Chapter 121
Seeing the people Bei Nannan brought, Qin Xiang felt relieved. She was really worried that she might bring a teacher or something, as there was no clear way to get to these books. Although she was not afraid, it would still be bad to be discovered.
But Bei Nannan actually called the dormitory manager and Fu Yunmei over.
This is a question worth asking.
Before Qin Xiang could react, Guan Yuping was already furious. She stood up, slammed her book shut, and walked towards Bei Nannan. "Bei Nannan, what's wrong with you? What are you trying to do by bringing someone else into our dormitory?"
Bei Nannan felt Qin Xiang's chilling gaze and initially felt a little guilty. It was true that she had acted impulsively to call for help. Who had been bullying her so much and not bothered to call her back? Was she scared now? Too late.
Bei Nannan said to the dorm manager, "Auntie, Qin Xiang has a private collection of banned books, all from Hong Kong City."
Fu Yunmei said in a disdainful tone, "Student Qin Xiang, this is your fault. Although Gangcheng is part of China, it hasn't returned to China yet. It's not good to bring some of these things to our mainland."
Qin Xiang glanced at her, "Who are you?"
Fu Yunmei's smile faltered for a moment, then returned to her usual smile as she whispered softly, "We're in the same class. You're busy, so it's possible you don't recognize me. But since Bei Nannan asked me to come along, I have to be fair, don't you think?"
Qin Xiang raised an eyebrow. "You are not upright yourself. What qualifications do you have to speak for justice here? Do you deserve it?"
"You!" Fu Yunmei's face flushed red, tears instantly filling her eyes. She bit her lip in grievance and looked at Bei Nannan, "Nannan, it seems I can't bear witness to this matter. Qin Xiang has a deep misunderstanding of me."
After she finished speaking, she just stood there motionless, with no intention of leaving.
Bei Nannan said to Qin Xiang with a dark face, "Don't be so unreasonable. Let us search and we'll know if there is any."
Qin Xiang ignored her and looked at Fu Yunmei instead. "I heard you guys just made a bet. Could it be that you're making another bet, betting on whether I have something?"
Fu Yunmei shook her head gently, "You misunderstood..."
"Are you two sure whether this is a misunderstanding or not?" Qin Xiang looked at the somewhat impatient dormitory manager next to her and said, "Aunt Zhao, my roommate Bei Nannan came back and told me that she lost a bet with classmate Fu Yunmei and wanted me to help find a magazine. But I couldn't help her with such a thing, so I refused her. I didn't expect her to call you here in a fit of rage. I'm really sorry to bother you with this trip."
Aunt Zhao said coldly, "Do you have those books?"
Bei Nannan said loudly, "She has a lot, about thirty or forty books."
She looked at Qin Xiang with some anger, which made her arrogant. She usually looked down on her. She wanted to make sure she could never read it again. It was such a simple thing to lend her a book, but she was so stingy that she refused.
Qin Xiang rolled her eyes at her and said, "If you say I have it, then I have it."
Fu Yunmei sighed, "It's actually quite simple. Just open the cupboard and search."
"You make it sound so easy," Qin Xiang said sarcastically. "I suspect you have banned books in your cupboard too. How about we check your cupboard first?"
Guan Yuping and others also echoed, "That's right, Fu Yunmei, why don't you go check yours first."
Fu Yunmei's eyes flickered, "I don't have any messy banned books."
Qin Xiang scoffed, "If you say it's gone, it's gone. It's not a big deal. It's quite simple. Just open the cupboard and search it and you'll find out."
"You." Fu Yunmei was speechless. She bit her lip and said to Bei Nannan with tears in her eyes, "Bei Nannan, I can't bear witness to this matter anymore. Qin Xiang has misunderstood me too deeply. I'm leaving first."
After saying that, he left without waiting for Bei Nannan to try to stop him.
Bei Nannan became anxious upon seeing this. She grabbed Aunt Zhao's sleeve and said, "Aunt Zhao, it must be in her cupboard. She was just checking here. If it's not in her cupboard, it must be in one of their cupboards. They're all in cahoots."
Aunt Zhao frowned, "Qin Xiang, do you have it?"
Qin Xiang shook her head, "No."
Aunt Zhao hesitated.
Qin Xiang said calmly, "Aunt Zhao, your duty is to guard the dormitory door and prevent any unruly people from coming in. By the way, you also have to maintain order in the dormitory building, right?"
After she reminded her, Aunt Zhao looked up at her and then said to Bei Nannan, "Bei Nannan, classmates should understand and tolerate each other. Don't make things awkward over trivial matters. If you think searching the cupboard insults her, how are you going to get along with her in the future? Okay, it's getting late, let's all go to bed."
After saying that, Aunt Zhao turned around and left.
