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The following morning, the sun was blazing.

After Wang Pan and the others left for military training, another hour passed before Shen Kang got up—not because he was lazy, but because he felt his roommates were all working hard at military training, so he wanted to sleep a little longer for them.

After getting up and washing up, he went to the cafeteria for breakfast and then went to a commercial area on campus east of the second cafeteria, which is also known as "Little East Street" by Yangke students.

Xiaodong Street has two rows of shops, some of which are still empty, while others have been in business for a year or two. There are boutique supermarkets, printing shops, express delivery stations, and so on.

From the perspective of traffic flow, this place is located on the main road on campus where students from dormitory stations 1 to 7 go to the main teaching area, so the location is quite good.

The reason there are vacant shops is because Yangko University of Science and Technology has only recently started to promote the socialization of logistics services. In another two years, there will be no vacant shops in these two rows. They will either be shops with good business or shops that are not doing well and are being transferred.

Shen Kang also valued this workflow: students at dormitory stations 1 to 7 could simply bring their clothes to be washed during class and pick them up afterward, which was very convenient and avoided any detours. As for dormitory stations 8 and beyond... well, we'll see about that later.

After arriving at Xiaodong Street, Shen Kang walked to the very end of the row of shops on the east side. There was an empty shop there, about 80 square meters, which was the address of the laundry room he had rented.

After making a phone call and waiting a while, the contractor arrived with two other people.

This renovation team was arranged by the Logistics Service Center. Because Qian Ming'en was in a hurry, Shen Kang had contacted them yesterday and discussed the next steps. This morning, they came to inspect the site to ensure that the underground wiring map provided by the school was correct.

After chatting with them for a while, Shen Kang was about to let them begin their survey when a voice came from the side.

"Junior?"

Shen Kang turned his head and saw a male college student walking over from the side. It was Guo Pinyan, the senior student he had met at the Logistics Service Center before.

"It looked just like you from a distance, and when I got closer, it really was you!"

Guo Pinyan, ever the friendly type, came over, a little puzzled: "Aren't you a freshman? Why aren't you in military training?"

"Something came up, so I had to take leave from military training." Shen Kang had only met this person once and they weren't very familiar with each other, so he didn't go into details.

Guo Pinyan didn't ask in detail how she requested leave, since there are many ways to request leave.

He glanced at the empty shop in front of him with interest and said, "What, are you starting renovations? Good location. I also had my eye on Xiaodong Street and was planning to rent a shop here..."

After Guo Pinyan finished speaking at length, he finally asked, "By the way, junior, what kind of business do you plan to do with this shop?"

Although Shen Kang owned his own shop and didn't invest in his coffee shop, which he found a bit regrettable, he figured he could only let it go since things were already like this. His main purpose in coming was actually to ask Shen Kang what kind of business he wanted to start.

If you have a sense of style, you might as well open your own coffee shop next to this junior's shop, so that you can create a shared atmosphere and achieve a win-win situation.

If it's a really low-end shop, then forget about it; when you're choosing a shop, you should stay away from this junior's shop.

He also heard Shen Kang's reply.

"The laundry room, didn't you already know about it last time?"

"The laundry room?"

Guo Pinyan was taken aback, then her tone suddenly became urgent: "No, the school really let you run a laundry room?!"

Shen Kang chuckled, "Is that even a lie? You'll see for yourself in ten days or so."

Guo Pinyan stared intently at Shen Kang, confirming that this junior was not lying to her.

Then, Guo Pinyan's heart suddenly burned with excitement: Damn, although I don't know what happened, it seems that the school has really opened up the laundry room project!

Guo Pinyan's eyes darted around, and she immediately said, "I suddenly remembered I have something to do, so I'll be going now, junior."

After saying goodbye to Shen Kang, Guo Pinyan walked slowly at first, but once she was out of Shen Kang's sight, she suddenly sped up and ran towards the logistics service center.

He had his eye on the laundry room project for a while now. He figured that with tens of thousands of students at the school and not a single washing machine, everyone had to wash their clothes by hand. If he opened a laundry room there, he'd make a fortune!

Unfortunately, the school has never allowed it.

Now that's settled, even though I don't know what happened, the school has opened up the laundry room program, so I have to hurry! The coffee shop can wait!

After a short run, Guo Pinyan arrived at the logistics service center, took a moment to catch her breath, and then went into the property management department to find the leasing specialist.

Guo Pinyan had been here many times before, and the leasing specialist was quite familiar with him. She smiled and said, "Guo, you're here again? Are you here for a consultation or are you really planning to open a shop?"

"It's open! It's really open!"

Guo Pinyan stated directly and decisively, "I want to open a laundry room!"

The leasing specialist was taken aback, and his face fell: "No, Guo, didn't I tell you before? The school doesn't allow laundry rooms, you know that too."

"what?"

Guo Pinyan was stunned. After two seconds, she said, "No, I saw a junior named Shen Kang already renovating his place. He said he was going to open a laundry room. Did he lie to me?"

The leasing specialist knew the man named Shen Kang; Dean Qian personally brought him over yesterday, along with a document from the school.

After a moment's thought, the leasing specialist said, "Shen Kang is different; he can drive."

"Why?" Guo Pinyan couldn't help but ask.

The school documents and Dean Qian's words flowed through the leasing specialist's mind at that moment:

"...Given the objective fact that the school is currently unable to provide laundry services, and in order to alleviate the laundry burden on students during the transition period, Shen Kang, a student from Class 2 of the 08 E-commerce program, voluntarily applied and submitted a feasibility plan. After comprehensively considering his willingness to contribute to the public good, the value of data collection, and the expected results of the pilot program, the school decided to grant him permission to conduct a pilot operation..."

"...Shen Kang's selfless dedication to giving back to his alma mater and serving teachers and students has helped create a campus culture of 'education through service and practice'..."

According to those accounts, Shen Kang opened the laundry room not to make money, but because he loved the school and made selfless contributions to it. His spirit was admirable and moved the heavens.

The actual situation doesn't matter; the reason given above is this, so this is the only possible reason.

The leasing specialist knew what to say and slowly began, "Because he has reached an agreement with the school, and he loves the school."

Guo Pinyan was dumbfounded—what kind of reason is that?

Immediately, she blurted out, "I can talk about it too! I can love school too!"

The leasing agent merely glanced at him, saying nothing more, her eyes conveying a clear message: You think you're worthy of loving the school?