HLnovel Chapter 403
Chapter 403
"I'm not cleaning up for you, I'm cleaning up for my mom," Zhou Zedong said directly, ignoring the candy offered to him.The group was taken aback for a moment.
Come to think of it, no matter how good the treatment was, they wouldn't go so far as to hire someone to clean for them, right?
Only a rich kid like Xiao Chen would think of such a possibility.
Si Nian looked at the group of four. She really didn't expect such a coincidence—these were the same people from the train who had played chess with her son and even thought about becoming her daughter-in-law.
Seeing the two boys carrying large and small bags, she figured they were probably helping the girls bring their things up.
Si Nian stepped forward and asked, "Are you in this dorm too?"
The two girls nodded blankly. Since Si Nian was already married, it was hard for people to associate her with someone who was just starting college.
However, looking around, there were only the old and the young.
There was no one else but her.
"I'm Zhang Xue, and she is Liu Nana," the two introduced themselves.
"I'm Si Nian. We'll be roommates from now on."
The two girls blushed.
After all, back on the train, they had openly said right in front of Si Nian that they had taken a liking to her son.
Even though they had thought he was her younger brother at the time, it was still awkward now.
Si Nian learned from the two girls that the other two boys were named Chen Haoran and Zhu Dong.
Chen Haoran was a local from Jing City, while the other three were from Bai City. They had all met on the train.
It seemed that Chen Haoran had his eye on Zhang Xue and was currently pursuing her.
Before long, the last roommate arrived. She was also a local from Jing City, named Lu Yao.
Everyone exchanged greetings and then started cleaning their own spaces.
"Sister Si Nian, where are you from?"
Zhang Xue and Liu Nana were a bit more familiar with Si Nian. As they laid out their new bedsheets, they asked her curiously.
Because Si Nian was married, both of them automatically treated her like an older sister.
Si Nian replied, "I'm from the Yungui and Sichuan area, very far away."
Chen Haoran immediately chimed in, "I know that place. My dad used to be a soldier there. I heard it was quite backward. But I guess that's not entirely true, seeing as you're quite fashionable, sister."
After Chen Haoran spoke, the other three roommates subconsciously glanced at Si Nian's outfit.
She was wearing a simple dress and small leather shoes. She had a lot of hair, styled in waves and draped over her back. Her facial features were bright and elegant, and her skin was fair. No matter how you looked at her, she didn't seem like someone from a remote area.
The style of her dress was also very beautiful. She wore no makeup but had applied a little lipstick, giving her a great complexion.
Even though she was about the same age as them, she was much more fashionable.
They were still wearing ordinary little sailor-collar tops.
Their hair was in ordinary braids.
And they had thick, heavy bangs...
Prompted by Chen Haoran's words, the other three subconsciously felt a sudden wave of inferiority.
Once the men stepped out, they immediately gathered around and asked Si Nian, "Sister, where did you buy your clothes?"
Si Nian was slightly taken aback and said, "I bought them back in my hometown. They have this style in the department stores. If you like it, you can go take a look."
Department stores?
They exchanged glances. Wouldn't that be very expensive?
It hadn't been easy for them to get into college. Their family conditions weren't bad, but they weren't exactly wealthy either.
They rarely went to places like department stores to buy clothes; they usually bought them from street stalls.
Hearing Si Nian say this, they thought to themselves that her family must be quite rich.
Who said remote areas were poor? In their eyes, Si Nian was much richer than they were.
Si Nian wouldn't be living in the dorm very often anyway. After finishing the cleaning, she planned to take her older husband and the three children out to eat.
It was a good opportunity to taste how the food in their cafeteria was.
There weren't many people reporting in today, but the cafeteria had started operating long ago.
The students who arrived early didn't have to worry about going hungry.
Si Nian said goodbye to Zhang Xue and the others, then led the children and Zhou Yueshen to the cafeteria.
The cafeteria was huge, and the school itself was astonishingly large.
There was also a library and other facilities.
The children were dazzled by the sights.
"Big brother, this school is so much bigger than ours."
Second Child had a stunned expression on his face.
Zhou Zedong was quite calm and seemed very satisfied with the school's environment.
Although he was still young, he had already made up his mind to study here in the future.
The family of five arrived at the cafeteria. There weren't many people around at the moment.
Some other students had also come with their families, so their group didn't look out of place.
Si Nian ordered two meat dishes—sweet and sour spare ribs and steamed fish—along with scrambled eggs, spare rib soup, and four portions of rice.
It looked quite appetizing.
However, the price wasn't cheap either.
The children held their bowls of rice and ate. They weren't picky eaters and ate everything.
"Mom, these sweet spare ribs are just as delicious as the ones you make."
Si Nian smiled slightly. Back when she was in school, her school also had this dish. Because she loved eating it, she had specifically learned how to make it.
Naturally, the taste was quite similar.
Although Si Nian's cooking skills were quite good, she wasn't so confident as to compare herself to a professional chef.
Her son's words were already the greatest affirmation of her culinary skills.
After eating, the family went to buy some furniture and items that were still missing at home.
Jing City was even hotter than back home, but the courtyard house was actually quite cool. Buying a fan would completely solve the heat problem.
Si Nian also bought new schoolbags for the children.
Zhou Yueshen hadn't gone out to busy himself these past two days. Instead, he hired workers to build a washroom next to the toilet, which would make washing clothes and other chores convenient in the future.
Si Nian also contacted a local primary school, planning to send the two children there to register.
This school was recommended to Zhou Yueshen by Yu Dong's wealthy sister, who lived far away in Jing City.
They had a letter of introduction.
As soon as the school saw the letter, they didn't even look at the children's grades and directly said they just needed to come and register.
Their attitude was incredibly accommodating.
Surprisingly, there was also a kindergarten here. It wasn't like the typical childcare classes in the compounds, but a real preschool.
In the future, all three siblings would be able to attend the same school.
After registering the children, Si Nian couldn't help but ask Zhou Yueshen exactly how wealthy Yu Dong's family was.
Zhou Yueshen didn't know much. He only knew that Yu Dong's family ran a restaurant back in their hometown, and he had occasionally heard him boast about how his grandfather or some older generation had been a royal chef in the palace.
But he had never taken it seriously, assuming Yu Dong was just bragging.
But now, seeing that a single introduction letter from his sister had waived the complicated enrollment procedures for three children and even secured them placements in the best classes, he had to admit that they had some serious backing.
Jiang Jiu was also brought to register by Jiang Wenqing. Jiang Jiu had been staying with his dad in the researchers' dormitory these past few days. He had initially been unhappy about it, but after seeing all the weird and wonderful things at the research institute, he became fascinated.
He had even completely forgotten about his dear second brother.
He only remembered him when it was time for school.
Jiang Jiu's family was very wealthy; he could attend any school he wanted without a problem.
They had called Zhou Yueshen in advance to ask, and knowing they were coming to this primary school, they immediately sent their son over.
When Jiang Jiu saw the two brothers, he happily ran over and said, "Big brother, second brother! My dad is amazing. He researches a lot of magical things. Look, this is the globe my dad gave me. Dad says the earth is round."
He took a mini globe out of his schoolbag to show them.
Second Child touched it, and the globe began to spin.
Even Zhou Zedong, who had been sitting off to the side with no interest in their conversation, couldn't help but have his eyes drawn to the globe.
Second Child asked in confusion, "Why is the earth round, yet we don't fall off?"
Zhou Zedong rolled his eyes at his younger brother. "Because of gravity."