Chapter 1231 A Valentine’s Day Gift Traveling Thousands of Miles
Time flies so fast, and the new year is ushered in in the blink of an eye. 2001 is gone, and 2002 is coming. Although it is only New Year's Day, it is still full of joy.
The class also held a New Year's Day party, and Zhou Chen also attended the party as an audience.
It has been almost a semester since he came to school. Although he is an exchange student, because he is Chinese, he has integrated into the class very quickly and gets along well with his classmates. Nothing bad happened during this period.
matter.
More than a month has passed since she confessed her love to Wang Ying. Although Wang Ying was angry for several days because of a few ugly photos taken at the amusement park, even so, after the amusement park, their relationship changed.
Became a little closer.
Although we didn't go out alone to play together anymore, we did go out to eat together a few times. However, as the semester is coming to an end, everyone has begun to study intensely, and the library has also ushered in a peak period recently.
Zhou Chen didn't feel any pressure, and the university courses were very simple for him.
It has been more than a month since Qin Chuan came back to rent a house. He said he wanted to start a business, but more than a month later, he still has not found the career he wants to do.
In order to pay for his living expenses, he had to go back to his old job and work as a waiter in a restaurant.
In the Western restaurant, Zhou Chen and Wang Ying sat opposite each other, eating Western food.
"It's almost the end of the semester, so you're not stressed at all?"
Wang Ying looked at Zhou Chen curiously. She felt that Zhou Chen hadn't studied seriously this semester. It was almost the end of the semester and many people were cramming, but Zhou Chen was still the same as before, as if there was no pressure at all.
Similar.
Zhou Chen rhythmically cut the steak into pieces. Each piece felt about the same size, as if it had been measured.
He handed the cut steak to Wang Ying and then said: "What's the pressure? You can read such a simple content twice, let alone exams, even if you don't go to class, it doesn't have any impact on me. What about you?
, very stressful?”
Wang Ying rolled her eyes at Zhou Chen angrily, and without any restraint, she picked up her fork and ate the steak that Zhou Chen had cut for her.
"Of course I'm not stressed anymore, otherwise I wouldn't have time to go out to dinner with you."
She just said this on the surface, but in fact she still gritted her teeth with hatred in her heart. Although she came from a good family and worked hard, in fact, in terms of learning, she was not considered gifted at all, more of a talent.
Rely on your own efforts.
If he was really like Zhou Chen who was not doing his job all day long, he would probably fail the exam at the end of the semester.
Although for a family like hers, whether she studies or not, whether she fails a class or not, has little impact on her, anyway, she is determined to study abroad in the future.
But it doesn't matter, it doesn't mean that she doesn't want to learn well. She doesn't want to be compared with others. In the dormitory, even if she can't compare with Xiao Qianxi, who works harder, she can't be worse than Xie Qiao and Xu Lin.
"After your vacation, you must go back to San Francisco, right?"
"Well, I want to go back to celebrate the Spring Festival with my second grandfather and the others. Although there is no Spring Festival abroad, in Chinatown, the Spring Festival is still very lively every year, no worse than at home. Do you want to go abroad during the Chinese New Year? I will take you in San Francisco
I walked around Chinatown, and the atmosphere there is quite different from that in China.”
Zhou Chen invited Wang Ying.
Wang Ying said: "I can't make the decision on this matter. I will definitely be at home on the Spring Festival. As for whether I have anything to do at other times, it's hard to say."
In fact, for a family like hers, the excitement of the New Year has little to do with her. Even if someone comes to visit, most of them are for her parents.
And many times, her father is busy during the Spring Festival and has no time to spend with her. On the contrary, she spends more time with her uncle, and she usually goes to her uncle for anything.
"All right."
Zhou Chen was not disappointed either. Although his relationship with Wang Ying was developing well, they were not boyfriend and girlfriend yet. During the Chinese New Year, it was certainly impossible for her to abandon her relatives and go to San Francisco with him alone.
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After the university exams, it means a holiday, and for Zhou Chen, the exams are just a simple procedure.
During the winter vacation, Zhou Chen was naturally preparing to return to San Francisco to spend the New Year with Zhou Guoxing and Tao Li. They had called him a few days ago and asked him to book a flight back quickly. They said they had prepared a lot of delicious food and were waiting for him.
Going back to do it.
Zhou Chen didn't want to let them down, so after the holiday, he booked a flight ticket and prepared to go back.
Before leaving, he made an appointment with Wang Ying to have a meal together.
"After I fly back tomorrow, I won't be able to come back until school starts. Thinking about it, I really can't bear to leave. After all, I won't be able to see you for almost a month."
Wang Ying shuddered: "Can you stop being poor? You know I can't stand this, it's too disgusting."
Zhou Chen said: "Is this called disgusting? You have never seen anything more disgusting. Before I leave, I want to tell you something."
