Xia Shuo swagger

Chapter 2

"Ladies and gentlemen, the train has arrived at Huaijiang North Station."

"Please carefully check around the seat, the luggage on the luggage rack, and your carry-on items again before getting out of the car..."

The warm arrival announcement echoed on the train, and the speeding picture outside the window gradually slowed down and finally stopped.

Xia Zhaoyao dragged his suitcase and walked in the cool passageway of the platform, with a dull expression, he followed the crowded crowd towards the exit.

"I was actually forced to play an adult game all afternoon..."

Those games actually have to sign in for a certain number of days before rewarding the "inviter".

She just wanted to say forgive her, if time goes back, she would rather be hit by a suitcase and forget it.

On the first day she left home, she was tricked by a strange otaku and downloaded four weird games on her mobile phone.

Xia Zhaoyao moved around with a dull expression, trying his best to delete the memory of the afternoon from his mind.

Although Qin Shuo is not bad, he is pretty handsome, and he has all kinds of travel, food, and stories at his fingertips, but unfortunately... he is a pervert.

drop.

【I have arrived. 】

Xia Zhaoyao took out his phone and sent a random message in Moments.

She knew that Lao Xia would definitely be able to see it. In fact, there was no one else among her friends.

For fear of being found by creditors, Xia Zhaoyao changed his mobile phone number, WeChat, QQ, and all social accounts.

But that's okay, start from scratch now, and start a completely new chapter.

pat!

Raindrops wet the phone screen.

Xia Zhaoyao raised his head, and the rain curtain was falling sparsely.

Across the sparse and cool rain line, the colorful and layered neon lights of Huaijiang City are constantly flickering.

The walking crowd quickened their pace, countless umbrellas opened like mushrooms in the forest, and bright yellow taxis formed a long queue in the distance.

At this moment, both the irritability about the perverted handsome man and the worries about the future disappeared in her heart.

A new world has opened, and Xia Zhaoyao trembles with excitement, now it is her own adventure.

From tonight, she will live in this colorful and magical city.

So……

Well, the first step is to find a place to live.

She saw a youth hostel with good reviews on the Internet before.

Although it is not as good as those star-rated hotels, it is the most suitable in all aspects.

The most important thing is that it only costs 60 yuan a night, and there are 24-hour hot water and free WIFI.

Moreover, there are some strategies on Xiaohongshu. Many city travelers live in this kind of youth hostel. They usually do some part-time jobs in the city, and arrange travel freely in the rest of the time. This is exactly what Xia Zhaoyao hit. Goal: She plans to take advantage of the time before school starts to complete the accumulation of the first pot of gold as soon as possible.

Don't there often be bridges like this in novels and movies?
College students used their spare time to work in various places and earned a lot of money - besides, this is Huaijiang City!
Huaijiang City has been a treasure mountain buried with gold and jade since ancient times, and it has not been mined so far.

Almost every year, you can see on the news that someone has picked up dog head gold or rough gemstones by the river, mountain forest and stream.

If luck is good, maybe tomorrow she will be able to raise enough money to "redeem" Lao Xia back from Mauritius in advance.

Thinking of this, Xia Zhaoyao suddenly felt that the future was bright, so he waved his fist excitedly.

"Come on! Xia Zhaoyao, you are the best!"

"Little swagger, we meet again."

At this time, a casual voice suddenly came from behind.

Xia Zhaoyao's high spirits quickly languished like a leak.

Xia Zhaoyao turned around, just in time to see Qin Shuo walking out of the station with his backpack on his shoulders.

He yawned wearily, looking at the night view of the city under the rain, "It's finally here."

"By the way, you also just finished the college entrance examination this year, right? Forgot to ask, which university did you go to?"

"Huaijiang University... and my surname is Xia, not Xiao."

Xia Zhaoyao replied casually, said angrily, and looked at the other party in confusion.

"You just said—also—yes?"

"Huaijiang University? Coincidentally."

Qin Shuo suddenly regained his energy and looked at Xia Zhaoyao in surprise.

He pointed to his nose with a smile, shrugged, and quickly explained.

"I also applied for Huaijiang University. It seems that we are in the same class. But..."

Qin Shuo paused, took a look at his cell phone from his trouser pocket, and said in confusion, "It's only July 20."

"Did you report to school so early? It's not time yet, is it?"

"Uh--"

Xia Zhaoyao got stuck for a moment, and quickly dealt with it:
"I came early to familiarize myself with the environment, so it's a summer trip."

"So much luggage, travel? Which attractions are you going to visit around?"

"Uh, uh... well... just wander around—"

"Oh……"

Qin Shuo looked at Xia Zhaoyao with a smile.

That expression seems to have found some rare insects, or some special treasure in the game.

"Well, anyway, if you encounter anything in Huaijiang and need help—"

Before Xia Zhaoyao had an attack, Qin Shuo shook his phone, opened WeChat and clicked.

drop.

【Qin Yue Wuyi】:【Ke Li is cute.jpg (1)】

At the same time, a message pops up from Xia Zhaoyao's lonely WeChat friend.

"—Contact me at any time, I'm a coward anyway. Remember to sign in—my wife's new clothes depend on you."

Xia Zhaoyao looked at the name on WeChat, and then glanced at the four new 18-ban games and VPN software on the back of the phone interface.

