1987 My Era

Chapter 122, Journey of Conquest (Subscribe!)

Chen Gaoyuan went back, and Chen Xiaomi followed him.

Looking at the backs of his father and aunt as they left, Chen Zijin, who stayed behind, breathed a sigh of relief.

Today is a turning point for her and Li Heng. After struggling with her family for the past year, she was now filled with joy and for a moment she couldn't help but hold Li Heng's arm.

Only then did Zhang Zhiyong dare to give a thumbs up, "Uncle Hengda! You are so awesome, I admire you!"

I am truly convinced by what you said, which is a foolish thing to say.

Can you not be convinced?
Chen Xiaomi is as ferocious as Li Lan, and her family background is far superior to that of the Li family, so she is more picky and arrogant.

But what is the result?
Don't we have to take the initiative to show goodwill to Mr. Evergrande?

The scene at the dinner table just now really made Zhang Zhiyong exhausted and dumbfounded.

His wife was there, so Li Heng ignored the stupid words and asked the English teacher: "Teacher, do you have any plans to go somewhere for fun today?"

The English teacher glanced at Chen Zijin, smiled and shook his head: "My biggest wish for coming to Beijing this time is to go back to my alma mater, Renmin University. I went there yesterday and have no regrets. Now we can go anywhere."

So the four of them got together to discuss and decided to go to the famous Summer Palace in the books. After a round of walking around, they all felt a little tired.

When they returned to the hotel in the afternoon, Chen Zijin stayed with Li Heng, who was in great spirits, for a long time before leaving.

After a long separation, Chen Zijin, who was in love at the time, didn't want to go home at all and was very reluctant to leave.

But she understood that although her father and aunt no longer objected to her and Li Heng being together, there were other people at home and she couldn't stay out all night.

Early in the morning of the third day, the four of them rushed to Tiananmen Square to watch the flag-raising ceremony.

Looking up at the national flag rising slowly, Chen Zijin suddenly thought of something and said to Li Heng, "When I got home last night, I called Mai Sui. She and her family went to the Palace Museum yesterday. She is free today. Do you want to have dinner together?"

Li Heng asked: "Is Mai Sui's place far from us?"

Chen Zijin said: "It's not very far. I live near Peking University."

Li Heng asked: "Is it at Peking University? Did Mai Sui look at the school in advance?"

Chen Zijin replied: "Mai Sui said that her grandfather's old comrade-in-arms lives over there, so it's more convenient for food and accommodation, and it saves a lot of trouble."

This is true.

These days, you need a letter of introduction to stay in a hotel. Fortunately, the English teacher had prepared it, so Li Heng and the other two had a smooth journey.

Meeting an old friend in a foreign land is the most touching thing. Li Heng did not refuse, and the English teacher and Quexinyan were even more happy. At noon, the group went to Peking University and met Mai Sui.

"Mai Sui, I finally see you. I've been hearing your voice on the phone. I didn't expect that after only one year, you've become more beautiful and charming than before." Chen Zijin smiled and hugged the other person, praising her sincerely.

The charm of wheat ears is different from that of heavy makeup and deliberate enchantment.

Her charm is engraved in her bones and is very advanced. It can be clearly sensed by outsiders through the unintentional glances of her eyes. Her body and body language have a special ability to make people feel more and more comfortable the more they look at her and they don't want to express it.

Especially, you can't look at her soft and charming eyes for too long, otherwise you will be slowly intoxicated by them from the first glance.

"You too, are much more fashionable and have more temperament than before." Mai Sui looked Chen Zijin up and down, and both women felt a huge change in each other.

"Teacher, you are here too." The two girls chatted enthusiastically, and did not forget the English teacher next to them. The three of them gathered together and chattered non-stop, and it suddenly became very lively.

Several minutes later, Mai Sui seemed to remember that there were Li Heng and Zhang Zhiyong, and hurriedly greeted them.

Zhang Zhiyong twisted his mouth and took a big bite of the popsicle: "Forget it, I'm used to ignoring the air. Don't bother me, you guys chat."

Mai Sui smiled tenderly and said to Li Heng, "Congratulations! The clouds have finally cleared and the moon is shining. You and Zijin look like a perfect couple."

Hearing this, the English teacher and Zhang Zhiyong all glanced at Chen Zijin who was smiling happily, then at Mai Sui, and finally at Li Heng. Some things are better known than spoken, so they both tactfully did not mention someone's fanatical pursuit of Song Yu in the last stage of high school.

Facing the wheat ears, Li Heng was very thick-skinned and said thank you.

They had lunch at a small roadside restaurant. The food tasted just average, but the five excited people obviously didn't care about it and were happily sharing what they saw and heard in the capital.

After dinner, taking advantage of the cloudy day, the five of them went for a walk by the Weiming Lake of Peking University.

All the way, I saw Li Heng and Chen Zijin getting close to each other. During the time when they had a chance to be alone together, Mai Sui quietly asked:
"Zijin and Songyu, you still chose Zijin?"

Knowing that Mai Sui and Song Yu had a better relationship, Li Heng was not sure how to answer this question. He just looked at Boya Tower not far away and said nothing.

Mai Sui then looked at Boyata, and after a while asked curiously: "Did you go to Chen's house?"

Li Heng shook his head: "No."

This was a disguised answer to the question of who to choose between Chen Zijin and Song Yu.

Mai Sui was a little surprised.

