Who Would Fall in Love After Being Reborn?

TL: Etude Translations

On September 1st, the enrollment day for new students arrived as scheduled. From early 7 a.m., the entrance of Linchuan University was bustling with a constant stream of people. Parents and students from all over the country, carrying luggage and under the brilliant sun, entered the campus in a grand and impressive manner.

Of course, besides these new students and their parents, there was another group of people even more excited – the single senior students eager to find a partner.

These guys, who had been holding back for a long time, were hoping to catch a glimpse of fresh, young female students arriving in their respective departments.

If they didn’t find any in their own departments, they would look in other departments.

Especially those girls who arrived alone and forlorn, helping them with their luggage and adding them on QQ might be a common tactic, but it was indeed effective.

Take Ren Ziqiang, for example. He got up early from bed, groomed himself as if he were going on a blind date, planning to head straight to the school gate after breakfast, ostensibly to help the Finance Department welcome new students.

Of course, Ren Ziqiang wouldn’t go alone, so he dragged his entire dormitory with him.

Cao Guangyu had a girlfriend, but that didn’t stop him from appreciating beauty. Zhou Chao wasn’t as eager to find a partner, but that didn’t stop him from admiring legs. As for Jiang Qin, he was just used to waking up early, so he joined in for the excitement, also to see if any of the new female students had particularly attractive feet.

“Jiang bro, did you lose money? Why are you always walking with your head down and looking around?”

“No, just a stiff neck, a bit uncomfortable.”

Jiang Qin replied casually, appearing like a gentleman who had risen above low-level interests.

Upon reaching the school gate and finding the Finance Department’s welcome station, the F4 of room 302 discovered that the tent was already full.

The entire student union of the Finance Department, led by Chairwoman Zhu Feng, was managing the new students’ registration and campus card collection.

Zhu Feng, now in her senior year and soon to step down, was especially serious as this was her last large-scale collective action.

Seeing Jiang Qin arrive, Zhu Feng raised her hand to greet him, “Jiang boss, busy with numerous matters, still have the time to join the freshmen enrollment excitement?”

“Just idle and curious to see if there are any talented students among the newcomers to recruit into our room 208.”

“And why are you always looking at the ground?”

“One can tell if a person is capable of great things just by their walking posture. Whether their steps are steady, whether their stride is uniform – all these are telling. Oh, that girl over there seems quite impressive.”

At that moment, Jiang Qin saw a girl in a short dress walking gracefully by. Her beautiful, white, and well-proportioned legs were adorned with a pair of crystal sandals with a slight heel, and her delicate, small feet were painted with pink nail polish.

Mr. Jiang, as if struck by something inexplicable, made a hissing sound.

“Stop looking, that’s our college’s new teaching assistant. She won’t be joining your 208,” Zhu Feng timely remarked.

Jiang Qin widened his eyes, “A female teacher? That seems even more intriguing.”

During their conversation, a commotion suddenly arose at the registration area. Jiang Qin turned his head and saw Ren Ziqiang, like a human porter, squeezing out of the crowd with two pieces of luggage on his back, followed by a pretty-looking female student and a rather tall male student.

Judging by their attire and accessories, these two seemed like a couple. Ren Ziqiang was carrying the girl’s red suitcase and the boy’s black one.

Cao Guangyu and Zhou Chao followed behind, laughing like dogs.

“What’s going on?”

“Ren picked a girl to help with her luggage, and she accepted. But right after handing her suitcase to him, she immediately called out, ‘Honey, come here, this kind senior is helping us with the luggage!’”

Jiang Qin hissed, “Did Ren offend the God of Love in his past life?”

“Don’t know, but we’re leaving first. We’ll interview Ren about his feelings later.”

Cao Guangyu and Zhou Chao, talking and laughing, quickly followed suit.

Jiang Qin thought back and felt that last year, when school just started, although Cao liked to put on airs without real substance, his heart wasn’t as filthy. He didn’t expect that in just a year, everyone had grown and progressed.

“Jiang Qin, I’m about to step down soon,” Zhu Feng suddenly said.

Jiang Qin came back to reality, “Is Ma Jiangming the next chairperson?”

“Yes, he’ll lead the team from now on. But I still want to ask if you’re interested in joining the student union?”

It was quite unusual for an outgoing student union chairperson to ask a sophomore to join, unless she meant to place Jiang Qin in a position, rather than just a simple recruitment.

After Ma Jiangming takes over as chairperson, the vice-chairperson position will become vacant, to be filled by one of the six department heads. This would then leave a department head position open.

This position is generally taken by a sophomore, who has a year to train and might even become a candidate for chairperson.

Jiang Qin’s thoughts were interrupted as the beauties of Finance Class 3, including team leader Jiang Tian, appeared. Hearing Zhu Feng’s words, Jiang Tian seemed momentarily dazed, her mind drifting back to the summer of last year.

Back then, military training was about to end, and the hundred-group recruitment was underway. She had asked Jiang Qin if he wanted to attend the student union interview.

