Chapter 37: A quality man
Room 504 had quite a reputation at Nanjing University, and plenty of people liked to drop by and get acquainted. There was Cheng Congcong, who had been on warm terms with older university students since her days as an outstanding student at Nanjing University's affiliated high school, and there was Tang Wu, who had attracted attention at the welcome party and then kicked an upperclassman during freshman drills-a girl who looked cool and aloof but seemed to have something of a temper inside.
The other two, Ruan Si'ou and Tong Tong, were not quite so fierce, but riding that momentum, they too gave people the impression that they were not to be trifled with.
The girls on the floor soon got to know one another. Mention a room or a particular person, and they could immediately recall, "Oh, the one who likes wandering the corridor in her bra, as if she's afraid she won't run into any men?" Or, "The woman who scrubbed her shoes with her toothbrush and then kept using it?" Or perhaps, "The nightingale who recites poetry in three languages every night?"
There were always a few distinctive incidents that helped people get to know one another.
But when it came to Tang Wu's Room 504, getting to know Cheng Congcong was no challenge. Her privileged family background had destined her to seem somewhat out of place the moment she entered university. When the girls gathered to discuss how well their cosmetics worked or where in Shanghai they could buy nice, inexpensive clothes, she would always butt in and tell them that Renhe Spring was offering 12 percent off lately, that Estée Lauder's hydrating eye cream range was quite good, and that they could go have a look. Meanwhile, the European-style LV