Chapter 111

After a summer vacation, Jian Lu returned to the university campus and felt as if she was in a different world. She couldn't bring her heart back to where it was before.

It's not just her, all of her roommates are like this. It's difficult to transition from vacation to school.

However, as soon as we returned to the dormitory, we heard the good news that Qiu Cuiping passed the exam and she would be able to study with her classmates from the class of 1977 starting from this semester.

Sun Shangmei was so excited that she ate a few more hawthorn cakes to celebrate.

Jian Lu broke off half a piece of hawthorn pastry from her hand, broke it in half and gave the other half to Song Guilan next to her, then sat on Hao Yue's bed to congratulate Qiu Cuiping.

"Cui Ping, my wish has finally come true! Welcome back to level 77!"

Qiu Cuiping's face was full of smiles, her eyes were slightly red, and she rubbed her eyes with her hands. "Thank you all very much! Otherwise, I would definitely not have passed the exam."

She was finally able to fulfill this wish, make up for her regrets, and get her life and study progress back on track.

"No way, you're just trying too hard!"

"If I had your hard work, maybe I could get into a university in the capital!"

"Just blow it, Xiaomei."

"Don't disbelieve me! Humph~" Sun Shangmei continued to share the news she had heard, "Next month, the school's computer department will hold an exchange event. Students from several powerful universities in the capital will come. I want to see how powerful they are?!"

Qiu Cuiping was surprised, thinking that Sun Shangmei knew everything. "You are so well-informed all the time. Where did you hear this?"

Sun Shangmei didn't answer her, "Oh, I heard it from someone."

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Qiu Cuiping returned to the Class of 1977 classroom, and her classmates were all very happy for her. However, the homeroom teacher, Li Biyun, had warned everyone in advance not to show too much concern and not to put too much pressure on Qiu Cuiping.

After a brief introduction ceremony and a round of warm applause, Qiu Cuiping finally sat down among the students of Class 77 and put everything in its place.

It was as if nothing had gone wrong, as if she had successfully received the admission letter from H University after taking the college entrance examination that year, and had continued to study at the university until the second semester of her junior year.

In the second semester of the junior year, students' mentality has changed a lot. Some are looking forward to what kind of job they will be assigned after graduation, while others are thinking about their lifelong events.

There were many educated youth who went to the countryside in the classes of 1977 and 1978, and a large number of them were married. The other graduating students were in their early twenties at this time, and even if they devoted themselves to studying, they also had the opportunity to have romantic feelings.

As soon as the second half of the school year started, the school security guards caught many male and female students in the woods, even those with books in their hands.

"Oh my god, this is too strict." Li Suihua heard that two students from the next class were arrested by the security guards, and the Academic Affairs Office conducted a thorough investigation to see if the two were dating. "I heard that they just went to the grove to talk about studying. This is a huge misunderstanding."

Song Guilan felt that Li Suihua was not smart enough. She was knitting a sweater and took the time to look at her. "Suihua, do you really believe it?"

"Isn't it?" Li Suihua was confused, "That's what people say outside."

Hao Yue chuckled, thinking that this girl was simple-minded, "Meng Caiju and Qiu Bingchun from the next class have been dating for a long time."

"Really?" Qiu Cuiping, who was reading a book, looked up and asked curiously. Even if she was studying hard, she was still interested in gossip.

"Yes, don't you know yet?" Song Guilan ate a bite of banana that Jian Lu gave her and shared gossip with a few people. "They are dating, but they are worried about being discovered by the school teachers. They bring a book with them when they go out to meet people, as a cover-up."

Li Suihua felt helpless, as if she had been deceived. "So that's how it is. I really thought they were going there to read books, learn and communicate."

Jian Lu laughed at her, "Look at our school, is there a boy and a girl who go to the grove to read alone? No one has that habit."

"Yes, that's right." Li Suihua thought about it and realized that it was indeed true.

I learned something again!

"Oh, by the way, where is Xiaomei? Didn't she say she was going to get some water?" Qiu Cuiping glanced inside the dormitory and saw that there were only five people, including herself.

"I wonder where the water went?" Hao Yue glanced at the half-open door, but after a few seconds, there was movement at the door.

Sun Shangmei came back with her thermos, put the thermos filled with hot water on the ground, and hurriedly went to look for something on her desk.

Jian Lu was curious, "What are you looking for? Do you want to eat bananas?"

"Eat!" Sun Shangmei took a bite of the banana in Jian Lu's hand, then turned around and took out a math book, looking at everyone in the dormitory, "Well, I'm going out to study."

"Hey?" Hao Yue stood up and held the man, "The sun is about to set, where are you going to study?"

Sun Shangmei waved the book in her hand and said, "With other classmates."

Jian Lu suddenly thought of something and winked at her, "Male or female classmate?"

Sun Shangmei smiled shyly, "A male classmate."

The other five people in the dormitory looked at each other and immediately understood.

