The freshmen, who had only recently entered the university campus, were quite curious about the school's freshman welcoming party.
By the time Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan arrived at the auditorium, quite a few freshmen had already shown up.
The brightly lit auditorium was quite noisy, with cheerful music playing from the speakers, and the freshmen seated in their places were also laughing and playing.
The arrival of the two immediately drew a lot of attention.
Qin Tian paid no mind, holding Xia Nuannuan's hand as they found seats with a good view in the middle.
Xia Nuannuan first placed the bag filled with snacks and pastries under the chair and looked around curiously.
"It seems no one from our class has arrived yet?"
"Mm, Chen Zhuang and the others aren't interested in this, they'd rather stay in the dorm and play a couple of games. What about your dorm?"
"Siqi and Lu Lei are both coming. They'll arrive later, along with Su Yan. I messaged her, and she'll be here to watch the party too."
"Then save those seats next to you for them."
"Okay, okay!"
Xia Nuannuan nodded with a smile.
"Xia Nuannuan, hello. Excuse me, are these seats taken?"
Two girls walked over, arm in arm, and asked with a smile.
"Sorry, my roommates will be here shortly!"
Xia Nuannuan was momentarily stunned, then offered an apologetic smile and pointed to the seat on Qin Tian's other side, "You can sit over there!"
The two girls glanced at Qin Tian and then, with a slightly embarrassed smile, politely declined. They then chose to sit in the row behind them.
"I'm really sorry about that!"
Xia Nuannuan turned to the two girls and apologized again.
"It's fine, it's fine."
"Yes, it's us who should apologize."
Both girls seemed a bit flattered and quickly introduced themselves.
They were freshmen from the same college, majoring in Accounting.
With thousands of freshmen in this year's intake, it was naturally impossible to hold a single party for everyone. Therefore, the welcoming parties were organized on a college basis.
Some smaller colleges would also combine with one or two other colleges for their events.
The School of Economics and Management, with its large student population, held its event separately.
Most of the upperclassmen who were going to perform on stage, as well as those attending the party, were also from the same college.
After Xia Nuannuan chatted amicably with the two girls for a while, they soon revealed their reason for approaching. They had heard of "Skin Care Expert" Teacher Xia's reputation and had come to seek her advice.
This situation had occurred many times after the National Day holiday.
Every time classes ended, girls would approach Xia Nuannuan, greet her, and ask for advice on skincare or how to improve their figures.
Xia Nuannuan never held back, gladly sharing everything she knew.
Of course, there were some questions she couldn't answer.
For example, many girls wanted to have larger chests!
Whenever asked about it, she would blush a little and say that she hadn't eaten anything special or had any special techniques; it was just natural growth.
Knowing that so many girls harbored this desire made Xia Nuannuan more profoundly aware of her prominent advantage.
Naturally, it also gave her a greater sense of confidence in her own charm.
Before long, Shen Siqi and Lu Lei, along with a few other girls from their class like Cheng Meng, also arrived, and they all sat together.
Several heads huddled together, whispering sweet nothings and girl talk.
Qin Tian sat to the side, browsing his phone. He wasn't intentionally eavesdropping, but his excellent hearing made it unavoidable.
Some of their conversation flowed clearly into his ears.
Especially the parts where Xia Nuannuan was teased by them, making her blush, and these were mostly related to him, so he unconsciously paid closer attention.
Fortunately, the party soon began.
As two hosts, dressed in dazzling attire, took the stage, they captured everyone's attention, and the noisy chatter in the auditorium immediately quieted down.
The hosts, a male and female pair, were upperclassmen from the Broadcasting and Hosting major, speaking Mandarin with excellent pronunciation and professionalism.
After a practiced and fluent opening, the performers of the first act took the stage from either side.
Generally, for similar parties, the first act is usually a large-scale song and dance performance.
These large-scale productions, with their grand scale, are good at creating a festive atmosphere. However, for the audience, they often find them a bit uninteresting and cliché.
But the opening act of this freshman welcoming party was beyond everyone's expectations.
It was still a song and dance, but not the traditional kind.
Several figures dressed in various cartoon mascot costumes ran onto the stage, and the auditorium's sound system played the theme song of the cartoon "Pig Pig Man."
"Bravely advance, advance, there are prizes, I want to run first, want a plane, want a TV, want a CD player, want an MP3, want ice cream, want cash, don't be too greedy..."
To the cheerful music and singing, the cartoon mascots on stage, with the plump "Pig Pig Man" as the center, began to move their bodies.
The huge auditorium's atmosphere was instantly ignited.
"Hahaha... This is great, this act is interesting!"
"Yeah, Pig Pig Man? Who thought of that? So talented."
"I thought it was just going to be more singing and dancing. This party is more interesting than I imagined!"
"I was planning to catch up on dramas in the dorm, glad I came."
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The freshmen watching the party praised it with great enthusiasm, and some with extreme social skills even joined in the singing.
"Brother, this act is so interesting."
Xia Nuannuan, with a bright smile on her small face, said to Qin Tian beside her.
Qin Tian smiled and nodded.
"Sister Lei, it seems our college's upperclassmen are quite talented!"
Shen Siqi said with a smile.
Lu Lei nodded gently with a smile.
Xia Nuannuan took out the bag from under the chair and began distributing the snacks and fruits inside to everyone.
Even the two recently acquainted accounting students received a bag of chips, thanking her profusely.
Then, Xia Nuannuan opened a large bag of beef jerky and poured some onto the table between the two girls.
Qin Tian picked one up, peeled off the wrapper, and offered it to her mouth.
Xia Nuannuan, her gaze fixed on the performance on stage, naturally opened her mouth to eat it, then peeled one for him as well.
After the opening act, there was a pop song solo accompanied by a band.
The singer was a handsome upperclassman who sang very well, and the instrumentalists providing accompaniment also had excellent skills.
Especially the short-haired girl playing the drums; she was given a solo during the song, which successfully wowed all the audience members, drawing enthusiastic cheers and shouts.
Not all acts in such parties are interesting.
The subsequent poetry recitation left the audience feeling a bit unenthusiastic.