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"I see. Please leave now and don't delay me from packing my things."

"........."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 649: Educated Youth Gathering

When it was time to get off work, Han Chunming simply packed up, changed his clothes, and rode his bike home.

When he returned home, Han's mother had already prepared dinner and was waiting for him with Han Chunyan.

"Mom, second sister, I'm back."

Mother Han glared at him in dissatisfaction and scolded him, "You come back so late every day, are you so busy? Or are you afraid of being seen and gossiped about?"

No one knows a child better than his mother. She knew exactly what Han Chunming was thinking.

Han Chunming smiled shyly and said flatteringly: "Mom, you are the person who knows me best in the world."

"He's always talking nonsense, and he doesn't give me peace of mind at all."

At first, when Han's mother learned that her son was collecting scrap, she was so angry that she almost exploded on the spot, but two years have passed and she has become accustomed to it.

There was nothing she could do about being uncomfortable. As the youngest son, he was the one with the most independent ideas among her five children. Once he made up his mind about something, even she, as a mother, would find it difficult to persuade him.

Since you can't persuade him, just let him do it. Let him be looked down upon.

With a better attitude, she was no longer so averse to Han Chunming's rag collecting. Moreover, she discovered one thing: although her son was a rag collector, he earned as much money as anyone else, and even more.

Although the reputation is not good, making money is the most real thing.

"Go wash your hands and sit down to eat."

Han Chunming went to wash his hands with a smile, then sat down opposite Han Chunyan. He glanced at Han Chunyan, and thinking of what Zhou Chen said today, he felt that he still had to persuade her.

"Second sister, have you not given up on Zhou Chen yet?"

Upon hearing this, Han's mother's face suddenly changed and she looked at her daughter Han Chunyan.

Han Chunyan didn't expect her brother to ask about this, and her face changed slightly.

"Didn't I tell you that I've decided on him for my whole life?"

"No, Second Sister, I just don't understand. You haven't had much contact with Zhou Chen before, so why are you so deeply in love with him?"

Han Chunyan said calmly: "What about you, why are you so obsessed with Su Meng?"

Han Chunming immediately said, "That's different. Su Meng and I grew up in the same courtyard. We know each other well and have a foundation of affection. But you and Zhou Chen have barely had any contact. Why do you have to be with him?"

Han Chunyan put down her bowl and chopsticks and said very seriously: "This is love. You don't understand, but I do."

Han Chunming's mouth twitched. He knew that it was unlikely that he could convince his second sister, but he still didn't want his sister to get too deeply involved.

"Second sister, Zhou Chen came to see me today and talked about you. He asked me to tell you that he really has no interest in you. I hope you won't go to him again."

Han Chunyan's expression froze for a moment, and then she asked expressionlessly, "Did he really tell you that?"

"Yes, I have known him for so many years and I know what kind of person he is. This time he is very serious."

"Second sister, since he is not interested in you, why do you have to keep insisting? With your conditions, you can find someone better. There is no need to hang yourself here with him."

Han Chunyan asked back: "What about you, why did you hang yourself on Su Meng?"

"I……"

Han Chunming was choked by the retort, and then he said anxiously: "Didn't I tell you that our situations are different? Zhou Chen is different from Su Meng, he..."

"In my eyes, it's the same."

Han Chunyan interrupted Han Chunming forcefully and said in a dissatisfied tone: "Chunming, let me tell you again, this is my own business, you don't need to care about it. It's up to me to decide whether to give up Zhou Chen or not. Unless he really finds another woman, I won't give up."

In the past two years, she has approached Zhou Chen more than once. Although Zhou Chen acted very cold, she still discovered many shining points in Zhou Chen.

The more she discovered and the more she understood, the more she felt that Zhou Chen was excellent, and the more she wanted to be with him. Even though Zhou Chen was not interested in her, she still wanted to get close to him, hoping that he would discover her good points.

If Zhou Chen knew that Han Chunyan was thinking like this, he would definitely sigh and say, what a female version of a bootlicker.

No, that's not the case, because Zhou Chen never asked Han Chunyan to do anything, nor did he take any advantage of her.

"Second sister, I'm doing this for your own good."

"I know you're doing this for my own good, but I know better what I want. Let me ask you, if I persuade you to give up Su Meng for your own good, would you be willing?"

