Six in the afternoon.
After leaving the milk tea shop, Ding Yue plans to check out the venue in the University Town tomorrow.
In order to solve the problem of his parents possibly accompanying him to register for school at the start of the term, Ding Yue and his buddies even have to rent a temporary place to act as the campus of Mist City Arts and Science University.
Of course, this is also a step in activating the [System].
Back at home.
Just after Ding Yue stepped into the house, he smelled the aroma of braised pork wafting from the kitchen.
His mom's cooking skills, second to none.
But if his mom finds out about his failure in the College Entrance Examination, her cooking skills can probably improve by tenfold!
Thud.
Ding Yue tossed the EMS postal package on the coffee table, and as usual, yelled toward the kitchen, "Mom, I'm back."
"Where has this crazy boy been all day in the scorching heat?"
His mom always nags.
But Ding Yue was used to it; he went to the fridge, opened it and took out a can of cola, and then said to his Mom in the kitchen, "Didn't Huang Youjie say that the admission notice is arriving these days? So, I went to check."
"The admission notice arrived?"
Zhang Yuping, his mom, poked her head out from the kitchen door and asked.
"Yeah, I got it."
Ding Yue nodded calmly, skillfully cracked open the can with a "ka-cha," and gobble, gobble, gobble, started gulping down the cola.
"Which blind-eyed school actually admitted you?"
Zhang Yuping rolled her eyes and asked.
"Mom, are they the words a mother should say? Am I that terrible?"
Ding Yue shrugged.
"I am just joking with you, look at you, when your dad comes home from work, he will be over the moon. After so many years of studying, it's not all in vain!"
Zhang Yuping washed her hands, wiped them on her apron, and came out from the kitchen, "Where is the admission notice? Let me see it first."
"Here."
Ding Yue picked up the EMS postal package from the coffee table and handed it to his mother, Zhang Yuping.
Looking at the admission notice, his mother's eyes revealed a bit of excitement.
Her son's grades had always been average, so it was quite good for him to be admitted to an undergraduate university. As parents, they couldn't expect too much.
But Zhang Yuping and her husband Ding Jianjun had a bottom line.
If he did not get into a university.
They would have to break their son's leg for not being diligent in his studies.
"Brother, you're back."
At this point, the door of a bedroom to the left opened.
A beautiful black-haired girl in her pajamas walked out of the bedroom holding a copy of "Five Years of College Entrance Examinations and Three Years of Simulations."
"What time is it? Still in your pajamas? Your hair's all messy. Did you brush your teeth this morning?"
Ding Yue glanced at his younger sister Ding Xiaoyou and couldn't help but tease her.
She probably has been studying at home since morning.
What can you do when your sister is a studyholic? She rarely goes out during the summer, and when she's at home, she spends her time reading and solving problems.
His sister is only one year younger than Ding Yue, which means she will be taking the College Entrance Examination next year.
"Blah, blah, blah, I'm at home, none of your business."
Ding Xiaoyou stuck out her tongue playfully, and then walked to the kitchen door: "Mom, I'm hungry, is dinner ready yet?"
"My gosh, the braised pork is still cooking!!!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yuping, before she had time to open the EMS postal package, remembered the braised pork still simmering in her pot.
So, Zhang Yuping subconsciously handed the package to her daughter Ding Xiaoyou and went back into the kitchen.
"Brother, what's this?"
Ding Xiaoyou looked at the package handed to her by her mom, her eyes full of curiosity.
"Guess, if you guess right, I'll treat you to milk tea."
"Admission notice?"
Ding Yue was stunned and asked, "Wow, how did you guess that?"
"That's right. I want a Nayuki's Tea, a Nayuki Premium Tea Latte." Ding Xiaoyou said happily.
"Okay."
Ding Yue thought to himself, anyway, it's his sister's money, treating her to anything was no problem, hahaha.
"That's not right!"
Ding Xiaoyou seemed to have realized something, staring at her brother for a while before murmuring to herself: "Brother, you have no money."
"Who said I have no money?"
Ding Yue defended himself.
"Hmph, if you do have money, why did you borrow money from me?" Ding Xiaoyou suddenly became cautious. Like a giraffe, she stretched her head to glance at the kitchen, then whispered to her brother: "Bro, uh...have you taken your ex-girlfriend to the hospital for an abortion?"
"Shh! Let's not talk about this!"
Ding Yue hurriedly covered his sister's mouth.
"Mmm mmm mmm~" Ding Xiaoyou hummed while shaking her head and then nodded.
Upon seeing this, Ding Yue let go of her.
Ding Xiaoyou immediately took her brother Ding Yue to the living room, then asked curiously, "Bro, is your ex-girlfriend the school beauty? You're so handsome yet such a jerk, you must have been dating the school beauty!"
"What?"
Ding Yue frowned. "Ahem, you don't need to know, anyway... it's all settled."
That did it.
Now he can't explain himself to his sister.
Back then, when he needed to borrow money from his sister, Ding Yue really couldn't think of a better reason.
After all, it was 20,000 yuan!
His sister wouldn't lend him the money without asking for details, and he needed her to keep it a secret from their parents too.
Left with no choice.
Ding Yue had to make up a story, claiming that he and a female classmate were studying time management together. Due to not managing their time well, they had an accident.
He needed some money to solve the problem.
It's 2020, Ding Xiaoyou is almost an adult, and naturally she understands her big brother. However, she feels that Ding Yue is indeed a jerk.
Pah! What a jerk guy!
In the end, fortunately, Ding Xiaoyou agreed to Ding Yue.
She won't disclose about the borrowed money to their parents, and let her brother comfortably handle the matter.
"Bro, I found out you really are a jerk."
Ding Xiaoyou despised her brother's jerk behavior.
So, you study time management together, then when something goes wrong, they become your ex, right?
Jerk guy!
Really a jerk guy!
Super ultimate jerk guy!
Ding Yue helplessly spread his hands, indicating that he will take the blame.
Left with no choice.
He can't confess to his sister that he actually flunked the College Entrance Examination, borrowed money to rent a place, and pretend to go to college to fool their parents, right?
His sister can be relied on as much as pigs can climb trees.
At this time, Ding Xiaoyou took out the admission notice from the package, and curiously examined it.
Thinking that she would also receive an admission notice next year, Ding Xiaoyou felt a bit excited.
"Mist City Arts and Science University?"
Seeing the name of this university on the admission notice, Ding Xiaoyou couldn't help wondering: "Why haven't I heard of this university?"
"It's just a normal undergraduate university. It's normal for you not to have heard of it. Don't you only know about Qinghua and Beida in your eyes?"
"Hahaha, that seems to be the case. Brother, you applied for the Architecture College...Civil Engineering...Hmm, brother, are you really planning to work in construction after graduating from university?"
"Er, go away, who told you that graduates of civil engineering have to work in construction?" Ding Yue retorted unhappily.
Click.
Suddenly, the sound of unlocking the door came from the entrance.
You don't even have to guess, it's for sure their dad, Ding Jianjun, returning from work.
"Ah, everyone's home. It smells great."
As soon as Ding Jianjun entered the door, just like when Ding Yue returned home, he was attracted by the aroma of braised pork pervading the house.
"Dad, look, brother's admission notice!"
Seeing their dad's arrival, Ding Xiaoyou happily waved her brother's admission notice and ran toward him.