Chapter 305 First, you have to live like a human being.
There were bags and packages on Huang Xin's bed, all of which she had brought back from her trip home.
Although she is a bit spoiled, she is very generous once she gets to know people, and overall she is an easy girl to get along with.
She brought some desserts made by her mother from home and shared them with everyone in the dormitory.
Of course, she also holds grudges, except for Su Shu, who had once ruined her feelings.
Although that box of chocolates is still on Su Shu's desk, Su Shu hasn't eaten it.
Using the excuse of wanting to lose weight, I gave it to the senior student who came to hand out club flyers.
Because of this incident, Su Shu would never receive any of the things Huang Xin brought from home.
Su Shu didn't care about Huang Xin's rejection of her, or rather, she didn't care about anyone in the dormitory.
Four people with different personalities living in one dormitory soon encountered their second conflict.
"Su Shu, it's been so many days, can't you do some cleaning?"
"There are four people in the dorm, and every time it's your turn to clean, you're the only one who doesn't do it, leaving it for the next person. Have you ever thought about how unfair this is to the other people in the dorm?"
After Su Shu failed to clean again, Lu Jiayi finally lost her temper and questioned her.
She could tolerate cleaning up for Su Shu once or twice, but after several times without Su Shu offering her any benefits, even with her good temper, she couldn't bear it anymore.
Seeing Lu Jiayi criticizing Su Shu, Huang Xin gloated and chimed in:
"That's right, that's right. I did everything, but you didn't, and so many times. You have no manners at all."
Although she was not very thorough in sweeping and mopping at first, it gradually became clean after three or four times.
Su Shu's eyes turned slightly cold. "Whether I have good manners or not is none of your business."
She took her wallet out of her bag, counted the money, and slapped it on the table.
"Here's two thousand yuan, for a monthly fee. Whoever cleans for me keeps the money."
Although he was speaking to his three roommates in the dormitory, his gaze was clearly fixed on Lu Jiayi.
“You can earn two thousand yuan a month by cleaning for me, which should be much better than the part-time jobs you can find outside.”
"Don't you think so?"
Of the four people in the dormitory, only Lu Jiayi had inquired about part-time jobs near the school.
Lu Jiayi looked at the money slapped on the table, caught in a dilemma and fell into silence.
Huang Xin exploded, "Su Shu, what do you mean? You think you're so great just because you have money? Who cares about your stinking money? Don't try to insult me with your money."
She shook Lu Jiayi's hand, "Jiayi, ignore her, let her do what she's supposed to do."
Su Shu slightly raised her chin, her expression both contemptuous and confident.
"Don't rush to make the decision for her, she'll agree."
"She wouldn't."
As the two confronted each other and the atmosphere became tense, Lu Jiayi finally made a move.
She reached out and stiffly took the stack of money from the table.
"good."
Unlike Shen Xuewei's hypocritical indifference, she disliked Su Shu's arrogant attitude from the beginning until now.
Shen Xuewei's indifference stemmed from excessive defensiveness; while Su Shu's arrogance and contempt were ingrained in his very bones.
She hated the other person's attitude, but she also really craved their money.
She couldn't refuse two thousand yuan.
Huang Xin felt betrayed by Lu Jiayi. She had kindly spoken up for Lu Jiayi, but she never expected that Lu Jiayi would turn around and slap her in the face.
She glared at Lu Jiayi angrily and stomped her foot, saying:
"Lu! Jia! Yi! You're going to drive me crazy!"
Feeling embarrassed, Huang Xin turned around and ran out of the dormitory.
Lu Jiayi wanted to chase after him, but Su Shu stopped her.
"Weren't you just in a hurry for me to clean? Why aren't you in a hurry now?"
Lu Jiayi paused, her face tightening as she forced out a sentence through gritted teeth, "I understand."
Then he went to the corner, picked up a broom, and began sweeping the floor without saying a word.
Su Shu glanced at the person holding a broom and bending over to clean, made a phone call, and left the dormitory humming a song.
Lu Jiayi cleaned the dormitory and carried the trash can outside to throw it away.
She had barely left when Huang Xin returned.
She looked around but didn't see the other two people in the dormitory, so she asked Shen Xuewei.
"Where are that annoying guy and Lu Jiayi? Did they go out together?"
Lu Jiayi is her good friend, how could she turn around and hang out with that annoying person?
She wears her heart on her sleeve, and her thoughts are easy to guess. Shen Xuewei could tell at a glance what she was thinking.
She explained patiently, "They didn't go out together. Su Shu went out to answer a phone call, and Jia Yi went to take out the trash."
Huang Xin's anger subsided a little, but she was still not in high spirits.
"oh."
She gave a sullen reply and tried to go back to her bed, but she still couldn't figure it out.
"Weiwei, you know, that annoying girl is so arrogant, why would Lu Jiayi have to endure her insults for a mere two thousand yuan?"
Shen Xuewei sighed, closed the webpage she was searching for on her computer screen, and turned to look at Huang Xin.
"Xiao Xin, people are different. The mere two thousand yuan you mentioned is something Jia Yi would have to work hard for a long time to earn."
"With these two thousand yuan, Jiayi's life can be better. Maybe she can afford to add an extra dish to her meals, buy more clothes, and even get a new phone that she's always wanted..."
To be honest, if it were her past life, and someone were willing to give her two thousand yuan a month in exchange for cleaning help, she would have agreed without hesitation.
They might even worry that if they get their turn too late, the other party might change their mind.
"But my parents said that a person can lack everything, but must have backbone."
After Shen Xuewei said so much, Huang Xin understood some of it, but it was completely different from what her parents had taught her.
Looking at the girl who was overly naive due to being protected by her family, Shen Xuewei softened her tone.
"Your parents are right, it's important to have backbone. But that backbone has to be built on the premise that you can survive."
Lu Jiayi is even struggling to afford food.
If it weren't for the fact that I could usually freeload off Huang Xin and occasionally bring Shen Xuewei some late-night snacks, earning a small commission in the process, I don't know what would have become of me by now.
You can have backbone, but you have to live like a human being first.
Huang Xin has parents, grandparents, and maternal grandparents who can support her, while Lu Jiayi does not.
Shen Xuewei had overheard Lu Jiayi mention it briefly while she was in the dormitory.
She was the second child in her family. Her biological mother drank pesticide when she was three years old.
Her stepmother soon entered the family and gave birth to her younger brother, after which she lived a life of misery.
Even with the help of her maternal grandparents, things weren't much better.
While trying to please her family, she also studied desperately and managed to get into Shenbei University from a remote mountain area, using all her strength.
In the short span of two weeks, she was always the one who got up earliest and went to bed latest in the dormitory, a feat that even Shen Xuewei found unworthy of.
Her biggest dream is to stay in Shanghai and put down roots there, no matter what the cost.
Shen Xuewei and Lu Jiayi weren't particularly close, but as an observer, she still admired what Lu Jiayi had done.
She can bend down to please others, and she can also stand tall and be herself. That's Lu Jiayi.
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