Chapter 1735

Liao Ting didn't sleep well this night, her mind full of Zhou Andong.

Kong Yu didn't sleep well either, tossing and turning in bed.

But she wasn't thinking about Zhou Andong; she didn't dare to think about him.

Instead, she was thinking about her future, too excited to sleep.

But Zhou Andong slept very soundly; because he went to sleep after nine o'clock, he woke up before seven.

He got up and opened the curtains; the rain outside had already stopped, and he reached out to open the window.

Then he tilted his head slightly, facing the orange-red sunlight, and took a deep breath of the fresh air after the rain.

It seemed he hadn't done morning exercises for a long time; since he was up early today, he would go out for a run.

Thinking of this, Zhou Andong turned around, got dressed, opened the door, walked out of the room, and then raised his hand to knock on the door next door.

Soon, Wang Wentian and Yu Zhan and the others also came out.

"I'm going out for a run; Yu Zhan can just follow. It just so happens I have some private matters to chat with him about."

Wang Wentian checked the time: "Fine, we'll go eat first."

Zhou Andong and Yu Zhan left the guesthouse; there was a park nearby, and the two strolled toward it.

"Yu Zhan!"

"Chairman!"

Yu Zhan straightened his back; he had just heard Zhou Andong say he had private matters to chat about, and for no reason, he felt a bit nervous.

Zhou Andong waved his hand with a smile: "No need to be nervous, it's a good thing."

Yu Zhan chuckled and didn't speak; whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, wasn't it all up to the Boss's mouth? He had to remain vigilant at all times.

Zhou Andong asked: "Your home is in Dengfeng, Henan, right?"

"Yes!" Yu Zhan said with a smile: "During the New Year, I called home, and it's said that our Dengfeng is going to be upgraded from a county to a city."

Zhou Andong nodded: "Henan Province is the main birthplace of Chinese civilization. Three of the Four Great Inventions—the compass, papermaking, and gunpowder—were all invented in Henan.

Historically, more than twenty dynasties established their capitals or moved their capitals to Henan, giving birth to ancient capitals like Luoyang, Kaifeng, Anyang, Zhengzhou, and Shangqiu; it is the province with the largest and densest number of ancient capitals in our country.

There are even more historical figures like Laozi, Zhuangzi, Mozi, Han Feizi, Shang Yang, Zhang Liang, Zhang Heng, Du Fu, Wu Daozi, Yue Fei, and so on.

And Dengfeng has an even longer history; it is a land of cultural relics and martial arts. The world's first famous temple, Shaolin Temple, the Taoist cave-heaven Zhongyue Temple, and the Confucian holy land Songyang Academy are famous throughout the world.

According to historical records, our country's first slave-based state, the Xia Dynasty, first established its capital in Yangcheng (Gaocheng Town). Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Che, toured Mount Song and officially established Chonggao County; the Sui Dynasty changed it to Songyang County.

Wu Zetian ascended Mount Song, sealed the Central Peak, and achieved great success, changing Songyang County to Dengfeng County and Yangcheng County to Gaocheng County; the Jin Dynasty merged the two counties into Dengfeng County."

Yu Zhan was muttering to himself; he really hadn't studied for many days, having gone to be a soldier at fifteen, and he really didn't know much about the history of his hometown.

However, why was the Chairman telling him all this? That the old man was learned and talented was not only something he knew, but something the whole Chinese people knew.

As Zhou Andong spoke, he suddenly asked again: "Did you finish middle school?"

"Ah?" Yu Zhan was stunned, then immediately said: "I finished it, and then I went to be a soldier."

Zhou Andong was muttering to himself: "The educational background difference is a bit big, but that woman is twenty-eight and no one wants her; it's not bad for her to have a man marry her, so what more could she want?"

He was muttering, and Yu Zhan couldn't hear clearly; he just felt that the Chairman was acting strange today.

Zhou Andong asked again: "Are you twenty-five or twenty-six this year?"

"Twenty-five." Yu Zhan felt even more confused; he didn't know what the Chairman was trying to do.

"Two years older than you; this isn't much of a problem." Zhou Andong nodded: "As the saying goes, an older woman is like a pot full of gold."

Hearing this, Yu Zhan understood a bit; asking about his education, then his age, and now saying something about an older woman being like a pot full of gold—could it be that the Chairman was going to introduce him to a partner?

Zhou Andong asked next: "You don't have a girlfriend, right?"

"No—no!" Yu Zhan became a bit nervous: "During the New Year, I called home, and my mom asked me when I was going back, saying my aunt wanted to introduce me to a partner."

Zhou Andong said: "I'll introduce you to one; she's my classmate, very beautiful, and also a university student, just two years older than you."

"It doesn't matter." Yu Zhan blurted out, then chuckled: "Just like you said, an older woman is like a pot full of gold; I think being two years older is very appropriate."

"There's one more problem." Zhou Andong took a cigarette out of his pocket and lit it: "Her job; if you can accept it, when we return to Jiangzhou, I'll arrange for you to meet."

Yu Zhan suddenly became nervous: "What job?"

"She's a police officer." Zhou Andong laughed: "But she's a forensic doctor, dealing with dead people all day."

"Hoo!"

Yu Zhan let out a long breath and said with a beaming smile: "Forensic doctor is a good job; I like forensic doctors."

"Fine!" Zhou Andong laughed along: "Since you don't mind, when we return to Jiangzhou, I'll arrange for you to meet. If you really take a liking to each other, I'll transfer you back to Jiangzhou, so you don't have to run around with me all the time and not be able to see each other for long periods."

"I'm not going back." Yu Zhan shook his head, his tone very firm: "I'm willing to follow you."

He wasn't stupid; going back now would indeed arrange a good position for him.

But continuing to follow the Boss's side had benefits that were not just a little bit, and he didn't have to worry about not having opportunities in the future.

Zhou Andong didn't say anything more; after all, the two hadn't met yet, and even if they met, whether it would work out was another matter.

Zhou Andong and Yu Zhan arrived at the park, and from afar, they saw quite a few people practicing qigong, with explanations playing on a tape recorder.

Hearing this, Zhou Andong frowned and walked toward the sound.

Zhou Andong's frown grew tighter and tighter; why did it sound so familiar?

Yu Zhan watched with interest: "Chairman, you say this qigong stuff, is it real or fake?"

Zhou Andong came back to his senses but didn't answer Yu Zhan; watching the crowd, his eyelids twitched violently.