CHAPTER 306: CHAPTER 262

As students thought about it, it seemed to make sense, and they chuckled teasingly, "Exactly, Sisi, you should have gone to the journalism department, staying in archaeology is such a waste of your talents." Many classmates felt pity for her; with her imagination, journalism would promise a bright future.

Zhou Sisi looked embarrassed, "Uh, I was just joking, don’t take it seriously."

The conversation couldn’t continue, and the students slowly dispersed, but Lan Tian spoke up at this moment.

"I’m from Shanghai, I attended Jingli University. I heard how great Jing University was and got curious about what kind of place it is, so I transferred here to see for myself. My family has been in the medical field for generations, starting from my great-great-great-great-grandfather, passed down to my grandpa, my uncle, and then to me. Anything else you want to know?" Lan Tian tilted her head looking at Zhou Sisi, implying she would tell her anything else she wanted to know.

Zhou Sisi was so embarrassed; she was just asking casually, not really prying into her family background. Why doesn’t this person have a sense of humor? Not fun at all, I can’t continue this conversation. She turned away, propping her cheeks in her hands and sulking.

"Classmate, you transferred from Jingli University?" The students were amazed, as Jingli University, like Jing University, is prestigious in Dragon Country, referred to as the twin pearls of Dragon Country. A transfer from Jingli University must have been top of her class!

"I heard Jingli University’s cherry blossoms are a great wonder, blooming so beautifully each season, just like the Immortal Realm, right?" Outside rumors say that lovers who find a pair of purple cherry blossoms amidst the bloom will stay in love forever.

"Yes, it’s very beautiful." It’s not as beautiful as Taohua Valley, so I never bothered to visit.

"Then why didn’t you go to medical school?" While others puzzled over romantic matters, Zhang Xilan was still curious about why Lan Tian did not pursue medicine. She couldn’t understand; when everyone in her family pursued medicine, why wouldn’t she? Like Zhou Sisi, whose relatives are archaeologists, she followed in their footsteps, inheriting the family profession.

"Your family elders agree with you studying archaeology?" If it were up to her parents, they wouldn’t agree to such whims. Zhang Xilan was genuinely curious; if it were her choice, she would definitely choose medicine.

Being a doctor is great, prestigious, a white-coated angel, helping and healing, and good pay. After graduating, you get a stable job with a steady income. People respect doctors, and they also find like-minded lovers in the hospital easily. Unlike archaeology, with no fixed job or salary, whether you get fieldwork opportunities depends on your daily performance and whether the professor favors you. If the professor doesn’t favor you, you’ll end up as someone’s assistant for life, subjected to their whims.

In short, there’s no future in archaeology.

"My family elders are very open-minded, usually not interfering with my decisions, thinking as long as I’m happy it’s fine. It doesn’t matter if I don’t follow in medicine, there are plenty of doctors in the family, missing one won’t matter." Even if they wanted to intervene, they couldn’t; none of them had her medical skills, "Since everyone in my family is in medicine, I wanted to try something different. If it doesn’t work, I can always switch back."

Students: "..." The students didn’t know what to say. Such rebelliousness, do her elders know about this? Oh right, they do. How come they never encounter such parents?

The students felt they might understand her statement; tired of studying medicine, Lan Tian went rogue, sneaking against her elders’ wishes to dabble in archaeology. If archaeology doesn’t pan out, she’d return to medicine.

What a joke, classmate, you think studying medicine is so simple? A single mistake could cost a life.

In case, they stress in case, in the future they encounter her as a doctor, they absolutely would not go to her for treatment. Calling her half-baked is generous; seeking her could be fatal.

"Did you not learn even a little bit?"

Lan Tian looked at the anxious Zhang Xilan, who with wide eyes resembled a frightened little rabbit, quite pitiable. Lan Tian pursed her lips, the urge to tease her rising, "Being exposed to it, I know a little bit of medical theory, just a little, just the basics, but at least enough not to kill anyone. I treat the sick, keep the healthy strong. Most sick people in our village are looked after by me, never had one die on me, you can rest easy. Even if it takes a bit longer, eventually, they recover."

Not giving her peace of mind at all! Even more uneasy now, she’s playing with people’s lives!

All the students chuckled nervously, not daring to agree with her words, what does ’takes a bit longer, eventually, they recover’ even mean? Who knows how long ’a bit longer’ could be, three days, a week, a half-month, or a month? What if a minor illness under her care becomes a serious one, haha...

The students tactfully avoid this topic.

Zhou Sisi, hearing classmates talking animatedly, couldn’t hold back and turned around.

"There are so few girls in the archaeology department, adding up the girls from the second, third, and fourth years, there are fewer than a hundred. Unlike other departments, there are so many girls, look at our class, only three girls, sigh!" Zhou Sisi lamented, then suddenly got excited, "Did you know? Jing University has a legendary female student renowned for her beauty and demeanor, they say she’s like an orchid in a secluded valley and a plum on a snowy mountain, talented too, the dream girl of all Jing University boys, even school teachers agree. Do you know who she is?" She successfully drew the boys’ attention with that remark.

Lan Tian glanced at her, genuinely feeling Zhou Sisi shouldn’t be in archaeology; journalism would have been such a promising career for her.

"Who is it?" A boy couldn’t help but ask, unaware of such a girl at Jing University.

"Hehe, that girl’s name contains a character same as in Xilan’s, guess who?"

Everyone thought for a moment but shook their heads; they’d only been at Jing University for barely a month, didn’t even know names of their professors, let alone classmates. If not for today’s class representative introductions, they doubted they could recall any names by semester end.

Lan Tian recalled what Shen Jingbing Mr. Zhang mentioned to Hua Jing, the name ’Mei Lan’.

Zhou Sisi mysteriously added another hint, "She, just like Lan Tian, transferred from Jingli University!"

Still, the classmates shook their heads; they really didn’t know.

What a bunch of blockheads, Zhou Sisi looked at them with a face full of ’you’re beyond help’.

"She is Mei Lan, still a legend in Jing University, no girl has ever surpassed her. I really admire her." Zhou Sisi’s face was full of admiration, a shame that others couldn’t share her sentiment.