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Chapter 79 Old classmates at the book signing

Nanjing, signing event.

At the front of the long line, Cao Sheng, dressed in white casual clothes, was skillfully signing autographs for book fans, and occasionally looking up and smiling to answer one or two questions from the fans.

The book signing event was held in an exhibition hall.

The venue is quite large.

Cao Sheng, who was signing autographs for book fans at the front of the line, was dressed in white as white as snow and looked very elegant.

Sun Rong and Wu Mingjing in the team looked at Cao Sheng with complicated eyes.

Sun Rong sighed in a low voice: "Damn! I didn't expect this little idiot in the Central Plains, it's really Cao Sheng and Wu Mingjing! Are we sure?"

Sun Rong and Wu Mingjing are both about the same age as Cao Sheng. Wu Mingjing stood behind Sun Rong. Upon hearing this, she whispered, "It can't be wrong! It must be him! Although he is more handsome now than in high school, and the change is a bit big, but he and I were classmates in high school for three years, there should be no mistake."

Sun Rong acquiesced for a moment, then said softly, "When I saw his photo in the newspaper, I couldn't believe it. I didn't expect it to be him! When I was in high school, I really didn't realize that he had such good writing skills that he could write a novel. Can you believe it?"

Wu Mingjing smiled, "You were in the same class with him in your third year of high school, so you may not know that he ranked first in the grade in Chinese exams in his first and second years of high school."

Sun Rong turned back in surprise, "Is it true? Why don't I have any impression of it?"

Wu Mingjing: "Isn't this normal? When we were in high school, we took hundreds of exams, big and small, right? You were not in the same class as us at that time. Would you pay attention to who was the top student in every subject in every exam?"

Sun Rong frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded, "That's right! At that time, when the results of each exam were announced, the teacher would usually only tell us what the highest score was for the grade, and usually would not tell us who had the highest score."

After a pause, he couldn't help but ask again: "Did he really rank first in the grade in Chinese?"

There are hundreds of students in the entire grade, and their high school is the best high school in the county. It is very difficult to get the first place in the grade in any subject.

Wu Mingjing nodded, "It's true. Once, after the test papers were handed out, I borrowed his test paper and took a look. I got all the first few dozen multiple-choice questions and fill-in-the-blank questions right."

Sun Rong was surprised.

The signing line moved forward little by little.

Finally it was Sun Rong's turn.

When Cao Sheng saw Sun Rong and Wu Mingjing behind Sun Rong, he was very surprised.

Because these two were the top students in his class during his senior year of high school.

Also because they were top students, Cao Sheng still remembered both of them.

If it were another classmate, he might not be able to recognize him at first sight after meeting him again after twenty or thirty years.

Cao Sheng smiled, stood up and extended his right hand in front of Sun Rong, "Old classmates! Long time no see, I didn't expect to see you two here today! Let's shake hands! Don't be in a hurry to leave later, it's rare for us to meet again, how about having lunch together at noon? It's my treat."

Sun Rong smiled and held Cao Sheng's right hand with both of his hands.

Seeing this, Cao Sheng also put his left hand on it.

Sun Rong: "Cao Sheng! I didn't expect that among so many students in our class, you would be the first one to stand out, and you did it so quickly. We are only sophomores! I never knew you had such a good talent for writing. Okay! Wu Mingjing and I will wait for you in a while. We will have a big meal with you at noon today!"

Cao Sheng smiled.

After exchanging a few words with Sun Rong, Cao Sheng looked at Wu Mingjing and extended his right hand to her.

"Wu Mingjing! Long time no see, how about we shake hands?"

He was all smiles.

I saw two old classmates here today and he was in a really good mood.

Wu Mingjing smiled and walked up to him. She held Cao Sheng's right hand and raised her other hand to stroke the hair beside his ear. Her cheeks flushed slightly as she said, "Sun Rong and I came here today just to see if Zhongyuan Yidianhui is really you. Now that I have seen it, I am very happy. Congratulations, Cao Sheng! You should sign for us first! Don't delay the other book fans behind us. Let's talk after you are done, okay?"

Cao Sheng nodded.

