Chapter 505: I

Zhen Rongrong was anxious and angry, wanting to scold Li Ye a few times, but she was powerless to refute him.

Li Ye had already led her into a trap just now: are you studying abroad to learn, or to wash dishes to make money?

There was simply no second answer to this question, otherwise, your purpose for studying abroad was impure.

Everyone was desperate to carve the four words "serve the motherland" on their foreheads just to compete for a study abroad opportunity, yet you, Zhen Rongrong, were obsessed with washing dishes?

"Anyway, I won't accept your money. Li Ye, I know you have money, but you weren't like this before!"

Zhen Rongrong took two steps back, guarding against Li Ye as if he were a pervert.

Li Ye gripped the envelope in his hand and said calmly: "Zhen Rongrong, I know you are very strong-willed, but there are some things you must listen to me finish saying."

"I can tell you that the Western world is not the legendary paradise. It has ugliness you cannot imagine, and this ugliness likes to fall on those of us who don't have white skin the most."

"After you arrive at the Lighthouse, you will encounter many, many difficulties, and behind every difficulty, there may be a series of traps waiting for you, especially for a beautiful girl like you—the chance of encountering danger is even greater than for boys."

"Actually, many difficulties can be solved with just a little money. For example, you don't have to work in unsafe neighborhoods, you don't have to deal with annoying people, and you can avoid some opportunities that don't seem quite normal."

"I'm lending money!" Li Ye loosened his grip and said with a laugh: "You also know that the mainland doesn't support personal foreign exchange savings, so I can't deposit it in the bank to earn interest."

"Sigh, that's right," Li Ye said happily: "Believe me, Class Monitor. If you look back ten years from now, you will be glad for your choice. The development opportunities back in the mainland are not a bit worse than staying overseas."

"When you return, just pay me back with interest. For the sake of being classmates, I don't want much—three percent annual interest, how about that?"

"It's fine, Class Monitor, you won't report me."

Are there few reports of international students getting into trouble on the internet in later generations?

But Zhen Rongrong still shook her head persistently, unwilling to accept this gift from Li Ye.

"Pfft."

"Hahahahaha, and 'soaring to great heights'—Li Ye, your little intentions are exposed!"

"Don't look at our economics major as not being a popular major now, but I conclude that in the next ten-plus years, those who study economics will inevitably achieve great things; soaring to great heights is a given."

She always felt that if she took Li Ye's money, the relationship between the two would become less pure.

Seeing Zhen Rongrong still hesitating, Li Ye feigned surprise: "Hey, Class Monitor, you aren't planning to go and never return, are you?"

But Li Ye suddenly grabbed Zhen Rongrong's hand and forced the money into it.

"Li Ye, you are making things difficult for people, you are..."

Li Ye said many dangers that international students might encounter. Although it sounded a bit exaggerated, if viewed from the perspective of safety, it was absolutely golden advice.

She raised the envelope in her hand and said solemnly: "Don't worry, I will definitely resist all temptations overseas, return on time after completing my studies, and bring back your interest."

"You are thousands of miles away from home; what if you encounter any difficulties? So I hope you don't need to use this money, just treat it as an emergency reserve fund."

Zhen Rongrong felt her hand burning. She wanted to refuse Li Ye, but in the end, she softened.

"Could it be that we are parting forever, and will never see each other again in this lifetime? Wow, I'm thinking about your interest, you must not think about my principal!"

"Now that I've finally caught you, someone I can fleece, I must cling to you and fleece a few hairs off!"

Zhen Rongrong was finally amused.

"Class Monitor, you don't have to use this money, but you can't be without it."

Li Ye smiled lightly and didn't reveal any more "heavenly secrets" to Zhen Rongrong.

The Economics Department was definitely not a popular major at this time, and the enrollment numbers were very small, but it later became a popular major. The reason was that with the progress of reform and opening up, a gap in professional talent appeared.

Especially those like Zhen Rongrong who returned from studying abroad—they were even more sought after.

You have to know that for a long time, the mainland trusted and even worshipped the overseas economics circle very much.

It wasn't until the end of the eighties, when Lighthouse economics experts assisted the mainland in carrying out the "price breakthrough," that they returned to themselves and walked their own unique path.

So when Zhen Rongrong returned, if she could enter units like the Planning Commission or the State-owned Assets Administration, and patiently endure for ten-plus years, "soaring to great heights" really wasn't a joke.

When Li Ye returned to the dormitory, it was already late, but as soon as he entered, he found Sun Xianjin hadn't slept yet, looking at him eagerly, like a resentful wife waiting for her husband who went out to a business KTV to come home.

"Xianjin, your tolerance for alcohol has increased! You're still so clear-headed after drinking so much?"

"Brother, I've been holding back from sleeping just to give you a heads-up. Someone saw you and the class monitor sneaking into the small woods alone tonight."

"If there's any gossip tomorrow, you'd better be prepared. Student Wen is not someone to be trifled with."

