He overheard his roommate Ji Xiaojun saying, "Our class teacher is a stunning beauty; she's supposedly the most beautiful teacher in the School of Media Studies!"
Li Xianming said, "There are so many beautiful girls at our school, especially those studying broadcasting, they're all so stunning!"
Xie Changjin said, "We'll get to see our beautiful homeroom teacher at the class meeting tomorrow!"
Daqi was also incredibly curious; just how beautiful was this homeroom teacher? He was determined to get a good look tomorrow. Daqi's wives had dinner with him after he registered for university and then went home. Daqi said, "Now that I'm here to study at university, I'll live on campus from now until the end of military training." His wives all agreed. Daqi kissed them goodbye and returned to his dormitory alone.
When I got back to the dorm, I found many people there, all chatting. They talked about everything: the college entrance exam, movies, studying, postgraduate entrance exams. One guy, a native of Jiangxi, said something that really surprised everyone. He said, "Classmates, I've set myself a goal of passing the university English proficiency test."
The 5th episode featuring the beautiful teacher
Everyone asked, "What's your goal?" The guy from Jiangxi replied, "I want to pass the TEM-8 (Test for English Majors-Level 8) exam by graduation." Daqi was taken aback and quickly said, "You're really something, bro. TEM-8 is really difficult. Are you an English major?" The guy hesitated for a moment before answering, "I'm not an English major, I'm a Chinese Literature major." Daqi had heard that only English majors were eligible to take the TEM-8 exam, so he shared his idea, and the guy from Jiangxi didn't dare say another word.
Daqi chuckled to himself: This kid is so damn ignorant. Maybe college freshmen are just this naive and arrogant!
Naïve and arrogant have always been inseparable "close companions." When a person is naïve, they are often arrogant, and when a person is arrogant, they are often still in a naïve psychological age.
Daqi and his classmates were discussing how, since most of them had just entered university, they were all in an extremely arrogant state of mind. Each of them seemed to have a very strong personality. But Daqi knew that while this group of people appeared "full of vigor," how many of them could withstand the test of four years of university life? When they graduated, looking back at what they had said as freshmen, many would surely feel guilty, thinking: "I was so naive back then." But regardless, freshmen were still relatively simple-minded, a point Daqi could accept. Having come from a vocational school background, he understood that everyone entering university...
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Students are full of fantasies about university life, just like many vocational school students were when they first entered vocational school.
That evening, Daqi chatted animatedly with his dorm mates Li Xianming, Xie Changjin, and Ji Xiaojun. They were all curious about Daqi, this "older student," finding it quite interesting that someone so much older than them was attending university. Daqi, however, didn't care. He was there to experience life, simply to fulfill a dream. He didn't tell anyone he was a multi-millionaire, nor did he mention having seventeen beautiful wives. Whenever his classmates asked, "Brother, are you really married?" Daqi would laugh and say, "I just got married last year. Not 'got married,' but 'just got married.'" His classmates would then ask, "What about your wife while you're here?" Daqi would laugh and say, "She's at home preparing for having a baby!" They would all stare in astonishment, speechless for a long time.
That night, no one could sleep, and they chatted until midnight. Still unable to sleep, Li Xianming suggested they all sing some songs. Everyone agreed, and the four of them started belting out songs. They sang everything: Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Rene Liu, Jay Chou, David Tao… they sang every kind of song imaginable. They sang until after 3 a.m., when all four finally fell asleep. The next morning, they all went to the cafeteria for breakfast together, almost three or four dorm rooms at a time. When they arrived, Daqi noticed many people staring at them, the freshmen, with strange looks. There were also many upperclassmen in the cafeteria.
The upperclassmen murmured, "A bunch of greenhorns are here." Then they burst into laughter. At that moment, there were quite a few freshmen in the cafeteria, many of them girls. The upperclassmen's comments were even funnier. Here are some examples:
A group of upperclassmen were gathered around a table in the cafeteria. One of them said, "This year's freshmen are pretty good! I went to welcome them the other day and saw some girls who are absolutely gorgeous! Look, look, here comes a girl in a skirt, here comes a girl in a skirt!" The group all looked at the girl. Some said, "Wow! She's so beautiful!" Others said, "So-so, so-so, not as pretty as the prettiest girl in our class." One of them said, "I have four girlfriends, and each one is prettier than this." This was followed by a burst of laughter, making the freshman girl blush...
Daqi and his friends happened to be sitting next to this group of senior students. He ignored these so-called "senior students" and quietly ate his meal. But his ears were not "idle" at all; he was trying hard to listen to the conversation of the senior students at the next table.
