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Chapter 349 Paparazzi Photos
Hearing this, Wang Mei and Tan Yu, who were under the shade of the tree, looked over and saw Cao Sheng sitting in the black BMW that had just been parked by the roadside. Both of them showed surprise.

Although they both already knew that Cao Sheng was very rich.

But when I saw him in the cafeteria at noon, I felt that he was not much different from them. But when I saw him sitting in the BMW, I truly felt the gap between them and him.

Wang Mei ran over excitedly, "Senior, is this your car?"

Cao Sheng smiled and nodded, "Get in the car!"

Wang Mei gave a crisp reply and immediately reached for the back door handle. Tan Yu followed her into the car.

As Cao Sheng rolled up the car window, he instructed Sun Liang, who was driving, "To the International Hotel!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Mei and Tan Yu, who were in the back seats, exchanged a glance.

Wang Mei spoke up: "Senior! What star rating is the international hotel you mentioned? It's too expensive, we can't afford it!"

Tan Yu remained silent.

Cao Sheng chuckled and turned to them, saying, "It's alright! I already said it's my treat, it's just a meal, so don't be so polite with me."

He usually sits in the back, but today he specially sat in the front passenger seat to give the back seats to the two girls so they could feel more comfortable.

Wang Mei smiled wryly, "Senior! You're making us feel so embarrassed. We really wanted to treat you to a meal. How can we ever ask you for advice on writing again if you do this?"

Tan Yu bit her lip lightly, looking at Cao Sheng, a blush creeping onto her cheeks.

Because she remembered what Wang Mei had told her at noon—if she could catch his eye…

Wang Mei told her to dress up nicely.

She didn't agree at the time, but after the military training ended in the afternoon, she dressed up very carefully.

Therefore, when she looked at Cao Sheng, she couldn't help but have all sorts of wild thoughts.

Cao Sheng: "It's alright! Eating is eating, but if you have any questions for me in the future, feel free to come to me, it's no problem!"

Cao Sheng exchanged polite words with Wang Mei.

Along the way, it was mainly Wang Mei who started the conversation with him. Tan Yu seemed to say very little. Cao Sheng would occasionally ask her a couple of questions to be considerate of her feelings, and she would blush and answer a few words.

In fact, they have quite a lot in common.

For example: Has the principal of Zhijin High School changed? Is Teacher So-and-so still teaching at Zhijin High School? And so on.

They graduated from the same high school, so they had so much to talk about.

Wang Mei would occasionally ask about Huizhou Teachers College, and Cao Sheng, as her senior, would try his best to answer.

As they chatted, the car pulled into the parking lot of the Huizhou International Hotel.

Cao Sheng chose to come here because parking is convenient; if he went to the first floor of the old street to wait for a restaurant, parking would be quite troublesome.

Secondly, he chose to come here because in such hot weather, the environment of this star-rated hotel private room is more comfortable than those restaurants that are known for their dishes.

Upon arriving at the hotel, Cao Sheng quietly told Sun Liang to go eat, and that he would pay the bill later.

He led Wang Mei and Tan Yu to a private room on the second floor, guided by a waiter.

The air conditioning in the private room was turned up very high.

Cao Sheng asked them to order, but neither of them dared to.

The main problem is that the prices on the menu are very high.

A single dish can easily cost one or two hundred yuan, and there are also seafood dishes priced by weight or by the piece, and so on.

The drinks listed at the back of the menu are also quite expensive.

Looking around, most of the drinks cost hundreds or thousands of yuan.

Encouraged by Cao Sheng, the two of them each ordered one dish, and dared not order any more.

Moreover, the two of them ordered a dish of stir-fried mushrooms and greens, which cost 28 yuan.
One is stir-fried pork with farm-style vegetables, priced at 38.
These are all very inexpensive dishes on the menu.

Even looking at these vegetable prices 20 years from now, they won't be cheap.

However, in the catering industry, once you enter a star-rated hotel, the price of the dishes will be significantly different from that of small restaurants outside.

In 2001, the prices of many dishes at star-rated hotels were actually higher than they would be 20 years later.

In this day and age, people who come to star-rated hotels either don't have to pay for their own meals or they need something from others, so it's very common to only order expensive items and not the right ones.

If the price of your dishes isn't high enough, neither the person being treated nor the person treating will be satisfied.

Therefore, the prices of the dishes at this hotel are normal for this era.

Of course, it didn't matter to Cao Sheng. He brought them here not to show off his wealth, but simply because the weather was too hot in September and he wanted to make parking easier so that they could walk less after getting out of the car and have better air conditioning in the private room.

That's it.

But such vegetable prices undoubtedly shocked Wang Mei and Tan Yu.

Seeing this, Cao Sheng stopped making things difficult for them.

