I'm back in 1990

Chapter 33: A Chance Encounter

On Monday, August 13th, due to the influence of the typhoon, it was cloudy with showers. The weather in the morning was much cooler than before and not so humid. However, this is only temporary, and the hot weather will return once the typhoon passes.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Yu Wei accompanied Huang Xiaochuan to the school to pick up the admission notice.

The two rode bicycles, chatting and laughing all the way to school, where they each went to their respective teachers to collect their admission notices.

Huang Xiaochuan found his homeroom teacher, Lao Zhu, in the main office and casually placed the two kilograms of Biluochun tea he had brought from home on his desk.

Old Zhu pointed to the tea leaves and asked, "What's this?"

Huang Xiaochuan smiled and said, "Tea leaves. I used to be your student, and I was afraid you wouldn't accept gifts from me. Now that I've graduated, giving you some tea leaves isn't a bribe, just a small token of my appreciation to thank you for taking care of me over the past three years."

Old Zhu, a tea enthusiast, grabbed a packet of tea leaves, smelled it, and then laughed: "Three years of hard work for two packets of tea? Not a bad deal. You've got a conscience, kid!"

He then put down the tea bag, rummaged through a pile of admission notices on the table, found Huang Xiaochuan's admission notice, and handed it to Huang Xiaochuan.

"Huang Xiaochuan, congratulations! May you achieve great things in your studies and have a bright future!"

Huang Xiaochuan accepted the admission notice and bowed to Lao Zhu. To be honest, Lao Zhu was definitely a competent homeroom teacher. He had done a lot for them and was a respectable person.

At that time, the university admission notice was very simple, just an ordinary registered letter. Huang Xiaochuan did not open it on the spot because his mother, Zeng Lijuan, had told him to wait until they came back from get off work at noon to open it together.

Huang Xiaochuan understood. This was actually what was called a sense of ritual. Of course, their wish should be fulfilled. He opened the envelope in front of them so that they would feel that all their efforts had not been in vain.

In fact, parents don't ask for much. They just hope that their children will have a better life than they did. For them, all their efforts are to achieve this goal. They give a lot but receive very little in return, yet they never complain.

After saying goodbye to his homeroom teacher, Mr. Zhu, Huang Xiaochuan didn't see Yu Wei downstairs, so he went to the parking area at the school gate to wait for him to come out before going home together.

Unexpectedly, I ran into an acquaintance as soon as I arrived at the school gate; I bumped into my class monitor, Qin Yu.

Qin Yu spotted Huang Xiaochuan immediately and exclaimed in surprise, "Huang Xiaochuan!"

Huang Xiaochuan greeted Qin Yu with a smile: "Class monitor, what a coincidence! Are you here to pick up your acceptance letter too?"

"No, I received my acceptance letter last Saturday. I was planning to go shopping with Ren Yangyang, and I didn't expect to run into you like this." Qin Yu was overjoyed to see Huang Xiaochuan.

Huang Xiaochuan remembered that Ren Yangyang's mother was the school's dean of students. The teachers' family compound of Huang Xiaochuan's high school was right next to the school, and Ren Yangyang lived there.

Qin Yu glanced at the envelope in Huang Xiaochuan's hand and asked, "Shanghai University of Finance and Economics?"

Huang Xiaochuan waved the envelope in his hand: "I think so!"

"Congratulations!" Qin Yu sincerely wished Huang Xiaochuan well.

"Thank you! Class monitor, your admission notice should have been issued by Yanbei University, right?" In Huang Xiaochuan's memory, class monitor Qin Yu should have been admitted to Yanbei University, which is why he asked this question.

Unexpectedly, Qin Yu smiled smugly: "I've become your neighbor, next to your university, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics."

Huang Xiaochuan was stunned for a moment. What was going on? Shanghai University? It seemed that some people's life trajectories had been changed because of his rebirth. For a moment, Huang Xiaochuan didn't know what to say, and a faint worry began to creep into his heart.

Seeing Huang Xiaochuan standing there in a daze, Qin Yu asked worriedly, "Huang Xiaochuan, are you alright?"

Huang Xiaochuan, whose thoughts were interrupted by Qin Yu's voice, quickly said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. I just suddenly thought of something and got distracted. I'm really sorry."

"Haha, it's good that you're alright. By the way, when are you planning to register for school? If possible, how about we walk together? We can keep each other company on the way." Qin Yu took the initiative to invite Huang Xiaochuan to walk together.

Huang Xiaochuan was momentarily dazed. This girl probably didn't know that Shanghai University had been designated as a pilot school this year. To strengthen college students' national defense awareness, a number of key universities were selected as pilot schools this year. After registering, newly admitted freshmen would be uniformly arranged to undergo military training in military camps for a period of one year. After completing the training, they would be granted the status of reserve officers.

In other words, Qin Yu's undergraduate degree will take five years, but she doesn't know that yet. Huang Xiaochuan can only silently wish her well.

The reason Huang Xiaochuan knew about this was because in his previous life, when he was in college, his roommate's high school classmate had been admitted to Shanghai University in the same year. His roommate had specifically mentioned this incident because it was quite rare, so it left a deep impression on him.

Thinking of this, Huang Xiaochuan replied perfunctorily, "I haven't decided on a departure time yet. I might leave a few days earlier, so it's not certain that we'll be going the same way. Anyway, we'll both be in Shanghai from now on, so it'll be convenient for us to meet."

Qin Yu felt a little disappointed, but still responded with a bright smile, "That's true, we'll be neighbors from now on, so it'll be easier to see each other. But let's make it clear first, I'll treat you to a meal after military training. You can bring Yu Wei along, and I'll invite Yangyang too, it'll be more fun with more people."

Huang Xiaochuan nodded and agreed, "Okay, then I won't be polite."

In truth, Huang Xiaochuan knew that this meal was unlikely to be honored. Qin Yu wouldn't be able to return to her original school to begin her studies for another year, and if nothing unexpected happened, Xiang Jie should be his girlfriend by then. Once Qin Yu found out, the meal would probably be canceled altogether.

At this moment, Yu Wei came out excitedly with his admission notice. When he saw Huang Xiaochuan and Qin Yu standing together, he took the initiative to greet Qin Yu. Perhaps because they were already familiar with each other, this guy didn't blush, which was rare.

She even proactively asked, "Qin Yu, are you here to pick up your acceptance letter too?"

"No, I received the admission notice on Saturday. I had arranged to go shopping with Ren Yangyang, and that's when I ran into you guys," Qin Yu explained again.

Seeing that Yu Wei had come out, Huang Xiaochuan decided to go back, so he said to Qin Yu, "Class monitor, we won't keep you from shopping any longer, we'll be going now."

"Hey! Huang Xiaochuan, wait a minute!" Qin Yu called out to Huang Xiaochuan in her haste.

"Squad leader? Is there something else?"

Qin Yu took the initiative to invite, "If you don't have anything else to do, why don't you come along? Actually, Yangyang and I are just going to the bookstore to buy a few books. After we buy them, we'll find a place to sit and I'll treat you to some cold drinks, okay?"

Before Huang Xiaochuan could refuse, his teammate Yu Wei hurriedly agreed: "Great! Great! We don't have anything to do anyway, so we might as well go to the bookstore with you guys."

Huang Xiaochuan wanted nothing more than to kick his clueless brother-in-law to death, but he couldn't lash out in front of Qin Yu, nor could he let Yu Wei lose face. So he could only nod under Qin Yu's expectant gaze.