In the northwest corner of Shanghai, there are two schools with stories.
One of them is called Huating University, which was formerly an aristocratic school founded by the old Shanghai Church. Although time has passed by, Huating University still contains some old-world charm.
For example, there is the Ewa River on campus. It is said that in the concession era of old Shanghai, a Russian girl named Eva threw herself into the river and died in love. In order to commemorate her poignant love, the river was named Ewa River from then on.
Because of this accumulation of romantic sentiment, Huating University has always paid attention to poetry and painting, and has produced many writers and poets.
The advantage of this tradition is that beauties emerge in large numbers and the liberal arts are at their peak; but the disadvantage is also obvious: school enrollment has been declining since then, and the male-female ratio is seriously imbalanced, earning it the nickname "Girls' Country."
Across Cherry Street, opposite Huating University stands Shanghai Siyuan University.
During the climax of the Revolution of 1911, Shanghai Siyuan University began to seek to save the country and survive. It broke away from the imperial examinations that focused on eight-part essays and valued the development of science and engineering. To this day, this university is still famous for its science and engineering, and it ranks among the best in the country.
However, Siyuan University also has troubles similar to Huating University. The disadvantages of "partial subjects" make this university become like a "monk class". The ratio of male to female students is 8:1, which makes the counselors worry about hair loss.
Fortunately, the presidents of the two universities are very aware. I don't know when they began to take advantage of the geographical advantage of being only one road away from each other and began to communicate across schools, hoping to use each other's strengths to make up for their own shortcomings.
Against this background, in 2003, Li Xiaoqi was admitted to the Chinese Department of Huating University...
Intention: A glimpse of youth on campus in colleges and universities under the background of the great times.