Chapter 61
Afternoon, Suicheng Railway Station.
A red-painted wooden board stands prominently in the exit hall, with the large characters "Mingde University New Student Reception Office" particularly prominently displayed, attracting the attention of all the passengers passing by.
This is the best university in the province. It is not easy for a young man to be admitted here.
Every time this happened, Zhou, a student from Mingde University who was sitting behind the wooden sign, would straighten his back a little more, fully demonstrating the graceful demeanor of a prestigious university student.
As a senior student, Zhou has been welcoming new students at the train station for a week. She basically receives students from other places, some of whom seem to have good family backgrounds, but also many of whom appear to come from poor families.
After receiving more guests, Zhou can quickly identify potential new students from the crowd of people getting off the bus.
"Another train is coming," a male classmate looked around and said, "Hey, that girl is so pretty, is she our schoolmate?"
"You think every pretty girl you see is your junior. No, you wish all the pretty girls in the country were your juniors." Ah Zhou scolded him with a smile and looked in the direction the boy was looking.
In the dense crowd, there was indeed a girl, wearing a white shirt, a blue cloth skirt, slightly curly long hair, and a pretty face that stood out in the crowd.
It is obviously a simple outfit, but when worn on her, it is unforgettable and looks very luxurious.
Is he a new student? Zhou was a little hard to grasp at first.
In those days, it was rare for a family to go all out to send a new student. Zhou had only seen students come alone to register. After all, train tickets were not very affordable for ordinary families, and they could not be bought without a letter of introduction, and parents were also reluctant to put down their work.
But there were many people around this girl, very lively, and they looked vaguely similar, and at first glance they were a family. They were all dressed very formally, as if they were a family going out for a drink.
This doesn't look like a freshman.
But the man who looked like a father next to the girl was carrying a large pile of bedding like many freshmen, which was a bit similar.
Ah Zhou was a little unsure at first.
As she was hesitating, the girl's eyes circled the exit hall and finally landed on the welcome sign of Mingde University.
Soon, the girl led her family towards Zhou and the others.
The male student excitedly said to Zhou: "Look, it's true!" After saying this, he immediately stepped forward and asked attentively: "Hello, hello, are you a freshman at Mingde University?"
College students these days are really enthusiastic, Chen Lanjun thought, and nodded, "Yes, is this the reception area for new students?"
"Yes, yes, it's here." Just as the boy was agreeing, two more boys came over and enthusiastically wanted to help carry the luggage.
"Uncle, is the bedding heavy? Let me carry it."
Before Chen Zhisheng could react, the newly made quilt was taken away by someone.
He whispered to Zheng Mei beside him: "It's good. The people in my second sister's school are very welcoming."
Zheng Mei glanced at her daughter's pretty face and said meaningfully, "That's also for your daughter's sake."
With such talent and looks, it would be strange if their Lan Jun wasn't liked.
Chen Zhisheng realized that these brats were planning to take advantage of Lan Jun. He looked at these male classmates. One was short, one was dark, and one had acne on his face. How could they be worthy of his precious daughter? He immediately frowned and said, "No, you still have to focus on your studies. You have to talk to your second sister."
Zheng Mei had a different idea: "Of course, academic studies are important, but...anyway, I will talk to her."
The two of them were whispering to each other, and they slowed down a few steps. Chen Lanjun, who was holding her little sister's hand, turned around and asked, "What are you talking about?"
"Nothing." Chen Zhisheng and Yu Zhengmei answered in unison.
The university was very respectful when it came to pick up the new students this time and specially dispatched a bus.
In order to prevent students who had little experience driving before from getting carsick due to the smell of gasoline, a plastic bag was placed on each seat.
There are four people in Chen Lanjun's family. As soon as they got on the bus, the seats were basically full.
The male senior who came to greet her first smiled and whispered to a classmate in the car, "Look, have you beaten Wang Hualing?"
Wang Hualing is the most beautiful girl in their class.
The male classmate was Wang Hualing's admirer. Hearing what he said, he was very indignant: "How can he compare to her?"
He glanced at Chen Lanjun and couldn't find fault with her appearance, so he deliberately said loudly: "You are already a college student, but you still need your family to wait on you when you report to school. You are not independent at all."
