Xia Lan followed behind Teacher Zhang Qiu, carrying her luggage. The girls' dormitory was closest to the teaching building. An older woman sat at the entrance with a fan, watching the male students who were helping with their luggage with suspicion.
"Male comrades who help with luggage can stay at the entrance; they are not allowed to enter the women's dormitory."
The middle-aged woman's loud voice made all the male students reluctantly put down their luggage. They could only carry their luggage to the door and leave.
It's a pity I couldn't meet my beloved.
When Teacher Zhang led Xia Lan and Su Dan inside, the older woman ignored Shi Dalin and let him follow the teacher into the student dormitory.
"Hey, ma'am, we can't go in, but why was this kid allowed to come in? Why didn't you stop him?"
"That's right, we can only stay at the door, how did he get in?"
"Auntie, how can you discriminate against us?"
Hearing the discontented voices, the older woman immediately grabbed her fan and chased them outside the gate.
"Go away, go away. Those are students personally brought by Teacher Zhang. With the teacher here, how could I not feel at ease?"
"You think you're so capable that you followed the teacher in?"
The older woman rolled her eyes at them. Teacher Zhang was from the Academic Affairs Office; her students, personally brought by her, must be extraordinary.
How could she possibly dare to stop her?
"This is your room," Teacher Zhang said to Xia Lan as she stood at the door of room 108.
"Thank you, Teacher Zhang," Xia Lan said gratefully, taking her luggage inside.
"Thank you, Teacher Zhang." Sudan quickly picked up his luggage and followed Xia Lan inside.
There were six bunk beds in the girls' dormitory, each with a number and a name on it. Xia Lan found her bunk number 2, which was the middle one, a pretty good spot.
Xia Lan put her things on the bed and then looked at Sultan.
"Su Dan, your dormitory room is 206, bunk number 3, lower bunk. Are you sure you want to stay in 108? Right now, the only available bunk in 108 is Xia Lan's bed, upper bunk." Teacher Zhang said to Su Dan, looking at the notebook in her hand.
Sudan nodded without hesitation.
"I can sleep on the top bunk, I'm willing to switch."
If it were any other student, they would definitely laugh at Sudan for switching from the lower bunk to the upper bunk, since the lower bunk is the most convenient.
Living in the upper bunk means climbing up and down every day, and it also gives you a feeling of being suspended in mid-air, so most of the female students apply for the lower bunk.
I don't want to sleep on the top bunk.
"Alright, once you've made up your mind, you can't go back on it," Teacher Zhang said earnestly to Sudan.
The Sultan nodded. "I absolutely will not regret it."
"Okay, then I'll switch it for you." Teacher Zhang checked the list.
"You two should get some rest. If you need anything, go buy it in the next couple of days. If you're not familiar with the area, you can come and ask me," Teacher Zhang said to the two of them, but she was mainly looking at Xia Lan.
Xia Lan nodded. "Thank you, Teacher Zhang."
Teacher Zhang nodded in satisfaction, took her notebook and went out, glancing at Shi Dalin who was standing at the door, too afraid to go in.
"Shi Dalin, once you've put your things away, come out with me!" A sharp glint flashed in Zhang Qiu's eyes. Shi Dalin, who had been hoping for a lucky break, now dared not even think about it.
Quickly take Sudan's luggage inside, then follow Teacher Zhang out of the girls' dormitory.
After Teacher Zhang and Shi Dalin left, Xia Lan and Su Dan began packing their things.
"Lanlan, did you notice that the teacher kept looking at you?" Sudan asked Xia Lan while tidying up.
Xia Lan nodded in response. Although she didn't know how she had attracted the attention of the teachers in the disciplinary office, she wouldn't say anything or ask.
Of the six people in the dormitory, only Xia Lan and Sudan arrived.
Xia Lan tidied the bed, laid out the soft mattress Qin Yu had specially prepared for her, and put on the soft quilt. Looking at her work, her eyes were filled with longing.
Qin Yu specially prepared these bedding for her, worried that she wouldn't be used to sleeping at school, so he prepared them for her well in advance.
After putting her clothes and belongings into the closet, Xia Lan couldn't wait to jump onto the quilt.
Upon smelling that familiar scent, Xia Lan's eyes reddened, and she hugged the blanket tightly.
For the two weeks before she left, she covered herself with this quilt every day so that it would carry his scent.
Qin Yu's scent was still clearly visible above her, and Xia Lan hugged the blanket and fell asleep.
After Sudan finished packing his things, he heard someone getting out of bed and moving around. He looked down and saw Xia Lan hugging the blanket, looking happy.
Having guessed what was going on, Sudan did not disturb Xia Lan, but slowed down his movements, trying not to make any noise that might disturb Xia Lan's sleep.
After she finally finished tidying up, Sudan climbed back into her bed, too exhausted to stay awake any longer, and fell asleep.
Until a new student arrived at the dormitory, who immediately disturbed Sudan and Xia Lan upon entering.
"Is this my dorm room? It looks huge! Bigger than my house, hahaha..."
A hearty voice suddenly rang out in the dormitory, startling Xia Lan, who sat up blankly.
"Are you my classmates? Hello, hello. My name is Zhao Pandi, and I'm the second oldest in my family."
Before Xia Lan could react, a rough hand reached out and shook hands with her.
Before Xia Lanren could even regain her senses, she saw an enlarged face right in front of her.
"Hello, hello, oh dear, are you still sleeping? ... I'm so sorry, my voice was too loud and disturbed your sleep!"
Zhao Pandi glanced at Xia Lan worriedly, afraid that she would disturb them and be disliked by them.
"It's alright, welcome! Zhao Pandi." Xia Lanwei yawned and smiled at Zhao Pandi.
"My name is Xia Lan, it's nice to meet you."
"Hello, Zhao Pandi, my name is Su Dan." Su Dan rubbed his tears and poked his head out, smiling at Zhao Pandi from the upper bunk.
"Wow, you're all so beautiful, especially Sudan. You look... different from me." Zhao Pandi was stunned when she saw Sudan's face.
Looking at Xia Lan's face again, I was amazed once more.
“You’re not bad looking either!” Xia Lan said, looking at Zhao Pandi.
The family must have wanted a son to bring a younger brother into the family by giving him this name.
Zhao Pandi is not ugly; in fact, her features are quite beautiful. It's just that she has dark skin, probably from working in the fields for many years and being exposed to too much sun.
If you look closely at her features, she's not ugly at all, as long as she can regain her fair complexion.
"Don't try to sweet-talk me. From childhood to adulthood, everyone has called me Blackie. No one has ever complimented me on my looks."
Zhao Pandi thought Xia Lan was a good person, so he deliberately flattered her.
Years of being hurt about her appearance had eroded her confidence, and she no longer considered herself a beauty, after all, she had been called "Blackie" for over a decade.
The word "beauty" has always been something that has never been associated with her.
"Wow, what kind of dormitory is this? There are all sorts of people here!"
The door was pushed open, and a girl in a brightly colored floral dress walked in, giving Zhao Pandi a disdainful look.
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