"That should be possible, right?"
Well, this senior has become an immortal.
"Then senior, let's go to the cafeteria to eat. The school street lights are so bright, you don't have to take me back."
Gong Xuejun will return to the laboratory later.
There was a cafeteria about 200 meters away from the Mathematics and Physics Building. The two entered the cafeteria and Qian Duoduo ordered a serving of braised pork, a serving of stir-fried vegetables, two bowls of millet porridge, and two pounds of dumplings stuffed with pork and vegetables.
Gong Xuejun was about to pay, but Qian Duoduo rushed to pay the bill. "Senior, today is my first day in the lab, so I'm treating everyone to a meal. Don't worry, I'll pack some for you and the other three seniors. You haven't eaten all day, and if you're hungry for a long time, you'll get stomach problems."
"That doesn't make you pay."
But thinking about the little money in his pocket, if he paid for this meal, he would have to go hungry for the next month. Then he said a little embarrassedly: "But my living expenses... are not enough to treat everyone to a meal."
He was from the countryside, and he had a wife and children. They couldn't earn much money in the village, and he had to send some of the living expenses subsidized by his school to them. It was really...
Qian Duoduo smiled brightly, without any disdain in his eyes. "That's perfect. My parents still have some money, so we can still treat our teachers and classmates to a meal. Senior, please don't be polite to me. From now on, we can be considered senior and junior brothers and sisters."
Gong Xuejun pursed his lips and nodded, "Well, thank you, junior sister."
Qian Duoduo smiled with his eyes curved. "You're welcome, you're welcome. Senior, please give me more guidance in the future. To be honest, I'm not very good at physics. This time, it was a lucky coincidence that I got a perfect score."
Gong Xuejun couldn't help but smile, "You are too modest, sister."
A blind cat may catch a dead mouse, but it will never get full marks.
While they were chatting, the food was ready. Qian Duoduo said to the auntie who was selling the food, "Auntie, we want to bring some food for the teachers and seniors. They haven't eaten in the lab all day. However, we don't have lunch boxes. Can we borrow some from the cafeteria and have it delivered to us tonight or tomorrow morning?"
The waitress smiled and nodded, "Sure, why not? What do you want to bring?"
"I see there are only two servings of braised pork left. Pack them all up for me. Also, two servings of braised fish fillet, one serving of scrambled eggs with black fungus, one serving of cold-mixed shredded potatoes and vermicelli noodles, and three pounds of pork and scallion dumplings."
"Okay, okay, girl, go eat first. I'll heat it up for you and pack it up after you finish."
After expressing his gratitude, Qian Duoduo and Gong Xuejun found a seat nearby and started eating.
Gong Xuejun usually lived a very frugal life and had never eaten braised pork or dumplings. At this moment, smelling the aroma, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva. Hearing the sound of his saliva, he smiled embarrassedly and said, "I haven't had such delicious food in a long time. The smell makes me even hungrier."
Qian Duoduo quickly handed him chopsticks and said with a smile, "I couldn't help swallowing my saliva as soon as I entered the cafeteria. I'm so hungry! I feel like I've been hungry for a thousand years. Senior, hurry up and eat. If you don't eat now, my saliva will start to flow out."
With just one sentence, Gong Xuejun's embarrassment was easily resolved. Gong Xuejun looked at the junior high school girl in front of him and felt closer to her. She was much better than his sister.
After eating for a while, the two finally quenched their hunger. Qian Duoduo asked, "Senior, your accent sounds a bit like Beijing, but why does it have a hint of Northeastern accent? Have you ever lived in Northeast China?"
Gong Xuejun curled his lips and smiled, "Yes, I went to the Northeast when I was fifteen and stayed there for seven years. I had no hope of returning and got married and had children there. I never thought... I would come back one day."
Qian Duoduo raised his eyebrows and understood. This Senior Gong was also a handsome man. In the countryside, it was inevitable that he would be noticed by others. However, after experiencing the vicissitudes of life, his skin became rough and a little rustic, looking like a down-and-out scholar.
"Oh, I was wondering if your Beijing accent has a Northeastern tinge to it. Are your sister-in-law and her family... back home?"
Thinking of his wife and children whom he hadn't seen for two years, Gong Xuejun sighed, "Yes, I'm in school now, I don't have a salary, and I don't have a place to live here. I can't support them. Back home, they can still farm and earn work points, so they won't starve to death."
Qian Duoduo nodded and said while eating, "Separation like this is not a solution. Now that reform and opening up have come, there are many opportunities in Beijing. If my sister-in-law comes, she can rent a house and do some small business. It won't be a problem to support herself."
"Doing business?" Gong Xuejun looked up at Qian Duoduo in confusion.
Qian Duoduo was stunned by the question. Could it be that this senior didn’t know that he could do business in Beijing?
"Don't you know you can do small business in Beijing? There's a special night market in Xidan where they sell clothes and snacks."
Gong Xuejun's eyes widened in shock, a bit unbelievable. After a while, he said, "Since I came to Tsinghua University, I have only left the campus once, when I went home during my freshman year. The rest of the time, I have never left the campus."
“I don’t have money to go out.”
He couldn't bear to take the bus.
Qian Duoduo was also confused, "Aren't you from Beijing? Where are your parents?"
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