Chapter 183 Broker
Chapter 183 Broker
The coffee shop in Xingzhi Building is well decorated and very stylish.
The college students of this generation are still reminiscent of the 1990s. In addition, they are at the prime age of youth. Many men and women in college have a touch of literature and art, and even Tao Shuxin is no exception.
Boys and girls who like sports are all in the gym, and the cafe next to the literature club provides a great place to relax.
Before I entered the cafe, I saw through the window a student holding a cup of coffee in one hand and a book in the other, with his neck raised proudly, showing his literary demeanor.
Seeing Tao Shuxin next to him looking at these students with envy, as if regretting not going to the library to borrow a book, Xu Mingyuan felt somewhat helpless.
"How about we order a cup of Blue Mountain coffee?"
Hearing someone praising the coffee, Tao Shuxin became interested and whispered in Xu Mingyuan's ear.
"It's so bitter, you won't like it. Just order a cup of milk tea. Why are you pretending to be so high and mighty?"
Xu Mingyuan blew a breath in her ear and saw her shiver slightly.
"Who said I don't like to drink? I want to order some!" Tao Shuxin said stubbornly.
"Then you order. I don't drink anyway. I just want a lemonade." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.
After going up to the second floor, Tao Shuxin saw that all the seats by the window were taken. Regretfully, she found a seat in the corner. Seeing that everyone was sitting opposite each other, she had no choice but to sit opposite Xu Mingyuan. She didn't want to be the one who ruined the atmosphere.
After the part-time college students brought drinks and snacks, Xu Mingyuan thanked them, crossed his legs and started cracking pistachios.
“This coffee is so expensive.”
Seeing that less than two cups of coffee cost eight yuan, while Xu Mingyuan's full glass of lemonade only cost five yuan, Tao Shuxin couldn't help but complain.
"Haha, after you drink it, you will find more expensive ones."
"Is it?"
Tao Shuxin raised her eyebrows slightly, sat up straight, picked up the cup and took a sip very elegantly.
Soon her brows were twisted into a knot and she swallowed it with difficulty.
This time she stopped complaining about the loud noise Xu Mingyuan made when peeling pistachios. Instead, she grabbed a handful and started eating them quickly. Only then did she feel better and suppress the bitter taste in her mouth.
However, when Tao Shuxin saw the senior schoolmate beside him tasting the food with great relish, Tao Shuxin thought that he must be a country bumpkin who had never seen the world, so he took another light bite.
"If you can't drink it, don't drink it." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.
"Who said I can't drink it? It's ten dollars! I only have a few dollars in my pocket. Even if I have to swallow it, I will swallow it!" Tao Shuxin said with a pained face.
"Would you like some lemonade? This is sweet."
"If you don't drink, who are you looking down on?"
Seeing that he was looking at her in a mocking manner, Tao Shuxin turned her head and looked away.
The noise in the cafe is not loud, but it is not as quiet as the library, and you can still hear what the people next to you are saying.
"I want to write poetry, too. What do you think about me joining a literary club?"
Seeing a table of people holding notebooks and discussing poetry, Tao Shuxin became interested again.
"It's old-fashioned. What era is this? Who still studies poetry in the new century?"
"How can you say it's outdated? Literature is timeless, isn't it?"
"Isn't it just poetry? I can do that too." Xu Mingyuan sneered.
"Really?"
Tao Shuxin's eyes lit up.
"Can that be false?"
"Hurry up, come and write a poem." Tao Shuxin urged excitedly.
"Okay, I'll let you open your eyes, cough cough cough..." Xu Mingyuan cleared his throat and said emotionally: "O sea, you are all water..."
Tao Shuxin was stunned. She didn't expect Xu Mingyuan could actually write poetry. It was just that the meaning of the lyrics was a bit too simple.
"Horse, you have four legs."
When he said the next sentence, Tao Shuxin had already frowned.
"Beauty, you are so beautiful, you even have a mouth under your nose. How is it? Not bad, right?"
"Giggle cluck..."
Tao Shuxin laughed out loud immediately, then quickly covered her mouth, fearing that her laughter would attract other people's attention.
"What kind of poem is this? It's obviously bullshit. It's not decent at all. I hate it."
After laughing for a while, Tao Shuxin rolled her eyes.
"Poetry should be rhymed, but you picked it up. Remember to write it down and stick it on the headboard of your bed, and look at it every morning and evening."
"Oh, no, I won't do that. My classmates will laugh at me. I'm a student majoring in Chinese Language and Literature. If the teacher hears this, I will definitely fail the course!"
Tao Shuxin snatched Xu Mingyuan's lemonade, sucked on the straw, gulped down most of it, and then said: "Here, this is your reward coffee, you must finish it, it's very expensive."
After laughing, Tao Shuxin stopped pretending to be serious and pushed the cup of coffee with her lip print on it over.
Xu Mingyuan often drinks tea and is not afraid of the bitter taste. After taking a sip, he did not feel as uncomfortable as Tao Shuxin, who felt like she was drinking poison.
"Just hold it with your left hand." Tao Shuxin said softly.
After taking a look at the lip print on the cup, Xu Mingyuan frowned and said, "No, look at the circle of coffee foam you drank, it's dirty to me."
"Fuck! I don't dislike you, but you dislike me, don't you?" Tao Shuxin was so angry that she moved the coffee to Xu Mingyuan's left hand and said, "Drink it!"
"Don't drink."
"be quick!"
Tao Shuxin stared at him with a red face.
"Come and sit, and I'll drink."
"No, you'll do something bad."
Tao Shuxin looked around and shook her head. If it was somewhere else, it would be fine. There were so many people around, and there were no couples sitting together talking about love. How could she take the lead?
