The atmosphere remained awkward for a few seconds.
Cheng Ran said, "Um... the photo was given to me by someone else."
"Was it a gift, or did someone buy this photo for me..."
Yang Xia smiled and put the photo back to its original place. "No need to explain. I know. It's human nature."
"Well… "
Wait a minute, how can this be called human nature? What kind of nature
Yang Xia knocked on the table, then pointed at the bed and said with a smile, "The fact that this photo was found on the table, not in the bedroom, shows that you still have some conscience."
"I..." The point of this sentence is that if you let go of a **, you are probably completely unscrupulous, but if you put it on the table, you are just a lost lamb
Then she walked over and lifted the quilt with an embarrassed look on her face, "You wouldn't just crumple up your old clothes and not wash them..."
Cheng Ran: "That's enough..."
Yang Xia pulled back the quilt and took a quick look, but didn't find anything suspicious. He turned around and smiled, "I know she's in Qingyuan. Why don't you plan to go there and meet her in person? I heard that No. 10 Middle School has its own alumni association there. You can go there and be closer to her because you're from the same class, right?"
"That's not true." Cheng Ran shook his head.
Yang Xia pursed her lips slightly to show that she was noncommittal, and said, "Cheng Ran, if you are rated as a provincial excellent student, you can be recommended or have your score reduced, which is of course better. But if you can always maintain your grades at the top, the top universities may come to recruit you and give you a place with a reduced score. Even if they don't have these, you can still get in if you just pass the exam. But this is still uncertain. After all, everyone has ups and downs. If you can always maintain a stable state, I believe you have the ability to go to Peking University or Tsinghua University."
After a pause, Yang Xia said, "After all, Jiang Hongshao will go there too, right?"
"So," Yang Xia poked the photo on the table with a finger, "whether you go to see the beauty for human nature or to be with Jiang Hongshao, you should calm down and keep your state of mind. I certainly don't doubt your ability to study, but won't you be distracted by other things at this stage? For example... Tianxing Gym?"
Yang Xia said, "Tianxing Gym should still be managed by your uncle. You should withdraw. After all... the last moment of high school is coming."
Involuntarily, she seemed to have become the girl who had always been more mature than him in his life and would naturally speak to him like this.
You can tolerate his shortcomings, such as it is normal for boys to like beautiful girls, and you can also give advice on pursuing girls like a friend, such as to Jiang Hongshao.
What kind of relationship is this
I have to say that childhood sweethearts have such a magical setting. They watch you grow up and grow up, and can downplay gender. It seems that each of them cares about each other very much. They may feel sour when they find that you have a partner, but they will also feel happy at the same time, and even be equally happy. They will scold you against their will for not being loyal, but they will probably wish you well from the bottom of their hearts. They will help you chase girls and boys, and they may cry with you when the other person is heartbroken. Sometimes they are not lovers, and sometimes they are beyond lovers. If you can't get a wife or find a man, then you can just make do with each other in this life. Or, when you no longer need each other in life, you can say goodbye with a smile or without saying goodbye.
"But I must admit that when I found out that you were the one who designed the Tianxing Dojo and Xie Feibai had invested in it, it was still hard for me to describe how I felt," Yang Xia smiled. It seemed that it took a lot of courage to be honest with Cheng Ran at this time. After all, he had to be honest about his feelings at the time. "Originally, I still felt regretful and a little disappointed that you were not selected as one of the provincial top three. After all, you didn't work hard for it. But when I saw the Tianxing Dojo, I seemed to understand a little bit. In your eyes, provincial top rankings are really not important. Yes, even I felt at the time that it was indeed not that important."
After saying so much, Cheng Ran realized that Yang Xia was carrying a small bag that he had placed in the living room when he came to their house today. So he might have said so many things to cover up his next behavior.
Talking and communicating with others is a very good move. It can make people relax. Even after a certain amount of heart-to-heart communication, they can reach a point where they are not embarrassed no matter what happens.
Opening the slightly delicate Disney shoulder bag, Yang Xia took out a folded paper from it and pushed it on the table.
