Rebirth after the college entrance examination

Chapter 202 Give in to others

There are many beautiful girls in the world, but when beautiful girls are grouped together, they become less interesting after a few glances and don't stand out.

Outstanding girls are either extremely beautiful or extremely elegant; what's rare is a girl who is both beautiful and elegant.

In a music academy, there's no shortage of beautiful people or those with artistic flair, yet Cola Lemon still stands out in the crowd.

Xie Wanqing asked, "Are you sure that's his girlfriend?"

Brilliant Girl chewed her gum and nodded with a smile, "That's what her classmates all say, and Xiaoxiao and I both follow her on Weibo and Messenger. There's nothing wrong with Weibo, but there's a lot of interaction on Messenger. It must be."

Xie Wanqing slowly stepped on the brake at the red light, turned her head, and reached out to pinch her cheek: "Why are you paying so much attention to him? Do you like him?"

Brilliant Girl smiled cutely: "Because of you, I'm not interested in men anymore. It's Xiaoxiao, she's lovesick, secretly watching Xia An's every move every day."

Xie Wanqing smiled and shook her head, offering no opinion, only asking, "I'm also wondering, you're so popular at school, how come you're so close to that girl from the art academy? What? I like your outgoing personality, but you prefer her petite and delicate nature?"

Brilliant Girl covered her mouth and chuckled, then said coquettishly, "Why do I like her? She won't even let me touch her... I just feel that there are very few girls like her nowadays. You could say she's well-behaved, but she has a strong drive in her bones. You could also say she's not well-behaved... but she's still very well-behaved."

Xie Wanqing seemed unwilling to continue the topic. After thinking for a moment, she chuckled to herself: "He's having an affair with Tang Wan, and I heard he's also involved with a neighbor. Now there's another one from our school. Men, now you know why I don't like men, right?"

The radiant girl laughed so hard her chest heaved. "You can tell."

The car was parked in the Marriott parking lot, and Xie Wanqing led her straight upstairs.

In the elevator, the radiant girl said helplessly, "At least eat first! How can you be more thirsty than a man..."

Xie Wanqing laughed and said, "Women are naturally more sexually driven than men."

An hour later, after she had drunk half her fill of soy milk, Xie Wanqing took her to a restaurant for dinner.

When the dishes were served, Canlanmei saw Xie Wanqing make a phone call to Xia An.

After hearing the conversation firsthand, Canlanmei realized that she had never experienced the lives of the wealthy and needed to imagine them.

She placed a piece of pork rib on Xie Wanqing's plate and asked cautiously, "You helped him get the paperwork for two movie theaters for free?"

Xie Wanqing's fair cheeks were still flushed as she brushed a strand of hair aside and nodded.

Brilliant Girl asked, "Why are you all willing to help him?"

Xie Wanqing looked up at her and smiled, "A beautiful sedan chair needs many people to carry it. When things are in full bloom, helping others is helping yourself. Do you understand?"

Brilliant Girl shook her head, holding her chopsticks.

Xie Wanqing smiled and said, "If you don't understand, don't overthink it. Just sing your song. You got the lead singer position this time, are you satisfied?"

The radiant girl smiled and nodded, "Satisfied, thank you, sister."

Xie Wanqing affectionately served her some food. "It's nothing. The premise is that you have the ability. Only then can I casually say hello. If you don't have the ability, no matter how great I am, people won't dare to let you embarrass yourself on a stage like the Spring Festival Gala."

The radiant girl laughed and said, "Without you, no matter how well I sing, I won't be able to get on the stage. There are countless talented people in this world who never get ahead, even until they die."

Xie Wanqing agreed with this statement, nodded, and asked in return, "Your family is quite well-off, so why are you thinking about singing?"

Radiant Girl said, "I like to sing."

"If you like it, go sing it. I'll help you as much as I can."

Xie Wanqing nodded again, remaining silent and stopping the conversation.

On the way back to school with Canlan, Xie Wanqing asked, "Can you come out tonight? This dinner is very important, so you need to cooperate with me."

The radiant girl got out of the car, bent down, and smiled brightly at the window: "No problem. I'll do anything to help you."
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"It's all right now."

Qin Yu and I had two meals together. He's a real character, always running around as an extra. But he was quick and efficient; we had a preliminary discussion and plan to break ground in early February. Are you sure you want to name it "Pomelo"?

