Xu Xincheng walked to the jogging platform between the second and third floors, and the sound of the piano from the upper floor was clearly recognizable, it was the song "New Beginning".

After the start of the junior year, one day, when the two were chatting together, Xu Xincheng's mobile phone rang, Zhou Dedao heard this piano music for the first time, and he immediately liked it, and he has often listened to it since then.

Today's official opening of the company is a new beginning, and there is nothing more suitable for today's occasion than this piano piece.

Xu Xincheng came to the third floor and came to the gate, which was bright and transparent, he pushed open the glass door and walked in.

This is the reception area, 7 meters long, 5 meters wide, black lacquer ceiling, gray carpet, milky white reception desk, white image wall, the wall is hung with a resin company LOGO, a big "Dao" word.

The word "Dao" is inky black, and the white image wall is deliberately made a little rough, which looks very textured, like a piece of rice paper, and the whole image wall looks like a calligraphy painting on rice paper.

Although the word "Dao" has been artistically processed, it is still flowing and vigorous, and the artistic conception is timeless. Zhou Dedao asked a calligrapher he knew to help write this character, and his request was that the word "Dao" should look like the legendary Lao Tzu riding a cow.

When Lao Tzu rode a bull to the west, when he passed the Hangu Pass, he was retained by Yin Xi, so there was a "Tao Te Ching" handed down. He wants to reproduce the image of Lao Tzu riding a bull in the word "Dao" and the company's LOGO, so as to motivate himself and encourage the company to follow the road and promote virtue.

A delicate and obedient voice came from the left, "Brother Xincheng, you're here!" He didn't have to turn his head to see that it was Zhou Demei.

Zhou Demei is Zhou Dedao's younger sister, on the first Sunday after the start of freshman year, Xu Xincheng was invited by Zhou Dedao to his home as a guest, and since that day, he has known her.

Zhou Dedao looks a lot like his father, while Zhou Demei inherited her mother's genes, is beautiful, and smart.

Before Xu Xincheng could turn his head, Zhou Demei had already jumped in front of him, blinked his cute big eyes and said, "Brother Xincheng, good evening!"

"Xiaomei, good evening!" Xu Xincheng said with joy, his eyes full of pity for her.

Every time he sees Zhou Demei, he will be happy from the bottom of his heart, and he likes his little sister very much. From the first day they met her, the relationship between the two had always been very good, she regarded him as an older brother, and he also regarded her as a younger sister.

Xu Xincheng is an only child, and he has not been accompanied by his brothers and sisters since he was a child, which has become a big regret for him, he has always wished that he had a younger brother or sister, and the lively, lovely, innocent Zhou Demei just made up for his shortcomings.

The corners of Zhou Demei's mouth curled slightly, smiled sweetly, and asked, "Brother Xincheng, do you think I'm beautiful tonight?"

"Beautiful! so beautiful! beautiful like a little princess!" Xu Xincheng praised loudly, the expression on his face full of sincerity and love.

Zhou Demei's face first showed a burst of joy, and then immediately turned into displeasure, she pursed her lips and said, "Brother Xincheng, I'm not young anymore, I don't allow you to say that I'm small." ”

When Xu Xincheng first met her, she was still in the second year of junior high school, and since then, he has met her from time to time, he has watched her grow up little by little, looking at her who is already as tall as her brother, he can't help but feel that time flies too fast!

He has always regarded her as a little princess, and now, the previous little princess has become a beautiful girl, and his heart suddenly has a feeling that his brother does not want to see his sister grow up. Every brother hopes that his sister will never grow up, because once she grows up, she will soon leave home and leave him.

Xu Xincheng quickly changed his words and said, "Yes, yes." Xiaomei is as beautiful as a princess tonight, and not only tonight, Xiaomei is beautiful like a princess every day. His face was still full of smiles, but in addition to love, there was also a bit of reluctance in his heart.

Zhou Demei's face showed a joyful smile again, and said sweetly: "Thank you!"

