In September, the river feast has clear skies and gentle breezes.

The weather is cool and refreshing, just like early autumn.

Shengxia really likes this climate. She has only been in Heyan for half a month, but she already has an understanding of the four seasons.

This is different from NNU, where two-thirds of the year is summer.

Winter comes overnight and summer passes overnight.

There is no trace of spring and autumn.

However, the sun was just as strong.

After the military training, Shengxia, who was said to be unable to get tanned by the sun, became a few shades darker.

Although it's still better than having a roommate.

Heqing University conducts military training at a military training base. Shengxia really envies Zhang Shu. Haiyan University conducts military training on its own campus.

Because Heqing University started a few days earlier, Shengxia was sent by Wang Lianhua to register, so she and Zhang Shu hadn't seen each other for a month. Even on his birthday, the two of them could only video chat in camouflage uniforms.

The military training was over and the school bus had just entered the school gate when Shengxia received a call from Zhang Shu.

"Well, I just arrived at school... Well, it will take a while... Well... Then I should go back to the dormitory to pack my things... No need, I have a day off tomorrow, I will just go find you, okay, then let's go downstairs of the dormitory, Building 23, do you know where it is? Okay..."

The sound was very low in midsummer, but in the quiet carriage, everyone could still hear it very clearly.

How gentle!

Few girls, let alone boys, can stand this kind of conversation.

After half a month of military training, everyone knew that Shengxia had a boyfriend because they talked on the phone and video chatted every day.

Everyone is very curious about this person, but they only know that he lives in Haiyan next door and that he has a nice voice.

Shengxia looked so well behaved and beautiful. Although gentle, she looked a little cold and aloof, not like someone who had been in love since high school.

I don’t know who could have won the goddess so early.

The Faculty of Arts has a majority of female students, and all male students are very popular. Now that such a beautiful girl in midsummer has been taken, the pressure on the ladies is somewhat reduced.

During the military training, many boys from other colleges tried to hook up with Shengxia, and the boys from our own college were also quite attentive.

Although all attempts failed.

From what she said on Shengxia's phone, she knew it must be her boyfriend who came to see her.

That's really positive.

Hey, with such a beautiful girlfriend, who wouldn’t be anxious?

Shengxia stared at herself reflected on the screen of her turned off mobile phone - her hair was unkempt and tied loosely at the back of her head, her bangs had not been trimmed in time and had grown to an awkward length, and she did not even have the chance to take a shower on the last day at the military training base.

At this moment, it would not be an exaggeration to say that she was disheveled.

And it got tanned.

They haven't seen each other for a month. He looks refreshed now. Is this how she wants to see him?

That's terrible!

The bus drove into the parking lot next to the dormitory area, and everyone packed up their things and got off.

There are still a lot of things in the middle of summer. She doesn’t know how others manage to get rid of things. Does she think it is necessary to bring all the things?

So, everyone else has one suitcase, which is at most 26 inches.

In the middle of summer, she carried a 28-inch suitcase and a huge travel backpack, the kind that hikers carry. It was gray and looked totally inconsistent with her temperament.

It felt like she was about to collapse.

While waiting for the driver to take the luggage from the side trunk of the bus, some discussions were heard from the crowd.

Whispers came one after another.

Carrying a backpack in midsummer is too hot and too heavy, and I am too lazy to even turn my head.

Suddenly, I felt a lightness on my shoulders.

Before Shengxia could react, she saw her roommate making eyes at her.

Then the backpack was taken down from behind.

This operation of carrying the schoolbag was too familiar. Shengxia was delighted and turned around quickly. Sure enough, she met a pair of deep and familiar eyes.

"How did you find this place?" She was so happy that she stepped forward subconsciously, grabbed his clothes on his chest, and asked with her head raised.

This was an action she was used to, with a smile on her face.

Forget about this occasion, there are only interested eyes around.

When she turned around, her movement was quite fierce, and the grab made the unprepared Zhang Shu stumble back a step.

He held her backpack steadily with one hand, and held her waist with his other hand, tilting his head slightly to keep balance. He smiled helplessly, his eyes fixed on her face the whole time, "I just ran into the bus convoy when I rode in, and I followed the exhaust gas."

I haven't seen him for a month. He seems to have grown taller. His hair was cut into a buzz cut due to military training, revealing his smooth forehead and sword-like eyebrows. He is also a little tanned from the sun, but he looks very heroic.

He seemed to look better.

We agreed to meet again in September, and today is August 30th.

They all kept their promise.

I miss him so much.

