Chapter 347: How about spending the night together?
"May I have your name?"
Xu Cheng walked over and smiled, "If you want to borrow money, you should know your name."
"Wei Xiaoli." The girl answered immediately.
While Xu Cheng was looking at her, she was also observing Xu Cheng.
The boy looked tall and was accompanied by two girls who looked like ladies from wealthy families.
These two girls speak softly and are almost flawless little ladies.
Wei Xiaoli let down her guard a little, after all, good-looking people are not bad people.
"Oh, classmate Wei, it's almost time for dinner. Why don't we go have dinner together and chat about it to get some details so that we can help you, right?"
"...You, you're not trying to trick me into paying for you, are you?"
Wei Xiaoli was a little nervous.
It was like ordering a table full of dishes, but when it came time to pay the bill, everyone left and only one person was left to pay. She had seen this kind of rip-off story on Story Collection.
"Don't worry, there's a small noodle shop over there. We can go there and have a simple meal. If you're worried, I can pay the bill in advance."
After hearing what Xu Cheng said, Wei Xiaoli had no reason to refuse. After all, she needed help from others.
"good."
She stood up and spoke with an accent.
"I'm just afraid of meeting some bad guy and getting fooled again. Please forgive me."
"fine."
Xu Cheng waved his hand generously.
The four of them entered a small noodle shop. The interior was simply decorated with just a few tables and noodle patterns posted on the wall.
Several people sat down around a small square table.
Xu Cheng first asked Lin Wanzhou and Yu Yu what they wanted to eat.
"I'll just have a small bowl of teriyaki ramen. I've already eaten a lot this afternoon."
"I...I also have a small bowl."
He first ordered noodles for the three of them from the boss. Then Xu Cheng looked at Wei Xiaoli, who was looking a little embarrassed.
"Student Wei, what do you want to eat? I'll order all of them."
"I-I'm not hungry."
Xu Cheng smiled and said, "It's okay. Meeting is fate. I'll treat you."
Wei Xiaoli's heart was moved for a moment, but she tightened her lips and refused.
"I'm really not hungry. I ate too much at noon... I feel full..."
"Then if you don't eat, we will feel embarrassed to eat next to you."
Xu Cheng's voice was a little louder. "How about this? You can count this meal money as a loan from me. You can pay it back when you have money later."
"...Okay then. I'll just have some clear soup."
"Then I'll help you order."
Xu Cheng ordered two small bowls of braised beef noodles, and two large bowls, one large bowl of braised beef for him, and one large bowl of clear soup for Wei Xiaoli. In addition, he also added a plate of braised beef in soy sauce and peanuts.
In order to dispel Wei Xiaoli's concerns, he took the initiative to go to the front desk, paid the boss for the meal first, and then whispered a few words to the boss, which was naturally seen by no one.
Wei Xiaoli felt very touched but also a little embarrassed, so she took the initiative to apologize.
"I'm also afraid of being fooled again. I'm sorry."
"It's okay, it's human nature."
While waiting for the meal, the three of them started asking about Wei Xiaoli's background.
Of course, most of the time it was Xu Cheng who asked.
Wei Xiaoli confessed everything.
It turned out that her family lived in Weijiazhuang, which was far away from the urban area of Jinghai City. Her parents died in a car accident when she was very young. For so many years, she had been dependent on her mother-in-law.
"You just graduated this year?"
Wei Xiaoli nodded quickly, "Yes, I just finished the college entrance examination this year."
"We are also high school students who just graduated this year." Lin Wanzhou spoke from the side.
Wei Xiaoli felt a little hesitant when she heard this, wondering if they were high school students and would have money to lend her. But at this moment she had no choice but to believe them, after all, they were willing to treat her to a meal.
"Do you remember the questions for this year's college entrance examination?" Xu Cheng asked.
Wei Xiaoli answered without hesitation, "This year's college entrance examination essay topic is to read a poem by Ruan Yuan and write about your associations. I wrote the best one that is suitable..."
"Alright, alright."
Xu Cheng interrupted her chatter with a smile, "Which high school did you go to?"
“The middle school in our village.”
"Oh, I see."
Xu Cheng recalled that there shouldn't be many people around him studying in that school. It would be a bit troublesome to ask around. After all, it was so far away. If he wanted to go to Weijiazhuang, the drive would take about two hours.
At the serving station, the boss called out, "Handsome guy, the noodles are ready. You can add chopped green onions, cilantro, etc."
The four of them went to serve the food.
Four large bowls were placed on the plate, two large and two small.
Xu Cheng took the initiative to help hold up the plate, and quickly sprinkled a handful of chopped green onions and coriander on his noodles, almost covering all the noodles in the bowl, and asked someone next to him.
