The people in the venue had basically dispersed. Shu Yihan organized the other student council members to tidy up a few things, and only then was today's reception work finally done.
Zuo Hanyan stretched, loosening up his limbs. He thought to himself, "Two more days of this. My girlfriend joins the student council, and now I'm dragged into suffering along with her."
S University's campus was huge, the best institution of higher learning in the entire province. The dormitories, cafeterias, and living quarters were divided into East, West, South, and North campuses. Each campus area had about twenty dormitory buildings. The academic buildings, office buildings, laboratories, library, and gymnasium were all in the central part of the school. There was even a commercial street and a food street around the North Campus and the gymnasium.
Chen Dulin was also a very beautiful girl, with a pure and sweet feel. At the same time, she was Shu Yihan's roommate, and since they were both in the student council, they naturally became best friends.
Zhang Yuepeng was Zuo Hanyan's roommate. With Zuo Hanyan's help and his own decent looks, Zhang Yuepeng had finally defeated numerous rivals to win Chen Dulin's heart. Now, he was utterly devoted to her, terrified of upsetting his goddess of a girlfriend.
So, Zhang Yuepeng and Chen Dulin were a couple, and Zuo Hanyan and Shu Yihan were a couple. The four of them got along very well.
Since three of them lived in the South Campus, they were now at the South Campus cafeteria for dinner.
It was the beginning of the semester, so the cafeteria wasn't crowded at this hour. You could see quite a few parents having meals with their children.
Shu Yihan: "My mom's gym on campus is already open. The equipment and interior decor are all set up."
Zuo Hanyan: "It's near the gymnasium, right?"
Shu Yihan: "Yep! It's a new brand, and this is the first store. My mom plans to run it well. You should come check it out sometime."
Chen Dulin, who had been looking at her phone, chimed in when she heard this, "Oh wow, the family business's reach has extended to our university!"
Shu Yihan: "It's a new opening. You should come show your support, post an ad on your Moments, and I'll tell my mom to get you a membership card for free."
Chen Dulin: "That works! I want to get a devilish figure just like your mom!"
Shu Yihan: "For that, you'd probably need to hire a personal trainer just for you."
Chen Dulin: "Well, that's another story then."
Zuo Hanyan casually interjected, "What about me? Can I get a membership card too?"
Chen Dulin: "You two are already engaged. You're practically family now, why bother with the formalities?"
Shu Yihan: "Of course, no problem. You should get more exercise and not spend so much time in the lab."
Zuo Hanyan: "Understood, milady!"
Shu Yihan: "Come with me sometime! I only work out occasionally anyway; my mom got me into it."
Chen Dulin: "I'm so envious of you, having a mom like that."
Shu Yihan smiled and said, "Are you envious just because my mom takes me to the gym?"
Chen Dulin: "Of course not that. Your mom is so stylish and classy, with her own cosmetics, skincare, and clothing brands. In the last couple of years, she got into fitness and just launched a new fitness brand. What girl wouldn't be envious of a mom like that!"
Before Shu Yihan could respond, Chen Dulin continued, "The key is, your mom is also so young and beautiful! And her figure is amazing!"
Hearing her best friend praise her like that, Shu Yihan felt both happy and a bit embarrassed. She said, "Then you should be envious of my mom, not me. What's the logic in being envious of me? If you were a guy, you'd be envious of my dad."
Chen Dulin: "The first time I met your mom, I thought she was your older sister or something."
Shu Yihan: "Now that you mention it, I'm used to it. When my mom and I go shopping for clothes, people in the stores often mistake us for sisters too."
Chen Dulin: "See? Not only is your mom beautiful and young, but she also has a fashionable aura. I'm officially jealous."
"That's true. I'm rarely mistaken for siblings when I'm with my mom. Our auras are different!" Zuo Hanyan, who had been quietly eating, chimed in as the two girls chatted animatedly.
"Auntie Gu is the epitome of a virtuous wife and loving mother!" Shu Yihan chimed in support, her eyes shining with admiration.
Hearing Shu Yihan praise his mother so highly, Zuo Hanyan felt a surge of pride.
