dognovel Chapter 1251 The Surprised Crowd
Chapter 1251 The Surprised Crowd
Wei Xin and Zhong Xiaoai changed their shoes and entered the room, finding that the house was a very ordinary two-bedroom, one-living room layout, with decent decoration and at least comprehensive living facilities.
In the kitchen, Wei Nong was ladling food into plates from a wok. "Thirteenth Brother, let me help you!" Wei Xin said as he walked over.
"No need, you and Xiao Ai sit down first, I'll eat as soon as I finish cooking this dish!" Wei Nong said.
Wei Xin had no choice but to help move the rice cooker to the dining table. There were already several home-style dishes laid out on the table. They were very ordinary, but they looked and smelled alright, which proved that Wei Nong's cooking skills were quite good.
"Xiao Ai, Wei Xin, come and sit down! You two must be starving! Come and eat!" Wei Nong said with a smile.
After the three sat down, Wei Xin didn't stand on ceremony. He first picked up a piece of twice-cooked pork for Zhong Xiaoai, and then picked up a piece for himself and put it in his mouth.
"Hmm, not bad! Thirteenth Brother, your skills are quite good!" Wei Xin praised with a smile, and even Zhong Xiaoai nodded repeatedly.
"Haha, eat more if you like it. I'm busy with work and don't have much time to cook anything fancy, so I can only make do with some home-style dishes. Don't blame me for not being hospitable, Xiao Ai!" Wei Nong said with a smile.
"Brother Wei Nong, you're too kind. This is already very good! My dad's cooking at home is not as good as yours!" Zhong Xiaoai said with a smile.
"Haha, eat more if you like it! Consider this your home! Don't be shy!" Wei Nong said.
So the three of them started eating, and for a while no one spoke. That's how the Zhao family eats; they don't talk while eating or sleeping. The rules have to be followed, otherwise, with such a large family like the Zhao family, every word from one person could create a huge commotion.
Half an hour later, the three of them finished eating and put down their chopsticks. Wei Nong and Wei Xin then cleaned up the table before the three of them sat down on the sofa to start chatting.
"Thirteenth Brother, guess who I ran into today when I reported for duty?" Wei Xin said, peeling an orange as he spoke.
"Who is it?" Wei Nong asked casually, but Zhong Xiaoai was full of curiosity. After all, she came to school with Wei Xin. Could Wei Xin possibly run into classmates or something?
"Haha, I ran into Gao Qiqiang's younger brother, Gao Qisheng. He actually got assigned to the same dormitory as me!" Wei Xin said with a laugh.
"Gao Qisheng? He got into Handong University too? But that makes sense, since I heard from Xiao Gao that his younger brother and sister are both good students, they'll definitely get into university too!" Wei Nong said with a sudden realization.
"And this kid guessed our relationship just by looking at me and my name. He even offered to cover my expenses at university for the next few years, but I refused!" Wei Xin said with a smile.
“Yes, that’s not surprising. The three Gao siblings are very united, and they are all smart people. It’s not surprising that they can tell our relationship from just a name and appearance,” Wei Nong nodded and said.
"It seems you think highly of the Gao family, Thirteenth Brother!" Wei Xin said with a smile.
"Well, I only felt sorry for Xiao Gao back then. His parents died early, and he raised his younger siblings alone, selling fish at the market at a young age to earn a meager living. Later, I took him to Wanli Industry to buy and sell clothing. This kid did very well, and in just a few years, he built up his wealth to tens of millions. He's quite capable!" Wei Nong said with a smile.
While the Zhao brothers were discussing the Gao siblings, Gao Qisheng arrived at the villa that Gao Qiqiang had bought in Jingzhou. In fact, Gao Qisheng had lived there before, but he had only returned to Jinghai to take the college entrance examination once.
"Brother, Xiaolan! I'm back!" Gao Qisheng shouted as he entered the door.
"Second Brother! You're back!" Gao Qilan, who was waiting for dinner inside, skipped over to greet Gao Qisheng.
"Xiao Lan, where's your older brother?" Gao Qisheng asked.
"Big brother is talking to Xiaolong and Xiaohu in the study! Aunt Wang is cooking!" Gao Qilan said with a smile.
"Haha, then you can continue watching TV for a while. I'm going to find my older brother to talk to him about something!" Gao Qisheng said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll go back to watching TV then. I'll call you when dinner's ready!" Gao Qilan said casually, not taking it seriously, and went to watch TV.
The Gao family's villa has three floors. The third floor is Gao Qiqiang's bedroom and study. On the second floor, Gao Qilan's room is on the east side and Gao Qisheng's room is on the west side. The first floor is the dining room and the maid's living quarters.
Gao Qisheng arrived at Gao Qiqiang's study, knocked on the door, and entered.
"Brother, what are you talking about?" Gao Qisheng asked with a smile as he walked into the study.
"Xiao Sheng is back? How's university?" Tang Xiaolong asked with a smile.
"It's alright, nothing special!" Gao Qisheng replied with a smile.
"Haha, Xiao Sheng truly lives up to his reputation as the only college student from our old factory street! With your admission to Handong University, you'll definitely become a civil servant in the future!" Tang Xiaohu chimed in.
"Haha, you guys shouldn't praise him anymore, or he'll kick the bucket!" Gao Qiqiang said with a laugh. Although he was telling the Tang brothers not to praise Gao Qisheng, everyone could see how proud the two brothers were of getting into Handong University.
"Brother, do you know who I saw when I was being assigned dorm rooms today?" Gao Qisheng ignored the three men's teasing and sat down to ask.
"Oh? Do you have someone talented in your dorm?" Gao Qiqiang asked curiously.
"Hehe, there are quite a few capable people here! Two children of high-ranking officials have come to our dormitory. One of them is Chen Hai, the son of Chen Yanshi from our Handong Procuratorate!" Gao Qisheng said.
“Oh? Chen Hai? Chen Yanshi’s son? But it’s nothing, Chen Yanshi doesn’t get along with Zhao Lichun, so he’s not having an easy time. He also doesn’t get along with Secretary Zhao. He’ll be dealt with sooner or later. Xiao Sheng, don’t get too close to him!” Gao Qiqiang said after thinking for a moment.
No matter what, Gao Qiqiang was Zhao Weinong's man. Although Zhao Weinong didn't think so, Gao Qiqiang always considered himself Zhao Weinong's man, so he naturally had no good feelings towards Chen Yanshi, who always went against Weinong.
"Hehe, that guy Chen Yanshi just looks down on everyone because he joined the revolution early and has seniority. I especially hate that old guy!" Tang Xiaolong couldn't help but complain.
"Hehe, besides Chen Hai, there's another guy from Beiping in our dorm named Zhao Weixin!" Gao Qisheng wasn't really fond of Chen Hai either, otherwise he would have been trying to curry favor with him when they were in the dorm.
"Zhao Weixin? The twenty-third son of the Zhao family?" Gao Qiqiang asked in surprise.
Gao Qisheng might have to guess to find out Zhao Weixin's identity, but as Wei Nong's number one underling, Gao Qiqiang knew the names of all the second-generation members of the Zhao family and some of the third-generation members. After all, just because he couldn't enter Meichang Hutong didn't mean that Gao Qiqiang didn't want to!