Chapter 503 Cheng Xuyuan: This is really not my arrangement
Although Cheng Xuyuan does not live in the courtyard house to the west of Yanjing Arts and Literature, he has to clean it basically once a week.
There are also a lot of miscellaneous items stored in the courtyard.
In addition, I occasionally come here to stay for a while in the autumn, so the conditions here are quite good.
As the stove started burning and the hot tea was brewed, even Liu Xinwu felt that this was indeed a good place to drink and chat.
He bought three pounds of braised pork head, two roast chickens and a bag of peanuts, and prepared the side dishes.
Since these dishes are ready-made, no tickets are required, but the prices are so high that it's a bit painful to buy.
Fortunately, the most expensive wine was provided by Cheng Xuyuan, otherwise this dinner would cost him half a month's salary.
When the dishes and Jiannanchun liquor were placed on the table, Liu Xinwu suddenly discovered an embarrassing thing, that is, the table was too small and there was not enough room for people to sit.
The reason for this situation is very simple. Originally, the party was scheduled for only six or seven people, but now there are more than ten or twenty people.
And the number of people seems to be increasing.
Among those who came were this year's award-winning authors, participants of the Yenching Literary Circle, and some familiar editors.
When everyone came together for dinner and called friends, they suddenly realized that there seemed to be not enough space.
Everyone here is a friend, it would be inappropriate to ask anyone to leave!
Just when Liu Xinwu was feeling embarrassed, Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "There is another table in the west wing. Old Chen, let's go and move it out."
As he was talking, Cheng Xuyuan came to Liu Xinwu's side, took out a few remittance coupons and said, "Go to a nearby restaurant and buy some more, otherwise there won't be enough to eat."
Looking at the bills handed over by Cheng Xuyuan, Liu Xinwu said gratefully: "Xuyuan, I am grateful for your kindness. If it weren't for you, this time would be troublesome."
"It's a pity to spend all this money on meat and vegetables. I'll buy some wine."
Cheng Xuyuan didn't pay much attention to what Liu Xinwu said. He smiled and said, "Xinwu, it's up to you."
"But I have to tell you in advance, I can't drink much, so I can't stay with you until the end."
Liu Xinwu waved his hand and said, "Xuyuan, everyone is happy today, let's have a good drink."
“This is also a great achievement in life!”
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said nothing more.
After buying the food and wine, everyone drank and chatted again.
But gradually, drinking became secondary, and everyone just sat together and chatted, and somehow, more and more people joined in the chat.
After drinking a few glasses of wine and chatting with Chen Zhongshi and others for a while, Cheng Xuyuan prepared to leave.
For him, now that they have had enough fun chatting, it is time to take care of his own things.
But before he reached the door, he met Li Tuo and Chen Jianxun.
"Xuyuan, where are you going?" Li Tuo asked curiously.
Cheng Xuyuan said casually: "I have something else to do, so I'll go home first."
"Has it dispersed here?" Chen Jianxun asked with regret.
But when he asked this question, he could still hear laughter in the yard. It was obvious that there were other people in the yard.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Everyone is still chatting. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
"Shingo is calling, don't worry about it."
Seeing Cheng Xuyuan's carefree appearance, Li Tuo couldn't help but say, "Xuyuan, you are the host of this party, how can you want to leave?"
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Today's conversation is over, so I have to leave first."
"By the way, why are you here?"
Chen Jianxun said: "A friend of mine called and said that the winner of the Outstanding Short Story Award this time was invited by you to your home to discuss literature, so we rushed over to attend the party."
Talking about literature and philosophy seems to be quite good.
But how did it become like I was the one who pulled him here? It was clearly Liu Xinwu who deliberately pulled him here in order to organize manuscripts.
And this venue was because he couldn't find a suitable place, so he took advantage of me.
How did this become...
"Who said it was my organization?" Cheng Xuyuan asked seriously.
Looking at Cheng Xuyuan who looked serious, Li Tuo smiled and said, "Xuyuan, this is not just what one person said, everyone said this."
After hearing what Li Tuo said, Cheng Xuyuan was speechless for a while.
But he was too lazy to care about such things. After all, there was no point in trying to figure it out.
So he smiled and said, "Let them talk, it has nothing to do with me anyway."
"If you want to chat, go ahead. I'm leaving now."
Seeing Cheng Xuyuan pushing his bicycle and heading out, Chen Jianxun couldn't help but ask, "Xuyuan, are you really leaving?"
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Didn't I tell you that I have something else to do?"
As he spoke, he rode his bicycle away into the distance.
Looking at Cheng Xuyuan who was leaving, Chen Jianxun couldn't help but say, "Isn't it time to make more friends and chat with them at a time like this? Why did Xuyuan leave?"
Li Tuo said: "Xuyuan doesn't want to steal the limelight from others."
"Hey, we still need to learn more from Cheng Xuyuan!"
"Let's go, let's listen to everyone's new writing directions, maybe we can spark some ideas."
