"Longmen is awesome! Brother Qiang is awesome!"
"Longmen is awesome! Brother Qiang is awesome!"
"........."
Brother Qiang looked at these brothers and sisters cheering for the gang he had started, feeling equally excited. He felt like he had reached the peak of his life. He could already picture the scene in the near future: him leading the vast ranks of the Longmen brothers, dominating the university district, invincible wherever they went.
That must be incredibly cool, right?
Brother Qiang took one last deep drag from his cigarette butt, threw it on the ground, and stamped it out. Then, with high spirits, he waved his hand grandly.
"Let's go!"
"We'll first go inspect our future turf at the snack street. And for all expenses today, it'll be... it'll be... well... we'll split the bill!"
"Oh!!!"
The whole noisy group marched toward the snack street.
Once at the snack street, perhaps too excited from just forming their gang, they spent money like bandits raiding a village. They ate skewers, drank bubble tea, and some even carried bottles of beer, drinking as they ate.
Don't ask why they weren't eating in the shops—there were no seats.
"Boss, ten skewers, extra spicy! Make it quick. From now on, this street is under the protection of us, Longmen!"
"This bubble tea is good. Boss, one pearl milk tea for everyone! We'll split the bill!"
"Why didn't you add sausage to my fried noodles? Don't you believe I'll smash your crappy stall?"
"What are you looking at? Never seen a gang activity before?!"
"If you want to join our Longmen, you gotta pay the membership fee first!"
".........."
The arrogant behavior of Brother Qiang and his crew left the snack street vendors and other students speechless.
Seriously, where did this bunch of idiots come from, shouting and making such a racket?
But by now, these first core members of Longmen were completely immersed in their own world, automatically interpreting all those glances as awe and fear toward them.
As the vocational college freshmen, full and satisfied, were about to find an internet cafe to play games, they ran into a few very pretty girls, instantly catching their attention.
"Well, well, these chicks aren't bad!"
"Indeed, quite pretty. Which school are they from?"
"They look like they might be from the Medical University?"
"Not bad, really not bad! How great would it be if I could find such a pretty girl to be my girlfriend."
As soon as these words were spoken, the few female members in their group were displeased.
"What are you talking about? Those girls aren't as good-looking as you say. Haven't you seen real beauties?"
"When it comes to looks, it's the girls from our vocational college who are better. For example, Guigui is much prettier than those girls."
"Exactly, the vibe of those girls just now was merely passable."
"Someone like Guigui is the beauty in my mind."
"That's more like it."
"Hmm... I still think those girls from just now were more pure-looking."
"Get lost!"
".........."
While they were still arguing about whether the girls from their vocational college were better-looking or the girls from the Medical University they just saw were, a passing student couldn't help but interject:
"If you're asking which school has the best-looking beauties, you have to look at the University of Finance and Economics!"
These words immediately struck a chord with other passing students nearby.
"That's right. Have you country bumpkins never seen real beauties? The girls at the University of Finance and Economics are the true beauties! The top-tier beauties of our university district are all there. What's more, the University of Finance and Economics even produced a female celebrity—that Xue Linna who just got popular after releasing her album recently. She's from there, isn't she?"
"Xue Linna is indeed good-looking and has that vibe, being a minor celebrity after all."
"Besides Xue Linna, there's also the number one campus belle at the University of Finance and Economics. I really can't find anyone else to match her aura... she's just a tiny bit terrifying..."
".........."
The rebuttals, even disparaging remarks, from those passing students reached the ears of the Longmen members. Especially the female members led by Guigui—their faces instantly darkened.
What do you mean by that!
Intentionally putting us down, is it?
Never mind whether those bookworm girls from the University of Finance and Economics are really that good-looking, but can they be as genuine as us?
You have no taste at all!
Brother Qiang and the others were also a bit annoyed. Putting down the girls of their Longmen was like slapping them in the face.
However, this did pique their curiosity.
"Let's go! I wanna see for myself just how pretty these University of Finance and Economics girls are, to make them brag so hard."
"Yeah! Let's go check it out!"
"I don't believe they can be prettier than our Sister Guigui!"
"Maybe they're all dinosaurs, and they're just full of hot air!"
"Let's go! Camp out at the entrance of the University of Finance and Economics! See what that so-called number one beauty looks like, and how terrifying she is!"
".........."
Hearing this, Guigui immediately raised her head like a proud rooster. She had always been confident in her looks, especially with her current non-mainstream style—she was practically the epitome of fashion trendiness.
But she still had a stubborn urge in her heart to see with her own eyes what this so-called number one beauty of the university district actually looked like.
The group soon arrived at the roadside by the south main gate of the University of Finance and Economics.
The University of Finance and Economics was indeed somewhat different from other schools. Its main entrance looked tidier and quieter. And unlike other schools, there weren't any delinquent-looking hoodlums hanging around.
"Gotta say, the University of Finance and Economics is quite clean."
"What clean? It looks dead and lifeless, totally lacking personality. Our school is better."
"Where are the beauties? I don't see any."
"We just got here. They probably haven't come out yet. We'll know if we wait a bit longer."
And so, they gathered in a cluster right there on the sidewalk by the school gate, starting to brazenly scrutinize every girl entering or leaving the University of Finance and Economics, commenting freely.
"This one's okay, just a bit short."
"The one in the skirt has nice legs."
"The one who just passed looks a bit like... like that celebrity, what's her name? Can't remember."
"Give me a break. I think they're just average, not even as good-looking as those Medical University girls from earlier."
"Where's the promised number one beauty? Haven't even seen a shadow!"
"It really was all just boastful talk!"
"........"
The bunch of them didn't know how many packs of cigarettes they had smoked there on the sidewalk by the school gate, and they still hadn't seen many that caught their eye.
Of course, this was also because they had raised their own expectations somewhat, making them pickier than usual.
Their behavior also annoyed the students of the University of Finance and Economics as they came and went. Hadn't it been almost a year? Yet there were still hooligans daring to gather and loiter at the school gate. Didn't they know there was a rule banning hooligans from the entrance to the University of Finance and Economics?
Just then, a male student who looked like a student cadre walked over, warning them with a serious expression: "Hey, you're not from the University of Finance and Economics, are you? Outsiders aren't allowed to gather here, especially people like you. Break it up now."
Brother Ji, hearing this, was displeased and immediately retorted: "What's it to you? Is this road yours? Are we blocking your way? You sure like to overstep!"
The guy frowned and said, "It's not about whose turf this is. It's an unspoken rule! If you don't leave now, someone will come and make you leave, and it won't be so polite then!"
"Rule? Who made that rule?"
Brother Qiang found it laughable. Was there any rule in this university district that their Longmen group didn't know about?
Seemed like it was time to make an example of someone.
"Kid, you're getting a bit too cocky! If it weren't for the fact that we're right at your school's gate, you wouldn't even be standing here talking to us."
"Go ahead and call whoever you want. We'll be right here waiting. Let's see who dares to lay a finger on us!"
Seeing that this bunch was completely unreasonable, the guy pointed at them. "Fine. Consider yourselves warned. You just wait!"
As soon as he turned around, Brother Qiang and his crew gave him the middle finger.
"Pfft, who does he think he's scaring?"
"We're not leaving today, no matter what. I want to see what this Finance University crowd is really capable of!"
