On campus.
The students dispersed.
Su Hongyan also found Zhang Ye. "Zhang'er."
Zhang Ye turned around and said with a smile, "Yo, Teacher Su."
"You're going back?" Su Hongyan asked.
Zhang Ye shrugged and said, "Yeah, class is over and there's nothing else for me to do."
Su Hongyan looked into his eyes and chuckled. "You were born to be a teacher. When you're free, come back and give more lessons to the children."
Zhang Ye surrendered. "Forget it, Teacher Su. Don't you know me? It's fine to talk about other things, but I don't know how to give a proper lecture. I can come here once in a while, but if you want me to substitute for the students every day, I won't be able to do it. Besides, I have a lot of things to take care of, so I'm too busy. "
Su Hongyan glanced at him. "There are a few good seedlings in my class. Help me guide them."
Zhang Ye hurriedly said, "Aren't you harming them?"
Su Hongyan half-threatened, "Are you going to guide them or not?"
"Aiya, I'll guide them if there's a chance, alright?" Zhang Ye said helplessly.
Su Hongyan smiled and said, "You said it yourself. I'll remember that."
Around them, some students were passing by.
"Ah!"
"Professor Zhang!"
"Senior!"
"Senior!"
"Give me your autograph!"
"Me too!"
"Senior, I have a professional question to ask you."
"I have a question to ask too!"
As more and more people gathered around, Su Hongyan walked away with a smile. Zhang Ye was left in the middle of the crowd, signing autographs and answering the students' questions. He did not move for a long time.
The video of Zhang Ye's lecture had already been posted on the school's website.
Many of the students who could not squeeze into the lecture hall or missed the lecture hurriedly opened the video and watched it from beginning to end. They also laughed from beginning to end!
"Hahaha!"
"Zhang Ye's lecture is so interesting!"
"It's so funny!"
"Chinese is still the most interesting!"
"Right, let's all study hard!"
"Our senior is too amazing!"
Media College also had quite a number of celebrity teachers who had been rehired. Quite a number of famous hosts had also taken up professional teaching positions in the school. However, an associate professor like Zhang Ye was the only one in the entire school. This was because among all the broadcasting hosts, he was currently the most popular one in the country. Although Zhang Ye also sang and wrote poems, and the source of his popularity did not come from the hosting field, he was still a legitimate broadcasting major. This was his old profession and also his main job. He had even won the Silver and Golden Microphone Awards, so it was impossible to say that Zhang Ye was the spiritual leader of the hosting world. However, if you were to say that Zhang Ye was the number one person in the domestic broadcasting field, no one would have any objections.
Therefore, the students naturally worshiped him.
Because they were not only facing an associate professor, not just an ordinary celebrity, but also the highest peak in the domestic hosting industry.
Ring, ring, ring. His phone rang.
As there were too many people around, Zhang Ye did not hear it. It was a sophomore girl beside him who reminded him, "Senior, is that your call?"
"Yo, it's really mine." Zhang Ye took it out and saw that it was a call from Wu Zeqing. He shook off the enthusiastic students and quickly went to the side to answer the call. "Hello, Old Wu. I just finished my class. What's the matter?"
Wu Zeqing said: "I'm at home. My mother just called me to talk to you about meeting up with Uncle and Auntie. Hur hur, she's really rushing me. When do you want to meet up?"
The meeting between the two families had already been agreed upon previously, but they had not set a specific date.
"I'm fine with anything."
"Is everything alright on your end?"
"I'm fine."
"What about Uncle and Auntie?"
"My parents have nothing to do at home."
"How about today? Ask them first. "
"There's no need to ask. It shouldn't be a problem."
"Where should we book the place?"
"We definitely can't go out to eat. There are people who know me everywhere I go. You have a special status too, so let me think. Hmm, if that doesn't work out, let's go to your house?"
"Alright, just confirm it first. If something happens to Uncle and Auntie, it'll be the same in a few days."
"What can happen to them? My mom has been rushing me for the past two days. It's settled. I'll make a call and get back to you after confirming it."
Zhang Ye was on the phone as he drove home.
"Mom, are you going to meet Old Wu's parents today?"
"When?"
"How about tonight?"
"Sure, that's great! Your dad and I can meet anytime!"
"Alright then, I'll come back to pick you up. Do you want to get ready?"
"OK, OK, OK, I got it."
When he got home, his parents had already changed into their clothes.
His father had found an 800-year-old Chinese tunic suit from somewhere. He looked quite spirited in it and did not look out of style at all. His mother was also dressing up in front of the mirror.
His father asked, "How was class today?"
Zhang Ye said happily, "Of course it was very well received."
His mother stood up. "Alright, let's go."
"Ah? Go now? We're meeting for dinner tonight. We can go there in the afternoon, "Zhang Ye said.
His mother smiled and said, "What do you know? We have to go shopping first. I still have to get my hair done. We can't be too casual on our first meeting, understand?"
His father agreed with his wife for once. "I need to get my hair done too. I haven't dyed my hair in a long time and the white hairs are starting to show."
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Alright, let's go then."
Shopping.
Hair dye.
Beauty treatment.
After working for most of the day, it was only finished at 4 PM.
…
At Old Wu's house.
