Ye Tiancheng and the others, when they were busy with their own affairs, did not find the conditions too harsh. In fact, the current conditions were quite good.
After all, they had also experienced hardship before and were not people who could not endure it.
Previously, apart from bringing Hou Mingzhu and Ye Qingcheng along, Ye Tiancheng only lived more meticulously when he needed to take care of his wife and daughter. However, when Ye Tiancheng and the others were on their own, they lived much more roughly and casually.
Ye Tiancheng and the others were not picky about their environment. As long as they could make do, it was fine.
When they were outside, there were often many things that they could not be picky about.
What they focused on the most was the matter at hand.
In comparison, the school cafeteria was actually quite good.
Because of their status as auditors, Ye Tiancheng and Little Fox both had meal cards for the school cafeteria.
After finishing their round of searching, the two of them went to eat. They went to the windows they wanted, got their food, and returned.
Ye Tiancheng ordered a stir-fry, while Little Fox ate a claypot rice noodle soup.
They often ate like this, casually, without being too picky. If one got tired of something, they would switch. There were quite a few windows in the school cafeteria anyway.
However, the two of them did not really like to get food from the windows.
The food from the windows was much cheaper, but if they had a choice, Ye Tiancheng and the others would not insist on hardship. They would definitely choose better meals.
At least the stir-fry was much tastier than the large portions of food from the cafeteria.
And for Little Fox, the claypot rice noodle soup was the same.
Sometimes, he would also eat things like wontons or xiaolongbao.
The two of them casually finished their meal. As they were about to leave the cafeteria after lunch, someone suddenly blocked their way.
Ye Tiancheng and Little Fox took a closer look and found a very unfamiliar girl.
The girl was quite pretty, with a very pure aura, but it also gave people a sense of subtle incongruity. To describe it, it was as if this feeling was slightly inconsistent with her temperament.
In any case, Little Fox had no good feelings towards this person.
Ye Tiancheng's nerves were much more laid-back in this regard. He basically didn't feel anything and had never even commented on anyone's appearance.
As long as he didn't look around, he didn't need to look.
As a married man, it was better for him to look less at the wild flowers and weeds outside.
This time, the girl was not attracted by Ye Tiancheng.
She stopped in front of Ye Tiancheng and Little Fox, blocking them, actually for Little Fox.
Ye Tiancheng and Little Fox watched as the girl took out something like a greeting card.
At first, Little Fox thought it was a greeting card, but upon closer inspection, he realized it was an invitation.
The girl's face blushed slightly, and she seemed a bit nervous. She handed the invitation to Little Fox and said to him, "Hello, classmate Ye. I've noticed you for a long time, and I've always had a good impression of you, but I've never had a chance to interact with you."
"Because you don't come to class much..."
"But, this time, it's my birthday, and I'm having a birthday party. Can you come and attend my birthday party?"
Ye Tiancheng stood by, watching the show, and raised his eyebrows slightly, glancing at Little Fox. The meaning in his eyes was very clear.
—Wow, it's a crush!
Little Fox felt a bit helpless and secretly rolled his eyes.
He didn't want any crushes, and he had no interest in this girl. He didn't even know her at all. Why should he attend her birthday party?
So, Little Fox refused the girl and said, "Sorry, I don't know you, and I'm not interested in attending any birthday parties. Moreover, I have a lot of my own things to do and no time to bother with you. If you want someone to attend your birthday party, go invite someone else."
The girl's face turned even redder. To be precise, this time she was probably angered by Little Fox.
The girl gritted her teeth slightly and said, "I've already invited many friends and classmates, but I really like you and have a good impression of you, so I came to invite you. Why are you like this?"
"Even if you refuse me, you're not willing to find a suitable excuse, and you have to use these words to fob me off?"
Little Fox became impatient.
He stared at the girl and said with some annoyance, "How am I fobbing you off? I'm telling you the real reason."
"I do have my own things to do, and I'm not familiar with you. Why should I attend your birthday party?"
Little Fox was truly annoyed.
He didn't understand why this girl was so persistent and even accused him.
If he had any acquaintance with this girl, Little Fox wouldn't have anything to say if she blamed him a couple of times. However, they really didn't know each other at all. And why should he indulge this girl just because she liked him?
Should he do whatever this girl wanted him to do?
Perhaps it was because he was publicly embarrassed, and this was at the entrance of the cafeteria. Many students were coming and going, and many students had gathered around to watch the commotion when the girl handed the invitation to Little Fox.
Little Fox's blunt refusal had clearly slapped the girl's face. The girl could no longer contain her grievance, her eyes reddened, and tears welled up in her eyes.
