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Chapter 312: Wearing the Badge, Special Vision

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July 14, 2023, Friday, sunny, 27~39°C.

10 o'clock in the morning.

The last exam ended.

Qian Lele neatly packed up her stationery and documents, and tidied the desktop.

She put on her black backpack and walked out.

The surrounding students walked lightly, gathered in groups of three or five, exchanging plans for the summer vacation.

The summer vacation of more than 50 days had officially arrived, and everyone's faces were filled with excited and joyful smiles.

"Lele! Lele!" A shout came from behind.

Immediately after, several female students approached.

Qian Lele quickly greeted them: "Wenjia, Xueqi..."

It was a few people from dorms 205 and 206.

Since her freshman year, besides studying and working part-time, she had the most contact with the other 5 people in dorm 213.

After all, it was the computer department, and there were only so many girls in their major, adding up to only 15.

She wasn't very close to the other female students, though it was okay.

It was considered a normal classmate relationship.

Shi Xueqi grabbed her arm and asked with concern: "Lele, I heard you are going to work full-time at Weiguang Coffee during the summer vacation, is that right?"

"Mm, that's right." Qian Lele nodded, feeling their enthusiasm, her expression a bit unnatural.

Another girl with freckles on her face asked: "Then how much is your monthly salary? How long are your working hours?"

Others also looked over one after another.

Qian Lele pursed her lips and whispered: "There are morning and evening shifts, usually working 9 hours at the coffee shop, with rest time in between. As for the salary, it's the salary for full-time employees."

"Then how much is it exactly?"

"4,500 Yuan." After being silent for a moment, Qian Lele still said it.

Actually, as a temporary employee like her, even if calculated as full-time, she shouldn't be paid that much.

However, Boss Xie Shu Yu was very good to her and aligned her salary directly with the formal employees.

Hearing her answer, the eyes of several girls instantly brightened.

"Wow! There's really that much!"

"I've been to Weiguang Coffee once before, it's right next to Chenxing Building, the environment inside is super good, and there are many corporate elites working inside."

"It's a chain coffee shop, it's quite popular online, and you can often see short videos of it."

"I feel the environment is even better than Starbucks."

"By the way, Lele, you provide work meals at noon, right?"

"Also, can the near-expiry food be packed and taken away directly?"

"That's right..." Qian Lele nodded, just about to explain something.

Several girls' eyes glowed, chattering away:

"That's great, I didn't quite believe it when Duan Fang said it before."

"I heard from Duan Fang that the coffee shop is still hiring part-timers, and you have a very good relationship with the boss, and you are also maintaining the company's website. Help us introduce a few of us, we want to find part-time jobs this summer."

"We have worked part-time in places like restaurants before, so we can be considered experienced."

"And we are not picky about the location, other branches are fine too."

Hearing Duan Fang's name, as well as their words.

Qian Lele's full lips moved, and she immediately understood the reason for the matter.

The coffee shop was indeed hiring part-timers, but the requirements were very strict.

The most critical thing was that she was able to get a salary of 4,500 because of backend maintenance and Teacher Jiang's help.

Everything is afraid of comparison.

Even if they were successfully hired, if the salary was lower than hers, they would still have psychological gaps, which would lead to conflicts.

For example, Duan Fang before was like this.

Although she understood these things, her sensitive heart and simple nature still made her unable to say words of refusal.

After thinking about it, Qian Lele whispered: "I'll ask the company leader first, after all, I'm just a temporary worker."

"Mm-hmm, thanks Lele!"

"We believe in you, Lele, Duan Fang said you are especially well-connected at Weiguang Coffee."

"Really didn't expect it, Lele is actually so amazing."

Listening to their flattering words, Qian Lele couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Life always seems to be like this, appearing with such and such bumps from time to time.

Girls' dormitory, room 213.

A few changes of clothes, simple toiletries, a bag of books.

A suitcase was enough to handle everything.

Besides that, there was a canvas handbag.

Inside were the things she used to set up street stalls before.

When there was no class at night and no part-time job, she would set up a street stall on the pedestrian street outside the school.

The things she sold were various bracelets and beads.

Getting goods from Pinduoduo, 100 pieces only cost 150 Yuan, averaging 1.5 Yuan per string, selling for 5 Yuan per string.

Although it was unstable, it could also earn some money.