Yang Xia was a little unnatural, but still said with some disdain, "My family has relatives who have been to the United States. They told me some things to pay attention to and a list. Although you went with your father, they are going on a business trip, so you should also make a list of things you need to bring and some things to know about traveling. You are careless, but I am worried that you will get lost in a foreign country. Don't let people think that we Chinese people are all directionally challenged, so I copied down some details. You can check them and prepare according to them. Of course, if it is unnecessary, just throw it in the trash can, it doesn't matter."
He is very clumsy, his words are not very clever, and he even has a silly and cute look.
After putting down his things, Yang Xia turned around and went out.
The originally fair and delicate skin around the ears and under the cheeks turned pink because of these words and actions.
Even when Cheng Ran said thank you for the last time, she didn't even turn around to let Cheng Ran look at her.
…
As time went by, the year 2000 arrived, but the Y2K problem did not break out. This event, which was once well-known and worried about causing great turmoil in the modern computer world, was later seen as just a temporary noise.
The outside world is noisy, but what ultimately comes down to reality is everyone's down-to-earth life.
Teacher Zhang's entrepreneurial career underwent a transformation. After determining that he could not engage in sales, he shifted his focus to figuring out how to sell software products. He read many books and made several plans, which he submitted to "big boss Chen Lei", who finally approved one plan.
However, the final revision suggestions from "big boss Chen Lei" made Teacher Zhang Yuzhang feel quite strange.
In his marketing plan, he planned to rent the square in front of a large department store, carry out sales activities, hire a performance team, attract popularity, and sell software. The main purpose was to gain fame and reputation.
But the plan was revised by the big boss, and it became a centralized resource campaign in Chengdu, Beijing, and Zhonghai. At the same time, the slogan was to support the signing of the WTO bilateral agreement, combat piracy, and pave the way for China's entry into the WTO. The public or units could hand in any pirated software disc and get a set of Huazhang genuine software worth 998 yuan at a low exchange price of only 20 yuan. At the same time, Huazhang invited many units, companies, and schools to join the campaign.
The year 2000 was a year of expectation for China's entry into the WTO. The bilateral agreement on accession to the WTO that had just been reached with the United States was nothing more than a huge shot in the arm. Public opinion in the whole society generally believed that the biggest obstacle to China's accession to the WTO had been removed. There was no doubt that China would enter the third stage of approval.
The topic of "market economy" is always a hot topic in society. At this time, Huazhang Software Company directly stood up and exchanged pirated products for genuine products in the name of supporting WTO negotiations. This public welfare slogan, coupled with the location of the Wangfujing Shopping Mall in the three major cities and the grand invitation letter, also made Huazhang enter the vision of these corporate schools.
At first glance, it was obvious that they were from a very important background. The invitation letter not only stated the important universities and well-known companies that had been invited, but also the fact that they were very wealthy. If you handed in an ordinary pirated disc, you could get a genuine office management software worth 998 yuan. With Koliva being at the forefront these days, everyone knew how much a genuine set of system software for administrative and financial management was worth. It could easily cost tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands per set.
And if citizens exchange pirated copies for other products, that would be terrible. If thousands of sets were sold on the spot, wouldn't the company have to spend millions on this activity
What kind of spirit is this
Not only are they financially strong, but they also clearly support national policies. This sentiment of doing their part to contribute to international development makes all the invited companies feel proud.
This activity was quite successful. The Beijing Youth Daily reported, "… the most frequently heard word on Wangfujing Street was 'pirated disc'. Chengdu Huazhang Software Company launched the 'genuine for pirated software' activity and received a lot of response. With China's entry into the WTO imminent, the WTO's 'rules of the game' will also apply in China. Any act of buying, selling and using pirated software will be regarded as theft… It is reported that all collected pirated discs will be transported to Humen, Guangzhou for destruction. While many computer users applauded, they also wondered whether this form of 'fake for real' was too tragic and whether it could really stop the trend of piracy? I hope that this tragic action of exchanging pirated discs for genuine software worth 998 yuan can eventually awaken the foundation for cultivating the public's awareness of property rights. There is still a long way to go."
Xinwang reported, "… the discount of pirated products at the price of genuine products is definitely of great benefit to consumers themselves. Piracy itself is an extremely individualistic behavior that violates the law and harms society. my country's anti-counterfeiting blueprint is a powerful measure to promote my country's innovative industries and enhance national strength. Without anti-counterfeiting, how can we talk about the Chinese Dream and rejuvenation?"
