Reborn in 1977

Chapter 510: Registration

Jiang Lili's school was very close to home, less than two kilometers away. The three of them set off in two cars and arrived in no time... at the police station.

Buying a car and registering it is common sense. Chen Fan wouldn't make the mistake someone else had made.

Before entering the police station, he specifically asked the two of them, "Do you both have bicycle licenses?"

Hearing this, Jiang Lili couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh, "We didn't have them originally, but after hearing you talk about Company Commander Zhang's matter last time, we quickly got them."

As the saying goes, all bicycles must be registered these days, but there aren't many people who actually go to take the driving test.

Chen Fan nodded with emotion, "Thanks to Brother Sanhu."

Otherwise, he would have to apply for a driver's license today, and then he wouldn't know if he would make it to Fudan for registration on time.

The license plate had the names of the two sisters on it. Neither of them said any polite words, but Jiang Lili's eyes were even more glued to him, while Jiang Tiantian... kept her head down, unseen.

After leaving the police station, there was nothing else to do. Chen Fan glanced at the two civet cats that flashed by the roadside and continued riding.

A few minutes later, they arrived at the school gate.

The school hasn't changed its name yet, and it's still using the name Shanghai Textile Institute of Technology. It will have to wait until next year to be reassigned to the Ministry of Textile Industry, and then another year before it will change back to its original old name, "East China Institute of Textile Technology."

(Shanghai Textile Institute of Technology)

At this time, a long banner was stretched across the school gate, "Warmly Welcome New Students."

Entering the campus, there was another long banner above the entrance of a teaching building, also with welcoming words. In addition, there was a large red paper on the wall below the banner, with three large characters written on it, "Welcome Center."

Chen Fan said that these three characters were well-established and should be from the hand of a calligraphy master, almost on par with himself, worthy of being an old university with decades of history.

Below the large characters were a row of desks and chairs, where several teachers were receiving students, with several students helping to maintain order, and a circle of people who had come to register on the periphery.

At this time, it was easy to distinguish who were local students and who were out-of-town students.

Local students were generally accompanied by relatives and friends and didn't bring many things. Some even came empty-handed, with only a canvas bag slung over their shoulders.

Out-of-town students, on the other hand, carried large and small bags, on their backs and in their hands. Even those who arrived early and stayed in the temporary dormitories arranged by the school were now carrying their luggage to go through the admission procedures and waiting to be assigned dormitories.

Of course, there were also local students carrying luggage, but the weight of their luggage was definitely not as much as that of out-of-town students.

At this time, whether they were local or out-of-town students, their faces were filled with happy smiles, full of infinite hope and reverie for the future.

The two cars stopped not far from the school gate. When Jiang Lili jumped out of the car, Chen Fan smiled at her and said, "Do you want me to accompany you to complete the procedures?"

Jiang Lili raised a smiling face and immediately shook her head, "No, I can do it myself."

She just liked to stick to Chen Fan, but she wasn't a silly and sweet girl who couldn't do anything.

In fact, in the four years in Lujiawan, she was more independent than most people, and even a little resistant to cooperating with others, preferring to complete everything independently.

It wasn't until she lived with Chen Fan for a few days, and then Huang Ying and the other three came over and forcibly partnered with her, that this mentality improved.

So, this little matter of going through the admission procedures didn't require anyone else's intervention at all.

Jiang Tiantian didn't go over to help her either, but stood aside holding her bicycle, watching her sister blend into the crowd at the welcome center. She turned her face to look at Chen Fan and said softly, "Why don't I go to school to register myself, and you wait for her here?"

Chen Fan looked at her and smiled, "I know you don't need help, but I'm sure Lili would also like to see your school."

After a pause of two seconds, he added, "Well, I want to see it too."

Who wouldn't want to see a university in 1978, especially Fudan?

Jiang Tiantian pursed her lips and smiled, "Okay, then let's wait for her together."

