Chapter 93 Reporting Classmates
Of course, he had to tell his family the good news of being admitted to university, so Ye Tan waited until the factory got off work before calling home.
"Xiao Tan, is it..." The person who answered the phone was Ye Jianguo. He sounded a little nervous. He must have known that the notice had come out recently.
Ye Tan said without further ado, "I got into Peking University, Dad."
Peking University? Ye Jianguo's mind echoed with these words, his lips trembling. It took him a long time to find his voice: "Got in? My daughter got into Peking University?"
Ye Jianguo shouted excitedly. Xu Huiling, who had just rushed over to answer her daughter's call, paused for a moment, then took two steps forward and came behind Ye Jianguo.
"Passed the exam? Did Xiao Tan pass the exam?"
Ye Jianguo turned around when he heard his wife's voice and excitedly grabbed her hand. "Yes, our daughter got into Peking University. Hahahaha, got into Peking University!"
The administrator in the reception room was originally reading a newspaper. Upon hearing the couple's conversation, he was also startled and quickly turned around to ask, "Old Ye, did your daughter really pass the exam?"
Ye Jianguo said proudly, "Of course it's true. Xiao Tan already has the admission letter from Peking University, so how could it be fake?"
The administrator dropped the newspaper and leaned over to ask, "So, are you planning to have a banquet? Having a college graduate is a big deal. We had a banquet a few days ago when our youngest son got into Normal University. And your little Tan got into Peking University, so we have to have an even bigger one."
Ye Jianguo was so happy that he nodded repeatedly: "Do it, of course we have to do it."
A passerby heard about the banquet and asked with a smile, "Old Ye, your daughter-in-law is pregnant again. Isn't it a bit early to hold a full-moon banquet?"
Xu Huiling smiled so hard that her teeth showed. "What full moon party? It's because my little Tan got admitted to Peking University."
The other party was stunned: "What? Your daughter passed the exam?"
It was now time to get off work, and many of the workers around were rushing home. The message room was at the gate, and he heard a lot of conversations between several people. Taking the college entrance examination was a hot topic recently, so they all gathered around and asked Ye Jianguo and his wife questions.
"Did your daughter get into college?"
"It's Peking University? That's incredible."
"I've always thought Ye Tan was a good student, but I didn't expect her to be accepted into university right away. Unlike my daughter, she refused to go even when I asked her to sign up for the exam. How could we have such a big difference when we studied together?"
"Why else? He's a little kid and smart."
"I was always at the top of my class when I was studying, and now I'm getting into the best university."
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The news that Ye Jianguo and Xu Huiling's daughter was admitted to Peking University spread like a gust of wind, quickly spreading to every corner of the steel plant and then spreading to the surrounding areas.
When the leaders of the steel plant heard this, they were extremely excited. "Old Ye's daughter passed the exam. Then our steel plant will have three successful college students, just like the sugar factory next door." Finally, they are not one step behind.
The secretary next to him also knew that the factory director had been competing with the director of the sugar factory next door recently. It was just that the sugar factory had produced three college students before, while their steel factory only had two, and their schools were average. The factory director had been laughed at by his neighbors about this matter recently, and he was unwilling to go out and have tea and chat with his neighbors these past two days.
But the daughter of the old Ye family married into the sugar factory, and her mother-in-law also worked at the sugar factory, so it was hard to say which side she belonged to. She thought so in her heart but could not say it in front of her happy leader.
The secretary followed the director's words and said with a smile, "Our students got into Peking University, the best university in China. The students from the sugar factory next door, two of whom got into normal schools, and one got into an agricultural school. They can't compare to Peking University, so our students are still better."
This touched the factory's heart, and he smiled.
"You're right. You don't have anything to do this afternoon, do you? I'll go next door now. Oh, and Old Ye is having a wedding. Please prepare a suitable gift for me. Old Ye's daughter has brought honor to our factory. I have to thank her."
Ye Tan didn't know that her hometown was bustling with activity because she had been admitted to university. She informed her family and started preparing to report to the university.
During this period, Gu Zhao's application to study at Capital Military University was finally approved.
On a sunny day in the spring of 1977, the couple said goodbye to everyone, took a boat out of the island, and took a train all the way to the capital.