“No, I won’t go. I’m not capable enough. What if they choose me as the student union president? I really can’t handle that.”

That was Jiang Qin’s response at the time.

Even though Jiang Tian had a bit of a crush on Jiang Qin back then, she couldn’t help but feel that his statement was a bit of a boast. However, a year had passed, and it seemed like his words were becoming prophetic.

“Forget it, a year has gone by, and I haven’t made any progress at all. The capabilities that were lacking are still lacking.”

“You are Linchuan University’s first ‘Star of Learning’ and Linchuan’s young entrepreneur. Aren’t these capabilities enough?”

“It’s precisely because of these activities that I’ve spent so much energy and can’t contribute to the college. But our class leader, Jiang Tian, is excellent. Whether it’s organizing dinners, trips, or team-building events, she always arranges everything clearly and efficiently.”

As Jiang Tian was handing out mineral water nearby, she paused for a moment upon hearing this. When she looked up, she found Zhu Feng eyeing her, “Senior sister, is there something you need?”

Zhu Feng pursed her lips slightly, “Our student union’s term-change meeting is about to start. You could write a speech and try running for the position of deputy head of the external relations department.”

“Okay, senior sister.”

Jiang Tian glanced at Jiang Qin, knowing she was now under his wing.

After that, Jiang Qin didn’t express any more opinions and retreated under the tent, standing together with the beauties of Finance Class 3.

He had never noticed before, but Song Qingsong’s feet were quite delicate. With light blue nail polish, they looked particularly lively and playful.

However, among them, the one with the most beautiful feet was still Jian Chun – fair, delicate, and smooth like jade, with a faint blush, resembling plump, red cherries.

Seeing Jiang Qin staring at her feet, Jian Chun’s cheeks turned slightly red. She instinctively retreated, but only for a moment, before mustering the courage to come back. She bit her red lips, her eyes turning watery, and her legs involuntarily tensed up.

Zhuang Chen, who was standing nearby, was extremely agitated at this scene. He felt as if the girl he had liked for years was being stripped bare by someone else, and it made him furious.

But he couldn’t say anything. After all, how could he tell Jiang Qin not to look at Jian Chun’s feet? Everyone present would definitely think he was a pervert.

“God, a new store just opened on the pedestrian street, and it’s nicely decorated. But it’s strange, I felt like I tasted my mom’s cooking there.”

Song Qingsong suddenly spoke up, her tone a bit wistful.

Jiang Qin turned to look at her, “What store?”

“Yang’s, they mainly serve lamb soup, stir-fries, and dumplings, also braised chicken. The taste is really good, but their dumplings are so similar to the ones my mom makes.”

“Oh right, I forgot to tell you, Yang’s is the restaurant I invested in. The shop you invested in is that one. It was originally a local brand in Jizhou, and now we are planning to enter Linchuan’s market.”

Hearing this, everyone in the welcome tent turned to look, their eyes filled with admiration and envy.

Everyone knew Jiang Qin was in the internet business, having developed Zhihu and Pintuan, but no one expected him to have so many other businesses.

If that was the case, the recent rumor was probably true. Xi Tian might also belong to this Mr. Jiang. If so, that would be a big deal, as the tea brand had already occupied more than 40% of Linchuan’s market.

Last semester, a professor from the Finance Department had used this brand as a case study in a lecture, saying its marketing techniques were incredibly sophisticated, rivaling Pintuan.

This meant that both Pintuan and Xi Tian were creations of Jiang Qin.

“Hey, have you guys not tasted our Yang’s yet? How about this, everyone follow me and try it out at noon.”

Zhu Feng couldn’t help but turn around, “Can people from the student union come along too?”

“When I say everyone, I mean everyone.”

At his words, a cheer erupted from the tent. At noon, they followed Jiang Qin to the pedestrian street, a mighty procession.

The taste of Yang’s was indeed excellent, especially the ancestral lamb soup and the dumpling recipe contributed by Song Qingsong. Everyone involved in the enrollment was completely satisfied.

When leaving, Jiang Qin even gave each of them a bag, looking like a souvenir gift.

“What’s this?”

“It’s not enough just to eat, take some more with you. Don’t be shy with me.”

Zhu Feng was stunned for a moment, thinking, is there really such a hospitable person in this world? It’s one thing to eat for free, but to give gifts too? She then opened the bag and found it was filled with beautifully printed flyers, featuring pictures of the main dishes and Yang’s logo.

Seeing this, Zhu Feng realized that Jiang Qin was getting them to distribute flyers while welcoming new students, using this opportunity to let all new students know about this store on the pedestrian street.

He claims to be incapable!?

Damn, that’s too modest, Mr. Jiang! If you become the president of the Finance Department’s student union, wouldn’t our student union be turned into Linchuan University’s number one underworld force?

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F4 (Flower Four) or JVKV was a Taiwanese boy band consisting of Jerry Yan, Vanness Wu, Ken Chu, and Vic Chou. The group F4 was formed in 2001 after the Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden that they starred in was widely successful.

QQ is like instagram.