Back in the capital, Li Yao began her review routine. Despite her strong willpower, she still needed to study in order for the knowledge to take root in her brain.
However, Li Yao was efficient. Within a month, she could recite all the books and newspapers by heart. Then she started doing exercises and her answers were pretty good.
Days passed like this; Li Yao registered for exams, prepared for them, and occasionally went out to eat at some time-honored restaurants in the capital. Each time, she would still eat five dishes and two bowls of rice in one meal.
Gradually, she became familiar with the people at the restaurant, and some people noticed that the dishes that Li Yao ordered many times tasted quite good. Unbeknownst to her, some gourmets in her small circle had already heard of her.
Actually, Li Yao's five senses are very sharp because she drinks spiritual spring water every day to cultivate her supernatural abilities. Therefore, her sense of taste and smell are also very sensitive. In addition, she has the taste of star-rated restaurant food in her space, so she has a basic ability to judge whether a dish is delicious or not.
Li Yao ignored all of that and followed her routine every day until the day of the college entrance examination.
When the college entrance examination was reinstated in 1977, there were only age restrictions: those under 30 years old, those without higher education qualifications, and those who had graduated from high school.
So, in the examination room, Li Yao actually saw pregnant women, workers in their uniforms, educated youth sent to the countryside, and so on.
The tide of the times has begun, and Li Yao will be a witness.
After the exam, Li Yao estimated her score and felt confident that she could basically choose any school.
In the end, she applied to Tsinghua and Peking Universities for literature. Mainly, the schools were close to her newly purchased courtyard house; it was just a few alleyways away.
While waiting for the notification letter, the courtyard house was basically repaired. Li Yao dug out the original lake and rockery and planted her favorite mutated lotus flowers.
The garden has been renovated, with several mutated night-blooming jasmine plants and some peonies and tulips planted.
The courtyard was quite large, nearly 1,000 square meters, and tidying it up wasn't difficult, though it was a bit empty. Li Yao hired four cleaners, two cooks (one specializing in hot and cold dishes, the other in dry and sweet dishes), and a housekeeper.
Besides signing contracts with these people, Li Yao also gave them a mental suggestion that they must not reveal any information about Li Yao to the outside world.
She also hypnotized them to strengthen their loyalty, so Li Yao felt at ease using them and even released Da Zhuang and 6834 to guard the house.
After receiving her acceptance letter, Li Yao moved the next day. She didn't hold a housewarming party; she just gave some snacks and brown sugar as gifts to her old neighbors and gave some snacks to her new neighbors for a simple visit.
Then they had the furniture moved in and moved into the new house.
After the start of the school year, Li Yao explained the situation to her homeroom teacher and also used some mental power to suggest that she could commute directly to school instead of living on campus.
At that time, these prestigious schools were all quite old, so the dormitories were all six- or eight-person rooms with bunk beds. Li Yao was determined not to get used to it and wouldn't make herself suffer. As for her relationships with her classmates, she would just let things take their course.
College students these days are truly diligent. As early as 5:30 in the morning, you can see students reading in various places on campus with chairs and pavilions. If there's no light, they'll borrow flashlights or candles. Even at 11 pm, some students will still be reading by the light in the dormitory corridor.
Li Yao neither lived on campus nor seemed particularly diligent. She always dressed up beautifully in new clothes and leather shoes, making her stand out somewhat from the rest of the class.
But compared to some second-generation rich kids from the capital, they seem to be of the same kind.
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