Heading to Linchuan

Chapter 23: Heading to Linchuan It was late August, and in the early morning, Jiang Qin brought his luggage to the train station.

In the sweltering heat, the train station was bustling with people, shoulder to shoulder, to the point where you could lose a shoe just trying to squeeze in.

Actually, this phenomenon was quite normal, considering it was the start of the school season.

Jiang Qin stood in front of the entrance channel, twisted open the mineral water in his hand, took a sip, and thought to himself that it was a good thing Madam Yuan Youqin and Mister Jiang Zhenghong didn't come to see him off, or they would have definitely gotten lost in the crowd, and he would have had to waste time looking for the old couple.

Ten minutes later, the short, dark, and chubby Guo Zihang also arrived.

He had applied to Linchuan University of Science and Technology, a mediocre second-tier university, not too far from Linchuan University, but not too close either, so the two decided to travel together.

After passing through security and ticket inspection, the two boarded the train, found their seats, and sat down.

It was Guo Zihang's first time traveling far from home, and he hadn't even had the chance to ride a train before, so he was immediately excited when he got on, looking around and unable to stop.

But fortunately, the train started soon, and as the scenery outside the window changed, Guo Zihang became much more well-behaved.

"Jiang-ge, what do you think college life will be like?"

"College students? They live pretty well."

"?????"

Jiang Qin took off his jacket and put it behind him, leaned back in his seat, and looked out the window.

Jizhou's economic strength was not bad, but the investment in urban construction was too low, resulting in every street being dilapidated, not even as good as the county-level cities under its jurisdiction.

So when the car drove out of the station, the first thing that came into view was a large area of rural towns, followed by a golden wheat field, and the Ji River that surrounded the entire Jizhou.

But strangely, Jiang Qin felt particularly unfamiliar with the scenery outside the window.

Could it be that I didn't take the train in my previous life? Impossible, did I walk all the way here? But he quickly remembered that at that time, he was only focused on holding his phone and waiting for Chu Siqi's message, and had no time to look outside the window.

So love is something that even dogs don't talk about, because you don't even know how much beautiful scenery you missed for one person.

Jiang Qin lifted his clothes to block the sunlight from outside the window, planning to sleep all the way.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, the train arrived at the station, and a large number of travelers poured onto the platform, then walked out of the station in a dense crowd.

Jiang Qin and Guo Zihang walked side by side, pulling their suitcases to the exit hall. From this position, the two could see the Xinmao Building across the street at a glance, with a huge sign hanging on the top, which read Golden Money Box Business KTV.

"Jiang-ge, where are we going now?"

Jiang Qin put his hand on the handle of the suitcase: "Of course, we're parting ways and going back to our respective schools."

Guo Zihang hesitated for a long time before opening his mouth: "How about you come with me to a social event?"

"There's a social event? What's going on?"

"I joined a freshman group for our school a few days ago, and everyone said they wanted to hold a social event to get to know each other in advance, so I signed up, but I'm a little afraid to go."

The corner of Jiang Qin's mouth twitched: "You're the kind of person who's meek in reality and a heavy hitter online."

Guo Zihang coughed to cover up his embarrassment: "Anyway, you have nothing to do when you go back, so give me some courage!"

"That's true, I'm idle anyway, let's go, but you have to pay for the taxi."

"I'll pay, I'll pay!"

So the two took a taxi at the train station and headed towards Linchuan University of Science and Technology.

This dog was so nervous along the way, constantly taking deep breaths, feeling like his fingers were about to tear through his jeans.

Jiang Qin found it funny, thinking that this wasn't even an online love meeting in real life, where he felt like he was ugly and about to be exposed. It was just a social event, was there a need to be so nervous?

But Guo Zihang was different from him. He was the kind of person who wouldn't dare to say a word even if someone stepped on his foot. When he was in school, he had to prepare for several rounds before talking to the cafeteria auntie.

Soon, the taxi arrived at the entrance of Linchuan University of Science and Technology, and Guo Zihang took Jiang Qin to a milk tea shop diagonally opposite the school.

This activity was called a social event, but it was actually just a small group meeting. There were a total of four girls and two boys, probably the kind of social outcasts in the group.

The students in 2008 didn't have much research on fashion, and couldn't compare with the college students more than ten years later, so they looked very simple.

Their T-shirts were mostly pink or yellow, printed with complicated patterns, and most of them had small hair clips on their heads.

As for the two boys next to them, to be honest, they didn't even look as pleasing to the eye as Guo Zihang.

"My name is Liang Xiao."

"My name is Xu Qingqing."

"..."

"My name is... Guo Zihang."

"Jiang Qin."

After a round of introductions, a girl sitting on the outermost side suddenly caught Jiang Qin's attention.

The girl introduced herself as Hong Yan, from Hangcheng, and said that she and Xu Qingqing next to her were best friends, but she didn't mention which department or major she was in.

She was very tall and slender, with fair skin, wearing a gray short-sleeved shirt and black denim shorts. Perhaps due to a rich diet, her gray short-sleeved shirt appeared very tight, with full curves.

Her appearance was clearly on a different level and scale compared to the three beside her, blossoming into a graceful figure, beautiful even without makeup.

Jiang Qin was well aware that it was low to visually grade and score girls, but that's how first impressions work; you'll always distinguish between good and bad, especially when the differences are exceptionally obvious.

Of course, while the boys were admiring Hong Yan, the girls were closely watching Jiang Qin.

"Jiang Qin, which department are you in?"

"I'm from the Computer Science Department, majoring in Software Engineering, and so is my brother."

Jiang Qin slapped Guo Zihang, signaling him to speak. This was his damn matchmaking event; why was he making Jiang Qin his mouthpiece the whole time?

As a result, this guy seemed to have just gotten his soul back, opening his mouth and only saying, "Ah, yes, yes, yes."

Xu Qingqing's eyes lit up instantly: "I'm also studying Software Engineering. Which class were you assigned to?"

"Class 2, I think."

"Class 2 is Class 2, why 'I think'? Do you have a girlfriend?"

Jiang Qin reached out and grabbed Guo Zihang: "The young lady is asking you; do you have a girlfriend?"

Guo Zihang's face flushed instantly: "Not... not yet."

"Jiang Qin, what about you?"

"Me? I love studying. I feel uncomfortable if I don't study for a day, so I don't plan to date in college."

Xu Qingqing frowned slightly, clearly dissatisfied: "If you love studying, why did you only get into Linchuan University of Science and Technology? Shouldn't you have gone to Linchuan University?"

Hong Yan next to her suddenly nudged her: "Qingqing, don't be sarcastic. Maybe he just didn't perform well."

"It's okay, everyone says that. I'm the type who studies to death."

"See, I wasn't wrong." Xu Qingqing raised her head triumphantly. Hong Yan frowned slightly: "That also shows that he worked hard, at least he won't have regrets."

Hearing this, Jiang Qin was a little surprised. It was rare to find a girl who cared about other people's feelings these days.

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