SFS Chapter 384 Pretending to be poor was just to test you.
Chapter 384 Pretending to be poor was just to test you.
Zhou Chen returned to his dormitory and placed the bowl of rice noodles on the takeout table in the dormitory downstairs.
This rice noodle has lost its delicious soul, and it's gotten cold after carrying it all the way, so he won't eat it.
Just leave it here.
If the rice noodles are still unclaimed by evening, the dormitory manager will take them to feed the dogs.
Zhou Chen has a full schedule of classes in the afternoon, so he's going to take a nap.
I'll have to talk to Jiang He about buying a phone later tonight.
He didn't want Jiang He to be a materialistic girl who looked down on the poor.
I also don't want her to spend money recklessly.
It's fine as it was before.
He prefers hardworking, honest, kind, and sincere girls.
He was a member of the Zhou family, and from childhood to adulthood, he had seen too many people approach him because of money or because of the Zhou family.
Those people were all feigning affection when they approached him.
So after entering university, he created the persona of a child from a poor family for himself.
To become his true friend, you must pass his tests.
The other people in his dorm didn't get along with him because he didn't have his own computer, so they couldn't play games with him, he didn't have time to play basketball, and he had to work part-time to earn a living.
They are not worthy to be his friends.
Zhou Chen also didn't want to associate with them.
Naturally, they wouldn't share any food with them.
When Zhou Chen returned to his dorm room, the other three were already playing games.
No one noticed that Zhou Chen had returned.
Zhou Chen took off his clothes and changed into his pajamas.
When it comes to sleeping, it's naturally more comfortable to wear pajamas.
Moreover, this is an outer garment, so you can't wear it to bed.
Although Zhou Chen is now portrayed as a child from a poor family, he still cannot accept the behavior of going to bed wearing his outer clothes.
Zhou Chen was glad that the school arranged four-person dormitories for their batch of freshmen, with each person having a bunk bed and a desk underneath.
The previous year there were dorm rooms for eight people each.
Based on his established persona, he would naturally take the initiative to apply for an eight-person dormitory room.
Imagine those bunk beds where someone just plops down on your bed – it's infuriating!
Zhou Chen opened his cabinet, took out a piece of chocolate, and put it in his pocket.
If there's no lunch, then I'll have a piece of chocolate to replenish my energy.
I climbed into bed.
Zhou Chen installed curtains on the bed, which, when drawn, blocked the view of others.
Zhou Chen was scrolling through his phone and eating chocolate in bed.
His phone wasn't a commercially available model; it was an internally developed version by the Zhou family.
The phone has no brand logo on its exterior.
They're not afraid of being recognized.
It works quite well in terms of performance.
There has never been any lag, insufficient memory, or other problems.
I really don't understand why Jiang He's phone has so many problems, it keeps breaking down every now and then.
Jiang He's phone malfunctioned and interrupted his call.
Therefore, Zhou Chen realized that the phone was indeed not working properly.
However, mobile phones can be repaired and still work, so there's no need to buy a new one.
A mobile phone costs several thousand yuan.
The phone he has with the same specifications would cost around 5,000 yuan on the market.
Five thousand? That would require how many hours of part-time work.
Zhou Chen wouldn't allow Jiang He to spend money so extravagantly.
Once something like this happens, it's bound to happen again. We can't let Jiang He's heart run wild.
Zhou Chen has already made up his mind; he'll tell Jiang He later to get his phone repaired.
Zhou Chen put on his earplugs to block out his roommate's gaming noise.
After finishing her meal, Jiang He also went to bed for a nap.
This body needs more rest.
I'll buy the phone this weekend.
Jiang He checked the original owner's bank card balance, which was nearly 10,000 yuan.
It's more than enough to buy a mobile phone.
Because the original owner had been working part-time in the cafeteria since her freshman year of college, she hardly spent any money on food.
I worked part-time at a steamed bun stall.
If she has morning classes, she works from 6:50 to 7:50; if she doesn't have morning classes, she works from 7:00 to 8:30.
It's calculated at ten yuan per hour.
Breakfast is also provided, and the owner will give you two steamed buns at the end.
The steamed buns here taste good, and quite a lot of people come to buy them. Plus, you can take them with you to eat on the go, which is the perfect breakfast for students who are in a hurry to get to their early classes.
I work part-time at the clay pot rice noodle shop during lunch and dinner.
When I have a lot of classes, I work for an hour during lunch and dinner time. When I have fewer classes, I work for an extra two hours, helping with washing vegetables and cleaning.
Since the cafeteria doesn't need part-time workers on weekends, Jiang He would look for part-time jobs outside. She joined several college student part-time job groups.
I can find part-time jobs every week.
In addition, I usually use money sparingly, avoiding spending money on anything other than essential expenses.
They did manage to save up some money.
During the previous Chinese New Year, Jiang He also gave her parents some money to prove that she could support herself by working part-time at university.
However, her parents didn't accept the money in the end. They didn't need to spend much money at home, so she used the money to buy herself some good food.
Jiang He decided to pay her own tuition starting in her junior year.
University tuition is paid annually, and the total cost for tuition and accommodation is five thousand yuan per year.
The money hasn't been deducted from my bank card yet.
Even after deducting 5,000, there is still a balance of 5,000.
It's more than enough to buy a mobile phone.
This is from the perspective of the original owner.
For Jiang He, she could simply pull out a new phone.
However, based on the original owner's previous character setting, even if she got a new phone, she would definitely only buy one that works.
I won't buy a phone with large memory, a bunch of features, or a strong brand identity.
However, Zhou Chen can create a persona and pretend to be poor to deceive others.
She can do that too.
She said that she was actually the eldest daughter of that family, and that her family was very wealthy.
Previously, her family tested her and cultivated her qualities of self-reliance and hard work.
Or perhaps her family had been keeping it a secret from her, lying to her that her family was very poor.
Now that she has graduated from university, her family wants her to return home and inherit the family business, so they are telling her the truth.
This way, I can explain my changes to my classmates at school.
As for his family, he said he won the lottery and then found a great job with a high salary, which would allow them to enjoy their retirement.
However, this matter cannot be rushed.
She needs to make some arrangements first.
Doesn't Zhou Chen like to pretend to be poor?
Let him really become poor then.
Even if he does become poor, he should adapt well.
He just needs to work part-time to support himself, and he's doing very well now.
I believe he will only become more and more skilled in the future.
If Zhou Chen ends up being the kind of person who despises the poor and loves the rich, then I'm really sorry, he won't have passed her test.