"Mmm... Professor Gu," Chen Dulin said, chewing a mouthful of rice. She thought for a moment, swallowed, and then said, "Professor Gu is also very beautiful, mmm... but now that you mention it, it's really true. And she's a role model as a teacher, so her temperament is indeed quite different from Yihan's mom's."
Shu Yihan seemed to remember something and said seriously, "Yeah, I remember once, my mom and Auntie Gu went shopping together. My mom picked out some pretty stylish clothes for Auntie Gu, but Auntie Gu thought they were too flashy at first and didn't want them. But my mom had her try them on, and she looked great. So my mom insisted on buying them for her. Hanyan, you remember, right?"
Zuo Hanyan: "Yeah, I remember. They looked really good. Your mom has great taste. My mom wore them a few times too, but I don't think she ever wore them on campus."
"After that, when my mom picked clothes for Auntie Gu, she chose styles that were fashionable and chic without losing their elegance. The sweater I gave Auntie Gu last winter was actually chosen based on my mom's advice. How was it?" Shu Yihan's eyes sparkled with pride and delight.
Zuo Hanyan remembered: "Oh, that hand-knitted sweater? It was really pretty, slim-fitting and comfortable. My mom loved it. She wore it during the New Year period and several times after that."
"To be honest, my mom really wanted Auntie Gu to try a sexier style," Shu Yihan said, as if sharing a little secret.
Zuo Hanyan couldn't help but imagine what his dignified and virtuous professor mother would look like wearing the same kind of sexy, avant-garde clothes as Shu Yihan's mom.
But Zuo Hanyan knew his mother would never wear something like that. After thinking about it, he just had to laugh it off.
"Ha! I'd love to see Professor Gu in an outfit like that," Chen Dulin said, quickly finishing the rice in her mouth. A little excited, she tapped her phone screen, swiped a few times, and showed it to Zuo Hanyan and Shu Yihan.
Chen Dulin was referring to a set of photos on Yihan's mom's Weibo. They were selfies. In the photos, she wore a white lace long-sleeve top with hollowed-out details. The cuffs were butterfly sleeves with lace trim, and the cleverly designed shoulder pads gave the garment a better drape. Beneath the holllowed-out chest fabric, her cleavage was faintly visible. A dark, form-fitting skirt perfectly accentuated her curvaceous figure. Paired with black stockings that elongated her legs and stiletto heels, she exuded a cold, noble, and glamorous aura. This was a professional-style outfit that could only be described as that of a sexy, sophisticated femme fatale.
Shu Yihan looked at it with a slightly incredulous expression and said with a smile, "I believe Auntie Gu's looks and figure could pull off that style, but I really can't picture her posing like that."
Obviously, it wasn't just Zuo Hanyan; everyone was probably thinking the same thing, but Chen Dulin was the one who had the audacity to say it out loud.
Zuo Hanyan declared flatly, "Stop daydreaming. If my mom wore something like that and posed like that, I'll do a handstand and wash my hair for you guys!"
Hearing this, Shu Yihan's interest was instantly piqued. She said, "Don't just say that. I remember my mom said that if her brand ever decides to design clothes with a more ladylike or retro style, she's thinking of asking Auntie Gu to be a model. If an opportunity like that really comes up, it might just be possible to take a set of photos of her in that style!"
The thought of Auntie Feng wanting his mom to be a clothing model was amusing, but Zuo Hanyan didn't take it seriously and just replied casually, "Maybe."
"Of course it's possible! Starting in high school, my mom often dragged me along to be a clothing model for photoshoots," Shu Yihan said.
"The way you say it, you make it sound like you didn't enjoy it!" Zuo Hanyan said.
"Right? That's the height of happiness! It's like having clothes tailor-made for her daughter!" Chen Dulin exclaimed.
"It's not that I didn't enjoy it. It's just that some styles, I felt didn't suit my vibe at first, but after trying them on, I thought they looked okay. So maybe my mom could turn Auntie Gu into a fashionable hot mom too!" Shu Yihan said.
"Hmph! How come both of your moms are so beautiful? It's really making me jealous!" Chen Dulin said in a deliberately unhappy tone.
Shu Yihan: "What's with all the envy? Isn't it enough that you're beautiful yourself?"
