The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 176 - 171: Changes in the School

Lu Jingqiu didn’t plan on going back to school early tomorrow morning, primarily because she had taken all her clothes and shoes home for the holiday, and she wanted to tidy up her dormitory while carrying her luggage.

So at around seven o’clock, after she prepared dinner for Hua Hua and Hua Guoguo, and gave the house keys to Aunt Liu, she set off for school.

Many students, including He Yu, whose homes were far away, hadn’t gone back for the holiday. These past few days in the dorm had been utterly boring for her.

Without anyone to go shopping or watch movies with, she felt even less inclined to do so.

But during those boring times, she drew quite a few sketches of buildings, streets, and the like in her dorm.

When Lu Jingqiu arrived, He Yu was still buried in her drawing. Looking at the architectural drawings under her hand, Jingqiu exclaimed, "He Yu, you draw so well, it would be a pity not to study architecture."

"Jingqiu, you’re finally here." Before He Yu could respond, Chen Qingru and Luo Xinyue came back with basins in their hands. "We thought you were coming back tomorrow."

"Well, I’ve been home for so many days, and I was bored too."

He Yu glanced at the others and said, "Speaking of boredom, I’m the worst. No one to shop with, no one to watch movies with. By the way, I received three letters in the last two days, all for you. Bored as I was, I could only study hard. You see, these are the sketches I’ve done these days. Jingqiu, you just said something, you think I should study architecture?"

After He Yu finished speaking, she stopped her work and handed over four letters to Lu Jingqiu. "Why do so many people write to you? Looks like you have a lot of friends out there."

Lu Jingqiu, holding the letters, laughed, "Some close friends from when I was a youth in the countryside."

Lu Jingqiu was engrossed in reading the letters, forgetting what He Yu had said just moments before, but it was Chen Qingru who remarked, "Yes, look at you. Since you came to school, if you’re not drawing street maps, you’re drawing various kinds of housing. Not like us, who sketch flowers, grass, and people. I think you should switch to the architecture department, otherwise, it’s a waste of your talent."

"You’re not wrong. I do enjoy drawing these kinds of houses and I’m really interested in this, but my mom says that a few of those who build houses consider it a minor specialty."

Lu Jingqiu shook her head and sat down to analyze with her, "It may be minor now, but who knows, it might become popular later on. Look at how the economy is growing. Many cities have a tight housing market, especially the big ones like Capital City and West City."

Suddenly, He Yu said, "Right, it’s the same in our city. ’Tight’ doesn’t even begin to describe it."

"The key issue is that every family has more than one child, the population is constantly rising, and the units can’t solve the housing problem for so many people. So, in the end, the government will definitely introduce policies aimed at solving the housing issues, which will certainly involve building houses."

Luo Xinyue put down her basin and sat at the table, agreeing, "Exactly. My dad’s company has already started building houses, the kind with two or three bedrooms, four-storied, and even with individual bathrooms."

Chen Qingru asked, "They even come with individual bathrooms?"

"Yes."

He Yu also nodded, "Now many companies are beginning to consider having bathrooms included."

After thinking for a moment, she asked, "So, should I transfer to the architecture department?" Their school did indeed have an architecture department, and it wasn’t too late to transfer.

Chen Qingru smiled and said, "If you like it, you could give it a try."

After some deep thought, He Yu nodded, "I’ll think about it for a few days, then call my family."

The four letters Lu Jingqiu received were from Yun Yuzhi and Li Yinger, as well as Gao Qing and Meng Xintian.

Sister Yuzhi said they had rented a house near their school this year, and she was pregnant, already over three months. After the semester began, in order to take care of their little home, Zhang Yumin had tried submitting articles to the newspaper. Over the year, four of his articles had been accepted, providing them with a decent amount of money for both their rent and daily expenses. She also wrote articles when she had spare time, one of which had been accepted; in short, they managed their little home with the money they earned from these articles.

The situation of Li Yinger and her husband, Li Qing, was somewhat better than Yun Yuzhi and her husband, especially since they attended the provincial university in their hometown. Hence, both families had pitched in some money for the young couple to buy a house near the university. With the support from their families, they were enjoying a comfortable life at school.

On the other hand, Gao Qing’s letter was full of complaints about Wu Zhengran. She wrote about how Wu Zhengran found out her school address and visited her every Sunday, how it annoyed her, and how two of her roommates, who were jealous, constantly made sarcastic comments. Knowing about Wu Zhengran’s visits, they secretly spread rumors implying that she and Wu Zhengran were in a relationship. In short, her days at school were far from pleasant.

