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What Zhou Chen said was true. Sometimes when the experiment reaches a critical point, there is no time to rest.

"You happen to be free today, why don't we go out for dinner together and invite Qi Weimin along as well? It's been a long time since Qi Weimin started studying for his master's degree, right?"

Qiao Yicheng thought for a moment and said, "You can have dinner, but I have to pay for it this time."

During previous meals, Zhou Chen and Qi Weimin mostly paid for the meals, and he paid the least. This was naturally unacceptable to him, who had a strong sense of self-esteem.

Zhou Chen shrugged and said, "I don't care, as long as Qi Weimin doesn't compete with you for it."

To be honest, I have known Qi Weimin for many years, and he is indeed a good person. Even though Qiao Yicheng is very dissatisfied with his help, Qi Weimin always helps the Qiao family openly or secretly, and it is a selfless dedication.

This kind of person is really rare. Even though he has lived for more than a hundred years, he has not seen many of them.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 496 Friends, Drinking, Talking About Romance

When Qi Weimin was not in class, he would help his mother run the store. The store was not far from Shamao Lane, so Zhou Chen drove and took Qiao Yicheng there.

This was the first time that Qiao Yicheng rode in Zhou Chen’s car. After he got in and sat in the passenger seat, he immediately turned into a curious baby, looking left and touching right.

"Zhou Chen, your car is so cool, isn't it?"

Qiao Yicheng is also a man, and naturally he longs for cars as a means of transportation, but he knows himself well and knows that a car is beyond his imagination.

"It's OK. This Crown is really good at this time. Of course, the price is also very attractive."

Qiao Yicheng asked curiously, "Is it expensive? How much is it?"

"More than 400,000."

"More than 400,000?"

Qiao Yicheng's voice instantly turned into a hoarse one. He looked at Zhou Chen in disbelief, and his hands that were touching the car stopped.

"Is this car so valuable?"

Not to mention more than 400,000 yuan, he had never even seen 10,000 yuan in cash. This car alone was more expensive than their house.

Zhou Chen smiled and said nothing. This car may not be that good, but the price is indeed very high. In the words of later generations, it is an overpriced car.

But even so, the sales of this Crown in China are very good.

Knowing that the car was so valuable, Qiao Yicheng became even more curious, but he didn't dare to touch it casually, and felt a little psychologically unbalanced.

"One percent, you're going to be working soon. After you start working, maybe it won't take long before you can buy one and drive it."

Qiao Yicheng snorted, "Even if I make a lot of money, I won't buy a car. I might as well buy a house with that money. A house is real estate, and a car is just a means of transportation. You can take a bus or ride a bicycle. Why spend this money on a sedan? I can't compare with a kid from a wealthy family like you."

"Will you die if you don't be so sarcastic?" Zhou Chen turned around and cursed.

Qiao Yicheng snorted twice again. If he had to say who he envied the most among all the friends he knew, it would definitely be Zhou Chen.

He envied Zhou Chen, not because Zhou Chen was smart and good at studying, nor because he was handsome and had a good temperament. What he envied most was Zhou Chen's family.

Compared to his family, Zhou Chen's family is undoubtedly happy and complete. His parents only have him as their child and they pour all their love on him.

What he lacks most is this kind of parental love, so he most desires to have a family like Zhou Chen.

Of course, he also envied Zhou Chen's family conditions. When he was still studying hard and wanted to live the life he wanted with his own abilities, Zhou Chen had already achieved his goal and became a rich second generation.

He is wealthy, drives a car worth hundreds of thousands, and will be a doctor after graduation. Even if he doesn't want to admit it, that is the fact. Zhou Chen is better than him in every way.

In other words, he has known Zhou Chen for many years and knows Zhou Chen's temper, otherwise he really doesn't want to play with Zhou Chen. No one likes to be a supporting role.

The car soon drove to Qi Weimin's store. Qiao Yicheng rolled down the window and shouted at the store, "Qi Weimin."

Qi Weimin came out, followed by a woman. When Qiao Yicheng saw her, he immediately called out, "Second Aunt."

Qi Weimin looked at Qiao Yicheng who was sitting in the passenger seat in surprise, but when he saw that the person driving was Zhou Chen, he was not surprised.

"Zhou Chen, is this the car you bought? It's so cool."

Qi Weimin's personality is much more cheerful than Qiao Yichen's. He did not hide the envy in his eyes. He walked up to the car and even reached out to touch the car door.

He had heard Qiao Yicheng talk about Zhou Chen buying a car before, but he had never seen it with his own eyes. Now that he saw it with his own eyes, the visual impact was still huge.

"Yes, do you have a driver's license? Do you want to drive?"