Xu Xincheng also smiled, thinking that it would be better to change the topic, and he asked with concern: "Xiaomei, the college entrance examination scores will be announced in the next two days, right?"

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Zhou Demei has been very smart since she was a child, likes to paint, likes music, and likes to read literary masterpieces, but she is always not attentive to her studies, and her academic performance in primary school and the first year of junior high school can only be regarded as average.

After the two met, Xu Xincheng chatted with her a few times, chatting with her about ideals, future plans, and the meaning of learning, and she gradually put her mind on learning.

He also tutored her with her homework from time to time, and shared with her the study methods and exam skills he had summarized over the years, which led to a rapid improvement in her academic performance.

She attended one of the best middle schools in Guangzhou, and even in this school since the beginning of high school, her academic performance has always been among the best, that is, in the college entrance examination, as long as she performs normally, she will definitely be admitted to a first-class university.

In the past few months, he has always been very concerned about her study and her preparation for the exam, and from time to time he uses Sunday time to tutor her in the only weaker subject, mathematics.

As soon as the college entrance examination was over, he pinched the time when she came home, called her to ask how she did in the exam, and after receiving a positive answer, he finally relieved.

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"Yes. After checking the results, I will tell my mom and my dad first, and the third person to tell me is you. Zhou Demei said with a smile, grabbed his left wrist as she spoke, and shook it gently, since the second year of junior high school, every time she meets, every time she chats about happiness, she always likes to do this little action.

"What about your brother?"

"I have to tell my grandparents, my grandparents, my girlfriends, my teachers, my classmates, my good friends. She grinned wickedly and said, "My brother is the last." ”

Xu Xincheng smiled helplessly, the two of them have liked to make some small awkwardness since they were children.

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Although Zhou Dedao can get along well with almost all girls, and even become their male girlfriends, he has never been able to get along well with his sister. Although he also loves his sister very much, the relationship between the two has always been not very good, and there will be awkward conflicts from time to time.

Once, Xu Xincheng asked him why he was like this, Zhou Dedao scratched his head with both hands, frowned and thought for a while, and finally said: "I have been thinking about this question for more than ten years, and I still can't figure it out, maybe it's because the two are very different in temperament, maybe because she knows me too well, maybe it's because ...... I really can't figure it out!"

Xu Xincheng thought to himself that the deepest reason may be because both of them are the hearts and souls of their parents, and they are both competitors emotionally and in interests, and they both want to get more from their parents, so there will be small conflicts and small contradictions of one kind or another in their lives.

And Zhou Dedao likes to socialize with girls and likes to be their male girlfriends, which may also be to make up for the brother-sister relationship he can't get from his sister. Of course, these thoughts are just speculation, he is not a psychological expert, and he does not dare to make conclusions, so he did not tell Zhou Dedao about his thoughts.

In terms of age, Xu Xincheng is only two months older than Zhou Dedao, but he is much more mature and stable in the world, and Zhou Dedao is also willing to listen to him, so every time the two brothers and sisters have an awkward conflict, they will ask him to comment and reconcile.

Over time, Xu Xincheng seemed to have become the eldest brother of the two.

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He then asked, "You haven't decided which school or major you want to apply for, have you?"

"Not yet, let's wait for the results to come out before making a decision! ”

In the past few years, Zhou Demei has listened to him very much, in addition to often asking him for advice in his studies, when he encounters problems in life, he also likes to ask him for help and ideas, and every time, he can help.

During this period of time, Zhou Demei has been consulting him about the meaning and suggestions of the two major issues of school and major, but there is really no way to make a decision on this matter before knowing the results.

"Hmm!" he nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "I suggest that in addition to learning about the relevant schools and their majors on the Internet, you can also visit the university you want to apply for in person to see if you like the environment there." After all, you're going to spend most of the next four years there, and if you like the environment, you'll be happier, learn more, learn better. ”

Zhou Demei nodded, showed a sweet smile, and said, "Well! ”