Chapter 9 Reunion of Classmates

  Dongfeng University, where Zhao Rui is studying, is located in the southwest of Dong'an City, not far from Zhao Rui's residence. It can be reached within half an hour by bus, of course, that's when there's no traffic jam.

  More than a decade ago, the area where Donghua University is located was considered suburban and quite remote. However, after more than ten years of development, the city has expanded to that area and even further, making the surrounding area of the university extremely prosperous.

  Donghua University is a key university, with good hardware and software conditions. There are many students in the school. When the two of them arrived at the school, it was almost 11 o'clock. The school gate was bustling with students coming and going. Some students wearing green military uniforms were walking and talking loudly, their faces full of vigor. They were the freshmen who had just entered the university.

  Zhao Rui and Sun Xiaolan had just stepped through the school gate when a shout came from behind: "Zhao Lao Da! Zhao Lao Da! Wait for me!"

  Zhao Rui turned around and looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a chubby boy with a round head and face, carrying a backpack and dragging a large suitcase, waving his hand and running over here panting.

  " Luo Cheng? What a coincidence! I didn't expect to run into you here. Just got off the train?" Zhao Rui smiled and greeted him.

  Luo Cheng is stout and nicknamed "Fatty". He shares a dormitory with Zhao Rui, is several months younger than him, and ranks second in the dorm.

  "Yes, I came straight to school as soon as I got off the train." Luo Cheng wiped the sweat from his face and panted heavily, this short sprint was not his strong suit.

  "Want me to help you carry something?" Zhao Rui asked as he saw him in such a state.

  "Ah, boss, you're just in time! I'm exhausted." Luo Cheng quickly took off the backpack on his back and handed it over.

  He took a deep breath and smiled at Sun Xiaolan: "Sister Lan, you've become even more beautiful after not seeing each other for two months."

  "You're still the same, smooth talker." Sun Xiaolan pursed her lips and smiled lightly, extremely radiant, almost making Luo Cheng's saliva flow out.

  However, seeing Zhao Rui staring at him with dissatisfaction on the side, he quickly turned his head, narrowed his small eyes, and looked for other targets to shift his attention.

  In late August, the weather was still very hot, and the girls were generally dressed in a more revealing way, which just satisfied his eyes.

  "It's still good that school has started, there are many beautiful girls." After a while, he let out a deep sigh of satisfaction.

  The three of them went to the payment office, paid their tuition fees, collected their books and then returned to their dormitories. They planned to thoroughly clean up before moving in. Based on past experience, with no one cleaning during the summer vacation, the dust in the dormitory was an inch thick, making it uninhabitable.

  Zhao Rui's dormitory is a standard four-person room, with beds on top and computer desks below. In addition to the two of them, there are also two other classmates living in the dormitory, one named Han Xing and the other named Zhou Wei.

  When Zhao Rui and Luo Cheng entered the dormitory, Zhou Wei arrived first. Another brother in the dormitory seemed to have not yet registered.

  Zhou Wei is a Jiangsu and Zhejiang native, with a handsome appearance, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, looking very elegant, nicknamed "Glasses". He is several months older than Zhao Rui and Luo Xiao. His father is a big building materials merchant, and his family is wealthy, which can be seen from his clothes and daily expenses. In recent years, Dong'an has developed rapidly, and his father also wants to expand the business to Dong'an.

  Zhou Wei is the only child in his family, young and wealthy, with a good personality, but has a sharp tongue, often offends people, many dislike him, few friends, however, he gets along extremely well with several people in his dormitory.

  Three people met and chatted about their summer vacation stories while working together to clean the dormitory.

  Zhao Rui told the story of his summer vacation encounter with a sea disaster, and the two of them couldn't help but marvel at it, repeatedly saying that Zhao Rui was lucky to have escaped death and would surely have good fortune in the future.

  "Zhou Wei, what did you do during the summer vacation again? I remember that before the holiday, you were shouting about going abroad for travel, did you go?" Luo Cheng asked with a bit of envy.

  "No way!" Zhou Wei sighed, "I didn't tell you guys before, my dad wants to expand the business to Dong'an, right? Coincidentally, Huatian Group in Dong'an has a big project, and my dad wants to take it on. So he's been looking for connections everywhere, hoping to meet with the CEO of Huatian Group! Ugh, he's doing business, but he still had to drag me along, ruining all my summer plans."