Chen Jianxun did not hesitate and followed Li Tuo towards the courtyard.
When Cheng Xuyuan returned to Yenching University, it was lunchtime at the school. On his way to the cafeteria in the triangle, Cheng Xuyuan ran into Li Yufei and Jin Yuanying who were walking over with bowls in their hands.
Cheng Xuyuan felt embarrassed not to say hello to the two female classmates, so he just nodded and smiled.
Seeing Cheng Xuyuan approaching, Jin Yuanying said, "Great writer, congratulations on winning another award."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "It's just good luck."
This statement was naturally made out of modesty. Cheng Xuyuan couldn't just say, "Well, I did win the award" when someone else said he won the award.
Talking like this can easily cause people to be disgusted.
But just when he thought he would just nod and leave, Li Yufei suddenly said, "I think you are just unlucky."
"If we're lucky, Qiuying's lawsuit won't be the only work to win the award."
"I'm so lucky, who are you kidding?"
Although there was some thorn in Li Yufei's words, Cheng Xuyuan had a feeling that there was a hint of injustice in Li Yufei's words.
After all, judging from the short stories Cheng Xuyuan has published recently, he should have won more than one award-winning work.
So Cheng Xuyuan smiled at Li Yufei and walked forward quickly.
Jin Yuanying looked at Cheng Xuyuan who was leaving, patted Li Yufei on the shoulder and said, "Yufei, some people may look good, but... they are already someone else's favorite."
"So, let's not fight with ourselves."
Hearing this, Li Yufei's face suddenly became a little gloomy, but she knew very well in her heart that the reason why Jin Yuanying said this to her was because Jin Yuanying treated her as a good friend.
If they weren't close friends, they wouldn't say these things.
So after sighing, Li Yufei walked forward without saying a word.
Cheng Xuyuan didn't know about the conversation between Jin Yuanying and Li Yufei. He came to the cafeteria and saw Fang Yuqing walking out with a lunch box in a familiar position.
However, next to Fang Yuqing, there was a boy who looked to be in his twenties who was chattering about something.
This situation made Fang Yuqing very unhappy.
She ignored the boy and just kept walking forward.
Seeing this, although Cheng Xuyuan didn't know what the boy was talking about, he could guess what he was doing. A beautiful lady is a good match for a gentleman.
He immediately walked towards Fang Yuqing.
When Fang Yuqing saw Cheng Xuyuan, her eyes suddenly lit up. She was about to say hello to her when she saw Cheng Xuyuan actually walking towards the boy who was pestering her to ask his name.
This scared Fang Yuqing.
She was afraid that Cheng Xuyuan would beat the boy for such a trivial matter. If that was the case, it would be troublesome.
Just when she was about to stop him, Cheng Xuyuan patted the man on the shoulder and said, "Brother, you are not from our school, right?"
The boy looked at Cheng Xuyuan, who smelled of alcohol, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm from the school next door to yours, and I came here to hang out with my friends."
"No wonder?" Cheng Xuyuan said with a smile, "We don't use your persistent method to pursue girls. It's really too embarrassing. No wonder they don't want to pay attention to you."
The boy was very humble and eager to learn and asked, "So how do you pursue girls? Tell me about it."
Cheng Xuyuan chuckled and said, "Just watch."
At this point, he walked up to Fang Yuqing, who had already stopped walking, and said, "My classmate, I calculated with my fingers and found that we are destined to be together."
"Would you like to have dinner with me?"
Fang Yuqing looked at Cheng Xuyuan who was winking at her and almost laughed out loud, but she still smiled and said, "I do."
Hearing Fang Yuqing's words, Cheng Xuyuan took the lunch box from Fang Yuqing's hand, and then the two of them walked forward side by side.
This... this works too.
The boy looked at Fang Yuqing and Cheng Xuyuan who left sweetly, and his heart was filled with regret.
If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have wasted my time. Maybe I would be the one walking with that beautiful girl now.
Hey! While he was feeling annoyed, he saw a beautiful girl walking over with a lunch box. He said loudly with expectation: "My classmate, I calculated with my fingers and it turns out that we are destined to be together."
"Would you like to have dinner with me?"
After saying this, he reached out to take the other person's lunch box.
In his opinion, everything should go smoothly, but what awaits him is a burst of ridicule.
"Is there something wrong with your brain? What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Hurry up and find the security department, this guy is causing trouble."
"What did you just say? Say it again..."
After a siege, the man managed to escape with the help of a friend who had just returned from getting food.
Amid his friends' complaints, he said with annoyance, "Why does this trick work for others but not for me?"
His friend couldn't help but ask, "Who uses this trick and it works?"
The man looked around and saw Cheng Xuyuan and Fang Yuqing eating together by a rock in a corner. He pointed at Cheng Xuyuan and said, "That's him. Look at the girl he found. She's feeding him steamed buns."
When his friend saw Cheng Xuyuan and Fang Yuqing, he said helplessly, "Fool, they are a couple, okay?"
(End of this chapter)
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