"Zhou Zhou, Yu Yu, do you want anything to add?"
Lin Wanzhou shook his head.
"I don't need that. I feel embarrassed to talk to people after eating coriander. I can just add some chili myself."
Yu Yu also spoke.
"I don't need it either..."
"What about classmate Wei?"
"I, I don't need it either."
Wei Xiaoli didn't feel comfortable asking Xu Cheng to help her with this, so she quickly took the bowl of clear soup noodles back to the table.
Xu Cheng brought a few cloves of white garlic from the front desk, "Do you eat garlic? I'll peel it for you."
Lin Wanzhou muttered softly.
"Aren't you afraid that I'll smoke you after eating?"
"It doesn't matter, we can just smoke each other, ha——"
The boy came over and blew a breath at Lin Wanzhou, causing Lin Wanzhou's face to turn red.
Under normal circumstances, if Xu Cheng behaved like this, she would have to teach this naughty mouth a lesson, but Yu Yu and Wei Xiaoli were here, so she had to avoid him with a blushing face.
Wei Xiaoli looked at the two of them curiously, not daring to move her chopsticks.
Xu Cheng noticed her reservedness and pointed at the bowl with a smile.
"Eat quickly. A gentleman does not talk while eating or sleeping. We'll talk after we finish eating."
"Oh, okay."
Wei Xiaoli lowered her head and started eating in big mouthfuls.
Xu Cheng also picked up his chopsticks.
The noodles in the bowl were fragrant, the meat was rich, and especially the red oil in the bowl, which made the glutton in his stomach start to stir again. The rumbling sound in his stomach resonated in his brain, and his appetite was aroused.
The bowl of noodles was quickly finished, and the dishes on the table tasted good, but Wei Xiaoli didn't touch a single bite. She just focused on eating her own noodles. The other three had already finished eating, but she was still eating.
Xu Cheng wiped his mouth.
"Student Wei, did you study liberal arts or science in high school?"
"Snoring, cough cough cough...Science." When Wei Xiaoli heard Xu Cheng's question, she quickly put down her chopsticks and stopped eating. She accidentally choked herself and coughed for a while.
"Are you okay? Have some noodle soup first."
"I'm fine."
"Student Wei, what school did you apply to this year?"
“Shenzhen University.”
Xu Cheng recalled that Shenzhen University was considered a good first-class university.
"Well, Wei, your grades must be pretty good. I'll ask you a few questions. Do you mind?"
"No, no problem." Wei Xiaoli sat up straight as if she was called by the teacher.
"Odd changes, evens remain the same, what's the next sentence?"
"Odd changes but even remains unchanged, the sign depends on the quadrant, it is the induced formula of trigonometric function." Wei Xiaoli blurted out as if she knew everything.
"Lose redox agents."
"It reduces the oxidant."
"Out of nothing comes the invisible."
"Recessive inheritance is seen in females, and the father and son are sick, which is sex-linked. The middle one has no disease, which is dominant. Dominant inheritance is seen in males, and the mother and daughter are sick, which is sex-linked."
"Okay, eat your noodles first, and I'll ask you after you finish."
Wei Xiaoli's answers made Xu Cheng very satisfied, and he continued to search for the knowledge points in his mind.
Lin Wanzhou came over and whispered to him an idea. After watching Wei Xiaoli finish the last noodles in the bowl and drink the noodle soup, he asked again.
"The shirt costs 9 pounds 15 pence, so what do you choose?"
"C."
"Bashan and Chushui are desolate places. What is the next English word?"
Wei Xiaoli hesitated for a moment, "Bashan and Chushui are desolate places, responsibility."
"What method is used to collect bull sperm?"
“…”
There was silence at the table for a few seconds. Lin Wanzhou and Yu Yu both blushed. Lin Wanzhou also pinched Xu Cheng's thigh lightly.
Wei Xiaoli hesitated for a long time before answering awkwardly.
"The fake vagina method, the hand grip method, and... the electric stimulation method."
Seeing that he could answer this question, Xu Cheng had a rough idea in his mind, "How much money do you still need?"
Wei Xiaoli became excited, but was too embarrassed to speak, so she stammered, "I...I...two thousand yuan is enough."
"Two thousand is just enough to pay for tuition, right? What about your living expenses and transportation to school?"
"I heard that you can get a part-time job in college, which is enough to support yourself. The transportation fee should be...about the same."
"How about this, I'll give you three thousand, and when your salary comes in, or you have money, you can pay me back."
Because he came out to buy things today, Xu Cheng brought some extra cash with him. He didn't expect it to come in handy at this time.
He carefully counted out the money and handed it to Wei Xiaoli.
