Chapter 494 - 238: Starting Life in Cambridge from Scratch (5.8K)_2

This is serious business, not poker chips.

So Aveline really has no real sense of this amount.

Not to mention, this debt is actually a messy affair between Little Niu and Fat Fish, which has little to do with her as a distant relative a hundred years later.

So she opened her mouth, wanting to say something.

However, before she could speak, Xu Yun sighed and picked up the pen before her.

He wrote the amount and his name, Luo Feng, on the IOU.

Aveline’s mouth twitched: "..."

Has this Eastern person’s brain gone haywire?

This is one hundred and forty thousand pounds!

Even though Little Niu’s debt is not legally questionable, as long as Xu Yun insists, Dean Huai Wei will never lower himself to file a lawsuit.

Wondering if Mr. Feiyu is looking down from heaven, would he be mad enough to flip open the coffin lid?

William Whewell was equally surprised by Xu Yun’s straightforwardness.

He had invited Aveline mainly to assign dorms; the IOU business was originally something he planned to wrap up when Xu Yun was about to persist too much...

Who knew this young man would be so stubborn and just take on the debt?

This situation stirred some subtle emotions in Huai Wei’s heart—there was speechlessness, and a touch of guilt.

All in all.

The matter has progressed to this point, there’s nothing more for any party to say.

Then William Whewell instructed Thomson on some matters, and then let Aveline take Xu Yun and the others to the dormitory.

......

On the way from the office to the dormitory, Aveline directly ignored Wheat beside her and asked Xu Yun:

"Mr. Luo Feng, why did you sign the IOU?"

"You should know that although that debt is legally not a problem, Dean William Whewell would never go to court to enforce it."

Xu Yun was silent for a moment, shrugged at the girl, without giving much explanation.

Of course, he understood what Aveline meant; similar situations in 2022 were just too common.

Not to mention, let’s talk about the world of web novels.

The contract at a certain point stipulates.

If the work does not end normally, the site has the right to pursue the author’s responsibility, even to sue the author for compensation.

But it’s one thing to stipulate, reality is another:

The platform mostly chooses to ignore authors who drop their books, almost never pursuing their responsibility.

William Whewell follows the same logic.

Xu Yun obviously looks like someone without any money; if he sues Xu Yun, it would be his and Cambridge University’s reputation that suffers.

However, for Xu Yun, signing the IOU is slightly better than not signing it.

First, there’s William Whewell’s impression issue.

Just now when Wheat proposed to live together, William Whewell’s mood was clearly a bit upset due to the disruption in his plans.

This is somewhat akin to a father in later generations watching his daughter not following his plan, but getting mixed up with some rash son-in-law.

If this frustration is not relieved, his situation at Cambridge University will become very awkward.

After all, Xu Yun has a task to complete this time, bound to require interaction with Cambridge University.

Now that he has signed the IOU, William Whewell’s attitude has noticeably softened.

Maintaining a fairly good relationship with William Whewell is advantageous for his long-term development.

Secondly, there’s the reason involving Aveline.

Aveline is Lilani’s descendant, looking at her feels like looking at his own granddaughter...

Moreover, she is currently the sole heir to Little Niu’s property, which basically equates her status to that of an emperor’s child or a saint’s descendant at Cambridge University.

Being able to connect with her, Xu Yun’s situation will be much more comfortable.

Lastly, it’s about the amount of the IOU.

One hundred and forty thousand pounds seems huge, but Xu Yun is a 2022 time-traveling expert.

If he truly applies himself, one hundred and forty thousand pounds really isn’t too difficult.

Previously, Aveline hadn’t appeared; the attitude of William Whewell alone was not enough for Xu Yun to decide to take on the debt.

But when there’s an additional Aveline alongside William Whewell, the balance clearly shifts.

Therefore, based on the above reasons, Xu Yun decided to take on this debt.

Who told him to carelessly agree to Little Niu’s storage fee back then...

An interest rate of 0.08%, even loan sharks aren’t this cruel, T.T.

Then Aveline introduced while leading the way to Xu Yun and Wheat:

"In previous years, the University of Cambridge’s opening time was October 5, but due to some changes in the Upper House this year, the opening time was postponed by three weeks."

Xu Yun and Wheat nodded simultaneously, Thomson had mentioned this on the way here.

The UK’s Upper House has always enjoyed judicial authority, but in these years the UK has attempted to abolish the judicial authority of the Upper House, mainly because the Upper House’s members are not all legal talents, not every member understands the law.

According to the historical trajectory.

This matter will continue until 1876 when the Upper House judge system was established, thus ending, and has always remained a peak period of dispute.

But thanks to this matter, the current University’s opening time was postponed a bit.

Otherwise, being a transfer student would make Xu Yun’s situation even more difficult.

But speaking of which.

Now that he’s considered to have entered Trinity College, why hasn’t the task prompt appeared yet?