dognovel Chapter 90, Lesson 1 of Enrollment
Chapter 90, Lesson 1 of Enrollment
Chapter 91 The First Lesson of School
A warm welcome to the Class of 1979 freshmen of Tsinghua and Peking Universities!
[Follow the path of being both politically sound and professionally competent, and strive to become well-rounded Tsinghua and Peking University students with moral, intellectual, and physical development]
Welcoming new students and fostering new customs, let us strive for the new historical journey of realizing the four modernizations in all respects for our motherland.
When the bus finally arrived at its destination.
Through the car window, one could see from afar the large red banners fluttering in the wind above the school gate, the brightly colored flags lining both sides of the road, and groups of enthusiastic teachers and students waiting to welcome them.
In the air, the high-pitched loudspeakers, carried by the heatwave, repeatedly played "Ode to the Motherland" from the school's broadcasting station.
Inspiring red melodies such as "We Are Walking on the Great Road" and "Towards a New Era" are popular.
Occasionally, the announcer, in an excited and enthusiastic tone, would insert announcements or other impromptu broadcasts.
Everywhere you look, there are crowds of people.
Many people were queuing to register, and each department and major had its own separate registration desk.
The shuttle bus slowly drove into the school gate and came to a steady stop in the open space.
The teachers and students responsible for welcoming the new students quickly gathered outside the car and stepped forward.
"Classmates, we've arrived at our alma mater! As we agreed on the way, let's all shout it out loud!"
Inside the shuttle bus, led by Li, a burst of excited cheers erupted as the freshmen spontaneously shouted, "Dear alma mater, here we come!" and "The great Tsinghua and Peking Universities are our new home!" and so on, with words that were quite nauseating.
The teachers and students outside the car were clearly also caught off guard.
The new students brought back on this bus were surprisingly enthusiastic and unrestrained. The slogans they shouted were so cheesy that everyone felt genuinely proud and their sense of belonging exploded instantly.
Immediately following, cheers and shouts erupted from both inside and outside the vehicle, fully demonstrating the high morale and passionate spirit of the young people.
Their fiery, passionate youth seemed poised to ignite the entrance to Tsinghua and Peking University campuses.
Whoosh whoosh!
At that moment, something that no one could have foreseen suddenly happened in public.
Then, we saw that student Li was incredibly agile. He leaned out of a car window and, in no time at all, suddenly flipped himself up onto the roof of the bus.
Then, under the astonished gazes of the teachers and students...
After standing upright on the roof of the carriage, Li raised his arms and shouted, "Students! Dear students! And dear and respected teachers here! And all the faculty, staff and workers of Tsinghua and Peking Universities! Today is the most wonderful and memorable first day for our Class of '79 freshmen to register for the new semester!"
Here, I, Li Hongyan, a freshman majoring in International Relations at Tsinghua and Peking Universities, will be reciting a poem for you all on the spot.
Hey!
Such a spectacle immediately drew enthusiastic applause from the audience.
From within the crowd, someone shouted in response, "Li, what kind of poem are you going to recite for everyone? Is it perhaps a modern poem you wrote yourself?"
Yu Zhen turned his head and glanced in the direction from which the smelly feet sound came.
"Oh, so it's that guy who came in the same car, the one who misinterpreted 'every man for himself' as a new student surnamed Liang."
I remember now, on the way back to school, this person and Li were whispering to each other for a long time.
It seems that they were already discussing how to create an opportunity to make their presence known in public once they got to school.
As the new student surnamed Liang asked his obsequious question, several more questions immediately arose from the crowd, eager to join in the fun.
Some people chimed in, pressing Li to recite the title and content of the poem.
However, these people were not freshmen on the same train.
Instead, it was the older students who came forward to help the new students carry their luggage out of the bus.
Standing on the roof of the car, Li was thoroughly enjoying the attention and chatter with the people who were asking questions. They finally figured out that the poem to be recited was not his own work, but rather the poem "Ideal Era"!
"The poem I want to recite is the latest poem by the young writer Yu Zhen, titled 'The Ideal Era.' To be honest, writer Yu is my idol!"
I believe that Yu's new poem is a perfect portrayal of our contemporary college students. Here, I, Li Hongyan, a freshman from the Class of '79 in International Relations, humbly offer my humble contribution to you all.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!
Cheers and applause immediately erupted from the crowd.
Thunderous applause resounded throughout the Tsinghua and Peking University campuses, even briefly drowning out the volume of the school's loudspeakers.
