The Greatness of a University (3-in-1) (Revised)

It left a strong impression, but Liu Chang'an couldn't pinpoint the source of that impression, so he couldn't search for it in his memory.

This feeling aroused doubt. Liu Chang'an glanced in the direction where the girl's back disappeared, stepped out of the queue, and came to the boy at the front who was printing the registration form.

"Hey classmate, did you see the girl in front of you in line? Did you get a good look at her face?" Liu Chang'an asked.

"I saw it," the boy with a prominent pimple on his nose replied slowly.

"Is it good-looking?" Liu Chang'an then asked.

The boy nodded repeatedly.

Did you take any photos secretly?

The boy looked angry, his pimples on his nose standing out even more. "Am I that kind of person...? No... I'm too embarrassed..."

There was still some regret in her tone.

"Thanks."

Liu Chang'an walked back to the back of the line and started queuing again, wondering why he couldn't remember where he had seen it before, since it looked so good.

Maybe it's just that the boy thinks it looks good. It's only natural that his standards are higher than the average person's, so there's no need to overthink it.

Oh well, since we're both freshmen at Xiangtan University, we might run into each other again someday.

Even though he had to queue again, the line wasn't long, and Liu Chang'an quickly printed out his registration form and received his tuition and fees receipt from the registration group, since the tuition had been paid in advance via China UnionPay IC electronic debit card.

After checking his department and class, and holding his student ID card, Liu Chang'an followed the signs to the Student Affairs Office.

The Student Affairs Office is where you apply for insurance. You need to pay for four years' worth of insurance and complete the procedures all at once. The insurance coverage is very broad, and the premium is not high. Most importantly, the insurance company is not so forceful or harsh when it comes to student insurance claims backed by a university like Xiangtan University.

"What am I doing here?" Liu Chang'an looked at the insurance fee and then left. He strongly recommended that every freshman buy insurance.

Today is the last day for freshmen to officially register. Classes, dormitories, and counselors have all been assigned. Class meetings will be held in designated classrooms this afternoon.

Liu Chang'an downloaded a campus map, a life guide, and a bus route map on his phone, just in case. Nearly twenty years have passed, and Xiangtan University has changed a lot.

Liu Chang'an strolled around the campus casually.

Most of the parents who had thoroughly explored the two main, rather unremarkable, attractions in Junsha, namely Juzhou Isle and Mount Lu, are leaving Junsha today, leaving their children to experience the sweltering heat, the heavily accented Mandarin, and the spicy Hunan cuisine.

The freshmen wore expressions of excitement, curiosity, trepidation, and anticipation, while the senior students passing by glanced around indifferently, looking at their younger selves with a hint of superiority.

The demeanor of semi-mature graduate students is generally no different from that of young teachers. Moreover, some graduate students sometimes teach classes, explain assignments, and do some work at the university.

Liu Chang'an saw the introductions to famous teachers at Xiangtan University. Some of their photos had been on the list for many years, and now they just looked a bit older. He saw Xu Zhancheng and Ren Changhong and couldn't help but laugh. He also saw two or three students he had taught back then. They probably felt a bit ashamed when talking about Professor Liu back then.

There's even Liu Yuewang here. It's true that good looks can make someone a renowned teacher... Well, being a renowned teacher doesn't necessarily mean having exceptional academic achievements; just being famous is enough.

Thinking this through, Liu Chang'an immediately examined his preconceived notions. Liu Yuewang might not lack real talent and ability; it's just that she makes people focus too much on her appearance.

Liu Chang'an looked at Liu Yuewang's ID photo again. It was indeed quite rare to find someone whose ID photo could look better than their professionally edited portrait. Some people could even radiate a beauty that seemed to leap off the page in a photo, rather than just looking like a rigid printed image.

Luckily, my girlfriend looks like that too, which is great.

What are you doing here?

Liu Chang'an was looking at familiar, unfamiliar, and even stranger photos when he was tapped on the shoulder.

"Actually, if you pat someone on the shoulder from behind, you're likely to get thrown over their shoulder," Liu Chang'an said to Bai Hui as he turned around.

"Why don't you give it a try?" Bai Hui challenged him happily. After all, everyone was a college student today, and it was inevitable that they would feel a little uneasy in an unfamiliar environment. Seeing Liu Chang'an naturally made them happy.

Liu Chang'an looked around.