Fortunately, they arrived early. Taking advantage of the fact that the main force hadn't arrived yet and there weren't many people registering, Jiang Lili quickly lined up in front of the desk, handed over the information, "Hello, teacher, this is my admission notice, as well as the grain and oil relationship transfer certificate, household registration transfer certificate..."

A pile of documents was placed on the table. The teacher in charge checked them one by one against the form and, after confirming that there were no errors, raised his head and asked, "Did you bring the five volumes of Mr. Li's books?"

"I brought them, I brought them."

Jiang Lili quickly put the canvas bag on the table and took out five books wrapped in newspaper from it.

The teacher meticulously opened and checked them, and after finding no defects or stains, he nodded in satisfaction and returned the books, "Okay."

Then he raised his head, "First of all, I want to congratulate you, student Jiang Lili, congratulations on being admitted to our Shanghai Textile Institute of Technology..."

Jiang Lili's dream was to become a fashion designer, and the first university in the country to offer a "Fashion Design" major was the "Central Academy of Arts and Design", the predecessor of the Academy of Arts \u0026 Design, Tsinghua University, which would be two and a half years later, in September 1980.

Therefore, Jiang Lili was not enrolled in a fashion-related major, but in textile engineering, like her father.

But it didn't matter. If she wanted to become a top fashion designer, she had to have a sufficient understanding of the materials and structure of fabrics. Her efforts would not be in vain, but would instead become the foundation for her transformation in the future.

All the information was complete, and the most important political review certificate was also clear, which is where the benefits of Chen Fan helping Jiang Heng solve the outstanding issues in advance came into play.

Otherwise, she would likely be included in the "candidate" list, and even if she could eventually pass the approval, she would have to wait until April or May to enroll.

By the way, in addition to these two batches of college students, there was another group of people this year who also enrolled at this time along with the first batch of students, but their origins were a bit "special."

Because these people did not participate in the college entrance examination, but, as in previous years, were "outstanding students" selected from middle schools across the country, who directly obtained admission qualifications.

That is, recommended admission.

However, compared to the past, the number of such students this year was extremely small, and only a small number of schools accepted them.

And the reason for retaining this part of the admission method, it is said... ahem, it is said, is to compare the advantages and disadvantages of the two enrollment methods.

Of course, it doesn't matter what the truth is, everyone knows it in their hearts.

In addition to these students, when the second batch of students registered in March and April, another batch of supplementary enrollment lists was added.

So there was a third batch of students who enrolled, by which time half a semester had already passed.

The reasons for the admission of this batch of students were a bit complicated.

First of all, like Jiang Lili before, those with background doubts were included in the "candidate" list, and then, after the leaders of their respective schools reviewed and finalized the decision to admit them, they were truly lucky.

Secondly, there were some people who met the standards but unfortunately failed to be admitted due to limited enrollment quotas.

This kind of thing seems normal in later generations. There are only so many places, and the survival of the fittest is very normal, right?

But some leaders don't think so. They think that these people are all talented young people, but they are just unlucky and excluded. Since the power is in their hands, this door of convenience must be opened!

So later, another batch was added, with the number being about 35% of the first batch of admissions.

That's quite a lot.

Of course, this is a good thing, but when it came to implementation, an unexpected problem arose.

There weren't enough universities!

At that time, there were only so many universities in the country, with limited teaching resources and limited enrollment quotas. Originally, recruiting those selected outstanding students had already overwhelmed the existing teaching resources, and these newly generated ones were really unable to hold on!

Especially the dormitories were not enough.

So what to do?

It doesn't matter.

The leaders who caused the "trouble" naturally had ways to deal with it.

The simplest way was one thing: if there weren't enough schools, then just put them together!

So a batch of ordinary secondary vocational schools were upgraded to junior colleges or undergraduate institutions. (The original students laughed in the toilet)

On the one hand, the extended enrollment students who were admitted to undergraduate institutions in big cities were enrolled in the name of "day students", that is, only a few more desks and chairs were needed, and a few more bowls of rice were scooped when the cafeteria was cooking, which could solve the problem.

