Chapter 282 Meeting the parents! (Please subscribe)
Returning to his place of residence, Zhou Cheng took stock of his existing savings and let out a long sigh.
Although he made a lot of money after returning to the Magic City from Kyoto, there was not much left after his own expenses.
Moreover, after the defense, Zhou Cheng also spent a lot of money, including dinner, accommodation for several teachers, air tickets, drinks, and allowances, all of which were not paid by Zhou Cheng.
According to the general defense process, there are more things that students have to arrange by themselves. The tutor or the superior in the department is only responsible for contacting and forming the defense committee and providing subsidies and subsidies.
Accommodation, air tickets, teacher appreciation banquet, etc. are not included...
The ranking cannot be too low, so I lost a lot of money all at once. It seems that no one except Lao Zhou and Lao Xiang mentioned this detail to Zhou Cheng.
Lao Zhou intended to give some, but Zhou Cheng lied to them that it was arranged by the school. The two of them were not very knowledgeable, so they believed it.
Now, Zhou Cheng's savings are running low, now below five figures, and some of the money has not been paid out this month.
It seems that after a while, things will start to get tight.
After thinking for a while, Zhou Cheng took the initiative to contact An Ruo: "An Ruo, I will go to your house for dinner tomorrow. Should I prepare something today?"
The time agreed in advance is Tuesday, which is tomorrow.
"No need, this is actually not a particularly formal meeting. Let's prepare for it next time."
"You've been too busy these past two days. My parents said there's no need to put in all these preparations," An Ruo replied.
Zhou Cheng frowned and asked again: "Isn't it a little bad if I come to the door empty-handed like this?"
"I met my aunt and uncle face to face and didn't even say hello. Isn't it even worse?"
"We'll just be responsible for going back to eat tomorrow. There's no need to prepare so much." An Ruo was very sure that she had to stand firm at home.
Taking advantage of the old man's favor, it seems that her opinions are respected on weekdays.
Zhou Cheng touched his forehead, a little nervous, and said: "Then I really haven't prepared anything. I didn't prepare for this before. I have been busy with the defense since landing."
"If your parents can say something, please explain it to me."
Like old Zhou Laoxiang, Zhou Cheng also felt that it was natural. If you don't have it, you don't have it. If you have it, you have it. You don't need to be polite. But now in front of outsiders, not mentioning dignity is a kind of cultivation.
After all, no one has to spoil you.
"No, senior brother."
"Your defense? Will it be postponed a little?" An Ruo asked tentatively.
"Well, it will be postponed for about half a year. Then I will apply for a doctorate and doctoral degree. In the past six months, I have been working hard to make up for experiments and do projects."
"My own plan is that it will take at least two or three years to complete this." Zhou Cheng said with some regret.
An Ruo was stunned for a moment, her pretty face suddenly turned pale. What kind of defense was this?
Said: "Bo? Doctor?"
Zhou Chengxin said that Mr. Zeng and Mr. Gui really didn’t tell anyone about this defense. Even An Ruo and Cai Dongfan didn’t know about it in advance.
"Well, that's what Teacher Zeng Diwei arranged and planned. Then my teacher, Teacher Gui Yuanping, also thought it was okay, but other members of the defense committee also made requests to make up the experiments." Zhou Cheng said.
An Ruo has a sincere admiration for people with high IQs, and an inexplicable respect for people who engage in academics. Therefore, having known a lot of similar deeds before, she knows that this is difficult.
"How many experiments will need to be done? Can you do it by yourself?" An Ruo asked.
Zhou Cheng knew that An Ruo wanted to ask if he could help: "I plan to do this clinical project myself and do it in more detail."
"Maybe I still need your help, because the time is not long, so as for the process, I may hope that the process time can be shortened, otherwise, there will not be much time left for me."
An Ruo lowered her voice: "How did you know that I helped you run the process?"
An Ruo thought that she had secretly done a great job and was extremely hidden.
Zhou Chengxin said, kid, this is something everyone knows, you just asked, and then the matter was settled. You think you did it very secretly, but don’t you have your brother here? They will explain the situation to you.
of.
But Zhou Cheng cooperated and said: "Guess..."
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The next day, Zhou Cheng got up early, and after thinking for a while, he decided that even if the current budget was insufficient, he would buy a set of clothes first.
The formal attire for the defense is not suitable for today's occasion. It is for dinner, not negotiation, and it is not an important occasion for the defense meeting. It can be more casual, but daily casual is not appropriate.