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Sun Shangmei's secret love affair was exposed not long after it began. She was blocked in the dormitory by her roommates. She sat on her bed, weak, pitiful and helpless, looking up at them.

"Go ahead." Jian Lu crossed her arms over her chest, her expression serious. Only the slight curl at the corner of her mouth betrayed her. "If you confess, I will treat you leniently. If you resist, I will treat you severely."

"Xiao Mei, you actually hid this from us..." Li Suihua stared at her for a few seconds, wondering, "When did you and Xu Jun get together? We were together every day, how come I didn't notice it!"

Hao Yue slapped her thigh and suddenly remembered something, "No wonder, at the end of last semester, I saw you two discussing math problems in the classroom. Was it then...? Oh, I didn't think much of it at the time, I thought you were just discussing."

Sun Shangmei held her little face and smiled, "We are innocent..."

Before she could finish her words, her five roommates all looked at her meaningfully. She couldn't say anything else and could only honestly admit, "It was just a simple romantic relationship."

“Oh~~~~”

“Tsk tsk~~~”

"Tell me quickly, how did you get on top of her?" Jian Lu sat down next to Sun Shangmei. On the other side was Hao Yue who was equally excited.

"You are the first one in our dormitory to date! Of course, the three of us who are married don't count. I didn't expect that you are the youngest and the fastest!"

"Isn't Xu Jun a good guy?"

Song Guilan recalled carefully, "He was pretty good, good-looking and had a good personality."

"Last time he listened to that obscene music, he was still very loyal. He's a good person!"

The roommates "interrogated" Sun Shangmei thoroughly and analyzed Xu Jun for her. In the end, they came to the conclusion that Xu Jun had to treat her to a meal!

Sun Shangmei: "..."

As the saying goes, an ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her parents-in-law, and it's time for this person to meet his roommates.

The six people in the dormitory and Xu Jun made an appointment to meet in the second cafeteria. Xu Jun was very self-conscious and said that he would treat his roommates to a meal.

As the dormitory leader, Hao Yue saw that Xu Jun had no friendship with his classmates at all. So she was mainly preparing to investigate the candidate for this roommate and to check for the youngest Sun Shangmei.

"Well, classmates, we are all family. There is no need to be so strict, right?" Xu Jun always felt that he was about to be interrogated by six judges.

Li Suihua was the first to fail. She pursed her lips and smiled, but was barely able to stabilize after being supported by Song Guilan beside her.

"Come on, come on, let's eat. I'll treat you to whatever you want to eat. Don't be polite to me."

A few people had been clamoring for Xu Jun to treat them, but it was not good to go too far. It would be best for each person to order a bowl of Yangchun noodles, which would be simple and convenient.

Xu Jun was a very polite person. He ordered an extra portion of braised pork and a portion of potatoes and pork ribs for everyone to eat with the noodles.

As the saying goes, "the hand that takes the favor is grateful, and the mouth that eats the favor is soft", everyone let Xu Jun pass the test out of courtesy.

Jian Lu looked at him with a smile, "Xu Jun, you are now our 316's recognized son-in-law, so you have to be nice to Xiaomei."

Sun Shangmei was the first to be unhappy when she heard this, "You are taking advantage of me!"

Hao Yue directly deprived her of the right to resist, "From what we see now, isn't it the same as marrying off a daughter of a noble family?"

Xu Jun didn't care about that and said directly, "I will definitely be nice to Xiao Meihao! Don't worry."

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The five people in the dormitory often covered for the two people in the following days. However, these two people were quite interesting. I don’t know if using study as an excuse was effective or if 1+1 was really greater than 2. They often went on dates with books in hand. After a while, after the midterm exams, both of them had made considerable progress.

The head teacher, Li Biyun, who was unaware of the situation, named and praised two students in class. "Xu Jun, Sun Shangmei, Zhang Jianjun, and Liu Liu all made significant progress in the midterm exam. What does this prove? It proves that if you focus on your studies, you will get good results. We should all learn from them."

Everyone in dormitory 316 clapped and held back their laughter, marveling at the fact that the two had made academic progress while talking about finding a partner.

Xu Jun's status in dormitory 316 is getting higher and higher. The key is that he knows how to behave as a human being. He always helps his roommates whenever they need help and never refuses.

In late October, the National Computer Science Research Competition was held at H University.

Xu Jun had a fellow villager who was studying computer science at H University. He heard that several of his girlfriend Sun Shangmei’s roommates wanted to join in the fun, so he got some tickets and took a few people to the Computer Communication Society’s lecture.

Jian Lu was the one who wanted to see the excitement the most. She heard that this year's National College Computer Science Research Competition would be held in H, so why not come and see the youthful years of the hottest industry leaders of the future?

She, Qiu Cuiping and Sun Shangmei followed Xu Jun into the venue. The place was already full. Fortunately, Xu Jun had some connections so he could take up a few seats. After they sat down, they looked around and saw that they were not only students from the Computer Science Department, but also many students from other majors who came to join in the fun.

