"Everyone, please line up properly and don't rush. You've arrived early, so there are plenty of empty beds in the dorms. Since it's so early, only a few of us are in charge of processing your enrollment, so we'll have to trouble you to line up."

The person in charge was wearing a red armband and was clearly young; he was probably a senior student from some major.

Seeing that she was standing in the last row with a child, the senior student walked over.

"What are you doing here...? Why did you bring a child with you?"

"Hello, senior. My parents are at work and there's no one to look after my brother. I brought him out to help him get ready so we can have lunch together, which saves me the trouble of running back and forth," Lin Wei explained.

"You're a local, no wonder you only brought so little luggage."

The senior student didn't say anything more, just nodded and left.

After waiting in line for about fifteen minutes, it was their turn. Lin Wei handed over her admission notice, and the senior student who had been talking to her earlier took it and looked at it with some surprise, "You're in the architecture department? Junior."

"Oh, senior, what year are you in?"

He Yu smiled and said, "He Yu is a junior in the architecture department. Please take care of me in the future."

"I also hope you can give me more guidance, senior."

Perhaps because they studied the same major, after completing the formalities, He Yu hesitated for a long time, picking and choosing from a bunch of keys before handing one of them to her.

“We’ve checked out this dorm beforehand, and it’s pretty good. You can stay here. The dorm supervisor won’t check the rooms before the semester starts, but you must be back in your dorm three days before the semester begins.” After saying that, He Yu pointed to the side, “Over there, let that person take you there.”

"Thank you, senior."

The newly arrived students all had a lot of luggage, and since they needed help moving it, most of the people who came to help were boys.

However, the dormitory area is not far away. The girls' dormitory is just up a hill to the end, and you can get there by turning left.

Lin Wei lives on the 3rd floor, in room 303.

Because she only had one duffel bag, she carried it upstairs by herself.

Opening the dormitory door, it was empty; no one had been assigned to move in yet.

The bed frame was broken and tattered, and it made a squeaking sound when pushed.

Most of the tables and chairs had dents and scratches, and the wardrobe was covered in scratches, but the space wasn't too cramped.

Looking at the environment alone, Lin Wei couldn't see any advantages, but since her own family wasn't wealthy, she didn't mind.

She chose the upper bunk on the right, threw her bag on it, and the bed was claimed. There was also a wardrobe and a desk. After selecting what she wanted, she locked everything, essentially marking it as her own.

-

After leaving the school, the two took a car to Jiangzheng Street.

Jiangzheng Street is a large wholesale market in Jiangcheng, covering all aspects of clothing, food, housing, and transportation.

The insulated container Lin Wei wanted was quickly found here, but the price...

"65 each, no bargaining."

Lin Wei's eyes widened. "It's so expensive! Can you make it cheaper?"

"I said no bargaining. If the kid isn't buying, then don't make a scene here."

“Who said I’m not buying it? Your price is too high.” Lin Wei pulled Lin Yuan, “Come on, let’s go look at other places.”

Unfortunately, the prices here are basically the same.

Lin Wei walked into a shop with fairly good service. "Boss, I want four, can you make it a little cheaper?"

Seeing that she wanted a lot, the shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, "One is 60, four are 240."

180.

The shop owner wanted to yell at her, "What kind of price are you charging? 180 is going to make me lose money. I'm not selling, I'm not selling."

Lin Wei took Lin Yuan and left.

Seeing that she wasn't haggling and had actually left, the shopkeeper immediately changed his mind, "Add a little, add a little for you. Our buckets are different from others; the quality is the best in the area, and they even come with lids."

"190, 4."

"200, 200 for four of them, plus a stainless steel spoon. Girl, you can't give me less, or I'll lose money."

The shop owner looked heartbroken. After speaking, he immediately started packing up the package for Lin Wei. She didn't know if the price was expensive, but it was within her budget.

"Boss, do you have any disposable large lunch boxes?"

"Yes, how much do you want? I'll give you a discount."

In the end, Lin Wei bought three large boxes of disposable lunch boxes for 50 yuan.

Fortunately, this thing is light, so although it's inconvenient to carry, it can still be transported back.

"Yuanyuan, walk in front of your sister, hold onto her bucket with one hand, and don't lose it."

"I know, sister. I'll hold the bucket and help you carry it."

The siblings carefully squeezed their way to the station, and after finally getting on the train, they struggled to transport their belongings home.

After resting at home for a while, Lin Wei took her younger brother to lunch.

After buying some groceries and bringing them back, I finally finished all my tasks for the day.

The siblings were sitting in the yard picking vegetables when Lin Yuan asked curiously, "Sister, will you take me with you to sell boxed lunches tomorrow?"

"Of course I'll take you with me. I need you to be my living advertisement! Tomorrow at noon, I'll get you a bowl of rice. You can sit there at the door and start eating. When everyone sees you eating, they'll definitely be tempted, and then they'll come and buy some, right?"

Before Lin Yuan could respond, the two children next door called out from across the corner, "Sister, can we be working signs too?"

Lin Wei was startled by the two loud voices. "You two are home too? You must have good hearing."

Turning around, the two children ran into her yard. "Sister Weiwei, can you take us with you when you sell food tomorrow? We can be your signboard. My mom said that when we eat, it smells delicious, and everyone who sees us will be drooling."

The two little ones are chubby and have rather comical faces; you can tell at a glance that they're big eaters.

However, Lin Wei wouldn't dare take someone else's child out.

“Jiangdu Road is not far, but it’s not close either. You probably don’t usually go that far to play, right? It’s not that I’m reluctant to give you food, it’s just that I can’t take other people’s children that far. I have to be responsible for your safety.”

The two boys didn't care about any of that. After exchanging a glance, they immediately said, "We've been to such far places before. We go there often. Sister, please take us there."

Just as Lin Wei was about to refuse, she looked up and met Aunt Zhang's ambiguous smile.

"Su Sijin, Su Si'an, you're both dead."

Lin Xiaomeng, who had just pushed open the courtyard gate, hurriedly said, "Xiaomin, the child is still young, don't hurt him."

"Don't worry, he's my own child, I won't kill him."

Then--

Stir-fried meat with sticks is definitely a must.

The cries of the two children, and the sound of the stick striking skin, even startled Lin Wei.

"Auntie, Aunt Zhang is really ruthless. I hope she won't hurt these two children."

“No, your Aunt Zhang beats them like this almost every day. These two kids are already bruised from being beaten. They won’t be seriously injured.” But Lin Xiaomeng also felt that the two kids deserved to be beaten. “Although the yarn factory is only one stop away from Jiangdu Road, it is still outside the residential area. These two kids played so far away, they really deserve to be beaten.”

After saying that, Lin Xiaomeng smiled and then reminded him, "You absolutely mustn't bring those two kids with you tomorrow. I'm not worried about their safety, I'm just worried that if they eat too much, you won't have anything to sell."