Reborn: Billionaire in College

Chapter 201 New Year’s Eve
In the dim carriage, Zhang Xinyue cried more and more sadly, and her tears dripped like beads that had broken off the string.

Chen Pingjiang sighed, took out a few napkins and handed them over, but Zhang Xinyue, who was a little arrogant, didn't even take them.

In fact, after a year and a half since his rebirth, Chen Pingjiang's status has become higher and higher, and his wealth has increased. Especially after the incident with Ge Mengshi, his ideas have changed a lot.

After a moment of silence, Chen Pingjiang approached Zhang Xinyue and hugged her in his arms.

Zhang Xinyue was a little resistant at first, but she couldn't resist Chen Pingjiang's great strength and leaned her whole body on Chen Pingjiang's shoulder.

This was like a valve was opened, and she cried even harder.

Chen Pingjiang slowly patted Zhang Xinyue's shoulders which were shaking due to sobbing.

"Sometimes crying, sometimes laughing, both eyes firing cannons." Chen Pingjiang's joking voice came with an authentic Shanghai accent.

Zhang Xinyue was stunned and suddenly felt that time and space were a little confused.

The two seemed to be not in the dim carriage, but sitting on the curb in front of the KTV in front of the school gate of the University of Finance and Economics, watching the hustle and bustle of people coming and going.

Zhang Xinyue raised her head, her eyes were red and swollen from crying, she couldn't stop sobbing, her pink nose wrinkled, and she cursed in a low voice: "Asshole."

The scene was just like our first reunion at the University of Finance and Economics last summer.

Chen Pingjiang stretched out his left hand and gently pinched Zhang Xinyue's petite and round chin, forcing Zhang Xinyue, who wanted to avoid him, to look directly into Chen Pingjiang's eyes.

This action was both familiar and unfamiliar to Zhang Xinyue, because their first kiss was like this.

Her inner feelings were extremely complicated and hard to explain.

There are surprises, tension, confusion and puzzlement...

The next moment, the two of them were together.

Zhang Xinyue's muscles went from tense to gradually relaxed.

After a long time, the two slowly separated.

In the dark night, Zhang Xinyue's eyes sparkled brightly: "Why did you kiss me?"

Chen Pingjiang shrugged: "Then why are you sticking out your tongue!"

"I..." Zhang Xinyue pushed Chen Pingjiang's arm hard.

She was angry at herself for not living up to her expectations, angry at Chen Pingjiang for bullying her, and even more angry at the unclear relationship between them.

"Go back, or your mother will scold you like she did in high school."

"I'm in college now, and they won't be as strict with us as before."

While saying this, Zhang Xinyue's thoughts were flying somewhere else.

She really wanted to ask Chen Pingjiang what that kiss just now meant.
But I don’t know how to ask, or I’m afraid of hearing an answer I don’t want, and I don’t know how to face it after hearing an answer I don’t want to hear.

Zhang Xinyue was still a little dazed until she walked into the house.

Shi Xingmei looked at her daughter, who looked distracted and had obviously cried, and frowned and asked, "Did Chen Pingjiang bully you?"

Zhang Xinyue, who was absent-minded just now, was shocked and shook her head: "No, it was just that a few girls started crying while talking at the party."

Shi Xingmei didn't suspect anything and continued eating melon seeds.

Zhang Xinyue walked straight into the bedroom and stared blankly at the doll in her arms.

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The 30th day of the twelfth lunar month.

Chen Pingjiang changed into the home pajamas he often wore in high school, which were printed with little bears and some animal patterns.

I'm too lazy to take care of my hair which has become a mess after sleeping.

This lazy look is a far cry from the domineering president of the past.

After two days of hustle and bustle, the house is finally much quieter today.

Xu Fangjuan was busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner in the kitchen. Chen Guangming made a pot of tea and chatted with Chen Pingjiang while smoking.

"This morning I gave the cigarettes and alcohol you bought to some neighbors. They were so happy that they gave back a lot of things." There was an unusual look on Chen Guangming's face when he talked about this.

As an ordinary parent, Chen Guangming felt that he would not achieve anything great in his life, but he was proud that his son was successful.

In just six months, I have received more praise and envy than in the past few decades.

Driving the Audi A6 that Chen Pingjiang replaced, people changed their way of addressing Chen Guangming from "Master Chen" to "Mr. Chen".

Empress Dowager Xu’s cooking skills are not exaggerated.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, we had prepared a large table of dishes.

The only drawback was that the seafood Chen Pingjiang bought was steamed all the time.

"Mom, I have to criticize you. You need to cook this delicious seafood in different ways, such as baking or stir-frying it."

Empress Dowager Xu squinted her eyes, her gaze full of contempt: "You only know how to talk. That's right, what good food has Mr. Chen not eaten? If you don't like it, don't eat it. Or you can find a chef later."

