I found a cell phone from ten years ago.

Chapter 17 The first day of school

The day after the military training ended, Li Xu and his classmates officially started classes.

As a private university, Yingcai College has very strict management, especially for freshmen.

每天早上6:30到7:00要做早操，7:30到8:00是早自习，晚上6:30到8:30还要上晚自习。

There are teachers on duty to patrol the morning and evening self-study sessions, and the dormitory manager will also check the dormitories at night. If you come back after 11 o'clock, it will be considered late and you will be reported to the school.

Most high schools are not this strict, so some older students jokingly call their freshman year "senior year."

On Monday morning, Li Xu was woken up by the alarm clock, but it was not his alarm clock, but the one set by He Weichen.

He Weichen turned off the alarm, quickly sat up from the bed, and said as he quickly put on his clothes, "There's roll call at 6:30, so hurry up and don't be late on the first day."

Xu Haoyang sat up reluctantly, his eyes bleary. He complained, "Our school is too 'perverted'. What kind of university still has morning and evening self-study classes? This is torture."

Shen Qiang also echoed: "That's right, it's completely inhumane. If I had known it would be like this, I would never come to this school even if I were beaten to death."

They both thought that they could let themselves go in college, sleep until they wake up naturally, and no longer be controlled by teachers. However, they never expected that college was even stricter than high school.

Li Xu was also a little depressed. He had to attend evening self-study classes in the evening, so how could he go to the Internet cafe to write?

He Weichen and Li Guanfu were the quickest. They put on their clothes, washed up quickly, and went out first.

As class committee members, they have to take the lead and must arrive early.

Li Xu was not slow either, but he had to wait for Xu Haoyang and Shen Qiang. Especially Xu Haoyang, this kid, not only was he slow, but he also made others wait for him.

By the time the boy finished dressing and washing up, it was already 6:20, and the three of them hurried to the playground.

In the early morning, the large playground was filled with freshmen who came to do morning exercises, lined up in rows according to their classes.

When Li Xu and the other two found Class 2's team, they discovered that almost everyone was there. Assistant coach Li Yajie had also arrived and was chatting with He Weichen, Fu Linlin and other class committee members at the front of the team.

At half past six, the League Secretary Fu Linlin began to call the roll. After the roll call, Li Yajie led everyone in doing morning exercises.

It is called morning exercises, but in fact it is just to stretch the body, and the movements are simpler than high school gymnastics.

After the morning exercises were over and the group was dismissed, Li Xu was about to leave with Xu Haoyang and the others when he was stopped by Li Yajie.

"Li Xu, wait a moment, I have something to tell you."

Li Yajie walked with Li Xu on the playground for a while before she spoke: "During military training, I noticed that you didn't participate in activities at night. Is there a reason?"

Seeing that Li Xu didn't say anything, she continued to persuade him: "You have just entered university, so you should participate in more group activities and communicate more with your classmates. Don't be too withdrawn."

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Li Xu just listened silently to Li Yajie's preaching, without explaining or refuting.

He can't say he's busy writing a novel, right?

Speaking out will only lead to more questions and doubts, so it’s better to say nothing.

After chatting with Li Yajie, Li Xu hurried to the cafeteria to have breakfast. After breakfast, he returned to the dormitory to get his textbooks and go to morning self-study.

The class was a bit noisy. Most of the girls sat in the front row, while the boys, including Xu Haoyang, Shen Qiang, and Zhao Jiazi, sat in the corner of the back row.

He Weichen, Li Guanfu sat together with Fu Linlin and several other girls.

Seeing Li Xu coming in, Xu Haoyang immediately waved to him, "Brother Xu, this way!"

Li Xu walked over and sat down next to him.

"Looking at Fu, it seems he is pursuing Fu Linlin." Xu Haoyang lowered his voice and said mysteriously.

After saying that, he did not forget to glance in Li Guanfu's direction.

Unlike Shen Qiang who is only good at talking, Li Guanfu is very active. He found the target and started to attack just after the school started.

"Brother Xu, are you interested in Sun Wenjing?" Xu Haoyang said again.

Li Xu was stunned by what he said.

"What are you talking about?" "Then why do you always look at others?"

Li Xu didn't expect that this boy had such sharp eyes. When doing morning exercises, he just glanced at Sun Wenjing twice and was noticed by him.

In fact, he watched Sun Wenjing purely because she looked a bit like the anchor named Huahua, and he had no other thoughts.

At 7:30, Fu Linlin walked up to the podium and signaled for silence. After she left, a pretty girl with bangs came up.

This girl is the arts and literature committee member of Class 2, her name is Jiang Jingni.

"I have something to tell you. The day after tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival. Our four classes in the International Trade Department are going to jointly host a Mid-Autumn Festival party. Students who have talents and would like to perform can come to me to sign up."

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There are relatively few classes on the first day of school. There are only two English classes (large classes) in the morning and only one Ideological and Political Theory class in the afternoon.

After finishing English class in the morning, Li Xu didn’t even go back to the dormitory, but went straight to Dacheng Famous Store.

The ideological and political education class in the afternoon is not very important, so I just skipped it and went to the Internet cafe to write.

He has to attend evening self-study classes at night, so it is inconvenient for him to go out and write. He can only think of more solutions during the day.

After spending an entire afternoon in the Internet cafe, it was already past five in the evening when Li Xu returned to the dormitory.

In the dormitory, Li Guanfu got an acoustic guitar from somewhere and sat on a chair fiddling with it. Xu Haoyang and Shen Qiang gathered around Zhao Jiazi's laptop, watching a movie.

Seeing Li Xu coming back, Xu Haoyang yelled, "Brother Xu, you're so bold! You dared to skip class on the first day? Did you know that the Ideology teacher will call the roll this afternoon?"

"Just call my name if you want." Li Xu said nonchalantly.

"You went to the Internet cafe to write novels again." Shen Qiang asked.

Upon hearing this, He Weichen, Zhao Jiazi, Li Guanfu and others turned their eyes to Li Xu.

Li Xu was speechless. These two guys were too unreliable. Only one day had passed and everyone in the dormitory knew that he was writing a novel.

"Li Xu, do you get paid for writing novels online?" Li Guanfu asked curiously.

"not yet."

"Li Xu, I think if you like writing, you can take it as a hobby, but it's best not to let it affect your studies." He Weichen advised.

Li Xu just smiled after hearing this.

It's useless to say anything now. Facts speak louder than words. Only when he really earns royalties can all doubts be dispelled.

After staying in the dormitory for a while, when it was almost time for evening self-study, Li Xu left the dormitory with Xu Haoyang, Shen Qiang and others and headed for the teaching building.

"Brother Xu, which club do you plan to join?" Xu Haoyang asked as they walked.

After the military training, various clubs in the school began to recruit new members.

"There's nothing I want to participate in." Li Xu was a little absent-minded.

After the teacher on duty leaves, he will skip class and go to the Internet cafe.

The gold price fluctuated greatly today, so he wanted to go to the Internet cafe to watch the market.

"Why don't we go to the Taekwondo Club together?" Xu Haoyang suggested.

"Taekwondo?" Li Xu looked at him with a little surprise.

"Do you like Taekwondo?"

"I practiced for more than a year when I was in the first year of high school." Xu Haoyang said, and did a not-so-standard high kick.

"Forget it, you go by yourself." Li Xu shook his head.

He wants to write novels, speculate in gold, and also wants to find time to learn photography and music theory. He is so busy that he has no extra time to participate in club activities.

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(End of this chapter)