Without even looking at the menu, they simply ask the waiter what the specialties are, order one of everything, and then add a few stir-fries, soup, fruit, and drinks, and that's it.

After ordering, I remembered to ask them if they wanted to drink.

Wang Mei and Tan Yu exchanged another glance.

I wonder if they ever understood each other's eyes when they looked at each other.

Anyway, after exchanging a glance, Wang Mei said, "Senior! We all want to toast you a couple of times, so how about we order two bottles of beer?"

Cao Sheng was a little surprised that a girl would actually ask for drinks?
"Sure! Two bottles of ice-cold beer, by the way, can you guys drink ice-cold beer today?"

The last question he asked was about Wang Mei and Tan Yu.

Both of them nodded. Wang Mei said, "I can do it! Tan Yu, what about you?"

Tan Yu blushed and said, "I can too."

Cao Sheng suddenly remembered a short video he had seen online before his rebirth—a man and a woman went on a date. The woman wanted to drink milk tea, and the man asked if she wanted ice. The woman said no, so the man said, "Never mind! Let's meet again next time," and turned and left, leaving the woman standing on the street looking completely bewildered.

The dishes were served one by one, and the drinks and alcoholic beverages followed.

To Cao Sheng's surprise, when they ordered two bottles of beer, the waiter brought over a case, saying it was fine if they couldn't finish it all, they could drink as much as they wanted.

"Senior! Are you particularly good at Chinese? I heard from our school teachers that although your overall ranking wasn't high, your Chinese score was exceptionally good, and you even ranked first in the entire grade a few times. Is that true?"

The three of them chatted while eating.

As they chatted, Wang Mei asked Cao Sheng this question out of curiosity.

Cao Sheng smiled. He was a freshman in college when he was reborn, so the things that happened in high school were a long time ago to him.

"Not bad! My Chinese is the only subject I'm not too bad at."

Wang Mei gave a thumbs up. "Amazing! Senior, do you know? Our Chinese teacher has used you as an example more than once when he's teaching us. He says that you've maximized your strengths, which is why you've achieved what you have today. He hopes that we students who are good at some subjects but not others can learn from you and not give up on ourselves, right, Tan Yu?"

Tan Yu nodded repeatedly, “Yes! Our Chinese teacher used to teach your year, but not you. However, he said he remembered that you ranked first in the grade several times and had a deep impression of you.”

Cao Sheng gave a self-deprecating smile.

"And you two? Since you both enjoy writing, your Chinese language grades must be pretty good, right? You two aren't both weak in one subject, are you?"

Wang Mei: "Yes! Our Chinese scores are all okay, but not as exaggerated as yours. I'd probably rank in the top three in the class! Tan Yu should be in the top ten, right, Tan Yu?"

Tan Yu nodded slightly, "Actually, Wang Mei's grades are much better than mine! She was only 4 points away from the undergraduate admission line this year, while I was not very good at any of my subjects except Chinese, and I was more than 80 points away from the undergraduate admission line!"

Cao Sheng's lips curled up slightly as he subconsciously compared the looks of Wang Mei and Tan Yu.

He remembered that back in high school, girls' intelligence and looks were generally inversely proportional.

The prettier the student, the worse their grades tend to be; there are very few exceptions. And this is probably one of the fairer aspects of God's teachings.

The two people in front of us, Wang Mei and Tan Yu, fit this pattern perfectly.

If Wang Mei's looks are rated 7 or 8 out of 10, then Tan Yu's looks are rated 9 or more.

In terms of looks alone, Cao Sheng has never seen anyone in real life who can easily surpass Tan Yu.

This is, of course, related to each person's aesthetic sense.

In Cao Sheng's view, once someone's appearance reaches a certain level, it becomes difficult to distinguish between them.

"It's okay! I didn't get into university back then either. It's a pity that I didn't get into university, but if I keep working hard and choose the right industry, I will still have a future."

There was something on his mind that he didn't say aloud.

He felt that the biggest advantage of beautiful women like them was not their education, but their beauty.

If they're lucky, with their beauty, they'll marry a good man and have everything they need for the rest of their lives.

There's a saying that marriage is a woman's second chance at life.

In this life, regardless of gender, many things are either present at the time of reincarnation or not, and if not, one will most likely never possess them in this lifetime.

The difference is that for women, marriage is like having a second chance at reincarnation.

……

During the banquet.

Wang Mei frequently toasted Cao Sheng, and she initiated most of the conversations, making her appear very talkative.

Tan Yu rarely raised his glass, and during the meal, he only drank about half a bottle of beer.

But after the meal, when they came out of the hotel, it was Tan Yu who was the first to lose her balance when the wind blew.

Cao Sheng, quick-witted and agile, saw her stumble and instinctively reached out to support her waist.

