dognovel Chapter 129: Let's move!
Chapter 129: Let's move!
After dinner, Ji Mei returned to her dormitory and continued to help Yu Xiang come up with ideas on how to decorate the house.
Just then, the two local roommates returned one after the other. They would definitely be going home on Sunday, which was fine. After all, they should enjoy such convenience since they were studying near their homes.
These two girls always looked down on students from other places, and they always felt superior to others in this dormitory.
Yu Xiang never liked to argue with them; it was pointless. In the future, becoming a doctor would depend on medical skills. Instead of spending time comparing and enjoying life at school, it would be more worthwhile to learn something useful.
Upon seeing her two roommates return, Ji Mei and Yu Xiang continued their conversation, only in much quieter voices.
"Yu Xiang, what are you planning to do with such a big walk-in closet? Your few clothes can fit in a small box. I think you can buy some new clothes. Look, the weather is getting warmer, why don't you buy a couple of new dresses?" Ji Mei urged Yu Xiang to buy some clothes. Ji Mei always kept thinking about that walk-in closet.
"Having enough clothes is enough, why buy so many? Isn't that a waste?" Yu Xiang still believes that having enough clothes is enough, and there is no need to buy so many. Some people even buy too many clothes and then throw them away with the tags still on them when they clean out their closets after a while. The two local girls in the same dormitory did this.
"Ugh!" Ji Mei looked disgusted.
"Your husband gave you such an expensive thing as a house without even blinking an eye, what's a few pieces of clothing? You're too frugal!"
In Ji Mei's opinion, buying some clothes was no big deal for Huang Xiaochuan, but Yu Xiang didn't think so.
"It's enough to have three or four pieces of clothing per season to change them up. Besides, we usually wear white lab coats to school, so even if we buy a lot of nice clothes, they'll all be covered up."
"So you're not going out? What are you going to wear on a date? Doesn't your husband like you to look nice?"
"Do we usually have time to go out? The courses are so demanding, we can only relax a little on Sundays, but then there's a ton of laundry to do," Yu Xiang casually complained about the hardships of medical students.
"Yeah, sigh! The thought of having to wait more than four years to graduate makes my heart sink."
Clinical medical students like Yu Xiang and Ji Mei, who complete an eight-year integrated undergraduate and doctoral program, mostly specialize in internal medicine, hematology, and gynecology for female students, while male students mostly pursue surgical specialties such as neurosurgery, cardiac surgery, and hepatobiliary surgery, which involve a lot of surgical procedures.
The academic workload for medical students is far greater than that of ordinary college students. They have to overcome many psychological hurdles, the first of which is the hurdle of becoming a cadaver. Without a strong heart and great endurance, it is estimated that a single anatomy class could discourage many people.
If you end up working in the proctology field, it will be even more unpleasant, as your career will basically be inseparable from feces and urine.
Ji Mei asked another question: "Hey! Yu Xiang, why don't you move out? Why are you just leaving such a nice house empty?"
Yu Xiang hadn't made up her mind yet. Did she like the house? She really did, but if she moved there now, Huang Xiaochuan would definitely find a chance to move there too. She already knew about his little scheme, but considering that he wasn't even twenty yet, she couldn't give it to him for the time being.
He replied perfunctorily, "The room isn't fully furnished yet, so we can't move in right now. Let's talk about it later. It'll take a long time to get all the furniture and supplies in there."
Ji Mei, however, had a different opinion: "We already have a bed, right? Adding a few more tables and chairs will be enough. It's just a place to sleep at night, so there's no need to furnish it all at once. This way, we can save money!"
To be honest, Ji Mei's suggestion was quite right. If Huang Xiaochuan heard this, he would definitely buy eighteen pork hocks and deliver them to Ji Mei's door.
Ke Yingying, who has sharp ears, overheard their conversation. Seeing two out-of-towners talking about houses in Shanghai, she felt even more disdain for her two roommates.
As a native of Shanghai, Ke Yingying's family faces a very cramped living situation, just like most Shanghainese. Her family of six squeezes into two shikumen houses—not a whole house, but just two rooms.
Although she goes home every Sunday, she never stays overnight at home. That's because her home is not as spacious as her dormitory, where she has her own bed and desk.
At home, I had to share a bed with my younger sister and a room with my parents. My grandparents occupied the smallest of the two rooms, which was only six square meters. The larger room was divided in two by a curtain. One side was my parents' bed, and the other side was the bed where my sister and I slept. We ate and ate in the room, including going to the toilet at night. Since we used a toilet, we went to the public toilet in the alley during the day.
The kitchen is shared by several households, and each household has its own gas stove, which is considered quite good.
In Ke Yingying's view, as a local Shanghai resident, she at least had half a bed in Shanghai. It was ridiculous for Yu Xiang and Ji Mei, two outsiders, to talk about houses in Shanghai in front of her. They were both from out of town and didn't have jobs, so how could they possibly own houses in Shanghai?
