The Three-Life Stone

Chapter 104 University

On the day of the college entrance examination, Meng Nan glanced at his phone and put it down. His classmate and roommate Yu Le noticed something was wrong: "Meng Nan, what's wrong with you? You don't look good. Were you too tired from climbing the mountain yesterday?"

"nothing."

Meng Nan didn't want to say much, and Yu Le didn't want to say too much either. He went to bed early yesterday and got up early today. Yu Le washed his face and continued reading. He was originally still worried about Meng Nan's condition, but he was getting better as he looked through the notes on the contents of various subjects.

After the test, Yu Le went to Meng Nan to check answers. Meng Nan was not interested. Yu Le bumped him with his arm and he finally reacted. He asked Yu Le in a daze: "Do you think that an older brother must give in to his younger brother?"

"I think it depends on the situation."

"As a brother, shouldn't you be more generous? He's your brother, so mom and dad should treat him better, and you should treat him better too. No matter whether you are right or not, you should give in to your brother because he is your biological brother."

Meng Nan became more and more excited as she spoke, which made Yu Le a little unsure of how to react. In his memory, Meng Nan had always been a shining figure, like Edison Chen, with top grades and a reassuring personality. She was like a star in the sky. He had never thought that Meng Nan had such a fragile side.

"Although I don't have a younger brother, I think everyone is a human being and shouldn't be treated differently based on who is my older brother."

Meng Nan laughed out loud when he heard Yu Le's words. "In ancient times, the eldest son would be the focus of the whole family. In an ordinary family, he might be someone's precious son or grandson. However, in that family, I am just an experiment. No matter how hard I try, they can only see the glory of my younger brother."

"Brother Meng, you usually take care of me so much. Today you opened your heart to me and I want to tell you something from my heart. That's all in the past. I hope you can grasp your own future. Now is the critical period of the college entrance examination. Tsinghua University and Peking University are still waving at you. If you have anything to say, let's have a drink together after the exam and talk it over, okay?"

Meng Nan said nothing and responded briefly to the contents of the two papers that Yu Le had just mentioned.

The afternoon exam was still going on. Meng Nan glanced at Yu Le calmly before leaving: "I shouldn't go that far. Thank you. This is the first time I say this in front of outsiders. Let's just drink together. Do your best."

At this moment, Yu Le still didn't know where Meng Nan meant by "going so far". He could see that there was light in Meng Nan's calm eyes.

When the college entrance examination results were announced, Yu Le took a look at his results. He did not get into his first choice, but his second choice was Yan University in Dayan City. He was attracted by the English industry there, and he hoped to go abroad to find Sui Rou one day. In addition, the market for the foreign trade industry was quite prosperous now.

He checked Meng Nan's results again. The top few would definitely be the last to be found out. He didn't expect to find out, he was just trying it out. He was shocked when he just checked it casually.

Yu Le wanted to ask Meng Nan, but he was just his classmate. He called Meng Nan and heard a lazy voice on the other end of the phone: "Le Le, if you want to talk about the college entrance examination, forget it. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up."

Yu Le stood there in a daze, as if something was stuck in his throat. After hesitating for a long time, he was about to ask, "Are you okay?" but the person on the other end of the phone had already hung up.

After the results came out, the head teacher talked to Meng Nan and hoped that he could repeat the year. He didn't want such an outstanding student to be buried.

Meng Nan insisted on his choice and went to the Business Administration Department of the University of Finance and Economics, which was far from the first two choices he had filled in. Perhaps no one knew why he chose this industry. After all, he was one of the top students in his grade.

But he was really too tired, he wanted to live a good life for himself. The University of Finance and Economics and the University of Wild Goose faced each other far away. Different schools, different industries, he and Yu Le would have very few opportunities to meet in the future.

After entering the University of Finance and Economics, Meng Nan met his childhood friend Tong Yu. The two were admitted to the same school after many years of separation. The years of separation had no effect on their relationship. They were as familiar with each other as they were many years ago, and they felt a sense of intimacy and mutual appreciation in this strange city.

By the time he was a freshman, Meng Nan had completely adapted to college life. He was naturally smart, and his college coursework was relatively easy. After school, he occasionally did odd jobs, hoping that he would have more financial freedom.

For him, college is a brand new beginning, and his new life will no longer be related to anyone in the past.

