Bedding Problems, Tang San Doomed to Be Single for Life!

Creak!

Just as Seventh Dormitory was bustling with noise, the dormitory's previously closed Main Gate was suddenly pushed open.

A male Teacher around twenty or thirty years old, with Ink Green hair, pushed open the door and walked in. The dormitory instantly fell silent.

"Have any new Work-Study Students arrived here? Please step forward."

Looking at the Children in the dormitory, the male Teacher asked.

At this, Bai Ge, Tang San, and Xiao Wu immediately stepped forward and came before the male Teacher.

"Which of you are Tang San and Bai Ge?"

the male Teacher asked.

"Me!"

"Me!"

Bai Ge and Tang San immediately raised their hands.

"I'm Mo Hen. You can call me Teacher Mo. Tang San, Bai Ge, these are the bedclothes the Grandmaster asked me to bring you."

Looking at Bai Ge and Tang San, Mo Hen handed over the bedding in his hands.

Bai Ge quickly accepted the bedding. He had truly forgotten that the academy did not provide bedclothes, but fortunately, the Grandmaster had sent some over.

"Tang San, Bai Ge, Xiao Wu, you are all first-year Work-Study Students. From now on, the garden south of the academy Playground will be yours to clean. Divide the specific areas among yourselves.

"But remember, it must be cleaned every day. Especially any rubbish—it must be cleared away completely. As compensation, the academy will pay you ten Copper Soul Coins a day. But if you slack off, the academy has the right to expel you in serious cases. Do you understand?"

Looking at the three of them, Mo Hen spoke very sternly.

"Mhm, we understand!"

The three nodded.

"Tomorrow is the opening ceremony, and classes officially begin the day after tomorrow. First-years will attend Class One on the first floor of the teaching building. Just make sure you arrive on time the day after tomorrow.

"Starting the day after tomorrow, resume your work as normal. I'll conduct random inspections from time to time. All right, get some rest. Wang Sheng, you're the oldest here, so explain all the rules to them. I have things to do, so I'll be leaving first."

With that, Mo Hen waved his hand and left.

"Goodbye, Teacher."

The Children in the dormitory said in unison.

Once Mo Hen's footsteps gradually faded away, Seventh Dormitory livened up again. Seeing that someone had actually sent Bai Ge and Tang San bedding, the other Children curiously gathered around.

"Hey, Bai Ge, Tang San, someone actually had Teacher Mo bring you bedding. Grandmaster? Is he one of the Teachers at our academy?"

A child nearby asked curiously.

"The Grandmaster is the Teacher we apprenticed ourselves to, but he isn't a Teacher at the academy. It's just that our Teacher is currently at the academy too. We heard he's a friend of the Dean."

Carrying his bedding over to the bed, Tang San explained.

"Grandmaster... Could it be that Grandmaster? No way, you actually took him as your Teacher? His strength isn't anything special.

"At our academy, the Grandmaster is only a guest figure. They say he stays at the academy only because he has a good relationship with the Dean. To put it bluntly, he's just freeloading.

"I heard he's nearly fifty and still hasn't broken through to the Soul Grandmaster realm. His Martial Soul power is only level twenty-nine. He probably won't be able to Break Through for the rest of his life."

Wang Sheng said with a strange expression.

"Wang Sheng, if you don't want me to throw you face-first into the dirt again, you'd better stop talking. We know exactly what the Grandmaster is like. Maybe his image isn't very good in your eyes, but to Tang San and me, the Grandmaster is the best—and strongest—Teacher."

Hearing Wang Sheng's words, Bai Ge looked at him with a dark expression.

He knew far more about the Grandmaster than these guys did. Although he might not admire the Grandmaster as deeply as Tang San did, since he had become his disciple, Bai Ge would sincerely regard the Grandmaster as his own Teacher.

Beside him, Tang San's expression had also turned unpleasant.

"All right, I was wrong. I really was wrong."

Seeing how hostile Bai Ge and Tang San looked, Wang Sheng said awkwardly.

"I hope this is the first and last time!"

Tang San said solemnly.

Compared to Bai Ge, Tang San, who had always respected his Teachers, found it even harder to endure others slandering the Grandmaster.

"I promise, this will definitely be the last time!"

