"That's good. It's quiet here." Sun Rongfang said to her daughter.

Xie Wanying nodded in agreement.

I unlocked the door and entered the dormitory room. There were two bunk beds inside, which were not crowded for four people. I didn't know if the other freshmen hadn't arrived yet or had arrived earlier, so I didn't see any other people inside.

There was a duck bed with a mattress and a mosquito net on the upper and lower bunks, so it must be someone living there.

Xie Wanying chose the upper bunk of the remaining two beds because it was quieter and more suitable for studying. She and her mother laid out the sheets and arranged the mattress and pillows.

Buckets and basins need to be purchased at the school store. When the mother and daughter went to the school cafeteria to eat, they decided to buy other necessary items at the school store.

As they had wasted some time in finding a dormitory, the mother and daughter went to the cafeteria and found that the cafeteria had been almost completely cleared out, with only leftovers left.

"See, I told you, next time you encounter this kind of situation, remember to get some special treatment outside, okay?" Sun Rongfang once again reminded her daughter not to let studying affect her health.

This time, Xie Wanying accepted her mother's teachings and nodded.

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After a quick lunch, she wandered around the canteen inside the school and found that the items sold there were relatively expensive, so she went to a supermarket outside the school to buy some more. After helping her daughter get all the daily necessities, Sun Rongfang felt that she had accomplished her mission of accompanying her daughter.

There was nothing else to do, and the teachers all seemed fine, so Sun Rongfang went home by train tomorrow as planned. Her youngest son was not good at studying, and her husband was unreliable, so she had to rush home to sort things out.

"If your dad could just let me worry less, I could stay with you for a few more days." Sun Rongfang said this to her daughter with deep guilt in her tone. She knew that her daughter must have felt lonely and helpless for many days since she had traveled a long distance away from home for the first time and was studying abroad alone. She really needed the company of her family at this time. However, her husband and son who were not making progress made her helpless.

"Mom, it's okay. I can do it on my own if you go back." When Xie Wanying said this, she hugged and held her mother's hand like when she was a child.

"Okay, stay with me one more night tonight." Sun Rongfang patted the back of her daughter's hand soothingly.

The mother and daughter walked back to the guesthouse together. Xie Wanying knew that after tonight, she would not be able to see her mother for a long time. This might happen often in the future, because she would need eight years to study medicine. She felt a little uncomfortable because of this.

Before leaving her daughter, Sun Rongfang wanted to do as much as possible for her daughter. In the evening after dinner, when she had time, she picked up a brush and brushed her daughter's shoes.

"Mom, I can do it myself."

"Just sit there. Mom will feel uncomfortable if she doesn't work." Sun Rongfang urged her daughter to sit back and brush the brush hard herself.

Perhaps only working can temporarily make her forget the fact that her child has grown up away from her. As a mother, Sun Rongfang has long realized that her child will grow up and leave her. As a mother, she must bravely bear this pain alone, that's what she believes.

While her mother was busy, Xie Wanying squatted down to help her pack her luggage for the trip home, stuffed a few more bags of instant noodles into her bag, scrubbed the cups and bowls, and put towels and tissues away.

In the end, the mother and daughter prepared things for each other that night, and time passed quickly.