School Begins (Four-in-One)

The only arrangement Qin Yanan knows of for Old Madam Su is that the Third Mistress mentioned arranging a marriage between Liu Chang'an and Zhu Juntang, but both parties refused. The Third Mistress repeatedly asked to talk to Liu Chang'an, but Liu Chang'an did not agree.

Looking back now, it seems neither my great-grandfather nor Old Madam Su minded marrying their great-granddaughter to someone their own age... For Liu Chang'an, who can maintain his youth and change his appearance, his seniority doesn't seem to matter. Otherwise, the longer time goes by, the higher his seniority will be, and all the girls will be his juniors. Would he then live a lonely life forever?

I wonder how he's managed all these years? Qin Yanan sighed inwardly.

"Third Mistress also arranged a marriage between you and Liu Chang'an." Qin Yanan pointed in the direction Liu Chang'an had gone upstairs. "I don't think your mother is very concerned about this matter; otherwise, given her style, she should be talking to An Nuan by now."

"Thank goodness!" Zhu Juntang was still a little scared. She was actually quite afraid of Liu Chang'an, after all, Liu Chang'an wouldn't show any mercy to fairies. "If that had happened, I think Liu Chang'an would have killed my mother."

"It can't be that exaggerated!" Qin Yanan lowered her voice. "Besides, your mother isn't so easy to kill."

"Liu Chang'an is incredibly violent. He beat up Pu Shougeng and Pu Shougeng's two apprentices, he beat me, he beat up reporters, he beat up Ma Weiming, he beat up classmates, he beat up Zhou Shuling's suitors, and he even killed my dog, not only eating it himself but also selling it for money!" Zhu Juntang's mind was filled with images of Liu Chang'an's massive fists. "And this is only what I know. We don't know how many people he's fought with."

Thinking about all these recent events, it seems he's been fighting quite frequently. However, Qin Yanan remained unconcerned. "He's only hitting people. You're overthinking it. Besides, killing your mother is even more outrageous. Your mother is Old Madam Su's precious third daughter. He would have to consider the Old Madam's feelings for her."

"He started a relationship and then abandoned me back then, what's the point of saving face now?" Zhu Juntang muttered, but quickly fell silent when she saw Liu Chang'an come downstairs after changing his clothes.

Qin Yanan didn't say anything more. She didn't think so. Violence was just a means that rational people could control... People have been at peace for too long, to the point that some trash dare to arrogantly provoke self-disciplined and peaceful people and society at any time. Sometimes, fists are more effective in making people sober. One's fighting spirit should not be suppressed to the point of being unable to erupt.

As for Zhu Juntang's belief that Liu Chang'an might kill her mother, it's more accurate to say that Zhu Juntang harbors a desire to see the high and mighty Third Mistress brought down to earth.

Is this kind of mentality strange? Having known Zhu Juntang for many years, Qin Yanan knew that this was quite normal, especially after she read and studied a lot of psychology during the summer vacation.

Liu Chang'an changed into his usual comfortable and casual three-piece suit and nodded to Qin Yanan and Zhu Juntang.

"Not as handsome as before," Zhu Juntang commented. "But it's nothing, it's just the difference between a pineapple and a pineapple."

"Is that a compliment or sarcasm?" Liu Chang'an asked.

"Qin Yanan just demoted me to a trainee member. If you reinstate me, I'll call you handsome every day... You see, when important figures appear, there are always cute little kids waving flags and cheering." Zhu Juntang showed an innocent expression to show that she had something in common with cute little kids.

Liu Chang'an did not have this need.

"Shall we discuss our plan again?" Qin Yanan asked for his opinion.

"No, I have very important things to do." Liu Chang'an shook his head. "You can write a plan, or some of your own thoughts, insights, poems, or essays—any subject matter is fine. I'm leaving now."

Qin Yanan had no choice but to nod.

Liu Chang'an waved his hand, indicating that they should do as they pleased, and left first.

"I don't think he's very interested in this," Zhu Juntang said with some disappointment. Liu Chang'an 'Zhu Juntang attitude dampened her enthusiasm, as she had initially been full of anticipation for the matter.

"In his eyes, we're just kids fooling around. After all, he participated in the largest class revolution and national reconstruction in human history." Qin Yanan wasn't surprised. "His willingness to participate is already a great honor for me."

"You've really been brainwashed by him!" Zhu Juntang poked Qin Yanan's forehead. "Can you stop always taking his side and speaking up for him?"

