Zhou Yuwen gave a flyer to each junior sister and took note of those interested in getting a card in the notebook he carried with him. As an enthusiastic senior, Zhou Yuwen repeatedly reminded them that only one card per dorm room was necessary and that getting more would be a waste.
The patient reminders made the junior sisters feel that this senior was not only handsome but also tender and considerate, instantly adding to their anticipation for the upcoming university life.
"Senior, do you have a girlfriend?" Finally, a bold girl mustered the courage to ask.
Zhou Yuwen, who was recording the students interested in getting a card, couldn't help but smile and said, "Why, do you want to be your senior's girlfriend?"
As soon as he said this, the several girls standing nearby burst into laughter.
And the girl who asked the question blushed deeply, smiling sillily without saying a word.
Zhou Yuwen considerately escorted all the girls to their dorm buildings, with Shen Yu and her mother being the last.
"Auntie, your dormitory building is the one farthest inside. Let me help you bring your luggage over," Zhou Yuwen said, volunteering to carry their heavy suitcase.
"No need, young man, I see you are also quite busy, we can go by ourselves," Shen Yu's mother declined.
"It's fine, I am a volunteer anyway, it's only right for me to help out. Besides, I see that the suitcase is quite heavy, let me carry it upstairs for you."
If they were on the first or second floor, that would have been one thing.
Shen Yu's room was on the fifth floor, and there was no way the mother and daughter could carry all their stuff. Zhou Yuwen's relationship with Shen Yu in his previous life was pretty good, so helping out was the least he could do.
At first, Liu Man thought Zhou Yuwen was genuinely a volunteer, enthusiastic about helping others, which gave her a fresh perspective on the university her daughter would be attending and a very favorable impression of Zhou Yuwen.
Zhou Yuwen was young and handsome, and most importantly, he had a way of speaking that showed he was brought up in a cultured family. Liu Man didn't know which floor her daughter was on at first and thought it didn't hurt to let Zhou Yuwen help if he wanted to.
But then it turned out they had to climb up to the fifth floor, and he did so without even getting out of breath.
Liu Man, seeing Zhou Yuwen being so down-to-earth and serious, felt even more reassured and initiated conversation, "Young man, I heard you talking with those girls earlier about cellphone plans?"
"Oh, that's a part-time job I took on. Since everyone is from out of town, using their hometown carriers to make calls would be expensive, not to mention young people like to use the internet, and data is costly. But with our campus card, you get 30 GB of data a month," Zhou Yuwen patiently explained.
"Come, this way."
Actually, there's a bug here – Shen Yu hadn't yet mentioned where her dorm was, but Zhou Yuwen walked confidently towards it carrying the luggage, only to realize where he was when they reached the door.
"Room 503, right?"
At this moment, Shen Yu was filled with suspicion.
How does he know which dorm I'm in?
Of course, Zhou Yuwen knew because he had visited that dorm countless times. He had almost succeeded in sleeping with Su Qing several times in the past; they rolled in the sheets but always just fell short of the final act.
At that moment, Su Qing and Zheng Yanyan were playing cards in the canteen.
The last roommate hadn't arrived yet.
So with no one in the room, Zhou Yuwen helped Shen Yu carry her luggage inside. Liu Man was very impressed with Zhou Yuwen and kept saying how grateful she was for his help.
She then asked for Zhou Yuwen's name and introduced her daughter.
Shen Yu, majoring in Architecture Design.
Once in the dorm, Shen Yu took off her baseball cap, revealing a delicate Jiangnan girl with exquisite facial features. She shook hands with Zhou Yuwen generously.
"Oh, Zhou Yuwen, majoring in Landscape Engineering." Zhou Yuwen too was very generous, and their hands clasped together.
"Senior, I look forward to learning from you," Shen Yu said with a smile in her eyes, clearly having a good impression of Zhou Yuwen.
Liu Man suggested they exchange contact information.
"Xiao Zhou, our Shen Yu is traveling far from home for the first time. There might be things she doesn't understand being away. If you have time, I hope you can keep an eye on her," Liu Man requested.
A mother worries over a journey of a thousand miles, especially when it's her daughter like Shen Yu studying away from home. Although she hadn't known Zhou Yuwen for long, Liu Man felt he was a reliable young man and genuinely hoped he would look after her daughter.
"Ah Yu, since it's your first time in Jinling, why not get a local card as well?" Liu Man asked.
Shen Yu indeed planned to get a card and expressed her intention to sign up for one with Zhou Yuwen.
Zhou Yuwen, however, said that they didn't have the necessary equipment right now, so it would have to wait until tomorrow's unified registration. For now, they could just exchange contact information and note down their personal details.
Zhou Yuwen and Shen Yu's interaction was quite pleasant, but then Liu Man intervened, "Xiao Zhou, come on, let Auntie add you as a contact too."
"Ah?" Zhou Yuwen was pleasantly surprised.
"Mom," Shen Yu felt her mother was going a bit too far.
In reality, Liu Man was only worried about her daughter being mistreated. Having one more person to keep tabs on her daughter seemed wise, especially since she originally wanted to get the contact details of Shen Yu's dorm mates, who were not present at the time.
