I'm a junior in college this year, and I've linked my fishing check-in system.

"Coo coo coo! Coo coo coo!"

Ring-necked doves are heralding spring outside the window; it is a time of bright and beautiful spring weather.

But Jiang Qian had no interest in enjoying spring.

Because he's a junior in college.

He stayed up late last night to finish the Challenge Cup project for his group.

Although I woke up a little late today because I didn't have class, I still didn't get much sleep and felt groggy.

He got out of bed wearing shorts and shirtless, ready to wash up first.

But just then, my phone rang.

As soon as the call connected, the voice of Yang Wensu, the leader of another competition group, came through the receiver:

"Jiang Qian, what are you doing? Why aren't you awake yet?! How much of your PPT have you even finished? Hurry up and finish it, we need to practice the presentation! Do you even have any ambition, just drifting along like this every day?"

Hearing the self-righteous accusations on the phone, Jiang Qian was speechless.

You should know that the amazing person on the other side didn't even assign her any tasks, yet he had the nerve to urge her here.

He doesn't tolerate this kind of person:

"If I remember correctly, today is March 14th, right?"

"Isn't the competition deadline April 14th?"

"The tasks were only assigned three days ago, and didn't you even look at the experimental methods your dad gave you? A single cell passage takes at least five days!"

Upon hearing that Jiang Qian dared to talk back, Yang Wensu immediately retorted, "Where do you get so many reasons?"

"We approached you because of your high GPA, numerous competitions, and the recommendation letter from Professor Zhang. If it weren't for Professor Zhang's influence, why would we have accepted you?"

"Yet your work efficiency is still so low, and you still have the nerve to be so self-righteous!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qian felt a surge of anger welling up inside him.

Holy crap, I can even break through biological limitations now, huh?

"I spoke to you nicely, but you wouldn't listen, right? What did you do? Did you even do your part?"

I suspect you haven't even read the experimental procedures. If you're going to give a report, you need to finish the experiment. I've been working non-stop, and the machines need to run too.

Besides, when tasks were being assigned, you didn't assign any to yourself or your girlfriends, claiming it was for reporting purposes. Do you think I'm an idiot?

"You..." Yang Wensu was clearly surprised that the other party was so fierce to her.

Because of her good looks and being the child of a Yangtze River Scholar, no one ever dared to be mean to her; everyone listened to her every word.

Jiang Qian didn't give her a chance and continued to berate her, "Do you really think I'm a scumbag like the guys around you?"

"Just because you speak politely to me doesn't mean I have to do your work!"

"I have human rights too!"

"roll!"

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

The world is finally quiet.

He took a deep breath, turned around, and walked towards the dormitory balcony.

The bright spring sunlight streamed through the glass and onto the floor.

A gentle breeze was blowing.

The cherry blossoms are in bloom.

He still remembers looking at the cherry blossoms during his freshman year of college and feeling that the future was bright.

But now...

"I can't see a bright future ahead..."

Jiang Qian squinted at the bright sunlight outside the window, then looked down at his reflection in the glass.

He gave a self-deprecating laugh.

"Why did it turn out like this?"

he thinks.

When he first entered university, he was clearly a free-spirited and cheerful person.

His youth is in full bloom; his college life should definitely not be like this.

During his freshman year, the pandemic had just ended, and during the college entrance examination period, he thought that once he went to university, he would travel around China like a special forces soldier.

But after they got to college, their counselors started to emphasize the pressure of finding a job and getting into a better university, telling them that college wasn't some kind of summer vacation.

Everyone around me is working hard to get a spot in graduate school, improve their GPA, join research groups, and publish papers.

When I go back to my hometown, all I hear is stories about whose relative got into graduate school or whose relative got a good job.

then.

He found himself drawn back into the involutionary tide.

He didn't want to have any contact with that idiot Yang Wensu at all, and he didn't want to play in that stupid match either.

The problem is that he wants to pursue a doctorate. He is truly passionate about biology, and to do so, he needs to join a research group and publish papers. Yang Wensu's father is a Yangtze River Scholar!

He tried to curry favor with that Yangtze River Scholar, who said that Jiang Qian should take her daughter to compete, and if she got a good ranking, she could get into the group.

So he agreed, so he accepted the unequal treaty, so he was disciplined by the involution and even thought that Yang Wensu should just lie down and not cause any trouble.

But today, for some reason, he couldn't hold back.

Just as Jiang Qian was lost in thought gazing at the cherry blossoms, Wang, the senior student who had guided him in the experiment, called, his voice filled with anxiety:

"Jiang Qian, are you crazy? Did you just curse at Yang Wensu? She's making a scene in the administration office now, crying and complaining to her father!"

Jiang Qian remained silent.

Senior Wang sighed and earnestly advised:

"Even a fool could tell it's her fault, but you were too impulsive!"

You should quickly buy a Starbucks and go to the Economics and Management Building to apologize to Yang Wensu and soften your stance.

Her father is a Yangtze River Scholar!

You've offended her; not only will you not get into the group, but you won't be able to work in biochemistry anymore!

Sunlight fell on Jiang Qian's face, and he suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of relief and absurdity.

For a vague promise of joining the production team, should we stoop to being someone's dog and sell our dignity?

"Senior," Jiang Qian said in a frighteningly calm tone, "there's no need to persuade me. I won't apologize to Yang Wensu."

"Jiang Qian, don't be stubborn! This concerns your future..."

"Screw the graduate school recommendation program, I'm not doing it anymore."

"However, I still want to thank Senior Brother Wang," Jiang Qian said. "I am grateful to Senior Brother Wang for guiding and educating me all the way. I learned all my biological methods from Senior Brother Wang."

"Senior Brother Wang, Yang Wensu's father has already stolen four of your first-author papers. You'd better run away too."

Senior Brother Wang remained silent for a long time before saying, "I have too many sunk costs."

"I can't run away."

The phone hangs up.

Jiang Qian looked out the window.

He laughed suddenly.

He found it absurd. Senior Wang had always ranked first in the middle school entrance exam, the college entrance exam, and the postgraduate entrance exam, but in the end, he was trapped in a sea of ​​suffering because he chose the wrong supervisor.

Jiang Qian leaned against the balcony railing, enjoying the spring breeze of March.

Perhaps we don't need to pursue so much in life.

My life is a thousand springs and bright sunshine.

"I'm only a sophomore, it's not too late to change things now."

Just then, a semi-transparent virtual panel suddenly appeared in front of him.

[Congratulations, host, on your enlightenment! You have been bound to the Life Check-in System (Fishing). Random keyword rewards will be given for sporadically collecting aquatic products at fixed locations!]

Then, a list appeared on the panel, which seemed to be similar to the life checklists that were popular more than a decade ago.

[Checklist]

The next moment, he was stunned, because the nearest checkpoint on his life's to-do list actually coincided with his own coordinates.

The system then prompted:

[Congratulations, host, you have arrived near the checkpoint. The lake breeze here is gentle, and the scenery is lush and abundant.]

[Check in here for more than 3 hours to choose a reward item!]