Chapter 1880 — Still an Acquaintance
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"I see." Wei Zhao nodded and asked no more. After all, they were hardly well acquainted yet, and too many questions might put him in an awkward spot.
As they talked, Bai Weituo led Wei Zhao and Wang Xinyan to the payment office—and only then did Wei Zhao realize with a start that all freshmen paid their fees at the same place. He had been here just moments ago with Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu!
Of course, Wei Zhao had never attended university before and had no experience to draw on; he'd assumed each department had its own office. Some universities did do it that way, but others funneled everyone through a single finance office.
The same went for collecting dormitory keys and supplies. What Wei Zhao hadn't expected was how familiar Bai Weituo was with the teacher in charge here. After a quick greeting, he grinned and said, "Teacher Zhang, put him in the same dorm as me!"
"Oh, no problem," Teacher Zhang agreed readily.
It was plain to see that Bai Weituo and Teacher Zhang were well acquainted. Only after collecting the keys and dorm supplies did Bai Weituo explain: "Ever since before my brother enrolled, the two of us have been helping Grandfather receive freshmen. As you know, Brother Lin, ours is a tiny top-tier program with an obvious shortage of staff, so every year we two moonlight as receptionists—we're on very familiar terms with the teachers here!"
Wei Zhao nodded. No wonder Teacher Zhang, who handled dorm assignments, had agreed the moment the request was made.
"Shall I walk you to your dorm?" Wei Zhao glanced at Wang Xinyan and asked.
"N-no... no need. I can manage on my own..." Wang Xinyan was carrying a large bag of luggage, and with the dorm supplies in her hands as well, she was clearly struggling.
Wei Zhao smiled and took half of it from her—but not all of it, which would have looked like ulterior motives. Though he was somewhat fond of Wang Xinyan, he was not about to stoop to fawning.
"Then... thank you!" A faint blush rose to Wang Xinyan's cheeks. She didn't know why, but every time she was with Wei Zhao, she felt something special—calm, and yet warm. A wondrous feeling, all in all.
"Ha... it's nothing," Wei Zhao said with a smile.
Led by Bai Weituo, the three headed toward the women's dormitory area. Wei Zhao had just come from there, but Bai Weituo assumed neither he nor Wang Xinyan knew the way, and so he took the initiative to explain, as they walked, where each little campus path led...
"Over there are the four cafeterias. Number One is for faculty and staff; Two and Three are student cafeterias; and Number Four... heh, that's really a big restaurant—you can order dishes there. The students with money all eat there!" Bai Weituo explained. "Over that way are the gymnasium and the swimming hall... open twenty-four hours. Though... there are few people around in the middle of the night, and if you happen to be there, you might see something quite thrilling!"