Call Me Brother Qiu and I'll Feed You

Xiao Wu ground her teeth, one cheek puffed out. Her furious expression made Ye Zhiqiu want to laugh.

Negative Emotion Value from Xiao Wu +66

Xiao Wu was not someone who could not accept defeat. It was just that this loss had come out of nowhere, leaving her feeling thoroughly uncomfortable.

"Humph, I'll win it back someday." Xiao Wu puffed out her flat little chest, lifted her chin, and spoke haughtily.

Ye Zhiqiu smiled and withdrew his hand. "I don't have that much time to spar with you. Still, you beat Little San at least, so you're not too bad. From now on, you're Dormitory Seven's second-in-command. You have to call me Brother Qiu, understand?" Ye Zhiqiu said in an old-fashioned, pompous tone.

Xiao Wu pouted, still unwilling to accept it and about to throw out a few harsh words.

But at that moment, a voice came from outside the dormitory door. "The new Work-Study Students, come out for a moment."

Ye Zhiqiu and the others all turned to look. A middle-aged man in his thirties was walking in from outside. He was probably an instructor from Nuoding Academy, carrying two sets of bedding, along with pillows and other sleeping supplies.

He had an ordinary appearance, though his dark green hair was rather eye-catching. Ye Zhiqiu's mouth twitched. Just how tragic was your story for your hair to turn this green? He looked at the man with a hint of sympathy.

"Where are the new Work-Study Students?" the teacher called again.

"Here, here, here!"

Ye Zhiqiu, Tang San, and Xiao Wu hurried forward.

The green-haired teacher glanced at the three of them. "Which of you are Tang San and Ye Zhiqiu?"

Tang San and Ye Zhiqiu each stepped forward.

The teacher smiled. "My name is Mo Hen. You can call me Teacher Mo. These are the bedding sets Grandmaster sent for the two of you."

After thanking him, Ye Zhiqiu and Tang San reached out to take them.

The bedding was brand-new. Though not particularly fancy, it had some weight to it in their arms, probably around four or five pounds.

Grandmaster was clearly worried that their small frames would catch cold and have their studies affected. He had been quite thoughtful about their quality of life, and Ye Zhiqiu silently felt grateful as well.

Beside them, Xiao Wu curled her lips as she looked at the bedding in their arms.

Mo Hen said, "Tang San, Ye Zhiqiu, and Xiao Wu, the three of you are all first-year Work-Study Students. From now on, you'll be responsible for cleaning the garden south of the training grounds. You'll receive ten Copper Soul Coins per day. Remember, it must be cleaned every day, or your wages will be deducted. If you're found slacking off, the academy has the right to expel you. Is that clear?"

Ye Zhiqiu and the other two nodded at the same time to show that they understood.

Once he saw them nod, Mo Hen continued, "Tomorrow is the opening ceremony, and classes officially begin the day after tomorrow. You three first-years will attend Class One on the first floor of the teaching building. Starting the day after tomorrow, just attend class as usual. The work assigned to the three of you also begins that day. I'll conduct spot checks from time to time. It's nearly noon, so I'll be going now."

With that, Mo Hen left with his hands clasped behind his back.

Ye Zhiqiu and Tang San also hurried back to their beds, wanting to make them quickly so they could head to the cafeteria for lunch.

"Brother Qiu, I'll handle something as small as making the bed." Wang Sheng cleverly stepped forward.

"Exactly, exactly. Brother Qiu, just give the word for little things like this." Seeing this, the other students all gathered around and busily helped Ye Zhiqiu make his bed, even squeezing him away from it.

Tang San kept moving his hands, secretly envious. Being the boss comes with benefits like this?

"Wait." Xiao Wu's clear voice suddenly rang out, stopping everyone at work.

"I don't have any bedding. Look." Xiao Wu glanced awkwardly at Ye Zhiqiu, then at Tang San, before finally fixing her eyes on their bedding.

Her meaning was already obvious.

