Walking out of the door of the Heart Whispering Tea House, he looked up at the high crescent moon, suddenly took out his mobile phone, and skillfully typed a string of numbers, but never pressed the dial button.

In the middle of the night, he silently put down his mobile phone and slowly walked on the street at night.

Zuo Ya is his alumnus, one year higher than him, and is recognized as the school flower of W University!

Although both of them are influential figures in the university, because Zuo Ya does not participate in campus team activities, the two rarely have the opportunity to intersect. Their "encounter" originated from a dinner after a school youth league event.

As the vice president of the student union, he accompanied the six members of the Youth League Committee of the school to eat in the restaurant in front of the campus, when the hall suddenly heard "Bang! There was a loud slap on the ground, then a young man's roar, and then there was a pulling sound, and then, the screen fell to the ground, and he saw Zuo Ya, a young and beautiful girl, although a man's hand grabbed her fragrant shoulder, she still faced the man contemptuously and calmly, not afraid or afraid!

Zuo Ya's jade appearance was like a splendid landscape, extremely eye-catching, and almost all the male diners in the hall stared at Zuo Ya's towering chest and long legs.

Even in high school, Guo Xiaozhou was not a nosy person, besides, he had been exercising in college for more than three years, and what kind of relationship was the boy next door to the school flower Zuoya? Even if a contradiction occurs, it is an internal contradiction, and once an external force joins in, the effect is often counterproductive.

He frowned, and immediately whispered to the waiter to help them change the table. But several male classmates of the student union were obviously not as calm as him, and they didn't know if it was out of love for the school flower, or Zuo Ya's beauty ignited the inherent chivalry in the boys' hearts, so they left the table one after another to scold the man.

There were seven people at the other party's table, five men and two women, and these men were all trying to dissuade the young men who were about to go crazy.

After the two groups of people had a verbal dispute. Immediately the gun went off fire and there was a big fight.

Guo Xiaozhou could only passively grab a solid wood seat and join the "war". In the end, it ended badly. The two groups were taken back to the university police station by the police who arrived for investigation.

Zuo Ya naturally wanted to help Guo Xiaozhou's side speak.

From the day I walked out of the police station, I don't know who made the appointment first, anyway, after two months of mutual temptation between you and me, the two finally came together.

But just before graduation, he returned to his hometown, which completely changed his fate.

Guo Xiaozhou was admitted to the key university in the provincial capital with the first place in the county's liberal arts, and he was the pride of the whole tun people.

He is the second oldest in the family, nicknamed the second baby; The eldest brother, Guo Dazhou, learned carpentry from his cousin at the age of fourteen, and has been shuttling around several villages; The third Guo Xiaojuan is seventeen years old this year, and she is in her third year of high school in the town, and her grades have always maintained the first place in her grade.

In the summer of Guojiatun, the electricity supply is strictly insufficient, and most of the electricity is used for drought-resistant irrigation, with an average of only one night in three days.

The night he returned home, as the power was cut off in Guojiatun, he pulled out half a candle from his house to deliver it to his parents' room, only to hear a conversation at the door that broke him.

"Sanwa's father, tomorrow I will go to the branch secretary to borrow some more, you can't delay this illness, go to the county hospital to see ......"

"Dead mother-in-law, shut up, if you let the second baby hear it, it will be in trouble...... His stubborn temperament, cough cough cough...... Escort graduate students, this has to be put aside in ancient times, it is Hanlin! Green smoke from the graves of the eight generations of the ancestors of the Guo family......"

"Three babies and his father...... Sanwa and his father ......"

"Dead mother-in-law, I know my own body, don't toss, the door of the hospital is where we can enter? Besides, we are sorry enough for the big baby, and finally told him a daughter-in-law...... Ahem...... The baby is almost thirty years old and five......"

"Three babies and his father...... The eldest baby wants to get married, and the second baby wants to read ...... What kind of research is that, Sanwa will take the college entrance examination next year...... Your body is ...... again Oops! What can I do......

The room was quiet for a moment, and Daddy Guo suddenly sighed, "Let Juanzi go to work, today the village party secretary didn't say that there are factories from other provinces to recruit workers in the county, you will go and tell the branch secretary tomorrow and ask him to report to our Juanzi......"

"His father...... Although Juan Zi is a girl, her grades are no worse than her second brother! How can you ask me to talk to this child, she took my hand last time she came back and said that she must be admitted to the second brother's university, and said that she would go to work hard when she went to college...... What kind of study do you want to study, and say that we don't need to worry about eating, drinking, and tuition...... He also said that he would take us all into the city to enjoy happiness after graduating from college......"

"Hey!"

"Hey...... Hey......"

"Don't you say it, I said, she has been close to the second baby since she was a child, and our old Guo family wants to protect the second baby's Hanlin! Even if I'm dead, I can close my eyes! ”

Guo Xiaozhou stood outside the door, the smell of the wind carried the sweetness of artemisia grass, and the dim moonlight stretched his shadow for a long time.

There was a pain in his heart, his nose was sour, and tears flowed silently!

A swarm of mosquitoes perched on his face and arms, greedily sucking his blood, but he remained numb and motionless.

I don't know how long it took, but my father's heavy snoring was heard in the room.

