Chapter 1223: 1096: Registration

Miao Lishan waved her hand, staring at Ping’an and Liu Yi as they entered the school gate, and let out a long sigh.——The kids are really suffering!

May 1st hurriedly pushed her away, saying, "Grandma, if we don’t leave now, your grandson won’t make it to registration."

Upon hearing this, Miao Lishan quickly composed herself and rushed into the car, constantly comforting him, "Don’t worry, if they don’t register us, we just won’t go."

"Huh?"

"It would be better for you to stay at home for another year."

May 1st bent his long legs to get in, just in time to hear her mumbling, and laughed lightly, "Alright then, how about we just head back?"

Miao Lishan tilted her head to glance at him, shook her head, "Forget it, since we’re here, we might as well check it out. Do you know what they teach in the International Studies department they put you in?"

May 1st joked, "They say it’s better than the Foreign Languages department, not only do you have to speak, but you also have to know how to act. I reckon after studying, it’s all about defeating capitalism."

"Now that your mom isn’t here, are you disappointed you can’t go to the Foreign Languages department?"

This kind of question?

May 1st shook his head seriously. He figured if he didn’t express his opinion, his grandma might contact someone at the school.

"Really?"

"Yeah. We firmly obey the country’s arrangement," May 1st said, winking at her and squeezing her hand.

There were things he didn’t want to mention in front of Xiao Zhu.

Originally, he planned to spend some time in the Foreign Languages department before applying for graduate school, but plans couldn’t keep up with changes.

——Since the notification already indicated International Studies, if he continued to be fussy, it wouldn’t make any sense.

Moreover, according to the analysis from his grandfather, father, and mother, he was quite interested in this so-called International Studies department now.

He wanted to use this program to improve his proficiency in several languages and gain an understanding of international politics. So why not?

"...Spend what you need at school, we don’t need you to support the family, don’t learn from classmates and be thrifty. Come home every two or three days, don’t wait until the weekend to return."

May 1st smiled and nodded.

"Remember to pack your laundry in a big bag, I’ll come by every few days."

May 1st chuckled, "Grandma, I can do my own laundry. You really don’t need to come by so often, otherwise your grandson will become the butt of jokes."

"Who’s making fun of whom, you don’t even know yet. You’ll soon find out how many will bring laundry home. Not every student has just one or two pieces of clothing, especially your classmates, some will definitely have elders bringing things today."

May 1st simply chuckled.

But afterwards...

——Unexpectedly, his grandma got it right!

Stopping the car in the distance, May 1st and Xiao Zhu, carrying luggage and surrounded by Miao Lishan, entered the school and were led by a senior sister to the registration point.

It was already three o’clock, and few new students were left to register. May 1st put down his luggage, letting his grandma and Xiao Zhu wait aside, and handed the notification to a middle-aged teacher.

"Zhou Zixu?"

May 1st, on hearing this, smiled politely and called the teacher, nodding a greeting to the students of various ages around him.

"We thought you weren’t coming. Luckily, Wang, you guys take Zhou to his dormitory, I have to leave for a bit."

As May 1st received the dormitory key, he glanced at the departing person. Internally questioning whether they knew his background, where did the respect come from?

Although his name didn’t change in the end, the information must either be confidential or modified. If he couldn’t figure it out, he didn’t want to bother—just trivial matters.

"...Is that your mother? Is the student local? Why come so late?"

"Don’t ask now, let’s help and move him to the dorm first."

Looking at the enthusiastic schoolmates, May 1st curled his lips and laughed, "That’s my grandma."

"Sorry, your grandma is really young."

Isn’t she young?

Based on what May 1st knew, his grandma never did any household chores, her skincare products were either foreign goods or beauty products concocted by his mom, and both of them often used face masks.

As for eating, in those tense years, their midnight snacks were always bird’s nest and white fungus with red date soup, and they were very particular about health.

Living a pampered life for so many years. Although his grandma was over fifty, she still maintained a slim figure, appearing around forty from afar.

Not to mention his mom. That’s why Mo Xiaobei coveted his big brother but didn’t dare express it. What woman doesn’t worry about standing next to her mother-in-law looking like an aunt?

May 1st chuckled absent-mindedly.

It’s no wonder some might mistake her, knowing there are many children born late in life. Like Xiao Wang himself, he’s his mom’s late-born child, even his nephew is older than him.

The dorm assigned to May 1st was on the third floor. When they reached the dorm building, May 1st politely declined the continued guidance from his newly acquainted schoolmates.

Being overly enthusiastic made him uncomfortable. Also, he was young and didn’t want female students to make a move on him. Didn’t you notice he already mentioned he wasn’t an adult yet?

The three, along with the mission-assigned Xiao Wang senior, stepped onto the third-floor stairway, and were greeted by the bustling Beijing accent in the corridor.

Miao Lishan took the lead, her cowhide boots thudding as she located May 1st’s dorm.

The door was half open, and she pushed inside. Inside were eight bunk beds, along with a middle-aged couple and a young man.

——The woman was on the lower bunk, while arranging the bed and directing, the man sorted luggage and gifts, while the young man sat on a chair.

Miao Lishan purposely tapped May 1st on the chin, signaling him to observe—who’s laughing at whom now? Aren’t the elders the ones doing the work?

"Comrade, hello, why did you bring the child to register so late?"

Miao Lishan saw the woman get up and extend her hand, shaking hands with her while smiling, "Hello, got delayed by something."

May 1st silently chuckled, watching his grandma chat to someone, thanking Xiao Wang again, and took his luggage and Xiao Zhu inside.

His bed was easy to recognize, the only empty upper bunk by the window on the right.

Xiao Zhu lightly tugged May 1st, indicating he’d go up.

May 1st lightly shook his head at him. This small task, he had been doing himself since he joined the military camp at ten. Besides Xiao Zhu was a soldier, not his family’s servant.

As for his grandma, who always insisted on helping?

Haha... let’s forget it. Didn’t you see how she was deep in conversation? Already discussing each family’s number of kids. Soon, everything will be out.

Whether everything is made public or not doesn’t matter. From what he knew, there were many acquaintances at this university, and a few were in this department. Trying to keep it a secret was tough.

After he finished setting up his bed, placing the thermos and toiletries, and putting clothes in the cabinet, the last few roommates returned.

"Damn, I knew it was May 1st. Zhou Zixu? Isn’t that the name you used in high school? Made me keep running over to the Foreign Languages department."

May 1st rolled his eyes at the guys wordlessly, "You went to the Foreign Languages department looking for Zhou Wuyi?"

As soon as he said this, the group erupted in laughter.