"You know so much," Xu Yue said, walking beside Bai Jiaojiao while carrying her basin. "Are you a local too? Your Mandarin is so good!"
Bai Jiaojiao said, "I'm not from around here, but I lived in Yancheng for a while before. Where are you from?"
"I'm from Zhuzhou."
Bai Jiaojiao was somewhat surprised. This place was going to be a prosperous place, and it was one of the first pilot sites to implement the policy of opening up to the outside world.
The household registration you have there now will be very valuable in the future. If you own a house there, it can basically support three generations without worrying about food and clothing.
"You've come all the way from south to north to go to university!"
"Who says otherwise? It took me almost a whole day by train to get here. I was so sleepy and tired on the train, but I just couldn't bring myself to sleep!"
Xu Yue still feels bad thinking about the suffering she endured yesterday.
"Then you should get some rest early tonight. I looked at the schedule, and tomorrow there's the opening ceremony, a department meeting, and a class meeting in the evening. You'll be sitting all day."
"I'll go back and sleep. I'm not a light sleeper, I'll probably fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow."
Xu Yue is still smiling now, but she can't smile anymore after getting into bed.
The other roommates went to wash up late, and didn't get back until almost nine o'clock after queuing up. Miss Chen Meizhen was even more interesting. She didn't want to queue, so she waited until after ten o'clock when there were fewer people before leisurely carrying her basin out.
In winter, everyone has to open and close the door when entering and leaving. Xu Yue went to bed at eight o'clock and didn't fall into a deep sleep until after ten o'clock.
Being constantly disturbed is worse than not sleeping at all.
Chen Meizhen also brought back hot water to wash her feet. Whether it was intentional or because the dormitory was now completely quiet, the sound of her splashing water while washing her feet was unusually loud.
Xu Yue couldn't hold back any longer and sat up in bed: "What time is it now? Don't you know everyone has a lot to do tomorrow?! The dorm lights are all off!"
"I don't understand what you're saying."
Xu Yue's dialect pronunciation is very different from Mandarin, so her Mandarin is also somewhat awkward.
Hearing Chen Meizhen say that, Xu Yue angrily threw off the covers and got up from the bed: "Are you mentally challenged? Can't you even understand what I'm saying?"
"Hey, can you even hear what she's babbling about?" Chen Meizhen pretended to be stupid, a hint of contempt flashing in her eyes in the darkness.
“Now that everyone is here, let’s set some rules for the dorm,” Bai Jiaojiao said, sitting up and putting her cotton-padded coat on the blanket. “After all, it’s communal living, so we should not only take care of ourselves, but also try not to bother others. With rules, we can follow them and avoid arguing, so as not to hurt our harmony.”
Shu Manling agreed with her: "Yes, yes, we're all in the same dorm, let's not hurt our relationship."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yue looked at Bai Jiaojiao and said, "I agree. I think the first rule should be that everyone must finish washing up before lights out. If you want to stay up late to study, you're not allowed to make any noise! That's how it was in my high school dormitory!"
Xu Yue was lucky. Just six months after graduating from high school last year, she was notified that the college entrance examination would be reinstated. She still had the air of a student and would often bring up things from her high school days.
Zhang Mai added, "I think it's a good idea. Since the school has set a 10:30 light-out time, it must be so that we can get enough rest. It's best not to do anything else after 10:30."
Xu Yue's voice immediately became smug: "Who else agrees with this room rule? We'll go with the majority!"
“I agree,” Bai Jiaojiao said.
“I agree.” Shu Manling was also extremely sleepy.
Seeing that everyone else was saying the same thing, Hu Xiao finally said weakly, "I agree too."
Chen Meizhen stomped her foot in the basin of water, making a loud thud, and the water splashed onto the ground: "I don't agree!"
Bai Jiaojiao didn't take her seriously: "Then we'll go five to one, and the first rule will pass. Since we've set the rules, there must be a punishment for any violations. Aren't there dormitory hygiene management guidelines posted at the dormitory entrance? I suggest that the six of us sit in order, but if someone violates the rules, they can cut in line and be responsible for cleaning for an extra day. What do you guys think?"
Dormitory inspections are divided into two parts: personal hygiene and dormitory hygiene. If the dormitory hygiene is not up to standard during the inspection, the person responsible for that day will have their comprehensive assessment score deducted.
Bai Jiaojiao's words are very fair. If there are only rules but no rewards or punishments, then it makes no difference whether there are rules or not.
Chen Meizhen said, "This is not fair. Even if I don't live in the dormitory anymore, do I still have to take turns cleaning with you guys?!"
“Then I think… you can skip the order.” Shu Manling thought Bai Jiaojiao’s method was good, but she was also persuaded by Chen Meizhen.
Unexpectedly, Chen Meizhen went even further: "Even if I break the room rules, I will not clean for you!"
"If you never come back to live here, you won't be breaking the room rules. But by breaking the rules, you're disturbing us. Shouldn't you do something to make amends?"
Bai Jiaojiao stared at Chen Meizhen in the darkness. Chen Meizhen couldn't see Bai Jiaojiao's face, but she blushed from Bai Jiaojiao's stare.
Bai Jiaojiao's words were quickly approved by everyone. Just as Chen Meizhen was about to explode, Bai Jiaojiao said again, "You were unaware of this today, so it doesn't count as you breaking the rules, but you need to finish washing quickly and clean up the splashed water."
Bai Jiaojiao used a strategy of first suppressing and then elevating, giving Chen Meizhen the feeling that she had escaped a disaster. Without thinking too much, she quickly wiped her feet, picked up the basin, and went to pour water.
After leaving the dormitory, Xu Yue sat back on the bed angrily: "Bai Jiaojiao, you are so kind, you are willing to let her off the hook!"
"Alright, let's get some sleep first, we can talk about the rest tomorrow."
After a day of intense excitement, everyone in the dormitory was incredibly sleepy. As soon as Bai Jiaojiao finished speaking, everyone quickly crawled into bed to sleep.
She slept in a small bed by herself, and the stove was not as warm as the heated kang. Even though Bai Jiaojiao was covered with a down comforter, her feet were still freezing cold.
I don't know if Shen Heng is thinking about her, but she is thinking about Shen Heng.
Bai Jiaojiao curled up her legs, placing her feet on the warm spots on her calves. Before drifting off to sleep, she thought about remembering to buy a hot water bottle tomorrow.
Shu Manling was the first to wake up the next morning, but she was very quiet and didn't wake anyone in the dormitory.
There was a clock hanging in the middle of the dormitory corridor. She glanced at it as she passed by with her basin after washing up, and it was almost seven o'clock.
According to the schedule, we have to gather at the auditorium at eight o'clock this morning for the opening ceremony. There are already people queuing up in the washroom area.
She hurried back to the dormitory and woke everyone up: "It's almost seven o'clock now, you guys hurry up and get ready, otherwise you won't be able to get in line for the washroom."
Shu Manling woke them up one by one, and when she stood on tiptoe to look at Chen Meizhen's bed, she found that there was no one there, but the quilt was not folded.
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