Jiang Hongshao has only been in the UK for one semester, but she has become financially independent. However, financial independence is not easy to come by. The highest scholarship she got with her academic performance can only waive 70% of the tuition fees. There are also tuition fees and living expenses. In addition, Jiang Hongshao's courses are compressed and intense, so it is not realistic for her to work part-time or do something else to make up for this expense.
However, she soon found a solution, which was to use her advantage in related subjects to tutor foreign students who were lagging behind in the same subjects.
With a sufficiently good grade template, many people are willing to spend part of the tutoring fee to let her provide a more systematic and efficient subject method, and all of this is tacitly agreed by the professor, who even gave her an assistant fee.
On the one hand, Jiang Hongshao took advantage of her academic qualifications and did not have to work outside the school. She also worked part-time in the school library, working twenty hours a week, basically organizing books and checking documents, so it was not actually very busy.
Moreover, the order in the college is relatively good, and there are not very strict inspections. They just go over to ask if they see someone without an ID. The part-time job in the library is more conducive to her using reference books to consolidate and supplement her knowledge in the subject.
After paying taxes, Jiang Hongshao can basically cover her university expenses. Her family also approves of her financial independence, which is a reflection of her growth and self-independence. Therefore, her family does not need to provide financial support. However, even so, Jiang Hongshao lives a frugal life.
The academic schedule was actually very tight, and the part-time job also squeezed her space. In fact, Jiang Hongshao often did not have a formal meal time. When she was tired of studying, she would eat a piece of bread and two slices of bacon in between tutoring and part-time jobs. More often, she would make vegetable salad herself in the dormitory kitchen, which was simple, cheap, and also supplemented vitamins.
At most once every two weeks, I might go to a nearby Chinese restaurant and order a meal of hometown cuisine that has completely distorted its taste.
The only time she would spend the money she had saved little by little was when she went shopping to buy clothes for her parents to send back home as gifts. And then there was the gift for Cheng Ran, a CD she had recorded and a pair of high-quality headphones.
Today, when Jiang Hongshao saw the middle-aged man after hearing the phone call and leaving the teaching building, she went up to him and said, "Sorry, it's hard to find you... I should be waiting for you at the door."
Zhao Qing was holding two heavy bags in his hands, standing under a tree next to the UCL teaching building that won the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) architectural design award. He couldn't wave, but just raised his head and smiled, "It's okay, I asked for directions. I have a lot of stuff, I'll just bring it directly to where you live, so you don't have to carry it yourself."
Cheng Ran had already told Jiang Hongshao about Zhao Qing's arrival on QQ and left their phone numbers. Zhao Qing came to the school to deliver something to Jiang Hongshao.
Jiang Hongshao wanted to take it, but Zhao Qing didn't let her. Old Jiang smiled and said, "Since he sent me something, let me see what it is."
Zhao Qing had no choice but to give her one of the pockets, and then said, "I'll carry this one. The contents of both pockets are actually the same."
In his pockets were Lao Gan Ma, bean paste, hot pot base, and a variety of snacks, many of which were only available in China. Raccoon biscuits, jelly and other foods, two large pockets. Zhao Qing's maximum carrying capacity was fully considered.
But it is these things that make me busy with my studies and rush for my part-time job. In the rare leisure time I have, I will go to the art park next door to sit and rest for a while. I feel envious when I see other people holding weddings, but I also feel a little lonely, and a warm current flows through my heart.
"He picked these out and bought them in the store himself, and asked me to bring them to you when he came to the UK. He said he would send them to you. There are a lot of things, so I will help you take them to where you live." Zhao Qing said, looking at the girl in front of him. It was rare that he did not have that kind of subservient mentality towards Cheng Ran. Instead, he thought to himself that Cheng Ran was really... What an excellent and beautiful girl.
Jiang Hongshao looked down at the things in her pocket, then looked up and smiled, "They are all these delicious foods. How much does he want me to gain weight?"
Zhao Qing smiled. Although he wanted to say, "He would probably like you no matter how fat you are," he thought about his role as a human courier. He didn't want to say much or look at anything. After today, it would be best to just pretend that this incident never happened. It would be better to leave this kind of dirty talk to the person involved tonight. After being with Cheng Ran for a long time, of course, the term "dirty talk" was no stranger to him.
As a shadow, don't try to show your presence when the boss doesn't need you. Don't take the initiative to be a light bulb, but be a good screw.
Zhao Qing felt that his emotional intelligence in this area... was unparalleled in the world.
Carrying the things, she arrived at Miss Jiang's dormitory building. Originally, she expected that Zhao Qing would be downstairs and asked her to carry the things back to the dormitory. However, she saw that there were boys in Jiang Hongshao's dormitory building and that boys and girls lived together. So she followed her to the second floor. Jiang Hongshao opened the room. It was a single dormitory, actually very small, but with a separate bathroom and kitchenette. Although small, it had everything. With Jiang Hongshao's decoration, it was clean and exuded the cuteness of a girl living here.
The neighbor next door heard the noise and opened the door. It was a fat black girl who greeted Jiang Hongshao in English. The relationship between the neighbors seemed very harmonious, simple and clear. Jiang Hongshao introduced that this was her friend who came from afar.
Zhao Qing also greeted her in a very standard British accent, and the black girl was obviously quite fond of Zhao Qing's elegance and refinement.
After putting the things down and drinking a glass of water handed to him by Jiang Hongshao, Zhao Qing said that he still had things to do and it was good enough that the things were delivered.
Jiang Hongshao saw Zhao Qing out of the dormitory. He waved his hand to indicate that there was no need to see him off, as he knew the way, and said goodbye to Jiang Hongshao.
When Zhao Qing crossed the path and turned the corner, he saw the slender figure of Miss Jiang turning around and going back to the dormitory, and he felt good for Cheng Ran again.
Then, Zhao Qing calmed himself down, turned up the collar of his windbreaker, and walked into the cool and misty air of London.
He really had things to do. He had to go and sort out some issues with "Private Design" and "Allen Software", two small companies located in North Cambridge, London, which were already in his possession.
Back in the dormitory, Jiang Hongshao placed the two bags of things on the table. A small square table was piled up like a hill. Suddenly thinking of her neighbor next door, she grabbed a handful of jelly and two bags of biscuits from the hill of things. But as soon as she stood up with the things in her hands, she put half of the things in her hand back like a giant dragon guarding a mountain of gold and silver, then opened the door, knocked, and handed the gift to her roommate next door, who heard a cry of surprise.
After a while, Jiang Hongshao returned to the dormitory and stared at the pile of things. She thought of what Zhao Qing said, "he picked them personally", and she could think of the details of Cheng Ran's actions on the shelves in the store, but she felt strange and full in her heart.
Jiang Hongshao was a little confused, biting her lower lip with a slight frown, "How much do you think I like eating so much..."
"Treacherous, cunning... Want to fatten me up?"
Without any warning, she lowered her head, then raised it, her beautiful eyes flickering, and sighed softly, "... I seem to have lost some weight."
(Chapter 31 was blocked by 404. I have communicated with the website to unblock it. Hurt! First update today.)