Family
Oh my!
She felt that she was even less able to take care of herself than in her previous life, mainly because her family did not give her the opportunity to be independent. After settling her luggage in the dormitory, Xu Nian followed the route given by the welcome classmate and took her father and her older brother to the cafeteria.
Arriving at the site, Xu Fengjian exclaimed, "This university cafeteria is almost as good as our threshing ground. It even looks new."
Father Xu also nodded, and he was smiling, "University is definitely different from junior high and high school. In fact, it was me who sent Nian Nian to school." He felt proud and satisfied as a father.
Xu Nian was looking for ways to buy food while answering their questions, "Dad, if I go to graduate school in the future, you must continue to send me there. You must let my mom come when I graduate from college. She usually just stays at home and worries about everything. She hasn't been to anywhere else."
Xu Fengjian felt a little ashamed, thinking that if the fish pond could really be built well, he would also bring his family to enjoy it.
Xu Nian went to collect the compensation food coupons for this month. She heard from her teacher at work that she could buy more food by herself after using the compensation food coupons. She felt relieved because she couldn't stand being hungry.
Xu Nian asked Xu's father to sit down and reserve a seat, and she pulled Xu Fengjian to get food. Xu Fengjian saw that her sister ordered three dishes in one breath, and quickly asked her to stop.
"Brother, you're leaving tomorrow, so please have a good meal with me at school today. Besides, you and dad have been so busy these past few days, taking turns sleeping at night. I'm so worried about you. I have to make up for you."
The more she said this, the more Xu Fengjian felt that his younger sister was good. In the end, he couldn't resist her anymore, so he happily smiled and followed Xu Nian with two plates of food.
As for the staple food, Xu Fengjian disagreed with eating rice. He bought five big steamed buns and three dishes. The delicious meal made Xu Nian feel that he had made a good start in college.
After dinner, Xu Fengjian was thinking about buying professional books on fish farming, and the three of them left the school under the shade of the ginkgo tree.
Xu Nian asked passers-by, and when they saw that she was a student of Renmin University, they became more favorable to her and enthusiastically gave her directions.
The largest library in Beijing is the Xinhua Library, which is three stories high and covers a large area. When the three of them went in, Xu's father followed them. He had never been to school, and seeing that everyone inside was reading seriously, he slowed down his pace for fear of disturbing these knowledgeable intellectuals.
Xu Nian saw that the first floor was full of various tutoring materials, so she asked the salesperson to go up to the third floor. The third floor was quieter, not only because there were fewer people, but also because the temperament of the people reading there was different from those elsewhere. Even Xu Nian imitated her father and walked lightly.
Xu Nian looked for books according to the labels and soon found the fishing guide. She handed one to her brother and flipped through it casually herself. She was afraid that her father would be bored, so she deliberately took it to read with her father.
Since the book at this time has the word "guide" attached to it, it is basically like a step-by-step guide teaching you how to raise fish. It is not secretive at all, but the price is quite attractive. This book costs 25 yuan.
This price was basically equivalent to an adult's monthly salary. Seeing that his brother had been feeling the pinch since he learned the price, Xu Nian deliberately said, "Brother, as a shareholder of our Xiaoyuchi, I can't just talk the talk without putting in the work. I bought this book for you as a gift. It's my investment in our business. You can't refuse it."
Xu Fengjian would never let his sister pay, and jokingly said: "You are a student and you have too many worries. Just study hard, I have money."
Father Xu watched them struggle, smiled, and followed them to the front desk to pay. When the cashier collected the money, Father Xu took out 25 yuan and handed it to the salesperson. Seeing the brother and sister looking at him, he handed the book to his eldest son and said, "This is your support. Work hard, son!"
Xu Fengjian, a grown man, had tears welling up in his eyes. He had watched his younger brothers and sisters become more capable over the past two years, and had always thought his father might think he was useless. He had never expected his father to actually support him so much. The production team could only earn a little over 140 yuan a year, so how could he not be moved?
Xu Nian put his arm around his father's wrist and said, "Dad, you're really good at this. Look, my brother is almost moved to tears by you... Hehe!"
Xu Fengjian turned his head shyly and led the way forward. After a while, he stopped carefully, fearing that the two of them could not keep up with his pace. In the end, he was still the last one protecting them.
Xu Nian can stay here tonight, but her father and elder brother have to find a place to sleep. The three of them went to ask the guesthouse, and they said it was fully booked early in the morning for the next two days.
After walking around for an entire afternoon, the three of them were a little tired. Xu Nian had no choice but to ask them to follow her back to school to eat something first. While eating, she saw that there were still many parents in the school, so she went over to ask them.
After finding out, she felt relieved and quickly ran back to Father Xu and said, "Dad, I just asked the parents who came with us, and they said that the school allows the male comrades who came with us to sleep in the hallway of the boys' dormitory. I'll bring you a set of my bedding later, so you two can stay here for the night. Tomorrow we'll be taking the bus home without any luggage, so you can get a good night's sleep on the bus."
They bought the tickets when they arrived at the station. The hard seats were full, so they still bought hard sleeper tickets. At least the ride was not so uncomfortable for them.
Father Xu put aside his worries and said, "Okay, let's eat quickly so that we don't run out of room..."
After finishing her meal and settling them down, Xu Nian dragged herself back to the dormitory to wash up, exhausted. She was so tired that she had no desire to make friends. She smiled at her roommate who smiled at her and lay down on the bed.