The discussions around us became more subtle and more frequent.

Shengxia realized it later and quickly let go of her hand, took a step back, and regained her reserved demeanor: "Yeah."

"Do you have any more luggage?" Zhang Shu asked.

Shengxia went back to look for it. Her suitcase was too big and was placed at the innermost. The master was crawling under the car to get it, muttering, "Hey, girl, yours is so heavy..."

Zhang Shu went over to help, took it out, and said politely, "It is indeed not light, thank you for your help."

The master waved his hand and said, "Okay, you're welcome."

Zhang Shu hung her backpack on one shoulder, pulled the suitcase with one hand, and held her with the other hand, and asked, "Can we enter the dormitory?"

Shengxia felt a little embarrassed, there were so many people, "I can only go downstairs."

Zhang Shu: "Let's go then?"

"Oh, okay..." She was held by him and walked two steps before she remembered that she had to say goodbye to the girls who shared the same dormitory with her during military training. So she turned around and said, "I'm leaving first. Bye."

"Okay, okay, let's have dinner together some other day!"

"Um!"

Under the mottled shadows of the trees, the boy was carrying a bag and holding the girl on his leash. The girl was dressed casually, looking up from time to time to talk, with her loose ponytail swinging back and forth.

They walked away slowly.

There was a sigh in the crowd.

"Sure enough, the reason why they started dating so early is because they had already found an absolutely high-quality stock."

"Finally, it's not a beautiful woman paired with an ugly man. I'm very relieved."

"Awesome, no one can dig away this corner of the wall."

"Let this guy in our college go."

"You think too highly of your academy, okay? There's nothing to compare with these idiots."

It was noon when we arrived downstairs at the dormitory. The sophomores and juniors had just reported for duty, and the freshmen had just returned from military training. Everywhere were people hurrying around, dragging suitcases.

"Look, some people's boyfriends also sent them up." Zhang Shu raised his chin and pointed.

"Then I'll go ask the dormitory manager?" Shengxia said as she was about to go to the duty room.

Zhang Shu was amused and pulled her back. "I definitely won't let you in if you ask me, and I definitely won't stop you from entering. Do you understand?"

Shengxia noticed several couples coming in and out, but she didn't ask or bother them.

Zhang Shu saw that she was still worried and sighed, "You're in college, idiot."

Does she think the dormitory manager cares about her?

Midsummer is still the managed thinking of high school.

"Then let's go." She lowered her head and dragged him upstairs quickly, like a thief.

The smile on Zhang Shu's face never faded.

It's so cute, I want to brew it on the spot.

In the midsummer, the dormitory is on the third floor. Outside the window, tall and lush trees sway in the wind, the sun is hot, and the scenery is unique.

Shengxia opened the door and took a look around first, confirming that there was no one in the dormitory. She was the first one to come back, and there were no girls' private items hanging in the room. Then she opened the door wide to welcome him in.

Zhang Shu felt this scene was somewhat familiar.

During the school sports meet in her senior year of high school, she did the same thing when entering the dispatch room. She made sure it was convenient for him to enter before letting him in.

The details of education are soothing.

Zhang Shu didn't look around, but just put the suitcase next to her desk and muttered, "The accommodation conditions at your school are not as good as ours."

Shengxia: “…Our cafeteria is delicious!”

Zhang Shu: "How do you know that the food in our cafeteria is not good?"

midsummer:……

Zhang Shu: "Let's go back and try both and compare them."

Shengxia: "Come here, how long will it take to ride?"

Zhang Shu: “Twenty minutes.”

“Does riding a bike take that long?”

"It's been ten minutes since I left the school."

Shengxia continued to brag: "There are many cafeterias in our school. If it's so far away, I don't know how often I can come here. I'm afraid I won't be able to eat in all of them in four years."

Zhang Shu: "Okay, I get it. I got the hint."

midsummer:……?

Zhang Shu: “Come often.”

Shengxia: "It's not me who said that, it's you who said that."

Zhang Shu: "Okay, I said. Shall we go eat first?"

Shengxia was unkempt and she looked herself up and down. "I was planning to take a shower first."

Zhang Shu leaned against her closet with a good temper, "Then I'll go downstairs and wait for you?"

Shengxia hesitated for a few seconds, "Let's go eat first!"

Then she washed her face, dried it, took his hand and prepared to leave.

He suddenly hooked his long legs and the dormitory door slammed shut.

Then her neck was hooked and pulled towards him, and he kissed her with his hot lips.

Hmm.

Tangled, sticky and greasy.

