Chapter 1770: Meeting again, Li Jia's entanglement
Chapter 1773 Meeting again, Li Jia's entanglement
"The semester is coming to an end. Lin Dongzhe, are you still failing the exam this time?"
Zhou Chen took a French fries and put them in his mouth, staring at Lin Dongzhe.
Lin Dongzhe heard this and suddenly became anxious: "Brother, don't be so angry. Under Xiaoting's supervision, I am studying very seriously. I will definitely not fail the course at the end of this semester, and I will definitely not."
Zhuang Xiaoting's smiley face also changed instantly.
"If I fail the exam again, I will break up with him."
Lin Dongzhe scratched his head and dared not refute it. In this relationship, he respected Zhuang Xiaoting very much and listened to Zhuang Xiaoting very much.
"Second brother, you will graduate from graduate school next year. What are you going to do next? Continue to write?"
Zhuang Xiaoting asked curiously that this year was the last year of Zhou Chen’s third-year graduate student. She knew that Zhou Chen would not have to worry about work and would definitely stay in Shanghai.
"Yes, Tuxico, you're about to graduate. Are you not going to buy a house in Shanghai?"
Zhou Chen said: "There are new properties in Huangpu recently. I plan to buy two units after the New Year. As for the postgraduate graduation, the school leaders have already greeted me. I hope I can stay in school as a teacher and study for a doctorate together.
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With his current achievements, the school wishes to keep him in school. After all, he has stayed in school and has achieved more achievements in the future, and the school can also benefit from it. The foreign exchange alone is a big investment every year.
Others are trying to stay in school, but the school leaders begged him to stay in school and directly guarantee a doctorate.
Zhou Chen didn't want to do anything big, so he happily agreed to the invitation from the school. Being a university teacher is quite suitable for "creation". Moreover, with his qualifications and reputation in the school, he doesn't have to worry about the future, so he can't worry about it.
save trouble.
Lin Dongzhe gave a thumbs up: "It's worthy of being our second brother."
Zhuang Xiaoting said angrily: "It's my second brother."
Lin Dongzhe licked his face: "Same, same, now he is my second brother."
Zhuang Xiaoting gave him a blank look, and Zhou Chen also asked: "Where are you two, you are a junior this year. What are your thoughts? Do you study for a postgraduate degree?"
Lin Dongzhe said: "I don't study for graduate school anyway. Before graduation, I thought about finding a job to stay in Shanghai. I discussed with Xiaoting, either stay in Shanghai or go back to Suzhou together."
Zhuang Xiaoting added: "We prefer to stay in Shanghai. I have the idea of studying for a master's degree, but I'm hesitating whether to work first. Second brother, please give me an idea."
"You are my sister, I will definitely help you. If you want to study for a master's degree, I will still be a little bit of face in Fudan. As long as you can pass the exam, I can help you find a good supervisor, what are the graduate studies and graduation thesis?
It's very simple; but if you don't want to study for a master's degree and want to work, I can also find someone to help you find a unit in Shanghai, you can stay in Shanghai and solve the household registration problem. Of course, it depends on your own ideas. If you
If you have other ideas, I will support you."
Even though he is a real sister, Zhou Chen does not mean to take over the big things. He is also a human being, and he does not like to make decisions for others unless it is necessary.
Zhuang Xiaoting looked hesitant, looked at Zhou Chen, and then looked at Lin Dongzhe.
She believed in her brother's words and knew that Zhou Chen felt sorry for her. Of course, she also wanted to stay in Shanghai. But now she is in love with Lin Dongzhe, which is the period of passionate love. If Lin Dongzhe was assigned to Suzhou, she really doesn't know what to choose
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At this time, Zhuang Tunan also squeezed in.
"Brother Toonan, here."
Zhuang Tunan walked over and said, "You guys came very early. Have you ordered food?"
"No, I'll go order now, Brother Tunan, Tuxico, what do you want to eat."
"I'm whatever I want."
Zhou Chen said casually, and Zhuang Tunan said, "I'll go with you, and I have to kill you guys today."
Lin Dongzhe said humbly: "Brother, you said this. You can do whatever you want me to treat you. Don't talk about slaughter."
The two of them went to queue up to order food with their arms around each other, and Zhou Chen and Zhuang Xiaoting sat together.
After arriving for more than ten minutes, Zhuang Tunan and Lin Dongzhe came back with the plate.
"There are so many people, but the price here is really expensive."
Zhuang Tunan was very moved. He is about to graduate from graduate school and can get some salary with his supervisor when he works on design. However, he can't have a few meals here. On average, he is more than ten or twenty yuan per person.
Not something ordinary people can afford.
The four of them were eating and chatting.
"Second brother, I heard that Sister Shanshan was assigned to a publishing house in Shanghai as an editor and settled in. She is so lucky."
