Chapter 36

"Today is the last day. After the grand performance, you will be able to relax from now on." The instructor stood in front with his hands behind his back and said, "For the honor of your class, you must walk this last leg carefully. I have explained the procedures. Have you remembered them?"

A group of girls below shouted, "Remember it!" The instructor smiled and raised his hand to press down, "Team leader, tell me the process."

"Yes, start from the other end of the runway. The Department of Literature is the third one. After the Computer Science Department passes by, it will be the Department of Literature. Jog from the horizontal bar to the other side." Qiao Bailu pointed. The rostrum was in the middle, with 200 meters on each side, a total of 400 meters. They had to do all the movements such as marching in step, goose-stepping, running, assembling, firing guns, etc. Time was tight and there could be no mistakes.

"Run onto the field, stop when the whistle blows, then march in step, stand in front of the podium, stand at attention, at ease..." All the movements must be done while stopping. Turn around, squat and stand up, salute and lie down, fire the gun, and of course, fire the blank.

Then you should march away from the podium, and after that section, run out of the entire circle.

Bella Qiao spoke eloquently without missing a word. Yao Lingling glanced at her and nodded, "Don't worry, instructor. We will just listen to your whistle when the time comes."

The instructor nodded with a smile, and turned to look at the rostrum. A group of people had finished their opening remarks, and a team had already entered the venue. The host was introducing them enthusiastically, and the instructor below was holding a whistle and blowing it when he saw the opportunity.

After a while, all the soldiers in military uniforms stood with their chests puffed out, their heads raised, looking forward, and trotting their feet heavily, which was very encouraging and exciting.

There are quite a few freshmen in Q University, with more than a dozen departments and more than thirty classes in total. Even if each class only lasts three or four minutes, by the time it is Qiao Bailu and the others' turn, it is almost noon.

It would be a lie to say that I wasn't nervous. Any mistake at this time would be magnified countless times. Not only could the leaders sitting above see it clearly, but the students below could also see it clearly. At the same time, it would bring discredit to the class and affect the class image. If the psychological quality was not good enough, it would probably be like the leader of the previous class, falling flat on his face in public.

But Qiao Bailu was not the type to get nervous easily, and Yao Lingling was always a proud person. The two of them looked straight ahead, with stern faces and no expression, and followed orders meticulously, completely following the process from the previous rehearsal, and there was no mistake at all until they ran out of that range.

The instructor was waiting happily at the end: "You performed very well. I think your class will be the champion today. You are worthy of being trained by me. You performed very well. I am proud of you!"

The little girls cried out, "Ah, really? Instructor, aren't you going to say that we are spoiled?"

"No, I apologize for what I said before. You are very capable!" The instructor gave a thumbs up. Their class was almost the last one to leave. The instructor said without saying a few words, and waved his hand and said, "You go to your seats and wait. It's time for the instructors to gather."

The girls were still immersed in the excitement of winning the championship, nodding their heads and returning to their own class areas. Yao Lingling frowned as she watched the instructor walk away.

After a while, Yao Lingling bit her lip and said, "Qiao Bailu, do you think the instructor is leaving?"

Qiao Bailu exclaimed and blinked: "How do you know?"

"Aren't we going to leave after the military training?" Yao Lingling pursed her lips and was silent for a while. Suddenly, she said, "If they call my name later, please answer it for me. I'll be out for a while."

Without waiting for Qiao Bailu to respond, Yao Lingling crouched down and slipped to the back of the team. Qiao Bailu didn't dare to shout loudly, and could only watch Yao Lingling run towards the entrance of the playground. She didn't know what she said to the class teacher who was guarding there, but after a while, she really let her run out.

The old leader on the podium slowly read out the outstanding classes. Qiao Bailu's class missed the championship, but at least they were second, which was not bad. There were four outstanding model soldiers in their team, and Qiao Bailu and Yao Lingling were naturally indispensable.

Fortunately, there were about a hundred outstanding role models, and it would be too many to go on stage, so each class just distributed the certificates and then dispersed.

I don’t know which class heard the news of the instructors’ departure first. Anyway, all the freshmen started crying before they even left the playground, and they tried to squeeze out while crying.

It was probably because girls were naturally more emotional than boys, and there were too many girls in Qiao Bailu's class. Coincidentally, the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature and the Department of History were next to her, and there were also many girls. Qiao Bailu was pushed to the front involuntarily.

They were moving quite fast, but when they left the playground, they only saw the car carrying the instructors leaving the school.

"Instructor, wait!" There were quite a few students surrounding the car in front. Some were stuffing things into the windows, and some were holding on to the windows to prevent people from leaving. It was too crazy, so the instructors had to close the windows in the end.

The car slowly drove away, and it was useless to be sad and reluctant. Qiao Bailu shook her head and looked around. She didn't know where Xie Jiayuan had gone. Forget it, she went back to the dormitory to take a shower, and then called to ask.

When she returned to her wedding, she found that the bathroom door had been closed, and the sound of water splashing was heard inside. Qiao Bailu had no choice but to get her notebook first. As soon as she picked it up, she heard the phone ringing. It was indeed Xie Jiayuan.

Qiao Bailu answered the call with a smile: "You're back to the dormitory? I didn't find you just now, so I came back too. Do you have any plans for later? There are no classes in the afternoon, so it's a holiday... Oh, no, there is also a welcome party, in the school auditorium, right? Do you have a program?"

"I just got back to the dormitory, otherwise how could I call you?" Xie Jiayuan said with a smile. It is not allowed to bring mobile phones during military training, and even if you bring them, there is no place to put them. The clothes you wear in summer are so thin, and the movements during military training are so vigorous. If you drop it, it will be painful enough.

"I'll come find you later? I don't have any plans, do you?" Xie Jiayuan asked with a smile. Qiao Bailu shook her head: "I can't do anything. I can't sing out of tune, I can't dance, and I can't play any instruments, so I don't have any plans either. Then wait for me to call you. I need to take a shower first and then call you, okay?"

Xie Jiayuan responded with a smile, and then said there was no need to rush, and then hung up the phone. After hanging up, he suddenly remembered that he forgot to ask Qiao Bailu if she had eaten lunch, so he called back quickly. Qiao Bailu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I'm not hungry now. I'll go eat with you after I take a shower."

"Then eat something else to fill your stomach first. Don't be hungry. It's easy to get dizzy when taking a shower when you're especially hungry." Xie Jiayuan instructed again. Qiao Bailu nodded hurriedly. Just then, she saw Zhao Xiaoqiong coming out of the shower and said hurriedly, "Then I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to take a shower and I'll call you after I'm done."

As soon as she hung up the phone, she saw Zhou Mengyao quickly flash into the bathroom with a basin and slammed the door shut. Qiao Bailu was stunned. Chu Weiwei coughed lightly: "Well, she said before that she wanted to go home, so she was a little anxious. Bailu, don't mind it."

Qiao Bailu shook her head, she was speechless to Zhou Mengyao. Chu Weiwei smiled and said, "I just heard you say on the phone that you were going out in a while? Then you wash first, and I'll wash after you finish."

"Thank you very much." Qiao Bailu did not refuse. After a pause, she said, "How about this, didn't you guys have lunch? I'll treat you later and introduce my boyfriend to you."

Zhao Xiaoqiong was squatting on the balcony washing clothes while smiling and said, "That's great. I'm curious about what your boyfriend looks like. The sisters will check it out for you. But you can't pay for it. Your family has to pay for it."

“Okay, no problem.” Qiao Bailu nodded with a smile. She would probably have a lot of contact with them in the future anyway, so it would be okay to introduce them in advance.

Chu Weiwei laughed and said, "Xiao Qiong, are you still washing your clothes? Are you going to wear them again in the future?"

"Well, there are no holes, so why don't you wear it?" Zhao Xiaoqiong said with a smile, wrung out the clothes, hung them up, and went to the closet to choose clothes: "Speaking of which, I have to wear the skirt quickly. It's October now. If I don't wear it now, I won't have the chance."

"That's right. I'll change into my skirt later." Chu Weiwei also responded quickly and rummaged through the boxes looking for clothes.

Soon, Zhou Mengyao came out of the shower, and Qiao Bailu hurried in. Originally, she wanted to talk to Zhou Mengyao about the dinner after she came out, but she didn't expect that when she came out, Zhou Mengyao was no longer in the dormitory.

Zhao Xiaoqiong shook her head: "She just went out and said she wanted to go home."

"Didn't you tell her about treating us?" Qiao Bailu raised her eyebrows. Although she was a little unhappy about Zhou Mengyao's behavior of taking a shower first, she thought that she had a pretty good relationship with Zhou Mengyao. Why did Zhou Mengyao leave without saying a word?

Chu Weiwei said as she went to the bathroom: "She did, but she was in a hurry to go home, so she probably didn't hear it."

Qiao Bailu frowned slightly, and said nothing more, turning around to go to the balcony to wash clothes. Although I don't plan to wear the military training uniform again, it's okay to keep it as a souvenir. Anyway, the quality is pretty good. It's nothing like the one in my previous life, which was almost turned into a strip of cloth after the military training.

After she finished washing the clothes, Chu Weiwei hadn't come out yet. After thinking about it, she took out her phone and sent a text message to Zhou Mengyao. Zhou Mengyao replied quickly - What! Why didn't you say so earlier? I'm almost home!

Qiao Bailu touched her chin. What went wrong?

"Hey, Bailu, is it really your boyfriend who's treating?" Zhou Mengyao couldn't wait to text and quickly called: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have gone home. I rushed to pack up in time for lunch. What a shame, I missed the feast!"

Bella Qiao wanted to ask, but she opened her mouth and changed it to: “I didn’t expect you to leave so quickly. Now that you’re home, it’s a pity. You only have one chance. Okay, I’m going out. Let’s talk next time. Bye.”

She hung up the phone immediately after saying that. When she looked up, she saw Zhao Xiaoqiong looking at her. When their eyes met, Zhao Xiaoqiong smiled and pointed at her phone: "Is it Mengyao? Did she not hear us talking to her just now?"

"Well, it's okay. She's going to have a big meal when she goes home anyway, so it's okay if she doesn't join us." Qiao Bailu said indifferently and sent a text message to Xie Jiayuan. She didn't know if there were any good restaurants around the school. There was a stir-fry restaurant in the school, but they were not fresh.

When Chu Weiwei came out of the shower, she also changed into a skirt. Coincidentally, the three of them were all wearing white skirts. Chu Weiwei smoothed her hair and said with a smile, "Do we look like sisters now? We both have long hair and wear white skirts."

Zhao Xiaoqiong also nodded: "Yes, come on, come on, let's rank our ages. I think I'm the oldest, I'm 86, how about you?"

"Born in 1986, October." Chu Weiwei also said, and Qiao Bailu also laughed: "I was born in 1987, so I went to school a little early."

"Then I am the eldest in our dormitory, Weiwei is the second oldest, and Bailu is the youngest." Zhao Xiaoqiong said, and Chu Weiwei also laughed: "Quick, Bailu, call me second sister."

Zhao Xiaoqiong also joined in the commotion. No one mentioned Zhou Mengyao, and Qiao Bailu didn't want to mention her either. It was two against one, and Chu Weiwei and Zhao Xiaoqiong clearly wanted to exclude Zhou Mengyao. If she spoke up for them, she might be labeled as being in the same group as Zhou Mengyao.

Guessing that Zhou Mengyao was not willing to be in this ranking with them, Qiao Bailu simply didn't mention it for the time being. She would wait until Zhou Mengyao came back and then find a chance to rearrange it.

When I left the dormitory, I saw Xie Jiayuan waiting across the road. He was wearing his usual light blue short-sleeved shirt, white casual pants and white sneakers, looking clean and fresh.

Zhao Xiaoqiong leaned close to Qiao Bailu's ear and whispered, "Is that your boyfriend? He's quite handsome. When did you two get together? Isn't dating prohibited in high school?"

As he was talking, Xie Jiayuan came over and reached out to pull Qiao Bailu: "Hello, I'm Bailu's boyfriend. You are her roommates, right? Thank you for taking care of Bailu during this period of time."

