Chapter 2: Guo Jing I 4

  To trace back this event, it must start from Guo Jing and Huang Rong going to the library.

  The library of BUPT has a very special shape. The word "special" in BUPT has different meanings from other places. There are many talented people in BUPT, and talented people must be different from others. When there are many people who are different from others, it's not easy to stand out as special. For example, wearing sleeveless shirts in winter and "fur" clothes in summer is not considered special in BUPT. If someone wears shorts in winter and sings "The Red Detachment of Women", or wears fur clothes in summer and then changes to sing "Tiger on the Mountain", it's only considered a little special. Only when such behavior is done by a beautiful girl, that's truly noteworthy as special.

  The special feature of the library is that it has a Gothic-style 'door' 'hole', an ancient Greek-style recessed column, a stepped pyramid structure unique to Maya culture, and of course, on top of it, there is also an aluminum alloy purely Chinese-style carved ridge.

  According to Principal Du Guo's words: "With this library built, it will be very difficult for 'desire' to defeat us."

  As Linghu Cong said: "Is there anyone who has made it their life goal to defeat the trash cans on Beidao Street?"

  Guo Jing led Huang Rong into the library, with her arm in his, and she hopped along beside him. The people around them couldn't help but stare at the sight. Huang Rong was wearing a tight-fitting sleeveless tank top that day, which showed off her toned arms, and a pair of Levi's tight jeans that covered up her casted ankle, as well as her curvy buttocks and long legs. She wore a pair of high-heeled sandals with thin straps on her feet. Guo Jing, on the other hand, was wearing a simple short-sleeved shirt made of coarse linen, with a large blue logo on the front that read "Bianjing University".

  If everyone can imagine Li Kui walking into the library with Li Shishi, then everyone can also imagine what Guo Jing and Huang Rong looked like at that time.

  Almost half of the people turned their eyes sideways, letting their gaze slip out from beside the book to look at Huang Rong. The appearance of such a pair of characters even directly destroyed many people's values and logic, and many 400-500 yuan deep-sea glasses were on the verge of collapse.

  There is no seat available.

  Following the usual practice of Tsinghua, everyone is a talent from all over the world, and no one wants to disturb anyone else. Therefore, there must be an empty seat between two people. The library has been half full for a long time, and there are no two adjacent seats left.

  "It's full." Guo Jing turned his head to look at Huang Rong.

  Huang Rong pouted and pulled on Guo Jing's arm, saying: "Don't go yet, I'll discuss it with him first."

  Huang Rong let go of Guo Jing and jumped over to a boy's side, saying: "Sorry, classmate, is it okay if someone sits next to you?"

  Everyone can imagine that if it weren't for the homework he had to hand in tomorrow, that brother would have almost bled a whole table of nosebleeds. The beautiful girl directly asked to sit with him, and all he could do was nod his head. Fortunately, the students at Bin Da are still quite well-behaved, they're just a bit arrogant. That boy quietly swept his books aside and only revealed a smiling face to Huang Rong.

  Huang Rong then put her own school bag next to the boy.

  She immediately ran to the other side of the library, picked out a boy who looked the most pleasing to the eye, and politely asked: "Classmate, I have a seat over there, can we swap seats? The air conditioner on that side is too cold, I feel chilly..."

  That boy raised his head and looked at Huang Rong's thin white tank top, thinking to himself: "Wow, little sister, aren't you cold wearing that?"

  Under Huang Rong's radiant smile, he nodded slightly and picked up his school bag.

  Huang Rong smiled and led him to sit down beside the young man, then pulled up Guo Jing's hand and sat shoulder to shoulder with him in the two empty seats.

  Two boys looked at each other quietly for a moment before saying in unison in hushed tones: "That's so cool!"

  It was the first time in his life that Guo Jing studied with a 'girl'. Guo Jing was reading his physics and chemistry, while Huang Rong was distractedly reading a novel called "Chariots of the Gods", also distractedly attracting the attention of those around her. The only pair of eyes that were not 'distracted' at all was Guo Jing's, this kind of distraction could not be described as "calmness" but rather absolute - "dullness".

  Guo Jing never thought that Huang Rong wanted him to talk to her, and Huang Rong didn't assume Guo Jing would be very "romantic" and hold her hand. However, she didn't expect Guo Jing to be extremely cowardly and also very limited in his thoughts. Even on the vast Mongolian grasslands, someone as dull-witted as Guo Jing is rarely seen. In fact, Linghu Chong had once doubted that even if a beautiful girl suddenly appeared by the roadside, hugged him with flowers, and kissed him, Guo Jing would only quickly climb up a tree, carefully report his name, age, hometown, political background, and then seriously say "I think you've got the wrong person".