The poetry recitation began.
It must be said that this student, Li, is indeed quite skilled at reciting poetry.
Especially when she clears her throat and begins to perform, she delivers that perfectly standard CCTV announcer's voice.
Tsk tsk tsk, in short, Yu Zhen, the original author of this poem, is simply beyond the reach of flattery.
In any case, he himself could never perform at such a high level.
Yu Zhen was filled with emotion and felt ashamed, deeply impressed by Li's skillful recitation of the poem "borrowing flowers to present to Buddha".
He truly deserves to be someone who proactively shares the philosophy of "real skills outside the classroom" with freshmen.
He basically figured out what kind of tricks Li was playing.
Once you enter university, you must become famous as early as possible.
There's nothing more convenient and cost-effective than performing a modern poem recitation on the roof of a school bus on the first day of school registration to make a name for yourself.
From this moment on, the name of Li Hongyan, a freshman in the International Relations program of Class of '79, is bound to spread throughout the entire Tsinghua and Peking University campuses.
He speculated that this student, Li, was definitely on the path to the student council.
As the saying goes, "If you're quick at one step, you'll be quick at every step," and it's clear that Li has a mentor guiding him.
The university they attend may seem to start from the same point as countless other freshmen, but there is actually an invisible wall that defines the territory and shape for each freshman.
To be honest, he believed that even though he was a time traveler with unparalleled vision and knowledge, he still couldn't compete with Li.
Ha, then he's destined to be defeated by them!
The poetry recitation performance caused a huge sensation, attracting almost all the teachers and students present. They spontaneously gathered around the bus and watched Li's performance for the entire time before the little episode came to a temporary end amidst rounds of enthusiastic applause.
Anyway, after the performance, Li left the scene quickly under the watchful eyes of several teachers and students.
The subsequent welcome ceremony for the new students needs no further explanation.
In short, every newly enrolled student at Tsinghua and Peking University truly felt what it meant to feel like they were bathed in a spring breeze and to come home.
Register and complete the formalities by queuing according to your major, find your class and dormitory information, and receive your school badge, student ID, and meal card.
In the midst of all the hustle and bustle, the first day of school registration flew by.
Li soon reappeared in everyone's sight.
Some people were curious and asked him what he did when the teacher took him away, but Li looked mysterious and didn't explain.
As luck would have it, Li and Yu Zhen ended up in the same dormitory.
"That other person, Liang, who doesn't act for his own benefit, was also grouped with Yu Zhen."
The problem is that neither of them are computer science majors, so Yu Zhen was not assigned to a class with students in the same major.
The three of them are temporarily staying in a 6-person room.
The weather is so hot and humid. The dormitory doesn't even have air conditioning, let alone electric fans these days!
As for the accommodation, it was far from luxurious. There were six people in a room with bunk beds. Apart from a single incandescent light bulb for lighting, there were no other electrical appliances in the room. However, the other facilities, such as tables and chairs, were quite complete.
Overall impression can only be described as a place where normal people can live.
Of course, this feeling is limited to Yu Zhen.
In the eyes of other students, such conditions already constituted a fairly good option for living in an apartment building.
Even Li, who has always presented himself as quite knowledgeable, was not immune to this.
It seems that even though they were assigned to dormitories with such conditions, they had absolutely no complaints. It was as if being a student and living in such conditions was already a matter of course.
Despite the conditions in the boys' dormitory, everyone overcame them in a simple and brutal way: almost all of them went shirtless, wearing only a pair of shorts, and there were no cotton mattresses or similar items on the beds; they were almost all bare, hard beds with a single layer of straw mat.
What else could Yu Zhen do but "do as the Romans do" and also get a refreshing shaved ice.
I was out of my mind to agree to be this damn Tsinghua/Peking University undercover agent for Director Qin.
He's already on a sinking ship.
Now, all we can do is grit our teeth and persevere.
Fortunately, it's only a month or so. By the end of September, I'll have to fly to North America to participate in that damn nationally televised super talk show.
In fact, what Yu Zhen saw and heard on his first day of reporting for duty had already given him some answers to the current situation.
Regardless of whether that student Liang deliberately misinterpreted the saying "Everyone for themselves, or the devil take the hindmost,"
Or perhaps it was other freshmen who, after being swayed by Li's few words, developed an extraordinary desire to pursue their future studies abroad.
To put it simply, it's like people striving for higher positions, or water flowing downhill.