"But I'm not as beautiful as you, Yihan! Boohoo~~" Chen Dulin started to whine, rubbing her forehead against Shu Yihan's shoulder.
Amused, Shu Yihan stroked her hair and went to hug her, but Chen Dulin's head slid from her shoulder to her chest, landing right in her cleavage. Chen Dulin continued to nuzzle against Shu Yihan's chest. Feeling her breasts being "assaulted," Shu Yihan held Chen Dulin's face and pulled her up. With her face squeezed between Shu Yihan's hands, Chen Dulin's mouth puckered into a fish-like pout, looking utterly silly. The two faced each other and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Zuo Hanyan, like an onlooker enjoying the show, watched the two beauties fool around. Just then, he received a message on WeChat. It was from Zhang Yuepeng, asking him to bring two meals back to the dorm. In the time they had been talking and laughing, the three of them had already finished their meal. Zuo Hanyan told the two girls he was going to the counter to get food and that they should head back to the dorm first.
"Here, your food!" Zuo Hanyan tossed the packed meal onto the edge of Zhang Yuepeng's desk.
Zhang Yuepeng was playing his game with intense, rapid movements. Clearly, a team battle was in full swing.
"Trash play!" Zuo Hanyan commented casually after watching the team battle from behind.
"Sigh..." Zhang Yuepeng didn't argue back. His in-game hero was dead and he was waiting to respawn. He sighed, unwrapped the food bag, and started to eat, apparently very hungry.
Zuo Hanyan tossed the other meal onto his roommate Ma Weimin's desk.
"How was the new student reception today?" Ma Weimin, the roommate who was lounging in a hammock under his bed frame and looking at his phone, asked casually when he saw Zuo Hanyan return.
"What else could it be? I was just helping the student council as a lackey," Zuo Hanyan said, returning to his seat and habitually turning on his computer.
"But there were a lot of pretty new female students. It's a pity you didn't go!" Zuo Hanyan added.
"Nani?? Female students! How did I not think of that!" Ma Weimin said as if he'd just had a revelation.
"Yeah, lots of them. Do you want to go try your luck tomorrow or the day after? You might just hook up with a pretty one."
"Sounds good! Zhang Yuepeng! Let's go join the fun tomorrow too," Ma Weimin suggested to Zhang Yuepeng.
"Why would I go? I have a girlfriend, okay? Why would I go check out new female students?" Zhang Yuepeng said, shoveling food into his mouth.
"Fuck! Show-off!" Ma Weimin was hit by a brutal blow.
"Oh, so you have a girlfriend. That's perfect. Your girlfriend told me to tell you to come help me tomorrow! Haha!" Zuo Hanyan suddenly remembered what Chen Dulin had said.
"Nonsense. Why didn't Xiao Lin tell me herself!" Zhang Yuepeng suddenly became suspicious.
Zuo Hanyan: "Go ahead and ask her if you don't believe me!"
Zhang Yuepeng immediately put down his chopsticks and opened WeChat to chat with Chen Dulin.
After a while, Ma Weimin asked, "Well? What did she say?"
Zhang Yuepeng was still chatting with Chen Dulin on WeChat. He said, "I'm going."
Ma Weimin said gleefully, "Haha, serves you right for showing off! In the end, you still have to keep me company."
Zhang Yuepeng: "I'm not keeping you company. I'm keeping my Xiao Lin company, okay?"
Ma Weimin: "Fuck! Now that you have a girlfriend, you're such a show-off. 'Xiao Lin' this, 'Xiao Lin' that. You mock me and Li Cheng every day. If it weren't for me and Zuo Hanyan giving you advice back then, you'd still be a single dog like me!"
Zhang Yuepeng knew he was in the wrong and said with an embarrassed smile, "Thanks, Brother Min! If you have a target, we'll help you out too!"
Ma Weimin: "So that's why we're going tomorrow to see if we can pick up a female student!"
"..."
Zuo Hanyan: "Li Cheng hasn't come back to school yet?"
Ma Weimin: "He's not coming until the day after tomorrow."
"I was hoping he could carry me to victory. I almost lost a whole afternoon of games today!"
"..."
The three roommates chatted for a while longer, then moved on to talk about their summer vacations.
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