Chapter 106: The Prom
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The regulations of boarding high schools in the United States are very strict. If it is a full boarding high school, it is a completely closed education, and boarding students can never go out without permission, which is also responsible for students, for fear that there will be any accidents after students go out.
However, Locke High School is half boarding and half day school, so it is easy for students to take advantage of the loopholes. Like before, Gu Changqing and Catherine skipped class to play, Gu Changqing hid in Catherine and Nana's car and got out of school. Catherine was originally a day student and the daughter of a school director, so it was easy to get by.
On weekends, students are allowed to leave the school as long as they apply to the teacher in their dormitory and are accompanied by someone who is familiar with the environment. Otherwise, not being able to go out for the whole school year is like going to jail?
By mid-October, Gu Changqing was already very familiar with Catherine and them, and this weekend, she discussed with Catherine and asked her to cover for herself, "Catherine dear, I have to go to see a friend alone, I'll go out with you, don't tell others that I'm going to act alone, okay?" In that case, I'll send you one of your favorite Gucci latest bags. โ
Catherine blinked her eyes with false eyelashes and smiled, "Okay, honey, are you going on a date with your boyfriend?" โ
Gu Changqing smiled mysteriously, "It's a secret"
Then, Gu Changqing would ask Zhao Zhenzhen to go with him, and as soon as Zhao Zhenzhen heard that it was with Catherine, he decisively refused, "I asked other students to go to the zoo." Zhao Zhenzhen said.
This was naturally expected by Gu Changqing.
The two broke up, Zhao Zhenzhen and Jenny, Page and several female classmates from another dormitory went to the zoo together, and Gu Changqing got into Catherine's car in front of Zhao Zhenzhen. The trio headed towards New York.
After the car arrived in New York, Gu Changqing and Catherine broke up, and after Catherine and the others left, she stopped a taxi and came to Princeton, where she rented a small apartment.
It was the first time she had come here after renting, and after she had cleaned up a bit, she began to read books, review her homework during this time, and look at books related to her homework. Usually when Zhao Zhenzhen is not paying attention, she also reads books more or less, plus her English foundation is okay, so these homework is not too difficult for her, but it is a little difficult in literature and politics, so she reads more newspapers, watches more news, and slowly keeps up.
Ordered a pizza at noon and simply dealt with a meal. In the afternoon, she continued to read the book about stocks that Mike gave her, and when she saw it at four or five o'clock, she calculated the time difference, and then called Li Jia and video chatted with her on the Internet.
On the video, Li Jia is still the same, her hair is still cut so short, like a tomboy, she kissed the camera, "Changqing, you finally contacted me, I almost want to kill you"
Gu Changqing smiled: "I can't help it, I've been being watched closely recently, and it's not easy to contact you." โ
"What's going on? That woman didn't do anything to you" Li Jia was very nervous, "You're okay"
Since Zhao Zhenzhen came, Gu Changqing told Li Jia and Xu Kun that they should not call her if there was nothing important, and wait for her to contact them, so as not to reveal flaws.
"I'm fine, by the way, what happened to the last time I asked you to investigate?" Gu Changqing sent an email to Li Jia with a photo of Zhao Zhenzhen, asking Li Jia to find Xu Kun to help investigate, Xu Kun has a wide network and will definitely be able to investigate.
"I was just about to tell you about this" Li Jia sent an email to her, "Look, this woman is really Qiu Wanyi's niece" She said hatefully: "This Qiu Wanyi is really vicious, she even thought of sending her niece to spy on you"
Surveillance? Gu Changqing looked at the details of Zhao Zhenzhen in the email, and sneered in his heart, it was not just surveillance, how could Qiu Wanyi treat herself so kindly?
"Changqing, you see, Zhao Zhenzhen's family background is not good, so it is easy to be controlled by Qiu Wanyi, she is just for money, I think, you may be able to win her over" Li Jia suggested, "Using the enemy's spies to serve yourself will receive unexpected good results"
Win Zhao Zhenzhen over and pay for her to study? Give her a comfortable life? Hmph, it's too cheap for her The damage she gave herself in her previous life is unforgettable, and in this life, she won't give her this opportunity
"I'll see what happens." Gu Changqing said, and asked again: "Li Jia, now you can tell me, how you feel in the Gu family?" โ
Li Jia smiled, "I knew you would ask, I was already ready." โ
Then Li Jia sent another document, and then summarized it to Gu Changqing.
Gu's full name is Gu's Economic Group. Gu Jianguo started as a middleman, after doing a few beautiful "karate" business, he established this company, Gu has invested in many aspects, including textiles, hotels, retail, cars, toys, etc., what makes money, what invests, there are seven or eight foreign-funded enterprises in the country, and now it is preparing to enter the real estate.