Zhao Xiaoqiong waved her hands and said, "You're welcome. We didn't take care of her much. Bai Lu is very capable and doesn't need us. Hello, my name is Zhao Xiaoqiong."

Chu Weiwei also nodded quickly: "My name is Chu Weiwei."

"Xie Jiayuan." Xie Jiayuan said his name with a smile, lowered his head and asked Qiao Bailu: "I've asked around, there's a food street outside the west gate, with many snack stalls and restaurants, shall we go there?"

Qiao Bailu nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you. Is Ximen far from here?"

"It's not far, it will take about half an hour to walk there." Xie Jiayuan said with a smile, and sure enough, he saw Qiao Bailu's face change: "It's not far then? Oh my God, I'm so tired!"

"Okay, I'm just kidding. I've already thought of a way. I won't really let you walk there." Xie Jiayuan rubbed Qiao Bailu's hair. Qiao Bailu made a face: "I knew you wouldn't want to leave."

In fact, it’s not that Qiao Bailu couldn’t walk, it’s just that it’s summer now. Although she’s already tanned enough after the military training, she’d rather not get darker. Now when she takes off her glasses, there are two white spots on her face - white circles under her eyes.

"It just so happens that my roommates also want to meet you, so I invited them as well. Do you mind?" Xie Jiayuan turned around and asked. Zhao Xiaoqiong and Chu Weiwei quickly shook their heads: "No, it's a good thing to get to know a few more friends."

As he was talking, he saw three people riding bicycles coming over from a distance. Two of them were holding a handlebar each and carrying an extra bicycle, making exactly four in total.

"Lin Qi knows some senior students, so he specially went to borrow four bicycles. We can ride over there." Xie Jiayuan said with a smile. Zhao Xiaoqiong and Chu Weiwei did not object. After the two sides introduced themselves to each other, they set off on their bicycles.

The one called Lin Qi was quite lively, chattering all the way: "I asked the seniors, there is a fish restaurant in this area, it's affordable and delicious, you all can eat fish, right?"

Qiao Bailu didn't care. She turned around and asked Zhao Xiaoqiong and Chu Weiwei. Zhao Xiaoqiong hesitated: "There are too many bones in fish..."

"Then let's have hot pot? Eating hot pot and drinking beer is the way to be cool in the summer!" Zhang Tao suggested with a smile. Chu Weiwei disagreed a little: "It's too hot. Besides, you boys drink beer, and we girls don't like it. How about we go have a barbecue? Is there a barbecue restaurant?"

Zhao Xiaoqiong was still a little hesitant: "The barbecue smell is too strong. It will make me smell it all over. I have to take a shower when I get back. Otherwise, is there any Japanese or French restaurant nearby?"

The surroundings were silent for a moment. Qiao Bailu smiled and said, "Yes, there is, but I don't like it. How about this, let's find a Chinese restaurant and order a few dishes? Speaking of which, I haven't tried the roast duck in City B. This one is very famous. It would be a pity not to try it."

The other two boys who had not spoken much also nodded in agreement: "This is easy to find. The senior also recommended it to me. There happens to be a Quanjude branch over there. Let's go and eat roast duck."

After leaving the school gate, they went to the food street. It was more like a snack street than a food street. There were mostly snack stalls, not many big restaurants. They almost reached the street corner before they found a branch of Quanjude. It was already past lunchtime, so there weren't too many people when they entered.

The waiter brought the menu, but Qiao Bailu didn't order anything because she was easy to feed and could eat anything as long as it wasn't spicy. Xie Jiayuan didn't order anything either because he was even easier to feed and could eat spicy food.

Zhao Xiaoqiong and Chu Weiwei ordered two dishes respectively, and the boys ordered one dish each. Xie Jiayuan was afraid that it would not be enough, so he ordered two sets of roast duck. When it was served, he first rolled a few pancakes for Qiao Bailu. Lin Qi winked and teased Xie Jiayuan: "Good wife and good mother."

Zhang Tao rolled his own pancake and said with a wooden face: "If you are envious, just find one right away."

Lin Qi turned around and said, "Two beauties, may I serve you?"

Zhao Xiaoqiong couldn't help laughing: "No, no, I can do it myself. By the way, which department are you from?"

"Biomedical Engineering Department." Lin Qi said with a smile, "Medical School, how about you?"

"The Department of Chinese Language and Literature," Zhao Xiaoqiong said. Chu Weiwei added, "The College of Humanities. As I recall, the Medical College is on the south side of the school, right? It's right across from the College of Humanities."

Zhang Tao shook his head. "It's not opposite, it's just around the corner. Anyway, it's not too close. I've heard that there are many beautiful girls in the College of Humanities. Today, I saw that it's true. Oh, by the way, isn't there a dormitory for four people? How come there are only three?"

"There is another one who is from here. After the military training today, he rushed home, and I didn't have time to ask him about treating us." Qiao Bailu quickly took over the topic. It would be embarrassing if Zhao Xiaoqiong and Chu Weiwei told others about the discord in their dormitory.

It’s not that Qiao Bailu thought that family disgrace should not be made public, but seeing that Xie Jiayuan got along well with his roommates, she didn’t want to make Xie Jiayuan worry.

He Liang said, "She's a local. That's convenient. Otherwise, we don't have to ask where there are good food. You can just ask her and she will know."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Xiaoqiong said, "That's not necessarily true. Maybe we can't even afford to go to the place they recommend."

This was not a pleasant thing to say, He Liang could not help but cough, but did not respond. Qiao Bailu's mouth twitched, but she still did not stop it, she was really upset. She really couldn't understand, how could such a small matter become such a fuss?

"Xiao Qiong means..." Chu Weiwei hurriedly came out to smooth things over: "The place is too far. Let's go by bike. We might starve to death before we get there. Well, the military training just ended, and lunch has been delayed for so long. I'm really a little hungry."

Zhao Xiaoqiong also laughed: "Well, we girls can bear it, but can you boys bear it?"

"Hahaha, that's really, totally intolerable." Lin Qi laughed heartlessly, and the topic was brought to an end. Qiao Bailu also breathed a sigh of relief, but the speed of eating became much faster. They quickly finished their meal and went back home to find their mothers.

Because Qiao Bailu wanted to solve the broadband problem as soon as possible, and Xie Jiayuan and his room also needed to install an Internet cable, so they sent Xie Jiayuan as a representative to do it. So, after dinner, everyone dispersed. Xie Jiayuan and Qiao Bailu went to the business hall, and Lin Qi and his friends sent Zhao Xiaoqiong and Chu Weiwei back to school.

For the first installation, the staff had to come to the site for debugging. After agreeing on a time, Xie Jiayuan and Qiao Bailu also rushed back to school to wait. At about five o'clock, someone from China Unicom came.

The router used a wired one. Qiao Bailu pulled one and connected it to her computer. She asked the staff to install the client, opened it and tried it. When she was able to access the Internet, she paid.

Qiao Bailu had already thought of the pen name earlier. Now that she could access the Internet, she quickly opened the website, completed the registration in three minutes, finished the copywriting in five minutes, and then published three chapters.

Finally, she logged on to E-E-E and contacted the editor. After the college entrance examination, she received another letter from the editor, not to publish again, but to invite her to write an article. She was given contact information, but she didn't have time to contact him later. Now she just happened to send the first few chapters of another novel.

After waiting for a while and seeing no response from the other end, Qiao Bailu gave up and refreshed the webpage, going back to check her online novels. There were still zero collections and no clicks.

I was too impatient. It had only been less than ten minutes since I sent it out. Qiao Bailu comforted herself and called Xie Jiayuan again - Is the Internet in your dormitory ready? What are you doing?

I've got it done. I'm just about to prepare some materials for the elective courses. ——Xie Jiayuan replied quickly. Qiao Bailu frowned slightly. Elective courses? Aren't they only available in the sophomore year? You have to choose them in the freshman year?

Chapter 37 Chapter 37

After Xie Jiayuan's explanation, Qiao Bailu finally understood that most schools' elective courses did start in the second year, but some schools had them in the second half of the first year. In a few other schools, there was no time limit, only credits, and once you had completed the credits, you could take whatever you wanted.

Xie Jiayuan has always been studious. He checked the main courses and found that he had not used up all the time, so he wanted to take other courses in advance. Qiao Bailu thought about it and also chose two courses, but they were different from Xie Jiayuan's.

Their main subjects are different, their future career options are different, and their main goals for elective courses are naturally different. Xie Jiayuan chose Chinese medicine, while Qiao Bailu chose Taoism and metaphysics.

Unfortunately, the course selection page can only be browsed, and it cannot be selected for the time being. Qiao Bailu could only browse the school website twice and then log out. When she refreshed her author page, she was instantly surprised - in half an hour, she had ten collections!

This speed is like riding a rocket. At this rate, there are more than 200 collections a day. At this pace, is he planning to become a god with one book? Touching his chin, Qiao Bailu smiled from ear to ear. It's hard to say. I remember that there were many books on the website that became gods with one book. The subject he wrote was also very popular. Now it is popular to write about the Qing Dynasty.

This time, whether it was online or planned for publication, she chose a Qing Dynasty story, and Nanzhu was exactly the same - they were all the Fourth Master.

Seeing that her results were about right, she didn't waste any time and opened the document and started typing. With motivation, she typed quickly. From 5:40 when she started, to the time Xie Jiayuan called her, she had written 5,000 words, nearly two chapters, in an hour.

After saving the document, she changed her clothes and prepared to go downstairs. Zhao Xiaoqiong was lying on the bed reading a book. When she saw her putting on her shoes, she asked, "Are you going to eat? Are you coming up after dinner?"

"Don't come up. Doesn't the welcome party start at 7:30? Let's go directly to the auditorium." Qiao Bailu said with a smile, carrying her small bag and going out. Zhao Xiaoqiong turned around and asked Chu Weiwei: "Do you want to eat?"

Chu Weiwei nodded, and the two of them began to change their clothes and prepare to go to the cafeteria.

"Jiayuan!" Seeing Xie Jiayuan, Qiao Bailu pounced and put her hands on Xie Jiayuan's neck. Xie Jiayuan hurriedly supported her waist: "Slow down, don't fall, stand up quickly."

With so many people coming and going around, Xie Jiayuan felt a little embarrassed. Qiao Bailu smiled and let go of her arm, and walked to the cafeteria hand in hand with Xie Jiayuan: "What time are we going out tomorrow? Let's go buy a bicycle first, call Zhenting to have lunch together at noon, and go out to play in the afternoon?"

"Should we take Zhenting with us when we go out to play?" Xie Jiayuan asked doubtfully. Qiao Bailu shook her head: "Of course not. We are just going on a date, why should we take him with us? I just want to see how he is doing. Oh, no, I almost forgot. We can't go out to play this afternoon. Zhenting said last time that he planned to buy a musical instrument. Let's go out with him this afternoon. Let's go out on a date tomorrow."

Qiao Bailu looked up at Xie Jiayuan with a smile, and Xie Jiayuan nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

"Are all the people in your dormitory from the same department as you?" Qiao Bailu asked curiously. Xie Jiayuan shook his head: "Lin Qi and Zhang Tao are from the same department, and He Liang is from the computer department. What's wrong?"

"Nothing, just asking. I don't like the people in my dormitory." Qiao Bailu sighed. She missed her college roommates in her previous life. Although there were some minor frictions, they were all relatively simple. After the quarrel, they were still good friends. No matter where they went, the six people in the dormitory always acted together. They ate together, chose physical education courses together, went to the classroom together, went to the library together, and even took a shower together - the bathroom in the dormitory only had cold water, so they could only take a shower in the bathhouse.

She originally wanted to eat breakfast and lunch with her roommates so that they could keep in touch with each other, but this could only be done during military training. It was estimated that once school started, everyone would have to go their separate ways.

But maybe she could make other friends?

"I think there's something wrong with Zhao Xiaoqiong in your dormitory. You should be careful next time." Xie Jiayuan frowned slightly and reminded her, "She speaks quite gently, but she always has some hidden meanings, which makes people think too much. Don't tell her everything."

