Chapter 5 Good things come in hard times
Back to the city,

Li Zhi did not go home or go to the store, but drove directly to HKUST.

That is the university where Ye Fan attends.

The Department of Archaeology at USTC is one of the top departments in the country.

After Li Zhi arrived at HKUST, he asked around and found the Department of Archaeology.

Unfortunately, his wish did not come true.

University professors are not middle school teachers and it is impossible for them to stay in school teaching all year round.

Moreover, Li Zhi was not a prominent celebrity, so when he went to visit rashly, he was unexpectedly turned away.

Reflecting on myself, I was still too anxious.

Deciphering oracle bones is not something that can be accomplished overnight.

Li Zhi stopped a male student who was walking out of the Archaeology Department teaching building and asked, "Excuse me, classmate, can you do me a favor?"

The male classmate unexpectedly dodged, then looked at Li Zhi with contempt and left.

"Are today's college students so rude?" Li Zhi complained in his heart.

Then he stopped two more male classmates, and they all showed the same expression.

This made Li Zhi feel even more confused.

After being rejected repeatedly, Li Zhi began to doubt his appearance.

I looked at my handsome face on the phone screen and there was nothing scary about it.

Could it be that something dirty got on your body when you were at home?
Thinking of this, Li Zhi began to stretch out his hands and legs to look for any abnormalities on his body.

"Puchi, haha." Perhaps seeing Li Zhi's funny side, a girl's laughter suddenly came from behind him.

Li Zhi immediately turned around and looked in the direction where the sound came from.

A girl wearing large black-framed glasses that almost covered half of her face was walking down the stairs in front of the Archaeology Department's teaching building.

There are actually female students in the archaeology department?
Maybe those boys ignored me just now because they are of the same sex and they repel each other.

Li Zhi immediately stepped forward, smiled, and said, "Excuse me, classmate. Can you do me a favor?"

The female classmate looked Li Zhi up and down, and then said in a tone of an experienced person: "Uncle, your way of chatting up girls is too old-fashioned. If you want to pursue a girl, at least you should bring a bouquet of flowers. No girl will go with you with nothing in your hand and a luxury car key chain that you don't know whether it is real or not."

Li Zhi was stunned and said, "Classmate, what are you talking about? I'm not here to find a girlfriend."

"Aren't you here to wait for Xia Siyu?" the female classmate asked curiously.

"Who is Xia Siyu? Why am I looking for him?" Li Zhi said.

"Then what are you doing standing here?" asked the female classmate.

"I'm here to see Professor Gao Peijun." Li Zhi instantly understood why those male students were so hostile to him. It turned out to be a misunderstanding. They thought he was here to pursue the beauty in the Department of Archaeology.

"Looking for Old Man Gao?" The female student looked at Li Zhi strangely, and then asked, "You are not from our school, right?"

Li Zhi said helplessly, "Obviously not. If I were from your school, why would I suffer here? I would go directly to Professor Gao Peijun's office to find him."

"Why are you looking for Old Man Gao?" asked the female classmate.

"I heard that Professor Gao is an expert in the field of oracle bone research and has deciphered many oracle bones. I have an article written in oracle bone script and would like to ask him for advice." Li Zhi said.

The female classmate looked at Li Zhi in confusion and asked, "Are you really not here to pick up girls?"

Li Zhi said: "Do I look like a pervert? I am so eager to pick up girls at school."

The female classmate pushed her glasses and nodded, "It seems that you really came to see Old Gao."

Hearing the female classmate addressing Professor Gao Peijun, Li Zhi realized that their relationship might be unusual, so he immediately seized the opportunity to ask, "Classmate, where is Professor Gao's office? Is he free now? Can I visit him?" "Did you bring the article written in oracle bone script? Take it out and let me see it." The female classmate didn't seem to believe that Li Zhi had an article written in oracle bone script in his hand.

Li Zhi looked at the female classmate warily and said, "This is a priceless treasure and it must not be passed on to others."

"And!" The female classmate looked at Li Zhi with contempt, then turned around and left.

Li Zhi immediately chased after him and shouted, "Classmate, please help me. We can discuss it. As long as you introduce Professor Gao to me, I will pay you for your service."

The female classmate ignored Li Zhi and continued walking away.

Li Zhi chased after him again and said, "How about five hundred? If that doesn't work, I'll give you one thousand."

Seeing that the female classmate still ignored him, Li Zhi shouted: "Two thousand, two thousand is enough for your living expenses for a month, don't be greedy."

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted the gossipy looks of passers-by.

The female classmate turned around and yelled at Li Zhi in anger, "Shut up."

Li Zhi said, "Classmate, just by introducing it, you can earn 2,000 yuan, which is already a very good deal."

The gossipy looks from the students passing by almost made the female student break down.

Then she said loudly: "We don't even know each other. Why should I take your money?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the girl immediately realized that these words were ambiguous.

He quickly said, "That's not what I meant."

Then he pointed at Li Zhi and shouted, "Stay away from me."

"Sisi, what's wrong? Is he bothering you?" At this moment, a beautiful figure suddenly walked out from the garden path next to her, came to the side of the girl with glasses, and said.

"Xiaoman, please listen to my explanation. He and I don't know each other at all." The female classmate, who was afraid of being misunderstood by her good friends, immediately grabbed the hand of the girl named Xiaoman and said.

The pretty girl pulled Sisi behind her, then stood in front of Li Zhi and asked, "What's your name? You're not from our school, are you? If you dare to bother Sisi again, I'll call security."

"Classmate, it's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. I'm Li Zhi, and I have something to do to visit Professor Gao Peijun of your college. I found that this classmate Sisi happens to have a good relationship with Professor Gao, so I wanted to invite her to take me to visit him." Li Zhi explained hurriedly.

"Then why were you shouting and making a random offer just now?" the girl named Sisi asked.

"Isn't it the industry practice to pay the introducer a fee?" Li Zhi said as a matter of course.

Then he asked, "What are your names, classmates?"

"Xia Siyu." The girl with glasses paused before speaking.

"Li Xiaoman." said the beautiful girl.

"You are Li Xiaoman? Ye Fan and Pang Bo's classmate?" Li Zhi asked subconsciously with great surprise.

"Do you know Ye Fan?" Li Xiaoman asked.

"A few days ago, he and Pangbo bought a golden Pixiu bracelet in my shop." Li Zhi said.

"Are you the owner of the antique jewelry store who sold things, closed the store and ran away?" Li Xiaoman said in a strange tone.

Li Zhi nodded and said, "I am the owner of an antique jewelry store, but I haven't closed down the business, nor have I run away."

It turned out that Pangbo failed to pursue the girl and was rejected in public.

So he wanted to return the gold Pixiu bracelet.

But after going there twice, Li Zhi's shop was closed.

He and Ye Fan thought that Li Zhi had closed the store and ran away.

Ye Fan had just talked about this matter with Li Xiaoman this morning, but he didn't expect to meet the real culprit so soon.

(End of this chapter)