Shumei sat beside her grandmother and licked her dry lips. She was holding the new clothes she had picked up today. She looked at her parents coming in and out eagerly and said firmly,
"I will definitely get into university! I will! If I don't pass, I'll repeat the year. If I still fail, I'll repeat again! Until I get in!"
Liang Shengdi: "...I've seen people making money teaching, but I've never seen someone like you making money by taking the college entrance exam..."
Lin Shuchao sat down on the steps below them, leaning against his brother, looking listlessly. He turned his head and looked at his younger sister, who looked so proud and confident, with a tone that was a little desperate.
"Then what should I do? Even if you kill me, I still can't pass the exam..." Who doesn't want good things?
My eldest sister told me that Mom gave her 31 months of living expenses, buying her everything. And 31 months of living expenses? Wow! How can I sleep to have such a dream? Do poor students really have no human rights?
Lin Shugan patted his shoulder and comforted him, "It's okay, you can use it. I'm taking the college entrance examination next year. If I pass, I can get some new clothes and shoes."
Lin Shuchao: ...
When he arrived at school the next day to register, if Lin Shuying hadn't flatly refused, Lin Guoqing would have almost gone out to look for bicycle tickets. He and Shen Chunhua saw many students riding bicycles around the school.
"It's not expensive actually. With about 200 yuan in tickets, you can ride it until graduation! If you get a job here after graduation, you can still use it!" Chen Chunhua persuaded her and wanted her to buy one.
Shuying shook her head vigorously. "Really? I can earn money to buy one myself if I need one after graduation... If all the other roommates don't have a bicycle and I have one... I'd be out of place."
After all, she has lived on campus for three years. To some extent, Lin Shuying understands how students make friends in the dormitories nowadays better than Chen Chunhua and Lin Guoqing.
The couple thought about it and agreed, so they didn't force it.
Even though today's college students are all gifted children, there are not many families like them who send their children to school. Some of them live locally and it is convenient for them to go to and from school.
Those who need to take a long-distance train ride usually come alone, carrying a quilt, a bag and a lunch box. It is rare to see someone like Lin Shuying, who comes with so many bags.
The family stood by and waited for Lin Shuying to finish the formalities with her senior from the college and go to the dormitory together.
The three children looked at everything on campus as if they were looking at a peep show, and Lin Guoqing was still trying hard to guide them, trying to awaken their college dreams, well, mainly the college dream of the youngest child.
"See? This is college, these are college students, eating free food and reading free books. I can spend all the living expenses given by my family on myself. Xiaonan, look at that sister over there, is she dressed well?
Lin Shumei nodded, her eyes shining.
"Look over there on the playground, there are people playing football. And over there, look over there, there's a dedicated basketball court! Third brother, is there a basketball court in your junior high school?"
Lin Shuchao shook his head. Lin Guoqing turned around and asked Lin Shugan, "Does your high school have one?"
Lin Shugan also shook his head.
"Yeah! Do you think they're awesome? Do you want to be like them in the future?"
The second and fourth brothers nodded together, but the third brother shook his head in pain.
"Dad, you said that people should know themselves... You are my dad, so you should also know how to treat me..."
A little Sith! There's no hope!
Lin Shuying was one of the first to report in, so there was only one bed in the dormitory with a quilt, and the other beds were empty. She found her seat according to the serial number, which was the upper bunk near the door.
Very good, she will be the one who controls the light bulb in the dormitory for the next four years.
The eight-person room has two sets of bunk beds and a large wardrobe on each wall, and a long shared table in the middle. There's no private bathroom, but there is a balcony.
There are public water rooms and toilets at the end of the corridor on each floor for washing and going to the toilet, but you have to go downstairs to take a shower. There is a public bathhouse opposite the cafeteria, and you need to use bath tickets to take a shower. Every student has a fixed amount of bath tickets every month, and you have to pay for new ones when they are used up.
Actually, the conditions are okay. Dormitories are all similar these days.
There was no one in the dormitory at this moment, and the classmate occupying the only bed was not there either. The Lin family group started getting busy as soon as they entered the room.
Lin Guoqing took the broom and started sweeping the floor. While sweeping, he said that the broom was not working well, so he should go out and buy a new one for their dormitory.
Lin Shugan and Lin Shuchao each took a rag and wrung out the water and started wiping. They wiped from the wardrobe to the bed frame, from the tables and chairs to the balcony. No matter whether it was their eldest sister's place or not, they wiped it all together.
Chen Chunhua climbed to the upper bunk to make the bed for her daughter, while Lin Shumei handed her mother the mosquito net, quilt, sheets and other bedding items below.
Lin Shuying was sorting out her clothes and other supplies, while Liang Shengdi stood beside her, taking out bags of fruit that she had just bought at the school gate.
“Where do you put the apples?”
"Uh...why not put it in the basin first."
"Where's the banana? It rots easily, you need to eat it quickly..."
"What about this cake? You can eat it when you're hungry..."
"There's only one piece left in this bag. How about I give it to you?"
…
When Zuo Qiumei pushed the door open, she saw such a bustling scene. She was stunned and stood at the door in a daze, not daring to go in. She went out to buy lunch. Whose eldest daughter has arrived?
Lin Shugan was the first to see the figure at the door and quickly called out to his sister, "Sister, is this your classmate?"
Everyone inside stopped what they were doing and looked over, which made Zuo Qiumei nervous. Fortunately, Lin Shuying greeted them first.
"Hello, my name is Lin Shuying, a student from Class 1, International Trade, Class of 1985."
Zuo Qiumei tried hard to pull the corners of her mouth together and replied softly, "Hello, my name is Zuo Qiumei, and I'm from the English Department in 1985."
"Classmate, come in. That bed is yours, right? My daughter sleeps opposite you. You two are really destined to be together!" Chen Chunhua said with a smile as she got off the bed.
How valuable are roommates? People from all over the world share a dorm, and will be living together for the next four years. How could this not be fate? Chen Chunhua tried hard to leave a good impression on Zuo Qiumei. Every good relationship she could build for her child was a blessing.
Lin Guoqing even broke off a banana from Liang Shengdi's hand and stuffed it into Zuo Qiumei's hand. "Classmate, you're having lunch so early? Come on, have a banana. It's healthy and nutritious!"
Zuo Qiumei couldn't refuse, but she still explained quietly, "...It's breakfast."
"Hahaha, that's all right, all right. You young people are sleep deprived. You didn't even get enough sleep to prepare for the college entrance exams. It's normal to sleep in a little longer now!"
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