Bai Hui quickly took a few steps back.

Seeing that she was sensible, Liu Chang'an clapped his hands and gave up on fulfilling her request.

"Are you really going to give me an over-the-shoulder throw?" Bai Hui looked at her incredulously.

"I'm always happy to help others, so if you want to try an over-the-shoulder throw, I'll naturally agree." Liu Chang'an pointed to the grass next to them. "It won't hurt, it's an experience... Just like you said, for a girl, buying a luxury item is actually a necessity. Getting thrown over the shoulder all the time isn't good, but experiencing it once is a must."

"How can this be the same!" Bai Hui protested, her eyes wide with a mixture of displeasure and joy. However, she didn't voice the reason for her joy. Liu Chang'an was somewhat surprised that he remembered what she had said.

"Nothing's different. Have you finished registering?" Liu Chang'an asked, knowing that Bai Hui probably wouldn't have applied to the biology department.

"That's it, I'll just wander around."

"How can a girl like you have so much free time right now? Shouldn't you have been actively recruited by various clubs and organizations as soon as you entered school, becoming a popular figure in your class and department, busy with all sorts of social events?" Liu Chang'an asked with slight doubt.

Bai Hui carefully observed Liu Chang'an's expression. It was calm and composed, so it didn't seem sarcastic. However, it was hard to say for sure; it was difficult to judge whether Liu Chang'an was sarcastic or not.

"I heard that Xiangtan University's club recruitment event is a 'Battle of a Hundred Clubs' after National Day. I'm planning to join the Otaku Dance Troupe..." Bai Hui originally wanted to show off that she already had club presidents and other club leaders personally trying to recruit her, but Liu Chang'an was probably not interested.

Liu Chang'an nodded to indicate that he had heard.

"What are your plans and arrangements for university?" Bai Hui asked with great interest.

"Learn new knowledge."

"That's it?"

"That's what universities are for."

"..."

Liu Chang'an chatted with Bai Hui for a while, then received a call from Qin Yanan.

"I'm leaving now," Liu Chang'an said to Bai Hui.

"Bye!" Bai Hui waved her hand, which was tucked into her sleeve, bit her lip, turned around, and skipped away. So many girls were looking for Liu Chang'an... Why did she have to be one of them?

Bai Hui thought to herself, and kicked the tree next to her in a fit of anger. Yes, Liu Chang'an was just like this tree, why was he standing there for no reason? It was annoying to look at.

After kicking the tree a few times, Bai Hui felt much better and went back to her own college.

Liu Chang'an and Qin Yanan met at the welcome point in the dormitory area of the South Campus. Qin Yanan had become a counselor at Xiangnan University.

The greatness of a university lies in its large number of people. On a campus like Xiangtan University with tens of thousands of students, countless beautiful and ugly people come and go every day, and there are usually no special waves. However, a woman like Qin Yanan is a stunning wave even in the long river of time. When she falls into the heart lake of Xiangtan University, she becomes a ripple.

Especially in this era of highly developed social media, many students who have met Qin Yanan and young teachers who secretly surf the internet are starting to exclaim that the title of the most beautiful teacher at Xiangtan University may be in for a fight.

Some believe that Liu Yuewang, as a professor, possesses a scholarly temperament and profound knowledge, and his years of experience and experience are unmatched by a young counselor.

Some people think that Qin Yanan is younger, and youth is an asset. Moreover, anyone with eyes can see that Qin Yanan is a stunning beauty. Professor Liu Yuewang, on the other hand, is more reserved, and her figure is more like that of a gentle and graceful Eastern woman.

Some people think they're about equal; since neither of them are women they can actually get their hands on, who cares who's more beautiful or has a better figure? As long as they're pleasing to the eye, that's enough.

Liu Chang'an walked through the crowd and arrived at the welcome point. There were more than 20 dormitory buildings here, and four of the nine canteens of Xiangtan University were located here. It was a place where most of the students of Xiangtan University ate, drank and relieved themselves, so it was naturally bustling with activity.

The tall woman was very eye-catching. Liu Chang'an saw Qin Yanan, walked over, and found her watching the students receive their military training uniforms and bedding.

Standing next to her was a tall, thin young teacher with slightly gaunt cheeks and a mole near his eyebrow that slightly marred his appearance. He seemed quite energetic and efficient, pointing and explaining something to Qin Yanan.

