After they met at the library, Cheng Ran noticed Qin Qian's cold and resentful look whenever they met for several days. Cheng Ran was quite confused. He probably just attributed it to the fact that women always have those few days every month.
Although Cheng Ran, who has two souls, can call girls of this age little girls, their outlook on life and the world have already taken shape, and they have their own ideas. The most they lack is experience. Not to mention the outliers like Jiang Hongshao, many people are more realistic than adults.
No. 10 Middle School is home to a large number of students from well-off families. Regardless of whether they are engaged in business or politics, all parents are eager to impart their life experiences to their children, so logically they are not lacking anything.
Some people appear to be well-behaved on the surface, but in private they are really sophisticated and can speak more eloquently and logically than many people who have been struggling in the society for decades.
Every generation thinks that the next generation is precocious when they look at the next generation. But in fact, the things they are exposed to are no longer of a completely different order of magnitude. The dawn of the information age has arrived. The advent of the Internet and the improvement of computer hardware storage capacity have greatly accelerated the speed at which people acquire knowledge. Culturally, the impact of Hong Kong, Taiwan and American film trends has affected young people in all aspects, so it is naturally impossible to generalize with the past perspective.
People of this period have just gotten rid of the ignorant time of the 1990s, when everything was budding and they have already stepped into the era of information explosion.
Past cognitions are constantly being subverted by new things. We have begun to get rid of ignorance, and society has begun to become less chaotic and disordered. A new order has begun to be established. Heroes overcome all obstacles and lead their followers to set sail in the new century of great navigation.
The turbulent future is gradually approaching.
As the best high school in the province, No. 10 Middle School has made preparations for these things. For example, the school's computer classes at this time are quite advanced, and professors from several nearby key universities often come to teach in person. There is also a number of talented students discovered in this area, and the school focuses on giving them resources.
This actually has precedents, as some seniors from No. 10 Middle School who were admitted to Peking University and Tsinghua University have already started to build websites and sold them for $100,000. They have become the focus of media discussion on the success of college students in the Internet, and local newspapers in Chengdu have been covering this topic extensively.
Not long ago, I went back to my alma mater to attend an alumni reunion, and I talked about the computer enlightenment that Tenth Middle School had opened for them. In a word, the school leaders were proud of it, so they made big breakthroughs in this regard, and hoped that there would be a few more alumni who would be famous in this field in the future. Otherwise, why is the alumni association the most potentially valuable part of American universities? As a national model high school that is a bridgehead for quality education, Tenth Middle School also has this kind of "famous school thinking" to some extent.
Jiang Hongshao recently has a badminton competition, and because of the aftermath of the Lei Wei incident, Cheng Ran has to be picked up and dropped off by Chen Wenguang's Santana every day after school. In fact, this is quite exciting to think about, a former scout driving himself to and from school. If it were in a novel, that would be the treatment of a domineering and rich second-generation president. But the car is a bit shabby, and it's not a Maserati Maybach, but a hardworking Santana with some bumps on the paint surface caused by collapsed stones on the poorly repaired national highway.
People like Chen Wenguang who used to be in the reconnaissance company were not hard to come by. At that time, the domestic bodyguard industry was still relatively chaotic, and it could even be said that there was not much of a market. Yu Hongmin was almost robbed and killed by the Zhangbei gang in 1998, and he moved out of the old apartment building out of fear. Many of the newly wealthy people who emerged at that time rose from the grassroots and did not have much security awareness. They would always carry a special bodyguard with them wherever they went.
Many veterans have to distinguish between urban and rural household registration. If they are rural soldiers, their retirement pay is not much and they have no source of income. They can only work as security guards or doormen for private companies, or do hard labor at construction sites or ride tricycles. If they are successful, they can start their own business and open a small restaurant to support themselves. Many years later, when they meet their company comrades, it won't be too shabby.
After all, only a few people can really make it on their own. In those days, those who were sent to the army by the village with big red flowers and gongs and drums were considered extremely glorious, but when they came back, it meant that they lacked life skills. Some of them were forced to make a living and became gangsters and robbed people.
Therefore, since Fu Long himself comes from a military background, he can empathize with these people. Cheng Feiyang gives priority to recruiting veterans. On the one hand, he hopes to cultivate a backbone security force. On the other hand, he knows that these veterans with military backgrounds and military imprints can actually become unpolished jade with a little polishing and guidance.
We also understand that once these people lose their confidence in life, they may really cause major turmoil and unrest with their extraordinary brute force, endurance and skills.
People cannot decide their own birth, but they have the right to choose. When facing the heavy pressure of life, Fulong at least gives these people a chance to choose. Life should not be a dead end that becomes narrower and narrower.
Cheng Ran once curiously asked Chen Wenguang who would be stronger if he and Gu Xiaojun fought.