When it comes to leisure, you also need to let others see that you value it.
So we made an appointment in advance to go shopping with An Ruo, but after meeting An Ruo, An Ruo gave Zhou Cheng a slap in the face: "Where should we go shopping? I don't usually go shopping, and I have never been to men's clothing."
Zhou Cheng frowned slightly and said, "Then let's find a shopping mall nearby."
"You rarely went shopping before, so what did you do with your free time?" Zhou Cheng asked Anruo after taking a taxi and checking in at Wuyue Plaza.
An Ruo said: "Eat, drink milk tea, read, daze, apply facial mask, look at skin care products..."
It was a mess, and the words Zhou Cheng could understand were indeed limited.
What kind of lotion, essence, isolation, loose powder... what the hell.
"Okay, let's just pick whatever we want." Zhou Chengcheng felt that it would be better for men to fend for themselves, as women are too weak and will eventually stop.
I didn’t buy anything special, just common brands. The most important thing is that it’s decent, elegant and comfortable.
Zhou Cheng is not a successful person, nor is he an elite in the business world. He is a big shot in the medical field. They all have their own characteristics. They are either Mediterranean or dark-skinned. They may look like farmers and do not have the magnanimity of elites.
I tried it on and found it quite suitable, so I replaced it.
After drinking a cup of milk tea with An Ruo, An Ruo stayed there very happily, waiting for Zhou Cheng to buy it and hand it to her, hot, late March, holding it in her hand, and it was a little warm.
Then An Ruo saw that there was a group of lovers next to them, cuddling together. The two of them were holding milk tea in their two hands. The other two hands were quite dishonest. Even if they were in public, they were acting secretly, but they were not blind.
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His face turned a little red, and he looked at Zhou Cheng and said, "After shopping, let's go back. Our family usually starts eating around 5:30, and my dad may not have time to go home today."
"My mother is at home at this time."
Zhou Cheng continued to look at An Ruo, preparing to listen to her talk more about family matters. Zhou Cheng didn't like to interrupt or interrupt when others were talking, unless it was for professional communication or academic exchanges.
"My mother is retired. She celebrated her birthday in September last year. Now she is retired and cooking at home, so she can eat on time."
"I used to deal with it on my own. When I entered high school, my mother didn't have much time to make breakfast for me, so my father helped me."
Zhou Chengcheng asked with a smile and interjected: "Don't you have a nanny at home? I see other rich people seem to have nannies."
"My family doesn't have much money. Only my brother and my aunt's family have money. I hired a nanny before, but I didn't think it was a good idea. Then I simply stopped hiring one."
"By the way, my mother likes reading very much. Her previous ideal was to be a writer, but later she was defeated by reality, so she became an ordinary civil servant all her life." An Ruo said.
The end of the universe is the establishment. Civil servants are one level higher than the establishment. They are probably the ultimate goal of the multidimensional universe.
The atmosphere in the country has always been like this, and he, himself included, is a victim of this concept, but times have changed.
"Oh." Zhou Cheng nodded, remembering this.
"My dad is a prude. He just likes to pretend to be serious. In fact, it's quite funny. They are also very democratic."
An Ruo then said: "After meeting my parents later, please stop making inappropriate jokes. I know that your surgeon is under great pressure during the operation and needs to calm down, but?"
If An Ruo didn't say it, he wouldn't know. When An Ruo mentioned it, he seemed to realize that he and An Ruo were very natural in getting along with each other in the past two days, and there were no rude things to say.
It seems like something has changed since the day I came back.
What happened that day?
Is that what you mean?
Zhou Cheng looked at the skill introduction again and found that the skills had not changed and there were no other special changes.
It's amazing...
An Ruo drove all the way back to her home and knocked on the door politely.
What came into view was a tall and thin woman. She was only slightly shorter than Anruo. She was in her fifties and was still well maintained. Although the years had left some traces, they were not much.
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"Hello, aunt, my name is Zhou Cheng." Zhou Cheng quickly introduced himself.
She smiled warmly, leaned over and said, "Xiao Zhou is here? It's cold outside. Come in quickly. Your shoes are those khaki cotton slippers. They are new."
While introducing Zhou Cheng, he pointed to the middle row on an ultra-high shoe rack. Zhou Cheng glanced at it several times before finding his target.
There seems to be no air conditioning in the house, but it is very warm, probably because of floor heating.
