Dormitory

"My name is Wang Sheng. From now on, you're our boss!" Wang Sheng said, sounding somewhat relieved. As Work-Study Students, they were often bullied, and the boss was the one who stood up for them. That was why Wang Sheng was usually beaten the worst.

"My name is Chen Huang."

"My name is Tang Shan."

"Enough talking. I'll make my bed first. Where's my bed?" Chen Huang asked.

"Boss, sleep over there. That whole row is empty," Wang Sheng said.

"Why are there so many empty beds in such a big dormitory?" Chen Huang asked with a frown.

"Boss, you're actually the only Work-Study Student to enroll in recent years. The Seventh Dormitory is specifically for Work-Study Students," Wang Sheng explained.

This seemed to be the same as in the original story, Chen Huang thought. But there were differences too. In the original, all dormitories were mixed, with no separation between boys and girls.

But according to them, there were very few Work-Study Students. Didn't that mean he might be the only one left after Wang Sheng and the others graduated?

Chen Huang shook his head and picked up his luggage. After registering, he had also received a set of school uniforms, which he had stuffed into his luggage. He quickly made up a bed; he had done this plenty of times before.

"Wang Sheng, what's the school schedule like?" Chen Huang asked.

Wang Sheng answered, "Classes are usually in the morning, two in total. One teaches general knowledge, and the other teaches Martial Soul knowledge. In the afternoon, Work-Study Students have to handle the campus cleaning. But we get a small wage for food expenses."

As they talked, Chen Huang learned that Wang Sheng was already a sixth-year student, while the others were all third-years. In three years, he might be the only one left. While they were talking, a male teacher arrived and informed Chen Huang of the cleaning duties he would need to perform every day.

"Xiao Huang, let's go eat lunch. I'm starving. We walked such a long way today and barely ate anything," Xiao Shan said with a frown. She was starting to miss home, and she missed her father too. Normally, Father would have already prepared lunch by now.

Wang Sheng said, "It is about time for lunch. Boss, let's go to the cafeteria."

"Alright."

Chen Huang held Xiao Shan's hand and walked behind Wang Sheng and the others, who were basically acting as guides.

Chen Huang said to Xiao Shan, "Are you going back to the Fourth Dormitory later? You should at least meet your roommates, and you haven't made your bed yet, have you?"

Xiao Shan thought for a moment, then smiled. "Then I'll go after we eat. Mm, you're coming with me to help me make my bed. Father always helped me before, but from now on, you'll help me."

The school cafeteria was not far from the dormitory area, and Chen Huang had already learned about it. It had two floors: cheap food downstairs and expensive food upstairs.

"Well, well, aren't those Wang Sheng and his bunch of poor losers?" A harsh voice came from the second floor.

Looking up, Chen Huang saw several upperclassmen. Seeing the fire practically burning in Wang Sheng's eyes, he knew their grudge had not started recently.

Chen Huang ignored them and led Xiao Shan straight to the cafeteria line.

Seeing Xiao Shan's confused expression, Chen Huang explained, "Let's eat first. We'll deal with them next time. We can't let them ruin our appetite."

The food in the cafeteria was extremely plain, but Chen Huang had been prepared for that.

After eating in a hurry, he went with Xiao Shan to the Fourth Dormitory.

There was no one in the Fourth Dormitory at the moment. They had probably all gone to eat. They might even have passed them in the cafeteria just now.

Unlike the Seventh Dormitory, every other bed in the Fourth Dormitory was occupied, with only one left empty. Naturally, that was Xiao Shan's bed. Xiao Shan took bedding out of her necklace, and Chen Huang quickly helped her arrange everything. While doing so, he glanced at the necklace around her neck. It was a Storage Soul Tool.

"Xiao Huang, there are way too many people in this dormitory," Xiao Shan said. While Chen Huang was making the bed, she had counted them. There were twenty beds in total, all occupied.

"I want to move into your dormitory," Xiao Shan said.

Chen Huang said, "Sure, if that's what you want. Ask the teacher next time and see whether you can change dormitories."

Chen Huang had learned from Wang Sheng that classes would not officially begin until tomorrow, so there was naturally nothing to do today.

"Xiao Shan, let's go look around the city."

Afternoons were generally unrestricted and left for the students to arrange freely. But they had to return before the doors closed at ten at night. If they failed to make it back, they could look forward to sleeping on the streets.

"The city? Sure."

Chen Huang and Xiao Shan passed many shops. Whenever Xiao Shan spotted something that interested her, she lingered in the shop or at the stall for a long time.

Chen Huang also kept an eye on the various things and shops along the street. The school's small income was not enough to live on. Even if it was only spent on food, they would not be able to eat much good food, let alone anything nutritious. At their age, they still needed to eat more meat. That made finding a job imperative.

"Xiao Huang, what are you looking at?" Xiao Shan asked. She had noticed long ago that he had been looking around everywhere, though she had no idea what he was looking for.

"I'm looking for ways to make money," Chen Huang said.

"Make money?" Xiao Shan asked strangely.

"Yeah. We don't have enough money."

"I have money. Father gave me a lot before. If you need any, I'll give you some."

"Hm? How much did Teacher give you?" Chen Huang asked softly.

"I don't know. I never counted, but there's a huge pile of Gold Soul Coins," Xiao Shan said.

Chen Huang swallowed. A huge pile? That had to be several thousand, maybe even tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins. If one Copper Soul Coin was equivalent to one yuan from his previous life, then a meal in the cafeteria cost about the same as it had back then. A Silver Soul Coin was worth ten, while a Gold Soul Coin was worth around a hundred, considering that it was a soul master's monthly subsidy. Then wouldn't that amount to hundreds of thousands?

"Xiao Shan, I never expected you to be a little rich lady," Chen Huang said with a smile.

"Rich lady? What's a rich lady?"

"It means you have money."

"Alright, then I'm a rich lady. But if I'm a rich lady, what are you?"

"Me? Naturally, I'm a pretty boy," Chen Huang said with a grin.

"Pfft, hahaha! A pretty boy? More like a dark-faced boy," Xiao Shan burst out laughing.

Chen Huang often ran around the mountains and spent plenty of time in the sun, so his face could hardly be called fair. Still, he was not that dark either, at most bronze-colored. Mm, healthy. In any case, Chen Huang would never admit that he was dark.

Chen Huang and Xiao Shan bickered and played all the way, quickly finishing their tour of the entire street. He had also formed a few ideas in his mind.

There were countless ways to make money, but some took too much time, so he would not consider them. After all, he did not have that much time.