Xiao Tong, who successfully shut her brother up, happily continued to play Honor of Kings.
However, the battle did not get better because of her mood. Instead, the smile on her face gradually disappeared.
Five kills in five minutes, even though all of them were negative.
Once the equipment on the other side was complete, her teammates had already stopped scolding her and started to AFK.
Xiao Tong threw away her phone and muttered, "A bunch of elementary school kids", "I'm going to play League of Legends", and other incomprehensible words. She leaned against the sofa with a lifeless expression on her face.
Lu Zhou laughed gloatingly.
Evil people will be punished by God. The ancients were right.
Lu Zhou looked at the depressed Xiao Tong and did not want to bully her anymore. Therefore, he casually found a topic to talk about.
"Let's stop playing games. Tell me how you've been living in college for the past six months."
Upon hearing this topic, Xiaotong's eyes immediately lit up, and she pulled him along as she chattered away.
To Lu Zhou's surprise, even though she lived a boring life at home, she was a typical "other people's kid" at school.
She was ranked first in her class and in the top three in her year. Not only was she academically excellent, but as the class leader of the 2017 finance department, she was also awarded a national scholarship.
Xiao Tong's halo shone brightly. Just as she said, she did not bring shame to the Lu Family's name. She did not have to worry about living expenses like Lu Zhou did, and her performance in her first year was even better than her brother's.
Normally speaking, national scholarships were given out in the second year. Being able to get a scholarship in the first year meant that she was either extremely nutty or had a very nutty background …
In Xiao Tong's opinion, she belonged to the former category. She finally received the teacher's approval through her unremitting efforts. After all, she spent half a month preparing the thesis defense materials and PowerPoint.
Lu Zhou was sincerely happy for her.
No matter what, she was really working hard on one thing.
As for the real reason why she won the national prize, even though he could guess it, he did not want to reveal the details.
As long as she was happy …
…
Lu Zhou's home had changed quite a bit.
Although it was still the same neighborhood, the house had been renovated and looked much more beautiful than before.
In the beginning, Old Lu refused to touch the money in the bank card that Lu Zhou had left for him. No matter how hard he tried, he wouldn't budge.
Around the middle of last year, Lu Zhou told his father that his annual salary was 400,000 USD after tax. The old man finally changed his previous opinion and silently accepted his son's filial piety.
Just in time for Xiaotong to go to university, the two elders planned to use the money to renovate their home.
In fact, Lu Zhou's initial suggestion was to sell the old house and buy a new one in a better neighborhood, but his parents were against it.
According to his father, he had lived in this house for more than 20 years and had developed feelings for it, so he was reluctant to move.
In his eyes, this was the best neighborhood. The environment was quiet, and the neighbors were familiar with each other. Occasionally, they could go fishing together.
If it was an elevator building with more than twenty floors, there would be more neighbors, but it would be deserted. Plus, his children were not around, so he would get sick sooner or later.
Lu Zhou thought about what his father said and felt that it made sense.
However, if he had to choose, he would definitely choose the latter. Plus, he believed that Xiaotong had the same idea as him.
Maybe this was the generation gap.
"When you're tired of living in the big city, I'll keep this house so you can come back and rest. Don't stare at your phone all day, I don't use that thing. I'm living a good life with your mom. "
The family was eating when Lu Zhou heard this. He had a weird expression on his face.
He didn't spend a lot of time staring at his phone. Other than talking on WeChat, he would only occasionally go on Weibo to share his happiness with his fans.
This was definitely more appropriate to criticize Xiaotong than Lu Zhou.
Old Lu asked, "Are you cold over there?"
Lu Zhou: "It's very cold. I got off the plane from Shanghai, and I was only wearing one piece of clothing. Jiangling is much warmer than Princeton. "
Fang Mei asked worriedly, "It's snowing there?"
Lu Zhou: "It's snowing pretty hard, it's been snowing since Christmas."
