The three-day period soon arrived, and Zhao Jiabao walked slowly towards the agreed place.

As he walked, he took out a bulging envelope from his pocket, touched it reluctantly, and then opened the envelope to look inside. He couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Ah... so much money, what a pity..."

He gritted his teeth, suppressed his reluctance and greed, opened his clothes again, and prepared to put the envelope back.

Suddenly, a man rushed out from the corner and collided heavily with Zhao Jiabao.

"Ouch! Damn it, which bastard is so blind!" Zhao Jiabao fell to the ground, and the envelope in his hand fell to the ground.

The man was dressed in dust and had a tattered straw hat on his head. Even when he fell to the ground, the hat did not fall off, so his face could not be seen clearly.

He got up from the ground, bowed his head and apologized repeatedly, then picked up the envelope and tried to help Zhao Jiabao up.

Zhao Jiabao pushed his hand away with a "snap" and said in disgust: "You are so dirty, don't touch me!"

He held his broken buttocks and stood up with great difficulty, his face twisted. Then he snatched the envelope from the man's hand and said rudely, "I have something urgent to do today. I won't argue with you. Get out of here!"

The man nodded repeatedly, then turned around and left in shame.

Zhao Jiabao cursed under his breath as he limped slowly forward.

By the time he finally moved to the agreed location after much hesitation, the bully leader had already become impatient waiting.

Seeing that Zhao Jiabao looked weak, he couldn't help but go up and give him a hammer.

Zhao Jiabao could only use the hands that were covering his butt to cover his head, with an expression of anger on his face but unable to speak.

The bully leader said fiercely: "What are you hesitating about? Where's the money?!"

"Here's the money..." Zhao Jiabao weakly raised the envelope in his other hand.

The bully leader grabbed it, weighed it and said, "You know your appearance!"

Zhao Jiabao smiled shamelessly and said, "Of course, I keep my word... So, are we even now? Can I... leave now?"

"What's the hurry?" The bully threw the envelope to his little brother beside him and ordered, "Count it carefully. Not a penny less."

Zhao Jiabao said quickly: "How could it be less? This is all the money I took out from the bank and counted, 10,000 yuan, exactly -"

"Boss! These look like dead people's money!"

Zhao Jiabao froze, and the words he hadn't finished yet lingered on his lips. He then changed the subject and said, "You're talking nonsense! How is that possible?!"

The bully's face was gloomy. He snatched the envelope and took out the bundle of money inside. He looked at it—

"Damn it!" The bully shook the banknotes in his hand and said with gritted teeth, "How dare you use a dead person's money to fool me?!"

With a "bang", he slammed the bundle of banknotes on the head of the already stunned Zhao Jiabao. The banknotes immediately flew everywhere, and the scene was very weird for a while.

"I...what...is going on? I don't know..." Zhao Jiabao was so panicked that he couldn't speak clearly.

"You don't know?" The bully clenched his fists, his heart full of anger at being fooled, "You want to fool me, don't you know? Damn it! If you don't accept my toast, I will break your leg today!"

Seeing the bully getting closer, Zhao Jiabao retreated again and again, begging in panic: "I, I really don't know...how did ten thousand yuan become like this...even if I had the courage of heaven, I wouldn't dare to do this! Maybe...maybe..."

"That's right!" Zhao Jiabao suddenly thought of a solution and shouted, "It was just now! I was walking on the road just now and took out my money to take a look. There was absolutely no problem! Then someone passed by and bumped into me. After he got up, the money became like this! It was him, he changed my money!"

The bully looked at him like he was a fool: "Who the hell are you kidding? Who wouldn't be careful with 10,000 yuan in their hands? You took it out and looked at it on the street. Either you are mentally ill or you think I am mentally ill!"

"Really, I'm telling the truth!" Zhao Jiabao was so anxious that tears and snot flowed out. On the one hand, he was afraid that the bully leader would really break his legs. On the other hand, he felt distressed. Ten thousand yuan! That was ten thousand yuan! Who was so cruel to steal his ten thousand yuan? !

Zhao Jiabao was panicking and wanted to chase the man who had just hit him. However, the bully leader grabbed his collar and pulled him back, threatening him: "Want to run? We haven't settled our score yet!"

The bully leader beat him up so badly that Zhao Jiabao was horribly beaten.

"My ten thousand yuan is gone!" Zhao Jiabao cried as he rolled on the ground. "I'm going to get it back now. I promise to give it to you right away!"

"Chase for nothing!" The bully's spit splashed on his face. "Even if what you said is true, you have been targeted for a long time. They have prepared all this dead money to exchange for you. By now, you must have run away and no one knows where you are. How can you still look for him?"

"Then...what should I do?" Zhao Jiabao said weakly, "I, I'll go report it to the police?"

The bully slapped him hard on the head and said, "I don't care what you do! I just want the money! You didn't bring the 10,000 yuan as required, so I'm going to cut off one of your legs first, and then take you to the Zhao family to ask for the money!"

Zhao Jiabao covered his legs in fear and begged, "No, no, no! Please! Give me a little more time, I'll go find the money and give it to you when I get it back!"

