Back to the teenage years

Chapter 568 The girl next door is growing up

The sun sets.

The sky over Yanjing turned a rare deep blue.

The fiery clouds were burning in the white area of ​​the sky, like a gluttonous monster swallowing up the white clouds and blue sky mouthful by mouthful. Zhang Yunqi stood at the gate of the Xiangnan Office in Beijing, looking at this beautiful scene, feeling quite happy.

At present, the two major events, the Digital Disc Special Fund and the Super Error Correction Competition, are progressing smoothly. He can sit back and enjoy life during this trip to the capital.

He believed that these two things were enough to establish Aiwa Electronics' leading position in the VCD player industry, ensure the stable operation of the complex capital chain, and more importantly, promote the actual implementation of the investment and financing model of the three-level state-owned platform companies in southern Hunan, and let Hu Xianxun know that he was not just talking big.

A taxi passed by and Zhang Yunqi stopped it. He had his own things to do tonight, so he parted ways with Wang Guibing and Liu Ming on the roadside and left alone.

Dusk is getting darker.

People flowed past the car windows like a tide.

Zhang Yunqi suddenly remembered that the people he was treating to dinner tonight were all students. It was common for students these days to not have much money in their pockets, so he thought about taking them to eat something good.

He took out his cell phone and called Wang Guibing, saying, "Old Wang, help me book a restaurant. It should be a high-end one. Let me know when you've booked it."

Zhang Yunqi hung up the phone.

After a while, the phone rang again.

Zhang Yunqi took a look and saw that it was Chu Jian who called.

Chu Jian had finished class, and the two chatted briefly on the phone. Chu Jian said, "I wanted to tell them last night that you were going to treat them to a meal, but several of my roommates had already made plans. Linlin's boyfriend got together with a cultural bureau, and there were several seniors in the literary circle. Yunqi, you know, we are both in the Chinese department, and we are more interested in this."

Zhang Yunqi didn't know what the Cultural Bureau was, but he didn't want to miss out on such a good thing as free food and drinks, so he said, "Okay, let's go to your roommates' dinner tonight and treat them to dinner another day. Anyway, I have to stay here for another week, so I have plenty of time."

Chu Jian said: "Then I'll tell them."

The taxi sped along, its wheels passing through the twilight of sunset, the noisy streets of the city, and finally stopped outside the south gate of Peking University.

The western-style school gate was solemn and dignified, and the young faces entering and leaving were filled with bookish air. Zhang Yunqi walked through the noisy dormitory area and stopped at the foot of a gray old building. He took out his cell phone and called Chu Jian again: "Chu Jian, I'm downstairs."

A crisp response soon came from the phone, mixed with the laughter of several girls: "Okay, Linlin's boyfriend Jiang Bin is also waiting for her downstairs, we will be downstairs soon."

Zhang Yunqi hung up the phone.

He raised his eyes and looked around. There was a boy standing outside the railing of the girls' dormitory building. He was very thin, about 1 meters tall, wearing a pair of glasses, and looked quite scholarly.

Zhang Yunqi took the initiative to greet: "Are you waiting for your girlfriend?"

The boy was stunned for a moment, then his eyes fell on the phone in Zhang Yunqi's hand, and he said in an unnatural voice: "Yes."

Zhang Yunqi then asked, "Is your girlfriend's name Zhou Linlin?"

The boy was stunned again, then pushed up his glasses and asked, "How did you know?"

Zhang Yunqi smiled and said, "My girlfriend and Zhou Linlin are roommates. Zhang Yunqi, buddy, your name is Jiang Bin, right? Which school are you from?"

The boy looked a little embarrassed: "Beijing Normal University." Zhang Yunqi smiled and nodded, without saying anything else. The so-called Beijing Normal University, at first glance, is easily mistaken for Beijing Normal University. Although Beijing Normal University cannot compare with Peking University, it is definitely a first-tier prestigious university. Only those who know a little know that the full name of Beijing Normal University is the Northern Normal University School of Continuing Education.

According to rumors, this academy with a long name gathers many peculiar talents with some intellectual disabilities. For example, if you failed the college entrance examination, or you are a technical secondary school graduate who has been in the society for two years and want to upgrade your diploma, and so on, this academy can accept you and recruit talents in an unconventional way.

Zhang Yunqi naturally didn't know what type of candidate Zhou Linlin's boyfriend was, but what was certain was that he was attracted by the name of this college, which was usually referred to as Beijing Normal University or Northern Normal University. However, any student who had not been kicked in the head by a donkey would not claim to have graduated from the Normal University.

