Chapter 37: A Fellow Countryman in the Dorm

  When I returned to the dormitory building, the whole building was brightly lit. As expected, students who passed today's test can move into the dormitory now. Who are my roommates? What kind of people are they?

  I had just walked into the dormitory and saw everyone sitting on the lower bunks chatting. When I looked at them, I felt seven pairs of fourteen eyes locking onto me, with each pair shining with excitement and curiosity.

  "To show my friendliness, I smiled and introduced myself: 'Hello everyone! My name is Ren Yiyue, born on the 9th day of the first month of the lunar calendar in the year 2222, from Junlang Village, Xingzhong Town. I'm very happy to live with you all.'"

  As she spoke, she walked into the dormitory and sat down on one of the lower bunks.

  "Haha, we can say that we are half-fellow countrymen now. Everyone is from Xingzhong Town, please take care of each other in the future!"

  All seven of them said.

  As soon as I heard this, I knew they were already familiar with each other and was thinking about how to respond to them.

  Suddenly someone jumped up and said: "Ren Yiyue, you are Ren Yiyue, the only male student in Class 1 who was exempt from the exam!"

  At the same time, there was a loud thud, and his head hit the bed. The man didn't cry out in pain, but instead rubbed the bumped spot on his head with his hand. Everyone else burst into laughter, and the man also chuckled foolishly.

  I stood up laughing and used my hand to touch the man's head, where a lump had formed. I secretly channeled some of my inner energy into my hand and gently massaged it for him. Before long, the lump was gone, and the man looked at me with surprise and gratitude on his face. He hadn't even had time to say thank you before I lay back down in bed.

  At this time, others also reacted one after another: "Unexpectedly, we can live in the same dormitory with our town's little genius!"

  "Really? I didn't expect you had already chosen this dormitory."

  "Haha, I'll have to help brothers write love letters in the future! Your writing skills are so good."

  "Right, right, it's better to write a few love poems."

  "It seems I saw a large group of female classmates surrounding us."

  ……

  I was stunned by this, and when I looked at them again, they seemed to have taken me for a romantic saint. As for me who has never been in love before: how can I bear it!

  Finally, I couldn't help but laugh and said: "Don't worship me, bro, I'm not a legend, hehe."

  After a burst of laughter, they finally stopped their wild and fanciful talk. I nodded my head in satisfaction and said: "Why don't you all introduce yourselves? I still don't know your names; since we're all from the same place, just call me by my milk name from now on, call me Gao Ming."

  Everyone agreed, and the one who was bumped into first said: "My name is Li Guikan, born in the year 2222 of the lunar calendar, from Tianba Village." He looked strong and sturdy, honest and simple, with a childish air about him.

  The doll-faced boy on the far left said in a childish voice: "My name is Suning, also from Tianba Village."

  The man on Suning's right side was sturdy and mature, saying, "I'm their neighbor, named Yan Jun, take care."

  Sitting next to me were: Liu Jinsong from Long Yunshan, this person is the nephew of Vice President Long Hongneng, a handsome and rich boy in the dormitory, with a charming voice.

  The two brothers of Hai Zhai, Dai Hong and Dai Pu, the former is generous and open-minded, while the latter is clever and cunning.

  Zhang Jiagang's Zhang Hengwei is tall and thin, and he is a man of his word.

  These villages are all rural areas of Xingzhong Town, so there is a dormitory for fellow villagers, which is really rare.

  Mutual understanding is more important than choosing a place to live.

  "I propose choosing Ren Yiyue as our dorm leader, what do you think?" Li Guikuan said with a face full of admiration.

  "Good!"

  "Good!"

  "Good!"

  Three people agreed with this proposal.

  Several others remained silent, and Liu Jinsong suggested:

  "Why don't we go by age? Whoever is older will be the room leader?"

  "That's okay."

  "I have no opinion."

  "No, as they say, 'having ambition is not limited by age', our department head should be a person of both integrity and talent, only then can we hold our heads high!"

  "Right! Right!"

  A discussion, still no result.

  Liu Jinsong suggested again: "Why don't we compare our knowledge and experience first, and then everyone can say who they think is the most suitable candidate for the team leader?"

  Having said that, he felt complacent and thought no one would object anymore, and this room leader had made up his own mind.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, everyone thought it was good.

  "So, brothers, I'll introduce myself in more detail. This year, I'm 12 years old and have been studying for two years, so naturally, I have some foundation of knowledge and experience. If you don't understand anything in the future, feel free to ask me, no need to be polite!"

  He said with an air of complete confidence.

  Originally, apart from me, there were a few others who had been eyeing the dormitory head position. As soon as they heard that Liu Jinsong was actually a student who had been held back a year, and not just any ordinary student but one who had been held back for two years, they immediately lost interest.

  However, everyone still reported their true age and some deeds. As for my deeds, I don't know why they can all count them out without having to say much. In fact, I don't care who becomes the dorm leader.

  I'm actually concerned about the age of my roommates, and through comparison, I found that my age is only ranked fourth. Can't help but sigh: why am I always ranked fourth? I remember in the past when I was in a dormitory, I also ranked fourth!

  Everyone finally called out the name of their own dormitory head, and those who didn't were considered to have abstained.

  I have a total of four supporters, including myself; Liu Jinsong only had three supporters and he confidently abstained from voting, then lost!

  When the result was clear, he shouted: "Ah! It doesn't count, how can you choose yourself?"

  In response to their inquiry, I smiled and told them a story, which I suppose everyone knows

  The story was "Mao Sui Recommends Himself", they listened with relish, and when the story ended, everyone was convinced, including Liu Jingsong.

  Unconsciously I became the dorm head again, and I couldn't help but sigh: Life is like a dream!

  Now that the matter was settled, everyone chatted together, mainly about the college entrance examination. When it came to the first pass, they all curiously asked me about my experience as a team leader, and I satisfied their curiosity by telling them about my own experience as a team leader. Listening to them, it seemed like they were the ones who had been team leaders, and I was even impressed that I had developed such a talent for storytelling at some point.

  After hearing my experience, they also wanted to see the results. This is a common human nature. They asked me what prize I got. There was nothing good to hide about it, so I showed them by stretching out my hand. A crystal-like space watch on my left hand, and from their eyes, I saw the light of envy.

  "So, I encourage you: 'As long as you are willing to work hard, one day you will also be able to obtain it, and even better things.' Everyone was lost in thought."

  I thought to myself: Encountering each other is fate, let alone living in the same room. I'd be happy to help them wherever I can, and now it's even more important to offer some encouraging words.

  Then I was curious about what kind of questions the second test would be, and learned that their pps were around 4-5, but they could only get into liberal arts classes.

  Liu Jinsong has been repeating grades for two years and is now a first-year high school student with 106 PPS.

  Can enter Wen class, Wen talent is good, everyone chats until midnight, and then prepares to sleep.

  That night, except for me entering, they all slept very well.

  As for why I don't sleep but instead cultivate, it's because I recall my teacher once asked classmates what kind of state they wanted to attain. I don't remember others' answers, but I myself emulated the Confucian ancestor Confucius by saying

  "Life is interest-free, and living has no interest."

  If it were an ordinary person, not taking a nap at noon and staying up all night would be considered tough. But now it's different, as a cultivator, I think "no rest" is achievable.

  Why be so cruel to yourself? I also thought of resting, but as a pioneer, I have to keep the pressure on at all times. A sense of responsibility doesn't allow me to stop for a moment!

  Success is never easy, and life is full of imperfections and regrets everywhere.