Han Chunming answered without hesitation: "Of course not, no one can break up Su Meng and I."

"That's it, we all think the same thing, so you have no right to advise me."

Han Chunyan showed a satisfied smile, leaving Han Chunming speechless.

Han's mother tried to smooth things over by saying, "Okay, stop talking and eat."

Although she is a mother, these two children are extremely stubborn. She has given up hope on their marriage and lets them do whatever they want.

Seeing this, Han Chunming could only sigh helplessly. Just as he thought, he could not convince his second sister at all.

"Zhou Chen, just wish you the best."

In fact, he didn't have much worries, because he felt that with Zhou Chen's personality, he would not hurt his second sister. He was just afraid that his second sister would hurt herself.

The day for the educated youth reunion arrived soon. Since everyone came from different places, a lunch was scheduled for them so that after the lunch, those who wanted to go home would have time to go back.

As organizers, Yang Huajian and several other children of cadres naturally went there early. Originally, Yang Huajian wanted Zhou Chen to go with them, but he directly refused.

He didn't want to get involved in such trouble.

So on the day of the educated youth gathering, Zhou Chen was not in a hurry. He waited until the time was almost up before riding his bike to the hotel.

In order to make this gathering of educated youth a great success, Yang Huajian and other leaders specially chose a very nice hotel, booked the first floor lobby of the hotel, and set up nearly ten tables.

They even arranged a lot of musical instruments and prepared for performances.

When Zhou Chen arrived, he happened to see Mao Map and others waiting for him at the hotel entrance.

"Zhou Chen, didn't I tell you to come earlier? Why did you wait until now?"

There were two other people with Mao Ditu. They were also classmates with Zhou Chen and his friends, but they were not in the same year. However, they knew each other.

Among their group of educated youth, there were several who were children of cadres, and some of their elders held high positions.

The reason why Yang Huajian was able to take this lead was not only because he was popular and eloquent, but more importantly, his father held a high position.

Although Zhou Chen has no father or mother, his second uncle is now the director of a branch in charge of a certain area. He is considered the most outstanding one among them.

It’s just that Zhou Chen doesn’t like to be high-profile, so he doesn’t mix with those children of cadres. His relationship with them can only be considered average. He is far less smooth and business-savvy than Yang Huajian.

"Why, am I late?"

Mao Ditu said helplessly: "I think you are just lazy and don't want to ask anything. Come on, I will take you in."

He asked two other people to greet them outside, and then took Zhou Chen into the hotel lobby.

As soon as he walked into the hall, Zhou Chen saw the bustling hall environment, and he could tell at a glance that it was carefully decorated.

"It looks pretty good."

Such an arrangement, in Zhou Chen's eyes, was naturally rather backward, but in this era, it was really considered quite fashionable.

"Zhou Chen, you're here."

"Long time no see, Zhou Chen, what kind of job are you doing now?"

"Zhou Chen, why did you come here only now?"

"........."

Many of the educated youth sitting in the hall took the initiative to stand up and greet Zhou Chen. It can be seen that he used to have a good relationship with people.

Zhou Chen responded with a smile one by one. Although no one knew whether they would be able to meet again in the future, they still had to do the face-saving work.

Mao Ditu took Zhou Chen directly to the main table in the first row. There were already several people sitting at the table, including Yang Huajian.

"You finally came here. We were just talking about you to Yang Shuji."

Zhou Chen didn't step on him, but said to the middle-aged man sitting in the middle: "Yang Shuji, I haven't seen you for two years. You are getting more and more energetic."

Yang Shuji is a middle-aged man in his forties with a somewhat rough appearance. He is wearing clean clothes and everything is neat and tidy. It seems that he has dressed up for today's party.

"Zhou Chen, I remember when you returned to the city, you were sick. You were the only one sick among so many educated youths. I have a deep impression of you."

As soon as these words were spoken, they caused a burst of laughter from the people around.

But Zhou Chen smiled nonchalantly and said, "Maybe I was too sentimental at the time. After all, I had lived in the production team for so many years, and I must have felt reluctant to leave suddenly."

"Oh, oh, look at what Zhou Chen said, how refreshing and refined it is."

