Yu Xiangan and his companions set out early as there were still a few days before the start of school. After arriving in the capital, the four of them first went to a guesthouse near the school to put down their belongings, and then went to find Lin Houpu's old comrade-in-arms Zhao Li according to the address.

I brought the wine and meat that Zhao Li liked. The wine was brewed by myself, and the meat was made into jerky by myself. The quantity was just right, plus a bag of fruit, and I delivered it to his door.

If they bring excessive amounts of things as soon as they arrive at the door, people might think they are up to something.

Zhao Li was very welcoming to their arrival. He was also very tall, which was very rare at that time. He was nearly 1.9 meters tall, and could truly be described as having a strong build and broad shoulders. His voice was like a bell. When his big hand patted Lin Chuanbai's shoulder with satisfaction, Lin Chuanbai felt that half of his body was slightly numb. What kind of strength was this?

He struggled to maintain the expression on his face, "Hello, Uncle Zhao."

Zhao Li: "Good! You are all good too. These are your twins, they are so good looking. You don't have to be polite to me. Your father and I are close friends. We fought in the same trench. Don't be polite to me now that you are here. I heard that you want to rent a house here. I also told your father that there is no need to look for a house. You can just live here with me. You don't need to rent a house outside."

Lin Chuanbai smiled and said, "With our two children around, it would be more convenient to rent a house near the school. Thank you Uncle Zhao for your kindness."

Zhao Li sighed, "Yes, it's quite far from here to school. It's just too far. Otherwise, even if you don't want to, I will force you to stay here so that you can absorb more cultural atmosphere and educate these two useless kids in my family."

He walked over and patted the two children next to him. Looking at the grimace on their faces, Lin Chuanbai felt the same way.

This force must be very painful!

Zhao Li really felt it was a pity. He had three children. His eldest son was born early and his grandson is about to go to elementary school. However, there is a big age difference between his eldest son and his second daughter and third son. His daughter is seventeen this year and his son is sixteen. His second daughter also took the college entrance examination this year, but did not pass. Her studies were ruined. He asked her to repeat the year and take the exam again next year. His youngest son's grades were not very good either. Before the college entrance examination was resumed, he did not pay much attention to this aspect. He just wanted to pass it at a low altitude. But now it is not possible and he has to be strict with it.

They just happened to catch up with the right time and were able to take the college entrance examination. This is a stroke of luck and they must cherish it.

These college students should be used well and their future will definitely be bright.

"If they can learn half as much as you do, I won't have to worry anymore." With half of their achievements, he could go to college.

Hearing his words, the expressions on Zhao Lin and Zhao Mi's faces were somewhat reluctant. Yu Xiangan and Lin Chuanbai could tell at a glance that this expression was the helplessness of a poor student.

It doesn't mean that children of people with status will be good at studying. Studying also depends on talent. Some people just don't have that talent. They read the second sentence and forget the first sentence. It doesn't seem to be that bad for the two of them. I guess it's because they didn't pay enough attention to learning before, so they neglected it and got bad grades. To be honest, it will be painful to pick it up now. But if they can endure this year, get admitted next year, and study in college for a few more years, they will have a promising future.

"Brother Lin, Sister Lin, your grades are so good, do you have any tricks for studying?"

Now they both envy Lin Chuanbai and Yu Xiangan because they have been admitted to prestigious universities. They are so envious!

Both of them will take the college entrance examination next year. Zhao Li has prepared a thick stack of study materials for them and also hired someone to help them with their lessons.

That teacher was notoriously strict and unsympathetic, so Zhao Mi thought he could find someone else to tutor him.

“Do more exercises and get more hands-on.”

"Besides this, are there any other study methods? Brother Lin, do you have time to give extra lessons to college entrance examination candidates?"

Zhao Li's eyebrows twitched when he heard this. He felt that it was a good idea. One of them was second in the province in liberal arts, and the other was third in the province in science. These rankings were more than enough to teach his son and daughter. He just didn't know if they had time.