An Ruo first took off her lavender slippers, then put her short boots on the shoe rack, and said, "Zhou Cheng, come in, your shoe rack only has the rightmost grid, my dad's
The shoes have been cleaned and gone to other places.”
Lao An’s status -1?
These few words came to Zhou Cheng's mind.
"Thank you, Auntie!" Zhou Cheng was actually very embarrassed with his hands empty. He originally wanted to bring some fruit, but An Ruo drove directly downstairs with his car.
The building is one of a group of villas that were not self-built. There is no canteen or fruit shop, so I can only go inside anyway.
Walking in, An Ruo had already returned to the room, took off her coat, revealing a green cartoon sweater, and the black skirt was also revealed. She hurriedly walked out.
Then he explained: "Mom, Zhou Cheng answered his defense two days ago and returned to Shashi from Magic City on Friday, so he didn't prepare any gifts. He originally wanted to buy them with me today, but I said no, so he came empty-handed.
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Zhou Chengxin said, my eldest lady, do you usually communicate with your parents like this?
But who would have thought that Anruo's mother, who was wearing a lavender sweater, smiled and brought out fruits, peanuts, and dried fruits, and said, "What do you want to bring home?"
"Are you accustomed to drinking coffee or tea, Xiao Zhou?"
Zhou Chengcheng thought for a while and said, "Auntie, I'll be fine if I just drink some water."
An Ruo immediately went back to the room: "I'll get a water glass."
An Ruo's mother didn't say much. She just sat opposite Zhou Cheng and asked, "Xiao Zhou, I heard from An Ruo that you participated in the defense yesterday. What was the result? Is it okay?"
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I secretly thought that our girl’s eyes are still very poisonous.
This treasure, which had been abandoned in the Eighth Hospital, could actually be discovered.
She looks pretty and has a pretty good figure. Apart from her family background being a bit poor, she has no other problems. Oh, she also has a slightly stubborn temper, but now she's back on track.
Even she is quite impressed with her current achievements.
Academics include not only science but also liberal arts. People who can reach a certain level and have some knowledge will give them a certain amount of respect. Only the ignorant speak fearlessly and shamelessly: experts work hard to prove 1+2, but they are just full of food and have nothing to do.
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Elementary school students all know that 1+2=3.
Most of these people are, if you don’t use 1+2 to express it, they may be people who don’t understand what you are doing at all.
"The overall situation is relatively smooth, but I will add some things later. Thank you for your concern, auntie." Zhou Cheng looked directly at An Ruo's mother and replied, thinking that the other party was testing his first impression of him.
"As long as it goes smoothly, I heard Xiao Qi say that it is getting more and more difficult to defend your master's degree. It is also getting more and more difficult to study now, but it is better to read more books."
"Your aunt, I feel like I haven't studied enough." She smiled, then looked away and looked at An Ruo, who was walking out to get water.
"Mom, why are you looking at me?" An Ruo also looked up in the mirror, thinking her face was stained.
But she didn't apply powder today, so it stands to reason that she wouldn't have powder on her face.
"Auntie's conversation sounds like an ordinary person's. How come you haven't read enough? Maybe Auntie, your understanding of books is different from what we ordinary people understand." Zhou Cheng flattered her at the right time.
An Ruo's mother shook her head: "Of course, people in the past understood reading as education and reflection. But in fact, the current overall development speed of our world proves that the value of natural science and humanities goes hand in hand."
"It's a pity that Xiaoqi is more interested in natural science, so I just followed her."
Zhou Cheng understood the profound meaning of An Ruo's mother's words, liberal arts, humanities. An Ruo's father...
"Auntie, you must have read a lot of books. Compared with you, I am a person who has never read many books." Zhou Cheng smiled and praised again.
An Ruo's mother turned back at this moment: "That can't be calculated that way. If you like reading, you should read slowly. If the categories and boundaries are carefully divided, this kind of reading will not be called erudition."
"Don't you think it's boring to chat with auntie? The main reason is that auntie knows nothing about medicine. She has watched some health programs and thinks they are in vain."
When Zhou Cheng heard this, his expression wrinkled in solemnity.
wrong.
An Ruo's mother's words are wrong. What she said just now should not only be discussing with me how to study, but also testing me.
Sure enough, people like An Ruo speak half-hidden and half-hidden. If they are not careful, they can easily fall into the trap without realizing it. Moreover, this is not just a trick.