The next day, Xu Xiuwen slept in until ten o'clock.
His other roommates were also still in bed.
The quilts were so warm, and it was so cold outside that no one wanted to get up.
Jin Haonan suddenly asked, "The holiday starts on January 20th. Have you all bought your train tickets?"
Wang Juncai and Liu Zhihao had already bought their tickets.
Shi Xiangming and Yang Baishan hadn't yet.
Yang Baishan lamented, "I've already spent all the money my mom gave me. I can't even afford a train ticket."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Jin Haonan couldn't help but say, "I told you to drink less and stop always treating. Even if you had more money, you couldn't afford to drink like that."
Yang Baishan explained, "They're all brothers, and they didn't have any money either, so I had to treat."
Jin Haonan said, "So none of you have money. You should have drunk less. Now, you can't even afford a train ticket. What are you going to do?"
Yang Baishan grimaced, "Looks like I'll have to borrow money. I'll go ask Cheng Li to lend me some. I'll pay her back when school starts next year."
Cheng Li was a girl from another major in the management and engineering department and a fellow native of Chengdu.
Seeing his pitiful expression, Xu Xiuwen volunteered, "Forget it, don't go borrowing from a girl. I'll lend you the money for the ticket."
Yang Baishan hesitated, "Isn't that inappropriate?"
Xu Xiuwen thought to himself: As long as you stop causing me trouble, and preferably stop liking Cheng Lu, this money is nothing.
But judging by Yang Baishan's recent behavior, he seemed to have forgotten about Cheng Lu and was now busy discussing which girl to chase with Liu Zhihao.
As Dong Jun said, this guy's love comes and goes quickly.
"Alright, it's settled then. How much is the ticket to Chengdu?"
Yang Baishan held up his hand, "231 yuan."
Xu Xiuwen was speechless, "You don't even have 231 yuan? What are you going to eat?"
Yang Baishan grinned, "Isn't brother Liu here?"
Liu Zhihao and Yang Baishan were the closest; they often drank and bragged together, and since Yang Baishan treated most of the time, Liu Zhihao didn't refuse.
Xu Xiuwen said, "I'll give you 500 yuan. Use the rest as backup. Is that enough?"
Yang Baishan was overjoyed, "Plenty, Xiuwen, you're the most generous."
Liu Zhihao immediately said, "So, I'm not generous? Then don't use my meal card."
Yang Baishan was about to say that with the 500 yuan from Xu Xiuwen, he would have enough for the ticket and food until the holiday.
But Xu Xiuwen suddenly said, "I'll give you the money for the ticket now, but the rest I'll give you before the holiday. I'm worried you'll spend it all on drinks again."
Yang Baishan was stunned.
He immediately turned to Liu Zhihao, pleading, "Brother Liu, I was wrong. You're just as generous as Xu Xiuwen. You're like a brother to me. Don't stop me from using your meal card."
Jin Haonan suddenly interjected, "Oh, Xiuwen and brother Liu are generous, and I'm stingy, right? I was going to give you some review materials from Dong Jun, but forget it."
Yang Baishan was dumbfounded again.
This time, everyone couldn't help but laugh.
Ignoring the banter, Xu Xiuwen got up, washed, and pulled 500 yuan from his wallet, placing it on Yang Baishan's desk under a book.
He was just joking earlier.
After washing up and returning to his desk, Xu Xiuwen sent messages to Cheng Lu and Tang Weiwei, asking if they had bought their tickets home.
Cheng Lu replied first, quite briefly, "Not yet."
Xu Xiuwen then asked, "Are you buying a ticket to Hangzhou or Xi'an?"
Cheng Lu replied, "Of course to Hangzhou."
Xu Xiuwen typed, "Then I'll go with you to the train station to buy the ticket. It's getting late; we might not get a ticket otherwise."
Cheng Lu responded, "Aren't you still in bed?"
Xu Xiuwen chuckled and typed, "This time you're wrong. I'm sitting up."
Cheng Lu: "Then you must have just gotten up."
Xu Xiuwen: "You know me so well."
Unfortunately, you can't send emojis in texts, or he would have sent a few smiley faces.
Cheng Lu replied quickly: "Come to Jiaotong University and find me. I'll wait for you at the south gate."
"I'm coming now. It seems a bit cold today, dress warmly."
"Got it."
Xu Xiuwen found a clean coat in the wardrobe and prepared to go out.
Seeing him getting dressed, his roommates asked if he was going to the cafeteria and to bring back food.
Xu Xiuwen thought, I don't have time to bring you food; I have important things to do.
Waving goodbye to his roommates, Xu Xiuwen headed straight for the south gate of Jiaotong University.
When he arrived, Cheng Lu hadn't arrived yet, so he waited about five minutes before she appeared.
Cheng Lu was wearing a white down jacket, dark jeans, and had her hair tied back.
She was still without makeup, yet still beautiful.
Xu Xiuwen walked up to greet her. Cheng Lu naturally took his arm, and they headed towards North Street.
Since it wasn't evening, he didn't worry about Tang Weiwei seeing them.
They found a place to sit and ordered fried noodles and rice noodles.
While waiting, Cheng Lu asked, "When do you start your holiday?"
"January 20th."
"We do too."
Thinking about how little time was left until the holiday, Xu Xiuwen sighed.
Cheng Lu immediately asked, "Why the sigh?"
Xu Xiuwen looked at her and said, "Just thinking about not seeing you during the holiday makes me sad."
Cheng Lu was not as gullible as Tang Weiwei.
She rolled her eyes at him and said, "I don't believe you. You'll forget me as soon as you get home."
"How could I?"
Cheng Lu stared at him, "You better call me every night when you get home. If you don't, I'll tear you apart when school starts."
Xu Xiuwen chuckled, "Don't worry, even if you don't want me to call, I will."
Cheng Lu looked at him approvingly.
Having just started their relationship, the two seemed to have endless things to talk about.
Even the smallest, most ordinary things became interesting when shared by the other person, making them want to listen more.
After lunch, Cheng Lu said, "Dummy, come with me to buy the ticket."
Xu Xiuwen nodded in agreement.
They took the bus to the train station and waited a long time in line before reaching the ticket window.
Cheng Lu bought a direct ticket to Hangzhou, train K101/K104, departing Jinling at 14:00 and arriving in Hangzhou at 20:24.
There were five ticket prices: 116, 120, 123, 176, and 183 yuan.
Cheng Lu unhesitatingly chose the 183 yuan sleeper ticket.
Xu Xiuwen wanted to pay for her, but she refused.
Although she didn't let him pay, Cheng Lu was pleased with his gesture and praised him with a smile.
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A/N: Seeing some readers accusing Xiao Xu of being a scumbag, well, I don't know what to say. I'm writing about a scumbag, after all. But I promise, after being a scumbag, he won't let go or give away the girl.
Also, Xiao Xu will soon take someone's virginity. You can guess who, but I think no one will guess right.