"Bah! Stop talking nonsense!" the bully said fiercely, "If you can't find it back, you're not going to give it back? There's no such thing! I don't care if your money was stolen or robbed, I just want my money!"

Zhao Jiabao said quickly: "I will give it to you! I will definitely give it to you! You, you give me another week, I will definitely find it!"

"No way!" The bully refused without hesitation, "I'll give you two more days to raise another 10,000 yuan for me. If you still don't see the money after two days, no excuses will work!"

"Let's go!" After the bully leader made the harsh words, he left with his subordinates.

Zhao Jiabao collapsed on the ground and breathed a sigh of relief.

But what followed was endless anxiety and panic.

Another 10,000 yuan! He had sworn to his father last time that this would be the last time, and he went to borrow another 10,000 yuan in just two days. This time his father would definitely say he would not give him anything...

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In the girls' dormitory, Li Chunjiao came back with a depressed look on her face. As soon as she reached the door, she smelled a strong fragrance.

She couldn't help but sniffing, and the next moment she curled her lips with a look of disdain.

When I pushed the door open, I saw everyone in the dormitory gathered around the table by the window and exclaimed, "What a nice smell!"

"It's pork rib soup! Suisui, you cook different dishes for your partner every day. You are so kind!"

"It's so delicious that my mouth is watering!"

Jiang Suisui put the pork chop soup into the insulated lunch box and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I've left a portion for you. You're welcome to help me with the rest!"

Zhao Qianyun was the first to try. She took a sip of her portion without caring that the soup was still hot. She inhaled and said, "It's delicious! Suisui, your cooking skills are almost as good as my grandmother's!"

Jiang Suisui smiled, picked up the insulated lunch box and said, "Thank you for the compliment. You guys drink first, I'll go serve the food!"

After saying that, Jiang Suinsui turned around and walked towards the dormitory door.

When passing by Li Chunjiao again, Jiang Suishun had a calm expression and walked straight past without saying hello.

Li Chunjiao's face darkened. Without saying a word, she took off her bag and threw it hard on the bed. She sat down on the edge of the bed and deliberately avoided looking at the scene of the other people drinking soup together.

He even muttered in a sarcastic tone, "Isn't it just pork rib soup? You act like you've never had it before!"

Zhang Xiu turned around and saw her, and shouted, "Chun Jiao, what are you doing sitting here? Come over and drink some soup!"

Li Chunjiao was stunned and asked, "What kind of soup do you want to drink?"

Zhang Xiu picked up a lunch box, which was the one Li Chunjiao usually used: "The pork rib soup made by Sui Sui is ready for you! Come here quickly!"

Li Chunjiao moved over reluctantly and took a look. There was a big piece of pork ribs in the soup.

She said sullenly, "You served me soup without telling her. Aren't you afraid that she will turn around and break up with you?"

"What are you talking about?" Zhang Xiu explained, "This is what Shunshun just divided up herself. Everyone has a share. I'm not so presumptuous as to help her divide the soup."

"Jiang Suunshun divided it herself?!" Li Chunjiao couldn't believe it. "How is it possible? Is she so kind? She didn't give me any in the previous few times."

Zhang Xiu: "Do you think everyone has the same awkward personality as you? We are all roommates, and we treat each other equally. A few times ago, when you saw Shengshun bringing back the food, you turned sullen and wanted to leave, saying that the dormitory smelled and you would come back at night. Shengshun was afraid that the food would go bad, so he didn't share it with you."

"You should change your petty personality." Zhao Qianyun finished her soup and agreed, "Shunshun has no grudge against you. Why do you always pick on her?"

Others echoed:

"That's right, isn't it good for our dormitory to be harmonious?"

"Sui Sui made soup specially for the person and left a portion for each of us. He is very kind and generous."

"Just smell this soup, it smells so good! If you don't want to drink it, then I will drink it?"

Li Chunjiao got anxious when she heard this, and quickly snatched the lunch box, saying, "This is my lunch box, so of course I have to drink it."

"Okay, okay, drink if you want. I won't fight with you."

Li Chunjiao returned to the bed and sat down, holding the lunch box and taking a sip of hot soup. The pork rib soup was fresh, fragrant and sweet, with white soup and tender meat, making people unable to help but drink it again and again. The depression and fatigue of the whole day were completely eliminated in this fragrance.

In my ears, other people were talking:

"I'm really jealous of Shunshun's boyfriend. Every day, Shunshun comes to our cafeteria to borrow pots and stoves and cooks for him in different ways. It's such a treat."

"Don't do that. Her boyfriend was robbed by some hooligans and his arm was injured. I heard he was bleeding a lot. Can you handle it?"

"That's fine... Tell me, why is it so unsafe outside our school? Now I feel a little scared every time I go out."

"Yeah, who knows... But I heard from Suishun that those people have been arrested, so it should be fine..."

Li Chunjiao drank the soup silently and sighed in her heart.

The words Zhao Jiabao had just said to her came to her mind. She closed her eyes, feeling a little complicated.