University
The first lesson of college life is military training.
The September sun was as scorching as fire. Xu Zhiyi felt like he was about to melt. Beads of sweat dripped down his forehead along his temples, and a large area of the back of his camouflage uniform was wet.
While standing at attention, she secretly glanced at the company next door. It was the formation of the School of Information Science, and Song Chengrui was in it.
Although they were in the same school, the military training grounds of different colleges were far apart. Only when it was too sunny and they had to change positions could they barely find each other in the crowd.
She squinted her eyes and finally found the particularly tall figure among the rows of almost identical backs.
He was also standing in military posture, with the brim of his hat pulled down low, so his expression couldn't be seen, but his jawline was tense.
"That girl! What are you looking at?!"
The instructor's stern voice suddenly exploded in his ears. Xu Zhiyi was frightened and quickly looked away, looking straight ahead, his heart pounding.
The rest whistle is like the sound of nature.
Everyone collapsed instantly, not caring whether they were dirty or not, and sat directly on the scalding ground, drinking water desperately.
Xu Zhiyi unscrewed the bottle cap, gulped down several mouthfuls, and felt a little more alive.
She subconsciously looked towards the School of Information and saw Song Chengrui also sitting on the ground, drinking water from a kettle, his Adam's apple rolling.
He seemed to sense something and looked towards her.
Across dozens of meters of restless crowd and steaming heat waves, the two people's eyes met briefly in the air.
Unable to speak, let alone walk over, Song Chengrui just quickly raised his eyebrows at her and raised a tiny arc at the corner of his mouth.
Xu Zhiyi couldn't help but lower his head and smiled secretly.
When I returned to the dormitory at night, I felt like my bones were falling apart.
The four girls took turns rushing to take a bath, wailing everywhere.
"Oh my god, I almost died from the sun..."
While waiting to take a shower, Xu Zhiyi rummaged through her closet and suddenly found the mysterious gift that Song Chengrui had given her.
He had mentioned dismantling it at school, but she had suppressed her curiosity and kept it safely in the cabinet.
She carefully unwrapped the paper, revealing a high-end-looking dark blue cardboard box.
When I opened the box, I saw a white speaker with a retro look lying quietly inside, with a folded card next to it.
She first picked up the card and opened it. It was Song Chengrui's familiar handwriting:
"Branch meaning:
I spent a long time choosing this speaker. The sound quality is pretty good. Whenever you miss me or feel lonely, just play some music. Just think of me right there with you.
College life has begun, let’s experience it together and cheer each other on.
Song Chengrui
The softest spot in Xu Zhiyi's heart was touched.
She took out the speaker, connected it to her phone's Bluetooth according to the instructions, and casually clicked on a song she often listened to recently.
The clear and bright sound flowed out instantly, filling the entire small desk space.
She lay on the table, listening to music, looking at the card, and couldn't help grinning.
This guy usually looks very straight, but I didn't expect that he could be so attentive.
She took a photo of the speaker and the card and sent it to him: "I received the gift, I love it! [heart]"
Song Chengrui quickly replied: "As long as you like it. If you can't sleep at night, you can use it to play some light music."
Xu Zhiyi: "I know, Teacher Song~"
After a while, Song Chengrui sent another message: "How are you today? Are you feeling unwell?"
"Fortunately, I'm still breathing." Xu Zhiyi replied, slumped in the chair, "My legs don't even belong to me anymore."
Song Chengrui complained, "Our instructor is so strict. Not only does he give me a cold shoulder every day, he doesn't even allow me to ask for leave. They say we're going to start marching tomorrow, and it's going to be even worse."
"Hey everyone... Our instructor also said that if anyone doesn't do the movements right, everyone will have to practice for five more minutes."
The two of them poured out their troubles to each other, as if they were back in high school when they complained about exams together.
Although I am tired, I feel much better knowing that there is someone who is going through the same pain as you and is cursing with you on the other end of the phone.
"By the way," Song Chengrui sent another message, "Have you put on sunscreen? I see your face is all red today."
Xu Zhiyi felt warm in her heart, "Don't worry, don't worry, you prepared this for me, how can I not apply it?"
"Well, that's good. Then take a shower today and go to bed early. We have to continue purgatory tomorrow."
"Okay, I get it, you too~"
"Um."
The two chatted for a long time reluctantly, and the topic ended with Xu Zhiyi going to take a shower.
During the military training, no one has to attend classes. Apart from the fact that the training is a bit hard, there is still a lot for everyone to chat about in the dormitory on a daily basis.
However, after chatting, Xu Zhiyi also felt the gap. Two of her three roommates were from other places like her, and one was a local. Their scores were higher than hers, they knew more than her, and they seemed to be much better than her.
The person sleeping in the bed next to her is called Song Xingyu, a native of northern Beijing. She said that her family runs a catering company, but when she was a child, she also set up a stall outside with her parents and started from scratch.
Song Xingyu is indeed the one with a better family background in the dormitory. The quality of her daily necessities and clothes are higher than the others, especially in terms of her hobbies. She travels abroad, chases stars and watches concerts almost whenever she is free. She attends almost every concert of popular singers.
