Chapter 1251 Ordinary Morning, Birthday Party

Outside the library of Beiqing University, Xiao Qianxi happily held a few books and showed them to He Xiaozhou.

"look!"

He Xiaozhou took a look and asked curiously: "Where do you get so many English books?"

Xiao Qianxi replied with a smile: "Sisters from the Department of Foreign Languages, they are selling used books. I have been watching them for several days, and finally I grabbed the TOEFL and the Little Red Book of the Foreign Graduate Entrance Examination. Look, they are the cleanest ones. Several copies are here.”

He Xiaozhou took it over with a smile and looked at it. Xiao Qianxi was still excited and chattering non-stop.

"If you buy these books outside, at least one book will cost dozens of dollars. After all, I have saved a hundred or ten yuan. Am I awesome?"

"It's awesome, it's awesome, but I don't need it now."

"Why don't you need it? There must be no problem with your graduate school admission. The key is that if you pass the TOEFL and the Foreign Graduate Entrance Examination, you can study abroad. Didn't you tell me that Zhou Chen is willing to help you go to Stanford University for graduate school? ”

Xiao Qianxi lowered her voice: "I heard from Wang Ying that Zhou Chen has successfully cooperated with Stanford University to build a laboratory. This means that he must have a voice at Stanford University and there is absolutely no problem in helping you, but even if you have him Don’t slack off to help. You must pass the TOEFL and GRE. I have confidence in you.”

He Xiaozhou's face changed slightly when he heard this: "Qianxi, Zhou Chen did mention it to me, and I didn't doubt his ability. I know you do it for my own good, but I really haven't thought about going to Stanford University yet. "

Xiao Qianxi said anxiously: "What else should you consider for such a good opportunity? That's Stanford, one of the top universities in the world. How many people want to go but can't go there? I know you must be worried about money, but first Don’t think about money, prepare for the exam first, and then we’ll work together.”

"It's not just about money either."

"That means you are reluctant to separate from me. It doesn't matter. I will study hard, follow in your footsteps, and try to go to Stanford with you. Then we can be together again, but you may have to wait for me for a year. "

Seeing his girlfriend's happy and expectant look, He Xiaozhou smiled on the surface, but actually sighed in his heart.

He didn't think it through, not only for this reason, but also because of his mother. His mother's illness was getting worse and worse, and she might not be cured one day, so he didn't want to study abroad, and he also wanted to accompany his mother there. at last.

But how could he say no now?

"Okay, then let's work hard together."

"Well, I believe in you, Xiaozhou, so you also have to believe in me. If we work together, we will definitely be happy in the future."

Xiao Qianxi's eyes showed expectation and ambition, looking forward to the future and eager to succeed.

Maybe the starting point of people like Zhou Chen and Wang Ying is higher than their ending point, but she still wants to fight and work hard, and rely on her own efforts to prove that she is no worse than anyone else.

In fact, He Xiaozhou's thoughts are similar to hers, except that He Xiaozhou's character is not as strong and ambitious as hers, and his family and feelings occupy a higher proportion in his heart.

"Qianxi, your birthday will be here in a few days."

"Yes, Qiao Qiao and Wang Ying insisted on celebrating my birthday. They also said that a girl's twentieth birthday is very important. I can't even refuse."

"Then let's get together and have a good time. This is the first full birthday I want to spend with you."

"As long as you say yes, then I'm fine with it."

The two held the book, holding hands, swaying and walking happily.

In Houhai, Zhou Chen and Wang Ying parked their cars and walked to a courtyard house.

"This is it?"

Although it is within the Second Ring Road, the environment in this area can only be regarded as average. Along the way, I saw many private houses. After all, it was still 2002, so it cannot be compared with the future.

Even twenty years later, there are still many old and small houses in the capital.

In fact, it's not that bad here. The main reason is that Wang Ying's living environment and the places she comes into contact with make her feel that this place looks a bit backward and the environment is not very good.

"But it's not too far from our home."

Zhou Chen looked at the dilapidated courtyard in front of him and said, "This courtyard is considered to be relatively well preserved in Houhai. It is still a two-story courtyard with more than 700 square meters. If you work on it, it should still be very good."

"The area is so large. If you renovate it, the cost will go up, but you can just like it."

Wang Ying looked indifferent. She also saw that Zhou Chen might not really want to live in the courtyard when he bought it.

