"What kind of wife couldn’t my brother find? Why did my parents have to pick up a child to raise as his wife?" Ren Xuejuan felt uncomfortable hearing Zhang Mengdi use the term "child bride," implying it’s okay to talk about her, but not her husband.

Yi Roujing and the others secretly chuckled at Ren Xuejuan’s words; she couldn’t help but even criticize herself when she was angry. But it was evident how deep their marital affection was. Yi Roujing observed Ren Xuejuan, who was vibrant and discerning, feeling that even though she hadn’t enjoyed wealth in the Cheng Family, she had lived happily for those twenty-one years.

"I, I was just speaking casually, don’t take it to heart," Zhang Mengdi, slightly startled, stepped back. Ren Xuejuan usually spoke gently, but today her voice was loud enough for those around to hear, almost turning them into the center of attention.

"Hmph, I hope you don’t just say anything casually in the future," Ren Xuejuan glanced at Zhang Mengdi, then turned her head away.

The opening ceremony ended, and students from various departments and majors, led by their advisors, went to their classrooms. Yi Roujing and her peers from the Clinical Medical program headed to Building Three, Room 103.

Sixty-four students took their seats, and advisor Li Hongwei stood on the podium looking at the dense group before him, feeling very pleased. This was the first cohort since the resumption of the college entrance exam, which was significant, and those seated here were among the best, with outstanding scores. Though the gender ratio was skewed, there were at least eight female comrades this year.

"Hello, students. I’m Li Hongwei. It’s an honor to be your advisor. For the next five years, I hope we can work together to contribute to the development of our country’s medicine," Li Hongwei said powerfully. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"The teachers who will be teaching you are all highly accomplished in their fields, so I hope you’ll study hard and keep improving every day."

"Yes," a loud round of applause erupted from below.

"Great, now I’ll call roll. Please stand up when your name is called and give a brief introduction: your age, where you’re from. After twelve days of military training, you should already be acquainted with each other, but today let’s get to know each other better since we’re classmates, even future colleagues. I hope we can get along harmoniously, encourage and make progress together."

Li Hongwei took out the roll call list, "Yi Roujing."

Yi Roujing hesitated for a second, then calmly stood up, "Hello, Mr. Li, hello everyone. I’m Yi Roujing, twenty-two years old, from Huaixi County, Lin City, Jiang Province."

"Ren Xuejuan."

"Hello, Mr. Li, hello classmates. I’m Ren Xuejuan..."

"Tu Lindong..."

After Li Hongwei finished the roll call and the students introduced themselves, over half an hour had passed.

"Mr. Li, do you have our college entrance exam scores?" Tu Lindong, after being nudged a few times, stood up and asked, embarrassed, "We only found out which university we were accepted into after receiving the admission notice, but we don’t know our exact scores. We’re all very curious."

"Everyone’s scores were excellent, but talking about past scores doesn’t serve much purpose. What matters is what comes next. The entrance exam scores don’t determine our achievements in medicine, so it’s best to look forward. However, if anyone is curious, you can come to me privately, and I’ll tell you your score individually," Li Hongwei said.

"Okay, Mr. Li," everyone replied in unison.

"Here’s the schedule for this semester. I’ll hand it out to each student," Li Hongwei personally distributed the schedule. Yi Roujing looked at the tightly arranged courses, finding them familiar since she had experienced this once before, though the era was different, and so were some courses.

"To better establish and strengthen the bridge between teachers and students, we will now elect a class president, vice president, and committee members. I encourage everyone to actively nominate themselves or recommend suitable classmates."

"Swish—" As soon as Li Hongwei finished speaking, many students raised their hands enthusiastically. People of this era were genuine and proactive. Yi Roujing noticed many around her raising their hands but restrained herself from doing so, believing the less work, the better. As someone from the future, she aimed to save effort whenever possible.

"Gong Jue’e." Li Hongwei had already recognized all sixty-four students in his class, matching names to faces, a task that required considerable effort beforehand.

"Mr. Li, I recommend Yu Cuizhu for class president. She was class president all three years in high school, with rich experience, and her life experience speaks for itself. I think she’s well-suited for the role," Gong Jue’e said enthusiastically.

Yu Cuizhu’s face showed pride along with a tinge of embarrassment, but her back was straighter, confidently allowing the teacher and classmates to assess her.

"Alright, are there any other self-nominations or recommendations for the position of class president?"

"Mr. Li..."

Yi Roujing watched as comrades recommended themselves and others with great enthusiasm. After half an hour, there were already five candidates for class president. Li Hongwei wrote their names on the blackboard, and a secret ballot followed.

Of course, Yi Roujing voted for the leader of their dorm, Yu Cuizhu, but the final result was Tu Lindong winning the role, which was understandable as this student had already mingled well with classmates during military training, asking everyone’s names, with a friendly attitude, earning widespread praise.

Yu Cuizhu was elected as vice president, along with another male classmate named Huo Chengwei.

Next were various committee members, though Yi Roujing didn’t focus on remembering them, as she couldn’t yet memorize every classmate.

"Alright, let’s applaud for the elected classmates. In the future, please ensure that the class president, vice president, and committee members serve the class well, and I hope everyone cooperates with their tasks," Li Hongwei said, followed by enthusiastic applause in the classroom.

"As for each subject’s representative, they will be selected by the respective teachers, which I’ll announce now."

"The representative for Anatomy, Yi Roujing."

Yi Roujing, who was spacing out, instinctively raised her head when she heard her name, sensing the gazes directed at her. She stood up and responded, "Yes."

Li Hongwei smiled and nodded at Yi Roujing. Being the first cohort after the resumption of the entrance exams, Yi Roujing had the highest score in Jing University’s Medical Department, a remarkable 390, one of the top nationwide. Hence, Professor Gao from Anatomy, after intense competition with fellow professors, managed to secure her as the class representative.

After sitting down, Yi Roujing felt a bit disoriented. Haha, what if she’s afraid of mice? Would this weakness be exposed soon? Back in the day, she dissected many animals, but mice were something she couldn’t bring herself to touch. Luckily, with her outstanding talent, her teacher eventually exempted her from dissecting mice.