"Cousin." Liu Chang'an greeted Qin Yanan with a smile when he saw Liu Chang'an.

The young male teacher also smiled, but didn't speak immediately.

After Qin Yanan processed his address of "cousin," she calmly but with the concern of an older cousin, asked, "You haven't picked up your military training uniform and bedding yet, have you?"

"I haven't received my military training uniform yet... but I'm a day student." Liu Chang'an signed the form casually, intending to only receive one set of military training uniform.

"I've still arranged a bed for you in a dormitory room, so you'll have somewhere to rest when you want to at school." Qin Yanan remembered that her great-grandfather's original intention in arranging for her to come was to take care of Liu Chang'an's life. Now that she knew his true identity, she would naturally take the initiative to arrange more things, even if he felt it was unnecessary.

"Fine, that's fine too..." Liu Chang'an said indifferently.

"Or we could rest on the mountain."

"It's a bit far."

"It's only a ten-minute drive. Speaking of which, the guest rooms at my place are much better than the dorm rooms." Qin Yanan reached out to grab some bedding.

The young male teacher quickly stepped in to help, and seeing that Qin Yanan didn't seem inclined to introduce his "cousin" to him, he interjected, "Teacher Qin, is the mountain you're referring to Mount Lu?"

Qin Yanan nodded and said to Liu Chang'an as she walked towards the dormitory, "This is Professor Yu Gen. The department has assigned Professor Yu Gen mentor me."

Qin Yanan certainly had no experience as a counselor, but this arrangement was necessary. Otherwise, having one counselor to take care of three classes of freshmen would have been enough to keep Qin Yanan busy and overwhelmed. Having experience and not having experience are completely different.

"Let's work together, let's work together," Yu Gen a smile.

Xiangtan University still has some eight-person dormitories, which are considered poor conditions by today's standards. However, Liu Chang'an is currently living in a four-person room with a private bathroom and air conditioning, and a shared laundry room and washing machine. Liu Chang'an doesn't need these things much. The dormitory room is also quite spacious. In addition to Liu Chang'an, three other boys have already moved in.

"This is Liu Chang'an." Qin Yanan had already come up once before, and introduced the three somewhat awkward and nervous boys, "Sun Shutong, Qin Zhiqiang, Wei Xuanyi."

The three boys were pleasantly surprised that their young and beautiful counselor remembered their names, and they quickly greeted Liu Chang'an.

"You go ahead and do your work, I'll stay in the dorm for a while," Liu Chang'an said to Qin Yanan.

"Okay, call me if you need anything." Qin Yanan nodded, gesturing for Yu Gen was standing at the door, to leave together.

Yu Gen glanced back at Liu Chang'an. This cousin seemed to be casually assigning tasks to his cousin, so why did Teacher Qin accept them so naturally?

There were only four people left in the dormitory. Liu Chang'an was the last to arrive. The other three seemed to have been here for several days. They had put out their toiletries. Except for Liu Chang'an's spot, the other three had brought out their laptops. There were some snacks, books, figurines, posters, glasses, etc. on the table. Single men have the ability to make a mess of their space in a short time.

"Let me introduce myself again. My name is Wei Xuanyi, I'm from Yuehai, and I like playing basketball." Wei Xuanyi was very tall, even taller than Liu Chang'an, and had a dark and muscular build.

"Qin Zhiqiang, from Chengdu." Qin Zhiqiang was a bit chubby, with greasy clumps of hair. He was wearing a tank top that Liu Chang'an also liked very much, his belly was sticking out, and his fingers were round. He stretched out his hand and shook hands with Liu Chang'an.

"I'm Sun Shutong, a local... I know you." After sizing up Liu Chang'an for a while, Sun Shutong nodded with some certainty, but seemed uninterested in explaining how he knew Liu Chang'an.

"Liu Chang'an. I'm a day student, I usually just sleep here occasionally, I'm pretty much an invisible roommate." Liu Chang'an wasn't interested in how others knew him.

"Before you came up, we were just about to line up the eldest, second eldest, and third eldest." Wei Xuanyi seemed quite interested in continuing the lineup.

"Have you been reading too many campus gangster novels from over a decade ago?" Liu Chang'an chuckled.

"Let's just line up for fun. It's more interesting when everyone else has stopped lining up." Qin Zhiqiang said happily.

