Chapter 64: New University Life

Upon returning to the dormitory prepared by Zhang Qun for Ye Yuan and Sun Ting, Ye Yuan did not rest. Instead, he sat there, still looking extremely upset.

Sun Ting looked at Ye Yuan with concern and said softly, "Grandpa Ye, please calm your anger..."

"Calm my anger? How can I calm my anger?"

Ye Yuan took a deep breath. "Back when we were fighting the Japanese invaders, who wasn't just a mud-legged peasant? Now that we've driven the little Japanese away and the people have become the masters of the country, they've all turned themselves into masters above others and started bullying people instead."

"This time we happened to run into it, but what about the times when we aren't around? God knows what kind of monstrous chaos these people might stir up!"

Hearing this, Sun Ting opened her mouth, but did not know what to say to comfort the veteran anti-Japanese hero who was currently in a fit of rage.

"Then Grandpa Ye, you should get some rest early."

With these words, Sun Ting turned and left the room, returning to her own dormitory...

One hour later.

A knock was heard at the door.

"Come in," Ye Yuan said.

Xiao Li and Sun Ting walked in.

Xiao Li had originally been Zhang Qun's guard, but was specially assigned by Zhang Qun to Ye Yuan's side to take care of both Ye Yuan and Sun Ting.

"Old Hero, the people from the television station have arrived. They said that since today happens to be Thursday, they wanted to ask if you would like to go to the station ahead of time to familiarize yourself with the television station here," Xiao Li said respectfully.

Ye Yuan thought for a moment, then looked at Sun Ting.

Sun Ting wore an expression that showed she would follow whatever lead Ye Yuan took.

"Then let's go over," Ye Yuan said. "We mustn't keep those young folks waiting in vain."

Hearing this, Sun Ting immediately came to Ye Yuan's side, helped him up, and the group walked outside.

Inside the television station.

As soon as the station director saw Ye Yuan get out of the car, he hurriedly rushed to the side of the vehicle and looked at Ye Yuan with great excitement. "Old Hero Ye, you've finally arrived! After communicating with the sister stations, everyone in our station has been looking forward to your arrival like the stars waiting for the moon!"

"You're too kind," Ye Yuan waved his hand.

The director could also tell that Ye Yuan was not in a very good mood, so he turned his gaze to Sun Ting. "Ms. Sun, your station director has already told me everything about the matter. For this program, you are also the general director here, and all of us will follow your arrangements."

"Director Guo, you are too polite," Sun Ting smiled, and then asked, "Shall we go and take a look at the studio now?"

"Let's go! Let's go! Let's go take a look!"

Director Guo nodded repeatedly, leading Ye Yuan and Sun Ting toward the studio.

It was obvious that Director Guo had reserved the largest studio in the television station for Ye Yuan and Sun Ting.

The floor space and equipment were clearly something that a studio in a small county town could never compare to.

"It's wonderful!"

Sun Ting couldn't help praising aloud. "This place is better than all the studios at our provincial television station combined!"

Director Guo smiled and looked at Ye Yuan again. "Old Hero Ye, are you satisfied with this studio?"

"It's quite good." Ye Yuan was in no mood to talk much at the moment.

Seeing this, although the director didn't know why Ye Yuan was acting this way, he didn't want to make himself a nuisance, so he went off to the side to communicate with Sun Ting instead.

...

Heilongjiang Institute of Technology.

Dragging her suitcase, Ye Yan'an walked into the spacious and bright dormitory under the guidance of an enthusiastic senior student.

Ye Yan'an's face was filled with a look of wonder as she took in everything in the dormitory.

In fact, this was not the first time she had been astonished.

Having arrived in a big city for the very first time, she had witnessed what true prosperity looked like.

A bustling stream of traffic and countless things she had never heard of before appeared before her eyes all at once.

And when she finally arrived at the school, she was once again awestruck by its sheer scale.

The cafeteria looked bigger than her entire village, the library was grand and solemn, and the endless shuttle buses all filled her with anticipation for her upcoming college life.

"Junior, this bed is your assigned spot. You'll be sleeping on this bed for the next few years," the senior student said to Ye Yan'an with a smile.

"Mm!" Ye Yan'an nodded, looking gratefully at the senior student before her. "Thank you, Senior."

"Oh, what are you thanking me for? Hurry up and unpack, I still have to go back and welcome other juniors."

With these words, the senior student turned and left the dormitory.

Ye Yan'an looked around the dormitory with intense curiosity once more before she finally began to unpack her luggage piece by piece and made her little bed.

After a while, the sound of chatting and laughter drew closer, and two girls walked into the dormitory.

The two girls spotted Ye Yan'an immediately.

"You must be the new roommate," one of them said enthusiastically, stepping forward to help Ye Yan'an unpack.

"Thank you," Ye Yan'an said softly.

The other roommate asked, "What's your name?"

"Ye Yan'an," Ye Yan'an replied somewhat shyly.

"What a lovely name," both of them agreed simultaneously, and then the three girls started tidying things up together.

With two helpers, Ye Yan'an finished setting things up very quickly.

A little later, the fourth roommate arrived as well.

The girls busied themselves once more, and finally managed to get everything completely organized before nightfall.

"Let's go!" Qiu Yue cried out excitedly, wearing two small braids hanging over her chest.

"Where are we going?" Ye Yan'an asked with some hesitation.

Today was Thursday.

Therefore, she wanted to find a place with a television so she could watch her grandfather's program.

If Qiu Yue wanted to take her out to play, she really didn't feel like going.

"To the cafeteria, of course!" Qiu Yue said without the slightest hesitation. "Yangyang and I asked around during the day. The cafeteria television will be left on the whole time, so we can eat and watch the show at the same time."

"Watch a show? What show?" Yu Jia, the youngest of the four girls, asked curiously.

"Why, *Retracing the Red Road*, of course!" Liu Yang blurted out immediately. "Grandpa Ye is so handsome! If it weren't for Grandpa Ye, I might not have even applied to this university!"

"I'm going! I'm going too!" Yu Jia said pleasantly surprised. "I love watching that show too!"

Ye Yan'an was stunned.

Her three roommates actually all knew about this program, and they all adored and admired her grandfather!

"Let's go! Let's go together!" Ye Yan'an stood up and said.

Qiu Yue smiled and remarked, "Oh, I just realized—Yan'an's last name is Ye too. Maybe she was actually in the same family as Grandpa Ye back in the day!"

Liu Yang and Yu Jia both laughed.

Ye Yan'an wore a peculiar expression.

What did she mean by "back in the day"?

She was in the same family as her grandfather right now!

Hand in hand, the four girls walked over to the cafeteria.

Then they discovered that a large crowd had already gathered inside the cafeteria.

Especially around the television, it was packed to capacity, with over a dozen people crowded tightly around a few small tables.