Meeting Ming Xiaoxiao's restrained yet stubborn gaze, Gu Chen couldn't help but shrug. "I'm just curious. After all, the living conditions in the faculty and staff dormitories on the old campus are decent, and they're not too far from the school. You have no reason to insist on moving into Pei Temple Apartments."
Ming Xiaoxiao's face turned bright red. "You don't know, it's because I have to work, and there's a curfew at the faculty dormitory..."
Before Gu Chen could speak, Feng Zhe, who was still standing next to him, said, "In addition to waiving tuition and fees, the Spring Bud Project also provides a monthly subsidy of three thousand yuan to the recipients, which is enough for your living expenses."
So why is it necessary to work?
Feng Zhe couldn't understand it, and Shi Miao, a bookworm, was even less likely to understand it.
If you have time to work, can't you focus on your studies instead?
Linjiang No.1 Middle School has always been generous with its scholarships. As long as you get good rankings in the joint exams or final exams, you can get a substantial scholarship.
Moreover, Ming Xiaoxiao is still a student and doesn't have any special skills. If she goes out to work now, she can only do temporary jobs and earn money by doing manual labor. The hourly wage is very low, and she can only earn one or two thousand yuan a month even if she works hard. Is it necessary?
This is far too poor value for money; it's really not worth it.
The students watching were all talking about it. They really didn't expect that Ming Xiaoxiao, who usually seemed so resilient and had more integrity than anyone else, would be so bold as to do such a thing.
"Although my family is doing well now, we used to be very poor. A few years ago, when my dad suffered heavy losses in his business, the three of us could only afford to pay less than 3,000 yuan a month for rent and other expenses."
“That’s right. Ming Xiaoxiao lives alone and doesn’t need to rent a place or pay tuition fees. Three thousand yuan is enough for her monthly expenses.”
“My distant cousin is in college, and I heard that her family only gives her two thousand yuan a month for living expenses.”
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Although most of the students come from well-off families and have a high standard of living, they are not all fools and do not know the true consumption level of ordinary people.
Why would Ming Xiaoxiao need to work, and even stay at Pei Si's apartment for it?
Even if people don't want to think the worst of her, they can't help but wonder if Ming Xiaoxiao has something wrong with her brain.
Wouldn't it be better to be a bookworm like Shi Miao? She was also a charity student aided by the Spring Bud Project, yet she managed to save up a small fortune by winning scholarships.
Ming Xiaoxiao felt flustered as she listened to her classmates' discussions.
How could these people understand her situation and make such arbitrary accusations? Moreover, if she had continued to live in the faculty dormitory, how would she have had the opportunity to contact Pei Si?
In her panic, she could only resort to her previous excuse: "My grandma is sick, and I need to earn money for her treatment..."
After she said that, it became harder for people to criticize her.
The grandmother is sick, and the granddaughter is working to earn money for her treatment. She is truly very filial.
Those who criticize her seem too cold-hearted and lack compassion.
Even Gu Chen couldn't help but praise Ming Xiaoxiao for being very clever, although he didn't know whether what she said was true or false.
"Even so, I still have to remind you that the Spring Bud Project has strict aid terms, and your unauthorized move out of the faculty dormitory has violated the regulations..."
Gu Chen shrugged. Whether he revealed it or not, the school would find out sooner or later.
After all, Ming Xiaoxiao hadn't been staying in the dormitory for a long time, and the school had already started to notice.
"You'd better be prepared to see how you're going to convince the school."
Ming Xiaoxiao's head buzzed, and she was completely dumbfounded.
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