At noon, Zhang Guoxuan and Guan Tong prepared a sumptuous lunch, and then called some classmates who had a better time, treating it as a make-up wedding banquet.
Although it is summer vacation now, many students who have a long way to go do not choose to go home. On the one hand, transportation is inconvenient, and on the other hand, travel expenses are not cheap.
Not to mention international students, the time to go back and forth may not be enough. Even local students, most of them will choose to go home during the winter vacation. After all, they have to celebrate the New Year.
As for the summer vacation, students all want to use this time to work one or two summer jobs to earn some living expenses and reduce the burden on their families.
Even if they can't get a summer job, most of them would rather work as volunteers in public welfare organizations to increase their social practice experience and allocate extra points for future graduation.
"Ding dong..."
Hearing the doorbell ring, Guan Tong immediately put down the rag in his hand: "Husband, Yan Mei and the others should be here. I'll open the door."
Yan Mei and others are her roommates in the same dormitory.
"I'll accompany you!"
Leslie Cheung took off his apron.
"No, no, it's not their first time here. You go make a pot of hot tea first, and remember to add more sugar. They like to drink sweet things."
Guan Tong waved his hand.
"I know." Zhang Guoxuan walked towards the kitchen.
Soon, Guan Tong opened the door of the villa, and there were five female classmates standing at the door, all of whom were her college roommates.
"Tongtong, happy wedding!"
The five roommates congratulated at the same time.
The news of their roommate's marriage was not hidden from them.
Yan Mei handed the gift to Guan Tong and explained with a smile:
"This is a wedding gift that we collected money to buy for you. It's not something expensive. Don't dislike it!"
"You don't need to buy gifts, I'm already very happy if you can come."
Guan Tong smiled sweetly.
Mei Yan chuckled: "You are the first among the six of us to get married, so it is appropriate to give gifts. Besides, you have to have a big meal every time you come here. We have no shame in showing up empty-handed."
They had dinner here twice before.
One time it was my roommate’s birthday.
One was a Christmas party.
Of course, both times it was the rich second-generation boyfriend of my roommate who treated us.
"Okay, I'll accept the gift, let's go in quickly!"
After Guan Tong finished speaking, he pulled his roommates towards the door.
Zhang Guoxuan was making tea in the kitchen. When he saw a few people coming in, he quickly said hello:
"Welcome everyone to come to our home."
As soon as Cheng Qi saw the other party, he raised his troops and asked:
"Zhang Guoxuan, you and Tongtong are getting married, why don't you invite us to the wedding? Are you looking down on us poor classmates?"
Zhang Guoxuan had already thought of the reason, so he replied on the spot: "Oh, to be honest with you, my sister-in-law is an official, and the official is not young enough to do big things, so I didn't invite you. Please forgive me.
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"Yes, Leslie Cheung's family's situation is indeed a bit special. You will understand it later."
Guan Tong followed closely and echoed.
Zhang Guoxuan bowed his hands to several people: "Today's meal is my apology. What do you think?"
"Forget it, I'm joking, do you guys take it seriously?" Cheng Qi smiled and waved her hand, then changed the topic: "But seriously, Leslie Cheung, what is your family doing? This villa is not cheap, right?
"
"Our family runs a breeding farm, mainly raising mushrooms and earthworms, and we don't make much money. My dad bought this villa a long time ago, and it didn't cost much."
Zhang Guoxuan said vaguely.
Guan Tong saw that her husband was about to reveal his secret, so he quickly changed the subject: "Okay, let's have a drink of tea and have a rest. There are still a few people who haven't arrived. When they arrive, we will start dinner immediately."
"Tongtong, who else did you invite?"
Leslie Cheung rushed to answer: "They are some good friends in our class. If you want to find a boyfriend, I can help match you."
"Xia Qing's top student? We can't afford it."
Yan Mei smiled bitterly and shook her head.
The school they attended was just an ordinary second-tier university at best. It was incomparable to top universities like Xia Qing University. One was in the sky and the other was underground.
Seeing this, Guan Tong stepped forward and hugged his friend's shoulders, encouraging him: "What's the point? Aren't Leslie Cheung and I a ready-made example?"
"You two have been together since high school, that's different." Cheng Qi said angrily.
To be honest, she was really envious of this roommate who actually found a rich second-generation boyfriend as her boyfriend. The most outrageous thing was that the two of them actually cultivated together.
"Ahem, can you guys listen to me?"
