On the school bus, there were quite a few parents accompanying their children. Once everyone was seated, the conversations began.
Most of them were busy praising each other's children, saying how beautiful and handsome they were, and so on.
After chatting for a while, their topics shifted, and some parents started asking about Shen Yao and her companions.
Because of the spiritual spring water, the three, who already had age differences, looked like their ages couldn't be guessed.
Moreover, Shen Yao, even though she was more than four months pregnant, showed no signs of it.
Coupled with the clothes specially made for her by Ning Min, she looked like a vibrant and youthful young lady.
"Are the three of you art school students? Why are there only the three of you? Aren't your parents accompanying you? You all look so beautiful, how can they feel at ease leaving you alone?"
The speaker was the mother of a young girl. The girl, hearing her mother speak so directly, quickly tugged on her sleeve, urging her to be less blunt.
Anyone who had studied far from home knew that seeing parents accompanying other students when their own parents weren't there would inevitably lead to some sense of loss or dejection.
"No, we're here to accompany our younger brother," Shen Huaijin said to the mother. "I'm already 28, and this is my sister. She also graduated from university this year."
Shen Huaijin smiled as he explained their relationship. Outside, they all consistently referred to Mo Xuan as their younger brother, except for Shen Yao.
Upon hearing Shen Huaijin's words, everyone was shocked. He was actually 28? They would have believed him if he said he was just about to start university!
And that young girl, looking so young, had already graduated from university. It was truly impressive!
"Hmph, what's so great about that? Graduating so young, they must have gone to some third-rate university."
Because Shen Huaijin's words had stunned everyone into silence, the remark from the front of the bus was heard clearly by all.
Everyone looked at Shen Yao with concern, fearing that she, a young girl, would be upset and saddened by such harsh words.
However, seeing that Shen Yao showed no signs of distress, they all breathed a sigh of relief and silently cursed the woman who dug up old wounds.
Mo Xuan, hearing someone speak about Shen Yao that way, immediately bristled. Just as he was about to lash out, Shen Huaijin stopped him.
"It's true, there's nothing special about it. Our Yao Yao just attended an ordinary university in the capital."
The ordinary university in the capital: How rude of you to say that!
Hearing Shen Huaijin's words, everyone erupted in a clamor. A university in the capital! That was the lifelong dream of so many students in Huaguo!
To think that this young lady was not only beautiful but also had excellent academic achievements!
The students on the school bus couldn't help but wail. Comparing oneself to others was truly enough to make one die, and comparing goods was enough to make one want to throw them away!
Because of Shen Huaijin's words, the person who had spoken about Shen Yao also fell silent.
After all, her daughter was neither as good-looking nor as academically accomplished as Shen Yao. Shen Yao had graduated from a prestigious university in the capital, while her daughter could only pursue a path in the arts.
With the disruptive element gone, the atmosphere on the school bus immediately improved, and lively conversations resumed.
Only the man from earlier, upon hearing that Shen Yao and Shen Huaijin were merely accompanying family members, felt utterly dejected.
Alas, such beautiful and handsome individuals, why weren't they attending their art school!
The art school was located quite far from Shen Yao's former university, but it was very close to Huan Yan.
Shen Yao watched the young girls preparing to register at the art school, dancing like butterflies, and she suddenly understood why Xia Chao had opened Huan Yan here.
With such a group of potential customers, why worry about Huan Yan not becoming popular?
After taking Mo Xuan to register, Shen Yao, considering Mo Xuan's various circumstances, resolutely enrolled him in the martial arts class.
The path of a martial arts actor was the most suitable for Mo Xuan in the future.
After registration, they took him to the dormitory. The dormitory was a typical loft bed with a desk underneath. Knowing that there were only four people in the dormitory, it was spacious, and the facilities were complete.
Since today was the first day of registration, Mo Xuan was the only one in the dormitory, which made things convenient for Shen Yao and her companions.
Closing the door, they directly took out all the items prepared by Father Shen and Mother Shen from their spatial dimension.
Bedding, toiletries, skincare products, clothes, shoes, and various small dishes specially prepared by the family, preserved with spiritual spring water, so there was no fear of spoilage.
This was something Shen Yao had asked Elder Brother Shen to prepare. Mo Xuan's pickiness was context-dependent; when extremely hungry, he would eat anything, but if it wasn't fatal and didn't suit his palate, he truly wouldn't eat it.
Shen Yao had spent a lot of effort trying to correct this habit in the past, but in the end, she had to give up. Otherwise, he wouldn't have run off to steal Huo Huo's eggs out of hunger.
Arranging the bedding was not Shen Yao's task, and Mo Xuan, having been raised by Shen Yao since childhood, was adept at such matters.
He tidied everything up in a flash, even Shen Huaijin could only marvel at it.
Just as they finished tidying up, they heard a knock on the door. Shen Yao opened it and saw a very handsome young boy.
"Hel-hello."
The boy took a couple of steps back in confusion, then looked at the adjacent room, confirmed it was the male dormitory, before speaking, "I'm in this dormitory."
Shen Yao nodded and let him in.
The young boy had come to school alone. Hearing him say his luggage was still downstairs, Shen Yao asked Mo Xuan to help.
When he came, the Shen family had repeatedly instructed him to get along well with his classmates and maintain good relationships. They had also told him that they wouldn't cause trouble but would absolutely not fear trouble either.
After two trips, they finally helped the boy move all his belongings upstairs.
Then, the third roommate arrived. He was a boy who wasn't particularly handsome but had a charm that grew on you the more you looked at him.
This roommate had come with his parents. His parents appeared to be very simple people, their faces etched with the marks of time.
The two fathers and mothers took out a bag of apples from their luggage and gave one to each of them. "These are from our own farm, and they taste exceptionally good. Our Xiao Zi loves to eat them."
Xiao Zi was that boy, whose full name was Xu Xizi. The boy who came alone was named Fan Bubu.
These two roommates clearly didn't seem like troublemakers, so Shen Yao and Shen Huaijin both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Knock, knock, knock."
Another knock sounded on the door. An old acquaintance walked in, "Miss Shen?! What are you doing here?"