"Don't worry, I know what's going on. I don't like her that much either." Qiao Bailu nodded in response. Fortunately, she didn't label herself at the beginning, otherwise she would feel so depressed when she thinks about it now.

After dinner, it was already 7:10. When we walked to the auditorium, it was exactly 7:30. The classes were taking roll calls. Qiao Bailu squeezed into the crowd and pulled the monitor to show that she was there. Xie Jiayuan also hurried to his class, and the classes entered in order.

The hosts were seniors. Qiao Bailu didn't know them very well, but Zhao Xiaoqiong happened to have asked around. "The man is a junior named Zhao Hean. He is very famous in our school. Not only is he good-looking, but he is also good at studying and gets scholarships every year. I also heard that Zhao has already got a place as an exchange student in Country M and will be going abroad at the end of this year."

As he spoke, he looked at Qiao Bailu, who pursed her lips and smiled: "Really? That's really capable, where's that girl?"

"That's sophomore Miao. I heard that she was voted the campus beauty right after she entered the school. Look for yourself, isn't she pretty? I've been in school for so long, but this is the first time I've seen such a beautiful girl."

Zhao Xiaoqiong said with a smile, and Yao Lingling sneered at the back: "Then you really haven't met many people. Let me see, I think Wang Xuejie from the Student Union is also very beautiful, enough to be the campus belle of our school. By the way, you know Wang Xuejie, right? She's the one who gets the scholarship every year."

Zhao Xiaoqiong bit her lip and stopped talking. Chu Weiwei hurried to smooth things over: "Each has his own merits. Besides, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Xiaoqiong likes someone like Senior Sister Miao, and Lingling likes someone like Senior Sister Wang. Actually, there is no contradiction. They are not of the same type. It's like a peony and an orchid. No one can say which one is prettier, right?"

Yao Lingling curled her lips and turned to look at Qiao Bailu: "Are you guys in the same dormitory? You're so pitiful."

Qiao Bailu laughed dryly twice, Chu Weiwei was also a little embarrassed, and Zhao Xiaoqiong also frowned: "What do you mean?"

"It's meaningless. If you insist on taking it personally, I can't help it." Yao Lingling raised her eyebrows and turned to talk to Qiao Bailu: "I heard you have a boyfriend? What does he look like? Is he handsome?"

"Well, it's hard to say. I think he's quite handsome, but you may not think so." Qiao Bailu said after thinking for a while. Yao Lingling has a bad temper and speaks bluntly. Qiao Bailu generally doesn't like to talk to her. She might touch her burning point at any time, and she won't be able to bear the explosion.

"Handsome is handsome, not handsome is not handsome. Don't be too humble, and don't be too proud." Yao Lingling said coldly. Qiao Bailu's mouth twitched. Why are so many people like this? Can't everyone be more normal?

"I heard that your boyfriend is a good student? He was the runner-up in this year's college entrance examination?" Yao Lingling asked again. Qiao Bailu nodded. Yao Lingling chuckled twice: "Then you have to watch him carefully."

No, Qiao Bailu blinked, what's wrong with saying half of the sentence? Moreover, this statement is too easy for people to think wrongly, right?

"The party has started, stop talking." Qiao Bailu stared at the stage in front of her with a tense face. Talking to these people was too tiring. But she didn't want to talk, Yao Lingling hadn't finished yet: "What's your cell phone number? Let's exchange cell phone numbers."

Qiao Bailu wanted to spray her with mineral water. Damn, who wants to exchange phone numbers with you? Are we friends?

"Well, I just bought a phone and I haven't memorized the number yet." Qiao Bailu was more tactful. Yao Lingling looked at her like an idiot for a while, then took out her phone: "Okay, call me."

Qiao Bailu had no choice but to take out her cell phone, start dialing, and then call back. Yao Lingling's cell phone rang twice and then hung up. She lowered her head and pressed the name. Qiao Bailu sighed and also entered the name.

The girl next to Yao Lingling smiled and said, "Bai Lu, let's change too. Mine is..."

Several girls around also exchanged phone numbers, and Qiao Bailu's originally thin phone book instantly doubled in size. While everyone was looking at their phones, Qiao Bailu quickly sent a text message to Xie Jiayuan: "The party is a bit boring, let's go out for a walk?"

Xie Jiayuan quickly replied: "Okay, I'll wait for you at the west gate of the auditorium."

After a while, another text message came: "It's the door next to the small garden. There is a green belt outside and a small garden across the road."

Qiao Bailu couldn't help laughing. She stared at the stage for a while and looked for Chu Weiwei: "I'm going to be out for a while. If you still want to call my name after the end, send me a text message. If not, forget it. If anyone asks, just say I went to the bathroom."

Chu Weiwei winked at her mischievously: "Don't worry, I'll watch over you."

"Thank you." Qiao Bailu nodded, crouched down and slid out. Although the party was quite interesting, it was still inferior to the Spring Festival Gala. Besides, she and Xie Jiayuan didn't have any performances, so there was no need to stay here all the time.

After leaving the house, he walked around and found Xie Jiayuan. Xie Jiayuan was a little helpless: "I told you so carefully, and you still have to look for it again."

"Haven't you been to the auditorium before?" Qiao Bailu made a face: "Let's just walk around?"

Xie Jiayuan had no objection. He pulled Qiao Bailu and walked slowly forward. They had no specific direction and no exact goal. They turned when they saw an intersection and chose a fork in the road according to their mood.

If you remember something, you can say a few words. If you don't remember anything, you can keep silent. If you are tired, you can find a place to rest for a while. If you are not tired, you can continue walking.

"It's late, go back to bed early." It was almost ten o'clock, and the party was about to end. Xie Jiayuan rubbed Qiao Bailu's hair and said with a smile: "Get up early tomorrow, and have breakfast together in the morning?"

Qiao Bailu nodded, and looked up at Xie Jiayuan with a smile. Xie Jiayuan looked at her with a smile. Both of them laughed very foolishly. After laughing for a while, Xie Jiayuan hugged Qiao Bailu and kissed her lips: "Okay, let's go, let's go to the dormitory."

Qiao Bailu nodded, raised her head and kissed Xie Jiayuan, looking back every three steps. It took her almost four minutes to walk the short distance of three or four meters. After entering the dormitory building, she waved her hand and said, "I'm going in, you should go back as well."

Xie Jiayuan nodded, and waited until Qiao Bailu disappeared before he slowly turned around and returned to his dormitory.

The first thing Qiao Bailu did when she returned to the dormitory was to turn on the computer. She went to Goose and greeted Xie Jiayuan, then logged into the backend and refreshed the page. Then, she widened her eyes. Only two hours had passed, and her collection had increased to more than a hundred?

This is no longer a rhythm of more than 200 yuan a day, but more than 1,000 yuan a day! Maybe I will be hung on the wall?

With a nervous mood, Qiao Bailu opened the forum, flipped through the first three pages and the last three pages, and didn't find the one that had hung her. She breathed a sigh of relief. She went back to the front desk, looked at the collections and clicks, the first and last points, and there was nothing wrong with them. Could it be that she wrote it too well?

After reading for a while, Qiao Bailu closed the page. Maybe the website was out of order? Whether in the past life or this life, the characteristic of J-site is the same - out of order. Maybe I didn't choose the right time to post?

After opening the document and filling in the remaining thousand words, Qiao Bailu yawned and turned off the computer. Chu Weiwei and Zhao Xiaoqiong had also returned and were excitedly discussing the content of the party.

They were still not quiet even after lying down, so Qiao Bailu had to remind them, and the dormitory finally quieted down.

After sleeping until half past six, Qiao Bailu got up on tiptoe, washed up and went out. Sure enough, Xie Jiayuan was already waiting downstairs. Qiao Bailu smiled and took his arm. The two of them went to the cafeteria together. When they got there, they found that the big window was not open. There was no choice but to go to the small stir-fry restaurant.

Bicycles were selling well, so the two of them took the bus to the bicycle market, where they had all kinds of bicycles, new and old, with or without beams, for men and women. Qiao Bailu wanted to buy one of all the ones she saw, especially the small and beautiful women's bicycles, in light blue or pink. She liked them very much.

Seeing that she really liked it, Xie Jiayuan sighed helplessly: "How about you buy one too? If I happen to have something to do, you don't have to borrow a car, right?"

"Really? That's great." Qiao Bailu nodded quickly, carefully selected the one she liked best, and then test-drove it. From inside to outside, to the door and then back again.

Xie Jiayuan rode back and forth twice, tried the brakes, steering, and parking, and was very satisfied. When it was Qiao Bailu's turn, all kinds of problems arose. It wasn't the car's problem, but Qiao Bailu's own problem.

Either I braked too late and almost hit the convoy next to me, or I turned too hard and almost fell off.

Xie Jiayuan kept shouting to be careful, and Qiao Bailu kept making mistakes. Even the bike seller couldn't stand it: "Classmate, if you buy a bike, it's best not to ride it on the street. Find a quiet place to practice by yourself, and then go to the street after you're good at it. Otherwise, it's easy to get into danger."

Xie Jiayuan shook his head directly: "Forget it, don't buy it. By the way, does Zhenting know how to ride a bike?"

"Buy it for him?" Qiao Bailu was a little hesitant. Qiao Zhenting's riding skills were certainly quite good. When Qiao Zhenting was in junior high school in the neighboring village, he used to ride a bicycle to get around.

"Well, squeezing into buses or subways is a waste of time. Riding a bicycle can also exercise your body." Xie Jiayuan nodded and pointed to the bicycle that Qiao Bailu liked very much: "You can look at it often after you buy it."

The corners of Qiao Bailu's mouth twitched. She was sure that Qiao Zhenting would not want to ride it after she bought it.

"I'll ask him." Qiao Bailu called Qiao Zhenting. Qiao Zhenting was willing to ride a bicycle, but specified the color and style: "One without a crossbar, black, or dark blue if there's no black. Anyway, the darker the color, the better. Otherwise, it gets dirty easily, and I don't want to keep cleaning it."

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Bailu shrugged: "Forget it, I'll just buy the same one as yours. I don't need it. I'll practice with your car later. I'll buy one when I'm done. It's not far away."

It just so happened that Qiao Zhenting didn't come, so Qiao Bailu could enjoy herself first and give the bike to him.

Qiao Bailu enjoyed it, but Xie Jiayuan was almost exhausted. He had to stay by Qiao Bailu's side. When there were too many people, he had to push the bike, not to mention crossing the road. It used to take an hour to take the subway, but now it took almost two hours to ride a bike.

When they arrived safely, Xie Jiayuan breathed a sigh of relief: "You're almost exhausted. I think you should stop learning to ride a bike. Let's go get a driver's license when we're free some other day."

"You want to buy a car?" Qiao Bailu looked sideways at him: "I can't afford it now."

"Money is earned. Let's go get a driver's license first. I promise to buy a car within three years." Xie Jiayuan said, holding up his finger. He had already inquired about it. The highest scholarship in the school is the national scholarship, which is 30,000 yuan a year, followed by the school scholarship, which is 20,000 yuan a year. In addition, there are royalties for excellent papers published, and the tutor will also give bonuses for research results.

If he works hard and gets the scholarship for three consecutive years, plus his current savings, he will probably have nearly $100,000. He won't buy an expensive car anyway, so $100,000 will be enough.

However, he had to save some money on living expenses. After all, he had already started to earn money in college, and it would be incompetent to ask his family for money. He wanted to support himself and his girlfriend, not his family.

"Okay." Qiao Bailu nodded with a smile. If the money was really not enough, would she just sit there and watch without helping? The man was determined to support the family, so she just had to agree and didn't need to pour cold water on him.

After waiting in Qiao Zhenting's room for a while, Qiao Zhenting hurried back: "The classes this morning were a bit tight. I asked the teacher a few questions after class and came back a little late. But you don't have to go in the afternoon. We are also on holiday."

Qiao Bailu was a little surprised: "No holiday in the morning, but in the afternoon? What are the rules of your training class?"

"We were supposed to have a holiday yesterday afternoon, but the teacher suddenly sent a text message in the evening saying that a celebrity had been invited to give a lecture and that we only had one morning, so we didn't have a holiday this morning."

