I became financially independent right after entering college.

Chapter 18 Dating
After making plans for tomorrow, Bai Chou chatted with his parents on WeChat to report the situation, spent some time in the QQ group, and read a novel.

Just as he was about to put down his phone and go to bed early, he heard Zhou Haoyu calling him softly: "Lao Bai, Guangzhi, are you asleep?"

"not yet."

"Getting ready for bed."

How many college students these days can go to bed early just because they want to?

Zhou Haoyu lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, and asked mysteriously, "Tomorrow is the last day to report to school, and the day after tomorrow we'll have a class meeting and military training. I just wanted to ask, do you like military training?"

"I'm not really looking forward to military training anyway." Bai Chou answered honestly.

Brother Tongzi's "evaluation" of him is not wrong in some aspects: Bai Chou is indeed the second-generation who is not used to suffering and prefers to enjoy and have fun.

Now when Bai Chou recalls the military training in high school, his only impression is the heat and tiredness. The wonderful feelings of singing military songs with the instructors, sitting in rows and cheering on the opposite class, and taking turns performing programs have all disappeared and faded.

Fortunately, the military training time at this crappy second-tier university in South China is very short, only less than half a month.

On the other bed, Chen Guangzhi, who was also awake, finally understood Zhou Haoyu's implication: "Brother Yu, do you have any plans?"

I have a plan!

The local rich second-generation man lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "I do have a plan. I heard that if you have any injuries or medical history, you don't have to go through military training.

So I'm planning, why don't the three of us go to a regular hospital tomorrow and have a small operation to change our lapel to a round collar?"

"Fuck, Brother Yu, you are a genius!"

Chen Guangzhi was immediately delighted at the thought of not having to undergo military training. However, after a pause of two seconds, he became concerned again: "How much will this minor surgery cost?"

His family was far less well off than Zhou Haoyu's, and they didn't have much living expenses, so he didn't want to ask his family for money casually.

Zhou Haoyu was not worried that Chen Guangzhi would think it was too expensive, but he was worried that no one would go with him: "It's okay, it's not expensive, it's only two thousand yuan at most, and there are usually discounts for group trips, I will give you all my discounts.

If you don’t have enough living expenses, you can borrow from me.”

Chen Guangzhi was a little tempted: "Can I really be exempted from training? I heard that if I am exempted this year, I will have to make up for it next year with the new students."

Zhou Haoyu kept trying to persuade him, "Well, even though that's what they say, the instructors generally won't make things difficult for us. They'll definitely let us sit under the tree the whole time. Even if we've already completed the military training, we won't have to make up for it next year."

"Then I have no problem. It just so happens that... the collar is indeed a bit long." Chen Guangzhi no longer had any doubts.

After securing a roommate, Zhou Haoyu asked Bai Chou, "Old Bai, are you going? The discount will be bigger if we go together."

"It's not that I don't fit in..."

Bai Chou, who had been silent the entire time, felt a little embarrassed and politely declined, saying, "A long collar is usually because I gave you a large size of clothing, but your neck didn't grow to the expected length. My neck, for example, is just the right size..."

I really don’t have that need.”

Bai Chou's words silenced both of his roommates.

About ten seconds later, Zhou Haoyu suddenly laughed awkwardly: "Well, Guangzhi, I just thought about it. My collar can be turned down, so I look pretty good. I'd better not go..."

"Brother Yu, after hearing what you said, I realized that I don't need to do that minor surgery. My collar can be turned down and it will grow just right."

"Okay, everyone is fine, let's go to sleep."

Zhou Haoyu pulled up the summer quilt to cover his face and said nothing more.

The dormitory suddenly became quiet. Bai Chou, feeling sleepy, was about to put down his phone and go to sleep when he saw an unexpected WeChat message. Kim Hyo-joo: Your singing tonight was really beautiful.

Kim Hyo Joo: What a pity, you didn’t sing the song “Insomnia” that I requested.

[The other party is typing...] (About a minute or so)
Kim Hyo Joo: Cat meme (grievance)
Did you take the initiative to chat with me? Bai Chou turned sideways, resisted the sleepiness and typed on his mobile phone: How many emoticons are saved in the phone? Why did you take so long to look through them?
Kim Hyo Joo: About a thousand or so? A lot of them are cat memes. I haven't cleaned up my album in a long time.

[The other party is typing...]

Kim Hyo-joo: Loving Cat [Picture]

Bai Chou also flipped over a meaningless panda head emoji and sent it over. Soon, Kim Hyo Joo replied with a new cat meme...

After a few rounds of battles, the unfamiliarity of their first online chat quickly dissipated, and they regained the feeling of having a great conversation in the KTV room.

Kim Hyo-joo: Tomorrow is the second day of school registration. Do you have time?

Bai Chou: What? You want to find a KTV so soon so that I can sing you a song "Insomnia" alone?
Kim Hyo Joo: Humph, you should practice first. If you don’t choose the song I ordered, you must not be able to sing it that well.

Bai Chou: Haha, I got caught. I really haven’t practiced this song much.

Kim Hyo Joo: Wait until you have practiced well before singing it for me. I want to hear the best and most perfect version.

Kim Hyo Joo: I came to you for something else. I just told my mom that I met a boy who looked a lot like Leon today, but she didn't believe me and insisted that there was no picture or evidence.

Kim Hyo Joo: Humph, so I want you to take some photos that look like candid or street shots, but are actually posed, and send them to my mom.

Kim Hyo Joo: Maybe I can use your photo to ask my mom for more living expenses

Kim Hyo Joo: Please [poor][poor][poor]

Bai Chou: Sure, that's a very good and feasible plan. The question is, does your mother still like Leon?
Kim Hyo Joo: She still likes the young Leon.

In other words, do you no longer like Leon Lai, who has gained some weight and is filming a TV drama with a tax-dodging sister? Bai Chou thinks Kim Hyo Joo's mother is really heartless. Is this still considered a qualified sasaeng fan?

Sure enough, no one can defeat the former Bai Yueguang, including the current Bai Yueguang himself.

Feeling sad about the ruthlessness of Kim Hyo-joo's mother, Bai Chou typed quickly: I may not have much time during the day tomorrow, I have to be busy with other things, and I may not have time until the evening.

Since we have decided to buy a car tomorrow, this plan cannot be easily changed. Even if we decide to pursue Kim Hyo-joo, we have to postpone it for a while.

I want to pursue you, but that doesn't mean I will put you first in everything, calling you to come and dismissing you at will. In most cases, Bai Chou will still prioritize his own pace.

This is Bai Chou's personality, seemingly casual and friendly but actually quite self-centered.

In the girls' dormitory, Kim Hyo-joo was lying on the bed holding her mobile phone. She was slightly stunned when she saw Bai Chou's WeChat reply. Did she not understand what I meant, or was she really busy with something?

If a girl takes the initiative to chat with you and asks you out, excluding factors such as picking up a rich man, it can already explain a lot of things.

Jin Xiaozhou thought about it and felt that it was more likely that Bai Chou would be busy tomorrow. After all, there are always a lot of things to do at the beginning of the school year.

No longer thinking about those messy things, Kim Hyo Joo quickly typed a reply: How about tomorrow night, let's find a restaurant that is better for taking photos, have dinner together, and I will take a few more photos of you.

Bai Chou: Sure.

Kim Hyo Joo: Yeah, then I’ll go find a restaurant that can produce the film.

The two said good night to each other and chatted with Bai Chou for some meaningless nonsense before Kim Hyo Joo ended the conversation.

(End of this chapter)