Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1908 Dinner Appointment
Seeing that Mr. Gu was very satisfied with the progress of the project, Zhou Zhi, who had been a little nervous, finally breathed a sigh of relief and booked a flight back to Xichang for the weekend.

I was so busy this time that I didn't even have time to meet Liang Hong, Zhang Lu, Yan Xiao, and Zhao Zhonggang. I even went to school several times, but I only had time to meet my classmates from my old class and dormitory on Friday night.

"Wow, you look much more mature." Du Wenxin couldn't help but sigh when she saw Zhou Zhi standing in front of Tian Rui's restaurant, "Is it hard for you to do research in the countryside?"

"Four years of studying for a bachelor's and a master's degree is not something that humans can do." Zhao Xing kept shaking his head. "You don't enjoy the good things, but you have to endure the hardships. Didn't you say you were going to the autonomous prefecture to conduct research on intangible cultural heritage? How come your hair is so dark, like you're working in the fields."

"Have you passed the CET-4?" Zhou Zhi was more concerned about this matter. If he failed the CET-4, he would not be able to get a university diploma and could only be classified as a dropout, which would be embarrassing to tell others.

The key point is that Zhao Xing's academic performance is not very good, which can be said to be affected by the Hongqi Village Film and Television City. Although it was a common idea of ​​the two, Zhou Zhi believed that he dragged Zhao Xing into it and should bear a considerable responsibility.

"It was a low pass, so I didn't waste any points." Zhao Xing laughed, "It turns out your trick of watching more English films is quite useful. I didn't even have to memorize any new words, but I passed."

"Monkey got 61 points." Du Wenxin was both angry and amused: "The score is worthy of his efforts."

"It's obviously 61.5, and many of my junior classmates envy my luck." Zhao Xing was not ashamed but proud: "Now I can explain to my parents, and I'm not talking about my parents... Ouch!"

But it gave Du Wenxin a pinch.

There are no longer any obstacles in the relationship between the two, and everyone is looking forward to them arranging a family marriage when they graduate and return home.

However, if Zhao Xing fails to bring back his college diploma, Du Wenxin's parents will probably not be happy.

Even Zhou Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. If things went wrong between him and Du Wenxin because Zhao Xing couldn't get his diploma, he would feel extremely guilty.

Nowadays, universities have strict admissions and lenient graduations. This is the only hard indicator. The others can be solved by retaking the exams. Teachers generally won't make things difficult for you during the two exams. Even if there are some problems, Zhou Zhi can still use his connections and it won't be a big problem.

So Zhao Xing's diploma is safe.

"You should pay more attention to the dialect collection. This is also a highlight, and you can brag about it." Zhou Zhi reminded: "Cantonese is a language that retains a lot of ancient phonetics and rhymes. It is quite important in my research project."

"Don't worry, brother Elbow, I'm here for you." Du Wenxin and Zhao Xing also became dialect researcher through the "back door" opened by Zhou Zhi. Although Zhao Xing may not be reliable, Zhou Zhi feels relieved with Du Wenxin to back him up.

At this time, Mai Xiaomiao, who had been studying the dishes cooked in more than ten high-bellied casseroles at the door, came to Zhou Zhi and asked in a low voice: "Elbow, these dishes smell so good, are they all curry dishes? Hey, who are these two?"

Du Wenxin and Zhao Xing's eyes started rolling. Although pretty girls often appeared around Elbow, they were rarely alone. This time seemed a little different...

Although Zhou Zhi and Mai Xiaomiao held an appointment ceremony, the people who really cared about these things were the senior management. College students like Du Wenxin and Zhao Xing would not care about these things. Moreover, Mai Xiaomiao was actually younger than everyone else and looked like a school girl, which aroused the curiosity of the two men.

"This is Mai Xiaomiao, the granddaughter of Dean Mai of the Computer Science Department. She just came back from the United States." Zhou Zhi quickly came up with a better way to introduce them: "Xiao Miao, these two are Zhao Xing and Du Wenxin. Zhao Xing was my roommate in my old dormitory, and Wenxin is his girlfriend."

