Chapter 41 Dangerous Relationships
If you want to recommend a dining place in Star City that is worth a special visit, Red House, as a private dining place, will undoubtedly be at the top of the list for most people who are familiar with Star City. Not only has it been featured in various food magazines many times, it has also been hosted by many well-known celebrities.
Come to a check-in restaurant in Star City with big-name celebrities.
The Red Building stands diagonally opposite the Shonan International Convention and Exhibition Center and beside the Liuyang River. It is not a building composed of glass curtain walls and reinforced concrete in the city, but a red wooden structure waterside pavilion far away from urban fashion. It is a classical Chinese language full of romantic feelings.
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At this moment, Cheng Mo is waiting for his meal in one of the VIP private rooms called Wangjiang Tower. On one side of him is the endless river water dyed red by the setting sun, and on the other side is the green glazed tiles set off by the willow leaves and lotus pond. The light
This delightful and wonderful view is worth the high price.
There is a mahogany dining table in the center of the spacious private room. Decorations with Chinese charm such as celadon vases and orchids can be seen everywhere. In addition to the most boastful beautiful scenery, this cage is filled with deep retro warmth and is also dreamlike and picturesque.
People seem to have traveled back to ancient times.
Six people sat around the table. In addition to Cheng Mo, Yan Funing, Fu Yuanzhuo and Yan Yitong, there were also Fu Yuanzhuo's girlfriend Feng Qianqian and Feng Qianqian's sister Feng Zhenzhen.
Although Feng Qianqian and Feng Zhenzhen are biological sisters, they look nothing alike. Feng Qianqian looks like a girl from someone else's family, with a quiet and cute appearance. She wears a light blue Dior dress and has chestnut-dyed hair hanging behind her ears.
, a row of slightly curly bangs, with big eyes shining in the lake light, a high nose bridge and a small tip. Sitting in the silhouette illuminated by the setting sun, her red lips like water chestnuts bloomed into a slight smile.
As for Feng Zhenzhen, her personality is obviously more public. She wears a blood-red hollow lace skirt with a pair of light brown short boots, which makes her fair legs look even longer and slender. She has carefully managed long golden hair with big waves, thick eyebrows and beautiful eyes.
Her lips are protruding and her cheeks are slightly baby fat, but they do not impair her beauty at all. Mixed with her shallow smile, she shows a different kind of temperament.
Feng Qianqian and Feng Zhenzhen both studied at St. Paul's Girls' High School in the UK. Feng Qianqian was in eleventh grade, which is equivalent to the first year of high school in China, while Feng Zhenzhen was a sophomore in Oxford.
St. Paul's Girls' High School is the cradle of countless female celebrities, and has produced many famous models, film actors, female economists, and social celebrities. It is not the kind of aristocratic high school that you can get into if you have money; as for Oxford University, it is even more famous, and you don't need to
Top universities that make more introductions. No matter which country you are in, just saying that you are a student of Oxford University will naturally attract a burst of admiration and envy. It belongs to a school with its own aura of pretentiousness. In contrast, Yan Funing studied in
Imperial College is far behind in terms of reputation.
In short, it can be said that this pair of sisters are outstanding in both quality and appearance. It is no wonder that Fu Yuanzhuo was fascinated and did not dare to resist despite being threatened by Yan Yitong many times.
The atmosphere in the private room was quite harmonious. The three girls were chatting quietly. Occasionally, they would whisper a few words mysteriously, and then glance at Cheng Mo twice.
This is normal. After all, the others have known each other for a long time. Cheng Mo is a newcomer in this circle, so it is not surprising that he attracts attention.
The three girls were full of laughter, but the chat between the three boys was a bit boring. Fu Yuanzhuo scratched his head and tried his best to induce Cheng Mo and Yan Funing to talk endlessly again, but Cheng Mo and Yan Funing seemed to have lost the conversation.
I just said a few words casually about my interest, and did not talk as carelessly as I did at the beginning.
