Ordinary Road 2010

As the long summer vacation draws to a close, Lin Yi also began to pack his bags. To be precise, it was Ms. Yu Xiujuan who was doing the packing.

"I see from the weather forecast that the temperature in Beijing is about the same as that in Lin'an. It's still so hot. You should still sleep on a bamboo mat. By the way, is there an air conditioner in the school?"

"No."

Jingdian's dormitory building is older than Lin Yi, and the conditions are very average.Yu Xiujuan didn't care how he knew it in advance, she just believed it anyway.

"Then you have to bring the bamboo mat even more. The electric fan can always be turned on, otherwise how can you sleep at night?"

In fact, the voltage in the dormitory is not even supported by a serious electric fan, and it will be overloaded and tripped when it is turned on. At most, the desktop pocket mini fan connected to the computer with a USB cable can be used.

Seeing that she was preparing all these big and small bags, Lin couldn't help persuading: "Mom, you can buy these things after school. I can't take so many with me."

Yu Xiujuan didn't raise her head while tidying up: "You and your dad are going together, why can't you take it with you?"

"what?"

Lin Yi still doesn't know when they made this decision: "I didn't say I want Dad to accompany me, I can go alone."

"Then what's the point? It's the first time in college, and the other students are all sent by their parents. What does it sound like if you are the only one reporting? Others think you are an orphan without a father or a mother."

Ms. Yu Xiujuan didn't have any taboos when speaking, and Lin Yi wanted to explain: "You think too much, many students went by themselves."

"Do you still remember the letter that was sent with the admission notice? Many poor students travel thousands of miles to go to school alone."

When Lin Yi received the admission notice, a pink copy paper was attached to it, detailing the conditions and procedures for students from poor families to apply for university student loans, and urged freshmen not to give up their studies because of financial problems.

Moreover, the identification of poor students is not strict. Basically, as long as you can bring a statement with an official seal from the local area, the school will recognize it.

Students who have difficulty even in traveling to Beijing can contact the school in advance through the contact information left above to obtain help from the school.

When Lin's father and Lin's mother saw this, although they didn't need it, they still felt very warm. Lin's father said with emotion, "Now is really a good time to study."

Yu Xiujuan was unmoved: "Our family hasn't reached that level yet, we don't miss your dad's train ticket, and we don't even think about taking advantage of the country."

Lin Yi emphasized: "I mean, those students can report by themselves, and I am already independent. Didn't I go on my last graduation trip by myself?"

"During the graduation trip, there were classmates in your class, such a large group of people."

The mother was worried about the son traveling thousands of miles, and Ms. Yu Xiujuan insisted: "It's the first time to travel far away, let your father take you there, otherwise we won't feel at ease at home."

Lin Yi declined again, he did not know how many times he traveled back and forth between these two cities.

"Just send it off this time. I'll come back after sending you to school. From now on, you can go by yourself." In the end, it was Lin Guoqing who made the final decision.

Lin Yi had no choice but to accept the arrangement, but he still prevented him from bringing him almost a full set of daily necessities on the grounds that they could be bought when the school started.

Ms. Yu Xiujuan complained dissatisfiedly: "Even if you can buy things in school, those cheap things are definitely not as comfortable as those at home..."

Even so, she still packed a lot of luggage in the end, filling two large suitcases was enough for each father and son.

In short, in the afternoon before the report day, Lin Yi walked out of the house accompanied by Lin Guoqing and embarked on a journey northward.

It was Lin Yi's uncle Cheng Shengli who picked them up and sent them to the station. Lin Guoqing asked him on the way:

"Shengli, why did you come here by yourself? When I called Guofang, I said that if Xiaohui has time, let him drive us."

Cheng Shengli waved his hand: "Xiaohui's car is afraid to go on the road recently."

"It's the same when I come to send it off. As for Xiaojie's admission to a key university in the capital, I should charge him an extra sum if parents of high school students get on the bus, so that they can enjoy our family's happiness, hehe!"

Bragging is not unique to Beijing taxi drivers, it should be regarded as an occupational disease, after all, it is quite boring to steer a steering wheel all day long.

Lin Guoqing also remembered the reason he said. Recently, a neighboring country that lived a good life was making a scandal about buying the island. The public opinion in the country was in an uproar, and people everywhere were angry.

"The rumors are tight these days, Xiaohui's Honda should be parked at home recently and not drive out."

"Who said it wasn't? He covered it all up with a car cover. And now he regrets it. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have bought a Honda."

Although it caused a little inconvenience in life, Cheng Shengli did not complain too much, but scolded a neighboring country for its shamelessness.

