Chapter 1,734: The pain of parting, leaving for college
Chapter 1737 The pain of parting, leaving for college
"I know that this kid Tusi published an article in a magazine, but is the fee for publishing an article so high?"
"I don't know, we haven't published any articles, but my son really likes the fairy tales written by Zhuang Tuxi. He should be making money."
"Nonsense, if you don't make money, how can you afford to install a phone? It costs more than four thousand."
"Zhuang Tuxi is a capable person. Teacher Zhuang and Huang Ling will be blessed in the future."
"He's so good before he even goes to college. This kid has a bright future."
"…………"
I have to say that Huang Ling's excuse is very good. There are not many cultural people in the alleys, and there are not many people engaged in cultural work, so no one knows how much money Zhou Chen can make by writing articles, but similarly
No one doubted whether Zhou Chen earned the money.
After all, Zhuang Chaoying and Huang Ling's salary is only that much, and they have three children at home. No matter how frugal they are, they can't afford more than 4,000 phone calls. There is no other possibility except that it is earned by Zhou Chen.
sex.
So everyone is envious and jealous that Zhuang has such a promising son who is already making money before he goes to college. If he graduates from college, it will be fine. Anyone with a normal mind knows that Zhuang will definitely want to make money in the future.
hair.
When the Wu family heard the noise, they also ran over. Being slightly closer, Zhang Amei squeezed into the house with her children.
Wu Shanshan ran to Zhou Chen and asked curiously: "Zhuang Tuxi, I heard that you spent money to install the phone in your home?"
"hold head high."
"Awesome, you are amazing."
Wu Shanshan looked envious. If she was so rich, how could Zhang Amei dare to bully her? She made up her mind to learn from Zhou Chen and make more money in the future.
Zhou Chen smiled. In his opinion, more than four thousand yuan was nothing, but in this era, it was really a lot of money. If you doubled it and added some more, it would be a household worth ten thousand yuan.
In this era of 1983, a household worth 10,000 yuan was still quite affordable.
When Zhuang Chaoying came home and saw the installed phone, everyone was dumbfounded. He had been out for a long time. Why was there even a phone installed at home? Did he miss something important?
He learned from Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting that Zhou Chen actually paid for the phone installation, which was even more incredible to him.
He knew that Zhou Chen wrote stories, drew comics, and published them. He also knew that Zhou Chen received royalties and bought many things for Huang Ling.
But he never paid much attention to it because he didn't think how much money Zhou Chen made. After all, Zhou Chen was only a teenager. He didn't think Zhou Chen could really make a lot of money at this age. Huang Ling had never worked with him before.
Said.
But today's phone worth more than 4,000 made him stupid. Zhou Chen had made every calculation since he started writing, and it didn't arrive for four years. He usually spent some money on himself, but now he can actually have more than 4,000 phones installed. Then
How much money did he make?
Another thought is that Huang Ling must know that her younger son has already made so much money, but Huang Ling still forces him to get one-third of his salary back. Isn't this too unkind?
So when he asked Huang Ling how much money Zhou Chen had earned in the past few years, Huang Ling just said coldly.
"No matter how much money he makes, it is still his money. Do you want to be greedy for your son's money?"
Zhuang Chaoying had this idea. He felt that if the money was placed in Zhou Chen's hands, it would definitely be spent indiscriminately, so it would be better to leave it in the hands of adults. However, Huang Ling's words directly blocked his next words.
He was so uncomfortable that he couldn't sleep well all night. The next day, he had no chance, because Zhou Chen and Zhuang Tunan packed their things and prepared to set off.
morning.
Zhou Chen and Zhuang Tunan, each carrying a bag, dragging a suitcase, and holding a bag in their hands, walked to the road outside the alley under the farewell of everyone.
Huang Ling held one in each hand and said with great reluctance: "Tunan, Tuxi, let your father take you to the station, there is still a long way to go."
Before Zhou Chen and Zhuang Tunan could speak, Song Ying said with a smile: "Sister Ling, if Tunan and Tuxi want to go by themselves, just let them go by themselves. They are both young men now, and they are still two people."
, we can take care of each other, it’ll be okay, don’t worry so much.”
Huang Ling was still worried: "Then when you get to Shanghai, write a letter to home. No, let's call home directly to say that everything is safe."
Zhou Chen and Zhuang Chaoying both nodded.
"Okay." "Okay, Mom."
Lin Wufeng said with a smile: "Tunan, Tuxi, when we called, we also asked Lin Dongzhe to listen to what college life is like, and encourage him to study."
There was no smile on Lin Dongzhe's face today, but he was just reluctant to give up.
"Brother Tunan, Brother Tuxi, I can't bear to leave you. If you all leave, there will be no one to play with me."
"Isn't there Pengfei? You kid, don't just think about having fun. Study hard and get admitted to a university in Shanghai. Then we can be together again."
Xiang Pengfei was also reluctant to give up and said a few words to Zhou Chen and Zhuang Tunan.