It was obvious that the bus, which was originally buzzing with conversation, suddenly became quiet.
Zheng Mei and Chen Zhisheng both frowned. The younger sister Chen Zhujun was young and her face turned pale when she heard this. She felt that she had done something wrong and caused her sister to be talked about.
Before the car started, Chen Lanjun stood up, stared at the man, and asked, "My classmate, were you talking about me and my family just now?"
Originally, the boy just wanted to make things difficult for Chen Lanjun, thinking that she would be depressed and sulking after hearing the sarcastic remarks. However, who knew that she would actually question him directly, making him a little panicked.
"What...who said something about you?" the boy said hesitantly.
Chen Lanjun said sternly, "It's better not to. Whether you are independent or not is not something that can be judged casually by a small matter. I can't get into this school without the care and support of my family. They have never been to this city and have never seen what a university looks like. It's not easy for them to take this opportunity to come and take a look. I don't think there is anything wrong with that."
The boy was speechless, pretending to be deaf and turning his head to look at the scenery.
Chen Lanjun snorted coldly, sat down, and held her little sister's hand tightly: "It's okay, I'm very happy that you are willing to send me here to report! Don't mind what others say."
The younger sister's face then turned from sunny to cloudy.
The bus drove into Mingde University and stopped next to the Leader Statue Square.
Chen Lanjun and her family got off the bus. Feeling sorry for her father carrying so much stuff, she went to the dormitory first.
The conditions in university dormitories these days are just so-so, with eight people in a room and a public restroom at the end of the corridor.
It was dinner time and no one was in the dormitory, but most of the roommates had arrived. As there were not many empty berths and there was an upper bunk near the door, Chen Lanjun chose this berth.
"Mom, let me make the bed."
"Put the mattress on and put away the cotton quilt for later use when the weather gets cold."
Hoping that Chen Lanjun could have a good sleep, Chen Zhisheng specially asked a craftsman to make a new quilt weighing three or four pounds. However, the weather in Suicheng was warm, so he could not use it at this time and had to put it away.
After quickly packing up, Chen Lanjun went to collect her meal ticket as instructed. At that time, college students enjoyed preferential treatment. They did not have to pay tuition fees, and could receive 20 yuan of meal tickets every month. Their household registration was also directly moved into the school's collective household registration and was no longer an agricultural household registration.
The value of this money is almost the same as eating the emperor's food.
However, Chen Lanjun, who now had some money, no longer had to rely on these meal tickets to survive, so she happily went to the cafeteria and ordered two meat dishes for her family to eat together.
After dinner, Chen Lanjun led her family to look for Shen Mudan.
"Finally you're here. If you hadn't come, I would have sent a telegram." Shen Mudan smiled and poured water for them.
"Thank you for taking care of my second sister." Zheng Mei said, "Thank you for taking care of my second sister."
"I dare not say that. Second sister has helped us a lot."
Shen Mudan looked at Chen Lanjun: “Then let’s go to the guesthouse first?”
"OK."
Based on the lesson learned last time when Chen Zhisheng sent her to report, this time, Chen Lanjun asked Shen Mudan to book a guesthouse early, and the money was paid in advance!
The older sister who works in the guesthouse has a son who is an educated youth. He also set up a stall with Chen Lanjun and is very enthusiastic.
"I specially arranged a sunny side house for you. Come, there's hot water in the kettle."
Zheng Mei smiled and said, "Thank you, sister. It's worthy of being the provincial capital. The hospitality is much more grand than ours."
"That's nothing." The lady at the guesthouse said, "There's a tall building by the river. It's a big hotel built by a Hong Kong boss. It's really impressive. It seems to be more than ten stories high."
"So high?" The younger sister found it a little unbelievable.
"That's right, it's just a hotel for external guests, it's not convenient for people like us to stay there." The lady at the guesthouse said, "But you can go and have a look, the old buildings in that area are also very beautiful."
Then he gave an address.
This address sounded very familiar to Chen Lanjun. Isn't this... the address that Shao Qinghe left?
"Sister, can we go shopping tomorrow?" The younger sister looked at Chen Lanjun eagerly.
Seeing the little sister's expectant eyes, Chen Lanjun couldn't refuse, so she had to say, "Okay."
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