Chapter 169
In September, when the senior year started, before the end of the month, Ah Yan saw an announcement from his college on his computer.
"Public Announcement of the List of Recommended Graduate Students for Admission without Examination (Direct Doctoral Admission) of the College of Arts of Bincheng University"
In the field of Chinese linguistics and philology, the name "Yan Qingwen" is prominently listed.
Now that the dust has settled and he has successfully obtained a Ph.D. degree at the same university, Yan feels more and more relieved.
She and Juejue have been studying in this city for three years, and will stay here for at least another five years in the future.
This disgusting climate still makes people feel uncomfortable.
Many messages have appeared on the phone screen, obviously many classmates have seen it and come to congratulate.
"I got a score of 97 on the retest. I'm so impressed."
"How many people in your dormitory have gone straight to PhD? I heard that the sister from the Agricultural College is going to the Agricultural Science Academy?"
"Sister Yan, my sister, you are my God!"
As a PhD student in humanities and social sciences, he is not required to join a group earlier in his senior year, unlike students in science and engineering. This gives Ah Yan a lot of free time.
In comparison, the workload in medical school is always heavy. Ah Yan and Jue Jue's life has not changed much. Although she does not have many classes, she reads literature, accumulates knowledge, and looks up information every day as usual, continuing the habit she developed since childhood.
In addition to daily activities, the wedding planning group established two years ago is now really making preparations for all aspects.
Ah Yan watched as the membership of this "wedding preparation group" grew like a snowball.
Senior He Xing brought in Police Officer Zheng Yi.
Xu Jiaojiao pulled Lu Chen in without knowing when.
This group is in chaos. Often no one posts messages, but once a message comes in, many people will come out to join.
And that message is often voting.
Venue voting, dress voting, various design voting, etc.
Ah Yan has always found it difficult to understand why these guys are so enthusiastic about her and Jue Jue's wedding.
Chu Bingbing said: "Because we are not the ones getting married."
Marriage is still a bit far away for them, but it is very close for young couples. They can just regard it as an opportunity to learn about the process and accumulate experience in advance.
In response, A Yan said, okay, it’s up to you.
During the last winter vacation of my undergraduate studies, with half a year left before the scheduled wedding date, a large group of people arrived in Ningcheng to order tailor-made dresses.
Grandma Huang, Ayan's neighbor, is old and only made a few wedding dresses for the two newlyweds.
The costumes for the best man and bridesmaids were handed over to the design studio of Aunt Huang, the daughter of Grandma Huang.
After the measurements were taken, Ah Yan saw that the wedding preparation group would automatically send out reminders to all members every day.
[Group Assistant]: @All members, guys, please pay attention to your body shape when ordering your dresses, and keep in shape!!!
A few months before graduation, Aunt Huang's design team came from Ningcheng to Bincheng and made two or three fine-tunings.
While everyone was busy with graduation season, Zhu Jue and Xiao Qingnang were taking their final exams as usual.
Yes, the eight-year direct clinical doctoral program has only completed the first four years. Starting from the next academic year, they will enter the study stage of the clinical school.
June at Binhai University is extremely busy. Current students take their final exams, graduates are busy with graduation matters and go their separate ways, while others are preparing for the busy elementary school term.
On the day of taking graduation photos, after taking a group photo with classmates in the academy, it was time for personal photos and free time.
Many classmates came to take photos with Ayan and Gu Jiasui, both from our college and from other colleges.
The bachelor's gowns of Ayan and her roommates were all decorated with cloud shoulders of different colors. They were custom-made and looked particularly good.
In front of the century-old quaint college building, Ayan and Suisui were holding their respective bouquets of flowers with smiles as bright as flowers.
Opposite them were two dedicated "photographers" and Yuan Ye who was directing with a SLR camera.
"I feel like my face is going to freeze from smiling." Taking advantage of the fact that no one wanted to take a photo with him at this moment, Ah Yan secretly said to Sui Sui.
She is someone who likes to pose for photos normally, but today so many people came to take photos with her!
"Actually, me too. My facial muscles are tired." Gu Jiasui said truthfully.
Their dormitory group graduation photo was taken yesterday. Yi Zhi was very stiff in front of the camera, and Ding Ling stared at the camera the whole time. They shot for a whole day yesterday, but Yuan Ye was exhausted.
