NOVPUB
Chapter 359: Chapter 349: Is this person crazy?
After the official start of the semester, Shen Yunfang entered a busy and fulfilling study life.
The major in agronomy was a comprehensive field, covering a vast array of knowledge such as agricultural environment, crop and livestock production, as well as forestry and aquatic sciences, among others.
Yunfang had not been exposed to these subjects in her previous life, so she was completely ignorant of courses like plant physiology and biochemistry, genetics, and breeding science, even though she had been farming for several years in this life, following the experiences passed down by the older generation.
However, she knew that if she wanted to open her own green and environmentally friendly farm in the future, relying solely on experience would be insufficient. A large and complex knowledge system was needed as a theoretical foundation. Therefore, for the sake of her future, she bravely picked up the textbooks and joined the ranks of those ardently studying (all students cherished the opportunity to attend university, and after the semester started, the school had a strict academic atmosphere, with students studying everywhere on campus).
After the semester began, Li Hongjun would come to see his wife and child almost every week, taking the train on Saturday night, spending the whole day with his wife and child on Sunday, and then catching the train back to his military unit Sunday night.
Seeing Li Hongjun’s efforts, Yunfang felt sorry for him and persuaded him not to come so often—that every two weeks would suffice. But Hongjun was unappreciative, glaring with wide eyes and exclaiming, "Don’t worry about it, I’m not tired, and even if I am, I’m happy to be." Without his wife and child by his side, he found little joy at home. Although the train rides back and forth were tiring, the chance to see his daughter’s smile, to hear his son softly calling him dad, and to sleep at night embracing his fragrant, soft wife made all the tiredness worthwhile.
Well, never mind him; the man was as stubborn as a donkey.
"Shen Yunfang."
As Yunfang was walking through the campus, she heard someone calling her from behind. She turned to look at the person, hmm, she didn’t seem to recognize them, not a student from her class.
"Hello, I’m Dai Zhifei, the president of the Literary Society. We have a debate this Sunday. Can you come and participate?" The person appeared somewhat uneasy but still attempted to maintain composure, standing with one hand in his pocket and the other holding a book, striking what he believed to be his most handsome pose.
Well, without something to compare, he looked passable. But next to her own Li Hongjun, this affectation came off as nothing.
"Sorry, I don’t have time this Sunday," Yunfang said with a smile, turning down the offer and preparing to go home. These past few days, Manman had started babbling more, calling out "mummum" every day. Ma Huilan and her husband thought the child was just not articulating well and reassured Yunfang that it would get better as he got older. Yet Yunfang knew that her Manman was actually speaking English. Ah, what a talent for learning. 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘱𝘶𝑏.𝑐𝘰𝑚
"Then, how about next Wednesday evening? There’s a speech event that I’ll be joining. You could come and see," Dai Zhifei said while taking his hand out of his pocket and adjusting the pen in his coat pocket seemingly to show off his cultured status.
In Yunfang’s view, the Literary Society of the Agricultural College was just a gathering of sentimental literati with too much free time on their hands trying to make a big deal out of nothing.
She had also heard from other classmates about several events organized by this Literary Society. To her, they seemed pointless; she would rather read a few more pages of a book or learn some new methods for preventing pests and diseases.
"I can’t. You’re a student Dai, right? Our child is young, so I need to go home to look after him after my classes every day. I don’t have the time or energy to watch your activities. But I think other students might be interested. You could explore that," Yunfang said, emphasizing that she had a child and was already married, hoping these people would get the hint and back off.
Ah, in this field of potatoes, she, this little bok choi, stood out. So, ever since the start of the school term, there have been quite a few classmates who, under the guise of studying together, were actually trying to get close to her. Shen Yunfang initially felt quite flattered, but later she was just overwhelmed by the annoyance.
"Shen classmate, you’re not thinking about this the right way," I heard you were betrothed as a child, and that’s just wrong. It’s the dregs of feudalism. As college students of the new era, we must have the courage to see through our own hearts and the courage to loudly say no to society. With this abnormal marriage of yours, you need to bravely stand up and resist, and I’ll help you. Let’s join hands in resisting and eliminating these feudal tumors," Dai Zhifei passionately proclaimed as he sat there.
Shen Yunfang slanted her eyes at him, thinking, Is this guy out of his mind?
"Hey, don’t go, if you have any troubles just say it, I’ll help you. If all else fails, we can petition the school together so that the school can step in and resolve it," Dai Zhifei called out behind her as she turned to leave.
"I certainly have a problem, I’ve encountered a lunatic. Could you maybe call the cops and take me away from this crazy person? If you’re sick, you should take medicine and not come out bothering others," Shen Yunfang glanced back at him, snorted a response, and then turned around to head home.
The onlookers who understood her comment burst into laughter.
"What do you mean, where’s the lunatic?" Dai Zhifei, still not catching on, asked stupidly.
"The lunatic is the person who was just talking to Shen classmate," retorted a classmate who couldn’t stand it any longer and then left.
With the excitement over, everyone else dispersed.
"Zhifei, you’re here! I’ve been looking for you for so long. Hurry and take a look at this draft I’ve written. I’ve got it all planned out. On Zhou Tian, I’m going to defeat all those people on the third floor," said a girl with two big braids who grabbed Dai Zhifei as soon as she saw him.
"Oh, really? Let me have a look," Dai Zhifei enjoyed the feeling of being needed and respected, so he naturally took the girl’s manuscript. Although she wasn’t as pretty as Shen Yunfang, not even half as much, he still walked away shoulder to shoulder, head to head with her.
In the end, he still didn’t figure out who the lunatic Shen Yunfang mentioned was.
By the time Shen Yunfang went to the Chen Family to pick up the child, it was already past five in the afternoon. Universities these days were nothing like those of future generations; they were tough, cramming schedules to cultivate pillars of talent for the nation, and to satisfy the students’ thirst for knowledge. For Yunfang’s major, they had classes six days a week, with only Wednesday afternoons free; otherwise, it was from seven-thirty in the morning until eleven-thirty, and from one to five in the afternoon.
"Mama..." Manman was playing with her cards on the bed. Seeing her mother throw her things aside, she reached out her little hands, wanting to be picked up by her mother.
"Baby, let mom wash her hands before picking you up, okay?" Shen Yunfang first kissed her daughter’s little face, then went outside to wash her hands and face, and took the chance to chat with Ma Huilan for a bit.
As for where their son Pangpang was, there was no question—he must be out playing with Chen Cheng, who had finished school. Even though Pangpang was barely over two years old and couldn’t quite keep up with the ten-year-old Chen Cheng, he was insistent on going. In the end, everyone agreed and let him go along, only reminding Chen Cheng to be sure to look after his younger brother.
