Vietnamese Pho
When Jian Jianan went to school in the third week, he treated his studies as usual. He ate and drank when he should, and concentrated on studying when he should.
It seemed as if he was not worried at all about the deliberately low score for his essay.
Ye Qingqing did not have as good a mental state as Jian Jianan, and she was extremely anxious.
Ever since they submitted their appeal materials to the school, Ye Qingqing has been asking every day, even every few hours: "Will this thing ever be approved? We've submitted our materials so long ago, why hasn't there been a decision yet?"
Jian Jiannan said calmly, "Don't be impatient, Ye Qingqing. Haste makes waste. Since we've done everything we can, the most important thing now is to wait for the results. Before that, we must conserve our energy and adjust our mindset. If the results aren't to our liking, we can react quickly and immediately."
Ye Qingqing reluctantly accepted Jian Jianan's comfort, but due to her personality, no matter how Jian Jianan tried to persuade her, she could not respond as calmly as Jian Jianan.
Seeing this, Jian Jianan stopped trying to persuade her. After all, everyone's personality is formed by both innate and acquired factors. Ye Qingqing is already an adult, and her personality has been established due to her personal experiences. No matter how Jian Jianan comforts her, she is destined to get used to thinking about things pessimistically.
As the days passed, Ye Qingqing observed Jian Jianan from the side and couldn't help but be more and more infected by her calm and composed mentality.
As direct victims of Clint's racial discrimination, the two of them have been waiting for the results since they figured out how to deal with the situation and submitted complaint materials to the school. It is impossible not to have expectations.
But Jian Jianan could act calm and composed, as if she wasn't worried at all. Even when facing Clint, the person she hated the most, Jian Jianan could still smile. Whether it was in class discussions or homework, Jian Jianan would still give her all and not slack off for a moment.
Even though Clint had been scolded in her heart for writing an 800-word essay with a plagiarism rate of less than 5%, you could never tell from her appearance.
This is also a kind of talent, which makes Ye Qingqing particularly envious.
Just like that, the second month of school arrived, and before the midterm exam, the school's handling results finally came out.
"Hey, have you heard? Our teacher Clint has been reported by students for openly discriminating against them in class, and they're demanding serious action! They've even reported it to the school, and now the news is getting bigger and bigger. It's definitely not going to end well!"
"Really? But I also think Clinton is a bit discriminatory against people of color. This behavior is indeed not good. But I thought it didn't happen to me, so I didn't care."
As soon as they heard the news, every student started talking about it. Some were just there to watch the fun, while others really had some thoughts about it. Regardless of their different opinions, everyone wanted to read the gossip and felt that "it's none of my business outside."
Jian Jianan was not surprised that someone would speak up for Clint. After all, Clint's racial discrimination was targeted at people of color. Among white students, Clint was a very responsible and professional teacher with a good reputation.
Jian Jianan sometimes feels that this kind of person is the most difficult to deal with. Specifically, he has two faces. He is one face to one person and another mask to other people.
What you say is often treated by others as a joke without any evidence.
Fortunately, the appeal materials submitted by Jian Jianan were logically sound and had no loopholes, and the evidence collected was also very solid. This prevented the school from thinking it was nonsense and laughing it off, and also gave the two sides a chance to confront each other.
Before the midterm exam, Jian Jianan and his friend finally received good news that New York University would deal with the matter seriously. Of course, before doing so, they needed to invite both parties into a room for negotiations, or in other words, to see if there was any possibility of reconciliation.
After receiving the reply from the school, Jian Jianan immediately breathed a sigh of relief and rushed to the reception room with Ye Qingqing. As soon as they entered, they were greeted by Clint's angry face.
He gnashed his teeth, venting his anger at Jian Jiamen before she even reached her seat. "I really don't understand how you two students can do such a big thing without saying anything! Yesterday, you were discussing the lesson content in my class in a friendly and cordial manner, but now you report me without saying a word and accuse me of discriminating against students. If I discriminated against students, would my teacher rating be so high?"
The following sentence was said by Clint to the school staff. When Jian Jianan heard this, he immediately started to refute it as soon as he sat down in his chair.
"Just because someone appears amiable in front of some students doesn't mean they won't reveal their true colors in front of others. I've submitted all the evidence, and I believe the school only summoned both of us after reviewing it. Mr. Clint, you need to calm down. If you continue yelling at students in front of both sides and a third party, I seriously doubt you're mentally capable of handling this situation."
