The crowing of roosters, the busyness, the gurgling sound of water, the chopsticks tapping on the edge of the pot to drain the water, the "whoosh!" of noodles being poured into the pot, the voices of Cheng Feiyang and Xu Lan, and the sound of footsteps.
Cheng Ran was dazed for a moment, then gradually came back to consciousness and listened to the noise outside. Well, today was the day for high school registration.
The aroma of cooking noodles and the fragrance of soy sauce and chopped green onions that Xu Lan prepared for the noodles made Cheng Ran wrinkle his nose. He couldn't help it. His mouth was already watering. He couldn't help but turn over and stand up...
After thinking about it, people are still prone to slacking off. It's like the summer vacation is coming. The big boss that troubled his fate in his previous life, the high school entrance examination, has been defeated. It seems that there is a reason to be happy. Cheng Ran even slacked off from getting up and running every day before the high school entrance examination. This is not a lazy sleep, but he started to sleep later and later. Thinking about it proves that people still have laziness. But this is a bigger boss, and there is a long way to go! It seems that starting from tomorrow, I have to pick up this set of simple and effective methods to strengthen my body.
After washing up, Xu Lan's bowl of shredded pork with soy sauce noodles was served steaming hot. The sauce was the shredded pork with green peppers left over from yesterday. This kind of stir-fried shredded pork that had been reheated was a top-notch delicacy used as a side dish for noodles. It was paired with a bowl of fragrant pea sprouts that had just been taken out of the water. Cheng Ran was very hungry, but he ate it all in no time.
After shaving the noodles clean, Cheng Feiyang reminded them, "Where is the schoolbag? You know the bus to No. 1 Highway, right? Bus No. 1 or No. 2 is fine. It's not No. 22 anymore. Don't take the wrong bus... After reporting, come back early if you have nothing else to do..."
He went out with his schoolbag on his back, walked down the stairs, his sneakers stepped on the ground, raising a light dust. He looked up and saw a bright sun shining over the treetops. Cheng Ran felt as if he was in another world.
The starting point of a new life seems to have taken a stage leap from this moment.
Take the bus, but now the route is no longer to go around the central roundabout to Binhe Road and go down Changnan Street to the old junior high school, but directly along Shengli Road to the provincial key No. 1 high school up Dishuidong Lane.
It is an old area, but it is also the educational center of Shanhai City. Not only the No. 1 High School, but also the branch of Sichuan Conservatory of Music in Shanhai, Christ Church, the No. 2 High School, the No. 5 Primary School, and other schools are clustered here.
There is a large old city here that has continued from the Ming and Qing dynasties. New things are growing in it. Electric poles are entwined above the old city, forming a natural harbor for many flying birds. Those old houses covered by curtains may be a CD room or a computer room.
Typing and copying shops, stationery stores, food stores, and supermarkets are all blooming in this old city. In the alleys that extend in all directions, you may see a girl holding a book or a girl holding a guitar case at any corner. Standing under the mottled old walls and the canopy-like banyan tree overhead, you can't take your eyes off.
There is a reason why this place is called a place full of beautiful women.
This old city was renovated in later generations. Many old houses were repaired and painted. It was also named an antique street, but it has lost its former charm.
And now, to Cheng Ran, who was sitting on the bus and observing the world in front of him, everything seemed just right.
All those who are sleepy are waiting to wake up, and all those who are passionate are getting tipsy.
During the two months of summer vacation, the restructuring of my father's company was basically completed. The new Fulong Company was formed, but Zhao Pingchuan and a large number of people were actually making fun of Fulong Company. On the one hand, when they received the compensation during the summer vacation, they made a fuss and demanded that the compensation amount be increased. The restructuring of Fulong Company was imminent, and the domestic market was changing rapidly. Fulong's technology was still leading, but if it was delayed, who knew if it would cause more trouble. Therefore, Cheng Feiyang agreed to increase their compensation in disguise by repurchasing the employee shares they had originally allocated.
After learning that the compensation amount had increased, many people sold their shares directly. Some even turned around to thank Zhao Pingchuan. Zhao Pingchuan even said proudly, "The funds approved for Cheng Feiyang's restructuring from Fulong Company were not much, and they forced him to buy back shares, making his already insufficient cash flow even tighter!"
These are all crooked paths.
However, cash shortage and lack of orders are indeed the biggest problems encountered by Fulun Company, and we must now find a breakthrough from this.
At Cheng Ran's suggestion, Cheng Feiyang has set his sights on the market for the renewal of the provincial postal and telecommunications systems. The entire Xichuan market is dominated by programmable switches from Betuo, currently the largest joint venture between Japan and China. Betuo has a strong presence in the province and strong public relations capabilities. Its branch is in Chengdu, radiating to surrounding major cities. The newly established Fulun Company should not engage in a head-on battle with them.
