HPDBC Chapter 91 Persuading Chen Shimei
Chapter 91 Persuading Chen Shimei
Chapter 92 Persuading Chen Shimei
As evening approached, three more boys moved into Yu Zhen's dormitory.
It's unbelievable! They're still not in the same major as him. There are two civil engineering students and one international relations student, who are in the same class and major as Li Hongyan and Liang Qingsong.
Well, he's now in the absolute minority.
It's time to turn off the lights and go to bed.
The six of them were engrossed in their conversation and none of them could sleep. In addition, the weather was hot and humid, and to make matters worse, the mosquitoes kept buzzing around.
"Sigh, even our top university in the country has such barely adequate accommodations for freshmen. As for our other sister universities, which are ranked lower than us, tsk tsk tsk, it's unimaginable what they're going through."
Li Hongyan, who had been exceptionally positive and optimistic during the day and had never complained about the accommodations, finally started to vent her frustrations after the dormitory lights were turned off and everyone began their first all-night chat.
"What can we do? Our country is poor. Universities in poor countries should also suffer poverty. Be content!" Liang chimed in.
Another international relations freshman, He Yuan, said, "We should be content. In our county town, many rural people are still struggling to make ends meet. At least the food in our canteen today is quite oily, and you can buy two large white flour steamed buns for just one cent without ration coupons."
The two freshmen in the Civil Engineering Department, one named Zhang Qing'an and the other Yu Dahai, both came from impoverished rural families.
When it comes to the food in the cafeteria, the most memorable thing is...
"Don't laugh at me, but it's been a very, very long time since I've had such a delicious and satisfying meal."
I ate eight big white steamed buns in one sitting, hehe, but I'm still a little full right now.
"Old Zhang, I'm not as gluttonous as you. I only ate six, but I was extravagant and ate three extra servings of braised pork."
"Wow, you can eat three servings of braised pork in one meal! Old Yu, you're really something!"
"Hehe, I'll just grit my teeth and be ruthless this once. I don't plan to be so extravagant for the next six months. I need to save money and food to send home. There are people at home who are thinking of me."
"Old Qin, what about you? What's wrong with you? You've been looking down all day, like—something's on your mind? Are you homesick? Is there perhaps a little Fang with black braids at home? Haha, haha—"
Li Hongyan was in complete control of the rhythm and melody of the "first dormitory late-night chat".
The main problem is that the other roommates don't seem to be very guarded when it comes to any topic of conversation in the dorm. In just a few words from him, they want to dig out every detail about the other roommates' family background and ancestors.
Only Yu Zhen, like a cotton ball, is known to everyone only as coming from the black soil of Northeast China. Everything else is evaded and no one provides any real information.
Yu Zhenshi was simply too lazy to put in the effort to deal with it.
As for the issue of the corrupt atmosphere at Tsinghua and Peking Universities, he really wasted his breath talking back then. Now, Director Qin took the opportunity to make him work here and suffer through his days.
So what's going on? Whoever raises the issue is responsible for it!
After a full day of registration, even though the exchanges were only brief, the students' yearning for the future, especially when discussing studying abroad, was palpable. Their unbridled admiration for the developed Western capitalist empires and their heartfelt reverence for it were palpable.
These are future events that are destined to unfold.
How could he possibly reverse or change anything?!
That's impossible.
Since it's something that can't be reversed or changed.
Wasting energy getting involved would be a complete waste of effort.
It's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married.
The country is poor, which is a reality; people's yearning for a better and happier future is also a right they should have.
If someone has the means to live a comfortable life, and as long as they don't engage in activities that harm the public for personal gain, and can earn a good living through their own abilities, no one has the right to force them to live a life of poverty.
Take himself as an example. He was bitten all over by annoying mosquitoes and couldn't sleep. Now he's full of complaints about Director Qin.
I'm a millionaire, the richest man in the country, yet I'm changing my identity to become an undercover agent for Tsinghua and Peking Universities. What am I after?
"Qin Feng, let me give you a piece of advice: if you really have a girl named Xiao Fang with black braids back home, you should be more decisive and cut off her hair as soon as possible, for your own sake and also for the sake of her back home."
