Chapter 150

The holiday atmosphere is always leisurely.

I woke up at around ten o'clock and the servant had prepared breakfast. It was an English breakfast, with toast cut into triangles and spread with butter, sausages fried until slightly burnt, eggs, bacon, beans and coffee.

Fearing that Chen Lanjun would not be able to get used to the food, Shao Qinghe specifically instructed the chef to prepare other dishes such as rice noodles with pickled mustard greens and shredded pork, soy milk, etc. A small round table was filled with food, a combination of Chinese and Western cuisine.

After breakfast, Shao Qinghe asked, "Where do you want to go?"

"It's up to you," Chen Lanjun smiled and wiped her mouth with a napkin. "Since I'm here to celebrate your birthday, I'll go wherever you go. As long as I'm with you, anything is fine."

Shao Qinghe also smiled: "Okay, let me think about it."

After sitting quietly for a while, he asked, "Do you want to go see the neighborhood where I lived when I sneaked out of the house?"

"Of course!"

On a quiet winter day, Shao Qinghe put Chen Lanjun's hand in his coat pocket and walked into a crowded alley.

The sky is blue and the clouds are white. Various goods are piled up in front of the shop. Electric wires are tangled. The boss is bargaining with the customer, saying that he will only sell this part for a few dollars less.

On both sides were old tenement buildings. These buildings were all single-family buildings with windows facing the street. Shao Qinghe stopped in front of a building painted light yellow and covered with small advertisements. He pointed to a place and said, "I lived in this unit for half a year."

Chen Lanjun looked up and saw a small, narrow window.

"Why do you live here?"

"The rent here is cheap," Shao Qinghe said, lowering his eyes, "and when I was very young, my mother would sometimes bring me to this street to play."

Chen Lanjun was a little surprised. As far as she knew, Shao Qinghe's mother, Miss Su, was an out-and-out rich lady. How could she go to play in such a shabby street?

Perhaps he saw through her thoughts, Shao Qinghe squeezed her hand and said, "Come with me."

Going around to the back of the tenement building, I saw many students gathered in front of a store. When I got closer, I saw two students holding the handle of a game console and PKing with each other. It seemed like they were playing a boxing game. There were several people around them, cheering them on.

This is actually a small game room!

Shao Qinghe looked at the students and said, "My mother was very strict with me, and my grandfather was busy with business and had little time to spend with me. So when I was a teenager, I rebelled once and sneaked out to play away from my family, and ended up on this street."

"It was originally a billiard hall. Some young girls were having fun playing billiards. My mother also played with them, laughing and making noises, forgetting the time."

"My family was so worried that they even wanted to go to the police station to report the incident, but my grandfather stopped them for the sake of his reputation and ordered everyone in the company to go out and look for the person."

"Only one person found my mother." Shao Qinghe shook his head, "It was my father."

The young Shao father had just started working. He was good at making friends and observing people's expressions. Once, he accompanied the driver to pick up the eldest daughter of the Su family. Through the rearview mirror, he saw her looking at the billiard hall for a long time.

So the brave ones came and found it.

At that time, the eldest daughter of the Su family was having a great time and didn't want to go home. Shao's father made a bet with her to play three rounds of ball. If he won every round, he would ask the daughter to go home.

Shao's father won three games in total.

By the way, he won the heart of the eldest daughter of the Su family.

Later, before Miss Su passed away, she brought Shao Qinghe here once and played a game of ball with herself.

Now, the billiard table is gone, replaced by a game console that students prefer.

Shao Qinghe stood on the street, looking at those excited students, feeling a damp blockage in his heart.

"Ah He." Chen Lanjun's gentle call brought him back to his senses. She looked at him and said, "Shall we go play a game?"

The two of them sat down to play the classic two-player fighting game. The student next to them, who had no money to play but could only watch, asked in surprise, "Sister, you want to play with him?"

"Don't underestimate people." Chen Lanjun raised her eyebrows.

As soon as she got the feel of the hand, the students next to her immediately exclaimed, "What a neat move."

Chen Lanjun had played this kind of arcade game before her rebirth, and she defeated Shao Qinghe amid screams.

"Thank you." She smiled and bowed.

Shao Qinghe said: "I didn't expect he was an expert."

"There are actually some tricks." Chen Lanjun put in another coin and quietly taught Shao Qinghe some tips. The students next to him also pricked up their ears to listen, and some immediately went to their schoolbags to take notes.

There were so many people watching, surrounding the place in three layers inside and outside, that even the boss was alarmed and came out to see if there was a fight.

I spent half a day in this game hall and went back only when the lights came on.

In the next two or three days, Chen Lanjun accompanied Shao Qinghe, either to the island for fun, or to read in the villa, or simply to do nothing, sitting on the lounge chair on the terrace and watching the white clouds pass by slowly in the sky.

On the day she was scheduled to return to Pengcheng City, before leaving, Chen Lanjun took some time to go to that old street again.

The owner of the game hall still remembered her and greeted her with a smile: "Pretty girl, are you here to play again? Oh, that handsome guy isn't here."

"Well," Chen Lanjun put her hand on the game machine at the door and asked, "How much is this machine?"

"Why are you asking that?"

"If I say that no matter how much you purchase it at, I can provide you with a new arcade game console at a 30% discount, would you like it?" Chen Lanjun asked with a smile.

When she saw these arcade game machines, she had a vague idea.

These game consoles, after all, are run by simple electronic chips, and can be considered electronic products. To this extent, the Department of Electronics at Pengda University must be able to develop one by copying others.

In the 1980s and 1990s, arcade culture was sweeping the country. If you could catch the opportunity to do this kind of business, you would definitely have great financial prospects.

Back in Pengcheng City, the festive atmosphere can be seen in the red couplets on every household.

New Year's Eve is coming soon. Teacher Yin Yu from Pengda University held her daughter and asked her to paste window paper-cuts. Her husband was directing her not far away so that the paper-cuts could be pasted straight.

Just after I put it up, I suddenly heard someone shouting downstairs: "Teacher Yin! Is Teacher Yin home?"

"Mom, someone is calling you." said the daughter in a baby voice.

Yin Yu handed the child to her husband and walked to the balcony.

She saw Chen Lanjun standing downstairs, waving at her with a smile, and there was a small truck behind her.

"Lan-jun? Why are you here?"

"I'm fulfilling my promise and giving you a New Year's gift." Chen Lanjun said with a smile.

She bought two prototypes, brought them back to the academy with Yin Yu, and disassembled the machines completely.

"This kind of chip is really not too difficult." Yin Yu raised his head and asked, "You want to make a game console?"

Chen Lanjun nodded: "I do have this idea. The economy is developing rapidly now, and people's demand for entertainment has also increased. The arcade game market is vast, especially in Hong Kong. We have a natural advantage in manpower."

She picked up the chalk and drew on the small blackboard: "I want to commission the college to quickly develop a new arcade game machine."

After hearing her idea, Yin Yu exclaimed: "Wow, my daughter would also like this kind of game console."

"Come on, when you make one I'll give one to my niece." Chen Lanjun said with a smile.

Here she was discussing new products with Yin Yu with great enthusiasm.

On the other side, Shao Qinghe's expression was completely different.

He stared at a newspaper spread out on the table with a cold look.

This is a newspaper with a large circulation. The headline reads:

"A Cinderella Fairy Tale? The Young Master of the Shao Family Falls in Love with a Northern Girl"

Attached with it is a clear photo of him and Chen Lanjun.