On the other hand, for those who enrolled in regional-level cities, some old-brand secondary vocational schools were upgraded to junior colleges.

Taking Shaoxing Normal College as an example, before April 1978, it was called "Shaoxing Normal School". That year, it seized the opportunity to upgrade to a junior college and changed its name to Shaoxing Normal College, which was later Shaoxing University of Arts and Sciences.

And at that time, their 77th-grade students were recruited in the name of "Shaoxing Branch of Zhejiang Normal College". By the time the higher authorities approved the name "Shaoxing Normal College", it was already August 1980, and the 77th-grade students of the school had entered the graduation season.

They almost didn't know which school's name to use to graduate.

This is one problem.

Another problem is how to "call" this class of students.

In fact, in the past, the use of "grade" and "class" was relatively chaotic, and both were used interchangeably for enrollment or graduation.

It was this year that the higher authorities officially determined the usage of "grade" and "class".

Enrollment is "grade", and graduation is "class".

Okay, here comes the problem.

How should this year's college students be calculated?

The college entrance examination was in the winter of 77, and the enrollment was already in the spring of 78, and the graduation was in January 82... but if they were counted as the class of 82, where would the students who took the college entrance examination in the summer of 78 and graduated in the summer of 82 be placed?

Finally, after discussion by the higher authorities, it was believed that since the college entrance examination time was 77, it should be set as the 77th grade, and the graduation time should ignore that one month of 82 and be set as the class of 81.

At that time, a senior professor at Zhejiang University jokingly said: "Named the 77th grade, but enrolled in 78; counted as the class of 81, but actually graduated in 82".

Jiang Lili was very fortunate to have caught up with this "trace the origin and remove the tail" class.

The teacher in charge went through all the information once and, after confirming that there were no problems, quickly started working.

In just a few minutes, Jiang Lili completed the admission procedures and then left with an admission guide.

At this time, student IDs had not yet been issued. They would be distributed after a period of time, once the school had processed student records and completed enrollment registration.

This included the allocation of grain and oil, which would be calculated from March 1st. Therefore, students who registered in the preceding days had to rely on the grain coupons they brought themselves.

However, these were minor issues. Even students from impoverished families would receive assistance from local communes or street offices to exchange for grain coupons when they left home. If the school was local, they would exchange for local grain coupons; if the school was in another province, they would exchange for national grain coupons. There would never be a situation where someone was admitted but couldn't attend, nor would there be the possibility of arriving and having nothing to eat.

At the very least, if you went to the school, they would help resolve the issue and wouldn't strictly adhere to giving out grain coupons on March 1st.

Otherwise, people would die!

Well, the school staff would die.

When his younger sister walked over, Jiang Tiantian immediately asked, "How was it?"

Jiang Lili waved the paper in her hand and smiled, "Everything's done. There's still one more day for registration tomorrow, and classes officially start the day after. But we can move into the dorm tonight."

As she spoke, she turned to look at Chen Fan, her pretty face slightly flushed, "But I think I'll move in tomorrow."

Chen Fan nodded, "Okay."

Then he said, "It's safer to live in the school dorm normally. You can go home on Sundays to relax and cook for yourselves."

The two sisters smiled at each other, as they both had the same idea.

However, besides that, cleaning the house was also very important. Otherwise, wouldn't it be terrible if such a good house was left unattended?

Jiang Lili even had it planned out to go back every day at noon. Anyway, it was less than two kilometers away, and it would only take a few minutes by bicycle to clean up and take a nap, without delaying her afternoon studies at all.

Jiang Tiantian looked around, "Lili, do you want to take a walk around campus and get familiar with it first?"

Jiang Lili thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No need. Anyway, I live close by, so I can come over and see it anytime. Let's accompany you to register first."