Ignoring Shen Yu's protest, Liu Man asked Zhou Yuwen if she could add him as well.
"Oh sure, Auntie, please tell me your phone number and I'll give you a call," Zhou Yuwen quickly agreed.
The world is truly wonderful. In the past life, Zhou Yuwen had never seen Shen Yu's parents, and had the impression that Shen Yu was a very aloof girl. However, due to a different first encounter this time, Shen Yu gave the impression of being a young girl just stepping out of her home.
After exchanging contact information, Shen Yu had to pack her bags with her mother, and Zhou Yuwen didn't stay long, saying he still had to help other freshmen before politely bidding farewell and leaving.
"Then let me see you off."
"No need, you've come all the way from another place. Hurry up and pack, and after you're done, you can have a good rest. When you leave the dormitory and turn left, walk two hundred meters to the Sixth Canteen, their duck blood vermicelli soup is really delicious, if you're hungry, you can go there to have a bowl," Zhou Yuwen said upon leaving the dormitory, halting Shen Yu and suggesting kindly.
Shen Yu had a very good impression of Zhou Yuwen, replying with a sweet smile, "Got it, thank you, senior."
"You're welcome, we're all schoolmates now," Zhou Yuwen replied with a light smile.
Then, Zhou Yuwen left.
Shen Yu began to pack her luggage with her mother.
While packing, Liu Man said, originally, your dad and I didn't agree with you studying here, but seeing a person like Little Zhou has reassured us a lot, it shows that the humanitarian education at this school is not bad.
Getting her mother's approval certainly made Shen Yu happy.
"Your dad and I don't oppose you dating in college, but if you do date, you must be careful in your choice. If it's a boy like Little Zhou, then he's worth considering."
"Mom, what are you talking about! He's a senior, and he must have a girlfriend," Shen Yu somewhat reproachfully dismissed her mother's gossip.
"Ah, I was just casually mentioning it. That kid is indeed quite nice, dresses neat and clean, and has a good manner. His family might be a bit lacking, but your dad and I are not the type to care much about family background, the character is what really matters," Liu Man was in fact using this opportunity to set some standards for her daughter's choice in a partner.
As a daughter, she usually disliked discussing such topics, and so she retorted, "Ah, I know, I know. Are you really that eager for me to get a boyfriend?"
After escorting Shen Yu and her family to their dorm, Zhou Yuwen went back to the school entrance to continue being the 'enthusiastic senior', ushering the newly arrived freshmen back to their dorms and meanwhile subtly promoting the phone card business.
It's well known that selling phone cards during the start of the school season is really profitable.
For second-tier agents like Chen Wan, the commission for a single card was 20 yuan. Later on, after Zhou Yuwen joined the student union and got to know Chen Wan and others, they had a chat about phone cards, and even in Zhou Yuwen's sophomore year he attempted to sell campus cards with Chang Hao and others.
Chen Wan told them that she found out later that for regional agents, the commission for a phone card could reach fifty to sixty percent.
That means that for a 150 yuan phone card, the highest commission could reach 80 yuan, and there were monthly kickbacks as well.
Of course, as a student with no background like Zhou Yuwen, he definitely couldn't get an eighty-yuan commission; at most, he would have contact with some campus representatives.
Even if there was a chance to contact higher-level agents, who would dare to boldly ask for a contract?
Unless you're like Zhou Yuwen, who first took down the names of these students without phone cards, seeing them as a resource.
Then went directly to find the regional representative.
Now with China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom all competing, as long as Zhou Yuwen had enough people in need of phone cards, there was no fear of not making money.
"Junior brothers and sisters, if you need a phone card, you can come to me,"
Zhou Yuwen helped out at the school entrance, casually handing out flyers.
This confused the second-year volunteers who were helping to set up awnings, temporarily at a loss.
"Who is that guy? Never seen him before!"
"Yeah, I don't know. Is he from our school?"
"Hey, Chen Wan, do you know him?"
At this moment, Chen Wan had just finished escorting new students to their dormitories and returned to grab a bottle of mineral water from the table to drink.
Then, a male student from the student union pointed at Zhou Yuwen, who was distributing flyers, and asked her.
"Hm?" Chen Wan turned around only to see Zhou Yuwen with flyers in hand, actively distributing them.
Thinking about what Zhou Yuwen had just said to her.
Chen Wan couldn't help feeling a warm feeling inside.
"Is this person in the student union?"
"Should we ask him?"
"No need," Chen Wan said with a slightly embarrassed smile, "He's a new student I received, a local student from Jinling. I originally wanted to get him to buy a card, but he already has a local number and was quite embarrassed, so he took some flyers from me to help distribute."
"Oh?"
"Wow, Chen Wan, your charm is really something!"
"Yeah, Chen Wan, I'm really envious of you~"
Her fellow student union members teased her playfully.
Amidst their joking, Chen Wan felt a bit bashful.
She sneakily glanced at Zhou Yuwen, who, under the sunlight, was tirelessly handing out flyers, and her heart suddenly felt warm.