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Chapter 242 0239 [The Slightly More Mature Young Girl]

"I'm almost outside the hotel."

"Okay, I'll be right down."

When Chen Guiliang drove to the hotel entrance, Tao Xue and her parents were already standing there.

Mr. Tao was dressed in a very classic style, with his shirt tucked into his trousers and a bunch of keys hanging from his waist.

"Hello, Uncle. Hello, Auntie."

"Thank you for your help, Xiao Chen."

"No trouble at all. Let's get in the car first; we can't stay here for too long."

Tao Xue quickly climbed into the passenger seat and winked at Chen Guiliang after getting in. It didn't mean anything by it; it was purely to express affection.

Chen Guiliang blinked twice and reminded the two elders who had sat in the back row, "Uncle, Auntie, it's a bit hot climbing the Great Wall today. The weather forecast says the high temperature will be 34 degrees Celsius. How about we go somewhere else?"

Tao's mother laughed and said, "34 degrees isn't hot. Back home this month, it hasn't gone below 37 degrees, and it's been going up to 40 degrees all the time."

“That’s true.” Chen Guiliang smiled as well.

What can elders do when they come to Beijing for tourism?

We toured the Forbidden City on the first day, and on the second day we're going to climb the Great Wall.

They've probably been longing for this for half their lives, and now that they've finally made it to the capital, they're definitely counting on visiting all those places.

Chen Guiliang drove to the Badaling scenic area, and it was almost mid-morning when the temperature started to get a little warm.

The two elders were having a great time climbing, and Chen Guiliang felt it was alright.

But Tao Xue could only climb for half an hour before she couldn't keep going.

"I can't go on, I'm so tired and hot. You guys climb." Tao Xue was so tired that she bent over, panting, and rested her hands on her knees. Her face was flushed, and her forehead was covered in fine sweat.

Tao's father said, "Then let's rest for a while."

“I can still climb,” Tao’s mother winked at him.

Before Tao's father could react, his wife had already dragged him away.

The couple had walked more than ten steps when Tao's father finally asked, "What are you doing?"

Tao's mother said in a low voice, "We two old folks will climb, and they two young folks will climb. We won't disturb each other, understand?"

Tao's father looked back and finally understood.

Chen Guiliang didn't mind the heat on his bottom, and sat down on the steps, handing him a bottle of mineral water: "Have a couple of sips."

"Thank you, senior."

Tao Xue suddenly became energetic, giving the impression that she had been faking it just now, simply to distance herself from her parents.

Looking at the tourists coming and going, Chen Guiliang couldn't help but complain, "Wow. It's so hot, and there are still quite a lot of people climbing the Great Wall."

Tao Xue sat down next to him and drank mineral water, chattering away: "Before the college entrance exam, I was completely focused on studying and did nothing else. As soon as the exam was over, I immediately started playing, and I even had my brother introduce me to the game 'The Emperor's Reign.' Haha, he gave me a lot of great equipment. There's a horse called Chi Ji, the leader of King Mu of Zhou's Eight Steeds, which even has wings when it runs. Someone messaged me in the game asking if I'd sell that horse for 20 RMB."

"You could buy a car for that price," Chen Guiliang said with a smile.

Tao Xue said, "My brother said that I can't sell those top-tier equipment I have. If I stop playing, I should just destroy them. He didn't give me the horse directly either; he told me to open a chest first."

In the game "Reign of Power," players can choose whether to hide their ID in advance. If hidden, the official notification when obtaining a rare item will be "Congratulations to ****** for obtaining [item name]."

A few days ago, Tao Xue opened a box and got the head of the Eight Steeds. When the announcement was made, the entire server was in an uproar, and even players from other servers came to register new accounts to watch the excitement.

Fortunately, she had set her ID to anonymous beforehand; otherwise, the in-game private messages would have driven her crazy.

Even so, Tao Xue's game name was leaked because some players saw her riding a horse. The fiery red horse had wing-like afterimages when it ran, making it incredibly cool.

"Maybe it's because the top-tier equipment is too easy to get, I didn't want to play anymore after one day."

Tao Xue hadn't seen Chen Guiliang for a long time, and now she had so much to say: "Then I logged into the Mengya Forum again. When I was in the first year of high school, I was obsessed with Mengya and literature, but now I feel like I can't find the feeling anymore. Articles that I used to think were well-written seem a bit childish to me now."

Chen Guiliang commented: "Your thinking has become more mature. Moreover, 'Mengya' magazine is not as good as it used to be. I heard that last year's New Concept Writing Competition only received a pitiful tens of thousands of preliminary manuscripts. The year I participated, there were more than 40 submissions."

Tao Xue suddenly leaned to the side, resting her head on Chen Guiliang's arm: "I really want to go back to my first year of high school. I didn't understand anything back then, but everything I did was new and exciting."

"When you're free, I'll take you back to No. 2 High School for a couple of days and help you relive your high school memories," Chen Guiliang comforted him.

Tao Xue asked, "Do you remember the first time we met?"

"I remember, I was selling books at a stall." How could Chen Guiliang forget? That was the day he had just been reborn.

Tao Xue was lost in her memories: "When I first met you, senior, I thought you were a strange person. You were tall and thin, and looked like a bamboo pole, not as handsome as you are now. You were quite the deceiver back then, you fooled us completely."

Chen Guiliang thought to himself: I only attracted you by shouting because I thought the freshmen girls were easy to fool.