When Zhuang Xiaoting said this, Zhuang Tunan's eyes swept over Zhou Chen. Now he is the only one who knows the relationship between Zhou Chen and Wu Shanshan. He suspects that Wu Shanshan can be assigned to a state-owned publishing house as an editor, and it may be Zhou Chen.
Helped with the operation.
However, Zhou Chen looked very calm: "Well, I heard that she is doing a good job now."
After saying that, the conversation changed.
"On New Year's Day, you went to Fudan to find me. I bought a few pagers. Then you two will get one for each of you, so it will be easier to contact you in the future."
"ah?"
Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting were both shocked: "Pager?"
Now is the last few days of the 1989 and the 1990s. Mobile phones are not common in China yet. Big brother has very single functions, so communication tools are dominated by BB machines. Even in places like Shanghai these days, there are many places.
A BB machine is quite proud.
Lin Dongzhe was also surprised: "Tuxico, you need two or three thousand BB machines now?"
"About two thousand each, I've bought a few, Tunan and Xiaoting, you can go with me to buy cards and register a paging sign."
Zhuang Tunan said dissatisfiedly: "Can you respect me? I am your elder brother. Is it appropriate for you to call me my name directly?"
"Do you want a pager?"
The next moment, Zhuang Tunan said with no backbone: "Yes, yes, you can call it whatever you want."
Over the years, he had accepted his fate. He admitted that he was not ashamed of Zhou Chen, and no longer held the so-called self-esteem. Zhou Chen took the initiative to give him something, so he took it away. After relaxing, he felt very happy.
Very smooth.
Zhuang Xiaoting said, "Second brother, I won't need it anymore. I haven't graduated yet and I can't use it. You guys have it. I'll just call you directly when the time comes."
"A pager is just not worth much money. I am your brother. It is natural to buy things for you. Just keep them."
Lin Dongzhe gave a thumbs up. The pager of two thousand is worth a few words to Zhou Chen. He is really rich and powerful.
"By the way, there is also that motorcycle. I'm not interested in riding it anymore. If you want it, just drag it away." Zhou Chen said to Zhuang Tunan.
Zhuang Tunan asked in surprise: "I don't want a motorcycle anymore? Then what are you riding?"
Zhou Chen said: "The new royalties have been received. I also invested some money a while ago. I am going to buy a car. The motorcycle is no longer needed. If you want it, ride it."
Zhuang Tunan suddenly fell silent. It has only been a few years since he changed his motorcycle to a car. It is really angering to compare people.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Of course I want it. With a motorcycle, I don't have to take a taxi to the construction site."
Lin Dongzhe looked regretful. He also wanted a motorcycle, but he also knew it himself.
Zhuang Xiaoting asked with great interest: "Second brother, you are really planning to buy a car. What kind of thing to buy? You can drive us to take a walk when the time comes."
"A must be called to you as soon as possible after you get it."
Now he is not short of money, motorcycles are not as convenient as cars, and it is soon the 1990s. He is about to graduate from graduate school and is about to teach in school. He is not afraid of showing off. He just buys a car to treat himself.
He was not ready to buy expensive ones for the time being, so he bought a Jetta to drive. After a few years, he wanted to change the car and then change the good ones.
"Then let's make up that." Lin Dongzhe said excitedly.
It’s not that they have never taken a car, but mainly the car bought by Zhou Chen, which is own. The feeling of sitting up is definitely different from other people’s cars.
"Zhuangtuxi, Zhuangtunan."
The four of them were talking lively, and suddenly a surprised female voice came. They turned to see that it was Li Jia.
Zhou Chen was also a little surprised. He knew that in the original plot, there was a chicken that could be met by chance, but the situation is very different now. Unexpectedly, it would be possible to encounter by chance.
"Li Jia."
Zhuang Tunan stood up and greeted him: "I didn't expect to meet you here, it's a coincidence."
Then, he pulled Zhou Chen next to him, so Zhou Chen also stood up.
"Li Jia, long time no see."
Li Jia looked at Zhou Chen with complex eyes and different emotions.
"Yes, the last time I met during the Spring Festival in 1988. It has been almost two years now, and you don't seem to have changed much."
"You have changed a lot and become more mature."
Compared to two years ago, Li Jia may have worked for a long time and her temperament has become much more mature. She looks intellectually beautiful when paired with a casual suit.
"Are you having a dinner party? Why didn't you see Wu Shanshan?"
"She has graduated and worked."
"oh."
Zhuang Tunan, Lin Dongzhe and Zhuang Xiaoting could all feel the strange atmosphere between the two. Zhuang Xiaoting and Lin Dongzhe even looked at each other and understood each other's eyes.
Lin Dongzhe stood up on his own initiative: "Sister Li Jia, do you still remember me?"