The teachers and students on the stage were talking about the history of computer development and their optimistic outlook for future development. The students below were whispering to each other. Some thought computers were very interesting, while others thought they had no future.

Only Jian Lu knew that this would be the hottest industry in a few decades.

After the speech, the resourceful Xu Jun took a few people to the cafeteria to eat, and sat together with a group of computer science students.

"This is my fellow villager, who I grew up with, Fu Zongbo." Xu Jun turned around and introduced several other people to his fellow villager, "This is my girlfriend Sun Shangmei, and these are her roommates Jian Lu and Qiu Cuiping, who are all in the same class with me."

Fu Zongbo greeted Xu Jun's girlfriend, Sun Shangmei, and then his eyes moved from Sun Shangmei's face to her roommate's face, and stayed on Jian Lu for a few more seconds, "Classmates, you are quite interested in our computer science department?"

Sun Shangmei knows nothing about computers and was confused by the lecture just now. She quickly brought up Jian Lu and said, "It's mainly because my roommate is interested, Jian Lu."

"Classmate Jianlu, I didn't expect you to be interested in computers. You know, there are only three girls in our department."

"Really?" Jian Lu was obviously more curious about the female students who were studying computers in this era. After all, in today's era, female students generally choose majors such as Chinese and history, and people's ideas don't change so quickly. "Are they here?"

Fu Zongbo didn't expect that this extremely beautiful female classmate would suddenly want to find someone else. He sat up straight and replied with a smile, "They are busy. If you have any questions, just ask me. I have good grades in the department."

When Xu Jun heard this, he looked in surprise at his fellow villager who usually devoted himself to research, and put his fist to his lips, wanting to remind him that Jian Lu was married!

But there were so many people around that he couldn't find a chance to speak, so he could only wink at him. However, Xu Jun couldn't understand Fu Zongbo's little movements at all at this time, and even asked him with concern, "What's wrong with you? Is there sand in your eyes?"

Fu Zongbo blinked, feeling a little tired.

"Okay, just now I heard you talking about the current development of computers..." Jian Lu is very curious about the current development of computers. She also wants to live a life where she can use computers freely as soon as possible. How can she not care?

The two discussed the development of computers.

Fu Zongbo had not expected that this student from the Department of Trade was so interested in computers. The questions he asked were almost like those asked by teachers in class. If it was Jian Lu's face that surprised him at first, now it was her interest in and understanding of computers that surprised him.

"Student Jian Lu, I feel like you are very knowledgeable about computers. Why didn't you apply for our major?"

Jian Lu smiled but said nothing. How could she say that she only knew the basics? At best, she was using the experience of later generations using computers to ask questions of today's students.

"Well, let me ask my classmates from the nearby universities in the capital. The computer science departments in their schools are really amazing." Fu Zongbo saw the students from the universities in the capital that he got to know from the competition a few days ago were just finishing their meal and preparing to leave, so he hurriedly stopped them.

"Gu Yangming, He Qinglai, Song Bainian, here!" Fu Zongbo waved his hand and called them over.

When Jian Lu heard these three names, she turned around in shock and saw three students walking slowly towards her.

"These are students from the Department of Trade of our school. They are my fellow countryman, close friend, and my childhood friend Xu Jun. They are her boyfriend Sun Shangmei, and Sun Shangmei's roommates Jian Lu and Qiu Cuiping."

Fu Zongbo also enthusiastically introduced to his classmates several students from the computer science departments of two universities in the capital whom he had met in the past few days.

"This is Gu Yangming, from the Department of Computer Science at Q University."

Jian Lu took a look at the man. He had a handsome appearance and his clothes were washed so white. Well, this man was the big boss who later founded the first domestically produced computer company in China. He came from a poor family and started from scratch.

"This is He Qinglai, from the Computer Science Department of Q University, and a classmate of Gu Yangming."

Jian Lu looked at this man again. He was a shy engineering student who didn't dare to look anyone in the eye. Well, this man was the big boss who later created China's first large-scale Internet website. It was said that he had a slight social phobia, and now it seemed to be true.

"This is Song Bainian, from the Computer Science Department of B University."

Jian Lu looked at the last person. His otaku attribute was so obvious. He was worthy of being the big man who invented many game software in later generations.

"We hit it off right away when we met. To be honest, we're going to form a team and help him master the computer field while we have fewer classes in our senior year!"

Team? Jian Lu suddenly remembered something. The three computer science graduates would become wealthy and powerful giants that controlled various Internet industries.

News reports have mentioned that when they first started the business, many people were not optimistic about them. One of the original four-member team dropped out and sold his shares for 1,500 yuan.

His shares were later valued at several billion.

As for this person, Jian Lu could no longer remember his name. She only remembered that people on the Internet uniformly called him a loser and a big fool.

Could it be? Jian Lu looked at Fu Zongbo with a look full of sympathy and pity!

So you are the unlucky one?