Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn

Chapter 833: Chapter 4: Shattered Family Bonds (Part 2)

"In principle, apartments follow a two-person sharing rule; students can arrange their own roommates, and if there are no special requests, accommodation will be arranged by the school." Cornell University’s administration is very supportive of this event, and the apartments leased are all two-person student apartments, so naturally, Xiao Xian and Yiyi are sharing one.

Ye Heng suggested sharing with the slant-eyed male student from South Korea; Wang Shuai certainly had no objection, and he shared a room with the team leader from South Korea, Jin Shixi.

After Michael arranged everyone’s accommodation, he distributed the respective apartment door cards to each person. He then diligently reminded them that today was still considered a free day, and after attending the welcome event tomorrow, all exchange students would officially start their studies. Everyone would be notified of the respective study content and schedule. The afternoon could be freely arranged; students could tour the campus or take a short trip by U.S. transit where the bus previously stopped. However, students must return to campus on time before the welcome event this evening, or it would directly impact the final evaluation of the exchange student delegation they belong to.

"Gosh, it’s still joint responsibility; I won’t go out then, in case my English isn’t fluent and I get lost." Yiyi is still worrying about the language issue.

"Don’t rush. After attending the welcome event and understanding the entire exchange student event schedule, we’ll make other plans. When we have time, we should also pay a visit to Brown University to check on Bai Xue’s matters." Bai Xue didn’t ask Xiao Xian and the others to investigate her issues, but Xiao Xian felt there were many unreasonable aspects, and if they could figure things out, it might help Bai Xue’s future.

The apartment assigned to Xiao Xian and Yiyi is very much like the hotel apartment they stayed in Chengde. The interior decor isn’t exactly exquisite, but it’s arranged comfortably. Perhaps knowing that the apartment occupants are two female students from the East, the kitchen is already equipped with chopsticks and some kitchenware commonly used by Eastern people.

"Xiao Xian, come and have a look. They actually prepared two dresses here." When Yiyi was about to put her luggage in the wardrobe, she opened it and found two evening gown-style women’s dresses inside.

One is pink; the other is black, with the styles slightly differing. Judging by the sizes, they appear custom-made for the two of them.

"They must be for the welcome event tonight, along with some basic accessories. I’ve heard that foreign university students often attend dances and such. Clearly, the organizers want us to quickly integrate into the local life." Prepared for Yiyi is an off-the-shoulder sleeveless floor-length satin dress, perfect for showcasing her tall figure and graceful curves,

while for Xiao Xian, there’s a knee-length chiffon dress with a fishtail-style hem design, accentuating her fair skin even more strikingly.

"I wonder where Juliet One will be arranged?" Xiao Xian and Yiyi noticed that when Michael left, Juliet One went with him, leaving Wang Shuai alone at the school.

"Never mind about that; let’s walk around Cornell University first." Yiyi is just Yiyi; while she was on the bus saying she would never go abroad again, never take such a long trip again, never ride on such a long flight again, once she got off the bus and finished packing, she already had the idea of touring the campus.

"I haven’t finished packing yet. If you’ve finished, you might want to call back home for safety." Xiao Xian reminded Yiyi that she should also contact her mother in the United States.

Seeing Yiyi standing aside without moving, Xiao Xian found it odd. "What’s wrong?"

"I’m thinking whether I should contact my mom. You know, I haven’t seen her in a long time. The last phone call was during New Year’s two years ago. With the time difference between the United States and China, we barely talked before the call ended," Yiyi hesitated, lacking her usual carefree attitude.

"I thought you were hesitating about something else. If I had a mom, I would have contacted her a long time ago. Do you have her phone number and address? If you do, contact her; at least I could snag a free meal. Anyway, it’s been many years since you last saw each other; you must have a lot to talk about. Previously, you were in China, inconvenient for meeting, but now at least you’re in the same country. Hurry and contact; you can recognize the Arabic numerals on the phone, right?" Xiao Xian pushed Yiyi to the phone.

Every dormitory is equipped with a card phone; phone cards can be purchased directly at the guard room downstairs. Yiyi bought a $10 monthly card, then dialed a number.

Actually, when she got off the airplane, Yiyi planned to take advantage of the gap in studies to visit her mom in Washington. Yiyi’s mother moved to the United States alone after divorcing Mr. Zhang, but Yiyi didn’t know the specifics.

After the phone was dialed, it rang for about ten seconds, but no one answered. Yiyi looked at the time; it was lunchtime, so her mom probably wasn’t home yet.

Just as she was about to hang up, a questioning voice came from the other end.

Xiao Xian was tidying up her luggage in the room, and she flipped out a business card from her suitcase; it’s the contact information left by Zhou Ziang for his studio in the United States. Xiao Xian noticed the address says: New York State Ithaca Biological Private Research Center – Cornell Division.

"I really want to check out Zhou Ziang’s workplace," Xiao Xian thought, just as Yiyi finished her call and returned.

"Did you get in touch with your mom?" Xiao Xian asked with a smile.

"Yeah, I did," Yiyi replied sorrowfully.

"Did you arrange a time to meet?" Xiao Xian, securing the business card, turned her head to ask.

"She said she has remarried and told me not to bother her again," said Yiyi, as she tore the phone card into pieces and threw it in the trash. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to go to Qidian () to vote with recommendation tickets or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)