised, "When did you become so well-informed?"
"Is that true?" Xu Xing asked her again to confirm.
She nodded, grabbed a towel, and wiped her sweat. "Yes."
Xu Xing didn't speak again until the two finished their run.
As Jiang Xiaoli walked towards the cafeteria, she muttered to herself, "Xu Xiaoxing has acted up again."
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