Rebirth: Growing Up Together

"I should have called Zhidong as well. The three of us will definitely have a lot in common."

"Actually, I'm very interested in your father..." After taking a sip of wine, Xiao Ma Ge said quietly.

"Well...my dad has a pretty healthy sexual orientation."

"Ahem, Mr. Xu, you're kidding. I meant that Penguin wants to cooperate with Jing'an."

“I hope there will be a chance in the future.”

Xu Cheng probably guessed that the cooperation he wanted to achieve should be the installation of the mobile QQ that comes with the mobile phone.

Although the operating experience of Mobile QQ in this era was extremely poor, it did provide great help for Mobile QQ to quickly capture the market in the later smartphone era.

This shows that Pony Ma is a guy with a lot of ideas. His algorithms and techniques are not the best, but he is very talented in application.

For example, when the early Internet bubble burst, he proposed a business model of using mobile phones to register QQ, connecting computers and mobile phones, and finally sharing profits with operators.

In the following years, this market called Mobile Dream Network expanded rapidly, and the penguins who first joined Mobile Dream Network because of this idea enjoyed one of the biggest dividends.

The two of them chatted back and forth, and their relationship seemed to have become much closer, but mature men naturally would not forget that there was still an uncertain business relationship between them, or even competition.

Although we have always opposed monopoly, the trend of monopoly is unstoppable. The current Hapi.com is definitely a small nail in the way of Penguin's dominance.

"How about another five million? No matter which plan you choose, we will be in charge of running Hapi Farm. I heard that your servers are often overwhelmed. If you hand it over to us, Penguin will have more servers to support it. I guarantee that everyone's gaming experience will be improved by more than double."

Xiao Ma Ge handed over a contract that Xu Cheng had not seen in the past few days. It clearly stated a buyout of 500 million. From then on, Penguin would have the right to freely control Hapi Farm in the Penguin channel, including updating games, renaming games and removing games, and Hapi.com would not have any objection.

"The financial crisis has come. I can ask my friends for help. I guarantee that more than 700,000 US dollars will be transferred to your account within ten days. Penguin is very sincere. Would you consider it?"

After saying that, Xiao Ma Ge leaned back on the chair sleepily. The meal lasted until about three o'clock in the afternoon. As a middle-aged man, he looked sleepy, so he took off his glasses and wiped them.

“It’s very exciting.”

"Yes, in fact, if I were you, I would have no reason to hesitate..."

"I heard that you wanted to sell the penguin before, but unfortunately no one bought it."

“That was the most difficult time.”

Xiao Ma put his glasses back on, his eyes flashing with memories of the past. "The situation of Penguin at that time was very similar to yours now. We were desperate and the money was about to run out. The Internet bubble was about to come. Then a miracle happened. We got the money before the Internet bubble burst."

"You think Penguin is our best chance."

"Absolutely! We are so similar to Xiao Xu. We both have a wealthy family and a father with a very high status. However, in this field, on the newly emerging Internet, I at that time, and you now, it is difficult for your and my fathers to provide us with any help. Do you understand what I mean?"

Xu Cheng rubbed his fingers.

This second can be said to be one of the most tense moments in his life.

To be honest, he hadn't slept well these past few days. Whenever he was alone in the room, he would get so nervous that his muscles would tremble when he thought about his next decision.

After all, any choice he makes will determine where the butterfly will fly in the future. If he takes a wrong step, all the hard work of Hapi.com will be wasted.

The original Happy Farm in history disappeared forever due to some mistakes.

So Xu Cheng didn’t know how to succeed. The only way he knew was to end up with a huge loss - choosing the third option.

In the past, he always comforted himself that even if he failed, there were still many ideas that could be called miracles. But there is a saying that is quite true: he must consider whether this is his only chance.

Before the future BAT structure is fully formed, relying on Hapi Farm to break out seems to be his best chance.

After the dinner, the two said goodbye and Xu Cheng returned to his hotel room.

He didn't talk to anyone. His cell phone had been turned off since morning and he didn't want to answer any calls.

After thinking for a long time in his seat, the young man opened his briefcase and took out a letter wrapped in brown paper. Only when he read these letters from Lin Wanzhou every day would his brain get some relaxation, and this was the last letter the girl stuffed into his hand.

[…Sometimes I want to ride a Ferris wheel.]

[It's strange, isn't it, that someone who is afraid of heights would want to ride something like this. ]

【But do you know what the Ferris wheel represents? 】

【It is happiness. 】

[Lovers who ride the Ferris wheel together will end up breaking up, but if you kiss your lover when the Ferris wheel reaches the highest point, they will keep going forever.]

[Sound familiar? ]

[Huh, I remember it was a fool who told me this. Maybe he has forgotten it himself, but I still remember it.]

[If that fool wants to have an ending with me...]

[It must be on the Ferris wheel. ]

For a moment, Xu Cheng felt that his heart was truly hit.

How could I forget?

It was the weekend he took her on the run, and they were sitting together in front of the Ferris wheel when he said those words to her.

I thought she had forgotten it long ago.

But didn’t you expect that the seed had been planted in the girl’s heart since then?

This is the charm of memory. When you remember something, that person also remembers it firmly. Then the memory will be sublimated into an exceptionally profound beauty.

I took out my cell phone and saw the text messages sent by Lin Wanzhou, including that one.

【We will have an ending.】

【Is it right?】

So at that moment, Xu Cheng made two decisions.

The first was to hand over a plan he had prepared to Li Changqing and ask him to hand it over to Penguin.

As for the second one...

I wonder if you have heard of the legend of the Chinese Valentine's Day.

I heard that day every year.

The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl will meet each other across the entire Milky Way.

