Before Zhao Xiaoxue could speak, Cao Juanjuan, from dorm 307.0’s German class, started speaking: "Xia Ruhui privately agreed to let Zhao Xiaoxue’s cousin temporarily stay in our dorm. The child she brought has been crying and making noise, severely affecting our rest.
We really couldn’t tolerate it anymore and wanted her to leave with the child, but Zhao Xiaoxue not only disagreed, she also said we lacked compassion."
By now, many students from the hallway had come out to watch the commotion, and these words made Zhao Xiaoxue’s face turn red with embarrassment.
Some who couldn’t stand Zhao Xiaoxue spoke up: "Zhao Xiaoxue, you’re morally blackmailing others."
Once someone spoke up, many students joined in: "Exactly, why didn’t you give your bed to your cousin instead of letting her stay with the child in another dorm?"
"It’s just because you didn’t want your rest to be disturbed. This kind of person really has ulterior motives."
Zhao Xiaoxue was so embarrassed by what everyone said that she felt she had nowhere to hide. She truly didn’t know her cousin would bring a child. She didn’t let her cousin squeeze in with her because she knew Han Xinyan from room 306 didn’t live in the dorm.
First, she did want her cousin to be more comfortable, but she didn’t expect Han Xinyan to disagree, and instead ran into Xia Ruhui who was willing to help her.
Second, she wanted to show her cousin her capability, showing that she could get her a place to stay without spending money, out of a sense of vanity.
Third, she wanted her to see her study environment, so she could go back and tell neighbors, making them envious.
Of course, she also didn’t want to squeeze into one bed with her cousin, fearing it would affect her rest.
But she never expected that her cousin would bring a child along and for something like this to happen, which really annoyed her.
This incident even alarmed the dorm supervisor, which made her not just annoyed but also a bit scared.
So she quickly came up with a solution, walked up to the dorm supervisor, and said: "I’m really sorry. I know I shouldn’t have privately allowed my cousin to stay in the dorm.
But my cousin came here to see a doctor. Our family conditions are poor, and we weren’t able to gather much money, so I thought letting her stay in the dorm would save some accommodation fees.
I just didn’t expect my cousin to bring my nephew. Maybe the child is a bit ill-adapted, which is why he kept crying, and I’m really sorry to everyone."
Xinyan leaned against room 306’s door, watching Zhao Xiaoxue’s act, thinking: This person is really talented, able to both yield and fight, trying to gain everyone’s sympathy by appearing weak, indeed very calculating.
Although the dorm supervisor was sympathetic, thinking if every student acted like this, how could she manage her work: "Zhao Xiaoxue, regardless of your reason, it’s not okay to violate the dorm rules.
Considering it’s your first offense, I won’t report you to the school, but you must take your cousin and nephew away immediately, and stop affecting everyone’s rest and study."
Zhao Xiaoxue didn’t show it on her face, but inside she was furious with the dorm supervisor, yet she knew that letting her cousin stay now was probably impossible.
Moreover, she impulsively said her cousin was here to see a doctor earlier, and clearly felt that everyone now looked at her even less favorably.
She now realized what she did and regretted speaking too quickly and slipping up.
She had no choice but to tell her cousin: "Cousin, pack up. I’ll take you to stay in a guesthouse outside."
She finished speaking, but her cousin didn’t respond, only holding the still-crying child and lowering her head.
For a moment, the scene was very awkward.
The dorm supervisor didn’t want to look at this scene: "You have ten minutes to take her out. If you exceed the time, I will have to report it to the department, and you’ll have to face the consequences."
With that, she turned and left, not forgetting to shout: "Alright everyone, disperse, get back to what you were doing, don’t gather around."
The dorm supervisor left, but Zhao Xiaoxue’s cousin didn’t move. Instead, she raised her tear-streaked face: "Can’t any of you help me?"
This statement infuriated the people in dorm 307.0.
It was still the straightforward Cao Juanjuan who stood out: "This is a school. Without rules, there’s no order. If every student brought relatives to stay, the school would become a marketplace.
Besides, we’re not related, so why should we help you?"