Reborn: I'll Never Fail My Childhood Sweetheart Again-Chapter 168 - 85: Setting Up a Computer for Qin Shiqing—Yan Qiuwen Unexpectedly Joined

Chapter 168: Chapter 85: Setting Up a Computer for Qin Shiqing—Yan Qiuwen Unexpectedly Joined

Su Zelin smiled slightly, "Actually, it’s not just that. Aside from the deep-rooted local customs and influences, many people who marry off their daughters have their own difficulties, and it’s not just about greed for the money."

"Imagine if there’s an average family in Jiujiang County with a daughter waiting to be married and a son who hasn’t yet wed. If they don’t collect a high dowry when the daughter is married, where will the money come from when the son needs to marry?"

Many people in later generations criticized the dowry custom in Jiujiang County, calling the brides’ families vampires. However, Su Zelin could understand it; putting oneself in their shoes and thinking about it from their perspective was enlightening.

They can’t just symbolically accept a little when marrying a daughter and then give a large amount when the son marries, right?

The wealthy can afford to play this game, but those without money really have no choice.

Hou Yongjin agreed, "Old Three is right. Unless the entire Jiujiang County suddenly changes its customs completely, many families are just acting out of necessity!"

"That’s true!"

The lively young man nodded.

"No worries, Ah Jin. Just find a girlfriend from out of province when you’re in college, at worst, don’t marry a local girl!"

"That’s all I can do!"

"..."

With the dowry topic concluded, only Su Zelin and Zeng Kaiping hadn’t yet settled on a club.

The lively young man’s gaze turned to Su Zelin, "Third Brother, which club do you plan on joining?"

Zeng Kaiping idolized the slacker almost like a follower, always feeling that whatever Su Zelin did was the right thing, so he even sought his advice on which club to choose.

"The literary club!"

Su Zelin replied without a second thought.

He might have decided on his club choice earlier than anyone else here.

He had considered it even before the club’s winter recruitment began when he first arrived at the financial college.

"Why? Isn’t the literary club kind of boring? Is it because there are more girls?"

Zeng Kaiping asked.

"Yeah, something like that."

Su Zelin was noncommittal.

But there was actually a more important reason.

Ding Linna had met the literary arts guy who deceived her out of money and affection in her previous life in the literary club. Luckily, she hadn’t been taken advantage of, which was a slight relief among unfortunate circumstances.

Even so, that event brought a significant blow to Nanaz.

Not only was Nanaz a classmate, but she was also a very good friend and confidante. In his previous life, Su Zelin had even taken high-definition photos of her, so upon being reborn, he wouldn’t just stand by and do nothing.

Given that, he decided to confront that literary arts guy.

...

Before long, the weekend had arrived.

Today, he had to help Qin Shiqing and her roommates with their computer shopping.

In the morning, after Su Zelin got up, he freshened up nicely and even used some of Zeng Kaiping’s hair wax, making his hair fluffy and giving him a striking look as he checked himself in the mirror.

Hmm, looking quite stylish; he was the embodiment of Yanzu, Guanxi, Tianle, and Zongze combined.

The slacker was quite satisfied with his appearance.

It was the second time meeting Qin Shiqing’s roommate, and he needed to make a good impression.

Seeing Su Zelin humming a tune and walking confidently out of the dorm, the Five Jokesters buzzed with speculation.

"Looks like Third Brother has a date with a girl today; we’ve never seen him step out so primly before."

Zeng Kaiping was the first to guess.

"I’ll bet five bucks it’s the girl Old Three met that Mid-Autumn night!"

Hou Yongjin pushed up his glasses as a glint of wisdom flashed in his eyes.

"Yes, yes, yes, I believe it’s definitely her too; I wonder what kind of girl she is to make Third Brother spruce himself up like this!"

Hu Xu nodded his head in agreement.

"That girl must be really pretty, with excellent poise!"

Cai Wensheng surmised.

"Of course! Old Three has such great rapport with women; loads of beautiful girls from the class and other majors hover around him, including someone as pretty as Luo Xi. Nanaz is also quite good, yet they are all just his female friends; the girl who caught his eye can’t be anything less!"

Feng Zhongliang also chimed in with his opinion.

During the last Mid-Autumn gathering, Su Zelin had been a bit off the whole evening. After receiving a call, he suddenly left, and those sitting next to him, Zeng Kaiping and Hou Yongjin, realized it was a girl. This mysterious girl’s identity sparked much discussion among the Five Jokesters and piqued their curiosity greatly.

...

Zhejiang University, girls’ dormitory.

Qin Shiqing and her friends were all dressed and ready, not just Shen Jia and Deng Xiaoman, who were planning to buy computers, but also Xiao Yue and another girl, Chen Zi.

Xiao Yue already had a laptop and wouldn’t be buying another; she was just tagging along for the fun.

Chen Zi did plan to get a computer, but she would wait until after New Year’s. Right now, she was interested in browsing the computer market in advance; it’s always good to know beforehand.

Moreover, she was a bit curious, as she had constantly been hearing her roommates mention Qin Shiqing’s childhood friend, said to be quite handsome and allegedly capable of composing a classical poem to interpret Xiao Yue’s name immediately upon meeting her.

Besides, the other roommates also had quite an impression of him.

Even Yan Qiuwen occasionally chipped in when discussing this boy, so Chen Zi was quite intrigued to see what he was really like.

"Qiuwen, do you want to come along and have some fun?"

Before heading out, Qin Shiqing asked Yan Qiuwen.

This gifted girl had a bit of a reclusive and eccentric personality, often not participating in group activities, even frequently declining dormitory dinners, something they had all gotten used to since geniuses often tend to be independent and unique. What you find enjoyable might seem mundane and a waste of time to Yan Qiuwen.

Nonetheless, Qin Shiqing still sought her opinion.

After all, all the roommates were heading out, leaving Yan Qiuwen behind alone.

At that moment, Yan Qiuwen was holding a copy of "The Interpretation of Dreams," the great work by nineteenth-century Austrian psychologist and founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud.

This genius girl spent most of her time reading, especially psychology books, which seemed to fascinate her endlessly.

Upon hearing Qin Shiqing, she set down "The Interpretation of Dreams," hesitated for a moment, and nodded, "Sure!"

The other girls were slightly surprised. They assumed Yan Qiuwen would certainly refuse, as computer shopping held little appeal to her and surely wasn’t interesting at all.

However, the group quickly realized a possible reason—Su Zelin.

Su Zelin would also be going along for the computer shopping. In the vast sea of people, it was rare to encounter someone with a similarly high IQ, who she could engage in normal conversation with, thus sparking Yan Qiuwen’s interest.

This explanation made sense to them; it was likely the only reason this reclusive roommate would be willing to put down her books and go wandering through the computer city with them.

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