I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 158 This is only a small part of our lives, but he seems to treat it as his career.

"Yes, she even treated me to dinner." Fang Qingye told Bai Ou the whole story.

After listening, Bai Ou tilted her head slightly and looked at Fang Qingye sitting opposite her, her eyes curving into crescent moons.

"Yezi, Sasha has her eye on you."

"You've got your eye on that 600 million yuan house I bought?" Fang Qingye laughed. "You're such a traditional girl, too traditional."

Bai Ou laughed when she heard this.

"Alright, let's not talk about her anymore," Fang Qingye said. "That house won't be ready until April next year. Bai Ou, if you stay in Shanghai, I'll renovate it and you can move in."

"Huh? Then it's for me?"

"Stay if you like."

Bai Ou smiled again.

"Well, we'll see later. I'm done eating, let's go." Bai Ou said, standing up.

Fang Qingye drove the girl back to Yuanfang Lane.

"Ye Zi, you don't need to see me off tomorrow. You can go about your business."

"It's okay, I'm fine anyway."

The next morning, Fang Qingye drove to Yuanfang Lane as usual. The two ate steamed buns at a bun shop in the lane, and then drove to Jinmao Tower.

Bai Ou went to work, but Fang Qingye wasn't idle either; he wanted to see Liu Shuai.

Since the class reunion in Shanghai last summer, he hasn't seen Liu Shuai much, only chatting with him on QQ occasionally.

I'm in Shanghai for a relatively long time this time and I don't have anything urgent to do, so I'll talk to him.

He quickly dialed Liu Shuai's number. When Liu Shuai heard that Fang Qingye was in Shanghai, he immediately said, "Hehe, you've finally come to Shanghai. I thought you were staying in the county town, living a carefree life."

"No, I've been here before, but I was in a rush and worried that I might bother you since you're busy with work," Fang Qingye said.

"Look at what you're saying, even the busiest person has time to get off work, right? Oh, by the way, Zhang Dongwen is back from her teaching stint in western Sichuan. She's doing a summer internship at China Merchants Bank. I ran into her there the day before yesterday when I went to check on the work," Liu Shuai said on the phone.

Upon hearing this, Fang Qingye hurriedly asked, "Zhang Dongwen is back, but what about Li Ye?"

"She said she couldn't come back at the time because it wasn't convenient, so we only chatted for a few minutes and then parted ways quickly. How about we invite her over too? Let's have dinner together after get off work today?"

“Okay.” Fang Qingye readily agreed.

"Where do you live?"

Near the Bund.

"How about you find me a restaurant nearby and make a reservation? I'll treat you," Liu Shuai said.

"Okay, I'll leave you a message on QQ after I've placed the order."

"Okay. I'm busy now, let's talk when we meet."

After hanging up the phone, Fang Qingye sent Bai Ou another text message, mentioning that she was having dinner with her classmates that evening and asking if she had time to join them.

The girl quickly replied with a text message: "We'll see. If I don't have to work overtime tonight, I'll go with you."

After making the arrangements, Fang Qingye drove back to Puxi and arrived at the sales hall of Jinwaitan Garden, where she met Quan Shasha and the saleswoman Li Fang.

Today, Quan Sasha changed into an office lady dress again, looking less glamorous and more capable than last night.

Still very enthusiastic, the two parties completed the final signing of the contract. Fang Qingye took out her bank card and swiped 595 million yuan. Quan Shasha looked at Fang Qingye, her smile even more charming.

After finishing her business, Fang Qingye was about to leave when Quan Shasha brought up the idea of ​​visiting Sun Island Resort.

"I can't these next couple of days, I have a college reunion," Fang Qingye politely declined. Quan Shasha was slightly disappointed, but didn't say much, only that they would talk about it another time.

Fang Qingye drove away from the sales office and went to look at nearby commercial real estate sales companies, but found nothing she liked, so she simply gave up.

As usual, Bai Ou had the company provide lunch, while Fang Qingye ate something casually outside, then booked a private room at a Chinese restaurant before returning to the Peace Hotel.

Fang Qingye spent the entire afternoon lounging in the hotel, sleeping, until almost six o'clock in the afternoon when she received a call from Bai Ou.

"Ye Zi, I can leave work on time today."

"Okay, I'll come pick you up."

Fang Qingye got dressed and went downstairs. He drove to pick up Bai Ou and then took her back to Yuanfang Lane. The girl took off her OL suit, changed into a T-shirt and denim shorts, and then went to the restaurant with Fang Qingye.

Everyone had to go to work, and it would take time to get to the Bund, so they agreed to meet at 7 p.m. When the two of them arrived, Liu Shuai and Zhang Dongwen had not yet arrived.

Ten minutes later, the door to the private room was pushed open, and Liu Shuai and Zhang Dongwen walked in together.

Zhang Dongwen was wearing an office lady uniform and looked like she came directly from the bank.

"This is my old squad leader, Liu Shuai, who works at the Municipal Banking Regulatory Commission."

"Zhang Dongwen is also my college classmate. She is currently pursuing a master's degree and is interning at China Merchants Bank."

"This is my childhood friend, Bai Ou, a graduate student at the University of Political Science and Law, who is interning at a foreign law firm."

Fang Qingye had told the two of them on QQ that she was bringing her childhood friend, so Liu Shuai wasn't surprised. He just joked, "Yezi, you have such a beautiful childhood friend, how come I've never heard you mention her?"

"Look, we've met now, haven't we?" Fang Qingye said with a smile.

The four sat down, and the waiter started serving the dishes. Since they were all classmates, they didn't stand on ceremony. Liu Shuai said he wanted to drink, but Fang Qingye politely declined, saying she was driving.

So everyone drank beverages.

Fang Qingye was concerned about the teaching support program in western Sichuan, so she asked Zhang Dongwen and the others about their situation there.

"Anyway, it's quite tough, even tougher than my hometown," Zhang Dongwen said with a smile.

Fang Qingye knew that Zhang Dongwen's hometown was in the Yimeng Mountains of Shandong Province.

"Where's Li Ye? I heard from Liu Shuai that he's not coming back?" Fang Qingye asked tentatively.

“Yes, he plans to teach in the rural area for another year,” Zhang Dongwen said while picking up some food.

At this moment, Bai Ou interjected, "Oh? Our school's graduate students can only take a leave of absence for a maximum of one year. I wonder what the regulations are at your school?"

“I didn’t ask, but it should be about the same.” Zhang Dongwen said calmly.

Fang Qingye and Liu Shuai exchanged a glance. Did this mean Li Ye might be expelled from school?!

"Li Ye should know about this, right?" Liu Shuai asked.

“He knows, but he says he doesn’t care. I think he’s determined to stay there for the rest of his life.”

Zhang Dongwen spoke with a calm expression, as if she were talking about something that had nothing to do with her.

But they are a couple.

But neither Fang Qingye nor Liu Shuai could say this in front of the girl.

“Liu Shuai, Fang Qingye, I know you’re both curious about what happened when Li Ye and I went to teach in western Sichuan.” Zhang Dongwen put down her chopsticks and looked at them.

"Actually, nothing happened. Li Ye and I got along quite well in western Sichuan. It's just that we had different opinions in the end."

“I think a year of teaching in a rural area is enough. After all, it’s only a small part of our lives. We have our own studies and future careers, but he seems to treat this as his career.”

(End of this chapter)