Chapter 440: Confessing to Chen Yang 2.0

On his day off, Qi Tongwei rode his bicycle and took Chen Yang to the residential complex across the way; this was a development built by a local real estate developer, and also a new project from the last two years.

It completely modeled itself after the Oriental Residential Complex in Pengcheng, and it sold for the high price of one thousand yuan per square meter in Jingzhou.

The building was fifteen stories tall, and the one Qi Tongwei bought was on the third floor; with three units per floor, Qi Tongwei had just happened to buy them all out.

"The boss is here. Is this your partner? Don't you worry, miss, I renovated all three of the boss's apartments myself, and the materials are the real deal."

"You can move in a few days after the renovation is finished. Don't mind the mess now; by the time you two get married, this place will be cleaned up to look absolutely beautiful."

The renovation master was also being kind; in order to save face for Qi Tongwei, he kept saying nice things. Chen Yang nodded with a smile and didn't say a word, keeping her eyes on the three apartments.

"Did you buy all three of these?"

"Ahem, yes. I plan to give one to my younger brother and one to my younger sister."

Chen Yang hurriedly pulled Qi Tongwei to the side and asked in a low voice:

"Exactly how much money did you make? These apartments must cost at least eighty or ninety thousand each, right?"

Chen Yang had already seen the selling price when she passed by the sales office earlier, and she had just taken a look at the size, which was roughly eighty or ninety square meters.

"Well, mine is a bit bigger. The three units plus the renovation cost about forty thousand. I made around a million, and I also have two courtyard houses in Sijiucheng, so I have less than half the money left."

"Did you make it all from Treasury Bonds? Brother Tongwei, you are just too amazing."

Chen Yang had never met anyone smarter than Qi Tongwei; whether it was studying or doing business, he was proficient in everything.

"Yeah, don't tell anyone else about this. Besides my family, you're the only one who knows for now."

"Okay, I won't tell anyone. But, you have to save a room for me," Chen Yang said with a blushing face.

"Uh, okay." Qi Tongwei's brain stalled for a moment, but he still agreed.

By April, Qi Tongwei's apartments were finished with renovations, and he and Chen Yang bought all the furniture, from tables, chairs, benches, sofas, and beds, to pots, pans, bowls, plates, and chopsticks.

They also bought a color TV, refrigerator, electric fan, and washing machine, which exhausted Qi Tongwei. If he had bought them himself, he would have decided long ago, but Chen Yang kept browsing here and comparing there, wasting time.

"Dinner's ready."

Chen Yang quickly brought out two bowls of tomato and egg noodles from the kitchen. The sight of her wearing an apron made Qi Tongwei feel a bit dazed.

"Chen Yang... how about we get married after graduation?"

Chen Yang was also startled when she heard this. Looking at the serious-toned Qi Tongwei, then looking at herself busy running around for this house, weren't they just like a young couple about to get married?

"Okay."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"Good, good, good. It's just that I'm afraid I won't be able to pass your father's test. I heard from our leader that your father seems to have the intention of arranging a marriage with his former comrade-in-arms."

"I don't know about that, and I won't agree to it. You are so outstanding, but my father really doesn't think much of you. I don't understand why."

"Maybe it's because I come from the countryside. Forget it, let's not talk about this."

Qi Tongwei also didn't understand why Chen Yanshi was so repulsed by him. Logically speaking, the awareness of this Old Cadre should be higher than the average person's, so why was he acting the opposite way now?

After the two finished their tomato and egg noodles, they watched some TV, but it happened to have a kissing scene. The two looked at each other, feeling a bit awkward, yet also a bit restless.

In the end, they didn't know how they ended up together, starting to kiss, and then they couldn't stop; their hands and feet also started getting restless.

Qi Tongwei forcibly suppressed his physiological impulses and ran into the bathroom to splash his face with cold water several times before he calmed down.

Chen Yang opened her eyes in a daze, not understanding why Qi Tongwei had suddenly disappeared, and then, seeing her own disheveled state, her face burned like fire.

