Chapter 311 Good Apple
Saturday.
Xie Bingran is still training in the morning and noon, and has half a day of free time in the afternoon, which can be regarded as a rare short vacation in recent times.
Xu Chen still took a long nap and planned to take a taxi there at noon.
Several roommates also have their own plans on weekends.
"Brother Xueba" Jiao Tianbo was not in the dormitory, so he would probably go to the library to study.
"Literary youth" Chen Wenyi wants to participate in guitar club activities, such as going to the Bund store.
Only Hong Xiaoqiang still stayed in the dormitory, and was tinkering with the high-end computer he had assembled by himself.
Xu Chen washed briefly, chatted with Hong Xiaoqiang for a few words, and then went to the office with his bag on his back.
……
Tonghai Business Building.
Xu Chen opened the refrigerator door and smiled with satisfaction. Sun Amy had already filled the refrigerator.
He washed some fruits and ate them while turning on the computer.
Yesterday evening, Yan Chuan had sent the Jeep contract, and Xu Chen had to take a look at it.
Xu Chen focused on key information such as contract amount, service content, delivery time, and delivery standards.
Other terms can be left to Fang Jun and Si Daqing for review.
After seeing that there was no problem, I forwarded the email.
Fang Jun had already started a financial and legal communication group, and Xu Chen spoke in the group again.
Si Daqing, the legal guy, immediately responded to the message:
【receive! The legal department will arrange an audit early Monday morning! 】
After a while, Teacher Fang Jun simply replied with the word "good".
Xu Chen thought for a while and sent a separate message to Fang Jun:
[Recently, help me calculate money. How much money is on the company’s account now, how much money will there be by the end of the year, etc.
Daily consumption is also taken into account, including the labor costs of Sun Amy and Future Gu Xinxin...】
【Do you need money recently? 】
[If "Burning Ice Sports" is considering starting, let's first see how many resources it has. 】
[Do you want to talk to Mr. Xu? 】
[Don’t panic, I’m not in such a hurry. At the same time, I am not prepared to invest heavily. 】
[Okay, I’ll give it to you next week. 】
……
Noon, downstairs.
A taxi stopped on the side of the road, and the driver stepped out of the cab. It was Zhao Feng's cousin Zhao Kai.
"Brother Chen!" Zhao Kai said with a simple smile.
Xu Chen was holding a bag in his hand, with several cartons of cigarettes in it:
"I brought this from home. I asked Zhao Feng and he said you like smoking this!"
Zhao Kai looked cautious, but still reached out and took it:
"Thank you, Brother Chen!"
He touched it and looked at it, and still expressed some emotion:
“It’s really hard to buy these cigarettes in Shanghai.”
Naturally, this cigarette was brought back from my hometown during the National Day.
I happened to take a taxi to see Xie Bingran today, so I called Zhao Kai here just to give him the cigarette.
Zhao Kai was also very helpful when looking for a car last time.
In addition, Xu Chen is alone in Shanghai, so this relationship should be maintained from time to time.
……
……
More than an hour later, the car stopped in front of the gate of Xinzhuang Base.
Xu Chen said a brief goodbye to Zhao Kai and let him go about his business first.
Looking at the time, it was less than one o'clock, and Xie Bingran would be finished at about two o'clock.
Xu Chen first wandered to the hotel across the street and checked in.
……
By the time we returned to the gate of Xinzhuang Base, it was almost time.
Xie Bingran had already applied for a "visitor" in advance, and Xu Chen only needed to register and sign at the gate before letting him in.
A few minutes later, downstairs in the athlete's apartment.
Xu Chen sat by the flower bed, waiting for Brother Bing to come back from training.
He sat for a while and saw two or three pairs of uncles and aunts who looked like "parents" waiting in the apartment.
Only then did I realize that today’s small holiday on Saturday afternoon was also an opportunity for many athletes’ families to come and visit.
They were all carrying large bags or boxes, presumably winter clothes.
It's already mid-October, and the weather in Shanghai is getting cooler.
In addition to packages, I also brought some food.
One parent was carrying a bag of fruit, and another parent was carrying a stainless steel multi-layered lunch box. He probably brought soup and other tonics from home.
"I should bring something for Brother Bing..."
Xu Chen suddenly felt some self-blame.
Xie Bingran is in Shanghai and has no relatives.
Her parents actually don't know where they are at this moment.
During the Saturday holiday, when other athletes and students had their parents and family members visiting, Xie Bingran was all alone.
Xu Chen suddenly smiled again.
You're not alone. Don't you still have yourself?
……
"Xu Chen!" A clear voice came from behind.