"Creak—" the dormitory door was pushed open.

Five roommates walked in while chatting.

Qian Lele quickly moved her luggage.

"It's so hot in midsummer, Lele, you can't even bear to turn on the air conditioning!?" A roommate glanced at Qian Lele, picked up the remote control on the table, and pressed it.

The others laughed one after another.

"Lele is used to being frugal."

"During the summer vacation, only Lele and Fangfang are staying in school, so they will be splitting the electricity bill."

Duan Fang glanced at the things beside Qian Lele, her eyebrows raised: "Lele, are you moving out? Why, don't you want to stay in the dormitory with me? We are from the same county, and now that you've become a baking master at the coffee shop, you don't want to bother with me anymore?"

Her family conditions were also not good, and she definitely had to work part-time in Yancheng during the summer vacation.

After being fired by the coffee shop, she only found a part-time job for the summer vacation last week.

Working as a waiter in a party house, the salary was 1,000 Yuan lower than Qian Lele's, and it included meals but not accommodation.

She would definitely have to live at school when the time came.

Qian Lele took a deep breath, her tone peaceful: "Because I'm going to work full-time, and there's also backend maintenance and management, so Teacher Jiang asked me to live in the teacher's apartment, which is convenient for work."

"Oh~~" Duan Fang curled her lips, a thick jealousy flashing in her eyes, "Lele is just different now, huh, moving out to live in a big house. However, your second-hand computer configuration is too low; since you are going to help others maintain the mini-program backend, you should change it quickly. After moving out, no one will lend you a computer anymore."

Qian Lele pursed her lips and didn't answer her.

Putting on her backpack, picking up her luggage, she said: "I'm leaving first, bye."

The roommates waved at her lazily.

They started discussing where to gather for dinner and where to go shopping in the afternoon.

No one invited Qian Lele.

On one hand, she was too busy and never participated in such collective activities.

On the other hand, they were also more or less jealous of Qian Lele.

Although Qian Lele was very poor, never dressed up, and didn't have many clothes.

But she was indeed beautiful, and her figure was also very good, which could be considered naturally beautiful.

Many boys in school liked her, including several outstanding boys in their department.

Normal University Teacher's Apartment, located outside the South Gate of the Normal University.

It was an independent residential area adjacent to the school.

Near noon.

Heat waves permeated the street, and the air seemed to become distorted.

Qian Lele stood in the shade of a tree outside the residential area, dense sweat beads constantly seeping from her forehead and the tip of her nose.

The appointment with Teacher Jiang was at 11:30 in the morning, and there were still 10 minutes left.

Taking out paper from her pocket to wipe her sweat, Qian Lele looked up at the residential area in front of her.

The building was beautiful and generous, the environment was clean and tidy, trees were shaded, and flowers and plants were lush.

She had never lived in such a high-end place, and she felt a bit uneasy and excited in her heart.

At the entrance of the residential area, a plump figure walked out.

Seeing Qian Lele standing there, she waved: "Lele, why didn't you call when you arrived? Fortunately, I came out early."

"Teacher Jiang, good noon, sorry to trouble you." Qian Lele quickly turned her head.

"No need to be so polite." Jiang Yourong took the suitcase from her hand.

Looking at the student in front of her, she patted her head with some heartache.

Qian Lele's appearance and figure are both outstanding; she stands at about 170cm, with an oval face, phoenix eyes, full lips, and a delicate, high-bridged nose.

If it weren't for family reasons, her school life would definitely be very exciting.

"Click—" the anti-theft door was twisted open.

Jiang Yourong took Qian Lele into the apartment, "You've been here, so I won't introduce it to you. Furniture and appliances are all there, you can cook for yourself. The second bedroom is your room, I've already tidied it up."

"Thank you, Teacher Jiang!" Qian Lele put down her handbag, bowed deeply, her tone sincere and genuine.

Jiang Yourong quickly pulled her up, her tone gentle: "Lele, you don't need to have any psychological burden. I don't live here often, and now it's summer vacation, I happen to be planning to travel, so I'll leave this place to you; just consider it helping me look after the house."

"Okay, Teacher Jiang, I will look after it well."

"Alright, you go tidy up first, it's too hot, I'll order some takeout, and the two of us will eat together at noon."

