The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 237 Xu Hongdou's Buddhist-like Approach
Liu Yuntian almost thought he had misheard.

Why would they skip such an important investment negotiation just for a college basketball game?
Aside from being shocked, Yao Yuan felt mostly moved.

Are all post-90s this individualistic?

Back then, Yao Yuan went to great lengths to secure Liu Yuntian's investment.

Now, Yang Muyi is doing something else; he's just not coming to a university basketball game.

Of the three, Wu Xiaoguang was the most composed.

He had already learned about this from Homei.

According to Huo Mei, among the several entrepreneurial projects Yang Muyi had, Cainiao Station was the one he paid the least attention to.

It would be great if it could be done, but it doesn't matter if it can't.

If it weren't for Liu Yuntian and Yao Yuan's positive outlook on this project, Wu Xiaoguang wouldn't have wasted his time coming here today.

"When does the game start?" Yao Yuan asked curiously.

“Two-thirty in the afternoon,” Huo Mei replied.

Yao Yuan raised his hand and glanced at his watch.

"If we can still make it after we finish talking, then let's get started."

-

At the entrance of Southeast University Affiliated Hospital.

Xu Hongdou helped Xu Hongmi into a taxi.

As the car door closed, Xu Hongdou told the driver, "Go to Joyful Song Community."

As the car set off, Xu Hongmi asked Xu Hongdou what her plans were for the afternoon.

"I don't have any plans, I'll just stay home with you."

Xu Hongmi said with a look of disgust:

"I don't need you to come with me. I have work to do when I get back. You should go do what you need to do. Staying at home is just bothering me."

Xu Hongdou was furious.

"Xu Hongmi, do you have any conscience? I came all this way to see you, and you actually say that my presence at home is affecting your work. Besides, where can I go by myself?"

"Aren't you going to the Dongda Gymnasium to watch Yang Muyi play?"

"Don't go!"

Xu Hongdou answered very decisively.

cut!
Duplicity!

Xu Hongmi thought to herself.

Back home, Xu Hongmi immediately sat down at her computer and started working.

Xu Hongdou brought her laptop to the living room, turned it on, and logged into QQ.

There were over a hundred messages in the online farming group.

Xu Hongdou opened the group chat window and scrolled up to see the previous chat content.

Most of the messages were sent by Qiao Jingjing using her mobile QQ account. She provided live updates on Yang Muyi and others' training sessions in the group chat, using both text and images.

They also posted two videos of Yang Muye shooting three-pointers.

Xu Hongdou clicked on each one to read.

In the video, Yang Muyi's throws were quite accurate.

Cheng Pei-pei tagged Qiao Jingjing in the group chat, questioning why only Yang Muye's videos and pictures were posted, and not Yu Tu's.

Qiao Jingjing did not reply to the message.

Instead, Xia Qing posted several pictures of Yu Tu shooting hoops and playing one-on-one against Xiao Nai in the group chat.

Anyone with eyes can see that Xia Qing is subtly asserting her dominance.

Sure enough, after that, Cheng Pei-pei stopped speaking in the group chat.

Xu Hongdou was scrolling through her chat history when someone suddenly tagged her in the group chat.

Xia Qing: "Hongdou, have you and your sister gotten home yet?"

Xu Hongdou placed her laptop on her lap, leaned back on the sofa, and began typing a reply.

"I just got in and I'm thinking about what to order for lunch."

As soon as the message was sent out, the group chat immediately became lively.

Qiao Jingjing: "Oh, Hongdou's in Shanghai? I recommend you try the crab roe tofu and silver fish scrambled eggs at the Lakeside Restaurant, they're delicious."

Bei Weiwei: "Welcome to Shanghai, Hongdou! I highly recommend the scallion oil noodles at our No. 3 canteen at Southeast University. Let me know in advance if you're coming, and it'll be on me."

Xia Qing: "Hongdou, aren't you coming to watch the game this afternoon?"

Xu Hongdou tapped her fingers on the keyboard:
"I'm still considering it. My sister just got discharged from the hospital and started working overtime as soon as she got home, so I'm a little worried about her."

The message had barely been sent when Chen Nanxing chimed in the group chat.

"Wasn't it supposed to be a minimally invasive surgery? Didn't the doctor say anything about your recovery when you were discharged?"

Xu Hongdou immediately replied:

"The doctor said she's recovering well, and just needs to rest more."

Just then, Xu Hongmi came out of her room, intending to go to the kitchen to get some water.

As Xu Hongdou passed by the sofa, worried that Xu Hongmi might see the chat content, she immediately closed the computer screen.

Xu Hongmi snorted coldly.

Guilty conscience
It seemed like what she really wanted to look like.

"Have you decided what to have for lunch?"

Xu Hongdou thought for a moment.

How about scallion oil noodles?

Xu Hongmi turned to look at Xu Hongdou with an annoyance:
"Didn't you listen to the doctor's advice to eat less greasy food? You're like this, yet you're taking care of me? I should be the one taking care of you."

