1979: My fiancée is a goddess

Chapter 518 Freshmen's First Day of School

Beijing Normal University.

Starting in late August, new and returning students from all over the country began arriving at the school to register.

The university campus, which had been deserted and quiet for several months during the summer vacation, has been revitalized and become lively again.

The playground is now filled with people running and sweating, and others strolling and sitting on the lawn with friends.

The library is now filled with people engrossed in reading and studying, and the cafeteria is seeing long queues for food...

Among these students, the freshmen who just enrolled this year naturally attract the most attention.

They exude a strong student vibe, their faces still showing signs of immaturity, and most are between eighteen and twenty-five or twenty-six years old.

Seven or eight out of ten of these new students are students who have gone through primary school all the way to high school graduation, and most of them have never participated in the "sent-down youth" movement.

Compared to the years when the college entrance examination was first reinstated, there are now very few educated youth who were about the same age as their teachers, or even married with children, who returned to the city and were able to get into university.

Most of those who were eligible have already passed the exam.

Those who failed the exam mostly gave up on further education during the three or four years of college entrance exam preparation, choosing to work or become unemployed drifters.

Only a few people remained to fight to the death.

This proportion will continue to decline in the future.

What's the difference between not having been to the countryside and not having been to the countryside?
Students who have never been to the countryside are unaware of the dangers of society, have less utilitarianism, and are more innocent and idealistic.

More suitable for research and scholarship.

These young people come here to study with high expectations for university, to pursue their ideals for the future, and to contribute to the grand vision of building a modern socialist country, not for their future personal benefits or job prospects.

They are full of youthful energy and high spirits.

It seems that they have the greatest enthusiasm and interest in everything and everyone at the university.

However, it's not just young undergraduates who are newly enrolled; there are also graduate students from the Class of '81 at Beijing Normal University.

Beijing Normal University, Building 12.

Building 12 refers to the 12th floor of the student dormitory, which is a dormitory specifically allocated to graduate students at Beijing Normal University.

The building is divided into two halves by a wall; the left side is the boys' dormitory, and the right side is the girls' dormitory.

Graduate students, considered the cream of the crop, enjoy excellent benefits and treatment.

Unlike undergraduates, who often cram beds and people into dorm rooms when there's not enough room, everyone has their own bed.

The 12th floor of the dormitory has eight-person rooms, six-person rooms, and some dormitories are not even full.

As a result, a few lucky students were able to stay in quiet and comfortable four-person or five-person rooms.

Li Yue, who comes from Wuhan and graduated from Central China Normal University, is one of them.

He was assigned to a six-person room, but there were only three roommates, leaving two beds empty.

At 7:30 in the morning, the first rays of sunlight streamed in through the window, waking Li Yue.

"yawn……"

He let out a long yawn, put on his undershirt, and climbed down from the top bunk to brush his teeth and wash his face.

He came by train from Hankou Station in Wuhan on August 28th.

He was lucky enough to run into a classmate from Beijing Normal University who was in the same major as him when he arrived. The classmate brought him to the university, saving him a lot of trouble.

After almost a week of getting acquainted, I've basically adapted to the weather and food here.

However, I still find it quite difficult to get used to things like getting a scrub in a public bathhouse.

The night before last, I went to the school's public bathhouse with my roommates, and I almost got blinded by the light.

From then on, he preferred to wash with water in his dormitory rather than go to the public bathhouse.

After brushing my teeth and washing my face.

As usual, Li Yue called out to his two roommates, who were still fast asleep in the dormitory, "Old Wang, Old Zhang, get up quickly."

"I know, I know!"

A somewhat deep voice rang out; it belonged to Wang Zhishu, who was sleeping opposite Li Yue. He was from Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, and a graduate of Northwestern Polytechnical University.

"Whoosh..."

The other person, still fast asleep and snoring, was a chubby young man named Zhang Junjie, from Henan.

As for the remaining person...

At that moment, the dormitory door was pushed open.

A young man wearing glasses, somewhat handsome and dashing, dressed in a white shirt, leather belt, and white tennis shoes, walked in carrying breakfast, his forehead covered in sweat.

"Old Tang, you went for a run again this morning?"

Li Yue looked up and waved hello.

This is Tang Feng, a native of Shanghai and a top student who graduated from Fudan University.

"Yeah, it's good to get some exercise. By the way, you haven't eaten yet, have you? This is the breakfast I brought for you!"

Tang Feng smiled and nodded, then held up the breakfast in his hand and handed it over.

"Thanks, Lao Tang. I'll treat you later."

