Quality Over Quantity

Seeing Song Jia's reaction, Wu Caiyun and Song Guangyuan exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with worry.

After returning to the bedroom, Song Jia finally let out a sigh of relief and collapsed onto her bed.

"Ugh, my mom is like this, always so neurotic, it's so annoying."

"I'm only a freshman, how can I find a boyfriend? I haven't even properly enjoyed the freedom and joy of college life yet."

"Besides, where would these random boys even come from?!"

Song Sha stretched and smiled, "Tell me about it?"

"When it comes to finding a boyfriend, you really need to be selective. Better to be single than settle."

"Oh, right, Jiang Ruolin from our dorm. She must be really popular in your Fengcheng circles, right?"

"I doubt anyone expected her to find a boyfriend so quickly."

"I bet a lot of her suitors will be beating their chests and stamping their feet when they hear the news, won't they?"

Hearing this, Song Jia remembered something and couldn't help but laugh.

"I don't know about others, but I remember that Tan Feng's face turned ashen when he heard the news, almost like that character Yang Zhi with the blue face!"

"I bet the others were pretty much the same."

"Actually, it's not just me; many people can't understand why Jiang Ruolin would suddenly get a boyfriend, and why it had to be Liu Shang."

"Shasha, you might not realize it, but Jiang Ruolin's popularity in Fengcheng is even higher than you imagine."

"With her looks, if she married Tan Feng, the son of the top official, it would still be considered a downgrade."

Upon hearing Song Jia's words, Song Sha's brow furrowed noticeably.

Subconsciously, she had always seen herself as being on par with Jiang Ruolin, but she never expected Jiang Ruolin's family background to be so much deeper than she had imagined.

"It can't be that exaggerated, can it?"

"I heard Jiang Ruolin's father worked in an oil field. Even if he's number one or two, he shouldn't be that much higher than Tan Feng, should he?"

Song Jia frowned and thought for a moment, "I'm not too clear on the specifics, but this news is absolutely accurate. I heard Jiang Ruolin's mother's background is in the capital."

"Even back in high school, she had friends from the capital visit her every holiday."

"And their status made even Tan Feng and the others very wary."

"I've never bothered to ask about these things among them. If you're interested, Shasha, I can help you inquire."

Song Sha smiled and shook her head, "I'm not really interested in these things, just asking since it came up."

"By the way, Jiajia, I heard the party you guys had a few days ago caused quite a stir. Someone even got hospitalized from drinking?"

"You have no idea, the whole school is buzzing with rumors about your party that day. Jiang Ruolin's boyfriend, Liu Shang, also made quite a name for himself. But I think hearing it from you would be the most accurate."

Song Jia spread her hands, "I didn't attend the party that day. I only rushed over after Tan Feng and the others were sent to the hospital."

"So, I'm the same as you; everything I know about that party is from hearsay."

"Besides, Tan Feng, Zhou Liang, and that group have been tight-lipped about what happened that day, so I didn't get any details."

"However, one thing can be confirmed: they really drank an excessive amount of alcohol that day."

"In my impression, Lu Kai has always been the most capable drinker in the group. Whether it was fighting or drinking, he never backed down, even when taking risks."

"But that day, Liu Shang actually drank him into unconsciousness. Afterward, in the hospital, he admitted that when it came to drinking, he admired Liu Shang. He truly wasn't Liu Shang's match."

"After knowing Lu Kai for so many years, this is the first time I've seen him admit defeat. It just goes to show how fierce the battle must have been when they were drinking!"

Seeing Song Jia's obvious enthusiasm when talking about Lu Kai, Song Sha blinked, "Jiajia, could the guy your mom mentioned who has designs on you be this Lu Kai?"

Before she could finish speaking, Song Jia nearly lost it.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft..."

"Come on, are you kidding me? Lu Kai and Tan Feng have come to my house for meals more times than you have. If it were really Lu Kai, my mom would probably call his family directly."

"It's absolutely impossible. How could I possibly fancy that stubborn mule Lu Kai? We're just like buddies!"

"Shasha, don't listen to my mom..."

While Song Jia's home was filled with warmth, Liu Shang, on the other side, was on his way back to school by bus after work.

Since he had arranged to meet Zheng Shiwei and Fu Liang at the school entrance before heading out for noodles and internet, Liu Shang, who arrived first, waited at the school gate.

It was the weekend today, and the side entrance of the school was bustling with activity. There were vendors selling various street snacks, and about a dozen students wearing student union badges were organizing some event.

At this moment, a student dressed casually, looking quite stylish and seemingly in their second or third year, approached him.

"Hey, man, our student union's external relations department is collaborating with the cinema above Walmart."

"Buying movie tickets through us is convenient and cheap, and you don't even need to show your student ID. How about it? Want to exchange contact info? That way, when you go to the movies with your goddess girlfriend, you won't have to queue to buy tickets."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shang was clearly taken aback.

Seeing his reaction, the other person smiled confidently and extended his hand, "Let's introduce ourselves. I'm Li Huaiyuan, a third-year student and also the head of the student union's external relations department."

"As for how I know you, I don't think you need to worry too much about it."

"To catch Jiang Ruolin, who is one of the top students in her year and also very famous in Fengcheng's local circles, right after you enrolled makes it hard not to be known."

Liu Shang then happily shook his hand, exchanged contact information, and they began to chat casually.

Through their conversation, Liu Shang found Li Huaiyuan to be quite an interesting person.

To be the minister of a relatively important department within the student union, the external relations department, his capabilities and social skills must be very strong.

After all, the funding for many of the student union's activities relied on the external relations department to find sponsors and naming rights from businesses.

But at the same time, when they talked about the cinema event, Liu Shang could feel that Li Huaiyuan had set up the procedures for the event, especially the parts involving money and finances, very clearly and meticulously.

This made it difficult for anyone, including himself, to engage in under-the-table dealings, line their pockets, or embezzle funds.

To possess such integrity and principles at his age, Liu Shang believed it was a more valuable quality than his abilities.

Li Huaiyuan's upbringing must have been very rare and excellent.

As he was quite curious about Li Huaiyuan's background, Liu Shang delved deeper into their conversation.

Just as he expected, Li Huaiyuan's parents were both university graduates and worked as technical staff at the Oilfield Research Institute.

University students from their era were far harder to get into and much more valuable than they are now.

While they were chatting, Zheng Shiwei and Fu Liang finally arrived. Liu Shang then greeted Li Huaiyuan and waved goodbye.