Japan's product models are stable, but because they are old, many new functions are no longer available, and Japan is also very slack in technology upgrades. Fulong, which has more functions on the online level and is easy to maintain and upgrade, can just take up this market.
Now the Post and Telecommunications Bureau of Shanhai City has been in contact with Cheng Feiyang. It depends on how the product of Fulong Company starts and whether it is stable.
As for his elder brother Cheng Qi, he had already arrived in Chengdu with his power of attorney. While he was studying, he went to the Provincial Copyright Bureau to register the copyright.
These are things that are done casually.
Let’s start our high school career with such a comfortable start.
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The sound of beeping and beeping came, and the buses were stuck in a long queue on the lane. Today was the first day of school, but the traffic in this old city was not good. Motorcyclists, bicycles, buses, and private cars were crawling on the main road with only three lanes wide. This scene was quite spectacular. I don't know how long it will take if the traffic jam continues, but there is only one stop left. Cheng Ran got out of the car as the door creaked open, and then went into the alley next to it, which was made up of countless old tile-roofed houses.
The main road leading to the No. 1 High School in the city is surrounded by residential areas and is well connected. This is a small side road, and many new students are not aware of it. Some of them even discovered many small side roads like a new continent after studying for one or two years.
The old-style houses have a feel similar to the alleys of old Beijing. Some have been replaced with modern aluminum alloy windows, while others are repairing their exterior walls, with a layer of cement applied on the red bricks.
In his previous life, Cheng Ran had only come here with Yu Xiao, so he was familiar with these things. At that time, Yu Xiao was quite boastful. Of course, Cheng Ran, who was only in No. 4 Middle School at the time, listened to Yu Xiao bragging about the things that many people in this provincial key school didn't have, such as professional classes, clubs, and channels for communication and cooperation... These things that ordinary high schools had never heard of, and he still put on a far-fetched and complicated smile.
There was a middle-aged man in the alley ahead, holding a ladder and preparing to go up to the roof to work on something. There was a long piece of plywood next to the ladder. The alley was quite narrow, and the man’s ladder took up most of the passage. When he saw Cheng Ran, he had already climbed halfway up, so he said, “Classmate, wait a moment. I’ll move the ladder when I get up there, and then you can go through.”
Cheng Ran nodded and stood aside waiting. Footsteps were heard around the corner of the path.
The morning light shone along the wall, and in the light and shadow, a girl with outstanding appearance appeared at the other end, holding a briefcase in one hand and a long box of what should be equipment in the other.
The girl was wearing a blue jacket, a hairband on her head, slim nine-point pants, and a pair of flat shoes.
When I saw him, I was visibly stunned.
Cheng Ran felt strange. Could it be that he had met this girl before? However, he was reborn and many things were not under his control. Maybe they had met at some point. But the box in the girl's hand, could it be a musical instrument? Although Sichuan Conservatory of Music was very close to here, it was at least a few blocks away. The only end of this fork in the road was the main road in front of No. 1 Middle School. That should be a student in the art class of No. 1 High School.
The girl was just startled for a moment, then walked straight over again. Seeing the long box in her left hand, Cheng Ran also moved to the side. At this time, the person above had reached the roof and began to pull up the ladder. However, when pulling the ladder back, it accidentally hit the long strip of plywood next to it.
The piece of plywood, which was originally close to the wall, lost its balance and fell in the direction of the burning fire.
It just so happened that Cheng Ran was in the stage of dodging to the outside, and the girl had not yet reached the plywood. At this time, Cheng Ran just raised his hand, but it was actually too late.
If nothing unexpected happened, the board would hit him first and then fall to the ground, perfectly avoiding the girl behind him.
The girl had both her hands full, so she was helpless in trying to steady the board.
Cheng Ran saw a hint of surprise on the girl's face, and a dark cloud was looming over his head. However, in an instant, a blue shadow suddenly rushed up from in front of him.
The girl raised her right leg high up into the air in a split-leg movement, and then the piece of plywood made a slight click, bounced on the arch of the girl's shoe, and stabilized with a perfect mechanical posture.
Countless pieces of sawdust were floating down like fluttering snowflakes.
Cheng Ran saw the long leg raised high and split in front of him, blocking the wooden board that was about to hit him.
This is just... stunning.
Although he was stunned, Cheng Ran immediately cooperated and took a step forward. The girl retracted her long legs and the wooden board fell down.
The owner's apology was heard from above.
The girl glanced at him sideways, and Cheng Ran clearly saw the pride and pride in her eyes.
The fragrance hit her face, and the girl passed him by. She probably thought he was shocked by her heroic appearance, so she said, "No need to thank me..."
Before he could finish his words, Cheng Ran finally blurted out an exclamation.
“Nice legs!”
The girl who was walking forward carrying the guitar case staggered and turned around with an angry look on her face.
Cheng Ran quickly changed his face to a smile, "Thank you!"