A young man at the table couldn't help but make fun of him. He was Lu Hong, who organized this gathering of educated youth together with Yang Huajian.

Yang Huajian said with a smile: "Lu Hong, that's because you haven't had much contact with Zhou Chen. This kid has changed a lot now. He is very smart."

"Really? Then it seems I need to get in touch with him more in the future. Maybe I can become smarter."

"Zhou Chen, why are you still standing? Sit down."

Mao Ditu pushed Zhou Chen to sit down. There were ten chairs at their table, but it was not full at the moment.

After Zhou Chen sat down, he looked around and found that most of the people who came today were men, and women only accounted for a small portion.

There was only one woman at their table. He remembered that this woman was Cai Xiaoli, the woman in the TV series who liked Han Chunming but ended up marrying Cheng Jianjun.

Zhou Chen's gaze lingered on Cai Xiaoli for a moment. Cai Xiaoli was indeed good-looking. In this era when women didn't dress up much, she could be considered a beauty. The fact that she was arranged to sit at this table was probably largely due to this.

At a table not far away, a man and a woman were looking at Zhou Chen and his group. Especially after Zhou Chen appeared, they kept staring at him.

"Cheng Jianjun, the person who just came in is Zhou Chen that Han Chunming often mentioned, right?"

The person who spoke was Su Meng. She was not an educated youth who went to the countryside to work, but because they were from the same school and she was quite famous and good at singing and dancing, Yang Huajian and others specially invited her to attend the party.

She knew Zhou Chen, but he was still in school at that time. Later, she only heard about him from Han Chunming when he returned to the city, so she has almost no impression of Zhou Chen now.

Cheng Jianjun was also looking at Zhou Chen. When he heard Su Meng's question, he said disdainfully, "Yes, he is Zhou Chen. Like Yang Huajian and the others, he is the son of a cadre."

Su Meng looked back at him and said, "Cheng Jianjun, why do I feel like your tone is sour? Isn't your father also a government official?"

Cheng Jianjun pursed his lips in embarrassment. His father was just a small section chief, and could not be compared with the fathers of Yang Huajian and Zhou Chen. Otherwise, he would not have sat at this table.

Su Meng was not very interested in Zhou Chen. She just heard Han Chunming mention him occasionally, so she was a little curious. Now that she met him, she didn't feel that Zhou Chen was anything special.

After a while, most of the people who were supposed to come had arrived. Seeing this situation, everyone urged Yang Huajian to go on stage to host.

Mao Ditu whispered to Zhou Chen, "Yang Huajian spent a lot of money to host this party. Those who came this time didn't have to pay a penny. It was just him and Lu Hong who paid, and Yang Huajian paid the most."

Zhou Chen was not surprised. Since they were the leaders and the host, they would definitely bleed.

"So you didn't go out?"

"Of course I paid a part of it, but you, the richest among us, didn't pay a penny."

Zhou Chen rolled his eyes at him and said, "I'm not in a hurry to hold this party, but if you really want me to pay, I have no objection."

"Hey, hey, I just said it casually, how can I really ask you to pay for it."

Mao Ditu was very helpless. He just told Zhou Chen about it, so how could he ask Zhou Chen to pay for it?

"But Han Chunming hasn't come yet, and I don't know if he will come."

Zhou Chen said: "Don't worry, he will definitely come."

Mao Tutu asked puzzledly: "Why are you so sure?"

"Didn't you invite Su Meng? If Su Meng comes, do you think he will come?"

At this time, Yang Huajian had already walked onto the stage and stood in front of the floor-standing microphone.

"Cough, cough, cough."

After coughing twice to attract the attention of everyone in the hall, Yang Huajian began to speak.

"My dear brothers and sisters, first of all, I am very glad that you can take time out of your busy schedule to attend this gathering of educated youth."

"It has been more than two years since we returned to the city. I am really happy that we can get together again today and sit together to talk and chat. I believe that everyone feels the same as I do, right?"

"Yes."

Everyone shouted in unison, followed by a burst of laughter.

Yang Huajian raised his hand to stop everyone's laughter, and then said, "There is still some time before dinner. Since it is a party, it must be lively. We have many talented brothers and sisters. Don't be modest, go on stage and perform to your heart's content to add some liveliness to our party. What do you think?"