Holidays are always pleasant but short. Jiang Nian took a driving test in Osaka when he left Kanagawa. He finally passed all the tests on his birthday, which meant he had to go back to Kanagawa to say goodbye to his grandmother and then head to Kyoto.
The day before going to school, Jiang Nian opened the gift from his stepfather.
Inside was a key and a lease for an apartment near Kyoto University, with a lease term of exactly four years.
"Happy birthday.
My best house in Kyoto is in the suburbs with bad transportation, and the other houses are single-family houses and need repair.
I heard that young people nowadays seem to prefer apartments. I hope you like it.”
There was a greeting card at the bottom of the lease contract, as if they didn't want Jiang Nian to see it.
This was also the first time that Jiang Nianyi spent his eighteenth birthday at his mother's home.
There was no cake but there was Jiang Nian’s favorite longevity noodles. There was no lively laughter but there was Tanaka Ritsuhito singing the children’s favorite nursery rhymes.
It was like going back to the time when my father was still alive, like a dream.
At this moment, Jiang Nian vaguely felt that his mother was happy.
"Maybe I should try to throw off that shackle." Jiang Nian thought secretly.
The gift that Tian Zhongxin gave to Jiang Nian was wrapped in a brown paper file bag: "Jiang Nian, happy birthday."
Kotoko Oshizuka held down Jiang Nian's hand as he was about to open the file bag, and simply said, "Open it when we get back to Kanagawa."
Jiang Nian nodded gently, wanting this warm time to last longer and longer.
Jiang Nian then apologized to Naoki Fumino, explaining that he already had a place to live and withdrew from the plan to find a house with Naoki Fumino.
Naoki Fumino didn't care.
During the entire summer vacation, Naoki Fumino had been looking for a house that suited him in Kyoto. The house he liked most was only suitable for one person, and there were no rental houses nearby. Jiang Nian's refusal made Naoki Fumino feel relieved.
Soon after the move, college life was about to begin. Chiba Hideji and Sakuragi Yuzi, who were far away in Tokyo, envied Jiang Nian for being away from their families, and Jiang Nian envied them too.
Every night when I get home from the gym, I always miss "the light that was on at home."
Unable to withstand Miyamoto Yuri's repeated requests and phone calls, Jiang Nian told her the address and reluctantly made a template invitation: "Miyamoto-san, if you have time, you can visit my house, but you must tell me in advance."
Miyamoto Yuri ignored Jiang Nian's emotionless voice. As long as the goal was achieved, nothing else mattered.
Except for English, which has fixed classes in college, students need to choose all other courses by themselves. As long as they complete enough credits each semester, they will have to choose professional courses in their junior year. Therefore, the concept of classes is not deeply rooted in people's minds.
While eating in the school cafeteria, Jiang Nian ran into Naoki Fumino who was about to leave.
Naoki Fumino secretly told Jiang Nian the news he had heard: "Today I met a senior from my direct lineage, and he told me a secret."
Jiang Nian was instantly excited after hearing this. Gossip was of great significance. "What secret?"
As he spoke, Jiang Nian leaned his head closer to Wen Ye Naoki.
Naoki Fumino looked around at the people dining around him and didn't notice anything unusual. He then whispered in Jiang Nian's ear, "Teacher Beard is not only teaching monks (masters), but has also given two places to undergraduate students. Many people don't know this news yet."
After looking around at the people around him again, Fumino Naoki continued, "I've already made my selection. There's only one spot left. The most important thing is that his class credits are very high, so he won't have to take professional courses or seminars in his junior year."
Jiang Nian went over these words in his mind and felt that it was a good deal, and it could be said to be a permanent solution.
"Then can I be selected?" Jiang Nian has always felt that he has bad luck. This kind of affordable course is very popular as soon as he hears about it.
"Now I'm the only one in our department who knows this, and I only told you, so..."
Jiang Nian understood immediately that it was easier to get things done with someone around. It was indeed true.
"Then I'd also like to sign up, but the course you mentioned isn't available in the course selection system."
Fumino Naoki quietly took out a form from his bag: "This is the registration form."
After Jiang Nian finished filling it out, Fumino Naoki quickly put it in his bag and said, "I'll give it to the senior later, and he'll help pass it on to the teacher."
"By the way, Mr. Beard is French. It would be best to sign up for the French elective course so that you can get to know him better. I have already signed up." Naoki Fumino said solemnly to Jiang Nian before leaving.
After Jiang Nian finished his meal, he quickly took out his laptop, checked to make sure that the French class did not overlap with other courses, and immediately chose it.
At this point, all elective courses were completed. Thinking of this, Jiang Nian realized belatedly that he had not asked Mr. Beard about the time and place of the class.
A few days later, Jiang Nian received a message from Naoki Fumino.
The time and location of Mr. Beard's class did not overlap with Jiang Nian's other classes.
The original two classes on Friday have been changed to three classes, which means at least three classes every day, and four classes on Tuesday and Wednesday.
This feels like it's even busier than high school.
Especially the homework assigned by the math teacher, which required us to write a 2,000-word report.
A few days later, Jiang Nian discovered that it was not only the math teacher who was like this, but other teachers were no less so. The English and French teachers were the best, as they only required students to write an 800-word report.
Jiang Nian originally planned to go running in the evening to help him sleep better, but after a few days he found that he was so tired that his head was swollen every day and he fell asleep as soon as he got into bed.
Since then, I changed night running to morning running, in order to have a good body to support high-intensity work.
The first time Jiang Nian attended Mr. Beard's class, he was completely confused.
Jiang Nian never expected that Mr. Beard would teach the entire class in French. The first thing he looked at was Naoki Fumino.
When Jiang Nian saw that Naoki Fumino was also shocked and regretful, he was sure that he was not being tricked, but Naoki Fumino was the one being tricked.
The classroom is not big, but with only nine students it looks big.
Jiang Nian had no choice but to record the conversation on his phone and copy the knowledge that Teacher Beard wrote on the blackboard into a notebook.
During the break, Jiang Nian asked Fumino Naoki, "I want to drop out of class. Do you want to join me?"
Fumino Naoki looked embarrassed. "I want to withdraw from the class, but our course application has been sealed and will not be returned to us until the end of the semester and the grading."
"You mean I have to finish the entire semester?" Jiang Nian frowned. "That doesn't make sense! Come with me to find the teacher."
"I'm sorry." Naoki Fumino bowed deeply. "I didn't know the situation at the time, so I got you into trouble."
Jiang Nian was speechless. Even if Fumino Naoki refused to go, he had to ask clearly no matter what.
At this time, Beard was sitting on a chair next to the desk drinking water. Jiang Nian waited until he finished drinking the water and then asked him directly in English.
"Mr. Beard, I want to drop the class because I can't understand French."
Beard took out his phone from his pocket and showed the screen to Jiang Nian, and replied in Japanese: "You can download this software, it can translate."
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