Chapter 518: The Gap from Imagination Is Too Great

Zhao Xinyi spent more than half an hour carefully applying light makeup before going out with Du Xiaojuan.

The two brought Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan on foot to Tsinghua University.

Originally Du Xiaojuan wanted to take a taxi there, but Li Xiulan was unwilling, feeling the distance was not far and they could walk, with no need to spend that money.

So in the end they walked there.

On the way, Li Xiulan called Wang Xiaohua.

"Xiao Hua, we're going to your school now."

Wang Xiaohua said:

"Then go to the East Gate, I'll pick you up."

Wang Xiaohua was currently at the Battery Safety Laboratory beside Mingde Road; his roommate Wan Zhiyuan was doing experiments over there, and he had come to help out.

Wan Zhiyuan, this Genius Youth, had only started school a month ago, yet had already contacted his supervisor and obtained the qualification to do experiments in the laboratory; no one knew how he managed it.

It could only be said that he himself had ability, his family conditions were not bad either, his parents knew many experts and professors around here, and many resources other students couldn't obtain, he could easily get.

Wang Xiaohua envied Wan Zhiyuan for having these resources, so he thickened his face to ask Wan Zhiyuan to bring him along to do experiments; even just helping Wan Zhiyuan out, he would feel satisfied.

Wan Zhiyuan was still a pretty good person; because of Wang Xiaohua's previous remarks about battery development, he had gained quite a bit of good impression from him, feeling Wang Xiaohua was a kindred spirit, so he brought Wang Xiaohua along.

"East Gate, right? Then I'll tell Xiao Juan."

Li Xiulan hung up the phone and told Du Xiaojuan they were going to the East Gate.

Du Xiaojuan opened her mobile phone map and navigated to the East Gate.

Meanwhile Wang Xiaohua said a word to Wan Zhiyuan, then walked to the East Gate to welcome his parents.

"Xiao Hua, your parents are coming over, so shall we go out for a meal together later?"

Wan Zhiyuan laughed enthusiastically.

Wang Xiaohua said:

"No need to spend money; later I'll take them to the canteen."

Wan Zhiyuan said:

"Then let's all go to the canteen together; your parents rarely come over once, no matter what, they should meet us roommates; I'll tell Wen Lingyun, Wei Qian, and the others later."

Wang Xiaohua thought it over, and finally said:

"Alright! Then see you at Zijin Garden Restaurant later!"

Meanwhile, on the Other Side, Du Xiaojuan, Zhao Xinyi, Wang Zhanggen, and Li Xiulan had already arrived at the East Gate.

They were waiting here patiently for Wang Xiaohua.

Zhao Xinyi couldn't help but feel somewhat nervous.

From time to time she took out a small mirror to check her appearance.

Fortunately, today's makeup was very light, and her skin was originally very good, so there was no caking situation.

She was fantasizing in her heart: when Wang Xiaohua came later, what kind of scene would it be?

The romantic scenes from movies kept flashing through her Mind.

She felt her first meeting with Wang Xiaohua should also be very romantic.

Seven fifty-one in the evening.

This time point, Zhao Xinyi would never forget.

Because she lowered her head to glance at her mobile phone time, and at this moment Li Xiulan's delighted voice happened to come from beside her ear:

"Xiao Hua is here!"

Zhao Xinyi looked up.

Only to see under the dim night sky, a person walking over.

She was immediately stunned.

Du Xiaojuan had given her a preventive shot in advance, telling her Wang Xiaohua wasn't as tall and handsome as his older brother, but upon seeing Wang Xiaohua for the first time, she still found it somewhat difficult to accept.

This...

A height of around 1.6 meters, uneven teeth, plus messy hair, and outdated clothing, plus holding a bottle of Freshman Year Bao in his hand...

"Sister Juan, is this Wang Xiaohua?"

Zhao Xinyi found it hard to believe.

Not only short and ugly, but also so unkempt.

She really found it hard to accept!

She originally thought talent could compensate for defects in appearance, but upon truly close contact, she still couldn't overcome that psychological barrier.

"Yes, he is Wang Xiaohua..." Du Xiaojuan waved toward Wang Xiaohua: "Xiao Hua, over here!"

Wang Xiaohua walked over quickly.

"Mom, Dad, Eldest Sister-in-law, this is..."

Wang Xiaohua glanced at Zhao Xinyi.

His eyes held only politeness and courtesy, with no other thoughts.

Now he only thought about studying and research; where would he have the mind to think about anything else?

