Chapter Thirty-Three The Old Man in Black

  Su Qing strolled through the campus, suddenly discovering that several girls from her class were each carrying a large bouquet of roses towards the office building. Su Qing walked up front intending to lend a hand, but upon entering, she found a hint of spiritual energy lingering on the flowers. Although it was only a tiny bit, Su Qing's keen senses picked it up, and she could confirm that these flowers came from Xihua Hall.

  "Yao Jia, I'll help you carry some." Yao Jia was like a little broadcasting station in the class, no matter what happened, as long as she knew about it, everyone in the whole class would know. It was also for this reason that Su Qing chose to walk with her.

  "Thanks, there are so many flowers that I can barely see the road." Yao Jia happily smiled and handed half of the flowers to Su Qing. The two walked towards the office building while chatting.

  "These flowers are really beautiful, but how can there be so many." Su Qing said, looking at the other classmates who were holding flowers. So many flowers must have cost a lot of money from Xihua Fang.

  "In school, many boys want to pursue the class monitor, so they send roses in bunches. The dormitory can't even hold them all, and the class monitor says to give some to the counselor and teachers to put in their offices." Yao Jia found the right person and started talking non-stop. "These flowers are beautiful, aren't they? Our dorm also kept a bunch and put it in a vase. I don't understand flowers, but I heard from someone in the class monitor's dorm that these were bought from a flower shop called Xī Huā Fǎng ( Cherish Flower Workshop), and they're expensive."

  "You get what you pay for, if the flower shop dares to charge a high price, there must be a reason." Su Qing knew that Gu Minzhi had set the price of the flowers to be extremely expensive, and she had originally planned to take the high-end route.

  "Don't mention it, these flowers are still as fresh as if they were just picked even after half a month. The class monitor only accepts flowers from that flower shop and doesn't want to throw away the old ones even when new ones arrive. As a result, it's almost like a floral disaster now." Yao Jia said excitedly, as if someone else had given her those words.

  "Those boys should have sent something else, they can't always send flowers." According to Su Qing's observation, the flowers in Xihua Workshop can last at least a month. At Kong Jinghua's rate of receiving flowers, it won't be long before every office on campus has a bouquet of flowers.

  "But you don't know that the class monitor loves flowers, last time a boy from the finance college sent a big bunch of blue roses, it was extremely beautiful, and all the girls in the dormitory were so envious. It's a pity that you didn't live in the dormitory and couldn't see the romantic scene that day. Singing, giving flowers, confessing, it's just too perfect." Su Qing could see the envy on Yao Jia's innocent face, what she said was what most ordinary girls yearn for.

  "It's a pity that you didn't see it, I don't know if the class leader agreed or not." Su Qing had seen from the first time she met Kong Jinghua that she was an extremely arrogant and proud person, and there were very few people who could catch her eye. Being chased and surrounded by a group of boys should have been very satisfying for her.

  "It's a pity that the class monitor said he needs time to consider and hasn't agreed yet. If I had definitely agreed, I wouldn't have hesitated. I heard that just that bouquet of flowers is worth several thousand yuan, enough for my living expenses for a year. Where can you find such a boyfriend who has money, talent, progress, romance, and sentiment? Yao Jia thought about the handsome boy's lost expression that day and felt regretful, wishing she was the heroine that day."

  Yao Jia, who was brought up by the topic, couldn't stop talking once she opened her mouth. Who in the class is dating, who is quarreling with whom, or whose family has money and always wears famous brands... In short, after listening to her words, you can basically know what's going on in the class.

  Su Qing helped her deliver the flowers all the way to the office, and then they went together to prepare for class. As for Kong Jinghua, she hasn't made a move since she caused trouble for Su Qing during military training. The boys who pursued her and sent flowers were something Su Qing hoped would continue, after all, it was a way to make money. If Kong Jinghua knew that the owner of the flower shop was Su Qing, perhaps she would not allow any of the pursuers to buy flowers from Xihua Pavilion, instead of having to go there now.

  Su Qing had fewer classes today and went home after finishing two lessons. Su Qing thought it's been a while since she last visited the military district, so she made some snacks at home and planned to call Su Chen to go together in the afternoon.

  Su Qing always couldn't understand what her grandparents were thinking. At first, it was because of their family background that they looked down on her mother, but so many years had passed. Her grandmother always smiled at her second uncle's family, but was cold and distant to her older brother's family. She doted on her eldest granddaughter, truly spoiling her like a princess, not even scolding her when she made mistakes. But it wasn't the same for Su Qing and her brother Su Chen. She remembered that when they were young, Su Chen accidentally broke a bowl, and their grandmother had yelled at him and almost hit him. Her grandfather was better, basically treating everyone equally, and he especially loved Su Chen. However, the two old people's attitude towards Su Qing was particularly different, and Su Qing could feel that they seemed to see another person through her. Her grandfather had an evasive attitude towards that person, while her grandmother seemed to hate that person extremely.

  Su Qing had once thought of investigating who she resembled, and who that person was. It was obviously a thorn between her grandfather and grandmother, an unexplained knot in their hearts. However, after careful consideration, Su Qing did not take action. Even if she figured out the reason behind it, it didn't necessarily mean she could solve the problem, and it might just add to her troubles.

  In the afternoon, the brother and sister went to the military compound together. As they left their house, Su Qing brushed past an old man in black clothes not far away. Su Qing was busy chatting with her brother and didn't notice, but the old man was different. The old man turned his head back suddenly as he walked by and stared at Su Qing for a moment, frowning.

  Su Qing just needed to pay a little attention to discover that he wasn't an ordinary old man. If she noticed it now, there would be much less trouble in the future.

  Today is Saturday, Su Qing and the two just arrived when Su Lisha was in the living room telling her grandmother how much she wanted to buy a black Chanel little dress. Grandma listened with a smile on her face without showing any dissatisfaction. If it were Su Qing who would have been blamed for being extravagant and wasteful of money so early on. But Su Lisha always managed to persuade grandma to give her pocket money, and she always succeeded.

  Seeing Su Chen's arrival, Grandma just waved her hand to signal them to sit down and continued chatting with her eldest granddaughter. Such a scene was already familiar to Su Qing, who handed the pastries in her hand to the security guard and sat down on the sofa.

  Sulisa heard from friends that her cousin had made over 40 million yuan by investing in gemstones, but she didn't believe it at first. However, after asking friends who were in the jewelry business, she got confirmation. But now, Su Qing's body still looked like before, with only a few hundred yuan on her person. Sulisa thought to herself that she had really gotten used to pretending to be poor, and even when she had money, she wouldn't spend it.