Chapter 46

The next day, Song Shu didn't know how she fell asleep. She woke up and lay on the bed looking at the ceiling. Her eyes were a little dull, and what happened last night was still vivid in her mind.

The man's expression and tone when he spoke can still appear in her mind one by one, not to mention his every word.

Song Shu wailed and sat up, covering her face to calm herself down, her heart pounding. She didn't expect that the man would confess to her directly. Thinking of this, Song Shu's lips curled up.

There was a knock on the door at this time. Song Shu's heart skipped a beat. The only person who would knock on her door at this time was Chen Zonghao. She cleared her throat and asked, "What's the matter?"

"I've bought breakfast." Outside the door, Chen Zonghao curled his lips and continued, "I'll take Jiahui to school first."

After hearing this, Song Shu quickly got up and walked over to open the door. He was injured and it was not his turn to take Jiahui to school.

As soon as the door opened, Song Shu quickly glanced at him, then looked down at Jiahui, "I'll go take Jiahui to school. Your injury hasn't healed yet."

Chen Zonghao looked at the woman who lowered her head and dared not look him in the eye. "It's okay. It's just the hand, not the foot. I'll take Jiahui there. Breakfast is on the table. Jiahui, say goodbye to your sister."

Jiahui, who was being held by his hand, raised her head and waved to Song Shu obediently, "Goodbye, sister. Second uncle will take Jiahui to school."

After listening to their words, Song Shu thought about it and stopped insisting. She reached out and touched Jiahui's head, "Goodbye, Jiahui. Go to school obediently."

After saying that, she still looked up at the man, thinking in her heart, it was him who said those words, so if anyone should be shy, he should be shy. Thinking of this, Song Shu's psychological burden was greatly reduced, "Then go ahead."

Chen Zonghao looked at her face, thought he shouldn't push her too hard, nodded, and without saying anything else he took Jiahui out.

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After Song Shu and the other two left, she went into the bathroom to wash up, brushed her teeth in front of the mirror, and looked at herself in the mirror. Her face was rosy and her eyes were bright, which made people feel good.

After washing up, Song Shu walked out of the bathroom and sat on a chair. There were already a lot of breakfasts on the table, all of which were her favorites.

Looking at these breakfasts, Song Shu realized that the man had memorized her preferences and usually helped her solve problems silently. Looking back, she found that his shadow seemed to be everywhere in her life in the past two months, and slowly she seemed to get used to his presence.

After breakfast, Song Shu had just cleaned up the garbage on the table when the man came back and they bumped into each other in the living room.

Whenever Song Shu saw him, she would think of what he said last night. She felt a little uncomfortable and not as comfortable as before. "Did you send Jiahui to kindergarten?"

After saying this, Song Shu felt even more annoyed. What kind of question was she asking? Nonsense, he could still come back if Jiahui wasn't sent to school.

"Yeah." Chen Zonghao nodded and looked at the somewhat restrained woman. Although he knew that he shouldn't rush things, he didn't want her to adapt slowly.

"Okay, then I'll go back to my room to draw the design." Song Shu couldn't adapt to the atmosphere between the two of them for a moment, so she spoke.

As she turned to walk into the room, Chen Zonghao suddenly spoke, "You haven't forgotten what I said last night, have you?"

Song Shu staggered and almost fell down. She was confused and heard the words wrongly. She didn't expect this man to ask so directly. She breathed a sigh of relief. The one who confessed was not nervous, so it made no sense for her to be nervous. Song Shu thought about it and looked up at him calmly, pretending to be calm. "Oh, I didn't forget."

Song Shu saw the man laugh, as if relieved, "Fortunately you didn't forget."

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Until she returned to the room and sat on the chair, Song Shu was still thinking about the man's words, muttering in her heart, how could there be such a person as him, who could make people so upset with just one sentence. Song Shu sighed for her own disappointment.

Shaking her head, Song Shu put aside all the other messy thoughts and started looking through He Qianci's songs. In the past few days, she has designed a lot of clothes based on her songs and stage performances, and only a little more than half of the design is left. Song Shu thought that if she finished her task quickly, she could start designing the ancient costumes for the TV series.