Just then, an unattractive woman walked into the cafeteria. Daqi saw her too; being a student, he knew better than anyone that if the boys got together to talk about pretty girls, they'd usually talk about unattractive girls too. This aligned with the principle of yin and yang, the so-called "one ugly, one beautiful, that's what they talk about." Moreover, men often talked about unattractive women with more enthusiasm and richer content than about pretty ones! For example, the group of older boys at the next table were discussing this unattractive woman who had just entered the cafeteria. This woman was indeed rather ugly; at least Daqi felt a bit nauseous just looking at her. Not only were her features ugly, but she also had a face full of pockmarks, and even her mouth was crooked.
A: "Look, look! A 'fairy' has arrived!" The group turned to look, and the whole table burst into laughter. B chimed in, "This kind of beauty is perfect for our Fatty." One of the group was called Fatty. Fatty immediately said to B, "I think she and you are a match made in heaven." B immediately retorted decisively, "Ah, I'm going to commit suicide..." Hahaha, they burst into laughter again. C then said, "I think our Cantonese guys are the ones who love keeping this kind of beauty as a mistress!" A immediately turned around, spitting out a mouthful of rice, and laughed at C, "You Hunanese guy are the one who likes this kind of woman the most. I think that's the kind of taste you Hunanese have!" It turned out that A was from Guangdong, and C was from Hunan. The Hunanese man immediately retorted, "Nonsense, nonsense. You know Sister Zuying, right? Sister Zuying is a typical Hunan girl, she represents the taste of Hunan people. You Guangdong people don't have that, do you?" The Cantonese man immediately said, "Let me tell you, Hong Kong is also part of Guangdong, and we speak the same Cantonese. Li Jiaxin is no less beautiful than Song Zuying, is she? She's from Hong Kong, so she's actually from Guangdong." The man called Fatty immediately said, "Li Jiaxin seems to have mixed heritage, so she doesn't count as a Cantonese. Besides, Hong Kong isn't part of Guangdong anymore, so Li Jiaxin is definitely not from Guangdong!" Fatty continued, "Speaking of beautiful women, we have to talk about Jiangxi. Chen Hong from 'Palace of Desire' is a girl from Jiangxi, isn't she beautiful?" At this moment, another boy shouted, "If we're talking about beautiful women, we have to talk about Shandong. Gong Li is a girl from Shandong, she's so sexy..."
Daqi chuckled to himself: Hey, these college students are something else! They really are the kind of people who love their hometown!
After having breakfast with everyone, Daqi went to the classroom with his roommates. Everyone was still quite unfamiliar with each other, especially the boys and girls, who were clearly separated – the girls all sat in the front row, and the boys all sat in the back. The bell rang, and everyone quieted down a bit, guessing the teacher was about to arrive. Today was their first class meeting with their class teacher, and Daqi had been quietly anticipating seeing the beautiful class teacher everyone had been talking about. Suddenly, a classmate ran into the classroom and said, "The class teacher is here! Everyone, quiet down!" Everyone immediately fell silent. "Tap-tap-tap—" The sound of high heels approaching grew louder. Finally, a female teacher entered – or rather, a beautiful female teacher.
She truly lives up to her reputation; she's a stunningly beautiful teacher! This woman sports a Korean-style short bob, her features are exquisitely beautiful, and she wears an apricot-colored bohemian cropped top, a white fishtail skirt, and delicate high heels. Her entire figure is incredibly alluring. This teacher exudes a strong feminine charm!
Just like when he first met Yulou, Daqi was immediately captivated by the beauty and charm of the female teacher before him. He thought to himself: "Just as beautiful as Yulou, but with a more refined, scholarly air. After all, this beauty is a true university professor." Of course, while her breasts were high and full, they lacked Yulou's proud and assertive shape, but they were equally vibrant and incredibly alluring!