Jiang Tiantian didn't say much. Compared to the Textile Institute, Fudan University was a full 15 or 16 kilometers away from the new home, which would take about an hour by bicycle. The difference was too great.

Chen Fan raised his wrist and looked at the time. It was only a little after 9 o'clock, and he couldn't help but sigh at how efficient they were.

Then he waved his hand, "Comrades, let's go."

Jiang Tiantian stepped on the pedal with her left foot and pushed twice with her right foot. Once the bike started moving, she swung her right leg over the crossbar and sat firmly on the seat.

Chen Fan admired her flexibility and swung his leg over to sit on the seat. After Jiang Lili sat on the back seat and gently pulled on his clothes, he forcefully pushed the pedal and quickly caught up.

It happened to be after the morning rush hour, and there were few cars, let alone bicycles, on the wide road. The two bicycles sped along the road.

Sitting in the back, Jiang Lili unconsciously gripped his clothes tighter. When turning, the bike tilted, scaring her into leaning closer to the front.

When the bike straightened up, she realized that her hands were already half-embracing Chen Fan, and her body was pressed tightly against his back.

She looked around cautiously, and, yes, there was only the back of his handsome head.

After a while, seeing that Chen Fan didn't have any other movements, she secretly pursed her lips and smiled, maintaining this posture, her face already flushed.

But she didn't see that Chen Fan in front was grinning silently.

So this was the bicycle romance that was so overused in online novels, it was quite interesting.

It's just that people wear too many clothes in winter, so the feeling isn't very obvious.

Well, I'll try again when the weather gets warmer.

Jiang Tiantian took the lead in front, "leading the way." She had studied the atlas for a long time last night and knew this road by heart. Now, as the car traveled along the road, the directions on the map quickly transformed into concrete impressions, guiding her all the way forward.

She didn't even notice when two more raccoon cats appeared on the back seat.

Half a Catty and Eight Ounces stuck their tongues out at Jiang Lili. Why was this road so long this time? They almost ran out of breath.

Then, meeting their master's eyes, they immediately nestled together obediently and lay on the back seat.

About an hour later, before 11 a.m., she finally arrived at her long-awaited university.

Squeezing the brakes, the speed quickly slowed down. She got off the car and stood in place, gazing at the school gate.

Fudan's school gate was not big, not even as wide as the cotton mill's gate, but it was the ideal gate to the future.

(Photo of the new Fudan student registration in 1978)

Chen Fan stopped the car and waited for Jiang Lili to get off. He first looked back at her and smiled, then turned around and pushed the car forward, laughing, "Don't just look at it at the door, let's go in first."

Jiang Tiantian came back to her senses and smiled at the two of them, "Okay, let's go in."

Walking into the campus, there were even more people here than at the Textile Institute just now.

That's right, it's almost noon now, so it's normal for there to be more people.

This time it was Chen Fan and Jiang Lili's turn to stay behind, and Jiang Tiantian took the information to complete the procedures herself.

Chen Fan sat on the back seat of the bicycle, lit a cigarette, and looked around with his eyes.

So this is what a university in the 1970s looked like? It's not much different from the campuses of later generations.

Jiang Lili hugged her canvas bag and looked around curiously.

Chen Fan turned to look at her and smiled, "Although they are both key universities, Fudan's reputation is much greater than the Textile Institute's. Do you regret it?"

Jiang Lili turned around, shook her head, and smiled, "Of course not. Although Fudan has a great reputation, in the field of textiles and clothing, the Textile Institute is the undisputed number one in the country. I go to university for my ideals, not for fame."

Chen Fan raised his eyebrows slightly and gave her a thumbs up, "Well, you have ambition."

Jiang Lili's pretty face flushed slightly. Just as she was about to speak, a figure ran over and shouted loudly, "Student Jiang."

Without even turning her head, Jiang Lili knew who was coming. She couldn't help but turn her head and roll her eyes.