  "Is it settled then?"

  "No way!" Zhou Wei said, exasperated. "The CEO of Hua Tian Group is not that easy to meet. My dad had to pull a lot of strings just to get an appointment, and on the day of the meeting, we waited from noon till evening, but only got to see some old caretaker. Sigh... at least we were able to get in the door. There are many others who waited all day without even getting to see the caretaker!"

  "Whoa! Who is he, putting on such a big show!"

  "Alas, Fatty, you have no idea. The other party really has the qualifications to put on this show." Zhou Wei said with a dejected tone, "The Huatian Group's industries cover real estate, energy, machinery manufacturing and several other heavyweight sectors, with assets exceeding tens of billions and over 10,000 employees under its command. And behind the scenes, controlling the Huatian Group is the Dong'an Yun family, a renowned aristocratic family with a dense network of connections spanning three provinces in northwest China, wielding enormous influence in both politics and business. The president of the Huatian Group is none other than the current head of the Yun family, Yun Xiong. Although he's over 70 years old and rarely appears in public these days, he still firmly grasps the power within the family and company. As for that old butler, his status within the Yun family is also quite high. So, being able to meet him already counts as not bad."

  "Dong'an actually has such an awesome figure, I've never heard of it before!" Luo Cheng's mouth was wide open and he didn't close it for a long time.

  "Fatty, you're not from Dong'an, so it's natural that you haven't heard of it." Zhao Rui said, "In Dong'an City, there are very few people who don't know the Yun family. The only ones who can rival them are probably the Cha family, but the Cha family seems to have close ties with the underworld, and ordinary people can't quite figure it out."

  Zhou Wei suddenly said mysteriously, "The time I spent waiting in the Cloud Mansion may have been long, but it wasn't entirely without gain. Guess who else I saw besides the old steward of the Cloud family?"

  Zhao Rui glanced at him and said: "It won't be some pretty girl, will it?"

  "Still the big boss is formidable, one guess and it's right!" Zhou Wei slammed his hand on the computer desk, startling both Zhao Rui and Luo Cheng. "I was at the Yun family home and actually saw Old Man Yun's precious granddaughter - Yun Fei!"

  He said with a look of admiration on his face: "I've seen many beautiful girls, but I've never seen such a delicate and lovely girl like her!"

  "Yes, yes, if I can take her as my wife, that would be even better. She's beautiful and rich, at least ten years less struggling!" Luo Cheng nodded while vigorously sweeping the floor with a broom, sending dust and trash flying out of the dormitory, making the whole place hazy and dusty.

  "Marry her? Dream on!" Zhou Wei, who was always a bit arrogant, chuckled self-deprecatingly. "With her status, there are countless high-ranking officials' sons and rich young masters pursuing her. How could it be our turn? It's even hard to get close to her. I just happened to be at the Yun family and caught a glimpse of her from afar!"

  "After all that fuss, you just took a glance from afar! I heard you talk for so long and thought you had hit it off with her face to face!"

  Zhao Rui smiled and swept away the dust on the bed board with a broom, then took the rolled-up quilt to the balcony to dry.

  These things have been left in the dormitory for two months and are already damp. I don't know if there are any mice or cockroaches crawling on them. In the past, there was a case where a mouse made a nest in a quilt, so I really don't dare to sleep without airing it out.

  Of course, there are also some people like Luo Cheng who don't care about it and use it directly after opening it, but Zhao Rui obviously doesn't have that kind of audacity.

  Just back from the balcony, Luo Cheng chuckled and leaned in close to him, teasing: "Boss, since Zhou Shao has no confidence in himself, why don't you take matters into your own hands? Who knows, maybe one day you'll be on a roll and climb up high, and we can all follow you to rise to the top."

  "Not interested."

  "It's also true, you already have a beautiful girl like Xiaolan, so it's natural that you wouldn't be interested."

  "Don't talk nonsense, she's my sister." Zhao Rui glared at him.

  "Not a close sister, childhood friends, innocent and suitable." Luo Cheng muttered, immediately saw Zhao Rui holding up the broom, hastily let out a cry of alarm, and rushed out of the dormitory.