"By the way, Gu's plans to acquire a real estate company and prepare to issue new shares worth 200 million yuan early next year, which seems to be very promising, and I have also prepared money to subscribe internally, Changqing, as a major shareholder, do you also want to subscribe for some to maintain your equity?"
"Li Jia, all my money is in Kong Qingxiang's hands, do you think he will help me subscribe? I'm afraid that he will use my money to subscribe for his shares" Gu Changqing's own 15 shares and everything in Gu Zhai were left to her by her grandfather in his will, and 30% of Kong Qingxiang's shares were given to him by Gu Linglong. Gu Changqing's dividends from the moment he got the inheritance are already a lot of money now, and now that this money is in Kong Qingxiang's hands, he can use the money to meet his interests, and then make up for it after he earns it, without paying a penny of interest.
Gu Changqing was a little helpless, through this wave, the equity in his hands would shrink, and Kong Qingxiang would rise, and the gap between himself and him was getting bigger and bigger
It's a pity that the $3 million in his hand has been invested in the U.S. stock market, and now is the time when the U.S. stock market is in a downturn, and there will be losses if he withdraws rashly. Just look at the market at the beginning of next year, if there are some gains, it is better to cash out and buy Gu's shares.
In the previous life, the Gu family later developed bigger and bigger in the hands of Kong Qingxiang, and if he invested, he would definitely have money to earn a controlling stake, so he could only wait for the future to slowly figure out a way.
"Changqing, you can discuss with Xu Kun, Huasi's products are selling very well, maybe Xu Kun is interested in investing in other businesses."
A word woke up the dreamer, Gu Changqing ended the call with Li Jia and called Xu Kun again.
connected to the video with Xu Kun, Xu Kun was radiant and refreshed, which shows that it has been very smooth recently. After greeting each other, Xu Kun reported the good news to her, "Changqing, I bought 8 million of our products last month, and it is estimated that there will be no problem in making a net profit of 30 million by the end of this year."
"Thirty million?" Gu Changqing was surprised and delighted, relative to the investment, this return is very objective, and it is really a huge profit
"Next year will be better" Xu Kun was happy, then approached the camera, lowered his voice and said, "The accountant calculates, according to this momentum, tomorrow I am conservatively estimated at 50 million, and I am ready to roll out my own sales network across the country to reduce this layer of middlemen."
Gu Changqing said curiously: "Didn't you say that you only earn the first three years?" So wouldn't it be a waste to build your own sales network? "It's not a small expense.
"The cosmetics industry will never be outdated, the outdated is just the product, and in the future, we will develop new products when the products are outdated, and the introduction of well-known foreign brands is also very profitable. We can invest in other businesses in the future, but since this business can make money, there is no need to give up."
"So, Aunt Xu, have you heard about our Gu's issuance of new shares, Gu's prospects are very good, do you have any ideas to invest?"
"Well, I also heard, I was about to discuss something with you, I also think that real estate is promising, I am ready to buy an old building, the location of the old building is not bad, it will definitely appreciate in the future, the value is almost 15 million I have already agreed with another partner, ready to buy it." Just waiting for your opinion, as for Gu's stocks, I am also optimistic, and it is not bad to buy 10 million. What do you think? โ
Gu Changqing knew that Xu Kun could develop the company to such a big point in his previous life, and the decision he made would not be wrong, although she hoped that she could invest all her money in Gu's, but she couldn't influence her decision for her own selfish interests.
Thinking of this, Gu Changqing said: "Auntie, you can just look at it, I believe in you" Although the money is not much, it can only be like this for the time being, now she only has such great ability, and when she has more and more money in her hand, her strength will become greater and greater.
"By the way," Xu Kun said suddenly, "I met Feng Jue again when I was eating out." โ
Hearing Xu Kun suddenly mention Feng Jue, Gu Changqing was slightly stunned,
The other party continued: "I didn't see him at first, but he took the initiative to come and greet me, so that I could save face." Xu Kun smiled, "He asked me about you and asked me if you were okay." Changqing, didn't you tell him about your going abroad? He was stunned for a long time when he heard that you went abroad, and then asked me the name of your school, and I thought he would ask for your phone, but no, this young man is really good. If he asks me, I don't know if I should give it to him."
Gu Changqing just smiled and didn't say anything.
After ending the phone with Xu Kun, Gu Changqing was in a trance for a while, and then she shook her head and threw some distracting thoughts out of her mind.
It was 8 p.m. when she got back to school, and she reported to Mr. Green before returning to her room.
Zhao Zhenzhen has obviously been back for a long time, wearing pajamas, sitting at the desk reading a book, seeing her come back, he raised his head and asked with a smile: "Did you have fun today?" โ
Gu Changqing replied while changing his clothes: "It's very happy." It cost me thousands. "Very casual tone.