In this university, he met a girl who made his heart beat fast. The girl had dimples on both sides of her cheeks, and her smile was as sweet as a blooming spring flower. The first time he met her was at a talent show during military training. The girl performed a handsome street dance. Her appearance was sweet and refined, and the sharp contrast between the handsome street dance and her beautiful appearance was like a ray of sunshine shining into his heart.

After that, he always looked for Mo Han in the crowd. Mo Han's English was very good, but his English was relatively weak in other subjects. After that, he would use his spare time to study.

For a while, Meng Nan's daily schedule was very full. He rejected two of Tong Yu's three invitations to play games together. There was also one time when they spent the entire time talking about how to pursue girls. The two mothers gave him advice and suggestions like military advisors.

The place Meng Nan went to most was the English corner. He looked at the words he had memorized and encountered Mo Han there. He recited the words and articles reflexively. He secretly glanced at the focused girl, once or twice. After meeting her many times, he greeted Mo Han.

"Hi, what a coincidence, we meet again." The boy's fair face looked clean and refreshing, and his handsomeness was accompanied by a youthful smile. Even though the girl had many suitors, it was rare to find someone like Meng Nan. She nodded shyly, as if it was a blow to the boy's heart.

When Meng Nan returned to the classroom, he happily took out his cell phone.

Meng Nan: Brother Tong, I have talked to her and we can implement Plan B in a few days.

After the two became familiar with each other, Meng Nan took out cigarettes and alcohol and had a verbal battle with the security guard at the school gate. The security guard finally agreed to let this young man who was running around for love get together with him, with that kind of youthful aura unique to teenagers.

In the next few days, the boy bought breakfast from almost all the breakfast shops at the school gate. Because he didn't know Mo Han's taste, he often bought enough food for two or three people. When Mo Han returned to the class, he would be surrounded by girls like a star.

After a few times, Mo Han took the initiative to talk to Meng Nan: "Meng Nan, you don't need to buy so much. It's too expensive. Next time you buy breakfast, tell me in advance and I will tell you what I like to eat."

"How can I tell you in advance how to contact you without even telling you your contact information?" When Meng Nan asked this question, he already had a premonition of what was to come.

On the way back, Meng Nan continued to take out his mobile phone to report the battle results to Tong Yu.

Meng Nan: Brother Tong, the goddess took the initiative to talk to me today and we added each other’s contact information.

Tong Yu looked at the message on his phone and said "Congratulations" sincerely. Only he knew how long Meng Nan had been preparing for this moment.

The university is full of talented people, and Meng Nan, who has good looks and grades, is still popular among girls, but this time there is someone living in his heart.

Every morning Meng Nan would say good morning and every evening he would say good night. Although he was the one who was always looking for topics to talk about, he never got tired of it.

When Yu Le entered university, he posted a circle of friends with the message "We will meet eventually". The pictures included photos of the school and a couple's space between him and Sui Rou. His former junior high school classmate Zheng Hao sent him greetings.

Chen Hao: Congratulations, you chose this major.

Yu Le: Yes, your aspirations are always changing. What are you doing now? Are you still studying?

Yu Le vaguely remembered that Chen Hao's family was not well off. When he was in school, he sometimes bought a bag of salt and a bag of MSG to make soup with rice in order to save money. He went to the cafeteria to do odd jobs at noon and in the evening. If he had enough time to study, they should still be high school classmates.

Chen Hao: I’m married.

Yu Le: Huh? When did it happen?

Chen Hao: My wife was chosen by my family. They always complained about me being a loser and earning too little. At that time, I naively thought that I could study hard on my own and then take the college entrance examination. However, my family arranged blind dates for me because I didn't have enough education. I was too young at that time, so after my begging, my family let me go to junior college. After graduating from junior college, I married the person I had a blind date with without thinking. Now I deliver takeout from morning to night every day.

Yu Le: Are you going to shoulder such a big responsibility when you are still young?

Chen Hao: Yes, it's so ironic. The main thing is that they want children now, saying that having children sooner will help them recover faster. I don't have time to do what I want to do. I envy you. Sometimes I wonder what would happen if I could get into college. But there is no such thing as if. The thinking of the villagers cannot be changed by me alone.

Chen Hao: Okay, that’s enough. Study hard. I’m going to deliver food. If you have time someday, tell me about some interesting things that happened in college.

Yu Le: Okay.