Jian Jianan's words were not polite at all. She could be said to be using his own tactics to fight back. The reason why Clint typed the first copy of their papers was because he thought the essays were very well written and did not seem like they could have been written by the two of them.
So now Jian Jianan said that Teacher Clint had suffered great mental damage and was yelling at students for no other reason. He looked like he had a mental illness and couldn't handle things. If Clint didn't intend to lower his voice, I'm afraid the matter would be over.
The school quickly stepped in to smooth things over, "Alright, alright, both of you stop arguing. Let's sit down and figure out how to resolve this."
Jian Jianan knew he had to leave a good impression in front of the school, so he didn't continue to drag Clint into a tit-for-tat confrontation. He nodded obediently and asked, "I'd like to ask how your school plans to handle this?"
The person sent by the school to handle this matter was an elderly white gentleman named Hank, who looked very gentlemanly and amiable. When he looked at Jian Jianan and the other person with a smile, Ye Xinxin looked at his sincere face and his actions that were obviously leaning towards their side, and immediately felt that he must be an ally who would stand on their side.
But Jian Jianan sees things clearly. To know a person's position, one cannot look at his appearance, but must look at what he actually says and does.
Hank seemed to understand what Jian Jianan and the other person were going through very well. He kept comforting them after they filed their complaints. However, when Jian Jianan insisted on not reconciling, he still stubbornly arranged a meeting for both parties. His intention was self-evident. He just wanted the two parties to reconcile and did not want to make things worse.
Jian Jianan felt that under such circumstances, the solution Hank wanted was not the solution Jian Jianan and the others wanted at all.
Therefore, Jian Jianan immediately took the initiative after sitting down. "I think we have made it very clear in the materials. My colleagues and I have collected evidence of Mr. Clint's racial discrimination, including his discrimination against black students last school year. This discrimination was not groundless. He was also reported by black students at the time, and it is recorded in the school records. I believe that the school can understand the situation in this regard by simply going back and reviewing the relevant files."
"This shows that Mr. Clint has a history of bias against people of color. Therefore, in our first class at the beginning of the semester, he openly expressed his prejudice and discrimination against us Chinese students, and because of this prejudice and discrimination, he deliberately gave our papers the lowest score."
Clint immediately scoffed, "Hahaha! You're saying I gave you a low score on your paper out of prejudice and discrimination? What evidence do you have? It's simply because your two papers are complete bullshit, incoherent, completely different from my class content, and incompatible with the assignment I assigned. That's why I gave you that grade, which is completely consistent with the quality of your paper. I'd say you two are deliberately picking on me because of that mentality."
The older you get, the wiser you become. After all, Clint was more than ten years older than Jian Jianan and had more life experience. He immediately thought of a way to deal with the situation and put the blame on Jian Jianan and the others for reporting her because she was dissatisfied with her low grades.
What he didn't know was that Jian Jianan had already prepared a plan. "I'm also completely baffled by this. My partner and I spent a week in the library, burning the midnight oil to finish these two papers. The library records prove this. Or maybe I was just overconfident. Even if I couldn't get first place, this grade was far from failing. Confused, I gave my paper to other professors who also teach international economic law in the Business School, just at a different age level. After I showed them the paper and asked for their opinions, they all gave both of our papers high praise. One even blurted out that both papers would have received first-class HD grades from her."
When Jian Jianan said this, he tilted his head towards Clint, whose head turned pale: "So I really don't understand why, in the narration of you, Teacher Clint, and other teachers, these two identical papers received such different evaluations?" Jian Jianan spread his hands, looking puzzled.
"You..." Clint was really panicked. He didn't expect that Jian Jianan had done so many things behind his back and even asked other teachers to evaluate his paper. When he heard that this paper received so many praises, Clint's face immediately turned pale.
Jian Jianan turned to look at Hank and said, "I've also included the evaluation form from the other teachers in the appeal materials and have written it down as well."
Seeing Clint racking his brains to find other excuses, Jian Jianan continued, "By the way, I still remember that the reason you gave us such low scores, Mr. Clint, was because you suspected academic misconduct between the two of us and that we plagiarized our papers, right?"
Clint nodded immediately. "That's right. You two definitely can't write a paper like this with your level. Furthermore, you've never taken such a course in China. How could you possibly write it in just a few days? I have every reason to suspect academic misconduct between you two."
Jian Jianan nodded, not frightened at all. Clint looked at her prepared look, and his panic reached a peak.
