Sorry, sorry there were some repetitions. Give me twenty minutes!!! I was wrong, I got addicted to playing with paper wedding dresses and ended up with an abandoned hospital... *crying*
When He Fang'er pushed open the courtyard gate, there were five men and three women sitting at the round table in the courtyard, who happened to be the eight college students.
Hearing the commotion, they all looked towards the courtyard gate. Upon seeing Cheng Shuang and his group, they immediately resumed their previous chatting and laughing manner, acting as if they were completely oblivious and continuing to chat and play cards happily. There were more than a dozen empty beer cans scattered on the ground, indicating that they had drunk quite a bit in a short period of time.
Judging from the size of their backpacks, it doesn't seem like they could hold a lot of beer. Besides, when going into dungeons, they usually bring clothes and food.
Beer must have originated from the Academy of Sciences restaurant.
There were some flowers and plants in the front yard of the small courtyard. Because it was dark and there was not enough light, I could only see them vaguely. They were very well taken care of.
There are three side rooms in the courtyard: two main side rooms and two east and west side rooms. The two doors of the main side rooms are open at the moment. They should be the rooms where the college students are staying. The brightness inside is far less than that of the indicator lights on both sides of the path in the courtyard, like lonely candlelight flickering in the wind.
Perhaps that's why, on the round table in the courtyard, besides beer cans and playing cards, there was only a small flashlight that had been propped up.
Cheng Shuang glanced at it deliberately. The flashlight wasn't very bright, only enough to see the cards clearly, similar to a flashlight on a mobile phone. But He Fang'er didn't say anything and led them past the table of college students towards the private room.
Although they had met by boat, they had little opportunity to communicate or interact. Cheng Shuang and the others naturally didn't care about the college students' indifferent attitude. Even if they lived in the same courtyard for a short time, it didn't mean they had to be affectionate towards each other.
He Fang'er pointed to the side rooms on both sides and said, "These four rooms are yours, and the one on the far end is a single room for the children."
Before Cheng Shuang and the others could answer, a loud thud of cards being slammed came from not far away.
"Why do those seven people get four rooms while we eight have to squeeze into two?" A burly male college student stood up and shouted angrily.
He spoke with a strong voice, which seemed to cause a slight tremor throughout the courtyard, startling Cheng Shuang.
"That's right, it's one thing for girls to share a room in groups of three, but why should we guys have to share a room in groups of five?" The boys jumped out one after another to protest.
He Fang'er frowned. "The rooms must be as registered. Telling me won't help. If you want to change them, go up the mountain and find the relevant staff. This isn't within my scope of responsibility." As she spoke, she suddenly glanced at Sun Han. "You came on the same boat, so we can discuss things. I'll take my leave now!"
Sun Han smiled and said, "I'll see you off!"
He Fang'er did not refuse. Sun Han escorted her to the courtyard gate and wanted to see her off, but He Fang'er politely declined.
As he closed the gate and turned around, he overheard a girl complaining sourly, "See! They must have relatives working at the Academy of Sciences. They arrived later than us, but they have plenty of rooms."
Going up the mountain was out of the question. The staircases sandwiched between the guest room corridors were too difficult to climb, and the tightly closed doors on both sides made it feel cramped and oppressive. Not only was it physically exhausting, but it also greatly affected my mood.
The burly boy walked over, and with him leading the way, the remaining four male college students also joined in the commotion, crowding closer to Cheng Shuang and the others.
"Young men, don't be impulsive. Anywhere is a place to stay. Sometimes you can't even find a place to rest in a dungeon. Why cause a conflict?" The old man chuckled, trying to smooth things over. His words carried a hint of well-intentioned advice: this was very likely a dungeon, and it seemed unnecessary to waste time and energy over a place to sleep.
But clearly, the other party didn't appreciate it.
"Old man, don't interfere!" The burly young man tried to shove the old man away, but the old man cried out and dodged to the side.
The boy paused suspiciously, but when his gaze fell on the door key in Cheng's hands, he couldn't care less about anything else.
The little girl hurriedly withdrew her hand and said timidly, "My room is a single room, and it's on the edge. The staff reserved it for me because I'm young, just in case..."
"What if what? What if?" The boy impatiently snatched the keys from her, his angry face instantly turning smug. He turned and waved the keys at his buddies, "I'm going to rest now, you guys keep chatting!"
The burly man strolled leisurely to the room on the edge, opened the door, and exclaimed with delight, "Wow, not bad! There's even a light." As the light came on, the door slammed shut.
"It's true what they say, 'first come, first served.'" The boys spat and looked at the old man holding the keys with resentment.
Cheng Shuang crossed her arms speechlessly. These guys are deliberately targeting college students! Although not every college student is well-mannered, they wouldn't go so far as to specifically pick on an old person and a child to bully them.
"This is such a disgrace to the students!" Li Lei complained. After all, he was a college graduate himself, and back in his day, no student dared to be so arrogant. These guys really needed to be taught a lesson. If there weren't enough rooms, they could have easily negotiated and given one away. But they were just bullies who picked on the weak and feared the strong. Why didn't they argue with the people from the Academy of Sciences on the mountaintop? Instead, they came here looking for trouble. What a bunch of cowards.
"There's nothing we can do about it; it's a disadvantage of having too few people," Han Meimei shrugged.
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But clearly, the other party didn't appreciate it.
"Old man, don't interfere!" The burly young man tried to shove the old man away, but the old man cried out and dodged to the side.
The boy paused suspiciously, but when his gaze fell on the door key in Cheng's hands, he couldn't care less about anything else.
The little girl hurriedly withdrew her hand and said timidly, "My room is a single room, and it's on the edge. The staff reserved it for me because I'm young, just in case..."
"What if what? What if?" The boy impatiently snatched the keys from her, his angry face instantly turning smug. He turned and waved the keys at his buddies, "I'm going to rest now, you guys keep chatting!"
The burly man strolled leisurely to the room on the edge, opened the door, and exclaimed with delight, "Wow, not bad! There's even a light." As the light came on, the door slammed shut.
"It's true what they say, 'first come, first served.'" The boys spat and looked at the old man holding the keys with resentment.
Cheng Shuang crossed her arms speechlessly. These guys are deliberately targeting college students! Although not every college student is well-mannered, they wouldn't go so far as to specifically pick on an old person and a child to bully them.
"This is such a disgrace to the students!" Li Lei complained. After all, he was a college graduate himself, and back in his day, no student dared to be so arrogant. These guys really needed to be taught a lesson. If there weren't enough rooms, they could have easily negotiated and given one away. But they were just bullies who picked on the weak and feared the strong. Why didn't they argue with the people from the Academy of Sciences on the mountaintop? Instead, they came here looking for trouble. What a bunch of cowards.
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