People in the alley: A woman dressed as a man shouldn't be foolishly filial, Zhuang Chaoying

Chapter 411 Pengfei's Chance Encounter

Sunday, on Huating Road.

Xiaoting and Dongzhe went to Jinjiang Amusement Park hand in hand; Tu Nan and Wan Shu were drawing blueprints for Pudong residential buildings at the design institute.

Meanwhile, Pengfei, carrying a backpack full of plastic bags, was shuttling through the clothing wholesale market on Huating Road, promoting his goods from stall to stall.

"Boss, your business is doing quite well. Do you need any plastic bags? We have two kinds: one with a gift bag and one regular plastic bag."

Pengfei, with a warm smile on his face, introduced the stalls to the vendors.

In this era where product packaging is just beginning to be emphasized, these business owners highly value the role of plastic bags.

Using plastic bags to pack goods not only makes their products appear more upscale, but more importantly, it allows them to charge a slightly higher price.

"We need 500 regular ones and 200 gift bags."

Upon hearing this, Pengfei immediately took out a plastic bag from his backpack and handed it over, and the two exchanged money for goods.

As soon as the money was put into his pocket, Pengfei smiled and said to the boss, "May your business prosper, boss."

A sound suddenly broke the silence of the market.

“Recently, there have been many small vendors illegally reselling goods. If you see them, please contact us immediately.”

Pengfei's heart tightened, and he subconsciously quickened his pace toward the intersection.

Just then, a girl with a ponytail ran quickly toward him, bumping into him and causing him to stumble.

Pengfei felt that the girl's figure looked familiar. When he turned around, he saw two patrolling urban management officers following closely behind her.

Without thinking, he reached out and grabbed the girl's wrist, saying urgently, "Come with me, I know a place they can't find." The girl turned to look at him, and from Pengfei's sincere eyes, she immediately felt that he wasn't a bad person, so she nodded gently.

Pengfei knows the alleyways in this area like the back of his hand, after all, he often comes here to "scout out" the area.

The two turned left and right in the narrow alley, finally finding a secluded and deserted alley.

The two leaned against the wall, panting heavily.

Pengfei turned his head and looked at the girl beside him, asking, "You look familiar. Are you from Jiaotong University?"

After a while, the girl's breathing gradually calmed down. She confidently extended her hand and introduced herself: "Zhou Yaqin, Computer Science Department, Class of '87, Jiaotong University."

"Zhou Yaqin, Zhou Yaqin..." Pengfei murmured to himself. Suddenly, he slapped his forehead, remembered something, and said excitedly.

"Zhou Yaqin, who won first place in the computer competition in early October this year!"

He quickly extended his hand. "Hello, I'm Xiang Pengfei, class of '87, majoring in Economics and Management."

The two clasped hands, and just then, Pengfei, with his keen ears, heard some subtle sounds.

He pulled Zhou Yaqin into the doorway, and the two stared at each other for a moment.

After a while, Zhou Yaqin pursed her lips, looked at Pengfei, and asked softly, "Has he left?"

Pengfei cautiously peeked out and looked around carefully before letting out a sigh of relief. "Nobody's here."

"Thank you, Xiang Pengfei."

Xiang Pengfei looked at the sweet-looking female classmate in front of him, whose eyes were bright and lively, scratched his head a little shyly, and smiled. "It's only right to speak out when you see injustice, we're classmates after all. By the way, are you here to sell things too?"

Zhou Yaqin laughed, revealing a set of pearly white teeth. "I sell detachable collars to earn some pocket money."

“Me too. Let’s go back and check. If the person is gone, we’ll just keep selling.”

Zhou Yaqin nodded slightly. She really hadn't expected to run into a classmate in such a big city today. What a small world! "Great! If we go together, we can really look out for each other."

By the time they got back to Huating Road, the two urban management officers had already left, and before afternoon, all the goods they had brought had been sold out.

The two found a small restaurant and had a simple meal together.

After lunch, they took the bus back to school, and Pengfei dropped Zhou Yaqin off at the girls' dormitory.

He stood silently, his gaze following Zhou Yaqin's departing figure. He didn't know where the courage came from, but the words that had been on his mind slipped out: "Zhou Yaqin, are you going to Huating Road again next week?"

Zhou Yaqin turned around, walked backwards, and looked at the somewhat silly male classmate in front of her with her eyes crinkling, looking rather cute.

"go."

Seeing this, Pengfei mustered his courage and continued speaking.

"Can the two of us go together? I really don't mean anything by it, it's just that if we run into the city management officers again, we can look after each other and it will be easier for us to escape." He said, nervously clasping his hands together.

"See you at the school gate at 8 PM on Sunday!"

After saying that, Zhou Yaqin turned around, waved casually with her back to him, and then walked quickly into the dormitory building.

Pengfei's lips unconsciously curled into a smile. "See you there."

Back in his dorm, Pengfei casually put his backpack on the table, humming a pop song softly.

The third roommate, lying on his bed, squinted and teased, "Pengfei, why are you so happy today? Didn't you say you went to see your sister? Did your sister introduce you to one of her classmates?"

Pengfei chuckled and plopped down on the lower bunk, lying down next to the third roommate. "Get lost, I met a female classmate today."

Upon hearing the words "female classmate," the boys all sat up abruptly from their beds, and the other four immediately surrounded them, their eyes gleaming with curiosity.

The second brother asked eagerly, "Hey, even our innocent fourth brother has fallen for someone! Tell us, who is it? Is it someone from our class?"

Pengfei put his hands behind his head, looked at the upper bunk, and Zhou Yaqin's smile and appearance involuntarily appeared in his mind.

"She's not a girl from our class."

The fifth brother urged from the side, "Pengfei, just say it already! We're all getting impatient."

Pengfei sat up, shrugging helplessly. "He's from the Computer Science department. You wouldn't know him anyway, so I'm not going to say anything."

After saying that, he picked up the thermos, thinking that he might run into Zhou Yaqin at the water room, and decided to go to the water room to get hot water.

The other five were not about to give up. They stared at Pengfei, exchanged glances, and nodded knowingly.

One person swiftly snatched the kettle, while the other four rushed forward and together lifted Pengfei up.

Pengfei's hands and legs were firmly controlled, his legs were spread apart, and he was about to crash into the open door.

Pengfei was so frightened that he quickly begged for mercy. "I'll talk, I'll talk."

"I met Zhou Yaqin from the Computer Science Department today. We exchanged a couple of sentences, but nothing's really going to happen yet."

Upon hearing this, the group immediately put him down. "Pengfei, you're such a clueless guy. You're laughing so happily, we thought you'd gotten a girlfriend."

The boys' playful fighting came and went quickly, and afterwards, their friendship seemed to have improved a bit more amidst the bickering. Pengfei took the thermos from the second oldest and stylishly tossed his hair.

He rolled his eyes at them, feigning composure.

"I didn't say she was my girlfriend, I just said I met a girl. Look how excited you guys are. I'm going to get some water now."

The third brother lay lazily on the bed. "Bring me back a pot of [something], Pengfei."

"go alone."

Pengfei finished speaking without looking back, then turned and left the dormitory with a flourish.

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