As soon as the beautiful teacher entered the classroom, she said, "Is this Class 02 Literature (1)?" Some people said, "Yes, teacher, you are our class teacher." The beautiful teacher smiled slightly at everyone, put down her beautiful handbag, placed it on the podium, and walked up to the podium. The beautiful teacher used her right hand to smooth her bangs and said, "Hello everyone, I am your class teacher of Literature (1). First of all, let me introduce myself. My surname is Han, and my name is Han Meng, Meng as in dream. You can call me Teacher Han. I am not only your class teacher, but also your English teacher for the two years of university. First of all, I would like to say welcome to Binhai Media College..." Everyone applauded enthusiastically. Teacher Han first introduced the general situation of the school to everyone, and asked everyone to study hard for the four years of university. She also talked about future employment. Teacher Han said, "Those who study hard for four years in university will suffer much less after graduation; otherwise, they'll feel their future is bleak. Don't think that entering university is a guarantee of success; universities today are not like they were ten years ago. Finally, I hope none of you here will date, because dating will take up a lot of your study time. Of course, if you want to date, as your teacher, there's nothing I can do. Because nowadays, university students are allowed to get married! However, I certainly don't want any of the boys or girls in our class to get married." Everyone laughed, finding Teacher Han's speech extremely humorous. Tong Daqi stared in surprise at the beautiful teacher's speech. When she spoke, the corners of her mouth would slightly turn up, revealing two rows of small, white, and even teeth—truly captivating!
"Is Teacher Han married?" Oh my god, why did this thought suddenly pop into my head, Daqi? Unexpectedly, Ji Xiaojun leaned close to Daqi's ear and whispered, "Brother, you're so experienced, tell me, is Teacher Han married?" Daqi said, "Wait three minutes, let me observe her a bit more." Daqi carefully observed Teacher Han; she always stood gracefully, speaking softly. Daqi whispered, "Xiaojun, what do you think?" Xiaojun said, "I don't think she's married, she's so young and beautiful." Daqi said, "I think she is." Xiaojun said, "Why? Brother, tell me your reasons." Daqi said, "My intuition tells me so, I can't give a reason." Xiaojun said, "How about this, let's make a bet. If the teacher is married, I'll treat you to dinner; if she's not, you treat everyone in our dorm to dinner."
My goodness, this guy's bet is unfair! If he's not married, he'll treat everyone in his dorm to a meal, but if he gets married, he'll only treat himself. This guy's something else. Everyone says people from Zhejiang have a knack for business, and seeing it today, it's definitely true.
Daqi said, "Okay, but how do you know if the teacher is married or not?" Ji Xiaojun smiled mysteriously and said, "I have a clever plan!" Daqi smiled and nodded, wanting to see what kind of "clever plan" Ji Xiaojun had.
After Ms. Han finished speaking, she said, "Next, it's time for each of you to introduce yourselves. You'll be spending four years together, so you should get to know each other better. Help each other out; friends from your university days may be lifelong friends." Ms. Han took out a list from her bag and called each student to the podium to introduce themselves.
Daqi was most afraid of this; he wasn't acting like he used to. He used to enjoy public speaking, but now he seemed less interested in the limelight. When it was his turn to step onto the stage, Teacher Han suddenly said, "You must be Tong Daqi?" Daqi nodded. Teacher Han said, "Let's give a warm round of applause to welcome the married Tong Daqi!" Everyone clapped enthusiastically, and the girls looked at him with great curiosity. Teacher Han smiled and said, "You don't mind me revealing your private information, do you?" Daqi smiled and shook his head, saying, "No, no, the boys all know." Immediately, Ji Xiaojun said, "Teacher Han, Tong Daqi has told us about our marital status. I wonder if Teacher Han is married?" Everyone laughed heartily. Teacher Han said, "I'm a foreign language teacher, and I usually hate being asked about marital status. However, given the special circumstances of our class, we shouldn't have any secrets between teacher and students. Okay, I'll tell you. Let's give him a round of applause!" Everyone laughed heartily because Teacher Han was indeed a gentle and understanding teacher. Even when faced with a big question like "Are you married?", she answered the students' questions directly and calmly. Daqi gave Ji Xiaojun a thumbs up in the audience: This kid is bold enough to ask the teacher directly if she is married. His "hidden plan" is to ask a bold and direct question.
Ms. Han said, "I just got married..." All the boys' faces seemed to darken. Daqi, however, was very happy because he had guessed correctly. Ms. Han said her husband was a businessman.
Episode 6: Beautiful Broadcasters
Daqi knew perfectly well that such stunning beauties usually married wealthy men or officials. But Teacher Han didn't seem to put on airs; judging from her demeanor, she was probably married to a businessman. Because wives of officials tend to be quite "pretentious." In the parlance of contemporary college students, this "pretentiousness" simply means liking to put on airs. Actually, so what if her husband is an official? What's there to be pretentious about? A little pretense is acceptable, but blindly putting on airs everywhere is simply despicable!
