College life began. Xia Youyou looked at the only third-generation computer developed in 1974 on the desk and smiled at Qi Siling.
Yan Ke walked up to the podium, put down the handouts in his hand, supported his hands on the podium, glanced at everyone's face in the classroom, and spoke in a deep voice.
"Hello, students."
All the students stood up automatically and bowed solemnly. "Hello, teacher!" The sound echoed throughout the classroom and could be heard from far away.
Yan Ke's eyes were red uncontrollably. He had been waiting for this moment for ten years!
He lowered his hands, stood at attention, and bowed in response.
Xia Youyou raised her hands and clapped, her eyes red and her mouth pursed. A burst of enthusiastic applause erupted in the classroom. It felt like a celebration, like a rebirth. They applauded themselves, and applauded this era.
The strict teacher said, "Hello, students." It was not until this moment that Xia Youyou suddenly understood the scientists who had fought one after another, her parents, and who were willing to die to save this country and this broken world.
A tear fell on the desk, and low sobs were heard in the classroom, like a wronged child, or a wanderer who found a home.
In this classroom, apart from Xia Youyou and Qi Siling, everyone else was either a sent-down youth or a factory worker. To be admitted to this nation's premier institution, they must have paid an extraordinary price.
Xia Youyou undoubtedly possessed the knowledge for the future, and Qi Siling had already begun reviewing a year in advance. What about the others? They had families to support and still had to find time to study, their daily routines squeezing their study time again and again. Ultimately, they achieved excellent results, and BGI gave them the best possible reward they deserved.
No one here is ordinary. Entering BGI means you are only one step away from success. As for whether to go left or right in the future, it is all in their own hands.
Xia Youyou always believed that her destiny was in her own hands. Whether to go straight or take a detour was just a matter of one thought.
The applause in the classroom lasted for a long time. Yan Ke touched his face and raised his hand to signal for it to stop.
After everyone quieted down, he took a deep breath and said, "Please take a seat." After everyone was seated, he continued, "Welcome students to the School of Computer Science at Huadu University. I am your class teacher, and my name is Yan Ke!" He smiled and stopped talking about the past, because the past was over.
"In this class, we won't be studying. We'll just chat, introduce yourselves, and imagine the future you want."
He pointed to the first person in the first row and said, "You go first, then go around the bend from the back, one by one in order."
The first one was a short man, probably in his twenties, with a dark face and flushed red, who stood up somewhat embarrassedly.
"Don't be nervous. Think about it: the people here are your classmates and friends who you'll be spending the next four years with. You can speak freely."
"I, my name is Wang Jun." He spoke not very standard Mandarin, and he stuttered a little when he first opened his mouth. When he found that everyone was looking at him seriously and had no intention of laughing at him, he began to introduce himself formally in a loud voice.
"My name is Wang Jun. I'm from Nanshi. I'm 26 years old this year. I'm an educated youth working in the countryside in the northwest. I've been an educated youth for eight years. Whenever I have free time, I'll flip through my high school textbooks. I don't want to slack off. I always remember what my teacher told me: knowledge can change destiny!" He paused and suddenly choked up. "I studied hard. I wanted to escape from that Northwest where I had to face the land and back to the sky. I wanted to leave that Northwest where there was no water all year round. The teacher asked me to talk about my vision for the future, but I was thinking of that Northwest." He raised his sleeve and rubbed his face angrily. "The future I imagine is that the Northwest can be like the south of the Yangtze River, lush and green everywhere, warm in winter and cool in summer, no more dust, no more running more than ten miles to fetch water, and never again dying of thirst due to lack of water."
He sobbed and stood there like a helpless child.
Yan Ke walked over, patted his shoulder and asked him to sit down.
"The future of the Northwest depends on you! Knowledge can not only change your destiny, it can also change the world!"
Wang Jun nodded vigorously with red eyes. He said he would try his best. He still had a wife and children. He must go back after completing his studies and change the Northwest!
Yan Ke waved to the person behind Wang Jun to continue.
"My name is Zhao Bai. I'm also an educated youth who went to the countryside. I'm 20 years old this year. I'm from Ning City, and I went to a farm in Heilongjiang Province. There, all I can see is fertile black soil, and the grains grown there are plump. But it's not enough, and people are still starving. Until last year, someone in Bao City grew 1,500 kilograms of grain per mu, and they will conduct experiments on that black soil after the spring of this year. It's a pity that I couldn't participate in it in person. But I think I have more important things to do. That is to learn new knowledge, hoping to make the country a better place!" He could not hide his excitement, and his hands hanging by his side clenched into fists.
"I hope for a future where everyone can eat rice and never go hungry again. My wish is for rice ears to grow into trees and for rice to bear fruit!"
Applause rang out in the classroom again. Isn’t this also their wish!
"My name is Wang Ronghui." The person behind Zhao Bai stood up automatically, and raised his hand unconsciously while speaking, speaking like a leader.
"I'm from Shanghai and am a regular employee of the factory. I'm 25 years old this year and have been promoted to the position of workshop team leader in the factory. I consider myself to be conscientious and hardworking, and I haven't made any mistakes." When he said this, there seemed to be a look of pride on his face.
"I hope for a future where there are cars on the road and planes in the sky, and I can go wherever I want!"
Hearing this, Xia Youyou, who had just wiped her tears, almost laughed out loud. She lowered her head and held hands with Qi Siling under the table, trying hard to hold back her smile.
Qi Siling pinched her little hand, looked up and around, and felt relieved when she was sure that no one was paying attention to them. She took out a handkerchief and helped her wipe away the tears on her cheeks.
After one round, it was soon Qi Siling's turn.
The handsome man stood up, causing quite a stir. Everyone started whispering. Two girls sitting together in front turned to look at him, then lowered their heads and said something.
Qi Siling ignored the buzzing in the classroom and continued talking to himself.
"My name is Qi Siling. I'm from Beijing, 21 years old, and married. I used to be a temporary worker in a transport team. The future I hope for is a future I create."
After saying that, he sat down, looked at the stunned Xia Youyou, and gestured to her with a smile that she could stand up and continue.
The classroom started to get louder from the whispers just now.
"What do you mean by the future you create? What kind of future will you create? Explain it clearly!"
The boy in front of Xia Youyou turned around, put his hands on the table and looked at him, with a smile on his face, looking at the two of them in a playful way.
"When I create it in the future, you'll know what it looks like!" Qi Siling smiled back and raised his hand to prop up the little girl. "It's your turn!"
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