Changsha is a place with mountains and rivers and a rich history. History is the place where Chairman Mao once lived and grew up, and the red memory left after the glory of the revolution; Water is the Xiangjiang River that runs through the north and south, splitting a city into two halves neatly, feeding the people on both sides of the river, the east is a prosperous and lively modern business circle, and the west is an antique but still vibrant university town. The mountain, which is located on the west bank of Tianma Mountain and Yuelu Mountain, is like a kind mother with open arms, guarding the majestic school in her arms, and there is a place where I will live in the next four years.

The place is a good place, but the way to get there from Fengcheng is not so easy, and it is obvious that I didn't take care of the transportation problem when I first chose a school.

There is no direct train, either take a bus from Fengcheng to Shanghai first, and then take a train from Shanghai, or take a train to Zhuzhou first, and then transfer to a bus, the trouble is just that, the key is that the price of time is not very reasonable. If you want to save time, you can choose a plane, you need to take a bus from Fengcheng to Nanjing, and then transfer planes, which is also very troublesome and expensive.

In the end, my family and I chose the only way that was not hassle, time, money, and reasonable – a sleeper bus from Fengcheng to Changsha.

After lunch, I had a quick meal at the small shop where the bus stopped in the evening and lay down on the sleeper bed in the car, and I didn't sleep very comfortably in the bumps, but when the first rays of the morning sun illuminated the earth, I also arrived, and looked at the time, 5 o'clock.

Some taxi drivers were already waiting at the exit gate, shouting and staring at the passengers who had just gotten off the bus. We chose one of the kind-hearted drivers and set off for the school.

"Left University? It's the best university in Hunan, and it's not easy to get in. The driver complimented.

I didn't want to take the driver's words, with my original strength, I couldn't look down on this university at all, and now I was forced to come to this remote place, it felt like I had been exiled, what glory was there?

However, my family said excitedly, "It's average, it's mainly the major I like." ”

"What major?" The driver asked.

"Communication."

"Oh." The driver didn't say anything, just smiled briefly.

It is said that when I first chose a school, I did hold the perspective of choosing a major, but after all, I did not jump out of the circle of choosing a school, Zuo Yong University is indeed the top 20 schools in the country, but its advantage major is not communication.

I hope that the driver does not know the specific situation of Zuo Yong University, and if he does, he will definitely laugh at the people who come to Zuo Yong University because he likes the communication major. But how likely is it that the driver doesn't know? To me, that enigmatic smile seemed more like a mockery, mocking me for falling into Pingyang and being exiled here.

The sky is getting brighter, I looked out the window listlessly, the houses on the side of the road looked ordinary, very old, and felt similar to the appearance of Fengcheng, is this really a provincial capital? Why don't you feel a little bit of a modern big city?

The car drove onto a bridge, and under the bridge was the surging river. I remembered what I once saw on the Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, the wide and mighty river was exactly the same as what I saw in front of me, except that there was a large island in the middle of the river, and the island was lush and green, and there were some beautiful buildings.

"This is the Xiangjiang River, and the middle of the river is Orange Island. ......" the driver enthusiastically introduced.

Orange Island? That name is so familiar, it's Chairman Mao's poem! "In the cold autumn of independence, the Xiangjiang River goes north, and the orange island is headed. Look at the mountains red all over, the forests are dyed; The river is clear and transparent, and hundreds of boats compete for the stream. The eagle strikes the sky, the fish soars to the shallow bottom, and all kinds of frost compete freely. ...... "I was finally excited, and what an exciting time it was when the things described in the book appeared in front of me.

Later, we saw a huge statue of Chairman Mao along the way, he looked at the east with his hands behind his back, his head held high, and the folds of his shirt were so chic and elegant.

The wind also blew away the gloom in my heart, maybe this remote place will hide its unique charm? Maybe my four years here will be something else?

"Almost there, see there? We call it the 'Second Nest'! ”

Following the direction indicated by the driver, there is a stadium there, and the style of the building is very similar to the main venue of the Beijing Olympic Games that have just ended.

"It's kind of like a bird's nest!" I said.

"That's the newly built stadium of Zuo Yong University. ......" the driver excitedly introduced, as if he was boasting about his treasure.

I looked at the "Bird's Nest" with fascination, I had never seen a stadium that big. The stadium is so big, how big should this university be?

There are already a lot of new students gathered in the stadium, and all the formalities for admission reporting are handled here. After that, we went to the freshman dormitory. The dormitory is brand new, spacious and tidy, there are a total of four beds in the dormitory, each bed is a desk and a cabinet below, and a bed on top.

