Chapter 229 I Can’t Waste My Youth
How to catch up with Tan Yue?

This question made Yang Xiao stunned.

To be honest, at this moment, Yang Xiao really wanted to make up something like "As long as you change and as long as you persist, you will succeed" to coax him.

But after thinking about it, Yang Xiao finally sighed and said calmly:

"Do you think she likes you? In fact, you should be able to sense something from her attitude towards you, right?"

Hearing this, Zhou Hongyu fell silent.

The meaning of Yang Xiao's words is very clear.

Yes, Tan Yue’s attitude is actually the answer. How can we talk about whether there is any chance?
He is a smart man. The reason he asked about Yang Xiao was that he had already realized that among the three boys, he had the best impression of Yang Xiao.

However, Yang Xiao already has Luo Yao, so there is absolutely no possibility of any sparks between them.

This is something that everyone knows.

Zhou Hongyu also knew that he was not as good as his good brother, but he was unwilling to accept that.

He was in great pain and drank several glasses of beer in succession.

"So what should I do?"

While Zhou Hongyu was still awake, Yang Xiao said, "I'm not doing anything. I just think that a man should be more decent. Why do you keep saying good morning and good night to her?

If you can get along, then get along. If you can’t get along, then be friends. If you can’t be friends, then block and delete each other and forget about each other.

Don't be like a dog and have no dignity at all.

In a word, work hard to improve yourself...

In short, men cannot be poor. "

The music in the bar was quite loud, so only the two of them could hear these words.

After hearing this, Zhou Hongyu's eyes sparkled, perhaps due to the effects of the alcohol and the light or something else.

To be honest, everyone would say this. Even Li Yuanbao had advised him many times when they were in Wancheng. All the big principles he usually said were like an old sow wearing a bra, one after another.

"Haha, didn't you say good morning and good night to Liu Yuxin often enough? Why are you still talking about me?"

"I can't say whether Tan Yue is good or bad, but she is definitely an extremely independent girl. She may not like those who are submissive and servile in relationships just to please others."

Many people are very experienced in comforting others.

But most of them can only talk but not do.

Although Zhou Hongyu deliberately changed the subject, he still took Yang Xiao's words to heart.

When in high school, Zhou Hongyu was a complete witness to Yang Xiao’s embarrassing incidents.

Yang Xiao was even more obsessed with Liu Yuxin than he was.

But later he just withdrew from it and even got together with Luo Yao. Yang Xiao's actions were more convincing than any words.

He always felt that many things really changed overnight.

Zhou Hongyu can't forget it now.

On the night of the holiday party in the second year of high school, Yang Xiao lit a cigarette in front of him with a casual look on his face, his temperament and eyes were completely different.

Then he became more calm, reliable, and even more sober.

These are things he feels ashamed of.

"I want to change! I can't waste my youth! Work hard! Strive!"

Zhou Hongyu roared in his heart and then made up his mind.

As for how to change it, I can’t figure it out for now.

"Brother Xiao, I really envy you for starting your own company and having your own business. What do you think I can do?"

"Well...it seems like you are just suitable to be a waste."

Yang Xiao joked at this time, saying that it was just talk and that it was just a three-minute enthusiasm.

"For now, just study your professional knowledge and run your club well. I will think about it later and see if there is anything suitable for you to do and let you join."

"Okay, it's settled."

Zhou Hongyu felt relieved and his expression relaxed after getting Yang Xiao's promise.

Maybe Tan Yue just likes boys who are ambitious?
Well, that’s definitely the case. Just work hard in this direction.

Yang Xiao smiled. It was obvious from Zhou Hongyu's expression that he didn't hear anything.

This is normal. If a bootlicker can be easily awakened by just a few words, there would be no such little fairy in the world.

In addition, Yang Xiao has no idea about the career that is suitable for Zhou Hongyu and others for the time being.

According to Yang Xiao's idea, he really planned to give his brothers the opportunity to join in the future and help consolidate his career.

But that expectation was after graduating from college.

You even have to give them the cost of trial and error.

Now it seems that we brothers still need some training and tempering. There is still a long way to go for our growth and we cannot let them waste their time.

I stayed in the bar for about two hours.

It was not until everyone was about to leave the bar and end their day that Yang Xiao learned about Zhang Wanting's predicament from casual conversation.

"What? You haven't booked a hotel for today?"

Zhang Wanting waved her hand nonchalantly. She had asked Zhou Hongyu before and heard that hotels near Shenzhen University cost only over a hundred yuan a night.

The two of them had originally planned to decide where to stay after arriving, but they didn't expect that despite all their calculations, hotel prices would skyrocket during the National Day holiday.

The cheapest one costs more than three hundred.

After discussing it, the two of them found a youth hostel online. A room for six people would cost more than fifty yuan per person, but relatively speaking, it was still cheaper.

After all, they planned to stay in Shenzhen for several days, and a hotel costing more than 300 yuan a night was still too expensive for them.

