The long-haired girl suppressed her sadness and smiled silently without answering Guo Caiying. Instead, she waved at Zhang Lisheng by the side and greeted, "You must be the little fellow from Western Sichuan that Caiying mentioned, right? Nice to meet you, I'm Ai Chuhe."
"Nice to meet you, Sister Ai. I'm Zhang Lisheng," the young man said in his native accent.
In the Stanford campus that was filled with a rich California pastoral style, listening to the authentic Chinese Sichuan accent did not match well at all. Even though Ai Chuhe was already mentally prepared, she still smiled in a dumbfounded manner. "Caiying is right! Little fellow countryman, the way you speak is indeed very interesting." Her sad mood actually eased a little.
"I can also speak Mandarin, but I'm not used to it." Zhang Lisheng shrugged in a westernized manner and pointed at the bicycle that the long-haired girl was pushing. "Sister, you don't have any use for this bicycle anymore?"
Ai Chuhe was stunned. Looking down at the bicycle that had many good memories, she forced a smile with a sad expression and pushed the bicycle to Zhang Lisheng. "It's useless now. I'll give it to you."
"There's no need to give it to me. I'll just buy your bicycle." The young man had no intention of accepting gifts from others for no reason, nor did he want to continue wasting his time.
Without saying anything, he took the bicycle and quickly took out a few hundred dollars from his pocket and stuffed it into Ai Chuhe's hand. Then, he turned around and stepped on the bicycle. "Sister Guo, Sister Ai, thank you for your help. I still need to go to the library …" Then, he turned around and left.
Unfortunately, Zhang Lisheng lived in a small mountain village in Western Sichuan and had never ridden a bicycle before.
When he arrived in New York, the city he lived in was too big, so he drove a car directly. When he saw other people riding bicycles easily, he thought that he could naturally learn such a small thing like riding a bicycle without a teacher since his physical body was strong after his transformation. Not only that, but the truth was very different.
Due to the reason that he used too much strength, the bicycle began to move rapidly after he pedaled a few steps. The handlebar twisted left and right uncontrollably, causing the young man to fall to the ground together with the bicycle.
The two Chinese girls who could not react in time were stunned for a moment when they saw this strange scene. Hastily, they ran over to help the young man. "Junior Brother, are you alright after this fall?
Don't tell me you haven't learned how to ride a bicycle before? "
As the surrounding US students snickered, Zhang Lisheng awkwardly pushed the bicycle away from his body and stood up like a carp. "It's true that I've never ridden a bicycle before, so I thought it shouldn't be difficult to ride, but who knew …"
"You suddenly turned around and left and even gave me so much money?" Ai Chuhe did not even count the money in her hand and directly stuffed it back into Zhang Lisheng's pocket before helping him to lift the bicycle. "I'm giving you the bicycle, not selling it to you."
"Sis and I just met, it's not good to take your car for no reason …"
"We're from the same hometown. We're all Chinese. Of course we have to help each other when we're in a foreign country.
For example, if I've just come to school today and I want to buy a bicycle and meet you, and you have a spare one, would you sell it to me or give it to me? "
"Of course, I won't sell it or give it to you. I'll tell you where I can buy a new one," Zhang Lisheng blurted out.
The two Chinese girls did not expect him to answer in such a way, so they could not help but be stunned. After a few seconds, Guo Caiying snapped back to reality first and said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "You're such a strange fellow countryman. Let me ask you, if you ask Chuhe to buy a new one, then what about that spare bicycle of yours?"
"If I really can't use it, I'll just throw it along with the key on the campus and let it be."
Upon hearing this, the two girls were stunned again.
"You don't have to do a favor even if you have an extra thing, but just throw it anonymously to anyone who needs it. This idea is quite like the Americans …" Ai Chuhe whispered.
"The Americans will write a sign before throwing their bicycles, but I won't. I'm me, I'm different from others," Zhang Lisheng blurted out with a smile. Zhang Lisheng blurted out with a smile. For some reason, a strange expression flashed between his brows when he said this.
Upon seeing the unprepossessing young man in high spirits, Guo Caiying suddenly reached out her hand and knocked on Zhang Lisheng's head. "There's nothing to be proud of having a strange brain.
Alright, I have nothing to do today, so I'll teach you how to ride a bicycle with your Senior Sister Ai out of kindness. "
Zhang Lisheng did not feel offended when the girl knocked on his head out of kindness. He merely waved his hand and said, "There's no need for that. I'll naturally learn how to ride a bicycle after this fall."
"You'll learn how to ride a bicycle after a fall? Show me!" Guo Caiying said with her eyes wide open.
Zhang Lisheng nodded and took the bicycle from Ai Chuhe's hand again. He flipped over and rode on the bicycle. In the long-haired girl's persuasion, "Don't try to show off, Junior Brother. The younger you are, the easier it is to learn how to ride a bicycle. You're now …", he continued to ride on the pedals in a swaying manner.
Gradually, his riding speed became faster and the state of maintaining the balance of the bicycle also became more stable. Not long after, he had already ridden the bicycle skillfully on the main road of the school and made a detour back. Looking at the sky that was already a little dark, he asked, "What do you think, Sisters? My riding is quite smooth, right?