"Who is pinning this crap on me? Isn't this smearing someone's innocence? Who is it? I'm going to find him and have a chat."

Li Ye was furious. Sneaking into the small woods in the middle of the night—how could such words be said? Their hearts were punishable.

Sun Xianjin hurriedly grabbed Li Ye and said: "It's not like that, Brother. No one wants to smear anyone's innocence; it's just that a few people who like the class monitor got drunk and said you were delaying the class monitor."

Li Ye was silent for a long time before saying listlessly: "What delay or not? Everyone came to Jingda to study. Whether they fall in love or not, what does it have to do with anything?"

"It has to do with it!"

"It has a lot to do with it!"

"It has to do with it! Down with the bad elements who occupy the latrine but don't poop."

In Dorm 209, a series of objections suddenly rang out.

It turned out Wu Runfu, Chen Sihai, and the others were all pretending to sleep.

"Get out."

Li Ye took off his socks and threw them out, hitting two people in the face.

Then Li Ye took out another envelope and tossed it to Sun Xianjin.

"I've prepared some travel money for you. Don't wrong yourself when you get to Moscow, but don't mess around either."

Sun Xianjin took the envelope, opened it, and saw it was full of thick foreign currency.

"Brother, I actually don't lack money..."

"Are you going to be polite with me?"

Sun Xianjin grinned and immediately tucked it away.

He wasn't going to be polite with Li Ye! Two brothers, why be polite?

Wu Runfu and Chen Sihai scrambled down from their beds.

"Brother, we won't be polite either."

"Yes, yes, yes, we guarantee we won't be polite. Brother, give us a share too..."

The two were clearly several years older than Li Ye, but they called him "Brother" without any pressure at this moment.

Li Ye lay comfortably on the bed and said lightly: "Then you have to work hard. Things like travel money are prepared for friends going on long journeys. Those who just hang around the front door, save your breath!"

"Good, good, good, it's a deal, a promise is a promise. Maybe it will be our turn next year!"

"Brother, you sleep! I'll go wash your socks."

The next morning, Li Ye and Watching Wen Leyu were eating breakfast in the cafeteria.

Watching Wen Leyu drank her rice porridge in small sips and said casually: "The day before yesterday, our class sent off several international students. Many people cried, and some even had the courage to make a final confession..."

Li Ye looked up at Watching Wen Leyu and said calmly: "No one confessed in our class. Also, I lent Zhen Rongrong several thousand dollars last night at three percent annual interest."

Watching Wen Leyu was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise: "I can understand you lending her money, but how could you have the nerve to ask for interest?"

Li Ye said unclearly while eating: "If I don't ask for interest, she won't take the money. She is like you—too strong-willed."

"I'm strong-willed..."

Watching Wen Leyu only said half a sentence, because she remembered that after contacting Li Ye, she had taken it for granted to eat at the grain store, and then taken it for granted to sponge off this and that, so she really couldn't be called "strong-willed."

Li Ye swallowed the last mouthful of rice porridge and asked Watching Wen Leyu seriously: "Are you wondering why I gave you so many benefits but didn't ask you for interest?"

Watching Wen Leyu nodded obediently, cute and adorable.

Li Ye touched Watching Wen Leyu's head and sighed: "Silly girl, you are the interest! You, yourself, are my interest."

Watching Wen Leyu blushed. Although they had already "opened up" to each other and both knew they were each other's lifelong companions, these words still made her blush.

"Pfft, you really are studying economics; you have a good way of calculating."

Li Ye was in a great mood. In his life goal of "making money and teasing little Yu," the fun of teasing little Yu far exceeded making money.

"Student Li Ye, hello, I am Cheng Muye from the Chemistry Department."

An annoying uninvited guest suddenly sat down next to Li Ye, interrupting his fun.

Li Ye looked at him carefully twice and confirmed he didn't know the other party.

"Do you have something to find me for?"

"Heh, there is a small matter," Cheng Muye said with a smile: "It's like this, I am an international student selected by the school this year, and I will be heading to the other side of the ocean in two months. I heard that Student Li Ye has royalties remitted from Hong Kong, so I hope... hehehehe..."

Li Ye looked at Cheng Muye, who was hesitating, and asked politely: "Do you want to exchange some foreign exchange with me? How much do you want to exchange?"

Cheng Muye pursed his lips and said sheepishly: "I... I want to borrow one thousand dollars from you, Student Li Ye..."

Li Ye was stunned for a moment, suddenly feeling a bit trance-like, feeling that the Cheng Muye in front of him seemed to have become a colleague from back then.

It was really too similar.

That colleague had also shyly asked to borrow money from him, and then resigned without any warning.

Later, Li Ye found out that he had borrowed money from all his colleagues.

People who take the initiative to borrow money from you are not the same kind of people as those you want to give money to but who refuse to take it no matter what.

Forming a good relationship today will surely bear good fruit in the future.

Li Ye came to Jingda to make friends, but he wasn't here to be a steamed meat bun! ===== CHAPTER 506 =====