Xie Qian hung up Wen Ying’s call. Zou Weijun happened to enter the ward carrying a bouquet of flowers.
Xie Qian watched his mother replace the flowers. In the end, he could not hold back and consulted Zou Weijun about the doubt in his heart. “How can one determine if a girl is telling the truth?”
Lying in the hospital bed, Xie Qian appeared somewhat weary.
However, after so many days of recuperation, the abrasions and bruises from the car accident had healed.
Daily infusions caused a bit of swelling, but it did not detract from Xie Qian’s handsome appearance.
When Xie Qian was first admitted, the female nurses on the entire floor were stirred. They privately called Xie Qian an “Eastern elf”. Moreover, since a failed surgery might mean spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair, he was both beautiful and tragic, flooding the female nurses with sympathy.
Zou Weijun received different flowers and words of comfort every day.
Zou Weijun believed those kind intentions were not entirely due to the additional services from the high treatment fees. Part of it was because Xie Qian himself was popular.
Her son, who was popular wherever he went, was now looking puzzled as he consulted her on emotional matters… Zou Weijun smiled faintly. “I do not even know which girl you are talking about. At the same age, Wen Ying and Li Mengjiao have very different personalities. Which one are you asking about?”
Why would he ask about Li Mengjiao?
Firstly, what Li Mengjiao thought was none of Xie Qian’s business.
Secondly, for Li Mengjiao to tell a lie, she would need the intelligence to do so!
Xie Qian felt a little awkward. His gaze fell on the vase beside him, avoiding eye contact with his mother. “Just assume I am talking about Wen Ying.”
Zou Weijun held back her laughter. “Assume it is Wen Ying? Alright then. You need to tell me the situation in which she said those words. Explain the matter clearly, and only then can I help you analyse it. Oh, I almost forgot. Since you are assuming, you also need to assume a complete scenario and the dialogue between you.”
Xie Qian felt very tired.
It was only his body that could not move, not his brain. His mother’s teasing tone was so obvious that he could not even pretend to be oblivious.
“Fine, I will stop teasing you. If you want to know whether Wen Ying is telling a lie or being duplicitous, Mum cannot help you. Because Wen Ying is not a fixed symbol or label. You can never analyse her thoughts with preconceived notions. Also, you understand her better than Mum does… The answer is actually in your heart, is it not?”
Zou Weijun answered seriously. Xie Qian could not help nodding lightly. He also felt he understood the hamster best.
Seeing her son’s expression, Zou Weijun swallowed the second half of her words.
The answer was indeed in Xie Qian’s heart. She just did not know if Xie Qian’s answer was correct.
Falling in love is not like solving a problem. Problems have standard answers. Love does not.
Ah, thinking that Xie Qian could also act foolishly and feel anxious made Zou Weijun somewhat anticipatory!
“On the domestic side, Wen Ying has registered as a freshman, right? I wonder if she will be popular at school and if she can get along well with the other new students.”
Zou Weijun’s murmured concern stabbed Xie Qian’s heart again.
The hamster would of course be very popular!
That was why, even knowing that a “descending from the sky” plot was very idol-drama-like and silly, for a moment Xie Qian had seriously considered it!
The chief surgeon said Xie Qian’s operation was very successful. Xie Qian wanted to recover in the shortest possible time.
Daily phone calls with Wen Ying could never compare to companionship day and night.
If someone suddenly appeared to accompany Wen Ying to classes every day, eat with her in the cafeteria, fetch water for her… Just thinking about it made him feel extremely irritable.
…
Li Mengjiao’s freshman registration excited the media and fans the most.
Wen Ying’s freshman registration was straightforward and simple. Wu Chunqin was more excited than Wen Ying herself.
Peng Guoqing’s freshman registration… was somewhat like the foolish son of a landlord going out.
Zhu Xiao had been in Shanghai lately. She originally planned to return to Beijing after her son’s registration, but unexpectedly, when mentioning this, her in-laws showed great interest in the university Peng Guoqing would attend.
With high emotional intelligence, Zhu Xiao immediately invited her in-laws to Shanghai.