"Okay, okay, teacher, I understand you. People always have strong doubts about things they don't understand or have never seen. But I have already explained that my colleagues and I have explained the logical thinking diagram of this paper, where we found the information, and which arguments we quoted at the end of the paper. This is completely in line with the standard of paper writing. If you insist that there is plagiarism in this, then I think all other papers in our school will be affected..."
"In addition to these, the inspiration for writing this paper, the detailed ideas, and various logical chains are all written down on draft paper. Fortunately, my partner and I are not the kind of people who like to throw away garbage, so these draft papers are still in our home. I also submitted them when I appealed to your school."
Hank received Jian Jianan's signal and nodded, indicating that he had indeed seen this evidence.
Jian Jianan was confident: "So I think my proof should be very favorable. It fully proves that neither of us has committed any academic misconduct such as plagiarism. Now whoever raises the issue must provide the evidence. It's your turn, Chinese teacher, to provide evidence of our plagiarism."
But how could Clint provide this evidence? He was just making random guesses based on his own imagination!
Hank looked at Clint's stupid face with sweat on it and almost cursed him in his heart.
What an idiot! His insistence on bringing the two parties into this conference room for reconciliation had already sent a signal that Jian Jianan's side had temporarily gained the upper hand.
No one knew which expert had given guidance to the appeal submitted by Jian Jianan. The perfectly closed logical chain was impeccable. Even if Hank wanted to refute it, he couldn't. Hank knew that if he really handled it based on Jian Jianan's appeal, it would be a foregone conclusion that Clint had openly made racial discrimination against students and gave them low grades for his own selfish reasons.
The main purpose of his holding this meeting today was to plead for Clint and ask Jian Jianan and the others to stop pursuing him relentlessly.
Now it depends on whether the two of them know how to do it.
Clint was at a loss for words. He'd always had the upper hand since he started teaching at NYU. He'd committed similar acts against countless students, but nothing had escalated to this extent. Even when he'd been reported for racial discrimination by a black student last school year, he'd kept putting pressure on them, and the matter hadn't been resolved.
He didn't expect that the two yellow monkeys in front of him could do this.
He wanted to defend himself and fight back, but his colleague Hank didn't give him any chance to speak.
"So, Jane, and this Ye, how do you want to deal with this?"
Hank showed an expression of solidarity on his face, and used words to show that he was on the side of Jian Jianan and the others.
"Since its founding, New York University has never tolerated such behavior. We strive to create an environment of equality for all faculty and students, free of racial discrimination. Jane, the evidence you two submitted is sufficient and reasonable to prove that Professor Clint engaged in such misconduct. We will handle this matter seriously and give you a satisfactory outcome."
Ye Qingqing subconsciously wanted to nod in agreement, but Jian Jianan interrupted, "Then I'd like to ask, what decision does your school plan to make for her? When will the decision be notified to every student?"
Jian Jianan knew what Hank and the others meant. They wanted to use the tactic of "delay". "Delay" is a good solution to many problems. No matter how angry Jian Jianan and Ye Qingqing were now, as long as the school delayed for a long time, the anger in their hearts would disappear completely sooner or later, and the matter would end up in nothing.
Jian Jianan not only wants justice for herself and Ye Qingqing, she also wants justice for former Chinese students and future Chinese students. At the very least, she wants to put Clint firmly on the list of shame so that everyone can see the consequences of discriminating against people of color, especially Chinese, and thus reduce the occurrence of such phenomena.
Hank frowned. He immediately knew that between the two people in front of him, Ye Qingqing was the one who was easier to break through, while Jian Jianan was the one who was less knowledgeable.
"We'll suspend him, dock his salary, and order him to reflect on his actions. What do you think?"
Jian Jianan said bluntly, not at all satisfied, "I don't think it's very good. Suspension and other punishments? That's not serious at all. With this attitude, people who don't know would think you are protecting him! So your school is in cahoots with this teacher who openly engages in racist behavior?"
Hank's face darkened. "So what do you two want?"
Jian Jianan thought for a moment and said bluntly, "Expulsion. I've checked our school's campus rules and regulations. NYU officials often expel faculty members who engage in racial discrimination and manipulate student grades based on personal bias. I hope you will follow your established rules and regulations and impose this punishment."
Before Hank could say anything, Clint blurted out, "Impossible! Absolutely not!"
He stood up from the chair suddenly with a "bang" sound. With a height of nearly two meters, he looked down at Jian Jianan in front of him, giving her an extraordinary sense of oppression.
Ye Qingqing was extremely scared and wanted to pull Jian Jianan back, but she didn't expect that her companion was very brave. He looked at Klink without fear at all and didn't show any intention of retreating.