“I mean I want to eat, but of course you should continue eating your plain white porridge,” Xu Hongdou retorted as usual.

Xu Hongmi gave a cold laugh.

“I’ll give you two choices: either stay home and have some plain porridge with me, or go out and eat whatever you want. I’ll reimburse you for your travel and meal expenses on the way back.”

You think I can't handle you?
Xu Hongdou immediately protested loudly:
"Xu Hongmi, is that all you want to do to get rid of me?"

Xu Hongmi, holding her water glass, shrugged indifferently.

"That's right, I'll just stay home and have plain porridge, you can go out and find something for yourself, it's a pleasant decision!"

-

Dongda Gymnasium.

Xiao Nai and the others were practicing passing and receiving when Yang Muye walked over.

Everyone stopped.

Even the people in the stands turned their attention to this side.

"I ordered lunch and had it delivered directly over. Let's eat together then."

Xiao Nai turned to ask for the opinions of the others.

Everyone has no objection.

Free lunch, might as well take advantage of it.

Yang Muye nodded and was about to leave.

Xiao Nai suddenly called out to him.

"I just received a call from Ning Zhiqian."

Yang Muye raised an eyebrow.

"What, he can't make it?"

“He can come, and he even brought another person with him, Liu Chong, a third-year student at the School of Business Administration. Cao Guang should know him.”

"Would you like me to order food for them?"

"No need, they'll come after lunch."

Yang Muyi didn't pay much attention to Ning Zhiqian finding an outside helper at first.

Unexpectedly, Cao Guang reacted quite strongly upon hearing the name Liu Chong.

Seeing this, Zhang Sheng couldn't help but ask:

"What, is this Liu Chong that powerful?"

“I’ve played with Liu Chong twice. He’s very good at passing and controlling the ball. He’s the kind of person with a very high basketball IQ,” Cao Guang replied.

The key point is that Liu Chong is very handsome, and he once competed with Ning Zhiqian for the title of school heartthrob.

The reason he wasn't listed on the Dongda Tieba's "Deserves to be Killed" list is because Liu Chong had a girlfriend since his freshman year.

The two have a very stable relationship and often show their affection in the cafeteria and library.

They're so lovey-dovey; if they don't get married right after graduation, they'll be letting down all the onlookers who've been fed up with their PDA.

For this reason, Liu Chong posed virtually no threat to the other boys.

Every time the list of those to be executed was released, hardly anyone voted for Liu Chong.

This has led to many freshmen like Zhang Sheng not knowing who Liu Chong is.

Although Cao Guang spoke highly of Liu Chong's skills, neither Yang Muye nor Yu Tu took it too seriously. During this time, Xia Qing, who was sitting in the rest area on the sidelines, left for a while and returned with someone else.

"Wow, which department is this beautiful girl in?"

Zhang Sheng, who was standing outside the three-point line preparing to shoot, put down the ball and curiously asked Cao Guang next to him.

"Didn't you see she came with Yu Tu's girlfriend? Don't you even know about the milk tea fairy from Yan Jingmao?"

Cao Guang greatly despised Zhang Sheng's ignorance.

Zhang Sheng suddenly realized what was going on.

"I was wondering why he looked so familiar, but I'd never seen him at school before."

While the two were whispering to each other, Yang Muyi had already walked towards the rest area on the sidelines.

Upon meeting Xu Hongdou, the first thing he said was:

"Your sister has been discharged from the hospital?"

"Yes, I just got home and started working overtime. I was bored by myself, so I came to find Xia Qing."

Xu Hongdou shrugged and explained.

Xia Qing, standing to the side, didn't say anything, but couldn't help but complain in her heart.

Are you really here to see me?

Yang Muye's voice continued.
"What would you like to eat for lunch? It's on me."

Xu Hongdou tilted her head and thought for a moment.

"Would scallion oil noodles be okay?"

"Row."

Yang Muyi nodded and was about to return to the court to continue practicing when Xia Qing angrily called him back.

"Hey, aren't you going to ask me what I want to eat?"

Yang Muye turned around:

"No need to ask. Just eat whatever Yu Tu eats, or are you trying to get special treatment?"

Xia Qing was speechless with anger.

Xu Hongdou can just order scallion oil noodles if she wants; is it considered special if she wants to order a separate meal?

Is this some kind of double standard?
"I want scallion oil noodles too!" Xia Qing said in a huff.

"Okay, I'll have someone order two servings!" Yang Muye said, then walked towards the court without looking back.

In the stands, Cheng Yun gently nudged Song Dizhi next to her with her elbow.

"Come on, stop looking. If you keep looking, you'll turn into a statue waiting for your husband."

Song Dizhi grabbed Cheng Yun's hand.

"Do you think that girl is Yang Muye's girlfriend or not?"

Cheng Yun looked troubled.

