Chapter 65
Before the start of the school term, Lu Mingxiao invited Li Rui to go out for barbecue.
Li Rui barely passed the undergraduate admission line and applied to a university very close to Ancheng.
“I was thinking I could take the bus back on the weekend. My grandparents are getting old, and if they get sick or bump into something, I can get back in time, so I didn’t apply for a place that’s too far away…” Li Rui poured Lu Mingxiao a glass of chilled orange soda and chuckled, “That’s great. I can come back on the weekend to eat my grandma’s stewed pork bones. When do you start school, Brother Xiao?”
“Just like you.” Lu Mingxiao put the roasted pig brain that Li Rui liked to eat on his side: “You’ve become more sensible now, much better than before. Study hard in college, don’t waste your life. Your grandparents will have hope if you are successful.”
"Um..." Li Rui scratched his head sheepishly, "Brother, back in my first year of high school, you took my grandma to the hospital, and later, because I got into a fight with those thugs, you kept an eye on me. I'm really grateful to you; even my dad wasn't this attentive to me..."
"Stop!" Lu Mingxiao chuckled. "What are you doing? Trying to find a godfather?"
He handed over the disposable chopsticks and asked with a smile, "Since you're so grateful to me, why haven't you come to see me in Class 5 for the past six months?"
Li Rui's movements as he took the chopsticks were somewhat stiff. He picked them up, his gaze shifting, and said, "Well, I just noticed you were busy studying during break time."
"Come on!" Lu Mingxiao gave him a light kick to the shin under the table. "Tell the truth!"
“Tsk…” Li Rui lowered his head: “How should I put it, Brother Xiao, I just feel that we’ll gradually be on different paths in the future. You see, you’ll be a top student at Peking University, while I’ll just be a student from a bottom-tier university…”
Lu Mingxiao used to not study, and would take him around trying to earn some pocket money. Back then, he was carefree and thought that life would be fine if it stayed the same. But in the blink of an eye, Lu Mingxiao walked onto a flat and bright road, while he seemed to still be standing in the alley of Ancheng.
When he learned that Lu Mingxiao was a young master from a wealthy family, he didn't feel this way very strongly because those things were too distant and concrete for him. But it was only when Lu Mingxiao consistently ranked first in the rankings throughout the year that he realized the gap between them.
This sense of disparity reached its peak when the acceptance letter was finally in hand.
Li Rui still wants to be friends with Lu Mingxiao, but he doesn't know if he's good enough...
He heard Lu Mingxiao put down his chopsticks and sit even more stiffly.
"You little brat, you look down on a third-rate undergraduate program?" Lu Mingxiao picked up a starchy sausage, thinking of a certain young master across the ocean who loved starchy sausages, and even his tone became strangely gentle: "A year ago, I thought you couldn't even get this score."
Li Rui: "...Brother Xiao, you can't be so mean."
"Ahem..." Lu Mingxiao cleared his throat: "I mean, you've improved your grades so much in a year, it's obvious you've put in the effort. Keep it up in college, right? Didn't you apply for computer science?"
“Yes…” Li Rui nodded, “I’ve heard that a lot of people are studying this, and I’m worried about finding a good job in the future, but I just love it…”
"If you like it, study hard." Lu Mingxiao said, "I said when we were kids that I would make money for you when we grew up, and I keep my word, but you also have to live up to my promise."
Li Rui sniffed pathetically, "That was so long ago, Brother Xiao, you still remember?"
"That's what the fourth grader said. Oh my god, don't cry. You're not Jiang Xiaoyu, so I'm not going to comfort you."
...
“Bring Li Rui to get rich…” Jiang Huaiyu’s voice was still muffled from just waking up. He propped up his pillow and leaned back comfortably. His slender fingers landed on the phone screen, skillfully clearing the game’s daily tasks: “Hmm, Brother Xiao is very loyal.”
"Jiang Xiaoyu, are you being sarcastic?" Lu Mingxiao had just washed off the smell of barbecue fumes, dried his wet hair with a towel, and was talking to Jiang Huaiyu with his headphones on: "Even if he doesn't make a name for himself, he could at least be a driver or something, right?"
Song Jingliang's driver earns a monthly salary of over 50,000 yuan after deducting social insurance and housing fund contributions. Jiang Huaiyu reminded him, "If you're comparing yourself to Uncle Li, then let me tell you, Uncle Li is a retired vehicle transport soldier who can be used as a bodyguard in special circumstances."
Lu Mingxiao: ...
Jiang Huaiyu chuckled and got out of bed: "Brother Xiao, you're oversimplifying things. But if you want to help Li Rui when he's in trouble, it'll be easy for you. You won't have to go back on your word."
"Sigh, I was too hasty in my thinking..." Lu Mingxiao lay down on the bed and sighed comfortably. "But as I said, he has to live up to expectations. If he really gets a chance in the future, he has to be able to seize it..."
"uh-huh……"
Jiang Huaiyu agreed and went to the living room for breakfast. The private chef had already quietly left after finishing cooking, leaving the plump three-delicacy steamed dumplings and vegetable porridge in a pot to keep warm.
"Brother Xiao, judging from your tone, are you planning to start a business while pursuing your undergraduate degree?"
Lu Mingxiao turned to the side, manipulated his game character to hold Jiang Huaiyu's hand, and pulled Jiang Huaiyu to the newly opened map.