In the courtyard house.
Li Qinqin kept asking, "Are they here yet? Where are they? "
Wu Zeqing smiled and said, "They should be here soon."
Wu Changhe said worriedly, "We can't park the car in the yard. Get Little Ye to park the car at the east entrance."
"He knows." Just as Wu Zeqing said that, someone knocked on the yard door.
"They're here, they're here." Li Qinqin happily went out to welcome them.
The door opened and Zhang Ye's family of three walked into the yard.
Zhang Ye quickly introduced them, "Auntie, Uncle, these are my parents."
Li Qinqin was very enthusiastic. "Bro, Sis, come in quickly."
Wu Changhe did not have his usual stiff expression and revealed a smile. "Come in and have a seat. We might be a few years older than you, so we'll just have to call you bro and sis."
His father smiled and said, "Bro, don't stand on ceremony. I've always liked watching you play Go. Now I can finally see you in person."
Wu Changhe's eyes lit up. "Bro, you like to play Go too?"
His mother smiled and said, "He loved it a lot when he was younger. When Little Ye was in elementary school, he even insisted that Little Ye sign up for a Go extracurricular class."
"Then let's play a game or two later," Wu Changhe said happily.
His father quickly waved it off. "I can't do that. I'm just a lousy Go player."
Li Qinqin laughed and said, "Changhe plays whoever he can catch. In the past, our neighbors would always come to our house to visit. But now, none of them come."
Zhang Ye volunteered, "It's fine, I'll play with Uncle."
Wu Changhe rolled his eyes and said, "I'm not playing with you."
Zhang Ye laughed.
Wu Zeqing whispered to Zhang Ye's parents, "My dad can't beat Little Ye, so he doesn't want to play with him."
Everyone laughed.
When they entered the house, the tea was poured. Everyone sat down and started chatting endlessly.
"Little Wu is such a nice kid."
"Little Ye is nice too. I like him a lot."
"These two kids seem to be dating a long time ago."
"Yeah, we only found out about it a while ago."
"Tell us, why are they still hiding it from us?"
"Hur hur, you don't even know what kids these days are thinking."
This meeting was based on the fact that both parties had acknowledged Zhang Ye and Wu Zeqing's relationship, so there wasn't much to discuss. His parents liked Wu Zeqing, and Li Qinqin and Wu Changhe also acknowledged Zhang Ye as their prospective son-in-law. As for the house? Betrothal gifts? That was even less of a concern. Neither family was short of money, so there wouldn't be any obstacles because of it. With this consensus, things would naturally be much easier to handle.
Dinner was ready.
It was Wu Zeqing and Zhang Ye who were cooking today. Of course, the latter could be ignored. Other than causing trouble, he did not help Old Wu much at all. Before the dishes were served, he even stole a few bites from them.
At the dining table.
His mother said, "Bro, Sis, look at the children. Even at this point, we still don't understand. Do you guys have any rules or regulations regarding the engagement?"
Li Qinqin immediately waved it off. "We don't have that many rules."
His father said, "That won't do. We'll do it according to your rules. It can't be any worse."
Wu Changhe smiled and said, "We don't care about that. Back when I married Zeqing's mother, there wasn't even a betrothal gift. It was just a meal between the two families."
Li Qinqin asked, "Do you guys have any rules or regulations?"
His father immediately said, "We don't have any either. Our intention is to do it according to your rules."
Li Qinqin smiled. "Our intention is for the two families to meet and have a meal. That's how we did it back then."
Zhang Ye said in surprise, "So today is considered an engagement?"
Li Qinqin looked at her husband. "I think so?"
Wu Changhe nodded. "Yes!"
His mother exclaimed, "Aiya, we haven't prepared everything yet. There's candy, alcohol, and betrothal gifts …"
Li Qinqin smiled and said, "That's just a formality. Let's not be too particular about that. We'll hold the formal ceremony when the two children get married."
His mother said excitedly, "Alright, then we'll hold the children's engagement ceremony today!"
Wu Changhe said, "We'll be a family from now on."
Li Qinqin asked, "Are you planning to hold a big wedding for the children or a small one?"
"It's definitely going to be a big one!" his mother said.
His father nodded. "Yes, it's going to be a big one."
Li Qinqin had the same idea. "Then we'll have to trouble you. If there's anything you need from us, just let us know. We'll be able to help."
His mother had a smile in her eyes. "There's no need. We'll handle it. When I get back, I'll check the almanac to see if there are any auspicious dates. After that, we'll decide on the wedding date."
Li Qinqin said, "Alright."
Wu Changhe raised his glass. "Old bro, let's have a toast."
"Sure." His father clinked glasses with Wu Changhe.
Wu Zeqing smiled and stood up. "Uncle, Auntie, let me propose a toast to you. I don't drink, so I'll drink tea instead of wine."
Zhang Ye also quickly proposed a toast. He said to Old Wu's parents, "Uncle, Auntie, let me propose a toast to the two of you. In the future, if there's anything at home, just call me and order me around like your own son."
Li Qinqin was all smiles. "Sure, sure."
The original plan was to have a meal after the two families met, but who could have expected that it would turn into a formal engagement ceremony? Zhang Ye was so happy that he drank a few more glasses!
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