Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes

The freshmen training at Yenching University ends after the National Day holiday, and school starts in September with filling out various information and taking entrance exams.

There were only more than 20 people in Song Shixia's class. I thought it was divided into several classes, but it turned out that there were only so few people in the entire major, and five of them were transfer students.

Song Shixia finally understood why Principal Hu came to her house in person to persuade her to change her major. It was because the major of pharmacy was too unpopular. Students who had finally been admitted to university were unwilling to study this major unless they insisted on getting into Yenching University.

Although the employment rate is not considered at this time, and you are guaranteed a job after graduation, everyone likes to be a teacher, doctor, lawyer, or researcher. Who would want to study Chinese medicine or pharmacy?

Song Shixia found out that the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the neighboring University of Chinese Medicine has only more than 50 students in the entire college, and most of them apply for the exam because they have a family member who specializes in traditional Chinese medicine. Ordinary students choose Western medicine.

She did not choose to live in the dormitory. When she went to pick up her textbooks, the instructor told her that there was an extra bed in the girls' dormitory and asked her to move in even if it was just for a nap.

Considering that she had to carry a lot of heavy textbooks, Song Shixia followed the counselor to the dormitory assigned to her.

The dormitory environment is similar to that of Yanran School, with beds and bunks all upstairs and a long table in the middle.

Song Shixia didn't need to move clothes, so she used the closet to store her textbooks.

"I have something else to do. Your other roommates are all students from other majors. The school assigns dormitories based on scores."

Song Shixia couldn't help but be curious. Since the dormitories were allocated according to scores, wouldn't it be enough for the next person to move in? Why was it assigned to him?

The only bed left in the dormitory was the lower one near the door. Song Shixia placed his textbooks on the bed and had to go home to bring in the mattress and other things.

She originally thought that it would be convenient to live at home without accommodation. But she just looked at the distance from the teaching building to her home. If she had classes in the afternoon, her lunch break would be shortened.

Since there are empty beds, the dormitory is a good place to take a nap, and you can also hear some professional gossip from your roommates.

Several other girls in the dormitory came back from outside, chatting and laughing, holding their textbooks.

A doubtful voice came from the door.

"How come our dormitory lock is open?"

Apart from the roommates, only the dormitory manager has the key to the dormitory door.

Everyone opened the door and saw a strange girl sitting on the empty bed.

The short-haired girl who entered first said in surprise,

"Classmate, are you my new roommate?"

Song Shixia greeted them with a smile.

"Hello, my name is Song Shixia, and I'm your new roommate. I only stay in the dormitory during lunch breaks."

The short-haired girl asked curiously,

"Why?"

"My home is inside the school. I take a nap in the dormitory at noon and don't come back at night."

Several girls were envious.

"Wow, you live in the school, you must be a teacher's child!"

Song Shixia did not deny: "Well, I'm happy to be your roommate."

Several girls put down their textbooks and gathered around Song Shixia.

"What's your major?"

Song Shixia: "Pharmacology."

When they heard the word "pharmacy", everyone had different reactions.

“Is your profession very rare?”

"It's OK, there are 20 people."

Everyone couldn't help laughing.

"Twenty is a small number. The teacher can tell who is absent at a glance during class."

"It's good to have fewer people. There are 90 people in our major. In a large major class, you have to fight for seats. You 20 people can sit wherever you want."

Song Shixia asked her: "What is your major?"

The short-haired girl said casually, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Ding Jiajia, and I major in Chinese."

Several other girls also introduced themselves. It turned out that the six people in the same dormitory were all studying different majors.

Ding Jiajia, a short-haired girl from the capital, is studying Chinese; Hao Guihua, who has a highland red face, is studying economics; the short Zheng Lingling is studying law; Guo Qianlan, the tallest girl from Northeast China, is studying software engineering; and the last one, Chai Shanxin, who wears glasses and is not good at speaking, is studying applied mathematics.

When everyone found out that Song Shixia had the highest score in the dormitory, they couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

"With your score, you can choose any major in our school. Why did you choose the least popular major?"

"Yeah, it's not that being unpopular is bad, but pharmacy seems to be useless. It would be great if you were in the same major as Chai Shanjing, or studied computer physics to serve the country."

Song Shixia explained with a smile,

"Every profession has its own specialty. Grades are just the threshold to enter university. If you knew how I raised my grades, you would know that I am not gifted. I just study for the exams."

Everyone seemed to understand, but Chai Shanjing pointed out the problem.

"I understand what you mean, but I think talent and hard work are inseparable. If you don't have talent, you can't score so high."

Song Shixia was helpless. If everyone had excellent academic performance in their previous life, the college entrance examination after rebirth would be half as difficult as before, and anyone could score 600 or 700 points with a little effort.

Ding Jiajia said: "I think the most important thing is what I like. No matter what major you choose, as long as you learn well, you can serve the motherland. You don't have to study physics and mathematics."

Everyone nodded in agreement. The easiest way to bring dormitory friends closer together is to eat together.

"Do you have classes this afternoon? If not, let's go to the cafeteria and have a meal."

Everyone shook their heads.

"I received the class schedule after the morning meeting, but was not notified that I had something to do in the afternoon."

After a brief communication, Song Shixia did not find any flaws in the character of several roommates. After communicating with them, he found that they were all simple and kind girls, most of whom were from provincial capitals.

