The summer heat was unbearable, and the weather was getting hotter every day. Chu Yu once again faced her final exams.
After passing this exam, she will be a junior in college.
The students will all be leaving school for internships, which will mean they'll have less time to see each other.
Chu Yu rode her bicycle swiftly through the campus. The exam was being held in the new teaching building, and it was her first time there. She wasn't very familiar with the area, and just as she was about to turn, a black bicycle blocked her way.
"Yan Hongzhe?" Chu Yu asked, looking at him with some confusion.
Yan Hongzhe was wearing a white shirt and light-colored jeans.
In 1980s China, most people lacked basic aesthetic sense regarding clothing, but Yan Hongzhe's attire was exceptionally fashionable.
Yan Hongzhe transferred from the Department of Foreign Languages to the Department of Computer Science. He is a legendary figure at Tsinghua University. In addition, he is handsome, fair-skinned, and can speak several languages. Everyone says that he is the most famous talent at Tsinghua University.
"Were you waiting for me?"
Yan Hongzhe nodded, his brows furrowed in deep thought.
"Zhou Chuyu, I heard from the professor that you're not planning to go abroad as an exchange student?"
So that's what it was about.
Not long ago, Professor Ling did approach Chu Yu, wanting her to go abroad as an exchange student and then return to continue her graduate studies under him.
Chu Yu has a rebellious streak. She doesn't rule out going abroad, but she doesn't want to go at this time. In the 1980s, China was in dire need of reconstruction, and she had many things to do. She couldn't afford to spend several years studying abroad at this time.
Professor Ling was disappointed and heartbroken, believing that Chu Yu had been blinded by money and that her attempts to brainwash her had failed. So she sent Yan Hongzhe to persuade her.
They were going to the United States as exchange students. Yan Hongzhe's family owned a house in the US, so they naturally had relatives and friends there.
When Yan Hongzhe and Chu Yu were studying abroad, the Yan family was able to help take care of their daily lives. Compared to struggling alone abroad, it's always better to have someone take care of you.
But Chu Yu still refused. Nothing could stop her from wanting to make something of herself. For her at the moment, making money was more important than studying, and she couldn't reverse the order of priorities.
Yan Hongzhe was just as heartbroken as Professor Ling. He couldn't understand why Chu Yu loved money so much. She was already rich enough. Shouldn't she have used her intelligence to go to the United States as an exchange student, learn the most cutting-edge computer technology, and serve her country?
“I know what you want to say, but my mind is made up. I have my own considerations. I must stay in China to build my career.”
“But you have such a mind, this is no longer just your own business, you can use your brain to do a lot for the country.”
Yan Hongzhe and his generation of young people have a great deal of awareness, which is related to the background of the times. Chu Yu is very pleased that he is not thinking about staying in the United States, getting a green card, or getting a high salary in the United States, so he looks down on the tens of yuan salary in China.
His intention was to serve his country with his life, a quality that amazed Chu Yu.
Chu Yu was naturally willing to open her heart to such a person. She pushed her bicycle and walked with Yan Hongzhe on the campus path.
"To tell you the truth, I am serving my country in my own way."
"Your own method?"
"Yes, do you really think that only studying computer science can win against the United States? Why did Lu Xun abandon medicine for literature? Wasn't it because words have a greater influence? If I rely on my personal abilities to go to the United States as an exchange student and learn advanced technology, at most I can only change myself and the people around me. But if I start a film and television company, the artists under my management must become the mouthpiece of China; if I start a clothing company, Chinese clothing and traditional culture can walk the international runway; if I start a cosmetics company, our country's brands can become internationally renowned. When I have money, I can control the financial market, control the American stock market, and even control the presidential election. Yan Hongzhe, dare you say that I am not serving my country with my life?"
Chu Yu's words plunged Yan Hongzhe into deep thought.
He had always thought that Chu Yu loved money simply because she liked money, but he never expected that she had a complete logical chain to support her love of money.
Her words made all her actions seem sophisticated and high-class, leaving him with no way to criticize her.
"I feel you are being sophistical, but I have no evidence."
Yan Hongzhe's words made Chu Yu chuckle.
"Okay, I admit I'm just talking nonsense. But once I have the money, everything will come true. Thirty years from now, Yan Hongzhe, when you're fifty, you'll look back and realize that China in '86 was a goldmine, and I couldn't afford to waste my time abroad. America is certainly good, but if I have the money, I can hire countless top talents from America to serve our country. Why should I go to America as an exchange student? Not being an exchange student doesn't mean I'm degenerate. I'm just waiting for you here, waiting for you to return home in glory, to pave the way for you, to build the most suitable market environment for computers, and to wait for you to come back and make your mark."
Yan Hongzhe smiled. He suddenly felt that Chu Yu was not his classmate, but his comrade-in-arms.
It's the kind of relationship where you can turn your back on the other person.
Although they are of different genders, have different ideals, and pursue different goals, they share the same ambition.
They share the same aspirations for the future.
Yan Hongzhe suddenly felt that even if he and Chu Yu were separated by the ends of the earth, they would not feel estranged when they met again.
Meeting a classmate like this will make his life less lonely.
"Okay, you said it. Pave the road and wait for me to come back."
Chu Yu nodded and said very seriously:
"When you come back, we will usher in a new era of computers together, change China, and change the world. The future belongs to computers, Yan Hongzhe, and we will make history together."
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