Chapter 122 Arrival at School

After exiting the station, Jinran looked around and then asked an older woman with a sweet smile, only to find out that there was a direct bus that went there not far away.

It was still the starting station. The destination was Beijing University. Jinran thanked him and headed towards the station.

Perhaps because school is about to start, there were several other students with large bags and small packages waiting on the bus, mostly from Beijing University.

Fortunately, there weren't many people, and there were still seats available.

After Jinran paid the fare, she found an empty seat and sat down. She watched as many people got on the bus one after another, and the bus gradually became very crowded before the driver started driving.

After a leisurely hour-long drive, Jinran was starting to feel carsick before finally arriving at their destination.

After Jinran got off the bus, she frantically inhaled the fresh air and finally felt alive again. The smell of sweat and mud along the way, combined with the smell of stinky feet, was both intoxicating and sexy.

I never want to go through that again.

Next time, I'll definitely spend a huge sum of money on a different mode of transportation.

Jinran followed the students in front of her into the campus. With the help of many senior students, Jinran finally arrived at her assigned dormitory after a flurry of activity.

She thanked the senior student who had helped her find her way and then pushed open the door to go inside.

No one has arrived at the dormitory yet. The dormitory is the kind with bunk beds, unlike the ones in later times where the lower bunk has a desk. There is a long table in the middle of the aisle for them to study at, and there is also a row of cabinets. This should be an eight-person dormitory, with a large cabinet for each person to store clothes and such.

Overall, it was not bad. Jinran found her bed, the upper bunk by the window. Looking at the thin layer of dust, she sighed.

I had no choice but to put my luggage down, find an old-fashioned basin and a rag in the space, and go out to fetch water.

When I returned, I found that the dormitory was already occupied.

She was a tall, thin girl who greeted Jinran shyly, "Hello, my name is Feng Lijuan, and I'm a math major. I'm 23 years old and I was a sent-down youth before. I'm from Guangzhou."

Jinran smiled and introduced herself: "Hello, my name is Shen Jinran, my major is history. I originally applied for finance, but I was assigned to another major. I am from Kunming, Northeast China."

After talking for a while, Feng Lijuan kept subtly inquiring about Jinran's family situation. Jinran gave a perfunctory answer, then neatly climbed onto the upper bunk and started wiping. Seeing this, Feng Lijuan also took out a rag, asked Jinran for the location of the washroom, and then left.

In no time, Jinran had tidied up quickly, installed the pre-prepared bracket, and hung up the curtain, thus creating her own private space.

Feng Lijuan looked at Jinran's curtain with envy and asked, "This must have cost a lot of money. The fabric is really nice. It's such a waste to hang it like this."

Jinran just smiled and didn't say anything. Feng Lijuan chuckled awkwardly and didn't say anything more either.

Jinran was still tidying up when people gradually arrived, and all eight of them were officially present.

But according to Jinran's observation, none of them are easy to deal with, so the days ahead are likely to be quite interesting.

Everyone introduced themselves. Jinran was the only one from the history department. A girl named Wang Fen mocked, "What were you thinking? You actually chose the history department. What's the use of this department?"

Jinran laughed and retorted, "Is that so? I will pass on your words to the teacher without missing a single one. Then, the teacher will answer your questions and see what the history department is really for."

Wang Fen was furious and a little scared. Feng Lijuan stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Jinran was just joking. She was assigned to this major by someone else. There's nothing she can do about it. The history department is very good."

After that, Jinran didn't exchange any more pleasantries with them; it was extremely boring.

After packing my things, I locked the locker, took my change of clothes and shower supplies, and left the dormitory.

Jinran thought about asking around to find out where there was a public bathhouse. She hadn't been able to take a shower on the train because it wasn't convenient for her to enter her space, and she felt like she smelled terrible.

After Jinran left, the remaining people started criticizing her, saying, "This young lady from who-knows-where is acting like a spoiled brat, even putting curtains around the bed."

"Who can argue with that? They've been spoiled. It's best to leave them alone now, otherwise..."

Feng Lijuan kindly explained, "It's just a personal habit. Maybe their family is well-off and they don't care much. I was thinking, what's wrong with such good fabric? It's such a waste to hang it up. People have different ideas."

Then, because of Jinran, the group quickly became familiar and close.