"How much did it cost to buy this place."

Zhou Chen raised a finger: "One thousand, mainly because the property rights are clear, and there is no trouble in buying it."

A yard with such a large area would be sold for at least 100 million more than ten years later.

Wang Ying took a breath. Although her family was also very rich, she had not seen many people like Zhou Chen who spent money without blinking an eye. Even her uncle was not as arrogant as Zhou Chen.

How should I put it, Zhou Chen gave her the feeling that money was not money at all, and she could buy whatever she wanted without considering the price at all.

As he said himself, money was not important to him at all. She felt that if she wanted a building, Zhou Chen would be willing to buy it for her if she had enough money.

As for her uncle, he was also very rich in starting a company, but he was also very careful about budgeting. Anyway, her uncle's cousin would always complain to her, saying that his father was reluctant to give him much pocket money.

"Do you want to go in and take a look?"

"Since we're here, let's go in and take a look."

Zhou Chen took the key, opened the door and walked in. As soon as he entered, Wang Ying frowned and covered her mouth and nose.

Because the environment here is really bad, there are weeds everywhere, and there are many dilapidated places in the buildings. It's okay to live here after cleaning it up, but it just looks shabby.

After a simple walk around, the two left the courtyard. The main thing is that there is nothing to see at all, it's a mess.

"Such a big yard, even if you find someone to clean it, it will probably take several days to clean it up. How are you going to deal with it?"

Zhou Chen said: "Leave it alone for now, don't rush, anyway, I'm not going to live here, I'll do it slowly when I have time later. Let's go, let's go eat first, and then go home."

In the bedroom, Wang Ying, who had taken a shower and changed into pajamas, was holding a pen and reading a book seriously, writing and drawing with a pen from time to time, very seriously.

Zhou Chen came out of the bathroom, hugged her from behind, and kissed her gently.

"I won't disturb you from studying. I'll go play some games next door."

"Okay, I'll call you when I'm done."

Wang Ying turned around and kissed Zhou Chen gently, and then continued to read seriously.

Zhou Chen's genius attribute put a lot of pressure on her. Although she was not as strong as Xiao Qianxi, she was also a motivated person. Even if she couldn't compare to Zhou Chen, she had to work hard to enrich herself, so as not to be pulled further away by Zhou Chen in the future.

It was not until ten o'clock that Wang Ying came to the next room and shouted to Zhou Chen: "Go to bed."

"I'm here."

Zhou Chen hesitated for a few minutes before turning off the computer. When he returned to the room, Wang Ying was already lying in the quilt. He laughed and jumped on it.

"Don't move around, I'm sleepy, and I have classes tomorrow morning."

"It doesn't matter, you sleep, I'll play freely."

"Hate, you're really annoying..."

The next morning, Zhou Chen walked into the house with the buns he bought outside, and took a look in the kitchen. The rice porridge in the rice cooker was almost ready.

Although he doesn't usually cook, it doesn't mean he can't. He just wants to. Cooking for the woman he likes is also a happy thing for him.

When he came to the bedroom, he saw Wang Ying was still sleeping soundly. He was gone, so he hugged a pillow. Because he tossed and turned in the quilt, his hair was even more messy.

Zhou Chen walked to the bed and patted her face gently.

"Wake up, Miss, wake up, it's late, you can get up."

Wang Ying didn't even open her eyes, stretched out her hand to push Zhou Chen's hand away, and then continued to sleep. Zhou Chen called twice again, and she simply turned over, with the back of her head facing Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen was not impatient, but smiled, and then forcibly turned her over.

"Don't move me, I'm so sleepy, let me sleep for a while."

"Don't sleep, get up quickly to wash and eat, you still have classes in the morning."

Seeing that Wang Ying was still lying there, Zhou Chen directly lifted the quilt, and Wang Ying was shocked and turned over and sat up.

Grabbing the quilt and wrapping her body, Wang Ying opened her sleepy eyes and glared at Zhou Chen angrily.

"Zhou Chen, are you still a person? You don't let me sleep at night or in the morning. I'm really going crazy."

Zhou Chen looked innocent: "You can't blame me. It was you who told me to wake you up in the morning last night. I just did it."

Wang Ying slapped the quilt a few times in anger: "I'm so angry. I won't come back with you next time. If I'm in the dormitory, I can sleep half an hour more in the morning. No, I can go to bed early at night."