Daqi was the last to give a speech, and he returned to his seat after he finished. Finally, Teacher Han said, "You'll start military training tomorrow. This afternoon, you'll have another class meeting; your instructors will come to meet you. Starting tomorrow, you'll have three days of orientation, followed by two weeks of military training. I'll be on duty at the school these next few days. I'll give you my phone number; feel free to call me if you need anything. That's all for now."
Back in the dorm, everyone was buzzing with discussion. Some said, "Our homeroom teacher is so beautiful!" Others said, "What's the use of being beautiful? If you're rich, you could marry someone that pretty. Her husband is very wealthy." Still others said, "A woman this pretty is better suited as a mistress than a wife." Daqi said to Ji Xiaojun, "We made a bet, you know." Xiaojun said, "It's just a meal, no problem, no problem. We'll go to the restaurant on the second floor of the cafeteria for lunch." Daqi quickly said, "Forget it, forget it, I was just kidding. I'll treat my roommates to lunch."
At noon, Daqi really treated his roommates to lunch. Everyone said, "Brother, you're so kind. If you need anything in the future, just let us know." Daqi smiled and said, "We're all brothers, don't be shy." After lunch, everyone took a nap. After waking up, they went to class for a class meeting.
In the afternoon, everyone met with Instructor Song, who was known for his dark complexion during military training. Teacher Han also appointed a temporary class leader for everyone. The temporary class leader was named Long Xiaowu, and he was from Xinjiang. Teacher Han specifically said, "The current class leader is temporary. After the military training is over, you will formally elect all the class officers. If you have any questions for now, you can first find Long Xiaowu, and he will report to me."
In the evening, temporary class monitor Long Xiaowu notified everyone to pick up their military training uniforms—camouflage uniforms. Daqi thought military training was probably pointless, but it was mandatory; otherwise, the school said they wouldn't graduate. Sigh, what a waste of time—completely unnecessary!
That evening, Daqi called home and spoke with Qiwen and a dozen other wives, telling them that the school was making them do military training. Qiwen said, "Then just apply to the school to skip the training. You're already an older student, what's the point of training?" Daqi thought it made sense, so he directly called his homeroom teacher, Ms. Han. Ms. Han said, "Daqi, here's what we'll do. If you don't want to do military training, there will be a lot of paperwork, which is very troublesome. You can just go through the motions. Don't worry, I'll talk to your instructor about your situation. Just pretend to be sick and go to a shady spot. In short, just be there for roll call. As for standing in line, you don't need to." Daqi repeatedly said, "Thank you, Ms. Han! Thank you, Ms. Han! I'll definitely treat you to dinner another day as a way of thanking you!" He said, "Okay, okay. By the way, I've looked at your file. You seem to be only a year younger than me. We even took the high school entrance exam in the same year, 1995." Daqi laughed, "Teacher Han, I can't compare to you. You're a teacher, and you've already graduated from university. As for me, I'm your student." Teacher Han said, "It's been a pleasure working with you, teacher! You're a big brother now, so please take good care of the younger students around you. I'll treat you to coffee another day, and we can talk about how to carry out the class work." Daqi said, "Okay, okay." The two chatted for a while longer before hanging up the phone.
For some reason, Daqi felt particularly good after his phone call with Teacher Han. That evening, with nothing to do, everyone started chatting, and many classmates sighed. Daqi asked, "Why are you all sighing?" Some said, "Dude, why are all the girls in our class so ugly?" Others said, "Hey, I thought our literature department had beauties, but they're all just plain ugly?" Someone else said, "It seems like that girl in our class surnamed Ye isn't bad at all?" Immediately, someone else replied, "Old..."
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"Brother, so this is your taste?" Suddenly, someone ran in—it was Xie Changjin. He happily said, "Comrades, I have good news for you!" Everyone hurriedly asked what it was. He proudly said, "The instructor said our department's military training formation is with the broadcasting department." Everyone exclaimed "Wow!" Many said, "Doesn't that mean we can see a lot of beautiful girls?" Others said, "Comrades, we'd better keep our eyes peeled tomorrow and look at every single one of them." The news Xie Changjin brought seemed to have given all the boys in the literature class a shot of adrenaline, except for Daqi. Because he already had 17 beauties—his second wife, Zeng Xiaoli, was a typical beautiful TV host—he just smiled and said to everyone, "Comrades, you should try your best to win over all the beauties from the broadcasting department!" Xie Changjin said, "Actually, we have a beauty in our class too!" Daqi said, "I know who you're talking about. Isn't it that guy from Dalian surnamed Zhao?" Everyone chuckled. A boy from Hangzhou immediately said, "That Zhao class beauty is pretty good, she can rival the broadcasting beauty." Daqi said, "Comrades, I think 'to fight external enemies, we must first secure internal stability.' You guys should win over Zhao class beauty first before eyeing the broadcasting beauty; we can't let the good stuff go to outsiders." Everyone said, "Big brother is right, big brother, you should take the lead and win Zhao class beauty over first." Daqi quickly said, "No, no, no. I'm a married man, forget it, forget it. Let you young people have this good thing." Li Xianming said, "Big brother, it's okay, make Zhao class beauty your mistress..." Hahaha, everyone burst into laughter. Daqi was just admiring her; he really didn't have any romantic feelings for Zhao class beauty, because while she was pretty, she paled in comparison to Teacher Han. Teacher Han was beautiful, mature, and generous!
