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Chapter 284: 284 - Registration_1
Chapter 284: 284 - Registration_1
Chapter 284: Chapter 284 – Registration_1
Each time when Meng Yunhan saw her son’s face getting pinched red, she’d feel a bit heartbroken and used a blend of spring and hot water to soothe Little Huzi’s face.
Looking at her son’s complete nonchalant demeanor, Meng Yunhan was always left somewhat exasperated. She wondered why he never cried.
Just like his father, really.
These warm days passed by quickly.
In the blink of an eye, it was the first day of school.
“Let’s go, Little Huzi, we’re taking your mom to school,” Old Man Zhao has already adopted the local lingo.
“Alright.” Meng Yunhan gently caressed her son’s face.
With her admission notice in hand, Meng Yunhan, with her dad and son, went to register.
Kyoto University was bustling, and Meng Yunhan gave them a tour.
Because it was winter, the leaves of many trees had long fallen off, and a layer of snow covered the ground. It looked pure and beautiful. However, footprints caused some patches to look disheveled, but the untouched parts still retained their beauty.
Upon seeing so many people, Little Huzi seemed quite excited.
“My dear, we should go and register first.” Old Man Zhao, who had lived in Kyoto for quite some time and had brought Little Huzi to Kyoto University before, urged. Their rented house wasn’t far from the university.
Meng Yunhan reported to the Law Department.
However, most of the applicants were male, with few females to be seen.
After registration, Meng Yunhan found out her dormitory assignment.
“Hanhan, can’t you stay at home? Can’t you commute?”
Meng Yunhan knew that there was no way she could commute in her first year. She still agreed with her dad, “I will ask them later. If it’s not allowed, I’ll have to live in the dorm. I should be able to come home for meals, though. By then, you have to cook for me and make sure I’m well-fed.”
Upon hearing “well-fed”, Little Huzi stared intently at his mother.
With a hearty pledge Old Man Zhao responded, “I’ll be sure to feed you well.”
Thinking of their time in Kyoto, everything had gone incredibly smoothly. In winter, even with money, it wasn’t always possible to buy certain leafy green vegetables. But luck was on Yunhan’s side. Although the quantities were small, the variety was excellent.
He had also bought two chickens, afraid they would catch cold, he kept them in his room. To his surprise, they laid two eggs that very day. The chickens delighted Old Man Zhao, Little Huzi would have steamed eggs to eat every day.
Why didn’t Old Man Zhao doubt Meng Yunhan’s providence?
Because Meng Yunhan never brought many vegetables home at once, like a couple of tomatoes were the most. She brought just enough for them to eat for one day, the next day she would buy a different set of vegetables. Hence, Old Man Zhao never suspected. Of course, occasionally Meng Yunhan also sold tofu at the supply and marketing cooperative.
Old Man Zhao had already known that Yunhan sometimes went to the black market to buy meat when they lived in town.
After registration, Meng Yunhan took them to have a look at the dormitory. She had a lower bunk bed.
“Hanhan, here’s your name.”
“Hello….”
A sudden voice pulled them back to reality.
“Hello.” Meng Yunhan spotted a clean-cut short-haired girl.
“Is he your son?” She felt like she had seen this little boy somewhere before.
With a sweet smile, Meng Yunhan replied, “Yes, he’s my son, nine months old.”
Seeing that Meng Yunhan didn’t bring anything with her, the girl asked, “Are you a local?” Only locals would come without bringing anything. She had brought a lot of stuff while coming to the school, yet Yunhan had not brought a thing.
“No, I am not.””