Qiao Xuan

  For the first time, I felt so rich. In my bank card, there were more than 3,000 yuan, and I had more than 1,000 yuan on me. I was carrying a mobile phone, an admission notice, a charger, and a small bag with some spare clothes. With all this, I boarded the train so easily.

  Full of confidence, looking forward to my wonderful university life. Before that, I found many famous private schools, Jili University, Blue Sky University, and looked at the luxurious hardware facilities inside the school, and didn't need to take many points, just pay the money and let me in, it felt really cool, but my parents refused to let me go, now this regular college that requires scores must be better than that one. I'm very happy, excited all the way.

  Arrived at Z city, got off the train, people with money, took a taxi directly to school, looking at the prosperous streets. I became more and more happy, feeling that my university life was too comfortable, but gradually, the taxi drove to the suburbs, fewer and fewer people. Then, I saw wheat. I turned my head, looking at the driver "Driver, did you take a wrong turn?"

  Master puffed on his cigarette "Isn't it xxxx College?"

  Yes indeed

  "That's right then"

  I let out an "oh" and thought to myself, it must be in the suburbs, the city area is too big, there's no way it can accommodate a school this large. We drove another two kilometers before the car came to a stop, the driver smiled and said "fifty".

  "So expensive?"

  "You don't know how far this broken school is, yet there are still students coming to study here," the driver said. After he finished speaking, it seemed like he suddenly felt something was wrong and hurriedly explained to me, "I wasn't talking about you, you're much better than us back then, I didn't even get to study."

  I stared blankly at the so-called school in front of me, and I was stunned. There were no high-rise buildings as I had imagined, nor were there countless beauties as I had imagined. There was no standard plastic playground as I had imagined, nor was there a grand entrance as I had imagined. Even more, there was no gymnasium or anything like that as I had imagined.

  There is only a big gate with various honor plaques hanging on it. At the entrance, there is a big sign that reads "XXXX College" with a large red cloth and the words "Welcome new students". There are only two courtyards, one with 6 dormitory buildings and the other with 2 teaching buildings. Not even a standard playground, let alone anything else. I rubbed my eyes hard to confirm that I wasn't seeing things wrong.

  "Hey kid, fifty," the driver continued to explain "I didn't mean you with those words earlier, don't take it personally, I'm just a rough guy."

  I stared blankly at the school, and suddenly I understood what it means that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

  "Hey kid, are you planning on not paying? Let me tell you, I've been driving a taxi for so many years. And honestly, I've never met anyone who tries to play tough with me like you do. Don't try to act like some gangster with me, I'm telling you, just because you're wearing an earring doesn't mean anything. These days, lots of kids wear them, and I even have tattoos on my stomach."

  I immediately turned my head and looked at the driver.

  The driver uncle got stuck and didn't say anything else, just smiled at me. Then he pointed to the taxi meter with his hand.

  I nodded "Give you one hundred"

  The master was somewhat surprised "Fifty is enough"

  "Alright, here's 100 for you."

  "Tip?" The driver was somewhat surprised.

  I handed the money over to the driver and said "This isn't a tip, but what you said is quite right. A school like this, how would anyone come?"

  "What does it mean for you to give me one hundred?"

  I smiled and said, "Master, I'm not familiar with the local customs here. You brought me from somewhere, now take me back to where we started. 50 coming, 50 going, exactly one hundred."

  "What do you want to do?"

  "What's wrong?" I was a bit angry. "Nothing, not going to school, on strike, going home." He followed me and leaned against the car seat. Feeling a bit depressed. The driver was also stunned, holding that brand new 100 yuan note, with his mouth agape, staring at me in shock and confusion.

  "Come on, what are you standing there for? Are you going or not? If not, I'll go catch another car myself."

  The driver suddenly reacted and pointed to the school "Just like that, you're not going in?"

  "Is this what you call a school? Would anyone even come to a place like this?" I was getting angry. "If I had known my mom would find me a school like this, I'd rather have gone to a private university and played around for a few years. What kind of school is this? Living in such a godforsaken corner, I'll go crazy!"

  "It's still a school that your parents worked hard to find for you, although the teaching facilities are not great, it's a formal university recognized by the state. You transferred from a private university outside, with high tuition fees, just playing around, is it useful?"

  I nodded "useful."

  "Hey, kids these days, really can't be reasoned with. And it's true, they just won't listen. The school your family worked hard to find for you, and now you're not going to go? Okay, ask your mom what she thinks first, then we'll talk about it later. Otherwise, you'll end up taking a taxi back home, only to take another one back here."

  "Am I that kind of person who is inconsistent?"

  The driver looked at me and said, "I think you're just a kid, only 17 or 18 years old. You have such a good opportunity, but you don't want it? When you go to college, is it for enjoyment or learning? We didn't have the conditions you have now. Now there are people who don't even attend school."

