Chapter 593: Chapter 593

Zhou Mo remained silent for a long time, probably feeling that his pride was hurt. At an age when they were still spending their parents’ money, she had already learned how to earn her own. How could it not feel oppressive?

So now, when they went out together, if Zhou Yiyi insisted on paying, he wouldn’t object. However, he wouldn’t give her too many such opportunities.

In fact, Zhou Yiyi thought the old bicycles distributed by the school weren’t too bad; at least they were rideable. So, while walking, she discussed with Zhou Mo about getting one the next day, so that she could ride it herself when he had things to do.

Zhou Mo frowned and said, "You probably won’t be able to get one because they were all taken today. First come, first served."

Zhou Yiyi let out a disappointed "Ah." Only Zhou Mo knew there were still bicycles available, but since he said there weren’t, she probably wouldn’t go for it anymore. What’s so great about that old bicycle? He can be her personal chauffeur, isn’t that better?

Tsinghua’s cafeteria had a total of sixteen canteens. Today, they first tried Qingfen Garden which had a huge variety, offering over a hundred different foods, ensuring you could eat for a month without repeating any dish, not to mention the other fifteen canteens? Just thinking about his future stomach, he felt a full sense of happiness.

Besides the variety and great taste, the key was that it was very affordable. They ordered the famous Spicy Hot Pot, which cost only just over 30 yuan and included a variety of ingredients. Just smelling it made them salivate.

"It looks like I won’t be able to maintain my figure in the future with so much delicious food here. How can I resist?"

Under normal circumstances, one could enjoy decent meals every day on just ten yuan. Today’s Spicy Hot Pot was lavish because it was their first meal at Tsinghua. Normally, they definitely wouldn’t order this much. In 2020, one could get by with 900 yuan a month at Qing University. In the fall of 2003, their monthly allowance of 300 yuan was already quite good.

That’s why they say, getting into Tsinghua means you have a justified chance to take advantage of the country.

Because Tsinghua has its own processing plants and farms—famous for products like yogurt and sour plum soup—and the aunties in the cafeteria have steady hands, always asking if you have enough. Where else can you find such attentive aunties?

However, Zhou Mo didn’t quite agree and curled his lips, "You probably don’t know how much Tsinghua values sports."

"I know, Lin Mu told me one cannot graduate without knowing how to swim!" (PS: Supposedly this started in 2017, let’s time travel a bit.)

"Not just that. With many male students, the nickname for the male physical education is quite apt. Have you seen the ’No Sports, No Tsinghua’ slogan on the East Playground?"

Zhou Yiyi shook her head, "I didn’t notice."

"In autumn, the boys have a 3,000-meter assessment, and the girls 2,000 meters. In the spring semester, there’s a pull-up assessment. All students must complete a certain number of long runs per semester, reportedly as many as twenty or thirty times, which are included in the sports grades. If you fail the 3,000-meter sideline or the swimming test, well, consider the consequences yourself."

"There’s also the year-long ’Ma Yuehan’ cup, similar to the Olympics, with various big and small events. If the boys have such requirements, where do you think the girls’ benchmark would be? Just the annual month-long military training at Tsinghua already outperforms many colleges. So, do you think you can afford to gain weight?"

It was rare for Zhou Mo to talk so much in one go, Zhou Yiyi couldn’t help but quip, "It seems I’ll not only have to study hard but also exercise diligently in the future. No wonder I heard people say, ’A healthy body to work for the country for fifty years.’ Is this what they mean?"

As they talked, she suddenly found the Spicy Hot Pot in her mouth less appetizing, thinking she had escaped the high school nightmare of running at five in the morning, but now, coming to Tsinghua, everything seemed too childish?

Today is August 12, and military training officially starts on the 15th. They had already picked up their uniforms, and tomorrow is the last day for registration with a class meeting in the evening, so they had nothing to do these two days and could freely explore the campus culture of Qing University.

After dinner, it was still early, so Zhou Mo took her for a stroll around the campus for over an hour. The night scene at Qing University was also splendidly lit, each road uniquely designed. Upon returning to Zijing Apartment, Zhou Mo suddenly asked her, "Did you bring a computer? If not, we should go buy one tomorrow, the dorm has internet cables." ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by nοvelfire.net

"I bought one already, not long ago. How about you?"

"I’ve bought one too. Is yours a laptop?" Zhou Yiyi nodded, "Yes, laptops are more convenient."

"See you later then."

The boys’ dormitory was at the back while the girls’ dormitory was at the front. Though it was the front, there weren’t many buildings because Qing University was predominantly male and the proportion of female students was very low.

When Zhou Yiyi arrived at her dorm, her roommates in 302 were watching TV with students from 301 in the living room. As soon as Zhou Yiyi arrived, everyone immediately looked up, leading to another round of introductions. This also helped her learn they were from the Chemistry Department. Mentioning the girls from the Chemistry Department made Zhou Yiyi feel a little nervous because of the deeply ingrained ’Zhu Ling’s case.’ If she had such roommates, that would be extremely unlucky, so she definitely couldn’t afford to offend the girls from the Chemistry Department and quickly put on a fake smile to manage a few responses.

The TV was showing the version of "Swordsman" with Alec Su, which she had watched countless times, so she yawned and said,

"I’m a bit tired, I’m going to sleep."

The dorm had a bathroom which made washing up very convenient. Zhou Yiyi found her pajamas, underwear, and toiletries, cleaned herself up, then washed the clothes she had worn today. After finishing the laundry and hanging it on the balcony, her roommates also returned after watching TV.

As it was their first time away from home, the excitement had not yet faded. Zhou Yiyi hadn’t tried her computer yet, so she took it out from the cabinet and plugged in the ethernet cable. Once tested, "Oh? The speed’s quite fast," she felt relieved.

Quickly, she logged into QQ and found Zhou Mo online. They chatted briefly and even bumped into Lin Mu in their group. After chatting for a while, she logged off.

As she was in the Computer Department, all the other three also had brought their computers, which they had displayed openly on their desks, so she didn’t bother putting hers back in the cabinet and placed it boldly on the desk. Since classes hadn’t started, and books hadn’t been distributed, the desk seemed empty, but she believed it wouldn’t be for long.

Lights-out was at ten, and they hadn’t started room checks yet, so the lights wouldn’t go off at ten, probably the happiest phase before classes officially began.

But clearly, everyone had formed a habit. By ten, they all went to bed on time. They had washed up earlier than she did, so after watching TV, they directly climbed into their beds. After getting to know each other throughout the day, everything that needed to be said had been said, and gradually, due to fatigue, they all drifted into sleep...