Qiao Zhenting took the water cup and gulped down two glasses of water: "I'm dying of thirst."

"Who's going?" Qiao Bailu asked with great interest. Qiao Zhenting sat down with a smile: "Guess?"

"You can say it or not. If you don't want to, let's just find a random restaurant to eat something later." Qiao Bailu pouted, and Qiao Zhenting shook her arm in a flattering way: "Sister, please stop it, isn't it enough for me to say it? It's that Chen Ming, you must know him, right?"

"Oh my god, isn't your training class too generous? You can even invite such a great master?" Qiao Bailu's eyes widened. Qiao Zhenting nodded: "Yes, the teacher didn't tell me at first, I was surprised, and when I saw it was Teacher Chen, I almost fell to the ground in shock."

"Is Mr. Chen as handsome as he is on TV?" Qiao Bailu asked hurriedly. Qiao Zhenting nodded, "He's even better looking than on TV. Mr. Chen is really knowledgeable and talented. He's not only good at acting, but also good at music, chess, calligraphy and painting. I admire Mr. Chen so much. I want to be a big star like Mr. Chen in the future!"

“That’s already an artist, not just a big star.” Qiao Bailu said with a smile, reaching out to rub Qiao Zhenting’s head: “If you work hard, I believe you can definitely reach this level. Take Teacher Chen as your goal!”

Qiao Zhenting clenched his fist: "It's a must!"

Xie Jiayuan reached out and patted Qiao Bailu: "Are you not hungry yet?" He turned to look at Qiao Zhenting: "Take a look at the bicycle your sister bought for you. Do you like it? If not, you can go and exchange it this afternoon."

Qiao Zhenting nodded hurriedly. The bicycle could be put into the elevator and pushed up. It was placed in the corner just now and Qiao Zhenting didn't notice it. Now that he looked at it, he couldn't stop smiling: "I like it, it's pretty. After all, she's my sister, so she knows what I like."

Xie Jiayuan coughed lightly: "I picked it."

Qiao Zhenting said, "So it was you who chose it. I thought this hand brake looked a bit ugly. By the way, where are you going this afternoon? Can I go with you? I've been in B City for so long, but I haven't even been to the famous attractions in B City. Haven't you been there either? Let's go around these few days, shall we?"

Xie Jiayuan reached out and patted his forehead. He knew it would be like this! Just now, when he heard Qiao Zhenting say that he was going to have a holiday, he knew that things were not going to be good. Now it was indeed not going to be good. He had to think of a way. What would happen if there was a third party in their happy world?

"It's not that I won't take you with me, it's that you need to build better relationships with your classmates. You might debut together. The entertainment industry is different from other places. Other people can't help you, but people in the same industry may be able to give you a lot of help."

Xie Jiayuan said earnestly: "If one of your classmates can get a good role, even if the director just mentions you and lets you play a minor role, this is an opportunity."

"So, during this holiday, the most important thing for you is to build good relationships with your classmates. Think about it, your teacher can invite Teacher Chen. What kind of signal does this send?"

"It means your teacher has a wide network of contacts. Which student does your teacher like the most? How is your relationship with him?" Xie Jiayuan asked again. Qiao Zhenting pursed his lips and said, "The teacher likes a female student the most. I have never spoken to her."

"Forget about girls. Don't start any scandals. You won't get far this way." Qiao Bailu quickly denied it. Xie Jiayuan was helpless: "Aren't there other people? It doesn't have to be female classmates. In short, it's necessary to have a good relationship with classmates. So, why don't you invite them to sing in the afternoon, or go somewhere?"

Chapter 38

Finally, Qiao Zhenting sincerely thanked Xie Jiayuan, then happily carried his schoolbag and went out to meet friends. Qiao Bailu was stunned, turned to look at Xie Jiayuan, and pointed at the door: "He, he just left like that?"

"Are you worried?" Xie Jiayuan raised his eyebrows slightly, and said earnestly: "You can't always treat him as a child. The entertainment industry is very complicated. He can either make some good friends or suffer a little loss. Either way, it will be of great benefit. You are only one year older than him, and you can't take care of everything for him. Otherwise, what will he do?"

It made sense, and Qiao Bailu couldn't help but nod, but she stopped halfway through nodding: "That's not right, our original plan was to go buy musical instruments with Zhenting in the afternoon, and then we would go out to play in the evening. Now that Zhenting is out, what about the musical instruments?"

Xie Jiayuan couldn't help but coughed lightly: "I think, for things like buying musical instruments, he should go with his friends, and choose together. There must be some knowledgeable ones among his friends, right? It's much better than us laymen, don't you think?"

Seeing Xie Jiayuan's serious nonsense, Qiao Bailu couldn't help but want to laugh, but she had to admit that even if Xie Jiayuan's nonsense was true, it did make some sense. Qiao Bailu couldn't always follow Qiao Zhenting, he should also have his own life and friends, so she just picked up her phone and sent a text message to Qiao Zhenting - go buy the instrument yourself, and come back with the invoice for reimbursement.

After solving Qiao Zhenting's problem, Qiao Bailu stood up and stretched: "So, what are we going to do now?"

"Let's go for a walk. I've asked around for some famous alleys. Let's ride over there and take a look. We'll go to the Forbidden City tomorrow morning. If we have time in the afternoon, we'll go to Prince Gong's Mansion. The day after tomorrow we'll climb the Great Wall, and the day after that we'll go to Xiangshan and Ditan Park." Xie Jiayuan also stood up and squeezed Qiao Bailu's shoulder. "By the way, we haven't had lunch yet. What do you want to eat?"

The corner of Qiao Bailu's mouth twitched. Her younger brother was indeed a fool. He had forgotten about the promised dinner and now he had to deal with such a brother-in-law... Would he be fooled all the time in the future?

"Let's have some noodles with soybean paste. It's so hot at noon, just some noodles will do." He followed Xie Jiayuan out, locked the door, and said as he took the elevator, "Isn't there a noodles restaurant outside the community? It looks quite old. Didn't Zhenting say it tastes good before?"

Xie Jiayuan nodded in agreement and went to eat noodles with Qiao Bailu.

There are many old alleys in city B, each with a different style. Xie Jiayuan asked about the one in Beihai, where you can go around at night. There are some small, formal bars, and it is also a novel experience to go in and watch the performances.

The two of them played until after nine o'clock, and then returned to school with a sense of unfulfilled desire. Chu Weiwei and Zhao Xiaoqiong had returned a long time ago, and when they saw Qiao Bailu, they made some jokes with her. Qiao Bailu was in a good mood, so she also joked with them.

Holidays are a time to relax, and Qiao Bailu has a lot of manuscripts in stock, and there has been no news about another submission yet, so she has no psychological burden at all. She goes out early and comes back late, and she never even turns on her computer.

After playing for five days, the vacation was almost over and Xie Jiayuan had to start preparing for his lessons in advance. Qiao Bailu finally focused and carried her notebook to accompany Xie Jiayuan to the study room.

In five days, she had published eight chapters of her Qing Dynasty travel story, and the number of collections reached 800, which was almost more than 100 collections a day. This growth rate was completely beyond Qiao Bailu's expectations. But thinking about those books that were deified, Qiao Bailu calmed down again.

When I just opened the website today, I saw a short message pop up. After taking a closer look, it was sent by the editor. Although I had expected this day to come, when it really came, Qiao Bailu couldn't help but smile.

I quickly added the editor's number and signed the contract in just a few words. The website's headquarters is in City B. It took only three days to go back and forth on the contract, and the contract was settled.

Good things come in pairs. As soon as the contract was signed on the website, the publisher also sent a message that her book had been accepted. Because of the hot topic, Qiao Bailu is considered a little famous for publishing three books, especially the last book, which has been reprinted two or three times, and she is considered a writer with some guarantee.

Therefore, the contract for this book has very generous terms. The contract period is five years, the first edition is 5,000 copies, and the royalties are 30,000, after tax. If there are subsequent editions, the royalties will increase by 20%.

Qiao Bailu signed the contract without a second thought. It was still the same Huahong Publishing House, and they were already acquaintances, so there was no need to think about it any further.

The manuscript fee was as straightforward as ever. Once the manuscript was submitted, the money was directly transferred to the bank. It was much more advanced than the previous remittance slips, and it was a direct bank transfer. After making a small profit, Qiao Bailu thought about it and decided that she had no place to spend the money, so she just left it alone.

Classes officially started and Qiao Bailu became busy. She had classes in the morning, afternoon and evening, five days a week, including main courses and elective courses. She almost felt like she was back in her senior year of high school.

She originally wanted to be lazy and just listen to the elective courses casually, as long as she could pass. However, with Xie Jiayuan as a role model, she also got full marks in the elective courses. As the girlfriend of a top student, Qiao Bailu couldn't fail to get an excellent grade, so she tried her best.

Being so busy, she had no time to start a new project, so she could only focus on the Qing Dynasty story on the Internet. But with Qiao Bailu signing the contract, her writing data was already good, and now there was a list, her data was like riding a train.

At the beginning, there were more than 100 collections a day, which Qiao Bailu couldn't believe. Now it has dropped to 300 a day. Then, the good didn't work, the bad worked, and Qiao Bailu was really hung up on the wall.

The so-called wall hanging is a special forum on J station, which will pull out authors with strange performance for a round. On this day, Qiao Bailu just entered the forum and saw a very popular post - the new author was brushed off, how much does it cost to buy a package with 400 collections a day?

I instantly had a bad feeling, and when I opened it, I saw that the portal posted in the theme was indeed the one from my own Qing Dynasty story.

Scrolling down, you'll see a lot of exclamations, all of which are about how good the data is. Various "data emperors" appear, from collection analysis to clicks. In short, for one theme, the results are all inflated.

Qiao Bailu felt a little upset. If it was really fake, would the editor have signed the contract before? The editor could see the background data, but it was obvious that this group of people would not listen now. They were already arguing like crazy.

Qiao Bailu would not really go up to argue with them. No matter in her previous life or this life, on the first day she signed the contract, the editor gave her a piece of advice - cherish life and stay away from the forum.

Sighing, Qiao Bailu turned off the window, out of sight, out of mind. Hearing the sound of geese, Qiao Bailu opened the window feebly, and seeing that it was Xie Jiayuan, she told him what happened before, feeling a little depressed - why were those people so indiscriminate?

Xie Jiayuan frowned slightly: "Are there many people who say that you cheated on your score?"

"Yeah, they didn't really look at it. They just saw that I had a high collection and said that I was cheating. It's really hateful. I don't know if I was blocking someone's way."

"Send me the address, from that forum." After a while, Xie Jiayuan sent a message. Qiao Bailu opened the webpage again, sent him the address, and comforted Xie Jiayuan: "Don't be angry, I didn't take it to heart, I was just a little depressed, I just told you, things on the Internet are like this, there is a network cable, no one knows whether it is a cat or a dog on the other end, if I take all this to heart, I might be suffocated to death. Besides, a person who is not envied is a mediocre person. The fact that they are jumping up and down like this proves that I am successful."

Xie Jiayuan only replied with a "hmm". Qiao Bailu thought he was really angry with her, so she tried to persuade him. Then he sent a message: "Refresh the page and see."

Qiao Bailu blinked and suddenly remembered that He Liang, who was in Xie Jiayuan's dormitory, seemed to be from the computer department.

I quickly refreshed the page and scrolled to the end. After reading it, I couldn't help but burst out laughing. The poster and several of the most enthusiastic people in the post turned out to be the product of the same individual.

As soon as the data of the Technical Emperor came out, there were no new posts on that post for more than ten minutes. Qiao Bailu guessed that everyone was speechless. Maybe they were worshipping the Technical Emperor?

"Was it He Liang from your dormitory who did it?" Qiao Bailu asked hurriedly. A reply came from the window: "He happened to be free and had nothing to do. It's just a small matter. Don't take it to heart."

"Well, please thank him for me, and you can treat him to a meal later." Qiao Bailu typed with a smile: "With such a technical genius, I won't be afraid of being framed in the future."

