My Life with Narration-Chapter 361 - 358: You Really Understand Graduate School Recommendations
Su He’s university life clearly appears more exciting than his.
In just three days, the freshmen are striving to adapt to university life, while the sophomores and juniors are looking for freshmen to approach. As for the senior veterans, they’re considering where to intern or whether to prepare for graduate school exams.
After all, in the fourth year, students rarely stay on campus unless they’re preparing for graduate school exams; otherwise, they have to think about internships.
Some are even worried about credits, and quite a few people are distressed about failing a certain subject. After all, it’s the last year, and failing again means facing the risk of not graduating.
No one wants to have studied for so many years in university only to end without a diploma. In today’s society, academic qualifications are highly valued.
Only the freshmen, without exception, are immersed in military training while enduring the Student Union’s endless chatter.
Of course, the attractive students have already become targets for some people. There’s even a freshman who confessed under the girls’ dormitory on the third night.
As for the girls, unless they’re foolish, they’d know not to agree. After all, it’s only been three days, and they might have only met a few times. Agreeing without knowing anything either shows stupidity or a playful mindset.
Men, on the other hand, are more calculative, and their objectives are quite transparent and predictable.
That night, after coaxing the child to sleep, the landlady went to the living room balcony, where a striking figure was already sitting at the table.
"You’re here?"
"Yes! I haven’t done this in a long time, I’m really excited. Are you ready?"
"I’ve been waiting for you. Hurry up, I can’t wait any longer!"
"Hehe, perfect timing, come on, let’s start with a toast!"
With a crisp ’ding’, two wine glasses clinked together. The two women, dressed to the nines, each wore a spaghetti strap gown, looking extremely sexy and hot.
A sip of red wine, a small piece of steak—such comfort.
The table was laid with red wine, special veal steak, foie gras, and some top-notch seafood dishes, all of which they spent a lot of money to get.
If Su Qing saw this, he would’ve jumped up and cursed.
What the hell, while I was home, you two were eating frugally. Now I’m gone, and you’re living like wealthy socialites?
No patience was left, huh?!
These two, one would usually cook some homemade dishes, and the other would even mooch off him for meals, sometimes even order delivery together. But as soon as the man left the house, they indulged in a feast paired with red wine—anyone would be pissed off.
Sure, my sister has some money, but no way she’s spending it on you?
This is even more infuriating than some people’s split personalities hiding their assets and not supporting their primary persona.
"Hmm~~ Qing, this wine is not bad?" Shen Yi sipped the red wine and nodded. Although she had tasted some top-notch wine, she had to admit that the bottle they opened today was quite decent.
"I took it from the old man’s cellar last time I went home. The brand might not be top-tier, just Petrus, but it’s a good vintage with a nice taste."
Hearing this, they exchanged smiles. The price of this bottle was far from the tens of thousands per bottle for top-tier wines, but it was still in the ten-thousand range.
"Uncle doesn’t even like red wine, does he? I heard he’s even quitting baijiu. Why bother to take it?" Shen Yi asked, somewhat puzzled.
Old Man Wen had been in business for so many years that he never had to buy alcohol. Just the alcohol others gifted him was enough to build a wine cellar. Otherwise, there’d be no place to store it all.
"He might not like drinking red wine, but as you know, once people get older, they develop collecting habits. He doesn’t drink it, nor waits for its value to appreciate, it’s just for aesthetics. He says it’s an achievement from his lifetime; except for my mom, no one can touch his wine. You tell me, isn’t that a waste? We’re helping him minimize his losses." The landlady said it matter-of-factly.
Indeed, children selling their fathers’ fields show no empathy. Wine is meant for drinking. Why keep it if not selling?
Men remain youthful at heart till death. The young and poor have a card collecting hobby, while the wealthy old men collect wine. It’s essentially the same.
The landlady’s actions are reminiscent of a young heiress squandering wealth. It’s often said girls are outsiders, and it’s certainly true. Now Old Man Wen knows what it’s like to have a thief raised at home.
"Makes sense, another toast?"
"Sure!"
With a few glasses of wine down, a blush appeared on both their faces, which, combined with their fair complexions, made them look radiant.
"How are you feeling now?" The landlady, her cheeks flushed, asked softly.
Shen Yi said: "A bit uncomfortable, I’ve started losing focus!"
"Serves you right. If you’d just give in a little, Xiao Su would be back!"
Although it had only been three days, Shen Yi’s "battery" was running low. If it weren’t for the nightly video calls and occasional sleepovers next door, she’d have relapsed by now.
But upon hearing this, Shen Yi’s voice rose a few pitches: "Give in? Why should I give in because Su Qing is back? She’s not my man!
I’m happy she’ll call me, but I really don’t like the way she talks!"
The landlady: ...
"Is the low battery causing hallucinations? Why do I feel a whiff of Ta Zhai?"
"Anyway, asking me to give in? Not happening!" Shen Yi was equally stubborn.
