Chapter 19: Insoles? You Can Just Ask Me For Them

At six-thirty in the morning, the sun was not too intense yet.

The new students of Accounting Class 2 gathered at the designated spot to count heads.

The first batch of class committee members had already been confirmed. As Wang Xin began to count the number of boys under the guidance of Senior Zhang Panfeng, Jiang Miao finally reacted.

“You’ve become a committee member?”

“Study committee member.”

“Why didn’t you run for class president?”

“I’ve always been a study committee member since I was young, so I’m used to it.”

The class committee members had been selected by the two class assistants and then confirmed and finalized by the counselor.

However, these appointments were only temporary. After the military training ended and the new students became familiar with each other, another class meeting would be held for an election.

Still, becoming a class committee member now would provide a significant advantage in the election. Unless there were major issues or other highly competitive candidates, it was basically a done deal.

Jiang Miao had no intention of taking on a leadership role in the class. After all, he was already tired from writing every day, so there was no need to add more to his plate.

After Accounting Class 2 assembled, they walked into the west sports field under the lead of the two class assistants and stood in the middle of the field under the sunlight.

The first-year classes lined up one after another and took their positions. As time passed, the sunlight began to assert its might.

The military training opening ceremony was long and tedious, lasting until nine o’clock.

Class 1 and Class 2 began training under the lead of the drill instructors. Jiang Miao noticed Senior Sister waving at him with a smile before turning around and leaving.

“Senior Sister smiled at me!” Xun Liang said excitedly.

Wang Xin, who had long noticed, glanced at Xun Liang and then at Jiang Miao, who was holding back his laughter. He felt that he had already grasped the truth.

…

The military training itself was rather boring, especially when doing static actions such as standing at attention. It was even more grueling than marching in formation or practicing the goose step.

The latter even felt like a rare rest.

When they were dismissed at noon, the class president invited the other class committee members for a meal and to discuss matters related to the military training.

So after Wang Xin was pulled away, Jiang Miao walked to the cafeteria alone.

As for Xun Liang, he had used some unknown means to charm a girl from the Department of Finance and asked her out for lunch.

Chen Haoshang, on the other hand, had disappeared almost the moment everyone was dismissed. He hopped on his electric scooter and rushed off, likely heading to meet up with his girlfriend.

Thus, Jiang Miao could only go to the cafeteria alone.

But as luck would have it, he bumped into Su Huaizhou and Qi Lianyue. He quickly lowered his head and sped up his pace, but it was too late. He was still caught.

“Hey, Junior Brother! Why are you walking so fast?”

Jiang Miao sighed helplessly and stopped, waiting for the two senior sisters to catch up.

“Hmm? I forgot my phone,” Qi Lianyue suddenly muttered. Then she said to Su Huaizhou, “I’ll go back and get it. You go ahead and eat.”

Jiang Miao: “…?”

Su Huaizhou: “…?”

Looking at Senior Sister Qi walking away, Jiang Miao glanced at Su Huaizhou beside him and felt a sense of helplessness.

He could even run into her while going for a meal. What sin had he committed?

But since he was already here, he couldn’t leave without eating.

Su Huaizhou looked equally helpless, powerless against her close friend’s ‘assistance’.

Her relationship with Junior Brother was clearly innocent, so why was she misunderstood like this?

What’s worse, she couldn’t even explain it. After all, she had promised Peach Jam not to reveal his identity to others easily.

If she didn’t tell Qi Lianyue about Jiang Miao’s author identity, it would indeed be difficult to clarify their current relationship.

To outsiders, they were just a senior sister and a junior brother who had only known each other for two days. How could their relationship suddenly become so close?

It would be easy for people to assume they had a special relationship.

Only Su Huaizhou knew that she and Peach Jam had known each other for years.

Even though they had just met in person, she quickly felt familiar with Jiang Miao after getting to know him a little.

There were absolutely no romantic feelings involved!

