Yi Roujing didn’t expect to see that young couple again so soon, or that they were in the same major.

Li Hongwei was delighted to see two more young ladies reporting in, and went into detail about where to collect textbooks, where the dorms were, how to claim stipends, and so on.

"You can go together. We only have eight female classmates in clinical medicine, and you’re all in the same dorm." Li Hongwei looked at Yi Roujing and Ren Xuejuan with a big smile and said.

Li Hongwei glanced at the family members behind the students and gave Xu Ancheng an extra look, "Hey, comrade, you look familiar to me somehow."

"Hello, Mr. Li, I’m a newly appointed teacher in the Mathematics Department. My name is Xu Ancheng." Xu Ancheng stepped forward and extended his hand toward Li Hongwei.

Li Hongwei’s eyes widened considerably, surprised and pleased, as he shook Xu Ancheng’s hand firmly, "I thought you looked familiar! Turns out it was Ancheng, the student—no, Ancheng, the teacher now. Your accomplishments in Jing University’s Mathematics Department are still talked about, even in the Medical Department. We’ll be colleagues from now on."

"With Teacher Ancheng here, I won’t arrange for students to show you around." Li Hongwei waved to the group, quietly praising them, thinking their new medical students had recruited one of Jing University’s distinguished figures.

"Turns out we’re classmates! What a coincidence. By the way, my name is Ren Xuejuan." Ren Xuejuan glanced at Yi Roujing several times, full of smiles, and then pulled a tall figure beside her to introduce him, "This is my husband Fang Zuxin, he’s in the military."

The tall Fang Zuxin, being pulled by Ren Xuejuan, had an expression of utmost gentleness. It was clear their marital relationship was quite good.

"Hello, comrade Xuejuan, I’m Yi Roujing, and this is my husband Xu Ancheng, and this is my sister-in-law Ding Anmin." Yi Roujing cheerfully introduced her family.

Ren Xuejuan was a bit puzzled about why Yi Roujing’s husband and sister-in-law didn’t share the same last name, but she didn’t ask, figuring perhaps one took the father’s surname and the other the mother’s.

"By the way, I’m twenty-one this year, how old are you?" 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"I’m twenty-two, a year older than you." Yi Roujing replied with a smile.

"We’re the same age, so how about we call each other by our first names from now on?" Ren Xuejuan was lively, and Yi Roujing nodded, at least she had a very good first impression of her.

The dormitory arrangement for the Medical Department was in Room 305 of Building Nine. Inside and outside the dormitory building, there were people everywhere, carrying sacks, holding net bags, and shouldering bedding, everyone was moving in along with family members.

When Yi Roujing and her group entered the dormitory, Gong Jue’e was already there, holding a cloth and cleaning the desk and chair in the center. She didn’t just clean her own space but cleaned everything thoroughly.

"Hey there, we have company!" Gong Jue’e, being straightforward, grinned widely upon seeing Yi Roujing and the others, showing her pearly teeth, "My name is Gong Jue’e, I was the first to arrive, and I’ve chosen this bed."

Gong Jue’e pointed to the fully loaded lower bunk of the first double bed on the left, "I’m big and tall, sleeping on the top bunk might scare the person sleeping below, so I chose the bottom bunk."

Yi Roujing smiled at this, she liked straightforward girls, "Hello, comrade Gong Jue’e, I’m Yi Roujing, twenty-two years old, from Huaixi County, Jiang Province, and this is my husband..."

"I’m from Qi Qi Commune under Baitai River City, Heihe Province. Don’t let my height and mature look fool you, I’m only twenty years old, not married yet." Gong Jue’e said openly, "Feel free to ask for my help, I have a lot of strength, and we’re classmates and roommates, we should help each other."

"Hello, comrade Gong Jue’e, I’m Ren Xuejuan, twenty-one years old, from Longchuan Production Team in Shu County, Sichuan Province, and this is my husband..." Ren Xuejuan followed up with her self-introduction.

"Since we all know each other and our ages, how about we call each other by name from now on?" Gong Jue’e warmly suggested, "Go ahead and pick your favorite bed."

Yi Roujing chose the upper bunk of Gong Jue’e, and Ren Xuejuan chose the lower bunk of the bed behind Gong Jue’e, then the group busied themselves with cleaning and making the beds.

Ding Anmin was here to help today, she scurried up to the top bunk and asked Xu Ancheng for a cloth to clean the bed spotlessly, and after it dried, she neatly arranged Yi Roujing’s belongings.

"Roujing, your sister-in-law is so capable." Gong Jue’e was somewhat surprised at how well Yi Roujing and Ding Anmin got along, "And your relationship is really good."

"Yes, I married into a good family, my in-laws, brother-in-law, sister-in-law are all wonderful people." Yi Roujing praised without reservation.

Xu Ancheng chuckled, glanced at Yi Roujing to remind her if she had forgotten something.

Gong Jue’e, being straightforward and sincere, replied immediately after hearing Yi Roujing, "At the end of the day, it should all come down to having a good husband. I’m telling you, a woman’s happiness in marriage entirely depends on her husband."

Seeing the way Gong Jue’e spoke, she glanced at Xu Ancheng with admiration; a good one indeed. Seeing Ren Xuejuan’s husband, Fang Zuxin, busy and constantly moving, and how Ren Xuejuan seemed nurtured into a trusting nature, Gong Jue’e didn’t forget to praise Fang Zuxin.

"It looks like our dorm will have a great atmosphere, everyone seems easygoing and kind." Gong Jue’e, though blunt, was genuinely perceptive, otherwise, she wouldn’t have gotten into Jing University.

Yi Roujing and Ren Xuejuan took out their food to share, while Gong Jue’e pulled out her burlap sack from under her bed, taking out two dried fish, "We have a lot of rivers, river fish is abundant, take them and try the taste."

"Thanks." Yi Roujing accepted without hesitation.

Ren Xuejuan also happily took the fish, which was as long as an arm and as wide as nearly a waist, "This fish is huge."

"We have bigger ones too; whenever you want to visit, I’ll take you fishing." Gong Jue’e said with a smile.

"Hmm—what’s that smell?" A refined girl wearing a pink wool coat, white pants, black fur shoes, with wavy hair stopped at the door of Room 305, covering her nose with a frown.

"It’s dried fish." The lady behind her with wavy curls wearing a black wool coat said, "It’s a hometown specialty brought by your roommates, you may not like fish but I find it quite fragrant."

Y Roujing noticed the lady speaking was quite sensible, a sentence that perfectly mollified the slightly awkward atmosphere.

"Hello, I’m the mother of your roommate Le Xinxin." The elegant lady smiled while pushing her daughter into the room.

Le Xinxin stuck her tongue out, apologetically smiling at Yi Roujing and the others holding the fish, "I’m not into river fish or seafood, sorry about that, I’m Le Xinxin from Hu City, nineteen this year, pleased to meet you."