Chapter 163

Zhang Wuji's mother said, "My child, when you grow up, you must be cautious of women trying to deceive you. The more attractive they are, the more likely they are to deceive."

This statement probably applies to boys as well.

Xiaoqi took a glance but didn't dare to look any longer. She was too good-looking, even a bit enchanting.

It was a feeling that could only be admired from afar.

Xiaoqi had also looked in the mirror before. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that she was good-looking. Her features were delicate, and there has always been a saying in Gumula Village that beautiful women are born there. Her mother, Shen Juanhua, fully lived up to the title of "Village Flower" in Shangxie Village.

Although the village was small, it didn't mean that the people there were not beautiful enough because of its size. In fact, girls from beautiful mountains and rivers were indeed very attractive.

In the past, the most beautiful girls who participated in beauty pageants were all naturally discovered from obscure places.

Xiaoqi was also good-looking. Now she didn't have to hunch her back and lower her shoulders like she used to. She had gained more confidence.

But in the face of a boy like Li Weijin, Xiaoqi couldn't help but feel overshadowed. It was true, comparisons can be hurtful.

Li Weijin had exquisitely chiseled features like a sculpture by an artist. His temperament was both restrained and relaxed, contradictory yet reasonable.

Xiaoqi quickly shifted her attention and focused on listening to the class monitor and the deputy class monitor discussing their plan.

The class fee was included in the tuition, which amounted to a considerable sum of money. In the end, the class monitor Cai Yu and the deputy class monitor Yue Lai decided to send flowers to their subject teachers, with each teacher receiving a bouquet. It was Xiaoqi's first time participating in such a small-scale event, and she felt it was quite complicated. For example, there was a budget for each bouquet because tomorrow was Teachers' Day and time was tight. Cai Yu and Yue Lai, who were from Meng City, provided some information about the flower wholesale market. The budget for each bouquet was 100 yuan. There were a total of thirteen main subject teachers, so the budget was 1,300 yuan. This also included expenses for transportation, amounting to 200 yuan, as well as greeting cards, with a budget of 100 yuan. Then they had to arrange for students to deliver the flowers because not all the teachers would have classes tomorrow.

In short, it was quite novel. Xiaoqi watched as the class monitor wrote down the budget, and Chen Daen volunteered to buy the flowers early tomorrow morning.

Then they assigned the task of delivering the flowers to all the teachers who had classes tomorrow. As long as they were delivered to the classrooms, it would be fine.

Fortunately, their English teacher Wei Laoshi had classes tomorrow; otherwise, they wouldn't know how to deliver the flowers to Qingmeng University. With the teacher's day gift arrangements completed, Xiaoqi's first meeting as a class committee member came to an end.

Although it was a small class committee, some things could still be observed, such as who was more active, who was more willing to work, and who was just there to make up the numbers... Xiaoqi felt that she belonged to the latter group.

Even though she was pushed into this position by her desk mate, she actually appreciated it. Without that push, she would probably miss out on many opportunities. She was always passive and hesitant, which was not good. Many times, she should be proactive and seize opportunities.

Back in the dormitory, Xiaoqi changed her clothes and went for a run. She hurried to take a shower before the lights were turned off, but tonight they didn't have to worry about that. After a week, everyone had adapted to power outages, and they had bought emergency lights. In the dormitory, both Xiaoqi and Yunshu had computers. Yunshu even had two: a desktop and a laptop.

Her parents thought that since she was studying computer science, a computer was essential. They had provided her with a good-quality desktop computer, and as for the laptop, she always brought it with her.

When the power went out, the desktop became unusable, but the laptop still worked. They could continue watching movies if they wanted. Placing the four emergency lights together provided sufficient brightness, and each person could read comfortably.

For Xiaoqi, it had been a fulfilling and tiring day, but she didn't stay up too late reading. She chatted with her roommates for a while and then fell asleep.

Meanwhile, Li Weijin lay bored on his bed in the men's dormitory.

Enhua University had strict discipline. Regardless of their family background, they had to live in the dorms and go through bed checks. It was a ridiculous policy.

The dormitory was noisy, filled with howling and screaming from the male students. Besides, most of them were seventeen or eighteen years old and had boundless energy. It was just the beginning of the semester, and there wasn't much serious studying happening.

In fact, after spending a year in the preparatory class, Li Weijin already knew very well that not many students at Enhua University were there to study. If people genuinely wanted to study, they wouldn't come here.

The group from the preparatory class was even worse. Most of them couldn't even get into ordinary universities. It sounded nice to call it a preparatory class, but in reality, it was just a way to secure admission to a university by paying a high fee.

His parents were busy, and his older brother graduated from a prestigious 985 university and went to study abroad. He attended a renowned university there, and everyone praised him as an outstanding student. After graduating, he joined their father's company, and even the elders in the company couldn't stop praising him. Compared to him, Li Weijin felt useless. He couldn't even pass the entrance exams for a regular university.

Originally, his parents wanted to send him directly abroad. However, he had argued with his family, saying he wanted to choose his own school, and then... he failed the IELTS exam. So, his parents sent him to Enhua University's preparatory class.

Perhaps they were disappointed in him and thought he couldn't pass the exams. Enhua University was still a proper university, and having an undergraduate diploma from there would at least save face when talking to others.

Li Weijin picked up his phone and mindlessly scrolled through it. He saw his mother posting something sentimental on her social media, talking about what her husband and eldest son were doing. It annoyed him. His father rarely posted on social media, and his brother's last post was from an event a few days ago, where he looked very businesslike.

He felt restless and wanted to throw his phone away.

Then, without realizing it, he came across Su Xiaoqi's profile.

He clicked on her social media page.

It was quite new.

She had only started posting since the summer vacation. Flowers in ancient pottery? It seemed quite artistic.

But looking at the background, it appeared to be a dimly lit room with wallpaper that wasn't smooth.

The desktop also looked old and worn-out.

And then... there was a photo of her as the women's 200-meter swimming champion in Jingnan Province???

Damn!

Li Weijin sat up straight.

He carefully scrolled through her social media page, but there was nothing more. It was followed by pictures of scenery from the mountains and some recent military training photos. The content was scarce.

He couldn't help but search on Baidu for information about swimming competitions. He remembered that there was a talented female swimmer in Meng City, who even made it to the national team. She had some distant relatives in his family, which he had heard about before.

Nowadays, the internet is well developed, and news is readily available.

He found information about Su Xiaoqi's awards. Not only that, but he also found videos of her participating in swimming competitions, as well as an interview she did on a talk show in Lvshan City.

On the television program, Su Xiaoqi gave off an aloof and distant vibe, not just towards herself. Li Weijin felt somewhat relieved by this thought.

And she participated in the competition for prize money?

,000 yuan???

If he were to ask his mom for 15,000 yuan by acting spoiled, he would feel embarrassed. Yet, Su Xiaoqi became the swimming champion of the entire province for that amount.

And then she returned to university???

What's so good about Enhua University?

Normally, he hated official reports, but because of Su Xiaoqi's name, he searched through several pages of content.

Gumula Village? Such a remote village name. Su Xiaoqi doesn't seem like someone from a village.

Li Weijin curiously searched for various random content, and in the end, he found news about seven students from Suzhou skipping classes to go to an internet cafe...

Li Weijin didn't know what time it was when he fell asleep with his phone lying next to him, his face flushed.