The waitress wearing a blue batik cheongsam was serving a steady stream of food. A beautiful girl with a bun and a light green Hanfu also came in, sat down in front of the guzheng on the side of the box, and started playing the guzheng without saying a word.
, the track is "Qing Ping Le" from National Treasures.
The warm river breeze outside the window swayed the wind chimes, and the melodious and graceful tunes swirled in the wooden attic where the incense was burning. Especially the girl who played the guzheng matched the music every time she bowed her head and flicked her fingers. This was not only auditory.
Enjoyment is more of a visual enjoyment.
Then everyone stopped talking and listened attentively.
Poetic tunes were circulating in the box. Perhaps the ancient scenery and the slightly sad melody aroused the hidden emotions. Cheng Mo saw Feng Zhenzhen's eyes falling on Yan Funing without any cover.
to express their love.
There is nothing strange about this. It is completely normal for girls to fall in love with boys like Yan Funing. With such a brother, it is very difficult for Yan Yitong not to become his brother's dominion.
But Cheng Mo, who has amazing observation skills, discovered some other subtle details, that is, Feng Qianqian couldn't help but look at Yan Funing several times, and when the two people's eyes were inadvertently in contact, she subconsciously turned her head to avoid it.
Although there was nothing unusual about the expressions of the two of them, and such ordinary movements were not enough to explain anything, Cheng Mo was keenly aware of some unspeakable differences, such as Feng Qianqian's blinking frequency becoming faster, and she would suddenly pull Yan Yitong to talk.
She diverted the attention of herself and others, but she never had the intention of dragging her boyfriend Fu Yuanzhuo into talking.
Cheng Mo actually didn't care about these details, nor did he want to pay attention to them. However, the habit he had developed for a long time made these subtle fragments naturally enter his mind, and then his brain analyzed and concluded in an instant.
After the song ended, everyone applauded vigorously, especially Yan Yitong. She is not only a cosplayer, but also a Hanfu lover. She has published many high-quality Hanfu photos and Chinese-style dances. She has been a fan of Station B for a long time.
Yan Yitong has always wanted to learn guzheng and pipa. However, she has so many hobbies that it is difficult for her to find time to learn musical instruments.
Therefore, I have always admired young ladies who can play musical instruments, especially those who play traditional musical instruments. Yan Yitong even ran over with her cell phone to take a photo with the young lady playing the guzheng. Naturally, the young lady would not refuse the elf-like Yan Yitong, smiling.
I took several photos with Yan Yitong wearing a black wig.
As for the Feng sisters, they sat on the carved chairs and did not move. They all looked at Yan Yitong with doting eyes. Cheng Mo instantly understood that Yan Yitong was actually everyone's sister. Probably everyone would like Yan Yitong, who was so simple and unpretentious.
Sunshine girl.
When they started eating, everyone started chatting casually. There was light shining outside the window, and the girls in the room were even more lively.
"Our food in southern Hunan is still the most delicious. In the UK, we can only look at pictures every day to satisfy our cravings. It's really painful." The wild and charming Feng Zhenzhen said excitedly as she picked up a piece of shiny Mao's braised pork.
"Sister, you are doing well now. You can often go out to eat in Chinese restaurants. I was miserable in school. I could only look at pictures and use Lao Gan Ma to make Lao Tan Pickled Cabbage Beef Noodles. You don't know how many Lao Gan Ma I have.
It is so popular that one bottle will be finished in about three days. The four girls in our dormitory are now in love with Lao Gan Ma and have become loyal fans of Lao Gan Ma. They have also invented many new ways to eat Lao Gan Ma.
Steak with Lao Ganma, bread with Lao Ganma, mashed potatoes with Lao Ganma. It used to be enough for me to buy two bottles a month, but now I have to carry one box back a month to get enough," Feng Xixi complained.
"I see you complain every day that you are not adaptable to life in the UK. Why don't you go back to high school and suffer in the UK, where you can only go out for two days a month. There are many and strict rules, and you are not friendly enough to us Asians," Fu Yuanzhuo said.
