There are a lot of courses in the freshman year. Ye Tian has to adapt to simplified Chinese and learn English, so in addition to attending classes carefully every day, she also has to go to the study room to study until about 9:30 in the evening before returning to the dormitory.
She feels very secure in her daily routine of going between the classroom, dormitory, cafeteria and study room, a feeling she had never had in her previous life.
The trees in the south don't shed their leaves in winter, unlike in the north, where the trees are bare. However, the south has more cloudy days, especially rainy days, with cold winds and rain, giving people a bleak feeling.
Ye Tian was carrying a 19.9 yuan canvas bag and holding Li Yue's arm, who was carrying a Goyard shopping bag. The two had just finished their self-study class and were so cold that they walked to the dormitory tightly together.
The dorm wasn't much warmer than outside, just without a breeze. With power cuts at night, electric heaters and blankets were unusable. So everyone pre-charged their hand warmers and used them to warm the bed. Then, wearing thick coral fleece pajamas and covering themselves with two layers of quilts, they felt a bit warmer.
There were no classes the next morning and it was a rainy day, so the four of us stayed in bed in the dormitory together and none of us wanted to go out for breakfast.
Ye Tian has experienced hardships. In ancient times, people had to get up early, so she is not used to staying in bed now. She gets up first and uses the small electric cooker in the dormitory to cook noodles for everyone as breakfast.
Because of the limited ingredients, she had little room to experiment. She boiled the water, added half a handful of noodles, cracked four poached eggs, and when they were almost done, added salt, soy sauce, sesame oil, and Lao Gan Ma. She wanted to add some chopped green onions, but the dormitory didn't have any.
It was just such a simple bowl of noodles, and each of the four people had less than a small bowl, not enough to fill them up, but they ate it with great relish and felt warm.
"I really want a cup of hot milk tea, but I don't want to walk to the school gate." Li Yue finished her noodles and wanted to drink something. "It's raining outside, and I'm embarrassed to ask the delivery guy to deliver it."
Ye Tian looked at the time and it was still early for work at noon, so she decided to try making some milk tea for everyone to drink together.
Li Yue found some black tea, Lü Xinyi offered some buffalo milk, and Zhao Yu searched through her own supplies, only finding a pack of Oreos. Ye Tian had even less, and she didn't have any white sugar either, so she only found a box of the brown sugar she used to drink during her period.
Then use these to do it.
Ye Tian found a milk tea recipe posted by a dessert blogger: first crush the brown sugar and put it together with the tea leaves in a small rice cooker and stir-fry. When it is almost done, add a little boiling water, then add 4 boxes of buffalo milk and bring to a boil.
After it was cooked, everyone poured a cup. Ye Tian followed Zhao Yu's lead and broke up an Oreo cookie into the cup. Thus, a cup of brown sugar Oreo milk tea was ready. Although the milk tea was quite simple, without cream or cheese, buffalo milk was richer than regular milk and had a light sweetness. It was still delicious and very satisfying.
Lu Xinyi usually likes to make capsule coffee with buffalo milk. No extra sugar is needed. It tastes very smooth and not bitter.
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door. Zhao Yu went to open it and found it was Ah Miao from the dormitory across the street. "You guys smell so good over there! What are you cooking? I'm so hungry!"
"Tiantian made some milk tea, would you like some?"
"Wow, great, I'll get the cup!"
Ah Miao brought the cup over without hesitation, but there was only a little liquid left in the pot, so only half a cup was poured into the cup.
Ah Miao's roommate Xiao Tao also followed curiously, but all that was left was an empty pot. Ah Miao reluctantly poured a third of the pot to Xiao Tao, then went back to the dormitory to get a bag of milk dates.
The two of them were wearing furry pajamas with hoods and slippers, hugging their quilts, and chatting together in Ye Tian's dormitory.
The outside of the milk date is made of milk, and the inside is sweet and soft. It has no core, so it is very convenient to eat and is a good snack. Everyone eats one and chats while eating.
"My classmate's school is great. It has KFC, McDonald's, Starbucks, and a Cha Baidao. Unlike our school, there is nothing there. There is only a cafeteria, and there is only Mixue Bingcheng at the school gate." A Miao said.
"It's not bad that we have Mixue Bingcheng! And we always have delicious food in our third cafeteria." After saying this, Lu Xinyi glanced at Ye Tian.
"That's right. I used to hear my senior say the food in the third cafeteria was terrible, but now I realize ours is the best cafeteria in the whole school. It would be great if they had desserts." Ah Miao nodded. "I'll wait until winter vacation. My mom's bread is delicious."
"You are a little foodie too!" Zhao Yu said with a smile.
"You're talking about me, but everyone loves to eat. Your dormitory is the happiest. Tiantian is just like the snail girl, she can conjure up anything. I really want to move in here." Ah Miao continued.
