Chapter six hundred and forty seventh: educated youth gathering
When it was time to get off work, Han Chunming simply tidied up, changed his clothes, and rode home.
When he got home, Han's mother had already prepared the meal and was waiting for him with Han Chunyan.
"Mom, second sister, I'm back."
Mother Han glared at him dissatisfied and said: "You come back so late every day, are you so busy? Or are you afraid of being seen gossiping?"
She knew her son better than her mother, so she knew exactly what Han Chunming was thinking.
Han Chunming smiled sheepishly and said flatteringly: "Mom, you are the person who knows me best in the world."
"He's always talkative, and it doesn't make me worry at all."
At first, when Mother Han learned that her son actually went to collect rags, she was so angry that she wanted to explode on the spot. But two years later, she has gotten used to it.
There is nothing she can do if she is not used to it. He, the youngest son, is the one with the most independent opinions among her five children. As long as he believes in something, even she, as a mother, will have a hard time persuading him.
Since you can't persuade him, let him do it. If he is looked down upon, just look down upon him.
With her mentality improved, she was no longer so repelled by Han Chunming's collection of rags. What's more, she also discovered one thing. Her son was obviously a rag collector, but he made as much money as anyone else, or even more.
Apart from the bad reputation, making money is the most real thing.
"Go wash your hands and sit down to eat."
Han Chunming went to wash his hands with a smile, then sat down opposite Han Chunyan, glanced at Han Chunyan, and thought of what Zhou Chen said today, he felt that he still needed to persuade him.
"Second sister, haven't you given up on Zhou Chen yet?"
Upon hearing this, Mother Han's expression suddenly changed and she looked at her daughter Han Chunyan.
Han Chunyan didn't expect that her brother would ask about this matter, and her face changed slightly.
"Didn't I say that I will recognize him for the rest of my life?"
"No, second sister, I don't understand. You haven't had any contact with Zhou Chen a few times before, why are you so deeply attached to him?"
Han Chunyan said calmly: "What about you? Why are you so persistent with Su Meng?"
Han Chunming immediately said: "That's different. Su Meng and I grew up in the same yard. We know the basics of our relationship. But you and Zhou Chen have never had much contact with each other, so you must
Is he dead?"
Han Chunyan put down the bowl and chopsticks and said very seriously: "This is love. You don't understand, but I understand."
Han Chunming's lips twitched. He knew that he was unlikely to convince his second sister, but he still didn't want his sister to fall into too deep a trap.
"Second sister, Zhou Chen came to see me today. He was talking about your business. He asked me to tell you that he is really not interested in you. I hope you will stop looking for him."
Han Chunyan's expression froze, and then she asked expressionlessly: "Did he really tell you that?"
"Yes, I have known him for so many years and know what kind of person he is. This time he is very serious."
"Second sister, since he is not interested in you, why do you continue to persist? With your conditions, you can find a better one, so there is no need to hang yourself here."
Han Chunyan asked: "What about you? Why did you hang yourself on Su Meng?"
"I……"
Han Chunming choked at the rebuke, and then said anxiously: "Didn't I say that our situations are different? Zhou Chen is different from Su Meng. He..."
"In my eyes, it's just the same."
Han Chunyan interrupted Han Chunming forcefully and said in a dissatisfied tone: "Chunming, let me tell you again, this is my own business and you don't need to worry about it. It is up to me to decide whether to give up Zhou Chen or not. Unless
He really found another woman, otherwise I would not give up."
In the past two years, she has been close to Zhou Chen more than once. Although Zhou Chen behaved very coldly, she still discovered many shining points in Zhou Chen.
The more she discovers and understands, the more she thinks Zhou Chen is outstanding, and the more she wants to be with Zhou Chen. Even if Zhou Chen is not interested in her, she still wants to get closer, hoping that Zhou Chen will find out.
Her good.
If Zhou Chen knew that Han Chunyan had such thoughts, he would definitely lament that the female version is a dog licker.
No, you can't say that, because Zhou Chen never asked Han Chunyan to do anything, nor did he take advantage of her.
"Second sister, I am doing this for your own good."
"I know you are doing it for my own good, but I know better what I want. Let me ask you, if I advise you to give up Su Meng, it is also for your own good. Will you be willing?"
Han Chunming replied without hesitation: "Of course it's impossible. No one can try to break up Su Meng and I."