Fortunately, the filming of the TV series has not started so soon, so she can complete other work first and avoid being squeezed in at the same time.

Once she calmed down, she realized that time passed very quickly. After lunch, Song Shu was still immersed in the design. It was not until Chen Zonghao knocked on the door that she pulled her mind back from her work.

Song Shu turned around and looked at the person standing at the door of her room, and asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Chen Zonghao met her gaze and said, "There's a new movie coming out this afternoon. Do you want to go see it? It's a good time to go while Jiahui is at school."

Song Shu was shocked when she heard this. She didn't expect that this man actually came to invite her to watch a movie. She had never been to a movie theater in this era. She was a little curious for a moment, but she found his words a little funny. "Does Jiahui know that his second uncle said this about her behind her back?"

However, it seemed that they had never gone out alone together. Jiahui was usually present. The man had just said those words to her last night, and today he came to invite her. Why did Song Shu feel that this man was so quick to act?

Looking at the man who was still waiting for her answer, Song Shu actually wanted to see him too. She didn't hesitate for long and nodded happily, "Okay, but wait for me to change my clothes."

Chen Zonghao raised the corners of his lips, "Well, I'll wait for you. No rush, take your time."

After saying this, he walked out and closed the door for her like a gentleman.

After listening to the man's words, Song Shu felt that it was like a boyfriend talking to his girlfriend. She patted her face and stopped thinking about it. She found a set of clothes in the room and put them on.

Song Shu wore a black dress inside and a cardigan outside. The weather has become much cooler recently, so this outfit is just right for her.

After changing her clothes, Song Shu tied her hair up, looked at the cosmetics, and finally picked up a lipstick and put it on her lips.

When Song Shu finished and walked out, the man was sitting in the living room waiting for her. Song Shu looked at the big back hair the man had done for her and couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

Chen Zonghao noticed her gaze and became happier. He stood up and said, "Let's go."

"Okay." Song Shu followed him out.

Passing by the store, Rong Xiaohua winked at her, "Sister Shu, are you guys going out?"

Song Shu pretended not to notice her actions, and her expression did not change. "Well, get out."

"Oh, okay." Rong Xiaohua stretched out her voice and saw that both of them seemed to have dressed up. She thought to herself that they must be going out on a date.

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There was a movie theater nearby, not far away, about ten minutes' walk away. Song Shu and Chen Zonghao decided not to take the bus but to walk there.

Song Shu walked in the inner aisle and Chen Zonghao walked outside. Song Shu looked at the man walking outside her. It seemed that every time she walked with him, he would walk outside her to block passers-by and vehicles for her. For a moment, Song Shu felt a sense of security.

Even on weekdays, there are still many pedestrians on the street, and there are also men and women walking together like them. However, Song Shu and her friends are not talking happily like the others. Instead, they are silent and quiet.

However, this silence did not make the atmosphere between the two of them seem awkward at all. Instead, there was a harmony that no one else could interfere with.

Song Shu and her friend walked all the way to the cinema. Chen Zonghao went over to buy tickets and introduced today's movie to her. "Today's movie is a comedy."

After hearing this, Song Shu looked up at the poster and raised her eyebrows. It was taken by a future famous comedy star.

After buying the tickets, Chen Zonghao took her to the snack bar, "Do you want to buy something to eat?"

Song Shu glanced at the things on sale and nodded, "Buy two cups of milk tea and some popcorn."

Chen Zonghao paid for the food and bought some food according to her instructions.

All the expenses were paid by him. Song Shu did not say in a depressed tone that they should split the money equally. They could afford the small amount. Besides, Song Shu knew that Chen Zonghao would definitely be unhappy if she said that. At worst, she could just invite him back next time.

After buying food, Song Shu and Chen Zonghao walked towards the cinema. The cinema was not big, but it looked no different from later generations.

The two walked to their seats and sat down. Song Shu looked around and found that there were not many people coming to watch a movie at this time. There were only about twenty people in the theater, including her and Chen Zonghao. After all, today was a weekday, and everyone was at work or school at this time.

Not long after we sat down, the movie started playing. The picture and sound at that time could definitely not be compared with those in later generations, but the content of the movie was exactly the same, and it was even better than many bad movies in later generations. After all, it was Hong Kong in the 1980s, 1990s when the film and television industry was booming.