"Technical Emperor? Hehe, this is a good title." The other side replied quickly. Qiao Bailu tilted her head. The tone seemed a little wrong. Xie Jiayuan's replies were always very formal and serious. This sentence inexplicably gave her a very lively feeling.

"Xie Jiayuan? Who impersonated you?" Qiao Bailu was a little confused, and the other party replied in seconds: "Hey, girl, you are very familiar with Xie Jiayuan. You found out as soon as the person changed. I am He Liang. Xie Jiayuan went to the bathroom. I..."

The message was sent before it was finished, and then another sentence came out: "Just got back, he didn't say anything, right?"

Qiao Bailu was a little unsure about who the person on the other side was. After thinking for a while, she took out her cell phone and sent a text message: "Jiayuan?"

"Yes, it's me. It's getting late. You should go to bed early. You have to get up early for class tomorrow. By the way, didn't you say a few days ago that you wanted to get up early to go running? How about starting from tomorrow?"

Xie Jiayuan replied to the text message and turned off the computer. Qiao Bailu saw that the avatar over there had gone dark, so she also exited the background, turned off the computer, got out of bed and went to wash up. Although there was a table and chair under the bed, she liked to lie on it halfway and type.

When Zhao Xiaoqiong saw her coming down, she held the plate in front of her and said, "I bought some grapes this afternoon. They are very sweet. Try some."

Qiao Bailu stretched out her hand, pinched one and threw it into her mouth: "It's really sweet. Where did you buy it?"

"The fruit supermarket on campus is not expensive." Zhao Xiaoqiong said with a smile, nudging her with her elbow. "How is your novel going? Can I take a look? I also wrote a short story a few days ago, and it has been published. I also want to try writing a long novel. I want to learn from you."

"Well, the manuscript has been approved. I'll let you read it when it's published in a while." Qiao Bailu said with a smile. The online aliases must be protected well, but as for the ones outside, there is no need to keep them confidential, because once they are published, there will be no place to argue even if you want to.

After thinking about it, he sent another text message to Xie Jiayuan, asking him to tell He Liang that the pen name and article titles must be kept confidential and not told to anyone else.

Xie Jiayuan quickly sent a "ok" message, and Qiao Bailu went to wash with a smile.

Chu Weiwei lay on the bed and asked Zhao Xiaoqiong: "Which publishing house did you send your manuscript to? How is the manuscript fee calculated?"

"Twenty per thousand words, that's pretty high. Usually a manuscript needs to be thirty thousand words, and sometimes it's ten thousand or twenty thousand. The income is not bad." Zhao Xiaoqiong didn't hide anything, and took a magazine to show Chu Weiwei: "Here, it's like this, see if you can write it."

Zhou Mengyao curled her lips and said, "Twenty dollars for a thousand words. Even if it's thirty thousand words, it's only a few hundred dollars. What's the use of that?"

Zhao Xiaoqiong's face froze: "It's not too little, six hundred yuan is almost..." Zhao Xiaoqiong's lips moved when she saw Zhou Mengyao's gaze, but she didn't say anything else. Chu Weiwei smiled and said, "It's indeed a lot. Although it may not even be as much as your pocket money, Mengyao, it's earned by us after all."

"Are you mocking me for not earning the money I spend?" Zhou Mengyao's face looked unhappy. Chu Weiwei shook her head quickly: "Mengyao, you misunderstood me. When did I ever say such a thing? I just wanted to say that although the money is small, I have worked hard. Even if the money can only buy one meal, it tastes better than other meals."

Zhou Mengyao's face became even uglier: "If I don't work hard to earn money, I can't spend it to buy food?"

Chu Weiwei sighed: "Mengyao, why do you have to misinterpret my words?"

"You know whether it's a misunderstanding or not." Zhou Mengyao said unhappily. She turned off the laptop, got out of bed, and went to the bathroom to wash up. She saw Qiao Bailu sitting on a stool washing her feet, feeling a little aggrieved: "Bailu, do you look down on me too? Do you think I can't make money and can only spend my parents' money?"

"No, I think it's OK whether you earn it yourself or spend your parents' money. Earning money yourself is a skill, and spending your parents' money is a blessing. In life, whether it's a skill or a blessing, having one is good enough."

Bella Qiao said with a smile, Zhou Mengyao pouted and went to brush her teeth, and after brushing she pinched her face: "Why am I so beautiful?"

Qiao Bailu burst out laughing, Zhou Mengyao made a face and asked while washing her face, "You still owe me a meal, when will you treat me? I don't eat in the cafeteria."

"What do you want to eat? I'll treat you tomorrow. Jiayuan and I will have lunch together at noon tomorrow, and we'll take you with us." Qiao Bailu said with a smile. She was a very open-minded person. Although Zhou Mengyao's words were unpleasant to the ears, it wouldn't be good to make things too awkward since they lived in the same dormitory.

Besides, this girl has a skill. She can make you angry to death one moment and make you laugh the next. Qiao Bailu felt that she really needed to practice a skill - to hear what she could hear and not to hear what she didn't like.

"Okay, then remember to call me after school." Zhou Mengyao said with a smile, pinching the mask and putting it on her face. Since she couldn't move her lips, she didn't say anything. Qiao Bailu wiped her feet and came out of the bathroom, changed into pajamas and went to bed. When she couldn't sleep, she would text Qiao Zhenting or Xie Jiayuan.

Qiao Zhenting finally bought a guitar because it was the cheapest and easiest to learn. Qiao Bailu didn't comment on it, because she didn't expect him to make money playing the guitar anyway. Recently, he found a job as an extra, working as a dead man at a film and television base, earning fifty or sixty yuan a day. He went there on Saturdays and Sundays. Making money was secondary, and watching others perform was the main thing.

This job was introduced to him by his classmate, and from then on Qiao Zhenting admired Xie Jiayuan even more. At the same time, he also paid more attention to building good relationships with his classmates.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the year. The novel that I published was reprinted within half a year. The online article was also a big hit, earning 6,000 yuan in the first month. The situation was very good.

Seeing that the story was about to be finished, Qiao Bailu was ready to start the second chapter. After weighing the pros and cons, she decided to go with the physical version, because this would make the most money. The online version had only made more than 10,000 yuan in three months of serialization.

However, it is not the most prosperous time for online novels yet. Maybe it will be better in two years? Then we can’t abandon the ones online? We have to continue to attract fans? What should we write next? Qing Dynasty novels are not popular anymore. Now the Internet is flooded with Qing Dynasty novels. I guess we will be tired of it by the end of the year.

What about time travel and house fighting? This is a classic theme that has never faded. Or farming? This seems to have been popular for a while, but it seems to be two or three years later? There are two outcomes if you write it in advance, one is to die, the other is to be the founder of the genre. Isn't it too risky?

After weighing the pros and cons with her chin in her hand, Qiao Bailu finally decided to write about house fighting first, and then about farming. Anyway, the subject matter was there, and if it really flopped, it would only mean that her writing skills were not good enough, and she had to continue to practice.

It's not like she can become a god after rebirth. What's wrong with failing once or twice? Even if she is a great god, she can't guarantee that every time she opens a game, it will be a big success. She is not someone who can't afford to lose.

After making the decision, Qiao Bailu began to think about the framework. She opened two books, one for the real world and one for the Internet. In order to avoid confusion, the protagonists of the two novels had to have very different personalities. So, she chose two different life experiences, one was as proud as the sun, and the other was steady and dignified. Both were legitimate daughters, but the dignified one met a stepmother.

The author of the book was decided, and Qiao Bailu was going to start working on it. The final exam was coming up. She still took the final exam very seriously, so she had no choice but to put the novel aside for the time being.

Her exam time was different from Xie Jiayuan's, three days earlier than Xie Jiayuan's. After the exam, she stayed in the dormitory to perfect her outline. The publisher sent a sample book some time ago, and Qiao Bailu lent it to Zhao Xiaoqiong. Today, she suddenly remembered it and asked while leaning on the bed rails: "Xiaoqiong, where is my book? Remember to return it to me. I plan to take it home. We have a bookshelf at home, which is specially used to store my published books."

Zhao Xiaoqiong's eyes widened: "You have published several novels?"

"Well, didn't I tell you before?" Qiao Bailu nodded with a smile: "There are three or four."

"Wow, you're amazing. I've read this book and I want to try it too. Can you recommend it to me?" Zhao Xiaoqiong asked hurriedly. Qiao Bailu hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, I can tell you the publisher's contact information, but I'm afraid I can't recommend it. The editor is the one who approves the manuscript. If the editor doesn't like it, no matter how much I recommend it, it won't work."

"Hey, you misunderstood me. Don't you have an editor? Just mention it to your editor. I heard that publishing houses receive a lot of manuscripts every day, and some editors don't even read them. If you mention it, at least the editor won't throw my manuscript away casually."

Zhao Xiaoqiong said hurriedly, and Qiao Bailu laughed: "You think too much. The editor will not throw away other people's manuscripts at will. Some publishing houses are more rigorous and will return the manuscripts. The publishing house I am working for now is quite good. They will not throw away manuscripts. You can submit your manuscripts with confidence."

After all, Zhao Xiaoqiong didn't say she wanted to help. She lowered her head, looking unhappy. But when she looked up, she smiled: "That's great. I feel relieved. Do you think the one you wrote is the easiest to publish now?"

Qiao Bailu shook her head: "Not necessarily. Some topics may not be published after they become popular. You either write a new topic that may become popular first, or follow the trend when the hot topic just starts. It's probably a bit late at this time."

Zhao Xiaoqiong was a little disappointed. She blinked and looked at Qiao Bailu's computer: "Are all your novels on the computer?"

"Well, it's in the mailbox, don't worry about losing the manuscript." Qiao Bailu said casually. Zhou Mengyao said while packing her things: "Bailu, don't you have several days before you go home? Otherwise, why don't you stay at my house for two days? My parents also said they want to meet my friends."

Zhao Xiaoqiong snorted, and Qiao Bailu touched her chin: "These two days? Otherwise, I'll take you back later, but I won't live in your house. You know, Xie Jiayuan is taking an exam, and I have to accompany him."

"I'm not a child anymore. I don't need you to accompany me." Zhou Mengyao muttered, closing the box. "Okay, let's just have lunch at my house. Let's go? The driver will be here to pick us up soon. Let's go downstairs and wait."

Qiao Bailu nodded and was about to turn off the computer when she heard Zhao Xiaoqiong say, "Hey, Bailu, can you let me use your computer? Since you're not here, I'll use it for a while."

Pursing her lips, Qiao Bailu motioned Zhou Mengyao to wait. She clicked the mouse a few times before taking the computer down and handing it to Zhao Xiaoqiong: "Okay, but don't look at other things. I value things more and don't like others to touch the things in my computer."

Zhao Xiaoqiong smiled and said, "Don't worry, I promise I won't move."

Chapter 39

I always knew that Zhou Mengyao's family was well-off, but when I arrived at the gate of the community, I suddenly realized that Zhou Mengyao's family was too well-off. The community looked very upscale, and the security guard was energetic and stood straight. This alone was enough to kill most of the residents in the community.

Then there is the community environment, there are a lot of green plants, the distance between buildings is relatively large, there is a square, an artificial lake, and a small garden. Qiao Bailu was a little uncomfortable: "Mengyao, should I go buy some gifts first?"

"Why buy a gift? My parents may not like it, so it's better not to buy it." Zhou Mengyao spoke harshly as always. Qiao Bailu's mouth twitched. If it weren't for the Zhou family's driver driving in front of her, she would have wanted to open the car door and leave.

"After all, it's a visit to an elder..." Qiao Bailu said patiently. Zhou Mengyao frowned and thought for a while before saying, "No, you're my friend, not an outsider. Don't be too polite."

Bella Qiao was speechless and reached out to pinch her cheek: “If you talk like this again, you will offend me too. Be careful that no one will be friends with you anymore.”

"Ah?" Zhou Mengyao opened her mouth, looking puzzled: "What's wrong with me talking?"

"Your words are too harsh." Qiao Bailu said helplessly: "It's just that I have a good temper and can pretend not to hear you. You didn't see it... Well, forget it, let's talk about it later when we have a chance. What do you think of my dress? Is it rude?"

