Pretending to Cultivate in Kindergarten
Chapter 315: Familiar Military Training

He Qing shrank her neck in embarrassment.

"Alright, but what I said is still true. Since Lin Zhengran already said she's his girlfriend, that makes it official."

Han Wenwen recalled how Jiang Jingshi looked while giving the lecture in the big classroom just now.

Tall figure, nearly perfect curves—everything was just right. Her looks were top-tier too.

And compared to youthful girls, a mature woman just has a different kind of allure. High heels, half-rim glasses... if you add black stockings on top of that...

Even someone as experienced as Brother Zhengran would surely be totally bewitched.

Hmph~ High heels and stockings? Wenwen can pull that off too.

Lin Zhengran took a bite of food and noticed a certain little fox shooting jealous glances his way.

"Wenwen, what's up now? What's with that look?"

"Nothing~ I just didn't think much of it earlier, but now that I think about it, Teacher Jiang really is beautiful. It's my first time seeing her. Brother Zhengran sure has good taste."

Lin Zhengran flicked the little fox on the forehead. She yelped in pain.

But Lin Zhengran also knew these three girls weren’t that close with Jiang Jingshi yet, so it was normal to feel jealous.

With time, they’d get to know her better and things would smooth out.

"Alright, let's chat while eating. Otherwise, the food's gonna get cold. We'll find a good time soon, and I’ll introduce Jingshi to you all."

The three girls responded in unison.

They tasted the food in the university cafeteria. Compared to high school, there were way more options, and it wasn’t just one cafeteria—there were several, all with different dishes.

After finishing, all three girls admitted that it definitely tasted better than their high school meals, but it was a bit pricey.

Little He Qing picked up some food for her boyfriend.

"By the way, Lin Zhengran, I heard from others that in college, you can skip class if you want. Is that true? Won’t the teachers get mad if you don’t show up?"

Lin Zhengran took a sip of water.

"That’s false. Skip too many times, and they’ll definitely get mad."

Jiang Xueli was puzzled. "False? But I saw so many people on the internet just skipping class entirely."

"Well, sometimes the teacher doesn’t take attendance, so if you don’t show up, no one will notice. But yeah, college relies more on self-discipline. The biggest difference from high school is,

if you really don’t want to study and just play on your phone in class, some teachers will pretend not to see. Of course, it depends on the teacher—some will still remind you."

Little He Qing blinked blankly. "I knew it. But Lin Zhengran, you really do know everything. Are these things even written in books?"

"Books have everything."

The three girls stared, then replied in unison, "Oh~"

Han Wenwen held her chopsticks. "Even if books have everything, I still don’t like reading that much. As long as Brother Zhengran reads, Wenwen can just be in charge of giving massages to help him relax after reading."

Jiang Xueli munched on her food. "Ever since the college entrance exam ended, I feel like my thirst for knowledge has dropped a lot. Guess humans just can’t stay passionate about anything forever... except their boyfriend."

Lin Zhengran was helpless. "You say that like you used to love reading."

Little He Qing giggled and scratched her face. "Me too, actually. I feel like I’m not as interested in studying as before."

"You’re just being dragged down by Wenwen and Lili." Lin Zhengran chewed on his rice.

Jiang Xueli and Han Wenwen looked guilty. It was true—He Qing used to be the best among the three. In junior high, she was always in the top ten.

But after spending so much time together... forget top ten, sometimes even top twenty wasn’t guaranteed anymore. You really are who you hang out with.

Lin Zhengran sighed. "Still, compared to others, the three of you study really well. Don’t forget, Qingbei University is one of the best in the country. Many can only dream of getting in."

The girls felt even more guilty—especially Han Wenwen.

She knew very well that she was a knowledge desert. If it wasn’t for Brother Zhengran coaching her during the final sprint of high school... Qingbei?

She’d be lucky to get into a vocational college.

Thinking of this, the little fox served Lin Zhengran a few more bites and flirted sweetly. "Thanks for saving Wenwen’s life, Brother Zhengran~ I have nothing else to give but myself~ I’ll give you lots of little fox babies in return~"

Little He Qing and Jiang Xueli blushed.

Jiang Xueli marveled, "Han Wenwen, you and He Qing really are besties. Total opposites, though."

At a distant table in the cafeteria, Fang Meng and Jiang Qian were eating too.

The noise around them was chaotic, so they couldn’t hear what Lin Zhengran and the girls were saying.

But seeing them all laughing and chatting together, even Jiang Qian’s cool expression softened.

Fang Meng looked at the group. "Those three girls still get along with Lin Zhengran just as well as before."

Jiang Qian looked down at her veggies and picked some up with her chopsticks.

Childhood friends, huh? But still—if Lin Zhengran is dating her sister, how can those three girls still hang out and eat with him like that?

Could it be Lin Zhengran hasn’t told them?

Unlikely. Even if he didn’t say it directly, those girls are always around him. Even if he only replies to her messages occasionally or sees her now and then, they’d notice.

So what’s going on with those three girls?

The first few days after college started were uneventful. Lin Zhengran mostly spent his time showing the three girls around campus, checking out local food spots and shopping malls.

Qingbei University was massive. The group spent days wandering around in awe.

It was a great time—and before they knew it, freshman military training had begun.

Military training is basically the same everywhere.

A bunch of people standing at attention under the sun—kind of like a school-sanctioned socializing platform.

Well... for others, anyway.

For Lin Zhengran, making friends wasn’t exactly part of the plan.

The instructor blew the whistle at the front of the line. "Alright, twenty-minute break! Go to the bathroom if you need to, drink water if you want."

Lin Zhengran stayed seated.

Since military training was for all freshmen,

there were students from other classes around him—not just his own.

From Class 2 nearby, a group of boys was chatting quietly during their break.

They spotted a guy from Class 3 sitting alone, staring blankly ahead.

Every other guy around him was keeping their distance.

The group exchanged looks and approached him enthusiastically. "Hey, classmate. Why’re you sitting here all alone?"

Lin Zhengran looked up at them.

"The instructor said to rest, so I’m just sitting here."

The boys sat down beside him. One of them looked ahead thoughtfully.

"I saw you reading during training earlier. Must be pretty new to college life, huh? In a new environment, people can get lost. Talkative folks make friends easily, but for quiet types like us, friends can be harder to come by."

Lin Zhengran was confused. What was this guy even talking about?

Another boy chimed in warmly. "Let’s be friends. We’re all freshmen, so if we run into trouble later, we can help each other out."

Lin Zhengran didn’t really get what these guys were doing.

But... how warmhearted.

Were they trying to make friends with him because no one was talking to him?

Well, the reason no one was talking to him was...

One of the guys smiled and asked, "You don’t have a girlfriend, right? We’re all single here, so..."

"Lin Zhengran, I bought you a milk tea."

Little He Qing suddenly appeared. The warm and friendly bros fell silent.

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