The movie lasted more than an hour, and Song Shu watched the entire movie almost without blinking. The movie was very funny, and Song Shu couldn't help laughing several times.

Chen Zonghao sat aside, looking at the screen from time to time, then turned his head and looked at the person sitting next to him in the darkness of the theater. Looking at her smiling lips and eyes, he couldn't help laughing. For a moment, he didn't know whether it was the movie that made him funny or the person next to him that made him feel funny.

At this time, seeing her eyes fixed on the screen and reaching out to the popcorn bucket to get food, Chen Zonghao, for some unknown reason, also reached out his hand to get popcorn at the same time as her.

As soon as Song Shu reached her hand into the popcorn bucket, she touched his hand. She paused in taking the popcorn, turned her head and met the man's gaze in the light from the screen.

Before she could retract her hand, the man retracted his hand first, "You take it first."

"Oh." Song Shu lowered her head and took two pieces of popcorn, then turned her head back to continue watching the movie. She put the popcorn in her mouth and chewed it. For a moment, she couldn't taste what the popcorn tasted like, and she didn't know that when she turned her head back, the man smiled happily after a small success. If Song Shu knew about it, she would definitely call him childish.

After coming out of the cinema, Song Shu squinted her eyes to adjust to the bright light. She looked at the time and saw that it was Jiahui's time to get out of school, so she said, "Let's go pick Jiahui up."

Chen Zonghao came out of the cinema, still thinking about the time they had just been alone together. He felt a little disappointed and nodded, "Yeah."

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Since the day they watched the movie, Song Shu slowly regained the rhythm of getting along with him.

The man had been recuperating at home for the past few days. Finally, the day came for him to go to the hospital to remove the stitches. Song Shu still accompanied him, and the same doctor went with him.

The doctor checked his wound and nodded with satisfaction, "You are recovering very well. It seems that you are following the doctor's instructions very well."

The doctor glanced at Song Shu and praised her, "The family members have taken on the supervisory responsibility very well. It seems that they have followed the precautions I told you before. It would be great if all the patients' families could be like Miss."

Chen Zonghao naturally accepted the compliment for Song Shu, "Well, it's all thanks to her supervision."

This is the truth. During this period, Song Shu strictly followed the doctor's instructions and actively bought tonic soup for him to drink.

Song Shu listened to the conversation between the two with a wooden face, pretending not to hear their teasing.

After returning from the hospital, Song Shu discovered that the first thing Chen Zonghao did when he got home was to go to the bathroom to take a shower.

Song Shu thought that apart from wiping his body, he had not taken a complete bath in the past few days, and he had been hanging around in front of her for a long time. Song Shu thought about his little awkwardness and felt it was funny and cute for a moment.

Song Shu was sitting in the living room watching TV. When she finished an episode, the bathroom door opened.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Song Shu looked over reflexively and blurted out, "Why are you wearing a suit?"

The man came out with half-wet hair, which was pushed back on his forehead. He was wearing the suit that she had given him as a birthday gift.

The suit was all black, but the waist was slightly cinched in. The tall man looked perfectly suited to his body, and the close-fitting tailoring of the suit brought out the best of his figure, including broad shoulders, narrow waist, and long legs.

The man was standing there in a suit, looking up at her. Song Shu instantly felt the charm coming towards her, his sharp eyebrows, the black suit, and the indescribable masculinity.

Song Shu was speechless for a long time, she couldn't imagine that a man in a suit could be so charming. When he wasn't smiling, his aura of keeping strangers away made people weak in the knees. But when he looked at her, magically, even though he still had the same features, his temperament had softened and taken on warmth.

Chen Zonghao lowered his head and buttoned the cuffs of his suit. He walked towards her, looked up at her, and said casually, "I want to try the gift you gave me."

Song Shu couldn't say anything after hearing this. Well, she should try the suit, but she thought to herself, there's no need to be so anxious. She could wear it as soon as her wound healed. But she had to say that he showed that he cherished her gift. Song Shu was still very happy in her heart.

So when a man asked her if she was pretty, Song Shu didn't hesitate to praise her, "Pretty and handsome."