Sun Shutong patted his knee indifferently.

"No need to line up, I'm the oldest," Liu Chang'an said with a smile.

"Why? What year were you born?" Wei Xuanyi asked defiantly. He had seen the statistics; the youngest freshman at Xiangtan University this year was fourteen years old, with the largest number born in 1999, and quite a few born in 1998 and 2000 as well.

"My counselor is my cousin, do you have any objections?"

The three boys were taken aback. They hadn't expected their new classmates to be so worldly-wise so soon after entering university. But since they were in university, they had naturally matured a bit in this small society and accepted some of the rules and phenomena.

They all accepted it, but no one called Liu Chang'an" boss." The matter was best left unmentioned. Even though her cousin was a counselor, it didn't seem to matter much; it was best not to provoke him.

Liu Chang'an scared the boys, and seeing their silence, they probably lost interest in talking to him. Liu Chang'an kicked off his shoes, climbed onto the bed, made the bed, and then got down to put on his own shoes.

His shoes weren't the only pair of cloth shoes; Qin Zhiqiang also wore a pair. However, Liu Chang'an's shoes were homemade, with rubber soles that he had sewn himself, making them more comfortable and fit better.

The three of them were chatting downstairs about the beautiful girls at Xiangtan University. Most young men and women, after leaving high school, become restless in the relaxed environment of university campuses, seemingly never realizing that their lack of dating in high school wasn't due to a ban on early relationships.

"Liu Chang'an, why don't you ask your cousin how many girls are in our class?" Wei Xuanyi said to Liu Chang'an with a grin.

"According to convention, there won't be more than ten." Liu Chang'an was certain of this.

Wei Xuanyi and Sun Shutong exchanged a glance, assuming Liu Chang'an had already inquired. They were both surprised and disappointed. Although there were many beautiful women at Hunan University, it was still easier to get close to them.

"Ten or a hundred, I'm already a married man." Qin Zhiqiang took out his phone, opened a game, and waved it in front of the other three.

Wei Xuanyi and Sun Shutong burst into laughter, filling the dormitory with a cheerful atmosphere brought on by the presence of the "fat otaku".

Qin Zhiqiang didn't seem to care about their laughter; instead, he seemed rather pleased with himself and turned away to play his own game.

Liu Chang'an laughed too, but since it has nothing to do with law or morality, how come ordinary people find it so hard to realize that no one's pleasure is inferior to their own? Where does this sense of superiority come from?

"There are too many monks and not enough porridge. Our male counselor, I think his name is Yu Gen, I think he's trying to woo Teacher Qin..." Sun Shutong turned to Liu Chang'an and asked, "Does your cousin have a boyfriend?"

"No."

"Yu Gen has no chance, right?" Wei Xuanyi also asked Liu Chang'an.

Liu Chang'an nodded, then frowned.

"Do you have a girlfriend?" Wei Xuanyi asked.

Liu Chang'an nodded again.

"Is it good-looking?" Sun Shutong seemed quite interested as well. "Out of the four of us, you're the only one with a girlfriend."

Wei Xuanyi is tall and big, and he likes playing basketball, so how come he doesn't have a girlfriend?

"Number one in the world," Liu Chang'an said, looking at his phone.

Qin Zhiqiang looked up at Liu Chang'an. There were all sorts of people in college, quite different from high school. He had unexpectedly encountered such a boastful and pretentious roommate.

Sun Shutong and Wei Xuanyi laughed, and Liu Chang'an also laughed as he watched them.

We'd been in the dorm for a while, chatting about the beautiful girls and interesting stories at Xiangtan University, our expectations for university life, and various novels, movies, and games. Before we knew it, it was lunchtime.

Liu Chang'an sent his address to An Nuan, and when the three of them went downstairs together, An Nuan was already waiting for them.

So the four of them saw a "world's number one" beautiful girl downstairs, standing on the basketball court in front of the dormitory building, waving at them.

That's what the most beautiful first love should look like. She's tall, not like the girl next door who's delicate and seems like she needs to be taken care of all the time. Her arms are outstretched, not so much that you need to lean on her shoulders to climb on her, but enough to wrap your arms around your boyfriend's neck, your wrists softly intertwined. Her legs are together, round and white like peeled bamboo shoots. If she stands on tiptoe, when she looks up, her eyes are misty and her lips are pursed, it's like a dream scene that takes your breath away.

