Chapter 533
The girls chatted for a long time, chattering non-stop, and their laughter echoed in the small dormitory.
When Su Miao casually announced his score, the noisy atmosphere froze instantly. Everyone's eyes widened, their faces filled with disbelief.
Guo Xiaojie took a breath of cold air exaggeratedly and said:
"Oh my god! How did you even get that score?! I can walk around the school with a score of 580, and you got almost a perfect score? You're just riding on the principal's neck!"
He Rong couldn't help but burst out laughing, covering her mouth and said:
"Pfft! Xiaojie, your description is really interesting. I'm surprised you came up with that. I also think Miaomiao is amazing. If the university also needs a study committee member, I will definitely vote for Miaomiao."
When Su Miao heard this, he shook his head violently, causing the flesh on his face to tremble.
She waved her hands quickly and said seriously:
"No, I don't think I'm suitable to be the study committee member. I'm too lazy and I don't want to affect other students."
Guo Xiaojie poked Su Miao's arm and said with a look of suspicion:
"Huh? You're lazy? How can you possibly get the top spot in your country? I'm young, don't lie to me!"
"How old are you?"
"16! Hehe! You didn't expect it! I skipped a grade!" Guo Xiaojie raised her chin with a proud look on her face.
"Well, I'm younger than you. I'm 15, so I won't lie to you."
After a round of sorting, Meng Linlin and Wang Yingtong are both 19 years old, Meng Linlin is a month older, He Rong is 18 years old, Guo Xiaojie is 16 years old, and Su Miao is 15 years old.
Well! They are all young talents!
There was an empty bed in the dormitory, so Xiaojie went to ask the dormitory manager and confirmed that no classmates were arranged to live there at the moment.
So they decided to use it to store packages and luggage, so that the space below could be freed up, and then they would store books.
After living in a dormitory for a long time, you will always have more and more things, so it would be best to have more storage space.
When new roommates come to live here, they will clean it up again.
After packing up my personal belongings and cleaning the dormitory inside and out, it was almost time for dinner.
Several people picked up their lunch boxes and walked towards the cafeteria together.
For the first meal at school, everyone except Xiaojie had two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, which was a good start.
Looking at the dish in her bowl, which was obviously more plain than her roommate's, Guo Xiaojie didn't feel embarrassed and explained openly:
"My home is too far from the capital, and I almost used up all my food coupons on the way here.
If you buy food directly with money, it will be much more expensive than using food coupons.
I don’t know when the school subsidy will be paid out, so I have to tighten my belt for the next few days.”
Meng Linlin quickly said, "Let me lend you some food coupons. School has just started, so they may not be distributed so quickly."
Guo Xiaojie waved her hand and said with a bright smile on her face:
"No, no, thank you. You have to pay it back if you borrow money. If you borrow money this month, you might not have enough next month.
I'd better save some money and get through this period, then I'll have more money later.
The cafeteria at University A is so good! The aunties give me generous portions of rice and vegetables. Even if I don't eat meat, I can still feel full.
Wang Yingtong said, "It's okay. We can each scoop a spoonful of meat from our own bowl and give it to you. That will solve the problem!"
Seeing Guo Xiaojie still shaking her head, Su Miao came over and took her arm, smiling:
"We're not eating in the cafeteria anymore. Let's go back to the dorm and eat! My family runs a catering business, and my dad prepared some delicious food for me to bring to school. There's a lot, so let's eat together."
"Okay! Then I'll go get some good food."
Their food supply has been transferred to the school, and the school will give them food coupons every month.
They are not sure about the exact amount. The dormitory manager said that the weight gain for boys and girls is different. Last year, girls lost 30 kilograms per month.
In addition, there is a small amount of subsidy, and students with excellent grades can apply for scholarships. This is what people call "getting a salary" to go to school.
In his previous life, Su Miao came here in 1992. At that time, he received food coupons for a few months. After that, the policy was fully liberalized, and the circulation of food coupons was stopped the following year.
In fact, using food coupons to buy food does not mean that you can go to the food store and exchange it for food for free. You have to pay according to the prescribed food price. This is preferential low-priced food and unified sales food.
In the past period of unified planning, you had to have food coupons to buy food.
After the opening up, various places gradually relaxed their policies and bargaining for grain began to emerge.
You can buy it without food coupons, but the price of food is expensive and not fixed, following market fluctuations.
For a family like Su Miao's that runs a catering business, they basically buy grain at a negotiated price.
During this period of dual price regulation, a price gap formed between the two methods.
Some smart people took advantage of this to make arbitrage and made a fortune.
However, this situation did not last long. After 1993, it disappeared as food coupons ceased to circulate.
The girls returned to the dormitory and Su Miao started taking things out.
A box of braised food, a box of boiled lemon duck, a bag of braised eggs, a can of shredded papaya, a can of stir-fried pickled vegetables, a can of pickled cucumbers...
The roommates watched her pull out so many delicious foods like magic, their eyes widened, and they couldn't help but exclaim:
"Are you here to open a shop or to go to school? You brought so much food with you."
Su Miao opened the lunch box containing the braised food, placed it in the middle of the large wooden table, and said:
"This is our signature braised food and white-cut lemon duck. It's delicious even without heating. Come and try it."
Several people were full of curiosity about this boiled lemon duck that they had never seen before. They stretched out their chopsticks and each picked up a piece and put it in their mouth.
As soon as they took a bite, everyone's eyes lit up instantly, and while chewing, they praised it for being really appetizing.
Seeing that everyone only took one piece, Su Miao stopped using his chopsticks and just ate the food in his own bowl. Then he said:
"It's hot now, so these meat dishes and braised eggs won't last long. My dad packed them up specially for my roommates to try. Please help me finish them, or they'll go bad and be wasted."
Since Su Miao had said so, everyone stopped being polite and started to eat heartily, chatting while eating.
Meng Linlin said, "Miaomiao, your food is really delicious. Where do you open a shop? In your hometown or in Beijing?"
"It was in my hometown before. Because I was going to study in Beijing, my father came to Beijing to open a branch, which was opened a while ago."
He Rong said enviously:
"Your father loves you so much that he even accompanied you to Beijing. My parents are also self-employed. They went to Guangzhou last year. I haven't seen them for a long time. They didn't even come back when I took the college entrance examination."
Wang Yingtong said, "Our current efforts are for a better future! Many places have telephones now, so we can just call more often to say hello."
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