novelslam Chapter 889: The evaluation is very high!
Chapter 889: The evaluation is very high!
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Having lived two lives, Huang Xiaochuan certainly knew what a class reunion was all about. Logically speaking, a class reunion should be a bond for old classmates to reminisce and share their feelings.
In reality, however, class reunions have become a stage for fame and fortune, with everyone carrying various motives. Some are genuinely there for nostalgia, while others are looking for business opportunities, some want to make up for regrets, and others want to use their classmate relationships to climb the social ladder. The pure friendships of the past have been replaced by realistic interests.
Ren Yangyang sent the date of the class reunion via text message. It was set for January 26, 2008, a Saturday, and the venue was Qingjiang Hotel.
Huang Xiaochuan simply replied with three words: "Got it!"
Qin Yu flew back to China from Switzerland on January 20th in order to return home for the Spring Festival and attend her high school reunion.
"Qin Yu!" Ren Yangyang waved her hands excitedly.
As Qin Yu pushed a luggage cart from the international arrivals exit, she immediately spotted Ren Yangyang waving her hands and jumping around. She smiled and thought, "She's almost forty, but she's still acting like she was in school."
"Let me do it!" Ren Yangyang's husband, Lan Shan, took the fully loaded luggage cart from Qin Yu's hands, feeling great admiration for her. How did she manage to get so many boxes onto the plane by herself?
"Thanks!"
After Qin Yu thanked him, Ren Yangyang hugged her.
This scene didn't attract any special attention. Such things are very common at airports. Everyone is in a hurry, heading to their own destination, and has neither the time nor the inclination to observe such scenes.
"You're finally back! I missed you so much!" Ren Yangyang hugged Qin Yu tightly and wouldn't let go.
"Are you trying to strangle me?!" Qin Yu was so breathless from being hugged by Ren Yangyang.
"Hahaha!" Ren Yangyang quickly released Qin Yu.
At this moment, the little girl standing to the side called out, "Aunt Qin!" This little girl is Ren Yangyang's daughter, Lan Jiabao, nicknamed Little Basket.
"Wow, Little Basket has grown into a big girl! Let me see her." Qin Yu hugged Little Basket tightly, looking like she couldn't put her down. She was still unmarried and childless, so she especially loved children, particularly her best friend's daughter.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the group left the airport and headed back. It would take nearly three hours to travel from Jinling Airport to Qingjiang. There was no other way; the small city didn't have an airport.
The two chatted animatedly on the way, without stopping for a moment.
"Wow, I thought at least a few of them would be absent, but they all said they would come to this class reunion. It seems that Huang Xiaochuan is still the most attractive!" Ren Yangyang said vividly.
Qin Yu smiled, not at all surprised.
She asked Ren Yangyang, "How are you?"
"Me?" Ren Yangyang looked melancholy. "Still the same, teaching and educating people, raising children, and being a good wife and mother."
"Wrong! It should be 'supporting one's husband and educating one's daughter'!" Little Basket, sitting in the last row, pointed out the grammatical error in her mother's words without any politeness.
"You talk too much." Ren Yangyang turned around and glared at her daughter.
Then, Ren Yangyang took out her phone and showed the short message Huang Xiaochuan had sent her: "Look, this is Huang Xiaochuan's reply. He's really economical with words! Just three words and a punctuation mark, simple and clear."
Qin Yu glanced at him and said, "You! They've already made their point clear, why do they have to write a whole long explanation for you?"
"Hey, whose best friend are you? You're sitting on the wrong side!" Ren Yangyang teased her best friend.
"Go away, go away, don't speak without thinking! Little Basket is here! Be mindful of your behavior." Qin Yu gently pushed Ren Yangyang.
To everyone's surprise, the girl sitting in the back row looked completely unconcerned: "It's okay, that's just how my mom talks, I'm used to it."
"You're everywhere! Shut up!"
"Alright, alright, you two are here again. Qin Yu rarely comes back, can you two just calm down?" Lan Shan, who was driving, couldn't help but speak up.
Looking at this warm and loving family of three, Qin Yu felt a pang of envy.
Hearing this, Ren Yangyang turned to her best friend and asked about her plans for the trip: "How long are you planning to stay this time? You're not leaving right after the New Year, are you?"
"Stay a little longer this time, until it gets warmer before you leave." Qin Yu smiled slightly, looking at Ren Yangyang's face, "You're still the same as always, so lively and active."
Upon hearing this, Ren Yangyang pointed to the corner of her eye: "Come on, look at this, you have so many wrinkles." Then she laughed, "You're right, my mindset hasn't changed, but you've changed so much."
Qin Yu frowned slightly: "Am I getting old?"
Ren Yangyang quickly shook her head: "Of course not, on the contrary, I think you're becoming more and more charming, elegant, especially elegant." Ren Yangyang found a suitable word.
Qin Yu laughed: "Maybe it's because I have nothing better to do every day!"
"I think this is fine too. Being happy and relaxed is the most important thing." Ren Yangyang still felt that her best friend was in the best state right now.
She then mentioned Huang Xiaochuan: "Among our classmates, you and Huang Xiaochuan went the furthest, especially Huang Xiaochuan, who is simply a legend."
Qin Yu smiled faintly: "You're doing just fine too, with a happy family and such an adorable little basket. Isn't that another kind of success?"
"Don't change the subject." Ren Yangyang brought her face close to Qin Yu's. "How have you thought about your personal matters?"
Suddenly, a little girl in the back row blurted out, "Aunt Qin likes Huang Xiaochuan."
"Lan Jiabao!" Ren Yangyang and the Lanshan couple exclaimed in unison.
The little girl sensed something was wrong, quickly stuck out her tongue, and buried her head in the cushion.
Ren Yangyang was a little embarrassed.
Qin Yu didn't seem to care, and comforted Ren Yangyang, "It's okay, it's been so many years, I've long since let it go."
"Speaking of which, Huang Xiaochuan was indeed quite special back then. I used to laugh at him for being too ambitious, but now I realize how shallow I was. Just look at his achievements now."
Qin Yu thought for a moment: "Perhaps it is precisely because his ideas are different from ours that he has come to this point! The essence of business is to create value, not to chase capital, and he seems to have always understood this."
"Wow! You think so highly of him! So you've been keeping an eye on him all along, haven't you?" Ren Yangyang winked mischievously.
Qin Yu said frankly, "My modest success is due to my attention to his success model; he certainly has exceptional abilities."
Qin Yu recalled Huang Xiaochuan's accurate judgment and analysis of the economy and finance. In hindsight, his success was inevitable, and she herself benefited greatly from it. Otherwise, how could she live such a leisurely life now?