"Alright, alright, you two with the lowest education, go take a group photo. If you don't, more people will come." Yuanye patted the shoulders of Mr. Xiao and Zhu Jue beside him, speaking sarcastically.
Among their two dormitories, these two were the only ones who studied clinical medicine for eight years. Now, only four years have passed and they haven’t even received their bachelor’s degrees.
Just like now, the two of them can only wear formal gowns to take photos, they don’t have bachelor’s gowns.
"Even people with the lowest education have a partner." Mr. Xiao stood up and glanced at him.
"Tell us this again in four years," Zhu Jue said.
If everything goes well, he and Yan will be doctoral graduates in four years.
"Juejue, Brother Xiao, Brother Ye, what are you talking about? Come over here and take a picture!" Ah Yan called out.
"Hurry up and take the photo!"
Even during graduation season, the number of places that Binda students can reserve for admission is limited to two people at a time and a few times per month. The best way to find someone to take graduation photos is to find alumni from the same school.
Photography, especially portrait photography, is also considered Yuanye's "professional skill", and he was directly recruited to do the job.
Holding the flowers on his shoulders, holding his hands and lowering his brows, Yuanye couldn't help getting angry as he looked at the photos in the camera.
"Mr. Xiao, don't be so stiff! Can you be a little more normal?!"
"Have you been acupunctured?"
After hearing what he said, several people couldn't help laughing. At this moment, Yuanye pressed the shutter button frantically.
"It's much more natural. Give me some normality!"
A Yanhe felt it was okay, as they were used to taking photos together.
But Mr. Xiao is... really stiff.
"Let's not shoot here, let's go somewhere else." Yuanye called people to leave.
Blue sky, white clouds, green trees, red walls, campus paths, everything is the best background.
A Yan and Jue Jue filmed very smoothly. After they finished filming, they all took their mobile phones to the stage. In order to make Xiao Da Ye, who was nervous in front of the camera, look more natural, they finally used their ultimate move.
Yi Zhi, Ye Ping'an, and Ding Ling, who were under remote command, found Da Ju, San Hua, and Peng Peng.
Today, the kitten Pengpeng is already a very healthy cat.
As soon as the kitten appeared, it jumped and frisked between the two of them. Xiao Qingnang immediately focused on taking care of the cat and ignored the cameras around him.
This time, the photos of Sui Sui and Xiao Ge are finally vivid and natural. She is holding a cat and being licked on the face by Peng Peng, and she reaches out to touch the kitten's chin...
"Almost done." Yuanye said as he looked at the original film in the camera after taking pictures crazily for the whole afternoon.
"Are there any other places you want to go? Which teaching building should we go to take photos in the evening?"
"Ah!" Ah Yan suddenly thought of something and she immediately raised her hand.
“There really is a place.”
“The path where we take our daily walk.”
Speaking of which, that path hides a lot of her and Juejue's secret memories.
The two of them secretly talked about their friends, the location they found when they came back from the canteen, and how they had tried the bells of the South Vietnamese people...
When the path was mentioned, the eyes of several people present jumped.
There were too many people in the school today, so we sent the three free-roaming school cats to the school pet office and headed to the path that Ah Yan mentioned.
On this path, Yuanye and Ye Pingan were both lost in memories of the past.
Yuanye couldn't help but recall the fear he felt when he transformed into a female ghost in red and was chased by another senior ghost.
Ye Ping'an thought about the time when he repeatedly encountered young couples opening and closing the time and space gate and smuggling interstellar specialties here. It turned out to be a long time ago.
Ding Ling's eyes flickered. This was the place where Senior Sister Shen Hui once chased the fierce ghost and was later subdued by A Yan.
The three of them thought at the same time: This place, this road is definitely worth taking a photo of!
At the end of June, the graduates of that year received their diplomas and degree certificates. Most of the other dormitories of the same year went their separate ways, either returning home, traveling, starting work, or going abroad. The luggage of the female dormitory 320 and the male dormitory 414 were also packed, and they checked out of the dormitories and returned the keys.
Direct doctoral students have independent double dormitories, but Ayan did not apply for one. When the new semester comes, she and Juejue will live on their own. She and Xiao Ge have already bought a house in Binda’s family compound long in advance.
Neither of the parents came to attend the graduation ceremony. On the one hand, Ningda’s graduation season was equally busy.
On the other hand, Ayan and Juejue's wedding date is approaching.
The wedding that our family and friends have been planning for more than two years is finally here!