Chapter 180: In the Sweet Spring Breeze
After lunch on Saturday, Cheng Xuyuan said to Xu Simou to help him answer the question, and then he came to the downstairs of the girls' dormitory with a few invitation letters.
There are many girls coming in and out of the girls' dormitory building No. 22, and there are also many boys waiting eagerly.
After more than a month of contact, some men and women of marriageable age began to develop feelings for each other.
What's more, there are two levels of worker-peasant-soldier seniors above the class of 1977, so there is never a shortage of people downstairs in the girls' dormitory.
However, Cheng Xuyuan's arrival was very eye-catching.
Many girls pointed and talked quietly when they saw Cheng Xuyuan, and some boys even came over and said, "Cheng Xuyuan, are you waiting for someone too?"
The boy's face was full of smiles and he handed over a Chungeng cigarette.
Chun Geng, which costs 1.5 cents a pack, is an acceptable cigarette for students like them.
Cheng Xuyuan didn't have the habit of smoking, so he smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Thank you, I'm not used to smoking yet."
Seeing Cheng Xuyuan saying this, the man had no choice but to light up his cigarette. He secretly sighed that Cheng Xuyuan was a novelist after all, and his ability to be pedantic was really amazing. He did not simply say that he did not smoke, which would have put the person who was smoking in an awkward position.
He just said that he is not used to it yet, but it may become your "similar item" in the future.
He sighed in his heart and said with a smile: "My name is Chen Haimeng, and I majored in economics."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "I studied history, I can't compare with you!"
Just as the two were talking, Li Yufei and Zhang Manling walked out of the dormitory side by side.
Although the boys waiting here already have someone to date, their eyes still light up when they see two pretty girls.
Especially when he saw Li Yufei, he couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
"This is Li Yufei from the Chinese Department. She's very arrogant. Several boys in our department like her. Some even wrote letters to her, but none of them were spared. They were all ignored!"
When Chen Haimeng was sighing, he saw Li Yufei and two others walking towards him.
What's going on? I don't even know either of them!
Just when Chen Haimeng was a little confused, he heard Zhang Manling say, "Master Writer Cheng, who are you waiting for here?"
"You know this, isn't it redundant to ask this question?" Cheng Xuyuan was already familiar with Zhang Manling's character, so he joked with a smile.
Zhang Manling snorted and said, "I know it, but you don't even have the courage to say it yourself, do you?"
Cheng Xuyuan ignored her and nodded at Li Yufei.
Li Yufei smiled and said, "I just saw Yuqing. She was combing her hair. She should be down soon."
As they were talking, Li Yufei and Zhang Manling walked towards the library.
Chen Haimeng looked at the two people who left and couldn't help but give Cheng Xuyuan a thumbs up and said, "You are still more popular. It seems that I have to study writing well in the future."
While Chen Haimeng was talking, Fang Yuqing, who was wearing a beige woolen coat, hurried out. She quickly came to Cheng Xuyuan and asked, "Are you waiting impatiently?"
"It's okay, I just got here." Cheng Xuyuan said casually.
Fang Yuqing said: "Let's go then."
Cheng Xuyuan immediately pedaled the Phoenix bicycle he had parked downstairs, and Fang Yuqing nimbly sat on the back of the bike, with her arms naturally around Cheng Xuyuan's waist.
In the spring breeze of April, the two people walked forward quickly under the envious gazes.
Looking at the two people leaving, Chen Haimeng was stunned for a while.
He naturally recognized Fang Yuqing who came out, but he didn't know that this girl was actually a distant relationship with Cheng Xu.
Thinking of how Cheng Xuyuan had been treated just now, he suddenly said to himself: "I don't know if it's too late for me to write a novel now."
It takes more than an hour to ride a bike from Yenching University to Yenching Theater.
So Cheng Xuyuan and Fang Yuqing need to set off early.
"Xuyuan, when I went home yesterday, my dad asked you to come home for dinner tonight."
"I feel like he has some bad intentions. Why don't we not go this time?" Fang Yuqing said in a low voice after the car drove out of the southeast gate of the school.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "As long as your father can remember me, I will go there more often."
"There is an effect called the acquaintance effect."
"If I can go to your house for dinner every Saturday, then even if your dad doesn't like me, he will have a fixed mindset about our relationship in the future."
"Because he's used to me being by your side all the time."
Fang Yuqing smiled, suddenly took something out of her bag, and said to Cheng Xuyuan, "Open your mouth."
Cheng Xuyuan was stunned for a moment, but finally opened his mouth.
Just at this moment, Fang Yuqing put the thing in her hand into Cheng Xuyuan's mouth.
The moment his fingers and lips touched, Cheng Xuyuan felt a sweet feeling beginning to surge in his mouth.
It's a piece of candy.
"A friend of my dad came from Donghai and brought a lot of White Rabbit milk candies. I brought a lot of them from home." Fang Yuqing was standing behind Cheng Xuyuan, smiling contentedly, her breath as sweet as orchid.
The journey of more than an hour passed quickly as the two of them chatted and laughed.
When the two men rode their bikes to the Yanjing Theater, they found that a lot of people had gathered in front of the theater, and some had already started walking into the theater.
After Fang Yuqing and Cheng Xuyuan parked the car, they looked around and soon saw Fang Yuning.
"Let's go, my sister is over there!" Fang Yuqing said as she pulled Cheng Xuyuan towards the west side of the theater.
