Mu Shuang's cousin, who was standing at the side, felt a little embarrassed when he heard Li Zheng's boasting. He thought to himself, The reason why I was willing to introduce you to my cousin is because you two are well-matched in terms of social status. Now that you two know each other, you should say more things that my cousin likes to hear, think of ways to please her, and pursue her step by step. You, on the other hand, don't know how to flatter her. Instead, you flatter yourself and even use your father's name to suppress others. Are you talking about a friend or a client? So what if your father is the deputy secretary? He can only scare ordinary people. In the eyes of Mu Shuang's father, he is not a big shot.
While he was secretly complaining about Li Zheng, he had already noticed that Mu Shuang's expression was not very good. He quickly smoothed things over and said with a smile, "I only found out today that Young Master Li came from a famous school. No wonder you are so outstanding. But our family's Xiao Shuang also graduated from a famous school. She graduated from the Ivy League in the United States …" As he spoke, he gave Li Zheng a look, indicating that he should praise Mu Shuang more.
Unexpectedly, Li Zheng didn't even look at him. His eyes, which were dark and yellowish, were obviously the result of excessive alcohol consumption, were fixed on Mu Shuang's beautiful face. However, this Young Master Li heard one of the sentences and immediately interrupted as if he was showing off, "I know about the Ivy League University. It's one of the best universities in the United States. Back then, I could have gone there, but I chose Cambridge in the end because I felt that Cambridge Bridge had a longer history and a stronger cultural atmosphere and scientific foundation. Many world-class scientists like Newton and Darwin had studied and worked at Cambridge before …"
He took the opportunity to boast about the school he graduated from, but Mu Shuang and her cousin were dumbfounded and looked at each other. The Ivy League was not a university at all. It was a sports league formed by eight famous schools in the northeastern part of the United States. Those eight famous schools were all first-class schools in the United States, including Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, and so on. Therefore, people often called these eight famous schools "Ivy League" or simply "Ivy League". The latter was an additional description for any of the eight famous schools.
But this Young Master Li, on the other hand, forcefully described the Ivy League as a university, which was the "Ivy League University of the United States" in name. He even said something like "I could have gone there back then, but I didn't. In the end, I chose Cambridge." This was simply the funniest joke in the world. There was no funnier joke than this. This pitiful Young Master Li originally wanted to show off his profound knowledge in front of Mu Shuang, but he didn't expect to make a fool of himself. Not only did he fail to show off, but he also exposed his true knowledge.
At this moment, Mu Shuang and her cousin began to suspect that this so-called "Cambridge University graduate" was bought with money, or was it purely a boast? How could a Ph.D. graduate from Cambridge not know the background information of the Ivy League?
Mu Shuang had the intention to make Li Zheng reveal more of his inner qualities and tease him at the same time. She pretended to be curious and asked, "Mr. Li, as far as I know, Cambridge University and Yale University are in a friendly alliance. Both sides have very close exchanges in certain subjects, one of which seems to be economics and management. Every year, the two universities will send students to each other's school for exchange and study. You should know about this, right? Then, have you studied at Yale University? "
Li Zheng was slightly stunned and immediately nodded. "Ah, I know about this. Of course, I know about this. Hehe, as a student of Cambridge University, how could I not know? I personally know that there were three student exchange activities, but I didn't participate in any of them because I felt that the economics and management department of Cambridge University was the best in the world. There was no need to rush to study at other universities. If I had the time to rush, it was enough to honestly learn the knowledge of my own university. So, I didn't go even once. Hey, aren't you from the Ivy League? How do you know about Yale University? "
Mu Shuang looked at Li Rui and couldn't help but laugh. What she said just now was completely made up on the spot. Her purpose was to test whether Li Zheng was really a Ph.D. student of Cambridge University. In the end, Li Zheng solemnly admitted that what she made up was true and even gave a dignified explanation. What was even funnier was that he asked an extremely retarded question at the end. If he knew that Mu Shuang had graduated from Yale University and that Yale was also one of the Ivy League universities, he wouldn't have asked such a question.
Li Rui wasn't clear about the details of the Ivy League universities, but he could tell from Mu Shuang's smile that Li Zheng should have embarrassed himself on the spot. Moreover, it was because of her teasing that he embarrassed himself. He thought to himself that he should ask her later about what happened.
Mu Shuang's cousin also noticed his cousin's smile and secretly had a headache. As the person who introduced Li Zheng, of course, he roughly knew what kind of person Li Zheng was. This second-generation official was born in an official's family. Perhaps he was spoiled since childhood, so when he grew up, he began to lead a dissolute life as a playboy. He walked on the stage, bullied men and women, and did many evil things. Later, his father, Li Dongqi, was too lazy to always clean up his mess, so he sent him abroad to study. He should have spent a lot of money to buy a place in a college affiliated with Cambridge University, which was similar to the adult self-examination college of the key universities in China. He let him gild there. A few years later, he bought (most likely a fake) a doctorate diploma for him and let him return to China with the identity of a "Cambridge Ph.D. returnee" to develop his career.