Believe it or not, this is reality, a very frustrating reality —
Seeing that Yu Zhen remained silent and did not respond, Li Hongyan assumed that she had found his weakness and became even more concerned, offering suggestions and plans.
"Old Qin, don't think we're being harsh."
Old Li is right. Reality is the most helpless. When we received our admission notices from Tsinghua and Peking Universities, to be honest, our lives were already completely different from those of ordinary working people.
You should also not think that this is some kind of Chen Shimei behavior.
The things depicted in dramas are all remnants of feudalistic evils.
Young people in the new era should have a new outlook. After entering Tsinghua and Peking Universities, we must first and foremost keep up with international standards and have an international perspective on the future.
Only in this way can we live up to the expectations of you all, who are fortunate enough to step onto this brand new path of life at Tsinghua and Peking University today.
"Liang Qingsong has become Li Hongyan's de facto lackey and follower," and he took the opportunity to give her a stern lecture.
The other three, including the two civil engineering guys, suddenly fell silent upon hearing this.
He Yuan, who was also studying international relations, felt indignant and argued with Li and Liang about whether Chen Shimei had committed any wrongdoing, and whether their roommate Qin Feng should have decisively abandoned Xiao Fang, who had braided pigtails from the countryside.
After a heated debate, He Yuan ultimately succumbed to defeat.
"Alright, alright, I give up. Old Li, Old Liang, you guys were more thorough in your considerations."
In order to ensure a more stable life and work after graduation, both spouses, especially those of us who are highly educated graduates from top universities, should be more decisive from the very beginning and fundamentally eliminate the mismatch in thinking and understanding between the couple.
Otherwise, in the future, the one who will suffer the most will be ourselves, as it will affect not only our work and studies, but also the image of us highly educated idiots.
A short, sharp pain is worse than a long, drawn-out one. A good horse needs a good saddle. Couples who don't share common ground are destined for an unhappy marriage riddled with problems.
"Old Qin, did you hear that? Although the three of us specialize in international relations, when it comes to life, we also have a considerable amount of say. Marriage is a lifelong commitment. Now, while everything is still salvageable, it's wise to be a heartless Chen Shimei (a notorious figure in Chinese folklore known for abandoning his wife) and make a clean break!"
"Hey, Zhang Qing'an, Yu Dahai, what's going on with you two?"
Zhang Qing'an sighed deeply and said in a low voice, "What you all say makes a lot of sense. Alas, if I really become a Chen Shimei (a notorious figure in Chinese folklore known for abandoning his wife), everyone in my hometown will curse me behind my back. How will I ever face my fellow villagers again when I go back to the countryside?"
As he was speaking, Zhang Qing'an suddenly broke down and started howling.
It turns out that this summer, he had already gotten engaged to his daughter, Xiaofang, from the countryside, and had even held a grand wedding banquet. All that was left was to go to the civil affairs bureau to get their marriage certificate.
Yu Dahai remained silent. The dormitory was pitch black, and no one saw him secretly wiping away tears.
Well, the three international relations majors, who were originally united and ready to stab Yu Zhen in the back, wanting to completely control him, suddenly realized that they had accidentally hurt the two civil engineering brothers.
Yu Zhen also felt quite uncomfortable hearing this.
Damn it, what kind of bastards are these three? They'd rather destroy ten temples than ruin one marriage.
On the first night of school, during your late-night chat, you guys were basically teaching your roommates to be like Chen Shimei (a notorious figure in Chinese folklore known for abandoning his wife, Chen Shimei)?!
The key point is that their starting point is that they are all doing it for your own good.
More importantly, the two civil engineering brothers seem to have shown a serious lack of confidence in their love lives.
This made him want to say something more, but he lost all his confidence.
The Civil Engineering brothers then became the high ground for the International Relations Trio's offensive and defensive attacks.
After repeated and patient persuasion from the three scoundrels, the two brothers, Tu and Mu, solemnly stated that they would calm down and think things through carefully. They considered writing a letter home, posing some philosophical questions about life values to their respective daughters in the countryside.
To borrow a classic phrase from the workplace: They should try and see if they can still maintain a level of intellectual alignment with Xiaofang, the girl with the black braids from their hometown.