Li Yue looked down and realized that the amount of food bought was quite large, indicating that the whole dormitory had been taken care of.

This person is quite nice; at least they're very generous.

"Let's talk about it later."

Tang Feng chuckled, turned around, grabbed a towel, and went to the sink to wash his face and wipe his sweat.

"time to eat!"

At Li Yue's command, the two people who were lying in bed and snoring woke up immediately, got dressed, got out of bed, and surrounded him.

The three of them sat down and wolfed down their breakfast while chatting.

"Is today the first day of school? When is the opening ceremony?"

Wang Zhishu, who was wolfing down his food, asked curiously.

"It should be in the morning, right? It's usually in the morning."

Tang Feng sat on the edge of the bed combing his hair as he answered.

“I took a shower at the bathhouse the night before last. I came back early, and Director Fang came to check the dorms. He said the opening ceremony would be held this afternoon.”

Li Yue shook his head and explained.

"Why? What's the point of moving it to the afternoon? It'll kill people with the heat. These school leaders are always thinking about torturing people."

Fatty Zhang Junjie was very puzzled and immediately started complaining.

"It seems like they were waiting for someone, I heard it from Liu Zhiyi in our class."

Li Yue said he wasn't entirely sure.

Although school hasn't started yet, the classes have already been planned in advance.

The Chinese department only admitted a little over sixty graduate students, who were divided into two classes. Their dormitory and Liu Zhiyi and others were in the same class.

"Who's so influential that they can postpone the opening ceremony? Such arrogance!"

Fatty Zhang complained.

"Who cares who she is? But I'm quite curious about this female classmate, Liu Zhiyi? Old Li, you've only been at school for a few days, and you're already starting to flirt with girls?"

Wang Zhishu didn't care about that and joked.

"Honest people are not honest!"

Tang Feng commented with a smile.

"Holy crap, isn't she that pretty girl? I think she's from Beijing Normal University, and she used to be the president of some club! Old Li, are you really dating her? Really?"

Upon hearing this, Fatty Zhang realized what was happening, swore, and said somewhat excitedly.

"Hehe, no, no!"

"It's not what you think. I met Liu Zhiyi at the train station, and she's the one who brought me into the school."

Li Yue couldn't help but reveal a smile that was both smug and somewhat embarrassed.

Hearing my roommate say that, I couldn't help but feel a strange mix of emotions.

I wonder if Liu Zhiyi has a boyfriend?
"Oh—a beauty saves the hero!"

Seeing his reaction, everyone knew that someone was already smitten, and they immediately started teasing him with drawn-out laughs.

Of course, there was also an undisguised envy in my heart.

These days, those who can get into graduate school are all good students who focus on their studies. Very few of them date or have romantic relationships, and the school doesn't allow it either.

If caught, you will be criticized, or even given a demerit.

However, graduate students seem to be excluded.

"I saw it last time in the cafeteria."

Liu Zhiyi is indeed quite pretty, especially her fair skin and fresh, clean demeanor; it's just that her figure is a bit lacking.

"Teachers' colleges truly live up to their reputation for producing beauties!"

Tang Feng, who comes from Shanghai, a city known for its economic prosperity and open-mindedness, stroked his chin and began to comment.

"You've actually picked one!"

These comments, which sounded like product reviews, made Li Yue a little uncomfortable, and he immediately retorted.

"Exactly! Having a partner is already a blessing."

Wang Zhishu and Zhang Pangzi immediately echoed.

"cut!"

Tang Feng scoffed dismissively, and a mature figure with an aura as cold and proud as a snow-capped mountain, and an intellectual elegance, immediately flashed through his mind.

He has a habit of jogging in the morning, and he hasn't stopped since coming to Beijing from Shanghai. These past few mornings he has been exercising on the school playground.

During this period, I frequently encountered that woman.

Tang Feng took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Liu Zhiyi is quite pretty, but... she's nowhere near as pretty as the woman I met!"

"real or fake?"

"Not even close?"

Li Yue and the others immediately became curious.

"Of course it's true! I ran into her while jogging these past few days. She must be a female teacher at our school, right?"
That figure, that face, that temperament—I dare say in every aspect she was breathtakingly beautiful, an absolute beauty!

A look of admiration and affection flashed in Tang Feng's eyes, and he sighed with deep emotion, "This morning I thought that after running together for so many days, we should get to know each other better."

At least I would know his name. But as soon as I walked over, the teacher just glanced at me, and in the middle of summer, I almost froze to death.

