The six people left in Nanshan Restaurant fell silent.
Hong Yan was pondering her future relationship with Chu Siqi, while Chu Siqi was simply angry. Wang Huiru, meanwhile, was thinking over the best solution.
Cao Guangyu, Zhou Chao, and Ren Ziqiang were regretting their actions, wondering why they hadn't left with Lao Jiang just now.
The three chicks didn't even have girlfriends, yet they had still been caught in the middle of a battlefield. Now, they didn't dare even breathe too loudly, desperately searching for an excuse to leave while they had the chance.
Meanwhile, Jiang Qin had already returned from the Pedestrian Street to the main campus and arrived at the university library.
As he'd said, romance wasn't the main theme of his life. Making money was.
Quite a few students from Lin University's Computer Science Department took on freelance jobs outside. Building a website or writing a desktop application was child's play for them. Jiang Qin had posted on the college students' forum last night looking for someone to build a website, and had soon received a private message from an account named Nai Xue.
The two had agreed to meet today, but an unexpected encounter had nearly delayed the important business.
Wasn't it true that women delayed the pursuit of wealth? "It's too hot. I'll buy a popsicle and eat it while lowering my blood pressure."
Jiang Qin picked out a Little Pudding from the freezer at the College Supermarket. Licking it as he walked, he headed toward the library.
Lin University's library was a huge ring-shaped building with eight floors. The bottom six floors were public reading areas, while the top two were archives that weren't open to outsiders.
The two had agreed to meet on the third floor, so Jiang Qin headed straight for the elevator as soon as he entered.
When he reached the interior of the library, a wave of cool air rushed over him. He'd been out in the sun all the way there, and the sudden blast of cold was genuinely a little hard to bear.
Jiang Qin paused at the entrance to recover, then let his gaze drift along the corridor and slipped inside.
Lin University truly lived up to its reputation as a 985 university. Even though it was only the second day after the start of the semester, the library was already packed with people. The sound of pages turning filled the air, and he could even smell the fragrance of ink. He wasn't sure if it was merely psychological, but the scent was genuinely pleasant.
After looking around for a while, Jiang Qin sighed. Damn, this was what university was supposed to be like. Who the hell spent every day obsessing over romance?
Once he had recovered, Jiang Qin followed the information the other party had given him to the social sciences reading room on the third floor, where he found Nai Xue, the person who had accepted the job.
That's right—Nai Xue was an upperclassman.
She was an upperclassman wearing a black dress, two braided pigtails, and large black-rimmed glasses. Although she looked rather petite, her student ID was sky blue, clearly indicating that she wasn't a freshman.
"Hello, my name is Su Nai. I'm from the Computer Science Department, and I'm a junior this year. Should I call you an upperclassman or an underclassman?"
Jiang Qin sat down in the chair. After thinking for a moment, he said, "My surname is Jiang. I'm from the School of Finance. You can call me upperclassman."
Su Nai nodded lightly without the slightest doubt. "Upperclassman, I've looked over your website requirements. I can help you build it."
"About how long will it take?"
"Three days."
Jiang Qin didn't understand the website-building process, but instinctively felt that it wasn't enough. "Three days? Are you sure? I'm not actually in a hurry. The most important thing is that the results are good."
Su Nai pushed up her glasses with the air of a shut-in girl. "Trust me. Three days will be enough. However, it might need to be maintained multiple times afterward."
"Let's build the site first. If the results are good, you can handle the maintenance work too."
"Thank you, upperclassman. Then let's go over the details. There are some parts I don't quite understand, and I'd like you to explain them."
Su Nai took out her notebook and placed it on the table. On the screen was the post Jiang Qin had written the night before. "I can understand pop-up advertisements, but what do you mean by pop-ups featuring pictures of beautiful women?"
Jiang Qin coughed and glanced around. Then he lowered his voice. "Just some eye-catching image advertisements. You know what I mean, right? The kind with partially exposed older sisters. They can increase the click-through rate."
"..."
"Still don't understand?"
"I get it. You mean those suggestive pictures?"
Jiang Qin widened his eyes in surprise. "Student Su Nai, your ability to sum things up is impressive."
Su Nai pursed her lips and glanced at Jiang Qin. "Upperclassman, are you really a decent person?"
"Of course I'm a decent person."
"But what you described counts as inappropriate content. If someone reports it, the site could even be shut down."
Su Nai tried to persuade him kindly, hoping this Jiang upperclassman would abandon the idea.
"Student Su, I hope you remember this: technology is innocent!"
"Fine, but if something goes wrong, it has nothing to do with me."
"I know what I'm doing. Make it first and let me try it out. If it doesn't work, we'll change it."
Internet regulation wasn't particularly strict in 2008. Otherwise, pirated sites like Movie Paradise couldn't have become so popular. Jiang Qin didn't have the ability to spread pop-up ads across the entire internet, so the chances of being reported weren't very high.
Besides, a domain name didn't cost much. If one failed, he could simply switch to another. Sooner or later, one of them would work.
Su Nai fell silent, lowering her head without saying anything. Jiang Qin thought she had some moral reservations and felt that making such a thing would insult her talent, so he coaxed and persuaded her for quite a while. But that wasn't what the upperclassman meant at all. What she said next left Jiang Qin completely dumbfounded.
"I... I've never seen pictures like that before. Upperclassman, do you have any sources?"
The corner of Jiang Qin's mouth twitched. He took her computer and entered a string of numbers into the browser.
In a 985 university, inside the solemn and sacred library, the two of them huddled in a corner and stared silently at the screen. Just like that, they spent half an hour looking at beautiful pictures.
By the end, Su Nai's breathing had clearly grown heavier. Even as a tech geek, she was now keenly experiencing why these pictures could attract clicks.
"I think building the site will take me five days."
Jiang Qin froze slightly. "Huh? Why?"
Su Nai pushed up her glasses. "Looking at this kind of thing lowers my work efficiency."
"I understand. I used to be like that too, but I think you should still prioritize your work. It's best to look at this sort of thing less."
"I'll restrain myself, upperclassman. But you have to understand, this new world really is a huge shock to a shut-in girl like me. How about five days?"
"Fine, five days it is. But it can't take any longer."
Su Nai nodded, then moved the mouse to the upper-right corner. "There... seems to be a video section too?"
Jiang Qin immediately shut the computer screen and looked at Su Nai sternly. "Underclassman, once that door is opened, this won't be a matter of five days anymore. I hope you'll think carefully."
"Then I won't watch it," Su Nai said, pursing her lips.
Jiang Qin nodded in relief. "Good. Now get to work, and whatever you do, don't look at things you shouldn't."
"Okay. I'll give you a website you'll be satisfied with. Thank you for trusting me, upperclassman."
"No problem. Taking care of a junior is what I should do."
After confirming all the details of the website, Jiang Qin left the library with peace of mind. Three and one-third seconds later, Su Nai opened the computer and stared at the video section in deep thought.
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