How would she know that?
"Xiao Di, I think even if that girl isn't Mr. Yang's girlfriend, they must have a very good relationship. Why don't you—"

Before he could finish speaking, Song Dizhi interrupted him decisively:

"No, I won't give up so easily!" Song Di said, his eyes burning with fervor.

Seeing that she couldn't persuade Song Dizhi, Cheng Yun could only remind her that it was time to have lunch.

If you arrive late, there won't be any seats left in the stands when you come back after dinner.

Just as the two women left, Qiao Jingjing also came down from the stands and walked towards Xia Qing and Xu Hongdou.

Before Xu Hongdou arrived, Qiao Jingjing had only come over to greet Xia Qing once, when Xia Qing first arrived.

"Red Bean, I didn't know anything about your sister being hospitalized. What's going on?"

"It's nothing, I just had a minor appendectomy, and I'm almost fully recovered now."

Xu Hongdou explained with a smile.

Qiao Jingjing nodded, then glanced at Xu Qifei, who was watching them from a distance.

"That guy in the stands is Director Xu. He's the one who directed the commercials for me, Zi Xi, Zheng Wei, and the others."

Out of politeness, Xu Hongdou smiled and waved towards Xu Qifei.

Just after the greeting was finished, Qiao Jingjing's voice rang out.

"Director Xu has something he wants to discuss with you."

"I?"

Xu Hongdou pointed to herself, somewhat surprised.

Xia Qing also generously offered her advice from the side:

“I saw Director Xu and Yang Muye talking for a long time on the sidelines. Maybe they really have something urgent to tell you.”

Xu Hongdou thought to herself that she didn't even know Xu Qifei, so what urgent matter could he possibly have to ask her for?

However, since Xia Qing had already said so, Xu Hongdou still decided to go and meet Director Xu with Qiao Jingjing.

Qiao Jingjing led Xu Hongdou to the stands, then took her leave, leaving the two of them to talk.

Xu Qifei didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point, explaining his purpose to Xu Hongdou.

He wanted to invite Xu Hongdou to play the role of the team leader of any college basketball team in "Kuroko's Basketball".

It was also stated that Yang Muye would play a key player on one of the university teams.

Aside from the retired female coach, you can choose any of the other female characters in "Kuroko's Basketball".

The conditions were undeniably generous, even to the point of being an effort to "accommodate" Xu Hongdou.

Surprisingly, Xu Hongdou only considered it for a few seconds before shaking her head and refusing.

"Director Xu, I'm sorry, but I really have no interest in acting."

If it were someone else, Xu Qifei would definitely have tried harder to get it.

Perhaps red beans are different.

Xu Qifei could clearly sense that Yang Muye's attitude towards Xu Hongdou was different from his attitude towards other girls.

Since Xu Hongdou was unwilling, there was nothing that could be done but regretfully give up.

When Xu Hongdou returned to the rest area by the court, Xia Qing couldn't help but inquire about the content of Xu Hongdou and Xu Qifei's conversation.

Xu Hongdou didn't hide anything and told Xia Qing everything.

Xia Qing stared wide-eyed at Xu Hongdou in utter astonishment.

"You refused?"

“Yes, that’s right,” Xu Hongdou replied in a matter-of-fact tone.

Xia Qing was still organizing her thoughts when Xu Hongdou suddenly asked:

"If Director Xu invited you, would you accept?"

Xia Qing considered for a moment, then shook her head.

Like Xu Hongdou, she wasn't very interested in acting.

"What if Yu Tu agrees to act?"

Xu Hongdou then asked another question.

Xia Qing took a little longer to consider this time.

It's hard to say whether Yu Tu will act, but Qiao Jingjing will definitely act.

There might even be a romantic subplot between the two.

But in the end, Xia Qing firmly shook her head.

When Xia Qing participated in Sisters Who Make Waves to become an internet celebrity, Yu Tu did not object.

Now that Yu Tu has decided to act, Xia Qing will also choose to support him.

Xia Qing believed that Yu Tu, like herself, had made postgraduate entrance exams her primary goal throughout her four years of university.

Even if Yu Tu and Qiao Jingjing act together, they are destined not to be "on the same path".

I really have nothing to worry about.

Thinking about this, Xia Qing suddenly became curious.

"Red Bean, are you really not bothered by Yang Muyi acting with other girls, even if they're playing lovers?"

Xu Hongdou replied indifferently, "Why should I mind?"

In the past, Xia Qing might have believed Xu Hongdou's statement.

But now——

Xia Qing always felt that Xu Hongdou was really deceiving herself a little.

They say they don't care, but they actually do care a lot.

But they refuse to admit it.

Xia Qing finally understood why Chen Nanxing was so eager to matchmake Yang Muye and Xu Hongdou.

Xu Hongdou's easygoing and carefree attitude is bound to make her friends worry.

Even Xu Hongmi had already noticed something amiss; otherwise, why would he have deliberately sent Xu Hongdou to watch the game?

Unfortunately, Xu Hongdou herself refused to take the initiative, leaving others anxious and helpless.

(End of this chapter)