Seeing how sensitive Bai Ge and Tang San were about his words, Wang Sheng could only swear seriously in resignation.

"All right, all right, forget about the Grandmaster. The problem now is that you all have bedding, but I don't have any!"

Xiao Wu suddenly stomped her foot and said angrily.

"Uh... Big Sister Leader, we brought our bedding from home. The academy doesn't provide bedding."

Wang Sheng scratched his head.

"Then what am I supposed to do?"

Hearing Wang Sheng's words, Xiao Wu pouted.

"Boss, use my mattress for now. I can spread half the quilt beneath me and cover myself with the other half."

Hearing Xiao Wu's troubles, a clever child nearby hurriedly said.

"Boss, then use my quilt. I can spread half the mattress beneath me and cover myself with the other half."

Seeing this, another child chimed in.

Hearing the two Children, Xiao Wu turned and glanced over the bedding of the two who had offered their quilts and mattresses. But seeing the ragged patches all over them, Xiao Wu simply could not bring herself to agree.

"Stop calling me Boss all the time. You'll make me sound old. From now on, call me either Big Sister Leader or Sister Xiao Wu, understand?"

Seeing the expectant looks in the two Children's eyes, Xiao Wu hurriedly put on a fierce expression and changed the subject.

"Oh, then we'll call you Big Sister Leader. Big Sister Leader sounds impressive!"

"Call her Sister Xiao Wu. Sister Xiao Wu sounds better!"

After Xiao Wu diverted the subject, the two Children actually began arguing over what they should call her. Seeing this, Xiao Wu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Um, Tang San, can we Discuss something?"

Xiao Wu's gaze swept around the dormitory before finally settling on Bai Ge and Tang San's bedding.

Compared to the other Children's ragged, patch-covered bedding, Xiao Wu still preferred Bai Ge and Tang San's new sets.

But Bai Ge had barely spoken and had not been particularly warm toward her. As a girl, Xiao Wu was too embarrassed to suddenly strike up a conversation with Bai Ge or trouble him, so she ultimately fixed her gaze on Tang San.

"Uh..."

Hearing Xiao Wu's words, Tang San immediately understood. Xiao Wu had probably taken a fancy to the bedding in his hands.

He was not stingy. If it had been ordinary bedding, giving it to Xiao Wu would not have mattered. But the problem was that he only had one set, and it had been a gift from the Grandmaster. Tang San could not help feeling reluctant to part with it.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to snatch your bedding."

As if she had noticed Tang San's reluctance, Xiao Wu pouted.

"It's just that your bedding looks pretty big. It shouldn't be a problem for two people to share it. How about this? We push our beds together, and then we'll both have something to use."

Xiao Wu explained.

"Sleep... together?"

Tang San Opened his mouth wide in surprise.

"Men and women shouldn't have such close contact. Wouldn't that be improper?"

Tang San hesitated.

"Then can you bear to let me sleep on bare wooden boards alone?"

Hearing Tang San's words, Xiao Wu put her hands on her hips angrily.

"That's not what I mean. H-how about this? I'll give you my bedding. You can sleep by yourself, and Bai Ge and I can squeeze in together!"

Suddenly spotting Bai Ge beside him, Tang San seemed to have found a savior. Without even asking whether Bai Ge agreed, he proposed a completely new solution.

But upon hearing Tang San's words, Bai Ge was utterly bewildered.

Tang San was passing up perfectly good Xiao Wu just to insist on squeezing into a bed with him. What the hell was that?!

"It might not be good to trouble someone else like this, right?"

Xiao Wu said it was not good, but her eyes had already curved into crescents.

She was not familiar with Bai Ge, so she could not say something like that herself. But since Tang San had brought it up, there was no problem!

"It's no trouble. Bai Ge and I grew up together and are very close friends. It's only sharing a bed. There's no problem!"

Tang San replied to Xiao Wu with a cheerful smile.

After saying that, Tang San looked expectantly at Bai Ge, as though sleeping with Xiao Wu was some prehistoric beast.

Seeing this, Bai Ge could only let out a faint sigh.

"Tang San, we're such good friends. It's only sharing a bed, so of course I have no problem with that. But you are probably—doomed to be single for life!"