Chapter 525 (2/2)

Why was the book said to be full of class? Not many people knew about Mo Ran Hong Chen’s existence, but she did. Mo Ran Hong Chen was Jiangnan University’s famous Professor of Chinese Language and Literature. Her real name was Wang Hua. She had even received a few literary awards, but practically no one bought her books.

This was why it was full of class; it was such a highbrow book!

If her roommates ever asked about it, she could put on airs and demonstrate her sophisticated knowledge of China’s contemporary authors. It would help if they spreaded word about that, too. If Professor Wang Hua heard about it, wouldn’t she be impressed?

Unfortunately, this “Zhao Youyue” did not ask too much about it. The most reaction elicited from her was a double take and a surprised blink. Then, she had hesitantly withdrawn to tidy up her section of the room…

Her roommate must have been amazed by her sophisticated taste. An objective achieved, nonetheless!

Yu Xuefei could not actually tell if Wang Hua’s essays were good. Well, since Wang Hua had received so many literary awards and was even a committee of the China Writers Association and the Vice-Chair of Jiangnan Province’s China Writers Association, this meant that she had to be something!

If Wang Hua had been aware that there was a fangirl of hers in her daughter’s dormitory, she would have been ecstatic! Then, she would ask her lazyegg [2] to learn from the fangirl…

Naturally, Zhao Youyue was slightly puzzled at the discovery. She decided to dismiss it as a hallucination.

After Zhao Youyue finished tidying up her bed, she took note of the surrounding filth. She picked a broom up and got busy.

Her behavior caused Yu Xuefei to nod her head unconsciously. This roommate who had been clad in Taobao clothes from head to toe was most diligent. She suited the working class perfectly. Not bad, not bad.

Yu Xuefei did not even intend to help out. This was natural order manifested. The world was a complex collection of cogs, and each cog had to do its part. She was a top student from a prestigious school. She was meant for greatness in the future… Even if she had not yet decided on it.

The only thing Yu Xuefei did was to slightly move the chair for Zhao Youyue to sweep the floor beneath her. Then, she praised Zhao Youyue happily, “Zhao Youyue, you are so good at doing chores! I admire you so much. My dad and mom would never let me do anything at home.”

Zhao Youyue smiled in understanding. She barely did any chores at home. If she was staying at a resort, there would be housekeepers and maids flocking about. Cleaners came every week to hold the fort down at her luxury apartment.

However, Zhao Youyue was very highly accustomed to such life in the literary world. After all, “Xu Jing” was highly independent, having lived in poverty her entire life. She had to take care of her bedridden father, and handled just about anything at home.

After Zhao Youyue swept the floor, she picked up the floor mop to finish up. In the process, her two other roommates arrived.

Thus, such a scene greeted them.

Translation note:

[1] “Xu Jing” (许静) is an iconic character in “Pure Romance”.

[2] “lazyegg” (小懒蛋) refers to Zhao Youyue her. It normally refers to Gudetama. Gudetama is a Sanrio character introduced in 2013 based on an egg lacking in “spunk”. Their name is a play on “gude gude”; used to describe someone with no energy or strength and possibly tama from tamago (egg)