Her demeanor was too cold; she seemed unapproachable, with an icy aura that kept people at a distance.

"I know who it is! Is it someone with a blank expression, pale and cold skin, at least 1.75 meters tall, and who always wears a white shirt and black trousers?"

Upon hearing this description, Li Yue immediately widened his eyes and stood up to speak.

"Yes, yes, yes! It's her! Do you know who it is?"

Tang Feng grabbed his hand and asked excitedly.

Others also looked over curiously.

"That's our Chinese Department's associate professor! Professor Jiang! She's said to be a highly qualified person who graduated from Tsinghua University and studied in Germany! I ran into my classmate Liu Zhiyi the other day, and that's what she said!"

Li Yue said with a smile.

"An associate professor in the Chinese department? She's our teacher? Her surname is Jiang? What's her given name?"

"My goodness, a Tsinghua University graduate, studied in Germany..."

"Old Li, explain yourself more clearly!"

"By the way, none of us have chosen a supervisor yet. Professor Jiang should also be supervising graduate students, right?!"

"Isn't that..."

Everyone started chattering, then immediately realized a crucial question and stared intently at Li Yue, asking, "Old Li, what are our plans for this morning, since the opening ceremony is this afternoon?"

"We have a class meeting this morning, and then we'll choose our advisors."

"Holy crap! We'd better get out of here right now!!!"

Upon hearing this, everyone jumped up and rushed out of the dormitory with their belongings.

We headed straight for the lecture hall where the class meeting was being held!

……

We teach in a six-story lecture hall.

When Li Yue and his roommates arrived at the classroom, it was almost eight o'clock.

The large lecture hall was packed with people, all of them the freshmen of the Chinese Department in 81, a total of more than sixty people.

"Hey! Here! Here!"

Two girls, one tall and one short, sat by the window, both young and beautiful.

The short-haired, slender young woman waved to Li Yue when she saw him.

"It's Liu! Let's go over there!"

Li Yue was delighted. Seeing a row of empty seats behind Liu Zhiyi, he immediately led his roommate over.

Good morning, Liu.

The four sat down and greeted each other warmly with smiles.

"morning."

Liu Zhiyi smiled amicably at her best friend Tao Yourui. She had a pretty good impression of Li Yue; the last time she brought him to school, he even treated her to two meals out.

Li Yue glanced around the classroom and saw that the atmosphere wasn't too serious, with students talking quietly among themselves. So he started chatting and laughing with Liu Zhiyi.

A little while later, the school bell rang.

Several figures slowly walked towards the classroom in the corridor outside the window.

"The teacher is here!"

A female classmate reminded them, and the classroom immediately quieted down.

The man leading the group was a 60-year-old man with thinning gray hair and wearing glasses.

He was followed by more than a dozen professors of varying ages, ranging from their sixties and seventies to their thirties and forties.

"Look! It really is Professor Jiang!"

Tang Feng's eyes immediately caught sight of a woman standing in the crowd, her steps elegant and dignified, making her stand out from the crowd like a crane among chickens, seemingly aloof from the world.

"hiss……"

Upon hearing this, Li Yue and the others immediately went to look.

The woman's jet-black hair was neatly combed and tied into a bun at the back of her head. She wore a white women's blouse with the sleeves rolled up, revealing a pair of jade-like arms hanging down in front of her lower abdomen, with her fair hands clasped together.

Her long, slender legs were straight and pressed together, and she wore loose black trousers and black strappy sandals. Her posture was elegant and dignified.

Her oval face was plump and fair, with a rosy complexion and a meticulous, expressionless demeanor.

Her two red lips were slightly pursed, her nose was straight and delicate, and her eyebrows and eyes resembled distant mountains and willows, showing her intellectual and elegant temperament.

A pair of narrow, dark, aloof phoenix eyes, hidden behind silver-rimmed glasses, were indifferently and coldly scanning the crowd in the classroom.

It seemed as if they were searching for someone.

"so beautiful……"

Li Yue and the others were immediately amazed, and soon they couldn't help but exclaim, "Such cold eyes, like ice cubes."

Not only them, but some students also stared in amazement at the female professor on the podium.

"Of course, she is a universally acknowledged beauty at Beijing Normal University, someone you can only admire from afar, not get up close to!"
Whether it's appearance, demeanor, education, ability, cultural background, or social standing, they're all top-notch!

Upon hearing Professor Jiang's astonishment at these students who weren't from this university, Liu Zhiyi proudly raised her chin and said...

"real or fake?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's curiosity was immediately piqued, and even the students in front, behind, and beside them turned their attention to him.

