If this was just a call from Empress Dowager Liang, Chen Hansheng might have pretended to forget about it. Chen Lan was just a child. She felt that her brother wouldn't bring her out to play during the summer vacation even though the college entrance examination was over.
However, since his second aunt had called, Chen Hansheng could only agree.
"Hansheng."
Second aunt Gan Wenxiu reminded him over the phone, "Bring your beautiful girlfriend over tomorrow. It seems like you haven't seen her for a year. Your second uncle has been talking about her."
"Sure, who do you want to meet?"
Chen Hansheng stared at his work email and replied casually.
"Huh?"
Gan Wenxiu was stunned.
"What I mean is, it's fine if you want to meet each other any day."
Chen Hansheng reacted and said with a smile, "Yangzhou is not far from Jianye. I can bring Shen Youchu over anytime."
Second uncle, second aunt, and Chen Lan had only seen Shen Youchu and had never seen Xiao Rongyu before. They almost let it slip just now.
The next morning, Chen Hansheng went to Tianjing Mountain to pick up Shen Youchu. When she came down, she was holding a book called "English for the Postgraduate Entrance Examination." It was September now, and the postgraduate entrance examination was in December. The remaining three months were especially important for those who wanted to take the entrance examination.
Although time was tight, Shen Youchu basically wouldn't reject Chen Hansheng's requests. She would usually sacrifice herself to "make do" with Chen Hansheng.
Shen Youchu's expression when she was reading the words was very cute. Her peach blossom eyes were focused on the textbook, and her mouth was reciting the words silently. After reading this page, she gently flipped to the next page.
Occasionally, she felt that the seatbelt was too tight, so she pulled it out and panted slightly. When she looked up, she saw Chen Hansheng staring at her. Shen Youchu immediately looked out of the window shyly.
"Don't think too much. I'm not looking at you."
Chen Hansheng frowned and said, "I'm looking at the rearview mirror in case there's a car coming from the right. I'm a gentleman. Would I look at a girl's body?"
Shen Silly believed him, but in the end, Chen Hansheng muttered to himself, "What's so great about being 36? You don't even have the self-awareness to save cloth for the country!"
Hearing Chen Hansheng's words, Shen Youchu's cheeks blushed. She pouted and hugged the book to her chest.
"Hehe ~"
Chen Hansheng flirted with Shen Silly Girl for a while before he started to chat casually. "What's up with Xiao Hu? I found out that she was busy with the milk tea shop for the whole summer vacation. There were some tasks that Feng Gui could have completed, but Xiao Hu insisted on following them up personally. Doesn't she want to take the November entrance exam?"
Speaking of this matter, Shen Youchu turned her head and said, "Lin Yu said that she doesn't want to take the exam anymore. She likes the atmosphere of the milk tea shop. This time, she went back to discuss with her parents and decided to give up on the selection."
"Oh."
Chen Hansheng nodded. "Did Xiao Hu's parents agree to it?"
Shen Youchu's brows were furrowed with worry. "I called and sent her messages, but Lin Yu didn't reply."
Hu Linyu had already "revealed" her experience growing up. Her parents favored boys over girls. Since she was young, she had done all the housework, such as cooking, washing the dishes, mopping the floor, and so on. She also had to take care of her studies.
Her younger brother only needed to watch TV every day. When she was tired, she would scold him. However, her parents would punish Hu Linyu instead.
Secretary Hu grew up in such a family environment. Therefore, she had a deep sense of "women's rights". She couldn't stand Chen Hansheng's bossy attitude and had always wanted to improve her status at home by taking the civil service exam.
Hu Linyu's parents supported the idea of taking the civil service exam. They felt that it could help their son in the future.
Later, perhaps because she had "fought" with Chen Hansheng too many times, she felt that with her EQ, she might not be able to survive in the system. Being a "milk tea girl" was happier and freer.
"Hu Linyu is also tired of being a demon who helps her younger brother."
Chen Hansheng said with a smile, "She didn't have a choice before. Now that she has the milk tea shop and you as her backer, she wants to be a good person."
Shen Youchu was naturally kind. She shook her head and said, "Lin Yu has done a lot of things. I am very grateful to her."
"Yes, yes, yes, you are a good person who knows how to repay kindness. I am a bad person who pushes the cart!"
Chen Hansheng hummed and retorted. After a while, he licked his lips and said, "I want to drink some water."
"Oh ~"
Shen Youchu took out a thermos flask from her bag. After unscrewing it, she first tested the temperature of the water with her lips. Then, she was worried that Chen Hansheng would spill the water when he drank while driving, so she drank half of the flask first and then handed it to him.
Chen Hansheng knew that she was being gentle, but he didn't say anything. He took the flask and gulped it down. Then, he talked to Shen Youchu about A Ning going to primary school next year.
