Reporting This Late? There's Definitely Something Fishy Going On! (Seeking Follow-ups, Seeking Collections)

"That's wonderful! My son has never had any friends growing up, and we've been worried sick. If it weren't for his sister, Luo Yao would be even lonelier!"

Sun Xiulan quickly turned to Luo Yao, who was sitting in the front row, and said, "Yao'er, did you hear that? You'll be able to make friends once you get to university!"

Luo Yao saw how happy Sun Xiulan was, so he turned to look at Teacher Ouyang and asked, "Are the people at university very smart? Why is it that all I hear about them is that they're 'innocent and foolish college students'?"

Do you have to be so blunt?

Teacher Ouyang felt a bit worried. Given Luo Yao's personality, he was genuinely afraid that Luo Yao might end up isolated.

"Ahem, that's just a joke. Our school's students are still pretty good, especially those in your major."

Teacher Ouyang wasn't lying to Luo Yao. Because of Professor Xia Qing, the Microelectronics Science and Engineering program had always been strict in selecting students. The students there were widely recognized as smart. Luo Yao might actually find a few friends once he got there.

Could he really make friends?

Hearing Teacher Ouyang's words, Luo Yao found himself inexplicably looking forward to it.

His mother always thought he couldn't make friends, that he was alone and pitiful.

Luo Yao, on the other hand, didn't think much of it. He enjoyed being by himself—he could study electromagnetism or math problems without any interruptions.

But none of the Luo family understood this. They believed that people had to have friends.

Take his sister, for example. She had four or five friends back in the small town, and she even cried on the phone when saying goodbye to them.

He couldn't understand that kind of emotion.

To him, it seemed utterly useless.

Still, to make his mother happy, he was willing to try making friends at university.

At least Teacher Ouyang had said that people at university weren't that stupid.

As night slowly fell, the Luo family, accompanied by the seven admissions teachers, drove toward the airport.

To avoid any unnecessary trouble, Teacher Ouyang had asked Luo Yao's parents not to say anything until they reached the school.

It wasn't until they arrived at the school that Sun Xiulan finally told her friends back in the small town, who had noticed her house was empty, that their family had moved to a big city.

Once the news spread through a few friends, the entire small town was soon buzzing.

The Luo family, who were so poor, had actually moved to a big city!

Even more unbelievable was that it was all thanks to Luo Yao alone!

That day, many parents in the small town began pushing their children harder, hoping that one day their own kids could be like Luo Yao and let the whole family move to a big city to live!

When Wang Ergou learned that the Luo family had already left, he was both happy and furious.

Happy because from now on, his would be the only restaurant in the area, so business would be worry-free. Furious because they had beaten him to the big city!

Wang Ergou called his son over and said through gritted teeth, "Now that brat Luo Yao is gone, you study hard! In the future, you have to live better than him, got it?"

After seeing his son nod, Wang Ergou's anger subsided a little.

"Just wait! Luo Yao might be a little smart now, but once he enters society, he'll still end up as just another wage earner!"

Wang Ergou had heard that many college graduates still ended up working for others after entering society, so he didn't think college students were anything special.

"Son, study hard. Once you graduate from college, you can come straight back and take over the family restaurant! If we get a bit richer by then, we'll open a branch somewhere else!"

"Okay!"

While the Wang father and son were planning their grand ambitions, the Luo family had already left the airport.

In the car, Teacher Ouyang made several phone calls to arrange accommodations for Luo Yao and his family.

Since Luo Yao's family couldn't stay with him in the dormitory, Teacher Ouyang arranged for them to stay in the staff dormitories.

As for Luo Yao, because he had arrived at school over a month later than everyone else, he could only be placed in a dormitory that wasn't fully occupied yet.

To make it easier for Luo Yao to interact with others, Teacher Ouyang eventually coordinated with the dormitory management to move students from other majors in a mixed-major dorm to other rooms, leaving only two students from the Microelectronics Science and Engineering program.

Before boarding the plane to East City, the other admissions teachers had already taken different flights. They still had tasks to complete, so they didn't follow the Luo family to East City.

As the Luo family rode toward East University of Technology, they were stunned by the view outside the car window.

There was actually the sea!

A family that had never seen the ocean before was captivated by the stretch of blue in the distance.

Even Luo Yao, who usually stayed in his own world, was drawn in by the sea. This was his first time seeing it.

The salty, damp scent seemed to drift over from the sea with the air. Luo Yao breathed in the unfamiliar smell, feeling full of anticipation for the life ahead.

East University of Technology covered an area of over 3,130 mu, with more than 30,000 students.

At that moment, it was lunch break.

People were wandering around campus after eating.

When Teacher Ouyang had the taxi driver drive into the campus, it naturally drew a lot of attention.

"Which teacher is that? Taking this route—aren't they afraid of being punished by the principal?"

"Yeah, everyone knows cars aren't allowed near the dorms. And they came in with two cars—pretty bold!"

"I want to see which teacher is so daring!"

The students all turned to look in the direction of the taxi, noticing that it first paused near the staff dormitory for a while before heading toward the student dorms.

"What's going on, is that a student being dropped off?"

"Hasn't the registration period already passed? Why are they only showing up now?"

"Damn, could it be some rich second-generation?"

"Rich second-generation can register this late, only showing up after our military training is over? Screw that! Report them!"

"I want to see which shameless rich brat it is!"

The students, already full and with nothing better to do, immediately grew indignant upon hearing that a rich second-generation was registering at this hour!

Playing special treatment, huh!

They wanted to see who dared to pull that!

So when Teacher Ouyang and Luo Yao got out of the car, a crowd of students had already gathered around.

Were these students really this idle?

What were they all here to gawk at?

Teacher Ouyang was completely baffled, scratching his head in confusion.

Meanwhile, Luo Yao, after stepping out of the car and seeing the crowd, furrowed his brows slightly.

"Teacher Ouyang, these students don't seem as smart as you said. Gathering around like this is just a waste of time."

Teacher Ouyang's face instantly flushed with embarrassment, and he quickly tried to cover it up: "These students have been in class all morning, they're just taking a break now."

What a bunch of troublemakers!

Teacher Ouyang didn't dare let Luo Yao stay outside the dorm any longer, or else these idiots would ruin the school's impression on him.

As Teacher Ouyang led Luo Yao inside, the onlookers started gossiping.

"That kid's pretty handsome! But from the way he's dressed, he doesn't look like a rich second-generation!"

"I feel like he looks really young, like a high school student!"

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