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Chapter 5 0004 [New Concept Composition Competition? ]

The thin guy with a flat head is called Xu Haibo, a good student.

His family background was better than Chen Guiliang and Xie Yang's. Both his parents were teachers in township schools.

After handing in his paper, Xu Haibo returned to his dorm. He was holding the book "Legend of the Little Soldier" and was about to return it to the rental bookstore off-campus.

"I haven't read it yet, you can return it tomorrow." Xie Yang said.

Xu Haibo complained, "Why didn't you watch it last night? You had to go to the internet cafe to play games. Every day you delay is 5 cents. Are you going to pay the rent?"

Xie Yang shook his hair casually: "It's just 5 cents? I'll pay for it."

Xu Haibo threw the novel to Xie Yang and moved closer to Chen Guiliang. Although he was a good boy, he liked to play with the bad student Chen Guiliang.

Because he felt that what Chen Guiliang said and did was exactly what he wanted to do but did not dare to do.

Although it can't be reached, my heart yearns for it.

Even the nickname "Hero Chen" was first called out by Xu Haibo.

He always felt that Chen Guiliang was like a knight in a novel.

For example, at the beginning of this semester, Xu Haibo compared his tuition receipt with the course schedule and angrily complained, "Isn't this a random charge? They clearly charged 55 yuan for a computer, but there's no computer class on the schedule."

"Really?" Chen Guiliang leaned over to take a look.

In the second week, after confirming that there was indeed no computer class, Chen Guiliang began to use his spare time to go to his classmates one by one to collect signatures and fingerprints.

There are 20 classes in the senior year, with a total of 875 students.

Chen Guiliang actually obtained signatures from more than 500 students and successfully forced the school to refund the computer fees for all senior high school students!
Such an action shocked Xu Haibo so much that he was amazed and wished he could be Chen Guiliang's stirrup from then on.

Chen Guiliang didn't show off afterward. He just patted his new shoes and said, "I don't give a damn about your computer fees. I just want the money back to buy a pair of shoes. If Principal Yan doesn't know what's best for me, I'll take your signature to the Education Bureau."

……

Running over to Chen Guiliang, Xu Haibo asked curiously, "Mr. Chen, how did you do on your math test?"

Chen Guiliang couldn't explain it, so he could only answer, "I just don't want to do the questions anymore."

"Brilliant!"

Xu Haibo immediately gave him a thumbs-up. He thought Chen Guiliang was handsome. He was a man of his own accord, a rebellious and uninhibited nature. A true man should act according to his own will.

Unfortunately, he himself is not a good man, but just a good student.

Chen Guiliang smiled and said, "Don't imitate me."

Xu Haibo said: "I am timid and dare not imitate you."

Xie Yang flicked his hair at the right moment: "Bobo, you really should learn. You're already in your third year of high school, and you're still acting like an elementary school student. How are you going to find a girlfriend in the future?"

Xu Haibo only regarded Chen Guiliang as his idol, and he didn't look kindly at Xie Yang: "Can you find a girlfriend?"

Xie Yang boasted, "A lot of girls have a crush on me, but I'm just too picky. It's called 'better to be alone than to be with someone less than the class beauty'."

"Just brag!" Xu Haibo said contemptuously.

In a blink of an eye, the three of them arrived near the old school gate, where two rows of late Qing Dynasty buildings were preserved.

The first draft of "The Art of Thick Black" was created here.

After leaving the school gate, there is a row of small restaurants across the street.

Chen Guiliang suddenly had many memories.

The restaurant opposite the school gate left the deepest impression on Chen Guiliang.

When he was in his second year of high school, he ordered a plate of vegetables for only 1 yuan. Since the rice was free, he ate eight bowls of rice from the boss!
I was so hungry at that time.

The proprietress was naturally impressed by Chen Guiliang. She even knew his nickname and would always call out to him when they met: "Hero Chen, are you here for dinner again?"

Chen Guiliang found a table and sat down. "One twice-cooked pork, one eggplant with fish sauce, one mapo tofu, and a plate of seasonal vegetables. Oh, and three bottles of beer!"

The proprietress was a little surprised and asked, "You're eating so much today?"