"So what do you want him to do?" Qin Yanan rolled her eyes at Zhu Juntang.

"At least be more proactive. For example, lead us to do something big first, like a new broom sweeps clean, or kill a few people to establish authority," Zhu Juntang said listlessly, then remembered something else. "Oh right, I remember there's a system of peripheral gangs. How about I classify my people as peripheral gangs of our Nine Provinces Wind and Thunder Sword Sect and lead them?"

Qin Yanan ignored her.

Taking advantage of the remaining time, Liu Chang'an jogged all the way to the timber market.

Liu Chang'an planned to buy some solid wood boards and plywood to make furniture. Precious woods are becoming increasingly scarce. For example, beech wood is excellent for making gunstocks and for use in precision instruments. However, for everyday home furniture, using a large amount of solid wood boards processed from natural wood is still a bit of a luxury for Liu Chang'an. He wanted to save some money for Zhou Shuling to use to open a shop.

He doesn't really care whether the furniture is made of good or bad materials. The key is the production process. As long as the quality is good enough, that's fine. He doesn't have the need or expectation to live an extremely refined life in every little detail.

Another point is that solid wood boards have a natural fragrance that smells pleasant.

Plywood is actually plywood with a core made of spliced wood strips. The quality of the core determines the grade of the plywood. This kind of thing is not so natural, and you need to pay attention to the formaldehyde emission. Liu Chang'an naturally didn't care about this, but after all, his children often came to visit his home.

The main advantages of plywood are its strong screw-holding power, sturdiness, and ease of processing.

The store delivered the goods to his door, Liu Chang'an rode in the small truck home. Unloading was simple, which impressed the driver/loader. After all, Liu Chang'an did both loading and unloading himself, and he looked very professional.

Zhou Dongdong watched the commotion from the sidelines. She tried to help, but Liu Chang'an pulled her aside and forbade her from participating.

"I'm very strong." Zhou Dongdong said, clenching her fists and pressing them against her waist, standing outside Liu Chang'an's house. Liu Chang'an wouldn't let her in.

"Then go and fill in all the puddles that got wet from today's rain," Liu Chang'an suggested.

I'll fill it out tomorrow.

"So what are you doing the day after tomorrow?"

"The day after tomorrow... I'll play the day after tomorrow." Zhou Dongdong thought for a moment, but didn't have any plans.

What about the day after tomorrow?

I'll play it the day after tomorrow too.

"And what about the day after tomorrow?"

I play it every day.

"No, you're going to school. That day is the first day of school registration. You'll be a primary school student, spending your days locked in school doing homework, reading, and memorizing." Seeing her listless appearance, Liu Chang'an naturally had to remind her what her future held.

It's not what I expected. So I can't play every day anymore... Zhou Dongdong stared blankly at Liu Chang'an. Actually, she knew that going to school was unavoidable. Yesterday, she met Little Bean and Little Bean's mother. Little Bean told her that she could only continue to go to kindergarten and absolutely did not want to go to primary school. Little Bean wanted to run away from home and even asked Zhou Dongdong if she could take the subway to a very far place by herself.

Seeing Zhou Dongdong's disbelief, Liu Chang'an burst into laughter.

"I'm not playing with you anymore." Zhou Dongdong turned around stiffly and walked upstairs, unlike her usual self who would hop up a few steps before running home.

"I'll make you some pickled vegetables and braised pig's trotters later," Liu Chang'an said, pointing downstairs. "Come down and eat yourself in a bit."

"Then I won't play with you after I finish eating." Zhou Dongdong thought for a moment, but still couldn't forgive her annoying brother Chang'an.

"I don't care if you play with me." Liu Chang'an said proudly.

"I'll play with you again tomorrow." Zhou Dongdong wasn't as arrogant as him.

Liu Chang'an laughed and flicked Zhou Dongdong's forehead with his finger.

Zhou Dongdong sat on the stairs, holding her forehead, watching Liu Chang'an go in and out, busy going up and down.

That evening, Liu Chang'an talked to Zhou Shuling about opening a shop.

"I did the math. After selling a hundred bowls of rice noodles a day, and deducting rent, management fees, cleaning fees, miscellaneous expenses, and labor costs, we'll make pure profit from the extra bowls we sell," Zhou Shuling said with great anticipation.