"Yes, yes." She nodded perfunctorily, and at the same time muttered in her heart:
Then it's better not to see you again.

Si Zhai Steamed Goose Heart.

…………

In the next few days, Xia Zhaoyao regretted not doing enough homework countless times.

Compared with Yancheng, which is square on all sides, Huaijiang City is really terrible.

The whole city is like an ever-changing Hogwarts castle, huge, complex, incomprehensible and magical.

She couldn't remember how many times she had lost her way. No matter where she went, it seemed like a maze. The people living here were indeed very enthusiastic, but Xia Zhaoyao had to work hard to listen to their Huaijiang dialect like a rap singer. Fortunately, Mandarin is still a universal communication tool.

Unfortunately, this does not alleviate her predicament, after all, Huaijiang City does not seem to have the concept of north, south, east and west:
People here prefer to use up, down, left, and right when identifying directions.

Of course, this is not surprising.

Because Huaijiang was originally a super large city built on the mountains.

Sometimes she obviously entered the shopping mall from the first floor, but when she walked to the other end, she found herself in the sky above ten floors.

The omnipotent electronic navigation seems to have become a mindless mischievous elf in this city. It seems that the journey of two or three kilometers may sometimes take several hours. Arrived at the location and had to start with an apology.

On a bed in a small four-person room in a youth hostel, Xia Zhaoyao searches for suitable part-time jobs for students every night.

Most of the part-time jobs require a student ID card, and most of the remaining content is either familiar with the urban environment or requires some special talents.

In a piece of information, she also saw information about "dog head gold".

However, without exception, it is specifically stated that locals are required.

and……

Judging from the current situation, she might lose herself before she succeeds in her treasure hunt.

In this way, a week passed in the blink of an eye.

No.

Now we must first find a way to stop the loss.

After another day of unsuccessful job hunting, Xia Zhaoyao worriedly flipped through the details of the change on WeChat.

There is still more than a month before the start of school. If you continue to live here, you will spend nearly 2000 yuan for the accommodation alone.

And if you add three meals a day, transportation expenses, and other miscellaneous expenses, she may have a savings of just over [-] yuan when school starts.

After deducting tuition fees and miscellaneous fees, she may have at most three or four thousand yuan for living expenses in the future.

The all-knowing and omnipotent Baidu, Xiaohongshu, Zhihu... none of these can save her.

Living in a strange city is far more difficult than she imagined—the ambition when she first started has long since disappeared.

Xia Zhaoyao is now thinking about how to increase income and reduce expenditure, at least find a practical way to recycle her living expenses before all the money is spent.

In fact, if school can start, there are many ways.

After all, the ways of part-time jobs and work-study programs for college students, whether it is online search or school forums, seem to be more reliable.

Moreover, in terms of school, whether it is accommodation or three meals a day, the economic pressure will obviously be much smaller.

The only problem right now is that she's just a prospective college student who didn't enroll...

"Okay, it's decided!"

As Xia Zhaoyao said, he turned off his cell phone and took out the admission notice from his schoolbag.

She will go to the school tomorrow to try her luck!
What if I can report early?
In addition, student loans for college students, subsidies for poor students...

With so many options to choose from, it's not like she doesn't have a qualified self-help path, right?
"This year's third census results announced..."

The wall-mounted TV on the wall of the room is still replaying the news from earlier.

"...experts pointed out that contemporary young people's concept of marriage and love is immature, which is the direct reason for the increase in divorce rate and single rate..."

"That's because there's no money to live on, no money—"

Xia Zhaoyao complained while studying the precautions on the admission notice.

If she can get paid for dating, then she doesn't mind.

"Relevant departments suggest that colleges and universities should strengthen love psychology education, family ethics education, and improve students' expression and communication..."

The wall-mounted TV obviously couldn't hear Xia Zhaoyao's random thoughts, and he still read the news as if it had nothing to do with him, "... Many well-known universities in China, including Yancheng University, Jiangcheng University, Huaijiang University, etc., said that they are expected to Relevant courses and research topics have been launched one after another to guide students to establish..."

"...Experts say that the exquisite self-interest and low-desire life common among contemporary youth may be urgently needed—"

Paz -

Xia Zhaoyao walked to the wall and turned off the chattering wall-mounted TV expressionlessly.

She doesn't know about refined self-interest, but low-desire pursuits?

Xia Zhaoyao pouted noncommittally.

The desires of modern young men are too rich...

While thinking about it, she swipe open WeChat on her phone and find the avatar that she just added.

[Yao, Yao, Shake]: I've finished checking in for a week, so that's all right?

[Qin said Wuyi]: I am very grateful, I have a gift bag of clothes!Kneel down.jpg
[Qin Yue Wuyi]: Look, the effect is very good.

【Qin Yue Wuyi】: Game Maid Outfit.jpg
"..."

Before the phone continued to send out messages, Xia Zhaoyao quickly exited the dialog box.

Block messages, block reminders, block Moments.

All in one go.

Phew...it's finally over.

Xia Zhaoyao took a look at the quiet interface and let out a long sigh of relief.

Switch back to the background without hesitation, one, two, three, four... all forcefully uninstalled.

All right.

Now her phone is finally clean again.

(End of this chapter)