Ye Zhiqiu rolled his eyes. "I'm not used to sleeping with other people. Little San would probably be more than happy to do that. Go discuss it with him."

Tang San's face twitched. Happy my ass.

Negative Emotion Value from Tang San +66

Since Xiao Wu was no match for Ye Zhiqiu, she naturally turned to Tang San, whom she had defeated.

But when she saw that Tang San did not seem particularly willing, Xiao Wu made her move.

"Humph, Little San, I'm Dormitory Seven's Second Combat Power. As the third-ranked Combat Power, shouldn't you contribute your bedding?" Xiao Wu put her hands on her hips, raised her chin, and spoke proudly.

Tang San's face darkened. Do you really think I can't beat you? In that fight earlier, I only used the Tang Sect's Mysterious Jade Hand! "I say you two should just push the beds together and sleep together. The bedding is big enough anyway, so what are you fighting over?" Ye Zhiqiu said calmly from the side.

Little San, as your good brother, this is all I can do for you. I hope you won't lose your way on the path of riding rabbits. Ye Zhiqiu chuckled to himself.

Xiao Wu's big eyes lit up. She thought it was a good idea.

"Uh, sleep together?" Tang San froze for a moment. "Men and women shouldn't be so intimate. Isn't that inappropriate?"

"What's inappropriate about it? I'm a girl and I don't even care. What are you afraid of?" Xiao Wu retorted, urging him, "Stop dawdling. Hurry up and pull the bed beside yours over."

Tang San subconsciously dragged over the bed beside his and pushed the two beds together.

Then the two of them harmoniously began making the bed together. However, just like in the original story, they placed their bags between the two beds as a dividing line.

Wang Sheng and the others watched with envy. At such a young age, he was already sharing a bed with a girl. This treatment was way too good. Why could they never run into something like this?

Once all the beds had been made, Wang Sheng said, "To celebrate Dormitory Seven gaining three great combat powers, let's go eat together."

"Okay, okay! What delicious food are we going to eat?" Xiao Wu said excitedly. She seemed to have a great interest in food.

Wang Sheng froze, then exchanged looks with the other students and smiled bitterly. "Second Boss, we Work-Study Students are all children from poor families. Without money, what good food can we eat? We can only make do with some cheap dishes from the cafeteria."

Xiao Wu's smile suddenly froze. Only then did she remember that buying things in the human world seemed to require money, and she apparently did not have a single Copper Soul Coin. Xiao Wu's excitement instantly plummeted. She drooped her head like a wilted eggplant.

Tang San cleverly looked at Ye Zhiqiu. Ah Qiu seemed to have quite a lot of money. Over the past six years, Ye Zhiqiu had taken care of him plenty when it came to food, so naturally he would not stand on ceremony with him.

Ye Zhiqiu took in everyone's different expressions. Poverty really was the greatest original sin. But today was the day he enrolled and became the boss, so they naturally had to celebrate. How could they settle for bad food? He could afford to treat them to a few meals.

Besides, if he remembered the plot correctly, a few little brats would probably come looking for trouble. Emmm, it seemed someone would be treating them to lunch.

"Let's go. Today Brother Qiu is in a good mood, so I'll take you all out for something good." Ye Zhiqiu smiled.

"Long live Brother Qiu!"

Wang Sheng and the others cheered happily. They had not chosen the wrong boss—he was treating them to a meal as soon as he arrived.

Tang San also smiled. It looked like he would not have to eat coarse-grain pancakes.

"Really?" Xiao Wu's eyes sparkled.

Ye Zhiqiu glanced at her and half-jokingly said, "Call me Brother Qiu and I'll feed you. Otherwise, go gnaw on Blue Silver Grass in the garden!"

"Humph, as if I, Xiao Wu, would care about one meal from you! Even if I starved to death today, even if I jumped off the seventh floor, I still wouldn't eat a single one of your carrots!" Xiao Wu puffed out her cheeks and snorted angrily.