Chapter 1080 The Returnee's Notes 154

The man breathed a sigh of relief and then smiled. "Alright, children say the darndest things. Don't scare the child. Xuanxuan, come here quickly, it's time to blow out the candles and eat the cake."

Happy birthday! Happy birthday...

This is a lively and warm scene, but the cakes, both green, represent different emotions: one is sweet, and the other is bitter.

Xiao Xiao clutched her chest and fell to the ground, startling her so much that her teaching assistant rushed over and pulled her into her arms. "Xiao Xiao, what's wrong? Talk to us, don't scare us."

The other two roommates also put down what they were doing and ran over. One of them had already turned on his phone and was about to contact the school hospital, since they were the nearest medical staff.

"No, no..." Xiao Xiao buried her face in the assistant's arms, "My dad... passed away."

The other three roommates were stunned, and the teaching assistant couldn't believe it. "How could that be? Your dad sent us peaches back in July and August. Your uncle looked very healthy."

Another roommate chimed in, "Yeah, Xiaoxiao, didn't your dad talk to you on the phone just a week ago?"

How could this person suddenly disappear?

"Did you misread the message?"

No sooner had these words been spoken than a suppressed sob came from Xiao Xiao's phone on her desk: "Xiao Xiao, take your dad home."

"Mom, you're lying to me, aren't you?" Xiaoxiao murmured. She didn't want to believe it. She was supposed to be able to do her internship next year and find a good job, which would make things easier for her parents.

Why?

A muffled voice with a static tone came from the phone: "Your father had a bad life. He was diagnosed with acute liver cancer. He underwent surgery at the hospital... but it didn't work... and he passed away."

"Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao!"

The sound coming from the other end of the phone made Xiao's mother very worried. She didn't even have time to change her shoes and ran out wearing the hotel's disposable slippers.

Her husband is gone; she can't let her eldest daughter get into trouble too.

The commotion in the middle of the night did not disturb Xie Ning's dormitory 3208. Everyone slept soundly through the night until dawn, and then gathered the next day to attend the military training mobilization meeting.

The freshman military training lasts for three weeks: two weeks before the start of the semester and one week after the start of the semester.

After all, there are only freshmen like them and some senior students who stay on campus to study or volunteer at the school.

The military training for freshmen at the school wasn't very intense. The hardest and most tiring part was probably standing at attention and running, and most of the time, we were standing at attention in the shade.

Gao Xiaohan glanced at Lu Qi, who was standing ramrod straight next to her, and really wanted to reach out and wipe the sweat from the tip of her nose. She was prone to sweating, and it was only early autumn, so the sun was still very strong.

In less than fifteen minutes, her back was soaked with sweat.

It's too bitter.

But that's not the worst or most annoying thing. What Gao Xiaohan hates most is forming square formations. The school always likes to have students form neat square formations to show the "leaders" and demonstrate the students' spirit.

But it's only the students who suffer.

Thinking this, Gao Xiaohan's face instantly fell into a sour expression, but she perked up again after catching a glimpse of Xie Ning carrying a small umbrella and a watermelon ice cream.

If it weren't for Xie Ning's "icy delicacies" these past few days, she really wouldn't have been able to keep going.

Even though university military training is simpler than high school military training, at least you can live in your own dormitory instead of a dormitory with twenty or thirty people.

Because there is a washing machine, washing clothes is very convenient.

Lin Qiuyan saw it too, and she was quite worried. Xie Ning had spent so much money on them, and she didn't know how to repay him. Maybe she should give Xie Ning a set of Hanfu?

The style Mom picked out is really nice.

Despite being watched by many people, Xie Ning walked up to the class assistant without changing her expression and asked about Xiao Xiao, who hadn't sent her any messages for several days.

The last message was also a thank you to the matcha mini cakes.

At first, Xie Ning thought it might be because Xiao Xiao was busy, since she knew that Xiao Xiao not only volunteered but also worked as a tutor.

But when I heard people discussing the student who fainted in dormitory 7405 in the cafeteria, I realized something was wrong, because Xiao Xiao's dormitory is 7405.

"Xiaoxiao's father passed away, and she took leave to go back to handle the funeral."

Xiao Xiao was the eldest daughter in her family, with a younger brother and sister who were both in junior or senior high school. Originally, her father ran the family's orchard, which was enough to support them, but now her father has passed away.

Xiao's mother alone could hardly support the family.

"...Actually, Xiao Xiao still wants to take the postgraduate entrance exam. She said that she would work while preparing for the exam, save some money first to ease the burden on her family, and then she could study with more peace of mind."

Xiao Xiao not only didn't ask her family for tuition and living expenses when she went to university, but she could also occasionally help her family out.

Now, I don't know what will happen. Most likely, I'll start working directly after my internship, and I can't even think about taking the postgraduate entrance exam.

Xie Ning sighed, not thinking too much about it, and simply sent Xiao Xiao a message of condolence.

Then I saw a message from Ouyang Lin, saying that she had a small commission and asked if Xie Ning would accept it.

Ouyang Lin asked the question because the client happened to be in the same city as Xie Ning, but she also told Xie Ning that if he was too busy, he didn't have to go.