Zhuang Xiaoting's eyes were red. She held Zhou Chen's hand tightly, feeling very sad: "Second brother, do you have to wait until the winter vacation to come back? I have never been separated from you for such a long time. I
I’ll miss you.”
Zhou Chen touched her head and consoled her: "I will call you. If you have anything to say, you can tell me on the phone. I will be back after the holiday."
"Lin Dongzhe, Pengfei, you two, please listen to me. I will leave Xiaoting to you. If I know that she is being bullied and you fail to protect her, I will not be polite to you when I come back."
"Don't worry, Brother Tuxi, I will definitely take good care of Xiaoting."
"Yes, Brother Tuxi, don't worry, I will take good care of Xiaoting."
If he wants to go to Shanghai, he has nothing to worry about. Zhuang Xiaoting is indeed the one he is most worried about. Huang Ling is an adult after all, but Zhuang Xiaoting is different. If something like before happens again, he might not be around.
He was also afraid of what would happen, so he emphatically told these two boys.
Wu Shanshan also came to see them off. She also said goodbye to the two of them with reluctant eyes. She also said: "I have two more years to take the college entrance examination, and I may also take the entrance examination in Shanghai. Zhuang Tuxi, if I really go there, you can
Take me for a walk."
Zhou Chen smiled slightly and said, "If you go, I will definitely take you around."
Several people reluctantly talked to Zhou Chen and Zhuang Tunan a lot.
Zhuang Chaoying was still calm and asked: "Tunan, Tuxi, are you too late? Go to the station early, don't be late."
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"good."
Zhou Chen and Zhuang Tunan each carried their luggage, shook their hands at everyone, and walked forward.
"Big brother, second brother, have a nice journey." "Brother Tunan, brother Tuxi." "Zhuang Tunan, Zhuang Tuxi, enjoy your college life."
"Tunan, Tusi, remember to call home."
"Mom, Xiaoting, when I get to school, I will give you the phone number of the dormitory building. If you need anything, call me then."
After Zhou Chen finished speaking, he stopped staying and left quickly.
Parting is the saddest thing, but Zhou Chen has long been used to parting. Although there are fluctuations in his heart, it is not that uncomfortable.
When Huang Ling and others bid farewell to the two of them, seeing their figures walking further and further away, the emotional Huang Ling and Zhuang Xiaoting couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Tunan, Tuxi, please report that you are safe when you arrive."
Song Ying did not hold back and burst into tears. After all, she was a neighbor who had lived in the same yard for many years and had such a good relationship. It was a waste of time to separate. She was emotional and burst into tears.
Zhou Chen and Zhuang Tunan took a car to the train station. Although Zhuang Tunan was bigger, he had obviously become Zhou Chen's follower. He would do whatever Zhou Chen did. Even the tickets were paid for by Zhou Chen.
, he listened to Zhou Chen all the way to the train station.
These days, trains are the main means of transportation for long distance travel, so there are quite a lot of passengers and pedestrians at the train station. The two of them crowded for a while before arriving at their own train and boarding the train. Their tickets were connected together, so they sat in
Together, it saves a lot of trouble.
Zhuang Tunan got on the train and looked at the scenery outside excitedly after the train departed.
It's not that he has never been out of Suzhou. He went to his grandparents' house in the next city with his mother before, but that was with his mother. Now there are no elders accompanying him, only him and brother Zhou Chen.
The wind from outside blew in, making him feel particularly comfortable. It seemed like a feeling of freedom.
After a long time, he looked away from the outside and turned to look at Zhou Chen, who was leaning on his seat with his eyes slightly closed.
"Tusi, I heard that Fudan is only a few kilometers away from Tongji. It's very close, right?"
"Well, it's not far away."
"Shanghai is a big city after the capital. It is definitely more prosperous than our Suzhou. After the school is stable, let's go shopping in downtown Shanghai together."
"We'll see then. If you really want to go shopping, you don't have to call me. You can go with your classmates. Most of the classmates in the university are probably not from here. They must be the same as you and want to know more about them.
There."
Zhou Chen is very familiar with Shanghai. Even Shanghai in the 1980s was not unfamiliar to him at all, so there was not much freshness.
If you were to accompany Zhuang Xiaoting, he would still be interested in taking her to play, but Zhuang Tunan is such a rough guy, so forget it.
Zhuang Tunan asked Zhou Chen many questions in succession to cover up his inner uneasiness. However, seeing that Zhou Chen ignored the answers, he gradually stopped asking and looked at the scenery outside alone, and also curiously observed the people in the train.
passenger.
The two set off in the morning and arrived in Shanghai in the afternoon. Then they took a bus to Yangpu. After getting off the bus, they went to their respective schools and agreed that Zhou Chen would call home and tell them a week later.
See you later.
This is not Zhou Chen’s first time attending Fudan University. In the previous world, he also attended Fudan University. Although they were from a different generation, he still has an understanding of this university. Compared with the college students who came here for the first time, he is more familiar with it.
Be more familiar.
He came to the school and took out his admission notice and other documents in a familiar manner. After some review, he completed the registration and then went to his dormitory.