So, Zhang Wanting said somewhat awkwardly:
"It's okay. Xiaoyan and I have noticed a youth hostel nearby and we plan to go there to try it out. So, you guys go back and we can take a taxi there."

"Come on, I am still negligent. You don't have to stay in a youth hostel. I will find a hotel for you."

At this time, Yang Xiao patted his forehead and figured out the connection.

Then he asked Zhou Hongyu who was standing beside him: "Hey, Lao Zhou, what's the phone number of the hotel across from the community where we live?"

"2999-2888."

Zhou Hongyu answered immediately that this was a four-star business hotel. Since the landline number was a nice one, they were all deeply impressed.

Not to mention that Yang Xiao’s family is in the communications industry.

He knew that the price of this kind of landline number was tens of thousands of yuan, and one had to spend no less than three thousand yuan per month to be eligible for it.

Yang Xiao dialed the number and booked a standard double suite.

"It's done. Let's go. It's just across the street from where we live. We can go back together. I don't have to worry about your safety, and I don't have to worry about it tomorrow."

"Ah...this is not good."

"What's wrong with that? Isn't that an insult to our Brother Xiao? Do you think he's that bad?"

Zhou Hongyu joked with a smile on his face.

Yang Xiao pretended to hit him, but Zhou Hongyu dodged to the side in a mean manner.

However, Zhang Wanting's embarrassment was invisibly eliminated by Yang Xiao's kindness. She no longer hesitated about it and accepted it calmly.

"By the way, Zhou Hongyu, what did you say about the neighborhood you live in? Don't you live in the school?"

"Oh, we rented a house outside the school, so we definitely don't live in the school."

"Do you usually live off campus?"

"No, I only come here on weekends. It's mainly to help us do laundry. Also, when Yuanbao comes, we have a place to stay."

"..."

Hearing this, Zhang Wanting and Jiang Xiaoyan looked at each other and were both speechless.

It turns out that I don't live here permanently, I just use it as a place to wash clothes and stay.

What a fucking awesome reason!

This bar was not far from their rental house, only about two kilometers away, and everyone unanimously decided not to take a taxi and walk back.

Shenzhen is a big city, and the streets are brightly lit even at 11 o'clock at night.

"Yang Xiao, I really didn't expect that you would end up with Luo Yao. Did you go to Lincheng just for her?"

"What? Zhou Hongyu already has someone he likes?"

"It goes without saying that Li Yuanbao only knows how to play games all day long. He is definitely a bachelor."

"Me? All the boys in my class are too ugly. None of them are worthy of my attention."

"Alas, when we entered high school, we looked forward to college, but when college came, we missed high school again..."

They talked about past gossips and interesting stories along the way, and walked together for about 40 minutes before they reached the gate of the community where they rented. Zhang Wanting and Jiang Xiaoyan were very curious and planned to take a look at the house where they lived.

Yang Xiao asked for their ID cards and ran to the hotel across the street to check them in.

No wonder the two of them planned to stay in a youth hostel.

I have passed by this hotel several times before, and I remember that the double suite in this hotel was 599 per night.

Now that the room rate has risen to more than 900 yuan during the National Day holiday, the price of an ordinary hotel will probably not be less than 300 yuan.

Yang Xiao wasn't trying to show off.

The special forces travel of college students is not due to good energy.

But I have no fucking money.

Otherwise, who would be willing to race against time without taking a rest?
In his previous life, Yang Xiao often hid things from his parents. When he was in college in Shenzhen, he would run to Lincheng during the holidays and also shared a dormitory with Zhou Hongyu.

He is not unaware of these sorrows.

Zhang Wanting has a pretty good relationship with him, much better than just ordinary friends, and she occasionally cares about him.

Even if there is some love between men and women... Yang Xiao should be more generous.

What's more, he is the host and doesn't lack this little money.

Why should these two girls be forced to squeeze into a youth hostel?
I was worrying about their safety in vain.

Yang Xiao checked into the hotel and returned to the rental house with the room card. The two women were sitting on the sofa in the living room, still marveling at the sight.

Zhang Wanting's roommate Jiang Xiaoyan couldn't help but joked:

"Your college life is so wonderful."

"It's okay. Anyway, Yangcheng is close by. You're welcome to come visit often."

Yang Xiao opened the door and handed the room card to the two of them, reminding them of the room number on the card. Zhang Wanting took it with an embarrassed look, while Jiang Xiaoyan said thank you.

Zhang Wanting said at this time:
"If you provide me with food and lodging like this, I'll be embarrassed to come next time."

Yang Xiao joked, "If you don't mind, you can just stay here. We guys can stay in a hotel."

"No! Your bed must be filthy as hell."

After Yang Xiao's teasing, everyone laughed.

After resting for a while, Yang Xiao and the other two sent the two girls back to the hotel.

"Woo~ I can finally take a break. I'm exhausted from playing today."

