Ordinary countryside reborn

After getting off the train, Tianyuan took Li Mei to the ticket office. This time she planned to buy tickets to the next art school in advance to avoid having to worry about it again when she arrived.

The train station is chaotic, with many people from taxis, restaurants, and hotels soliciting customers. Some people will follow passengers for a while until they are rejected repeatedly.

Li Mei held the suitcase in one hand and the tool box in the other, carrying Tian Yuan's painting bag on her back, and followed Tian Yuan closely. After Tianyuan bought the ticket, she went directly to the intersection to hail a taxi and reported the address of a hotel chain near the university she applied for that she found online.

The car stopped in front of the hotel, Tianyuan paid and got off. Li Mei didn't say anything else this time. Since the big money has been transferred to herself, she can spend the rest of the land as she wants. It's not good to be too strict.

After booking a standard room, they got the card and went upstairs with their luggage.

This journey was all arranged by Tianyuan. Although both of them were traveling far away for the first time, Tianyuan read more books. In Li Mei's eyes, it was normal for Tianyuan to know more.

Even in the previous life, Tianyuan went to the city where Li Mei worked during the summer vacation of her freshman year. She saw a natural gas water heater for the first time and asked Li Mei how to use it. Li Mei also asked why you, a college student, didn't know how to use it. Similar incidents happened more than once. In Li Mei's mind, she should know everything after reading so many books.

After entering the room and putting down their luggage, the two of them took a shower and then went downstairs to find something to eat. They also planned to visit the university they were applying for.

The winter in City C is colder than that in my hometown. The temperature in the morning is extremely low, and there is still light snow falling in the sky, like goose feathers, falling slowly and lightly. Tianyuan took Li Mei's arm and carefully walked down the steps. The bushes on the roadside were covered with a thick layer of white snow. Tianyuan grabbed a handful and balled them into small snowballs and threw them on the ground.

Li Mei moved the scarf around her neck toward her mouth. Seeing Tian Yuan's childish behavior, she reminded, "Don't get your gloves wet."

The two found a nearby breakfast restaurant and ate a bowl of steaming porridge. Tianyuan didn't want to move anymore.

It's too cold. Let's wait for nice weather before going to the university.

After discussing with Li Mei, we returned the same way.

After staying in the hotel for two days, Tianyuan spent the morning and evening reviewing cultural classes, and spent the afternoon painting.

On the third day, Li Mei accompanied Tian Yuan to visit the university.

It didn't snow again that day.

There is a school plaque placed at the main entrance of the school. It is the name of the school carved on a large rectangular stone with a thick layer of snow on it.

This time, Li Mei gained a lot of knowledge after following Tian Yuan for the exam.

It was very difficult for ordinary people at that time to go to school. Not many could take the college entrance examination, and even fewer eventually went to college.

In Wushan Village, of Tian Zhi's generation, there is only one college student in the whole village. Now he is working in another province. I heard that he is already a leader in the company. He designed the bridge in the village.

And Li Mei never dreamed that she could come into the university and take a look.

The architecture of the Academy of Fine Arts has a strong artistic flavor. Every corner of the campus is a landscape, with various sculptures, lotus ponds, graffiti walls, etc., which are pleasing to the eye and lingering over.

Li Mei looked at the beautiful scenery along the way and couldn't help but sigh: "This school is really big. I haven't seen it after walking for so long. It is much bigger than our village."

Tianyuan smiled and said: "The university must be big. There are seven or eight thousand students. There are many dormitory buildings, as well as teaching buildings, libraries, gymnasiums..."     At this time, there are not only students from our school, but also many like Tianyuan. Art candidates came to visit, and there were many of them accompanied by their parents just like her.

On the day of the exam, Tian Yuan put on his toolbox and painting bag and went to the exam location on his own. This time I didn't ask Li Mei to come with me. The weather was too cold and an exam lasted three hours. Li Mei came with me just to blow the cold wind outside.

The process is similar to that of the joint entrance exam. You finish the exam in one day, go back to the hotel to rest for one night, and then pack your things and rush to the next exam room the next day.

This time the train took eighteen hours. Tianyuan also bought a sleeper berth, and the two tickets cost almost 600 yuan. Li Mei put away all the tickets and kept them as souvenirs in the future.

As the train entered G city, the temperature gradually became warmer. Tianyuan put on a light coat on the train and packed the thick clothes into the suitcase. Li Mei was wearing a sweater and her face was already flushed with heat. After all, it was winter. She was afraid it would be cold when she got out of the car, so she only took off her coat and held it in her hands.

After getting out of the car, a cool breeze blew, but Li Mei didn't feel cold, but felt very cool.

It was one o'clock in the afternoon, and in the winter in this city, the sun was shining brightly and it was as warm as spring.

This time, he also took a taxi to a hotel near the school, booked a standard room, and entered the room. Tianyuan put down his luggage and looked for clothes. "Mom, it's too hot. I'm going to take a shower first, and then go out to eat later."

Li Mei was so hot that she took off her sweater, "You go ahead, I also need to take a shower. Why is it so hot? It doesn't feel like winter here."

After only resting in the hotel for one day, Tianyuan took Li Mei to several nearby attractions. Of course, he also walked around the university and took her to eat a meal from the university cafeteria.

"The school I went to didn't know whether the food was expensive or not, and I didn't have time to eat it once. The price here doesn't look high, but it's a little too bland."

Li Mei commented while eating the food in the lunch box.

The cafeteria was full of students and it was noisy. Li Mei glanced at the food of the female classmates on the table next to her. It was lighter than what was on her own plate, and she couldn't eat after seeing it.

Taking advantage of others' incomprehension, Li Mei said directly: "The food at our place is still delicious. If you go to school here, will you be used to it?"

Tian Yuan smiled and said: "Mom, aren't you worried that I won't pass the exam? Why do you think so far ahead?"

Li Mei said casually: "If you weren't sure, would you still take the exam? The travel expenses are so expensive. If you don't pass the exam..."

She paused, and after a long while, Li Mei said: "If you don't pass the exam, I'll just treat it as a trip. If I didn't accompany you, I'm afraid I would never come to a university like this in my life."

It has been more than a month since I left home. This time I traveled to two provinces, visited two universities, and saw a lot of scenery I have never seen before. When I get home, I can show off to Tian Zhi.

This time Tianyuan went to take an exam, Li Mei sent her into the exam room, and then like many parents of students, she basked in the sun on the lawn outside.

She hadn't called home after being out for so long. Li Mei took out her mobile phone and dialed Wang Li's home phone number.

"Hey, Wang Li, where's my plum? Have you eaten? How are you doing lately?"

"Didn't I accompany Yuanyuan to take the exam? She is still taking the exam. Well, we will go back in a few days. Please help me call Tian Zhi to answer the phone."