Dreams have no logic. In the dream, Shang Yunmiao and I finally entered our senior year of high school. We faced both the most challenging year of our three years of high school and the most severe period of the pandemic era.
In her dream, Shang Yunmiao's brain was damaged by a fever caused by COVID-19, turning her into a complete idiot.
Neither Qinghua University nor Yenching University would want her right now.
Fortunately, Baishi No.1 Middle School was upgraded from a junior high school to a university, and it is now ranked among the top universities in China, alongside Qingyan Middle School.
Then White Stone University announced that it could recruit him and Shang Yunmiao, but the requirement was that they merge with Qingyan.
Then, Qingyan readily agreed and used a tractor to move the entire school to Baishi Town, combining them into Baishi Qingyan University. The relocation site was the same wheat field where Chen Bing had seen the tractor working when he first started junior high school. Baishi Town thus became an academic hub in China, and Chen Bing and Shang Yunmiao were able to enter the same university as they had wished, and even attend university right at their doorstep.
It wasn't just the two of them; students across the four provinces of China benefited from this wave of growth, with the admission rate to 985 and 211 universities soaring, and eventually everyone was able to get into a top-tier university.
Congratulations! Congratulations!
Waking up from her dream, Chen Bing recalled its contents and then laughed at her own wild imagination.
Coming to his senses, he picked up his phone and checked the time: 5 o'clock sharp.
Since it's already this late, there's no need to keep sleeping.
Thinking of this, Chen Bing got up to wash up, then dressed neatly and left the dormitory.
Although it's still quite early, high school campuses are never short of early risers, as evidenced by the cafeteria windows that have already started selling breakfast.
Walking towards the cafeteria under the hazy sky, Chen Bing, who hadn't had such an experience in a long time, couldn't help but feel deeply moved.
I remember when I was in high school in my previous life, I would often get up at around 5 a.m. and then eat and study in the dim light, in the bright light, or under the starlight, depending on the season.
Honestly, it's been decades since I've felt this way.
With these feelings in mind, Chen Bing ordered three vegetable pancakes, a bowl of congee with preserved egg and lean pork, two large fried dough sticks, a boiled egg, and a packed cup of black rice porridge, three large steamed buns, and another fried dough stick before finally leaving the cafeteria satisfied.
As Chen Bing was leaving, a boy who was also an early riser and diligent student clearly recognized him. After blankly recalling how much Chen Bing had eaten, he gritted his teeth and ran to the window to order two more pancakes and a bowl of porridge.
Perhaps, after witnessing Chen Bing's enormous appetite, this boy became convinced that to become a top student, one must be able to eat like a machine. Didn't you see that after eating so much, Ice God still packed a bunch to eat on the way? No way, I have to follow his example and pack some more to take with me when I leave!
Actually, this classmate completely misunderstood. Although Chen Bing has a big appetite at this stage, it's not like he could eat two breakfasts. The one he took away was for Shang Yunmiao.
After all, this little girl had never eaten breakfast at school before, and Chen Bing was afraid that she would forget about it because of her inexperience.
As it turned out, Mr. Chen was quite prescient. After leaving the cafeteria, Chen Bing deliberately chose the route that would pass by the girls' dormitory. On the way, he actually saw a familiar, petite, cute, and incredibly captivating figure from behind.
After jogging a few steps to catch up, Chen Bing mischievously tried to scare Shang Yunmiao. Unexpectedly, as if the other party had a telepathic connection, she turned her head without warning before Chen Bing even got close.
"Hey!" With his quick wit, Old Master Chen ran to Shang Yunmiao's side and reached out to pat her head.
Shang Yunmiao was delighted to meet Chen Bing by such a coincidence. Her baby face immediately lit up with joy, and she leaned against Chen Bing's chest.
"Why did you walk towards the teaching building as soon as you left the dormitory? The cafeteria is in the opposite direction."
"Is the cafeteria open at this time?" Shang Yunmiao, the little airhead, asked in surprise.
"Of course, haven't you seen that some breakfast shops outside are open as early as three or four in the morning?" Chen Bing then boasted, "If I hadn't been so clever as to buy you breakfast, you little girl would definitely have gone hungry this morning."
After saying that, he showed the breakfast he was carrying in his other hand.
After giving an embarrassed laugh, Shang Yunmiao clutched her stomach and explained, "I was originally planning to go to the cafeteria for lunch at six o'clock."
Chen Bing affectionately tapped Shang Yunmiao's forehead, then handed her the steamed bun before casually asking, "Why are you up so early? Where did you sleep last night?"
"I slept in an empty room with a double bed. It was much smaller than the eight-person dorm room where the other students were, but I slept alone."
"Oh, right, I also ran into Xinyu. She's sleeping in the dorm across from mine." Shang Yunmiao paused her bite of the steamed bun and said, "I got up a little after five this morning. There's a small wall clock in my room, and once I got up, I didn't want to go back to sleep. Then, after washing up, I ran into you, Chen Bing."
Like beans spilling from a bamboo tube, little Shang Yunmiao chattered away, wanting to tell Chen Bing everything that had happened during their time apart.
Smiling and nodding, Chen Bing guessed that Xiao Shang's experience was similar to her own, so she didn't ask anything more. She just pinched Xiao Shang's chubby cheeks and said, "Okay, okay, you should eat quickly, or it will get cold."
"Okay~" Shang Yunmiao obediently replied, then held the big bun in both hands and ate it intently like a groundhog, looking very cute.
"If Xiao Shang were to become a food vlogger, she would definitely become a huge star," Chen Bing thought biasedly. Then he added biasedly, "I would never let my daughter become a food vlogger."
Considering that eating while walking is not good for one's health and can easily get clothes and hands dirty, and more importantly, it would prevent Chen Bing from concentrating on appreciating Xiao Shang's eating habits, Chen Bing took Shang Yunmiao to sit in a small pavilion by the roadside and watched her finish her breakfast.
In mid-October, a refreshing autumn breeze was blowing. The dawn was just breaking, and dew gathered on the green grass and blue morning glories by the roadside.
With temperatures around 15 or 16 degrees Celsius, the autumn school uniform was just the right temperature. It was a little past 5:30, and the campus was still quiet. Moreover, she was going home for online classes today due to the pandemic. All these factors combined made it hard for Chen Bing not to be in a good mood.
After the girl finished her breakfast, Chen Bing took out a tissue he had prepared beforehand and gently wiped her mouth. Resisting the urge to taste the steamed buns, he took Shang Yunmiao's hand and they returned to the classroom together.
Starting at 5:50 a.m., more and more students began to flood into the teaching building.
Although some people had learned from various channels that the epidemic had emerged and that they would be "on holiday" and going home today, most students still thought it was just an ordinary morning.
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