At first, Zhao Youyue thought that this dinner was no different from the ones she had attended before. It was not until the banquet started that she noticed the subtle atmosphere.
When she first entered the room, she greeted the elders politely. Among them, there were some big bosses from certain departments, and some CEOs of famous state-owned enterprises. They were all on good terms with Zhao Youyue's father. They would often meet up to play mahjong or cards.
Even before the banquet started, they had begun to play cards. The atmosphere was very harmonious. It was just that the smoke lingered in the air, making people reluctant to approach.
Of course, Zhao Youyue continued to play with her phone. Only when everyone had arrived and taken their seats did she put away her phone.
Zhao Youyue had no intention of showing off at such a dinner. She just treated it as a very ordinary meal. Never did she expect that a certain big boss with the surname Xiao would kindly ask her if she had a crush on anyone now that she was in university.
Zhao Youyue did not understand, so she answered truthfully, saying that she was obsessed with studying and had no interest in romance.
Then, the big boss's wife seemed to have received some kind of signal. She started to brag about her son, who was sitting beside her. His name was Xiao Yiren, and he was already in his third year of university. However, he was only studying in a very ordinary university. He loved literature, and wrote some things on the internet. The royalties he earned were so high that he did not even need to pay for his living expenses anymore.
The big boss's wife was obviously very proud of her son's talent. She emphasized that he was a contracted author under Tencent's Yuewen Group. The editorial department was in Shanghai. With his current royalties, he would not have to worry about finding a job after graduation.
Of course, with the other party's family background, a simple greeting would be enough to arrange for them to work in a good business department.
However, this method of greeting others through the back door was not as good as relying on one's own talent to earn a living.
Boss Xiao's wife was beaming with joy, but Xiao Yiren, who was beside her, maintained an awkward but polite smile the whole time. That's right, he was writing web novels, and the key point was that it was a very niche type of web novel. It was a transfiguration novel, and the title was "Transfiguration Female Top Student". His pen name was "Drunk Lying Laughing at Her Lover".
Xiao Yiren did not feel that there was anything to brag about. His original intention of writing web novels was because he did not have the talent to write traditional literature. Then, he failed to submit to various magazines, so he decided to write web novels.
Besides, he didn't write web novels to become a great writer. He just wanted to escape from reality. He felt that reality was too boring, so he used words to create a world. Since he was a man in reality, he experienced the world from a different perspective and identity.
All in all, the things that he could easily do in reality, he was too lazy to write them in the novel. Of course, what he wrote in the novel was something that he felt could only be achieved by the characters in the novel.
In reality, he was just a bad student, so he could only fantasize about a "female straight-A student" in his novel. In the end, this novel became inexplicably popular and was even recommended by many Gurus, which made him feel a little surreal …
As the category he wrote was too niche, such as a man turning into a woman, it seemed too rebellious, so he dared not explain the category in detail. However, the things he wrote were really positive. Studying hard to become a straight-A student, wasn't that positive?
Unfortunately, because of the category, he was always discriminated against. It made it seem like he wrote some shameful article, but nobody knew that his articles were actually quite inspirational.
While one side was praising Xiao Yiren, the son of an official who had embarked on the path of literature, the other side was praising another second-year male student. His name was Sun Yu, and his father was the CEO of a certain state-owned enterprise. Of course, he was also very outstanding. He was said to be studying at the Capital University, and had already made a name for himself in the student council. He was quite outstanding in all aspects, except for his ordinary looks.
However, Sun Yu looked much more confident than Xiao Yiren. Obviously, he did not take Xiao Yiren's small achievements seriously. However, he was also very clear that Xiao Yiren was his hidden competitor.
Who was his competitor?
Was there even a need to say it?
Of course, it was Lady Zhao Youyue, who had already grown up to be the "girl next door".
Sun Yu met Zhao Youyue again after so many years. He was completely stunned by Lady Zhao. His impression of Zhao Youyue was probably still the same as when she was in junior high school.
At that time, Zhao Youyue could be said to be a true passerby. She was completely unattractive. However, at this moment, even though she was sitting there quietly, the aura that she exuded was enough to make people yearn for her.
Sun Yu was not as shy as Xiao Yiren, who did not even dare to look at Zhao Youyue. Perhaps Xiao Yiren was too self-centered, too spiritual. He felt that his goddess, "Wu Di," was the most perfect one. Zhao Youyue was nothing!
Sun Yu looked at Zhao Youyue with a burning gaze. When Zhao Youyue's mother, Wang Hua, mentioned that her daughter was also in the Student Council, Sun Yu felt as if he had been recognized. He began to talk about how he was all-powerful in the Student Council, and how he was going to become the deputy department head of a certain department this semester. He even got a scholarship last semester …
Zhao Youyue was already very familiar with Sun Yu's gaze. He looked like a peacock spreading its tail feathers. She found him very boring. Unfortunately, he was not good-looking at all. This was fatal to Lady Zhao, who was obsessed with looks. So what if he was talented or outstanding? He had no human rights if he was ugly!
Zhao Youyue made Sun Yu speechless with just one sentence. She said calmly, "I will become the Student Council President of Jiangnan University this semester. When that time comes, I might be able to interact with the Student Council of the Capital University as the President."
Sun Yu had a "how is this possible" look on his face. He felt like he was living in a dream …
Zhao Youyue finally understood. This dinner was not just for the elders to maintain close contact. It was also to find someone of the same age as her. It was not to urge her to get married. It was just to see if she could get to know each other, develop a relationship, and start a relationship. Wouldn't it be perfect if it worked out?
Of course, Zhao Youyue was more resistant to this. She felt that Xiao Yiren was alright. At least he was handsome, and he was also a creator. She just did not know what his potential was. Sun Yu, on the other hand, was outstanding, but had nothing special about him. He was not a top-notch guy. She would never look up to him.
Next, Wang Hua began to brag about her daughter, whether it was in terms of her studies or talents. As for the direct observation of her appearance, was there any need to brag?
= = =
Today's first update, seeking recommendation votes, monthly votes ~ ~!!!
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
