Chapter 230, Page 229: Tsinghua Science Park
The process for receiving university books is as follows: class monitors first collect all the books for the four years of university from the academic affairs office, then distribute them to each student individually, and finally have them sign to confirm receipt.
Several enthusiastic boys were handing out books, and soon it was Lin Yanwan's turn.
Jiang Xia even saw his two other roommates, but he wasn't familiar with the people from the Computer Science Department, so he just nodded to them and didn't go over to say hello.
After signing the confirmation, the girls carried their textbooks, which weighed over ten kilograms, back to their dormitory. They walked and stopped frequently, and what should have been a 20-minute journey took them more than half an hour.
Then look at some people from other majors who are quite clever. They might borrow bicycles from upperclassmen or women, easily achieving a sophisticated and stylish look while enjoying a ride.
"I need to buy a car right away!" Cui Jiaying said fiercely, rubbing her aching arms.
"Agreed." Si Si nodded in agreement. Having a bicycle would make going to class much more convenient; no one could stand walking like this every day.
Tang Qiuting, on the other hand, felt it was alright. She was used to walking mountain roads since she was a child and often carried dozens of kilograms of grain up and down slopes, so this amount of weight was really nothing to her.
But if everyone else has a bicycle and she's the only one without, won't she seem like she's not fitting in?
Thinking about this, the little girl started to feel conflicted again.
She didn't want to add to her family's burden, but bicycles were so expensive; how could she earn some extra money?
Or maybe I should just run to class; it'll be good exercise too.
Lin Yanwan wasn't tired at all. She only carried two sets of military training uniforms the whole way, leaving all the textbooks to Jiang Xia. Sure enough, you have to make good use of your husband.
But she wholeheartedly agreed to buy a bicycle.
Finally arriving at the girls' dormitory, Jiang Xia returned the books to Lin Yanwan. He had originally wanted to ask the dormitory supervisor to make an exception and help his wife carry the books up in one go.
But since so many girls carried the books themselves, this reason is actually inappropriate.
So he had no choice but to wait downstairs.
Speaking of which, if he doesn't come back in the afternoon, Su's mother will have to carry two people's books by herself, but he's a fitness enthusiast, so this weight should be no problem for him.
"Yanwan, are you going out?" Si Si asked Lin Yanwan, putting down her book.
"Yes, something came up." Lin Yanwan took a sip of water and nodded gently.
"What about noon? Are you coming back or not?"
Lin Yanwan hesitated slightly: "It's hard to say, I might not come back. You guys eat, don't wait for me."
"All right."
She then left the girls' dormitory. After Cui Jiaying came out of the toilet, she noticed that someone was missing from the dormitory and asked, "Where is Yan Wan?"
"He went off to have an affair," Si Si said. "If you don't believe me, ask Qiu Ting."
Cui Jiaying scoffed: "You call that cheating? She practically has 'dating' written all over her face. You might as well say they went to a hotel together."
"That makes sense."
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Lin Yanwan walked out of the girls' dormitory building with a bottle of mineral water and immediately saw someone waiting under a tree.
She went over and handed him her water bottle; he hadn't drunk a drop of water since he'd been carrying the book all the way.
Should we take a taxi there?
Jiang Xia unscrewed the bottle cap, glanced at the faint lip print on the bottle neck, and then calmly put his lips to it and took a big gulp of water.
"Yes, although Tsinghua Science Park is near the school, it's still quite a distance to walk from there."
Fortunately, the Dashiqiao North Bus Station was right behind the Zijing Apartment. The two held hands and didn't have to wait long before they saw a taxi parked in front of them.
Jiang Xia's choice of Tsinghua Science Park as the company's location was also quite deliberate. Firstly, it's close to the university, right next to its east gate. Secondly, university students starting businesses in Tsinghua Science Park enjoy various policy subsidies, which is far better than those expensive high-end office buildings outside.
Most importantly, Tsinghua Science Park is located in the core area of Zhongguancun Science Park in Beijing. Construction began in 1994, and the park covers an area of 25 hectares (690,000 square meters). It was not officially completed until 2005.
In the future, this area will gather numerous renowned research institutes and various high-tech enterprises with prestigious reputations, making it the largest intellectual hub in China and one of the few in the world.
However, there are still a lot of vacant office space here. In this information age that is about to usher in a technological explosion, he can truly make a name for himself.
More than ten minutes later, the taxi stopped in front of the Tsinghua Science Park gate.
Jiang Xia looked up at the two buildings in front of him. Just as he had expected, many floors still had banners advertising for leasing and business opportunities. No matter how prosperous this place would become in the future, it was still in the early stages of development.
He took a deep breath, turned to look at his wife, his eyes full of smiles: "Baby, I've decided, we're moving the company here, we're not leaving."
"Yes!" Lin Yanwan nodded vigorously. She was also a reborn person, and even though she didn't know much about this place, she had heard of it.
Take Tsinghua Tongfang for example, they were still producing MP3s here at that time.
Jiang Xia walked up the steps and looked at the words "Tsinghua Science Park" on the flower bed. His brand new future would begin here.
"Why aren't you going in yet?" Lin Yanwan glanced at him.
"Waiting for someone," he said with a smile.
"Waiting for whom?"
"Hmm..."
Jiang Xia wanted to keep him in suspense, but when she looked to the side of the road, she saw a taxi stop. A few seconds later, the door opened and Wang Ming slowly got out of the car.
"Look, he's here."
Lin Yanwan followed his gaze and saw that it was Wang Ming.
"Old Jiang, you have to reimburse me for the fare! I took a taxi all the way here, it cost me thirty-two yuan in total, it really hurts me!" Wang Ming shouted from a distance of more than ten meters.
"I just paid you a huge salary not long ago, and you're still trying to take advantage of me like this?"
"Where is the cheapest? This huge sum of thirty-two yuan is enough for me to eat at school for several days."
"Do you have an invoice? If not, it doesn't count." Jiang Xia chuckled.
To everyone's surprise, Wang Ming actually opened his hand and took out a handwritten receipt from the driver: "Hey, I knew you'd say that, I already prepared it for you."
Jiang Xia's face twitched slightly; this guy's shamelessness had grown even more.
"Why give it to me? Give it to whoever is in charge of finance."
Wang Ming blinked and immediately turned his gaze to the side: "Hehehe, sister-in-law, look, reimbursement?"
“Sure, but it’s no use giving it to me now. You have to fill out the reimbursement form according to the rules, otherwise there will be big problems with the audit in the future,” Lin Yanwan said with a smile.
Wang Ming was dumbfounded. Was getting reimbursed really this complicated?
"Alright, alright, let's not worry about this little bit of money anymore. From now on, all expenses incurred for work can be reimbursed. Now let's go inside and take a look around. Speaking of which, Tsinghua Science Park is a really nice place."
Jiang Xia put his arm around his good brother's shoulder and strode inside.
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