Qi Weimin waved his hand quickly: "No, no, I don't have a driver's license yet. Besides, your car is so good, even if I have a driver's license, I dare not drive it."

Qiao Yicheng urged impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense and get in the car."

Zhou Chen also smiled and said, "That's right, hurry up and get in the car, Yicheng is treating us today, let's give him a good beating."

"Hey, Yicheng is treating us, so I'm really going to give him a good meal."

Qi Weimin opened the back door with a smile, and then said to his mother Wei Shufang: "Mom, Yicheng and I are going out to eat, so don't make my dinner tonight."

Wei Shufang waved her hand and said, "Go ahead, don't drink."

"I got it, Mom." Qi Weimin got into the car.

Qiao Yicheng shouted, "Second Aunt, we're leaving first."

Zhou Chen also waved politely: "Auntie, we are leaving."

Wei Shufang waved her hand and watched the car leave, muttering, "This Zhou Chen, his parents are really good to him. They bought him a car when he was still in school."

A man about his age came out. He was wearing a pair of glasses and was well-mannered, looking like an educated man. He heard Wei Shufang's muttering.

"He is the son of the big boss of Chenxing Textile Factory whom you mentioned before?"

"Yes, it's him, Lao Ma. You may not know that his family used to work in a textile factory. Three years ago, I don't know how they bought the textile factory. Now it's so big. This car doesn't look cheap at all. They bought it without any hesitation."

Qi Weimin's father Qi Zhiqiang passed away a few years ago. Old Ma was his neighbor. The two had known each other for a while and had a good impression of each other, but neither of them made it clear.

I have to say that Wei Shufang was really lucky. Qi Zhiqiang and Ma Yulin were both good men. Compared to her elder sister, she really enjoyed a very happy life. Even at the end, she had a very filial son.

From youth to middle age to old age, she truly has someone to rely on when she is old, so she can be said to be a very lucky woman.

Ma Yulin smiled and said, "Weimin from your family works very hard. He will definitely have a bright future and will not be worse than that kid."

Wei Shufang nodded. Her eldest son was her pride. Although she also knew that Zhou Chen was very outstanding, she felt that her eldest son was no worse than him.

"Our Weimin can buy a car with his own ability in the future."

In the car, Qi Weimin asked, "Zhou Chen, where are we going?"

"You should ask Yicheng, he's the host today."

"Yicheng, where are we going to eat?"

Qiao Yicheng scratched his head. He was used to being frugal and had hardly ever eaten out in a restaurant. He didn't know which one had good food.

Today he was treating Zhou Chen and Qi Weimin to a meal. He couldn't afford the expensive meal, but he didn't want to just treat them casually.

Seeing Qiao Yicheng hesitating, Zhou Chen suggested with a smile: "Since you haven't made up your mind, why don't we go to Jinling Hotel?"

When Qiao Yicheng heard about Jinling Hotel, his face turned green, and Qi Weimin said, "Okay, I haven't been to Jinling Hotel yet."

"What a shit."

Qiao Yicheng shouted angrily, "Even if you sell me, I can't afford it. We can just go to the restaurant opposite our school. You can eat there if you want."

Zhou Chen laughed and said, "Look, he's anxious, anxious."

Qi Weimin also laughed: "Okay, we'll eat wherever you say."

Zhou Chen naturally knew where the Normal University was, so he turned the car around and headed for the Normal University.

Although the roads of this era were not as wide as they would be decades later, most of the people on the road were pedestrians and cyclists. There were relatively few cars, and there were very few traffic lights, so driving was relatively smooth.

The three of them came to a small restaurant next to the Normal University.

"Do you want to drink?" Qiao Yicheng asked Zhou Chen and Qi Weimin after ordering the dishes.

Qi Weimin said: "I don't care, Zhou Chen, you drive, can't you drink?"

Zhou Chen: "It's okay, have a drink, I'll call my dad to drive over later."

"Okay, I'll ask the boss to get two bottles of white wine."

The three of them chatted while waiting for the food to be served.

"Yicheng, you are about to graduate. Have you thought about what you are going to do after graduation?" Qi Weimin asked Qiao Yicheng.

Qiao Yichen will graduate from graduate school this year, and he does not plan to continue his studies, so he will naturally have to worry about work next.

"Should I take the civil service exam and join a state-owned enterprise, or another unit?"

Qiao Yicheng said: "I haven't made up my mind yet. I'll interview a few more companies when the time comes."

When looking for a job, it is natural to look for a good company, but he knows that even though he is a graduate student, it doesn't matter. It is not easy to get into a good company.

Zhou Chen comforted him, "Qiao Yicheng, you'll be fine. Among all my friends, you're the most hardworking one. Opportunities are for those who are prepared. Believe in yourself."