"We've made a fortune, let's celebrate." Chen Guiliang said with a smile.

This is a husband-and-wife shop. The boss is responsible for cooking, and the boss's wife is responsible for collecting money. As for other work, whoever is free will do it.

The proprietress quickly brought beer, and the sound of cooking could be heard from the kitchen.

"Come on, let's have a drink first!"

Chen Guiliang was very happy at the moment. It was a rare opportunity for several old friends to get together for a meal after entering society.

Xie Yang used chopsticks to press the bottle cap against his chest and pried it open deftly. He then picked up the bottle and clinked glasses with it. "It's rare for Mr. Chen to be so generous."

Xu Haibo poured the wine obediently and defended Chen Guiliang, saying, "Hero Chen has always been very generous."

"cheers!"

The three brothers started drinking before the dishes were served.

Xu Haibo was not a big drinker. He took three breaks after finishing a glass of beer, but he finally managed to finish it all.

If he says cheers, then we must drink.

Xie Yang put down the beer bottle and raised his hand to push the hair away from his eyes: "I plan to pursue Zhou Jing."

Xu Haibo said: "I wish you good luck."

Chen Guiliang smiled and said, "If you have that much free time, why not go to the internet cafe and level up a few more times?"

"You think I can't catch up with you?" Xie Yang was unconvinced.

"I also think it's difficult to pursue her," Xu Haibo explained seriously. "Your family is in the countryside, and hers is in the county town. Your parents are farmers, and hers are doctors. You often go to internet cafes. If you keep going like this, you can only get into a second-tier university. She's always in the top ten in her grade, so even if she doesn't perform well, she can still get into an ordinary first-tier university. If she performs normally, she will definitely go to a key university."

Xie Yang was very depressed by what he said, and he stubbornly retorted: "Vulgar. Love requires mutual affection and cannot be measured by these worldly things."

Chen Guiliang nodded: "Indeed, it's vulgar."

"Did you hear that?" Xie Yang instantly regained his confidence.

But Chen Guiliang continued, "The reason you can't catch up with Zhou Jing has nothing to do with those things. It's simply because you're ugly."

"Fuck, you know nothing." Xie Yang wanted to hit someone after hearing that.

Xu Haibo continued to persuade him, "My mom said that high school students shouldn't fall in love too early. The most urgent thing is to study hard. Get into a good school, and then find a good job. Then you can have a better girlfriend."

The more Xie Yang listened, the more depressed he became, and finally he lost his temper: "Your mother said, your mother said, you are already in high school, can you please stop talking to your mother?" Xu Haibo was hesitant to speak.

Watching the two bickering, Chen Guiliang drank and smiled, and suddenly remembered a funny thing.

After the college entrance exam, Xu Haibo, who had always been honest, suddenly approached Chen Guiliang in a mysterious manner. He claimed that he was no longer a high school student and begged Chen Guiliang to take him to watch a pornographic video.

I can’t hold it in any longer and want to vent!

In Xu Haibo's opinion, the most extreme way to vent is to watch pornographic videos. He wants to see the body of a woman.

But it was 2004, and there were no pornographic video halls in the county town. The two of them searched the streets like fools.

Finally, their legs ached from walking, so they simply went to an internet cafe for the night. At the enthusiastic recommendation of the network administrator, they watched "Sex is Zero" and "Peach Ripen" all night.

What a painful yet beautiful youth.

“Twice-cooked pork is here!”

The proprietress brought out the first dish.

Xie Yang took another sip from the beer bottle, then picked up some twice-cooked pork and chewed it fiercely, saying fiercely, "Before the college entrance examination, I won't go online anymore. I'm going to study hard and get into the top five in the grade. Then I'll chase Zhou Jing!"

"Come on!" Xu Haibo helped to encourage.

Chen Guiliang was busy eating meat and was too lazy to talk nonsense with him.

"You don't believe it again?" Xie Yang pointed at Chen Guiliang.

Chen Guiliang laughed and said, "I'd rather believe you can quit masturbating than quit surfing the internet."

Xie Yang was furious. "I swear here that if I go online again before the college entrance exam, I'll eat a pound of shit every time I go online! You two are witnesses."