She was just a dormitory gatekeeper, so why would she bother with such trivial matters? Even if there were indeed banned books, it wasn't her business. This was National Tsing Hua University. If she rummaged through students' cupboards today and they started a commotion at the school tomorrow, her job would be ruined.
"Ah, Aunt Zhao, you can't just ignore me." Bei Nannan was anxious and quickly reached out to pull Aunt Zhao's sleeve. Aunt Zhao shook her off and said, "If you don't want to sleep, get out."
The dormitory manager was not a good-tempered person, and Bei Nannan stood there in a daze for a moment.
Qin Xiang saw Aunt Zhao out, "Aunt Zhao, take care."
After the dormitory manager left, Qin Xiang closed the door, turned around and slapped Bei Nannan in the face.
Bei Nannan's face turned away, and she was immediately furious. "Qin Xiang, why did you hit me?"
"You're just a bad mouth, and you deserve a beating." Qin Xiang looked at her angrily. "I told you when I brought it back that you weren't allowed to say a word to anyone else, but you didn't take it to heart. When your request wasn't granted, you even brought people to rummage through my cupboards. If I don't beat you, who else should I beat? You really think I'm good-tempered and easy to bully. Bei Nannan, you'd better open your eyes and see who you can't mess with."
Bei Nannan covered her face, feeling humiliated, "How dare you hit me."
Qin Xiang laughed, "Yes, I hit you."
Bei Nannan bit her lip and said, "I'm going to report you."
"Go ahead," Qin Xiang said. "Go ahead and report it, and see who will believe it."
Bei Nannan went to look at the other people in the dormitory. None of them said a word, as if they hadn't seen what was happening on their side. It was obvious that they didn't want to get involved, let alone testify for Bei Nannan.
When Bei Nannan saw this, she knew that she was being excluded and immediately lay down on the bed and started crying.
But it was no use, no one paid any attention to her, and she was crying alone.
She looked in the mirror and saw that her face was slightly red. She probably thought it would be gone by the morning before she found her teacher.
They just teamed up to bully her.
Qin Xiang and others washed up and went to bed.
Qin Xiang was in a terrible mood.
Before, I thought that although Bei Nannan flattered the powerful and looked down on the weak, she had never done anything excessive.
But I didn't expect that the first time I did something excessive would be used against her.
It seems that her magazines cannot be left in school. Bei Nannan will not be able to find the teacher tonight, but what about tomorrow?
She thought there was nothing wrong with these magazines, but there was no guarantee that the teacher would think there was something wrong. In order to avoid trouble, she still had to move these things away.
Qin Xiang glanced around the dormitory. She seemed to be getting along well with everyone else, but after what happened today, who knew if it would happen again. Bei Nannan was a ticking time bomb in the dormitory. If she couldn't get Bei Nannan out of the dormitory, she would have to buy a house and move out after her sophomore year.
It's too hard to keep myself in this kind of environment all the time.
After thinking about it, Qin Xiang fell asleep peacefully, while Bei Nannan sobbed for most of the night.
When she woke up in the morning, Bei Nannan's eyes were swollen like walnuts, and no one in the dormitory took the initiative to care about her.
They all felt that Bei Nannan deserved it and was bored. Moreover, because of this incident, Qin Xiang definitely could not leave her things in school anymore, and as a result, they could not read magazines either.
As someone majoring in fashion design, it is so important to read those materials to broaden your horizons, gain knowledge and understand fashion trends. But it was ruined by Bei Nannan. It would be strange if anyone was happy.
In front of Bei Nannan, Qin Xiang took out the magazine, put it into a canvas bag, snorted, and took it away.
As soon as Qin Xiang left, Bei Nannan started to go crazy in the dormitory, "You all saw it, but you just pretended to be blind and bullied me together."
"You deserve it." Guan Yuping was so angry that she almost died. What kind of nonsense was this? With such an IQ, she could still get into Tsinghua University. It was really shameful. "What kind of nonsense is this? You get the benefits and then stab me in the back. What kind of nonsense is this?"
Although Guan Yuping had a bad mouth, he was not very good at swearing. He was so angry that he wanted to slam the table and beat up Bei Nannan.
Zhao Wenna and Meilin looked at Bei Nannan with disgust, and Dingxiang remained silent.
Bei Nannan felt even worse and lay there crying again.
The crying people were upset, so a few of them quickly packed up their things and went out to have breakfast.
Qin Xiang had no choice but to go to the storefront early in the morning with her things, gave them to Mi Hongjun and asked him to keep them, then hurried back to school for class.
When we got there, class time had just started. As soon as we sat down, Guan Yuping asked quietly, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay, I've already sent it to the front door."
There was no guarantee that anyone would search the school, but the shop was her own territory.
Guan Yuping and the others breathed a sigh of relief and attended class peacefully. Seeing Bei Nannan sitting in the front row, they were extremely angry.