"No, don't you usually dress like this?" Zhou Mengyao shook her head, paused and said, "It's just that it doesn't look good. I say, you are not poor, why are you so frugal? If you can't afford the big brands, can't you buy some small brands?"

"It doesn't matter what clothes I wear, I'm not a star, why should I care so much about what I wear?" Qiao Bailu waved her hand and lowered her voice to Zhou Mengyao's ear: "What topics do your parents like to discuss at home? What if I can't find a topic to talk to them about later? Wouldn't that be very embarrassing?"

"I've told you not to worry. If you can't find a topic to talk about, just sit still and I'll help you out." Zhou Mengyao said with a smile. Seeing the driver stopped the car, she dragged Qiao Bailu out of the car. She didn't even bother to pick up her luggage and threw it all to the driver. The two of them got into the elevator first.

There are only one floor of residents in a building. The door is right after you get out of the elevator. Zhou Mengyao rang the doorbell twice, and a middle-aged woman came to open the door and greeted her with a smile: "Mengyao, you're back? Your mother was just talking about you. Is this the friend you mentioned? Come on, come in."

Qiao Bailu stood there a little awkwardly: "Should I change my shoes?"

"No, no, just be casual, don't be restrained." The aunt said with a smile. Zhou Mengyao dragged Qiao Bailu into the door and went straight to the woman sitting on the sofa: "Mom, let me introduce you. This is my good friend who shares the same dormitory with me. Her name is Qiao Bailu. Bailu, this is my mother."

"Hello, Auntie. I'm Qiao Bailu." Qiao Bailu hurriedly bowed and greeted. The auntie from before brought over a cup of tea and a plate of snacks. Zhou Mengyao's mother smiled and nodded: "Don't be nervous, come and sit down."

"Where is Bailu from?" Mrs. Zhou started asking after Qiao Bailu sat down. Qiao Bailu straightened her back and didn't dare to relax: "N province, my family is a farmer, my parents are old farmers."

"Oh, farmers are good. If there were no farmers, what would the people of our country eat and drink?" Mrs. Zhou's expression did not change at all, and she was still smiling: "Do you produce the four major Huai medicines over there? Do you have any other local specialties?"

"Auntie, you know a lot. We do produce the four major Huai medicines there, and we also have quite a few local specialties, such as oil tea and stewed noodles. The snacks in different places are different and have their own flavors."

As soon as Qiao Bailu finished speaking, Zhou Mengyao burst out laughing: "Bailu, I was right when I said you were a foodie. You don't know much about other things, but you know this snack very well."

"Food is the most important thing for people." Qiao Bailu said nonchalantly, and Madam Zhou couldn't help laughing: "You're right, I always say that you kids are growing up, it's okay to eat more, it's better for health. You don't eat well, you want to lose weight, you look half-human, half-ghost, how can you be beautiful! If it was twenty years ago, you wouldn't have anything to eat even if you wanted to, how could you be picky? Life is good, you kids don't know how to cherish blessings, you throw away half-eaten meals, and don't wear brand new clothes, it's a waste!"

Zhou Mengyao made a face and said, "Mom, please stop talking. It's ok to nag me before, but now my friend is here, please stop nagging me. When will my dad come back?"

As she was talking, the doorbell rang. The auntie just came out of the kitchen, and Zhou Mengyao jumped up first: "Auntie Li, you don't have to go, I'll go open the door."

As he said that, he quickly ran over to open the door and greeted him with a smile: "Dad, you're back? Come on, I brought my friend back. Don't put on airs anymore. I won't allow you to scare my friend."

Qiao Bailu stood up quickly. This sounded a bit wrong. Could it be that the head of a wealthy family didn't want her daughter to make friends with a poor girl from the country?

"Are you Mengyao's friend? You're a nice girl. Come sit down. You don't have to be polite here. Just treat it as your own home. Our Mengyao likes you very much. As an elder, I also want to thank you for taking care of Mengyao."

Unexpectedly, the head of the family was not strict at all. He smiled and said a few words to Qiao Bailu, then sat down next to Madam Zhou: "You and Mengyao are in the same dormitory, so you must be very close. I have always heard her say bad things about Bailu. This girl has a bad temper and can't talk. She has offended many people. You can make friends with this girl, so I think you are tolerant and peaceful. It's great that you can do this at such a young age."

"No, no, Mengyao's temper is okay, she's innocent and cute, I like her very much." Qiao Bailu smiled hurriedly. Even if you don't like her, you have to say you like her. Zhou Mengyao is a girl who doesn't read her face at all, unless you make it very obvious.

When the military training just ended, Qiao Bailu was still thinking about keeping a distance from Zhou Mengyao. After all, no one likes to have someone say unpleasant things to them every day. But perhaps because she didn't want to be isolated, Zhou Mengyao still insisted on sticking with her.

Qiao Bailu was thin-skinned, and it was not easy for her to keep showing a bad face after the first or second incident. She did not act with Zhao Xiaoqiong and the others, so she was often held back by Zhou Mengyao. As a result, Zhou Mengyao unilaterally concluded that the two of them were good friends.

Qiao Bailu felt helpless and resigned to her fate. After all, she couldn't tell a very enthusiastic girl that she didn't want to be friends with her at all and asked her to stay away from her.

"Haha, you don't have to explain for her. Don't I know this girl's temper? If she didn't have such a bad temper and didn't have any friends, why would I force her to live on campus?" Mr. Zhou laughed. Qiao Bailu was speechless. It turned out that you yourself knew that your daughter had a bad temper.

Mr. and Mrs. Zhou spoke very gently and were very talkative. Qiao Bailu was worried that they would be overbearing, but they were not at all. So, she gradually relaxed and told a few embarrassing stories about Zhou Mengyao at school, which made everyone laugh.

Qiao Bailu had not planned to have dinner at Zhou's house before, but in the end, Mr. and Mrs. Zhou were so enthusiastic that she could not resist. She had to have a very sumptuous lunch at Zhou's house, and was then sent back to school by Zhou's driver.

As for what the Zhou couple would ask Zhou Mengyao after she left, that was not something Qiao Bailu could control.

When she returned to the dormitory, Zhao Xiaoqiong had already shut down her computer. Xie Jiayuan still had to prepare for the afternoon exam, so Qiao Bailu called him, changed her clothes and went to bed, preparing to save some more manuscripts. There was no internet when she went home for the New Year, and she was an expert in writing novels, so she couldn't stop.

She turned on the computer, entered the password, opened the webpage and looked at the browsing history. She found that Zhao Xiaoqiong was just looking for some novels to read, so Qiao Bailu didn't care.

She was quite cautious and valued herself. Moreover, in later generations, we were used to seeing intrigues and framing among roommates in various novels. Her own manuscripts were encrypted, and she was very careful when logging into J-site, logging out every time and then deleting the records.

Although it is troublesome to re-enter the data when you open it again, it only takes a few seconds and is well worth it compared to the security.

Oh, I wish she could move out someday. As for the issue of making friends that Xie Jiayuan was worried about, in fact, in her opinion, it was not a big deal. If you have similar personalities, you can be friends, even if you are far away. If you have different personalities, you still won't get along even if you live together for three to five years.

Otherwise, wait until the sophomore year and really move out? Speaking of which, the housing prices are still good recently, should she save money to buy a house? But writing so slowly is a bit too slow, otherwise, try to adapt her own novel?

She had chosen the screenwriting elective course on purpose. Now half a semester had passed. Hmm, why not test herself? If she failed, she could just take it as a way to gain experience. If she succeeded, that would be great.

I did it as soon as I thought of it. I was afraid that I didn't have enough experience, so I searched for some information on the Internet. The format, key points, and plot handling of the script. Scripts are different from novels. A good script must catch the audience's attention in the first and second episodes, and even explain several things clearly in just a few minutes of scene switching.

For example, the protagonist's life experience, the protagonist's situation, and the friends around the protagonist. These are just minor details. Big things like social environment, social customs, and dynasty changes must all be explained clearly.

In this case, the text requirements are very high and should be as concise and straightforward as possible.

Qiao Bailu used the Qing Dynasty story she had published to practice. The script and the novel were not in a relationship where the first chapter corresponded to the first episode. Sometimes the script needed to interweave the plot, and it might start from the middle of the novel, or it might choose a section from the end.

Although she wrote the novel herself, after such a long time, Qiao Bailu still needed to read it carefully, string together the outline, and then select a scene.

I was writing so seriously that when I heard the door open, I looked up and found that the light in the dormitory was already very dim. Zhao Xiaoqiong and Chu Weiwei were carrying bags back. When they saw Qiao Bailu, they were both a little surprised: "You're back? We thought you would be back later. We went to dinner without saying hello to you. Have you eaten?"

"No, I'll go with Jiayuan later." Qiao Bailu twisted her neck, saved the document, shut down the computer, got out of bed and changed her shoes, while calling Xie Jiayuan: "Have you finished the exam? I was busy just now and didn't notice the phone ringing. Where are you? Have you had dinner?"

"Then let's go eat together? Let's not go to the cafeteria? I really want to eat skewers today. Let's go to the west gate?" Wearing a down jacket, Qiao Bailu carried her bag and waved to Zhao Xiaoqiong and Chu Weiwei with a smile.

After hanging up the phone, I waited at the dormitory door for about ten minutes, and Xie Jiayuan came over on his bike: "Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"No, I just came downstairs. How was your exam today? Are you confident?" Qiao Bailu sat in the back seat. Xie Jiayuan nodded with a smile: "When have you ever seen me not confident? Don't worry, I usually review and remember the key points. How was your visit to Zhou's house today? Are Zhou Mengyao's parents easy to get along with?"

"Not bad. I originally thought that since Zhou Mengyao spoke so harshly, her parents must be very powerful people who spoke very, um, very harshly. But after seeing her, I realized that her parents have good tempers, which is completely opposite to Zhou Mengyao. I don't know how her parents, who are so good-tempered, raised a daughter like Zhou Mengyao."

Qiao Bailu gossiped with Xie Jiayuan with a smile: "The Zhou family is well-off and looks very rich."

"Well, making friends still depends on fate. If you don't like Zhou Mengyao, you can just distance yourself from her. But I think that although Zhou Mengyao can't talk, her personality is quite genuine. If she likes someone, she likes him or not. She is much better than the other two in your dormitory."

Xie Jiayuan smiled and said, "If I have to choose one among these three, I would rather you and Zhou Mengyao be good friends."

"Well, let's wait and see." Qiao Bailu said with a smile. She was not a saint and could tolerate it for a while, but she might explode at any time.

"Does Yao Lingling from your class have a boyfriend?" Xie Jiayuan asked again. Qiao Bailu shook her head, then remembered that he couldn't see her, so she said, "I don't know. What's wrong?"

"Zhang Tao from our dormitory has a crush on Yao Lingling and wants to pursue her, so he asked me to ask." Xie Jiayuan stopped his bicycle and motioned for Qiao Bailu to get off. The two of them found a place to park their bicycles and slowly went to the skewers restaurant.

"Didn't I tell you before that the instructor liked her? After the military training, she went after the instructor. I don't know what happened next, whether he got his phone number or something." Qiao Bailu shook her head: "I always thought Yao Lingling was more noble, and I guess Zhang Tao is unlikely."

"That's fine. By the way, if you have any good friends, the kind that are pretty good, you can introduce them to our dormitory first. The closer you are to the water, the better." Xie Jiayuan said. Qiao Bailu couldn't help laughing: "Don't you have any pretty girls in your dormitory?"

"Not many. Don't people say that the girls in the School of Humanities are the prettiest in our school?" Xie Jiayuan also laughed and pinched Qiao Bailu's cheek: "Especially when they see how beautiful my girlfriend is, they are naturally very envious."

Qiao Bailu blushed slightly and glared at Xie Jiayuan. Xie Jiayuan pinched her palm twice and said, "I will finish the exam in two days. Have you and Zhenting agreed?"