"So, what’s your plan? Even if little Su comes back, it’ll probably take a few days. By then, your chest will have shrunk!"
"At worst, I’ll just fly back to the capital, go in the morning, and come back in the afternoon. I refuse to believe she can still control me! What a joke, I’m just low on power, not low on cash!" Shen Yi was ready for a standoff.
Wen Nanqing: "... But going to the capital means you’ve lost, doesn’t it?"
"I... I’ll think about it tomorrow. Anyway, she’s not going to give in!" Shen Yi clearly wanted to sound tough, but her strength didn’t allow it. She hadn’t expected the small man she picked up for eight hundred bucks to be so dependent and addictive.
"Sister, I’ll give you a final tip. When little Su comes back, find a reason to take him for a drink. If you’re worried about awkwardness, the three of us can go together. With little Su’s drinking capacity, wouldn’t you easily win him over? No matter what, just establish the relationship first. Your wireless charging is all fake power. I guarantee, once you experience direct charging, it’ll be five minutes of charging and a half-month of calls!"
Listening to the landlady’s brazen words, Shen Yi didn’t blush but seriously considered it, albeit her thought direction was a bit... off.
"The three of us... together?"
"Pfft, get outta here, what are you thinking!"
At noon the next day, while Su He and others took their lunch break, the siblings had a meal at the back gate of the school.
"Brother, you missed it by leaving early yesterday. Someone confessed under our dorm, with candles all over the ground and a big bouquet of roses. I’ve only seen it on my phone before; I didn’t expect it to actually happen!" Su He chirped excitedly while eating spicy hot pot.
Hearing this, Su Qing casually sipped some chilled soda and asked, "Did the girl accept?"
Su He shook her head, "Before the girl even appeared, the dorm matron poured water on it all, saying the school doesn’t allow open flames!"
Su Qing: ...
"The dorm matron... what a hero!"
He said with his mouth, while inwardly giving the matron two thumbs up. If the matron in the girls’ dorm at his school had been this effective, he wouldn’t have been dragged off as a prop, standing in the cold wind for over two hours.
This kind of thing, he doesn’t like at all; in fact, he kind of despises it because he hasn’t experienced it, a bit envious.
People can openly announce their romance, while he has to sneak around like a spy with secret love affairs.
"Brother, are you allergic to romance?" Su He rolled her eyes at him.
"I don’t know if I’m allergic to romance, but if Mom and Dad knew you were captured by such petty schemes, I bet your butt would be allergic to brooms."
Su He: ...
"No way, don’t worry. I promise, I won’t join the student council, study hard, not participate in any school-organized parties — learn from Qianqian, okay?"
[You have successfully dispelled your pretentious little sister’s idea of joining the student council, reducing two chances of being pursued, avoiding participating in any party events, thus dodging a public embarrassment confession, momentarily losing dating rights, became friends with Tao Qian, increasing grad school exam success probability by five percent]
Hearing the narration in his head, Su Qing couldn’t help but nod in satisfaction. With this, his mission in the capital was basically complete, and he could flee back home anytime.
"That’s more like it, hurry up and eat. Once you’re done, I’m leaving, won’t come back to see you, time to head back to Jiang City." Su Qing said.
Upon hearing this, Su He’s expression fell: "So soon?"
These past few days though she came to study in the capital, she didn’t feel any loneliness of drifting outside, mainly because her brother was here. Though not staying at the school, there was a comforting feeling. And now, hearing that her brother is leaving, she felt a pang of sadness.
"It’s already the fourth day, and you’re calling it soon? If I delay any longer, I’ll be spending New Year’s here! Mom specifically told me to see you off — firstly to accompany you for a few more days, and secondly, I had some work too. Now that I’ve seen you getting along well with classmates and facing no trouble, I can rest easy, but I can’t attend college with you, right?" Su Qing ruffled Su He’s hair with a smile.
After all, they are real siblings, connected through thick and thin, bickering endlessly but he is, after all, the big brother.
"Got it, don’t worry, go home quickly and accompany sister-in-law!"
Su Qing shook his head with a wry smile: "By the way, are you thinking about grad school?"
Hearing this, Su He was a bit surprised. She had never considered grad school, at least not before.
"No, why?"
"Nothing, I just wanted to say, if one day you decide to go to grad school, don’t go stealing people’s headphones. Although it might secure you a recommendation, it’s something our family can’t afford. The safest way is to check if there’s any old teaching building on your campus."
Su He: ???
"Why?"
"If you hang around beneath one every day, who knows, a brick might fall on you, and then you’d secure a recommendation. But remember, don’t get killed. If you do get killed, that’s just a family banquet for us and your dorm mates all get recommended! Sacrificing yourself to lighten others — our family doesn’t seem to have this trait."
Su He: ...
"Brother, I must say, you really understand the ins and outs of recommendations, impressive!"
"You’re too kind, what else are big brothers for!"
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