"Sister, when did you arrive?" Fang Yuqing came to Fang Yuning and a young man and said.
This young man looked three or four years older than Cheng Xuyuan. When Cheng Xuyuan and the others came over, he was looking at Cheng Xuyuan with a scrutinizing gaze.
"We just arrived not long ago." Fang Yuning came to meet Cheng Xuyuan, and Cheng Xuyuan was also the person she and her sister discussed the most recently.
So when he saw Cheng Xuyuan, he said, "Xiao Cheng, thank you for inviting us to watch the play."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Hello, sister. It was Yuqing's idea to invite you to watch the play. If you want to thank someone, thank her!"
"Xuyuan, this is my brother-in-law Qin Wenhui, who works in a foreign trade company." Fang Yuqing greeted Qin Wenhui and introduced him.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Hello, Brother Hui."
Qin Wenhui has always looked at Cheng Xuyuan with a scrutinizing gaze. He and Fang Yuning grew up in the same compound, and he has always treated Fang Yuqing as his younger sister.
He was a little surprised to hear that this little girl was in love.
At this moment, looking at Cheng Xuyuan with a smile on his face, he felt that these two people were quite a match in terms of appearance.
However, after learning about Cheng Xuyuan's background from Fang Yuning, he felt an indescribable rejection. He felt that this young man, in addition to being attracted to Fang Yuqing's beauty, seemed to have another ulterior motive: wanting to climb up the social ladder.
So he nodded nonchalantly and said, "Hello, Cheng Xuyuan."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and didn't say much.
Judging from the reaction of his brother-in-law Fang Yuqing, Cheng Xuyuan felt that the other party didn't like him very much.
In this situation, Cheng Xuyuan didn't want to spoil him too much.
He was dating Fang Yuqing for Fang Yuqing's sake, and he had to please his father-in-law and mother-in-law, but Cheng Xuyuan didn't want to compromise too much with these insignificant people.
"Sister Yuning, Brother Wenhui, it's almost time, let's go over there."
Fang Yuning also noticed her husband's attitude, but she didn't say anything. Instead, she smiled and said, "Okay, let's go in."
At this time, some people had already started to enter the ticket gate. Just as Cheng Xuyuan was about to enter, a young man suddenly came up to Cheng Xuyuan and said, "Teacher Cheng, why are you here just now? Our dean is waiting for you!"
"Please come with me."
"Is it Dean Yu?" Cheng Xuyuan asked casually.
The young man said, "No, it's Dean Wan."
Hearing this answer, Cheng Xuyuan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that his teacher would also come to the preview of "The Pursuit of Happyness".
If it was Yu Shizhi, Cheng Xuyuan could still make some excuses, but the person who came was Cao Yu, so Cheng Xuyuan had to go and meet him.
"Yuqing, you and your sister and brother-in-law go in first, I'll be back soon." Cheng Xuyuan said, and then turned to Fang Yuning and Qin Wenhui, "Sister, brother, I'm very sorry, I have something to do and have to leave for a while."
Fang Yuning smiled and said, "Xuyuan, go and do what you have to do."
Qin Wenhui waved his hand lightly and said nothing.
Cheng Xuyuan followed the young man to a small reception room, and saw not only Wan Lao and Yu Shizhi and others inside, but also a few old men who looked energetic but whose names he could not remember.
"Xuyuan, it takes more than an hour to ride a bike from Yan University. Why didn't you come over in the morning to have a meal together? Instead, you had to wait until after class to come." Mr. Wan waved at Cheng Xuyuan and said in a seemingly reproachful manner.
Cheng Xuyuan understood immediately. Mr. Wan's words were actually meant for others. He was telling everyone present that his student was not deliberately being late. He was just far away from the class, so he came a little late.
Each of these actions was full of care and kindness. Cheng Xuyuan was well aware of Mr. Wan's care and he scratched his head and smiled apologetically.
A gray-haired man sitting next to Elder Wan said, "Elder Wan, it's a good thing for young people to study hard. What's even more rare is that young people like Xuyuan can study hard after becoming famous."
As soon as the man said this, several people around him praised him. After saying a few humble words, Elder Wan introduced Cheng Xuyuan, "Xuyuan, everyone present here today is your elder. You should learn from them in the future."
"This is Chen Husheng, his masterpiece..."
"This is Wang Meng. He praised your The Pursuit of Happiness a lot. Oh, and I remember he wrote a review for you..."
As each person was introduced, Cheng Xuyuan felt a surge of emotion. Every one of the people gathered here was well-known to him.
After greeting everyone one by one, Cheng Xuyuan pondered for a moment, then took out the prepared invitation from his pocket and said, "Dear teachers, our school's literature club is about to resume soon."
"Teachers, if you have time, please come."
As he spoke, Cheng Xuyuan handed the invitations to these bigwigs with great respect.
Chen Husheng was the first to receive the invitation. After taking a look at it, he laughed and said, "Some time ago, I heard that the Literature Society of Yenching University was going to be revived. Today, I finally got the confirmed news."
"Xiao Cheng, since you invited me, I will naturally go over."
"I'll go too." Wang Meng said with a smile, "For such a grand event, I have to join in the fun!"
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Hearing everyone's affirmative responses, Cheng Xuyuan thought to himself that he had exceeded the task this time.
After everyone had expressed their opinions, Elder Wan smiled and said, "Let's stop talking about the literature club. The performance is about to start. Let's go see what Shizhi and his team are thinking about this new play."
(End of this chapter)
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