She said to Little Fox, "I know you are an auditor at our school, very free, and you often don't come to class. You just wander around the school aimlessly every day. Is there anything you absolutely have to do?"
"You are simply aimless in the school every day. This is not a secret. Everyone knows it, and everyone can see it, can't they?"
"You still say you're not fobbing me off!"
"You're really rotten like this!"
Little Fox's brows furrowed tightly.
He thought to himself, if you want to say something, say it properly. Why are you scolding people?
And you say I have no important business, so I have no important business?
You watch me wander around the school every day and think I'm aimless. How do you know that just because I wander around the school, I'm not doing anything?
Little Fox retorted a few times in his heart, but he didn't say these words out loud. This was because Little Fox also knew his limits. Some things could not be told to ordinary people.
He didn't need to explain to this girl either.
However, since the girl's words were already so impolite, Little Fox would not give her a good look either.
At this point, Little Fox said very impolitely to the girl, "I've already said that I don't know you at all. Why should I go just because you invite me? If you had even a little bit of acquaintance with me, you could blame me. But we don't know each other at all, so what right do you have to say these things?"
"And you think I have nothing to do, you think I'm aimless, so am I?"
"Besides, even if I am aimless, what does that have to do with you?"
The girl suddenly looked up and glared at Little Fox, "You...!"
But Little Fox was completely too lazy to bother with her anymore.
Little Fox tugged at Ye Tiancheng's sleeve and said to Ye Tiancheng, "Let's go, Big Brother. We still have things to do. Being blocked here is such a waste of time."
Ye Tiancheng tended to let Little Fox handle such small matters himself and respected Little Fox's wishes. Since Little Fox had no good feelings towards this girl and disliked her very much, Ye Tiancheng would not ignore it.
After all, this was not a big deal.
Moreover, what Little Fox said was not unreasonable.
They really didn't know this girl at all, and this girl had no right to force Little Fox.
Little Fox was already showing signs of annoyance on the way out of the cafeteria with Ye Tiancheng.
Seeing Little Fox's expression and reaction, Ye Tiancheng knew that Little Fox was very unhappy.
Ye Tiancheng smiled at Little Fox and said, "So angry? I rarely see you lose your temper like this."
"You don't like that girl, so just refuse her. Next time, we'll just go around her."
Little Fox heard Ye Tiancheng's words and said, "I just find her annoying."
"I've already said I don't know her and don't want to go, but she insisted on pestering me and even bad-mouthing me. Then I don't want to deal with her even more. Who does she think she is?"
"Do I have to go just because she invites me? And attend her birthday party? She said she invited her classmates and friends, isn't that enough? Why does she want to invite a stranger like me?"
"Does she lack company? She doesn't lack it at all, yet she insists on harassing a stranger like me!"
In fact, Little Fox knew very well that it was because the girl had a so-called good impression of him that she insisted on inviting him. However, Little Fox also felt that this girl was not inviting him because of any so-called liking.
Little Fox was always very sensitive to these matters.
The feeling he got from the girl was very incongruous. Nine out of ten sentences she spoke were either not sincere or outright lies.
Little Fox did not want to approach such a person at all.
With so many thoughts, she was clearly not a good person!
After complaining to Ye Tiancheng, Little Fox said with great annoyance, "Now that this has happened, I don't know if anyone else will do something like this later."
"It's so annoying!"
Seeing Ye Tiancheng still smiling, Little Fox said grumpily, "Big Brother, don't just watch my troubles. You're not bad-looking either. What if some girl confronts you someday? Let's see if you can still laugh!"
Ye Tiancheng heard Little Fox say this and said helplessly, "I'm clearly on your side and supporting you, yet you still say this to me."
Saying that, Ye Tiancheng paused slightly.
Then, he continued, "However, what you're worried about is also reasonable. It is indeed annoying when people do such things. We don't have that much free time to deal with these trivial matters. We need to find a way to resolve this trouble once and for all."
Little Fox nodded.
"Indeed, this problem needs to be solved quickly. It's too annoying!"
Ye Tiancheng couldn't help but smile again.
Little Fox had repeated "annoying" countless times, which showed that he was really annoyed.
Normally, Little Fox was in a good temper most of the time, and no one usually provoked him. Therefore, even Ye Tiancheng rarely saw this side of him.
If Ye Tiancheng had to recall when Little Fox had a similar situation and attitude, it would probably be when they met a girl named Ou Xiaoxue a long time ago. Little Fox was also impatient and quite resistant to that Ou Xiaoxue.