Seeing this, Wang Mei, who was walking on the other side of Cao Sheng, frowned and her expression changed slightly. She suspected that Tan Yu was faking it and that she was taking action directly because her eloquence was not as good as hers.
She quickly went around to Tan Yu's side, put one of Tan Yu's arms around her neck, and said to Cao Sheng with a big smile, "Senior! Let me help her! Don't let my thin appearance fool you, I'm actually very strong, really!"

Cao Sheng chuckled to himself.

"Fine! Then I'll let go?"

Wang Mei nodded, "Okay! Go ahead and put it down!"

Cao Sheng withdrew his hand, Tan Yu's legs went weak, and she pulled Wang Mei forward, almost causing her to fall flat on her face.

Cao Sheng instinctively reached out and grabbed Tan Yuxue's white arm, thus saving their image.

Wang Mei blushed deeply with embarrassment.

She glanced at Cao Sheng a few times, then felt too embarrassed to say anything more.

Cao Sheng was amused.

"Let me do it! You're too thin!"

He then put his arm around Tan Yu's waist, helped her, and walked towards the parking lot.

Before going downstairs, he had already seen the message from Sun Liang—Sun Liang had already finished eating and was waiting in the car.

Throughout the journey, Wang Mei apologized to Cao Sheng.

"Senior! I'm so sorry! I didn't expect Tan Yu to be this drunk..."

"Senior! I'm so sorry about today. We agreed that the two of us would treat, but not only did you have to pay, you also had to help her."

and many more.

Cao Sheng helped Tan Yu into the car, got into the passenger seat, and instructed Sun Liang to drive.

They didn't see the scene of him putting his arm around Tan Yu's waist and helping her into the car, but it was captured by a camera in the back of an SUV in the hotel parking lot.

The person taking the photo was a man in his thirties who had been staking out the place for over two hours, hoping to capture a picture of a celebrity who was going to stay at the hotel that day.

He received word that the celebrity was checking into the hotel today, so he came to the parking lot to wait for him.

But instead, they saw a man and two women embracing and hugging as they entered the parking lot.

At first glance, he curled his lip, lamenting the decline of morality and how young men and women these days are so careless about their influence.

On his second glance, he was drawn to Tan Yu, who was dressed in a flowing white dress. Under the streetlights in the parking lot, Tan Yu's beauty was striking and captivating.

Then he noticed that Wang Mei, who was supporting Tan Yu, was also quite pretty.

Then, he noticed Cao Sheng.

When he first saw Cao Sheng, he didn't recognize him. He just thought the guy was pretty handsome and must be a scoundrel. Good cabbage is being eaten by a pig.

Then I realized that Cao Sheng's face looked familiar.

After looking closely, he finally recognized Cao Sheng's identity.

A speck of gray in the Central Plains?

The most famous talented scholar in Huizhou?
His journalistic instincts kicked in, and he quickly raised his camera and snapped a series of photos of Cao Sheng, Tan Yu, and Wang Mei. As he took the photos, he adjusted his position to try and capture the best possible results.

Cao Sheng was completely unaware of this.

He was, after all, just a homebody who loved writing, and wasn't that sensitive to paparazzi taking pictures of him.

The car drove out of the parking lot.

Sun Liang adhered to his duties as a bodyguard and focused on driving.

Cao Sheng also didn't have any designs on Tan Yu and Wang Mei, who were sitting in the back row.

He leaned back in his seat, his eyes slightly narrowed, gazing at the streetlights outside the car window, thinking of the girl he liked in high school—Qian Zhenyu.

The sudden appearance of Wang Mei and Tan Yu in front of him today, especially Tan Yu, reminded him of Qian Zhenyu.

That was his "white moonlight".

She was the first girl he truly had a crush on after he grew up.

Tan Yu and Qian Zhenyu look somewhat alike.

It's not that their faces are similar, but rather that their figures and temperaments are quite alike.

They are both tall.

They all had oval faces and long, flowing hair.

He also speaks very little.

The difference is that Tan Yu speaks little, seemingly because of shyness, while Qian Zhenyu speaks little because of her aloofness.

Qian Zhenyu had long since let go of his resentment.

But when he had dinner with Tan Yu today, he saw her many times, which gradually stirred up his memories of Qian Zhenyu.

It disrupted his thoughts.

The car drove into the campus.

These days, school security guards generally don't dare to stop cars like BMWs.

When the car arrived at Wang Mei and Tan Yu's dormitory building, Cao Sheng helped Tan Yu out of the car, and Wang Mei quickly ran over and said that she would help Tan Yu into the building.

Cao Sheng had no objections, and although Wang Mei struggled this time, she gritted her teeth and managed to support Tan Yu. Cao Sheng watched them walk into the dormitory building, and many people nearby glanced at him.

(End of this chapter)