In early July, Shan City summer comes quickly and fiercely.
The sun hung overhead, making the whole city very hot. Even the wind on the Yangtze River was hot.
Zhengfa University is going on summer vacation.
Zhao Chen specially took a day to go back to school to accompany Shen Zhiyi.
It has been a long time since he appeared here as a "student" - his student status is still there, but he is almost absent.
The dean said that you can write your thesis slowly and not in a hurry.
But Zhao Chen knows that he may never return to the life of an ordinary student.
When he drove downstairs to the dormitory, Shen Zhiyi was already waiting.
She was wearing a white dress, her hair draped over her shoulders, holding a small bag in her hand, standing in the shadow of the Wutong tree.
The sun shone through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled light and shadow on her face.
"You've been waiting for a long time?" Zhao Chen got out of the car and opened the passenger door for her.
Shen Zhiyi shook his head, got in the car and fastened his seat belt. "No. I just got off."
Zhao Chen started the car and drove out of the school gate.
Shan City The road was winding and winding. He was not driving fast, and the air-conditioned wind lowered the temperature inside the car.
Shen Zhiyi leaned on the seat, looked at the street scene outside the window, and suddenly said, "You have lost weight."
Zhao Chen was stunned for a moment. "Is there any?"
"Yes." Shen Zhiyi turned his head and looked at him,
"Your chin is pointed. Are you not eating well again?"
Zhao Chen smiled. "There are a lot of things going on lately, I'll be fine once I get over this busy schedule."
Shen Zhiyi did not answer the call.
She knew that Zhao Chen was busy, and from last year to now, she had almost no time to relax.
But she won't complain.
If she chooses an extraordinary man, she has to accept his uncommonness.
In the morning, Zhao Chen took Shen Zhiyi to Shan City Art Museum.
The two of them walked slowly in the exhibition hall, occasionally stopping to look at a painting and occasionally chatting.
Shen Zhiyi studied law and didn't know much about art, but she liked to see Zhao Chen looking at paintings seriously.
He stood in front of an oil painting, with his hands in his pockets and his head tilted slightly, as if he was thinking about something.
"What are you thinking about?" Shen Zhiyi asked.
Zhao Chen thought for a while. "I wonder if this painting would be suitable if hung in the lobby of Henglong."
Shen Zhiyi smiled. "Can't you think of something else?"
Zhao Chen also laughed. "I'm used to it. I think of the company first when I look at everything."
At noon, Zhao Chen took Shen Zhiyi to South Bank Road's restaurant Private Kitchen Restaurant.
The store is not big, hidden in an old bungalow, with the Yangtze River right outside the window.
The dishes were ordered in advance, Shan City's home-cooked taste - Mao Xue Wang, La Zi Ji, pickled fish, and a bowl of clear soup.
Shen Zhiyi didn't eat much, but he tasted a few bites of each dish, and then gave Zhao Chen some food.
"You eat too." Zhao Chen looked at the pile of vegetables in the bowl and couldn't laugh or cry.
"Eat more." Shen Zhiyi said confidently, "You have lost weight and you have to make up for it."
Zhao Chen didn't refute, lowered his head and finished the food in the bowl.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, when the sun was at its strongest, Zhao Chen drove the car back to school.
Shen Zhiyi's three roommates are already waiting downstairs in the dormitory.
Zhou Xiaowen was wearing a bright red T-shirt and stood at the front. He waved when he saw Zhao Chen's car, for fear that he wouldn't see it.
Chen Shuhua stood next to Zhou Xiaowen, wearing a light blue shirt and holding a folder in his hand, as if waiting for an interview.
Li Jing stood at the back, wearing a gray T-shirt belonging to Jingjing, and holding a canvas bag in his hand.
"Chairman Zhao! You are finally here!"
Zhou Xiaowen greeted him, the sound was so loud that the whole building could hear it.
"Zhiyi has been waiting for you all morning!"
Shen Zhiyi patted Zhou Xiaowen. "Nonsense, we have been together all morning."
Zhou Xiaowen pretended to be aggrieved, covered his chest and said:
"Can the main room be gentler when talking to the side room?"
Chen Shuhua rolled his eyes at the side.
"Zhou Xiaowen, can you stop saying this every time?"
Zhou Xiaowen Be confident and confident.
"I'm telling the truth! Zhao Zong is so busy, it's not easy for Zhiyi to be alone. If I don't worry about this side room, who will?"
Zhao Chen smiled. "Xiaowen, your mouth is getting more and more powerful."
Zhou Xiaowen immediately changed his expression and looked at Zhao Chen pitifully.
"Chairman Zhao, you have so many things to do every day, but you still remember us little girls, I'm really touched.