He picked up his chopsticks and turned to look at Feng Qianqian and said.
Feng Qianqian lowered her head slightly, looked at the crystal shrimps in the bowl and said softly: "It's not that bad. I really wanted to come back when I first went there, but after getting through this year, I feel that I have gained a lot. I think you
You should also step out of your comfort zone and live abroad to exercise yourself. You should not be like before, thinking about games every day! Comics! Figures! It’s too boring to play with things!”
Fu Yuanzhuo sighed and said, "It's not like you don't know that I wanted to go to England with you to study in high school, but my father was possessed by some evil spirit and insisted that I study Changya. I fought, but it was useless.
Ah!" After a pause, Fu Yuanzhuo said proudly: "But I don't know how to play games now. I haven't played many games this summer. Cheng Mo introduced me to many books, and I read them all.
"Sophie's World", "Introduction to Principles of Morality and Legislation", "The New York Times v. Sullivan Case" and "No Piracy in the Digital Age" and I also took reading notes."
There is nothing much to say about popular books such as "Sophie's World", but the following few books are all very popular and rare books. Except for Yan Funing, who has read all of them, Feng Zhenzhen has read one "Digital Age" on the recommendation of her teacher.
"Piracy Is Not Guilty", when the teacher recommended her to read this book, it was because the phenomenon of piracy in China was extremely serious, and it was a problem that affected all classes, which made Feng Zhenzhen blush a little.
Feng Qianqian had never read any of it, so everyone couldn't help but focus on Cheng Mo.
Feng Zhenzhen actually didn't quite believe Yan Yitong's description of Cheng Mo as a "genius". In her opinion, only people like Yan Funing, who entered Imperial College at the age of seventeen, received double master's degrees at the age of twenty-one, and had appeared in newspapers several times, could
Called a genius, a seventeen-year-old student like Cheng Mo, who is still in the first year of high school in Changya, can be considered a top student at best, but he is definitely far from being called a "genius".
So he smiled and asked tentatively: "Cheng Mo, what do you think of this book?"
Cheng Mo, who was dealing with the vegetables in the bowl, raised his head and glanced at the charming Feng Zhenzhen, and whispered: "It's not bad, it's a book that can make you think."
Such an answer naturally did not satisfy Feng Zhenzhen, and she said with some regret: "The translation of this book is actually average. You should read the original English version. Although the author John has always emphasized in the book that piracy is wrong, it is not as innocent as some people have claimed.
But in fact, those big companies and various anti-piracy associations are not as righteous as they claim." Feng Zhenzhen turned to Yan Funing, blinked and asked, "I wonder what Brother Ning thinks?"
Yan Funing said calmly: "The main reason is that the current Copyright Law cannot keep up with the development of the computer age. Piracy is of course wrong, but too strict copyright laws will also curb creativity and economic vitality. If Bell Labs
If we apply for patent protection for our own transistor technology, will there still be the greatest wave of technological innovation in our history that continues to this day? If paloalto does not open up the graphics interface, mouse creativity and Ethernet technology, there will be later maintosh, and then
Later indos, or even today's Internet era? Today's Copyright Law only protects the interests of copyright holders, rather than the interests of creators and ordinary people. There is no doubt that we must use a unique ability of human beings,
Adhering to two conflicting views at the same time, but what makes me a little disgusted with this book is that in order to be published in our country, it avoids talking about the piracy problem in our country."
Yan Funing sneered and said: "It is true that piracy has created many favorable conditions for the rise of the Internet in our country, allowing the Internet to spread rapidly and making knowledge cheap. However, people who are accustomed to free money have destroyed a large number of industries that require intellectual property protection, such as
Music, publishing, movies and TV shows, these are all on the surface, but they have profoundly destroyed one of the core industries of the digital age: the software industry. Some people say that we can’t make chips, but they don’t know. Even if we make chips, we won’t.