Chen Zonghao's ears started to burn as he saw her sincerely praising him.

Song Shu looked at him in his suit, and after a quick look, she couldn't help but say, "He's just missing a tie."

Chen Zonghao glanced at her and said casually, "I don't know how to choose a tie. Can you buy one for me next time you go shopping?"

Song Shu thought about it and realized that this request was not a big deal. Besides, she was the most experienced in matching suits with ties, so she nodded and said, "No problem. I'll buy it for you when the time comes."

Chen Zonghao raised his lips, "Thank you."

Song Shu waved her hand, "You're welcome, it's just a small matter."

The man seemed to really just try on the suit. After trying it on, he went back to the bathroom and changed into another set of clothes. Before changing, he said to Song Shu, "The suit is very nice. Thank you for the birthday gift. I like it very much."

Song Shu looked at the closed bathroom door and muttered, "There's no need to be so serious." She thought so in her heart, but a smile appeared on her face.

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After a few busy days, Song Shu finally designed all the costumes for He Qianci's stage performance. She called Sister May and asked her to take the costumes back to review with He Qianci to see if the designs were okay.

Sister May excitedly went to Song Shu's store in person to get the design drawings back, and then went straight to He Qianci's office when she returned to the company.

At this time, He Qianci had been rehearsing stage songs every day for the past few days. It was her break time, so she sat in the office to rest.

When Sister May pushed the door open, she looked straight over and fixed her eyes on the paper in her hand, with an expression of both anticipation and anxiety. She knew that Sister May went to Designer Song to get the clothing design drawings today, and the paper in her hand should be that.

May didn't keep her in suspense and directly placed the drawings on the table in front of her. She said, "These are the performance costumes designed by Song Designer. Qianci, take a look."

He Qianci nodded, "Okay, I understand." Then she took the design drawing and started to look at it.

For a while, the only sound in the office was the sound of her flipping papers. May sat on another sofa and picked up the drawing she had just looked at and started looking at it.

Every time she looked at a picture, May was extremely satisfied and had great admiration for designer Song. She thought that the designer was amazing and that each of the clothes she designed had its own unique features. Then, looking at the content related to the songs she marked, it was as if each set of clothes was tailor-made for that song.

May wanted to get off all of them, but she looked at Qianci who was sitting next to her. Although she was very satisfied as an agent, the final decision would still depend on Qianci.

He Qianci just looked at them one by one without expressing any opinion.

Sister May saw her finish looking at the last picture and couldn't help asking, "How about it, Qianci, are you satisfied with these clothing designs?"

He Qianci just tapped the table with his fingers, thinking about something, and did not answer her question.

Sister May was a little anxious and couldn't help but ask: "Are you still not satisfied? To be honest, after looking at so many designers, I think the clothing design of Designer Song is the most suitable for you. If you are not satisfied, you will have to find a new designer, but there are not many designers willing to take this job now, and the concert will be in half a month, so there is not much time..."

He Qianci listened to the anxious voice of the agent beside her, came to her senses, and looked at Sister May who was anxious and irritated. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It wasn't that she was dissatisfied, but she was shocked by the design drawings, so she didn't come to her senses.

Seeing Sister May's expression, I quickly interrupted her, "Sister May, I didn't say I was dissatisfied. On the contrary, I am very satisfied with these designs."

"I'm not satisfied. I have no choice but to be dissatisfied." May's voice became a little louder. "You said no..."

Halfway through her speech, she realized what He Qianci said. She had heard too many of her dissatisfied rejections. Now, she heard that she was satisfied with the clothing design. Her eyes lit up and she looked at her, "Qianci, did you just say you were satisfied?"

He Qianci nodded, "Yes, Sister May, I am satisfied."

"Thank God you are finally satisfied." Sister May couldn't help but put her hands together and bowed, "Oh my God, the stage costumes are finally decided."

He Qianci looked at Sister May like this and felt a little guilty. "Well, Sister May, I'm not that difficult to deal with. I'm just a little picky about clothes."

Sister May rolled her eyes at her unhappily, "What do you think? If you are satisfied, then we should sign a contract with Miss Song right now and ask her to make the costumes for us. That way, we will be in time for the concert."

