I'm back in 1990

Chapter 345: The Focus Is Elsewhere

Chen Zhe shifted his body to the side, trying to make room for Huang Xiaochuan, but Huang Xiaochuan saw it as a futile effort, as there was no one around Chen Zhe except for a few people sitting opposite him.

Chen Zhe didn't forget to ask, "Where did you go the other day? Your phone was off when I called you, and you didn't answer my calls."

Huang Xiaochuan plopped down next to Chen Zhe: "I first went to the United States to find Lao Wu and Lao Zhang, and then I went to Hong Kong because Lao Ding ran into some trouble with Hong Kong stocks and asked me to help him out."

Chen Zhe knew about Ding Yi's trip to Hong Kong, so he asked, "What happened to Old Ding?"

"It's nothing serious, it's all been resolved." Huang Xiaochuan felt there was no need for Chen Zhe to worry about these things, so he kept the details from him.

Hearing that nothing was wrong, Chen Zhe felt relieved, but he was puzzled by Huang Xiaochuan's sudden trip to the United States to meet Wu Duo and Zhang Gaolei.

"You went all the way to America just to see Lao Wu and Lao Zhang?"

"Of course not, there are other things."

Seeing that Huang Xiaochuan didn't want to go into details, and since he wasn't the type to pry, Chen Zhe didn't press the matter further.

However, he still had to ask about Huang Xiaochuan's presence at the school.

"Then why aren't you staying home?"

"My second sister is staying at my house for postpartum confinement, and she asks me to help her take care of the baby every day. How can she have time to calm down and read books and write papers? I thought, you must be at the library, so why don't I come and keep you company while we read? At least it's quieter here than at home."

After Huang Xiaochuan said that, Chen Zhe understood. Although he had never experienced it himself, he knew from a general perspective that newborn babies were indeed not easy to take care of.

At noon, Huang Xiaochuan decided to go to the school cafeteria with Chen Zhe to have lunch. Huang Xiaochuan hadn't been to the cafeteria for a long time, and the food still tasted the same. It seemed that the cooks hadn't changed, and the aunties serving the food were still the same ones. When they saw Huang Xiaochuan, they even gave him an extra half spoonful of food.

Huang Xiaochuan quickly expressed his gratitude.

The two chatted while eating.

Chen Zhe asked, "How are the squad leader and Lao Zhang doing?"

Huang Xiaochuan then told Chen Zhe about the recent situations of Wu Duo and Zhang Gaolei, especially mentioning that Zhang Gaolei had fallen for a Taiwanese girl.

"Old Zhang has fallen for a Taiwanese girl and is pursuing her, but I haven't heard anything about any progress until I left the United States."

"I've noticed that none of us in dorm 222 seem to have any talent when it comes to chasing girls. Look at Lao Ding, if it weren't for our help, he'd probably be doomed by now."

"Old Wu also targets acquaintances; you know his girlfriend is his classmate."

Huang Xiaochuan shamelessly analyzed the reasons to Chen Zhe, but he didn't even think about himself; he wasn't much better than the others.

If Yu Xiang hadn't liked him from the start, he wouldn't have been able to win her heart so easily.

However, Chen Zhe admitted that Huang Xiaochuan's analysis made some sense.

At this moment, two girls stood by Chen Zhe and Huang Xiaochuan's table and asked, "Senior, is this seat taken?"

When Chen Zhe heard the voice, he recognized it and looked up. It was Chen Qiao and an unfamiliar girl standing smiling in front of their table, each carrying a bowl of rice.

Huang Xiaochuan quickly moved his rice bowl next to Chen Zhe, and then moved to sit next to Chen Zhe, leaving the seat opposite him empty for the two girls.

Chen Qiao politely said to Huang Xiaochuan, "Thank you!"

Then she and the girl who came with her sat opposite Chen Zhe and Huang Xiaochuan.

Huang Xiaochuan secretly gave Chen Zhe a wink, but Chen Zhe didn't even look at him at the moment, wasting Huang Xiaochuan's expression.

Chen Qiao greeted Chen Zhe and Huang Xiaochuan in a graceful manner, and didn't forget to introduce her classmates.

"Hello, senior! My name is Chen Qiao, this is my classmate Zhao Jia. Senior Chen, who is this?"

Chen Zhe knew that Chen Qiao was asking about Huang Xiaochuan, so he introduced him: "Huang Xiaochuan is my classmate and roommate."

In the 1990s, outgoing girls like this were relatively rare on campus. Huang Xiaochuan couldn't help but feel happy for Chen Zhe. It seemed that Chen Qiao was the one who took the initiative. As long as Chen Zhe was also interested, the rest would be easy. As the saying goes, it's like climbing a mountain for a man to pursue a woman, but like piercing a thin veil for a woman to pursue a man.

Chen Qiao took the initiative to extend her hand and greet Huang Xiaochuan: "Hello, Senior Huang!"