Xu Chen looked back and saw that it was the sweet and lovely senior Bai Miao.
She was wearing a white sportswear. She had obviously just come off the training ground, and her tied hair was still soaked in sweat.
"Hello, Senior Bai Miao!"
Xu Chen stood up, still polite.
Bai Miao naturally knew that Xu Chen came to see Xie Bingran, and said with a smile:
"The coach stopped Brother Bing, and we still have something to talk about.
But should be back soon. ”
Xu Chen: "Okay, I'll wait here for a moment."
A middle-aged couple stood behind Bai Miao with a smile.
Xu Chen knew as soon as he looked at their appearance that these were Bai Miao's parents.
They have kind faces, but they are all tall and tall, and they are all wearing sportswear.
Xu Chen remembered that he had heard Senior Bai Miao's "little fanboy" Huang Hao mention that her parents were both high school physical education teachers.
Even higher up, they all seem to be involved in sports, and can be considered a "sports family".
Bai Miao blinked and introduced with a smile:
"This is my dad and my mom!"
Xu Chen bowed and nodded politely: "Hello, uncle, hello aunt!"
Bai Miao: "This is Xu Chen, my junior student at Tonghai University.
He is also my roommate Xie Bingran's... friend. ”
Xu Chen said with a smile: "Xie Bingran and I are also classmates in junior high school and high school. We both came to Shanghai to study from the same place."
Bai Miao: "So you and Brother Bing were classmates in junior high school, and I didn't even know it!"
Bai Miao's father smiled and said:
"We are also engaged in sports. Xie Bingran's talent is very top-notch among this generation of domestic athletes."
Bai Miao's mother also smiled:
"Yes! Since Xie Bingran participated in the competition, my daughter finally knows that the sky is high and the sky is high."
Bai Miao pursed her lips and looked a little unhappy.
Xu Chen just smiled and didn't dare to speak.
Bai Miao's mother spoke again:
"How come you haven't seen Xie Bingran's parents come to see her?
When we were in Beijing, we went to the national team several times to see our daughter, but we never met Xie Bingran’s family. ”
Bai Miao blinked: "I haven't seen it either."
……
Xu Chen remained silent, but there was a sense of helplessness and sadness in his heart.
Yes, children who practice sports work very hard.
What parent wouldn’t feel distressed?
During the holidays, most of them will come to visit like the parents I met today.
However, Xie Bingran has never had any "parents or family" come to visit her, and she probably won't have any in the future.
Xu Chen still felt a little distressed and regretful, and he would have to love her more in the future. Brother Bing is basically taciturn in front of outsiders, and she won't take the initiative to mention her family affairs to others.
It makes sense that roommate Bai Miao doesn't know.
When Bai Miao's mother asked about this, Bai Miao obviously showed a hint of doubt.
Although she is a hard-working sports student, she is a little princess from Shanghai who has been loved by her parents since she was a child. She simply cannot understand such things as "father doesn't love her, mother doesn't love her".
Xu Chen smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to reply.
Bai Miao's father seemed to have seen some clues and said carelessly:
"Let's go up first, the fish soup in my hands is getting cold!"
Bai Miao smiled and said: "Xu Chen, let's go up first..."
……
Xu Chen sat for a while and then saw that cool and sassy figure again.
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Xie Chenran wore an all-black sports suit today and carried a backpack on one shoulder.
Her top was unzipped and her hands were in her pockets.
When Xie Bingran saw Xu Chen from a distance, he looked happy...
"Have you been waiting for a long time?" She had already arrived in front of Xu Chen.
"No, I was just sitting there for a while."
Xie Bingran had just finished training. The broken hair on his forehead was still wet, and there were still beads of sweat condensing on the ends of his hair around his ears.
All the sweat was wiped off his face, but there was still a nice blush.
"I'll go up and take a shower, change into clean clothes and then come back down." Xie Bingran said with a smile.
Xu Chen stretched out his hand to stop him:
"Bai Miao and her parents should still be in the dormitory."
He smiled again:
"There's no need to take a shower, I don't dislike you."
Xie Bingran was a little embarrassed and wiped the sweat from his neck with his sleeve.
Seeing that there was no one around, Xu Chen hugged her over again and got closer to smell her.
Xie Bingran pushed him away again, biting her lip with a look of embarrassment.
Xu Chen laughed: "I really like your smell!"
With a "chila" sound, Xie Bingran zipped up his jacket.
"Let's go! I'll take you to dinner!" Brother Bing said coldly.
……
Athletes' cafeteria.
The two of them each took a meal and came to the less crowded seat by the window.
