Chapter 162

Beijing Railway Station, end of August 1990.

"Sister! I'm here!!"

Sui Sui tried to wave but looked left and right with her sunglasses on but couldn't see her sister. Fortunately, she squeezed past quickly.

"sister!"

"My old sister!" Niannian moved his sunglasses upwards and put them on his head, shouting in surprise, then gave Suisui a warm hug.

Sui Sui reached out and grabbed the luggage that was about to fall to the ground: ...Where did her sister go with her aunt? She learned this trick!

"Sister, look at my hair!" Niannian twisted her body and motioned her sister to look at the curls at the bottom of her hair.

"Sister, can you get rid of these curls? You still have to go through military training. Some instructors are very strict. If they see you with curls, they will punish you." Suisui has begun to worry about Nian Nian.

Nian Nian was shocked: "No way! Then I'll put it up and you can help me see if it can still be seen that way."

"Okay. Let's go. I'll take you to my dormitory to stay for one night and put your luggage there. Then we'll go to a guesthouse to stay for two days. When school starts, you can go directly to school." Suisui quickly arranged the itinerary for the two of them.

"Walk!"

Sui Sui loves math, and last year, she was admitted to Kyoto University's math department, her favorite. Her younger sister took the college entrance exam a year early, and Sui Sui felt a bit lost. She and her younger sister had never been apart, so would university mean they would be separated forever, unable to see each other often for four years? How lonely would she be then?

From the moment Suisui received her acceptance letter, she abandoned everything she loved: singing, writing lyrics, playing instruments. She set out to strive for excellence. Finally, after tireless efforts, day and night, she was admitted to the Chinese Language and Literature Department at Renmin University, not far from Peking University. Her singing mother found her another teacher, and she hoped to study a major that would benefit her future songwriting, or at least cultivate her literary talent.

Niannian cried when the results came out. She couldn't believe that she could pass the exam!

In fact, she secretly cried a lot after the exam and looked for other schools within an hour and a half’s drive from Peking University, but she never expected to be admitted to Renmin University!

Grandma Tian, this must be because you saw our sisterly love and helped me, right? I'll definitely have my mother prepare a good offering for you!

…

"Shuhe? Didn't you say..." Suisui's roommate heard a knock on the door, climbed off the bed and went to open the door.

Huh?! Two Xing Shuhe?! The roommates looked from one to the other.

Sui Sui smiled and took Nian Nian into the dormitory. "Are you surprised? Didn't I tell you I was going to pick up my twin sister?"

The roommate was a little embarrassed. "I didn't expect you two were so similar! Apart from your clothes, you two really look the same."

Niannian extended her hand, "Hello, I'm Xing Shuhe's sister, Xing Shuyu."

"Hello, hello, my name is Xu Xiaoxi." The roommate shook her hand. As soon as Xing Shuhe's sister spoke, she could feel that she was different from Xing Shuhe.

"Xiaoxi? Xi as in creek? Your name is very nice." Niannian always praises people.

Xu Xiaoxi touched her face and said, "No, it's the Xi of hope. My name is Xiaoxi and my brother is Xiaowang. My dad used to say that my brother and I are his hope."

"Wow—your dad must love you both very much. These are really meaningful names. My mom said she didn't want my sister and I to have conflicts over names in the future, so she gave us both Chinese characters using the Chinese character Wubi."

Xu Xiaoxi felt even more embarrassed. "No, no, no. Your names are all very nice."

"That's enough, both of you. Stop flattering each other. Xiaoxi, my sister has to sleep with me tonight. I'll take her to the guesthouse tomorrow." Suisui put Niannian's luggage next to her desk.

"You can live in the dormitory." Xu Xiaoxi suggested.

"No need. School is about to start. I'll take her out to play for a few days. It's more convenient to stay in a guesthouse." Suisui was worried that her sister had too many things, and the two of them could each have a bed in the guesthouse and didn't have to sleep together.

"Okay then."

Nian Nian: "Xiao Xi, will you come home for National Day? Then let's go shopping in Beijing together? I'll treat you to roast duck!"

Xu Xiaoxi smiled and replied, "Okay, let's make an appointment again."

Nian Nian and Sui Sui stayed in the dormitory for one night, then took some luggage and went to the guesthouse. Finally, it was time to start school, and Sui Sui returned to school with a tired face.

Xu Xiaoxi looked at her in surprise. What was going on? Didn't she say she was going out to play? Why did she look like she hadn't slept in days?

When she asked, Sui Sui waved her hand. "Don't mention it. I'm almost exhausted. My sister is full of energy. She gets up at six in the morning, leaves home at six-thirty, and returns at seven in the evening. That's at least thirteen hours a day. I'm either walking or gathering energy for the next few steps. I even suspect that in the past year, my sister didn't just study for her senior year of high school, but participated in some fitness competition. Climbing mountains, visiting gardens and lakes, there's nothing she doesn't want to experience. The amount of exercise she's done in the past few days is equivalent to what I do in a month. For the next six months, don't ask me to participate in any activities that exceed 5,000 steps."

Xu Xiaoxi: "Wow—Shuyu is amazing!"

Suisui:???

"Shuyu? Does my sister have time to contact you?"

Xu Xiaoxi nodded, "Yes, we both left each other our pager numbers."

Sui Sui couldn't help but roll her eyes. She was so tired that she fell asleep on the bed after washing up, but her sister was actually able to make new friends?! Is this how her aunt trained her sister?

What a terrible two women!