"Business will definitely be good on the first day. We'll see how it goes later. Besides rice noodles, I'll also prepare a chicken leg set meal. The way to make the big chicken leg is a bit special, but it was invented by Zhou Dongdong, so I plan to call it Dongdong Brand Chicken Leg." Liu Chang'an said, looking at Zhou Dongdong was kneeling on the floor stacking blocks.

"She can invent things?" Zhou Shuling said, skeptical yet somewhat convinced. "All she knows is eating."

"As the store manager, you need to pay yourself a salary. As for hiring, you're responsible for that yourself." Zhou Shuling certainly had the shrewdness and talent, so Liu Chang'an was at ease... Even if she really messed up the store, he wouldn't care much.

"How can that be? I don't want a salary." Zhou Shuling shook her head repeatedly, not thinking that way at all. This was a partnership between her and Liu Chang'an certainly didn't have time. She could just take care of things herself. Anyway, there was nothing else to do, so why pay a salary? That would just be added to the cost.

"Just drive it when I tell you to." Liu Chang'an's tone was calm, but he wouldn't allow her to say anything more.

"Oh," Zhou Shuling replied somewhat aggrievedly. She was the one being particular, yet he was being rude to her.

"Since the shop is located in a relatively upscale area, there are fewer rough men... Although there's no shortage of gossipy and sarcastic people everywhere, there are definitely fewer of them. You won't have to put up with those smirking, slick-tongued people anymore; if you need to yell at them, just call security." Liu Chang'an thought for a moment, "If there are any problems, contact All-Star; this guy thinks we have a great relationship with Third Mistress... You'll find it useful."

Zhou Shuling was filled with mixed feelings, thinking that the days of working hard from dawn to dusk to run a breakfast stall were finally coming to an end... For a beautiful, well-built single young woman, if she were to be chaste and want to be independent, the immense pressure and resentment she would face from society is unimaginable to those who have not experienced it.

Looking at Liu Chang'an, Zhou Shuling's eyes were gentle and warm. She felt that no matter what, there was still a beautiful thing in this world, which was that even though there were evil people in power, there were always good people who stood up to prevent her from despairing.

"It seems like the All-Star is single too," Liu Chang'an chuckled.

"What?! He's bald!" Zhou Shuling realized what was happening, paused for a moment, and then playfully slapped Liu Chang'an's arm.

"He's just losing a little hair; he's still young, only in his early thirties."

"How annoying! I don't need you to worry about that." Zhou Shuling said with the confidence of someone who's been through it all. "Actually, I gave up a long time ago. Women don't necessarily need to find a man to live. I'll raise Dongdong well and that's all I have to strive for."

Liu Chang'an was just saying it casually. He always knew when to stop and rarely helped people to the end. Ultimately, other people's love lives are for them to experience and decide for themselves.

Liu Chang'an and Zhou Dongdong played with building blocks for a while and built a one-legged animal before going home. Zhou Dongdong said that Brother Chang'an built a monster, but Liu Chang'an insisted that it was a little pig because Zhou Dongdong ate three pig feet that day, so the little pig only had one leg.

Zhou Shuling couldn't help but smile. What she actually liked most was seeing Zhou Shuling following behind Liu Chang'an, even if she was just wandering around aimlessly and being fed like a pig... According to the parenting books she had read, it was very important for a child to have a male role model during their growth, as it could help them develop more courage, independence, and tolerance.

Liu Chang'an is still young and has a long way to go before getting married... Being neighbors like this for many years is a good thing. When Liu Chang'an grows up, he will get married and have children, and my Zhou Dongdong will also grow up.

No matter how much Zhou Dongdong prayed for Ultraman's blessing, the day of school finally arrived.

Zhou Dongdong got up very early that day. After going downstairs, he hid under the car. Later, he was discovered and taken back. He said his schoolbag was missing. Zhou Shuling looked everywhere but couldn't find the schoolbag. After beating Zhou Dongdong, she found the schoolbag under the bed.

Zhou Shuling successfully brought Zhou Dongdong to school, but no one knows whether Zhou Dongdong's kindergarten Little Bean, successfully ran away from home by subway.

Zhou Dongdong has started elementary school.

Liu Chang'an went to university.