"What's up?"
"After the new year, my pursuit of you may not be as tepid as it is now. I will launch a fierce offensive then, so take advantage of this holiday to prepare well and be mentally prepared in advance.
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Wang Ying blushed: "What a mess, you're still attacking fiercely? If I don't want to agree, it's useless no matter how fierce you are."
Zhou Chen didn't believe it: "Really? Then I'd like to give it a try."
Wang Ying has slowly gotten used to Zhou Chen's gradually becoming more and more unrestrained. This is an experience she has never had before.
Those male friends in the past were all very polite to her, and she had always been aloof, so no one dared to pursue her.
Only when she first entered college, she met an alien like Zhou Chen. He was confident enough to pursue her and very courageous. The key was that he was so good that she couldn't bear the thought of completely rejecting him.
How could she not see through Zhou Chen's gradually probing and pursuing pursuits, becoming more and more bold? She just saw through them without telling them, and let them go on purpose.
Zhou Chen sent Wang Ying back to school. When they were saying goodbye, he asked with a smile: "We won't see her for a month. Why don't you give me a hug?"
Wang Ying smiled brightly: "Forget about the parting hug, see you again in a month."
"Bye-Bye."
"Bye, see you in the new year."
She waved her hand at Zhou Chen and watched Zhou Chen leave with a bit of reluctance on her face. She stood there for a long time before turning around and going back to the dormitory.
Zhou Chen did not go back to the dormitory, but came to his own place. He had already packed his things back.
Early the next morning, Zhou Chen called a car, took his suitcase and went straight to the airport.
More than ten hours later, the plane landed and he returned to San Francisco again. As soon as he exited the exit passage, he met Zhou Guoxing and Tao Li.
"Xiaochen, here, here."
As soon as Tao Li saw Zhou Chen, she waved excitedly. Although Zhou Guoxing didn't shout, he still raised his hand high.
"grandparents."
Zhou Chen walked over and gave the two elders a hug respectively.
Tao Li pulled Zhou Chen and looked him up and down: "I'm thinner. I'm much thinner than the last time I saw him. Did Xiaochen not eat well or not enough during this time?"
Zhou Chen smiled and replied: "I'm fine, and I'm not too thin, but grandma, you seem to have lost some weight."
Zhou Guoxing groaned and said: "How could she not be thin? Knowing that you are coming back today, she has not had a good sleep for several nights. She has been either going to buy this or that all day long. I have been tormented by her.
It's not a big deal, I wish you could just come back and she wouldn't torment me anymore."
Tao Li glared at him fiercely: "You old man, do you think I want to call you that? If you were as understanding as Xiaochen, I would burn incense."
Zhou Chen asked: "Grandpa, how are you doing recently? Have you fully recovered? Is your walking still affected?"
"It has been cured for a long time. It is the same as before. There is no impact at all. I have fully recovered."
In order to prove it to Zhou Chen, Zhou Guoxing simply jumped up and down several times. Zhou Chen was so frightened that he quickly supported him.
"Well, it looks normal and is recovering well."
"Stop talking here and go home. I have asked the maid to prepare delicious food for you. You can eat it when you get home."
Tao Li took Zhou Chen's arm and walked out with a happy face. Zhou Guoxing followed happily. As for Zhou Chen's luggage, it was naturally pulled by the attendant who came with him.
When Zhou Chen came back today, the Zhou family naturally had a reunion dinner. During the dinner, Zhou Guoxing and Tao Li were very happy.
In the past, when there were only two of them, although they felt lonely, they were used to it and it didn't make any difference.
But since they brought Zhou Chen back seven years ago, they have been together for more than six years and have become a family. Therefore, they are not used to Zhou Chen leaving in the past six months.
Now that Zhou Chen is back, they are naturally extremely happy and satisfied, especially when Zhou Chen calls them grandparents, they feel even more satisfied.
After coming back for a few days, Zhou Chen didn't go anywhere. The farthest place he went was Chinatown. As the Spring Festival approaches, Chinatown is gradually becoming more lively.
There are many Chinese in Chinatown. Although many people have lived here since childhood and are accustomed to life abroad, it does not mean that they will forget the festivals that belong to the Chinese people, especially the most important Spring Festival.
After staying at home for a few days, Zhou Chen went to Chenxing Capital, the company he founded.
Although Chenxing Capital has been established for a relatively short period of time, due to the background of Zhou Guoxing and the Huaqing Gang in Chinatown, coupled with Zhou Chen's outstanding vision, Chenxing Capital has developed well.
Among other things, there are many stores in Chinatown’s commercial streets now with investments from Chenxing Capital.
Zhou Chen is not only planning to invest in popular industries, he is also investing in industrial aspects. After all, he now has such good resources.
