boyutpedia Chapter 314 The old drunkard's heart is not in the wine, but in the scenery.
Chapter 314 The old drunkard's heart is not in the wine, but in the scenery.
Chapter 314 The old drunkard's heart is not in the wine, but in the scenery.
Zhang Wanshu carried the thermos, her heart feeling as hot and warm as the boiling water in the kettle.
She and Tu Nan have been in a relationship for two years. In these two years, Tu Nan has been the most considerate and respectful of all the men she has ever met.
Whether it was something small in life or encouragement in her studies, Tu Nan always knew exactly how to take care of her feelings. She increasingly felt that her initial judgment was indeed correct.
Zhuang Tunan watched her figure disappear into the stairwell before he came to his senses and quickly ran back to the dormitory building.
Taking the postgraduate entrance exam to improve his academic qualifications and learn more about architecture is a rare opportunity for him.
He looks forward to making further academic progress and laying a solid foundation for his future career path.
But Wan Shu still hasn't accepted his suggestion to get married after graduating with his bachelor's degree, which is making him very anxious. He only has six months left until graduation, and if they wait until they graduate with their master's degrees to get married, he feels like he'll be an "old monk" by then.
Their architecture department already has a severely imbalanced male-to-female ratio, with only six girls, making it somewhat difficult for the boys to find girlfriends.
Li Jia is still focused on her studies and doesn't look for a boyfriend.
A few days ago, when our homeroom teacher came to check the dorms, he talked to them about this matter. He hinted that as long as they didn't go too far and the political education teacher didn't catch them red-handed, the school wouldn't interfere. He even encouraged them to consider their classmates more.
After all, they all have the same educational background, share common interests, and get along well. Once they graduate, it will be even harder to find a partner in their major, which is predominantly male.
Thinking of this, Zhuang Tunan couldn't help but feel smug. Luckily, he had planned ahead, set his sights on his goal in his freshman year, and won the heart of his sweetheart in his sophomore year.
"Haha," he thought to himself as he quickened his pace.
Suddenly, he realized that the dormitory building's main gate was about to close, and the dormitory supervisor was preparing to lock it. "Teacher Zhang, wait for me, I haven't gone in yet!" he shouted as he ran towards it.
"Hurry up next time! Lights out at 11 p.m. sharp. Don't do it again!" Teacher Zhang said, looking at Zhuang Tunan who was running up panting.
Zhuang Tunan nodded hurriedly and strode into the dormitory building. "Thank you, teacher."
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The New Year is approaching.
As usual, Zhuang Chaoying spent her winter vacation helping out with sales at the factory. When she got home, she found a letter on her table from the crew of the TV series "Youth in the Great Northern Wilderness" in Heilongjiang Province.
Zhuang Chaoying opened the letter; it turned out to be from Director Xie.
The letter mentioned that with the support of their Xinsheng Home Appliances Factory, the Shanghai Film Studio now has electric kettles produced by Xinsheng Home Appliances in every office.
During filming in Heilongjiang Province, the crew members used to have a lot of trouble with boiling water. However, since they received electric kettles and immersion heaters sponsored by Xinsheng Home Appliances, boiling water has become very convenient. Director Xie expressed his sincere gratitude to Xinsheng Home Appliances on behalf of the crew.
Seeing this, Zhuang Chaoying thought of Director An.
When Director An heard that Director Xie's novel was going to be made into a movie, a thought flashed through his mind.
That evening, Director An knocked on Zhuang Chaoying's door.
As soon as he entered, Director An couldn't wait to share his thoughts.
"Old Zhuang, could we take advantage of this opportunity to deliver electric kettles and immersion heaters to talk to Director Xie about promoting our Xinsheng Home Appliances in a movie? It's a movie starring Sister Xiaoqing! Do you remember when 'The Burning of the Yuanmingyuan' and 'The Empress Dowager' were only two cents each, and they both grossed over 100 million yuan? That's a huge impact. If we could get on this bandwagon..."
Zhuang Chaoying listened with a look of surprise in his eyes. He really didn't expect Director An to have such advanced business thinking. The two hit it off and decided to try their luck at the Shanghai Film Studio.