The second bedroom was about 13 square meters, decorated warmly and fashionably.

Beige three-piece set, clean tiles, solid wood wardrobe, spacious and bright large window, a full set of office desk and chair.

At the head of the bed, there was a cute husky doll pillow.

This was the best room she had ever lived in.

Qian Lele stood in the middle of the room in a daze for a long while, then started tidying up lightly.

Books were neatly arranged on the small bookshelf at the corner of the table.

Clothes were folded in two or three strokes and put into the wardrobe.

Toiletries, a small washbasin was enough.

Taking the computer out of the backpack and putting it on the desk.

Touching the clean laptop, a look of serious thought appeared in Qian Lele's eyes.

As a student in a computer-related major, especially doing backend management for Weiguang Coffee, she really should consider changing computers.

This computer was bought second-hand after she worked part-time in her freshman summer vacation; it was eliminated by a graduated senior, the configuration was not high, and it would lag and heat up from time to time.

And the battery life was very poor, only one hour.

Last time, it was because the computer suddenly had a problem that she borrowed Duan Fang's laptop to log into the backend of the Weiguang Coffee mini-program.

That was how she found the opportunity to delete some data.

Qian Lele sat on the soft bed, took out her phone, and started calculating her income and expenses.

If she could work full-time at Weiguang Coffee for two months, she could get 9,000 Yuan.

If she persisted in setting up a stall at night, she should be able to earn about 3,000.

Tuition fees were covered by student loans, living expenses and miscellaneous fees were 400 per month, and she had to send a sum of money home every month...

After calculating, she finally set aside a quota of 1,900 Yuan for herself.

At this price point for a second-hand laptop, the choices were very abundant.

She could slowly hunt for one in the school's second-hand trading group in her spare time from work and study.

By then, this old computer could be put at home, using the internet from her second uncle's house next door, for her parents to use.

Thinking of this, a satisfied smile appeared on Qian Lele's face.

Opening WeChat, she filmed a video of the bright and warm second bedroom and shared it with her mother.

She left a message: "Mom, I'm going to live at Teacher Jiang's house during the summer vacation, it's very safe, don't worry about me."

Then, she sent her recent part-time job situation by voice.

Her tone was relaxed and optimistic, talking about the little fun things in the coffee shop, as well as the boss's care for her.

She was doing very well in Yancheng.

6:30 PM.

The black BMW 7 Series stopped outside the teacher's apartment.

Jiang Yourong put away her folding fan, opened the rear door, and sat in.

"Phew~ I'm hot to death!" She said while taking off the sun-protective coat she was wearing.

Revealing the white base layer inside.

Her plump and mature figure was fully displayed.

Her waist was not thin, and her waist-to-hip ratio was not outstanding; there was even some fat on her lower abdomen.

Her legs were also fleshy, but she just looked very charming.

Her snow-white skin was blown by the cool air conditioning, her pores tightened, and Jiang Yourong shivered comfortably.

Only then did she gradually recover and look at Xie Shu Yu beside her.

Teasingly: "Dressed so formally, those who don't know would think you're going to a meeting."

"Hehe, I think it's quite comfortable." Xie Shu Yu's long and slender legs tilted slightly.

The loose black suit pants outlined the round and perky waist and hip curves.

Looking at her tall, thin, and intellectual friend, Jiang Yourong's face was full of envy, "I feel like I don't eat much, why can't I lose weight? I really want to transfer the meat to you."

The car started slowly, and the assistant in the driver's seat, Xiao Min, was driving intently.

Xie Shu Yu reached out and pinched her soft waist, smiling: "First, break your habit of loving sweets, and then insist on exercising every day."

"Go away!" Jiang Yourong patted her hand away unhappily.

Xie Shu Yu smiled, sat up straight again, "By the way, you can't make jokes about me and Yu Sicheng later."

"Don't worry." Jiang Yourong crossed her legs, leaned into her ear, and asked in a low voice: "Xie Shu Yu, I'm very curious, have you ever had feelings for any boy as a cold and domineering female president like you?"

Hearing her words, Xie Shu Yu was stunned.

Then she quickly returned to normal, "What cold and domineering, I just don't want to waste time falling in love; after all, work is so busy, I don't have the energy at all."

Her body tilted slightly, and her gaze looked out the car window.

In the flowing street scene, a tall and straight figure flashed by in a trance.