However, none of the well-known companies in China were stupid. After interviewing this so-called "Cambridge Ph.D.", they all knew his true ability. At most, he was at the level of a "Cambridge University Affiliated Middle School graduate", and he had to be a junior high school graduate. He couldn't even reach the level of a high school graduate, so no one wanted to hire him. Li Dongqi really had no choice but to ask his friends to help him find a job in Guangming Trust. Although he said that he was a supervisor manager, in fact, he was just an ordinary investment manager. There were dozens or hundreds of managers like this in Guangming Trust.
After the job was done, Li Dongqi thought about his son's marriage. After all, Li Zheng was not young anymore, and he couldn't always be outside. If he married a good wife and settled down, maybe he could turn over a new leaf. Therefore, Old Li began to ask his relatives and friends to help Li Zheng introduce girls to him. However, Young Master Li had been rolling around in the bush of flowers for more than ten years and had seen countless women. Nine out of ten women, he didn't like them. He was either picky about their looks or their figures. Therefore, after more than half a year of blind dates and seeing nearly two hundred women, he didn't like any of them.
Li Dongqi and his wife were very anxious about this. On one hand, they persuaded their son to lower his requirements, and on the other hand, they asked all the people they knew to look for a suitable partner. Cousin Mu Shuang was a new friend of Li Dongqi's. Speaking of which, it was quite interesting. The two of them got to know each other through calligraphy and painting. Later on, Cousin Mu Shuang used his fame in Lingnan to support Li Dongqi's calligraphy works many times, creating a good reputation for Li Dongqi in the cultural and artistic circles of Yangcheng and even the province. Because of this, Li Dongqi, the Deputy Secretary, became famous. Cousin Mu Shuang also became a good friend of Li Dongqi and benefited a lot from Secretary Li.
The two of them took what they needed from each other to achieve their own personal goals, and their friendship grew deeper and deeper. Therefore, Cousin Mu Shuang slowly understood Li Dongqi's thoughts and promised to help Li Zheng find a suitable partner. However, he couldn't find a suitable one. Later on, he suddenly remembered that his cousin Mu Shuang was still unmarried. He might as well matchmake the two of them. One of them was from an official's family, while the other was from a businessman's family. If they got together, it would be equivalent to the strong working together. Moreover, his cousin was as beautiful as a flower, so Li Zheng would definitely be very satisfied. As for Li Zheng's character … uh, maybe his cousin could discipline him well.
Therefore, Cousin Mu Shuang took the opportunity of his engagement banquet to invite his cousin Mu Shuang and this Young Master Li. His purpose was to introduce them to each other and make them a couple. He originally thought that Young Master Li was shrewd and cunning, and was a veteran in chasing after girls. As long as he introduced him to his cousin, he would definitely use all his means to pursue his cousin successfully. However, he didn't know if this Young Master Li suddenly acted stupidly or put on the airs of an official's son. Not only did he not praise and flatter Mu Shuang, but he also spared no effort to flatter himself. As a result, he repeatedly made a fool of himself. Now that Mu Shuang had seen through his character, how could she have a deep relationship with him?
When Cousin Mu Shuang thought that his plan was about to fail and that he couldn't use this opportunity to improve his personal relationship with Li Dongqi, he felt both heartache and resentment. He felt sorry for Li Zheng for wasting such a good opportunity. He was resentful that Li Zheng wasn't a dog's fart, but he was still trying to show off his ability. He had played a good hand of cards into a mess. In addition, he felt a little helpless. He was helpless that as an outsider, he couldn't help him much.
A bitter smile appeared on his face as he said to Li Zheng and Mu Shuang, "Both of you are young talents and about the same age. Now that you know each other, have a good chat and deepen your understanding of each other. I'm still very busy, so I'll go back first. You guys take your time chatting. "With that, he was about to leave.
However, Mu Shuang stopped him and said, "Cousin, let me introduce you to a friend. This is Li Rui, my new good friend. You won't mind if I call him over to play without informing you, right?"
Cousin Mu Shuang wasn't in the mood to pay attention to Mu Shuang's friend. He smiled and extended his hand to Li Rui, saying, "How is that possible? Your friend is my friend. I welcome him with open arms. Li Rui, right? You're welcome to play. Please don't mind if I didn't greet you properly. Let Xiao Shuang greet you for me. I'll go back to work first. "With that, he turned and left without waiting for Mu Shuang to introduce him to Li Rui.
Mu Shuang didn't care whether or not her cousin could become friends with Li Rui. Li Rui would leave in a few days and probably wouldn't come back again. It didn't matter whether her cousin knew him or not. She said to Li Rui, "You'll follow me tonight. From now on, I'm your boss." With that, she winked at him.
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