Alright, since you've given me a bicycle, I'll treat the two of you to a big meal tonight. "
"You've revealed your rabbit tail now, haven't you? You want to ask a girl out for a meal? You must have ridden a bicycle before, right?"
"It's indeed my first time riding a bicycle. Because I've practiced boxing before, my balance is not bad, so I've learned how to ride a bicycle. As for a meal, if Sister Ai is willing to take my fare, then it doesn't matter whether I eat or not."
Zhang Lisheng's words made Guo Caiying choke right away. The girl was stunned for a while and looked at the young man's serious face before smiling helplessly. "Little fellow countryman, your brain is indeed very strange.
Chuhe, since this Zhang Family's little brother has already said so, either you take the fare from him or we go have a meal with him, then let's go to the New Australia Restaurant and have a meal with him. It's a good opportunity for you to relax. "
Ai Chuhe opened her mouth and when she was about to speak, she noticed that her best friend was blinking at her, so she nodded reluctantly.
"Alright, Junior Brother! We've unanimously decided to do the honor of accompanying you to have dinner, but we'll have to decide the restaurant."
"That's great! I don't know anything about any good restaurants in Stanford anyway." Zhang Lisheng rode on the bicycle and nodded nonchalantly. "Let's go now."
"No hurry, Chuhe and I will go change our clothes first. The restaurant is too far away from here, so we'll take the bus there later." Guo Caiying said and pulled Ai Chuhe's hand before turning around and running into the apartment building not far away.
Looking at the backs of the two girls who suddenly ran away, Zhang Lisheng could only push his bicycle aside and stand outside the building, pacing back and forth. It was not until more than ten minutes later that he finally saw Guo Caiying and Ai Chuhe, who were wearing tailored dresses that showed off their beautiful figures and holding simple yet elegant handbags, walking out of the apartment building.
The two girls looked much more well-dressed than before, but to Zhang Lisheng who was already used to going to the top clubs in New York, they did not look stunning at all. However, he still said politely, "Sisters, you're very beautiful."
"Thank you," Ai Chuhe replied with a smile, but Guo Caiying remained silent with a dark expression.
At this time, the sun was setting, and the afterglow of the setting sun was about to sink into the horizon. The streetlights on the campus began to light up one by one. The three of them stepped on the fluffy lights and walked to the nearest bus stop.
"That bastard Wang Zhaosheng actually dumped you just like that? Does he still have any humanity? When he was sick and couldn't get a full scholarship, he had to scram back to China. If it wasn't for you who squeezed out 300,000 yuan from your living expenses for him, he would've been able to graduate from Stanford's Ph.D. in Biology!
He's already playing such tricks in less than two months after returning to China! Hmph! I'll give the old man a call later and let him bear the consequences! Such a character can't be put in an important position no matter where he goes … "On the way, Guo Caiying suddenly said indignantly.
"Caiying, I'm really going to get angry if you continue to be like this." A hint of pain flashed across Ai Chuhe's eyes. "I didn't want to tell you at first, but you just had to ask about it.
Old Wang must've been forced to make such a decision. I believe in him. Even if a person has a change of heart, it's impossible for him to change so quickly. Besides, didn't you hear his tone when he called? It's really … really … "
"Believe in him. He's not a Ph.D. in high energy physics. Besides, it's the new era now. Even if he's studying high energy physics and building nuclear weapons, it's impossible for him to have a job that would require him to go away for five years and not have any contact with the outside world during that period.
He even said that it's a special mission given by the country and I hope you can understand. It's just too ridiculous to use such a reason to break up. "
Upon hearing Guo Caiying saying 'he'll go away for five years and not have any contact with the outside world during that period' and 'a special mission given by the country', Zhang Lisheng, who was originally walking casually by the side, suddenly had a change of expression. A thoughtful expression appeared on his face as he muttered, "A Ph.D. in Biology at Stanford? Can't have any contact with the outside world for five years?
Interesting! Very interesting … "
The two girls did not notice the young man muttering to himself. "I believe that he really has no other choice. D-Don't call Uncle Guo! I don't want to ruin his future because of me …"
"You're really silly! He's obviously lying to you …"
"Stop it, Caiying! I beg you, stop it!"
Upon seeing her best friend's pained expression, Guo Caiying sighed and said loudly, "Alright! Let's not talk about those annoying things anymore! Let's get drunk today!"
At this time, when Zhang Lisheng, who was by the side, saw Ai Chuhe's sad look, he hesitated for a while before suddenly saying, "Sister Ai, don't be sad. Your boyfriend must have been recruited by the government to do research in the supernatural realm after he returned to China.
He didn't abandon you, but he was forced to do so because he didn't want to delay your life. "
"He was recruited by the government to do research in the supernatural realm?" Ai Chuhe's eyes lit up right away, as though she was grasping at a life-saving straw. "Going to do research in the supernatural realm? That's right! It's very likely that it's like this.
That's why he can't have any contact with the outside world for five years. H-He's doing this for my own good! He broke up with me for my sake!
Caiying, Old Wang is doing this for my sake, that's why he must break up with me! No, I must wait for him! I must tell him that I'll always be waiting for him … "
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