Beside the skinny young man stood a man with a face full of the wear of time. The man looked a bit old, appearing to be around sixty.
His complexion was sallow, body slightly hunched, and he seemed shorter than the skinny young man.
"The last person is here."
The few dorm mates didn't have any opinions about it. Cheng Daxiong laughed and said, "Speak of the devil, you must be Liu Xin, right?"
Hearing Cheng Daxiong's words, the skinny young man nodded and said softly, "Hello everyone, I'm Liu Xin."
He looked obviously a bit shy, like a little girl.
After speaking, Liu Xin entered the dormitory, glanced at the bed and desk, and then started tidying up.
At this time, beside Zhao Kanghao, his parents finally finished making the bed, said a few more words to Zhao Kanghao, and finally left.
Meanwhile, Zhou Pang's parents also left, and Zhou Pang went out with them, presumably to see them off.
At this time, only Liu Xin's parents were left in the dormitory. Sensing the obvious quietness in the dorm, Liu Xin's father became noticeably restrained.
"Dad, let me handle this. You're catching the 6 PM train, let's head to the train station earlier," seeing his father's restraint, Liu Xin suggested.
"Alright." Liu Xin's father didn't insist, nodded, forced a smile at Qin Yun and the others, and then the two left the dormitory.
In the blink of an eye, the crowded dormitory was down to just four people.
After chatting with the dorm mates for a while and glancing at his bed, Qin Yun was ready to go out and buy things.
He currently only had a few clothes, lacking essentials like a quilt, washbasin, water bottle, etc.
"Qin Yun, are you going shopping? I'll join! I still have some things to buy," upon hearing Qin Yun's words, Li Hanyu spoke up.
"I also need a water bottle and washbasin. I heard there's a place selling them on the east side of campus and they're very cheap," was added by Cheng Daxiong as he stood up.
"Zhao Kanghao, are you coming?" Cheng Daxiong then asked.
"Why wouldn't I join if you three are going?" Zhao Kanghao patted Cheng Daxiong's shoulder, "Geez, Daxiong, how did you train your body to be as solid as a rock?"
"If I don't bulk up, how else will I attract the girls?" Cheng Daxiong replied with a laugh.
He was swarthy and burly, although about the same height as Zhao Kanghao, he looked overall larger.
Hearing this, Zhao Kanghao disdainfully glanced at Cheng Daxiong and said, "Your huge size might scare girls away, someone like me is more likely to catch their attention."
He flaunted his clothes, but unfortunately, Cheng Daxiong didn't recognize the brand and just glanced at Zhao Kanghao's average-looking appearance and scoffed.
The four of them chatted away as they walked out of the dormitory heading towards the east side of the campus.
"This heat is unbearable,"
Zhao Kanghao went ahead to buy a few bottles of water, handed them to Qin Yun and others, and complained.
He seemed a bit heat-sensitive and had previously arrived at the school by car.
"I checked earlier; the temperature was thirty-eight degrees," Li Hanyu said, "Military training starts on the 4th, and I checked the weather, it's going to be a heatwave for the next couple of weeks."
"How am I going to survive this heat?" Zhao Kanghao wailed in response.
"Hey, Qin Yun, aren't you feeling hot?" He said suddenly looking at Qin Yun in surprise after.
The sun had caused sweat to appear on their foreheads, yet Qin Yun remained unaffected.
Qin Yun smiled and said, "I'm pretty heat-resistant."
He felt a bit helpless, recounting what Senior Zhang Dazhi had told him.
The truth is, most students these days aren't in great physical shape; exposed to the sun, they generally can't take it.
The four arrived at the school's east field, where indeed many students were selling things.
Qin Yun bought several things after looking around. Since he bought a lot, even with help from Zhao Kanghao and others, he still had to make two trips; after all, Zhao Kanghao and the others also had a lot to buy.
When he was done, he bought the rest of the items from the mini-mart below the dormitory.
By the time everything was sorted, it was already past four o'clock.
By five-something, Zhou Pang and Liu Xin had returned to the dormitory.
After resting in the air-conditioned dormitory for a while and feeling fully refreshed, Zhao Kanghao got up, and with a smile said, "Brothers, now that we're dorm mates, it's time for dinner. Shall we eat out?"
Hearing this, Cheng Daxiong immediately laughed and asked, "Is Brother Zhao treating?"
"Of course," Zhao Kanghao said generously.
But just as he finished speaking, Zhou Pang spoke up, "Eating out is too expensive, even a simple dish costs over ten bucks. Let's go to the cafeteria, it's more economical."
After a busy day, just returning to the dorm, he still felt hot and was too lazy to go out again.
Beside him, Liu Xin also nodded and said softly, "I'll eat at the cafeteria."
"Not giving me face, huh?" Zhao Kanghao said, a little disgruntled upon seeing his suggestion turned down.
But Zhou Pang and others didn't mind his displeasure.
This is Jiangyuan University, a nationally renowned institution where every student admitted is exceptionally talented; in high school, they were the teacher's favorites and students looked up to them, so there's no need to cater to him.
"Li Hanyu, Qin Yun, are you in or out? Let's decide by majority," Zhao Kanghao suddenly asked, glancing around.
"Don't ask me, I'm fine with anything," sensing the slightly tense atmosphere in the dorm, Li Hanyu said with a shrug, indifferent.
At this, everyone turned their eyes to Qin Yun.
Qin Yun, seeing no way out, paused slightly and said, "Let's go to the cafeteria. We've been busy all day, very tired, and it takes at least another ten minutes to walk to the small food street outside campus, especially since it's hot now. Zhou Pang and Liu Xin just came back, it'd be tiring to head out again."
Zhao Kanghao took a look at Zhou Pang and Liu Xin; they still had some sweat on them.
Plus, the current temperature was really high, with quite a distance between the small food street outside campus and here. Thinking about it, he realized Qin Yun made a good point.
"Alright then, let's go to the cafeteria. But I'm still treating; I'm a local in Jinling, and I must treat for the first meal," Zhao Kanghao said.
"Haha, with Brother Zhao treating, we won't be polite," Zhou Pang said with a laugh, realizing his earlier direct refusal had made things awkward for Zhao Kanghao.
After all, it's just a meal; there's plenty of time in the future to return the favor.
Seeing no further objections, Zhao Kanghao nodded in satisfaction.
Once at the cafeteria, Zhao Kanghao led Qin Yun and the others to a stir-fry window and ordered several large dishes.
Amidst exclamations of "wow" about the richness, the six members of Jiangyuan University's class of 2022 Business Management major Room 305 completed their first meal together.
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