What's the use? Chips need supporting software. We also don't have an operating system. All operating systems are American. Not only is it monopolized by the United States, but there is no way to change this situation. This is the most terrifying thing. This is the consequences of condoning piracy."
Yan Funing's words suddenly made the atmosphere serious. The Sino-US trade war has exposed the pain point of "chips" to the Chinese people, and the basis of chips is mathematics. Yan Funing has a very good say in this.
No one doubted Yan Funing's authority at all. The girls all looked at Yan Funing with admiration. It was not his appearance that shone, but his wisdom. Feng Zhenzhen had to lament that there was a huge gap between her and Yan Funing's knowledge.
He frowned and asked thoughtfully: "Is there no other way to be controlled by others like this?"
Yan Funing shook his head, "Chip and software are both inverted pyramid industries. They are not industries that can be overthrown by relying on cost advantages. If you occupy a high point, it is unlikely to come down." Then he turned to look at Cheng Mo and said with a smile: "But
It’s not like there’s no chance at all, what do you think, Cheng Mo?”
Seeing Yan Funing asking Cheng Mo, everyone once again focused their attention on Cheng Mo. However, this question seemed a bit too deep. Even professionals may not be able to clearly see the cause and effect behind it, let alone a high school student?
The Feng sisters didn't quite believe Cheng Mo could answer. They felt that Yan Funing was probably trying to make things difficult for the boy her sister liked. Yan Funing was always not very polite to boys who pursued Yan Yitong. Yan Yitong liked to go to school in disguise and was definitely influenced by Yan Funing.
There is no doubt about the influence, and everyone who knows the Yan family brothers and sisters knows it.
At least Fu Yuanzhuo knew very well that there was once a boy in junior high school who liked Yan Yitong. In order to attract her attention, he loved to tease her, such as whistling at her, pulling her hair, stealing her eraser, etc.
Boys in adolescence are so active, and they express their love for another girl incorrectly.
However, his end was tragic. Yan Funing disguised it as a traffic accident and broke one of his legs while riding an electric bike. He lay in the hospital for several months and had to repeat a grade. Yan Yitong didn't know about this, but Fu Yuanzhuo knew it.
, the boy he went to the hospital with Yan Funing to see.
Yan Funing bought flowers and fruits to see the boy. The boy's parents liked Yan Funing who was polite and tried to take responsibility. Even the boy couldn't hate Yan Funing.
But before leaving, Yan Funing lowered his head and said something to the boy, which made the boy look frightened as if he had seen a ghost.
Fu Yuanzhuo couldn't hear what Yan Funing said, but he knew that the boy had been avoiding Yan Yitong since then. Fu Yuanzhuo was not surprised that Yan Funing deliberately broke his opponent's leg. Yan Funing was very aggressive when fighting when he was a child.
A ruthless one.
Fu Yuanzhuo once asked Yan Funing with some fear why he was not afraid of beating people to death. He remembered that Yan Funing replied with a chuckle: "I am only fourteen years old, and I am a good student with both academic and moral character. Even if I beat people to death, as long as my attitude
Okay, there is a high probability of a suspended sentence, so what are you afraid of?"
Fu Yuanzhuo had always wanted to know what Yan Funing said to that boy, but he had no chance and did not dare to ask Yan Funing.
In his heart, Yan Funing has two sides. He shows a docile and kind side most of the time, but when others touch the bottom line that Yan Funing cannot touch, he will show a ferocious side.
For some reason, Fu Yuanzhuo became a little worried for Cheng Mo and looked at Cheng Mo with a troubled expression.
Yan Yitong looked at Cheng Mo expectantly, hoping that he could answer his brother's question.
Cheng Mo glanced at Yan Funing. He guessed that Yan Funing was an anarchist. He hesitated and replied: "Oh! Artificial intelligence. If our country can catch up with this time point after entering the era of artificial intelligence, there is still a chance.
Chapter completed!