"When this period is over and the veterans have finished their leave, it'll be our turn, the new recruits, to take leave. I'll come back then to be with you and Mom."
"You'd better wait until New Year's to come back." Lin Xiang took a big bite of watermelon. "In a couple of days, I'll be signing up for college preferences. All my choices are in Beijing, so I'll only come home for winter break."
It's not that other cities aren't good, it's mainly because, deep down, Qinghua and Beijing University are the eternal dream for every Chinese student.
In her previous life, she studied hard, burning the midnight oil every day, always ranking at the top in exams, and still only managed to get into a top-notch 985 university, narrowly missing Qinghua and Beijing University.
Now that she has the chance to go to Qinghua or Beijing University, she can't settle for anything less.
Besides, only in Beijing can she find the courtyard she dreams of!
