Chapter 174 This school is amazing!
Amidst the exclamations of Gu's parents, the four of them finally arrived at the square.
The endless tents, the endless tables and chairs, and the densely packed crowd made Gu Yin's steps heavy.
"With so many people, where do we even begin?" Li Mengxin was also taken aback.
Just then, a loudspeaker blared from nearby: "New first-year high school students, please come over here to register! New first-year high school students, please come over here to register!"
Some people in the crowd began to walk in that direction, and Gu Yin and the others followed.
"Go down this line, and everyone can line up in front of the desks with computers. Don't all line up in one row!" The students who were originally crowded in the first row started to move down to the next row.
Gu Yin and the others went straight to the back, where there were hardly any people, only the teachers sitting and chatting.
Seeing Gu Yin approach, the two female teachers immediately burst into laughter: "Finally, a smart student has come! You'd rather squeeze in at the front in the sun than come here! You don't even understand that registering early means the deadline is over! Oh dear! How silly!"
Gu Yin smiled without saying a word and handed the notification to the other party, who then looked at the information on the notification while operating the computer.
"Gu Yin, right? I found your name. Let me see which class you're in. Oh, Class 1 of the Youth Department! Tsk tsk tsk, you'd better eat more later, don't end up like the upperclassmen who got so thin after just one semester! Sigh, we say it every year, but nobody ever listens! Studying is important, but health is even more important!"
Gu Qinglang, who was standing next to him, froze. What did this mean?
He looked at the teacher nervously: "T-Teacher, what kind of class is Class 1? Why are they all so thin?"
The teacher stamped the forms while explaining, "This year, there are over a thousand students in the first year of high school. There are 6 Qinghua classes, 6 competition classes, 4 international classes, and 10 regular classes. The Qinghua Class 1 is actually the Qinghua class, a seed class for Qingda and Huada Universities. The competition classes are for students who participate in domestic and international competitions and are guaranteed admission. This class basically doesn't need to take the college entrance examination. The international classes also don't need to take the college entrance examination. They will go abroad to study in their second or third year of high school. Among the regular classes, there are two sports classes and two arts classes. The remaining four classes are for students who are ranked lower, don't have any special talents, and don't take special channels but only take the college entrance examination. As for why they are thin, it's because the academic workload is heavy and the competition among students is too fierce. If you don't work hard, you may go directly to the regular class next time!"
The teacher adjusted his glasses and smiled, saying, "Don't underestimate our school's regular classes. Those students are top students in their respective counties! Our school has a small test every month and a placement test every semester. It's no wonder they're so busy. That's why many parents rent houses near the school to accompany their children, mainly to help them get better health!"
The four members of the Gu family simultaneously thought of Li Mingxuan, who had attended a college entrance banquet a few days earlier.
Gu Le frowned and looked at Gu Yin: "Sister, you need to eat more! Don't lose weight!"
Li Mengxin was also still shaken: "I'd rather come and accompany you during your studies; it'll only be three years!"
"I agree!" Gu Qinglang panicked at the thought of his daughter turning into a monster with thinning hair and lifeless eyes, looking like she had been drained of her life force!
Gu Yin took the student handbook and said with a smile, "Let's take another look later and see how things go."
Seeing their fright, the teacher laughed: "It's alright, don't worry! Teachers are always supervising them, and the school conducts a small check-up for students every month, and arranges physical examinations every semester. Even the cooks in our cafeteria are nutritionists, very skilled nutritionists! Just eat on time, that's very important! You won't lose weight if you eat more!"
Li Mengxin and Gu Qinglang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. That's good!
"Alright, registration is complete. Take this form to the first floor of the teaching building to pay the fees, then choose your dormitory. Go on!"
Gu Yin took the list to the first floor and saw that the tuition was 1100 yuan, and the other miscellaneous fees added up to more than 10,000 yuan! This included two sets of school uniforms for each season, as well as the cost of school sports and arts textbooks, such as tennis lessons, swimming lessons, piano lessons, and various other subjects that the school had added. You could learn whatever you wanted! The school facilities were also free to use, such as the bicycles that were just seen at the school gate. This did not include living expenses and accommodation fees.
“No ordinary student would dare to study here!” Gu Qinglang looked at the list, shook his head with a sigh, and then looked at the accommodation list again. He thought for a moment and said, “How about we choose a single room? It’s more expensive, but it’ll be more private.”
Gu Yin shook her head: "Let's choose a four-person room. I need a classmate to talk to, otherwise people will say I'm aloof. The four-person rooms here are already very good. There's a washing machine and two bathrooms. The upper bunk is a bed, and the lower bunk is a desk and chair. It's all for my own use. I'm very satisfied!" The dormitory fee here isn't expensive. A four-person room is 800 yuan, and she is really very satisfied!