Chen Guangming next to him nodded repeatedly: "It's good enough to have something to eat, it's too picky."

Having been together for half a lifetime, he knew it all too well. He could say anything about Xu Fangjuan except that he could not say her cooking was bad.

Chen Pingjiang smiled awkwardly and quickly apologized.

The meals are complete.

The family of three raised their cups to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.

"You can never make enough money. Your parents are very happy with you, but you must also take good care of your body and balance work and rest. After all, your body is your own."

Empress Dowager Xu also nodded: "Your father is right. I only have one request, come back next year and bring Yan Yan back with you."

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The morning of New Year's Day.

Guan Yifeng showed up at the Chen family on time to pay New Year's greetings.

Chen Pingjiang was curious: "Why did you come to Tongcheng instead of staying at home?"

Comrade Xiaoguan has a very clear mindset: "My brother and my parents can just go around and pay New Year's greetings. My wife has gone back to her parents' home with our son. I thought you might need a car these days, so I'll take over as a driver before he arrives."

Empress Dowager Xu was not very kind to Chen Pingjiang, but was very enthusiastic towards Guan Yifeng.

Invite food and drinks.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Chen Pingjiang's family of three and Guan Yifeng hurried to Xu Fangjuan's parents' home.

Generally speaking, people return to their parents' home on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

However, Chen Pingjiang has a lot of things to do right now, so he plans to visit his relatives early and return to Dongjiang to wish everyone a happy new year.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the village, I saw a group of men and women shouting excitedly at the volcanic gray Panamera.

"Is this the car? Make no mistake."

"I called and asked, this is the one, hurry up and fire it."

"Okay, all you little devils, get out of the way and don't block the road."

In an instant, firecrackers exploded and gongs and drums roared.

Chen Pingjiang may not like such a pomp and circumstance, but as long as I am satisfied, everything is fine.

In his opinion, going back to his mother's home is to some extent more like saving face for his mother Xu Fangjuan.

It was mentioned earlier that Xu Fangjuan did not have a good childhood.

Chen Pingjiang's grandfather was somewhat patriarchal.

After her uncle and aunt got married, they either went to work in other places or moved away, leaving Xu Fangjuan, who was in her early teens, to herd cattle, cut grass and farm. After only half a year of school, she was arrested by her grandfather on the pretext that there was no one to herd the cattle.

My uncle and aunt were all educated, but my mother Xu Fangjuan dreamed of studying but never had the chance. Many years later, when I think of this, I still feel that fate is unfair. A group of people welcomed the three members of the Chen family into the house, and relatives from the village kept coming to see Chen Pingjiang.

Guan Yifeng directly opened the trunk and distributed the packages of cigarettes and alcohol that had already been packed.

“Wow, such a good wine, I heard that this wine costs one or two thousand?”

"Everyone says that the Chen family kid has made a fortune. He's really generous."

All kinds of praises almost overwhelmed Xu Fangjuan, making Empress Dowager Xu smile from ear to ear.

Chen Pingjiang's uncles all work in Shanghai, and several aunts have married and moved to other places. It was difficult to get so many people together in previous years.

Today is the New Year, but it is unusual.

Regardless of whether they were working in other places or married to other places, they all rushed back to their hometown with their wives, husbands, sons and daughters.

It was done under the pretext of giving Chen Pingjiang's grandfather a reunion during the Chinese New Year, but everyone knew why it was actually done.

A poor person living in a busy city has no one to care about him; a rich person living in a remote mountain area has distant relatives.

"Hey, Pingjiang, in just one year since we last met, I found that you have grown taller and more handsome."

"Oh, yes. Do you have a girlfriend? Your uncle has a niece who is about your age. She is pretty and has a good figure. Do you want me to introduce her to you?"

"..."

Chen Guangming and a few men were chatting on the side while paying attention to Chen Pingjiang who was almost surrounded, with smiles on their faces.

"Aunt, does your uncle's niece mind if her future boyfriend has another girlfriend? If you don't mind, you can get to know her."

If some relatives suffered from conjunctivitis and said sarcastic words during last year's Spring Festival, they are much more well-behaved this year.

If someone has one or two million more than you, you may not think that he is so awesome, just think that he is lucky. But if someone has one or two hundred million more than you, you just need to flatter him.

The eldest aunt, who had always been kind to Chen Pingjiang, said at this time: "Pingjiang, your brother is working in Shanghai processing marble, which is not good for his health. I often see people suffering from pneumoconiosis. Not to mention people from far away, my cousin in the next village was diagnosed with lung cancer last year, and it was in the late stage. The doctor said there was no hope. I want him to follow you and see if there is any work for him to do."

At this time, my aunt's son, Xu Zhiyang, also came over and offered Chen Pingjiang a cigarette.

"Cousin, as long as we have dinner, we can do anything."

