Chapter 37 (1/2)

Early in thewith Youzi when they were awakened by a knock at the door It was Jiao Yuan

Finals had ended; the only thing the kids had to do ait for the results Feeling good about the test, Jiao Yuan was excited and was planning out his new year present

The two kids usually slept in during the first few days of the holiday Last night, they didn't go to bed until ht to watch space Jam on a movie channel It was only 7 ah most days, Jiao Yuan often slept till noon

What rong with him today!

Zheng Tan covered his ears with his paws and curled into a ball to resu and yelling at the door

It was so cold that Zheng Tan didn't want to leave the bed Ever since the two kids started their holidays, hetrees to the afternoon, so he could sleep longer in the

”Wake up, hurry! It's snowing outside! All white! Come and play with me!”

Jiao Yuan was still shouting aloud outside Xiao Youzi left the bed but re Tan with the quilt

Zheng Tan gave a yawn— no point staying in bed alone

Tiet up!

He had grown up in a coastal city in the south where there was barely any snow in the winter Once in ally to another province just see snow He had never really experienced snowy days, not even after co here

It was the first snow of the year

Crawling out of the quilt, Zheng Tan shook his fur and got out of bed

Jiao Yuan was already dressed and ashi+ng up excitedly

The phone rang He left the wet towel on the shelf and hurried to answer the phone He kneho it would be

Jiao Yuan's laughter could be heard fros, the children were inviting him out to play

Zheng Tan took a dump and let Youzi wipe his face and comb his fur for hi breakfast Zheng Tan followed

It was freezing cold outside He hopped at the corner of the stairwell

Qu Xiangyang, as going downstairs to take so up and down on the spot He stopped and said a quick greeting before rushi+ng off again Any later, the snoould be ruined

Jiao Yuan, together with Youzi and other kids, wasa snowman on the basketball court near the quarters His clothes were covered in snow They ht

Daisy, the Saint Bernard, was playing with the children She had thick fur and wouldn't feel cold even if she rolled in the snow She ran after the children leaving strings of paw prints on the ground Mighty, as taking a ith his oas leashed He licked the snow and barked and looked longingly towards the basketball court on the other side But he was soon attracted by the two meat buns his master held in front of him and continued home happily

Zheng Tan had no intention of joining the children He watched along on the side Fatty was sitting on the balcony looking at theer had come out and walked for a while, but he quickly moved to a corner

It was said animal habits were related to their birthin water, while those born in winter would avoid even a small puddle But the theory seemed incorrect

The birth er and Sheriff were very close, but their personalities were so different The only thing they had in common was that they were both silly and stupid At thefro, whereas Sheriff was running hborhood removed the hood from his coat to tease Sheriff The cat chased the kid everywhere The only cat paw prints were all left by him

After a while, Tiger ca He ran towards the basketball court to where Daisy was lying and panting Tiger used the dog as a windshi+eld and a fireplace

Zheng Tan felt war a few trees He was still a little sleepy, but the house was no place for a nap at this tio to Papa Jiao's office After all, it had air conditioning with the electricity bill rei summer and winter, all the air conditioners in all the offices and the labs were on, soht The school only forced freshmen to save electricity

Zheng Tan started walking towards the Biology Department

The snow on the road had been swept and the little that remained had melted

The university paid special attention to the cah the leaves of the parasol trees that lines the roads had all fallen off, there were still reen plants, such as camphor trees and pines

It was still snowing Not like a blizzard, but still enough to dampen one's clothes

A couple of students wandered around with u pictures They probably ca Tan and had never seen snoing up

One of the girls pushed away the umbrella passed over by a boy, ”I don't need this I want to feel the snow”

”Let her be It's so e

”It's her first ti real snow It's understandable”

”Hey, look! There's a black cat over there! Take a photo! Quick!” Someone shouted

Zheng Tan scratched his ears and ignored them

”I want a photo with that black cat!” The girl anted to feel the sno ran to Zheng Tan He couldn't hide so he stopped for the girl and watched her

”I want a picture too!” One of the boys walked up

He was not stopping for a boy Zheng Tan walked away immediately

The Biology Department could be seen around the corner Just as he was ready to speed up, he heard someone mention Papa Jiao's name

Turning his head, Zheng Tan sao people also walking towards the building They smelled like hot pot and were probably just at the small restaurants near campus

”I don't h score, you probably won't make it In my department, most professors prefer students froh iven to the former For example, if you and I both scored barely above the line, I have a bigger chance of being accepted There could be exceptions, but Jiao Mingsheng's standards are quite high A lot of students want hiraduate mentor, but he has refused all recohtly above the line, you're doomed”

He went on and on Zheng Tan suddenly remembered that toraduate students Papa Jiao spentfinals He also had to attend anize research projects Besides work at the university, he still had his co Tan heard Papa Jiao say that he wanted another graduate student to share Yi Xin's workload

”Jiao Mingsheng?” The other student was obviously confused He was from another university, and knew little about the teachers in the Biology Department at Chuhua University He had only heard the names of a few very well-known professors

”I should have realized that you would know nothing about Jiao Mingsheng It's true that he is not that faretted not applying to hi star in the academia world”

Zheng Tan listened carefully to everything they said He never knew Papa Jiao was a star in the rising to the students