Qiao Yicheng has character flaws, but he is really hardworking. This is also a social phenomenon among children of ordinary people today. For ordinary people, studying is the best way for them to change their future.

Qiao Yicheng smiled and asked, "What about you two? Dr. Zhou Chen will take another two or three years, but Qi Weimin you will graduate next year. Have you decided what to do?"

Qi Weimin said: "My parents have always wanted me to work in a government agency. I will definitely take the civil service exam and most likely pursue a career in government."

Hearing this, Zhou Chen nodded silently, because in the TV series, Qi Weimin took this path.

"What about you, Zhou Chen? After you graduate with your doctorate, are you going to the hospital or somewhere else?"

"As for me, I plan to stay in school as a teacher, do some learning and research, and maybe register at the hospital to see patients if I have time. We'll talk about it then."

Zhou Chen has already made plans for his future. It is impossible for him to stay in the hospital as a doctor forever. He also needs to contribute to the country.

The dishes were served quickly, and the three of them poured wine and chatted while drinking. They first talked about study, the future, and work, but slowly started talking about women.

"Yicheng, how are you and your Miss Wen doing now? I haven't heard you talk about it."

Zhou Chen took the initiative to ask Qiao Yicheng that he had used the god-level Yue Lao's skills on Qiao Yicheng and Wen Ju'an a few years ago. Several years had passed, and there was no response at all. This made him very curious. Could it be that his skills did not work?

I didn’t have the chance to ask before, but today I took the opportunity to ask during the dinner.

Qi Weimin instantly became interested and asked curiously, "Miss Wen, which Miss Wen? Yicheng, why haven't I heard you mention her before?"

Qiao Yicheng did a very good job of keeping the secret. Only Zhou Chen knew about his affair with Wen Ju'an. Even the brothers and sisters of the Qiao family were unaware of it, and Qi Weimin naturally didn't know either.

Qiao Yicheng had a gloomy expression. Zhou Chen's heart skipped a beat when he saw his expression. "What's wrong?"

Qiao Yicheng sighed heavily and said, "We kept in touch for the past two years. I went to the capital before and met Ju An. She was already in college. We got along very well that time, but after Ju An and I met her mother, her mother didn't agree with our relationship."

Zhou Chen frowned slightly. He suddenly remembered that there seemed to be something wrong with Wen Ju'an's mother, but because he had never met her, he didn't know the details.

Qi Weimin asked with concern: "It is indeed a problem that the girl's mother disagrees, but as long as Miss Wen insists, and you work harder and use time to prove everything, her mother will agree to your relationship sooner or later, right?"

Qiao Yicheng: "You don't understand. It's not as simple as you say. Her mother has very high expectations for Ju'an, and I don't meet her requirements at all, so she firmly disagrees with us being together."

"So you gave up?" Qi Weimin asked.

Qiao Yicheng didn't say anything. Of course he didn't want to give up, but this was not just his problem. When he thought that he and Ju'an had not exchanged letters for a year, he felt extremely painful in his heart.

This was his first love affair. He had envisioned their future countless times, but in the face of reality, it was really vulnerable.

Qiao Yicheng's reaction made Qi Weimin very angry. He angrily scolded: "Qiao Yicheng, this is not like you. Are you not going to persist just because someone opposes it?"

Seeing that Qiao Yicheng was being scolded by Qi Weimin and it was difficult for him to refute, Zhou Chen could understand his feelings, so he patted Qi Weimin on the shoulder.

"Okay, Weimin, what's the point of you saying this? What he needs now is comfort, not this."

"How about you and Chang Xingyu?"

Qi Weimin and Chang Xingyu met because of Qiao Qiqi, and they have been dating for some time.

Qi Weimin calmed down and said, "We plan to get engaged after graduation, and then get married after we buy our own house."

Chang Xingyu is also a junior, also in the normal school. She is Qiao Yicheng's junior and Qiao Sanli's senior, so they are quite familiar with each other.

"What about you? Sanli has already gone to college, so you haven't started taking action yet?" Qi Weimin asked Zhou Chen.

Before Zhou Chen could speak, Qiao Yicheng couldn't help coughing a few times. He said to Qi Weimin in dissatisfaction: "Qi Weimin, Sanli is my biological sister. Do you think it's appropriate to say this in front of me?"

Qi Weimin said, "What's inappropriate about that? Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. Anyone with a discerning eye can see what's going on between them. There's nothing to hide."

Facing Qi Weimin's teasing and Qiao Yicheng's glare, Zhou Chen touched his nose awkwardly. It was indeed not a good idea to say this in front of the other person's eldest brother.

So he changed the subject and said, "Yicheng, there is something I want to tell you and I need your opinion."

"what's up?"

"Uncle Qiao came to see me today."