Unexpectedly, Li Heng came to the capital but did not enter the Chen family first.

What surprised her even more was that Chen Zijin was still with him under such circumstances. This complicated relationship almost confused her. Fortunately, Mai Sui was not the type to get to the bottom of things. After realizing that Li Heng had not given up on Song Yu, she said:
"When I talked to Song Yu on the phone the day before yesterday, she mentioned you."

Li Heng turned around happily: "Really?"

Wheat nodded.

Li Heng asked: "What did you say?"

Mai Sui said with a smile: "She knows you are in the capital, so she gave us a chance to get together."

Li Heng was stunned, and instantly thought of many things. He asked, "Sun Manning told her, right?"

Wheat Ear replied: "It should be."

Li Heng sighed and looked up at the sky. The joy he had just felt was gone. "It's getting harder."

He said the three words "more difficult" without any context, but Mai Sui understood almost immediately and realized that he meant that it was more difficult for him to pursue Song Yu.

Staring at his silhouette from a close distance, Mai Sui felt an indescribable feeling in him. He stopped talking about this topic and said:

"Li Heng, I had a dream last night. I dreamed that I failed to get into Peking University by 2 points."

Li Heng turned around and looked at the other person, and said slowly: "It is said that dreams are the opposite of reality. You are overthinking."

Mai Sui didn't refute: "Maybe I've been too idle recently. I keep thinking that if you guys all come to Beijing and I don't come, I will feel a sense of loss."

Li Heng said: "Although Peking University is good, I don't have to go there. If I don't get in, I will be satisfied with Zhongda University."

"Ah? Song Yu is confident that she can get into Peking University, don't you want to go along?" Mai Sui said.

Li Heng thought to himself, I have Song Yu in Peking University and Xiao Han in the South, so I won’t lose out wherever I go.

He glanced at Chen Zijin and the English teacher who were walking from the toilet, and said meaningfully, "The Chen family is also in Beijing."

Mai Sui was speechless, and then looked at Chen Zijin, somewhat understanding his concerns. The capital was the territory of the Chen family, and Chen Zijin was also here. It was conceivable how difficult it would be to pursue Song Yu in this place.

Anyway, to Li Heng, Peking University has its advantages and the South has its advantages, and both have their own strengths and weaknesses.

But relatively speaking, it might be less likely to trap him in the South.

Of course, Li Heng was just thinking about it. Peking University and Zhongda University would be fine. It all depends on God's will. He would gladly accept either result.

For three days in a row, Chen Zijin accompanied him for a stroll during the day and returned home in the evening. The depressed Zhong Lan saw all this regular time of going out and coming in, but for the first time in her life, she refrained from making a fuss.

There are two reasons for holding back:
Chen Xiaomi told her: The old man asked me to hand over "Zeng Guofan's Family Letters" to Li Heng personally.

What does this mean?
How could Zhong Lan, who grew up in a family of officials, not understand this?
She even wondered if the old man was using her sister-in-law as an example to send signals to herself, Xiaoyun and Xiaohong.

If the old man's actions made her, as a daughter-in-law, have some concerns and restraint, then Chen Xiaomi's news that "Li Heng left on the morning of the 21st" undoubtedly made her completely calm down.

It was just 4 days, she didn't believe that the little thing could jump up to the sky.

She was worried about one thing, so she asked Chen Xiaomi privately, "Did they sleep together again?"

This was something he knew very well. His niece was so pretty and it wasn't her first time having sex. He didn't believe that the hot-blooded Li Heng could resist eating this. Chen Xiaomi just ate an apple on the side.

Zhong Lan stared at the apple in her hand which was gradually reduced to pieces and said, "It's already ugly, don't make it even uglier."

Chen Xiaomi agreed with this and found Chen Zijin at night and gave her a bottle of medicine.

Chen Zijin took it and looked at it, feeling a little dizzy, and said with a blushing face: "Auntie, I have taken safety measures."

Chen Xiaomi reminded carefully: "Don't take medicine all the time, it's not good for your health."

As she spoke, Chen Xiaomi took out some beautifully packaged condoms from her bag: "I asked a friend to get them for you. You can use these."

Chen Zijin couldn't cover it up any longer, so he laid down on the bed, covered himself with the quilt, and remained silent for a long time.

On the evening of the 20th, Chen Xiaomi invited Li Heng and English teacher Zhang Zhiyong to dinner as promised. When she left, she handed a pack of plasters to Li Heng:
"This contains a month's supply, which is one course of treatment. You can ask your father to try the effect first. If there is improvement, I suggest you come to Beijing for further medical treatment."

Since it was related to his old father's health, Li Heng didn't bother to be pretentious and just took it and said thank you.

Chen Xiaomi walked about ten meters away, hesitated for a long time, then turned back and said:
"Li Heng, tell Sister Run'e for me that I was young and impetuous and didn't know much in the past. Tell her not to take it to heart. When I come to the capital, I will personally accompany her for drinks to apologize."

Hearing this, Li Heng fell silent. He really didn't expect that Chen Xiaomi was so able to let go and bend and stretch.

On the way back, Chen Zijin held Chen Xiaomi's hand, looked at the stone slab on the ground and said, "Thank you, aunt, you are the best to me."

Chen Xiaomi patted the back of her hand gently: "It's not all for you, he is really capable."

Ps: I just got back from my hometown at almost 11 o'clock last night, so I'll update one chapter first. There will be two more chapters today.

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