Ever since the private sharing session ended, financing due diligence and wrangling had occupied all her energy, and she was about to forget that trace of palpitation before.

When she first met Tang Song, he was silent, evasive, liked to think independently, and was not good at socializing.

And when communicating with herself, his expression was shrinking, and his eyes were flickering.

An introverted tech geek, this was her first impression of Tang Song.

Every meeting after that, she could feel his changes.

Especially at the investment roadshow, his cold and confident figure like a lonely peak brought her a huge impact.

It was precisely because she saw his changes time and time again, and felt his vigorous vitality and infinite possibilities.

That's why she admired him so much and wanted to cultivate him.

Of course, his outstanding appearance was also a plus.

As for physiological reactions? Probably because she reached that age.

Shaking her head, Xie Shu Yu stopped letting her imagination run wild.

Jiang Yourong beside her flickered her eyes, but didn't ask any more.

The car stopped in a commercial street in the city center, and the two walked to a high-end lounge bar.

The simple and fashionable sign exuded a unique charm in the dusk light.

The two got out of the car and walked in.

Soothing jazz music flowed in the air, and soft lights spilled into every corner like light gauze.

Sitting in the private booth that had been reserved, the two ordered some food and two glasses of cocktails.

Sitting side by side on the soft sofa, they chatted in low voices while enjoying the live music performance.

Two mature beauties with different styles but equally fair and beautiful skin gathered together, naturally attracting the attention of all the men in the lounge bar.

During this period, people came up to strike up a conversation from time to time, but they all hit a wall.

Around 7 PM.

Xie Shu Yu's phone rang.

Picking it up and glancing at it, she said: "Yu Sicheng is arriving soon."

Jiang Yourong nodded, gently put down her wine glass, sat up straight, and her demeanor became elegant and intellectual.

Not even two minutes later, a waiter brought a man over.

In his 30s, wearing a light blue slim-fit linen shirt, paired with dark gray casual suit pants.

Handsome face, high spirits, exuding the charm of a mature man.

"Sicheng." "Sicheng, long time no see."

"Xie Shu Yu, Yourong, long time no see!" Yu Sicheng greeted the two with a smile, his gaze looking at Xie Shu Yu who stood up.

Clean and neat white silk shirt, black suit pants, paired with a tall and thin model figure, bright features.

In the dimly lit lounge bar, she was exceptionally eye-catching.

Especially her elegant and fashionable temperament, which made people look sideways.

After exchanging pleasantries briefly.

Xie Shu Yu turned sideways and pointed to the seat opposite: "Let's sit down and talk."

"Okay."

Sitting down in the booth again.

They ordered some sparkling wine and brandy.

They were all old friends, chatting simply about recent situations, and the atmosphere quickly became familiar.

Yu Sicheng looked at Xie Shu Yu's slightly tired eyes and said: "I heard that Weiguang Coffee's financing has problems, what's going on?"

Xie Shu Yu was silent for a moment, then told the truth.

After graduating from Jin Ling University, she joined the Jiayi Food Group, and after working for a year, she was transferred to Jiayi Coffee Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the group.

It was also there that she met her alumnus Yu Sicheng.

Jiayi Coffee is a well-known coffee supplier in China.

Mainly engaged in the research, development, production, and operation of coffee products and related businesses.

The few years working at Jiayi allowed her to accumulate rich knowledge and contacts.

This was also the main reason she chose to return to Yancheng to start a business and open a coffee shop.

One was having enough understanding of the market, and the other was having excellent channel relationships.

Her coffee beans, dairy products, syrups, and seasonings could all be priced lower than others while ensuring quality.

And she could also cooperate with Jiayi to develop coffee products with special flavors.

This was her core competitiveness in the early stages of starting a business, and it was also the reason she opened a boutique business coffee shop.

And these contacts were still expanding constantly.

For example, Yu Sicheng, who was now the Vice President of Sales at Jiayi Coffee.

Her cooperation with Yu Sicheng over the past few years had also been very pleasant, and he could be considered her most important supply partner.

If the financing was completed, the subsequent procurement contracts would definitely change greatly, so there was no need to hide the current situation of Weiguang Coffee.

Listening to her narrative, Yu Sicheng's eyes flickered, his fingers gently rubbing the wine glass, seemingly pondering something.