Listening to the voices of classmates greeting each other outside the corridor, Shengxia felt tense.

Zhang Shu noticed it, grabbed her hand, clasped her fingers tightly, and kissed her more deeply for a while before letting go.

"I miss you so much."

He spoke very quietly.

In the midsummer, my lips are wet, I look up and smile, "Let's go, let's eat!"

Zhang Shu pinched her blushing face and opened the door.

After the military training, we will have a day off to rest before officially starting school.

September 1st, opening ceremony.

Early in the morning, Shengxia asked for leave, saying she had heat stroke and dizziness. Although this reason was not very good, she was from South China University of Science and Technology, and no one believed her when she said she had heat stroke in Heyan.

But the counselor still approved the leave because Shengxia did not look like a student who would lie. Maybe she just had a different physique from ordinary people.

Shengxia was ashamed because she had indeed lied.

She was riding her newly bought electric donkey on her way to Haiyan University.

Who caused the opening ceremony to clash with the original date?

Haiyan University Gymnasium.

Shengxia took the ticket and went into the inner field, and sat down at the designated seat on the ticket.

The strange thing was that she was surrounded by middle-aged people, so she stood out.

An auntie came over and asked, "Are you a student or a family member?"

Family?

Shengxia was suspicious: "I'm a student."

Auntie reminded me, "Students are not in this area. This is the family viewing area. Students, you have your own square formation. Didn't you go there?"

Shengxia Jiong: "I am a student of Heqing University..."

So embarrassing!

The aunt raised her eyebrows in surprise and jokingly asked, "Are you here to challenge me?"

Shengxia couldn't respond to this, so she could only take out the ticket and pretend to ask, "Eh? The ticket my friend gave me is here, it shouldn't be wrong, right?"

Auntie came over to take a look: "Yes, that's right."

The ceremony will begin soon.

The format of the conference is always the same, with one leader ending his speech and the other leader taking the stage. But the quality of the speech is a hundred times more listenable than that of high school leaders.

The old professors spoke earnestly and with brilliant literary talent, and the audience responded enthusiastically.

"Now, please allow the student representative to speak."

Shengxia's heart was lifted, her eyes followed the tall figure, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously showed expectation and pride.

Zhang Shu adjusted the microphone to a high level, and his sharp eyes swept across the audience: "Good morning, teachers and students. I am Zhang Shu, from the School of Information Science and Technology..."

Shengxia said a long time ago that Zhang Shu is really suitable for public speaking.

There was no loud speech or shouting, he just spoke slowly, and it made people feel trusting and even submitting.

Before this, Shengxia had never seen his speech under the national flag, nor had she seen him lead the oath at the Hundred Days Oath Ceremony.

This has always been her regret.

And today.

He stood in the center of the gymnasium.

Standing in the center of the nation's highest institution of learning.

Standing in the center of the most elite students in the country.

State his ideas and spread his views.

He sparkles.

This time, the manuscript was prepared entirely by himself, and Shengxia had never even seen it.

Compared with the old professors with brilliant writing skills, his content seems much more popular, but it is also immersive and friendly enough.

The aunt next to Shengxia looked at her reaction and asked, "Is the person who spoke your friend?"

Shengxia nodded: "Yes, he is my boyfriend."

At the end of his speech, Zhang Shu paused for a moment, his eyes passed through the crowds of people and cast towards the family viewing area.

Just a slight smile.

"When I was 17, someone told me that I had to leave a mark on this world. If I was mediocre, at least I should be a good person; if I was outstanding, I should be useful to the country and the world. At that time, I thought that if I could become a person with a sound personality, self-development, patriotism, and a global vision, then my youth would be worthwhile. Standing here today, from a boy to a young adult, I still have this idea. I hope to shoulder responsibilities, work down-to-earth, and achieve success with my dreams."

"Time flies by for those who waste time, but time is like a song for those who have ambitions. Cherish every day at Haiyan University, cherish every moment of youth, and work hard together, classmates!"

"My speech is over, thank you everyone."

Colorful flags were flying and applause was deafening.

Clusters of fireworks are blooming and white pigeons are circling in the blue sky.

Zhang Shu walked down the stage calmly, and before sitting down at his seat, he tilted his head and smiled at the family viewing area.

Shengxia's eyes were full of admiration and pride.

That was her boyhood.

There is wind on my shoulders and light in my eyes.

Just like the first time we met, he was walking towards me, carrying a can of soda, with the purple sunset glow behind him...

Bright clothes, vigorous horses, blazing flowers.

Time flies, and it is midsummer in the world.

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