"Is this the university? It's really big..."
After the Chu family's children registered, they walked in the spacious campus. Old Mrs. Chu looked around and kept praising them.
Yao Xiujuan smiled and said, "Grandma, I heard from Brother Tian that the universities in Beijing look better."
"Oh, really? Then Xinxin and the others would better get into Beijing..."
Chu Tian walked behind, glanced sideways at Chu Xinming, Sun Guoan and the other boys, raised his chin and gestured, "Xinmin, Guoan, the boys' dormitory seems to be over there..."
Chu Xinming nodded, looked at Chu Tian and said, "Uncle Shi, let's go to the dormitory first, and then..."
Chu Tian, "Go ahead and pack up the dormitory. We'll gather at the school gate later. I'll have lunch with you and then we'll go back."
"Grandma, do you want to..."
Uncle Chu's wife, who came to see him off, waved her hand and said, "You're already grown up, so grandma won't go with you. Grandma and your great-grandma will go to see Daya and the others' dormitory together."
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Chu Xinming was speechless as he watched his grandmother and Old Lady Chu and the others walking towards the girls' dormitory. He thought to himself, is this a gift for me? Or is this a gift for me?
Sun Guoan grinned, "Xinmin, let's go? We've been assigned to the same dormitory. If we go early, we can get a better seat."
Chu Xinmin carried his luggage and walked towards the men's dormitory with Sun Guoan, chatting as they walked, "Brother Guoan, why didn't Grandma Wu see you off?"
Sun Guoan looked at the four-story dormitory building not far away and said, "My grandma hasn't been feeling well these past few days, so I didn't let her run. We go to school in the city anyway, so I can go home every week, just like when I worked at the caustic soda factory..."
Old Madam Chu looked at the four bunk beds and frowned, "Xiaotian, what does this mean? Eight people want to live in such a small room?"
Chu Tian nodded. "There are many students but few dormitories. Eight people in a room is already a small number. Besides, we came early, so we can choose the bunks first. I asked earlier, and there are rooms for twelve and eighteen people. Those who report later will probably be assigned to rooms for twelve and eighteen people..."
Old Madam Chu blinked in surprise, then glanced at Chu Lifang and Daya beside her, and hurriedly instructed, "Lifang, Daya, you two should quickly choose a good position..."
Chu Lifang nodded and looked at Daya, "Daya, which bed do you want to sleep in?"
Daya pointed to the bunk by the window and said, "Aunt Lifang, this one is brighter next to the window..."
Chu Lifang had no objection. "Would you like to sleep on the upper or lower bunk?"
After they had divided the beds into upper and lower bunks, they fetched some water and began to clean. Just as they had finished sweeping the bed and were about to put the bedding on the bed, a surprised voice came from the door.
"Eldest sister? Brother-in-law? Grandma Chu?"
"Second brother, second sister-in-law, sister-in-law Xiujuan, brother Tian?"
When they looked back, they saw Liu Jiali and Sun Qianqian standing at the door, both holding packages, looking at them with surprise. Sun Jianjun and Chu Tian reacted first and hurried forward to help with the luggage.
Yao Xiujuan and Chu Lifang reacted later and rushed forward to help.
"Jia Li, why did you come here alone? Where's the friendly army? Why didn't he send you off?"
"Qianqian, where's Xu Fei?"
"Sister, my friend sent me downstairs and I asked him to go to the dormitory to pack his things first..."
"Second sister-in-law, Xu Fei also went to the dormitory first..."
After a few casual words, Mrs. Chu interrupted and said, "Xiujuan, Lifang, stop chatting and let the two children choose their beds first..."
Chu Lifang and Yao Xiujuan nodded, "Yes, you two choose your berths first."
When the cleanup was almost done, Chu Tian looked at the four college students, then glanced sideways at Daya and said, "It's good for you all to live in the same dormitory and take care of each other."
Chu Lifang and Liu Jiali looked at each other, smiled and said, "Brother-in-law/Little Brother Shi, don't worry, as the elders, we will definitely take good care of Daya."
Daya pursed her lips shyly when she heard this, "Uncle, I can take care of myself, there's no need to trouble my aunt and my aunt..."
Chu Lifang and Liu Jiali cheerfully stepped forward and patted Daya, "You're welcome. Just call us little aunt/auntie, and it won't be a bother."
Upon hearing this, Sun Qianqian also came forward and joked, "Daya, you call my second brother "little uncle", so do you have to call me "little aunt" too?"
Daya, "..."
Sun Jianjun frowned slightly, "Qianqian, you are older than Daya, you are not allowed to bully Daya!"
Sun Qianqian stuck out her tongue and said, "Second brother, I won't do that."
They were supposed to go out for lunch at noon, but Old Mrs. Chu had never eaten at the so-called school cafeteria, so everyone had a simple meal in the university cafeteria. After the meal, the family members who came to send the freshmen off left, leaving the freshmen to continue to get familiar with the school.
Sitting on the tractor on the way back, Old Mrs. Chu looked at the school that was gradually becoming blurred and exclaimed loudly to the people sitting around her, "It's great to be a college student. No matter whether you will be assigned a job in the future, just focus on now. Not only is there no tuition, but you also get 27 yuan every month."
"I calculated that if I only eat in the cafeteria and don't spend money lavishly, I can save at least ten yuan a month."
Uncle Chu's wife nodded in agreement. "Indeed, I've already told Xinming that he should save at least five dollars from his monthly allowance. That way, he can save sixty dollars a year, and two hundred and forty dollars in four years."
"I won't allow his parents to take this money either. I'll keep it for him to marry a wife in the future."
Yao Xiujuan's eyes widened when she heard this. "Auntie, you're really thinking too far ahead. Xinming is still very young."
Uncle Chu's wife was about to say something when she saw Old Madam Chu wave her hand and said, "Xiujuan, Xinxin and the others are still young. You can't understand your aunt's thinking of taking one step and looking ten steps ahead. When Xinxin and the others get married and have children in the future, you will understand the thinking of an elder."
Yao Xiujuan nodded repeatedly, "Grandma, my granddaughter-in-law doesn't understand these things, and I'll need you and Auntie to teach her more in the future."
Listening to their animated conversation in the truck bed, Chu Tian's mouth twitched. He thought that everything Yao Xiujuan had learned was useless. When Xinxin and the others went to college, there would be no such thing as free tuition and subsidies.
The next day, Chu Tian was riding his bike and before he reached the transport team, he saw Li Gang standing at the door of the transport team and waving at him from afar.
"Brother Li Gang, do you have something to talk to me about?"
Li Gang pulled Chu Tian, who had just gotten off his bicycle, and walked a few steps to the side. Facing his puzzled gaze, he smiled and said, "Chu Tian, didn't you ask me earlier if you could buy a yard near a street in the city?"
Chu Tian blinked and said in surprise, "Brother Li Gang, is there any news about selling the house?"
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