Chapter 44 A Valuable Character
Seeing Song Jia's reaction, Wu Caiyun and Song Guangyuan looked at each other with worry in their eyes.
After returning to the bedroom, Song Jia breathed a sigh of relief and fell down on her big bed.
"Oh, my mother is like this. She's so anxious all the time, it's so annoying."
"I'm just a freshman, okay? I haven't even had a chance to enjoy my college years yet. What kind of boyfriend am I supposed to be finding?"
"Also, where did this 'unsavory boy' even come from?!"
Song Sha stretched her waist and smiled. "Tell me about it."
"When it comes to finding a boyfriend, it's better to be selective than to settle for just anyone."
"By the way, our roommate, Jiang Ruolin, must be very popular in your local circle in Fengcheng, right?"
"I'm afraid no one would have expected that she would find a boyfriend so quickly."
"I guess after that news got out, a lot of her suitors must have been beating their chests."
Hearing this, Song Jia remembered something and couldn't help laughing.
"I don't know about others, but I remember that when Tan Feng heard the news, his face turned thunderously dark!"
"It was probably the same for everyone else."
"Actually, it's not just me; many people are also wondering why Jiang Ruolin found a boyfriend so suddenly, and why it was that Liu Shang."
"Sasha, you may not understand, but Jiang Ruolin's popularity in the Fengcheng circle is higher than you imagined."
"Based on her standing, if she were to date the district leader's son, Tan Feng, it would be considered her marrying down."
Upon hearing Song Jia's words, Song Sha obviously frowned.
In her subconscious mind, she had always felt superior to Jiang Ruolin, but she never thought that Jiang Ruolin's family background seemed to be much deeper than she imagined.
"It's not that exaggerated, is it?"
"I heard that Jiang Ruolin's father works in the oil field. Even if he is the first or second in command, his status wouldn't be that much higher than Tan Feng's, right?"
Song Jia frowned and thought for a while. "I don't know the details, but the news is extremely accurate. I heard that Jiang Ruolin's mother's family is from the imperial capital."
"Even in high school, friends from the imperial capital would look for her every holiday."
"And their identities were enough to intimidate even Tan Feng and the others."
"I've been too lazy to ask about these things. If you are interested, Sasha, I can help you find out."
Song Sha shook her head with a smile. "I'm not interested in these things; I was just asking."
"By the way, Jiajia, I heard that there was quite a commotion at your party a few days ago. Some of you drank so much that you were hospitalized?"
"You don't know, there are rumors all over school about your gathering. Jiang Ruolin's boyfriend, Liu Shang, also made a big splash. I figure your version of events would be the most accurate."
Song Jia spread her hands. "I didn't attend the party that day. I only rushed over after Tan Feng and the others were sent to the hospital."
"So I'm afraid my version is the same as yours; I've only heard what other people have said."
"Besides, Tan Feng and Zhou Liang have been secretive about what happened that day, so I didn't ask for details."
"However, one thing is certain: they did drink a lot."
"In my impression, Lu Kai has always been the one who can drink the most in our circle. Whether it's fighting or drinking, he's the type who would die before admitting he's a coward."
"But Liu Shang actually drank him under the table that day. Afterwards in the hospital, Lu Kai admitted that he admired Liu Shang's drinking ability and that he was really no match for him."
"I've known Lu Kai for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen him admit defeat. One can imagine that when they were fighting with wine, the battle must have been very fierce!"
Seeing that Song Jia was obviously interested in chatting when Lu Kai was mentioned, Song Sha couldn't help but blink. "Jiajia, the boy your mother mentioned just now who has a thing for you... could it be this Lu Kai?"
Before she finished speaking, Song Jia immediately collapsed.
"No, no, no..."
"Please, you're way off. Lu Kai and Tan Feng come to my house more often than you do. If it were really Lu Kai, my mother could just call his family directly."
"It's simply impossible. How could I fall in love with Lu Kai's stubborn ass? We're just buddies!"
"I said, Sasha, don't listen to my mother..."
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Just as Song Jia's family was having fun, Liu Shang on the other side also took the bus back to school after getting off work.
Because Zheng Shiwei and Fu Liang had agreed to meet at the school gate to go eat rice noodles and head to the internet cafe together, Liu Shang, who arrived first, waited at the school gate.
Today was the weekend, and the side entrance of the school was very lively. There were stalls selling all kinds of roadside snacks, and more than a dozen students with student union badges were holding an event.
At this time, a student who looked like a sophomore or junior came over to talk to him.
"Hey, buddy, our Student Union's External Relations Department is doing an event with the theater upstairs at Wal-Mart."
"Buying movie tickets through us is convenient and cheap, and you don't even have to show a student ID."
"How about it? Want to exchange contact info? If you watch a movie with your goddess girlfriend in the future, it will save you from queuing up to buy tickets, right?"
Upon hearing his words, Liu Shang was obviously taken aback.
Seeing him like this, the other party also smiled confidently and at the same time stretched out his hand. "Let's get to know each other. I'm Li Huaiyuan, a junior, and also the head of the External Relations Department of the Student Union."
"I don't think you need to wonder too much about how I know you."
"Jiang Ruolin was one of the top freshmen right after entering school, and she's also well-known in the local circle of Fengcheng. Now that you've won her over, it's very difficult for you not to be famous."
Liu Shang then smiled and shook hands with him. They exchanged contact information and chatted casually.
Through the conversation, Liu Shang felt that Li Huaiyuan was quite an interesting person.
To become the head of an important department within the Student Union, his ability and communication skills must be very strong. After all, the financial support needed for many Student Union activities came from their department finding merchants to sponsor events.
But at the same time, when talking about this theater event, Liu Shang could feel that Li Huaiyuan set up the procedures, especially the links involving money and funds, very clearly and meticulously. As a result, it would be very difficult for anyone, including himself, to operate in the dark or embezzle money.
At his age, he could be so ethical and principled. Liu Shang himself thought that this was a valuable quality, far more valuable than his ability.
Li Huaiyuan's family education must have been very rare and good.
Because he was more curious about his situation, Liu Shang also had a relatively in-depth chat.
As he expected, both of Li Huaiyuan's parents graduated from college, and both worked as technicians in oilfield research institutes. College students in their era were far more rare and valuable than they are now.
While the two of them were chatting, Zheng Shiwei and Fu Liang finally arrived, so Liu Shang greeted Li Huaiyuan and waved goodbye.
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