"That's it, we all think the same thing, so you have no right to persuade me."
Han Chunyan showed a satisfied smile, leaving Han Chunming speechless.
Mother Han then smoothed things over and said, "Okay, stop talking, let's eat, let's eat."
Although she is a mother, both of them are stubborn. When it comes to marriage, she has given up hope for her two children and lets them do whatever they want.
When Han Chunming saw this, he could only sigh helplessly. As he thought, he couldn't convince his second sister at all.
"Zhou Chen, just wish yourself good luck."
In fact, he didn't have much worry, because he felt that with Zhou Chen's character, he would not hurt his second sister, but he was afraid that the second sister would hurt himself.
The day for the educated youth gathering came soon. Because everyone came from different places, we decided to have a lunch at noon, so that after the dinner, anyone who wanted to go back would have time to do so.
Yang Huajian and several other cadres' sons were the organizers, so they naturally went there early. Yang Huajian originally wanted Zhou Chen to go with them, but he directly refused.
He didn't want to be involved in this kind of trouble.
So on the day of the educated youth gathering, Zhou Chen took his time and waited until the time was almost up before riding to the hotel.
In order to make this gathering of educated youth a success, Yang Huajian and several other leaders specially chose a very good hotel and booked the entire lobby on the first floor of the hotel, setting up nearly ten tables.
There are even many musical instruments arranged for performances.
When Zhou Chen arrived, he happened to see Mao Tu and others greeting him at the entrance of the hotel.
"Zhou Chen, didn't I ask you to come here earlier? Why did you delay it until now?"
There were two other people with Mao Tu. These two were also classmates with Zhou Chen, but they were not in the same class, but they knew each other.
Among their group of educated youths, several are the children of cadres, and some of them are elders whose positions are not low.
The reason why Yang Huajian can take the lead is not only because he is popular and can speak well, but more importantly, his father's position is not low.
Although Zhou Chen has no father or mother, his second uncle is now the branch director in charge of an area, and he is considered the most outstanding among them.
It's just that Zhou Chen doesn't like to be high-profile, so he doesn't hang out with those cadres' children. His relationship can only be regarded as average, and he is far less smooth and business-savvy than Yang Huajian.
"Why, am I late?"
Mao Tutu said helplessly: "I think you are just lazy and don't want to ask anything. Come on, I will take you in."
He asked the other two people to greet him outside, and then took Zhou Chen into the hotel lobby.
As soon as he walked into the hall, Zhou Chen saw the bustling hall environment, which was carefully decorated at first glance.
"It's pretty decent."
This kind of arrangement is naturally relatively backward in Zhou Chen's eyes, but in this era, it is really quite fashionable.
"Zhou Chen, you are here."
"Long time no see, Zhou Chen, what are you doing now?"
"Zhou Chen, why didn't you come here until now?"
"…………"
Many of the educated youths sitting in the lobby took the initiative to stand up and say hello to Zhou Chen. It could be seen that 'he' was quite popular in the past.
Zhou Chen also responded with a smile one by one. Although we don't know if we can meet again in the future, we still have to do face work.
Mao Tutu took Zhou Chen directly to the main table in the first row. At this time, there were several people sitting on this table, and Yang Huajian was among them.
"You are finally willing to come here. We were just talking about you to Yang Shuji."
Zhou Chen did not step on him, but said to the middle-aged man sitting in the middle: "Yang Shuji, I haven't seen you for two years. You are really getting more and more energetic."
Yang Shuji is a middle-aged man in his forties with a somewhat rough appearance. He wears clean clothes and is neatly dressed. It seems that he has also dressed up for today's party.
"Zhou Chen, I remember that when you returned to the city, you were still sick. Among so many educated youths, you were the only one who was sick. I was deeply impressed."
As soon as he said this, he immediately caused a burst of laughter from the people around him.
But Zhou Chen smiled indifferently and said: "Maybe it was too sentimental at the time. After all, I have lived in the production team for so many years and suddenly left. I must be sad to leave."
"Oh, oh, look at what Zhou Chen said, how fresh and refined it is."
A young man at the table couldn't help but joke. He was Lu Hong, who organized this educated youth gathering with Yang Huajian.
Yang Huajian smiled and said: "Lu Hong, that's because you have little contact with Zhou Chen. This kid has changed a lot now, and he is extremely shrewd."
