Chapter 224 That Familiar Line

Stepping into Luli No.1 Middle School again, Grandpa Chen's eyes were filled with complex emotions.

Back then, he did the same thing today, sending his first child to this high school.

However, his most valued child was stabbed in the county, ending his young life.

Standing here, I vaguely see the shadow of that child moving around on campus.

However, when he came to his senses, that person only existed in his memory.

He led Shen Xuewei to the teacher who was there to greet her, and after asking about Shen Xuewei's class and dormitory, he led her towards the dormitory building.

Having composed herself, Shen Xuewei silently followed beside him.

Men are only allowed to enter the girls' dormitory at the beginning of the semester when there is a lot of luggage to move.

The dormitory building has six floors, with the first and second floors occupied by the first-year students.

The dormitory is long and narrow, with four bed frames on each side, accommodating a total of sixteen students.

Shen Xuewei chose the upper bunk at the end of the room. After cleaning it up, she put on the mat and mosquito net she had brought, and placed the box against the wall.

Grandpa Chen and Chen Fangyang didn't want to linger in the girls' dormitory building, so after helping Shen Xuewei hand over her things, they waited for her outside the building.

Thinking that they were still outside, Shen Xuewei made up the bed and then left the dormitory.

Chen Fangyang drove the two of them to the county for a meal.

After dinner, we found the nearest bank and opened an account for Shen Xuewei, depositing 500 yuan into it for living expenses.

Grandpa Chen instructed, "Make sure you keep the new bank card safe this time. Don't take it with you when you go to the toilet, lest it fall into the toilet again."

Shen Xuewei was about to nod when she heard his subsequent words of advice, and couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

The bank card she had previously opened belonged to the rural credit cooperative.

Although there are rural credit cooperatives in the county, they are not as convenient as bank cards from the four major banks. So she lied and said that her previous card was accidentally dropped in the toilet and flushed away, and asked Grandpa Chen to take her to open an Industrial and Commercial Bank of China card.

"Grandpa, I understand. I won't lose it again."

Grandpa Chen didn't mention the card again, but told her to be frugal and spend money as she should, and to remember to ask the family for money if she ran out.

After arranging things for Shen Xuewei, he didn't want to stay in the county for long, so he asked Chen Fangyang to take Shen Xuewei back to school and then the two of them hurried home.

When Shen Xuewei returned to the dormitory, almost all of her roommates were there.

There was a lively and outgoing girl who exchanged names with everyone in the dormitory, and that's how she got to know them.

Shen Xuewei leaned against the wall, sat on the bed, and quietly watched her chattering roommates below without joining in.

Still thinking about Wu Yuhong, she wasn't very interested in making new friends and seemed rather aloof, so no one wanted to approach her.

Even with something on your mind, it's hard to resist the overwhelming urge to sleep.

Amidst the noise of the dormitory, she slowly slumped down, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.

When I woke up, it was already past five in the afternoon.

There were all sorts of noises in the dorm: people showering, gossiping, people walking around making a gust of wind...

Shen Xuewei sat there blankly for a while, and the turbidity in her eyes gradually cleared.

She glanced at the washroom inside.

There are only two toilets inside, and it's peak time for using the toilet and taking a shower right now, so she probably won't get a chance to shower for at least half an hour.

She packed her things into her newly bought backpack.

I squeezed in and used the toilet while someone had just finished showering.

As the saying goes, everyone has to go to the toilet sometimes. Even if there are long queues for showers at both toilets in the dormitory, if someone needs to use the toilet, they are given priority to go in after the people inside come out.

As I came out of the toilet, a girl in line to shower muttered something in dissatisfaction.

Shen Xuewei remained calm, pretending not to notice her dissatisfaction.

With so many people living in the same dormitory, it's inevitable that friction will arise due to various issues.

Shen Xuewei's concession wasn't because she was weak; she simply felt it wasn't necessary.

Instead of arguing with others, she would be eating in the cafeteria or studying in the classroom.

The man muttered something, and seeing that Shen Xuewei didn't react, he suppressed the slight anger that had just risen and carried water in to take a bath.

Shen Xuewei prepared two buckets this time, filled both buckets, and piled them in the corner of the washroom before leaving the dormitory.

In school cafeterias, you usually need to swipe your meal card to get food.

However, since new students are enrolling, they don't have meal cards yet, so they can buy them with money.

Shen Xuewei took out her lunchbox and spent five yuan to buy a meal.

She found a seat, took a bite of food, and knew that for the rest of her high school years, she was destined never to eat a decent meal in the cafeteria.

She poked around with her chopsticks and picked out a single strand of hair from the lunchbox.

Well... now I can't eat anymore.

She finished all the rice in the lunchbox, but barely touched the vegetables.

After throwing away the leftovers and washing her lunchbox, she came out of the old canteen and glanced at the new canteen, whose main structure had been completed not far away.

This new canteen will probably be completed and open to the public only after she graduates from No. 1 High School.

New students have just enrolled and have not yet been divided into honors and regular classes. They will have to wait until after the first semester of high school, when they are divided into science classes, and then their ranking based on their final exam scores will determine whether they are placed in an honors or regular class.

Shen Xuewei is currently in Class 9 of Grade 1. There are a total of 21 classes in the whole grade.

She didn't rush towards the teaching building, but instead walked around the school to get a general idea of ​​its layout before heading up to the building.

The school has two teaching buildings, both six stories high, connected by a corridor.

Each floor has six classrooms and a teacher's office.

The classroom of Grade 1 (9) is on the second floor.

After finding the classroom, Shen Xuewei found an empty seat, wiped the dust off the chair and table with a tissue, and then sat down. She also took out her study guide from her bag and placed it on the table.

As the time slowly approached 6:30, more and more students filled the classroom, and the seats were almost all occupied.

Some students arrived late and couldn't find a seat.

Seeing that there was no seat next to Shen Xuewei, he had no choice but to separate from his friend and sit in the seat next to Shen Xuewei.

She was a very outgoing person and greeted Shen Xuewei warmly after sitting down.

Hello, my name is Huang Huiling, what's your name?

Shen Xuewei raised her eyes and gave a polite smile. "My name is Shen Xuewei."

Huang Huiling exclaimed, "Wow, you look younger than me! How old are you? Did you start school a little early? Oh, by the way, I didn't see you in the dorm earlier. Do you live in the next dorm...?"

She asked a series of questions, which showed that she was a talkative person.

Shen Xuewei didn't intend to dissect herself and tell her; she simply replied with a single sentence.

"Yes, I started school a bit early, so I probably won't be in the same dorm as you."

The timely arrival of the homeroom teacher rescued Shen Xuewei.

With her hands behind her back and no smile on her thin face, she slowly walked onto the podium.

The opening line was the same one that Shen Xuewei was familiar with.