The current capital is not as developed as later generations, but it has a profound historical heritage. Various ancient city towers stand, and the roads are wider than those in Lake City. You can still see many cars on the road.
Ye Tan looked at all this and looked forward to spending a wonderful college life here in the next few years.
Peking University is located in Haidian District. The two found a house to rent around the school. Afterwards, Ye Tan went to the university to report and get acquainted with his new classmates.
Only after everything was back on track on her side did Gu Zhao report to the military university on the outskirts of the city.
Ye Tan University had not officially started yet, and he wanted to see where Gu Zhao would be staying for the next few years, so he followed him there.
The military academy is located on the outskirts of the city and covers a large area. You can hear the sound of training coming from inside even when standing at the gate.
The person who came to pick up Gu Zhao was a man of about the same age as him, with broad eyebrows and a strong body. He looked like a man of action.
The other party first took them to the registration office to register, and then took them to familiarize themselves with the facilities inside the military academy, the teaching buildings, the training grounds, the cafeteria, etc.
Ye Tan followed along and watched the whole process. His legs were sore from walking but he still hadn't finished watching. Finally, Gu Zhao noticed something and called for a stop.
"Thank you, Comrade Qiao, for showing us around the school. I can look around on my own from now on. I won't bother you any more."
George was happy to hear this and left with a wave of his hand.
Gu Zhao and the others walked away and supported Ye Tan: "Does your foot hurt?"
Ye Tan nodded: "Your school is too big, and every place is far away from each other. It takes half a day to walk from the dormitory to the cafeteria." She even suspected that it was intentional, just to train the students' physical fitness in daily life.
Gu Zhao smiled without saying anything, and helped Ye Tan sit down on the steps beside him: "Then let's rest for a while and then go back."
Gu Zhao's group of new students will start school in two days, which happens to coincide with Ye Tan's school start time. The couple couldn't take care of each other that day, so they could only say goodbye at the doorstep and go to school one in the east and the other in the west. Fortunately, neither school has strict requirements for living on campus, so they can still see each other every night.
Ye Tan applied for the art department. The ages of his classmates varied greatly, from teenagers to those in their thirties and forties, and there were people from all walks of life.
We are all part of a group of people who have gone through untold hardships to get the opportunity to study, and we cherish it very much. Therefore, the study atmosphere in the classroom is very good, and everyone gets along well with each other.
Ye Tan’s deskmate is a girl wearing glasses, who looks calm and capable.
Thinking that they would be desk mates in the future, it was necessary to get to know each other briefly, so Ye Tan took the initiative to greet them with a smile: "Hello, my name is Ye Tan."
The other person looked like the type of student who was quiet and reserved. He only looked up when he heard Ye Tan's voice, then adjusted his glasses and said, "Hello, my name is Zhou Linqing."
The voice is soft and cool, and it is very comfortable to listen to.
Suddenly, the short-haired girl at the table in front of them turned around and said, "Hey, my name is Zhao Xiaotao, can I get to know you?" Zhao Xiaotao had a slightly dark complexion and a big smile on her round face, and her eyes were particularly bright and beautiful.
At first glance, she was a warm and cheerful girl. Ye Tan and Zhou Linqing looked at each other, and they didn't know where they got the tacit understanding from. They both stretched out their hands towards Zhao Xiaotao at the same time. Ye Tan was stunned and was thinking about whether to retract her hand first, but the next moment her hand was grabbed by Zhao Xiaotao.
She grabbed one on each side with both hands, shook them vigorously, and laughed: "Hello, hello." The girl next to her couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Zhao Xiaotao, "Xiaoya, what are you laughing at?"
When Ye Tan heard the familiar name, he glanced at the girl next to Zhao Xiaotao. She had a melon-shaped face, willow-shaped eyebrows, and a pair of phoenix eyes. She looked fragile and seemed to be in poor health. She had a bit of Lin Daiyu's temperament, and her gentleness was different from Zhao Xiaoya's.
After Song Ya had laughed enough, Zhao Xiaotao introduced them to the two of them: "Hello, my name is Song Ya and I are from the same place as Xiaotao."
Zhou Linqing smiled faintly, "Hello, my name is Zhou Linqing."
Ye Tan: "Classmate Song Ya, classmate Xiao Tao, my name is Ye Tan, very happy to meet you, let's work together to make progress in the future."