Knowing this, Zhang Yunqi no longer had any expectations for tonight's game. He didn't know why Zhou Linlin, a distinguished Peking University student, would find such a boyfriend. He was not judging people by appearance, and he didn't know what kind of person Jiang Bin was. He simply looked at this issue from a secular perspective. A student from a fake university hooked up with a proud Peking University girl, which in itself was a very topical topic. So it was possible that her boyfriend Jiang Bin deceived her in this regard. But if Zhou Linlin got together with him after knowing the background of Beijing Normal University, then this was true love.

Zhang Yunqi is willing to respect him.

As he was thinking about this, the door of the building was pushed open with a clang, and several beautiful figures jumped out.

At first sight, she was dressed simply, a white shirt with navy blue jeans, with a ponytail and a clear look. This girl seemed to still be in high school, clean, clear, like a good girl, and nothing seemed to have changed, but her expression already had a hint of the girl next door who had just grown up.

There were three roommates around her. Zhang Yunqi had seen Liao Qi before. She was wearing a neat and clean white sportswear, with a brisk pace and a sunny and energetic look. She greeted Zhang Yunqi directly when she saw him. Zhang Yunqi had never seen the other two before. One had delicate makeup and was quite pretty. She was wearing a green dress with a fluttering skirt. The other wore glasses, had a petite figure and looked quite bookish. However, the look behind her glasses always made Zhang Yunqi feel as if she was being scrutinized.

A few people met and introduced themselves to each other. The one wearing the green dress was Zhou Linlin. She and Jiang Bin must be in a passionate love relationship. As soon as they met, they held hands and looked particularly sweet.

When they first met in front of outsiders, she was much more reserved. She entangled her hands and asked Zhang Yunqi with a slight smile: "Did you wait long?"

Zhang Yunqi said: "Just for a moment."

Zhou Linlin said, "Let's go. We've already decided on a place. It's not far from the east gate. It's quite stylish."

Zhou Linlin spoke in a cheerful tone, and there seemed to be a subtle hint of boasting in her voice. She took Jiang Bin's arm and walked in front to lead the way.

The restaurant we dined at this time was called "Jiang Zhu Shang".

It means a small island in the river, which should come from the line in Romance of the Three Kingdoms "The white-haired fisherman and woodcutter on the river bank, accustomed to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze", which has a bit of cultural connotation.

When Zhang Yunqi and his party arrived here under the leadership of Jiang Bin, night had already fallen. The restaurant's decoration style was ancient and quaint. Warm yellow light leaked through the carved wooden windows. The dark red beams and pillars reflected the swaying light and shadows of lanterns. The gold-painted screen was half-closed, revealing a hint of ink-and-landscape style, which was full of Chinese elegance.

Amid the faint sound of stringed instruments, Zhang Yunqi and his companions walked through the hall filled with smoke and came directly to a small private room. The chandelier in the room cast an overly bright light, making the gold-painted tableware slightly dazzling.

There were already three strange men sitting at the wooden round table.

When Zhang Yunqi was looking at them, their eyes automatically skipped over Zhang Yunqi and moved back and forth over the girls who had just entered the room like a searchlight. This was normal, as everyone loves beauty.

"Come on, let me introduce myself." Jiang Bin started talking. He looked a little shy before, but now he became lively. "These are my friends. Mr. Feng Yuannan, the chairman and general manager of Chutian Culture Company. This is Liu Zhenming, the great poet from Yenching University! The editor-in-chief of Poetry China. This is Qian Hui, the great journalist. These three guys are all leaders in the cultural world. They have their own companies and are very powerful!"

He deliberately emphasized the last four words.

Several girls seemed to become a little reserved and followed behind in silence. Only Zhou Linlin, who seemed to be more outgoing, smiled sweetly and greeted them. When she first saw Zhang Yunqi, the smell of perfume and cigars in the private room made her feel that this "Cultural Bureau" was a little weird.

Zhang Yunqi took a quick look and saw that the man named Feng Yuannan, Mr. Feng, looked to be in his forties, with a slightly bald head and a slightly protruding belly. He stood up with a smile on his face.

Not surprisingly, his eyes fell precisely on Chu Jian, and he said, "Brother Jiang Bin, your classmates are really talented and beautiful. They are top students in the Chinese Department of Peking University, and their temperaments are just different, haha... I am Feng Yuannan, and I mainly do some small publishing business. If you want to publish a book or publish poems in a magazine in the future, come to me, Old Feng, it's just a matter of a word!"

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