usatvline Chapter 91 Youth Perspective
Chapter 91 Youth Perspective
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
Zhang Liangjun was at home typing away, trying to find a way to break through a certain tiger's defenses. He was engrossed in typing when he heard a knock on the door. He went to open it and saw Qu Xiaoxiao standing there.
Why are you here?
"We agreed yesterday to take Ji Xiaotong out for a walk to clear her head! Have you lost your memory?" Qu Xiaoxiao reached out to touch Zhang Liangjun's forehead, but Zhang Liangjun dodged her hand.
"I haven't lost my memory, but you should go find her. What are you doing here?"
Qu Xiaoxiao's main purpose was actually to find Zhang Liangjun. She was a looks-obsessed person and couldn't help but be attracted to handsome men. "I don't have anything to do, I just came to say hello. Oh right, my phone died yesterday, so I didn't write down your phone number. I came to write it down today!"
After exchanging numbers with Qu Xiaoxiao, Zhang Liangjun urged her to leave, saying, "Alright, go ahead. Ji Xiaotong is quite pitiful. You two should stay and have some more time."
"Is it really necessary to be in such a hurry?" Qu Xiaoxiao stood on tiptoe and peered into the room. "Besides, I made an appointment with Ji Xiaotong at ten o'clock, and it's only nine-fifteen now. She might not even be doing anything yet."
"Alright then, come in and sit for a while, but I have to go report for duty later."
"Reporting in? Reporting in for what?"
"I am a freshman at the University of Science and Technology."
Qu Xiaoxiao sat on the sofa and looked Zhang Liangjun up and down. "I didn't realize you were so young. I thought you were over twenty! You must be a good student to be able to go to a science and engineering university. Hey, how many points did you get on the college entrance exam this year?"
"Zhejiang Province, 756 points."
"Oh, that's pretty good too, 750..." Qu Xiaoxiao almost jumped up, staring wide-eyed at Zhang Liangjun, "750+ points? You only applied to Shanghai University of Technology? That's almost a perfect score, why didn't you go to Fudan or Tsinghua/Peking University? Is it because you're short of money? I can lend you some, but never mind, it's too late!"
Zhang Liangjun smiled and said, "Then I should thank you. I'm not short of money either. Although I can't compare to your family now, I'm still better off than the average person."
"I never expected you to be such a good student! You're a true academic star!" Qu Xiaoxiao exclaimed, then her eyes lit up, and she put on a fawning smile, speaking in a sweet, affected voice, "Teacher Zhang, my mom wants me to get into a good university, but I'm not doing well in my studies. Could you tutor me?"
Zhang Liangjun shuddered. "Don't talk like that. We're not that close yet. Besides, aren't you afraid I'm a bad guy? You've been barging into my house since yesterday, and you're doing this again today. Don't you have any sense of danger?"
"You're not that kind of person! I could tell at a glance; you're the kind of person who has principles!"
Actually, Qu Xiaoxiao could see through it all! She just thought Zhang Liangjun was very handsome, and how could such a handsome man be a bad person?
"You can't see into someone's heart. As the ancients said, 'A long road tests a horse's strength, and time reveals a person's true character.' I don't believe you can see through a person with just one glance!" Even Zhang Liangjun, who is over 160 years old, cannot see through a person's heart at a glance, let alone a student!
Qu Xiaoxiao was exposed and felt a little embarrassed. "Oh well, you're a good person anyway, that's all that matters. Stop saying all this nonsense, just tell me if you'll tutor me or not?"
"You really want to get into a good university? Or is this just a passing fancy?" Zhang Liangjun still didn't believe it. In the drama, Qu Xiaoxiao was uneducated and not much better than Qu Lianjie. Qu Xiaoxiao suddenly becoming a diligent and studious student was a drastic cognitive bias that left Zhang Liangjun somewhat bewildered.
And upon closer reflection, it seems the problem lies with Mr. Qu! In the original drama, he had two children with two different women, but neither of them amounted to anything. It's safe to assume either his genes were flawed or his parenting methods were problematic. In short, the decline of the Qu family was inevitable!
"Of course I want to do well on the exam! My dad said if I don't do well, he'll let me study abroad! But our family doesn't have any deep connections or background abroad, and the universities we can get into are all the kind where you just coast along! It's better not to go at all!"
“If you know it’s better not to go, then don’t go! Your family isn’t short of money, you don’t have to go to college.” Zhang Liangjun didn’t understand why Qu Xiaoxiao insisted on going to this diploma mill.
"It's all about saving face. My mom said if I don't do well on the exam, I can go abroad. People don't know what school I went to abroad. As long as I say I'm a returnee, my status will rise. I'm just having fun anyway, so what difference does it make where I go?" Qu Xiaoxiao said helplessly. She didn't lack opportunities to go abroad and didn't yearn for it. On the contrary, she didn't want to go too far from home right now. She was still young and didn't dare to fly far.
"Then let's learn. There's nothing wrong with learning. How about this, we'll talk again on the phone after I finish military training." Zhang Liangjun felt that Qu Xiaoxiao wasn't a big problem at the moment, and at least they could become friends first.
"Okay, it's almost time. I'm going to find Ji Xiaotong now. Bye-bye!" Qu Xiaoxiao waved and left.
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The registration process was quick; Zhang Liangjun was more familiar with the school than the person handling his paperwork. Without being led around, Zhang Liangjun went to his dormitory by himself.
With only one day left until the registration deadline, Zhang Liangjun is still nowhere to be seen in this small four-person dormitory, where the other three roommates have all arrived.
Upon entering the dormitory, the first thing you see is a tall, thin boy who stands out from the crowd. Near the door, on one of the beds, sits a chubby little boy, munching on snacks, his cheeks puffed out like a fat hamster. Further inside, a sickly-looking boy with thick glasses sits quietly at his desk, engrossed in a thick book. When Zhang Liangjun enters, he remains motionless.
Zhang Liangjun took the initiative to greet the group and quickly became acquainted with three of them: Yi Degong, Jia Tian, and Ding Qiang. Their names were mismatched! The bespectacled man, engrossed in reading a novel, hadn't even noticed Zhang Liangjun entering the dormitory.
Before Zhang Liangjun broke the silence, only Yi Degong and Jia Tian had introduced themselves.
Having become relatively familiar with each other, the four, at the suggestion of the tall Yi Degong, grabbed their basketballs and prepared to play for a while on the basketball court. However, when they passed by the Department of Foreign Languages, the sleazy bespectacled man and the chubby Jia Tian, who had the same idea, had a new idea. So the four of them sat on a bench by the roadside to watch the long legs passing by.
While you're staring at those long legs, those long legs are staring back at you! Little do you know, the four oddballs sitting on the bench create a bizarre sight! Because all four of their heads are in sync! Like spectators watching a ping-pong game, their heads follow the target back and forth, perfectly synchronized. One young woman walked back and forth four times just to see their embarrassing antics!
Zhang Liangjun didn't raise any objections. He was there to experience youth. Before university, students' youth was always restricted. But at this moment, the hormones in his three lewd roommates were released, and Zhang Liangjun could follow in their footsteps and rediscover that youthful feeling! The corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up 32.7 degrees!
This is what youth feels like!