Yanjing Tiancheng, large open-plan apartment.

Simply took a shower to wash away the fatigue.

Tang Song stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, drinking cold beer, enjoying the city night view outside.

Thursday and Friday, these two days, he worked overtime and processed all the work on hand.

Songmei Apparel was still developing in an orderly manner, he had already obtained all the internal materials of Lanfeng International, and the investment funds from "Fanfu Suzi" had also been transferred.

Everything was on the right track, and he could safely wear the badge and open the "Learning God" dungeon.

He must take advantage of this rare opportunity to make up for some of his shortcomings and accelerate his growth.

Taking a deep breath.

Tang Song threw the beer can into the trash can, opened the system interface, and entered the warehouse.

His gaze looked at the shining 【Badge - Learning God (Halo)】.

Without hesitation, he wore it immediately.

"Ding! 【Badge - Learning God (Halo)】 has been worn."

Immediately after, the system jumped to the main interface.

A touch of seven-colored light appeared on the chest of the 3D character model.

Looking closely, one could see clear pattern textures, with a thick book on top.

"Ding! You have obtained 【Passive Skill - Special Vision】."

【Passive Skill - Special Vision】: When the player wears 【Tang Song's Glasses】, you will gain enhanced vision and open special vision, helping you learn better.

"Ding! You have triggered the guidance task 【Jiang Yourong's Help】."

【Task Content: To better experience campus life and maintain the "Learning God" persona, you need to obtain certain help. Please go to "RIDO Lounge Bar, Changan District," find Associate Professor Jiang Yourong who is talking to Xie Shu Yu, obtain her help, and move into the Normal University Teacher's Apartment.】

【Task Reward: Open Plot Dungeon】

After reading the task introduction, Tang Song quickly understood.

To enter university to learn and integrate into the "Learning God" role, he definitely needed help from people inside the school.

This Jiang Yourong was his "noble person," and it looked like she was also Xie Shu Yu's friend.

Speaking of which, he hadn't seen this busy female president for a long time.

Tang Song's eyes flashed with excited light, and he paced into the study.

He took an exquisite glasses case from the drawer.

He picked up 【Tang Song's Glasses】 and put them on gently.

As the lenses overlapped with his eyes.

In an instant, the world in Tang Song's eyes became colorful.

As if wearing AR glasses, the real world was instantly covered by a layer of dazzling and fantastic digital film.

His gaze swept across the study casually.

Information cards appeared one after another, and as long as his attention was focused, the corresponding details instantly appeared in his mind.

【Desk, North American black walnut material, length 200CM, width 100CM, height...】

【Book "The Moon and Sixpence", page count: 275, author... content introduction...】

【ARMANI/CASA table lamp, model... price: 32,000 Yuan, origin story: 1982...】

Pacing to the floor-to-ceiling window on the balcony.

An unprecedented night city scene appeared in front of him.

Virtual waterfalls poured down from between the high-rise buildings, forming water curtains that reflected each other with the real night view.

The high-rise buildings under the night sky turned into flowing digital scrolls, and on the rooftops and curtain walls, gorgeous naked-eye 3D special effects popped up.

There were building introductions, background stories, and some humanities knowledge performances.

The overlapping of light and shadow, every detail was full of future sense and technological beauty.

Tang Song looked up at the sky.

The deep night sky was covered by a layer of red light, and lines of text floated on it.

【July 14, 2023, sunny, current temperature 32 degrees, northwest wind 3-4, relative humidity 36%... wind force will reach 4-6 at 23:00 tonight...】

At the same time, a flowing light band spread from the soles of his feet toward the southeast.

At the end of the light band, a blue-white location icon floated in the sky, jumping up and down.

As his attention focused, a half-length photo of a woman appeared on it.

Wearing a white base shirt, features soft and charming, full breasts and snow-white skin, temperament dignified.

【Location of Jiang Yourong】

Tang Song's mouth opened wider and wider, looking at the scenes in front of him in amazement.

He was now as if wearing the most advanced smart XR glasses, possessing unparalleled powerful computing power.

Precisely fused 3D images, the perfect fusion of the real world and the virtual world.

It had a bit of that "Metaverse" flavor.

If combined with the (Learning Halo) attached to the badge, it could indeed be called a "Learning God." **CHAPTER 313**

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