On the contrary, Jian Jianan was even in a good mood to smile and say to Hank when he saw this scene, "Look, he has the guts to make such threats in front of a third party. We can't imagine what he will do in private. If your school can't punish him, I will be very dissatisfied."
Hank rubbed his nose and thought that his colleague was really stupid. How could such a weirdo appear in Texas, a place with good feng shui!
He actually felt that the punishment of expulsion was too much and too severe for a teacher who had taught in the school for many years. If he could obtain the forgiveness of the two students who reported him, the matter would most likely be easily covered.
What they didn't expect was that they ran into Jian Jianan, a tough guy this time, and with the help of Hank, a stupid teammate, it was impossible not to deal with this matter seriously. Even if their school wanted to let it go, the two students in front of them would definitely not agree.
"Our school will organize a team to discuss the final outcome of this matter. Once the discussion is complete, we will notify you and your classmates within three days."
Hank wanted to use official language to deal with Jian Jianan. Since today's reconciliation could not achieve the goal, he could only take it one step at a time and try to persuade these two classmates to see if they would change their minds after a while.
Jian Jianan smiled slightly and revealed the names of several newspapers, "The Overseas Chinese Daily in America," "Central Daily," "Tangshan News," "North American News..."
She didn't hesitate at all, listing the names of the dozen or so newspapers as if they were a dish. After she finished naming them, she immediately continued, "These newspapers are all well-known media outlets founded by Chinese Americans. They're also media outlets that care about the plight of Chinese Americans. I heard they're very interested in the injustices Ye Qingqing and I have suffered. At the same time as I submitted my appeal materials, I've also sent another copy to their reporters. I wonder what kind of image your school will have in their writings when they publish them."
The meaning of this statement is very clear. It means that if New York University does not give Jianan and the other two, or the Chinese community, a satisfactory result, then when this matter is reported, the reputation of NYU will definitely be affected.
Although they don't care whether one or two students are treated fairly in terms of their academic performance, reputation is very important in a country like the United States where public opinion has a significant impact.
When Jian Jianan saw that Hank's face was getting gloomier, but he still reluctantly sent her and Ye Qingqing away first, she immediately knew that there was a great possibility of success!
As expected, before the end of the month, they received good news. All the international economic law teachers in the business school of this grade were replaced. First, Clint, who taught their class, suddenly disappeared without a trace. So their class's courses would be temporarily taken over by other teachers in the grade.
While everyone else was discussing where Teacher Clint had gone, only Jian Jianan and Ye Qingqing knew that he had been fired.
Hank, as the person involved, felt he should be the first to share this news. He promised, "Although we've already agreed to expel him, we can't make this public until the official documents are issued. So, please keep it confidential for now, and we'll be able to notify everyone once the documents are issued."
Jian Jianan smiled complacently, keeping his achievements and fame to himself.
Ye Qingqing looked at her with nothing but admiration at this moment: "Amazing, awesome, amazing, Nan Nan! How did you know that Clint would definitely be fired?"
Jian Jianan shrugged. "First, our appeal materials were perfectly written. Second, we found a third party to put pressure on us. I've also checked. Hank doesn't have a good relationship with the school and doesn't have much influence. It's quite easy to deal with him."
Ye Qingqing was completely overwhelmed with admiration for her, showering her with praise like it was free. She threw herself at Jian Jianan desperately, "I don't know how else to describe you except 'amazing'. The way you handled this was so clean and efficient! It's perfect for dealing with racists like this! Can this method be extended to others? At the last party, I heard others had also suffered various forms of discrimination, and I felt really bad for them."
Unexpectedly, Jian Jianan gave a wry smile. "No, our situation is special. They can't just copy the way they dealt with Clint. The reason we were able to get this satisfactory outcome is largely because Clint is so stupid. Her discrimination was too obvious, and she has a previous history. This history was also reported by other students and is documented. This is supporting evidence, proving our words are very credible. On the other hand, her discrimination was blatant in class, and we have evidence that she deliberately gave low grades out of prejudice, so we can keep a close eye on her."
Jian Jianan shook his head. "Look at what others have said. It's all very subtle discrimination. On the surface, they will smile and welcome us Chinese students, but the exclusion is done secretly and without making a sound. Even if you want to pay attention, you won't find any fault with them."
Ye Qingqing was very disappointed: "Ah...then what should they do?"