"We've agreed to buy the tickets." Qiao Zhenting was not a student, so he couldn't ask the class to buy tickets together. Therefore, Qiao Zhenting went to buy the tickets for the three of them and waited in line for a whole day. Now that there is no online ticket purchase, it is very difficult to buy tickets.

"When did you buy it?" When they arrived at the store, Xie Jiayuan reached out and took a paper box and handed it to Qiao Bailu. Qiao Bailu picked out the skewers she liked and answered, "It was on January 23rd, um, the 25th. It can arrive in Z City in one day."

"Well, you can't eat too much of this. It's easy to get angry. Order more vegetables." Xie Jiayuan raised his eyes and saw what she was holding. He hurriedly stopped her and turned to the other side to pick out some green vegetables. These were sold by the bunch, and a bunch was fifty cents.

Qiao Bailu didn't object, but while Xie Jiayuan wasn't paying attention, she still asked for a few more meatballs. If she couldn't finish them, Xie Jiayuan was still there.

The store was heated, and the two of them felt warm after eating. When they returned to school, it was still early, so they simply went to the playground for a spin. Qiao Bailu remembered that she still had to practice riding a bicycle, so she pulled Xie Jiayuan to escort her.

Her riding skills were really bad, just like she had just learned how to ride. Xie Jiayuan was busy behind her, shouting to turn and brake. Qiao Bailu would shout or laugh from time to time.

She was so busy that she didn't notice someone on the left. She turned sharply and the car hit him. Qiao Bailu was in a panic. She squeezed the brake and put her feet down to push the ground. At the critical moment, she finally held on and didn't hit anyone.

Even at this point, the two of them were scared enough and quickly apologized: "I'm so sorry, I didn't see it just now, are you okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay." The girl waved her hand, looked up, and suddenly hesitated: "Um, are you Xie Jiayuan?"

Qiao Bailu raised her eyebrows slightly and turned to look at Xie Jiayuan, who nodded: "Yes, who are you?"

"Ah, I'm from the class next door, in the same department as you, my name is Cheng Lili." The girl quickly smiled and said, "I've heard of you before. You're the best student in our class, and the teacher always praises you in our class. I went to the office once, and you happened to go to see the teacher, so I met you once."

Qiao Bailu stretched out her hand and pinched Xie Jiayuan's waist. The clothes were too thick, and Xie Jiayuan's expression did not change at all. He even stretched out his hand to grab Qiao Bailu's claws in his hand, tilted his head and smiled, "Stop making trouble."

There was such doting and tenderness in his tone that Qiao Bailu blushed.

"This is my girlfriend. I'm sorry for what happened just now. Are you okay?" Xie Jiayuan raised his hand and pulled her to his side, saying apologetically, "If it hurts anywhere, shall we take you to the hospital?"

The school doctor has gone on vacation now, so I have to go to the hospital.

The girl turned her head and looked at Qiao Bailu, her face not looking very good. She smiled with the corners of her mouth pulled: "It's okay, I'm really fine, you guys continue to play, I'll go back first."

After saying that, he turned around and left in a hurry. Qiao Bailu stretched out her hand and pinched Xie Jiayuan's face: "Well, it's only been a short time since school started, and you've already attracted a peach blossom back!"

Xie Jiayuan quickly held her arm: "Let go, it hurts, I don't even know her, I didn't even see what she looks like, really."

Qiao Bailu naturally believed it, but she just took the opportunity to bully Xie Jiayuan. She turned her fingers in a circle and loosened them. Seeing that Xie Jiayuan's cheeks were really red, she felt a little distressed and stood on tiptoe to blow on them: "I didn't use too much force, does it still hurt?"

"Give me a kiss." Xie Jiayuan tilted his head and tapped his cheek with a smile: "Give me a kiss and it won't hurt."

Qiao Bailu looked around and made sure that there was really no one around before she raised her head to kiss Xie Jiayuan. However, Xie Jiayuan turned his head at the perfect moment, and Qiao Bailu kissed him right on the lips.

Xie Jiayuan smiled, stretched out his hands to hold her in his arms, and used the tip of his tongue to pry open her lips, deepening the kiss. Qiao Bailu held Xie Jiayuan's shoulders with both hands and slowly indulged in it.

It was not until the bicycle behind them suddenly fell that the two of them slightly separated. Xie Jiayuan smiled and rubbed Qiao Bailu's head: "Don't worry, I only like you. I can't remember the appearance of other girls even if I have seen them. You are the only one who can leave a clear image in my heart."

Qiao Bailu glanced at him: "Sweet talk! Tell me the truth, how many kilograms of sugar did you eat today?"

"I just ate honey." Xie Jiayuan said meaningfully, staring at Qiao Bailu's lips. Qiao Bailu's face suddenly turned red, and she clenched her fist and punched him lightly in the chest: "Not serious!"

"If you can still be serious in front of your girlfriend, then it's either not true love or it's not possible." Xie Jiayuan said with a straight face. Qiao Bailu couldn't help laughing: "Why have you become so slick? Where is my cool male god who always speaks English and Physics?"

"My idol is far away, but my boyfriend is close by." Xie Jiayuan held her in his arms and rubbed his chin against her head: "I would rather be by your side. However, you are not allowed to change your idol. Whenever you want to see your idol, just tell me and I promise not to say anything."

After saying that, he pushed Bella Qiao away and looked at her with a stern face: "Can you get a scholarship for this exam? If you can't get a scholarship, you are not allowed to eat skewers next semester!"

Qiao Bailu was very cooperative and nodded in fear and trepidation: "Yes, I will work hard and I promise I will get a scholarship." After that, she made a face: "But I can't guarantee how much I can get. Maybe it will be third place."

Xie Jiayuan also broke down in an instant, smiling with curved eyebrows and eyes. His handsome face made Qiao Bailu unable to help but be stunned again.

Chapter 40

The exams for art students are all relatively early, mostly concentrated in March and April. Qiao Zhenting didn't have much time, so he planned to return on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. Qiao Bailu was worried about him, so she planned to return to school with him.

If the brother and sister go together, Mr. and Mrs. Qiao will feel more at ease, because at least the two of them can take care of each other.

After texting Xie Jiayuan about the return trip, Xie Jiayuan immediately replied, saying that he would go with them. So, after the fifth day of the New Year, the three of them gathered in the county town, took a bus to Z City, and then set off together.

There is also an Internet cable at Qiao Zhenting's residence. To be on the safe side, Qiao Bailu took Xie Jiayuan and Qiao Zhenting to check six or seven universities on the Internet. In addition to B University, there are also Z University of Media and S University of Media, all of which are relatively good.

Each school has a different exam time. Starting from March 16, each school's preliminary exam time must be arranged. If there are duplicates, you can only choose one. The teacher of the training class also began to focus on the things to pay attention to in the interview. What Qiao Bailu had to do was to buy clothes for Qiao Zhenting.

Suits, casual clothes, steady, relaxed, figure-enhancing, appearance-enhancing, and you also have to check the preferences of the interviewing teachers. These are not ready-made things on the Internet. Qiao Zhenting has to find out the exam questions in previous years and the scores of high school students himself.

But most people can't find out these things, and this shortcut is actually limited. The most important thing is your basic skills.

Qiao Zhenting was so nervous that he couldn't sleep all night. He called Qiao Bailu in the middle of the night and said, "I've only been studying for more than half a year. My teacher said that my level is just average, and my talent is also average. I can only play one or two musical instruments. Will I fail the exam?"

"If you fail the exam, go work in a film and television city, start as a crew boy, work hard for three to five years, and then take the exam again." Qiao Bailu yawned and said nonchalantly, "Anyway, our family doesn't expect you to make money. If it doesn't work out, you can repeat the college entrance examination next year and go to a second-tier university. Then you can transfer to another department."

Qiao Zhenting was speechless. He called to seek comfort. Sister, aren’t you afraid of hurting your brother by talking like this?

"If you know you're not smart, you should work harder. In this world, people either look at your face or your brain. If you don't have the best of both, you can only make up for it somewhere else. Of course, plastic surgery won't work. Plastic surgery will only work for three to five years. Once that time is up, you'll have a crooked chin, stiff facial muscles, or a crooked nose. It won't be possible to fix it back even if you want to."

"But there are many female stars who have had plastic surgery." Qiao Zhenting retorted. Qiao Bailu sneered, "Which one has not been exposed? Just remember one thing, the public's eyes are sharp. One person may not be able to see it, two people may not be able to see it, but China has a population of more than one billion, so there will always be one person who can see it. If you want to be in the entertainment industry, I won't ask you to be flawless. That's a god, not a human. I just ask you to have one thing - no major flaws, especially flaws that affect your character."

Qiao Zhenting was even more speechless: "Sister, I haven't even passed the exam yet..."

"If you don't listen, you might as well fail the exam." Qiao Bailu yawned again: "Alright, alright, I don't have time to be your confidant sister. It's just an exam, right? It's okay if you fail. It's not a big deal. Just look at your class. Are you the oldest?"

Qiao Zhenting touched his chin. He was not the oldest. On the contrary, he was relatively young. The oldest in their class were all in their twenties.

"If you can't pass the exam, go find a job. You used to be willing to move bricks, but now you can be a small foreman even if you go to work. It's much better than moving bricks. What else are you dissatisfied with?" Qiao Bailu muttered; "I'm going to sleep. I'm warning you. If you call me again in the middle of the night, I'll beat you to death!"

After saying that, he hung up the phone. Qiao Zhenting was extremely depressed - is there still love between sister and brother?

Qiao Bailu didn't really not care about Qiao Zhenting. She had time to comfort him, so she might as well try her best to create some conditions for Qiao Zhenting. So, she sped up her script adaptation. She saved up 18,000 words a day for the two novels on hand, and finished the manuscripts by the time Qiao Zhenting took the exam. The one on the Internet had more than one million words, and the one to be published was much more refined, with only more than 600,000 words.

The editor approved the manuscript very quickly, and the fee was increased a lot. So, Qiao Bailu devoted the rest of her time to the script of the Qing Dynasty. She also started to find out about famous directors in the circle.

She was extremely busy here, but she also had to take care of her studies and not let her grades drop. In the dorm, she was either typing or writing scripts. In the classroom, she was either attending lectures or reviewing her lessons. Naturally, she didn't know that rumors about her were suddenly spreading in the classroom.

After class on Friday, Qiao Bailu hurriedly packed up her things, called Xie Jiayuan while walking out of the classroom. When she reached the door, she bumped into someone head-on. She was not tall, and the other person was not tall either, so both of them were knocked back a few steps.

Qiao Bailu hurriedly said sorry, and when she looked up, she saw Yao Lingling standing at the door with her hands on her chest: "Are you in a hurry to reincarnate?"

"No, I was on the phone just now and didn't notice it. I'm really sorry." Qiao Bailu didn't bother with her. After being tormented by Zhou Mengyao for so long, she had long learned the skill of turning a deaf ear.

"Are you busy meeting your lover? I heard that you're being kept by someone. How could someone so poor not be willing to send a car to pick you up?" Yao Lingling raised her eyebrows and Qiao Bailu couldn't help but frowned: "That's too much. How can you say that I don't pay attention to something like this? How can you lie so easily?"

"You're just lying? Although it's only spread in class right now, I estimate that it will soon spread throughout the whole school. By then, I don't know if your current boyfriend will still believe you're lying."

Qiao Bailu frowned even more tightly: "Has it spread throughout our class? They say I'm being kept?"

"Yes, you are a country bumpkin who can't even afford a bicycle, but after the Chinese New Year you suddenly bought a lot of brand name clothes and bags. You are nowhere to be seen after class. Someone even saw you being intimate with another man outside the school. If this isn't being kept by someone, what is it?"

Yao Lingling sneered and looked Qiao Bailu up and down: "But I think that with your skinny figure, it would be really blind for someone to support you, right?"

The corners of Qiao Bailu's mouth twitched. Girl, do you have to care about others in such an awkward way?

"When did you see me being intimate with another man outside of school?" Qiao Bailu asked. Yao Lingling's eyes widened and she looked at Qiao Bailu as if she was an idiot: "How should I know? I didn't spread this! Don't you think you should explain it to your boyfriend right now?"