This was the first class and the teacher was not there. Everyone was communicating and introducing themselves in a low voice. The four people at the tables in front and behind introduced their names and briefly talked about their respective situations.
Zhao Xiaotao: "My hometown is Jiang Province in the south, and I'm twenty years old this year."
Song Ya: "I'm also from the south, one year older than Xiao Tao."
When it was Zhou Linqing's turn, she still wore a calm smile and said slowly, "My hometown is Yuecheng. I'm older than all of you. I'm twenty-five this year. I'm already married and have children."
Zhou Linqing looks more mature and stable than them, so it's not surprising that he is married and has children.
They were really surprised when Ye Tan spoke.
"My hometown is Lake City. I got married at 19 this year, but I don't have any children yet."
Zhao Xiaotao: "You got married so early. It seems those people will be disappointed."
Ye Tan was puzzled: "What disappointment?"
"Haven't you noticed? A lot of male classmates are secretly glancing at you. Just now, a few even passed by the window and stared at you. They might be thinking of pursuing you. They didn't expect you to get married. Aren't they going to be disappointed?"
Song Ya was a little curious: "You came to the capital from Hu City to study alone. Is your husband at ease?" This husband is a little too careless.
Zhao Xiaotao: "Yeah, with such a beautiful wife, how can your husband let you come here to study alone without worrying about being poached... um." Zhao Xiaotao's mouth was covered by Song Ya.
Song Ya gave Ye Tan an apologetic smile: "Xiao Tao has a carefree personality and a straightforward mind, please don't mind it."
Zhao Xiaotao: "It doesn't take 7*&seemingly*hmm..." Song Ya couldn't understand her alien language, so she let go of her mouth.
Zhao Xiaotao immediately slapped her mouth at Ye Tan and said in frustration, "I've said too much again."
Ye Tan smiled and waved his hands: "It's okay, it's okay, I know you don't have bad intentions. I don't know if he's afraid or not, but he came here to work with me anyway."
Zhao Xiaotao was surprised. "Your husband is here with you to study?"
Ye Tan nodded: "Yes, so we rent a house outside. Are you all living in the school dormitory?"
Zhao Xiaotao: "Song Ya and I are in the same dormitory."
Zhou Linqing: "I also live in the dormitory, and my husband and children are back home."
Ye Tan sighed, "That's great. You can all go out together in the future. I, a poor guy, will have to go to school alone."
Zhao Xiaotao suggested: "Why don't you stay in the dormitory too? We just happen to have an empty bed there."
After hearing her thoughtless advice, Song Ya bumped her arm and said, "You're talking without thinking, trying to persuade a couple to separate. Be careful, Ye Tan's husband might blame you if he finds out."
Zhao Xiaotao was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and stuck out her tongue at her with a smile.
Zhou Linqing didn't say much, but he was listening carefully. He asked, "Then Ye Tan, are you going back to eat lunch?"
Ye Tan: "Let's eat in the school cafeteria first, and see how things go later." The place they rented was within the university town, but it was not close enough to walk back and forth. The two had already agreed to buy a bicycle so that it would be convenient for them to go to and from school in the future.
The whole morning was spent with everyone introducing themselves to each other and getting to know each other. During this time, the teacher came over once, got a brief understanding of the students in the class, and temporarily asked a class monitor to compile the student roster. The whole morning passed.
At noon, the four of us went to the school cafeteria to eat together. The food here was pretty good, with a wide variety, including steamed buns, rice, and miscellaneous grain rice. The price was affordable, and the government provided a subsidy of ten yuan per month for college students, which created a good learning atmosphere. On campus, all we had to do was concentrate on reading the books of sages.
Zhao Xiaotao sighed: "It's great! I can study and earn money at the same time. I never dared to dream of such a good thing before."
Ye Tan: "Thank you to our motherland."
Song Ya: "Thank you, motherland."
Zhou Linqing: "Thank you, motherland."
Zhao Xiaotao picked up a pork chop and said, "I dedicate this first bite of meat to my great motherland!"
Ye Tan smiled and pointed at a notch on the ribs with his chopsticks: "Did you just take a bite?"
Zhao Xiaotao said seriously: "I just tried it to see if it tasted good, it doesn't count."
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