But that's not how it works. Chen Guiliang laughed and said, "I'm not lying. Every word I said is the truth."

"Yeah, right! You were a big liar back then!" Tao Xue retorted.

"Haha."

Chen Guiliang chuckled twice. The two sat together and chatted; in such hot weather, neither of them wanted to continue climbing.

After a while, Tao Xue's phone rang.

"Hey, Mom. My senior and I stayed where we were before...yes, we didn't move, we're planning to go back the way we came. When you get there, take the cable car down the mountain, and we'll all meet up at the bottom...Oh, and remember to drink another bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water in your bags. If you get hot, take a break and don't get heatstroke."

Tao Xue is indeed more mature than before, and she even knows to remind her parents to take care of their health.

The sun was getting stronger, so Chen Guiliang patted his bottom and stood up: "Let's go back and find a place to cool off."

Tao Xue said, "I saw someone recommend 'Ghost Blows Out the Light' in the literature interest group on the school's intranet. The night before I came to travel, I read tens of thousands of words. It's so well-written. The author must be an old man. He used to be sent to the countryside. I bet he actually went tomb raiding."

Chen Guiliang laughed and said, "It's probably an old man."

"What are you laughing at?" Tao Xue asked.

Chen Guiliang said, "When 'Ghost Blows Out the Light' is published, I'll take you to find the author and get his autograph."

"Do you know the author?" Tao Xue asked curiously.

Chen Guiliang shook his head: "We don't know each other yet, but we can get to know each other in the future."

After "Ghost Blows Out the Light" was moved from Tianya to Qidian, the copyright was bought out by Qidian.

Before the rise of film and television copyrights, Qidian's copyrights were sold very cheaply, and Chen Guiliang could find opportunities to buy them. Then, whether it's a movie or a TV series, he could hire whomever he wanted to direct it; he just couldn't produce a bunch of garbage.

Because Chen Guiliang is also a fan of "Ghost Blows Out the Light".

Oh, and we can also buy the film and television rights to Liu Cixin's books.

Even if Chen Guiliang didn't buy it, Liu Cixin would have sold it off cheaply anyway. The copyright for the later TV series "The Three-Body Problem" changed hands several times before it was finally made.

Tao Xue chattered away about the plot of the novel "Ghost Blows Out the Light".

"Have you finished reading the first story?" Chen Guiliang asked.

Tao Xue said, "No, I've only read a few tens of thousands of words."

Chen Guiliang said, "Let me tell you what happens next..."

"Don't say it!" Tao Xue quickly stopped her.

"Hahaha."

Chen Guiliang laughed with delight.

The two returned the way they came, strolled down the mountain, and found a place to cool off and have something to eat.

Tao Xue's parents really know how to make things difficult. They didn't return until the afternoon by cable car, and for lunch they only ate two pieces of bread and drank mineral water.

Tao's father sighed with emotion, "He who has not climbed the Great Wall is no true man. Today, I have finally become a true man."

"The Great Wall isn't that hard to climb, not as difficult as I imagined," Tao's mother said, indicating that she still had energy to spare.

In the late afternoon, Chen Guiliang drove them back and treated them to a meal near the hotel.

The next day, I took them to visit Peking University and the Summer Palace.

Walking on the Peking University campus, people would greet Chen Guiliang from time to time.

Some people even asked, "Mr. Chen, are these your parents?"

Chen Guiliang said, "My uncle and aunt, and my sister. My sister just finished the college entrance examination and came to Beijing to familiarize herself with the various schools."

They walked diagonally across the campus towards the Summer Palace.

After leaving the school gate, Tao Xue said in an admiring tone, "Senior, you are really amazing. You were a popular figure in high school. Now you are studying at Peking University, and you are still a popular figure on campus."

"Not bad, haha." Chen Guiliang liked hearing this kind of talk; it felt good to be admired by a beautiful woman.

Mr. Tao was also quite surprised: "Do all the students at Peking University know you? Just now, when I walked by, more than 20 people greeted you."

Chen Guiliang said, "It's impossible for everyone to know each other. Some students have different focuses. Let alone me, they don't even know the students in the next dormitory."

“Cheng Gang told me that you are exceptionally capable,” Tao’s father said. “His company is making money now entirely thanks to your ideas, and our family should be thanking you. This time we came on vacation, and we’ve troubled you to accompany us everywhere.”

Chen Guiliang laughed and said, "I'm friends with Brother Gang. He used to take good care of my uncle."

My cousin Feng Tao and Tao Chenggang's computer shop, which they started together, has now been completely taken over by Feng Tao.

My uncle is now a small business owner, and his shop has moved to the newly built digital mall in Longdu.

Tao's mother complained, "What's the use of making so much money? She's already 30 and still not married. I'm hoping to hold my grandson."

Tao Xue secretly made a face at Chen Guiliang, then leaned close to him and whispered, "My brother came back to our hometown to accompany me during my college entrance exam. My parents have been pressuring him to get married many times and are even trying to introduce him to potential partners. My brother originally wanted to stay a couple more days, but he was so scared by the blind date that he ran away early."

Chen Guiliang declined to comment.

The first time he saw Tao Chenggang, the guy was with a vocational high school beauty. He definitely doesn't lack female company, he's just too lazy to date.

Tao Chenggang is probably much more cunning than Chen Guiliang!
Our hero Chen is so innocent.

(End of this chapter)