Among all the cousins ​​in his previous life, Xu Zhiyang was the one Chen Pingjiang had the most contact with.

It was also because of concerns about his health that Xu Zhiyang returned to Tongcheng from Shanghai and worked in Chen Pingjiang's company. However, he was a bit impetuous and left after not working for long. The money he earned was not enough for his daily drinking, smoking, clubbing and karaoke.

Xu Zhiyang is not a bad person, but he is in his thirties and still likes to play. He lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in gambling and almost divorced his wife.

Chen Pingjiang nodded: "Just come to Dongjiang to find me after the New Year."

"Thank you, cousin!" Xu Zhiyang smiled happily.

For Chen Pingjiang, when faced with requests for help from these relatives, he would help if he could, and introducing them to a job would not be a problem.

Even lending them money is no problem, but giving them money or investing in them to do some small business is out of the question.

Not that piece of material.

After staying at his mother's parents' home for a day, Chen Pingjiang went to his father Chen Guangming's hometown.

He came back two or three months ago to donate some money to compile the family tree, and this time he came back just to burn some paper.

Even this still alarmed the second and third rooms.

The second and third rooms here refer to the second and third branches of the Chen family.

Everyone in Shanqian Village has the surname Chen, and anyone you meet on the street will be related to you.

Chen Pingjiang's family belongs to the eldest wife.

Although he is young but of a higher generation, he has to call even people in their 40s or 50s "grandpa or uncle" when he meets them.

The most interesting thing is that according to the local rules, Chen Pingjiang has to give red envelopes to unmarried boys and girls in the family.

Chen Pingjiang was seen sitting on a chair with a long queue in front of him.

From two or three years old to those in their twenties and thirties, they all came to kowtow obediently. For each kowtow, Chen Pingjiang would give them a red envelope.

Guan Yifeng couldn't stop laughing when he saw this scene for the first time.

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The fourth day of the Lunar New Year.

Guan Yifeng drove Chen Pingjiang back to Dongjiang ahead of time.

Before leaving, Chen Pingjiang said to his parents: "If you two have nothing to do at home, or if the community committee is too annoyed with you, go to Dongjiang to live for a while. I will buy a villa and build a big yard. Mom can grow flowers and vegetables when she is free, and Dad can go fishing when he is free."

Chen Pingjiang has experienced the feeling of "the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop, the son wants to support his parents but they are no longer there".

Therefore, in this life he wants to spend more time with his parents, provide them with a better life, and make up for the regrets of his previous life.

"Okay, got it, stop talking too much. Yan Yan and I have an appointment to go to Dongjiang for a trip in a few months." Xu Fangjuan urged Chen Pingjiang to get in the car and told Guan Yifeng to drive slowly on the road.

Chen Pingjiang once liked a short essay written by someone very much:

"People need to muster up the courage to go to faraway places to cope with life, and also look forward to the next day of reunion, when they are eager to return home and enjoy the hustle and bustle again."

After returning to Dongjiang, Chen Pingjiang suddenly became busy.

First, I visited all the leaders to wish them a happy new year.

At his level, he should actually sit at home and wait for people to wish him a happy new year.

When I arrived at Yan Yan's house on the sixth day of the New Year.

While still downstairs, Yan Yan ran down happily and hugged Chen Pingjiang.

The longer Yan Yan spent with Chen Pingjiang, the more proactive she became, like a fairy who had descended to the mortal world.

"did you miss me?"

Yan Yan opened her big eyes and nodded repeatedly.

"Where did you miss me?" Chen Pingjiang also blinked.

"Everywhere!"

"Oh? Do you want your mouth?"

Yan Yan's pretty face turned red, and she subconsciously looked up and forgot to look at the window of her house, and then quickly kissed Chen Pingjiang on the lips.

at the same time.

Yan Liming and Li Yuhua stood at the kitchen window and peeked down like paparazzi reporters.

When Yan Yan suddenly looked up and looked at them, they both shrank back.

Until the two of them started eating each other.

Only then would Yan Liming and Li Yuhua smile knowingly.

Yan Liming now has already let it go and is a completely different person from the one he was a few months ago.

Since his daughter likes him and Chen Pingjiang himself is very outstanding, the old father has to choose to bless him no matter how reluctant he is.

Moreover, in terms of status, Chen Pingjiang is no worse than him, and may even be higher.

With Renren's data center settled in Wujiang District and the second phase of the twin-tower headquarters building being planned, Yan Liming is becoming more and more comfortable in the unit.

No one would bring up the relationship between the two. After all, Chen Pingjiang's growth trajectory was clear, and it had nothing to do with Yan Liming. He even rose to prominence in the university town.

Yan Liming has undoubtedly made contributions in attracting investment.

If Yan Liming was not so keen on taking advantage of Chen Pingjiang's power at the beginning, now he could only hold his nose and say it was really nice.

(End of this chapter)