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Chapter 48 680's Fantasy

For normal students, even if they have half a month's living expenses left over, they don't need to worry too much.

Because they know that their parents will definitely send or transfer their living expenses within half a month.

It's simply a matter of some families being better off and having more living expenses, while others are just average and have less.

But for a student who has no one to rely on, having only one month's living expenses is like a middle-aged person in their thirties who suddenly loses their job and finds that they only have enough money to live on for one month.

That sense of panic, that pressure, could drive a person insane.

Watching helplessly as the money in my hands dwindles, even with careful budgeting for every meal, the final day is drawing ever closer.

Let alone living the same life as before, it's already a testament to my mental strength that I haven't been driven crazy. As for what I've managed to do during this time?

no way.

"Alright, then you can lend it to her first. I'll come find you later and give you 1,700," Li Chao replied.

"Oh? No, no, no, I wouldn't dare take your money, and you don't need to pity me. Actually, I'm very happy."

"Pity my ass! This 1700 includes the money for the second and third mock exams, the money for having someone else take them for me, and the money I asked you to get me a bank card and a SIM card. You promised me 1000, but I only gave you 500. Now I'm making up the difference. 1200 for the two exams, 500 for account fees, totaling 1700."

"Then we can give it to you after it's done."

"It's too much trouble, and it won't be convenient for you to keep running back and forth. Besides, I'm paying in advance to finalize things so you don't suddenly change your mind later."

For Li Chao, taking out money that was supposed to be spent anyway in advance had absolutely no impact.

For Wen He, it was different. With 1,700 yuan, she would have at least three months' worth of living expenses, or even four months' worth if she was frugal, enough to last her until the winter break.

……

Wen He's expression was somewhat strange after receiving Li Chao's message.

What on earth is this despicable couple up to?

One person wants to find a reason to give themselves money, while the other wants to borrow money from them.

Could it be that Qin Nuanyang wanted to test whether he was truly sincere towards his older sister? Did she deliberately find an excuse to borrow money after learning that he was making money?

Yes, this behavior is very much in line with Qin Nuanyang's style.

Li Chao, are you just going to follow Qin Nuanyang's lead and cause trouble?

However... being able to receive 1,700 yuan ahead of time is indeed a very good thing for her.

She hasn't been looking for part-time jobs during this period. She basically stays in the classroom from morning reading to evening self-study, only leaving briefly for meals.

She even spent some money to buy a few study guides and has recently started doing practice questions like crazy.

She had done quite a few practice problems. When she worked as a receptionist at an internet cafe, she would do practice problems whenever she had free time. However, she hadn't bought enough study materials before, so she hadn't developed a feel for the problems.

Doing more practice problems is the only way she feels she can improve herself, even if the improvement is very limited, maybe only three or five points.

But she really wanted to give it a shot.

She used to think she was a player with a score of around 630, which was far from 680, and that there was definitely no hope.

However, the 630 she thought she got was a result she calculated herself after the exam, and it wasn't very accurate.

It was only when I took the exam for Li Chao that she realized for the first time that she actually had a score of 660.

It might be because it was my first time taking a serious exam, and I performed exceptionally well overall, plus the questions weren't particularly difficult.

But it still sparked another ambition in her.

If I succeed, my life will be completely different from before. I won't face so much pressure in college, and I'll have a shortcut in life.

Now I have enough living expenses to get through the summer break with part-time work...

Thinking of this, she smiled slightly.

Although my family situation was quite bad, God was really kind to me and gave me a reliable older sister.

Even though she was a month older than Qin Nuanyang.

……

After Qin Nuanyang left, Li Chao glanced briefly at the few exam papers he had brought back.

Overall, his progress is clearly visible; after one test, he probably scores around 500 points.

After checking the answers, he found that he had made some ridiculous mistakes. The ideas were very simple, but he hadn't remembered them, or his brain hadn't processed them at the time.

The main reason is psychological. His brain is less efficient at learning, but if he is asked to review something, his brain immediately becomes excited.

Li Chao estimated that the initial goal of 550 points should not be difficult to achieve.

There are still more than eight months left. Plus, I'm sure I can score more than ten points higher in English than I did in my previous life. Who knows, I might actually have a chance to get 600 points.

In that case, everyone would be happy. At most, Qin Zhiguo would think that he had underperformed, and everyone would have a "slightly disappointed" explanation.

Only about forty minutes had passed when Qin Nuanyang sent a message, along with several pictures.

"I'm at the entrance of the residential area. There are lots of places to eat here. What do you want to eat? Cold noodles? Fried chicken? Sushi? Roujiamo (Chinese hamburger)? There are also braised dishes, grilled cold noodles, pancakes..."

Li Chao glanced at it and said, "Give me a serving of cold noodles and a serving of chicken neck bones."

"Okay, okay, just wait a few more minutes."

Li Chao finished tidying up the test papers, lay down on the sofa in the living room, and soon Qin Nuanyang returned with some food.

"Come on, are you starving? I also bought a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) and a serving of grilled cold noodles. Eat if you want."

"And what about you?"

"Give me what you don't want to eat, I don't mind."

Besides food, Qin Nuanyang also bought a few bottles of water and put them on the coffee table.

Then, she sat on the sofa and waited for Li Chao to make his choice first.

Li Chao didn't hesitate and picked up what he wanted to eat.

However, Qin Nuanyang is still observing the situation.

At this moment, Li Chao had already taken a bite of the cold noodle roll. Seeing that Qin Nuanyang didn't move, he immediately handed her the cold noodle roll he was holding and asked, "Did I take your favorite? I've only taken this one bite, here... for you..."

Qin Nuanyang: "...No, I don't like cold noodles."

"Oh, then why aren't you eating?"

"Can't I take a break? I've traveled such a long way back and forth, I don't have much of an appetite."

After saying that, she opened a bottle of water and took a sip.

Actually, Qin Nuanyang felt she hadn't bought enough.

She was too embarrassed to borrow too much money from Wen He. At most, she only had two hundred yuan. If the cafeteria wasn't open, the two of them would have to eat for four or five days, and two hundred yuan wouldn't be enough.

Li Chao still had a few hundred yuan left, but given her personality, she didn't even think about it.

Let Li Chao eat first, just in case he's not full.

I don't care about myself; if I get really hungry, I'll just buy a cup of instant noodles.

The cheapest thing was instant noodles! A serving of cold noodles cost ten yuan, and a serving of grilled cold noodles cost eight yuan. Why don't these guys just rob us?!

It would be too shameful to not even be able to afford food.

But soon, Qin Nuanyang noticed Li Chao looking at her, so she asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

How do you know I'm looking at you if you're not looking at me?