The event was a great success, and Huazhang's software orders blossomed in many places at once.
When Zhang Yu was traveling to Guizhou Province, he thought of Yancun, which he cared about. After negotiating a few orders, he made a special trip for ten hours and arrived in Yancun.
When he saw Yancun Primary School in sight, he was stunned for a moment. On the muddy road that used to lead to the hill, there were road rollers, mixer trucks, and workers. The road was being repaired. Although it was still uneven and there were still some rocks and potholes on the side roads that were temporarily inconvenient, the road was being repaired! The road was being repaired!
Zhang Yu, who had brought many gifts to the children in surprise, handed a cigarette to the worker next to him and asked if it was the money approved by the higher authorities for road construction. He asked several workers in a row but none of them could explain clearly. Finally, a contractor took his cigarette, looked at him and said it was not from the higher authorities, but the principal of Yancun Primary School who contacted us. The social donations had arrived, and the school building and road were also being repaired.
Surprised, Zhang Yu suppressed his pounding heart and approached the elementary school. As expected, he saw the outline of a new school building made of stone bricks.
After arriving and identifying himself, Zhang Yu, who had never met before but was not a stranger to each other, was warmly welcomed by the school and the children.
The students who had been sponsored by him, one by one, pulled him and said excitedly that kind-hearted people had sent them money, planning drawings, and supervisors, and told the old principal to just find people to work according to the drawings, and they would come down regularly to inspect.
The children were so excited that they held his hands and chattered, as if to tell their guest, Teacher Zhang, who was far away and always cared about them, about the new life they would have and to show off the future plans for their school. They were proud that someone cared about them so much.
They were very happy. They said that what you said, Teacher Zhang, was right. There are magic and miracles in this world. As long as you have a pure heart, study hard, and aspire to be a useful person, the flower fairy will create miracles for you in your life.
Holding back the heat in his eyes, Zhang Yu distributed gifts to the children and went to see the old principal alone. The 20,000 yuan salary that Zhang Yu had accumulated seemed to pale in comparison at this moment.
The old principal took it and Zhang Yu said, "Do you have the name of the kind-hearted person who gave the school this money?"
"We can't forget him. We unanimously decided to name the new building after him." The old principal said with emotion, "We want the children to remember him. Even a flower fairy has a name."
"I can't forget it." Zhang Yu nodded, "I also want to know his name. People like him should be known by more people."
"Chen Lei. That's his name," the old principal said. "He didn't intend to leave his name, but I stopped him and said I wanted to give the children a thought. I didn't want them to accept such a favor for nothing and take it for granted. We in Yan Village don't want ungrateful people. We want the children to grow up healthily. So he left the name Chen Lei."
After visiting Zhang Yu at Yancun Primary School, he entered the county town and called Lin Xiaosong after his cell phone got a signal.
He and Lin Xiaosong had mentioned the matter of Yancun Primary School after they had done some business and stayed in a guesthouse for several nights.
When the call was connected, Zhang Yu asked, "Did you tell the big boss about Yancun's matter?"
Lin Xiaosong said, "I mentioned it once, what's wrong?"
"The roads were repaired, the houses were renovated, and 200,000 yuan was given to the flower fairy. The flower fairy is Chen Lei." Zhang Yu paused, shook his head and reorganized his logic. "The children think that it is the flower fairy who is helping them. The school buildings are now named after Chen Lei."
Lin Xiaosong smiled and said, "Let me tell you, Boss Chen actually loves to do charity work. He knows Yancun from your side. Firstly, he is really helping them. Secondly, he doesn't want you to be distracted. You can also see it as a way to win people's hearts."
"No one buys people's hearts this way..."
"Hmm?" Lin Xiaosong looked at the microphone.
"No one would do that... There's no need to go to such lengths to win people's hearts," Zhang Yu shook his head.
"Only a true flower fairy would do this."
"I seem to have some understanding of what kind of person the big boss is."
"Hmm?" Lin Xiaosong looked at the microphone again.
"Why do you describe him and talk about him like that..."
“Hmm…” Lin Xiaosong spoke into the microphone, looking a little confused.
On the other end of the phone, Zhang Yu raised his head and looked at the azure sky above him. "He must be very magnanimous."