Lin Chuanbai didn't even consider it. "I will be very busy when I go to college, and I have children around me. Tutoring will take a lot of time to prepare. If you don't understand something in the future, you can ask me. But forget about giving you tutoring regularly. If I force you to give tutoring, it will waste your time. If you don't mind, you can take a copy of our previous notes."

When they were admitted, countless people came to ask for study tips. Some of them were difficult to persuade, but since they had connections, they sorted out their notes and they were very popular.

Their notes!

Zhao Mi was very excited: "Okay, okay, thank you, Brother Lin."

Zhao Lin, who studied liberal arts, also hurried to express her gratitude: "Thank you, Sister-in-law Lin Er!"

Zhao Li watched them talk cheerfully, then brought the topic back, "I've inquired about the house for rent your father mentioned in the letter, and now there are three known places, all not far from your school. The first one is a bungalow with three rooms. His son has been transferred out of town and won't be back in the short term, so he wants to rent out one of the rooms. The kitchen and toilet and the like must be shared. If you don't want to share the kitchen, you can build one yourself. It's about 18 square meters, which is not small. It has electrical wires and can be used with electrical appliances. There is a well about 100 meters behind it, and it's not far from the two schools. Both schools are in this area, about a ten-minute walk from one and a fifteen-minute walk from the other. There are two daycare centers nearby, within a ten-minute walk."

"The second one is two kilometers away from Aoki University. It's close to Aoki University, but the place is a bit small. There is one room, about 10 square meters, with a small kitchen built at the door. You have to walk about 500 meters to get water."

"The third one is near the Medical University. It's on the second floor of a two-story building. There are two adjacent rooms, but the place is relatively small, only 12 square meters in total. They belong to two brothers. They both moved out, so this place is empty. I want to rent it out to earn some living expenses."

This sounds like the first one is more appropriate.

Zhao Li nodded: "You guys go take a look? Make a decision after you have seen it. Let the two siblings take you to have a look, and by the way, take a walk around here and get familiar with the place."

"Then I'll trouble you two." Lin Chuanbai naturally wanted to go and take a look, "Uncle Zhao, do you know if there is anyone selling a house near the school? It doesn't matter if it's old and dilapidated. We can tear it down and build our own."

The house that they build themselves is the house that suits them best, but there are really few people who sell their houses.

Most people don’t even have enough space for themselves.

Zhao Li hesitated: "In this case, you will have to wait for a while before you can move in."

"That's okay, we can live in the rented house first."

Zhao Li reminded: "Building a house will cost a lot of labor."

"We know that we have worked for a few years and have some savings."

You never have to worry about losing money when buying a house in the capital. When have the housing prices here ever disappointed anyone?

If you encounter demolition, becoming rich overnight is not a dream, and it is near the school, so it is definitely a school district house.

Zhao Li nodded: "I understand. I will help you keep an eye out. You need to find out more slowly."

It is still possible to find houses for rent, but there are very few houses for sale.

"I'll keep an eye on it for you."

"Sorry for the trouble, Uncle Zhao. Thanks to you, otherwise we would have come here without knowing anything and would be completely in the dark."

Zhao Li waved his hand and said, "Why are you being polite? You can move here from the guesthouse these days. Don't waste your money."

Lin Chuanbai: "Uncle Zhao, I won't be polite to you. It's closer there. It's too troublesome to move back and forth. It's only a few days."

There are rooms in Zhao Li's house, but it seems there are only three rooms. When they come to stay here, as guests, Zhao Li will not let them live in the living room with their children. But then one of them will have to live in the living room. Forget it.

Zhao Lin and Zhao Mi took them out. The siblings were very fond of the twins, and each of them held one, which felt very fresh.

They didn’t dare tease the children in front of their father, but now there is no problem. The siblings admired their refusal: “My father looks so fierce, I dare not object to anything he says. Second brother Lin, you are really good.”

Rejected his dad twice!

He didn't look scared at all.

Lin Chuanbai curled his eyes and said, "My dad is almost the same. He's used to it."

They don't look like easy people to deal with.

Under the guidance of Zhao Lin and Zhao Mi, we visited these three places. They also helped us, so we knew where they were and walked around nearby.

