"Dai Yao, is this necessary?"
"Why wouldn't it be? I've given these careful consideration before finally selecting them."
"......"
She could barely understand bringing a camera; after all, sometimes phones just don't capture great shots, so bringing a camera was normal. But holding it was indeed tiring.
But this pile of miscellaneous snacks, mosquito repellent, floral water, swimsuits... and finally, she saw several cucumbers in the corner!
What was all this?
"These snacks?"
"For when we get hungry on the road."
"These strange liquids?"
"I read that everyone says you need to protect yourself from mosquitoes and insects when climbing mountains."
"And the swimsuits?"
"Zhao Huasheng said the place we're staying is a resort with a swimming pool."
"And this last one?!"
"For cooling off in the heat!"
"......"
"Aren't we staying for two days? What are we going to do with all this?"
Since they had no classes on Friday afternoon, they planned to set off by car at noon on Friday, rest for a night, and then go climbing.
"That's not a big deal."
These were all the fruits of her meticulous preparation, and she couldn't just abandon them!
After much discussion, Song Daiyao only agreed to reduce some snacks, bringing only chocolates and the like; everything else remained unchanged.
Qiu Xi and the others also agreed. After all, it was just the snacks that took up space before, and those last few cucumbers were also saved by Song Daiyao.
"Alright, alright, hurry up and pack, we're leaving at noon."
"Mhm."
Once they decided what to bring, the girls didn't hesitate. They packed their clothes and some bottles and jars, and that was about it.
After the four of them finished packing, they ended up with two full suitcases.
"Honestly, if we didn't have a car, I wouldn't even want to go."
Looking at the suitcases, Liang Yunfei felt a headache coming on. She really hadn't expected that after all the packing, they would still have so much stuff.
"Okay, stop sighing. They're downstairs. Let's get ready to go down."
Not long after they finished packing, the phone rang. After checking to make sure nothing was left behind, the four of them grabbed their luggage and headed downstairs.
"Here we are!"
As soon as the four of them went down, they saw the two cars parked outside the dormitory. Song Daiyao pulled her luggage and walked towards them.
"Just the two of you?"
They had agreed to go together with the other two dormitories, so Qiu Xi casually asked when she saw only two people.
"Mhm, they've already gone ahead."
"I see." Qiu Xi nodded, understanding.
After all, to be honest, she wasn't very familiar with the other two people in their dormitory.
"Xiao Xi, we're leaving. You two follow us."
After only saying a couple of sentences, Song Daiyao and the other two had already gotten into Zhao Huasheng's car.
If it weren't for that one sentence shouted out the window before the engine started, Qiu Xi wouldn't have reacted.
"Alright, you go ahead."
"Get in, we're leaving too."
"Okay."
Seeing that Nan Hua had already put the suitcase in, Qiu Xi responded.
Before getting in, she looked around, then opened the passenger car door and got in.
It was just the two of them in the car, so it was only right for her to sit in the front.
"Alright, let's go."
"Mhm."
Along the way, the two chatted intermittently, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
Two hours later, at Hua Xu Villa-
Yun Yi and Ling Sheng Yi were already waiting outside for them.
"Nan Hua, over here."
"Coming."
Subconsciously, Nan Hua grabbed Qiu Xi's suitcase and walked towards the others.
Qiu Xi, watching from behind, was a little stunned. However, after thinking about something, she calmly followed.
All eight of them were finally gathered. This was the first time Qiu Xi and the others had met the last "great uncle" roommate Zhao Huasheng had mentioned, Ling Sheng Yi.
He was indeed handsome, but his expressionless face was no less than Nan Hua's was before.
However, the difference was that when Nan Hua was silent, he exuded a sense of aloofness, whereas Ling Sheng Yi had a more serious and stern demeanor, making him seem very solemn.
"Let's go. We'll check in first, and I'll introduce you all properly at dinner."
It wasn't appropriate for a crowd to just stand around at the entrance, so Nan Hua suggested they go inside first.
The group then proceeded to the front desk to check in.
"Give it to me."
Qiu Xi, walking behind, prepared to grab her suitcase and return to the room with her roommates.
"It's fine, we're on the same floor."
With that concise remark, Qiu Xi didn't say anything further.
"Once you're settled, let us know in the group chat. We'll head down for dinner."
To facilitate communication, Zhao Huasheng created a group chat for everyone.
"Mhm, okay."
In the room-
"Xiao Xi, how does it feel to have some one-on-one time?"
"Yeah, tell us quickly!"
Seeing that Song Daiyao was so direct, Liang Yunfei and Shen Yan chimed in, adding fuel to the fire. They were also eager to know.
"......"
"You guys stop it, you are such bad friends."
Qiu Xi opened her suitcase, started unpacking, and began to complain.
Fortunately, they weren't complete strangers anymore, otherwise, even if she had a slight liking, she would be utterly speechless right now.
"How is it? How is it?"
"How else could it be? Just like this."
If something happened, she simply wouldn't talk about it. Who asked these friends to do things that weren't exactly proper.
"Tsk~"
"How boring!"
They had such a great opportunity, and nothing sparked? What a disappointment.
"You guys are really boring. Hurry up and pack, we're going to dinner soon."
"We're already done."
"......"
Alright, it seemed they didn't plan to pack anything and were just waiting to eat.
"Fine, then let's wait for the signal to go eat."
Who couldn't slack off? The two to three-hour journey had been quite tiring. Lying down to rest for a bit felt quite pleasant.