He Qianci nodded without objection, "Listen to Sister May."

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Song Shu signed a contract with He Qianci. The total fee for the clothing design was one million Hong Kong dollars, including clothing production. This was a big cooperation for Song Shu.

Just as she had mentioned to Azhibo before about finding some extra tailors, Azhibo found five for her. Each of them had a very high level of tailoring skills. Although they were not as good as Azhibo, they were only slightly worse.

Song Shu checked them and was very satisfied. Now that she had signed a contract with He Qianci, she distributed the stage costumes to several people, with each person making two or three pieces by hand, so that they could be completed before the concert began.

After finishing one more thing, Song Shu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She was just waiting for the final costume inspection. Her job was done. Now she planned to start thinking about the ancient costumes for the TV series.

As for the cultural festival, President Du had previously called her to inform her that the plan had been temporarily shelved and it was unknown when it would restart. Song Shu felt a little regretful when she heard this, but could only wait for further news.

Although President Du only said a few words on the phone and did not tell her in detail the reason why the Hanfu Culture Festival was stopped, Song Shu guessed the reason after reading the newspaper.

Ever since a Hong Kong government member proposed to hold a Hanfu Cultural Festival in accordance with the wishes of the people, some members were in favor, but some were not.

Now Hong Kong has not been returned yet and is still under the jurisdiction of Country Y. Although it is already negotiating with China on the return issue, positions are always changing suddenly. One side may just say something and then go back on its word the next day.

Therefore, just like the Hanfu Cultural Festival, some Y country legislators realized that this kind of cultural promotion is completely disadvantageous to them. During this negotiation period, it is completely pushing the people of Hong Kong to their motherland to gain cultural identity.

As a result, many newspapers published reports that belittled and slandered Hanfu, such as "Hanfu is the dregs of feudalism" and "The new era does not need backward things."

This also led some Hong Kong people to resist Hanfu. Although many people saw through the slander of those newspapers and supported the establishment of a Hanfu Festival, the Hanfu Festival was eventually shelved due to the game between various parties.

When Song Shu found out about this, she was a little angry at first. But when she saw that there were still many people who supported the establishment of a Hanfu Festival, she felt that her anger was unnecessary. At least there were still people who supported this culture, like Grandma Zhang whom she met in the library before.

Thinking of Song Shu looking at the costume design of the costume TV series commissioned by Producer Wang, cultural promotion cannot be rushed, it can be done step by step, and the purpose of cultural promotion can be achieved through film and television works, just like other countries will implement in the future. After all, cultural works like film and television are the largest medium for cultural promotion.

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In the Hong Kong Government Building, the assistant knocked on the office door and walked in. He stood in front of the office and looked respectfully at the person sitting on the chair.

The person on the chair looked up at him and said casually, "The Hanfu Festival proposal was not passed again?"

The assistant shook his head, "No, Councillor Zhang."

Councillor Zhang Qiuhua nodded after hearing this. She said nothing but stood up and looked down from the window. "It's not easy."

The assistant looked at her back, thinking about how Councillor Zhang was trying hard to push for the establishment of the Hanfu Festival. He didn't understand why she wanted to do such a thankless task. Now it seemed that the government councillors of Country Y would definitely not agree, so he asked.

Councillor Zhang did not turn around and continued to look out the window. Just when the assistant thought she would not answer, she said, "It has to be done."

The assistant didn't understand what he heard, but he knew his limits and didn't ask any more questions.

What Councillor Zhang didn't tell him was that, on the one hand, she really wanted to promote this kind of cultural propaganda, and on the other hand, this was also a gamble on her future political career, and whether this gamble was a win or a loss would only be revealed in the future.

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Song Shu had finished reading the books she had borrowed from the library these days, so she planned to go to the Hong Kong University Library to look for other books.

Chen Zonghao has also been at home these days, tinkering with some spare parts and electronic equipment.

Sometimes Song Shu would go over to watch out of curiosity, but after watching for a few minutes she still couldn't understand what he was doing, so she asked, "What are you doing?"

Chen Zonghao disassembled a part and looked up at her. "Take apart the video recorder and study the transmission line you mentioned before."

