Returning wealthy individuals develop their hometowns and become rich in the 1980s

Jiang Liwen led Chen Rongfei out of the office building and slowly walked east along the main road of the campus. In September, the autumn wind had already risen in Jincheng. The sycamore leaves on both sides of the road were half yellow and half green. When the wind blew, they fell down with a rustling sound, covering the ground with golden leaves.

Chen Rongfei, carrying a light backpack, walked half a step behind Jiang Liwen, his eyes occasionally sweeping over the teaching buildings along the roadside, and sometimes pausing to look at the posters or notices on the walls.

"Rongfei, this is the first teaching building. Most of your major courses will be taken here from now on, so you freshmen will be here." Jiang Liwen noticed that Chen Rongfei was not very talkative. If she didn't take the initiative to speak, Chen Rongfei would silently accompany her the whole way. So she had no choice but to point to a gray and white four-story building in front of her and make conversation.

"The lecture hall is on the first floor, where the freshmen orientation will be held tomorrow. The upper floors are regular classrooms, and the third floor has a mock courtroom, which is a unique feature of our school."

Chen Rongfei nodded. "Senior, how far is the dormitory building from the first teaching building?"

"It's not far, it only takes five or six minutes to walk there," Jiang Liwen said with a smile, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "The first to third floors are your boys' dorms, and the floors above the fourth floor are our girls' dorms. Rongfei, if you ever need my help with anything you don't understand, just come to room 202 on the fourth floor."

"Okay, senior," Chen Rongfei replied with a smile, and then said nothing more.

The two continued walking and passed a small playground. Some people were running, some were playing football, and a few girls were chatting by the stands. Jiang Liwen slowed down and pointed to a building on the west side of the playground, saying, "That's the library. It's a good place for students to study, but there aren't many seats. You have to queue up to grab a seat every morning. If you want to study there in the future, you'll have to go earlier."

"Do you often go to the library to study, senior?" Chen Rongfei asked habitually, following up on the topic.

When Chen Rongfei asked Jiang Liwen this question, she suddenly felt a little pleased. What did he mean by asking this? Was he inquiring about her hobbies and where she usually went?

Although she had many thoughts in her mind, Jiang Liwen still answered with a smile, "Yes, I go there often. I'm a sophomore this year, and I have a lot of classes and assignments. It's more convenient to look up reference materials I need when I study in the library, so I don't have to go back and forth."

When Jiang Liwen finished speaking, she glanced at Chen Rongfei, wanting to see how his expression would change. But seeing that his expression remained calm and composed, she felt a little disappointed. However, she continued, "Rongfei, you've just arrived. I can lend you my library card for now. You can return it to me after I help you get your new library card."

"Won't this affect your own course progress, senior? I'm not in a hurry. I can go to the library after I get my library card," Chen Rongfei said, not wanting to trouble others, especially someone he had only met recently. His words implied a polite refusal.

Whether Jiang Liwen failed to understand the polite refusal or deliberately ignored it, she smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm a student council member. Even if I occasionally 'forget' my library card, I can still borrow books."

"Oh, okay then," Chen Rongfei knew that since things had come to this point, it would be impolite to refuse any longer. "Then I'll have to trouble you, senior. I'm sorry to have troubled you."

"It's nothing," Jiang Liwen smiled and shook her head, putting her hands behind her back as she continued walking side by side with Chen Rongfei on the path beside the playground.

"Liwen, what are you doing here today? Weren't you supposed to be in charge of greeting the new students who are arriving at school today?"

Several girls ran over and blocked Jiang Liwen and Chen Rongfei's way. One of the girls, named Qin Min, looked Chen Rongfei up and down, noticing that he was dressed in imported designer clothes. She couldn't help but ask Jiang Liwen curiously, "Is this student new? He looks a bit unfamiliar."

"Hello, my name is Chen Rongfei, and I am a freshman in the law department this year," Chen Rongfei confidently extended his hand, wanting to shake hands with the girl in front of him who had asked the question.

Qin Min had no intention of reaching out her hand. Instead, she looked down at Chen Rongfei and asked in a probing tone, "Judging from your accent, you don't sound like someone from Jiangsu Province. You sound more like someone from Guangdong Province."

"I'm from Tuocheng, Guangdong Province," Chen Rongfei said. Seeing that the other party didn't take his hand when he extended it, he didn't pretend and simply withdrew his hand.

Qin Min then asked, "Do you have relatives overseas? I see you're wearing 'NK' shoes, right? But when I went to Hong Kong with my mom, I didn't see this style of yours."

Upon hearing Qin Min's words, Jiang Liwen's expression became somewhat anxious. Just as she was about to speak, Chen Rongfei spoke first, "Oh! This is the latest model I bought this summer at the America's New York boutique. It's normal that you haven't seen it in Hong Kong."

Upon hearing Chen Rongfei say that he bought the latest model from America's New York boutique, the expressions of the other girls nearby became subtle, and even Qin Min put away the faint arrogance on her face.

Jiang Liwen was even more anxious than Qin Min was about the authenticity of Chen Rongfei's designer shoes.

Qin Min tentatively asked, "You went to New York this summer? I have an aunt who lives there too. Where are you staying?"

"I live with my uncle in the Hamptons on Long Island," Chen Rongfei said, somewhat disliking Qin Min's arrogant demeanor from the moment they met, as if she were inferior to everyone else. So, Chen Rongfei deliberately asked, "Have you ever been to New York? Do you know this place?"

"Uh... I've never been to New York," Qin Min said, somewhat at a loss for words, but she still tried to make amends. "I was supposed to go this summer, but my mom insisted on dragging me to go shopping in Hong Kong with her, so I didn't get to go to New York."

As she spoke, Qin Min lifted her skirt, revealing a pair of 'Angel' low-heeled shoes underneath. She showed them off to Chen Rongfei, Jiang Liwen, and several other female classmates, saying, "I bought these from the 'Angel' boutique in Hong Kong for three thousand Hong Kong dollars."

"Minmin, your shoes are really pretty."

"Yes, it's really beautiful."

The girls next to him immediately started flattering him, but Chen Rongfei just smiled and didn't say anything. Qin Min saw that Chen Rongfei was just 'awkwardly smiling' and thought he was stunned by her shoes that cost 3,000 Hong Kong dollars. She deliberately raised her voice and said, "That's right, these are designs by the famous Italian designer Elena Ross. Look here, there's even her Italian signature."

Following Qin Min's finger, Chen Rongfei indeed saw a flower-shaped sachet sewn with an Italian needle and thread. Chen Rongfei thought to himself, "Anything produced by 'Angel' will basically have this. What's there to brag about?"