When Daqi went to bed that night, he couldn't fall asleep. He heard someone talking. He listened carefully and heard someone calling, "Teacher Han... Teacher Han..." What? The beautiful Han Meng is here? He quickly sat up in bed. It turned out that Ji Xiaojun was talking in his sleep.
Daqi chuckled to himself: "That kid Xiaojun called out Teacher Han's name in his dream. He's probably captivated by her beauty, but he's too shy to say it in front of others. After all, Han Meng is a teacher; what boy would dare say that publicly? Xiaojun's courage to say it in his dream is commendable! Xiaojun, oh Xiaojun, forget about Han Meng! Who would dare to even think about her?"
After everyone finished breakfast, one of the classmates, with a sly grin, pulled Daqi aside and said, "Big brother, I have something to tell you." Daqi said, "Go ahead." The guy looked left and right and smiled, "Yesterday, Long Xiaowu was talking in his sleep! In his dream, he was calling out for Teacher Han and Class Beauty Zhao..."
My goodness, this Long Xiaowu is even more ruthless than Ji Xiaojun. He can call out the names of two women at the same time in his dreams. He's a real genius!
After breakfast, everyone put on their camouflage uniforms and went to attend the entrance ceremony and military training opening ceremony. The ceremony was held in the college gymnasium. At the entrance ceremony, the Party Secretary and the Principal of Binhai Media College gave speeches, which were nothing more than empty and clichéd words about studying hard and preparing to serve the country after graduation. Empty and clichéd words are necessary, at least those who are in power love to say them and use them the most. This is perhaps the hard reason why empty and clichéd words exist. Tong Daqi already knew what this so-called entrance ceremony was all about. He took out an MP3 player from his pocket, which Suqin had prepared for him. Suqin said, "Listen to it when you have nothing to do, and listen to it when you don't want to listen in class." Daqi listened to songs with his eyes closed, thinking to himself: Qin'er is really my thoughtful person, she knows to prepare something for me to listen to music, this is such a good way to pass the time. If I listened to those leaders' speeches, I would fall asleep.
Actually, not only Tong Daqi was falling asleep, but many students in the hall were almost asleep as well. Even their beautiful homeroom teacher, Ms. Han, was drowsy. Daqi listened to the music, his eyes lazily scanning his surroundings.
Damn it, nothing to do, might as well look at what the pretty girls around me look like. His eyes swept around, and apart from Zhao, the class beauty, the other girls in his class weren't particularly attractive; the girls in the broadcasting department in the front row were quite pretty, not only beautiful in person, but also dressed in a trendy way, probably because of their major. However, the most attractive one was still the sleepy-looking Teacher Han. Da Qi kept paying attention to the pretty Han, thinking that she was on the same level as his first wife Qi Wen, second wife Xiao Li, third wife Mu Ping, and the "busty goddess" Yu Lou. Han's husband is really lucky! His gaze inadvertently drifted towards the boys, and he noticed that Ji Xiaojun's lustful eyes were also wandering around. Hey, this kid is also a womanizer, but his skills are still shallow, how can he compare to me, Da Qi? Hehe! Da Qi chuckled to himself.
Finally, the opening ceremony ended, and everyone began their military training. Daqi and his classmates from the Literature (1) class were led to the tennis court for military training by Instructor Song. After Instructor Song lined everyone up, he said to them, "Which one of you is Tong Daqi?" Daqi immediately said, "I'm here, Instructor." Instructor Song smiled and said, "Step forward, come here." Daqi approached the instructor and said, "You sit aside and watch everyone train. I'll register you as a sick student." Daqi smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, Instructor!" In his heart, he thought: Thank you, Han Meng! Daqi was filled with gratitude for Han Meng. He sat down under the shade of a tree and watched everyone train.
