Gong Ruini handed over the admission letter to the new student reception, shocking those who were just discussing which junior was prettier.

"Gong, Gong Ruini."

"Ah, so she’s Gong Ruini."

Although everyone in the law department knew that this year’s top scorer in Beijing and the third-ranked national college entrance exam student, Gong Ruini, would be studying law, they really couldn’t associate the little girl in front of them with such a legend.

Especially since this little girl looked so young, barely high school freshman age.

Upon checking the registered age on the household registration card, there were gasps; she really was just 16 years old.

At 16, some of them were still in high school, some in junior high school, and yet she was already attending university, really incomparable.

The most infuriating thing is that she’s actually the top scorer in the entrance exam.

Watching their surprised expressions, Gong Ruini silently chuckled to herself, wondering if they’d faint if they knew she had a puppy love at 14.

Ah, even Gong Ruini herself was startled when she recalled how she and Zhao Xuran were sort of together when she was so young, yet her parents never opposed it, nor did Zhao Gang and his wife find it problematic.

Gong Ruini could only say that her parents were really something else.

In fact, Gong Ruini didn’t know that back then, Gong Tao and the others weren’t very supportive. They were worried that even though one was going to college and the other was in the second year of high school, they were still kids. What if relationship issues arose later?

They didn’t want the relationship between the two families to become strained. Zhao Xuran had several conversations with them, said a lot, which persuaded the four parents to relent.

Of course, Gong Tao and the others also understood that once the two kids decided on something, they truly worried that opposing them would mean the kids wouldn’t care about the adults’ opinions.

Moreover, Zhan Jing was entirely satisfied with Gong Ruini. Previously, she hadn’t considered Ni Zi and Zhao Xuran because she worried Gong Ruini was too young, and that it would upset several of her sons. Now it seems that Ni Zi is indeed the most suitable for Zhao Xuran, and also the most suitable as the eldest daughter-in-law for the Zhao Family.

After all these years, they’ve watched the two youngsters grow, calmly without the impulsive tendencies of young people nowadays, but rather emotionally stable. Even though Gong Ruini is young, she would consider Zhao Xuran in everything.

Zhan Jing was thoroughly satisfied with Gong Ruini, not expecting the wife to earn much, but at least wanting her not to stir trouble.

Zhao Xuran was unhappy with all the eyes on his wife, coughing softly, "Are we done yet?"

Ah, how come Zhao Xuran is here? Looking behind, isn’t that Gong Ruwen? Wait, one is Gong Ruwen, the other Gong Ruini.

And then upon noticing even Teacher Cai was present, it was clear that this was Gong Ruwen’s sister.

As for why Zhao Xuran was there, they thought it was normal since the two had a good relationship.

"Where is the dormitory?" Zhao Xuran was quite annoyed, truly wanting to declare this was his woman and questioning why others were staring at his woman.

But he couldn’t say it; Gong Ruini had long discussed with him that she didn’t want to reveal this status right away upon entering the school. They said she wanted to quietly study for a few years.

Zhao Xuran felt really aggrieved; he was just quietly studying at school as usual, yet Ni Zi felt he attracted quite a bit of unwanted attention.

Despite his dissatisfaction, Zhao Xuran had to obey, although from the current situation with so many eyes on Gong Ruini, he thought it necessary to reconsider. Otherwise, upon his university graduation, he wouldn’t know how many people might approach her.

Especially with today’s Gong Family sending Ni Zi to university, it wouldn’t be long before her true identity was exposed, and many would be ready to chase after her.

Seeking a capable girlfriend for a comfortable future is quite common; even he has encountered a few.

"Right, well, let me find it." Zhao Xuran’s presence had put a pressure on them, scaring them quite a bit, but in the moment, they didn’t think much about it.

Being stared at by an impatient Gong Ruwen was enough to unsettle them.

The older students welcoming freshmen hoped not only to display themselves well in front of school teachers for favorable allocation upon graduation, but also to potentially meet nice freshmen.

But that’s fine; such a beautiful girl is in the law department, there’s bound to be a chance to meet her later, using the excuse of seniors caring for juniors.

They believed they could win her over, exchanging glances knowing the opportunity was before them; it would depend on who could successfully make the first move.

Gong Ruini looked at their eyes, thinking how had it been thirty years ago, many would exclaim ’such bromance,’ but now she thought it’s better to just be friends.

With no real chance for them, Gong Ruini gently patted Zhao Xuran’s arm, signaling everything’s fine. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Zhao Xuran turned to her with a smile, knowing this girl wouldn’t miss their intentions.

"Alright, let’s go." Gong Ruwen grabbed the dorm number, ready to put things away and head home.

After watching the large group leave, older students from other departments peeked in. "That’s Gong Ruini?"

The law department students wanted to deny it, but their excitement earlier had shouted out the name. It was too late to deny.

"Yes."

"Certainly lives up to being the top scorer in Beijing, so many people sent her off," said a nearby girl with a sour tone.

"Exactly, her parents sent her, and also Gong Ruwen and Zhao Xuran accompanied her."

The girls were naturally thrilled; after all, Zhao Xuran and Gong Ruwen were renowned figures at Jing University. Though Jing University had several privileged generations studying there, they seemed far from reach to these ordinary students.

But Zhao Xuran and Gong Ruwen were different—descendants of intellectuals in the Northeastern Rural; even if their parents had entered Beijing University through winter exams, they were of common origin, unlikely to look down on them, offering them potential opportunities.

Unexpectedly, the two weren’t solitary, often seen together with same-gender individuals. Even if occasionally with girls, it was either incidental or work-related. They had not heard of either having a girlfriend, yet many girls were always eyeing the girlfriend position.

"Wonder what Gong Ruini likes," thinking there was no way to approach before, now seeing how Gong Ruwen and Zhao Xuran treat Gong Ruini, many had the idea of how to proceed.

Gong Ruini was unaware that she had been seen as someone’s potential sister-in-law or a step in courting her man. At this moment, she listened to Gong Tao recounting his days at university and the changes at Jing University.

Though they hadn’t graduated long ago, they couldn’t help but say that the changes at Jing University were something else, nearly unrecognizable.

Gong Ruini wanted to comment how fake it was, questioning such drastic changes, feeling it was just minor changes.

Nevertheless, for the elders reminiscing, she should listen respectfully, not spoiling their revelry.