Zhou Chen pulled her from the middle of the bed to the edge of the bed, tidied up her messy hair on her forehead, and gently stroked her cheek, like coaxing a child.

"Stop complaining, get up and change clothes, the meal is ready, I bought you some buns."

"I don't want to get up, I want to sleep a little longer."

"If you sleep any longer, you will be late, get up quickly, I will help you squeeze the toothpaste, that's all right."

Wang Ying got off the bed very depressed: "You get out, I need to change clothes."

"It's not like I haven't seen it before."

"Get out, get out quickly..."

More than ten minutes later, Wang Ying came to the table to eat.

"Every time I come, you cook for me and wake me up. Do you think I'm too delicate? Too annoying?"

Zhou Chen handed her a bun: "It's annoying, but there's nothing I can do. Who made me like you? Besides, it's just making breakfast, it's not a big deal. If you feel bad, just..."

"Stop."

Wang Ying directly covered Zhou Chen's mouth with her hand: "I know what you want to say, eat quickly, eat."

Her face was filled with a happy smile. She didn't stay in bed so much in the dormitory, but when she came to Zhou Chen, she couldn't help but want to dawdle and act coquettishly to Zhou Chen.

She didn't know what other girls' boyfriends were like, but she liked Zhou Chen's kindness to her the most.

After dinner, Zhou Chen went to wash the dishes, and Wang Ying went to pack up her books and belongings, and then left home together.

"Hiss!"

As soon as she left the unit door, Wang Ying trembled unconsciously.

"It's getting colder and colder."

"It'll be better in the car."

Zhou Chen drove, while Wang Ying pulled down the passenger mirror and put on some light makeup.

"It'll be a while before we get to school, do you want to take a nap?"

"No, I'm fully awake."

Putting the lipstick in the car, she took out her phone and looked at it, there was still plenty of time.

"I have something to tell you. It's Qian Xi's birthday on Friday. We are going to give her a good birthday. I will be responsible for ordering a cake for her. You and I can go to the cake shop at noon and choose one on the spot."

If Zhou Chen wasn't with her, she wouldn't be too lazy to go in person and would just call someone to customize it and deliver it. But with Zhou Chen by her side, it was different.

Zhou Chen replied: "Okay, then do I want to give you any gifts then?"

"It's Qian Xi's birthday. What gift do you want to give me? You can just go directly with me."

"Does this count as me attending as a guest family member?"

"Yes, yes, yes, everything you say is right."

Time passed quickly, and it was Friday in the blink of an eye. In the afternoon, when Zhou Chen came to the downstairs of the girls' dormitory, he saw two cars parked there, and two Hanhans confronting each other against the cars.

Zhou Chen's arrival also attracted the attention of Yang Cheng and Qin Chuan. Seeing Zhou Chen get out of the car, Yang Cheng nodded towards him.

"Thank you for what happened last time."

"Qiaoqiao has already conveyed your gratitude, are you waiting for them?"

Yang Cheng nodded proudly, while Qin Chuan ran to Zhou Chen and asked in a low voice: "Qian Xi's birthday, why did you call him?"

Zhou Chen said angrily: "You also know that it's Xiao Qianxi's birthday, so why don't you ask me? Go ask Xiaozhou and Xie Qiao."

"Yes." Qin Chuan scratched his head, feeling that he had asked nonsense.

At this time, Wang Ying, Xie Qiao and Xu Lin came over carrying things. Qin Chuan saw that the opportunity to show off had come and he immediately took action.

He wanted to open the trunk of his car to put things in for Xie Qiao and the others, but what was embarrassing was that after trying for a long time, the trunk could not be opened. He was so anxious that he was sweating all over.

Finally, Yang Cheng opened the trunk of the sports car in a very pretentious manner, and Xie Qiao and the others put their things into Yang Cheng's trunk.

Facing Yang Cheng's contemptuous gaze, Qin Chuan was embarrassed and angry. Zhou Chen shook his head. This was pure financial oppression.

Wang Ying said to Zhou Chen: "I'll go to the cashier with Qiao Qiao and the others to arrange the private room first. Qian Xi and He Xiaozhou are in the library. You can pick them up there later. Qian Xi and I have already agreed in advance."

Zhou Chen nodded: "Okay, I understand. I'll be there later. You go ahead and arrange it."