Ye Qingqing simply didn't understand why Chinese students in the United States would suffer such a thing. "Shouldn't they welcome visitors with a smile? Even if they weren't hospitable, they shouldn't do such a thing."
Judging from my own experience, when Ye Qingqing was studying in Beijing, she occasionally met a few foreigners who came to China on business trips. The people around her were very enthusiastic to answer their questions, and friends coming to China have great conveniences in China. There was no such thing as secret exclusion.
I don’t understand why the situation is reversed but the treatment is completely different?
Jian Jianan understood the reason. It was because their economic development had been too short and they could not compare with other countries economically. The six words "those who lag behind will be beaten" were a lesson learned through blood and tears.
Jian Jianan patted her shoulder and comforted her: "Don't be sad, we came here just to learn each other's advanced technology. Although our fields are not high-precision technical, learning from them to establish a modern economic system over decades, and then applying it in accordance with national conditions can also be a great tool for developing our country's economy! Don't be discouraged, and don't be affected by this small matter. Once we solve it, this matter will be over. What we both need to do is remember that we are the only two international students in the business school, study hard, and don't bring shame to our motherland!"
Ye Qingqing was immediately encouraged. Jian Jianan's words were so contagious. She clenched her fists and nodded heavily: "Yeah!"
Jian Jianan was very satisfied. "Okay, if that's the case, let's go quickly."
"Ah? Axis? Where are we going?" Ye Qingqing was very confused.
Jian Jianan was so disappointed that he said, "Of course I'll take my first paper to my current teacher to have the grade changed! If the teacher has changed, then the grade can definitely be changed. Don't you want to get back the grade you deserve?"
"Oh, so that's how it is! I would have forgotten if you hadn't told me." Ye Qingqing saw that Jian Jianan was about to leave, and immediately rummaged through her bag. She found her paper and went forward to stop the new teacher who was about to leave after class.
The new international economics teacher is also a white male. He looks younger than Clint, but is much easier to talk to.
He took the papers from the two people, nodded and said he would go back and look at them carefully. As soon as the next class started, Jian Jianan and Ye Qingqing received new paper grades.
Ye Qingqing's score was A, and Jian Jianan's score was H+.
Both of them were very happy. Although the result came a little late and there were some minor bumps along the way, as long as it came, they were satisfied.
Ye clenched his fists gently, and his small body cheered. "Great! Great! I got an A on my paper! I'm sure I'll pass the final exam. I can use this grade to apply for a teaching assistant job! I don't have to wash dishes in the kitchen of a Chinese restaurant anymore!"
Ye Qingqing's eyes were filled with tears. She really didn't want to continue living in such cold weather without gloves and having to soak her hands in cold water.
With this salary, even if her family in China does not send her living expenses, Ye Qingqing will have money to live on and will not have to worry about food and clothing.
Don't think she doesn't know. The boss thought Ye Qingqing was a student and didn't have an American ID, so he deducted her salary in a particularly insidious way. When Ye Qingqing argued with him, he always scolded her by saying that she should be grateful.
She decided to quit her dishwasher job as soon as the next semester started!
Jian Jianan discovered that good things always come in pairs.
After she and Ye Qingqing reported Clint and he was severely punished, they no longer had to worry about their papers being deliberately given low scores and failing the course at the end of the semester.
Not only that, in a group activity, the two of them did a group assignment with Bailey and Bailey's friends, and after they got first place in the class, a top student in the front row turned around and invited Jian Jianan and Ye Qingqing to form a team together next time. At that time, Jian Jianan knew that she and Ye Qingqing had finally been accepted by most of the classmates because of their hard work and professionalism.
"Okay, once we're done with Bailey and the others, if there's a suitable group project, we'll join you."
Students can form teams freely, and the members of the group are not fixed. After Jian Jianan and her team complete this project with Bailey, if they find other suitable people for the next topic, they can break up and form a team at will.
Jian Jianan then spent a very perfect study abroad life. After getting rid of the annoying big fly Clint, she suddenly realized that the study abroad life that was described as a paradise in various magazines actually existed.
Every day she took the subway from her apartment to the campus for classes. After class, she went to the library with her classmate Ye Qingqing to expand her studies. Both of them were exchange students and had only one year to stay in the United States, so they were like sponges, not wanting to waste a minute and a second, and desperately absorbing new knowledge.
After the study time was over, Ye Qingqing returned to the school dormitory, and Jian Jianan returned to his apartment, sorted out the day's notes, and made a rough plan for tomorrow. The perfect day ended like this.