Liu Chang'an had previously registered his arrival on Xiangtan University's official WeChat account by filling in his personal information, arrival time and method, and military training uniform information. After completing the registration, a QR code was generated.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, there has not been a college entrance examination every year. Taking the college entrance examination once takes many years, not to mention that the requirements and knowledge required for the college entrance examination now are completely different from those of twenty years ago or even decades ago. For the vast majority of people, the college entrance examination is a life-changing event, spanning decades. If anyone thinks that Liu Chang'an has taken the college entrance examination dozens of times since the founding of the People's Republic of China, such a person is really out of his mind, but there are indeed people who think that way.

Including this time, he has only taken the college entrance examination three times, which is similar to some students who repeat the year. He is definitely not qualified to be included in the list of candidates who have taken the college entrance examination the most times.

These three college entrance exams were all more difficult than the last, but fortunately, they were all handled with ease by Liu Chang'an.

He and An Nuan had originally agreed to go to school together. An Nuan came to his house on Qixi Festival, so naturally Liu Chang'an went to her house today.

This arrangement wasn't planned beforehand, but An Nuan obediently waited for him at home; this was the tacit understanding they had cultivated over the past three years.

Today, Liu Chang'an wasn't wearing his usual three-piece suit of shorts, vest, and flip-flops. Instead, he wore a white shirt, black trousers, and cloth shoes with knitted soles, and carried a military green shoulder bag.

An Nuan's maternal grandfather has officially taken up his post, and her maternal grandmother has also passed away. Neither of them has reached retirement age. Her maternal grandmother's work was arranged according to her maternal grandfather's work schedule.

Only An Nuan and Liu Yuewang were at home. The Professor Ling family next door sent Han Zhizhi to Shanghai, and the three of them went to Disneyland on the way. For middle-aged people who are the economic pillars of the family, Guilin, Sun Moon Lake and Disneyland are places that they yearn for and cherish.

Students in other grades had already started classes. Liu Yuewang didn't have classes today and was still at home writing her research paper on Guo Moruo. Of course, she didn't need to take An Nuan to class. Since An Nuan returned to her side, she had lived at Xiangtan University for many years. She and Han Zhizhi had explored every corner of Xiangtan University, climbed the tallest tree, scaled the wall of the Mount Lu Academy, tasted the specialties of every canteen, met professors and teachers of all ages, and paid their respects to leaders of all ranks... no, I mean, I paid my respects to them.

An Nuan has some plans and expectations for university life and studies, but she doesn't find the school itself particularly special.

Liu Chang'an is similar.

"Come in." Liu Chang'an knocked on the door, An Nuan opened it.

Liu Chang'an walked in. He had made egg noodles that morning. There was nothing unusual about breakfast at An Nuan's house. On the table were yogurt containers, leftover lamb ribs, and a vegetable and fruit salad.

"Your outfit... is so retro." Liu Yuewang paused for a moment, carefully choosing her words, without calling Liu Chang'an old-fashioned.

An Nuan and Liu Chang'an have been dating for so long that Liu Yuewang is no longer so critical of her, and she speaks to Liu Chang'an much more casually now.

"She has a particularly refined air, like a student from the old days who was very idealistic and ambitious." An Nuan's understanding of the old era, of course, came from some TV dramas and movies.

"Many people dressed like this back in the 1980s; this shoulder bag was quite popular back then." Liu Yuewang sized up Liu Chang'an for a while longer.

"Do you also have a deep impression of the 1980s?" An Nuan was very skeptical, because her mother was only born in the 1980s, and she wasn't even ten years old during the entire 1980s. How could she know what was popular?

"I'm more insightful than you." Liu Yuewang glared at An Nuan with disdain. Something was off about this kid, Liu Yuewang had noticed. Whenever Liu Yuewang spoke to Liu Chang'an, An Nuan especially liked to talk back to her.

"I think people with substance and intellect, people with strong minds, only need to dress cleanly and neatly," Liu Chang'an casually remarked. "Only those with a shallow temperament need all sorts of fancy clothes and accessories."

An Nuan and Liu Yuewang looked at Liu Chang'an together.

"I take back my last sentence," Liu Chang'an calmly changed his tune.

Liu Yuewang wasn't wearing a cheongsam today, but a traditional Chinese style coat with a retro-style stand-up collar and frog buttons. It was a warm grass gray color with wide sleeves that, when rolled up, revealed a woven pattern. Her arms were fair and smooth, and a green jade bracelet hung loosely and diagonally. Her long legs were clad in rattan slippers. This outfit made her unconsciously think that Liu Chang'an was saying she was dressed too flashy.

