Professor Zhou looked at the students in front of him and said, "You two are quite famous in our Foreign Languages Department, especially Xu Manman. You always get the first place in the exams, but you are never seen in class. You can only see each other during exams. I didn't expect that you would apply for graduation early.
But I believe that with your ability, there will be no problem. Just relax and don't be too nervous."
Xu Manman was very well behaved towards the teacher, "Thank you, teacher."
"Have you heard about government-sponsored study abroad programs? Since you have this advantage, don't waste it."
When Xu Manman heard Professor Zhou's question, she was moved and asked, "To be honest, Professor, my cousin and I are planning to apply for the language test for studying abroad, but we'd like to get our degrees first. Will there be a conflict in our schedules?"
The focus of the study abroad program is still language assessment, so their School of Foreign Languages is one of the responsible departments and is very familiar with this program.
“No, the language exam is scheduled during the semester, so we also need to give everyone time to prepare in advance. Once the list is finalized, we will also apply for the spring semester abroad, which is usually after the New Year.
So as long as you can pass the exams and defense within this semester, there is still time."
This was almost what Xu Manman had expected. She breathed a sigh of relief, thanked the professor, and came out of the office with Chen Ming.
Xu Manman is now full of confidence, "Cousin, this semester, we have to work twice as hard."
Chen Ming exhaled and cheered himself up, "Well, let's work hard together."
With Xu Manman's good academic performance as a foundation and the fact that she was a good student in the eyes of her teachers, the supervisor signed her leave note very readily when she asked for leave.
After the second class in the afternoon, Xu Manman packed up her things and left, going to the Tsinghua and Peking University courtyard to wait for Chen Ming.
I also took the things I wanted to take with me from him.
When Xu Manman and the others arrived, Zheng Xiaohui had not yet finished get off work. However, because there were children at home, the Zhou family had hired an elderly woman to help take care of the children. When Xu Manman came before, the elderly woman had also seen the brother and sister, and she opened the door and asked them to sit in the living room and wait.
It didn't take long before Zheng Xiaohui came home from get off work. She was a little surprised to see the brother and sister at home.
"Why are you two here today? What's going on?"
Zheng Xiaohui knows that her son and daughter-in-law are both in college and usually have more classes on Mondays. The brother and sister are able to come here at this time. Could it be that the course schedules at Peking University and Tsinghua University are different?
Chen Ming did not beat around the bush and directly stated his request.
"Xiao Ming wants me to go to the Zhang family to ask about your engagement?" Zheng Xiaohui was also a little surprised by what Chen Ming mentioned.
"Yes, Aunt Zheng, if they agree, please ask about the betrothal gifts and other matters. I will do my best to meet any requirements."
"Okay, Auntie, I got it. I'm off this weekend and will go over there. I'll call you when I have the results."
"Thank you, Auntie."
I originally planned to give the gift and leave, but in the end I was forced to stay and have dinner before leaving.
Things have been said, and now we have to wait for news over the weekend. However, Chen Ming has not been idle this week. As long as he doesn't have classes, he can't be seen in school, and he doesn't go out on a date.
Instead, he hid in the utility room with Jin Zichu and did not come out for a long time. There were two times when he left Xu Manman in the yard and they were out for a long time and did not come back until dark.
If I wasn't worried about Xu Manman being home alone at night, I would probably go out at night.
Afraid that Xu Manman would be worried, Chen Ming took the initiative to tell her that Jin Zichu had obtained some radio parts, and the two of them used these to assemble finished radios and sold them through Jin Zichu's channels.
This type of radio is relatively cheap, but the profit is also quite high. In this week, Chen Ming has already bought four or five of them.
"If I can finish this semester, I won't have any problem with the betrothal money. I guess I can save up a little more by then and see if there's a chance to buy a house here."
Xu Manman didn't expect that the engagement could give Chen Ming such motivation.
"Brother, I'm relieved that you and Zichu can work together. If there are any things you can't finish over there, you can bring them home. There's electricity, so you can work on them at night. After all, if you work on one more machine, you can earn more money."
Chen Ming nodded. He had thought so before, but he had been testing the waters for the past week. Only after he sold it and divided the money today did he dare to tell his cousin.
"But you can't fall behind in your studies. The workload this semester is still very arduous, but you also need to balance work and rest. Don't exhaust yourself. If you need any help, please let me know immediately."
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