"Yes, we are modern women. If I don't meet the right person, I won't get married. I'd rather live alone for the rest of my life."
“In the past, I had to consider my parents, but now that I'm in college and have a job assigned to me, my parents will only feel that I have made them proud.”
Guo Lili believes that no matter what, the most important thing is to stand up for yourself.
"A true friend!" Cheng Qing gave Guo Lili a high five and immediately beamed with joy.
Looking at the two of them, Suti suddenly realized that it's rare to find one or two true friends in life, people who share the same thoughts and can resonate with each other.
Looking at Cheng Qing and Guo Lili in front of him, Su Ti rarely showed a genuine smile.
As they talked, they arrived at the cafeteria, thinking it was closed, but to their surprise, a large crowd had already gathered around.
Even if the food wasn't ready yet, the cafeteria would keep its doors open and let everyone come in and sit down.
They gathered in twos and threes, talking—some enthusiastic, some hypocritical, some sincere—the atmosphere permeating every corner of Kyoto University.
Suti and his friends waited until the cafeteria opened for lunch, then went to get their food together, without the usual comparisons they had made with their roommates the day before.
Or they would ask each other for information, and they would casually serve themselves their food. Cheng Qing complained that she wanted to eat less, that she wanted to lose weight, and that she wanted only vegetarian dishes.
Guo Lili ordered some meat dishes and ate them while teasing Cheng Qing.
Suti saw that there was fish, so she bought a portion of fish. The rest of the dishes were vegetables, and no one asked her why she didn't want any meat.
Cheng Qing, over there, smugly said to Guo Lili, "Look, we're all vegetarians, so you can stay fat."
Guo Lili hummed in response and ate even more heartily.
Nobody thinks that ordering meat dishes means the conditions are better, or that ordering vegetarian dishes means the conditions are worse, or that you're being scheming and hiding something from others.
The two of them were playfully bickering, and Suti couldn't help but laugh as she watched.
Material things are important, but the spiritual world is even more important.
After finishing their meal, the three of them didn't waste any time and went to the library. There were fewer people there, but it was still quite crowded.
Suti didn't back down this time. Given everyone's enthusiasm and eagerness to learn, there will be no shortage of people who want to join her in the future.
“Let’s go borrow some books to read later.” Suti knew there were many people here, and the place didn’t have the quiet atmosphere of later generations.
The noise makes it hard to stay calm, but if we wait until there aren't many people around, who knows how long we'll have to wait.
Guo Lili and Cheng Qing listened to Su Ti and went in with the others to borrow books.
Cheng Qing gave Su Ti and Guo Lili a lot of useful advice, and they chose books that were suitable for them to read at the moment.
The library at this time doesn't allow borrowing books, but luckily it's a school library, so they registered with their student IDs.
They could only take the books to their dormitories or classrooms, not out of the school gates. After borrowing the books, the group went back to their dormitories together.
Suti only then realized that Guo Lili was in the same building and on the same floor as her, except that her dormitory was on the far east side.
Cheng Qing lived in the same building as them, on the second floor. She was on the far side, right next to Guo Lili.
“I don’t even want to go back to the dormitory. One of the girls in my dormitory brought her child with her. I heard she used to be a sent-down youth, and she escaped this time after passing the exam.”
"I brought my child along even though no one else could take care of him. It's too inconvenient to have a child in the dormitory, especially since he's a five or six-year-old boy."
“We have to hide when we change clothes, but we can’t say much. If anyone offers even the slightest suggestion, she starts crying as if we’re all bullying her.”
Cheng Qing saw that she was almost at the dormitory entrance and had no desire to go in.
"Our dorm is okay, but they're all quite old, and they're not very hygienic. One of them even asked to borrow my toothbrush this morning."
"They always act like I'm young and don't know any better, and that they always give in to me, but otherwise they're fine."
Guo Lili is naturally optimistic; even when she's feeling down, she doesn't dwell on it.
"My dorm... let's not talk about it. Everyone has different living habits, and we can only adapt."
"I can't move out, and even if I change dorms, I might not find a good one. I'll wait for the school to agree before moving back home."
"Anyway, we're in the classroom during the day, so we'll just treat the dorms as guesthouses. If you're not used to it, just avoid interacting with them."
People really do need to compare; judging from this, her dorm room isn't exactly the worst.
"That's right. If we get along, we'll hang out; if we don't, we won't associate with each other. I worked so hard to get into this school to study, not to make friends with people who aren't worth it."
Cheng Qing thought Su Ti was right, and with that in mind, she stopped taking the people in the dormitory seriously.
Guo Lili didn't care anymore; she pretended not to see those people and locked all her belongings.
If they're shameless, then she's not afraid at all. At worst, she'll have a fight. Just because they're older doesn't mean she has to give in to them. That's not how it works.
After parting ways with the two, Suti returned to her dormitory. It sounded simple, but once inside, she felt very uncomfortable.
She was chatting and laughing with the group just now, but now that she's in her own dorm room, the difference is so stark that she's not used to it.
"Suti, where have you been? We didn't see you in the cafeteria at noon!" Cao Jiajia greeted Suti warmly.
"I went to the library and had lunch with my classmates. You don't need to wait for me anymore."
Suti had no intention of pretending to be friendly with them, thinking that if they met again in the future, she couldn't pretend not to know them.
Just tell them directly that you want to eat with your classmates from now on, so they won't say anything more.
"Classmate? You seem to be getting along well with your classmates. It's only the first day, and I don't even recognize all my classmates yet."
As Cao Jiajia spoke, Chen Tong over there also looked at Su Ti, and she always felt that Cao Jiajia was particularly fond of this person.
“We know each other before, and we just happened to run into each other. I’d like to read a book for a while since I don’t have anything else to do.”
Suti didn't want to talk to them, and when they surrounded her, she could only find an excuse to avoid them.
"So you knew each other before? That's great. I don't know anyone in my class. But Suti, we're roommates, so we should be closer, right?"
"Why don't you eat with us from now on? You can help each other out in daily life." Cao Jiajia seemed not to understand the meaning behind Su Ti's words and continued to linger around the people.
"Sycophant, can't you tell they don't want to talk to you?" Sun Miaomiao muttered to herself as she watched the two of them.
She didn't like Su Ti, but she disliked Cao Jiajia even more; she had never seen Cao Jiajia so adept at playing both sides.
She's incredibly enthusiastic with everyone, as if she's the only one with a mouth.
And she's such a snob. There are so many people in the dorm, but she's incredibly enthusiastic towards Su Ti, which makes her even more unhappy.
"Alright, stop talking too much." Seeing that they were like this, Zhan Manman quickly spoke up to persuade them, fearing that they would start arguing.
Suti looked at this group of people and felt really tired.
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