How could a little boy understand appreciation? Liu Yuewang didn't care. She had been taking a lot of selfies lately and posting them on her WeChat Moments, setting them to be visible only to certain people. Only mature men could understand the time-honored and scholarly air that lay within her at her age, which was definitely not something flashy.

An Nuan chuckled and pulled Liu Chang'an to her room.

"Don't close the door." Liu Yuewang felt that lowering her voice showed respect for the little boy, but she also had to remind them that it wasn't appropriate for a man and a woman to be alone in a room with the door closed.

These are the tips and tricks of a mature mother.

An Nuan closed the door, locked it with a click, and then gave Liu Chang'an a mischievous smile.

Liu Chang'an immediately became alert. "What do you want to do to me?"

"Ugh, you're asking for it!" An Nuan stood in front of Liu Chang'an and punched his chest several times.

Although the gesture of "punching your chest with my little fists and whimpering" has been ridiculed ever since it became popular, An Nuan found that it really gave her a cute and smug feeling, and she just couldn't stop doing it unless he grabbed her fists and pulled her into his arms.

"I'm going to punch you in the chest too." Liu Chang'an clenched his fist and slammed it down.

An Nuan was startled and quickly backed away, her face flushed red. "I'll beat you to a pulp!"

Liu Chang'an laughed heartily.

An Nuan just rolled her eyes at him, remembering the day after he skipped class at the end of May, when he bumped into her chest and said he would rub it for her... Sure enough, even though Liu Chang'an's favorite was a big rabbit like Bai Hui, he still had some covetousness for his girlfriend's.

Hehe, An Nuan was a little proud and a little shy. She stood up, opened the wardrobe, picked up a piece of clothing, and held it up in front of her. "Which one should I wear today? Give me some suggestions."

After Liu Chang'an gave his opinion, he was kicked out. An Nuan needed to change her clothes, but it was still impossible for her to change in front of him, especially since Liu Yuewang was still in the living room.

Such a rebellious thing makes me blush just thinking about it. I should let reason control me and avoid being too rebellious.

Liu Chang'an came out, Liu Yuewang was mopping the floor in front of An Nuan's door. The entire living room and corridor were spotless except for An Nuan's door.

"Ugh... my back hurts a bit." Liu Yuewang stretched, not wanting to mop the floor anymore, but feeling that not doing so now would leave too much of a mark.

"I'm good at massage," Liu Chang'an said, then, seeing Liu Yuewang's surprised expression, he continued, "But I'm even better at mopping the floor."

Liu Chang'an took the mop and mopped the floor. Of course, he wasn't trying to impress Liu Yuewang; there was no need for that. He was just helping Liu Yuewang put on an act to avoid making her act awkward to others.

"What is Nuannuan doing?" Liu Yuewang looked at Liu Chang'an mopping the floor.

"Change your clothes? Ask for my opinion first."

"She didn't want to wear... I see, she wanted to wear something that matches you. This little girl, she's really thoughtful..." Liu Yuewang walked away disdainfully.

An Nuan changed her clothes a moment later and came out, also carrying a bag. She said to Liu Chang'an, "Let's go."

Liu Chang'an picked up the handbag that was placed on the sofa.

"Mom, we're leaving now. Goodbye."

Goodbye, Professor Liu.

"Goodbye."

Liu Chang'an and An Nuan walked in the morning sunlight. An Nuan had changed into a white shirt, a black skirt, and a pair of white Converse high-top shoes with the words "left" and "right" written on the toes.

An Nuan still exudes a lively and sunny aura, as if she belongs on a sun-drenched road, her steps always light and quick with her calves taut.

"I bought this shirt and skirt when I was in junior high school. I started puberty then... I was very shy, so I wanted to buy loose and big clothes to cover up." An Nuan took Liu Chang'an's arm a little shyly.

"It fits you perfectly now... Looks like your development is limited." Liu Chang'an commented after looking at it.

"I'll give you a chance to rephrase your words." An Nuan looked at Liu Chang'an with a gentle expression.

"It fits you perfectly now... It seems your development is in line with expectations." Liu Chang'an commented again after looking at you.

This is the superiority of the Chinese language. An Nuan felt that Liu Chang'an hadn't reorganized his language well, but she couldn't find any fault with it, so she just hummed twice and let him off the hook for the time being.

Liu Chang'an certainly didn't dislike An Nuan's physical development. In fact, An Nuan had a great figure. She was so tall that her legs made up the majority of her height, and her hip line was perfect. Actually, most men go through stages of looking at the face, then the chest, then the legs, but in the end, they still think that the position of their hands when they hold her in their arms to sleep is more important.