After Zhang Wanting and Jiang Xiaoyan returned to the room, the latter collapsed on the comfortable bed. After sighing, she couldn't help but ask again:
"Wanting, is this Yang Xiao some second-generation rich man? He's so rich! Our dinner tonight cost over 999 yuan. When I passed by the hotel lobby just now, I took a look at the room rate today. Wow, a night!"

"In case you didn't know, he opened it for us six nights at a time."

"What?! Six nights? I thought it was only tonight! That would be nearly 6000 yuan, right?"

Jiang Xiaoyan sat up from the bed and looked at Zhang Wanting in disbelief. "Are his parents leaders of Huicheng? Or are they in some big business?"

Zhang Wanting smiled and said, "He's in business. I'm sure you know him. It's the mobile phone store at the intersection of Xinhua West Road. It's owned by his parents."

"Are you talking about... the store that sells mobile phones and broadband? There's a sign at the door that says you can top up your Q coins?"

"correct."

"Damn! That's where I bought my phone! He doesn't look like he makes a lot of money. How come his parents give him so much money?"

Jiang Xiaoyan cursed in surprise. She couldn't believe the answer.

In her impression, Yang Xiao’s parents are either officials or businessmen, otherwise he couldn’t be so rich.

Well, officials are assumed to be rich.

This is a deeply rooted thought in everyone.

Zhang Wanting explained: "His monthly living expenses are about the same as mine, about 1,500 yuan."

"boast."

"Just listen to me, but it seems like all his money was earned by himself."

"How did you earn it?" Jiang Xiaoyan asked.

"Well... I don't know the details, but I know he must have made a lot of money, otherwise I wouldn't let him open a hotel for us."

"Just lie to me."

"Humph, believe it or not, when you go back during the winter vacation, if you're lucky enough to pass by, you'll probably run into him in his cell phone store, helping his parents look after the store."

Ann Hui knew Yang Xiao’s online identity, but that was all.

In fact, she is not very clear about Yang Xiao's specific monetization methods.

I can’t explain it now even if I want to.

In addition, Yang Xiao has never revealed her identity on the Internet, so she certainly wouldn't be so foolish as to spread it everywhere.

Except for that explosive post on Baapi.

Zhang Wanting originally thought that something serious had happened, but she didn’t expect that there would be no follow-up.

It started well but ended badly.

She didn't expect that Yang Xiao could resolve the situation so easily with just a Weibo post.

No matter how relentlessly Jiang Xiaoyan pursued her, she refused to reveal a single word about Yang Xiao's background.

All the perfunctory words made Jiang Xiaoyan unable to stop.

"Hey, Wanting, just tell me, I don't want to be his girlfriend."

"Haha, there's no chance for you to be her girlfriend."

After Zhang Wanting finished speaking, she sighed and said no more.

Jiang Xiaoyan smiled and said, "You must like him too, right?"

"maybe."

Zhang Wanting did not comment on this question, nor did she dwell on it. Instead, she turned from defense to offense and said with a smile:
"By the way, Xiaoyan, I think Li Yuanbao seems to be quite interested in you. He especially likes talking to you today. When he was in high school, he was in our class and rarely chatted with girls like this."

Jiang Xiaoyan rolled her eyes. "Come on, I just said I played CF and they kept talking to me about the game. I was really impressed. I played this game out of curiosity for a whole day and my mind was spinning so much that I almost vomited."

"You don't have any feelings for him?"

"Not really."

……

On the other side, Yang Xiao and the other two were walking on their way back, and Zhou Hongyu was teasing Li Yuanbao.

"You must like that girl called Jiang Xiaoyan, right?"

"Nonsense, impossible, no way!"

Li Yuanbao immediately gave three consecutive denials.

"You still don't admit it? It's written all over your face. You keep pestering people to chat. I've never seen you like this before."

"Is it so obvious? To be honest, I can only say that I have a slight crush on you."

Li Yuanbao smiled and simply admitted it, "Don't you think she has feelings for me too?"

"How do you know that?"

"She can answer whatever I say. Doesn't that mean she likes me?"

"..."

Yang Xiao felt a headache after hearing this.

Damn, why are there so many bootlickers gathering together?

At this point, Yang Xiao stopped at the gate of the community and didn't want to go upstairs anymore.

"Okay, don't sleep at home tonight. I'll take you to a nice place."

"What's a good place? Tell me."

"You'll know when you get there. I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Yang Xiao pulled the two of them and turned to walk towards the road, ready to hail a taxi.

"Brother Xiao! Where are you planning to go?"

Not far away, a familiar figure came over and called out to the three of them.

When they looked carefully, they found that it was Tan Bin who had just returned from get off work.

"That's great, let's bring Binzi along too."

Suddenly, Yang Xiao seemed to have thought of something and said quickly:
"By the way, you seem to be underage, so you should go back and rest. We are going to do something inappropriate for children."

……

(End of this chapter)