Watching Yang Cheng's car leave, Qin Chuan angrily kicked his own car, and even more irritatingly, when he kicked his car, the trunk actually opened.

Qin Chuan was so angry that he cursed, and Zhou Chen found it funny.

"You're quite angry."

Qin Chuan said angrily: "You just saw Xiao Yang's arrogant look. What does he have to be proud of? He just relies on his parents. Believe it or not, if he and I start at the same starting point, I can rely on him to flatter me." Not as good as me."

"Xin, Xin, who are you Qin Chuan, the pancake boss?"

"Don't make sarcastic remarks. I'm going to drink tonight. I won't drive when I get in your car later. Also, lend me your dormitory for one night."

"what ever."

Qin Chuan found a place to park his car, and then went to the library with Zhou Chen. The two of them were waiting on the road not far in front of the library.

After waiting for a while, Qin Chuan became anxious.

"No, it's true that Xiaozhou and Qianxi are still studying on such an important day. Give them a call."

Zhou Chen asked: "Hit their pager?"

Qin Chuan's tone suddenly stopped. He Xiaozhou and Xiao Qianxi both didn't have mobile phones. It wasn't that they couldn't afford them, but they were reluctant to part with them. Both of them were representatives of thrift.

"Then go to the library and ask them. Don't waste time."

"Why are you in a hurry? Wang Ying and the others have just gone to decorate. Why should we wait until they have finished decorating? Both Xiaozhou and Qianxi have a sense of time, so it won't be too late."

He knew that even though Qin Chuan was in a hurry to find Xie Qiao, he didn't tell him anything.

He Xiaozhou and Xiao Qianxi didn't let Zhou Chen and the others wait long. After a while, they came out together.

Sitting in the back seat of the car, Xiao Qianxi said sheepishly: "I'm sorry, Zhou Chen and Qin Chuan, for keeping you waiting for so long."

Qin Chuan said with a smile: "It's okay, we just waited for a while."

Zhou Chen glanced at Qin Chuan, and he said all the good things for you.

He Xiaozhou also said gratefully: "I really trouble you all to celebrate Qian Xi's birthday."

Qin Chuan said loudly: "Why are you saying this? What is our relationship? Your girlfriend is our friend. We are all so familiar with each other. It's too out of place to say this. You think so, Zhou Chen ”

"Well, Xiaozhou, Qianxi, you don't have to be so polite."

When Zhou Chen and the others arrived at the cashier's box, Wang Ying and the others had already decorated the box, which was filled with balloons and ribbons. There was also a large birthday cake on the table, as well as fruit plates, beer drinks, etc.

As soon as Xiao Qianxi arrived, they all cheered: "The birthday boy is here, the birthday boy is here."

As everyone arrived and the birthday girl arrived, the atmosphere in the box suddenly became lively.

Xiao Qianxi was very touched and thanked everyone first. Then everyone lit candles for the cake and sang a happy birthday song to her. Xiao Qianxi was also the first to eat the cake.

Everyone was familiar with each other, so they were not restrained. Xie Qiao, Xu Lin and Xiao Qianxi all picked up the microphone and started singing. They really sang and danced, and they couldn't be happier with each other.

Wang Ying did not sing and dance together, but sat next to Zhou Chen and looked at them with a smile.

Zhou Chen asked in her ear: "Why don't you go up and sing?"

"You know I don't have any musical talent."

"Who cares if you sing well or not in a place like this? Just sing at the top of your lungs. The worse you sing, the more attention you'll get."

Wang Ying looked disgusted: "Forget it, I don't want this kind of attention at all. How about you go up and sing a song later? You've always been said to sing well, so I'll give you a chance to show it in front of everyone."

"No problem, watch me perform later."

Zhou Chen made a gesture that it was all right. Singing was really child's play for him.

Wang Ying was surprised: "Are you really going to sing?"

"Do you think I'm kidding you? I haven't sung for many years. I sang for you tonight."

It's been more than seven years since he traveled to this world, and he really hasn't sung for anyone yet.

After Xie Qiao and the others finished singing a song, Zhou Chen stood up and waved to Xie Qiao, who immediately came over.

"Zhou Chen, are you going to sing too?"

"Yeah."

Zhou Chen took the microphone and walked over to choose a song.

When everyone saw Zhou Chen preparing to sing, they all looked at him with curiosity, looking forward to his performance.