I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 66: After meeting some people once, you may never see them again in your life.

"Abazhou? I heard that's the most remote and worst place in Sichuan Province."

"Yes, I went there because the conditions were poor. What's the point of letting me go to Chengdu?" Li Ye said with a smile.

"Wow, Li Ye, Zhang Dongwen, I admire you. I really admire you." said a girl.

"It's nothing, just a year, it will be quick." Li Ye replied.

"I propose that we all toast Li Ye and Zhang Dongwen and wish them all the best on their trip to Sichuan Province!" Liu Shuai said, raising his glass.

Everyone raised their hands.

"Dry!"

"Dry!"

After the dinner, some students wanted to go around the campus, saying that they hadn’t been there for more than a year and missed it very much.

Fang Qingye didn't go.

He decided to send Li Ye and Zhang Dongwen off.

Some people you meet once, you may never see them again in your life.

So he said to Li Ye, "What time is your flight? I'm driving here, how about I give you a ride?"

"It's 4:30 in the afternoon. That's too much trouble for you." Li Ye said.

"We're old classmates, why be so polite?" Fang Qingye said with a smile, "Are you guys going back to campus to pick up your luggage? How about I drive to the hotel and wait for you downstairs in the graduate building?"

"Ok, Ok."

Fang Qingye returned to the hotel, checked out first, and then drove straight to the school.

The School of Finance is located on the Guoding Road campus, and today is the beginning of the school year. Fang Qingye drove carefully to the graduate dormitory building in the middle of the campus and found a parking space.

He didn't know which dormitory he lived in, so he simply leaned against the railing under the shade of a tree and waited.

There are students coming and going all around.

He suddenly remembered a campus folk song he had sung before.

my dear brother
Walk with me around the campus in winter
Tell me about it
That beautiful girl
Mr. White Hair

It is winter now, early autumn, the branches and leaves are lush, and there are indeed many beautiful girls.

At this time, he saw Liu Shuai walking towards this side from the tree-lined avenue.

"Qingye, I'll go with you to see Li Ye and the others off." Liu Shuai said.

"You're not going to visit the campus anymore?"

"There's nothing much to see. Besides, I'm in Shanghai, so I can come whenever I want."

As they were talking, they saw Li Ye and Zhang Dongwen coming out of the dormitory building, each carrying a trolley case.

After placing the luggage in the trunk, Fang Qingye drove straight to Hongqiao Airport. When they arrived at the terminal, he helped the two of them unload their luggage.

"Li Ye, Zhang Dongwen, I wish you a safe journey. If you need help once you get there, please contact me by phone. I can't be of much help, but I can certainly offer a small favor." Fang Qingye said.

"Okay, if I really have any trouble, I'll ask you old classmates for help! Bye!"

"Goodbye! Have a nice trip!"

After seeing the two people dragging their suitcases into the terminal, Fang Qingye and Liu Shuai drove back.

In the car, Liu Shuai sighed, "To be honest, I really don't understand what Li Ye and Zhang Dongwen did."

"why?"

"I finally got into graduate school. Wouldn't it be good to graduate a year earlier and start earning money a year earlier? Why do I have to go to Sichuan Province to teach?" Liu Shuai said.

"I heard that Li Ye's family is well-off. His father is a big boss in their hometown, so he should have no worries about food and clothing." Fang Qingye said while driving.

"Yes, I know a little about Li Ye's family. He was the first one in our class to buy a laptop. I still remember that in his sophomore year, he drove his family's Mercedes-Benz to school, which shocked the whole class."

Liu Shuai smiled and continued, "This rich kid's ideas are different from mine. My family lives in a relatively poor rural area in northern Jiangsu. To be honest, I tried every possible way to get into Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, knowing that I could make a fortune in finance in the future." "It's actually not difficult to understand." Fang Qingye took over the conversation. "Maugham once said in his 'The Moon and Sixpence': Chasing dreams is chasing one's own misfortune. On the street covered with sixpence, he looked up and saw the moonlight. Li Ye and the others are chasing their own moon."

"I can't do it, so I think I'm very vulgar." Liu Shuai sighed.

"We are all ordinary people." Fang Qingye held the steering wheel with both hands, turned his head to look at Liu Shuai sitting in the passenger seat, and smiled slightly.

"Just don't laugh at those who look up at the moon when we bend down to pick up sixpence. Of course, it's nice to look up and admire the moon occasionally."

"Haha, Qingye, it's only been a year since graduation, and I find that you have changed a lot." Liu Shuai said.

"What has changed?"

“I’m not as cynical as I was in school. I’ve become calm and composed.”

"Really? I didn't notice it. Maybe I've been in a small town for too long and lost some of my ambition."

"It seems like you're having a good life."

"It's OK, relatively easy."

The two were chatting when Fang Qingye's phone rang. He glanced and saw that it was Xia He calling, so he answered the call using Bluetooth.

"Xiao Fang, where are you? Home?" Xia He's voice came from the headphones.

"No, I'm in Shanghai. I just finished attending a college reunion and was about to go home. What's wrong?"

"Huh? I have a party too, and I want to take you to it."

"What party?"

"Director Qin from the Provincial Financial Office is here for research in Jinghai. He graduated from our Shencai University, so several of our Shencai alumni working in Jinghai wanted to take this opportunity to get together. Director Qin is going back to Huijing tomorrow, so the gathering is scheduled for tonight. I'm driving from Huijing to Jinghai right now. Don't go home, come directly to Jinghai. Call me when you get to the city."

Another party
Fang Qingye couldn't help but shook his head, but still agreed.

"Okay then. I'm driving. I'll hang up first."

"Okay, bye, see you in Jinghai."

After Fang Qingye took off the Bluetooth headset, Liu Shuai, who was sitting in the passenger seat, asked with concern: "What's the matter? Are you in a hurry to get back?"

"My boss, the president of the Nanxin branch, who also graduated from Shencai, said there's an alumni gathering in Jinghai tonight."

Fang Qingye simply explained the situation.

"That's great, go quickly!" Liu Shuai said immediately after hearing this: "Alumni are one of the most important connections! And your President Xia seems to be very good to you."

"It's good."

"For newcomers like us, having a good boss is a blessing we've earned over countless lifetimes." Liu Shuai said with emotion, "Qingye, you'll definitely seize this opportunity and build a good relationship with your President Xia!"

Fang Qingye smiled and changed the subject.

"Liu Shuai, where do you live? I'll take you there."

"Forget it. I live in a remote area, and in the opposite direction of your hotel. Get off at the Beihuan Road interchange and drop me off at the Songhong Road subway station. I'll take the subway back."

"That's fine."

20 minutes later, Fang Qingye parked the car on the roadside near the subway station.

Liu Shuai got out of the car and said to Fang Qing.

"Qingye, keep in touch. If you come to Shencheng for business, don't forget to look for me. We are classmates and we are both in the banking system. It will be beneficial for us to visit each other more often."

"understand!"

"Okay, drive slowly and be safe on the road! Bye"

"Bye-Bye!"

After Liu Shuai entered the subway station, Fang Qingye did not rush to get on the overpass. Instead, he followed the navigation and found a China Merchants Bank nearby and opened a new account for himself. Then he got on the overpass again and headed west to Jinghai.

(End of this chapter)