Chapter 31: Here Comes the Little Flying Stick

Chapter 31: Chapter 31: Here Comes the Little Flying Stick

Dorm 9, Room 412.

"Thanks, Nian Nian."

"Nian Nian loves you."

"You player! You just ditched me and ran off!"

Ever since school started, Song Jianye had brought back sliced fruit almost every day.

Her roommates, dorm leader Wang Chuyue and the fourth, Meng Tingting, both expressed their thanks.

Cao Yumeng, on the other hand, was teasing her for being a heartless player.

"I didn’t know what he wanted me for. I just went to see."

Song Jianye spoke softly, but the thoughts rambling in her head didn’t stop.

’I’m not a player, I’m just a useless college girl, boohoohoo...’

"You went to see him and didn’t come back, leaving me all alone. Good thing you’re in college now. If this was high school, I’d seriously be worried you’d run off with some delinquent," Cao Yumeng continued her relentless teasing.

"He asked me to eat with him. It was because of that, so I couldn’t really say no."

"But didn’t you already eat?"

Song Jianye’s mind was a bit slow on the uptake, but luckily, it finally caught up.

"I had to go get you guys the fruit. Anyway, I’m going to go wash up. You guys take your time and eat."

Song Jianye went to the bathroom, her face flushed. By the time she finished washing up, it was almost lights-out.

Lying in her bunk, she looked at the Gatomon plushie she’d bought and thought about how Chen Yuan had bargained for it.

’He’s so amazing. He actually got it for only 10 yuan.’

’How is he so cool?’

"At this rate, the first person in our dorm to get a boyfriend will probably be Nian Nian," Meng Tingting said.

"Is that even a question? If she wanted a boyfriend, she could’ve found one during military training. We don’t have her natural advantages, so we’ll just have to make up for it in other ways," Wang Chuyue said.

Secretly, Song Jianye hid under her covers, listening to them talk.

’A real-life version of lurking.’

"What other ways?"

"By playing to our own strengths, of course. Guys like girls who are gentle and frugal. If we can consistently show off those two traits, it shouldn’t be hard to find a boyfriend," said Wang Chuyue.

"And also..." Meng Tingting added, "if you can cook, that’s a bonus."

"That’s definitely a bonus," Wang Chuyue agreed wholeheartedly.

"But you can’t just learn these hardcore skills. You also have to learn some ’green tea’ tricks, hahaha..." Cao Yumeng laughed from under her covers. "I feel like I’m terrifyingly skilled now."

"You’re right. Nothing wrong with being a little flirty, hehehe..."

Hiding under her covers, Song Jianye took in every single word of their conversation.

Gentle...

’I can probably do that, but I have to hide the fact that I have a strong grip.’

’It’s all my uncle’s fault. Why did he make me practice martial arts when I was a kid!’

Frugal...

She opened her phone and looked at last month’s statement. In her first month of school, she had spent 13,000, which was 3,000 over budget.

She pouted. ’I have to be more economical this month. I must keep my spending under 10,000.’

Song Jianye’s big, shimmering eyes darted around. As if she’d thought of something, she opened up Douyin.

On the 30th of last month, she bought a dress for 3,200. She’d received it but hadn’t worn it yet. Tomorrow was the 8th, still within the seven-day no-questions-asked return period. She could return it. That way, her living expenses for September would stay under 10,000.

’How is that not being frugal?’

Cooking...

’That’s so hard...’

Quietly, Song Jianye took out her phone and searched for some relevant information.

[Behaviors that girls do that guys see as a plus.]

She turned the volume all the way down and secretly read the subtitles...

"Do the following, and I guarantee he’ll love you to death."

"Guys like girls who are gentle and petite..."

The video paused. Song Jianye’s pretty eyebrows knitted together.

’I’m 5’8" and 118 pounds. Can I still be considered petite?’

’Do I need to lose weight?’

’But getting under 110 pounds is so hard. I can’t control my appetite.’

"You have to be soft-spoken and delicate. Guys don’t like tough girls who can split a watermelon with their bare hands or break an apple in two..."

’I’m doomed!’

Song Jianye started to panic. ’I’m a tough girl!’

’I can probably fake it. He doesn’t seem that smart, so he probably won’t be able to tell.’

"You have to make full use of your charm. You can show a little sexiness here and there. It’s a woman’s exclusive weapon. For example, black stockings, uniforms, calf-high socks..."

’A little sexiness...’

Song Jianye pondered. She didn’t have black stockings, but she did buy a few pairs of nude-colored ones every month.

As for uniforms and over-the-knee socks, she had plenty of those. That wasn’t a problem at all.

"The last and most important point: guys like girls with a sense of humor. They’ll feel very relaxed around them."

’That’s a tough one.’

Song Jianye pouted to herself. ’I have no sense of humor.’

O(╥﹏╥)o

...

「Dorm 3, Room 307.」

After lights-out, it was time for the dorm room’s late-night talk.

The girls were talking about boys, and the boys were talking about girls.

Liu Shiyu: "I’m just asking, if you don’t go to a hotel, how the hell do you hook up!"

Sheng Kangming: "In a car, at the park, in a classroom with no cameras, etc..."

Liu Shiyu: "Holy crap, Fourth Bro, let’s get into the details."

Liu Shiyu eagerly went over to Sheng Kangming. Add to that Sheng Kangming’s chubby, round-faced, and bearded appearance...

Here comes the little flying stick~~~

Chen Yuan lay on his bed, not participating in their conversation.

’All this talk is fucking useless. Just do it already.’

He had messages from Jiang Wanyi and Jiang Shuyi on his phone.

Jiang Shuyi: "Junior, have you thought about it?"

Jiang Shuyi: "Cute.jpg"

Chen Yuan: "Not yet."

’It’s not a big deal to join the student union, and I could meet more people.’

’But the way it’s happening is a bit off. It makes it seem like I’m unwanted and have to get in through the back door, which feels a bit cheapening.’

’But there’s nothing I can say. Uncle Zhang meant well.’

Jiang Shuyi: "Daddy, have you thought about it?"

Chen Yuan: "Fine, fine, I’ll go!"

Jiang Shuyi: "Hehe..."

Jiang Shuyi: "Even though you’re an unofficial member, you’re still part of our External Relations Department. We’re having a department dinner tomorrow, are you coming?"

Chen Yuan: "I’ll see. If I’m free, I’ll go."

Jiang Shuyi: "OK."

After chatting with Jiang Shuyi, he opened his chat with Jiang Wanyi.

Jiang Wanyi: "Little brother, do you have plans this Friday?"

Chen Yuan: "No, why?"

Jiang Wanyi: "I’m planning to send my kid to my mom’s place and go out for a wild meal. Wanna come?"

Chen Yuan: "Okay."

Jiang Wanyi: "It’s a date, then."

Chen Yuan: "OK."

After talking with both of them, he scrolled through Douyu’s ’Old Soldier’ channel for a bit, then planned to sleep.

But just as he was putting his phone down, he received a message from Song Jianye.

Song Jianye: "Are you asleep?"

Chen Yuan: "Not yet."

Song Jianye: "Let me tell you a bedtime story."

Chen Yuan: "Okay."

Song Jianye: "What does a polite knight say before going to bed?"

’The joke had reached its setup. Now it was the straight man’s turn to feed the line.’

Chen Yuan: "What?"

Song Jianye: "Because..."

Song Jianye: "Good knight!"

Chen Yuan: "Smile.jpg"