When she has free time, she would imitate Shan Jiqing and cook some home-cooked dishes for herself, but the taste is usually not very good, which makes Jian Jianan miss Shan Jiqing's good cooking skills even more.
Unfortunately, this weekend, Shan Jiqing sent a message to Jian Jianan early, saying that there was an urgent matter in their laboratory and he had to stay in the laboratory, so he could not meet Jian Jianan in the apartment.
Although Jian Jianan was very reluctant to leave, and didn't understand whether she was reluctant to leave Shan Jiqing's cooking skills or him as a person, no matter what, since Shan Jiqing said he couldn't come because of something, Jian Jianan had to say goodbye to him regretfully.
"It's okay, it's okay. If you have experiments to do, you should stay in school and do them. It's a serious matter. There's no time to get together. If you have time next weekend, let's make an appointment."
After hanging up the phone, Jian Jianan felt a sense of melancholy in her heart. She didn't know where this melancholy came from. Jian Jianan didn't want her to think too much about it. She always felt that this matter should not be thought about too deeply, otherwise, the precarious relationship between her and Xia Tianqing might change.
Jian Jianan instinctively doesn't want to change, and wants the relationship between the two to remain the same, which is perfect.
On the other end of the phone, Shan Jiqing also fell into deep thought after hanging up the phone, and remained silent for a long time. His classmates had already called his name several times from behind. Seeing that he didn't answer and was daydreaming, they immediately ran up and patted his shoulder, saying vigorously, "Qing! It's time to come back to your senses! The teacher asked us to go to a meeting, so we have to go to the lab now."
Shan Jiqing nodded and slowly put on his coat.
During the thirty seconds it took to put on her coat, he kept ringing. With Jian Jianan's strong character, she could face other difficulties without changing her expression, as if nothing had happened. However, after realizing his feelings, her sensitive mind, her first reaction was to act like a turtle and pretend that nothing had happened. This was the choice Jian Jianan would subconsciously make.
But Shan Jiqing would not give her the opportunity to choose this way. What he wanted to do was to insert a variable between Jian Jianan and himself, breaking this normal relationship and causing a change in the relationship between the two of them.
For example, this time, every weekend Shan Jiqing would come to Jiannan's apartment to cook soup even more punctually than Jiannan ordered milk every day. So if one weekend, Shan Jiqing suddenly didn't come, how would Jiannan react?
Will she feel lost and uncomfortable?
This kind of discomfort is exactly what Shan Jiqing wants. As long as Jian Jianan feels that he cannot live without him, then half of his goal will be achieved.
And who said this was a deliberate plan? His instructor had actually required all students to stay in the lab this weekend and not leave without reason.
Shan Jiqing just wanted to go with the flow and see if this change could fuel the relationship between the two of them and become a catalyst to advance their relationship.
Hope it works.
Let's talk about Jian Jianan again. She was really not used to it at first. After all, people are creatures of habit. Once Jian Jianan got used to having food and clothes provided for her every weekend, it would be very difficult for her to face a cold and lifeless kitchen.
She sat in the living room, chewing on a cold sandwich. It was not easy to eat cooked food abroad. Jian Jianan had just carefully selected in the supermarket in the apartment downstairs and finally chose meat over grass and bread.
The chicken sandwich was her lunch today.
Jian Jianan bit the sandwich hard as if to vent her anger, while condemning Shan Jiqing's behavior. Then she suddenly realized in a panic that she might have become dependent on Shan Jiqing.
No, no, no, no, she absolutely couldn't do this.
It was the weekend, and she had to find a way to go out and have some fun to get rid of this mood.
So, after finishing his experiment that day, Shan Jiqing, upon returning to the dormitory from his lab shift, immediately called Jian Jianan: "Nannan, how was your day? I guess you haven't cooked anything hot all day. Don't be sad, I've checked the progress of the experiment, and it might be finished tomorrow morning. I'll come to your apartment that afternoon and make you something to eat..."
Before Shan Jiqing could finish, he was interrupted by the excited Jian Jianan: "What! How did you know we were going out for a party today and even eating out? Vietnamese Pho is really delicious, especially the raw beef noodle soup. It's so delicious. Next time I must take you to try it!"
She remembered that Dan Jiqing didn't like spicy or sour food, but he had high requirements for the freshness of food. She thought he must like Vietnamese pho.
Shan Jiqing on the other end of the phone: "..."
Well, I thought you were having a hard time when I was away, but I didn’t expect you were still enjoying the good life outside!
Then should I also thank you for remembering me while you are enjoying the delicious food?
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