……

Chapter 310: Catching the Girl That Summer Night

"What's going on? You just said a few words and then ignored me again."

Lin Wanzhou held the phone and waited for a long time, but never received a reply from Xu Cheng.

I was furious inside, but thinking that this guy might be too busy outside, I temporarily forgave him.

"Zhou Zhou, look outside, the rain has stopped." Guo Zining exclaimed slightly.

Lin Wanzhou looked out the window. There were residual water droplets on the window, leaving streaks along the glass, and the sky was emerald blue.

"Where else do you want to go later?" Guo Zining asked again.

Lin Wanzhou twisted the soup spoon in his hand around in the cup a few times, with a look of fatigue between his brows.

"I've been playing for a whole day and I feel a little tired. Let's not go anymore and go home."

"Well, that's fine too."

After drinking up the coffee, they took a lot of photos in the hotel and dawdled for a long time before they reluctantly packed up their bags and left the hotel, then took buses in different directions to go home.

At this time, there were not many people on the bus and there were many empty seats.

Lin Wanzhou found his usual seat in the back row and sat down.

As the sky gradually darkened, the carriage gradually became darker. When passing through the tunnel, the light from the window could still be seen passing by quickly.

The scene in the evening after the rain was gorgeous, but also carried an indescribable chill. Looking at the empty seat beside her, the girl felt lonely, which was rare on the bus.

The journey home became so long.

I was too lazy to go home and cook, and her food wasn’t tasty anyway, so I went to eat noodle soup at the fly-in-the-wall restaurant at the entrance of the community that I often went to these days.

This store does very good business and there are a lot of people. There is also a small square box TV with a large bottom inside. Many people eat noodles while watching TV.

This made the girl feel lively, so she stayed here for a long time and watched two episodes of the popular TV series "Magic Phone" before standing up and going home.

At this time, it was already dark outside. It stopped raining and the air began to feel warm again. A few cicadas started working the night shift, hiding in the bushes in the community and making noisy noises.

However, disrupting residents' nightlife comes at a price.

The girl could vaguely see several talented people in the community, moving through the grove with bright flashlights, holding a woven bag in their hands and moving slowly with hunched bodies.

I remember when she was a child, she and Xu Cheng went out to play together at night. When she saw these lights, she curiously asked Xu Cheng what they were.

Xu Cheng said it was a ghost fire, and she was so scared that she turned pale and burrowed into his arms. She kept burrowing into his arms for a long time. Then this guy said embarrassedly that he was lying to her and was actually a cicada catcher.

She had a good temper when she was a child.

If it were now, I would have to stuff a few socks in his mouth and see if he would still talk nonsense.

However, it seems that you can make a lot of money by catching cicadas. I heard from Xu Cheng that if you are lucky, you can catch several kilograms in one night.

But not everyone can make this kind of money.

Lin Wanzhou really admires these uncles and aunts. If it were her, it would be hard to say who would catch whom.

After all, she didn't dare touch insects like cicadas, and she wasn't the only one. As far as she knew, Xu Cheng didn't dare touch them either. Even many people of this age didn't dare to catch them.

The girl had a rich imagination and couldn't help but imagine the future. When those who dared to catch cicadas grew old and could no longer do so, the competitive pressure in catching cicadas among their generation would definitely be reduced a lot.

Maybe it's a way to get rich.

As I was thinking, I walked into the corridor.

When she arrived at the door of her house and just inserted the key into the door, the girl felt that she was hugged by a figure and her mouth was covered by a big hand.

This scared her. Several stories about single girls who were stalked and killed flashed through her mind. She struggled violently in his arms as if she had been electrocuted.

Hitting with elbows, stepping with feet... the fighting power is super high.

"Uh...uh..."

"Hiss... Stop hitting me, stop hitting me, it's me, it's me."

A familiar voice sounded in the girl's ears, and Lin Wanzhou turned around with a slightly incredible look.

The boy was wearing a more mature black suit, with a few more buttons of his white shirt open, revealing more of his chest.

"you you……"

Seeing that it was Xu Cheng, Lin Wanzhou became even angrier and slapped him with her hands, stomped on his feet with her little feet, and even wanted to bite his chest with her shiny teeth, leaving a row of small tooth marks.

Xu Cheng didn't resist and let her hit him. It didn't really hurt, but he had to pretend that it hurt.

The girl hit him a few more times, and when she felt she had almost let go of her anger, she turned around and stopped hitting him.

She was also afraid that if she hit Xu Cheng too much, she would hurt him. After all, although she didn't use much force, she heard that some parts of boys' bodies were very fragile, and she didn't know much about the body structure of the opposite sex, so it was better to be cautious.

Afraid that the neighbors would see the two of them having a passionate fight, the girl pushed the door and went into the house. Xu Cheng dragged the suitcase and she walked in behind him.

"Lin Wanzhou, did you hit me simply because you were scared, or were you angry because you haven't seen me for a long time?"

Feeling the familiar shamelessness of the boy, the girl could confirm that the guy in front of her was definitely Xu Cheng, and she was not worried at all that he was the transformed Six-Eared Macaque.

"Don't get me wrong, I just don't want to see you and want to get rid of you."

Of course Xu Cheng ignored the girl's words. He changed his shoes, sat on the sofa, and rubbed the collar of his shirt.

"Lin Wanzhou, where did you go today?"

"I want you to manage."

The girl calmly threw the camera on her shoulder onto the sofa, and as if afraid that Xu Cheng wouldn't notice it, she picked it up again and adjusted its position.

“Did you capture it on camera?”

"……No."

"Give me Kangkang."

When Xu Cheng went to take it, the girl pretended to be reserved and snatched it away.

"No, no, no."

"Bring it to you."