While Qin Siyang was chatting with Li Tianming, he received a text from Zhou Xing.
"Five this afternoon. Good Fortune Restaurant, five hundred meters south of the bus stop at Safe Zone Exit No. 38324."
Qin Siyang glanced at the clock on the wall. It was already past three in the afternoon.
Li Tianming looked up at Qin Siyang.
"What, did Zhou Xing text you?"
"Yeah. I'll sit here a little longer, then head out."
"What are you still sitting around for? Get going!" Li Tianming could no longer resist trying to get rid of him.
Qin Siyang thought it over. He really should arrive early to show the humility and respect expected of a student.
"Old Li, give me some copper coins."
Qin Siyang changed how he addressed him. Calling him Principal Li all the time felt a little distant and made it harder to ask for money.
"Huh?"
"I need to take the bus. No money."
Li Tianming slammed his fist on the desk in fury. "You have eighty silver coins, and you're asking me for bus fare?!"
"The bus doesn't take silver coins."
Li Tianming just wanted to send Qin Siyang away as quickly as possible. He took five copper coins out of a drawer. "Get lost."
"That only covers the trip there. I still need to come back."
Li Tianming impatiently counted out another five copper coins. "Go, go, go!"
"Thanks, Old Li!"
Qin Siyang cheerfully left the office.
Once Qin Siyang was far away, Li Tianming took several deep breaths before finally calming his anger.
"That brat Qin Siyang really got me worked up. I need to call Little Yang over to soothe my frustration."
After muttering to himself, Li Tianming opened Qiuqiu.
Qin Siyang went to the library and told Wen Shu that something