After saying that, Yao Lingling straightened her head and chest, walked around Qiao Bailu, went to her seat, picked up a book, and turned away.

Qiao Bailu touched her chin. Was she being kept by someone? And it was spread all over the class? So, was she being hacked?

"Hello, hello, Bailu?" Xie Jiayuan's voice came from the other end of the phone. Qiao Bailu then remembered that she had not hung up the phone just now. Maybe Xie Jiayuan answered the phone, and when he heard someone talking on his side, he kept silent.

"Jiayuan, did you hear everything?" Qiao Bailu quickly put the phone to her ear and asked in a depressed tone, "Tell me, who would want to ruin my reputation? This is not ancient times. Will I be unable to get married if my reputation is ruined?"

"It's not that you can't get married, but your reputation will be ruined, and many things will be ruined as well." Xie Jiayuan's tone didn't change much, still gentle: "Who have you offended recently?"

"No, I spend the whole day in the dormitory, classroom, cafeteria and library. I'm either with you, roommates or classmates. How can I have the time to offend anyone? Oh, right, I remember, the man who is said to be supporting me, is he Zhenting? He came to see me a few days ago. He was going to an interview, so he wore a suit to show me. He was dressed very maturely that time."

Xie Jiayuan couldn't help laughing: "It should be that time. Aren't you usually with him?"

"Yeah, I'm just wondering where this rumor came from." Qiao Bailu was depressed, and Xie Jiayuan comforted her, "Don't worry, if you ask everyone about this, you will always find the source. I think this matter cannot be tolerated. Today they can say that you are being kept by someone and you don't care, but tomorrow they can say that you are taking drugs. You want to be a screenwriter in the future, and if you have black spots on your character, your career will not be smooth."

It is human nature that everyone likes to cooperate with people of good character. If you hear that your partner is a bad person, you will feel uncomfortable. When there are other options, this not-so-clean person will be excluded first.

Especially in the entertainment industry, where you have to deal with a larger audience, even the slightest flaw can be magnified countless times. If you don't keep yourself clean and it's dug up after you become famous, it could ruin your life.

"Okay, I will look into this matter carefully. If it doesn't work, I will ask the teacher for help." Qiao Bailu said helplessly. She had good grades and won the school's first-class scholarship last semester. The teacher was also quite caring towards her.

"Well, those guys in your dormitory..." Xie Jiayuan frowned on the other end of the phone: "If possible, why don't we move out in our sophomore year? Those guys in your dormitory are really unacceptable."

Such an important matter has spread throughout the class. It is impossible for the three of them not to know about it, but no one has mentioned it to Qiao Bailu. You can imagine what kind of character they are.

"Yeah, that's what I was planning too. I didn't expect you to bring it up first." Qiao Bailu said with a smile. She found that her computer had been tampered with more than once, especially after she reviewed the manuscript for the second time. If she hadn't carefully set a password every time, more problems might have happened.

"I was thinking that if we rent a house with Zhenting, the rent might be cheaper than the school's." Xie Jiayuan coughed lightly and added, which only made things more obvious. Qiao Bailu couldn't help laughing: "I didn't say anything else. Okay, I'm leaving the teaching building. Are you there yet?"

"We're here, hang up now." Xie Jiayuan said with a smile, took off his headphones and stuffed them into his collar, accelerated a few times, waved when he saw Qiao Bailu, and slowly slowed down and stopped the car: "Let's go."

Qiao Bailu got in the car and went to the cafeteria with Xie Jiayuan. After dinner, they separated and agreed to meet in the library later, and then went back to their dormitories.

Qiao Bailu picked up her notebook and was about to leave, but after thinking about it, she felt a little unwilling, so she stopped and said, "Let me ask you, has anyone in our class said anything unpleasant about me during this period of time?"

Zhou Mengyao blinked in confusion at first: "Ah, bad words? Did someone spread gossip about you?"

Zhao Xiaoqiong and Chu Weiwei looked at each other. Chu Weiwei showed a surprised look: "Is that true? I really didn't know. You know, my grades in the last final exam were not very ideal. After school started, I went to the study room or library except for classes. I haven't heard anything bad about it."

Zhao Xiaoqiong was a little embarrassed: "Bai Lu, don't be angry. It's just that this is not nice to hear, and I don't know how to say it. You will definitely be angry if I say it, and it's not good for your health. Besides, I also believe that those who are innocent will be cleared. Those rumors will be spread for a few days. If there is no evidence, no one will spread them anymore."

Qiao Bailu raised her eyebrows: "Are you sure no one will mention it in a few days?"

"Well, as long as you are not seen doing anything inappropriate again, no one will say anything." Zhao Xiaoqiong said hurriedly. Before Qiao Bailu could say anything, Zhou Mengyao jumped up and said, "What you said is really weird. What do you mean as long as you are not seen doing anything inappropriate? Do you mean that Bailu was gossiped about because she did something inappropriate? It was Bailu's own fault, so she deserved to be gossiped about?"

Zhao Xiaoqiong waved her hands quickly: "That's not what I meant..."

"That's what you mean!" Zhou Mengyao curled her lips: "Do you really think that everyone is stupid and can't hear the hidden meaning of your words?"

Then he looked at Qiao Bailu again: "Look, you always spoke well of them before. I told you that they were both bad people, but you refused to believe them. The gossips about you this time might have been caused by them!"

Chu Weiwei was unhappy: "Zhou Mengyao, what do you mean by mentioning me in your words? Have I ever offended you? How am I not a good person? Have I said bad things about you behind your back?"

Zhou Mengyao sneered: "If you don't want others to know, then don't do it. You know what you have done. Besides, birds of a feather flock together. You are with Zhao Xiaoqiong every day. Who knows if you have given Zhao Xiaoqiong any advice?"

Qiao Bailu couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and reached out to ruffle Zhou Mengyao's hair: "Okay, you can speak colloquialisms now, that's a lot of progress."

Zhou Mengyao just showed a smug smile, and suddenly remembered the current situation. She coughed and stopped, then grabbed Qiao Bailu's arm and explained: "Bailu, you know, I have been living at home for the past two days, and I don't talk to them often in the dormitory, so I don't know what happened. Don't be angry with me."

Speaking of which, Qiao Bailu really never doubted Zhou Mengyao. This girl was good at scolding people, but it was not something she was smart enough to do, such as gossiping behind people's backs. Even if she could think of it, she probably didn't have the patience to lay it out.

"I'm not mad at you, I'm just asking." Qiao Bailu said indifferently, and then asked Zhao Xiaoqiong: "Let me ask you, since you have heard these words, who told you that?"

"Well, I didn't see it at the time. I was doing my homework. There were two girls in front of me talking and walking out. When I reacted, they were already out." Zhao Xiaoqiong said embarrassedly. Qiao Bailu frowned: "Even if you only saw the back, you can't recognize who is our classmate after a year? Can't you hear whose voice it is?"

Zhao Xiaoqiong smiled awkwardly: "Well, I didn't pay much attention..."

Zhou Mengyao sneered: "Oh, you can hear what others say clearly even if you don't listen carefully. If you listen carefully, can you hear what the neighbors say in private?"

Zhao Xiaoqiong was a little embarrassed. She pursed her lips and said to Qiao Bailu apologetically, "Bailu, I really can't tell you about this. They didn't mean to say bad things about you. If I told you, wouldn't I become a villain who is trying to sow discord?"

"Don't taint the word 'sowing discord'. The reason people can be sown discord is because they have feelings for each other. Those who say bad things about me are not even my friends. I am looking for them to settle accounts, but there is no such thing as sowing discord."

Just as Zhao Xiaoqiong was about to speak, Qiao Bailu waved her hand and said, "Forget it. I think we have different ideals and cannot work together. You are willing to abandon your roommate to protect someone who has seriously injured him. If one day I really get in your way, you will probably do something like gossip about me."

Zhou Mengyao nodded quickly: "Yes, maybe Zhao Xiaoqiong did it!"

Zhao Xiaoqiong was a little anxious: "Hey, Bailu, you misunderstood, I'm not protecting them..."

Qiao Bailu didn't want to listen. She wanted to find out the truth, but Zhao Xiaoqiong didn't want to talk. She didn't force her. She couldn't torture her, could she? She meant what she said before. She was planning to move out. There was no need to maintain superficial harmony with Zhao Xiaoqiong and the others. Most importantly, she really suspected Zhao Xiaoqiong and Chu Weiwei.

Although she was not familiar with the classmates, she was sure that she had not offended anyone. But Zhao Xiaoqiong and Chu Weiwei were not the kind of people who were broad-minded, and she might have offended them at some point.

He turned around and walked out. Zhou Mengyao hurriedly chased after him: "Where are you going?"

"Let's go on a date, Mengyao. Do you have many friends in our class?" Qiao Bailu asked. Zhou Mengyao shook her head: "I go home often. In our class, I am familiar with you. What's wrong?"

"I want to ask them one by one to see who is the source of this rumor." Qiao Bailu smiled and said, "If I ask them myself, they may not be able to save face. But if someone who is not familiar with them asks, maybe they can find out."

"So that's it. It's nothing! I'll go ask for you." Zhou Mengyao immediately patted her chest and said, "Since you're out, I have nothing to do in the dormitory, so I'll just ask for you. Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

Without waiting for Qiao Bailu to say anything, Zhou Mengyao excitedly found a dormitory with an open door and went in. This corridor was basically filled with classmates from her class, so there was no need to worry about Zhou Mengyao going into the wrong door.

Still with this impatient temper, Qiao Bailu shook her head helplessly, thought about it, and did not call Zhou Mengyao. She called Xie Jiayuan and found a dormitory to go to. The class monitor lived in that dormitory.

"Hey, Bailu, why are you here? Aren't you going to have a date with your boyfriend tonight?" Neither Xie Jiayuan nor Qiao Bailu had any intention of hiding anything. Everyone had more or less seen the two of them eating together and studying together, so the whole class knew that Qiao Bailu had a boyfriend.

"Well, I have something to ask the monitor." Qiao Bailu smiled and repeated the rumors she had heard before: "This matter has seriously affected my life. The monitor also knows that the scholarship selection is also based on the scores of classmates and moral qualities. I have become a kept person. Can I still get this scholarship? To put it more seriously, this is unfair competition. Someone is maliciously smearing classmates. In addition, monitor, I heard that the college is going to start electing party members? At this juncture, such words are heard. Can I guess that someone wants to run for party membership?"

This is more serious than running for a scholarship!

The squad leader's face changed: "It's not that serious..."

"I'm not exaggerating. The situation is so serious now that I've already written my application to join the party." Qiao Bailu took out a stack of manuscript paper from her backpack. "If the problem can't be solved, then I will suspect all those who have competed with me for scholarships and party membership. How many students in our class have such qualifications? The class monitor knows better than me, right?"

"Maybe you've offended someone..." The monitor said somewhat dissatisfiedly. Qiao Bailu sneered, "Monitor, we are not stupid. I can think of what you can think of. I can come to you to say this to make sure that I haven't offended anyone. Monitor, why did I come to you instead of looking for others, or directly looking for the class teacher or the director? Don't you understand?"

The one who can be the class monitor is really not stupid. After a moment of silence, he nodded and said, "I know what you mean. Don't worry. I will give you an explanation about this matter. It happens that I have a main class tomorrow morning, and I will talk about this matter in class."

Qiao Bailu nodded: "Okay, I believe the monitor can explain it clearly. Many people in our class are too naive. They don't even know they are being used as guns. They still think they are messengers of justice. I don't want to question them one by one because I don't want to expose their IQ problems. It's not that I don't want to pursue this matter. I'm not that magnanimous."

The monitor laughed dryly twice, and the other people in her dormitory also looked unhappy. That remark had spread throughout the class, and everyone had said a few words. Now they were being scolded in the face, and they couldn't refute it. How could they look happy?

Qiao Bailu stood up and waved her hand: "Then I will go back first, squad leader. It's up to you tomorrow. If this matter can't be resolved, I will take other measures. I can't ruin my own future because of the jealousy and dark psychology of some people. Okay, good night, I wish you all a good dream."