I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

The girl who was about to use the restroom is named Li Qiaoling, and she is from the School of Bioengineering.

In the afternoon, after participating in club activities, she returned to her dormitory.

When they arrived at the dormitory management station, they saw three women: one looked like L, two looked like engineers, and there were three large boxes at their feet.

They seemed to have just finished communicating with the dormitory supervisor, borrowed a small four-wheeled flatbed cart from the dormitory management station, put all three boxes on it, and then pushed it into the courtyard of Dormitory Management Station No. 3.

Li Qiaoling didn't pay much attention at the time. She just glanced at it and then entered the courtyard of Dormitory Management Station No. 3 to prepare to go back to her dormitory.

As she walked, Li Qiaoling realized something was wrong.

Wherever she went, those three women went too.

It wasn't until they reached the bottom of Unit 2A that Li Qiaoling was completely certain that these three women had also come here.

Looking at the labels on the box, it seemed to contain digital products. Li Qiaoling took the initiative to strike up a conversation with the girl with the single ponytail.

"Hello. Is the school coming to the dorms to install something?"

Li Qiaoling also remembered a rumor and, somewhat excited, eagerly followed up with the question, "Is it going to involve installing a set-top box?"

Although the new dormitories at Yangko University of Science and Technology are in very good condition, with each large dormitory room having a living room and a TV, there is a drawback: the TVs are still the old-fashioned cable TVs, which only have a limited number of channels.

Then, perhaps the students' good wishes were projected into reality. At some point, and from some unknown source, news spread that the school had received feedback from the students and decided to carry out a major upgrade to the television signal, installing set-top boxes on the televisions in each dormitory so that students could watch more television channels!

Li Qiaoling felt that this message was a bit fake—how could the school be so kind?

But looking at it now, hey, the school actually seems quite generous and kind!

Li Qiaoling was quite excited.

The girl with the single ponytail paused for a moment, then smiled professionally and said, "Excuse me, student, we are not official staff of the school. We are just here to do some private business."

"Huh? Oh..."

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Li Qiaoling was very disappointed.

After the three women reached the apartment building, they picked up the boxes again and went upstairs.

Li Qiaoling followed her upstairs, preparing to return to her dormitory.

As it turned out, she discovered that it was quite a coincidence; the three women's destination was none other than their dormitory.

At that time, in the living room of the dormitory, there was a girl sitting on the wooden sofa. She had a cool and aloof demeanor and was stunningly beautiful.

Li Qiaoling naturally knew her roommate from the next dormitory room; she knew that the other person was a freshman in the School of Computer Science named He Qiuzhu.

At the beginning of the semester, Li Qiaoling and her roommates talked a lot about He Qiuzhu from the next room during their nightly conversations. They talked about her appearance, her aloofness, and her beautiful clothes.

Through daily contact and nightly conversations, Li Qiaoling and her friends' impressions of He Qiuzhu became fixed:

This is a beautiful girl from a wealthy family.

At first, Li Qiaoling was a little worried that He Qiuzhu would be difficult to get along with.

Isn't that how it's always portrayed on TV?

A girl from a wealthy family who is also very beautiful is the perfect template for a second female lead. She must have grown up with a silver spoon in her mouth and been pampered by everyone around her, making her prone to being spoiled and willful.

However, after some limited contact, Li Qiaoling found that He Qiuzhu was actually quite good: although she was a bit aloof and didn't talk much, she wasn't spoiled or willful.

They're even quite easy to talk to.

Once, Li Qiaoling brought a fast food meal back to her dormitory from outside the cafeteria. As she entered, she accidentally bumped into He Qiuzhu, spilling some soup on He Qiuzhu's skirt. Li Qiaoling's heart skipped a beat; she thought, "Oh no, this young lady is definitely going to be angry." But to her surprise, He Qiuzhu didn't get angry and accepted Li Qiaoling's apology. She even refused Li Qiaoling's offer to wash the skirt, saying it was okay and she could handle it herself.

This incident left a deep impression on Li Qiaoling.

Since that incident, Li Qiaoling has developed a good impression of her well-off roommate in the next dormitory and would greet her whenever they met.

Li Qiaoling also mentioned this matter to the people in the dormitory during the nighttime conversation.

This surprised everyone, and some people even analyzed that He Qiuzhu's family might not be as exaggerated as everyone thought. In the beginning, some people guessed that He Qiuzhu was a rich heiress with assets that were exaggerated to the point of being hundreds of millions!

"...Hundreds of millions is too exaggerated. Her family may be well-off, but they're just above middle class? Maybe they own a small factory? It's not that exaggerated, which is why she's easier to talk to."

This was an analysis by one of the girls in Li Qiaoling's dormitory at the time, and everyone thought it made a lot of sense.

At that moment, under Li Qiaoling's watchful eye, the three women carried the boxes inside and put them down.

He Qiuzhu stood up from the wooden sofa.

After putting down the box, the woman with the single ponytail stood in front of He Qiuzhu, clasped her hands together in front of her lower abdomen, and bowed slightly. "Miss He, everything has arrived. Shall we begin testing now?"

