10: Eat grass together

After the two of them had agreed, Xu Wen initially wanted them four to take care of her younger sister, but then thought better of it and didn't say anything.

Everyone is living for the first time; there's no need for anyone to pamper another. She believed her younger sister could handle things on her own.

She bought her necessary items and left a card. Being away from home is different; having more money in her pocket would put her at ease.

At the airport, as she was leaving, she ruffled her head, "Remember, if you're unhappy, come home. While I hope you make something of yourself, I don't want to see you compromise. Hear me?"

"I understand, Sis!"

"And no dating. If I find out you're dating, I'll tear that guy apart."

"Oh, come on! Didn't you say it yourself? With my personality, who would even look at me?"

"Stop being silly. It's precisely because you're so foolish that I worry you'll be deceived."

She wasn't touched in the slightest. She pouted, not wanting to bother with her.

"It's not far from here. Remember to come home if you're unhappy, okay? If it really doesn't work out, then forget it. Your sister will support you for life."

"Okay, Sis, I love you!"

"Alright, I know you. Your phone is set up, too. I've temporarily confiscated your driver's license; I'll give it back to you based on your performance."

"Take it, take it! I don't even like driving. Oh, right, will Mom beat you up when you go back?"

"What do you think?" Xu Wen looked at her, speechless.

"Then I think it's better if you hide for a bit. I'm afraid if Dad and Mom team up for a mixed doubles, that wouldn't be good."

"I truly owe you. Work hard; I'm waiting for you to become a big star and bring me glory! That way, even if I get beaten, it won't be in vain."

"I'll try my best! If I accidentally flop, don't blame me."

"What ambition! I'm too lazy to argue with you. Remember to come home and don't let anyone bully you. I can bully my sister, but no one else can."

"Mwah~ Hehe!"

"I'm leaving now. Remember what I said. I'll also come to see you regularly."

She ruffled her head and left. Her current position is not low, and she has many things to handle, so she couldn't stay there indefinitely.

After watching her older sister leave, she felt a bit lonely being out on her own again. After her brief moment of reflection, she hailed a taxi back to the dorm. Upon entering, she saw the four of them were still there.

"Aren't you guys eating?"

"We're waiting for you! You just arrived and aren't familiar yet. Let's go together!" Kim Jennie was quite enthusiastic, and it was her idea to wait for Xu Zhiyou.

"What cafeteria? Let's go eat Korean BBQ. I heard Peninsula Korean BBQ is quite good; I've never tried it."

"But we don't have much money?"

Kim Jennie's parents didn't support her becoming some kind of trainee. She came, gritting her teeth and puffing her cheeks, so her living expenses were naturally suspended.

"My treat! I have money."

When she gets back, she'll write a song and sell it, and then she'll have money. Money is too easy for her to come by; she has a cheat, so she should be a bit more arrogant.

Thinking of this, she felt helpless. This broken golden finger, it would be so much better if it just gave her songs directly. Instead, she has to rack her brain to think, and when she tries to come up with an original idea, she's interrupted by fragments that pop up.

But looking at it from another angle, it's pretty much her original work. She didn't plagiarize directly. At most, she'll donate more money in the future as a contribution to society.

"Another day! We still have practice tonight, and we might not have enough time." Park Chaeyoung checked the time.

"Uh???" She suddenly forgot that she seemed to be a trainee now too.

She had been a trainee in her previous life, so she naturally knew the rules. Punching in on time was very important, otherwise, it would directly affect her evaluation scores.

Group selections could come at any time, and if she failed to debut because of these small matters, that would be truly tragic.

"Then the cafeteria has steak and Jjajangmyeon, right?"

She has a metabolism that allows her to eat without gaining weight, so she can do whatever she wants and doesn't need to suffer.

The four of them stared at her blankly. They had to weigh themselves every day during practice, and even a slight weight gain would result in deductions. This person was still ordering high-calorie foods.

"Won't you get fat eating like that?"

"I exercise enough, my metabolism is fast, no problem!"

"The trainee cafeteria was cut because no one ate there. You have to go to the artist cafeteria; that's where they have it, but we don't have cards."

"Then who has a card? I'll go get one."

"Uh?" The four of them suddenly wondered if she didn't understand what a trainee was.

"What's wrong?"

"The company won't let artists and trainees interact. We don't know anyone either, so don't even think about it. Just eat your greens!"

"Then do you guys want to eat it? If you do, I'll go get it. There's nothing in this world I'm afraid to do."

"No!" They had worked so hard to control their weight; they didn't want to rebound.

Tsk tsk! Were the four members of BLACKPINK really this well-behaved during their trainee days? That shouldn't be right; it's completely inconsistent with their fierce and cool girl crush style on stage.

Especially Dumpling Ni, she looked so innocent and adorable. Was this the strong female rapper she knew?

"Let's go quickly! If we're any later, there won't even be any greens left to eat." Kim Jennie pulled her along.

"Have you four always been together?"

"We used to be nine people, and now there are only four left. The company originally wanted to create a large group, but it kept getting delayed, and they couldn't take it anymore, so..."

After speaking, Kim Jennie remembered Cho Mi-yeon, who had left just a few months ago, and suddenly felt a bit disheartened.

"What's wrong? Worried you won't debut?"

"Aren't you worried?"

Kim Jennie saw that she was always so carefree and couldn't quite understand it. When they first arrived, they were very reserved, unlike this person.

"You can do it. You have to believe in yourselves."

"Thanks! Oh, right, how's your Korean? You green card members also have a Korean language assessment."

She forgot to mention that she knew Korean. Switching to standard Korean, she said, "I know a tiny bit of Thai too. Lalisa Manoban, right?"

"How do you know my full name?"

Lisa was genuinely surprised. She had only introduced herself as Lalisa just now, fearing her name was too long for the other person to remember, but she hadn't expected her to know.

It would be hard not to know. Their trainee mentors used to always use BLACKPINK to PUA them, and shamefully, she actually believed she could do it too.

Being young makes it easy to be an idealist. The sparse idol industry in China is truly a source of tears!

"I looked it up when I came back just now. I know all four of you."

"Jisoo, YG's most beautiful artist. Jennie-oni, the strongest ACE. Chaeyoung, the main vocalist. Lisa, the dance expert."

"Your information-gathering ability is indeed impressive. You haven't said what you're good at yet?" The others weren't surprised; they were all public trainees, with no secrets to speak of.

"Me? Singing, I guess! That should be what I'm best at among all my abilities."

Based on her actions when she first arrived, the four of them concluded that she was a novice, someone who might know a little but definitely not much, so they didn't ask for details.

This perfectly created a misunderstanding. Xu Zhiyou couldn't just tell everyone she met that she graduated from Juilliard School, could she?

Besides, the four of them had just graduated from high school and hadn't had much exposure to outside information, so it was uncertain whether they even knew about this extremely low-key music academy.