"I highly recommend this Flying Pigeon model. If this lady rides a lot, she can buy this 24-inch model over here," the salesperson enthusiastically recommended.

The two looked at the four cars for a long time before finally choosing the Flying Pigeon.

"The original price of this car was 135, but you can give me 125."

The sales clerk closed a deal, took the money and the ticket, and her smile was even brighter than before.

"Let's go back and have some dinner, it's getting dark."

Shen Heng left the department store, tried out his new ride, and tossed his head: "Get in!"

Bai Jiaojiao couldn't help but chuckle, feeling that Shen Heng had become much more lively since leaving Shili Village.

After having dinner with Shen Heng, she remembered that Hou Zhilin had said he would come to collect photocopies of her household registration book that evening. In addition, the start-of-term arrangements for each college were different. Shen Heng's college was having a class meeting at 7 p.m. tonight. So the two said goodbye and saw each other tomorrow.

Bai Jiaojiao watched Shen Heng walk away from the dormitory entrance. As she walked back to the dormitory, she suddenly felt a little lonely.

When she returned, the dormitory was already quite lively.

Or rather, it was extremely crowded.

Even with two beds empty, the dormitory with six people still made Bai Jiaojiao feel a little suffocated.

"Jiaojiao, you're back!" Shu Manling greeted Bai Jiaojiao with a smile and introduced her, "These are our three new roommates. There are few female students in our college; there are only six of us in our class."

"Hello, my name is Bai Jiaojiao."

A little girl with long, naturally curly hair immediately chimed in, "My name is Xu Yue. You're so pretty! You're prettier than some people even without makeup!"

After speaking, Xu Yue glanced in Chen Meizhen's direction.

Without Bai Jiaojiao needing to think too much, something must have happened between the two of them during the afternoon she was away.

Bai Jiaojiao smiled at her, and the other two roommates whose names she didn't know also greeted her. One roommate, who had a student-style haircut and looked two or three years older than Bai Jiaojiao, was named Zhang Mai. The other roommate, a girl with a long face and a long ponytail, was named Hu Xiao. She didn't seem to talk much, and her bangs made her look sullen.

Xu Yue sat on the stool in front of Bai Jiaojiao's bed. After introducing herself, she said, "I heard from Shu Manling that your family member came to help us turn on the stove? Thank you so much. I'm from the south, and I really can't stand it if the room isn't warm."

“I have to stay in this dorm too. I arrived early anyway, and Shu Manling even cleaned the balcony for us, didn’t she?”

"Yes, the four of us cleaned the entire dormitory this afternoon."

When Xu Yue said "four," she emphasized the word.

This feud started on the very first day of school, so it seems like there's bound to be a lot of chaos in the dorm from now on.

Bai Jiaojiao was once again relieved that she wouldn't be staying for long.

Around 7 o'clock, Hou Zhilin arrived. He took away the photocopies of their household registration books and gave them a handwritten course schedule and a daily schedule.

"This is the schedule for your freshmen's start of school for the next two days. I will organize you to go then. You need to coordinate the time yourself. Everyone is required to attend this schedule. No leave will be accepted for any personal reasons. Classes will start next Monday. This is the schedule for the first week. It is different from your high school. In university, some classes are held on certain weeks and some are not held on others. Some classes end early and some end late. You can get the specific schedule from the teachers after you elect your class's academic representative."

There is a severe shortage of teachers in universities right now, so each freshman class is assigned a teaching assistant to mentor them.

Hou Zhilin was in charge of the third shift. After he finished speaking, he asked, "Any more questions?"

He couldn't help but glance in Bai Jiaojiao's direction, then quickly looked away.

Everyone readily agreed, saying, "No problem."

Chen Meizhen spoke up from the side: "Senior, if I want to apply for day student status, where do I go to apply?"

“University is different from your high school. You don’t need to apply for a day student visa; you can just walk home if you want. But I still suggest you reserve a bed in the school dormitory, because it will be more convenient.”

When Hou Zhilin was giving her away, he knew that Chen Meizhen's family was well-off. He also noticed that her father looked familiar; he seemed to be a teacher at the school.

Xu Yue's eyes lit up when she heard that Chen Meizhen didn't want to stay in the dormitory, but when she heard Hou Zhilin's suggestion, she started to pout.

"Thank you, senior. My home is near the school, so it's very convenient for me to get to school." Chen Meizhen spoke in a soft, slow voice, with a hint of boasting.

There are still few rich people these days. Including Bai Jiaojiao, four out of the six people in the dormitory are from the countryside.

Even Hou Zhilin was not comfortable with these words.

He said, "If there are no other problems, I'll go and inform the boys. You just arrived today, so get some rest."

The people in the dormitory said goodbye to him, and Xu Yue went over and closed the door.

She glanced at Chen Meizhen, then rolled her eyes upwards, making no attempt to hide her disgust.

The washroom is on the east side of the dormitory floor, and the toilet is on the west side. Both are shared, and you have to queue up in the morning and before bed.

Bai Jiaojiao had experience going to university in her previous life, so after Hou Zhilin left, she took her basin and went out.

Xu Yue saw this and quickly grabbed hers and followed, saying, "Wait for me, let's go together!"

Because the journey to school was too far, Xu Yue traveled alone. Having walked such a long way to a new place, she was inevitably a little scared and hoped to have someone accompany her in everything she did.

Walking beside Bai Jiaojiao, she said, "You weren't here this afternoon, so you wouldn't know how outrageous Chen Meizhen was. We were cleaning and she just sat there without doing anything, and then she actually told Shu Manling to help with the laundry from now on, and even specifically emphasized that socks and underwear had to be washed too! How can there still be people like this in the world!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jiaojiao realized that Xu Yue was standing up for Shu Manling.

"Didn't she say she was going home to stay? She must be changing her clothes at home."

When the two arrived at the restroom, there weren't many people there yet, since it was only a little past seven o'clock.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yue said, "That's even more infuriating! If she really needs it, it would be a good thing if Shu Manling is short of money, but if she wants to go back to live at home from now on, isn't that just playing with her, insulting her, and making fun of her?"

Seeing that Xu Yue was quite genuine, Bai Jiaojiao said, "You arrived late and haven't met her mother yet. You can only say that she was influenced by her upbringing."

Xu Yue said, "Luckily she's going home to live, otherwise I would have gone crazy if I had to share a room with her all the time!"

After the two finished washing their faces, Bai Jiaojiao filled a bottle with water and planned to go back to the dormitory to soak her feet. Just then, Xu Yue looked curiously into the washroom and asked, "Where will we shower from now on?"

"The bathroom should be outside the dormitory. I'll ask tomorrow."