“This is, after all, where Qingqing will spend the next four years. You should come and see it.”
Before Peng Guoqing took the gaokao, Grandpa Peng told his dear grandson not to feel pressure. As long as his attitude towards studying was correct, any university was fine.
Once Peng Guoqing actually got into a 211 university, Grandpa Peng’s mindset changed immediately.
Hey, attending a 211 university is certainly better than an ordinary one!
This 211 university was one his grandson Peng Guoqing earned through real ability. Its significance was extraordinary. Although just a 211 university, in the hearts of the Peng elders, it was equivalent to Tsinghua or Peking University.
This was something Qingqing earned himself!
Not to mention anything else, the fifth child of the Tai family could not get in and could only attend some international exchange college, typically making up for insufficient scores with money.
Tai junior could not endure the hardship of studying. He was far inferior to Qingqing!
Grandpa Peng happily wanted to send his precious grandson off with his wife. He asked his son, Boss Peng, for his thoughts.
Boss Peng thought for a moment. “Shall I send you over?”
Grandma Peng was heartbroken. “Are you sending us over? Do your father and I not have legs? As the father, you should go in the first place!”
Fine. It seemed he had answered wrong again.
As the live-in son-in-law of the Peng family, everything Boss Peng did or said was wrong. He was already used to it.
The Peng family all liked liveliness. The whole family was especially united. Besides the Peng elders and Boss Peng, a large group of relatives came along, planning to tour Shanghai after accompanying Peng Guoqing’s registration.
Thus, Peng Guoqing had the largest freshman registration family and friends group.
A grand procession accompanied Peng Guoqing to school for registration. Peng Guoqing felt the gazes of those around him and felt quite proud.
Wang Shuang, as a sophomore senior, was assigned to receive freshmen. Seeing the Peng family crowd, Wang Shuang quickly came to greet them and acted as a guide, introducing the school to the Peng family.
Wang Shuang talked as he walked, no longer showing his former impetuosity. His appropriately measured introductions made the Peng family nod frequently.
Zhu Xiao handed the water she was holding to Wang Shuang. “Drink some. On such a hot day, you have gotten tanned, child.”
“Aunt Zhu, I am fine.”
Wang Shuang took the water and smiled. He was tanned not from receiving freshmen, but from selling clothes at a stall over the summer.
Peng Guoqing held his head high and inspected the university he had studied so hard to get into. He was very happy inside and arrogantly asked Wang Shuang, “How about it? My freshman registration scale is impressive, right? This is what you call grandeur!”
Wang Shuang hesitated to speak.
Peng Guoqing glared at him. “Say what you want. Do not hem and haw like a sissy!”
“Then I will say it. You told me to. Impressive it is, but it makes you look like a fool. If you were not an idiot, would a simple freshman registration require so many people?”
Wang Shuang stabbed Peng Guoqing in the heart, angering him into howling.
“Stand still. I am going to kill you!”
“Hehe. I am not you. Why should I stand still and wait to be hit?”
Wang Shuang ran towards other freshmen. Peng Guoqing chased after him menacingly.
Boss Peng could not bear to watch his foolish son.
Turning his head, he saw the whole family smiling. The old man even praised Peng Guoqing for having the vitality of a university student.
Vitality?
Boss Peng felt Wang Shuang had changed quite a bit. He wanted to discuss this observation with his wife. Zhu Xiao said seriously, “I am not worried. Qingqing will grow up eventually.”
Boss Peng choked.
“…I am not worried either.”
It was fine if his foolish son grew up later. Boss Peng felt he was not too old yet. Working another 20 years would be no problem!
Not far away, Hang Xiaowen, also receiving freshmen, watched Peng Guoqing playing around with Wang Shuang and looked at the grand Peng family group. Her heart stirred.
Actually, the school’s rich second-generations were not limited to just Wang Shuang.
Wang Shuang was already strictly guarding against Hang Xiaowen. Hang Xiaowen wanted to switch targets.
Hang Xiaowen observed for a long time. Among this year’s freshmen, Peng Guoqing was the most high-profile and seemed not too clever. Why not choose this Peng Guoqing?
