Scarlett Ran's Quantum Leap Chapter 4

The day we left the island, the sky was particularly sunny.

Scarlett Ran stood on the shore, blinded by the sea breeze.

"What do you want to eat when you go out?" asked the colleague next to me.

Scarlett Ran frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about some difficult problem. It took a long time before he answered: "The school's three fresh noodles."

The colleague was speechless, "What you are eating is so boring."

Scarlett Ran humbly asked, "What is interesting to eat?"

"Hot pot!" My colleague's eyes lit up after saying these three words, "Hot pot, barbecue, spicy, heavy oil and spicy, the less healthy the better."

The food standards on the island are quite high, and you can get fresh seafood from time to time, which is freshly made and eaten. The chef in the cafeteria is very skilled, the food is delicious and delicious, and the cuisine ranges from south to north.

The only "disadvantage" is that it is too healthy.

Not to mention less oil and less salt, the spiciness is also adjusted to taste, so it will not be enough for people who love spicy food.

However, Scarlett Ran doesn't eat spicy food and can't understand the persistence of people who eat spicy food. She can only nodded in understanding, thinking that it would be better if she could eat the dumplings made by her wife.

When she arrived at the temporary residence, Scarlett Ran got her cell phone and patiently listened to the staff explain how to use it. She immediately logged on to Weibo to find out how far things had progressed.

However, why is the situation on the Internet different from what she thought?

Scarlett Ran, who was full of questions, didn't know at what point the public opinion started to change. He frowned and scratched his head while looking at his mobile phone, as seriously as he studied the documents. But for her, online trends are much more difficult to understand than information and literature.

Controlling people's hearts and guiding public opinion is even more difficult to understand than her weakest foreign language.

Relying on the mind map of eating melon posted by netizens, Scarlett Ran finally understood his own melon.

"Mind maps are quite useful." Scarlett Ran admired this netizen who created the map. He single-handedly improved the efficiency of the entire network, which is really a good deed.

"Then the matter is over now." Scarlett Ran really doesn't understand the entertainment industry, and is not sure if there will be any weird tricks in the future. Unexpectedly, the photo she uploaded casually changed the original trajectory of the matter. It was really a mistake.

From the moment I got the phone, I was still worried. The staff asked Scarlett Ran what he wanted to eat, but Scarlett Ran responded by asking if he was hungry. Now that I feel relaxed, I immediately feel hungry.

"What should we eat..." Scarlett Ran flipped through the menu, "Tomato noodles with ham, it's convenient, delicious and nutritious." For her, having meat, vegetables and staple food equals balanced nutrition.

The moon is so full today. Scarlett Ran ate noodles and looked up out of the window.

It turns out that today is the 15th, the day of reunion. No wonder the moon is so round.

After eating, Scarlett Ran leaned back on the chair and stared at the moon in a daze. Pressing the power button on the phone, he pressed the screen on and off several times. Finally, I mustered up the courage and dialed the number.

When the ringtone sounded when the phone was connected, Scarlett Ran's heart beat rapidly and she swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva nervously.

"Hello." The voice on the other end of the phone was very familiar but not exactly the same as in my memory.

As soon as Scarlett Ran heard the sound, she was choked up and speechless.

"Hey, who are you looking for?" the person over there asked again.

"Master's wife..."

The person opposite recognized Scarlett Ran's voice immediately and asked excitedly: "Yuyou, is it Youyou?"

"It's me. Master, I miss you so much." Scarlett Ran covered her mouth to prevent her crying from passing through the receiver.

"Yuyou, yoyo..." the teacher's wife called Scarlett Ran's name excitedly, "good boy, I miss you too. How have you been these years?"

"I'm fine. What about you, how are you and the teacher doing?" Scarlett Ran asked.

"Okay, okay, we are all fine." The teacher's wife replied, "Yuyou, where do you live now? Have you returned to school?"

Scarlett Ran: "No, I live in the guest house arranged by the Central Government."

Mobile phones are issued uniformly and can be used to make calls and surf the Internet. The hostel has good conditions including food and accommodation, but you can't leave.

The teacher's wife also knew that she was not very free to speak now, so she only asked about life matters and was concerned about Scarlett Ran's health, but didn't mention anything else.

The two chatted for almost an hour, and then the teacher's wife said, "Your teacher has been waiting for a long time. Please say a few words to him."

As soon as he heard that he was going to talk to the teacher, Scarlett Ran, who was sitting crookedly in the chair just now, immediately sat upright with his back straight.

"Hello, teacher, how is your health lately? I heard from my wife that you are still taking care of the students, so you must take more rest and pay attention to your health." Different from the relaxed and friendly manner when talking to the teacher, Scarlett Ran couldn't help but feel a little nervous when talking to the teacher. Nervous and reserved.

Scarlett Ran's tutor, Everett Shao, was concerned about Scarlett Ran's health and even mentioned graduation.

"My graduation defense will be in May, can you come back?" Everett Shao asked.

"It should be okay..." Scarlett Ran didn't dare to guarantee it.

"Okay, just prepare first. If not, you can just graduate next year." Everett Shao comforted her.

Scarlett Ran couldn't think as openly as Everett Shao, so she said weakly: "Teacher, I have been studying for many years, and it's time to graduate. I really can't wait until next year."

"Haha," Everett Shao said with a smile, "This is not what you and I say."