Zhao Zhenzhen gasped, and secretly congratulated himself that he didn't follow, otherwise, wouldn't he be inferior to death without money
Over the next two months, everyone was actively adjusting to life.
Gu Changqing took classes seriously, played seriously, and studied seriously, although what she showed was not like this. Although the results of several tests were mediocre, she did improve and did learn.
I would go to Priston once a week to study, practice, and connect with Li Jia and Xu Kun.
The U.S. stock market is still depressed. However, the Bush administration has begun a series of bailout measures, and people's mood has gradually improved. Mike expects the stock market to slowly recover starting next year.
Gu Changqing showed him the prepared information of Gu's and told him that Gu's was about to invest in real estate and issue new shares, saying that he wanted to transfer funds to the domestic market. Mike carefully analyzed the data, and asked Gu Changqing to find more information about Gu's, as well as information about the Chinese market, and after studying it for nearly a month, he felt that investing in Gu's had more profit margins.
"China has developed rapidly in recent years, and there is still plenty of room for development, more and more foreign businessmen like to invest in China, and you are right to move your money back."
Gu Changqing was a little apologetic: "Mike, I'm sorry, but what I said still counts, and after three years, I will still give you forty percent of the profits." "Mike is a talent in stocks, and there may be a lot of places to work with him in the future, so there's no need to make him feel guilty about himself for this money.
Mike smiled, "This investment is your decision, I'm embarrassed to take a commission, so let's do it, you lend me 100,000 yuan to speculate in stocks, and I can't count my interest if I make money and then pay you back." โ
"That's good, it's a word," Gu Changqing said with a smile. The American will not be polite to you, and since he says so, he will not have any other thoughts in his mind.
And Zhao Zhenzhen didn't make any moves here for the time being, probably because the new environment was not familiar and he couldn't plan carefully. Gu Changqing was also busy with his own affairs for the time being, and he didn't have time to pay attention to her.
Soon it's Christmas.
Christmas is an important holiday in Western countries. The school is closed from before Christmas, and the holiday season is almost a month.
Before the holiday, Gu Changqing received a call from Kong Qingxiang, this was the first time Gu Changqing called her since he came to the United States, which made her a little flattered.
On the phone, he said: "Changqing, where do you want to play during the holidays, Dad sponsors you"
Gu Changqing immediately understood that Kong Qingxiang didn't want her to go back, counting the days, Qiu Wanyi should have six months now. She just didn't want to go back, there was so much to do during such a long vacation
"I want to go skiing in Canada, Dad, how much do you sponsor me?"
Kong Qingxiang smiled: "I'll add 20,000 more to you this month, you have fun"
Gu Changqing sneered in his heart, "Thank you, Dad, Dad is so good" Gu Changqing seemed to be very happy.
On Christmas night, there is a prom at school, and students go back to school for the day's prom. The girls will put on evening gowns, and the boys will wear suits for a good night.
Zhao Zhenzhen has no evening dresses, and although Qiu Wanyi gives her living expenses, it is impossible for her to live a luxurious life. She was a little troubled, and if she appeared at the ball in her usual clothes, she would definitely be ridiculed by everyone.
At this time, Gu Changqing took out a cheongsam that had been prepared for her a long time ago.
The cheongsam is bright red, embroidered with gorgeous patterns, and the embroidery thread is sandwiched with gold and silver wires, and the light shines brightly, which is very attractive to people's eyes.
Gu Changqing took the cheongsam to Zhao Zhenzhen and said with a smile: "For you"
Zhao Zhenzhen covered his mouth and was speechless in surprise, "What was given to me, is it really for me to wear?" โ
Gu Changqing handed the cheongsam to her and said with a smile: "This is what I bought before, but it's a pity that it's a little bigger, I think you should wear it properly, I won't wear it anyway, let's go in and try it when you're ready."
Zhao Zhenzhen couldn't speak excitedly, she immediately walked into the bathroom with a cheongsam, and changed out after a while.
She couldn't wait to walk to the mirror and look at herself in the mirror,
The first-class tailoring wraps around her well-developed body, which is delicate and very attractive, and this cheongsam sets off her classical temperament to the fullest.
It's really a man who wants clothes. As soon as she wore this dress, she felt that she was no different from those young ladies.
"It's so beautiful, it's so beautiful" Gu Changqing walked up to her and spared no effort to praise, "It's just like it's tailor-made for you, you must be the most eye-catching tonight, take one, but you still need to coil up your hair, and then put on a beautiful makeup." โ
"Really? Are you sure? Zhao Zhenzhen's face flushed with excitement.