Zhang Guoxuan interrupted.
"What do you want to say?"
"I want to tell you that many of the students at Xia Qing University are nerds and are not as unattainable as you think. If you take a little more initiative, the probability of success is still very high."
Cheng Qi rolled her eyes: "It's easy to say, Tongtong is the flower of our department, and we have a figure but not a figure, and we have looks but no appearance, how can we compare?"
"Be confident, you guys are not bad looking, why don't you give it a try? How will you know if it doesn't work if you don't try?"
Zhang Guoxuan shrugged.
Guan Tong came over with five cups of tea: "Stop talking, come and drink tea."
"Thank you Tongtong." Cheng Qi took a cup of tea, took a sip, and exclaimed: "Wow, it tastes so good and sweet. What kind of tea is this?"
"Milk tea, if it tastes good, drink more."
Zhang Guoxuan replied with a smile.
When they came this time, they brought a lot of ingredients, including a pot of milk. When he was just making tea, he suddenly had an idea and specially added some milk to it, and simply made a pot of milk tea.
"Is this milk tea? No wonder everyone in the movie is holding a cup of milk tea, it turns out to be so delicious." Cheng Qi's eyes widened, and then she looked at her roommate: "Tongtong, I really envy you, you can drink milk tea every day."
"This is my first time drinking too, okay?"
Guan Tong rolled his eyes.
Zhang Guoxuan immediately said generously: "Everyone who wants to drink milk tea in the future can come to our house."
"Really?" Several female classmates' eyes lit up.
"Of course..." Before Zhang Guoxuan finished speaking, the doorbell rang again, "Just wait for me. I'll open the door. My classmates should be here."
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Cheng Qi immediately took out a mirror from her bag.
What I just said obviously had an effect.
"Okay," Leslie Cheung nodded, then looked at his wife: "Tongtong, take them to the bedroom first. I'll call you later and you can come out."
"Follow me, I have lipstick in my bag."
Guan Tong took his roommates into the bedroom.
About five minutes later, Leslie Cheung brought four friends into the living room. It was the first time for these four people to come here. They couldn't help but be surprised when they saw such a luxurious villa.
"Holy shit, Leslie Cheung, I never thought that your kid is actually a rich second generation?"
Leslie Cheung chuckled: "What? Don't you guys see it usually?"
"I see it, but I didn't expect that your family is so rich that they can actually buy a villa for you as a wedding room. In my opinion, the total cost of your villa will cost at least three to four billion, you girl
It’s hidden too deeply.”
"I bought the villa many years ago, before house prices rose."
Leslie Cheung still had the same explanation as before.
"Hey, your family is so lucky. Now you can sell your house and become a billionaire."
Another classmate retorted: "It would be a huge loss to sell it. To be honest, if you rent out such a good location, you can earn at least 30,000 to 400,000 yuan per month. After excluding the property tax in a year, you can easily make a small fortune."
Two million people can live a more prosperous life than 99.99% of people."
"Yes, it would be a huge loss to sell it. There has been too much currency issued in recent years, and the depreciation rate is a bit scary. Fixed assets are still worth preserving, and since we are the capital, there is always a shortage of houses."
Some classmates immediately echoed.
"This is my wedding house. It will neither be rented out nor sold." Leslie Cheung smiled and waved his hand, "Okay, aren't you jealous that I have a girlfriend? Tongtong's roommate is here today, so take advantage of the opportunity.
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After finishing speaking, he shouted towards the bedroom:
"Tongtong, we have another guest at home."
Soon, Guan Tong came out with his roommates. Cheng Qi and others lost their previous boldness and seemed to have changed, becoming gentle and reserved.
After the two sides introduced each other, lunch officially began.
Seeing such a sumptuous lunch in front of them, both the boys and girls lost all thoughts of romance and swallowed hard one by one.
Zhang Guoxuan hurriedly greeted: "Everyone, don't be polite, hurry up and use your chopsticks!"
"Zhang Guoxuan, where did these ingredients come from?"
There were more than a dozen dishes on the dinner table, and the key was that there were a lot of meat dishes, which was beyond imagination.
"Don't worry about where it comes from. Anyway, it's not stealing or robbing. Yesterday Tongtong and I got married. Because of our special relationship, I couldn't invite everyone. I'll punish myself with three drinks first."
After Zhang Guoxuan finished speaking, he drank three glasses of beer in a row.