A classmate from Hunan Province has already come to the dormitory, and he introduced us to each other. As the second earliest student in the dormitory, I chose a spot I liked, put my luggage down, and after a brief tidying up with the enthusiastic help of that classmate, I went on a campus tour with my family.

The school provides each new student with a map of the campus. Through the map, I learned that the area where the dormitory is located is called the "South Campus", and the area after crossing the street from the South Campus to the north is the "School Headquarters". In addition to this, the school has two campuses, one is located in the northwest of the city and is the "Medical School"; One is located in the southeast of the city and is the "Railway Yard". Those two campuses are far away from the main campus, so it is impossible to visit them on the same day.

When going through the admission procedures, the school also provided a copy of the registration information for the sublimation class. The so-called "sublimation class" is like a key class in the university, which is divided into several important majors, and the only one that concerns me is the "information sublimation class". After registration, you can take the written test in a few days, followed by an interview, and finally only 35 people will be admitted, and the teaching and training plan will be different from that of the ordinary class, and the master's degree students of the university will be automatically guaranteed.

I didn't want to do a master's degree, I was tired of the difficult entrance exams, and I hated the fabled and extremely troublesome graduate exams. However, now that I have a great opportunity to pursue a master's degree with relative ease, why not? After consulting with my parents, I signed up for the audition.

After spending the night in a hostel near the school, my family took the sleeper bus back at noon the next day. After seeing off my family, I returned to my dormitory in the afternoon.

The students in the dormitory have all arrived, and the next two students are from Hubei and Shanxi. The four of them chatted.

"What majors do you all apply for?" A classmate from Hubei asked.

"Communication." I say.

"I'm automated." A classmate from Shanxi said.

"I chose computer science, but it's quite strange, why did my major be 'electrical information' when I went through the admission procedure?" The classmates in Hubei looked puzzled.

I also had the same doubts, and I found out when I went through the formalities, but I never figured out what was going on.

"That's right," the Hunan classmate spoke, "Our school recruits students according to major categories, and each major category is divided into multiple sub-categories. For example, we have three sub-categories under the electrical information category: automation, computer and communication. Classes are taken for two years according to major categories, and then classes are divided into specific majors. ”

"I see, so we haven't actually chosen a specific major?"

"Yes."

"Okay. Eh, did you sign up for the information sublimation class? ”

"I reported it!" I say.

"I'm not happy." Classmates in Shanxi said it didn't matter.

"I've also reported that, so I'll have fun." The classmates in Hunan said with a smile.

"Oh, I'll report it too, try your luck, hehe." A classmate from Hubei said.

Changsha at the end of August was very hot, I was thirsty while chatting, I was looking for some water to drink, looked around the dormitory, and suddenly noticed that the mobile phone of my Hunan classmate looked like a salt water popsicle, which made people want to eat it in one bite.

I got closer and saw that it was a white plastic coat, smooth and textured.

"You're pretty good on this phone." I couldn't help but admire.

"This is a smartphone."

"What is a smartphone?" It's the first time I've heard of this term, aren't all mobile phones the same?

"It's a newly developed mobile phone."

"Is it any different from a regular phone?"

"Well, I can't tell, but you can install some games or something."

"I have a lot of games on my phone." As he spoke, Chen Sifan demonstrated his mobile phone.

"You've got a big screen."

"Well, I like the big screen."

"You've got your mom's picture on the screen."

"Well, it's not my mom." I looked at the photo on the screen, it was the photo I took for Lin Ximeng with this mobile phone on the day of summer vacation. I used this hazy and beautiful photo as the desktop background for my phone so that I could see her every day.

"It looks quite similar to your mother I saw that day, who is that?"

"Uh......" I felt a little embarrassed, but after struggling for a long time, I told the truth, "It's a girl I like." ”

"Oh!" As soon as these words came out, the other two students suddenly jumped up from their seats and hugged each other, wanting to see the girl's face.

"Looks pretty good!"

"You're not simple!"

"Where did she go to school?"

"She's in Nanjing." I said weakly.

"It's a different place. But it's okay, keep trying, bro! We've got you covered! ”

"Haha......" I forced a smile.

The classmates were well-intentioned, but I knew it was tough.

This day should also be the day when Lin Ximeng starts school, how will she feel when she is far away in Nanjing? How many roommates does she have? Are they all friendly?

I wanted to give her a call.

I opened the address book, flipped to her phone number, and clicked again to dial through.

But just now, it was as if there was a wall of air between my phone and my fingers, and I couldn't press it at all.

Won't it be too sudden? The first time I called her, if it worked, what should I say?

Eventually, I just edited a text message and sent my own greetings over.

I looked to the far east, and the text message was sent, but could she see it? Will she get back to me? How is she doing?

She is an ideal city and an ideal university in Nanjing, so she should be happier than me.