Everyone began to praise Ye Tian.
Ye Tian quickly waved her hands, saying that everyone's praise was a bit exaggerated.
In fact, she was just thinking about the possibility of making desserts in the cafeteria. Although she had never made it, she thought that Chef Xiao Du might give it a try. She checked the time on her phone and said to everyone, "I'm going to work first. The cafeteria will have braised pork with chestnuts for lunch today. Remember to come and eat it!"
Xiao Tao, who had been quiet the whole time, stood up with joy and almost knocked over her chair. "I love braised pork the most! I can eat three or two servings of rice with just the meat. Hahaha, the Dongpo pork in the cafeteria is also super delicious. I always buy it, sometimes even two servings."
Everyone was amused by Xiaotao's cute appearance, but they also began to look forward to the braised pork at noon.
It seems that boarding students have less food in their stomachs. They want to eat everything every day and even start to eat some things they don’t like to eat at home. This may be the result of growth!
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Ye Tian was still thinking about desserts on the way to the cafeteria, but they were short-staffed and making more bread and cakes would be too tiring. Besides, it wasn't her turn to worry about it, as Chef Yun was in charge of the cafeteria.
While everyone was chatting, Ye Tian suddenly realized something else: winter vacation was only a month and a half away. During the winter vacation, the school dormitory would be closed, and since she couldn't go back to her uncle's house, she would have to consider renting a house.
She has no idea about the rent situation around the school, and she doesn't know if she can afford to rent a house with her limited money. Fortunately, she still has part-time income in December. She only works for half a month in January, and her salary will be much less.
However, she plans to take on a part-time job during the winter vacation and cook her own meals. The expenses won't be too high, so she should be able to get by.
After Ye Tian arrived at the cafeteria kitchen, she was still busy cutting vegetables, cooking, and taking pictures, and then went behind the window to help students get their meals.
When it was time to get food, her three roommates and Ah Miao and Xiao Tao from across the street were all in line with her. She secretly gave them a little extra food, a subtle but inconspicuous amount, and also gave Xiao Tao three extra pieces of meat. Xiao Tao was so happy that her eyes narrowed into slits.
By the time Ye Tian got back to the dorm after work at around 1:00, the other three were already asleep. She tiptoed off her coat and climbed into bed. The hand warmer was still under the covers, so she didn't feel cold and fell asleep immediately.
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On Saturday night, the boys in the monitor's dormitory were treating the girls in Ye Tian's dormitory to dinner. It was essentially a dorm-wide social event. Furthermore, there was indeed a boy in their dormitory who had been pursuing Lu Xinyi.
When it’s cold out, the best thing to do is eat a hot pot. The boys also chose a spicy hot pot restaurant with a good value for money. Considering that some people don’t like spicy food, they chose the shuangyang hot pot.
During this time, the somewhat shy boy named He Weilai was diligently picking up food and pouring drinks for Lu Xinyi. Then, seeing that everyone was staring at him, he embarrassedly hurried to fill the drinks for the remaining three girls.
Class monitor Kong Lingxing also actively tried to bring his roommate and Lu Xinyi together. However, Lu Xinyi showed no reaction and remained as lively as usual.
Ye Tian could tell that Kong Lingxing's eyes were burning when he looked at Li Yue, and he was very attentive in picking up food for her. She treated herself as a bystander, watching the boys and girls openly or secretly reveal their emotions, with a smile on their faces. She was like a parent, feeling relieved and proud to see her children being liked.
Zhao Yu was so focused on eating that her short hair was a little messy and the corners of her mouth were stained with hot pot soup, but she didn't care at all. At this moment, hot pot was her only life, and the mutton, goose intestines and yellow throat in it were her true love.
Zhao Yu: "The duck blood is so tender and sweet. I'll get you a piece."
Ye Tian: "Radish is very tasty, try it."
Boy A and Boy B exchanged glances: The League Secretary and the barbecue goddess can really eat!
After dinner, they walked around the nearby mall together before taking two taxis back to school.
After returning home, the monitor created a group and invited all eight people to join. But after that, except for the monitor, no one else spoke much in the group, so it was very quiet, not as lively as their class group.
The four people in Ye Tian's dormitory also have a small group. They will shout in the group when they want to get food, study, or go out to buy food. They will make an appointment to study together, or help each other bring back food.
There is another good thing about their dormitory. There is only one group for four people, unlike some dormitories where there are five groups for four people. They don’t talk directly about things but always talk behind others’ backs. If they accidentally talk about the wrong thing, it will be very embarrassing.
After the weekend, it’s a new week again, and the end of the semester and winter vacation are getting closer.
Zhao Yu also posted a good news in the group of 4 people: Ye Tian’s calligraphy work won an award!
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