The whole class was training under the sun, but Tong Daqi was leisurely watching them. With nothing to do, he took out his phone and started chatting with his dozen or so beautiful wives.
That was fucking awesome! Each wife replied to one of his messages, and ten minutes or so passed. While he was texting with his wives, a voice came from beside him: "Hey, which department are you in?" Daqi looked up and saw, wow, a beautiful woman talking to him.
The beautiful woman was sitting right next to Daqi, who was so engrossed in texting that he'd forgotten a stunning beauty was sitting next to him. She was tall, with an oval face and fair skin. Both her face and figure were absolutely gorgeous. Judging from her demeanor, Daqi figured she must be from the broadcasting department.
Daqi said, "I'm in the Literature Department, you're in the Broadcasting Department, right?" The beautiful woman smiled slightly and nodded. "I sprained my ankle, and the instructor told me to rest here. What's wrong with you?" Daqi thought for a moment and said, "I have a cold, and I'm a little dizzy, so I came here to rest." The beautiful woman looked at Daqi suspiciously and said, "Really? Your eyes are so bright, how could it be a cold? Oh, I see." The beautiful woman smiled slightly and lowered her voice, "Are you faking it?" Daqi felt a surge of satisfaction, like he'd drunk a Coke: How could this little girl think that way? It's so cute that she has this thought! Daqi nodded deliberately and whispered, "Keep it a secret!" The beautiful woman chuckled, "I'm a genius, I guessed right. Don't worry, I won't tell. You're so honest, you actually told me you were faking illness." Daqi said deliberately, "You're in the broadcasting department, so it doesn't matter if you know. If you were in the literature department, I wouldn't tell." The beautiful woman said, "My name is Lin Xiaoling, from Shandong. What's yours?" Daqi said, "My name is Tong Daqi, from Binhai." Lin Xiaoling exclaimed in surprise, "You're Tong Daqi, the married man?"
My goodness! It turns out my reputation has spread to the broadcasting department!
Daqi smiled slightly and said, "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed!" Lin Xiaoling said, "What are you ashamed of? You have such a strong will! I heard you're several years older than us? The same age as your homeroom teacher?" Daqi blushed and nodded, saying, "I started school late, haha, just kidding." Lin Xiaoling said, "Can you tell me why you came to university? I heard you've been working for several years now, why didn't you work and came to school?" Daqi said, "To experience life." Lin Xiaoling seemed very clever and said, "Oh, no wonder you applied to the literature department, you probably want to..." "Become a writer?" Daqi smiled and nodded. "I'll probably pursue writing in the future. What about you, little sister, what do you want to do?" Lin Xiaoling said, "I'm studying broadcasting, so of course I want to be a TV announcer." Daqi said, "That's a good job. Everyone envies that job. With your qualifications, it's no problem." Lin Xiaoling said, "My qualifications? What qualifications?" Daqi said softly, "Which announcer doesn't have a bit of charisma?" Lin Xiaoling laughed, "You mean I have charisma? Just say I'm pretty, why beat around the bush?" Daqi smiled and nodded.
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Daqi thought to himself: This beautiful woman in front of me is a bit arrogant. But she is indeed beautiful, and beautiful women are often arrogant. Of the dozen or so beauties in his own family, apart from Yijing, which one doesn't have a bit of an arrogant temper?
Lin Xiaoling continued, "What's your phone number?" Daqi smiled slightly and gave her his number. She immediately dialed Daqi's number and said, "My number is already in your phone. Send me a text message if you have nothing to do." Daqi nodded. The two chatted about everything under the sun. Lin Xiaoling seemed to know everything, but Daqi knew she actually knew nothing. She was a typical woman with "broad knowledge but shallow understanding." Then again, how many women studying broadcasting, entertainment, acting, or music actually have deep knowledge? If they did, wouldn't editors and directors have no market? Daqi was a typical chauvinist; in his eyes, most women were empty-headed, except for his first wife, Qiwen.
During a break from military training, Lin Xiaoling went to talk to someone. Daqi chatted with his classmates. Many classmates knew that the school was making an exception for him and not making him participate in military training, so they understood. Quite a few boys liked talking to Daqi, perhaps out of curiosity. However, Daqi maintained a certain distance from everyone. He wouldn't stick close to anyone, regardless of whether they were boys or girls; after all, he was a father now.
Daqi thought to himself: How could a mature person be so clingy with a little brother or sister? I'd better go sit in the library; staying here is just a waste of my life.
