628 Chapter 610 - The Scholar's Report

Ice City, the exit of the train station.

Sun Qiang struggled to carry his luggage and followed the crowded crowd to the exit of the station.

After exiting the station, it became clear that there was a relatively large square in front of him.

Walking a few steps further, he saw a relatively large banner, which read "Report of New Students of IU". There was a table set up by the banner, and several people were standing there with their luggage.

Sun Qiang emptied his hands of the luggage and moved toward the table.

Two people who looked like students came over quickly. After confirming them, they took the luggage over. These people were arranged to meet the station.

After signing in the book, Sun Qiang stood with several other new students and waited for the bus together.

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Sun Qiang, the top student in Jiangsu province in 1994, finally chose IUT after several considerations.

There were many factors that led him to choose IU, including the tuition-free policy, the high living allowance, the school's reputation, and the personal persuasion of the IU's admissions teacher in Jiangsu Province.

But most importantly, there was the influence of Yunli Hao, a fellow student at the same school.

Hao Yunli had returned to the school once to give a speech after her fame, when he was only a freshman in high school, but he was already very bright. After that speech, he started paying attention to the university in the north.

Perhaps because of his special attention, the news about IU became more and more frequent, and gradually the reputation of IU caught up with that of Qingbei.

When it came time to apply, he also asked around. Most of the undergraduates in the school were study-oriented, which was obviously not a good choice for him, who was very proud.

Yunli Hao, his senior sister, was able to do experiments and produce results in her freshman year, which was absolutely impossible in other schools.

In addition, IU's flexible dual-degree system was one of the advantages he liked.

After the college entrance exam scores came down, he also had his doubts, because the admission scores of IUT were still significantly lower than those of traditional top-tier schools in Jiangsu province, so he always had some gains and losses along the way.

After chatting with a few new students, a bus drove up. With the help of the seniors, several of them loaded their luggage onto the bus.

The bus waited another ten minutes before starting, but within ten minutes, it was at the bus stop.

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When he got out of the car, there was a yellow 6-story building in front of him, which must have been his dormitory.

As he was looking around, a rumbling sound came from the back of the building. But the sound was coming from the air, and following the sound, he saw two white cars stopped above his right, overhead.

It was the first time he had seen a bus in the air. So he just kept staring, watching people going up and down.

The other freshmen around him had similar reactions, all of them with their mouths open, watching the rare western view.

A few of the orientation seniors, seeing their curiosity, explained it to him. This is the on-campus light rail, which they will need to rely on in the future to get between the academic and living areas as the campus continues to expand.

But it's not just the students who ride the light rail. The light rail has become a sight to behold in Ice City. Tourists and local residents alike come to take the light rail for a free ride at every turn.

The presence of the light rail left a very good first impression on Sun Qiang. This impression has eased his worries along the way.

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The good impression, however, lasted less than 10 minutes.

When he was led to his room by some seniors, he saw a room with 4 sets of bunk beds.

There were several people in the room organizing things, making the modest room seem even more crowded.

"Didn't we agree that the students were all four to a room?"

Sun Qiang turned around and questioned the senior who brought him in. But what he got was a blank look on his face, and he was only temporarily caught up to help carry things.

Asking others, the other students in the room had no idea what was going on.

Only Sun Qiang met with the admissions teacher, but the other students didn't have a chance.

Sun Qiang had no choice but to settle down first and look for Teacher Chen, who had made a promise to him later.

Eight people in one room was completely beyond Sun Qiang's expectations.

His bed was made up against the window, so how should his luggage be handled?

If you put it on the bed, there's not enough space on the bed, so it's inconvenient to put it under the bunk bed and go back and forth to get things.

In addition, several of the beds only have boards, where are the bedding?

Do you want to buy it yourself?

He didn't bring it!

How does this sleep?

Sun Qiang had been running around for several days and was a little dizzy. He simply threw his luggage into the upper bunk, climbed up, and lay down on the wooden board with his clothes on. As he had not slept well on the way, he fell asleep in a short while.

I don't know how long he slept, but he was awakened by someone.

There were several more people in the room, standing on the floor. The department student council sent someone to tally the information.

Each new student would be given a set of bedding, but they needed to report the color, pattern, etc., and someone would bring it to them in a little while.

Sun Qiang slept for a while, regained some energy, rolled over and got out of bed, and pulled a girl who was walking out.

"Sister, may I ask, what about dinner later? Where are we going to eat? Are we going on our own, or is someone taking us there?"

"Don't worry, someone else will be here later to register you and take you to dinner," Hu Jing explained pleasantly.

Hu Jing explained amiably. She was temporarily caught to help today.

Sun Qiang saw the pretty senior sister with a good attitude, so he continued to ask.

"Before I came here, Mr. Chen, the admissions teacher, told me that we were supposed to have four students per dorm room. But I've been assigned here, is there some mistake?"

When Hu Jing thought about it, she really knew something about the situation.

"I heard that the new dormitory has been built, but something happened with the inspection, so it's been delayed. After you finish your military training, you will move to the new dormitory."

"Thank you, senior sister."

Sun Qiang thanked excitedly.

He felt a lot better all of a sudden.

What is it that you only know to cherish when you have lost it?

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As expected, the department counselor came over with a few students, this time counting the number of people who were ready to receive the allowance.

After signing the book, Sun Qiang received a 50 RMB meal ticket. The living allowance will have to wait for a few more days, and then everyone will receive a savings passbook, which will be given to them along with their student ID cards.

As the economic situation gradually improved, the school's living allowances for students were revamped. Students receive more than a hundred dollars a month, and some departments that are better off financially, or have special policies, have additional allowances. Students from poorer families can survive even on subsidies.

At dinner time, Sun Qiang and his new roommates locked the door together and went out to eat.

Armed with the map they had just been given, the group discussed the situation as they walked.

The university campus was huge, far beyond their imagination. Many of the cafeterias are actually accessible by light rail. Only a few cafeterias in the North District don't need to take the train.

Another important thing to do before eating is to buy rice bowls. You need to spend your own money for the rice bowl.

After the meal, instead of going back to their dorm rooms, several people took the free light rail and followed the map to explore the campus.

The large campus was divided into two halves, north and south, by a railroad and a small river.

The northern part of the campus is somewhat old and gives off a sense of history, while the southern part is a new area. The new type of stadiums built along the light railroad, and the different shapes of the teaching buildings were one after another, revealing a modern atmosphere everywhere.

When Sun Qiang returned to his dorm room, he was filled with anticipation.

It seemed that he hadn't chosen the wrong volunteer. Just now he took the light rail around twice, a variety of old and new buildings, convenient and advanced light rail cars, all left him with an almost science fiction-like feeling.

On today's tour, the students did not get off the train to walk around carefully. The main reason was that the light rail stopped after 8:00. Without the light rail, they were unfamiliar with the roads and had difficulty finding their way back to their rooms.