466: 413 Land Grant University_2 466: 413 Land Grant University_2 His Monts was consistently a blank slate.
The reason he beca the notorious “lickspittle” of East University was all due to his actual deeds.
Lickspittle.
They are also divided into factions.
So belong to the armchair strategist faction.
So are the action-taker faction.
Jiang Chen was clearly the latter.
Upon hearing his cousin’s words, Hong Xiaoyu, who had just opened Monts, was at a loss, unsure whether to delete it or not.
“After you posted this Mont, did she say anything?”
Jiang Chen asked casually.
“No.”
“She didn’t leave a comnt or like or anything?”
Hong Xiaoyu shook his head subconsciously, “No, sa as always.”
Experience cos with age.
And there it was.
Completely exposed in a flash.
“Girls around your age tend to be more mature than boys; she’s a notch above you.”
Jiang Chen sighed lightly.
“Bro, what do you an?”
Hong Xiaoyu was confused.
“Do you feel like she’s hot and cold towards you, neither distant nor close, always leaving you puzzled and anxious?”
Hong Xiaoyu’s face showed astonishnt as if Jiang Chen had struck a chord.
“When you feel this way, it ans that you and she are not in the sa league.”
“Bro, how can you…”
Jiang Chen knew what this kid wanted to say.
Why was he so insightful?
Because he had been through the sa phase.
Chasing Ai Qian wasn’t a story of love at first sight and perfect romance but a hard-fought battle.
From the initial forthrightness to the eventual success, there were several stages in between.
The difference was that Jiang Chen was never one to doubt himself.
Once he decided on sothing, he wouldn’t consider anything else.
“Now, you have only two choices before you,”
Having his mindset pinpointed, Hong Xiaoyu realized that his cousin really did know what he was talking about and instinctively asked, “What are they?”
“One is to sound the retreat and cut your losses in ti.”
Hong Xiaoyu remained silent.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen continued, “The other is to let go of all the muddled thoughts.
If you like her, then pursue her with undivided attention.”
Hong Xiaoyu hesitated to speak.
This kid was still sowhat indecisive.
“Her lukewarm attitude towards you indicates that she is also uncertain.
If you act the sa, then you two are dood to have no outco.
A relationship ultimately needs one side to be resolute.
If both of you hesitate, it’s better to let go sooner and be free from it.”
Hong Xiaoyu clenched his teeth, apparently stung by Jiang Chen’s words, and finally stopped beating around the bush.
“Bro, to be honest, she was quite nice to at first, but so changes occurred not long ago.”
It seed he was truly seeking advice from Jiang Chen now.
Comrade Jiang Chen wasn’t afraid of leading astray.
“If you haven’t done anything to offend her…”
“I haven’t!
I haven’t done anything,”
Hong Xiaoyu said excitedly.
Jiang Chen was unfazed and continued, “Then there is only one reason, and that is she has encountered a possibly better option than you.”
Although he spoke diplomatically, Hong Xiaoyu could clearly read between the lines.
“Bro, are you saying she t soone she likes?”
“Hard to say,”
Jiang Chen replied, “Maybe she just has a good impression of him, much like you.”
Hong Xiaoyu’s expression turned sour.
“You can’t handle that?”
Jiang Chen chuckled, advising, “As a boy, you should have a broader mind.
Since she hasn’t completely alienated you, it ans she still has a good impression of you.
You still have a chance.
However, this is just a guess on my part.
I haven’t t her, and without knowing what kind of girl she is, I cannot draw conclusions.”
Hong Xiaoyu was quite receptive, initially evasive, but now he took the initiative, “Bro, how about I ask her out and you et her?”
Jiang Chen nodded nonchalantly.
If he went into sales, he’d definitely be a master at it.
After all, the first rule of sales is to grasp the core needs of the custor.
Hong Xiaoyu imdiately picked up the phone he was holding and began dialing a number.
“Xiao Yu.”
The voice of the girl on the other end of the phone sounded fairly cordial.
“Ren Miao, are you free tonight?”
Hong Xiaoyu hastily asked.
“What’s up?”
Hong Xiaoyu glanced at Jiang Chen beside him, naturally not daring to confess that his cousin wanted to et with her – the girl would definitely not dare to co.
“…I heard from a roommate that the new barbecue restaurant that just opened next to the school is pretty good, so I was thinking…”
Before he could finish speaking, he heard an apologetic voice on the other end.