A few days later, Zhuang Chaoying and Director An arrived at the Shanghai Film Studio.
At this time, Director Xie had just finished filming "Hibiscus Town" in the first half of the year, and for the past two months he had been discussing the new script with the screenwriter in the studio, without going out to film.
In the studio's reception room, Director An sincerely expressed his thoughts.
"Director Xie, our Xinsheng Home Appliance Factory would like to invest 20,000 yuan in the movie 'Youth'. We don't have many other requests, we just hope that the end of the movie can show our Xinsheng Home Appliance Factory logo and advertising slogan for a few seconds, and if reporters come to take pictures, we just hope that our kettles can be placed in a prominent position."
In an era when the concept of private enterprises and individuals investing in films was not yet widespread, the proposed investment of 20,000 yuan made Director Xie hesitate. After all, the total investment for the film "Youth in the Great Northern Wilderness" was two million yuan, and although 20,000 yuan was not a large proportion, it could still effectively improve the living and working conditions of the actors and crew.
So, Director Xie decided to discuss it with the studio director. Upon hearing this, the director thought it was just a matter of advertising and wouldn't harm the film's production, so he immediately agreed to the proposal.
Soon, the promotional slogan for the new home appliances, "New home appliances are easy to use, making life carefree and worry-free!" was incorporated into the film's preparation.
Zhuang Chaoying and Factory Director An were about to leave after reaching an agreement when Director Xie immediately decided to have a meal before leaving. After a satisfying meal, the driver took them back to Suzhou.
Little did they know that this seemingly simple decision would later bring unexpected and enormous benefits to the newly established home appliance factory.
During the winter break, Tu Nan returned to Suzhou from university.
In the afternoon, he was sitting with Lin Dongzhe, Pengfei, and his younger sister Xiaoting, looking at the answers to a set of high school exam papers they had just finished.
When the three students encountered something they didn't understand, Tu Nan patiently answered their questions. He planned to take advantage of this holiday to review all the high school knowledge points with them again, striving for perfection and ensuring that no one was left behind.
As she was doing it, Xiaoting suddenly frowned slightly, unconsciously clutched her stomach, and a look of discomfort flashed across her face.
Having finally managed to finish the set of toilet paper, she gently packed up her pen and notebook, her voice weak. "Brother, I'm going back to lie down for a while." Tu Nan had been her friend for so long, and seeing his sister, he naturally understood what was wrong with her. He nodded. "Go back, drink some hot water, and if you still feel unwell, tell your brother."
Xiaoting nodded obediently: "I understand, brother."
After Xiaoting left, Tu Nan inadvertently noticed that Lin Dongzhe was staring in the direction Xiaoting had gone.
He waved his hand in front of Lin Dongzhe. "Dongzhe, keep looking, your eyes are about to pop out. I was really impressed with you because you were studying so hard, but it turns out you're not really interested in studying; you're more interested in the scenery."
Lin Dongzhe was thinking about how Xiaoting felt every month, especially on the first day, and he didn't have time to argue with his brother-in-law. He hurriedly said, "Brother, let's talk when you get back. I'll go fill a hot water bottle for Xiaoting."
As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly ran back to his room, found the red hot water bottle, and then rushed to the kitchen. Carrying the thermos, he filled the hot water bottle with hot water and tightened the cap.
Open the refrigerator, take out a bottle of milk, pour it into an enamel basin, and carefully heat it on the stove.
A short while later, the milk was opened twice. Lin Dongzhe carried the basin and the hot water bottle, hurrying towards Uncle Zhuang's house across the street.
Inside the room, Pengfei and Tunan stared at each other, bewildered.
Pengfei scratched his head. "Brother, although Dongzhe may have ulterior motives, his intentions and the outcome are good. I think we should just leave it alone."
Tu Nan glared at Peng Fei. "Xiao Ting is your sister too, are you just going to ignore her? No way, I'm worried about Lin Dongzhe, I have to go check on her."
With that, he stood up and strode toward the door. Pengfei shrugged and quickly followed.