Industrial investment may not be as effective as the Internet and the stock market, and the rate of return may not be very high, but it is more stable, visible, graspable, and controllable.
He does not need Chenxing Capital to grow wildly. Now he only needs it to slowly improve. Penguin will have a big financing this year, and then he will take action.
In addition to domestic investment, there will also be many investment opportunities abroad in the next few years, such as Facebook, Twitter, and even Apple in the future, etc., which are relatively easy to invest in. In fact, besides these, there are many investment projects.
However, there are still certain differences between the United States and China. Chinese investors are actually ostracized. Therefore, after Zhou Chen established Chenxing Capital, he rarely reached out to places outside the San Francisco Bay Area.
Within the confines of Chinatown, the Huaqing Gang is quite powerful and can cover it, but beyond this range, its influence is much weakened.
Although Zhou Chen now has some funds, there is still a big gap compared to those capital giants. Therefore, in addition to Chenxing Capital, he also developed a pharmaceutical company at the same time. This is one of his most successful projects where practice makes perfect.
After a few years, his power will be established, and he will be able to compete with those capital giants. Now he needs to keep a low profile.
In a blink of an eye, the Spring Festival is here. On New Year's Eve, Zhou Chen received a lot of blessing text messages, both domestic and foreign. When walking on the street, many people said hello to him, which seemed full of New Year spirit.
This year’s Spring Festival falls relatively later, on February 12th. In just two days, it’s Valentine’s Day on February 14th.
As the country continues to integrate with foreign countries, Valentine's Day on February 14th is slowly being accepted in China. Now many people in China celebrate this Valentine's Day. Even if it is not, there are still many people who know about this holiday.
Phuket, unlike the domestic capital, is a good place with moderate temperatures in February.
After celebrating the Spring Festival, Wang Ying came to Phuket with her uncle. Yang Cheng was also traveling with her.
At this time, they were staying at a resort hotel, sitting together under an umbrella in front of the swimming pool to rest. The light raindrops fell on the ground, making a sound.
Listening to the sound of rain, Wang Ying suddenly turned to Yang Cheng who was playing on his mobile phone and said, "This is probably the most peaceful Valentine's Day you've ever had since high school, right?"
Yang Cheng put down his phone and said, "This is also the only Valentine's Day when I didn't receive chocolates and it rained."
Wang Ying smiled, picked up a chocolate on the table and threw it to him.
"I will be a good person now, so as not to leave any regrets in your dissolute life."
Yang Cheng picked up the chocolate, took a look at it, and said, "Thanks."
Seeing Yang Cheng eating the chocolate, a figure suddenly appeared in Wang Ying's mind, and it was very clear.
'Why am I thinking of him at this time, am I really?'
Yang Cheng ate the chocolate and suddenly asked: "How are you and that Zhou Chen doing?"
"ah?"
Wang Ying was shocked.
Yang Cheng said: "Is it necessary to be so surprised? I have long discovered that your relationship with that Zhou Chen is unusual. You are in a relationship, right? Why don't you make it public, for fear that your uncle and aunt will know?"
Wang Ying explained: "Zhou Chen and I are not in a relationship, we are just friends who get along well."
"Who can believe it? As far as I know, you have dated him several times. I know who your Miss Wang is. If you don't like him, how could you go out with him alone again and again?
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"I……"
Wang Ying was speechless because Yang Cheng was right. If she didn't have different feelings for Zhou Chen, how could she have gone out with Zhou Chen many times.
But she didn't lie. Although she and Zhou Chen had made some progress, there was still a long way to go before they could become boyfriend and girlfriend, at least that's what she thought.
"I do think Zhou Chen is different, but I'm different from you. I'm not as wild as you."
Yang Cheng said disdainfully: "You just think too much and worry too much. You have always been like this. We all know that in a family like ours, it is difficult for us to make the final decision on future matters. But falling in love is not getting married. You don't have to
I don’t think so much, just be happy.”
"That's why I said that I'm different from you. I have more to consider. What you don't care about, I care about."
"Then you should take your time and examine him. In fact, I also think that Zhou Chen is quite crazy, and he doesn't have the same approach as us."
"No way, Zhou Chen is not who you think he is. You are biased against him."
"You also said you don't like him. You used to be on my side, but now I just said something to him, and you are eager to defend him."
Wang Ying didn't know what to say, because she really defended Zhou Chen naturally, and what Yang Cheng said was right. In the past, even if Yang Cheng was wrong, she would stand by Yang Cheng, but
Now, it seems to be a little different.
At this moment, a person suddenly walked over holding an umbrella.
"Is this Miss Wang Ying?"
Wang Ying looked at the stranger in front of her in surprise, nodded and said: "I am Wang Ying, who are you?"
The visitor also had an Asian appearance and was less than thirty years old. When he heard Wang Ying admit her identity, he immediately smiled and handed a bouquet of roses and a box of chocolates to Wang Ying.
