After leaving the library, He Tianran drove to the side door of the school, which was closer to the girls' dormitory. He parked on the roadside and sent someone a WeChat message. Fifteen minutes later, Cao Aiqing walked out of the school. After getting out, he looked around and found He Tianran walking straight from behind the car and got into his passenger seat.
Although summer is a season where people can feast their eyes, Cao Aiqing has to go to the construction site to supervise the work, so her dressing style today looks very commuting, wearing a light blue shirt with a white T-shirt underneath, and a straight long skirt on the lower body Trousers, a big canvas bag hanging on the shoulder, the whole person is fresh and youthful.
"It's so hot outside, the temperature seems to be 35 degrees.
Cao Aiqing got into the car, pulled down the vanity mirror, and expertly tied up her long hair.
"Yeah, it's just summer."
He Tianran answered with a smile, his eyes silently looking at the girl's white back neck. There was some fluff there that could not be tied up because it was not long enough, so it could only be stretched out messily and casually.
I don't know why, but compared to the shorts and long legs of some passing female college students, He Tianran felt that Cao Aiqing's part was really sexy.
The girl didn't notice the other person's gaze. Instead, she opened the passenger's storage box, took out a bottle of pink sunscreen spray and sprayed it on her. Her cheeks, which were originally breakable by blowing, looked even more crystal clear under the moisture of the water mist.
After using it, she handed the bottle over.
"Would you like to squirt too?"
"I already used it before you came up."
"No wonder I feel so much less~"
Cao Aiqing smiled, shook it twice, and put back the spray. After she fastened her seat belt, He Tianran lightly stepped on the accelerator and the car started.
"You, a designer, why are you running to the construction site every day? Do you think the weather is not hot enough?"
He Tianran joked.
To put it simply, architectural design and construction are two stages with different natures of work. The former is design art, and the latter is civil engineering. After the designer has designed the drawings and handed over the details at the start of construction, he only needs to be responsible for acceptance at key nodes. However, there is no need to run to the construction site every day. If you run too much, it will leave a bad impression that the preliminary design work is not in place.
"Religious buildings are still different. Some design details and taboos may not be understood by the workers. And most importantly, I have to ask our dean to write a letter of recommendation for me. He always talks about his ability to implement It is also a standard that tests a designer’s skills. This is a knock on me. After all, in his eyes, I am just a student designer without any practical experience. Asking me to go to construction sites to practice more is also a test of me.”
Cao Aiqing explained that the dean's recommendation letter she referred to was the important application material she would need to study abroad in the future.
Although with Cao Aiqing's ability, their dean would write a letter of recommendation to her whether she went to the construction site or not, but since others have said so, she always has to make a show of it, not to mention that the girl is really right. This church is very thoughtful.
"Those workers must be so jealous that a little girl comes to the construction site every day and makes noises."
"No way! I get along very well with them and the priests in the church! Anyway, it's enough to go there for an hour or two every day. Besides, after this period of time, I will be almost liberated. ."
"I know, how could anyone hate you in this world? I just said it casually~"
He Tianran was driving and in a good mood.
He would occasionally drive Cao Aiqing to the construction site, and would often borrow a car for the girl to drive there and back. Today, he was just along the way.
"Have you finished handing over all the work in the library?"
"This kind of work doesn't require any handover. Just say it."
"Have you finished moving your dormitory? Have you found a place to live?"
Cao Aiqing kept asking, because whether He Tianran was looking for a job in the city or going directly to work in his father's company, it would not be very convenient to travel between the university town and Nanshan, so he was destined to move away from the school.
"No... By the way, there is a milk tea shop at the intersection ahead. Should we buy something to drink?"
He Tianran stared at the road ahead, drew a direction in his hand, and suggested.
"good."
Cao Aiqing responded obediently, and when the car stopped, she got out of the car. Even though He Tianran didn't say what she wanted to drink, but knowing each other well, the girl still bought two glasses of ice-cold lemon cola, sour. With a sweet taste, one bite in summer will make you live.
The car started again and the two continued their previous conversation.
"Then if you don't settle your own affairs quickly, you still have time to drive me to the construction site today."
Cao Aiqing asked, holding a drink in both hands and looking at He Tianran's profile as he concentrated on driving.
"Isn't this being resolved? After sending you to the construction site, I have to pick up some clothes on the way."
"clothing?"
"Ah... I just need to pick up the custom-made suit I made a while ago. I will wear it for the interview in two days."
Cao Aiqing was stunned: "Interview? Uncle He didn't let you go to your company?"
He Tianran shook his head: "No, but he arranged for me to join Sequoia Capital and study with him for a period of time."
Sequoia Capital, which He Panshan asked He Tianran to go to, is known as the "breeder of unicorns". It has invested in countless well-known companies. Its status in the entire venture capital industry is unparalleled anywhere in the world. Comparable.
The investment and M&A department of Shanhai Technology has always been famous. He Panshan, who made his fortune in the Internet, started the layout very early. The main purpose of this department is to make up for the company's business shortcomings. Some things that are not done well will focus on investment. , the purpose is to acquire high-quality resources and entrepreneurial teams and turn them into part of your own company.
He Tianran majored in finance. He couldn't type code, let alone write programming. He knew nothing about the technical aspects of his company. Therefore, He Panshan's arrangement for his son could be said to have profound meaning.
Of course, these arrangements will have significant effects in the next five, eight, or even ten years. As for now...
He Tianran needed to get his suit first.
Cao Aiqing said: "I know Sequoia Capital, but they don't have an office in Hong Kong City, right?"
"Well, mainly in Shanghai and Beijing, but they happen to have an investment project in the port city. I joined the project directly after the interview..."