Song Shu thought back to the conversation she had with him before. She didn't expect that he really cared about it. However, she didn't know much about it, so she could only encourage him, "Keep going. Maybe you will come up with something new. Then I won't have to support you anymore."

The last sentence was said in a teasing tone. Chen Zonghao had said it to her a few days ago, and now Song Shu was teasing him about it.

But the man smiled and raised his eyebrows at her, "I don't mind you supporting me forever."

Song Shu rolled her eyes at him and said, "I can't say that you can beat me."

Chen Zonghao teased her for a moment, and seeing that she was dressed like she was going out, he asked, "Are you ready to go out?"

Song Shu did not hide it from him and nodded, "Yes, I met a mathematics professor from Hong Kong University when I was looking for information in the library. She gave me a campus card so that I can go to the school library to look for information I can't find. I plan to go and take a look today."

Chen Zonghao nodded and stood up, "I'll go with you."

"Hey." Song Shu waved her hand and didn't want to bother him. She saw that he still had work to do. "No need, I can go there by myself."

Chen Zonghao looked down at her and said, "Oh, I want to go over and look for some information, too."

Song Shu was stunned for a moment. "What information are you looking for? I'll help you find it. It seems that the library of Hong Kong University doesn't allow people to enter casually." She still benefited from Grandma Zhang.

But the man looked at her and said lightly, "It's okay, I can go in. I haven't returned the previous campus card."

It took Song Shu a while to react to what he said, and then she remembered that the novel mentioned that the university he attended before dropping out was the University of Hong Kong.

Song Shu was speechless, and then she watched the man walk into the room and really took out the campus card and looked at her, "Let's go."

Song Shu could only nod. Okay, the academic master was by her side. But it was also true that if he was not smart and had not learned the relevant knowledge of electronic information, he would not be the future leader of Hong Kong's electronic technology in the book.

Until they got on the bus, Song Shu thought about his dropping out of school and couldn't help asking, "You dropped out of college, do you consider going back to school?"

After all, college students are still very valuable in this era, and the book doesn't mention how he dropped out, so maybe he can reapply.

Chen Zonghao had no expression on his face, and said calmly, "Don't think about it. I have already learned what I need to learn."

Song Shu felt like she was struck by a critical blow. Is this what a human being says? What does it mean to have learned? Is this the arrogance of a smart person? Suddenly, she wanted to say that she was also a graduate of a prestigious university in her previous life.

However, in this life, her level is only at the high school level, and she was forced to drop out of school halfway through because of her uncle.

Thinking about this, Song Shu wondered whether she should take the college entrance examination again. After all, sometimes a good academic degree can still be very impressive.

After Chen Zonghao finished speaking, he felt that the woman next to him seemed a little depressed. He suddenly realized that he might have said something wrong. He touched his nose and asked, "Do you plan to go to college?"

He found that she liked reading books and newspapers very much, and guessed that she might still be eager to go to college.

Song Shu didn't expect him to ask this question. She happened to be thinking about this question, so she said, "Well, I have this plan."

Chen Zonghao looked at her and said, "Go if you want to. You have the time and money now. Everything else is not a problem."

Chen Zonghao paused for a moment and continued, "Besides, you are so smart."

Song Shu laughed and said, "Thank you for the compliment. Well, I will consider it carefully."

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After arriving at the location, Song Shu and her companion got off the car. Since there was someone who was very familiar with the school beside them, Song Shu felt at ease letting Chen Zonghao lead the way while she slowly admired the university.

Looking at some boys walking in twos and threes on the road, Song Shu raised her eyes to look at the man walking next to her. According to his age, he should be studying carefree in college like them at this time, instead of struggling in society.

Seeing this made her curious about his life in college, so she couldn't help but ask, "Chen Zonghao, what was your life like in college?"

Chen Zonghao heard her question and looked at her sideways. He originally wanted to say that it was nothing special, just attending classes and working part-time, but when he thought of what she had just said and the look on her face that seemed to show her curiosity about college, he changed his words and said, "Well, college life is great, you can meet like-minded friends..."