Unless they rent a place outside, but given their status as poor students, they probably can't afford a good place. At most, they could rent a small room nearby, which would be considered good, and even that rent would be beyond their means.
She immediately scoffed, "It's not even dark yet and someone's already dreaming. It's like our houses in Shanghai are her cabbages, something she can just get anytime she wants."
After saying that, she gestured towards Yu Xiangjimei with her lip and gave a wink to her other local roommate, Ji Yuting.
People who are not on the same path cannot walk together. Ji Yuting is no better than Ke Yingying.
He immediately chimed in, "People from small places just like to dream; let them be."
The veiled insults exchanged between the two infuriated Ji Mei, who couldn't tolerate any injustice.
"What nonsense are you two spouting?"
"Oh? Is that so strange? What's it to you if I'm chatting with Tingting? Are you out of your mind?"
Ji Mei's short temper flared up immediately: "I've disliked you two for a long time! You're always looking down on this person and belittling that person, acting like you're from a wealthy family. I'd like to ask you, which wealthy family are you from? Since you're locals, why are you still squeezing into the dorm with us? You're so pretentious and disgusting!"
"I can live in the same dormitory as you. To be honest, although we're not a wealthy family, we still have our own house. You don't need to worry about it. Unlike you two toads yawning and talking big, shamelessly claiming you own a house in Shanghai."
"Do you think I don't know? Your house is like a pigeon coop, and you're just showing off in front of us. Do you dare to take us to your house? Do you dare?" Ji Mei's fighting spirit was quite impressive; she hit the other party's sore spot with just one sentence.
Ke Yingying retorted stubbornly, "What's there to be afraid of? At least our family has a house. What about you? What about your houses? Are they in your hometown? I wouldn't even want one of those houses if you gave them to me."
At this point, Ji Yuting chimed in, "It's probably rented. Renting a place to put on a show is a common occurrence!"
Enraged, Ji Mei turned to Yu Xiang and asked for something: "Yu Xiang, can I use your house ownership certificate?"
Yu Xiang, trying to smooth things over, advised, "Forget it, don't argue with them. Is it really necessary?"
Then the other party made another sarcastic remark: "Wow, that's quite something! They're really putting on a good show! A property ownership certificate? That's some serious bragging!"
Ji Mei got angry and stared at Yu Xiang, asking, "Look at them, they're practically shitting on our necks, and you're just going to put up with it?"
Yu Xiang disliked her two annoying roommates from the bottom of her heart, and today they had been very aggressive, which was really hurtful.
So he simply took the property ownership certificate out of his bag and gave it to Ji Mei.
Ji Mei took it and slammed it on the table: "Open your dog eyes and look at this! What is this? You're always looking down on people, what kind of thing is this?"
The property ownership certificate is clearly written in black and white with a big red stamp; anyone who isn't blind or illiterate can understand it.
Need I say more about its destructive power? When the two saw that the other had really played his trump card, their arrogance immediately subsided.
Is it really true? How could this country bumpkin own a house in Shanghai? And it's even in a prime location, on Huaihai Road, an old apartment building, 155 square meters! That's a huge house!
However, there are always some people who like to do things that won't be resolved until they see the coffin.
"It's just a piece of paper, who knows if it's real or fake?"
Seeing that things had come to this point and the two sides had already broken off relations, Yu Xiang realized there was no need to continue living there. She decided to move out, but she would have to bring Ji Mei with her to prevent Huang Xiaochuan from having any bad ideas. It wasn't that she wouldn't give her the girl, but it wasn't the right time yet. This way, she could kill two birds with one stone. Otherwise, she would be quite scared to live alone in such a big house.
Thinking of this, Yu Xiang said to Ji Mei, "Ji Mei, don't argue with them about this. It's not worth it. Let's pack our things and get ready to move tomorrow. You can come live with me."
"Forget it, you go by yourself. It'll save your husband from talking about me and ruining your time together." Ji Mei was still perceptive.
"What? I'm worried about leaving you here alone. Besides, there are several rooms available, and there's not enough room for you." Yu Xiang was worried that Ji Mei would have a hard time dealing with these two snobs after she left.
"Alright, hurry up and pack your things. I'll have Xiaochuan help us move."
"Now?" Ji Mei was stunned.
Despite her gentle and mild-mannered demeanor, Yu Xiang is decisive and efficient when it comes to making decisions.
"Let's do it tonight. Anyway, the bed and bedding are already provided. We can buy other things after we move in."
Before Ji Mei could answer, he picked up the property certificate from the table, put it back in his bag, and went downstairs to call Huang Xiaochuan, leaving Ji Mei and several other girls standing in the dormitory in disbelief.
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