"Then after you finish the project..."
He Tianran took a sip of his drink: "Look, I guess I'll go to Shanghai with them. The capital is too dry for me, and Shanhai also has several subsidiaries and branches in Pudong, so it's easier for me to do things." "
"……Um."
The car became silent, and no one said anything.
The two of them put the drinks in their hands into the cup slot of the central armrest box in unison. The backs of their hands couldn't help but touch each other, and then they quickly separated.
It has been a year and a half. At this time, He Tianran and Cao Aiqing are more like a pair of extremely good friends. Everyone who knows them feels that these two people will definitely get together. All strangers who meet them for the first time, They all feel that they are already together.
However, they were not together after all.
Their relationship seems to have reached a bottleneck. This is the best position He Tianran can reach after resolving the bullying incident and Cao Aiqing's troubled marriage.
They can't take another step forward.
The two of them had a tacit understanding of this.
It's been a year and a half, and their school days are coming to an end, but He Tianran still can't figure out what Cao Aiqing's long-cherished wish is...
This made him joke:
"Ai Qing, you see we are all so busy. It would be great if you tell us your long-cherished wish sometime and I will help you take care of the matter."
Cao Aiqing asked, "Are you in a hurry?"
He Tianran shook his head:
"I'm not in a hurry, I'm just a little panicked, because it makes me feel like I don't know you at all, and since graduation is around the corner, I'm afraid I won't be able to accomplish the most important things at my best time."
Cao Aiqing was silent for a while, then asked slowly: "Do you really regard my long-cherished wish as the most important thing?"
He Tianran said with great sincerity: "There is nothing more important than this."
"Is it more important than my personal will?"
"What's the meaning?"
"I told you, I don't want to be free, I like this world."
"...Yes, looking at my memory, I may be a little anxious recently. I always forget some things."
He Tianran laughed dumbly, controlled the steering wheel with one hand, made a fist with the other, and lightly hit his eyebrows.
Regarding these remarks, Cao Aiqing was well aware of the speed at which He Tianran forgot his memories. In fact, after Wang Ma's heart attack stabilized, there was no sign of worsening. He still remembered everything he should have remembered, and what he said now The performance may be just as he said, he is full of anxiety about the upcoming future that he cannot control...
In other words, he still doesn’t like this future from the bottom of his heart...
Otherwise, he wouldn't have said that this was his best time.
Thinking of this, Cao Aiqing suddenly asked:
"By the way, on your birthday last year, you said you wanted to find a better way to travel around the world on a sailboat than your dad. Did you think of that?"
He Tianran has had many hobbies over the past year, and most of them are extreme sports, such as surfing, diving, wingsuit flying, and even not long ago, he actually got a helicopter driver's license. These hobbies sound very scary, but In fact, as long as you have money, more than a year is enough for someone to grow from a novice to a top amateur player.
For more than a year, apart from studying and spending time in the library, He Tianran spent all his father's money on these hobbies.
"Hey, I haven't thought of it yet. If it's just my next step, I want to upgrade my helicopter private photo to a commercial photo. But I guess I'm about to graduate. My dad won't give me the money. He wants me to Work hard for two years.”
He Tianran complained.
Cao Aiqing was helpless. Every time He Tianran played such dangerous sports, she would be a little worried.
"You should be lucky that you are a rich second generation. If you were an ordinary person..."
At this point, Cao Aiqing stopped abruptly.
She just suddenly thought that in the original world, He Tianran was a poor screenwriter with no talent and no talent.
But at least at that time, he could still do what he liked.
So for a while, Cao Aiqing couldn't tell which kind of life was good for He Tianran.
Fortunately, He Tianran understood what the girl didn't say, and he smiled brightly:
"Oh, it's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality. I don't want to live that kind of miserable life anymore."
Cao Aiqing looked at him quietly for a few seconds before turning his head.
"I'll accompany you to get your clothes first," she said softly.
He Tianran was startled, then smiled and said, "Okay."
…
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Half an hour later, the two arrived at their destination—Gangcheng Textile Fabric Market.
The lively and crowded wholesale market is booming, with shops displaying fabrics and various ready-made garments at the entrance of the store.
Cao Aiqing was a little surprised that He Tianran could find a place like this to customize suits. Although she knew that the other party had the same frugal and pragmatic habits as herself, in the past year, He Tianran had not spent money accurately, so she thought that He Tianran The place to pick up clothes will be some high-end custom shop.
"How did you find a place like this?" the girl asked curiously.
"I... knew it a long time ago." He Tianran paused briefly without explaining too much.
The two entered the market and walked to an unprepossessing shop called "V&K".
The shop owner is a young man in his thirties, with round-rimmed glasses on his nose and a tape ruler hanging around his neck. He seems to be the only one looking after the shop, and he doesn't hire any helpers.
"Master Chen."
"Hey, Xiaohe."
Tailor Chen, who was cutting fabric at this moment, raised his head. He was deeply impressed by the customer in front of him, because the last time he came to the store to customize a suit, the conditions he proposed were very specific, including what kind of fabric to use, the style, and the form of the collar and cuffs. They all made detailed requirements. It seemed that he had a suit that he was satisfied with before, and now he just wanted to make a replica.
However, this young man said that he did not know what he meant by what he said and what the clothes he made looked like.
He just remembered that there was once a person who asked the tailor to make a suit for him as if he was tailoring it for himself.
He just wrote down the words and then repeated them.
"Your suit is ready. Come in and try it on."
Tailor Chen smiled and opened the door to the back room.
And that suit, I don’t know whether it came early or late...
He Tianran had no chance to put it on until now.
(End of chapter)