During a break in military training, Daqi told his instructor he was going to the library to read. The instructor said, "Give me your phone number. If they call roll, I'll call you back. Normally, you don't have to come back. But keep your phone on, just in case." Daqi said, "Thank you, Instructor! Thank you, Instructor!" So he went to the library. Because he was wearing camouflage uniform in the reading room, many of the older students were very surprised to see him: a raw recruit reading!
To Daqi's delight, he wasn't the only one wearing camouflage; several others were also in camouflage, undoubtedly freshmen as well. He found a seat, picked up a book titled "China's National Conditions and Strength," and started reading—mostly just to pass the time; he was the kind of person who had long since stopped caring about national affairs. Time flew by in the library, and he returned to his dorm in the evening. Bored that night, he called home to inquire about his family and the three children. Qiwen said, "Check on them this weekend; everyone misses you. The children miss you too!" Daqi replied, "Have Li'er pick me up by car."
Daqi spent his military training in the library. Throughout the training, he mostly spent his evenings talking and chatting with his roommates, but he was often alone. However, besides reading, Daqi's life during this short period of training also had some interesting moments, which I'll mention here. He became friends with a girl.
It was Lin Xiaoling from the broadcasting department. One day, Daqi was reading in the library when someone called his cell phone. He answered and realized it was Lin Xiaoling. Xiaoling said, "Daqi, where have you been? I haven't seen you for two days!" Daqi replied, "I'm reading in the library." Lin Xiaoling said, "I'm bored, I'll come and read with you." So, the two often read together in the library. They both wore camouflage uniforms, making them very conspicuous in the library. At night, when Daqi was lying in bed with nothing to do, he would text Xiaoling. Soon, the two became familiar with each other. One time, Daqi was really bored, so he asked Xiaoling out for coffee. There were two coffee shops in the campus living area with pretty good environments, and Xiaoling agreed. The two sat together and chatted about their families, their plans for university life, and so on. Xiaoling said to Daqi, "After military training, I'll be working at the campus's experimental TV station to get some experience. What are your plans?" Daqi replied, "As an older single man with a wife, my thoughts are naturally different from yours. I'll just stay in the library and read some books; it'll be peaceful." Lin Xiaoling said, "The first time I met you, I felt you must be a well-read person, very much like my father." Daqi asked curiously, "What does your father do?" Xiaoling said, "My father is a professor in the Chinese department, teaching at a university in the north. My mother is a middle school teacher." Daqi smiled and said, "So, you come from a scholarly family." Xiaoling said, "What family background? I know nothing about Chinese, and my studies are poor, which is why I'm studying broadcasting. My father has always been against me studying this major; I came here of my own accord. Brother, I think you could try working in the college's publicity department; your writing must be quite good." Daqi said, "How do you know my writing is good?" Xiaoling smiled slightly and said, "My dad is like that, and I guess you are too."
"Hahaha!" Daqi laughed. He found the beautiful woman in front of him rather cute, always comparing him to her father.
Tong Daqi, oh Tong Daqi, time waits for no one. It seems there's a generation gap between you and the young college student in front of you.
Lin Xiaoling would also invite Daqi out for walks with her classmates. They were all girls from the broadcasting department, and they all treated Daqi like an older brother, while Daqi treated them like little sisters. Gradually, Tong Daqi got to know many girls from the broadcasting department. Daqi felt that these girls studying broadcasting had very strong interpersonal skills, excellent speaking abilities, and were very good at chatting. But they all had one common problem: their foundation was very shallow; they knew a little about everything, yet they knew nothing at all.
One evening around 9 p.m., Xiaoling called Daqi, saying she needed to discuss something with him. Daqi said, "Let's meet at the coffee shop." Xiaoling agreed. So, they met at the coffee shop. They sat down and each ordered a coffee. Daqi asked Xiaoling, "What's up?" Xiaoling whispered, "Brother, a guy gave me roses, what should I do?" Daqi exclaimed in surprise, "What? Red roses? How many?" Xiaoling nodded and said, "Red roses, 99 of them!"
Daqi was surprised: Boys these days are so bold and direct! I've only ever seen this kind of thing on TV before. I never thought that my little sister Xiaoling would encounter this situation.
Daqi laughed and said, "Little Ling, it's obvious he's pursuing you!"
Xiaoling smiled smugly and said, "Of course I know he's pursuing me. I was just asking what you should do, big brother?"