She may not be the best in the world in any particular area, but she makes those who see her genuinely wonder, "Can you find a girl more beautiful than her in real life?"

Qin Zhiqiang was the first to come to his senses, muttering things like "Theresa is the cutest in the world," and walked towards the cafeteria on his own.

Wei Xuanyi and Sun Shutong were still standing beside Liu Chang'an, their gazes slowly shifting to Liu Chang'an... Could it be... really?

An Nuan saw Liu Chang'an and the two clueless guys standing together looking at her. Slightly shy, she put her hands behind her back and walked over, waving and greeting them confidently. "Hi, are you Liu Chang'an's classmates? I'm his girlfriend."

"I told them my girlfriend is the best in the world, but they didn't believe me," Liu Chang'an recounted the events.

Wei Xuanyi and Sun Shutong were both somewhat embarrassed and awkward. The prettier the girl, the more radiant her smile, but when there was a hint of mockery in her smile, it made them nervous and eager to explain themselves.

There doesn't seem to be any explanation, and it's unbelievable that Liu Chang'an's girlfriend is actually so beautiful.

Wei Xuanyi looked at An Nuan's Off-White Converse collaboration high-top shoes, then at Liu Chang'an's canvas shoes, and his own AJ1s. He thought to himself that he and An Nuan were a better match!

Every boy who wears Air Jordan 1s dreams of finding a girlfriend who wears collaboration Little White.

An Nuan and Liu Chang'an went to eat together. After saying goodbye to Qin Yanan, who seemed too busy to eat, they left.

"Why are you so proactive in bringing me out here today, this girlfriend you've been hiding?" An Nuan was in a good mood. Girls are usually in a good mood when their boyfriends introduce them to others and they feel they haven't embarrassed him.

"When did I hide you?" Liu Chang'an asked, puzzled.

"There isn't a single post on his social media profile related to his girlfriend. The last eight posts are things like 'Heaven and Earth were dark and yellow,' 'The universe was vast and boundless,' 'The sun and moon wax and wane,' 'The stars and constellations are arrayed,' 'Cold comes and heat goes,' 'Autumn harvest and winter storage,' 'Leap year completes the year,' 'Musical scales harmonize the seasons'... Doesn't this sound like a lunatic posting lines from the Thousand Character Classic? Luckily, he stopped posting after those, I'm too embarrassed to tell anyone this is my boyfriend's social media profile." An Nuan immediately found Liu Chang'an's fault.

Often, men think there's nothing wrong with what they do, or that she hasn't noticed or cared, when in fact she just hasn't said anything.

"I'm just testing the recording media and methods of the new era... I often think that the 19th century, as usual, is no longer actively recalled by living people, but rather described, which is no different from previous eras. However, in the history of cultural life narrative, it is extraordinary, even quite different from the 18th century. The forms and mechanisms of its expression mostly originate from 19th-century inventions, such as museums, national archives, national libraries... Here, I'm referring to the Western definition. I personally believe that the earliest national library was in the Western Han Dynasty, and it also includes photography, social statistics, film... I'm thinking that the 19th century was the era of initial systematization of memory, so will the 21st century, while becoming more systematized, also become an era of completely online, digital media, and social media-based memory?"

Liu Chang'an continued thoughtfully, "As an observer of the world, determining how an era is remembered is very important to me."

"Is this your excuse for posting all sorts of random things on social media and having no girlfriend at all?" An Nuan looked at Liu Chang'an calmly. If it were an ordinary person, they would have been shocked by Liu Chang'an's seemingly professional and serious, but actually completely nonsensical, nonsense.

What are we having for lunch today?

"Hmph! Unless you post a status update showing off your relationship, I'm not eating." An Nuan angrily peeked at Liu Chang'an's behavior.

"If you don't eat rice, what will you eat?" Liu Chang'an pointed to the grass, "Sheep, sheep, sheep?"

This was the joke An Nuan made about Bai Hui that day. An Nuan found it both funny and annoying, and punched Liu Chang'an many times.

An Nuan was too lazy to bother with it anymore. Some people couldn't wait to post their interactions with their partners every day, but what An Nuan felt was that they lacked security and trust in each other. An Nuan knew that she and Liu Chang'an didn't need that... But she was a girl, and she still liked it a little bit. It was fine once in a while.