Gu Changqing lent her cosmetics again, and helped her draw a very classical makeup, with long eyeliner and an upturned tail, just like the ancient lady in the painting, and also dotted a cinnabar mole on her forehead that was enough to bewitch people
"You do it yourself, I don't." Gu Changqing said to her with a smile.
Zhao Zhenzhen put her hair on her own, and Gu Changqing took out a white jade hairpin and helped her insert it in the bun. Zhao Zhenzhen, who has been carefully dressed, is as radiant as a star.
Zhao Zhen was full of gratitude in her heart, and she held Gu Changqing's hand: "Changqing, thank you, let me be so beautiful"
Gu Changqing looked at her and smiled slightly.
In her previous life, she gave her more than she gave and helped her, but she hurt herself and still didn't blink.
"Have a night to remember." Gu Changqing looked at her and smiled slightly.
Zhao Zhenzhen looked at himself in the mirror, his eyes were full of longing.
Gu Changqing changed into a small black dress, with a white fox fur shawl on the outside, his hair was still straight with a shawl, and he was wearing a diamond hairpin, which was very elegant, but not outstanding, walking beside Zhao Zhenzhen, he was immediately covered by her light.
Zhao Zhenzhen praised, "Changqing, you are so beautiful tonight" In fact, she was secretly glad that she failed to steal her brilliance.
The prom will take place in the school's auditorium.
The auditorium has been vacated, and a tall and lush Christmas tree is placed in front of the gate, and a "Santa Claus" stands next to him to greet the students who enter.
Gu Changqing and Zhao Zhenzhen walked over together. It was cold outside, and Zhao Zhenzhen was wearing an overcoat over the cheongsam, so it was not noticeable.
As they approached the door, Santa greeted them, "MerryChristmas"
Gu Changqing heard his voice and said with a smile: "Jack is you." โ
It was Jack who picked her up in the first place.
Jack hugged her, "Helen, you're so beautiful tonight, I wish you a nice evening"
There were many students coming over from behind, and Jack let go of Gu Changqing and smiled again, and the people behind him said hello.
Zhao Zhenzhen was already impatient to wait, and took this opportunity to pull Gu Changqing in.
The auditorium is about 300 square meters in size, and it is very warm with geothermal temperature control. There are already quite a few students gathered in it. Most of the girls wore low-cut dresses, revealing a large area of snow-white skin, and the scenery was very good. The boys are all dressed in straight suits, which is different from the usual casual and lazy, giving people a gentlemanly feeling.
As soon as the two walked in, Catherine and Nana greeted them.
Catherine is tall and plump, wearing a sky blue low-cut dress, her hair is made into curls on the top of her head, still wearing heavy makeup, and she wears a dazzling diamond necklace around her neck, which is very imposing.
Nana was wearing a miniskirt, so short that she could almost see her panties, with fiery red hair tied up on the top of her head, thick black eyeliner, purple lips, and a wild beauty.
Catherine looked at Gu Changqing and pursed her lips, "Helen, your dress today is really unremarkable" Catherine is like this, she will say whatever she thinks, and she will not think of saving face for you.
She looked at Zhao Zhenzhen next to her again, the disdain in her eyes deepened, and just wanted to say a few sarcastic sentences, Zhao Zhenzhen raised her head and took off the coat on her body, revealing the exquisite cheongsam inside.
The embroidery threads on the cheongsam glittered in the light, making Catherine squint. At the same time, it also attracted a lot of attention from the side.
"What kind of clothes is this? It's so beautiful."
"This is an ancient Chinese dress, it's amazing"
"That girl is so pretty, who is it?"
"Oh my God, this is the beauty of the East, I want to pursue her"
For a while, all kinds of voices came and went, admiration, envy, admiration, jealousy, curiosity, and all kinds of emotions filled the crowd.
In such an instant, Zhao Zhenzhen seemed to be the focus of the audience, and the limelight overpowered anyone, including the tall and fit, ball-queen Catherine wearing luxury diamonds in front of her
Zhao Zhenzhen looked at Catherine with a smile on her head, she was usually angry with her, and she finally got it back today
Catherine looked at her with a calm face, clearly unhappy that someone had stolen her limelight.
At this time, there was a commotion at the door, and the girls all approached the door, and they didn't need to look at Changqing to know that Bruce was coming.
She and Zhao Zhenzhen turned around at the same time and saw Bruce wearing a white tuxedo, with a model-like figure, handsome appearance, and charming smile, which vividly interpreted the elegance and nobility of the tuxedo on his body.
He looked like a prince like this.
Gu Changqing glanced at Zhao Zhenzhen beside him, but saw her with an obsessive expression.
Gu Changqing smiled.
"Bruce, Bruce," the girls scrambled to greet Bruce. Not to be outdone, Catherine stepped forward and grabbed his arm, declaring her different status.
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