Chapter 488: Chapter 488: Imitating Lu Youxi Chapter 488: Chapter 488: Imitating Lu Youxi He nodded. “You make sense.”
So he went back ho with Lu Youzhen. Lu Youzhen’s roommate had gone to work, leaving her all alone at ho during the day.
Lu Youzhen was actually quite pleased with this situation.
She was neither in school nor working at the mont, enjoying the solitude of the house during the day.
Moreover, sotis her roommate had to work overti, coming back late, which essentially ant that for most of the ti, the whole place belonged just to her.
Hence, after living there for a week, Lu Youzhen discovered that it was actually quite nice, much better than she had initially thought.
With the roommate absent, Lu Youbang made himself comfortable in the living room.
“There are drinks in the fridge, help yourself,” Lu Youzhen said, “The top two shelves are my roommate’s and the bottom two are mine. Stick to the bottom ones, or else my roommate will co back and nag again.”
Thinking about it, Lu Youzhen couldn’t help but roll her eyes.
At first, she had nothing prepared, and on a particularly hot day, she took a can of Coke from the fridge to drink.
Despite there being two whole rows of Coke, her roommate noticed that one was missing and pestered her for a long ti, insisting she repay the cost of the Coke.
Lu Youzhen was so annoyed; it was just a can of Coke, was it really worth all the fuss?
Lu Youbang opened the fridge and found both top shelves were filled with Coke, while the bottom two contained sour plum juice.
“Why don’t you buy Coke?” asked Lu Youbang, since Coke was thirst-quenching and satisfying.
“Coke is expensive,” Lu Youzhen replied rolling her eyes, “Just drink the sour plum juice, it’s the sa color as Coke and it’s cooling and refreshing.”
Lu Youbang pursed his lips and took out a bottle of the sour plum juice.
The sour plum was in a large bottle, so he went to the kitchen looking for a cup, “Do you guys distinguish who uses which cup?”
“Yeah, the disposable paper cups are mine,” Lu Youzhen was in her own room, organizing the clothes she had just purchased.
“…” Lu Youbang said, “Why would you buy disposable cups? Aren’t they expensive? If you got a regular cup, you could reuse it, wouldn’t that save more money?”
“Look at you, penny-pinching like that, how can you ever beco rich?” Lu Youzhen criticized, “Always thinking about money, money, money.”
“But aren’t you also trying to save money by buying sour plum juice?” Lu Youbang retorted, unconvinced.
“Is that the sa thing?” Lu Youzhen argued, “Aside from being expensive, drinking Coke makes you gain weight, which isn’t good for the figure. Sour plum juice is different, it’s healthier; money isn’t that big of a concern here.”
“As for the disposable cups, they don’t cost much,” Lu Youzhen continued, “Plus, I save on doing the dishes. And I still have to move to the dormitory, you know? When that ti cos, taking cups won’t take up space, right? I can buy cups after I move to the dorm.”
“Enough, don’t ddle so much. It’s my money, let spend it however I want,” Lu Youzhen was supposed to be tidying up clothes but instead was just throwing the new ones onto the bed. Then she began rummaging through the small closet for the kind of clothes Lu Youbang had described.
“Have you found sothing suitable yet or what?” Lu Youbang asked, getting impatient.
“These, take a look. Which one do you think is best?” Lu Youzhen pulled out several garnts.
There were sets and also dresses.
“Why are these designs so complicated?” Lu Youbang frowned critically, “Didn’t I tell you to pick sothing simple?”
“Complicated?” Lu Youzhen looked down at the clothes she’d selected, “These are the latest fashions.”
“I’ve already told you, we don’t need anything too fashionable. What kind of fashion hasn’t Lin Jingshen seen? These clothes of yours, they are obviously cheap stall goods no matter how trendy their style. Compared to those expensive clothes others wear, these don’t stand a chance.”
Lu Youzhen, feeling annoyed that the clothes she had carefully chosen were belittled by Lu Youbang as completely worthless, angrily threw all of them back onto the bed and said to Lu Youbang, “You pick then! Let’s see what you think is good!”
Lu Youbang really did co in and after examining Lu Youzhen’s clothes, he finally chose a white T-shirt and blue jeans.
He had heard that Lu Youxi wore a similar outfit on the first day of school.
Of course, it couldn’t be exactly the sa; otherwise, Lin Jingshen would eventually realize what was going on.
“This is it?” Lu Youzhen asked, looking dubious.
“This looks pretty good,” Lu Youbang said, nodding with certainty.
“Your taste is trash!” Lu Youzhen expressed her dissatisfaction, “This T-shirt, I bought it from a night market nearby to wear at ho, for ten yuan apiece. And these jeans, I even brought them from ho. You overlook all the good-looking clothes and actually think these two are suitable?”
“I’ve already told you how many tis, no matter how nice the clothes are, can they be as good as those worn by rich second-generations? Lin Jingshen has seen too much of those. Instead of trying to compete, you should take a different approach. Simple and clean is the way to go,” Lu Youbang said with resignation, “Just listen to .”
“Fine,” Lu Youzhen huffed, “I’ll wear what you suggest but if Lin Jingshen doesn’t like because of it, it’s on you!”
“Sure,” Lu Youbang agreed, nodding, “I’ll take full responsibility. If it really is because of what I suggested that Lin Jingshen doesn’t take to you, I promise to arrange another eting for you. And next ti, I won’t interfere.”
“But if your own behavior is why Lin Jingshen doesn’t like you, that has nothing to do with ,” Lu Youbang added cautiously.
Lu Youzhen burst into an annoyed laugh, “Get out!”
Lu Youbang: “…”
“I need to change!” Lu Youzhen stated tersely.
Lu Youbang left Lu Youzhen’s room, and she changed into the white T-shirt and blue jeans.
She just opened her door and spoke coldly to Lu Youbang, “You sure, just like this?”
“Just like that!” Lu Youbang confird.
Lu Youzhen and Lu Youxi were only cousins but still bore a resemblance.
If she made an effort to dress and mimic Lu Youxi a bit, she should be able to resemble her by perhaps four or five points.
Lu Youbang certainly couldn’t let Lu Youzhen know what he was thinking, so he said, “You’re only 18, at your most youthful and beautiful age. There’s no need to overdo the dressing, it only adds gilding to the lily.”
“This clear and natural look is the best. All those girls that Lin Jingshen knows, including his fiancée, are rich. You can’t compete with them, but you have one advantage over them.”
Lu Youzhen raised her eyebrows, curious how she could possibly have an edge when Lu Youbang had been belittling her.
“You’re younger than all of them,” Lu Youbang said, “n, who doesn’t like young and attractive girls?”
“You are more youthful than them,” Lu Youbang continued, “I’m a man, trust . Just dress yourself up in a way that accentuates your youth and purity.”
“You don’t need to do anything elaborate with your hair either, just tie it up in a neat high ponytail. That’s the best look.”
Half-convinced, Lu Youzhen did as Lu Youbang suggested and tied her hair into a high ponytail.
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