"Don't try to get free food and drinks." Chen Guiliang said happily.

This word didn't exist in 2003. After Xu Haibo pondered it for a while, he finally understood what "eating and drinking for free" meant. Then he slapped his thigh and laughed.

He felt that Chen Guiliang was extremely talented and his remarks were full of witty remarks.

Xie Yang finished his beer in one breath, then went to get some rice and food, ready to go study after he was full.

While this grandson was wolfing down the food, he kept brainwashing himself: I have given so much for Zhou Jing that I even stopped playing "Legendary World". She will definitely be very touched when she knows this.

Chen Guiliang also ate very quickly. His body, which had been malnourished for a long time, seemed to be absorbing energy crazily.

After eating and drinking, Chen Guiliang called the proprietress to settle the bill.

"Two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and three bottles of beer, that's exactly 12 yuan."

The price has increased this year, it was even cheaper last year.

Chen Guiliang paid the bill.

Xu Haibo asked, "Xie Saobang, you said you wanted to study hard. Are you still going to watch "Legend of the Little Soldier"?"

"If you don't want to read it, take it!" Xie Yang threw the novel out.

Xu Haibo picked up the novel and returned it to the rental bookstore more than 20 meters away.

Chen Guiliang also followed there. He missed this place a lot.

There are four bookshelves in the rental shop, most of which are occupied by pirated online novels. There are also some traditional martial arts and romance novels, as well as the more popular Japanese manga.

There are always some bastards who are not satisfied with just having fun themselves, and they tear out the exciting plots to watch over and over again.

When Xu Haibo was returning the book, he asked, "Boss, the new volume of 'The Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty' hasn't arrived yet?"

The boss replied: "It arrived at noon and was rented out."

Xu Haibo got his deposit back and went looking for other novels. After much searching, he settled on The World of Mercenaries.

Chen Guiliang has no interest in ancient online novels, he just came here to read them with his friends.

By the way, let me express my feelings about youth.

There is also a simple bookshelf outside the rental bookstore, which is filled with various newspapers and magazines.

Chen Guiliang saw "Mengya" at a glance. Because this magazine had extremely good sales, it was placed in the most conspicuous position.

Xu Haibo went to pay for Mercenary World and saw Chen Guiliang standing there staring at the magazine. He took out Sprout and flipped to the call for submissions page: "You write so well, why don't you join New Concept?"

The call for papers comes into view.

The deadline is three days away, and the postmark date will be used as the basis for submission.

"After selling all those books, will I still be a literary youth in this life?" Chen Guiliang said to himself.

Xu Haibo encouraged, "Maybe you can be admitted to Peking University."

Being admitted to Peking University is pure dreaming. Since the third session of the New Concept Program, admission to famous universities such as Tsinghua University and Peking University is no longer possible.

This is the last class, and some schools are willing to waive the entrance exam for admission. But the next class will not be able to waive the entrance exam at all.

Chen Guiliang thought about today's math test. He couldn't answer any of the questions. It would be difficult to take the college entrance examination based solely on his own ability.

If he were reborn, he would be able to do well even without going to college.

But if you fail the college entrance examination, your parents will be very disappointed, and you must find a way to cheat.

There were still four copies of "The Sprout" left unsold. Chen Guiliang took out 12 yuan and bought them all at once.

"Buy so many books?" Xu Haibo asked in surprise.

Chen Guiliang pointed to the call for papers and explained, "It's forbidden to submit the same manuscript to multiple journals, but it's not forbidden to submit multiple manuscripts at once. If you buy a magazine, you can submit a manuscript."

Guo Xiaosi submitted seven articles in one go.

They both paid and prepared to go back to the dormitory, but Xie Yang was nowhere to be seen.

"Thank you, awesome!" Xu Haibo shouted loudly.

Xie Yang, holding a novel in his hand, emerged from behind a bookshelf and walked up to the bookstore owner to complain, "You didn't even remind me that there was a new edition of 'Zichuan'."

Xu Haibo asked, "Aren't you planning to quit the internet and study hard in the future?"

Xie Yang shook his hair and said shamelessly, "I only said to quit the Internet, I didn't say to stop reading novels."

(End of this chapter)