"This...this is too much!"
Wei Xiaoli was so moved by the stack of money that she almost wanted to cry. She stood up and bowed to Xu Cheng repeatedly.
"You have to be careful if you want to take it home. It's not easy to carry so much money on you. Hide it in your inner pocket, or find a bank and deposit it first. It's safer this way."
"Thank you, thank you so much." Wei Xiaoli kept expressing her gratitude. "Don't worry, I will pay you back when I get paid from the factory. If you need the money urgently, just let me know and I will find a way then."
"Okay, here's my phone number. Just call me when you have money."
It was almost dark and she was in a hurry to catch a bus back home, so she took the money and left in a hurry.
The three of them sat at the table, Lin Wanzhou held her cheek and looked at Xu Cheng.
"I didn't expect you to be so loving."
"I have always been like this. This is not the first day you have known me. I have always been kind."
"cut."
Lin Wanzhou curled his lips in disdain, but was still a little curious.
"Xu Cheng, can you be sure that she is not lying just by asking a few questions? What if she is really lying to us?"
"Of course there's more. Look at her bowl."
Hearing this, Lin Wanzhou and Yu Yu both leaned over to take a look.
"What's wrong?"
"Look how clean she eats."
"This doesn't mean anything." Lin Wanzhou felt strange, and Yu Yu nodded.
"But I told the boss to put half a bowl of noodles in it and not add any seasoning."
“…”
Lin Wanzhou finally reacted and curled her lips.
"No wonder you had a bowl of chopped green onions and cilantro just now. I guess you don't usually like to eat these. So you were afraid that she would notice that your bowl of noodles was not as big as hers, right?"
"Smart." Xu Cheng smiled.
The two of them chatted back and forth, and Yu Yu just watched quietly from the side with a smile.
"But this student Wei's experience is similar to Xiaoyu's..."
Lin Wanzhou glanced at Yu Yu at this time and said, "Xiaoyu, have you told your uncle and aunt about your admission to university?"
"Not yet."
"Then let's go together while it's still early. Let Xu Cheng drive us there and tell them the good news. Uncle and aunt will definitely be very happy."
"...Can, is it okay?" Yu Yu glanced at Xu Cheng.
"Anyway, there's nothing else to do today, so let's go see uncle and aunt together. I won't be able to go home for half a year if I go to school this time."
After making up their minds, the three of them bought some fruits and drove to Yujia Village where Yu Yu's family lived.
The car stopped in front of Yu Yu’s old house.
Xu Cheng has been here several times and is quite familiar with this place, but it is Lin Wanzhou's first time here and it feels very novel.
"This is your apricot tree, Xiaoyu."
"right."
Yu Yu said softly, "If you had come a month earlier, you could have eaten apricots. They have all been picked by the neighboring aunt."
Lin Wanzhou stuck out her tongue and said, "I've always said I'd come to your house to eat apricots, but I never came."
Yu Yu cleaned the courtyard very carefully, and Xu Cheng and Lin Wanzhou also helped to wipe the dust in the house.
"Xiao Yu, is this a photo of your mother?" Lin Wanzhou asked curiously at the photo frame.
Yu Yu carefully wiped the photo frame with a rag, nodded, and then handed the photo to Lin Wanzhou.
"It really looks like you." Lin Wanzhou looked back and forth between Yu Yu and the photo.
Xu Cheng interrupted.
"Her mother must have been very young when this photo was taken. She should have been about Yu Yu's age now."
The three of them took a short rest in the yard, then carried some fruits to the grave of Yu Yu's parents.
Yu Yu skillfully gathered the weeds and the grave mound, and together with Xu Cheng and Lin Wanzhou, placed the fruits and vegetables in front of the tomb, and then kowtowed three times respectfully.
Xu Cheng pulled at the corner of Lin Wanzhou's clothes.
"Zhou Zhou, I'll go over there with you to take a look."
"Ah, what are you looking at?"
"Don't you want to go to the bathroom?"
"I don't want to."
"No, you do."
Xu Cheng winked and forcibly pulled Lin Wanzhou away.
The girl was smart enough. She glanced at Yu Yu who was kneeling in front of the tomb and quickly realized that Xu Cheng was giving Yu Yu space to talk to his parents alone.
The two of them stayed for a while next to a pile of weeds not far away. When they returned, Yu Yu was already packing up his things carefully.
She seemed to have not changed at all, except that her eyelashes at the corners of her eyes looked a little wet.
The three of them spent the rest of the time cleaning diligently in Yu Yu's old house.
When they were packing up and preparing to leave, Lin Wanzhou suddenly made a suggestion.
"or."
"Let's stay here for one night..."