Hearing what Gu Yin said, Li Mengxin thought it made sense, so she chose a four-person room. After paying the tuition, Li Mingxuan called to ask where they were, and Gu Yin gave him the address.
In less than ten minutes, I saw him running over.
"Are you all done? I just got out of class! If you're not done, I'll take you there!" Like Gu Shu, he had been at school for the first half of the semester. He was only able to go back because Gu Yin's graduation banquet was on the weekend.
"I just paid my tuition and am heading to my dorm to check out toiletries and such." Gu Yin handed him the list.
"You don't need to buy bedding and toiletries. There are new ones in the dorm, from slippers to pajamas. If they break, you can exchange them at the auntie's place on the first floor! Come on, I'll take you there!" Li Mingxuan said as he led the way.
Gu Yin smiled when she heard that. That was really great. Otherwise, it would be too much trouble for them to carry the goods upstairs themselves.
"Behind the teaching building is Central Park. Crossing the park, to the left are the dormitories. A little further ahead are the football field, basketball court, volleyball court, and other sports facilities, as well as the swimming pool. To the right are multimedia classrooms, the library, computer rooms, laboratories, the auditorium, and so on. In the middle is the canteen, which has three floors. The first and second floors are for students, and the third floor is for teachers. Our school canteen is really delicious! We can go and try it later!"
After passing through Central Park, the area became more open. Gu Yin glanced around briefly, then followed Li Mingxuan and turned left.
"The first floor is where the dormitory supervisors live. If you need someone to clean the dorms, you can ask them. However, we all do it ourselves. The students at our school don't really like others touching their things. The left entrance on the first floor is the girls' dormitory, and the right entrance is the boys' dormitory. There's a sealed wall in the middle, so you don't have to worry about seeing each other!" After Li Mingxuan finished speaking, he reached out and took Gu Yin's payment slip, handed it to the supervisor, who registered it and then handed it back.
“Jianggao has single rooms, double rooms, four-person rooms, and six-person rooms. The single rooms aren’t here; they’re in the teachers’ dormitory building. Floors two through four are for senior students, floors five through seven are for junior students, and floors eight through ten are for freshmen. The top floor for each grade is for double rooms. The second floor is for double rooms, and the third floor is for six-person rooms. So your dormitory is on the 9th floor. We can just take the elevator up!” After Li Mingxuan finished speaking, he led them to the open space in the middle of the first floor and pressed the button for the elevator on the left.
This is so high-tech! Even the universities where we filmed movies didn't have elevators! Gu Yin was completely stunned! The other three people who had seen elevators in S City were also stunned.
"We have arrived at the ninth floor. Please enter and exit the elevator in an orderly manner. Thank you for your cooperation!" The electronic voice announced as the elevator doors opened.
"Since you've just started school, we outsiders can come in, but you can't go into the dorms for the seniors and juniors. There are aunties there to stop you. Room 901, the innermost one, you should be living with your classmates. If you arrive last and there are any left, you'll be living with students from other classes. This will help you get to know each other quickly."
Walking to the innermost room, they saw that the door was open, but no one was inside. Gu Yin must have been the first person to arrive.
They went inside. The room was very large, about 50 square meters including the balcony. There were four beds on the four corners of the room, leaving a large open space in the middle. Through the glass door, there were two bathrooms on the left and a washbasin on the right. Further in was the balcony, where there was a washing machine and a clothes drying area. It was so big that you could put four rocking chairs there to sunbathe!
The bed sheets, blankets, sweaters, pajamas, and everything else in the room were all light blue, which made me feel relaxed and happy!
Gu Yin chose the bed on the right side of the glass door and put the name her aunt had given her on the wardrobe to indicate that someone had already chosen it.
"How is it? Are you satisfied?" Li Mingxuan asked with a smile.
Gu Yin nodded: "Very satisfied!"
"It's even better than home! A good school, everything is perfect!" Li Mengxin was delighted to see it. She thought she would decorate Ayin's house in the county with something as pink and tender as this, something that looks so soft and cozy!
"Ahem, this wasn't arranged by the school. The seniors said it was renovated by a rich girl from our school who couldn't get used to the place! We just happened to get a free ride! Gu Yin, you'll understand once you've been at school longer. Nothing at our school is simple! Even the soccer field and swimming pool were donated by a senior's family! Many of our school's facilities and buildings were donated by alumni! Otherwise, the principal wouldn't dare ask for such expensive money. This was approved after being reported!" Li Mingxuan said with a smile.
Isn't this just like a private school? For a public school to be run like this, the principal is truly amazing! The famous alumni are amazing too! The senior students are amazing as well! Gu Yin is increasingly impressed with this school and is glad that she had her sights set on this school from the beginning and didn't make the county's key school her goal!
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