When Wang Yue heard Zhuang Xu say that, he was somewhat surprised, but he didn't refuse. Instead, he said in an exaggerated tone,
"Did you win the lottery, or pick the right stocks? You're making money way too fast!"
Zhuang Xu hadn't expected Wang Yue to guess right away. He smiled and said, "I bought stocks!"
Wang Yue nodded. "All right. Since you've made money, I'll take it. But you'd better keep doing your job properly. You never know with stocks, and a steady job is what keeps you secure through thick and thin!"
Zhuang Xu didn't find Wang Yue's nagging irritating. He just felt a little awkward!
Because those were the kind of words a father would often say to his child. How could Wang Yue say them to him?
Zhuang Xu looked at Wang Yue in surprise, unable to stop himself from thinking,
What's this guy doing? Does he really want to be my godfather or something?
After saying it, Wang Yue suddenly realized he'd sounded like an old father. That kind of attitude wasn't really appropriate with his roommate!
But explaining himself now would be awkward, and might only cause a misunderstanding!
Zhuang Xu felt awkward, too, and quickly came up with an excuse. "Well, I still need to talk to our department head about my part-time job, so I'll get going!"
Wang Yue couldn't very well ask him to stay, so he nodded awkwardly and stuffed the money into his cabinet.
He couldn't help grumbling to himself. If Zhuang Xu wanted to pay him back, fine, but why use cash instead of transferring it?
He was showing off way too much!
Wang Yue complained to himself, but didn't take it to heart. As far as he was concerned, it was no big deal!
But sometimes, that's