After looking at these three places, Lin Chuanbai and Yu Xiangan both prefer to rent the first one, where they can build a kitchen next to it and the room is relatively large, so it is no problem for their family of four to live in. They also went to two daycare centers nearby, which are actually kindergartens in later generations. Children of this age already understand some things, so the teachers will not only take them to play, but also teach them to recognize numbers, sing nursery rhymes and the like. However, the learning aspect does not account for too much, and it is more about playing together, which can help adults who are too busy to take care of the children and let them concentrate on their work.

At this time, children of this age are left to their own devices, unlike in later generations, when even if they are just kindergarten age, there are many preschool classes, early childhood education classes, interest classes, etc., which are rich and diverse.

The first daycare center charged three dollars a month, including lunch. Children were sent to the school in the morning and picked up by adults in the afternoon, and lunch was included.

But now there are five teachers taking care of more than 40 children, the oldest are six or seven years old, and the youngest are two or three years old.

These are children who cannot be sent to daycare centers in factories or companies for various reasons.

When they went to see it, they found it was too noisy.

Five teachers can’t handle it all.

They went to a second daycare center, which also provided lunch. However, their class had fewer students. Here, there were four teachers taking care of twelve people, but they said there would be no more than sixteen people at most, and they did not accept children under three years old. The food at noon was better, and they even showed them the menu. Correspondingly, the fee was more expensive, five dollars per person per month, which was almost half the price.

There was no need to think about it at all. Yu Xiangan and his friends decided to send the twins to this nursery because they didn't need the two dollars.

After finding a daycare center, I went back to confirm the rental arrangements.

The person who contacted them was the landlord's mother. He was already living out of town. He was the second son in the family, and the three of them had all moved to another place. They were now living in his dormitory, which had just been vacated. She said she wanted to rent it out to supplement the family income.

His mother lived in one of the three rooms, and his eldest brother and his family lived in another.

Aunt Jiang said cheerfully: "Are you sure you want to rent it? Then let's sign an agreement."

She was very satisfied. As a couple of college students, the school was nearby, which made them feel at ease.

Lin Chuanbai and his friends rented the room for half a year at four yuan a month. In addition to the room, there was an empty space of about two or three square meters on the side that could be used as a kitchen. They also guaranteed that no one would enter their room to move things without their permission. They wrote all of this down in the agreement.

Zhao Lin and Zhao Mi: "..."

Brother Lin and his wife are so decisive!

After the signing, the right to use this place will belong to them for the next six months.

Yu Xiangan: "Where is the nearest supply and marketing cooperative around here? I want to go buy some daily necessities."

The twins take a nap in the nursery, so we need to prepare a small pillow, a small quilt, a water cup, a lunch box, and their small school bags, among other odds and ends.

Plus, since they're moving here, they'll also need to buy some things.

Zhao Lin jumped up and down happily: "Mrs. Lin, come with me."

Yu Xiangan was not used to this address, "Xiao Lin, please call me Sister Xiao An. You call me Sister Lin Er, but I always feel like you are calling someone else."

"Hahaha, okay, Sister Xiao An."

They bought everything they needed, cleaned up the house, then went to the guesthouse to check out and move their things over.

The two siblings were a little dumbfounded. They had done so many things in that day without stopping for a moment. They were not vague at all when making the decision. They just took whatever they wanted.

What Zhao Lin admires most is that Sister Xiao An knows a lot and she makes the final decision on many things.

Yu Xiangan: “…”

Because she had traveled here before, she was somewhat familiar with this area.

In the few days before school started, the two of them were busy with these things, which were trivial but time-consuming. After everything was done, the twins went to daycare and it was time to report to school.

Yu Xiangan came to Aoki University and took out her certificate and admission letter. When it was time to assign a dormitory, Yu Xiangan explained her situation. She had children with her and it was inconvenient for her to live here, so she applied to live outside.

The teacher who registered her heard her say this and looked up.

If you don't look at her household registration, you really can't tell that she has a child.

Of course, she is not the only student with children, but people who live far away will not bring their children here so quickly. If they live nearby, their families are here and their children are taken care of by other parents. So far, among those who have registered, she is the only one who has brought her child from so far away.

