The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 1285 - 1258: Slapping the Reborn Stallion Man 21

Anning sent Yang Erchou and the others to the hotel, and Li Cuixia invited Anning to stay at the hotel as well, but Anning said she wanted to stay at the school.

In her words, who knows if more roommates might have arrived at the dormitory, and it’s the righteous path to go early and build good relationships with everyone.

Li Cuixia did not stop Anning.

After Anning left the hotel, she hadn’t walked far before Xiao Yuan caught her hand.

She laughed at Xiao Yuan.

Xiao Yuan must have hurried over.

He hadn’t even changed clothes, still wearing his work overalls, covered with dust and mud spots, indicating he probably came straight from the construction site.

"Come with me."

Xiao Yuan led Anning along quickly.

Anning followed him to a residential area near the school, and they went straight up to the fourth floor.

The two apartments opposite each other on the fourth floor were both open, with workers inside renovating both.

Xiao Yuan pulled Anning into one of the apartments.

Anning took a look inside, and the room’s water and electricity piping had been laid, the remodeling done, and someone was laying the floor tiles.

The bedroom and living room floors had been completed, only the kitchen and bathroom were left.

In the kitchen and bathroom, not only did they need floor tiles, but also wall tiles. Plus, the tiles were smaller, making progress slightly slower than in other areas.

"Take a look, okay?"

Xiao Yuan asked Anning with a smile.

With just a glance, Anning understood what style Xiao Yuan intended to use for the renovation.

At this time, wood decoration was quite popular, with many areas in a room using raw or faux wood to cover walls, hallways turned into wooden doorways, and so on.

But neither Anning nor Xiao Yuan liked this kind of style.

Xiao Yuan preferred a minimalist style.

Anning also liked a simple and bright style.

Therefore, the room was decorated in a very simple style.

Xiao Yuan led Anning by the hand to tour each room again: "The layout of this apartment is quite good, at least it’s nice and square. The rarest feature is its good ventilation north to south, good lighting, with a bright kitchen and bathroom. This apartment has three bedrooms; you’ll take the master bedroom, I’ll take the second bedroom, and the remaining one will be set up as a study."

Anning smiled and agreed: "It’s up to you, anything’s fine with me."

"It’s a bit of a compromise for you."

When Xiao Yuan and Anning left the apartment, he softly said, "When I earn more money, I’ll buy us a bigger house."

He truly felt it was a compromise for Anning.

Having Anning live with him in a small apartment of just over a hundred square meters, given his current ability, he couldn’t even afford a standalone villa, let alone a mansion.

Anning gripped Xiao Yuan’s hand tightly: "As long as we’re together, I’m happy no matter where we live."

After coming downstairs, Xiao Yuan and Anning found a restaurant to eat at, and after dinner, he took her back to the school.

When Anning returned to the dormitory, she discovered new classmates had arrived.

And it wasn’t just one, there were three new arrivals.

These three classmates apparently hadn’t been there long, with one still unpacking.

When they saw Anning come in, they smiled and greeted her.

On her way back, Anning had bought some fruit at a fruit shop, initially meant for breakfast the next day, but seeing new roommates, she smiled and put the fruit on the table: "I just bought these, help yourself if anyone wants some."

Since everyone had just met and weren’t yet familiar, the other three didn’t feel comfortable taking Anning’s fruit.

Leaving the fruit on the table, Anning introduced herself and then took a basin to wash her face.

When she came out from washing, the three girls were chatting.

Seeing Anning, a girl named Sun Keke asked, "Anning, where’s your home?"

Anning mentioned a place, and Sun Keke laughed: "I know, I’m from the neighboring province. When we came to the school, the train passed by your province."

"Oh, really." Anning smiled and lay down on her bed: "Then during the holidays, we can travel back together as companions."

"Yeah, yeah."

Sun Keke nodded quickly.

She thought of something else: "By the way, I heard universities have hometown associations. Have you joined yet?"

Anning shook her head: "Not yet, I just got here, and no seniors have approached me. I guess they’ll contact us once all new students arrive."

One of the other two classmates was from Hei Province, and the other was from the far southern Hai City.

The Hei Province girl was named Tong Yue, a pretty name, seemingly artistic, but she was tall and spoke with a thick accent.

The girl from Hai City, called Milan, was also quite tall but very slim, and her Mandarin wasn’t very standard. However, from her manner, she seemed quite straightforward.

It wasn’t too late yet, and everyone was a freshman and understandably excited. Anyway, since they couldn’t sleep, they sat and chatted together.

They chatted until a little after ten, and Milan could barely keep her eyes open, and then all four went to bed.

The next day, Anning woke up particularly early.

She woke up around three o’clock and quietly got out of bed.

She didn’t want to disturb anyone, but surprisingly, Milan was a light sleeper and heard her.

Milàn opened her eyes and asked Anning: "Where are you going?"

Anning shushed her: "Keep it down. I promised my grandmother and them that I’d go see the flag-raising with them, so I have to go find them early."

As soon as Milan heard "flag-raising," she perked up: "I want to go too. Wait for me."

But when she made a fuss, the other two also woke up.

Upon hearing about the flag-raising, Sun Keke and Tong Yue also insisted on going along.

Anning had no choice but to wait for the three to get dressed, and then the four of them headed over to the hotel together.

The flag-raising location wasn’t close, but Anning had already thought of this and booked a cab the day before.

When they arrived, Yang Erchou and the others were already awake, and the cab had already arrived.

Anning was thankful she booked a van.

At the time, most cabs in the Capital were vans, and reportedly, in recent years, there had been so many vans that you could wave down several of them with one gesture. Because these vans were yellow, the Capital’s residents jokingly called them yellow bugs.

Seeing Anning come over with her classmates, Li Cuixia quickly approached: "You must be Ningning’s classmates; oh my, what lovely young ladies!"

Her compliment made the three particularly happy as they called her "Auntie."

Yang Erchou invited everyone into the car.

When they arrived at the square, many people were already there waiting for the flag-raising.

Anning and her group, fortunately, were not too late and got a decent spot.

After watching the flag-raising, Sun Keke and the others didn’t continue hanging out with Anning’s family.

The three girls went together to stroll around Dashilar.

Anning’s family bought tickets to visit the Imperial Palace.

For several days after, Anning was out early and back late.

She accompanied Yang Erchou and the others to many places, visited the Imperial Palace, climbed the Great Wall, and tasted roast duck and other Capital delicacies, and strolled through the old hutongs of the Capital.

Before leaving, Anning and Li Cuixia also bought some specialty items from the Capital.

After sending the family onto the train, Anning finally found some peace.

Returning from the train station, she didn’t go back to the school but went to find Xiao Yuan.

The two shopfront properties Xiao Yuan had bought were also being renovated after being connected.

This wouldn’t take as long as home renovations, as Xiao Yuan’s plan was just to lay some flooring and apply wallpaper to the walls, which was quite fast. Now it was nearly done.

When Anning arrived, Xiao Yuan was arranging items with Xiao Qin.

The store had many shelves, some displaying samples of tiles, others with little things needed for renovation, like hardware accessories.

There was also a small separated area with a fabric sofa, a glass coffee table, a water dispenser, and a big desk. On the desk was a computer and a color printer.

Xiao Qin was arranging hardware parts, while Xiao Yuan was setting up the printer.

Upon seeing Anning, Xiao Yuan put down what he was doing: "Qinzi, let’s take a break. Let’s go eat first."