The university the siblings attended was called Stellar University, the only university in the direct-controlled municipality.
Its students came from monasteries, orphanages, direct feeder schools, and also included exchange students from other universities.
The tuition was exceptionally high. Only students from orphanages and monasteries had it fully waived, while those from direct feeder schools would have to take on high-interest student loans in the future.
The university offered only fifteen scholarship spots, a reward coveted by students from feeder schools—receiving it meant the central government would directly assist you in pursuing any career you desired, be it entrepreneurship, research, or becoming an official, with a starting salary higher than the industry average.
Among those striving to enter the university:
- Orphanage students had to excel under the premise of **"making absolutely no mistakes"**;
- Monastery students had to subject themselves to even stricter self-discipline within an already severe regime;
- Students from feeder schools had a relatively easier path to admission, but had to compete for the extremely limited scholarships or face the burden of high-interest loans in the future.
Thus, orphanage students were highly competitive, monastery students were exceptionally self-disciplined, and students from feeder schools were under considerable pressure.
At this university, Qian Hui met someone she had a secret crush on and kept it from her brother, though her brother actually knew but pretended not to.