Chen Fan looked at her and turned to look at the person coming. As expected, it was the man he had met at the pier yesterday.

When the man approached, Chen Fan showed a smile on his face. He didn't politely offer a cigarette as usual, but directly said with a smile, "Hello, classmate. Are you my wife's classmate in the same major?"

The man was stunned for a moment, with some embarrassment on his face, "No, I'm not."

Chen Fan said "Oh" and then didn't say anything, looking at him with a smile that wasn't a smile.

The man smiled awkwardly, but he still didn't leave, and even had the nerve to ask, "Well, are you here to send Student Jiang to register?"

While speaking, he had already turned his gaze to the registration office.

Unfortunately, there were too many people there, and he couldn't see who was who at all.

Chen Fan gritted his teeth. This kid has potential, his skin is so thick. It seems that he has to be beaten to death with one blow.

He coughed lightly and said with a smile, "Yes, we are here to send our sister-in-law to register."

The man was stunned immediately, and suddenly turned his head to look at him, "Sister-in-law?"

Jiang Lili also stared, unable to help but look at Chen Fan.

But the next second, she realized what was happening and watched Chen Fan perform, holding back her laughter.

Chen Fan said seriously, "Yes, I married the younger sister, and my brother married the older sister. It's a perfect match."

As he spoke, he sighed, "It's really fate. Our two families have the same family conditions and a relatively high social status, so we were always picked on during blind dates and ended up being left over."

Then he turned to look at Jiang Lili, his eyes full of tenderness, "Fortunately, fate allowed us to meet. There's really nothing more coincidental than this."

Jiang Lili also looked at him with sweet eyes, accompanying him in his performance.

After Chen Fan finished speaking, he turned to look at the man, "What's your name, classmate? It's rare for someone to be willing to chat with us, let's get to know each other."

The man's face had already become a little unnatural. Hearing this, he couldn't help but laugh dryly twice, "Is, is that so?"

Then he looked around in a panic, suddenly pointing in one direction, "Ah, my classmate is calling me, let's chat next time."

After speaking, he ran away.

Chen Fan flicked the cigarette ash, looked at the man's back, and regretfully curled his lips. He thought he was a thick-skinned person, but he didn't expect his combat power to be so poor. It won't work.

Jiang Lili pouted her mouth and spat in the direction of the man with a face full of disdain, "Shameless."

This was already the most unpleasant thing she could say.

He just wanted to get close when he saw that someone was beautiful, and he ran away when he heard that someone's family had a high social status. The most outrageous thing was that he didn't even say any polite words, which was really disgusting.

Chen Fan touched her head and smiled, "This kind of person won't end well. Just wait and see the show."

Jiang Lili's eyes turned slightly, and suddenly her eyes lit up, looking at him meaningfully, "What will happen to that person?"

The Peregrine Falcon, the big flower snake, Duoduo, the ball, the little mare... they were all gone, so were Half a Catty and Eight Ounces going to be dispatched?

Eh, where did Half a Catty and Eight Ounces run off to again?

Never mind, they would automatically appear when they left later.

Chen Fan smiled, took a puff of cigarette, and exhaled a plume of smoke, "What will happen depends on his nature. Heaven's sins can be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins cannot be lived with."

Jiang Lili raised her eyebrows slightly, not understanding what he meant, but she didn't ask further.

If her man wanted to say it, he would say it; if he didn't want to say it, he must have his reasons.

Anyway, he was just an insignificant person, so who cared.

After waiting for a long time, Chen Fan even saw several campus couples walking past in front of him... How did he know?

That's simple.

Ordinary classmates of the opposite sex were two feet apart, and those with better relationships were one and a half feet apart. If the distance between two people's bodies broke within one foot, they must be in a relationship.

Moreover, although there was no hand-holding or arm-in-arm intimacy this year, the love in their eyes couldn't be hidden.

Pure campus love, it's so beautiful.

Then he saw Jiang Tiantian waving a piece of paper and running over.