After this introduction, Du Wenxin and Zhao Xing's curiosity was mostly gone. Zhou Zhi's connections in the School of Computer Science are not to be mentioned, and everyone knows his English level. Therefore, it is a normal choice for Old Mai to give his granddaughter who came back from the United States to Zhou Zhi to play with. "Hello, nice to meet you, those pots not gali...they are, they are..." Zhao Xing hurriedly showed off his poor English to Mai Xiaomiao.

"Xiao Miao speaks Mandarin better than you do." Zhou Zhi was so happy: "You don't need to show off your English, just speak Mandarin directly."

Then he introduced to Mai Xiaomiao: "Houzi and Wenxin are both from Guangdong Province. The dialect they speak is called Cantonese, which is the language in the first paragraph of "Star" sung by Tingting yesterday. Houzi's Mandarin is more influenced by his dialect."

After briefly introducing the two, Zhou Zhi changed the topic and answered Mai Xiaomiao's question seriously without waiting for more pleasantries: "These dozen pots of dishes are called cooking here. Cooking generally means cooking the meat in a thick sauce for a long time until it is soft and well-flavored, and then cooking it with other vegetables. There are actually some similarities between the cooking methods and the curry dishes you mentioned, except that the seasonings and curry powder we use are completely different."

"The dishes in Shuzhong are generally divided into three categories: braised, white-roasted, and braised. In addition to the medicinal materials used as basic spices, braised dishes need to be seasoned with bean paste, such as braised beef and braised pork intestines; braised dishes use noodle sauce, yellow sauce or soy sauce, such as braised chestnut chicken and braised lamb; white-roasted dishes do not use any of the above, only the original flavor of the ingredients is used, such as braised pork belly with three delicacies, braised spareribs with taro, and braised duck with kelp."

"Do you think we can eat these dishes soon?" Mai Xiaomiao asked quickly, feeling itchy in both mouth and heart.

"Sure. We will gather together from our original dorm and the fellowship dorm in a little while. There will be fourteen of us, including you. You can order one portion of all the dishes here."

"Wow, your social activities are so much fun."

"Eh? Aren't college social activities in the United States more fun? In American movies, there are dozens or even hundreds of people dancing together or something." Zhao Xing asked.

"That kind of social gathering doesn't happen often." Mai Xiaomiao said, "The rest of the time, it's usually just two or three friends hanging out, having a meal or something. You guys are better."

"Is that so... Oh, by the way, I'll let you know the situation so you don't get surprised later." Zhao Xing gossiped to Zhou Zhi, "The boss has caught up with Tong Xiaolin."

"Shit!" Zhou Zhi was shocked. "To get Xiaolin, I have to go through a lot of hardships, right?"

"If it weren't for my status as vice president of the Old University Student Union, I don't know how long the fight would have lasted." Zhao Xing said.

The boss that Zhao Xing mentioned is of course different from the boss that Hu Tianyu and the others mentioned. It refers to the dormitory head Zhang Qianyi.

Zhang Qianyi has been seeking advancement in school and has now become the vice president of the Student Union, which is considered quite capable.

Tong Xiaolin is the beauty of the department and also a member of the school dance team. It is conceivable that there are many boys chasing after her. To be able to catch her, it is probably not enough to just be tall and handsome. Zhang Qianyi must have benefited from his proximity to her.

"And Pingzi, he and Xinyan are a couple now." Du Wenxin also covered her mouth and smiled as she revealed the situation of another couple.

"Pingzi is from Hubei, Xinyan is from Suzhou, they are not very far away..." Zhou Zhi was thinking about these issues: "Yijia is from Yichang..."

"You know who Yijia likes." Du Wenxin rolled her eyes at Zhou Zhi: "I wanted to comfort you when I heard about your situation, but I was afraid you would misunderstand..."

Zhao Xing pulled Du Wenxin's hand to signal her to stop talking. There was someone else standing next to Elbow, and who knows what the relationship was: "Hey, the boss and the others are here..."