That's right. Scarlett Ran was depressed and didn't know when he could go out. I wasn't in a hurry at first, but became anxious when it came to the issue of graduation.

For a whole hour, the smile never left Scarlett Ran's face. In the end, I was still worried about disturbing the teacher and my wife’s rest, so I reluctantly hung up the phone.

For Scarlett Ran, his teacher and his wife are very important people. Even her final decision to choose a major or direction was related to them.

The first time I met my wife, Celeste Fang, was in the autumn of 2000.

At that time, Celeste Fang had not yet retired and worked in the school administration department. Scarlett Ran is a freshman who has just entered school.

I heard from my roommate that poor students could apply for grants and student loans, so I went to the Political and Education Office to inquire about the application process.

Celeste Fang, who was in charge of this work, listened to her explanation of her purpose, took out a form, and patiently told Scarlett Ran what materials she needed to provide.

Scarlett Ran glanced through the list of materials and knew that she couldn't do it. She didn't need much proof that she could drive it.

"What's wrong? Is there anything else unclear?" Celeste Fang asked.

"I... these prove that I can't open it." Scarlett Ran answered honestly, "I am poor, but my family is not poor."

Several of Scarlett Ran's high school teachers and junior high school teachers chipped in to pay for travel to school and the first year's tuition and accommodation fees.

After the college entrance examination results came out, Scarlett Ran went to see her uncle and third uncle. They obviously took the money that was nominally supposed to be given to Scarlett Ran, but they made excuses saying that Scarlett Ran's mother was her guardian and they, as uncles, had no such obligation and refused to take out the money.

Scarlett Ran was ready to break up and get the money. Several teachers brought the collected money and asked her to report to the school quickly.

"Just leave." The teachers comforted Scarlett Ran.

Scarlett Ran had heard before that the university had a policy of reducing tuition and accommodation fees for poor students, and planned to return the money to the teachers after applying. But now I see that I don’t meet the conditions, so it’s very difficult.

"Teacher, are there any work-study positions?" Scarlett Ran asked again.

Celeste Fang took out a book and opened it to show Scarlett Ran the contents. "Most of the school's work-study positions are also provided to poor students. There are a few unrestricted positions with very few places. You have to register and wait in line."

"We still have to queue up..." Scarlett Ran needed money. She hopes to repay the money lent to her by her teachers as soon as possible, and also needs to work to earn living expenses. The school does not have suitable work-study positions, so you can only find them outside the school.

"Okay, classmate, why don't you tell me the difficulties you are encountering now, and I will see if there is any solution." Celeste Fang said.

Scarlett Ran hesitated for a moment and told the truth about his situation.

Celeste Fang felt very sympathetic to her after hearing this. As Scarlett Ran said, the most difficult part of her problem is that she is helpless and penniless in this city, but she does not meet the requirements of the state and school funding policies.

"Well, I'll tell you a way, see if it works." Celeste Fang thought for a moment and asked, "What is your major?"

"Teacher, I am in the science experimental class." Scarlett Ran answered.

"Oh oh oh, that's okay. My husband is a professor in the physics department, and the laboratory assistant gets a subsidy of 200 yuan a month. I go there about three times a week, what do you think?" Celeste Fang asked.

"I, I am only a freshman this year, can I be a laboratory assistant?" Scarlett Ran was not sure.

"No problem." Celeste Fang smiled reassuringly, "I just do some cleaning and miscellaneous work, which is not very technical. Do you want to go?"

"I, I want to go." Scarlett Ran bowed, "Thank you, teacher."

Celeste Fang: "You're welcome, you're welcome, there's no need to be so polite. I'll call my husband later, and you go to the lab to meet the senior sister in charge. She will tell you what to do in the future."

"Okay, thank you very much." Scarlett Ran didn't know how to express her gratitude and could only say thank you over and over again.

With this 200 yuan subsidy, Scarlett Ran's living expenses are covered. Later, relying on two tutoring jobs introduced by my roommate, I finally paid back all the money in the first year.

With no more debts, Scarlett Ran felt extremely relaxed and began to think about choosing a direction.

In the dormitory, Tanya chose physics, and the other two chose chemistry and mathematics.

The three people talked about professional planning and analysis of employment prospects in the ears of Scarlett Ran, who had not yet made a decision, every day, which confused Scarlett Ran.

Scarlett Ran felt that what each of them said made sense. The more he listened, the less he knew what to choose. People who were usually so independent-minded couldn't make a decision.

"Yuyou, it will be decided next week. Have you decided what major to choose?" Tanya asked.

Scarlett Ran, who was reading, stopped writing and thought for a moment. "I haven't decided yet. I definitely won't choose physics anyway." Scarlett Ran said firmly.

She has no special likes or dislikes towards other majors, except physics.

"Why?" Tanya didn't understand. Scarlett Ran had excellent grades in the physics course. How could he exclude physics after first eliminating a wrong answer?

"There's no reason." Scarlett Ran replied vaguely, "I just don't like it."

"Eh? Okay." Although Scarlett Ran usually doesn't find that he dislikes physics, the answer "I don't like" is extremely lethal, and there is no room for persuasion.

"Maybe I will choose the astronomy department?" Scarlett Ran said with uncertainty in his tone, "It sounds more interesting."

"The astronomy department is not bad," Tanya smiled and said, "Astronomy is a very romantic subject."

"Romantic subject..." Scarlett Ran murmured and repeated her words, her eyes full of uncertainty.