September 1
On the first day of school at Jingnan University, Wang Zheng got up very early. Since he had already packed his luggage the day before and put it in his storage space, after breakfast, Wang Shengrong drove Wang Zheng directly to the school gate.
When Wang Zheng got off the car at the school gate, he found that a large number of students' parents had already gathered at the gate of Jingnan University.
The number of students admitted from Jingnan was not large, but there were still more than a thousand. At this moment, there were nearly a thousand parents standing at the gate, all crowding around and peering inside with eager eyes.
"Excuse me, excuse me, I need hot water, please let me through, thank you."
Wang Zheng struggled to push through the crowd, wiping the sweat from his brow.
The autumn heatwave continues; the weather in southern Beijing in September isn't much better, especially with so many people gathered here.
"Sir, what's going on? Why are so many people gathered around?" Wang Zheng greeted the gatekeeper politely.
The old man was probably fed up with today, and replied irritably, "So what if they won't let us in? Do they really think they've become awakened beings and come to Jingnan to enjoy life? There are three or four parents surrounding each student. If you know them, you'll understand they're going to university, but if you don't, you'd think some rich kid or young lady is on an autumn outing."
The parents gathered at the entrance immediately became unhappy.
"How can you talk like that, security guard? My little one is carrying three suitcases all by himself, how is he supposed to carry them all? What's wrong with me helping him?"
Immediately, other parents chimed in: "Exactly! I just wanted to go in and see the school environment, to see what my daughter's dorm is like, and whether her roommates are easy to get along with, but they won't even let me in! I should have chosen another school."
Of course, some open-minded parents said: "There must be a reason why they don't let us in. If so many of us go in, it will definitely disrupt the order."
"How can you talk like that? Are you even a parent? You don't care about your own child at all."
The old man sighed helplessly: "See? They've been surrounding us since early this morning, making my head ache from all the noise."
Wang Zheng covered his mouth and chuckled, "Serves you right for stopping me before. Now you're getting scolded for stopping others."
Watching Wang Zheng dash off into the distance, the old man shook his head, thinking he'd deal with the kid later. He then picked up the megaphone and shouted, "Everyone, move back a little! Move back a little! Don't block the gate, other students are coming in! Hey, you..."
It turns out he's from Tianjin, no wonder he gets upset when called "Grandpa".
Hearing the gatekeeper's booming voice, Wang Zheng's steps became even lighter.
"Imperial Jade Liquor, 180 yuan a glass. How's this wine? Let me tell you all about it~" (Everyone who's showing their age, come and check this out!)
Wang Zheng hummed a cheerful tune as he strolled into the campus, a stark contrast to the other freshmen carrying large bags and bundles.
Not far from the entrance, several long tables were set up as workbenches, and behind the workbenches were senior students welcoming new students.
Wang Zheng walked over empty-handed, appearing out of place among the freshmen around him.
The senior students were unsure of Wang Zheng's identity for a moment.
Suddenly, a female student's eyes lit up and she shouted, "Handsome guy from the martial arts school!"
Everyone around was puzzled, but Wang Zheng, who was still singing, was startled.
Without offering any explanation, the senior student quickly ran up to Wang Zheng and said softly, "Excuse me, are you a freshman? Why didn't you bring any luggage? Did you bring your admission notice?"
Wang Zheng was also a little puzzled. This senior was being overly enthusiastic. She was wearing an ordinary tight-fitting T-shirt and hot pants, with her hair tied in a high ponytail. There were a few beads of sweat on her sinuses, and her rosy cheeks made her look very youthful.
Wow~ Those legs are at least a meter long. Wang Zheng, who's 188cm tall, is only slightly taller than her. (His physique is higher, and he's still growing, so he's taller.)
He had observed before that other freshmen were indifferent when they asked questions at the workstation, but he didn't expect to be so popular.
So he quickly unfolded the crumpled admission notice in his hand and said with a smile, "Hello, senior, I'm a freshman. Where do I register?"
The senior student immediately took Wang Zheng's admission notice, carefully smoothed it out for him, looked at it closely, and then said, "Wang Zheng, right? Let's go, I'll take you to register. There's a lot to do on the first day of freshman enrollment. After registering, you'll need to be assigned a dormitory, buy some daily necessities, and so on. After everything is settled in the dormitory, there's an opening ceremony in the afternoon to determine your department. I'll take you there."
Wang Zheng nodded and silently followed in the footsteps of the senior student.
"Thank you, senior. May I ask your name?"
The two walked and talked.
"Qin Yingtian, a junior in the Superman Department, where are you, Wang Zheng? Why didn't you even bring any luggage?"
"I'm from the healing department. I brought my luggage, but I left it at the martial arts hall. By the way, senior, I noticed that everyone seems a bit unfriendly to freshmen. How come you... and you seem to know me?"
After Wang Zheng finished speaking, he stared intently at Qin Yingtian, trying to glean some clue from her face.
Upon hearing Wang Zheng's question, Qin Yingtian's face instantly turned red.
He stammered as he explained, "Everyone is impatient because it's so hot, and we're not really keen on doing this welcoming work. But we'll get credits for taking this job, and if it weren't for the credits, I don't think anyone would come."
These freshmen are all incredibly arrogant and conceited. Having been awakened to their true colors for a year, they've gotten used to bullying others in high school. Naturally, they don't respect us upperclassmen in university, so we're not very willing to interact with them.
As for you, we met before, about a month ago, when you asked me for directions. You were very polite, and I remember you.
"Credits?" Wang Zheng was a little confused. Aren't credits earned by attending classes and taking exams? What does it have to do with welcoming new students?
Qin Yingtian stammered, "Credits are the currency used in school. You can use credits to cover your food, clothing, housing, and transportation at school, and you can earn corresponding reward credits by actively participating in school activities."
Wang Zheng thought back carefully again. The first time he came to Jingnan University, he did stop a senior student to ask for directions. The face in his memory slowly overlapped with the face in front of him, and he breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had been overthinking it.
Wang Zheng hadn't expected that simply asking for directions would earn him the favor of his senior. Seeing Qin Yingtian's somewhat embarrassed expression, he immediately changed the subject: "Senior, you must have a younger brother at home, right?"
"Huh!? How did you know?" Qin Yingtian asked, somewhat surprised.
"Welcome the new addition, a joyous celebration!"
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The two chatted happily as they walked towards the registration point.
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(Brother-in-law Yi Ling, Si Er Ling Balin)
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