Chapter 50: Preparing for the Exam (Seeking Recommendations!)

  After renting out the land around the laboratory, Duanyue's most important task was to ask Huang Jingzhong's engineering team to build a wall around it, forming an enclosed space. Only then can Duanyue's biological base be considered to have taken shape and lay a good foundation for future development.

  The funds on Duan Lei's bank card were spent like flowing water, and this was the result of his choice to save money by choosing hollow bricks instead of kiln-fired red bricks. Fortunately, during this period, Duan Lei had also accumulated some wealth through refining pure silver, and with the small-leafed phoenix trees from the Green Source Garden being supplied first and then settled later, otherwise, Duan Lei would really be driven mad by the pressure of funds.

  On December 20, after Duanyue harvested the last batch of silver from the laboratory, he stopped cultivating new devouring calabazas and began to pack up his things and return to school for exams. The area around the laboratory had become a huge construction site, with many people coming and going every day. Duanyue was worried that if he wasn't in the lab for an extended period, someone might accidentally enter the cultivation lab and discover the secret of the devouring calabazas. He decided to temporarily shut down the lab's operations until the base was built, after which he would resume large-scale cultivation. Anyway, his current funds were basically sufficient for now.

  Riding his own bicycle out of the lab, Duan Lei looked back and saw that the originally desolate land had begun to rise with sections of gray walls, and a base was gradually taking shape. The winter in Haicheng is not cold, and the lowest temperature in previous years has only been around zero degrees Celsius, which will not affect construction. Under Duan Lei's high reward stimulus, Huang Jingzhong's workers were full of energy, after all, finishing one day ahead of schedule would earn a bonus of 5,000 yuan, no small sum!

  The bustling construction site filled Duan Lei's heart with a sense of accomplishment, this is where he will rise to prominence in the future.

  Duanyi returned to school and felt a tense atmosphere spreading across the campus, after all, the final exams were approaching. No matter how careless you were before, now you can only obediently go to the self-study room to review. As one of the top universities in China, Hainan University has always been known for its strict academic style. Usually, the school doesn't care what students are doing, but when it comes to exams, the requirements are very strict.

  During the exam, it's not just one person per desk, but three teachers mixed together to proctor, and there are also patrolling teams constantly on the lookout. This basically eliminates the possibility of students cheating. The punishment for getting caught cheating is quite severe, with at least a detention, and expulsion after two offenses. After a few instances of "killing chickens to scare monkeys" in previous years, students at Haida generally don't put their minds on anything dishonest, they can only rely on themselves.

  So every time near the end of the semester, all sorts of eccentric people who rarely appear in school also emerge one after another, as if the school is about to hold a grand assembly of martial arts masters, and heroes from all walks of life have arrived.

  At this time, the seats in the self-study room became the most sought-after thing, especially those all-night self-study rooms, which became a hot cake.

  Duan Yue returned to school from the laboratory construction site and temporarily put everything behind his mind, devoting himself wholeheartedly to reviewing.

  This semester, Duan Yue has been tied up with various affairs in the laboratory and has skipped class for most of the time. Now he can only temporarily rely on his past achievements. In the first two years, four semesters of final exams, Duan Yue was always among the top of the whole grade, which is how he got all kinds of scholarships and became an exam expert in the eyes of many classmates.

  This semester, Duan Yue can't perform too badly, if there's a failure, it would be really depressing. The cost of retaking the course is not a lot for Duan Yue now, but he worries that next semester he might not have time to retake the course, so he can only cram and hope to pass. Also, once he fails, it would be hard to explain to Zhang Jiao, and next semester he won't be able to be as free as he is now. After all, Duan Yue is still a student and hasn't dropped out to start his own business.

  For a good student like Tang Lier, the first year of college in the Faculty of Arts would not be too difficult for her, and she seemed to have everything under control. However, in order to accompany Duan Lei, she had to get up early every day, buy breakfast and wait for Duan Lei in the self-study room, and her virtuous appearance made Da Shan and several others envy Duan Lei very much.

  With Lori by his side, Duan Yu is full of energy and can easily get into the state of reading books. Occasionally, when he gets tired, he turns his head to exchange a smile with Lori, and the feeling of fatigue instantly disappears without a trace.

  In fact, most campus romances are like this. Both parties care more about the feeling of being together, rather than their family background or wealth.

  Why is it that so many people cherish the romance and love they experienced in college, holding on to it until death, unchanging? Isn't it because once you enter society, you can never find this kind of pure feeling again?

  Duan Yue and Tang Lui'er are now in their best state.

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  Generally speaking, almost all undergraduate majors arrange a large number of professional courses in the two semesters of the third year, so the exams in the third year are always the most difficult and hardest.

  "Organic Chemistry", "Plant Physiology and Biochemistry", "Plant Tissue Culture", "Horticultural Crop Breeding"... a string of academic terms that make one's head ache at first glance. Some professional textbooks are as thick as bricks, and it's not just about memorizing them, but even finishing reading them is a daunting task. To be honest, compared to the humanities, learning science and engineering requires more time and effort.

  Fortunately, Duan Yue's foundation in his freshman and sophomore years was laid well, so even though he didn't attend classes this semester, when he picked up these professional books, he could still analyze and understand them based on his accumulated knowledge.

  This semester, Duan Lei first worked in the gardening field and gained a lot of practical experience in gardening; plus having done so many experiments in the laboratory, much knowledge related to chemistry has been deeply imprinted on his mind. Now, opening the book again and verifying it with his own practice this semester, Duan Lei suddenly had an epiphany.

  At this time, Duan Yue finally understood that when he first entered the school, Dean Zheng Kaizhong said at the freshman welcome meeting that horticulture is a subject with high requirements for hands-on ability, and only through a lot of practice can one learn well in this major.

  Duanyue has always been confused, clinging to books and reciting them crazily every day. Although his grades are good, it can't be said that he has mastered this major. Nowadays, Duanyue seems to have found some secrets to learn horticulture well, and there is an unspeakable sense of accomplishment simmering deep in his heart.

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  As time went by, some majors and grades began to have sporadic exams, and the atmosphere on campus became more tense.

  But for college students, no matter how tense the exams are, there is a holiday that they cannot ignore, especially for many lovers. Every time this day approaches, amidst the tense atmosphere of campus preparation, a romantic atmosphere begins to permeate.

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