Liu Fei called Xia An from Hengdian. After meeting with Qin Yu several times, Xia An was excited that the first branch of the Yuzi Hotel was about to break ground. She jumped up from the sofa, pulled off the blanket, and laughed:

"Didn't you see Zuo You?"

"I saw her, and... she looks so much like Tang Wan. Brother, tell me the truth, is it because she went to Tang Wan, or because Tang Wan went to her?"

Just by listening to her tone, Xia An could guess the winking and gesturing expression on Liu Fei's face on the other end of the phone.

"Brother, it's all true love. Others might not understand, but don't you?"

"Holy crap, I have to call you bro. You can add 'all' before 'true love'? That's an eye-opener for me."

Xia An laughed loudly. Liu Fei stopped laughing, sighed, and said, "I'm not saying anything more, brother. I heard about what happened with Jing Yun from Jiao Jiao. Was it you? You're taking it out on me, aren't you?"

Xia An's lips twitched, and he said shamelessly, "If I don't lash out at you, who else can I lash out at?"

"No problem, thank you for your thoughtfulness. As soon as construction starts here, I'll fly to Chengdu to see my sister. I'll make sure you get the foundation's license before the new year. Also, I've looked around Hengdian; the prospects are good, it has great potential. How about you build a shopping mall to accompany our hotel? Aren't you happy?"

"Wanliu City?"

"Of course!"

"elder brother!"

"younger brother!"

……

The receptionist, who had been lingering at the door for a while, only dared to knock after Xia An hung up the phone.

"Enter."

"Mr. Xia, your transoceanic express delivery has arrived."

The receptionist shyly handed the package to Xia An. Xia An's eyes lit up as she remembered what it was and excitedly began to unpack it.

Before the receptionist left, she saw the boss standing there dumbfounded, holding a cell phone box. She thought to herself, "That's strange. He's so rich, why is he so happy to buy a new phone?" No wonder men are boys at heart until they die; it's kind of cute.

Just over ten days ago, on January 9th, Steve Jobs unveiled the first-generation smartphone, the iPhone 2G, in Moscone, San Francisco, marking Apple's official entry into the era of mobile internet communication.

Xia An ordered one from Amazon the next day. It was great, very good. There was no pre-ordering process required in later generations. This thing is hard to sell for the time being.

Xia An unpacked the package, took the flat-screen phone, walked to the work area, and clapped her hands.

"Let's pause our work and take a look at this thing."

He held up the original iPhone to ask the employees for their impressions, then passed it around for everyone to read and play with, and finally collected their feedback.

Some people said, "What kind of junk is this... is this supposed to be a cell phone?"

Some people say, "Indeed, it doesn't even have a keyboard, so how can it be called a mobile phone?"

Some people say, "The screen is smooth, and the unlocking function is fun, but the internal system is way too complicated..."

Someone asked, "Boss, you're not going to start making phones, are you? That would cost a fortune!"

Everyone said, "Boss, be careful!"

Xia An's eyebrows twitched three times. Speechless and helpless, she took her iPhone and left the company to find Liu Xiao.

On the way, he thought about it and realized it made sense. In his previous life, when he first saw this thing, he didn't understand how a phone without buttons could make a call, how to edit a text message, or how to play Snake.

However, the emergence of things that are largely incomprehensible often foreshadows a turning point in history.

At the dinner table, Liu Xiao tried to operate it, then handed it back to Xia An, frowning in confusion.

"What is this?"

"..."

Liu Xiao took a sip of wine and advised, "So you're planning to use this precious policy approval for researching this stuff? I have to advise you not to be blinded by temporary glory and wealth. I've seen too many people who, once they have money, try to take big strides to expand and become stronger, only to end up losing everything."

This time, the higher-ups gave a very clear indication that several departments would work together to support your project application. As long as it's not excessive, they will give you the green light in terms of money, taxes, and land.

You... play this?

The upstream and downstream supporting industries for mobile phone manufacturing in China are not mature, and the market is in complete chaos. Even if you threw in a zero more money, you wouldn't see a ripple.

Seeing that Xia An was still grinning, Liu Xiao earnestly said, "Putting aside Jing Yun's matter, I also treat you like a younger brother. I can't bear to see you only retain a fleeting moment of youth. Think about it more."

Xia An knew that Liu Xiao was speaking from the bottom of his heart, but she still shook her head: "I'm sure."

"you…"

Liu Xiao lit a cigarette in silence, intending to persuade him again.

But Xia An said, "Brother, don't get excited. I never said I wanted to make a cell phone."

(End of this chapter)