"Really? It seems like I have to have more contact with him in the future. Maybe I can become a little smarter."
"Zhou Chen, why are you still standing? Sit down."
Mao Tutu pushed Zhou Chen to sit down. There were ten chairs at their table, but they were not full at this time.
After Zhou Chen sat down, he glanced around. Most of the people who came today were men, and only a small part were women.
There was only one woman at their table. He remembered that this woman was Cai Xiaoli, the woman who liked Han Chunming in the TV series but ended up marrying Cheng Jianjun.
Zhou Chen's eyes lingered on Cai Xiaoli for a moment. This Cai Xiaoli is really good-looking. In this era when women don't dress up much, she can be regarded as a beauty. She can be arranged on this table. I'm afraid she has a lot to do with this one.
big relationship.
At a table not far away, there was a man and a woman looking at Zhou Chen and their table. Especially after Zhou Chen appeared, they kept staring at him.
"Cheng Jianjun, the person who just came in is the Zhou Chen that Han Chunming often mentioned, right?"
The person speaking was none other than Su Meng. She was not an educated youth who jumped in line, but because she was from the same school and she was relatively famous and was good at singing and dancing, Yang Huajian and the others specially invited her to come to this party.
She knew Zhou Chen, but she was still in school at that time, and later heard about it from Han Chunming when he returned to the city, so she has almost no impression of Zhou Chen now.
Cheng Jianjun was also looking at Zhou Chen. When he heard Su Meng's question, he said disdainfully: "Yes, he is Zhou Chen. Like Yang Huajian and others, he is a cadre's son."
Su Meng looked back at him: "Cheng Jianjun, why do I feel that your tone is sour? Isn't your father also a state cadre?"
Cheng Jianjun pursed his lips in embarrassment. His father was just a small section chief. He was incomparable to Yang Huajian and Zhou Chen's parents. Otherwise, he would not have sat at this table.
Su Meng was not very interested in Zhou Chen. She only heard Han Chunming mention it occasionally, so she was a little curious. Now that she has seen Zhou Chen, she doesn't feel that there is anything extraordinary about Zhou Chen.
After a while, almost everyone who was supposed to come had already arrived. Seeing this, everyone urged Yang Huajian to come on stage to host.
Mao Tutu whispered to Zhou Chen: "Yang Huajian spent a lot of money to host this gathering. The people who came this time did not have to pay a penny. He, Lu Hong and others only paid for it.
Among them, Yang Huajian produced the most."
Zhou Chen was not surprised. Since they were leading the host, they would definitely bleed.
"Then you didn't come out?"
"Of course I also contributed part of it, but you kid, obviously the richest among us, didn't even contribute a penny."
Zhou Chen rolled his eyes at him: "I'm not in a hurry to hold this party, but if you really want me to pay for it, I have no problem with it."
"Hey, hey, I just said it casually, how can I really ask you to pay for it?"
Mao Tutu was very helpless. He just told Zhou Chen, but how could he ask Zhou Chen to pay.
"But that guy Han Chunming hasn't come yet, and I don't know if he will come."
Zhou Chen said: "Don't worry, he will definitely come."
Mao Tu asked puzzledly: "Why are you so sure?"
"Didn't you invite Su Meng? Su Meng is here, do you think he will come?"
At this time, Yang Huajian had already walked to the stage and stood in front of the floor-standing microphone.
"Cough, cough, cough."
He coughed twice, attracting the attention of everyone in the hall, and then Yang Huajian spoke.
"Dear brothers and sisters, first of all, I am very happy that you can take time out of your busy schedule to attend our educated youth gathering this time."
"More than two years have passed since we returned to the city. Today, I am really happy that we can all get together again and sit together and chat. I believe everyone must feel the same as me, right?"
"yes."
Everyone shouted in unison, followed by a burst of laughter.
Yang Huajian raised his hand to stop everyone's laughter, and then said: "There is still some time before dinner starts. Since it is a party, it must be lively. We have many talented brothers and sisters. Don't be modest.
, go on stage and perform to your heart’s content, adding a bit of liveliness to our gathering, what do you think?”
"no problem."
It was a rare time to relax, and I got together with my former classmates and good friends. Everyone knew the ins and outs, so everyone felt more relaxed.
Soon, four girls stood up and wanted to perform a chorus for everyone.
After receiving enthusiastic cheers from everyone, Yang Huajian immediately handed over the stage to them.