Daqi: "What should we do? Do you like him? If you do, accept him; if you don't, don't. It's that simple!"
Xiaoling said, "The problem is, I don't know whether I should accept it or not?"
Daqi had no choice but to say, "Tell me about him, and I'll give you some advice." So Xiaoling gradually recounted her relationship with the boy, saying that he was a photography student, tall and handsome. Daqi was a smart man; he knew that girls Xiaoling's age rarely dated without considering a man's appearance.
Women, especially around eighteen or nineteen, tend to value a man's appearance more; it's only as they get older that they start to value his abilities more. Of course, Qiwen and Muping are exceptions; they've liked men much since they were younger.
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That's strange.
Daqi knew that Xiaoling actually had a crush on the boy. He said directly, "Xiaoling, why don't you try dating him? Maybe he's a nice guy." Xiaoling nodded and said, "Okay, big brother, I'll listen to you."
So, Xiaoling started dating that boy. Daqi had met Xiaoling's boyfriend; he was quite tall and handsome. They both treated Daqi well, even treating him to meals together, and Daqi had treated them to meals in return. However, after Xiaoling started dating, she went to the library less often. Daqi also preferred to study alone, as he just wanted to spend his university years quietly. Until the end of military training and classes resumed, Daqi spent most of his time in the library. He didn't know why he did this; perhaps it was due to a generation gap with his classmates. However, he felt particularly warm and happy when Xiaoling occasionally met up with him and they would have coffee together. After military training, it was the National Day holiday. Xiaoli drove to the school to pick Daqi up and take him home. He naturally spent the holiday with his wives. Qiwen told him, "Honey, our Xiaoqi, Xiaoxue, and Xiaofeng can walk now!" Daqi was very happy to hear this and personally played with his three children for several days. Qiwen's son is named Xiaoqi, Muping's daughter is named Xiaoxue, and Suqin's daughter is named Xiaofeng. Qiwen and Muping named their daughters Xiaofeng. Daqi didn't interfere much; he just let them be, focusing on being a good father.
During the long holiday, all the wives were very concerned about Daqi's life at university. Daqi said, "I don't know why, but I always feel like it's hard for me to truly integrate into their lives. I spend most of my time in the library." Daqi briefly explained how he had spent so much time there. All the wives said, "You're a father now, so naturally your mindset is different from theirs. Just treat it as life, don't overthink it!" Daqi smiled and nodded.
After the National Day holiday, everyone resumed their real school life. This made Daqi feel a little better because he could attend classes and listen to the teachers. He listened attentively in every class and took notes. He especially enjoyed listening to his homeroom teacher, Ms. Han's, English class because he could watch the beautiful teacher on the podium. Ms. Han also liked to tease Daqi, often calling on him to speak in class. Daqi's English was worse than "goose language," and every time he opened his mouth, the whole class would burst into laughter. Ms. Han would laugh so hard she bent over. However, Daqi felt quite happy because he tried his best to speak.
He thought: If I can make Teacher Han happy, I'll be happy too! I, Tong, don't care about the innocent laughter of my classmates!
After a week of regular classes, one day our class advisor, Ms. Han, said, "Classmates, the department has asked me to select class officers within three days. I've decided to use a democratic election method. That is, you will elect our class monitor, Youth League secretary, and academic representative, etc. We'll have a class meeting tomorrow afternoon, so please come to the classroom to vote!"
Daqi didn't take Teacher Han's words seriously at all; he thought attending the class meeting was enough. However, while Daqi thought this way, the other students didn't. That evening, his roommate Li Xianming came directly to the library to find Daqi. Li Xianming said, "Brother, I'll treat you to a late-night snack tonight. I need your help with something." Daqi looked at his phone and said, "Okay, let's go to a snack shop now."
The two had just sat down at the snack shop when Daqi's phone rang. He answered and saw it was Long Xiaowu from his class calling. Long Xiaowu said, "Hey bro, are you free tonight? Let's grab some coffee!" Daqi replied, "I'm having a late-night snack. Let's meet in the dorm after we finish." Long Xiaowu said, "Bro, let's meet at the coffee shop. I need to talk to you about something." Daqi said, "Okay, okay, I'll call you back later." He hung up and he and Li Xianming each ordered a bowl of noodles. While they were eating, Li Xianming said, "Bro, the class is electing class officers tomorrow. What are your thoughts?" Daqi said, "Thoughts? What do you mean?" Daqi really didn't understand what Li Xianming was talking about. Li Xianming said softly, "Bro, let me be frank, will you run for class officer?"