Song Shu listened with great interest. She didn't expect that Chen Zonghao's university life was so colorful and he seemed to have made many friends. However, Song Shu was a little confused. These friends that Chen Zonghao mentioned never appeared in the book. So she asked in confusion, "Are you still in touch with those friends now? Do you want to find your old friends after you go to the library to reconnect with them?"

"Ahem." Chen Zonghao raised his hand and pointed at the building in front of him, "We're at the library."

"Hey, are we there yet? Let's go in." Song Shu followed his movements and saw a library.

"Then let's go in."

"Okay." Song Shu followed him in.

Being interrupted by him like this, Song Shu completely forgot the question she had just asked, and did not notice the relieved expression on the man's face when she stopped asking.

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Song Shu and her friend found the books they needed in the library, and an hour passed after they borrowed the books and came out.

Song Shu stood in front of the library. Chen Zonghao took over all the borrowed books and held them for her. She held a bag in her hand, which contained the cheongsam she had promised to make for Grandma Zhang.

Song Shu glanced at the road sign and said to Chen Zonghao beside her: "Do you know how to get to the teacher's dormitory? I want to give these cheongsams to Grandma Zhang to thank her for the campus card she gave me."

Chen Zonghao nodded, "I know, go this way."

Suddenly, several girls wearing Hanfu came over and stopped in front of Song Shu. They asked politely, "Classmate, are you interested in joining the Hanfu Club?"

The reason why these girls asked was because today Song Shu was wearing an antique Hanfu shirt on the upper body, a horse-faced skirt on the lower body, and a simple bun on her head. When the students saw her, they thought that she was also a student who was interested in Hanfu, so they couldn't help but ask.

Song Shu stopped and looked at the college students in front of her wearing Hanfu. She didn't expect that Hong Kong University also founded a Hanfu club. She was a little happy for a moment, but then she said a little embarrassedly: "Sorry, I'm not a student of this school, but I also like Hanfu."

After hearing this, the students realized that they had made a mistake and felt a little embarrassed. "Sister, you look very young, and the clothes you are wearing today are also very beautiful."

Song Shu smiled happily, "Thank you for the compliment."

The students said goodbye and left. Before leaving, they glanced at Chen Zonghao who had been standing next to Song Shu, and then said to Song Shu: "Then sister and your boyfriend have a good date."

After those students finished talking and left, only Song Shu and Chen Zonghao were left there, but what they said made the atmosphere at the scene a little subtle.

Song Shu seemed unaffected as she held the bag, her expression calm, but her red ears betrayed her. If someone had teased her before, she would have smiled and not taken it seriously. After all, she and Chen Zonghao were just a fake couple with a marriage certificate. But after that man said those words to her not long ago, she was no longer so calm.

Song Shu tucked her blown hair behind her ears and said in a casual manner, "Then let's go."

"Yeah." Chen Zonghao glanced at her uncomfortable expression, curled his lips, and followed her pace.

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When we got to the teacher's dormitory, Chen Zonghao said, "I'll wait for you downstairs. Go up with your things."

As he spoke, he handed her the fruits he had carried along the way. These were bought by Song Shu on the way here to visit Grandma Zhang.

Song Shu took the fruit and nodded, "Okay, I'll be down soon."

Chen Zonghao shook his head, "No hurry, take your time."

Song Shu walked up the stairs, stopped at Room 302, and knocked on the door politely.

After a while, Grandma Zhang's familiar voice came from inside, "Here she comes."

The door opened with a click. Song Shu saw Grandma Zhang behind the door and greeted her first. "Hello, Grandma Zhang. Long time no see."

Grandma Zhang thought it was a neighbor, but when she opened the door and saw Song Shu, she was very happy and quickly reached out to hold her hand, "It turned out to be Xiaoshu, come in quickly."

Song Shu let Grandma Zhang hold her hand and walked in with her, then sat on the sofa.

Grandma Zhang was very happy and pulled her to sit on the sofa. "Xiaoshu, it's been a long time since we last met. I was still thinking about you the day before yesterday. I didn't expect to see you today."

Song Shu smiled and said, "Well, I just happened to come to the library today to borrow some books. I thought I hadn't seen Grandma Zhang for a long time, so I came to bother her."

Song Shu put the fruit on the table and said, "This is the fruit I saw on the road. I thought it was juicy so I bought some."