Guo Xiaozhou closed his eyes and slowly knelt down in front of his parents' door!

He had to make a choice! For yourself, for your family!

He had to treat his father and let his sister continue her education.

And the premise of a qiē is "money".

The ancients said, "Money has no virtue but is universally respected; Money has no power, but it wins people's greatest enthusiasm; Money brings peace to the dangerous and raises the dead. to make the rich and noble lowly; Throw off the heads of the living! ”

And he hopes that his father will be safe and his little sister will have the opportunity to learn. For this reason, he must give up the qualification to send graduate students and the opportunity to become Cheng's disciple, which is equivalent to giving up the step of rising to the top.

He had only one thought on his mind at that time - to become a civil servant.

According to the regulations, after he got the civil service contract, he was eligible to borrow 50,000 yuan from the bank. This 50,000 yuan can not only save his father's life, but his salary can allow his sister to continue her studies and no longer drag down his eldest brother.

And the price paid is that he is likely to lose Zuo Ya, he will lose the opportunity to become Professor Cheng's disciple, you know, Professor Cheng Lifan's disciples are all elite people nowadays, either rich or expensive, with the secret skills of the country's core senior leaders, think tank members, and executives of large companies......

However, he has no regrets.

He has gained far more than he has lost.

The reason why he refused to meet Chen Zhihe tonight was because he was going to the provincial capital tomorrow. First, he went to see Professor Cheng and report his dynamics, and he couldn't continue to escape. More importantly, he had to meet Zuo Ya.

He and she have reached a crossroads in their lives and need to revise or redesign their course. Whether it is left or right, whether it is going alone, or moving forward together, there must be a clear conclusion.

Living in a materialistic world, there are some things you can choose from, such as a career, and some you can't, such as your parents.

Where there is a choice, there is a renunciation. In economics, this is called opportunity cost.

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Early the next morning, Guo Xiaozhou took a ride to the provincial capital Wujiang.

Wujiang in July is full of all kinds of parasols and pink and white thighs, and of course, Wujiang's unique ** laughter.

Tram 702 crosses the bridge and heads towards Handyang District.

Professor Cheng Lifan's home is located in an old-fashioned villa on the shore of Ming Lake. Today happens to be Saturday, and Professor Cheng rarely rests at home.

Guo Xiaozhou carried a bag of walnuts from Guanghan and rang the doorbell.

The one who came out to open the door was an aunt in her fifties, Guo Xiaozhou had seen her two years ago, and knew that she was Aunt Qiu, who had worked in Professor Cheng's house for almost fifteen years, and was said to be from Professor Cheng's wife's hometown.

"Aunt Qiu!" Guo Xiaozhou cracked his mouth, revealing a bright smile.

"You are ......" Obviously, Aunt Qiu didn't recognize him, there were too many guests at Professor Cheng's house, and Guo Xiaozhou had only been here three times.

"I'm a student of the professor, my name is Guo Xiaozhou, I've been here before, don't you remember me?"

Guo ...... Small Island ...... Oooh! Professor Cheng explained that he was ...... in the study"

Guo Xiaozhou walked into the living room, didn't see his wife, put a bag of walnuts on the table, and went straight to the study on the second floor. There was a gentle knock on the door.

"Please come in."

Guo Xiaozhou pushed open the door and saw a thin-looking old man writing behind a long desk.

Guo Xiaozhou walked behind the old man lightly and silently watched the old man finish writing a word.

The thin old man is Professor Cheng Lifan, dean of the School of Finance of W University, one of the most outstanding scholars in the field of economics in China, who has been called "the conscience of China" by the industry because of his repeated bombardment of shady scenes in the financial world.

When Guo Xiaozhou was studying at W University, he was photographed by Professor Cheng Lifan, who declared that he would no longer take students, and made an exception to accept Guo Xiaozhou as his graduate student.

It is said that Cheng Lao was very angry at that time, and once refused to see him, not wanting to listen to his explanation.

In the past two years, in addition to the phone greetings on holidays, Guo Xiaozhou is also the first time to meet this titan-level old man in the financial industry.

Cheng Lifan wrote in Scott's famous words - "In the eyes of cowards and indecisives, nothing seems to succeed." ”

Calligraphy is Guo Xiaozhou's absolute weakness, but he can still distinguish between good and bad.

Yesterday he saw Xie Fuli's words, although they looked round and gorgeous, but their bearing was too small, Cheng Lao's handwriting gestures were strong and lively, vivid and imposing, and the style was free and easy.

"You're finally willing to see me, an old man?" Cheng Lao put down the brush and looked up at him.

"I've always wanted to come to see you, but the student is ashamed to ...... the teacher," Guo Xiaozhou said, graciously handing Professor Cheng a white towel.

Cheng Lifan shook his head slightly and sighed: "I thought you were a person who could bury your head in learning with me, but it's a pity!" It's a pity ......"

Guo Xiaozhou said with a smile: "Practical work does not prevent students from learning from teachers, today, students are here to consult the teacher......"

Cheng Lifan interrupted Guo Xiaozhou's words with regret and pointed to a newspaper on the coffee table, "You take a look at this newspaper first." ”

Guo Xiaozhou hummed and reached out to pick up the newspaper.

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