Jianye and Yangzhou were less than 100 kilometers apart. They got off the highway before noon.
There was also a university in Yangzhou. Now was the registration period for new students, so the roads in the city were a little congested. When they passed by Yangzhou University, there was a big crowd at the gate of the university.
The new students were under the hot sun. Their childish faces were full of excitement. They were looking at the gilded words "Yangzhou University" with longing.
When they arrived at Chen Zhiming's house, he was sitting on the sofa watching TV. His aunt had already prepared lunch, but he didn't see Chen Lan.
Gan Wenxiu felt sorry. "Her father was going to send her there, but they quarreled last night. Chen Lan has been very close to Hansheng, her brother, since she was young. They even have to stay together in the university. So, we have to trouble Hansheng."
"Hey, we're a family."
Chen Hansheng smiled and passed a cigarette to his uncle. "After Chen Lan finished her college entrance examination, I asked her to come over and play with us. Guess what she said? She said that she won't have many chances to see her parents after she goes to university, so she wants to spend more time with her parents. My younger sister is very filial, just like me …"
"Bullshit!"
Before Chen Hansheng could finish, Chen Lan opened the bedroom door. "You obviously didn't want to play with me. You even hung up on me on purpose. You even pretended to be a customer service representative. You even cheated me of my money when we played cards in the past."
It seemed that his younger sister felt wronged because Chen Hansheng had stood her up for the whole summer vacation. However, her older brother shamelessly pushed the blame to her. The young girl felt wronged and cried on the spot.
"Oh, you're here."
Chen Hansheng laughed awkwardly. "Actually, I told Shen Youchu on the way here that my younger sister's grades are better than mine. She directly got into an eight-year Ph.D. program. After she graduates, she'll be a highly educated elite."
"Humph!"
Chen Lan turned around and went back into the bedroom.
"I'll go and comfort her."
Chen Hansheng smiled and didn't mind it at all. His second aunt really treated Shen Youchu as her future niece-in-law. Chen Hansheng held Shen Youchu's hand and complained, "Kids nowadays are getting more and more bad-tempered. Last night, she drew a rabbit, and her father saw it and said that it was a pig. Chen Lan got angry right away …"
Chen Hansheng walked into the bedroom and found that there were only two drops of tears on Chen Lan's eyelashes. The other traces were gone, but she still pretended to be sad. She sat by the bed and kept sniffing.
"My younger sister's acting is not bad. She has the potential to surpass me in the future."
Chen Hansheng sat beside her and put his arm around her shoulder. "I really have something to do this summer vacation. I'm busy making money. In the future, when you go to Jianye to study, I'll pay for all your meals and drinks."
"Really?"
Chen Lan, who had been deceived since she was a child, didn't believe it.
"Of course."
Chen Hansheng said generously, "If you see other girls with pretty clothes, don't hesitate to buy them. I'm rich. If you see other girls with pretty hair accessories, don't hesitate to buy them. I'm rich. If you see other girls with pretty backpacks, don't hesitate to buy them. I'm rich."
"What if I see other girls with pretty phones?"
Chen Lan asked expectantly.
"Phones?"
Chen Hansheng hesitated for a while. "Erm … Can you pretend that you didn't see them?"
"No!"
Chen Lan was unhappy. She pulled Chen Hansheng's wrist and shook it from side to side. She begged, "My parents won't buy me a phone. Please buy one for me. My aunt said that you're rich. I'm going to use it to memorize English words."
In fact, Chen Hansheng's second uncle and second aunt, a civil servant and a teacher, could definitely afford a phone. They were worried that Chen Lan's studies would be affected by a phone.
"Don't talk nonsense. English words? I didn't use this excuse when I was in junior high."
Chen Hansheng flicked his sister's head and calculated the time when the phone would be online. "How about this? Don't cause trouble for me when you're studying in Jianye. I'll get you one in a few months."
Chen Lan could bear with it for a few months, but she wanted to make sure of one thing. "What if you lie to me?"
"I'll use my best friend, Wang Zibo's life as a guarantee."
Chen Hansheng said solemnly, "I'll fulfill your wish."
"Forget it. You don't have to."
Chen Lan was young, but she already knew the dangers of society. She sighed. "Brother, your promise is just a joke."
Chen Hansheng was thick-skinned. He ignored his sister's sarcasm. However, Chen Lan had already been comforted. When his second aunt called them to eat, Chen Hansheng and Chen Lan came out to wash their hands.
When they came to the living room, Chen Hansheng saw the sumptuous lunch. He was drooling and quickly helped to clean up.
"Huh?"
Chen Hansheng saw a drawing on the dining table. He picked it up and flipped through it. He praised seriously, "Lan, your drawing of the little pig is quite realistic."
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