Su Nian was laughing so hard that she fell on the table. "I can't hold it anymore. I'm dying of laughter!" she said.
Zhang Maolin frowned and gently advised Su Nian: "Stop laughing, don't you think we are discussing the important things in life?"
"I don't think so!" Su Nian rubbed his face, stood up and threw a fifty-yuan note on the table, "I'll treat you to dinner today!"
Zhang Maolin was stunned: "Are you not interested in me?"
"Yes," Su Nian nodded, smiling, "but you told me a very good joke!"
Zhang Maolin's face changed. He was the leader of the research group and Professor Liu's chief disciple. This little girl was just a new graduate student. She was from another place and was different from those children in Beijing. She had neither family background nor connections. Why did she reject him?
"Wait a minute," Zhang Maolin was unwilling to give in and reached out to stop Su Nian. "Think carefully, I won't wait for you forever!"
Su Nian looked at the people in the store and said, "Team Leader Zhang, please respect yourself. So many people are watching us!" Su Nian is not afraid if anyone wants to use violence!
Zhang Maolin swallowed the anger rising in his throat. He lowered his voice and asked through gritted teeth, "What do you want?"
"You can't give me what I want!" Su Nian looked at Zhang Maolin with contempt.
"Haha, I want to see what kind of waves a little girl like you can stir up in Dabei!" Zhang Maolin shook his hair, thinking he was very cool. "I can wait. If you change your mind within a year, you can come to me. No more waiting!"
Su Nian couldn't bear it any longer and walked out laughing. This Team Leader Zhang was performing a farce today!
In order to maintain his composure, Zhang Maolin did not chase after him, but continued to sit there depressed. He could feel that the eyes of the diners around him were all on him, and everyone seemed to be laughing at him!
"Brother," a man sat down opposite Zhang Maolin. He was sitting in Su Nian's seat, holding two bottles of beer. He opened them in front of Zhang Maolin and handed him one. "Don't be shy, drink one first to calm down!"
The man was in his twenties and looked familiar. He should be a staff member of Dabei. As Professor Liu's chief disciple, Zhang Maolin was quite well-known.
Since others had heard him, Zhang Maolin didn't try to hide it. He smiled and touched the man's face. "What's your name?"
"I take care of some chores in the General Affairs Office. You can just call me Teacher Cao!" The man raised the bottle and drank it down in a big gulp, seeming to be even sadder than Zhang Maolin.
Zhang Maolin sighed. He felt really embarrassed today. Who would have thought that a little girl from another place would be able to refuse the olive branch extended by him, Dr. Zhang!
"I just can't figure it out," Zhang Maolin burped after finishing a bottle of wine, "Why did she reject me?"
"Let me tell you, brother, it's not that you're in a bad situation," Teacher Cao said, answering Zhang Maolin's questions with a sense of loyalty. "You're showing off all your wealth right from the start. That's really not a strategic move!"
Is finding a partner a strategy? This is the first time Zhang Maolin has heard of this. He is not a romantic man. He has truly put all his energy into studying over the years. Otherwise, he would not have achieved what he has today.
"Come, let me tell you how to win the beauty!" Teacher Cao ordered a few more bottles of wine and started talking to Zhang Maolin.
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