The three of them exchanged glances, then looked at Zhu Yanyi and Hun Junlan. Hun Junlan spoke slowly, "I am from an ethnic minority. We have recommended quotas in my region for both high school and university. My father is a local doctor with some prestige, so she recommended me here, and I came to study."
"We four were specially recruited," the four said in unison, then looked at Zhu Yanyi. "You aren't specially recruited too, are you?"
Zhu Yanyi coughed lightly. "Actually, my family is in Zhejiang Province. According to regulations, I should have attended high school there. However, my grades were quite good, and since I studied traditional Chinese medicine from a young age, my master and friends recommended me. So, I transferred my household registration to the capital and entered this school. If we count strictly, I am also specially recruited."
"So, all five of us are specially recruited," Ma Yaya said, then laughed. "Does that mean our dorm has only five people because of this?"
"That's nice. I think it's fate that we five are together," Zheng Feier said with a smile.
Hun Junlan tilted her head, looking at Zhu Yanyi. "Zhu Yanyi, you said your grades were 'a bit better.' Just how much better?"
Zhu Yanyi coughed again. "Let's put it this way: as long as you aren't particularly slow, I can tutor you. I have already self-studied the entire university curriculum."
"Academic god."
"Goddess."
The other four spoke up, looking at Zhu Yanyi with admiration.
Zhu Yanyi felt a bit shy. "Actually, my ambition is indeed to be an academic god." She paused. "Or perhaps a goddess."
"(ˉ▽￣～) Tsk~~, too proud." The four simultaneously pointed their thumbs down.
Zhu Yanyi burst out laughing. "Alright, let's eat breakfast quickly. It's about time. We need to go to the playground. I wonder who our military training instructor will be today. I hope they don't torture us too much."
"Okay." Everyone ate while happily teasing each other. After their morning conversation, they felt like companions on the same path, and their bond strengthened instantly.
"Zhu Yanyi, let's make a deal now. Our studies will depend on you from now on," Ma Yaya insisted as they walked out of the dorm.
Zhu Yanyi looked at Ma Yaya and smiled. "You are very similar to a classmate of mine from middle school. Every time she saw me, she said exactly that. But her grades were bizarre. In my dorm, there were seven of us. Besides me, the other six improved every time. Only her grade remained fixed at fifty-first in the whole school. No matter how hard she studied, she never moved up or down a single rank." Thinking of An Xiaoxiao, Zhu Yanyi wanted to laugh.
"There really is such a person? I must meet her someday," Ma Yaya said curiously.
"You will have the chance. She always wants to enter the Capital Military Academy. Based on her grades, she actually has a chance," Zhu Yanyi said.
"My goal is also to enter the military academy in the future. But my dad sent me here, saying I should become a military doctor," Luo Kun said with a helpless expression.
It was obvious that Luo Kun was not interested in being a military doctor; she wanted to be a soldier. Zhu Yanyi tilted her head, looking at Luo Kun. "Your dad probably thinks that since your brother is already a soldier, you should inherit your mother's aspiration and become a military doctor."
Luo Kun gave Zhu Yanyi a thumbs-up. "Zhu Yanyi, you are so right. Let me tell you, that is exactly what my dad thinks. But I am not interested in being a military doctor. I am interested in being a soldier."