Chapter 19: Cheng Xu Is A Scrap Collector?

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After coming out of the karaoke bar, Cheng Xu looked outside. The sky seemed to have turned dark a little early, and he did not know if it would rain.

They ate in the same building in the commercial center. Because it was a gathering for classmates with more people, Zhang Yupeng chose a more traditional restaurant.

Although it was a traditional stir-fry restaurant, the restaurant was decorated well. After all, it was not easy to gain a foothold in such a large commercial center. If the decor was old-fashioned, it would be difficult to attract young people.

Zhang Yupeng had to admit that it was a good idea to organize such a small event.

The waiter led them to the private room that had been booked in advance. The dishes were also ordered according to the discussion they had in the group chat. All that was left was to wait for the dishes to be served.

“Let me tell you, the dormitories in my school are really trash. It’s cold in winter and hot in summer. They don’t even have an air conditioner.”

“F*ck, same here. We don’t even have a private bathroom, and we have to walk quite a bit go to the bathroom in the middle of the night.”

While waiting for the dishes, the boys started talking about their university dormitories. Of course, most of them were complaining.

“Xin, how are the living conditions in your school? The universities in the capital should be pretty good, right?”

Li Xin was not too eye-catching in the class at first, and everyone could only judge that his family background should be quite good from his shoes and phone, but they did not know much about him.

He was not sociable in class, and he always seemed to be arrogant when he spoke to others. Many boys secretly gossiped about him, saying that he was a pretentious person.

However, the girls had a different opinion of him. He was quite good-looking. He was tall and handsome, and he was very particular about the things he used. Many girls had given him love letters.

Thus, during high school, Li Xin had indeed never stopped dating. Of course, no one could remember how many girlfriends he had.

Everyone’s impression of him changed at the end of the second year of high school because of his transfer.

Normally, a student who had transferred to another school would be quickly forgotten by everyone, but Li Xin was an exception.

The news about Li Xin was naturally spread by Wang Jie. According to him, Li Xin had transferred to a rather remote province. At first, everyone was just listening to it as gossip and did not pay much attention to it.

At the end of the college entrance examination, Li Xin managed to get into a university in Beijing with an almost impossible score.

At this time, everyone finally believed that the gossip that Wang Jie usually told them was true.

No one doubted whether his family had any connections or whether his father was in the real estate business. Most people were jealous, some were envious, and some regretted not having a good relationship with him.

“The dormitory? I’ve never lived there before, so I’m not sure. I rented a house near the school.”

As soon as Li Xin’s voice fell, several students began to chatter.

“Xin, you’re the best. You can rent a house just like that. The rent in the capital must be very high.”

He smiled and shook his head, “It’s not that expensive, just four to five thousand a month. It’s fine as long as you’re comfortable.”

He tried sounding nonchalant, but it did not quite work.

“Then, Xin, I’ll come to you when I go to Beijing to develop my career.”

“That’s fine, no problem.”

When Chen Yuan took a seat, she deliberately squeezed next to Li Xin, and even leaned close to him.

“Wow, four to five thousand? A month of your rent is almost three months of my living expenses.”

“How can you compare to Xin? 4,000-5,000 yuan is not even pocket money to Xin.”

Wang Jie was indeed Li Xin’s lackey, always helping him at the most appropriate times.

Li Xin pretended to wave his hand helplessly, as if trying to say that he should keep a low profile.

Cheng Xu, on the other hand, did not seem to be listening to their conversation at all. He was chatting with Li Mengqing alone, laughing and having fun.

It was not that Cheng Xu did not hear their conversation at all, but after seeing Ms. Gao’s garage full of luxury cars a few days ago, he had lost interest in these topics.

He had already earned more than 20,000 yuan in just a week.

As for Li Mengqing, she was focused on listening to Cheng Xu talk about his university life. She did not have the time to listen to them talk about other things.

However, even if she heard them, she might not care too much.

When Li Mengqing usually went out to eat with her father, all her fathers friends at the table were worth millions or tens of millions. She had no interest in these things since she was young.

Her family had always taught her not to place too much importance on money. After all, it was easy to make mistakes if she was obsessed with money.

Originally, Li Xin was quite proud of himself as he listened to everyone’s praise.

Turning his head, he discovered that Li Mengqing was being teased by Cheng Xu to the point where she was trembling. The two of them did not seem to care about him at all, and a trace of gloominess suddenly flashed in Li Xin’s eyes.

The meal came to an end, and everyone was at the climax of their conversation.

At this stage where everyone was in their third year of university, what they naturally talked the most about their job after graduation.

The topic changed, and they finally talked about Cheng Xu.

“Cheng Xu, what do you plan to do after graduation? You’re not planning to inherit your family’s recycling center, are you?”

Zhang Yupeng would not have taken the initiative to mention Cheng Xu’s family matters, but he had drunk a lot today and seemed to have forgotten about it.

Cheng Xu did not have much of a reaction. He did not really care about what these people thought.

“I haven’t thought about what job I’m looking for. I’ve been collecting scrap material during the summer break. I think it’s a lucrative career.”

Other than Li Mengqing, the rest of the students only knew that Cheng Xu’s family background was average. They did not know that his family had a recycling center for scrap material.

“Ah, what’s the point of doing that? It’s so dirty and tiring. How much can you even earn?”

The one who said this was Wang Jie. In fact, everyone’s impression of collecting scrap was that they would stop by the roadside to pick up a few bottles and sell them for scrap copper and iron.

“Wang Jie, don’t make it sound so bad. We can’t discriminate against scrap collectors.”

Li Xin seemed to be speaking up for Cheng Xu, and Wang Jie also responded without saying anything else.

“But I’ll give you a small suggestion. A man should go to the big city. It’s hard to be successful in this small place by collecting scrap material. I know some people in the capital. If you want to come and develop your career, you can look for me.”

Of course, he was not that kind. He had said that to make Cheng Xu look bad.

He did not seem to discriminate against collecting scrap, but in fact, every word of his revealed his sense of superiority.

Cheng Xu laughed, too lazy to respond to him, but Chen Yuan, who was beside him, was unhappy that Cheng Xu was brushing Li Xin’s help off.