This incident has far-reaching significance, not only bringing the relationship between the two countries to a freezing point, but also affecting the sales of Japanese cars in China for a long time.

If this can only be regarded as a passive struggle, then the truly exciting moment will have to wait for many years after the domestic auto industry has accumulated a lot in the new energy track.

Lin Yi thought of his anger in his previous life, but this time his heart was much calmer, and he just felt that the goal in front of him was clearer.

When getting off the bus, Lin Guoqing handed the money to Cheng Shengli after some back and forth, and then he and Lin Yi turned around and entered the station.

This year, Lin'an East Railway Station, which is known as the largest transportation hub in Asia, has not yet opened, and there is no direct high-speed train from this city to the capital.

So Lin Yi chose an overnight train, which took about thirteen hours.

They bought two hard sleeper tickets, because Lin Yi could get a discount with his student ID card.

It was already evening when they boarded the car, and they found the corresponding compartment. The hard sleeper had three berths, upper, middle and lower. Lin Yi chose the lower berth, and Lin Guoqing was in the middle berth above him.

They didn't have much communication with other people in the same compartment. There were no hidden outsiders, and no high-ranking officials who visited in secret.

Everyone is an ordinary traveler, a hasty passer-by who went his own way.

They didn't buy any meals on the train either. The father and son took out the barreled instant noodles prepared by Ms. Yu Xiujuan and finished dinner with the boiling water on the train.

At around ten o'clock, the lights on the car were gradually turned off, and the staff checked the personnel according to the berths, and they also called it a day and took a break.

This kind of old-fashioned train is not quiet, and it will make a loud rumbling sound when it is running, which makes Lin Yi, who is used to riding on the Fuxing, feel a little uncomfortable.

In the middle of the night, hearing the noise of the train and the rhythmic snoring of the upper bunk, Lin Yi tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep, so he simply got up and opened the carriage door to the aisle.

It was pitch black inside and outside the car window, and I couldn't see my fingers.Lin Yi turned on his rice phone and took a look. It was two o'clock in the morning.

Calculating the time, the train should be running on the vast plain between the Yellow River and the Huaihe River. This place is fertile and rich, and it has been the home of farming civilization since ancient times.

In those invisible nights, there are villages and cities, fields and rivers, and people who are sleeping soundly.

Lin Yi stood there alone in a daze, imagining this quiet and serene scene, and became more and more determined about his future.

I go all the way north, there is a bigger world there.

Chapter 184 The Back

Early the next morning, Lin Yi wiped his face with cold water in the bathroom. When he came out, Lin Guoqing asked him, "Did you not sleep well yesterday?"

He should have noticed the movement when Lin Yi went out at night.

"No, I slept well."

Lin Yi was indeed in high spirits, and looked very energetic.

Lin Guoqing didn't say much, because when the first ray of sunshine appeared in the morning, the train finally arrived at its destination:

Beijing West Railway Station.

The father and son took their luggage, got out of the car with the crowd, and then searched back and forth in the pick-up area.

Recently, all major colleges and universities in the capital started their classes intensively, and they could see that many schools held up their signs for accepting new students, and they found the sign of "Jingcheng University of Electronic Science and Technology" without much effort.

The job of picking up the station is all boys scrambling to come, the reason is that everyone knows Sima Zhaozhi's heart.

Fortunately, the boy from Jingdian was very dedicated, so he received them warmly and pointed out the location of the school bus for them.

After Lin Yi and the others got on the bus, they waited for a while until the bus was full of people, and then they drove out of the West Railway Station steadily. This road mainly took the West Third Ring Road.

Lin Guoqing also came to the capital for the first time. He wanted to look out of the car window curiously, but he restrained such unsteady thoughts and tried his best to maintain the majesty of a father.

The West Railway Station is actually not far from Beijing Electric Power Co., Ltd., but if you take a car in the capital city, don't be overly optimistic until you reach your destination.

So Lin Guoqing's first impression of it was: "The capital is so congested."

Lin Yi casually complained: "The roads in the capital are like this. They may be blocked anytime and anywhere. There is no distinction between peak hours and non-peak hours."

Although Lin Guoqing felt a little strange about Lin Yi's familiar tone, he was pleased with his adaptation.

"It's better for us to stay in Lin'an."

Lin Yi shook his head and didn't speak any more. In fact, the traffic in Lin'an will become like this in a few years.

The bus stopped and went, and it took more than half an hour to enter the school gate, and directly sent a car full of freshmen and parents to the parking lot.

The school's procedures were well prepared, and students were guided here after getting off the bus, taking them to the square to report and go through the admission procedures.