"of course……"

Just as Liu Zhiyi was about to speak, a loud cough from the stage interrupted her.

"Cough cough!"

"Alright, everyone's here, so we won't wait for any of them."

"Today's class meeting is mainly for us to meet each other and introduce ourselves."

This is so that everyone can get to know each other initially, help each other, and find like-minded friends in the three years of study and life ahead!

Director Fang stood on the podium, his gaze sweeping over the new students, and announced in a deep voice: "This will also help the ten professors present here to make a basic judgment during the student-faculty selection process."

"In the student-faculty selection process, does the self-introduction involve choosing a mentor?"

Upon hearing this, the audience immediately tensed up; choosing a mentor was no joke.

Soon, the self-introductions began.

First, the professors went on stage to introduce themselves, and Director Fang distributed everyone's materials and introductions.

The students listened while looking at the materials.

The professors finished their presentations quickly, and Jiang Ting was the last: "Hello everyone! I am Jiang Ting. I graduated with a bachelor's degree in Chinese Literature from Tsinghua University and a master's degree from Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany. I received scholarships throughout my academic career and have been awarded..."

Wow! A high-achieving student who studied in Germany!

"A 33-year-old associate professor! So beautiful and outstanding! I want to be Professor Jiang's student!"

"I've won so many awards! Just this month, I received an academic award from the Beijing government for my academic paper!"

Jiang Ting's self-introduction was quite concise, and her tone was extremely indifferent, completely a routine matter.

But with a resume full of impressive credentials, plus an absolutely stunning appearance and temperament.

This immediately sparked the desire in many new students to become Professor Jiang's students.

After the professors finished their self-introductions, it was soon the freshmen's turn to go on stage.

These graduate students, some in their early twenties and at most only thirty, gesticulated wildly and spoke with great emotion about their strengths and weaknesses, as well as the achievements and awards they had received.

Several female students even spoke entirely in English, which drew attention from some of the older professors.

"The quality of this year's freshmen is quite high. Not only are there Cheng Kaiyan, Liu Zhiyi, and Xiao Zimu from our school, but also quite a few from prestigious universities. That girl is from Tsinghua University, right? She's pretty good."

Professor Pu Manting clapped her hands and sighed softly, recalling that the quality of freshmen in the previous two years was not as good as it is now.

"It's probably because Beijing Normal University has become quite well-known in the literary world and in all sectors of society in recent years."

Mr. Qi Gong, an old man with jet-black hair and a warm smile, scratched his head and said.

"That's true. I've done some research recently, and in the past two years, the number of news articles about our school in major domestic news media is no less than that of Tsinghua and Peking Universities."

Given the current academic strength and reputation of our university's Chinese department, it's no problem to say it's among the top three in the country.

Professor Lu Zongda, a leading figure in the field of linguistics, explained with a smile.

"Top three in the country, amazing! If you ask me, it's all thanks to Comrade Cheng Kaiyan! Isn't that right, Professor Jiang?"

Professor Pu Manting smiled as he looked at the icy beauty standing to the side, silent and serious.

"Hehe, it's just a coincidence."

When Jiang Ting heard that name, the corners of her mouth lifted slightly, showing her humility on his behalf.

Professor Jiang, aren't you being modest?

The professors smiled without saying a word; they all knew the reason, but they were all quite happy to see that young man become a shining example for Beijing Normal University.

After all, Comrade Xiao Cheng is exceptionally talented and has a gentle and low-key personality.

Why hasn't he come back yet?

Professor Pu Manting frowned and said irritably, "This guy is such a hands-off manager. I'm the one who has to take care of everything in the Ark Society. If he doesn't come back soon, I'll have to take over the reins."

"It'll be soon, in the next day or two."

As Jiang Ting explained on his behalf, she subconsciously turned her head to look out the corridor window.

Suddenly a figure appeared before her, and her heart tightened, causing her to instinctively lean forward and look.

This immediately caught the attention of some students in the audience, who all shifted their gaze from the student introducing himself on the stage to Jiang Ting.

The next moment, a faint smile of joy appeared on that cold, indifferent, and expressionless face.

This immediately caused all the students in the audience to widen their eyes.

Laughed!

This icy Professor Jiang actually smiled?

who is it?

Everyone turned to look out the window, where a tall, slender young man walked in under the morning sunlight.

The young man stood in the sunlight at the doorway, his long, slightly tousled black hair swaying gently in the morning breeze. A gentle smile graced his handsome face as he spoke in a clear voice:
"report!"

(End of this chapter)