Looking at the ten-dollar bill and a one-dollar coin pushed toward him on the table,
You Changjin was taken aback and said, "Actually, there's no need to split things so finely between us."
"That's not right, this is my principle. If you don't accept it, then I won't ever ask you to dine with me again!" Jiang Xinyi said very seriously.
Looking at Jiang Xinyi's demeanor, You Changjin couldn't help but smile bitterly, and ultimately accepted the eleven yuan. Could this really be considered the behavior of two adults, quibbling over the division of a mere ten-plus yuan?
But Jiang Xinyi was that kind of girl. You Changjin felt that if he wanted to get along with Jiang Xinyi, then he could only follow her rules.
Moreover, Xinyi was indeed a good girl.
In this day and age, which girl would still be willing to go Dutch with you?
You Changjin accepted the money, and Jiang Xinyi's face broke into a smile, saying that this was more like it.
You Changjin smiled wryly. You Changjin said, "You've lost your job again, your financial situation isn't great, yet you insist on going Dutch with me. What's the point?"
And Jiang Xinyi responded that these were two different matters.
Actually, Jiang Xinyi's job wasn't bad. After all, she was a postgraduate from Nan Da. Even without relying on her family's help, she could find a pretty good job, but she felt that that job lacked challenge.
Jiang Xinyi hoped to find a place where she could learn real skills.
However, big companies only hoped that interns would start from the most basic tasks.
You Changjin told Jiang Xinyi that this is how everyone worked their way up step by step.
But Jiang Xinyi retorted, does it mean it's right just because everyone does it?
This left You Changjin speechless.
A job that everyone else envied, yet Jiang Xinyi chose to resign during her internship.
Jiang Xinyi's next goal was to find a start-up company.
It'd be best if they had nothing, so she could get involved in everything.
The drawback of a big company is that there are too many departments; everything is divided in detail.
And when they got to this point in the conversation,
You Changjin actually didn't recommend that Jiang Xinyi join a start-up.
Because Jiang Xinyi was a girl, what would she do if she was bullied in that kind of messy company?
Yet, Jiang Xinyi declared, "I'm a black belt in Taekwondo, who can bully me?"
You Changjin sighed, "Yes, no one can bully you."
"It's a pity that I've just become a counselor. If I had a student who's really outstanding, like one who starts companies, then I could have introduced you to a job in his company."
This was the only thing You Changjin felt he could offer. If he had been a seasoned college professor with numerous successful students, he might have been able to help Jiang Xinyi find a job in the future.
To be honest, You Changjin had thought about this possibility.
Jiang Xinyi laughed when she heard this; clearly, what You Changjin was thinking was unlikely.
Besides, Jiang Xinyi had never thought of asking You Changjin for help.
What You Changjin wanted to say was that at least at a friend's company, you wouldn't have to worry about being bullied.
Jiang Xinyi didn't want to talk about this topic, vaguely feeling that after graduation You Changjin had lost the simplicity of his university days, always appearing a bit mercenary in their exchanges.
So Jiang Xinyi changed the subject, talking about some issues she encountered at work as well as You Changjin's current students.
Now, in the auditorium, only a group of students who had performed were taking photos on stage; the rest of the audience had mostly dispersed.
Girls from the art department dressed in JK uniforms placed Zheng Yanyan in the middle, and then Zheng Yanyan, holding the trophy, posed for photos.
People familiar with each other also took photos with friends.
For example, Shen Yu would take group photos with a few student council members.
And Tao Tian would take photos with Chen Wan.
In Zhou Yuwen's class, everyone else had left, but Chang Hao remained on stage. He still wanted to take a photo with Zheng Yanyan. Even if they couldn't be lovers, taking one photo together should be fine, right?
However, Zheng Yanyan was always popular, posing for photos with various members of the art department and with Lu Lin.
Chang Hao found no chance to interject.
"Senior sister, should we take a group photo with the trophy?" Zheng Yanyan asked Tao Tian.
Tao Tian nodded, allowing herself to be surrounded by everyone and posed with Zheng Yanyan, both holding the trophy.
At that moment, Tao Tian noticed Zhou Yuwen waiting below for Zheng Yanyan and called out, "Zhou Yuwen?"
Zhou Yuwen looked up curiously.
"Why don't you come join us for a group photo?"
Zhou Yuwen was lounging in a chair playing with his phone, but when he heard Tao Tian, he was pleasantly surprised and said with a smile, "I didn't even participate in the evening party, wouldn't that be inappropriate?"
"What's there to be afraid of? Aren't you also a member of our art department?"
"Right, Zhou Yuwen, come up here!"
When the department head spoke, the other JK-dressed girls grew bold, and many waved at Zhou Yuwen.
He was envied by others amidst their coquettish calls.
Unable to refuse their warm invitation, Zhou Yuwen had to go up and join the photo.
With Zhou Yuwen's addition, they ended up taking a few more shots.
Zhou Yuwen, the only male among the JK girl group, was certainly placed in the middle, with eleven girls striking various poses around him, Zheng Yanyan definitely wanted to take a photo with Zhou Yuwen.
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And so, there was Zheng Yanyan in a pink JK uniform on the left and Lu Lin in a blue JK uniform on the right, both with long legs.
The moment was captured in the photo.
Afterward, Zhou Yuwen took the initiative to ask for a photo with just Lu Lin.
Tao Tian grabbed Zhou Yuwen's hand: "Let's take a photo together as well, shall we?"