“Xiao Yu, sorry, I have sothing tonight, let’s do it another day, I’ll treat you then,”
“Oh…”
Hong Xiaoyu’s face showed unmistakable disappointnt.
If it had been Jiang Chen, he definitely wouldn’t have given up so easily, but since he was the younger brother, he didn’t have the sa savvy and could only force a grin against his will, “Then alright, so other ti.”
“Okay.”
The call ended on the other side.
Although it wasn’t on speakerphone, Jiang Chen, who was sitting right beside, had heard most of the conversation.
It really was lukewarm through and through.
No wonder the kid was suffering so much.
A blunt knife was the most tornting when cutting.
Rejection was one thing, but why add ‘another day’?
“Brother, she’s busy tonight.”
Hong Xiaoyu put down his phone.
“I heard.”
Jiang Chen turned his head.
“Why didn’t you ask what she’s busy with?”
Hong Xiaoyu was at a loss for words, then muttered, “How could I have the nerve to ask…”
“…”
Jiang Chen fell silent.
“Brother, you’re staying in Hancheng for a few days.
How about I invite her out in another couple of days…”
Jiang Chen patted him on the shoulder.
“Let’s go.”
Seeing his cousin stand up, Hong Xiaoyu quickly asked, “Where to?”
“To check out your dormitory.”
In terms of dormitory environnt, Hancheng Geological University couldn’t compare to East Sea University; their wardrobes were made of wood that was prone to mold, whereas East Sea’s were made of stainless steel.
Plus, Hong Xiaoyu’s roommates seed like hobodies, as Jiang Chen entered, all of them were playing gas.
After sitting in the dormitory for a while, Jiang Chen invited them to eat together, but the young n, not lacking manners, politely declined.
Jiang Chen didn’t insist.
“Did you just say a new barbecue restaurant opened near your school?”
The two brothers walked out of the dormitory building.
“Brother, let’s go sowhere else.”
Having just been rejected by a girl, Hong Xiaoyu wasn’t in the mood to go there, “There’s another restaurant nearby, it’s the best around our school, let’s go there, my treat.”
“Doesn’t Aunt only give you fifteen hundred yuan a month for spending money?
If you treat to a al, are you planning to eat instant noodles for the next half month?”
Hong Xiaoyu was a bit embarrassed.
“Brother, it’s not that exaggerated, two people can’t eat that much money.”
“Enough with the pretense in front of your brother, I’ll treat.”
“Brother, you’re not exactly flush with cash either, are you?”
Hong Xiaoyu tentatively said.
Jiang Chen laughed it off.
“Didn’t your sister Fang Qing ntion that the girlfriend your brother found is a little rich girl?”
Only then did Hong Xiaoyu rember, Sister Fang had ntioned in conversation that his cousin’s girlfriend seed to be a rich beauty.
“Brother, your girlfriend didn’t co with you this ti?”
The kid was quick to change the subject.
“No.”
“Why not bring her along, let et her too.”
“Haven’t you seen her already?”
“It’s different in video than in real life.”
“Not quite…
convenient.”
It really wasn’t convenient.
Fang Qing got along with Li Shuru quite harmoniously, but if Shi Qianxi, that young lady, and Li Shuru were to sit together, who knows, they might actually co to blows.
The reason there was no issue last ti was largely because it was at a police station.
The best restaurant Hong Xiaoyu ntioned really wasn’t anything special; after all, Comrade Jiang Chen was now a man of the world.
Still, a place with an average consumption of three to four hundred yuan per person was indeed extraordinary for ordinary college students.
Maybe because it was rather pricey, there weren’t many people in the restaurant.
“Order whatever you like,” Jiang Chen said generously, passing the nu to Hong Xiaoyu.
Even knowing that his cousin had a capable girlfriend, Hong Xiaoyu, coming from an ordinary family, had frugality ingrained in his bones.
He symbolically ordered two of the cheapest dishes and then handed back the nu,
“Brother, this is enough for .”
Jiang Chen glanced over the nu.
“Brother, it’s just the two of us, three or four dishes should be plenty.”
He didn’t want his brother to splurge.
“Welco.”
Soone else ca in.
Looking towards the door without really aning to, Hong Xiaoyu saw a young man and woman walk in, laughing and talking.
Seeing the demure and pretty girl, his expression froze.
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