"That's wonderful! My son has never had any friends since he was little. We've always worried about it. If it weren't for his sister, Luo Yao would be even lonelier!"
Sun Xiulan hurriedly said to Luo Yao, who was sitting in the front row, "Yao'er, did you hear that? Once you get to university, you'll be able to make friends!"
Seeing how happy Sun Xiulan was, Luo Yao turned to Teacher Ouyang and asked, "Are the people at university all very smart? Why have I heard people describe university students as clear-eyed and stupid?"
Did he have to be so blunt?
Teacher Ouyang was a little worried. Given Luo Yao's personality, he was genuinely afraid that Luo Yao would end up being isolated.
"Ahem, that's just a joke. The students at our university are all quite good, especially the students in your major."
Teacher Ouyang had not lied to Luo Yao. With Professor Xia Qing overseeing Microelectronics Science and Engineering, admissions had always been strict. The students there were widely recognized as intelligent. Once Luo Yao went there, he might really find a few friends.
Could he really make friends?
After hearing Teacher Ouyang say that, Luo Yao inexplicably began looking forward to it.
His mother always thought he could not make friends, that he was all alone and pitiful.
Luo Yao himself did not think it was a big deal. He enjoyed being alone, when he could study electromagnetism or work through math problems without interruption.
But no one in the Luo family understood that. They believed a person had to have friends.
Like his sister. She had four or five friends in the small town, and she had even cried while saying goodbye to them on the phone earlier.
He could not understand that kind of emotion.
To him, it was useless.
Still, to make his mother happy, he was willing to make a few friends at university.
At the very least, Teacher Ouyang had said that university students were not that stupid.
Night gradually fell, and the Luo family, accompanied by seven admissions teachers, headed for the airport.
To avoid causing any further trouble, Teacher Ouyang asked Luo Yao's parents not to tell anyone before they arrived at the university.
Only after they reached the university did Sun Xiulan tell her small-town friends, who had noticed no one was home, that her family had moved to the big city.
After the news spread through several friends, the entire town was soon in an uproar.
The Luo family was so poor, yet they had actually gone to the big city!
Even more outrageous, they had gone because of Luo Yao alone!
That day, many parents in town began pushing their children harder, hoping that one day their children could be like Luo Yao and take the whole family to live in a big city!
When Wang Ergou learned that the Luo family had already left, he was both happy and furious.
He was happy because theirs would be the only restaurant in the area from now on, so they would no longer have to worry about business. But he was furious because the other family had gotten to the big city before them!
Wang Ergou called his son over and said bitterly, "Now that little brat Luo Yao is gone, you'd better study hard! You must live better than him in the future, understand?"
Only after seeing his son nod did the anger in Wang Ergou's heart ease a little.
"Just wait! Luo Yao is only a little smarter right now. Once he enters society, won't he still end up working for someone else?"
After hearing that many university graduates still worked for others after entering society, Wang Ergou felt that university students were nothing special.
"Son, study hard. Once you graduate from university, come straight back and inherit the family restaurant! If our family has more money by then, we'll open more branches!"
"Okay!"
While the Wang father and son planned their grand ambitions, Luo Yao's family had already left the airport.
In the car, Teacher Ouyang made several calls in a row, arranging accommodations for Luo Yao and his family.
Luo Yao's family obviously could not stay in the dormitory with him, so Teacher Ouyang placed them in the staff housing.
As for Luo Yao, because he had arrived more than a month later than the others, they could only place him in a dormitory that was not yet full.
To make it easier for Luo Yao to interact with others, Teacher Ouyang eventually coordinated with the dormitory administration and moved the students from other majors out of a mixed-major dormitory, leaving behind only two students from Microelectronics Science and Engineering.
Before boarding the plane to East City, the other admissions teachers had already taken other flights and left. They still had tasks to complete, so they did not accompany the Luo family to East City.
As the Luo family rode toward East University of Technology, they were stunned by the scenery outside the car windows.
There was actually a sea!
The whole family, who had never seen the sea before, was drawn to the expanse of deep blue in the distance.
Even Luo Yao, who had always been immersed in his own world, was captivated by the ocean. It was his first time seeing the sea.
The salty, damp scent seemed to drift in from the sea on the air. Breathing in the unfamiliar smell, Luo Yao was filled with anticipation for the life ahead.
East University of Technology covered more than 3,130 mu and had over thirty thousand students.
At that moment, it was lunchtime.
Having finished eating, everyone was wandering around the campus.
When Teacher Ouyang had the taxi driver enter the campus, it naturally drew quite a bit of attention.
"Which teacher is that? He actually took this road. Isn't he afraid the principal will punish him?"
"Yeah, they said cars aren't allowed near the dormitories. And two cars came in at once. Pretty bold!"
"I want to see which teacher is so daring!"
The students all looked toward the taxis. They saw the taxis stop briefly near the staff housing before heading toward the student dormitories.
"What's going on? Are they bringing in a student?"
"Hasn't registration already ended? Why are they arriving now?"
"Damn, could this be some rich second-generation kid?"
"A rich second-generation kid can register this late, after we've finished military training? Fuck! Report him!"
"I want to see which rich second-generation kid is this shameless!"
The students had nothing to do after eating and drinking their fill. The moment they heard that some rich second-generation kid was registering at this time, they became indignant!
Special treatment, huh!
They wanted to see who dared to get special treatment!
So after Ouyang got out of the car with Luo Yao, quite a few students gathered around them.
Were these students really this idle?
What were they running over here to see?
Teacher Ouyang was utterly baffled as he stood there wondering.
When Luo Yao got out of the car and saw the people around him, he frowned slightly.
"Teacher Ouyang, the students here do not seem as smart as you said they were. Standing around here is simply a waste of time."
Teacher Ouyang was instantly embarrassed. He quickly tried to smooth things over. "These students have had classes all morning. They just want to relax for a while."
What a bunch of troublemakers!
Teacher Ouyang did not dare let Luo Yao remain outside the dormitory any longer. Otherwise, this bunch of troublemakers would ruin Luo Yao's impression of their university.
Seeing Teacher Ouyang lead Luo Yao inside, the onlookers began discussing among themselves.
"That guy is so handsome! But the way he's dressed doesn't make him look like a rich second-generation kid!"
"Why do I feel like he's really young? He looks like a high school student!"
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