"Nianhua, thank you." Chang Hui’s initial uncertainty after the start of the term seemed to vanish at this very moment.
The problems that had troubled her before now seemed more manageable after Xu Nianhua’s guidance, which had made her more confident in herself.
"Don’t mention it, keep it up!"
Xu Nianhua encouraged, saying, "In the future, we can speak to each other in a foreign language on a daily basis. That way, we can also practice our spoken language."
"This..." Chang Hui felt a bit embarrassed, it would be okay if it were just the two of them, but with the whole dormitory, that would be so embarrassing.
"If everyone uses a foreign language, there’s no need to feel embarrassed." Xu Nianhua thought more and more that this was a good idea. Most of her foreign language skills were self-taught and very targeted. Later on, they were even more focused on children’s education—had she not translated a lot of material in the past, her command of a foreign language might not have reached the level it had.
Now that she was at university, Xu Nianhua naturally wanted to take her foreign language skills to the next level and also come up with a better and more suitable learning method for educating children, making it simpler and more effective for them to learn foreign languages.
She loved to see the joy on the innocent faces of the children as they made progress in their studies, and she wanted to continue doing this work.
In the evening, when all her dorm mates had returned, Xu Nianhua brought up the suggestion.
Compared to other dormitories that housed eight people, their dormitory only had six, which naturally made it quieter than others.
Furthermore, since they were all studying foreign languages, Xu Nianhua’s proposal was immediately met with Ding Guo’s wholehearted approval, who said, "Nianhua, with you leading us, our dormitory will definitely have the highest foreign language scores in the future."
"Brown-noser." Liao Jinling couldn’t stand Ding Guo’s ever-grinning face, which she found foolish and irritating.
She wondered how Ding Guo could always find so many reasons to be happy.
"If you don’t want to join, then forget it." Ding Guo’s eyes crinkled into a smile as she said, "But let me say this upfront—if our scores end up higher than yours later on, don’t you be envious of us."
Ding Guo felt she had to keep up with Xu Nianhua’s pace to improve her own grades.
Back in high school, Ding Guo considered herself diligent, but upon arriving at university, she realized her efforts were far from enough.
Xu Nianhua, who scored full marks in foreign languages, seldom went out to play. Apart from attending classes, she spent most of her time reading or doing homework in the dormitory.
Then there was Zhou Wanwan, whose name matched her scholarly aura—she was always buried in books, either her dorm room or in the library.
Under the influence of her dorm mates, Ding Guo also felt ashamed to laze around in bed.
"I’m in," Chang Hui raised her hand second.
The reserved Zhou Wanwan also raised her hand to indicate her participation.
"And me," Fei Jiayi chimed in, biting on a lollipop and smiling, "You can’t forget about me. I have to keep pace with everyone. In the future, it’d be best if a certain someone ends up at the bottom of our dormitory’s scores."
"Who’s at the bottom? I think that’ll be you."
Liao Jinling knew Fei Jiayi was talking about her and immediately retorted, "I didn’t say I wouldn’t participate, did I? Compared to some people who only know how to eat, I don’t think being at the bottom will be my turn."
Speaking up, Liao Jinling looked at Xu Nianhua and said, "I’m in as well."