Chapter 448 People Strive for Higher Places
Han Zhengping was going back to the US. Being officially together was different than before. Since then, they'd become closer, their relationship had blossomed, and they were even more reluctant to part.
When Gu Siqing sent him to the airport for farewell, he held her hand tightly until he had to go in. After watching his back disappear, Gu Siqing pursed her lips and turned to go back with Su Wenshan and Kong Xiuwan.
Kong Xiuwan felt distressed watching the young couple reluctant to leave, so she said to Gu Siqing, "Didn't you say you were going to the United States for the summer vacation? It's only a few months away."
Gu Siqing felt a little embarrassed by what she said and said, "I just went there to have fun."
Kong Xiuwan smiled, "Yes, let Zhengping play with you then."
As they were talking, they arrived at the parking lot. The three of them got in the car. Su Wenshan started the car and said, "Xiao Si, did you know that the house next door to yours has a new owner?"
Gu Siqing didn't know about this yet, so she asked, "Do you know the new owner of the house?"
"Well, it was bought by a friend's kid. He told me the address of the house he bought, and I said what a coincidence." Su Wenshan said with a smile.
When he heard Xu Yusen tell him the address of the house, he was stunned. If he didn't think that he couldn't know Xiao Si or San Jing, he would have suspected that he had some ulterior motives.
Gu Siqing also thought it was quite a coincidence, and then she heard Su Wenshan say again: "The house will be renovated soon. I will take him to your house to meet him later."
After he said that, Gu Siqing returned home and took a look next door. She saw the door was open, and sure enough, someone inside was measuring the dimensions, presumably to begin renovations. However, she didn't pay much attention to the matter.
Two days later, she was about to start school. On the first day of school, she arrived at the dormitory and saw Song Miaozhu's mother, Song Chunfang. Seeing her, Song Chunfang took out a pink sweater from her bag and said, "I'm not very good at making it, take a look and see if you like it."
Gu Siqing knew that this was a thank-you gift, so she didn't refuse and took it and said, "Thank you, Auntie."
You can tell the sweater is made of pure wool as soon as you touch it. The style is the most popular nowadays, and it is knitted very delicately. In short, Gu Siqing likes it very much.
Seeing that she liked it, Song Chunfang felt relieved. She had really been shameless to borrow money from her. Although she didn't lend her money later, it was better to sell the four-piece set from her mother than to borrow money from her.
Although the four-piece sets had some flaws, they didn't affect their usability, so they sold very well. She had saved some money and planned to open a four-piece set wholesale store in her provincial capital. So before leaving, she wanted to thank Gu Siqing.
"At noon, Auntie will treat you to a meal," Song Chunfang said. "You" included Hu Jiajia and Dong Jianhong. She wasn't particularly wealthy, so she'd just treat them to a small restaurant outside the school, but they all enjoyed the meal.
After dinner, Song Chunfang left, and Gu Siqing and the others returned to the dormitory for a nap. Lying on the bed, Hu Jiajia said, "When I was in high school, my mom was very wary of the boys around me. This time when I went home, she started introducing me to other people and asking me to go on blind dates. Isn't that terrifying?"
"How normal!" Gu Siqing said.
"Oh, I don't want to find a partner." Hu Jiajia sighed deeply.
"If there is a suitable one, it would be nice to be together with him." Dong Jianhong said.
As soon as she said this, Hu Jiajia looked at her sideways and said, "Are you dating?"
"No, no," said Dong Jianhong.
Gu Siqing thought about her past life. When she was reborn, Dong Jianhong was not married yet and had dated several people but all ended in failure. At that time, she seemed quite miserable, but now it seems that she was actually neither high nor low.
Dong Jianhong's father was a bureau-level official, a high-ranking official in the eyes of ordinary people, but he was nothing in the circle of power. However, Dong Jianhong and her mother always wanted to marry into a wealthy family, but marrying into a wealthy family was not easy.
After a short break, they went to the classroom together. On the way, they met Kang Yuanze, who smiled and greeted Gu Siqing, then left with his classmates.
Kang Yuanze also chose Peking University at that time, but he studied economics and management.
After he walked away, Dong Jianhong whispered to Gu Siqing, "How did you two know each other?"
"We are high school classmates." Gu Siqing was a little confused. Could it be that Dong Jianhong knew Kang Yuanze, otherwise she would not have asked.
"Do you know him?" Gu Siqing asked again.
"I accidentally bumped into him last time in the library." Dong Jianhong said a little embarrassedly.
Gu Siqing knew from her expression that she was interested in Kang Yuanze, but based on her understanding of the Kang family, even if she and Kang Yuanze were dating, it would be difficult for Dong Jianhong to enter the Kang family. The old lady in the Kang family was a big problem.
But it's none of her business.
"Is his family from Kyoto?" Dong Jianhong asked again. That day, she saw Kang Yuanze get into a Hongqi car at the school gate. The car had a Kyoto license plate, so she guessed that his family was from Kyoto.
Gu Siqing glanced at Dong Jianhong and said kindly, "His family is from Kyoto and lives in the government compound on Dinghai Road."
Dong Jianhong, who had studied in Kyoto for half a year, naturally knew who lived in the Dinghai Road government compound. Her heart pounded even faster.
Gu Siqing knew what she was thinking from her expression, and smiled as she spoke to Hu Jiajia. She didn't care much about things like being well-matched, but trying to marry someone from a higher social class was something she looked down upon.
Of course, it's normal for people to want to move up and marry well. It's just that everyone chooses a different lifestyle.
In the new semester, Gu Siqing was still very busy with her studies because she was taking two majors. However, no matter how busy she was, she still kept in touch with her classmate Han about once every two weeks.
That day, she took the letter back from the mailroom and sat down at the table to open it. But just as she tore it open, she heard Dong Jianhong say, "I'm treating everyone to a Western meal today."
"Are you rich?" Hu Jiajia said.
Dong Jianhong looked mysterious and said, "I guess so."
Since she said she would treat them, Gu Siqing and the others naturally agreed. After school on Saturday, they took the bus to a luxuriously decorated Western restaurant. Hu Jiajia whispered to Gu Siqing, "This place must be quite expensive, right?"
Gu Siqing nodded. "It's very expensive."
She hadn't expected Dong Jianhong to invite them to a place like this for dinner, which wasn't something they could afford as students. But since they were willing to spend the money, she had no say in the matter.
But what she didn't expect was that when she followed Dong Jianhong to the place she had reserved, she saw Kang Yuanze and a boy there. Gu Siqing frowned slightly, she didn't want to get too close to Kang Yuanze.
It’s okay to say hello when you meet each other, but it’s really uncomfortable to sit together and eat.
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