But he had thought of this situation before, so he wrote a note, "I know your situation, so you don't have to apply for accommodation. Your classroom is here, please be there on time tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you." Things went smoothly and Yu Xiangan breathed a sigh of relief.

If you live in a dormitory, there are many inconveniences.

I went to school the next day after reporting. When I arrived at the classroom, there were already more than 10 people sitting scattered around.

The older one looked to be around 30 years old, and the younger one was around 18 years old.

From youth to young adulthood.

Among these people, most are men.

Seeing a new student coming, he looked very young, probably in his early 20s, with neat short hair and good looks, someone immediately took the lead in making a noise, "Welcome the new student!"

Everyone had a kind and warm smile on their face, without a trace of gloom.

After being admitted to university, life suddenly became full of various expectations, which naturally affected my spirit.

Yu Xiangan was not afraid of the stage and greeted everyone generously: "Hello, classmates, I am Yu Xiangan. It is a great honor to be here with you all. We will spend four years together. I hope that we can learn more knowledge in the next four years and become a more useful person to the society!"

"Well said!" Applause came from the door at this time. A man wearing a Zhongshan suit with a fountain pen on his chest came in. He looked at the students here and said, "Students, I am your class teacher, Wu Zhusheng. Male students, please follow me to move the books first. Female students, please don't be idle either. Come and help. We will have a good chat later."

Those who come early will inevitably have to do some hard labor.

Yu Xiangan also went with them and helped to move the books. Some of the thinner books were moved by the girls.

More students came later. They saw that they were not idle either and participated actively. By the time the late students arrived, the books were already all there. They took the textbooks one by one according to what was written on the blackboard. When there were still ten minutes before the bell rang, everyone in their class had arrived and the books had been distributed.

Everyone came early.

Everyone was obviously excited.

At this time, Wu Zhusheng stood on the stage and formally introduced himself. He wrote his name on the blackboard with chalk: "My name is Wu Zhusheng. I will be your homeroom teacher for the next four years."

He was about fifty years old, with a few strands of gray hair on his temples. He looked at the students with a friendly smile on his face: "Students, this is our first class. As you all know, you are the first batch of candidates since the resumption of the college entrance examination. You have a great responsibility. You must study hard in the next period of time and cherish this hard-won opportunity. I will not repeat the extra words. Next, let's ask each student to give a brief self-introduction, so that we can get to know each other, starting with the first batch of students on the left."

Nowadays, everyone simply chooses their seats according to their height. Those who are taller sit in the back, while those who are shorter sit in the front.

The young man sitting over there was caught off guard. He was called all of a sudden and stood up abruptly. He stammered and his dark face turned red. "Hello, everyone. My name is Wu Qiang. I'm from Sichuan. Nice to meet you all."

After saying that, he sat down hastily.

The person next to him quickly stood up and said in a loud voice: "Hello, students. My name is Zhou Shengyu, and I am from Hainan."

"Hello, classmates. My name is... I come from..."

Some spoke with difficulty, while others spoke fluently. When it was Yu Xiangan's turn, she stood up gracefully and said, "My name is Yu Xiangan. Aoki University has always been my dream. I am honored to meet you all here. Before taking the college entrance examination, I worked in a bookstore. My hobby is to cook all kinds of delicious food. If you are worried about how to improve your cooking skills, or if you don't know what to do with the ingredients you get, please come to me. As long as I know something, I can help a little."

Their teacher was an impatient person. After one round of introductions was finished, he called out the class leaders.

"Now that everyone has gotten to know each other, I will first point out one person, Wang Haiwen. His academic performance is the highest in our class, so he will temporarily take over the position of class monitor. Yu Xiangan has the highest academic performance among the female students, so you will temporarily take over the position of deputy class monitor. If you have any questions, you can give feedback to these two students first."

Wang Haiwen is a young man in his twenties, wearing a pair of glasses and looking gentle and refined.

When the teacher called him, he showed no surprise or confusion, and stood up naturally: "Then during the period of formal selection of class leaders, I will temporarily take over the position of class monitor. If you have any questions, please feel free to come to me. I live in 303, 3rd floor, dormitory 2. Everyone, come to see me and don't go to the wrong dormitory."