While Xu Chen was eating, he couldn't help but complain:
"Your coach is really smart. He finally took half a day off and deliberately postponed it until two o'clock without letting him have lunch."
The "foodie" tablemate was obviously hungry and ate his food in big gulps.
There were other athletes eating in the cafeteria, and at first glance, they all had just finished training.
There are also several pairs of visiting parents who are eating with their children.
Like Bai Miao's parents, they all brought their own "nourishing" food from home.
Xu Chen looked at Xie Bingran and said:
“I’ll make some food for you next time too!
What do you want to eat? ”
Xie Bingran was stunned for a moment, then seemed to think about it and said:
“It’s too troublesome, and there’s everything in the cafeteria.
Just come and see me..."
Xu Chen thought about it and realized that he didn't have a kitchen, so it was indeed difficult to cook.
"Then I will bring you some fruit. What fruit do you want to eat?"
Xie Bingran blinked his big eyes:
"Then next time you come over, bring me a yellow apple."
Xu Chen was stunned:
"Why does it have to be yellow apples? So specific?"
Xie Bingran: "When I sat at the same table with you, the first time you gave me food was a yellow apple."
She said it casually, without any particular emotion.
Xu Chen was startled, as if he had to think about it for a while before he remembered this incident.
That was just a few days after the two became roommates.
His father, Xu Zhiquan, would stuff some snacks into Xu Chen’s schoolbag every day.
There happened to be two yellow apples that day.
When Xu Chen was going to eat during class, he found that one of them was squeezed in his schoolbag.
In hot weather, it is about to break.
Eating spoiled apples will cause diarrhea. This is what my father Xu Zhiquan told me.
Xu Chen, with the strange and bad thoughts of a little boy, handed it to his taciturn deskmate and asked in a joking tone:
"Are you going to eat or not?"
He just wanted to make a joke and deliberately showed Xie Bingran the bad side of the apple.
Unexpectedly, Xie Bingran was stunned for a while, stretched out his little hand to take it, then lowered his head and started eating...
Xu Chen was also surprised at that time, but as a young man, he didn't know how to react.
Xu Chen took out the good apple from his bag and started eating by himself.
Xu Chen, who was young at the time, actually still had some "ridicule" in his heart.
I thought to myself that this little girl at the same table was really stupid. She actually ate the crushed and broken apple like this...
In the next few weeks, Xu Chen gradually discovered that his deskmate had difficulty eating, and often just gnawed on a steamed bun.
Only then did she have to share lunch with her later.
……
Xu Chen took back his memory, looked at Xie Bingran who was eating in front of him, and whispered:
"From now on, I will leave good apples to you."
Xie Bingran was chewing food in her mouth, her cheeks still bulging.
She blinked her eyes, as if she didn't understand what Xu Chen said.
……
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After lunch, Xie Bingran went back to the dormitory and put down his backpack.
When she came down again, she saw that she had changed into clean clothes and a light-colored sports suit.
"You have a lot of sportswear." Xu Chen couldn't help but complain.
Xie Bingran: "They are considered consumables, and the team has distributed a few more sets."
Xu Chen: "Would you like to go somewhere to play and go shopping? It's rare for you to rest."
Xie Bingran: "I'll just be with you, it doesn't matter where I go."
Xu Chen: "How about going to the Bund? Or Lujiazui, Pudong? You seem to have never been to Shanghai before, right?"
Xie Bingran: "Is it very far?"
Xu Chen thought about it and realized that the traffic on weekends was indeed not very convenient.
The main thing is that the two of them don't want to waste the half day in the car.
"There is a Qibao Park nearby, and there are cultural parks and museums connected there. We can go there for a walk."
Xie Bingran smiled: "Okay!"
……
Ten minutes later, the two of them arrived at Qibao Ancient Town, which had a rather "antique" atmosphere.
Jiangnan Water Town, Bell Tower Temple, and various Shanghai snacks.
It is rare to have such a cultural ancient town that you can visit so close to the city.
Xu Chen and Xie Bingran were wandering along the old street aimlessly.
Xie Bingran had just finished training at noon. Maybe it was because Brother Bing was in good physical condition, but he didn't seem to be tired at all.
Xu Chen turned to look at Xie Bingran and found that her expression was a little gloomy.
"What's wrong?"
"You won't hold me back..."
Xu Chen laughed and quickly held the soft and waxy little hand.
Xie Bingran pursed her lips and leaned over happily.
Xu Chen spoke again:
"Are you going to check your bed at night?"
Xie Bingran: "Yes, the coach is very strict,"
Xu Chen: "I also booked a hotel, which is right next to the training base."
Xie Bingran:
"Then I'll sneak out."
(End of chapter)