In Li Qiaoling's eyes, He Qiuzhu remained as aloof as ever, and simply hummed in response.

The three women were taking things out of the box; they were all digital products. Apart from an Apple computer, it was impossible to tell what the other items were for.

At that time, someone in one of the three small dorm rooms heard the noise, came out to the living room, and saw this scene.

Everyone looked at the three strange women, at the things they took out of the box, and then at He Qiuzhu, all quite puzzled.

It was Fu Rong, He Qiuzhu's roommate, who was the first to ask, "Qiuzhu, what are you doing?"

As soon as the question arose, Li Qiaoling saw He Qiuzhu seem to remember something, and she went into the small dormitory room with her head down. Soon after, she came out carrying a large bag.

He Qiuzhu took out a box of packaged fruit from the bag, and just stood there without doing anything.

Then Li Qiaoling saw that the girl with the single ponytail put down what she was doing, walked over, whispered a few words, and then took the big bag from He Qiuzhu's hand.

Then, the girl with the single ponytail approached a girl, took a box of packaged fruit from her bag, handed it to her, and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, we're recording a TV program tonight and will need to use the TV for a bit. I'm really sorry for the inconvenience..."

The girl with the single ponytail kept apologizing and taking out apology gifts from her bag, handing them out one by one.

Li Qiaoling also received a box.

It is a beautifully packaged box of blueberries.

This stuff is quite expensive. A whole box like this must cost forty or fifty yuan. It's a very generous offer, and Li Qiaoling is quite happy.

The other girls were also quite happy, so naturally none of them had any objections.

At that time, another girl also came to Li Qiaoling's dormitory and was also given a box. Li Qiaoling knew this senior, Ye Jintong, who would sometimes come to their dormitory to play with He Qiuzhu.

After receiving the fruit, Ye Jintong moved closer to He Qiuzhu and asked, "Qiuzhu, what TV program is it?...

Li Qiaoling overheard their conversation.

During He Qiuzhu and Ye Jintong's conversation, Li Qiaoling also learned that He Qiuzhu seemed to have a boyfriend.

This was quite unexpected for Li Qiaoling.

She had assumed that someone like He Qiuzhu would have extremely high standards for a boyfriend, the kind that are practically astronomical, and that it would take a very long time to find someone to date. But to her surprise, He Qiuzhu already had a boyfriend after only a few months at the school?

What surprised Li Qiaoling even more was that He Qiuzhu's boyfriend was going to be on a TV program that night. He Qiuzhu had done all this in order to record the TV program featuring her boyfriend.

Yip Kam Tong was also quite surprised.

"No, Qiuzhu. If you want to record, a hard drive recorder would be enough. Why bother with all this stuff?"

He Qiuzhu didn't say anything at the time.

It was the girl with the single ponytail who smiled and explained to He Qiuzhu's supposed best friend: "While hard drive recorders can also do that, the clarity is compromised. Our solution, targeting analog signals, works directly at the signal source, and under current technological conditions, can maximize the recording clarity..."

Yip Kam-tung is quite interested in these things.

After listening to the girl with the single ponytail finish speaking, she asked her what each of those things was.

The girl with the single ponytail patiently and thoroughly answered all of Ye Jintong's questions.

"This is the AJA KNA LH acquisition card, a broadcast-grade analog signal acquisition card, which is very suitable for this situation. This acquisition card supports direct input of f-signals, composite video, and component signals, has a built-in high-precision AC signal with a sampling accuracy of 12 bps, and also features adaptive deinterlacing, 3D dynamic noise reduction, gamma correction, and other functions..."

Li Qiaoling didn't understand, but she just thought it was pretty impressive.

However, Li Qiaoling was better at figuring out how much such a thing was worth—she didn't understand the specific technology, but she could estimate how powerful it was from the price.

At that time, the girls in the living room and at the door of the small dormitory also had roughly the same idea.

Ye Jintong had the same thought and even spoke for them, asking the question: "How much does this cost?"

The girl with the single ponytail didn't hide anything and immediately gave a number.

"Forty-five thousand."

"!"

The girls present, including Li Qiaoling, were all shocked when they heard the number and turned their attention to the collection card—this thing was so expensive.

But later, they realized what truly expensive meant.

After expressing his amazement at the high price of the collection card, Ye Jintong asked about something else.

Even with her single ponytail, she still patiently gave a detailed introduction.

"This is an analog signal cleaner. Because analog signals often have various problems, such as distortion and ghosting, this machine can eliminate these problems. It can correct phase shifts in chroma and luminance in real time..."

Just like with that collection card, the girls couldn't understand it.

Just like before, their stand-in, Ye Jintong, asked the crucial question on their behalf—"How much?"

The single ponytail also provided an answer.

"120,000."

"..."

Li Qiaoling was stunned.

The other girls weren't much better off.

Ye Jintong, being the most straightforward, blurted out a curse word, "Holy shit!"

Li Qiaoling wholeheartedly agreed—this "Holy crap!" was also her true feeling.

What kind of thing is this? They dare to charge 120,000! That's enough to buy a brand new car!

Of course, what these three women brought didn't end there.