Yu Xiangan was a little surprised, but since he was called, he certainly couldn't show his fear: "I don't live in the dormitory due to family reasons. If you want to find me, just tell me in class."

Wu Zhusheng clapped his hands, "Okay, let's cherish our precious study time. The timetable has been issued. I will give it to the monitor later and he will write it on the blackboard. Everyone, write it down and remember the timetable. Don't miss the class. In addition, everyone's allowance will be issued tomorrow. Everyone should make reasonable arrangements. Next, take out your textbooks and turn to the second page..."

Yu Xiangan's current major has nothing to do with the current economy, but she listened very carefully and could not help but be serious. The atmosphere was contagious. Everyone cherished this precious learning opportunity, which was hard-won. Everyone was very focused. If she was absent-minded, she would be the brightest star in the crowd.

She herself did not want to slack off.

The opportunity has been presented to her. If she doesn't grab it tightly, she would be a fool. Even if she is not 10% smart, she is not a fool at all.

The bell for the first class rang. The head teacher did not keep the class after class and managed the time just right. After he left the classroom, it suddenly became lively.

There were girls on both sides of Yu Xiangan. At this time, people were more concerned about the distance between men and women. There was an empty seat between the girls and boys.

Sitting on her left was a girl from Northeast China named Liu Mingyue. The name sounded very poetic, but she was actually a generous and straightforward person, and she was already the mother of three children.

Sitting on her right was a girl who was probably not married yet, Ke Manyun, who was about 20 years old and a bit shy. When she introduced herself just now, if Yu Xiangqing hadn't been sitting next to her, she wouldn't have known her name.

Liu Mingyue took Yu Xiangan's hand and said, "Deputy monitor, you said you didn't live in the dormitory. Are you a local?"

Yu Xiangan had no intention of hiding it, "No, I'm married and brought my child with me. I rented a house outside the school."

Hearing Liu Mingyue's question, some of the male classmates who pricked up their ears were surprised, "No way, classmate Yu, your child is this old? He looks like he's only over 20 years old."

This is saying that she grows slowly. Yu Xiangan was in a good mood and smiled: "How can this be false? The fake teacher would not agree to let me live outside. I just want to take care of my family. My child is still young and has not started primary school yet."

Liu Mingyue thought of her own child: "Who will take care of your child?"

"Leave it in the nursery and pick it up after school."

"Where is the kid's father?"

"He's in the Medical University."

Liu Mingyue was envious. "He also got into college, so you guys are so lucky. I took the exam this time and got in, but my husband is not good at studying, so there's no hope. But he is also trying to transfer here. He works in the post office, which is all over the country. If he can be transferred here, our family can be reunited."

Yu Xiangan: "It's better for the family not to separate."

"Of course, what about you? Are you married?" Liu Mingyue asked Ke Manyun. Ke Manyun lowered her head in embarrassment, her voice so low that it was almost inaudible, "Not yet..."

Liu Mingyue laughed: "If you don't have it, then you don't have it. What's there to be embarrassed about? Don't worry. You are still young. It's okay to look for someone slowly after you finish college. I got married early because I didn't have to take the college entrance examination. I would have started a family right after I finished high school. It's different now." She was already 28 years old, and when she looked at the 20-year-old Ke Manyun, she acted like she was a junior.

…

Not long after, the bell rang and everyone returned to their seats to continue their class. After the last class in the morning was over, Wang Haiwen went to the blackboard and copied the class schedule on it, and everyone copied it below.

Yu Xiangan took a look and found, as expected, that the schedule was quite full.

At noon, I went to the cafeteria with my female classmates. Most people who come to college bring money with them. The school subsidy will not be paid until tomorrow, so no one will go hungry.

Yu Xiangan followed the crowd and made a steamed bun made of two pieces of flour and a bowl of vegetable porridge with more dried vegetables and less rice. When the others returned to the dormitory, Yu Xiangan also followed them back to the girls' dormitory.

Although this position came suddenly, she is now the deputy monitor, so she has to have some idea of ​​what's going on.