Chen Wenguang thought for a while for the first time. This is what a soldier who has been a king of soldiers is like. He doesn't have the habit of bragging like an old soldier. Most of the time, he is cautious in words and deeds. When encountering things, the first thing to do is to analyze calmly. In fact, Cheng Ran feels that Chen Wenguang has talents that he himself has not discovered, that is, his excellent qualities and strengths in leading troops. Chen Feiyang has revealed that when Fulong expands overseas in the future, he wants to send Chen Wenguang as an overseas security instructor. This means that it won't be long before Cheng Ran may have to face his uncle Chen across the sea.
Finally, Chen Wenguang said, "You think this is a martial arts novel. Well, I'll satisfy you. If you're talking about pure physical strength, your brother Xiaojun is in his prime, so let's split it 60:40. But if we're talking about military literacy and skills, we're both equipped to conduct guerrilla reconnaissance in the mountains for days and nights, so I'll probably split it 60:40. The old squad leader's experience will always give him an advantage."
Recently, the Lao Jiang badminton competitions are all held after school. It is said that after the game, everyone goes out to eat snacks together. The relationships among the participants in the game have improved by leaps and bounds, and most of them play very enthusiastically, regardless of whether they are from the same class or not.
As soon as school was over, Chen Wenguang would wait outside. Usually, he would not eat first. He would pick up Cheng Ran and take him back to Fulong Company. After parking the car, he would go to his own dormitory. Cheng Ran actually said that he could not pick him up, but it was useless. On the one hand, Cheng Feiyang would not give in due to pressure from Xu Lan, and on the other hand, Chen Wenguang also thought it was necessary. It was naturally not good to let others wait outside for a long time, so after school, Cheng Ran would only stop to watch one or two games at most and then leave.
As the end of the semester approaches, the QQ profile picture of "Jiang Chuntian" is all gray. Cheng Ran mostly exchanges text messages with her at home, usually asking if she has returned home. Later, around eight o'clock, she took the initiative to send text messages, "I'm home.", "I'm home, I'll read a book first." Such messages are concise and to the point, but they also take into account Cheng Ran's concerns.
In fact, the second-year high school curriculum is still very tight, especially here in No. 10 Middle School. It seems relaxed, but that's just because the teacher doesn't care about you. If you have to strictly follow the teacher's schedule, every day is full and tense. Especially near the end of the semester, Jiang Hongshao goes to class every day, plays ball after school in the afternoon, and then eats with others. Go home around 8 o'clock. During this time before going to bed, she reads and reviews books, working non-stop. At most, she would send a text message saying, "I'm taking a shower, I'll read a book for a while, and I'll tell you when I go to bed."
It often gives Cheng Ran some fantasies.
Every day before they went to bed, Lao Jiang would send a message, "I'm going to sleep, good night.", "I'm sleepy, good night." There were also times when she was too sleepy to say good night because she was reading or doing homework, but she would usually send a text message to explain.
During this period, the two maintained the most basic greetings through text messages, but in school, they each had their own tracks.
However, some things were spread out by those who were interested in gossip, such as the fact that Jiang Hongshao and Zhu Xu were the best couple in the campus tabloids. As the game was approaching its final stage, the news also began to be spread among the students.
Originally, the badminton match entered the final mixed doubles stage, and Jiang Hongshao's partner was Zhu Xu, who also advanced to the finals.
This also triggered more people to make noises and watch the game after school.
As male and female competitors for the top spot in the grade, the two are more talked about, and many people imagine that they will become a couple and walk around the school. Many people may meet the best person at the best time and have the best relationship, but the cruel thing is that the other person may not appear in any inch of your future. So sometimes, seeing a typical example of a perfect student life can be faithful to the end and have a good ending is something worth comforting for most people.
Cheng Ran was carrying his schoolbag that day, standing in the middle of the crowd, looking at the tall boy over there and the girl next to him who was the focus of the crowd.
Suddenly, his shoulder was patted. Cheng Ran turned around and saw Qin Qian looking at him with her head tilted.
She was holding a bag of chocolate candy beans in her hand, eating them while watching badminton and Cheng Ran. She pushed her pocket forward, looked at Cheng Ran, and asked, "Do you want some?"
Cheng Ran saw that the opening of the pocket was relatively small, and he estimated that he couldn't fit his hand in. He thought it was troublesome to refuse, and was about to shake his head, but Qin Qian observed his expression, turned over the left hand holding the bag of candy beans, put her slender, white jade-like fingers together, took a candy bean from below, and then stuffed it into Cheng Ran's mouth with her backhand.
The crowd around the two people who were watching this scene suddenly made room for them and started to boo, instantly breaking the atmosphere.
After all, Qin Qian delivered milk to the canteen before, and now she feeds candy beans with her bare hands.
The badminton match on the other side of the court came to a temporary break for picking up the balls. Cheng Ran felt the bitter sweetness of the chocolate melting in his mouth, and saw Qin Qian acting so decisively in front of him. His mind was full of thoughts.
He almost subconsciously looked towards the middle of the court, and sure enough, on that end were Zhu Xu and Jiang Hongshao beside him, and on this end were him and Qin Qian.
When the two sides' eyes met, it seemed as if there were thousands of mountains.