After playing around quietly for a while, a man and a woman not far away stood up and walked over.
"Hello, are you Xu Mingyuan?" said the boy who came over.
This young man looked pretty good, except that he was wearing a formal suit and his hair was combed meticulously and smelled a bit greasy, making him look like a bottle opener in a private room.
The girl next to him was pretty, and was dressed formally, but she had a good temperament, a bit like a 4S store manager.
Xu Mingyuan noticed her when he went upstairs. He seemed to have some impression of her, but he couldn't remember where he had seen her, so he ignored her.
At this time, she took the initiative to come to the door, and when she was closer, she could see clearly.
But Xu Mingyuan still couldn't remember who she was. It didn't seem like he had seen her in school before. It seemed more like a person in his memory.
"Yes, you are?"
Xu Mingyuan didn't think for long and looked up and asked.
"My name is Qi Kai, I major in applied mathematics, I'm a junior this year, and this is the first time we meet." Qi Kai said, and then he introduced the girl next to him with his palm: "Su Muqing, I'm in your College of Arts, and I'm also a junior."
"Oh, nice to meet you."
What kind of stupid seniors are pretending to be in front of him? Xu Mingyuan doesn’t care at all.
Seeing the boy extending his hand, Xu Mingyuan gave him face, shook it briefly and then let go.
"Can I borrow your seat?"
Su Muqing smiled sweetly and said to Tao Shuxin while holding a cup of coffee.
"Oh, please sit down."
Tao Shuxin never knew how to refuse. She would give up her seat to anyone who came, even if the senior schoolmate was very pretty.
But sitting next to Xu Mingyuan was definitely not an option. Tao Shuxin still needed to sit, so she stood up and walked to Xu Mingyuan, bringing the lemonade over as well.
After a brief introduction, Qi Kai directly stated the purpose of his visit.
"Xu Mingyuan, are you interested in joining our Jiangda Alumni Association?"
"Not interested." Xu Mingyuan shook his head.
"Don't rush to refuse. You may not understand the structure of our alumni association. Only those invited are eligible to apply for membership, and half of the members must agree. You are all outstanding alumni of Jiangda. Once you join, no matter what happens in school, we can solve it." Qi Kai said calmly.
"So powerful? Can you even handle expulsion from school?" Xu Mingyuan asked.
"Huh? Normally it won't lead to expulsion, right?"
Qi Kai was stunned. He really didn't know whether he could resolve the issue of expulsion from school.
"I'm usually very busy with my studies, and I don't have time to join the student union when my teacher asked me to. I'm sorry," said Xu Mingyuan.
What a crappy alumni association! Xu Mingyuan is too lazy to join it.
Whenever he has problems, he goes to the teachers. Except for the second generation, most of the students in the alumni association are hardworking people who want to make a career.
Xu Mingyuan's joining will definitely do more harm than good, and will not cause him any more trouble.
When Tao Shuxin heard that he lied without blushing, she immediately turned her head and squinted at him, determined to make him blush.
But Xu Mingyuan was a man as thick-skinned as a city wall. When his lie was exposed by Tao Shuxin as soon as he opened his mouth, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it at all.
"The president of the student union of our campus is here too. If you want to join the student union, you can contact us."
Su Muqing naturally saw Tao Shuxin's expression and knew that he was trying to refuse, but she did not show it and still had that charming smile on her face.
"Let's wait for a chance later. I just started school and I don't know anything. I won't bother you for now."
Xu Mingyuan also responded calmly and without showing any fear.
But under the table, he grabbed Tao Shuxin's thigh.
There was someone on the opposite side. Tao Shuxin jumped like a fish, feeling a little embarrassed. Then he calmed down and pinched back secretly.
Soon, the two of them started doing something under the table.
Xu Mingyuan could act as if no one was around, but Tao Shuxin couldn't. Soon her face turned a beautiful red color.
Seeing Tao Shuxin was pretty, Qi Kai couldn't help but look at her twice more, but when he thought of the girl next to him, he quickly looked away and looked around pretending not to care.
Su Muqing was very natural and didn't seem to notice what the person opposite her was doing under the table.
After chatting for a while, seeing that Xu Mingyuan was very good at Tai Chi, she simply introduced the structure of the alumni association in detail, and then stood up and said goodbye with Qi Kai.
Seeing that everyone had left, Tao Shuxin slapped him in anger and said angrily: "Why do you keep touching me? Can't you see there are people around?"
Fortunately, I followed Xu Mingyuan's example and pretended to be ignorant, otherwise people would definitely find out what's going on!
"It's so exciting to have someone around." Xu Mingyuan said with a smirk.
"Get lost, I think the alumni association is great, why don't you go? Tsk, I'm right next to you, and they didn't even invite me, seriously!"
Tao Shuxin said rather resentfully that after hearing what her senior sister said, she also wanted to join the club.
"Yeah, you have no sense at all. Why would I go there if I don't look for you?" Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.
"Humph, you have some conscience."
Tao Shuxin was so happy now that she almost forgot about Xu Mingyuan's little act of taking advantage of her in front of others.
Seeing Xu Mingyuan finish the coffee in one gulp, Tao Shuxin felt even happier. She even held Xu Mingyuan's arm tightly when she left, giving this pervert a small reward.
After sending Tao Shuxin back to the dormitory, Xu Mingyuan also remembered where he had seen Su Muqing.
A famous socialite in Jiangcheng.
However, the socialite's term "socialite" seems to be belittling Su Muqing.
Her nickname should be Su Jin, the owner of Jianghai Club and a famous broker in Jiangcheng.
(End of this chapter)