Push Me Away When I Come, Don't Hold Me Back When I Leave - Chapter 124

Chapter 124: Exchange

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Before Wu Kejin’s disappointment could show on his face, Xia Ruoming continued with her next statement.

“Well, although they can’t be hired as baristas upstairs where the treatment is good, the open-style beverage shop downstairs offers equally nice benefits. If this is used as a project to help impoverished students, they would be very willing,” Xia Ruoming said with a smile. “Moreover, the work downstairs is relatively stable. As baristas, they would definitely face quite a few difficult situations with picky customers, but the beverage shop produces drinks according to set formulas, which makes things much simpler in comparison.”

Looking at Xia Ruoming who always liked to take dramatic pauses while speaking, Wu Kejin felt like he was back in his younger days — having the urge to go up and give her a beating.

Xia Ruoming had always admired Wu Kejin, knowing that his level of integrity was exceptionally rare. Wu Kejin had always been doing many practical things, including preventing incidents of students buying iPhones with their financial aid. If it were someone else, no matter how nice their words sounded, Xia Ruoming would think they were just seeking fame, but because the person sitting across from her was Wu Kejin, whom she had admired in her previous life, she gladly accepted his proposal.

“However, Principal, since I’ve agreed to your request, I also have one condition.”

Although she wanted to help those impoverished students, she was still a businesswoman and had to think with a business mindset.

“Let’s hear it,” Wu Kejin raised his eyebrows, gesturing for Xia Ruoming to continue.

“It’s actually not a big deal. My video platform is about to officially launch, and if possible, I hope Zhejiang University can show support by creating an official account and posting some school videos and such.”

“Just that?” Wu Kejin had thought Xia Ruoming would make some other request. While this support might indeed be very beneficial for Xia Ruoming’s business, it wasn’t really a big deal for the school.

“Of course just that. I’ve already used the school’s servers, how could I make any unreasonable demands?”

“Ah… I understand now. You, top scholar, only become less mischievous when you need something from the school.” Wu Kejin shook his head watching Xia Ruoming’s 180-degree personality change. “Then it’s settled. When your platform goes online, the school will definitely create an official account to show support.”

“Thank you, Principal. When the school has impoverished students coming for part-time work, I will definitely help,” Xia Ruoming said with a smile on her face.

“Alright, alright, you can go now,” Wu Kejin waved at Xia Ruoming, indicating the conversation was over and she could leave.

After hearing Wu Kejin’s words, Xia Ruoming hesitated, staring at Wu Kejin’s cup for a long time.

Seeing Xia Ruoming standing still without moving for a while, Wu Kejin asked again: “What’s wrong, do you have something else?”

“Perhaps I’m being nosy, but I must say, although tea stains can make the tea taste stronger, they’re really not good for health. I hope Principal will reconsider.”

Earlier when getting water for Wu Kejin, Xia Ruoming had noticed the tea stains in his cup. In her previous life, she knew that Principal Wu Kejin had developed cancer due to excessive intake of arsenic and cadmium, with tea stains being the major source of these elements. Although she wasn’t sure if the cancer was caused by tea stains, it was still good to give a warning.

After saying this, Xia Ruoming directly slipped out of the principal’s office. She knew that for tea lovers, tea stains were precious, and saying such things might have touched a nerve, but still, this stuff really wasn’t good…

Inside the room, Wu Kejin looked at his cup and couldn’t help but smile wryly.

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As the sky darkened, after handling all matters, Xia Ruoming finally returned to Linyu Villa.

The first thing she did upon entering was kick off her shoes and lie down on the sofa — more precisely, lie down on Xiao Qinghan’s lap, who was sitting on the sofa reading a novel.

“Ruoming, have you gotten heavier? Any more weight and my legs will go numb,” Xiao Qinghan teased, looking at the tired-faced Xia Ruoming.

“How mean! Sister Qinghan, I haven’t gained weight, I’ve actually lost several kilos recently from being so busy! Look at my face, it’s obviously thinner!”

Xia Ruoming had never cared about such comments before, but for some reason, hearing it from Xiao Qinghan this time made her somewhat anxious. Perhaps it was because she had also become very mindful of Xiao Qinghan.

As they say, it’s precisely because you care that you don’t want to have anything the other person dislikes.

Xiao Qinghan chuckled and started gently massaging Xia Ruoming’s shoulders to relieve her day’s fatigue.

“By the way, who was that person you asked me to contact during the day? She seemed to come with her sister or someone today, and I’ve already hired them according to your instructions,” Xiao Qinghan asked while massaging Xia Ruoming, suddenly remembering the day’s events.

“Oh, Ye Han, the second young lady of the Ye family. I don’t know if you’ve heard of her, she’s known as the mad woman in the second generation circle. Wait… you said her sister came too?” Xia Ruoming softly introduced to Xiao Qinghan, but as she spoke, she noticed something wasn’t quite right. Ye Han had convinced her sister Ye Xue in just half a day?

If Xia Ruoming knew that Ye Han had only taken a few minutes, her brain would probably turn to mush instantly.

“Yes, she said that person was her sister. Do you know her too?”

“Hmm… her sister doesn’t like to talk much and has some mental issues, but even so, the sister’s personality is much better than the younger sister…” Xia Ruoming seemed to be reminiscing, “But her abilities aren’t a problem, Sister Qinghan can rest assured about that.”

“Is that so… I felt the younger sister was quite cute,” Xiao Qinghan said with a smile. “Since they’re people Ruoming brought, I’ll definitely trust them. I was just curious who they were, but it seems I don’t know them at all.”

“It’s better not to know them. If you did know them, that would really be tragic…” Xia Ruoming smiled bitterly. Could Ye Han and cuteness have any connection? Even dogs would shake their heads at that.

Hearing Xia Ruoming’s words, Xiao Qinghan thought it was just friendly banter behind someone’s back and didn’t pay much attention.

“Let’s eat, Ruoming. Little Suhe said she needs to return to school today, so it’s just the two of us tonight.” As Xiao Qinghan said this, her stomach seemed to make a gurgling sound.

After responding with an “okay,” Xia Ruoming sat up from Xiao Qinghan’s lap, went to the bathroom to wash her hands, and when she came out, Xiao Qinghan had already taken out the food kept warm in thermal containers.

Dinner was simple. Since Chu Suhe wasn’t here today, Xiao Qinghan just made an ordinary meal of 4 dishes and 1 soup.