However, Qin Xiang was very busy and didn't bother to take care of Bei Nannan. As soon as the morning class was over, he rushed to the storefront.
But the bricks had arrived, but the lime and cement hadn't. Zhao Ping was the only one on the scene, while Mi Hongjun, under Zhu Fushun's direction, had gone to buy rebar.
Although it is a two-story building, it still needs to be built, and steel bars are indispensable.
Of course, there were other things needed besides these. Mi Hongjun had previously supported Qin Baotian, so he knew a little about it. He would buy what he could, and the rest would have to wait until he found out what he needed.
In the evening, when Qin Xiang went to check again, bricks, sand, lime, cement and steel bars had all arrived. The sand and other materials were piled at the door, and the cement and steel bars were in the yard, just waiting for Qin Baotian and others to arrive and start working.
But now Qin Xiang is facing a new problem. The goods ordered from Yangcheng will arrive the day after tomorrow. The original idea was to use this place as a warehouse to stock up on goods, but now it is no longer possible. She can only look for other places first.
But it won’t be easy to find a warehouse tomorrow.
Zhao Ping said, "There are no warehouses for rent right now, so I looked around the wholesale market. I did find some single-room bungalows for rent, but they're not very large and aren't safe. They could easily be broken into."
Qin Xiang frowned, "Is there a yard?"
Qin Xiang didn't believe that Zhao Ping didn't look for these.
As expected, Zhao Ping said, "I looked for it, but couldn't find it at first. Then I happened to run into Comrade Miao. When he heard I was looking for a courtyard, he took me there and found a quadrangle courtyard."
"Siheyuan?" Qin Xiang was shocked. "They're willing to sell it?"
Zhao Ping shook his head. "They're willing to rent it to us. The landlord isn't local, and the house is temporarily vacant. There are university professors on both sides, so it's safer. I think it's worth renting."
Qin Xiang rubbed her hands, feeling a little regretful. She really wanted to buy a courtyard house, but unfortunately, there were too few people willing to sell it at this time. On both sides were the residences of university professors, and the environment was also good.
What a pity, what a pity.
As soon as Qin Xiang heard the word "Siheyuan", she roughly knew where it was and she was very tempted.
But there was nothing she could do. She had a class tomorrow, so she could only ask Zhao Ping for help. "You and Mi Hongjun go over there tomorrow to take a look, and then rent it for two months. The goods will arrive in the capital tomorrow, and we'll have someone haul them over there. But make sure to clean it up and store it properly, and don't let rats get to it."
Zhao Ping nodded, "Okay, I understand."
Qin Xiang sighed, "I'm so busy. I have to keep an eye on the wholesale market too. I can't let my guard down."
After talking to Zhao Ping, Qin Xiang returned to school.
Although she had some basic knowledge of fashion design and had studied with a teacher, all she learned was how to directly design clothes and explain them based on the problems.
There is still a lack of system theory, and it still takes a lot of time.
The next day, Zhao Ping and Mi Hongjun temporarily rented the courtyard house, and the next day the goods arrived in the capital. That afternoon, Qin Baotian arrived in the capital with eight workers.
Mi Hongjun was quite familiar with Qin Baotian, and he took them on a bus to Qin Xiangmentoufang.
Qin Baotian couldn't believe it, "Is this Xiangxiang's house?"
Mi Hongjun nodded, "Uncle, is my sister very powerful?"
"Amazing, amazing." Qin Baotian looked around the two large houses and was very impressed. It was really great to be able to buy a house and yard like this in this place. It was really amazing.
The people brought here were all from Qinjiatun, and they were extremely envious of this yard.
However, those who were brought out by Qin Baotian were not talkative people, and none of them said anything unpleasant.
If Mi Hongjun had not asked them to rest for a night before working, Qin Baotian would have rolled up his sleeves and started working that same day.
Qin Baotian turned around and said, "How come you don't even have a pot here? How are we going to eat?"
Sleeping was easy; Mi Hongjun had bought some reed mats and towel blankets, and it wasn't too cold at night, so he could make do. But he had truly forgotten about eating.
Qin Baotian instructed him, "Take the people to buy pots and pans, rice and flour and so on. We don't need to eat well, as long as we can fill our stomachs. We can't eat out every day. That would cost a lot of money."
Upon hearing this, Mi Hongjun hurried to buy supplies, and came back to set up the pot again.
Qin Baotian was finally satisfied, "That's more like it."
In the evening, Qin Xiang came over and took Qin Baotian and the others out for a nice meal. Qin Baotian was not happy at first, thinking that it would cost a lot of money to have so many people.
Qin Xiang advised, "It's okay. Eating one or two meals a day won't make your daughter poor. Just eat your food. It's your first time in the capital, so why not have a good meal first? You won't have time to go out to eat if you get busy later."