But it is also easy to understand. In this era, educational resources are scarce, and the education level in provincial capitals is slightly better. For example, in some remote areas, such as the school in my hometown, a normal teacher who graduated from a junior college can be used as an enrollment promotion.

Several girls were walking on the way to the cafeteria, and Ding Jiajia leaned next to Song Shixia.

"You're so pretty. I feel like I've heard your name somewhere before. Which high school did you go to?"

"Nine Middle School, what about you?"

"I'm in No. 2 Middle School."

Ding Jiajia suddenly stopped where she was.

"I remember now, you were the dark horse before the college entrance examination!"

Guo Qianlan's eyes moved between the two of them.

"What dark horse?"

Ding Jiajia gave some explanation, and everyone looked at Song Shixia with admiration in their eyes.

Ding Jiajia said in a disappointed tone: "I am a little sorry that you are studying pharmacy now."

Song Shixia didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"The college entrance examination is a thing of the past. It cannot represent your future development. Maybe you will all become top figures in your industry, while I will be a small pharmacist."

Zheng Lingling said solemnly: "No, gold will always shine, and you have been shining for a long time, and you will only shine brighter and brighter in the future."

After everyone praised each other, the relationship in the dormitory became closer.

When they arrived at the cafeteria, all the aunties serving food knew Song Shixia.

Song Shixia looked around but didn't see Aunt Feng and Chen Jiao.

"Xiao Song, there's beef brisket stewed with tomatoes in the cafeteria today. Can I get some for you?"

The roommates behind Song Shixia looked at each other in bewilderment. Are the cafeteria aunties in the university so enthusiastic?

"Auntie Wang, where are Auntie Feng and Auntie Chen?"

"They didn't come today. They said they were out getting their hair done. They will sign up tomorrow."

Song Shixia expressed her understanding.

"Give me a portion of all the pickled mustard greens from the cafeteria today. I want a large portion."

The girls behind Song Shixia quickly pulled her aside to discuss.

"No, no, we'll pay for it ourselves. We all have meal tickets."

Song Shixia smiled and said, "You are new here, so consider it my treat today, no need to be polite to me."

Everyone couldn't stop it and could only watch as the cafeteria aunt served five meat dishes. Song Shixia even classified scrambled eggs with tomatoes and scrambled eggs with chili peppers as vegetarian dishes.

Everyone felt sorry for the situation, so a few girls could only scramble to help bring the dishes to the table.

"This is three meat dishes and two vegetables. How can scrambled eggs with tomatoes and scrambled eggs with chili peppers be called meat dishes?"

Ding Jiajia bit her chopsticks and said, "How can fried tomato and eggs be called a vegetarian dish? I have to get 100 points on the test if I want to eat boiled eggs at home."

Except during festivals, these girls rarely eat so much pickled vegetables.

Song Shixia gave each of them a piece of beef, and only then did they dare to pick up their chopsticks.

Song Shixia deliberately provoked: "Eat as much as you want. If you can't finish it, it can't be wasted, right?"

Thinking about wasting so much food, the girls wolfed it down immediately.

Hao Guihua held the bowl and said, "We can't waste it. There's so much meat, and the soup can be used to mix with rice."

After dinner, Song Shixia took them for a walk around the school.

"I don't come to the school very often. I was basically in the library reviewing in my senior year, so I don't know much about the school."

Ding Jiajia held Song Shixia's arm.

"No wonder you have such good grades. You have been influenced by the university and it is hard for you not to study."

Song Shixia thought that this might not be the case. She remembered that there was a news report about a couple with PhDs whose child scored over 20 points on the math test. They lived in a school district house, but they were unable to concentrate on their studies despite being influenced by the school every day.

After saying goodbye to his roommates, Song Shixia went to the school’s barber shop to find Aunt Feng and Chen Jiao.

Seeing them, Song Shixia was surprised.

Aunt Feng and Jiao Chen both had their hair permed, the most fashionable curly hair at the time. They put on lipstick and changed into fashionable clothes, and they became true Hong Kong style girls.

"Did you two discuss this?"

Aunt Feng had a bunch of clips on her hair and was holding the books for tomorrow's entrance examination. When she saw Song Shixia, her eyes lit up.

"Xiao Song, why are you here? Do you want to get a perm, too?"

Song Shixia quickly refused: "I think straight hair is good, curly hair is hard to take care of."

The hairdresser glanced at Song Shixia's hair.

"You have good hair, so don't perm it. If you want to sell your hair, remember to come to me."

Aunt Feng put down her book and joked with the boss lady.

"If her hair is good, she won't perm it, why are you urging us to perm it?"

"Look at Chen Jiao. She looks so much younger after getting her hair permed."

Aunt Feng was persuaded reluctantly.

"Forget it, forget it, I've already had my hair permed, so I don't care about the quality of my hair anymore."

Chen Jiao looked at herself in the mirror. She had had her hair permed in her last life, probably when she was about the same age as Aunt Feng. She had her hair permed at the village barber shop for 30 yuan, and she also dyed it.

The self in the mirror was only in her 20s. After getting her hair permed, she looked like a female star on a poster. It turned out that she could become more beautiful.

Song Shixia stood behind Chen Jiao: "It's pretty, isn't it?"

Chen Jiao nodded hesitantly: "I just never thought that I could become fashionable and beautiful."

Song Shixia understood her heart knot.

"Every girl has the right to be beautiful, even if she becomes a mother."