When she closed her eyes, she couldn't help but think of Xu Hongqi. She thought that if he came, she wouldn't have to worry about anything and could just follow him. Next time there was such an opportunity, she would definitely let Xu Hongqi come.
Fortunately, although she was tired, she thought about her ability to take good care of her father and brother, and felt that this unique experience made her particularly fulfilled. In the end, she couldn't hold on any longer and was still wondering what he was doing.
The person being thought of sneezed.
"Hongqi, you've been working too hard. Take care of yourself. You worked all day and all night last night, and that's not enough. You should rest now. It won't hurt to take a break for a while."
Xu Hongqi's hands were winding around an aluminum wire as thin as a hair. When he heard what his senior brother said, he just nodded without moving.
Today is Xu Nian's first night at university. He has missed the chance to see her off. In her last letter, she said that she would spend National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival at school. He must make time to visit her during those days, so he is happy to work a little harder at this time.
In addition, Professor Duan said that if the ejection was successful, they would all receive a substantial bonus. The test launch would be in a few days, and he wanted a good result, so continuous improvement was a must.
Here, Xu Nian was still confused when she woke up early in the morning and saw the unfamiliar environment around her. Thinking that her father might leave after breakfast, she packed up and ran out as the sky was getting brighter.
Huang Jing, who shared the same dormitory, watched the people leave and said to Tang Xiaoying, who she had just met, "She is so beautiful. Did you see her eyes? They are especially like the ripples in the wind-blown ponds in our mountains, clear and moist. Her face is so white and small. She just ran away from me. I thought she looked like a little fairy."
Tang Xiaoying nodded vigorously in agreement. "Yesterday, we accidentally made eye contact. I smiled at her, and she smiled back at me immediately. She looked so sweet and well-behaved."
"I want to be friends with her," said Tang Xiaoying.
Huang Jing was a little embarrassed. "She looks like she lives in the city. I wonder if she would be reluctant..."
What do you want to do? "I don't think so."
The two of them spoke neither too loudly nor too softly. There were eight people living in the dormitory in total. Two of them had left the dormitory early in the morning. Apart from the two of them, there were three girls together. I heard from them yesterday that they were from the same city and had gone to the same school before. That was how Huang Jing and Tang Xiaoying, two candidates from other places, got to know each other so quickly and got together. Now they have a good impression of their common roommate. They feel that this is a good start to their university life.
Xu Nian had agreed last night that the three of them would meet in the cafeteria. When she got there, she looked around and saw that Xu's father and Xu Fengjian were already sitting there.
Walking through the crowd, Xu Nian clasped his hands together and said, "Dad, big brother, I accidentally slept in again."
Xu's father was also worried about his daughter's bad habit of staying in bed at such a young age.
Staying in bed is a term used in my hometown. It actually means not being able to get up in the morning and jumping around happily at night.
Xu Fengjian pulled his sister to sit down. "You must be tired. I don't really want to get up today. Give me the food coupons and I'll go buy some food."
Xu Nian hurriedly told her brother, and after he left, she went up to Xu's father and asked, "Dad, are you tired too?"
Father Xu rubbed his daughter's head and said, "I'm not tired. I'm happy to send my daughter to school. I'll tell your mother about it when I get home. She doesn't know how much she envy me."
"If I didn't have military training tomorrow, I would definitely take you two to climb the Great Wall and see Chairman Mao's portrait. You two just tired yourself out this time and didn't see anything."
Father Xu laughed and said, "That's nothing. Why don't you wait for me to come with your mother? I'm afraid if I leave your mother alone, she'll get angry and nag. Maybe we can do it next time."
Xu Nian chuckled, "Dad, I didn't realize you were still a henpecked husband."
Xu Qinghua's face turned fierce for a moment, "Nonsense."
Xu Nian was not afraid at all and laughed out loud.
Happy times are always short. No matter how slowly they eat, they will always finish their meal. Xu Nian wanted to see them off, but they said no. After putting the bedding she took out last night in the dormitory, she hurried downstairs and took the bus to the train station with them.
It was getting late, and the two of them had to go to the station without staying any longer. Father Xu instructed his daughter, "Study hard at school. I'll be on the phone regularly. If anything happens, call the team. It will probably be Chinese New Year before you come back. Hongqi said he'd come pick you up when he left last time. I'm relieved, Dad will be waiting for you at home."
Xu Nian didn't want to cry, but she couldn't help it. Tears streamed down her face. "Dad, I don't want to go to school anymore. I want to go home."
Father Xu rubbed his nose and said, "You are so old, and you are still talking nonsense. It is not easy for you to get into such a good university. You should cherish it."
Finally, he took a deep breath and said with a smile: "Mom and Dad are at home, come back when you have a holiday."
Xu Nian nodded while crying.
Xu Fengjian hugged his little sister and said, "I took you to get mountain products during your vacation. My little sister is lucky."
Xu Nian nodded, turned around and hugged her father and cried, her tears all on his father's shoulders. Xu Qinghua didn't care at all. He thought that he was just looking at a girl who had just started school, and he didn't know when she had grown up so much. Although he was reluctant, he restrained himself, hugged his daughter back, and walked towards the station with his son.
Xu Nian waved back, and Xu's father turned around and told her to go back to school quickly.
"Be careful!"
Xu Nian wiped her tears and nodded.
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