Lin Yi took out his ID card and admission notice, and the staff checked and registered, and then issued him a campus card, student ID card, and "Guide for New Students".

After finishing quickly, the on-site staff was about to point out the location of the dormitory building to them, and found that Lin Yi had already led Lin Guoqing to that direction.

The father and son quickly found their destination. This is a six-person room with bunk beds. The conditions are just like that. After all, it is an old campus.

When he entered the door, he found that there was already a boy inside. He turned to look this way, and greeted cheerfully:

"Hello, do you live in this room too? I sleep in this upper bunk, so I will be roommates from now on."

Lin Yi recognized this guy.

He felt that he might have a relationship with the "strong man", because the man in front of him was 1.9 meters tall like the old bear, and the bed he slept on was all extended.

"Hello, it seems that I am your lower berth."

Lin Yi confirmed the bed through the posted label, and threw the luggage on the bed.

That guy was as familiar as ever: "My name is Li Jianguo, and I'm from Binzhou in Northeast China. How about you, my classmate?"

"Call me Lin Yi, from Zhijiang Lin'an, that's my father."

Li Jianguo blinked his eyes. In fact, he had just looked at the labels of the dormitory, and the name on the bed was not that.

However, he was not too casual when the parents were here, and called out very politely:

"Hello, uncle."

Father Lin nodded as a response: "Hi, are you here alone?"

"No, my mother sent me here. I just left after settling in. When I came in the morning, two beds had already been made. They should have arrived yesterday, but I don't know where they are now."

He took the initiative to share everything he knew.

Lin Yi didn't talk too much, he simply said hello and then followed Dad Lin downstairs to buy a bunch of daily necessities such as bed sheets, quilt covers, towels and toothbrushes.

After finishing the work, it was almost noon, Lin Yi and Lin Guoqing went to the cafeteria downstairs to buy a temporary dining card, and then chose a few dishes for two bowls of rice.

The two of them ate very quickly, and then Lin Guoqing made some instructions in their seats:

"I took a look just now, and the prices in supermarkets and cafeterias are not bad, only a little more expensive than Lin'an. It's understandable that it's the capital after all."

"You forgot to take out the mosquito net that your mother asked you to carry. Remember to hang it when you go up. There are still a lot of mosquitoes in this weather."

"Just now, Li Jianguo looked quite lively, and he had to get along well with his classmates. There are no brothers and sisters in your generation, and it all depends on these classmates to help each other. You have been roommates for four years in college. This is all fate."

"You can handle the things in your studies. When we were studying in the past, the teacher said that if you learn mathematics, physics and chemistry well, you will not be afraid to travel around the world. In the future, you still need to have skills when you go out of society."

He tried his best to pass on his own life experience, maybe it was mediocre and often not brilliant, Lin Yiquan listened obediently and nodded in response.

Lin Guoqing originally wanted to ask about Gu Caiwei. Lin had always told them about Gu Caiwei's whereabouts, but Lin's father couldn't figure out what he could tell him about this long-distance relationship.

So he just added in the end: "The living expenses for this semester are transferred to that bank card together with the tuition fee, and it will be given to you in one go."

"Both your mother and I think you should learn how to manage money at your age, and I believe you can plan well."

"However, don't be shy when you really don't have enough money, just call home and don't starve yourself."

"Poor family and rich road, we don't do the kind of thing that slaps swollen faces to make people fat, but don't spend too much money that should be spent."

After explaining everything he wanted to explain this time, he patted his thigh and prepared to leave: "Okay, then you go up, I'll be home right away."

Lin Yi hesitated for a moment: "You are too tired to catch the train back and forth like this. Do you want to stay nearby for one night before leaving tomorrow?"

Lin Guoqing waved his hand: "No need, the accommodation in the capital must be quite expensive, besides, didn't you sleep all the way last night?"

In the end, Lin Yi still couldn't change Father Lin's decision, so he had to be sent out of the school.

Seeing this familiar figure gradually fade away, he felt a sense of loss, and the faint excitement in his heart that "the sea is wide and the sky is high for the birds to fly" also faded.

Relying on asking for directions, Lin Guoqing took the subway back to the Beijing West Railway Station that he had just left half a day ago.

He smoked a cigarette in the bustling station square, stayed for 5 minutes, and glanced at an ordinary and inconspicuous fragment of this great city.

Then he stubbed out his cigarette and found the ticket office at the station.

"Comrade, please give me the nearest bus ticket to Lin'an City."

The staff in the window didn't raise their heads, they clacked on the keyboard and asked:

"What kind of seat do you want?"

"It's a hard seat."