“Junior Brother, shall we have lunch together?” Su Huaizhou asked naturally as she walked alongside Jiang Miao and looked at the line of people waiting to order. “Where are your roommates?”

“They’re either in meetings or on dates.” Jiang Miao felt a bit melancholic, suddenly realizing that his roommates seemed to have found their spring of love.

Oh, but at least he had Wang Xin to keep him company.

That wasn’t bad.

“Looking at how pitiful you are, I will go on a date with you,” Su Huaizhou teased, covering her mouth and giggling while lining up with Jiang Miao.

Looking at the line in front, Jiang Miao was thinking about what to eat while avoiding Senior Sister’s gaze. “Senior Sister, stop joking. We’re just sharing at a table.”

“You’re passing up a good deal.” She rolled her eyes at him. Then she stood on her tiptoes and looked ahead. She patted Jiang Miao’s shoulder and asked, “Is there any stir-fried meat today?”

He was only half a head taller than her. When she stood on her tiptoes and asked him, he could feel the gentle breeze of her breath blowing by his ear.

Jiang Miao scanned the self-serve area ahead and saw dishes such as stir-fried pork, braised meatballs, salt and pepper chicken legs, and so on. Only then did he respond, “… Yeah.”

He silently remembered the wonderful feeling and warned himself that this was just for material.

Hmm, excellent descriptive material I can definitely use in my novel. Jiang Miao nodded to himself and suppressed the unnecessary emotions that Senior Sister inadvertently aroused.

After a few minutes in line, Su Huaizhou grabbed a bowl of stir-fried beef and shrimp, a bowl of rice, and a bowl of seaweed soup. Jiang Miao opted for pork chops and enoki mushrooms.

“Senior Sister, aren’t you eating any vegetables?”

“I’m a carnivore.”

“That’s not good for your health.”

“I’ll just eat more fruits.” Su Huaizhou glanced at Jiang Miao. “Why do you sound like my grandmother?”

“… The seniority will be messed up.”

“You didn’t want to take advantage of me earlier, but you’re quite bold now.” Su Huaizhou chuckled, picked up her tray, and walked in front. She found a corner spot and sat down.

Jiang Miao sat opposite her and ate without saying anything else.

The military training in the morning had been tiring, so he was starving and ate quickly.

In contrast, Su Huaizhou ate at a leisurely pace while chatting with him. “What are you doing after lunch? Want to rest in my office with air conditioning?”

“No thanks.” Jiang Miao declined decisively and said, “I plan to buy some insoles, or else my feet won’t be able to take it.”

“Insoles? You can just ask me for them.” Su Huaizhou covered her mouth and giggled. “This kind of thing is essential for girls.”

“No need. Someone in the class group chat mentioned buying them from the small shop in the dormitory. They’re cotton insoles specially made for military training.”

…

After lunch, Jiang Miao parted ways with Senior Sister at the cafeteria entrance.

He went to buy the special insoles for military training and returned to his dorm room. After fitting them into his shoes, he was about to take a nap when he saw Xun Liang walking in with a smug expression.

“Brother Jiang, look at what I scored!” Xun Liang smiled proudly as he handed two packages to Jiang Miao to show off.

Six Degrees of Separation brand.

“Why’d you buy this?” Jiang Miao had a strange expression.

“It’s insoles for military training.”

“Isn’t there a store selling perfectly good insoles downstairs?”

“Ah, you don’t understand.” Xun Liang clicked his tongue and shook his head. “I asked my wife for this. It’s a way to promote emotional rapport, you know?”

“…” Jiang Miao was speechless, wondering how this bastard had progressed so quickly.

They had only been at school for two days, but he was already close enough with his girlfriend that she could give him her sanitary pads?

Lying on his bed, Jiang Miao was about to take an afternoon nap when he suddenly remembered what Senior Sister had said during lunch.

“Insoles? You can just ask me for them.”

Jiang Miao opened his eyes, stared at the ceiling, and sighed. Well, so much for my nap.