When Grandma Zhang saw the fruits, she looked disapproving and said, "You came here, why did you buy anything?"

Song Shu quickly handed the cheongsam in her hand to her, "Look, Grandma Zhang, this is the cheongsam I made for you."

When Grandma Zhang heard her mention cheongsam, she looked over and was very surprised when she saw the two cheongsams that Song Shu took out. "Xiao Shu, you really made cheongsams for me. I was just joking last time."

Last time, Grandma Zhang saw that Xiaoshu was embarrassed to accept her kindness, so she jokingly asked her to make a cheongsam for her as a thank you gift. Unexpectedly, Xiaoshu actually made it, which really touched her deeply.

Song Shu handed her the cheongsam and said, "Grandma Zhang, take a look. Does it fit?"

Grandma Zhang took it and nodded with great satisfaction, "It fits, it fits perfectly."

The fabric she bought was soft and fitted, the cheongsam was tailored to fit her perfectly, and was made exactly according to her size. The sewing was also beautiful and impeccable, and Grandma Zhang was extremely satisfied.

She was so happy that she went back to her room and changed into a cheongsam. After putting it on and looking at herself in the mirror, she was extremely satisfied and couldn't stop praising Song Shu, "Xiao Shu, the cheongsam you designed is really beautiful. Grandma Zhang is very satisfied."

Song Shu curled her lips and said, "As long as Grandma Zhang is satisfied."

Song Shu chatted with Grandma Zhang for a while and was about to leave.

Suddenly, the door was opened with a key from the outside, and a young man wearing glasses, looking gentle and polite, walked in from outside. He was startled when he saw Song Shu sitting on the sofa.

Grandma Zhang was very happy to see the man coming in, "Qingyuan, you're here?"

The man looked away and looked at Grandma Zhang, calling out, "Grandma."

Grandma Zhang said "Ah", and then introduced the two people, "Qingyuan, this is Ah Shu whom I mentioned to you before. Ah Shu, this is my grandson, Li Qingyuan."

Song Shu stood up and politely shook hands with the man, "Hello, Mr. Li."

Li Qingyuan extended his hand and shook it back, "Hello, Miss Song."

"Oh, why are you two being so reserved?" Grandma Zhang found it interesting and said to Song Shu, "Shu, my grandson is so boring."

Li Qingyuan shouted helplessly, "Grandma."

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Song Shu talked to Grandma Zhang for a while and then said goodbye.

Grandma Zhang was a little reluctant to let you go, so she tried to persuade you to stay: "You're leaving so soon, why don't you stay and have dinner first?"

Song Shu smiled and refused, "No need, Grandma Zhang, and someone is waiting for me downstairs. I'll come to see you next time."

After hearing this, Grandma Zhang no longer insisted and stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go downstairs and take you there."

Song Shu stood up and hurriedly stopped me, "No need, Grandma Zhang, I can go down by myself, no need to send me off."

Grandma Zhang disagreed, "How can that be possible? It has to be a gift."

Just as the two were pushing each other away, Li Qingyuan, who was sitting next to them, stood up and said, "Grandma, how about I take Miss Song down for you? What do you think?"

After hearing this, Song Shu saw that Grandma Zhang was determined to send her down. Song Shu didn't want to trouble the elderly Grandma Zhang to run around, so she nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble Mr. Li. Grandma Zhang, you don't have to go down. Mr. Li will send me down."

After hearing this, Grandma Zhang thought this was fine and nodded, "Then Qingyuan, you take Xiaoshu down."

"Okay." Li Qingyuan nodded.

"Goodbye, Grandma Zhang."

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Chen Zonghao stood under a tree downstairs, leaning against the trunk, with his arms crossed, looking at the pond in front of him with boredom.

At this time, he heard footsteps and a familiar voice. Chen Zonghao looked up and saw Song Shu and an unfamiliar man walking towards him. The man was dressed elegantly and looked like a scholar.

The two of them walked together, talking and laughing, and people who didn't know them would think they were a couple.

Chen Zonghao stood up straight suddenly, narrowed his eyes, glanced at the man, then turned his gaze to Song Shu and called out, "Ah Shu."