"This is from my company; her name is Zhao Xinyi. Xinyi is a very good person. This time she came with us to Beijing and helped us a lot!"

Du Xiaojuan hurriedly pulled Zhao Xinyu out and introduced her to Wang Xiaohua.

Zhao Xinyi felt somewhat embarrassed on her face:

"Hello..."

Wang Xiaohua politely responded:

"Hello."

Then he hurriedly asked:

"Have you all had dinner yet? Why don't we go to the canteen together?"

Wang Zhanggen said:

"Then hurry up and take us to the canteen, I'm starving!"

"Alright, let's go!"

Wang Xiaohua led everyone to the canteen.

Li Xiulan and he walked at the very front, Wang Zhanggen walked in the middle, and Du Xiaojuan and Zhao Xinyi walked at the very back.

"Xiao Hua, you've lost so much weight. Is studying at university very hard?"

Li Xiulan's eyes were full of heartache.

Their own youngest brother had originally been quite thin, and having only been at university for a little over a month, he had actually become much thinner than before.

To say she didn't feel heartache would definitely be impossible.

"It's fine, not hard."

Wang Xiaohua answered honestly with a smile.

"Are your classmates treating you well?"

Li Xiulan asked with concern again.

"They're all very friendly. Later when we get to the cafeteria, my three roommates will come eat together. One of my roommates even took me to the laboratory to do experiments. You don't know how rare that opportunity is for us freshmen."

The moment he mentioned doing experiments, Wang Xiaohua became spirited, a hundred times more excited than seeing a beautiful woman.

"That's good, that's good. You need to eat better, don't hold back. If you run out of money, just call me." Li Xiulan continued to show concern, nagging tirelessly.

"Mom, I'm eating very well. Tsinghua University's cafeteria is much better than outside, and it's also very cheap. I can eat a whole plate of rice every meal."

"Then why are you still so thin?" Li Xiulan didn't quite believe it.

"I don't know either. Maybe it's just natural. Speaking of which, there isn't a single fat person in our family."

Wang Zhanggen behind him said at this time:

"I think you're just too focused on studying, overusing your brain, which is why you're so thin. You're not young anymore, and it's time you found someone to date. Don't always be cooped up in books. Being a bookworm isn't good!"

Facing Wang Zhanggen's condescending lecture, Wang Xiaohua no longer felt resentment and rejection like he used to. He just smiled it off and gave a perfunctory answer:

"I know. I'll go date when I have time."

This wasn't a lie either; it was just that he didn't know when he'd have time—maybe not until the Year of the Monkey and the Month of the Horse.

After all, he not only had to take the courses arranged by the school, but also do experiments with Wan Zhiyuan, and additionally needed to carve out extra time to study English.

His English study wasn't like other ordinary university students studying just to pass the CET-4 and CET-6. His purpose was very simple: to be able to better read the most cutting-edge foreign journal papers.

Additionally, Tsinghua University frequently had top experts, scientists, and scholars from all industries around the world come to give academic lectures, and most of these lectures were entirely in English. To understand them, he had to study English well.

An English level of 120 on the college entrance exam was obviously not enough to handle these.

So for the time being, English remained the biggest shortcoming restricting Wang Xiaohua's development.

"Then hurry up and find someone to date. I heard from others that university students have plenty of free time; you can go to class or not."

Wang Zhanggen said this.

Wang Xiaohua was stunned, crying and laughing at the same time:

"Who did you hear that from?"

Wang Zhanggen said:

"I heard it from Old Niu Family's son from the neighboring village. He goes to some school—I forgot. It seems to be a junior college. He said he's bored to death."

Wang Xiaohua cried and laughed even more:

"I can only say our school is different from his junior college. I'm still quite busy at this stage."

Wang Zhanggen said:

"I don't care if you're free or busy. Just hurry up and find someone. By the way, what do you think of Zhao Xinyi?"

"Which Zhao Xinyi?"

"The one walking behind you with your eldest sister-in-law!" Wang Zhanggen's face was full of disdain. "They say you're a bookworm and you don't believe it. You just met her and already forgot her!"

"Oh, oh, her. She's fine... Dad, let's not talk about this for now. What do you want to eat? I'll order for you when we get to the cafeteria." Wang Xiaohua hurriedly changed the subject. It was very obvious he didn't have much feeling for Zhao Xinyi.

At this time, Zhao Xinyi and Du Xiaojuan behind him were also discussing in low voices.

"Xinyi, what do you think of Xiao Hua?"

Zhao Xinyi revealed a bitter smile:

"How should I put it? The gap between him and what I imagined is just too big..."