I'm back in 1990

Chapter 166: The Early Bird Catches the Worm

With the Mid-Autumn Festival over, the temperature dropped significantly, and for Huang Xiaochuan, who is sensitive to heat, the comfortable autumn has arrived.

The Yang Family Garden building on Fuxing Road has also been transferred to a new owner; it is no longer the Yang Family Garden, but now belongs to the Huang family.

Yang Shuhan left with the money. He had already found a place for his retirement. He bought an old apartment nearby. Now that he had money, he also hired a nanny to take care of his daily life. He deposited the rest in the bank. Even though bank interest rates have dropped significantly, a five-year fixed deposit would still be worth 95%, which would be enough for his annual living expenses.

Old Kan not only received 3,000 yuan in kickbacks from Huang Xiaochuan and Yang Shuhan, but he also got the house renovation business. He would come back here to continue the next renovation project after the Li Family Garden was renovated.

The freshmen at the school have finished their military training. They like to walk around the campus in groups because most of them are from out of town and are curious about this unfamiliar city and school.

University is where love blossoms among young men and women. You can often see couples of college students together, either strolling or sitting and whispering to each other.

Ding Yi also started to get restless. He had fallen for a freshman girl majoring in statistics in the class of '91 and was currently pursuing her intensely.

However, he always returned empty-handed. This kid is quite resilient, becoming more courageous with each setback.

Ding Yi returned home listlessly that evening. Huang Xiaochuan was engrossed in reading a book in bed and didn't notice Ding Yi's return.

Wu Duo went to call his girlfriend as usual; long-distance relationships are quite expensive!

Zhang Gaolei and Chen Zhe were studying in their dorm room. The library was so crowded that they couldn't get a seat because they arrived late.

Unexpectedly, Ding Yi grabbed Huang Xiaochuan's bed and suddenly asked, "Xiaochuan, am I ugly?"

Huang Xiaochuan was stunned by the question. He put down his book and did not answer immediately. He first touched Ding Yi's forehead with his hand.

"You don't have a fever? Why are you talking nonsense?"

Ding Yi angrily slapped Huang Xiaochuan's hand away: "I'm serious."

To be honest, Ding Yi is not bad looking. Although he is a bit thin, he is tall. It is rare to find a small man in Shanghai with such thick eyebrows and small eyes. If he doesn't talk, he looks like a northerner.

Huang Xiaochuan asked him, "Did someone say something about you?"

Ding started complaining: "Damn it, there's this fatso telling me to look in the mirror."

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan thought, "Who the hell is this? So arrogant?"

He asked Ding Yi, "What happened? Explain yourself."

Ding Yi then told Huang Xiaochuan about how he pursued the girl. Zhang Gaolei and Chen Zhe also stopped studying and listened intently to their conversation.

It turns out that Ding Yi often brought girls hot water and snacks to win their hearts, being incredibly attentive. Unfortunately, the girls didn't reciprocate his feelings at all. They accepted all the hot water and snacks Ding Yi brought, but never said whether it was okay or not.

Moreover, today, that girl's roommate, a chubby girl, actually mocked Ding Yi, saying he was like a toad trying to eat swan meat and told him to look in the mirror.

Not to mention Ding Yi, Huang Xiaochuan was also angry when he heard this, as were Zhang Gaolei and Chen Zhe.

However, Huang Xiaochuan first scolded Ding Yi: "You're such a good catch, why are you being such a simp? There are plenty of fish in the sea, why are you so fixated on this one?"

Zhang Gaolei asked curiously, "What is a 'simp'?"

Huang Xiaochuan pointed at Ding Yi: "A simp is someone who could rely on their own abilities, but chooses to abandon their dignity and grovel before others, like this type."

Ding Yi was so angry when Huang Xiaochuan belittled him that his face turned red and his veins bulged.

Huang Xiaochuan didn't care about Ding Yi's murderous glare and continued, "That woman is clearly no good. She accepts everything you do for her and bring her food without a second thought, but she just doesn't want to be friends with you. I usually call that kind of woman a scheming bitch, someone who's calculating." .

Ding Yi thought about it carefully and realized it was true! Huang Xiaochuan was right.

Gradually, Ding Yi calmed down. He was a smart man to begin with, but he had been blinded by lust for a moment. After Huang Xiaochuan reminded him, he realized that he was really shameless. When had the dignified young master Ding ever been so humble?

Huang Xiaochuan continued to offer advice to Ding Yi: "If you want to vent your anger, listen to me. From now on, ignore her completely. Treat her like she's invisible. You need to show your strength. Do you know what your strength is?"

Now that things have come to this point, how could Ding Yi not understand what Huang Xiaochuan was talking about!

He laughed and said, "Money!"

Huang Xiaochuan snapped his fingers: "By the way, from now on you need to spend money on yourself, on yourself. Buy clothes and shoes, and get your hair done properly. You're a pretty handsome guy, but you never take care of yourself."

"Just wait for her to come back to you. You'll see, if she doesn't come back to you within a month, I'll change my mind."

Ding Yi asked in surprise, "It's that simple?"

Huang Xiaochuan laughed, "What more complicated do you want? Your behavior lately has ruined your image, do you know that? Is it your family background, your money, or your education that's lacking? That woman doesn't know you, Lao Ding, are a young master from Shanghai. Once she finds out you're rich and a local bigwig, do you think she'll come crawling to you?"

Huang Xiaochuan patted Ding Yi on the shoulder: "It's like fishing, be patient! But remember, when she takes the initiative to come to you, don't fall for her tricks, okay? This woman isn't right for you."

Fortunately, Ding Yi was unaware of Huang Xiaochuan's fishing skills; if he had, he would never have believed Huang Xiaochuan's nonsense.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Huang Xiaochuan shouted loudly in the dormitory, "Get up and pee! The early bird catches the worm! The late bird doesn't have a penis."

This infuriated Ding Yi, who hadn't slept well all night! She grabbed the pillow from under her head and threw it at Huang Xiaochuan.

Wu Duo responded readily to Huang Xiaochuan's call and quickly got up to wash and get ready.

As Zhang Gaolei put on his clothes, he said, "Wait for me a moment."

Chen Zhe and Huang Xiaochuan had already washed up.

The group knew it was time for Huang Xiaochuan to wake them up and go for a run. Huang Xiaochuan was the one who led them in this routine, believing that sharing joy is worse than enjoying it alone, so he would take his roommates from room 222 for a run every morning.

Apart from Wu Duo, who could run twelve and a half laps around the 400-meter soccer field with Huang Xiaochuan every day, the others would only run four or five laps before stopping.

At six o'clock in the morning on the university campus, those who can persist in morning exercise are either retired teachers and professors or self-disciplined college students.

On the football field's running track, some people were jogging and exercising in the morning. The vast majority of them were boys, while the number of girls was very small.

Chen Zhe and Zhang Gaolei ran four or five laps before they couldn't keep up with Huang Xiaochuan and Wu Duo, and sat panting on the edge of the playground waiting for them.

After the two of them had run twelve and a half laps, they slowly walked another hundred meters or so to catch their breath!

Taking advantage of his good physical condition, Huang Xiaochuan stretched a few times and then called to Zhang Gaolei and Chen Zhe.

"Let's go! We're skipping the cafeteria today, let's go out for pan-fried dumplings and wontons, it's on me!"

Upon hearing about pan-fried buns, Chen Zhe couldn't help but swallow hard.

As a northerner, he found the food in Shanghai very unfamiliar, but he particularly loved the pan-fried buns, which had a wonderfully fragrant aroma.