This is just an objective discussion of personal preferences. Liu Chang'an wasn't thinking about these things at the moment. In all his years living in human civilization, this was probably the most leisurely and peaceful time for this land. Although it didn't make much difference to him, seeing the same ease and sunshine on the faces of the people around him was ultimately a more comfortable thing.

"I suddenly remembered, we seem to have an old classmate whose development is in line with your expectations. I wonder if she'll come to see us today." When the topic of development comes up, An Nuan naturally thinks of Bai Hui first.

"Old classmate, if you ever come to visit us, we can have a meal together," Liu Chang'an said without any objection.

An Nuan looked at him and then nodded.

"There are still a lot of beautiful girls on the university campus." An Nuan started looking left and right again. A tall girl with long hair parted to reveal her forehead and a confident smile walked past Liu Chang'an. She glanced at Liu Chang'an's clothes and seemed a little surprised that he and An Nuan were a couple.

"Your perspective is too narrow. The world is so big, there are countless beautiful women, many times more than on a university campus." Liu Chang'an held An Nuan's hand. "Just right, my perspective is narrow too, I only see you."

An Nuan smiled shyly, then took Liu Chang'an's hand, pressed her cheek against his shoulder, and continued to sway slowly like conjoined twins.

At the fork in the road, An Nuan Liu Chang'an had to part ways. They were from different colleges, with Liu Chang'an's college of biology being closer.

"Report the girls' looks to me immediately."

"Good."

Didn't you remind me?

"Alright, tell all the boys in your class that your boyfriend is the leader of the Nine Provinces Wind and Thunder Sword Sect, the Nine Provinces Wind and Thunder Swordsman. Anyone who tries to steal my girlfriend will die."

An Nuan chuckled. Despite Liu Chang'an's nonsense, she was still happy. So she put her hands behind her back and ran to the other side to catch the bus.

There are many campus bus routes on the Xiangtan University campus, which An Nuan is very familiar with. She missed Han Zhizhi a little, but since she had Liu Chang'an to accompany her in the future, she took a picture of a bus sign that both she and Han Zhizhi were familiar with and sent it to Han Zhizhi.

Liu Chang'an smiled and waved before turning and leaving. An Nuan thought he was joking, but Liu Chang'an didn't think it was a joke. For males, when other males try to take their mates, fighting is an instinct. There's no such thing as yielding, whether it's a lion, a tiger, or a monkey... it's all the same.

After all, genes control life, and the first instinct of genes is to pass on their genes, which is specifically expressed as a male's pursuit of a mate... So, stealing someone else's girlfriend is equivalent to wanting that person to be childless, even though having your girlfriend stolen may not actually make you childless, but that's the gist of it.

Liu Chang'an knew that there were many young men on the university campus with surging hormones and nowhere to release their energy, and that some of them would definitely have designs on An Nuan. Disregarding the warning from the Nine Provinces Wind and Thunder Swordsman would have serious consequences.

He himself has no genetically controlled first instinct to pass on, because he himself is the one who passes on the inheritance. However, this is his own reasoning. If others try to take advantage of An Nuan, he will still have to follow his male instincts to react.

As a freshman in the School of Biology, I suppose those thoughts and ideas I just had can be considered part of my professional competence.

Lost in thought, Liu Chang'an arrived at the college's registration point, took out his admission notice, ID card, and pre-registration QR code, and completed the registration after the college teacher scanned the code.

There were quite a few people registering at this time. Liu Chang'an had to queue up to download the registration form and fill out the <Student Safety Commitment Form>. It seems that although this university enrollment process appears to be much simpler and more electronic, there are still quite a few procedures involved, and it could even be said that the number of procedures has increased.

Liu Chang'an remembered that when he last came to university, it was much simpler. He just paid the fees, filled out a form, and went to his dormitory... Of course, people back then lived simpler lives and were more reasonable at times. For example, this "Student Safety Commitment" was unnecessary. Back then, if a student had an accident at school, the division of responsibility wasn't based on making a fuss.

Times are progressing, but people's hearts are no longer what they used to be; there are gains and losses.

Liu Chang'an sighed at some useless thoughts, then turned his head and saw a familiar girl's figure disappearing ahead of the line after downloading and printing the registration form.

Please stop teasing me, I'm awake. Four updates today, six tomorrow.