In fact, these ingredients were originally prepared for the wedding banquet, but the wedding banquet was temporarily canceled. Some ingredients cannot be stored and can only be consumed as soon as possible.
Guan Tong picked up a large shrimp for her husband, then pointed to the pickled fish on the table and introduced:
"This pickled fish dish is made by Leslie Cheung. It's spicy and spicy. Everyone should try it."
"Yeah, delicious!"
"It's so delicious! I've never tasted such good food in my entire life."
"Zhang Guoxuan, I didn't expect your cooking skills to be so good!"
The classmates praised him one after another.
After a while, there was only the sound of gobbling on the dining table, and all reservations disappeared.
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A month passed in the blink of an eye, and the expedition team finally set off again, and arrived at the famous Congo Basin on August 28.
Because it is close to the equator, the Congo Basin can be said to be the most livable place in Africa. It is also a key development area for Europeans. With a total population of more than 20 million, it is the most elite area on the African continent.
This place is also called the back garden by Europeans.
Qantier Port, the largest port in Africa after reconstruction, can completely dock the "Navy One". For the first time, Zhang Hao does not need to transfer to a shuttle boat.
"Welcome, welcome...warm welcome..."
The Europeans held a grand welcome ceremony.
Zhang Hao walked down the gangway, took off his hat, and waved to the people present.
"Consul, welcome to our Congo."
The speaker was Colin, the governor of Congo state.
Zhang Hao reached out to shake hands with the other party, and then under the leadership of the other party, he reviewed the guard of honor. This was his first time reviewing the guard of honor overseas.
In addition, probably due to the impact of previous attacks, a large number of police officers were deployed at the scene, forming three human walls directly connected to completely isolate the inspection team from the onlookers.
It can be said that the security work has been done to the extreme.
After the welcome ceremony, Zhang Hao did not give a speech, but took all the members of the inspection team and checked into a hotel near the port directly.
Governor Colin accompanied us throughout the whole process and even followed him to the hotel.
Seeing this, Zhang Hao took the initiative to ask: "Governor Ke Lin, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly."
"Consul, the Europa headquarters plans to hold a Europe-Africa summit in Port Qantil and would like to seek your opinion." Governor Colin said straight to the point.
"A Europe-Africa summit? What do they want to do?"
Zhang Hao looked thoughtful.
"Consul, after more than ten years of construction, Europa and Africa have long been integrated. In order to speed up development, Europa headquarters wants to move its headquarters here."
"Where to move?"
“Libeauville, the capital of Congo.”
Zhang Hao frowned: "What about Europa? Although the African continent has developed rapidly in recent years, it is far behind the Europa region. We are all our own people, tell me, what do you think?"
"Consul, we are doing this to prepare for a rainy day. The climate has been getting colder every year in the past few years. Europa is not a permanent place to live. The Congo Basin is the hope for the future." Colin hurriedly explained.
"The Congo Basin lacks energy, how do you solve this problem?"
Zhang Hao followed closely and asked.
At least half of the year, the Cape of Good Hope is unnavigable, and then the only option is to go around the Strait of Panama, which is a huge waste.
"This is not difficult. We plan to build an oil pipeline to connect the Persian Gulf and the Congo Basin and solve the energy problem once and for all."
"The terrain in East Africa is complex and the amount of work is too large. It is better to dig the Suez Canal again."
Zhang Hao shook his head.
Governor Colin spread his hands: "Consul, we have also considered the canal plan, but in view of the fact that the sea level is falling faster and faster, in another ten years, I am afraid that the entire Red Sea will disappear, and only the oil pipeline is the best
solution."
"Can we change our thinking and move the headquarters to the Arabian Peninsula?" Zhang Hao suggested.
To be honest, the Congo Basin is indeed a chosen place. Its location advantage is much better than that of the Amazon Plain. The Europeans cannot take advantage of it.
Energy is a rope tied around their necks. Otherwise, it is hard to say who will be in charge of the future in Hedong in thirty years and Hexi in thirty years.
"Consul, the Arabian Peninsula is a plateau terrain and cannot accommodate too many people. Looking at Africa, only the Congo Basin has this potential."
Governor Colin explained patiently.
Zhang Hao nodded and said perfunctorily: "Well, the Europe-Africa Summit can be held, but the oil pipeline must be carefully considered. I can't agree to it for the time being."
"I understand that when the Europe-Africa Summit is held, we can sit down and discuss it slowly."