The girl sleeping opposite Xu Zhiyi came from the mountains. I heard that a national support project was launched and a girls' school was specially established to send these girls who can go to school, so that they can study for the college entrance examination with peace of mind.
And Jiang Qinghe is one of them.
In Jiang Qinghe's hometown, going to school requires crossing mountains and rivers. Her father is an ordinary farmer who is addicted to alcohol. There are five brothers and sisters in the family, and she is the second oldest.
When she was in the second year of junior high school, her father said that he could not afford to send her to school and wanted to marry her to a man 20 years his senior in exchange for 20,000 yuan in betrothal gifts. Later, her junior high school teacher rushed to her house overnight and had a fight with her father. In the end, he spent all his savings to rescue her from the mountains.
Later, with the support of the country and the help of many kind-hearted people, she was able to walk here from the mountains.
Xu Zhiyi really admires this girl. She admires her courage and perseverance. She is such an excellent student in such an environment. Without perseverance, she would not be able to persist.
Roommate Zhao Jintang comes from the same family background as Xu Zhiyi. Her parents are both ordinary workers, but she is a twin. Her younger sister is Zhao Rumeng, who went to study in a coastal city, so the two are not in the same place.
Zhao Jintang has the hottest temper among them. Every time Xu Zhiyi listens to her video chatting with her sister, the two of them always start arguing, but they make up in the blink of an eye.
Just like yesterday, the two of them were still arguing fiercely over who had stolen whose kill in the game, and today they teamed up together to gain points. As a result, less than half an hour later, Zhao Jintang's roar could be heard again:
"Zhao Rumeng, give me your dick! What are you doing with a soldier? Are you sleepwalking?"
At the beginning, Xu Zhiyi would try to persuade them to reconcile, but later she became numb and would complain about the situation to Song Chengrui from time to time. Song Chengrui also let her watch it as a joke and it was quite interesting.
There was a lot of joy in the dormitory, and Xu Zhiyi felt that university life was quite good.
When the military training was almost over, there was a welcome party for the whole school.
Each company had to perform a show, and Xu Zhiyi and her classmates from the College of Arts put on a group dance.
Although rehearsals take up their rest time, at least they don’t have to be exposed to the sun, so the girls are quite happy about it.
It was also from this time that Xu Zhiyi discovered that his roommates had hidden talents.
Some play the flute, some play the guitar, and some even perform magic.
On the night of the party, the playground was filled with freshmen and the atmosphere was lively.
It was the turn of the Arts College’s dance performance. The music started and the girls in uniform came on stage.
Xu Zhiyi was a little nervous, but still tried her best to keep up with the rhythm and perform the movements.
Halfway through the dance, she subconsciously looked in the direction of the School of Information, but she couldn't find Song Chengrui in the dark crowd.
The show ended with thunderous applause.
Xu Zhiyi followed the team off the stage. As soon as he walked backstage, his phone vibrated.
Song Chengrui sent: The one who danced the most beautifully just now is my girlfriend.
It was followed by a cool expression.
Xu Zhiyi looked at the screen of his mobile phone, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise up: You have good eyesight.
The last day of military training is a report performance and summary meeting.
When the principal announced the successful completion of the military training, the entire playground erupted in deafening cheers.
The crowd began to disperse. Xu Zhiyi was discussing with her roommate about going back to change out of the camouflage uniform when she heard someone calling her.
She turned around and saw Song Chengrui walking towards her quickly against the flow of people.
He had just disbanded, holding a hat in his hand, his hair was a little flattened, and there was a clear black and white division on his face after being sunburned, but his eyes were bright.
He walked up to her, without saying a word, just looking at her, then reached out and very naturally picked up a small piece of grass that had stuck to her shoulder at some point.
However, he did not throw it away immediately. Instead, he pinched it in his hand, twisted it, and then blew it away gently.
"It's dark." He said, with a hint of laughter in his voice.
"You too!" Xu Zhiyi glared at him angrily, but did not avoid his hand.
"It's finally over," Song Chengrui breathed a sigh of relief. "Let's have dinner together tonight? Celebrate liberation."
"Okay!" Xu Zhiyi nodded vigorously.
Watching Song Chengrui turn around and squeeze back into the crowd to find his own roommate.
“Yo——”
"Sure, Zhiyi!"
"Is this a date?"
The roommates immediately gathered around and started to make a fuss.
Zhao Jintang nudged Xu Zhiyi with his elbow and winked, while Song Xingyu had an expression that said "I understand all this" and made a long "tsk tsk" sound. Even the usually quiet Jiang Qinghe smiled with a look of good-natured teasing in his eyes.
Xu Zhiyi's face turned red after being teased by them. He quickly pushed them towards the dormitory: "Oh, hurry up, hurry up, it's so hot, go back and take a shower and change clothes!"
Back in the dormitory, there was another battle for the bathroom.
This time Xu Zhiyi did not compete with them and took the initiative to line up last.
When she comfortably washed off the sweat and fatigue with warm water and changed into a clean T-shirt and shorts, she felt alive again, and her mood became light.
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