Rebirth: I became rich by farming

Chapter 697: Chapter 697 Awakening Learning (3/25)

However, after having seafood, Mei Mengzhen and her friends had to rush back to school for evening self-study, because there was a session on Sunday night, slotted right after dinner. They pretty much left immediately after eating, and Mei Mengchen was taken home by Fan Tianyu.

Speaking of evening self-study, it’s necessary to talk about this semester’s class schedule, which featured classes almost every day—yes, including Saturdays and Sundays, with particularly awkward timings. Those were the first class on Saturday morning and evening self-study on Sunday night.

When the class schedule was first released, there were almost wails of despair. After all, such a schedule meant no days off, getting up early on Saturdays, and not being able to return late on Sundays.

Of course, this wasn’t much of a constraint for the students who loved to have fun; they simply wouldn’t attend. It wasn’t much of an issue for the diligent students either. They were practically in school every day anyway, so the new schedule simply meant studying in a different location without much impact. The most affected were those who appeared to be diligent on the surface but were actually up to all sorts of things in secret.

Mei Mengzhen wasn’t among these students, neither returning late nor skipping classes. However, this class schedule was somewhat awkward for them since they had moved out of the dorms. On the way back, Mei Mengzhen sighed, "Ah, it would be so much more convenient to live on campus. After evening self-study, we could just go straight to the dorm to sleep. We wouldn’t have to make a trip home like we do now."

Yan Keke and He Yiran felt the same. "Actually, we were silly. The dorm bed fee doesn’t cost much. We could just pay to keep our beds and stay there occasionally. We could not only rest in the dorm at noon but also leave our textbooks there. It would be much easier to fetch books instead of carrying them back and forth every day."

But by now, it was too late for such considerations. He Yiran candidly said, "That’s true, but I wouldn’t feel safe leaving my books in the dorm, anyway."

Yan Keke quickly chimed in, "Speaking of which, I’m most worried about your notes. They absolutely cannot fall into certain people’s hands."

Mei Mengzhen was at a loss for words. "Last term nobody cared about Yiran’s notes, and now suddenly they’re valuable? If you ask me, even if Yiran’s notes were left in the dorm, nobody would spare them a second glance."

Yan Keke didn’t agree. She immediately retorted, "Nonsense, last term is last term. This term is this term. Who’s to blame if someone failed their exams last term and now has to retake the course with the juniors? Notes become a hot commodity in such a situation."

Indeed, Luo Yingying had failed her retake exams, still failing all her subjects.

When it came to retake exams, it was pretty much a case of the instructors going easy. Almost everyone who needed to retake passed, but Luo Yingying was the exception. She still failed even the gifted marks, much to the instructors’ frustration and her own dismay.

Retakes only offered one opportunity. Failing meant repeating the first-year courses. While redoing the courses wasn’t too bad, as a second-year student retaking classes with first-year freshmen, not to mention the loss of face, it was harder for Luo Yingying who had always prided herself on being admitted through recommendation.

Regardless of her state of mind, she still needed to earn those credits. However, the first-year courses hadn’t started yet, so with the extra time, Luo Yingying began studying diligently.

Yan Keke said, "According to Liu Pei, Luo Yingying has been studying from dawn till dusk in the dorm, catching up on her studies. It seems she’s had a realization and wants to study seriously. Apparently, she’s even closed her online store and stopped working at the Night Market. I heard her family doesn’t give her much for living expenses. I wonder if it’s enough."

He Yiran laughed, "What, if she’s short on money, are you planning to help her out? Besides, she made a decent amount last year and should be able to get by for a while. Once she catches up with her courses, she’ll probably start doing something else again."

Although they didn’t get along with Luo Yingying, they still remembered her family situation. Her parents favored her younger brother and didn’t give her much for living expenses, even cutting her off financially later on. If she was short on money, how could she comfortably catch up on her studies at school? She could be worrying about her living expenses right now.

Actually, Luo Yingying’s family really stopped supporting her financially last year, and though she did earn some money, she quickly became a big spender. After a trip to Ning City, her expenses over two months weren’t meager. So by the start of the school year, she didn’t have much savings left. The money she was living on now was the salary Chen Zhi gave her for being her assistant. Chen Zhi, who was quite generous, paid her 3000 yuan per month. Although Luo Yingying had worked as an assistant for two months, a few days short, Chen Zhi gave her the full 6000 yuan anyway.

yuan in hand, if spent thriftily, would last more than a month’s living expenses. Initially, her parents’ stipulated living allowance was just 300 yuan a month. Of course, she couldn’t strictly limit herself to 300 yuan, but with some frugality, it would be enough to last until the next semester.

How exactly to spend the money frugally was a more complex question. After all, Luo Yingying, now accustomed to spending freely, truly didn’t know how to economize.

Everyone clearly had no interest in continuing the discussion about Luo Yingying’s problems, so Mei Mengzhen awkwardly changed the topic. "Yiran, has Brother Tianyu’s car arrived yet?"

"Hehe, just wait for it. That car is only available overseas, with just 5 in the whole world. You think it’s that easy to get? This is only because Fan Tianyu is wealthy." It’s not just about having money but the ability to actually produce the car; otherwise, the price alone would have deterred many people.

Mei Mengzhen truly didn’t understand why Fan Tianyu would choose such a car. "Is that car any good? I don’t understand these things, can’t even comprehend them, totally clueless, but Tianyu seems to really like it."

He Yiran did understand, but she wasn’t interested in cars, so she simply said, "Forget about it. If he likes it, that’s all that matters. But that car probably won’t be back anytime soon. Maybe before the end of the year."

It indeed wouldn’t be until the end of the year. After all, buying a car was one thing, but He Yiran getting her family to order one wasn’t too difficult. However, shipping a car from abroad was not an easy task. What was needed wasn’t money, but time, and that was something that couldn’t be saved on, so they just had to wait.

After chatting for a while, He Yiran parked her car in the community parking lot. The three of them split up to go home and get their books before meeting up again in the parking lot. They each got into their own vehicles and drove to the school.