You don't know, you are not in school this semester, Zhiyi misses you every day, even if you don't think about food and tea--"
Shen Zhiyi blushed and reached out to cover Zhou Xiaowen's mouth. Zhou Xiaowen smiled and ran away, and the two of them made a fuss.
Chen Shuhua couldn't stand watching anymore, cleared his throat, and interrupted them.
"Zhao Chen, I came to see you today because I have business."
Several people fell silent.
Chen Shuhua pushed up his glasses and spoke in a more serious tone.
"School starts in September and we will be seniors. It's time for internships.
We discussed it and felt that Henglong is the most suitable choice. Look--"
Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Xiaowen took over the topic.
"Chairman Zhao! I'm the first to sign up! It's only natural that the side room works for the main wife!
I can do anything, serve tea and water, organize documents, run errands, do whatever you ask me to do!"
Zhao Chen looked at her and smiled.
"You studied law. Isn't it a waste of talent to ask you to serve tea and pour water?"
Zhou Xiaowen said seriously.
"Don't waste it! Serving tea and pouring water next to Chairman Zhao is also gold-plated. When you go out to find a job in the future, if your resume says 'worked as an intern at Henglong Group Chairman's Office', who would dare to reject me?"
Chen Shuhua rolled his eyes again, but did not refute.
Because Zhou Xiaowen is telling the truth - Henglong's internship experience is indeed valuable on a resume.
Zhao Chen looked at Li Jing. "Li Jing, what about you?"
Li Jing stood behind and said nothing. When Zhao Chen asked her, he took half a step forward.
Her voice was not loud, but it was clear. "I don't plan to intern at Henglong for the time being."
Zhou Xiaowen was stunned for a moment. "Ah? You don't want to go? Then our dormitories will be separated?"
Li Jing shook his head.
"I want to take the postgraduate entrance examination. I want to take the master's degree in law. My research direction is fiscal, taxation and financial law."
Chen Shuhua asked, "As a law student, how did you choose the direction of finance, taxation and finance?"
Li Jing thought for a while and said something that made Zhao Chen look at her one more time.
"Laws are rules, finances are numbers. People who only understand the rules can only tell customers, 'This can't be done'.
Someone who understands rules and numbers can tell customers 'how this can be done'. I don't want to just be the person who says 'no'."
Zhao Chen looked at her, was silent for two seconds, and then nodded.
"This direction is well chosen. Henglong Legal Department's Zhang Qingxue Director Zhang is a lawyer, but her understanding of finance is deeper than many CFOs.
If you choose this path, you will be competitive whether you go to a law firm or an enterprise."
Li Jing's eyes lit up, and then he nodded without saying anything more.
Chen Shuhua sighed and said:
"Zhao Chen, my family wants me to go back to Beijing for internship. My dad said that Beijing has many opportunities, many resources, and is close to home. But--"
She paused and said in a lower voice, "I don't want to go back."
Zhao Chen looked at her and said nothing.
Chen Shuhua raised his head and looked at Zhao Chen, his eyes much more serious than usual.
"Zhao Chen, let me tell the truth. You are the most successful person I have ever met in my life.
I don't want to be too far away from you. It's not that I want to do anything, I just feel that I can always learn something by your side.
There are also many opportunities. If you go back to Beijing, you may be able to find a good internship, but those opportunities are incomparable to Henglong."
She paused and added another sentence.
"Besides, the head of Henglong Capital is Chen Xi, our counselor.
Go to Henglong, even if you don't have time to talk to us, it won't be too bad if you have a counselor to protect you."
Zhao Chen smiled. "You guys have sorted out the relationship."
Zhou Xiaowen Come over.
"Of course! The people in our dormitory are very smart. Chairman Zhao, just tell me, will you accept us?"
Zhao Chen leaned against the car door and looked at the four girls in front of him.
Shen Zhiyi stood next to him, with a smile on his lips and an indescribable pride in his eyes.
Of course she was happy that her man was so recognized by her roommates.
"Take it." Zhao Chen said, "But not now. It's early July now, and the company is busy with the semi-annual report, and there's no one to take care of it when you go.
In mid-to-late August, I will ask Chen Xi to make arrangements. You four, tell her in advance which department you want to go to.
She will help you arrange suitable positions based on your majors and interests."
Zhou Xiaowen was the first to cheer. "Long live Chairman Zhao!"
Chen Shuhua also smiled, pushed up his glasses, and his expression was much more relaxed than before.
Li Jing Although she didn't cheer, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
Shen Zhiyi stood next to Zhao Chen and said softly, "Thank you."
Zhao Chen glanced at her. "Thank you for what? They are your roommates and also my friends. If you can help, I will definitely help."