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.
To be continued...