  "Whether or not to go to school is not a big problem, but the school environment must be good. Don't say anything else, Master, I'm not stingy with money, I'm someone who doesn't listen to advice, hurry up, I've made up my mind and no one can change it."

  "Why is this kid so stubborn?"

  "That's it, I don't live for life, but for feelings. As for what happens next, we'll talk about it later. With a school like this, I really can't study anymore."

  The driver sighed, shook his head in a helpless manner, and started the vehicle. When we arrived at the train station, I gave the driver 100 yuan and then waved goodbye to him with a flourish, saying "Driver, bye-bye".

  The driver smiled and asked, "Really not getting on?"

  I nodded "That's it, can't say anything more" and closed the car door. I looked around at the train station, in front of me was a large square with many people coming and going, carrying big bags and small bags of luggage. Before buying tickets, my heart still felt a bit stuffy. Thinking about it, I thought it would be better to consult with my mom first. My mom might get angry, or maybe she won't if I coax her. As I thought, I casually took out my phone and dialed my mom's number "Mom"

  "Have you arrived at school?"

  Nothing

  "Where is it? It can't still be in the car, can it?"

  I smiled and said "Mom, let's discuss something"

  "Everything can be negotiated except for not going to school."

  I was taken aback "So accurate?"

  "Wang Yue, listen to me carefully today, I'm only going to say this once. If you dare not go to school anymore, then don't bother telling me, from now on, I won't consider you my son. If you do decide to go and take a look at the school, and think the facilities are poor, then it's up to you what you want to do, I sent you there to study, not to enjoy yourself. If you want to drive me crazy, then go ahead, see if I care, just deal with the consequences yourself." My mom said this and immediately hung up the phone.

  I held my phone, feeling a bit depressed, and looked around. I didn't know what to do either, the determination not to go to school that I had just made was already wavering, because my mother's tone and attitude were even more resolute than my determination not to attend school.

  I was standing there in a daze when I heard an "Aiyo" followed by the sound of "hua la".

  About one meter away from me, a woman who looked 18 or 19 years old was carrying a suitcase and another bag. For some reason, the bag suddenly ripped open, revealing that it was full of snacks, probably brought from home. As a result, there were snacks all over the floor. The woman looked a bit depressed, slowly put down her suitcase to one side, then took off the backpack she had on her back and placed it on top of the suitcase, squatted down and started picking up things.

  I didn't intend to pay attention to her, but after seeing the snacks, I accidentally took a glance at this girl. Her skin was very white, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, wearing tight jeans that showed off her slender legs, along with a pair of black high heels. She had on a T-shirt with a red blouse over it. Her short hair was neat and tidy, framing her face - I think the hairstyle is called "bobbed". Her hair was blonde in color. When she squatted down, her little butt kept twitching up and down, giving off a very seductive feeling.

  I suddenly remembered that helping others is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, and as a patriotic young man who grew up under nine years of compulsory education, I must be brave and help those in need. So I walked over decisively, put my bag aside, and started helping her pick up her things.

  The woman looked up at me and said "Thank you, thank you, no need, no need."

  I shook my head, "It's nothing, I often help people like this. Don't be polite, don't be polite, all within the four seas are sisters. Oh, no, is it all brothers and sisters? Haha" I smiled awkwardly, then scolded myself fiercely, saying it was a habit, really hard to change my mouth.

  The girl also laughed and didn't disturb me. I started helping the girl pick up things, and before long, we two had picked up all the snacks on the ground.

  She stood up and smiled at me "Thank you, I'm Qiao Xuan"

  "Don't be polite, don't be polite." I also smiled politely. "My name is Wang Yue, are you going on a trip with so many things?"

  The woman shook her head, "I'm here to study, these were given to me by my grandmother when I left, she specially brought them for me. There's so much food, it would be a waste not to bring it. Someone had good intentions, wanting me to eat on the train, but I didn't eat and threw it away, what a pity. So I brought it with me, who knew the bag was so broken." The woman still had some resentment as she spoke.

  When I heard she was going to school, I casually asked "Which school are you from? Let's see if we're on the same way?"

  The girl looked at me and said "You're also here for the third time of supplementary enrollment, are you coming to school?"

  "You've noticed it too, we really have a connection"

  The girl smiled again, and the small dimples that appeared when she smiled were really cute, reminding me of my ex-girlfriend Yu Wu. The best way to forget about the previous one is to quickly get another one "XXXX University, what about you, which university are you from?"

  "What a coincidence?" I said after finishing. Then I reached out and picked up her suitcase "We're from the same school"

  "Really?" Qiao Xuan's mouth was agape, her face filled with incredulity.

  I casually pulled out my admission letter from my bag. "See? Foreign Languages Department, Applied English. Class 3."

  Qiao Xuan's mouth opened even wider, and he pointed at himself, saying "Me too!"

  "What a coincidence!" I happily pulled her along as we walked "Let's go, let's go to school together."