"it is good!"

While the three of them were chatting, other book fans in the queue were watching curiously, whispering and speculating about their relationship.

Standing at the front of the line, I could hear the conversation between the three of them and knew that they were old classmates.

Those at the back of the line can only guess.

The signing continues.

Sun Rong and Wu Mingjing, who received the autographed books, went to the side to rest. A staff member handed them mineral water and brought stools.

Sun Rong and Wu Mingjing waited patiently.

It was not until after 1:00 p.m. that the book signing event finally ended. By then, Sun Rong and Wu Mingjing were already starving.

Cao Sheng was already hungry.

After finishing the signing, Cao Sheng spoke briefly to several staff members and then quickly walked over to Sun Rong and Wu Mingjing.

"Sorry, sorry! Sorry to have kept you waiting. You must be hungry, right? Let's go to the restaurant first and talk while we eat!"

Cao Sheng greeted warmly.

In the car on the way to the hotel.

Cao Sheng asked curiously: "Are you two in the same university now?"

Sun Rong nodded, and Wu Mingjing smiled and replied, "It's not the same major though. I was also surprised to meet Sun Rong at school when I first entered university."

This reminded Cao Sheng of Tan Lei, his high school classmate who attended the same university.

Before he and Tan Lei entered university, they didn't know that the other party had applied to the same school as them. It was only after they arrived at the school and met each other by chance that they found out that they were both studying at Huizhou Teachers College.

Cao Sheng prepared to treat these two old classmates to a meal at his own expense.

As a result, the bill was paid in advance by the staff of Changjiang Literature and Art Publishing House.

While having dinner together, Cao Sheng chatted a lot with these two old classmates.

We talked about high school and other classmates.

We also talked about each other's current situation.

We also talked about Tan Lei, who was at Huizhou Teachers College with Cao Sheng.

Of course, the most talked about topic is Cao Sheng’s novels, which is a ready-made topic.

Sun Rong and Wu Mingjing were the top students in their class that year. Their college entrance examination scores were much better than Cao Sheng's, and they are now both top students at Nanjing University.

According to the life trajectories of the original time and space, the three of them had no more contact after graduating from high school.

Today, they were both very happy to see Cao Sheng again. Before leaving, they took the initiative to propose exchanging e-mails.

……

After they left, Cao Sheng's book signing session ended, and he boarded a plane to Huizhou that afternoon.

Sitting on the plane, looking at the white clouds outside the window.

Thinking about the intimacy between Sun Rong and Wu Mingjing, Cao Sheng guessed that the two should be dating. These two old classmates from the same university naturally started dating.

He couldn't help but think of Tan Lei, who was studying at Huizhou Teachers College with him.

I also thought of my "first love" Chen Shuyun who sent me love letters, and even the rich and beautiful Ren Xueyi who asked me to sign on her arm, and Huang Qingya from the Writers Association.

I also thought about my own choices.

He rejected any of the three people who wanted to date him, namely Tan Lei, Chen Shuyun and Ren Xueyi.

Huang Qingya, who had nothing to do with love, did not show any mercy.

He has no regrets about this.

Because he still didn't want to spend time on love, he still wanted to concentrate on writing his own novel.

As for love?

Let’s talk about it when you achieve success.

……

Return to the courtyard on Huizhou Binjiang Road.

Cao Sheng put down his luggage, filled a pot of water and boiled it on the gas stove, then started to clean. He hadn't lived here for a week, so there was a layer of dust on the floor and furniture.

After cleaning, he made a cup of Houkui tea, then carried the cup to the study on the second floor and turned on the computer.

He has recently traveled to six cities in a row, attended six book signing events, and had to fly almost every day. He is actually quite tired.

But he wanted to hold on until after 10 o'clock in the evening before going to bed, otherwise his sleep and rest schedule would be disrupted. If he went to bed now, he would not be able to fall asleep in the middle of the night.

But he was in no condition to type at that moment.

I logged into Under the Banyan Tree and opened the page of "I Want to Become an Immortal". I wanted to see what the book review section looked like during the days when I was holding the book signing event.
(End of this chapter)