During dinner, Meng Yingnian asked Yu Zhi what he planned to buy at the mall tomorrow.

Yu Zhi told the truth.

Meng Yingnian seemed to be thinking about something after hearing this, but he said nothing.

The next day.

Yu Zhi went to several large shopping malls in northern Beijing and compared prices, but the discounts were not as great as those on e-commerce platforms.

I go out empty-handed in the morning and return home empty-handed in the evening.

Meng Yingnian got off work early today and arrived home at about the same time as Yu Zhi.

When Meng Yingnian heard Yu Zhi say that he had found nothing today and planned to make an online purchase in installments, he stopped him.

"Don't place your order yet."

Yu Zhi didn't understand: "Why? If I don't buy it now, it will be too late. If there is a problem, it will take several days to return or exchange it. I start school next week."

"There's enough time."

Meng Yingnian said, "I suddenly remembered that Suosuo wanted to learn painting, and I bought him some equipment, including the drawing tablet you mentioned."

"As for the laptop, I have a spare one here."

Yu Zhi secretly sighed that the Meng family was really wealthy.

Soso, a little kid, suddenly felt like learning to paint and was given a drawing tablet before he even got started.

"If you don't mind, I'll ask Deng Yang to look for it in my sister-in-law's yard and show it to you tomorrow at the latest. If it doesn't suit you, you can buy it yourself. How about that?"

Yu Zhi replied: "I don't mind, but if you give it to me, what will Soso do with it?"

"He's never been very good at anything he does. He bought it and never even touched it. Instead of just letting it sit there gathering dust, why not use it? It won't be a waste of money."

"Well, consider it as borrowing it. I'll return it to him when Soso needs it in the future." After saying that, Yu Zhi added, "The same goes for your notebook."

Meng Yingnian didn't want him to pay it back.

But still: "Okay."

Yu Zhi temporarily put the purchase of a computer and a drawing tablet on hold.

The next day, I followed Meng Yingnian to work as usual.

During lunch break, Chen Xun brought in a laptop and a digital tablet.

All are brand new except for the original packaging.

It's obvious that it has not been used much.

After a simple trial, Yu Zhi was extremely satisfied.

He looked at both items carefully and found no brand logo on them.

Yu Zhi asked Meng Yingnian curiously, "What brands are these? They run so smoothly, better than the brands I tried in the store yesterday."

Meng Yingnian said vaguely, "I can't remember it, as long as it's useful."

Yu Zhi was indeed short of money.

If he doesn't buy a computer and a drawing tablet first, he can save a lot of money at this stage and won't be in financial difficulty when school starts.

This money is enough for him to live comfortably for a while before he finds a new part-time job.

No one likes to worry about money all the time.

He's had enough of this kind of life in recent years.

Who would want to be a spinning top, being whipped by life day after day?

After all, he is just an ordinary person.

If possible, he also wants to enjoy college life and go out to play like other people in his spare time, do sketches and go shopping, instead of staying in the dormitory to draw drafts, or going out to do part-time work.

Besides money, he also wanted to pursue something else.

After all, painting is his dream, something he loves from the bottom of his heart, not just a means of making a living.

Yu Zhi thought for a moment and accepted Meng Yingnian's kindness.

"Then I'll borrow it first. If you and Suosuo need it later, be sure to tell me and I'll return it to you and buy new ones."

Meng Yingnian still responded with an "OK".

The night before school starts.

Yu Zhi packed his luggage to take to school, took a shower and lay down.

Meng Yingnian asked him for the umpteenth time, "Do you really have to live on campus?"

Yu Zhi didn't know how many times he answered: "Yes."

"I asked the admissions office of Beijing University, and they said that if there are special circumstances, I can attend school as a day student."

"The special circumstances you mentioned are mental illnesses?"

"It's just a matter of getting a doctor's note. It's simple."

Yu Zhi sighed helplessly: "No need, I want to live on campus."

Meng Yingnian pursed her lips and looked at him without saying anything.