"Hello!"

Zhao Jia followed suit and shook hands with Huang Xiaochuan and Chen Zhe respectively.

The group had only exchanged a few words when Huang Xiaochuan saw Sang Weihong carrying her rice bowl, preparing to wash it at the sink outside the cafeteria. He immediately found an excuse to get up and greet Chen Zhe, Chen Qiao, and Zhao Jia.

"I ran into an acquaintance, and I need to talk to her about something. You guys enjoy your meal, I'm leaving now. Old Chen, don't forget to clear my food bowls."

After saying that, Huang Xiaochuan went crazy.

Huang Xiaochuan did this to give Chen Zhe and Chen Qiao some space, so that he wouldn't sit there and steal the spotlight.

After leaving the cafeteria, Huang Xiaochuan didn't go looking for Sang Weihong at all. Instead, he leisurely headed towards the library, having just finished eating and wanting to digest.

He is currently working on a paper about how trade surpluses not only bring foreign exchange but also inflation.

He needed to consult relevant papers in the library and cite some useful arguments in his own paper. For this purpose, he also paid out of his own pocket to buy a lot of foreign economics journals, which were all materials he could use for reference.

Suddenly, someone tapped Huang Xiaochuan on the shoulder from behind, startling him as he was deep in thought.

Turning his head, Huang Xiaochuan saw Sang Weihong. He was a little confused. Wasn't she supposed to be washing the dishes? Why was she here?

Why are you running away when you see me?

Actually, Sang Weihong saw Huang Xiaochuan when she came down from the second-floor cafeteria, but she pretended not to see him. Unexpectedly, the boy slipped away in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, she saw him heading towards the library, so she took a shortcut and blocked him.

Huang Xiaochuan was somewhat displeased that his train of thought had been interrupted.

"Ms. Sang, you're a teacher, can't we at least set a good example?"

Sang Weihong didn't care at all what Huang Xiaochuan said, but asked with interest, "I saw two junior girls sitting with you just now, but you ran away as soon as you saw me. You must have a guilty conscience."

Huang Xiaochuan: "Me"

Huang Xiaochuan wondered who he could reason with.

However, it's still necessary to clarify the facts.

"They were looking for my roommate Chen Zhe. Didn't you see they were still together when I came out? Hey, Ms. Sang, are you now in charge of making baseless accusations?"

Sang Weihong ignored Huang Xiaochuan's sarcasm and said to herself, "Could you help me arrange to have dinner with Old Jiang?"

"Why don't you just make the appointment yourself? It's not like you don't know him well."

"He'll only come out if you step in. I don't have enough influence. He's a big boss now. Meeting him is like meeting the emperor; I need someone to announce my arrival."

Huang Xiaochuan immediately guessed that Sang Weihong must have something to ask of Jiang Bixing.

"What exactly do you want with him? Tell me first."

"Our director's hometown is rich in bamboo. With lots of bamboo, there are naturally lots of bamboo shoots. Every year, the bamboo shoots produced are made into dried bamboo shoots. City people like to eat this. So people from our director's hometown brought samples to our director to ask for help in finding a way to get them into local specialty companies or supermarkets. This way, they would have a stable purchasing channel and a fixed income every year!"

I thought, "Old Jiang is the supermarket general manager, and this is a good thing that benefits the villagers in the mountains, so I thought I'd ask him for help. But I was turned away before I even got to see him."

After hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan felt that the matter was not complicated. As long as the quality of the goods met the requirements, the procurement process should be followed. His main concern was that Jiang Bixing did not even meet with Sang Weihong, which was a bit unreasonable. After all, they were old classmates with a good relationship. No matter what, he should at least give a reply, regardless of whether the matter could be handled or not.

After considering it for a while, Huang Xiaochuan felt he needed to figure this out. If Jiang Bixing was indeed the kind of person who didn't care about past relationships, then Huang Xiaochuan would handle their relationship in a different way from now on.

"How about this? We don't need to eat. I'll take you to him, and you can tell him about this in person."

"When?" Sang Weihong asked impatiently.

Huang Xiaochuan then took out his mobile phone from his bag and dialed Jiang Bixing's number.

"Old Chiang, it's me!"

Are you in the office this afternoon?

"I understand, I'll go there this afternoon."

After hanging up the phone, Huang Xiaochuan said to Sang Weihong, "Alright, he'll be waiting for us in his office at 3 PM. I'll wait for you at the library, and we'll go together!"

Sang Weihong chuckled, "It's all thanks to you that everything was settled with just one phone call. Hey? When did you change your phone number? And this one can fold?"

Huang Xiaochuan then stuffed the mobile phone into his bag.

"Oh! I just got a new one. This one is a little smaller than the old one, making it easier to carry. If there's nothing else, I'll leave it here for now. I need to go to the library to find some information."

"It's okay, I'll wait for you at the library entrance at 2:20."

"Okay, see you at 2:20 then!"

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