However, her professional skills had gained recognition from many teachers who treated her well. Perhaps this was why her roommates were so envious, slandering her in other aspects.

Lu Jingqiu quickly wrote her a letter to encourage her. Jingqiu had previously thought about the possibility of Wu Zhengran meeting up with Gao Qing since both were in Capital City. She hadn’t expected Wu Zhengran to find Gao Qing so soon.

Ah, may Qingqing not spend her whole life unable to escape Wu Zhengran.

Wu Zhengran, too, was a deeply affectionate man, fixated on Gao Qing for two lifetimes.

Meng Xintian’s letter was quite lighthearted in comparison, mostly about some amusing incidents at her school.

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In the school, nearly every student from faraway places didn’t go back. After school started again, everyone discovered that some of the more enterprising students had started businesses right in their dorms, selling pretty things like floral handkerchiefs, attractive hair ties, and decorative hair clips.

The following evening, someone came to their dormitory in secret and asked if anyone wanted to buy these items.

The girls grew quite curious and gathered around to take a look. Lu Jingqiu actually bought a few hair ties, at the cost of two for a penny, and she picked up four or five.

Everyone bought something. Luo Xinyue even bought a handkerchief.

Chen Qingru was astonishingly surprised, saying, "Are our classmates really working so hard to earn money now? Although these items are small, going from dorm to dorm, she could earn a dollar in a day, right?"

Luo Xinyue also said, "With several hair ties for a penny, how could she earn that much?"

Lu Jingqiu didn’t think so; despite the low prices, she truly believed one could earn that much over time.

Chen Qingru became rather tempted and said with a laugh, "Maybe I should also try selling something."

He Yu said, "What do you want to sell? I reckon most of these little trinkets are already being sold by many people. And they won’t be selling every day. Once it goes on for a while and if someone gets jealous, there will definitely be reports."

Chen Qingru responded, "There’s going to be reporting? Didn’t they say we should have free trade now?"

Luo Xinyue replied, "Free trade is for external sales, right now students probably aren’t allowed, after all, this is a school and we don’t want to create a bad influence."

"Ah well, in that case, let’s just drop it and focus on our studies like good students."

Indeed, they needed to focus on their studies. Lu Jingqiu had even stopped knitting sweaters. Yesterday, Editor Liu gave her an inspiration; she should work on drawing more illustrations, various series, because you never know when they might be needed.

Besides, apart from the picture book she was drawing titled "My Cat and Me: A Daily Diary", she also wanted to create another story about a chick hatching eggs.

Though she was good at drawing, writing short passages was not her strong suit, and because it was a weakness, she felt the need to practice and improve.

It might seem like a picture book only requires a few words, but those need themes and to carry educational significance, to convey profound meanings to children, all of which must be taken into account.

During tonight’s self-study, they didn’t go to the library but stayed in the dorm, each deeply engrossed in their drawings, occasionally discussing and identifying each other’s weaknesses.

Lu Jingqiu spent the whole evening crafting the growth history of a chick and asked them for feedback. Luo Xinyue complained there were too many sentences.

He Yu found it too complicated, while Chen Qingru thought it was too sparse.

Ah, their opinions were so diverse that it left Lu Jingqiu feeling somewhat disheartened.

She set it aside.

There wasn’t a rush anyway. Besides, she still hadn’t mentioned the cat picture book to Deputy Editor-in-Chief Yang. If possible, she thought waiting a year or two would also be fine.

Maybe even next year.

Another week flew by, and what worried Lu Jingqiu the most were her two houses. On Friday after school, she went straight to the new house by bus. When she arrived in the yard, Carpenter Uncle was still busily hammering away inside the house.

Upon entering, she saw that the door frames on the first floor had already been fitted.

Lu Jingqiu smiled, "Uncle, you work pretty fast. It’s only been a few days, and the first floor is already done?"

The carpenter laughed, "Door frames are easy to install. By tomorrow, the upper floor will be done too. Today, the electrician came by and checked on my progress, saying he’d wire the place tomorrow. He asked me to wait two days, to finish wiring before I work on the staircase section."

"Uncle, I’m not around most of the time. Please help me look after the house. If the staircases have been there for a while and need replacing, please take care of it for me. Just make sure they don’t creak too much."

"Girl, you can count on me. I’ll make sure to satisfy you with my work."

"Great, Uncle. How much longer for the other furniture pieces?"

"The beds are done. Now I’m starting on the cabinets, which will take about a month. After applying the varnish, it’s best to let them air out in the yard."

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