Chapter 57: A promising prospect
Deng Songqi walked ahead, while Zeng Na quietly asked Su Can from behind, "What do you think?"
"So you haven't seen your little brother in ages, and you only asked me here today to help you assess your boyfriend?"
Zeng Na blushed. "Nothing's settled yet! He wrote me a love letter when we graduated from high school. Who knew he'd track down my chat ID after we went to university? We started talking, and last time your eldest uncle came here on business for a provincial department briefing, he visited me at school. Who knew he'd happen to catch us together? It was mortifying. You know what your uncle's like. We had a meal together at a restaurant, and he really thought I'd found myself a boyfriend at university! I didn't even know how to explain it to him. Honestly, your uncle! He kept asking about his family background and his university right there at the table. I wished I could dig a hole and crawl into it."
Su Can nodded. Much as he wanted to picture his eldest uncle as an extraordinary, towering figure, the truth was that he had all sorts of shortcomings.
He could sweep cigarettes offered to him into a drawer without batting an eyelid. He casually pocketed the red envelopes given to him at project ribbon-cutting ceremonies, too, and he always liked to judge whether someone deserved his regard by their family background, education, and achievements.
Deng Songqi had probably received more than his share of disdainful looks from his uncle. Zeng Na majored in Oral Materials Science at the Medical University's School of Stomatology. Though her grades were not among the best in her school, her prospects were boundless. By comparison, Deng Songqi, who studied e-commerce at the University