"You kid, you just spend money recklessly." But as a father, he was still very happy. Now that he had a house, he thought he was already very happy that his daughter could settle down in the provincial capital. Who knew that Qin Xiang could buy a house in the capital.
Land in the capital is so expensive, I didn’t expect I could buy it.
When asked about the price, Qin Baotian didn't think it was expensive at all. "It's worth it."
We are all from the countryside. Although we have been to the provincial capital, the feeling is still different when we arrive in the capital.
Some of these young people are Qin Xiang’s childhood friends and playmates who grew up together. Now Qin Xiang is not only in college but also so capable, which is really touching.
No, no, not as good as that.
Qin Xiang took them to a nearby restaurant, set up two tables, and had a big meal. They ordered twelve dishes, and there was no leftovers. The waiters in the restaurant all looked at them sideways.
There's no way, the food on the train is not good, and even in the countryside the food is not this good.
After dinner, Qin Xiang sent them back to rest. The conditions were simple, and she wanted them to stay in a guesthouse first, but Qin Baotian thought this was fine. "When we went to the county town to work, we sometimes just fell asleep on the roadside. It's not that cold now, so there's no need to be so particular."
Qin Xiang finally felt relieved. Seeing that the blanket was a little thin, she asked Mi Hongjun to buy some more quilts tomorrow and then went back to school.
The next day, Qin Xiang had classes in the morning. When she came over at noon, she saw Qin Baotian and his men working hard.
The first step in building a house is to dig the foundation. Laying the foundation is the most time-consuming and labor-intensive process. Once the foundation is laid, laying bricks will be quick.
Zhao Ping hurried back and said to Qin Xiang, "Boss, the goods have arrived."
Qin Xiang was shocked. "Have you taken them all off?"
Zhao Ping nodded, a smile in his eyes. "I've unloaded everything as you said. I've moved it into the house. I've sprinkled rat poison in the corners and other places. I'll wrap it up with oil paper this afternoon, and it should be fine."
After all, they are all nearby and not very far away. It only takes about ten minutes to walk there. This is also the first time Qin Xiang has come to see this yard.
To be honest, I'm very excited.
The surrounding environment is nice and quiet, and the courtyard is well preserved. As soon as you enter the door, you will see a large screen wall, and there is a nine-curve corridor around the screen wall.
This is not a house with two courtyards, but a big house with three courtyards.
Qin Xiang was shocked. "Brother Zhao, how much is the rent for this house per month?"
Zhao Ping scratched his head. "Ten yuan a month is expensive, I think. But I couldn't find anyone suitable around here, and Miao Sheng happened to have connections, so I didn't think much of it."
"Expensive? Ten dollars?" Qin Xiang felt complicated. This must be because he had run into a local rich man who was doing a good deed.
Such a big yard can be rented for ten dollars and still be empty?
Don't be fooled by the fact that it's the capital, there are a lot of people without houses. How many families are squeezed into one room in a large courtyard?
This courtyard has three entrances and at least a dozen rooms. If you rent one room out for two yuan, it would cost more than thirty yuan.
Of course, it is not ruled out that the landlord is afraid that so many people will damage the house if it is rented out.
But ten dollars a month...
etc.
Qin Xiang asked Zhao Ping, "Did Miao Sheng help you find the house?"
"Yes, he happened to know someone who said the house was for rent. He even offered a negotiated price." Zhao Ping was puzzled. "Isn't that right?"
But this is so wrong. Qin Xiang asked again, "Did you meet the landlord when you signed the contract?"
Zhao Ping shook his head. "No, I signed it directly at the Housing Management Office. They said the landlord was not in the capital."
Qin Xiang still felt something was wrong. This house couldn't possibly belong to Meng Huaiqing.
If that was true, she would really feel jealous.
People are different from each other. One has industries in the port city and a courtyard house in the capital. Even if someone's business goes bankrupt, their life will not be bad.
And she was busy all the time for a little profit.
Qin Xiang sighed, "Let's go and see the goods."
Because we were going to do wholesale, Qin Xiang ordered a lot of goods this time, and Qin Xiang and I were busy for a long time but still couldn't finish inspecting the goods.
She had to go back to class in the afternoon, so she asked Zhao Ping to check everything. If there was no problem, she would pay the balance.
If you need to place an order later, if the quantity is large and there is a truck going the same way, we will deliver it. Otherwise, we will ship it by train. However, a truck going the same way will be faster and will arrive in three or four days.
The two of them came out and locked the door, and then they saw Mi Hongjun running towards them excitedly, "Sister, good news."
Qin Xiang knew exactly what Mi Hongjun did when he went out in the morning. Seeing his excitement, she knew that there was movement in the wholesale city.
Mi Hongjun said, "Sales will start at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, but the purchase is limited. Each person can only buy one. First come, first served."
Qin Xiang suddenly became excited.
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