After the two finished eating, Zhuang Tunan went to wash their lunch boxes. Li Jia was still sitting there, picking up rice with her chopsticks and chewing slowly.
When Zhuang Tunan came back, the two walked past her. As though sensing something, Li Jia looked up, only to meet Zhou Cheng's slight nod toward her again.
As if prompted by some ghost or spirit, she nodded back.
The smile in Zhou Cheng's eyes suddenly grew unrestrained, and she hurriedly lowered her head.
When she looked up again a little later, there was no trace of them left.
The two left the cafeteria. Once they reached a less crowded spot, Zhou Cheng pressed two hundred yuan into Zhuang Tunan's hand, leaving him utterly bewildered.
Before he could ask, Zhou Cheng said, "I called home this morning and said it was really inconvenient not having any transportation at school. Mom and Dad agreed we could buy bicycles here. I know you're short on cash, so I'm putting up the money for you first. When we go home, Mom and Dad will pay me back."
Tongji's campus covered a sizable area. Going back and forth between the dormitory and classrooms every day took quite a bit of time on foot. A bicycle really would make things much more convenient.
In fact, Zhuang Tunan had already considered it during those first few days of the semester.
But he knew the family was supporting both brothers through university, with Xiaoting and Pengfei still in Suzhou as well. Money was tight at home, so he had never intended to bring it up.
He had not expected Zhou Cheng to tell the family about it, let alone take him into account too.
Of course, he knew Zhou Cheng was not short of money. After all, he was