"I, I, I'm heading back first."

Fearing that they wouldn't be able to restrain themselves again, Chen Yang fled. Qi Tongwei didn't come out either; his little Tongwei was still rebelling.

"Whew~"

Qi Tongwei let out a long sigh. It wasn't that he didn't dare, but that he didn't want to put Chen Yang in a difficult position. Besides, if they really did create a life, it would have a huge impact on both of their studies, and even their future lives.

"Brother, endure it a bit longer. It'll be fine once we get to Sijiucheng."

Qi Tongwei looked at his little brother, who was still holding his head high; at that moment, he even had the thought of not wanting to go to graduate school.

Chen Yang strolled through the residential complex, her face still flushed red, but the corners of her mouth held a smile. That Qi Tongwei could hit the brakes at a critical moment showed his respect for her, and at the same time, she was even more certain about Qi Tongwei in her heart.

Thinking of her father, Chen Yang's eyes dimmed a little, but she also made a secret decision in her heart that no matter what, she would be with Qi Tongwei in the future; at worst, she would steal the household registration book to get married.

In the days that followed, Qi Tongwei and Chen Yang were only one step away from crossing the final line; they kept their distance in public, but behind closed doors, they became increasingly inseparable.

Seeing that the day of Qi Tongwei's graduation was drawing near, Liang Lu finally revealed a smile, but a graduate school application form completely enraged her.

She was ten years older than Qi Tongwei. Now that Qi Tongwei was already twenty-three, if they dragged it out for another three years, she would be thirty-six.

"Gao Yuliang?"

Thinking of Hou Guifen, with whom she got along well, Liang Lu revealed a confident smile again.

"Teacher Wu, I heard that Dean Gao is taking on graduate students again?"

"Yes, Old Gao can't stay idle, but he's only taking two or three this term."

"Dean Gao is cultivating talent for the country. Qi Tongwei was originally a talent I had my eye on, and I wanted to pull him into the Youth League Committee office, but I didn't expect him to apply for Dean Gao's graduate program."

"Oh? Is that so? Tongwei is so outstanding, he really is a seedling worth cultivating."

"Yes, it's a bit of a pity. If he could have entered our Youth League Committee earlier, perhaps he would have been another Dean Gao in the future."

"This..."

Wu Huifen was also a bit hesitant. She wasn't part of the second-generation circle and didn't know about Liang Lu's schemes, thinking that Liang Lu was genuinely considering things for Qi Tongwei.

Perhaps she really should persuade Qi Tongwei; being able to stay at the school or pursuing a political career might not be a bad thing.

"Alright, Teacher Wu, I'll be going now." Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Liang Lu didn't say anything more.

"Oh, oh, okay."

At Gao Yuliang's home, the teacher and student were playing chess. While Wu Huifen was brewing tea for them, she repeated what Liang Lu had said.

"Old Gao, what do you think of Tongwei?"

"Hmm... if he could really stay at the school directly, that might not be worse than graduate school."

"Teacher Gao, Teacher Wu, actually..." Qi Tongwei had no choice but to reveal what Liang Lu had said back then.

"What? Teacher Liang doesn't seem like that kind of person, does she?"

Gao Yuliang, however, had a shifting expression; he had heard quite a few rumors discussed by male teachers, and comparing them to what Qi Tongwei said, he had to re-examine matters he previously thought were groundless.

"Tongwei, did Teacher Liang really say that at the time?"

"Yes, but I'm not afraid; my godfather said he would let me learn from you for a few years, and after graduation, I'll be transferred directly to Sijiucheng."

"Your godfather?"

Gao Yuliang looked at Qi Tongwei in surprise; he had rarely mentioned this matter on his own initiative before, and even when Wu Huifen had asked about the luxury car on campus in the past, Qi Tongwei had brushed it off.

"Yes, he thinks very highly of you and said he even saw you on a plane."

Upon hearing this, for some reason, the image of a man in his thirties appeared in Gao Yuliang's mind.