"This is a professional video workstation, a top-of-the-line Apple Mac Pro... 36,000..."

Ye Jintong smacked her lips at that moment.

"Qiuzhu, I used to think Apple computers were pretty high-end and very expensive, but here... why do they look a bit cheap?"

Li Qiaoling nodded silently in her heart, thinking that this Ye classmate was really a mouthpiece.

She used to think Apple products were very high-end. She would be incredibly envious if any of her friends owned an Apple computer.

But now, among all these things, I suddenly see an Apple computer... and it suddenly feels out of place, not worthy of the others.

Ye Jintong kindly asked the girl with the single ponytail, "You use such expensive things for everything else, but for the workstation you use an Apple product. Is that really appropriate?"

The woman with the single ponytail maintained her professional smile and answered Ye Jintong's question: "Suitable. For workstations, it's either Nokia or Apple. And in graphics processing, Apple's software ecosystem has an advantage over Nokia… This time, for Miss He's job, we're looking for the most suitable, not the most expensive, so the equipment we've chosen is also the most appropriate…"

Li Qiaoling understood.

This means that although these items may sound "a bit" expensive, there are actually more expensive options available. However, in order to best achieve the effect Ms. He wanted, those more expensive options were rejected, and instead, this solution with the most suitable overall performance and potentially some cost-effectiveness was chosen.

Hmm, a 120,000 analog signal purifier, a 45,000 data acquisition card, a 36,000 workstation...

Li Qiaoling genuinely had no idea how these things could be associated with "cost-effectiveness," it was truly baffling.

Li Qiaoling is a bit numb.

The other girls present did the same.

After answering Ye Jintong's questions, Single Ponytail continued her work, installing and debugging the equipment.

He Qiuzhu seemed quite interested in this set of things, and even went over to ask how to use it.

The girl with the single ponytail completely complied and immediately took out some technical manuals, explaining and teaching her step by step.

He Qiuzhu followed her explanation and began to try it with great interest, but her movements were somewhat casual, or rather, "rough".

The girl with the single ponytail seemed completely unconcerned, not at all worried that He Qiuzhu would break these things. She even repeatedly encouraged and praised He Qiuzhu's spirit of exploration, showering her with emotional value.

Li Qiaoling watched with a pounding heart.

No, Miss, that thing is worth forty-five thousand! ...Be gentle, that thing is worth one hundred and twenty thousand! ...

Originally, Li Qiaoling was quite interested in this expensive set of items she had never seen before and wanted to stay and look at it for a while. However, as she looked at it, she became so frightened that she couldn't bear to look anymore and quickly returned to her dormitory.

Before returning to the dorm, I overheard Ye Jintong complaining, "Qiuzhu, you're really crazy. I really don't understand how the boss could be so infatuated with you, making such a fuss over recording a show."...

After calming down in the dormitory for a while, Li Qiaoling felt that she had calmed down and felt a little urge to urinate, so she came out of the dormitory to go to the toilet.

Then I saw He Qiuzhu still studying diligently in the living room.

……

Standing at the dormitory door, Li Qiaoling couldn't help but glance a few more times in the direction of the living room, but soon she felt her heart pounding again and dared not look any longer.

While admiring the composure of the women still watching in the living room, Li Qiaoling went into the bathroom to urinate.

After I finished urinating and returned to my dorm room, my roommate Chen Yijin came in from the living room.

"Not watching anymore?" Li Qiaoling asked.

"I'm not watching anymore," Chen Yijin said, sitting down in her seat as if she was about to play on the computer.

Before she could play for long, she turned around, grabbed the chair she was sitting on, hopped around a few times, too lazy to stand up, and moved to Li Qiaoling's side, chair and all.

Then, lowering his voice, he said, "I suspect we misjudged the situation. You didn't see it; she really didn't care about those tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars at all. It scared me to death... Her family doesn't look like they run a small factory; they seem like they have assets worth hundreds of millions!"

Li Qiaoling nodded and lowered her voice, "I think so too." After saying that, she said with great emotion, "I never thought that there was such a rich young lady in our dormitory."

"The key is that she's also so beautiful," Chen Yijin added.

Li Qiaoling nodded silently again.

She now feels that He Qiuzhu is exactly the person she has always dreamed of, and she longs for her.

If He Qiuzhu only had assets of tens or hundreds of millions and was only moderately beautiful, Li Qiaoling would probably be jealous of her now.

But her family background seemed too extravagant, and she was so beautiful that it was outrageous. The difference was too great, so Li Qiaoling couldn't feel jealousy; all she felt was longing.

"I wish I could be her best friend..." Li Qiaoling thought silently, and gradually, she also developed goodwill towards He Qiuzhu's boyfriend.

"Tell me, what kind of person is her boyfriend?" Li Qiaoling started this new topic.

Chen Yijin was also quite interested in this gossip topic, but after thinking about it, she shook her head: "I can't imagine it."

She tried to think about it, but no matter how she thought about it, she couldn't imagine what kind of person could be worthy of He Qiuzhu.

Li Qiaoling couldn't imagine it either.

Fortunately, we'll be able to see it on TV tonight.