Li Jia's eyes turned from Zhou Chen to Lin Dongzhe, and after thinking about it, he remembered it.
"It's you, Lin Dongzhe."
"Yes, it's me, sister Li Jia, I'm also here to go to Shanghai to go to college. This is Zhuang Xiaoting, Brother Tunan and Brother Tuxico's sister."
Zhuang Xiaoting also stood up and took the initiative and greeted with a friendly voice: "Hello, Sister Li Jia."
Li Jia responded with a happy smile: "Hello, I heard Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Tuxi mention you. We have met you before in Tongji Library, right?"
“Yes, yes.”
At this time, Li Jia's male colleague came over. He had been to Tongji with Li Jia before and met Zhuang Tunan, so he came over to say hello, and then sat down with Li Jia at the table next to Zhou Chen and the others.
They were too close to each other and could hear clearly what they said. Zhuang Tunan and the others had no intention of eating and kept looking at Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen said calmly: "What are you looking at? Eat quickly. After eating, go out for a walk."
"oh oh."
While dealing with the male colleague, Li Jia kept looking at Zhou Chen. She also knew that her behavior was not good. Zhou Chen already had a girlfriend, so she should forget Zhou Chen and should not be confused anymore.
past.
But it is known that it is one thing, but whether it can be done is another.
The people I met when I was young were so amazing, it was really hard to forget.
The more I want to forget, the more I still remember it. She really regretted it, and had long regretted it. When she heard Zhou Chen's words, she was afraid of dragging Zhou Chen down, so she chose to deal with it indifferently, and since then she has been regretting it all the time.
It was on the first day of last year that year that year that I saw Zhou Chen and Wu Shanshan together. After she went back that day, she cried for several days, and her eyes were swollen.
I met again today, and the heart was beating wildly again.
Li Jia and his colleagues finished their meals before leaving. After they left, Zhuang Tunan and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Dongzhe looked at Zhou Chen carefully and asked, "Tuxi, you and Sister Li Jia, you..."
"Lin Dongzhe, shut up, eat your food, and meddle in other people's business."
Zhuang Tunan interrupted Lin Dongzhe and glared at him. He knew about Zhou Chen and Wu Shanshan, so he didn't want Lin Dongzhe to talk too much.
Lin Dongzhe patted his mouth: "Okay, I'm too much. I just think Sister Li Jia is really good."
Although Zhuang Xiaoting didn't say anything, her eyes were the one she cared the most. After all, Zhou Chen was the person she cared about the most, and she was the one who wanted Zhou Chen to be good the most.
After eating, the four of them hiked to the Bund for a walk. Not long after walking, they saw Li Jia walking over alone.
"Zhuangtuxi, can we talk?"
Zhuang Xiaoting and Lin Dongzhe walked away very tactfully, while Zhuang Tunan whispered to Zhou Chen.
"Li Jia is my classmate after all, so don't hurt her."
Zhou Chen gave him a look that he knew, and then walked forward side by side with Li Jia.
"Do you remember the last time we came out alone?"
"Of course, we were frank in the park that time, and since then, you've stopped writing to me."
Li Jia was silent for a moment, and then apologized: "I'm sorry."
"No need to say sorry, you don't have much of me. Things like feelings are originally something you want to do. I have my ideas, and you have your persistence, but it's just not in line with you."
Zhou Chen really has no complaints about Li Jia. He has experienced many relationships. He doesn’t say that he can see through “what is love”, but at least he will not be easily trapped by love.
"Then have you told me before and also Wu Shanshan?"
Zhou Chen paused, met Li Jia's eyes, and then said, "I said that it may be because we grew up together. She knew the situation of our family, and I also knew the situation of their family, so we
Can understand each other."
"Including if you don't want to get married, your reputation is wrong or your words are unpleasant, will she also be willing?"
"Yes, even if she doesn't get married, she will be with me."
He did not lie, he did tell Wu Shanshan what he said, but Wu Shanshan didn't hesitate at all, just said that as long as he needed her and would not abandon her, she would be willing to be with him for the rest of her life.
It is precisely because he understands Wu Shanshan's feelings that Zhou Chen is even better to her, giving her a home, finding a job for her, and helping her arrange everything.
After all, he is different from ordinary men. For him, sincerity is far more important than the marriage certificate. For him, sincerity is the most valuable thing.
Li Jia was silent. She didn't know what she should say. She understood that Zhou Chen would not lie to her. Compared to Wu Shanshan, she cared a little more, so she couldn't do what Wu Shanshan did.
But that was the past. If it were now, she might have made a different choice from the beginning, but now it seems that it is too late.
The two of them walked quietly on the Bund road, with their figures stretching out, and behind them, Zhuang Xiaoting and the other were quietly following each other, one more gossip.