Fang Mei: "It's very cold, right? Remember to wear a sweater, don't catch a cold."
Even though Lu Zhou knew that his parents cared about him, he still felt a little helpless.
Lu Zhou replied weakly, "Okay, I got it."
Old Lu asked, "Is there a heater at your place?"
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and said, "My house doesn't have central heating, but there's a fireplace. I close the doors and windows, so it's not too cold inside."
Xiaotong, who hadn't said anything, said excitedly, "Fireplace? Bro, you moved? What a big house. "
"It's pretty big, but it's not expensive." Lu Zhou smiled and said, "If you're interested, you can come over this summer."
"You bought a house there?" Old Lu looked at Lu Zhou with his eyes wide open and asked, "Are you coming back or not?"
Lu Zhou said without hesitation, "Of course I'm coming back. The mathematics department is still waiting for me to save it. As for the house, I'll just sell it when I come back. It's not a lot of money anyway. "
Old Lu snorted and said, "Now that you're rich, you're starting to waste money."
"It's a pity to sell the house. Let's keep it. It's good to collect rent." Fang Mei's focus was elsewhere. She advised, "When our Xiaotong studies for a master's degree, we can send her to study abroad. She can use it."
Seeing how his mom was so obsessed with the house, Lu Zhou was helpless.
He would have to pay property tax if he kept the house, and the Princeton house didn't have any room for appreciation. Also, he was a "foreigner", so he didn't enjoy New Jersey's home tax exemption.
It would be fine if he worked there, as his income tax could be deducted. However, once he returned to China, Princeton obviously wouldn't help him pay taxes.
"Mom, how many times have I said that my major is finance, not mathematics. Even if I want to study abroad, I'll go to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, okay? "Xiao Tong, who was eating, rolled his eyes and complained.
"What kind of university is the University of Pennsylvania? Isn't Princeton good? " Ever since Old Lu heard that Princeton's mathematics department was nuttier than Harvard, Old Lu's impression of Harvard was lower than that of Princeton. It was as if Princeton was the nuttier of all majors.
Xiao Tong had a helpless look on his face. He seemed to regret interfering with his parents' conversation with his brother.
Actually, this wasn't Old Lu's fault. Explaining to a layman the difference between the comprehensive strength ranking and the professional ranking was indeed a headache.
Fortunately, Lu Zhou coughed and ended the conversation.
"Because Princeton doesn't have a business school …"
…
When Lu Zhou returned home, he enjoyed two days of leisure. He didn't have to worry about work for the time being.
However, it was impossible for him to not be noticed when he had reached such a level of knowledge.
The University of Jin Ling seemed to know that he was coming back for Chinese New Year. Lu Zhou stayed at home for less than two days before he received a call from the university.
Unsurprisingly, it was Professor Tang who called him.
Over the phone, Old Tang smiled and said, "Principal Xu asked me to ask you if you're coming back for Chinese New Year. When do you plan on coming back?"
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I'm already home."
Old Tang said, "What? You're already home? "
Lu Zhou: "Yeah, I came back after the academic conference at Berkeley. Because my schedule is tight, I didn't tell anyone."
Of course, these were secondary reasons. Lu Zhou didn't want any trouble.
He just wanted to spend Chinese New Year in peace. He didn't want to cause too much trouble.
Old Tang sighed and said, "I wanted to treat you to dinner before Chinese New Year, but it seems like I can't."
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Did you invite me or did the school invite me? If it's you, I'll pay you a visit after Chinese New Year. "
"Come on! Can you buy a train ticket now? You should just stay at home and rest. I don't need you to pay me a visit. "Old Tang paused for a second and said," Principal Xu asked me about when you're coming back. He wants to discuss something with you. "
Lu Zhou stopped joking and said in a serious tone, "Is it a big deal or a small deal?"
Old Tang said in a serious tone, "I don't know if it's a big deal or a small deal, but it's definitely a good thing for you."
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