"I've had this idea. Old Song is very generous with my allowance, and I don't have many expenses, so I've saved it all for now. I could consider doing something with it, but I haven't decided yet. I plan to finish my first year of university properly first..."
His college entrance exam scores were excellent, but after the start of the semester, his classmates, who were also his peers, were equally outstanding. It would be a waste not to seriously learn something of value from the best university and the best classmates.
"Hmm..." Jiang Huaiyu said, "It's the same plan as mine, Brother Xiao, how about we consider doing it together?"
Lu Mingxiao immediately perked up and sat up, hugging his pillow: "Of course, that's great! Speaking of which, we're getting together to do serious business. Old Song can't stop us, right? It's normal to have a video meeting now and then."
Jiang Huaiyu suppressed a laugh: "Brother Xiao, don't do that. It makes me think my business partner is a hopeless romantic."
"Get rid of the word 'cooperation'!" Lu Mingxiao declared confidently. "I'm happy to!"
...
When Lu Mingxiao started school, all four of his parents came out together again.
Li Qing and Lu Chuan took a group photo at the school gate, and Li Qing's eyes welled up with tears again.
The two mothers took photos all the way. Jiang Lan thoughtfully taught Li Qing how to pose, while Song Jingliang thoughtfully taught Lu Chuan which angle would produce the best pictures.
Lu Mingxiao, dragging his luggage: ...
Did everyone drink Wangzai Milk?
After storing their luggage, they went to the registration office of the School of Economics in the gymnasium, received a freshman handbook and a small gift bag, and then the family of five moved to the dormitory building.
Lu Mingxiao's dormitory was on the fourth floor. Chairman Song finally remembered that he had come to take his child to school and helped Lu Mingxiao carry a suitcase. Seeing this, Li Qing rolled up her sleeves and took the other suitcase from Lu Mingxiao.
Lu Mingxiao, who had been carrying it the whole way, said, "...Thank you?"
Li Qing waved her hand generously and strode upstairs: "You're welcome!"
Lu Mingxiao smiled and followed behind them. Just as he reached the last step, a loud thud was heard from below, and the other two freshmen and their parents all turned around to look.
The boy wore glasses, was thin and tall, and had pale skin that looked like it hadn't seen the sun in a long time. He blushed with embarrassment at being stared at and quickly looked down to pick up the suitcase whose handle had broken.
The person looked familiar, but his demeanor was quite different from what I remembered. Although he was still reserved and introverted, he had lost his former gloom and timidity.
"Fu Yucheng?" Lu Mingxiao was somewhat surprised. He took two steps down the stairs and looked the boy up and down under his equally surprised gaze: "It really is you. You also applied to Peking University?"
"Hmm." Fu Yucheng smiled as well. After not seeing him for a long time, he was a little shy. He awkwardly adjusted his suitcase: "I already told Jiang Huaiyu. Didn't he tell you?"
Lu Mingxiao clicked his tongue and bent down to help him lift his suitcase: "Hey, can you stop chatting with my girlfriend in private all the time? You need to avoid suspicion, bro. Don't think that just because you gave me 'study materials,' you can be so informal..."
Fu Yucheng knew he wasn't angry at all, and helped him lift the suitcase: "Jiang Huaiyu doesn't talk to me much. I know he's a very tactful person, and I shouldn't talk to him too much, but sometimes I can't help but want to share my recent situation with him. I know it's not good, so I've been quite restrained for the past six months. I only told him about that one time. I told him I was very grateful to you all, and that if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have made it to this day..."
"I won't argue with that, but you're already very talented. Also, if you want to talk to someone next time, you can come to me, I'll keep you company."
“No need, Brother Xiao.” Fu Yucheng smiled. “I think your way of thinking is a little different from mine. Sometimes I feel that you’re not gay, you just like Jiang Huaiyu.”
Lu Mingxiao: "...That makes sense."
...
Fu Yucheng is from the Department of Mathematical Sciences. Lu Mingxiao helped him carry his luggage to the fifth floor and told Jiang Huaiyu about it that evening.
[AAA Game Boosting Xiaoming]: Jiang Xiaoyu, I ran into Fu Yucheng when I was registering today. He was in good spirits, but he came to register alone.
[AAA Game Boosting Provider Xiaoming]: Showing Young Master Jiang my dorm room. [Image] [Image]
His dormitory room was designed to be simple and unpretentious, and it didn't even have a bed with a desk underneath, but rather bunk beds. Fortunately, there weren't many people living in the room, only four in total.
Lu Mingxiao, who lived on the top bunk, calculated the time on Jiang Huaiyu's end and was prepared that his message would not be replied to. At this time, and it was the weekend, Jiang Huaiyu should not have gotten up yet.
He harvested the "Starry Roses" that Jiang Huaiyu had planted and sent them to the game's Homestead Workshop for processing.
Before Jiang Huaiyu could log off, Lu Mingxiao prepared to log off and read for a while.
【AAA Game Boosting Xiaoming】: Good morning, little fish baby who swam eight hours slower than me.
He had already left the chat channel, but at the last second he saw Jiang Huaiyu's avatar light up.
His fingertip paused for a moment, then he quickly clicked on it again.
【JHY】: Goodnight, Xiao Ge.
[JHY]: I miss you so much [cat making a heart shape with its hands.jpg]
Author's Note:
Things have gotten really busy these past few days, I got home late, and only just finished writing this [please!]
[Cat paw] Little red envelope~
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