  Fortunately, at this time, a real person was also studying in the library, that is Qiao Feng.

  Qiao Feng was not just a newcomer who reported to the National Politics Department on that day. In a place like Bian Da, where dragons and tigers are hidden, ordinary people can't stand out even in a crowd. But Qiao Feng's name had been known throughout the department since his first year at Bian Da University.

  He is not only the president of the International Politics Department Student Association, but also plays basketball beautifully, and is a rival of Mu Rongfu from the Computer Science department. Mu Rongfu and Qiao Feng both entered through sports bonus points for basketball, with exceptional skills in three-pointers, and can make 3 or 4 out of 10 shots when facing off one-on-one. According to Mu Rongfu's comments, Qiao Feng's momentum on the court is like a wild boar, and even if the opponent is a tiger, they would still have to dodge him. With his explosive jumping ability, Qiao Feng can be called the king of dunks at Bian Da University, and no one can stop him. In fact, once Qiao Feng gets the chance to dunk, the opponents usually give up defending and prepare for their next attack - who would bother to fight a wild boar head-on?

  Those years, there was an anime called "Slam Dunk" that was very popular in Binzhou, and pirated copies were everywhere. It was so popular that even the girls were excitedly playing basketball, and boys who were slightly taller were practicing dunks, while shorter ones were often practicing three-pointers with a ball, it had a bit of a national fitness campaign feel to it.

  At that time, the Jin Dynasty had sent some students to study in the Song Dynasty. While studying, they also collected information about the Song Dynasty. The Jin Dynasty students saw that the students of Bianjing University were enthusiastically practicing basketball on the court and were initially shocked, then overjoyed. They immediately reported back to the Jin Emperor, saying that the national strength of the Song Dynasty had declined. We often see ten students in the empty land of Bianjing University fighting for a broken ball, sweating profusely, which shows that the education funds of the Song Dynasty are so scarce that they can't even afford to buy balls. Other materials must also be extremely lacking, and it is a great opportunity to unify the Central Plains by sending troops southward.

  Qiao Feng and Murong Fu, being top-notch players, naturally wouldn't be left out in the sports craze. They each formed their own teams within their respective departments and practiced diligently every day. There were also several intense matches between them. Qiao Feng's dunks and Murong Fu's three-pointers ended up evenly matched, while the skills of Zhuo Shi and Bai Shiming on Qiao Feng's team were comparable to those of Deng Baichuan and Bao Dafang on Murong Fu's team. The female students from both departments cheered until they lost their voices, with the matches ending in a narrow margin of one or two points. As a result, Qiao Feng and Murong Fu became idols in their own right, even having girls come up to chat with them during meals. This was how the phrase "Northern Qiao, Southern Murong" originated at Bian Da University.

  Qiao Feng always looked at Murong Fu with a cold eye, thinking that Murong Fu and Liu Xuanfeng were a bit alike, those pretty boys who attracted a large crowd of girls to fawn over them, it was really annoying. Qiao Feng thought that men should be more rugged, and he had been striving for this all along.

  When he first entered the school, Qiao Feng often ran back to the dormitory with a big sweat, panting and saying: "Damn, just now we played basketball, our four against their five, and the physics department's kid still fouled, really fucking useless."

  At this time, Qiao Feng's buddies will ask: "Lost?"

  "Just won twenty points," at this time Qiao Feng would take off his vest while expressing his dissatisfaction with the small margin of victory.

  At that time his buddies would undoubtedly exclaim: "So fierce?"

  Then Qiao Feng was very happy.

  Two years later, Qiao Feng had developed to the point where he no longer cared about winning or losing in casual games. When occasionally asked, he would simply shrug his shoulders and say: "Just playing for fun, don't keep score." At this point, if someone were to ask him again about the outcome of a match, it would seem almost disdainful towards him. Since matches where only he scored were really boring, he later switched to participating in national table tennis team activities.

  Guo Jing and Qiao Feng were familiar with each other, but not because they met during registration. Qiao Feng's sideline was assembling computers from scratch in the school campus, and the computer in Guo Jing's dormitory was also assembled by Qiao Feng. At first, Guo Jing thought that even the mouse was full of mystery, so he followed Qiao Feng around every day to watch him test the machine. Qiao Feng wanted to laugh, so he gave Guo Jing a big pile of his old computer books and said: "Take a look, when you're done, give them to the lower grades."

  Guo Jing quickly nodded: "Thank you, thank you."

  "Seniors bringing juniors along is how it's always been." Qiao Feng said with a flourish of his hand.

  From then on, Guo Jing and Qiao Feng became friends.