His face was full of displeasure.

Yu Zhi understood his thoughts from his expression: "I don't want to live on campus to avoid you."

"Then what's the point? What's so good about those bunk beds in your school dormitory?"

Mentioning this, Meng Yingnian frowned. "Six people are supposed to live in a place that's only a dozen square meters and not even as big as a bathroom. It's simply inhumane."

"I'm going to ask the board of directors of Kyoto University if they are running out of money and about to go bankrupt."

Yu Zhi inexplicably felt that Meng Yingnian's disgusted expression was very cute.

The wealthy and noble families who live a life of luxury have no idea what the lives of ordinary people are like.

Yu Zhi explained to him: "The dormitories at Peking University are quite good. They were renovated two years ago and are now equipped with air conditioning and hot showers."

Meng Yingnian was even more disgusted after hearing this: "Is this what you call renovation?"

Yu Zhi: "Many university dormitories don't have air conditioning. Some university dormitories have cement floors and don't even have private bathrooms. You have to shower in the bathhouse and use the public restroom in the hallway. The desks are long, and each person can only use part of one section."

Meng Yingnian frowned when he heard this, very puzzled.

“A refugee camp dares to recruit students under the guise of a university?”

"..."

Yu Zhi was at a loss for words for a moment before correcting himself, "...what refugee camps? I'm talking about key universities! Only top students can get in."

Meng Yingnian sneered and expressed sympathy for the academic bully that Yu Zhi mentioned.

"Those who pass the exam are probably violating the Heavenly Law."

Yu Zhi was amused by his sharp tongue and asked him, "Your university dormitory conditions must be very good, right?"

He heard from Deng Yang that Meng Yingnian received elite education since childhood, studied both undergraduate and graduate studies abroad, and graduated from an Ivy League school.

Meng Yingnian replied, "I don't know."

Yu Zhi wondered: "I don't know?"

"I don't like living with strangers. I've never lived on campus."

"……All right."

Right.

A young master like Meng Yingnian would definitely buy a house near the school and go to school on foot.

The topic had strayed off topic, so Meng Yingnian brought it back: "If you feel your home is far from school, I'll buy an apartment near your school and we'll move there. You don't have to live on campus anymore, okay?"

really.

Just as I was thinking this, Meng Yingnian said this. Their brain waves were unexpectedly in sync, and Yu Zhi couldn't help laughing out loud.

Meng Yingnian was puzzled: "What are you laughing at?"

Yu Zhi coughed lightly and said seriously, "Nothing."

"Okay, stop pestering me. I must live on campus. If I start as a commuter right at the beginning of the semester, I'll be out of step with my classmates and miss out on many opportunities to integrate into the group. I also want to make a few friends in college."

"Zhizhi..."

"Meng Yingnian, you said you would respect my wishes."

Yu Zhi looked at Meng Yingnian, his expression becoming serious: "Do you want to break your promise?"

Meng Yingnian was speechless after hearing his question.

Seeing that he had calmed down, Yu Zhi reached out and turned off the bedside lamp.

"Sleep, good night."

This was the first time Meng Yingnian didn't say good night to him.

Yu Zhi was about to ask Meng Yingnian if he was really angry when a muffled voice came from beside the pillow: "Then you have to go home and stay this weekend."

Yu Zhi hesitated: "I may not be free every weekend..."

"No matter how busy you are, you still have to sleep."

"Go home and sleep on weekends."

Meng Yingnian's tone left no room for negotiation.

Yu Zhi was defeated: "Okay."

"I'll pick you up every Friday, and if I don't have time, I'll ask the driver to go."

Meng Yingnian grabbed Yu Zhi's hand and held it tightly.

Every word he spoke was extremely domineering, like an autocratic king.

"Yu Zhi, I don't care if you're planning to use school as an excuse to avoid meeting me. I'm telling you now that your plan is doomed to fail."

"Don't try to escape, don't try to hide."

"You can't run away, and you can't hide. You are already mine, and you must stay by my side."

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