September 1st, Capital City.
In a rideshare from the airport, Bai Chuan was holding a small notebook and giving Chen Xuan some advice for college life:
"In a shared dormitory, you can casually leave almost anything around, but never tissues. If you leave a pack of tissues where everyone can easily reach them, it might just be empty after you've only used a few sheets."
Chen Xuan nodded in agreement.
In the classroom, anyone who dared to leave tissues on their desk instead of hidden in their drawer was either brave or truly generous.
Because this is equivalent to placing a pile of silver in a bustling market.
In broad daylight and under the watchful eyes of others, no one would dare claim it for themselves, but they might casually take a couple of sheets as they pass by without being noticed.
As a result...
One person takes two, another takes two, and while no one uses too much, soon the tissues are all gone.