"Hello, Miss Wang Ying, this is what Master Zhou Chen asked me to pass on to you. I wish you a happy Valentine's Day."
"Zhou Chen?"
Wang Ying stood up in shock and looked at the roses and chocolates in front of her.
"You said Zhou Chen gave this to me. How did he know I live here? Who are you and how did you find me?"
"I flew here from San Francisco at the request of Master Zhou Chen. Master Zhou Chen said that he was afraid of disturbing your vacation, so he didn't come in person. These gifts are specially sent to you. Please sign for them. I'd like to
Go back and reply to Master Zhou Chen."
Wang Ying saw another gift card and opened it. Sure enough, it was written to her by Zhou Chen, wishing her a happy Valentine's Day.
After confirming it, she signed for it, and the man bowed again, thanked him, and left.
Wang Ying hugged flowers and chocolates and did not come back to her senses.
After Yang Cheng watched the whole process, he couldn't help but say: "This guy Zhou Chen is okay. He is in the United States, and he actually sent someone to fly over to give you a gift. It seems that he is really special to you."
Wang Ying was also moved, but also a little awkward and disappointed.
Because she has always had different feelings for Yang Cheng, now Zhou Chen gave her roses and chocolates on Valentine's Day in front of Yang Cheng. As a result, Yang Cheng only sounded a little unhappy in his tone, but did not care about her.
Because of her relationship with Zhou Chen, she felt disappointed.
This shows that Yang Cheng's friendship with her is really just between friends, and he doesn't have the same affection as hers.
Today, Zhou Chen's gift from such a distance allowed her to see Zhou Chen's sincerity. Coupled with Yang Cheng's indifference, she was already shaken in her heart.
She came to the restaurant with Yang Cheng, and then she saw a middle-aged man walking in. This man was somewhat similar to her, and he was her uncle.
As soon as Uncle Wang came in, he saw the roses in front of Wang Ying and said in surprise: "Hey, Xiaoying, this rose was given to you by Yang Cheng?"
Yang Cheng said hurriedly: "Uncle Wang, this is not a gift from me. It is a gift from Wang Ying's suitor, and he is a suitor as far away as the United States."
"Oh? Are you a foreigner, Xiaoying? You also have an American suitor. How come I don't know about this?"
Although Uncle Wang is only Wang Ying's uncle, he actually spends a lot of time in contact with Wang Ying. Because Wang Ying's father works, he has not had much time to spend with her since she was a child. She usually goes to her uncle for anything, so between them
The relationship between them is very good.
Wang Ying explained: "I'm not a foreigner, uncle. He originally lived in the capital. He moved abroad a few years ago. He came to Beiqing as an exchange student at Stanford University after the summer last year. He grew up with a girl in our dormitory.
We got to know each other later.”
"That's right."
Uncle Wang asked with great interest: "He also came to Phuket?"
Yang Cheng said: "No, he is in San Francisco, but he specially sent someone to fly to Phuket to give Wang Ying a gift."
Uncle Wang was also surprised: "That's true, Xiaoying. From the look of you, you don't seem to hate him. Are you planning to fall in love with him?"
Wang Ying showed a rare hint of shyness: "Uncle, I'm not ready to fall in love with him yet. Don't talk nonsense. If my parents find out, they will definitely question me."
"Okay, I won't tell your parents, but tell me what he is like, what is his name, and what are his family conditions?"
Wang Ying said: "His name is Zhou Chen. He is a very nice person and a genius."
"Genius?" Uncle Wang was confused, what kind of evaluation is this?
But he didn't know that this was Wang Ying's personal experience. After spending so long with Zhou Chen, she felt that Zhou Chen was indeed a genius and he was not deliberately bragging.
Yang Cheng suddenly said: "I don't know if he is a genius, but this guy is quite crazy, and he should be very rich. I heard from him that he drives multi-million sports cars."
"Oh, that's how it is."
Uncle Wang nodded slightly. If Zhou Chen's conditions were good, he would be fine with it, but if he was just an ordinary person from an ordinary family, he would be uneasy.
Because he knew that his niece, who had been picked up and dropped off in cars since she was a child, would definitely not be used to falling in love with ordinary people.
"It's a good thing to fall in love, but Xiaoying, there are some things you should pay attention to, and you should be aware of them."
"Don't worry, uncle, I know what's going on."
"That's good."
Uncle Wang was quite satisfied with his smart and precocious niece. He called the waiter and ordered the food to be served immediately.
"The business here will be concluded in two days. If you two want to go out for fun, bring a bodyguard with you. It is best not to go out alone. After all, this place is not as stable as our country, so you should be more careful."
"I know, uncle."
Wang Ying and Yang Cheng both nodded in agreement.