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During the Spring Festival of 2002, Xiang Nan, Fang Hui, Zhao Ye, and Lin Jiamo went to the temple fair together, watched the fireworks, and had a great time.
"It's a pity, Qiao Ran didn't come back from England." Zhao Ye said with emotion.
The four of them plus Qiao Ran, the five-member group is complete. Now that one person is missing, it always feels a little awkward. Let them finally realize the feeling of "the brother who knows the distance to climb the high place, and there is one less person who planted cornel all over the place".
"No way, the round-trip air ticket costs more than 5,000, which is not a small amount." Xiang Nan waved his hand.
At the beginning of the 21st century, air tickets were still very expensive. Qiao Ran's mother is in the UK, and it's just a salary, and it's already very difficult for him to study in the UK.
Although Qiao Ran missed the capital and his friends, he couldn't bear to see his mother working too hard, and couldn't bear to spend two months' salary on a trip.
So he ended up sending an email to say "Happy Chinese New Year!"
Xiang Nan originally wanted to take Fang Hui to England to visit Qiao Ran and travel by the way.
For him, travel expenses are not a problem at all.
However, he was firmly opposed by his parents. It is too dangerous to think that he will go abroad by himself without the company of adults.
In case of an accident, there is no one around to rely on, so he is absolutely not allowed to go.
Xiang Nan couldn't laugh or cry after hearing their reasons.
Based on his ability, as long as he doesn’t die, such as traveling around the world in a canoe, climbing Everest in single clothes, running to Chernobyl without protective clothing... Basically, there will be no danger to his life.
Moreover, he has been to Europe many times, and even settled in Europe for two years at one point. Therefore, he is not afraid of traveling to the UK at all.
It's a pity that he is still a child in the eyes of his parents, so he is naturally worried about going out by himself. It's not easy for Xiang Nan to be stubborn with them, so he can only dismiss this idea.
"Hey, I don't know how he is doing in England. I heard that there is nothing good to eat there, only fish and chips." Lin Jiamo said again.
"Don't worry, London is also an international metropolis, so it's not that miserable." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "However, there is one famous dish in Britain—"Looking at the Starry Sky" is very interesting."
"The name is so beautiful, how did you do it?" Fang Hui asked curiously.
Xiang Nan then briefly introduced the method. He once tasted this "famous dish" out of curiosity, and he has to say that the taste is really unique.
When the big guy heard this, he couldn't help but smile. He didn't expect such a dark dish to exist. It's really embarrassing for Qiao Ran.
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After the Spring Festival, when he returned to school, Xiang Nan won the first-class national scholarship with his excellent grades.
This made Zhao Ye very upset.
"I study hard in school every day, so I can barely keep my grades." He complained to Xiang Nan, "You kid writes at home every day, and you can still get such good grades? It's not fair."
Zhao Ye's foundation is very poor. Although he was admitted to Tsinghua University with the help of Xiang Nan, he still can't keep up with his homework. For this reason, he had to work several times harder than ordinary people to catch up.
Even so, I barely managed to keep my grades above the pass line, and it was impossible to get a scholarship.
In addition to attending classes, Xiang Nan basically went back to his home to write, and didn't even go to the study room. His grades are still so good, which really makes him very unbalanced.
Xiang Nan smiled slightly when he heard what he said.
The reason why he chose to major in finance was because he had inherited Chu Tiankuo's knowledge and knew this major well, so he chose to apply for this major in An Yi.
Zhao Ye did not have his skills, so it was naturally difficult to learn.
"Be content. There are so many students in high school who study so hard, but you can't get into Tsinghua University. You played basketball for half of your three years in high school. It's unfair to get into Tsinghua University with high scores in the end." Xiang Nan smiled. road.
Hearing what he said, Zhao Ye couldn't help scratching his head with a smile.
Indeed, compared with those classmates, he is lucky enough.
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"By the way, do you have any progress with Jiamo?" Xiang Nan asked again.
After entering university, because of their different majors and different course arrangements, and there are so many canteens in Tsinghua University, it is not easy to get together to eat, so the number of times they meet is greatly reduced compared to high school.
In high school, we were together almost every day. But now, seeing two or three times a month is not bad. Therefore, Xiang Nan really doesn't know much about their current situation.
"It's still like that. I chased her, but she refused." Zhao Ye sighed.
"Don't be discouraged, as long as you work hard, the iron pestle can be ground into a needle." Xiang Nan comforted, "If it doesn't work, just change the partner, anyway, there are still so many girls."
"Let's talk." Zhao Ye waved his hand.
He didn't know what was going on, but he thought Lin Jiamo was good, so he was willing to be with him.
"Well, you decide for yourself. Feelings are too private. Others can only give advice, and you have to make the final decision." Xiang Nan patted him on the shoulder and said.
Zhao Ye nodded.
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In the summer of 2002, Xiang Nan released a new book "How Many Flowers Fall in Dreams", continuing the old path of youth pain literature.
It's not that he doesn't want to make progress, but that the physical book market is getting more and more depressed, and only this kind of books can still sell sales.
Like the group of popular writers at the beginning of the century, Guo Jingming, Ming Xiaoxi, Xinyiwu, Rao Xueman, Annie Baby, etc., basically all have this style.
As for those writers with a realistic style, in the mid-1990s, they have gradually become obsolete.
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During the summer vacation of 2002, Xiang Nan met Fang Hui's mother.
It turned out that he asked Fang Hui to sign up for the driving school. When sending her home, she was bumped into by Xu Yanxin.
The relationship between the two was also exposed.
As for Xiang Nan, Xu Yanxin already admired it.
Now seeing that his daughter is really with him, he is even more satisfied.
"Xiao Chen, why did you want to learn how to drive?" Xu Yanxin asked with a smile.
"Auntie, I think that with the improvement of people's lives in the future, cars will become more and more popular. Driving will also be an essential survival skill, just like learning to ride a bicycle back then." Xiang Nan explained, "Taking advantage of the current I'm still a student, and it's just fine during the holidays. We just passed the driver's license test.
In this way, when we graduate, we will have one more advantage over other students. And being able to drive is also a great help to life. "
Xu Yanxin nodded with a smile. As expected, he is the boy she likes, and his thinking is mature.
After the holidays, other boys still want to have fun and be lazy, but Xiang Nan has already planned to do things after graduation, and he has started to prepare early.
With such a vision and execution ability, it is no wonder that his grades are still so good and he became famous early. Talents like this should stand out.