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Chapter 483 - 483 478 A Surprise for You

Chapter 483: Chapter 478 A Surprise for You Chapter 483: Chapter 478 A Surprise for You Got a girlfriend?

Old Jin was stunned for a moment, but Grandma Jin’s face lit up with joy, asking cheerfully, “Who is it? Is it Yuanyuan?”

Grandma Jin had met Ding Yuanyuan a few times. Last year, when she was in the hospital, coincidentally Ding Yuanyuan’s grandfather was also at the same hospital. The young girl even brought fruit to visit her—plump and lovely, clearly a girl blessed with good fortune.

She was also dutiful, just like her Dapang, refusing to let the adults stay at the hospital, taking care of her grandfather by herself.

What’s more, the child was also from Beijing University. She scored even higher than her grandson during the college entrance examinations.

Seeing the two kids together, one couldn’t help but think how well-matched they were.

Jin Dapang nodded at his grandma, “Right, it’s her.”

Grandma Jin was so overjoyed she couldn’t stop smiling. She told her grandson to take a seat on the sofa to rest while she went to the kitchen to fetch some fruit. She didn’t forget to add, “Arrange a time with Yuanyuan for her to visit our place, your mom and I ought to give her a red envelope.”

Jin Dapang thought about it—now that he’d formally brought it up with the family, this procedure was indeed necessary. If possible, he even wanted to get engaged first; that way, it’d save Old Jin from constantly having ideas about him.

Even if he didn’t, some business partners or clients might, because back when Jin Dapang got into Beijing University, it made Old Jin proud and boastful for over a year, flaunting it more than earning ten million yuan.

“Then I’ll discuss it with her, see when she’s free. Once we decide, I’ll let you know.”

Grandma Jin was beyond delighted. When Jin Dapang’s mom came back and heard the news, she was also very happy.

As for the daughter of President Wang or some other wealthy household, she wasn’t overly enthusiastic. She was afraid that such a girl would be too demanding and delicate to attend to.

Jin Cunbao had started from scratch and hadn’t been in the upper circles for very long. To some families, while they might accept them on the surface, deep down they still held a sense of superiority over them.

Jin’s mom scoffed at this; she never thought about entering that so-called circle of fine ladies. ‘I have food, drinks, and money, and a son who is obedient, understanding, and excellent. I live comfortably; why should I care about your opinions?’

As for her future daughter-in-law, if possible, based on what her son liked, she still hoped to find someone from an ordinary family, ideally with parents of good character—as their daughter would undoubtedly be just as good.

After all, she also came from an ordinary family and felt that she had more in common with such in-laws, and the daughter-in-law would likely be more caring too.

Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went into the kitchen to cook while talking about Ding Yuanyuan.

Jin Dapang went upstairs to take a shower and change clothes, leaving Old Jin standing alone and forlorn in the living room.

He wiped his face helplessly, knowing in his heart that this match was not to be.

…

Two days later, at four o’clock in the afternoon.

Jin Dapang drove to Ding Yuanyuan’s grandmother’s place. He stopped his car at the side of the road not far from the residential complex, then called Ding Yuanyuan.

“Hello? I’m right outside your grandma’s house. Come out, I’m taking you out for a buffet.”

Ding Yuanyuan responded with surprise, “Why didn’t you call before coming to find me?”

“Isn’t it the same if I call now? Besides, this is how you give someone a surprise.”

“Surprise my foot, I’m not at home, you blockhead!”

Jin Dapang: …

How odd, the homebody actually went out?

Ding Yuanyuan was both a homebody and disliked the heat, so during the summer break, she mostly stayed at home and seldom went out.

But just by coincidence, the one time he came over, she happened to be out.

“So where are you now? Do you have something to do? If not, I can come and get you.”

Ding Yuanyuan didn’t respond; she had come out today to attend a high school reunion. There had been such gatherings before, but most of the time she chose not to attend, finding them unnecessary. She met up with close friends privately anyway, and those she wasn’t close to remained acquaintances even after meetups.

It was pointless.

Today, she was tricked into coming by her former deskmate, thinking it was a one-on-one meeting, only to be dragged into a large private room upon entering, with nearly twenty classmates already seated inside.

It was only then that she realized her deskmate had started dating another classmate from their grade, the two of them acting all lovey-dovey, much to her cringing discomfort.

Another high school close friend had gone to her grandmother’s house, not in the city, so after almost an hour, she hadn’t seen any of her previously close friends. She wasn’t speechless with others, but their conversations revolved around superficial topics, quite boring indeed.

So at this moment… could she leave?

After hesitating for three seconds and also tempted by the seafood buffet, Ding Yuanyuan decisively said to Jin Dapang, “You come here, at…”

After giving him an address, Jin Dapang hung up the phone and started driving over.

“Yuanyuan, have you finished your call?”

Ding Yuanyuan had taken the call at the window at the end of the hallway outside the private room; just as she hung up, she saw her old deskmate, Li Siyao, come out of the room and approach her.

“Yuanyuan, let me tell you, we’re all going to be seniors when school starts, and we’re almost ready to graduate and enter society. We can’t keep studying like before; we need to learn to expand our connections and network. Chu Xuan said that although university classmates are an important network, they’re actually not as important as high school classmates. Think about it; even if we graduate and find jobs in other places, our hometown is still here, right? If there’s something at home, we still have to rely on high school classmates for connections, don’t you think?”

Well, that sounded somewhat reasonable.

But what Li Siyao didn’t understand was that top national universities like Beijing University, where Ding Yuanyuan was, are completely different from the ordinary second-tier colleges. Ding Yuanyuan’s experiences, thoughts, and perspectives were on a different level compared to hers, not to mention the social connections she spoke of…

Although Ding Yuanyuan hadn’t yet considered these things, being at a school where she was used to seeing the naturally mature and composed demeanor of people like Jiang Yan, and even Jin Dapang and Dai Lei’s type who were down-to-earth, persistent, and practical, and girls like Liang Yujun and Jiajia… How to put it?

They just felt starkly different from Li Siyao’s high school crowd.

It wasn’t that she looked down on her high school classmates, but she disliked the affectation of certain individuals who feigned sophistication. They were all classmates; couldn’t they just act naturally? Who were they trying to impress?

However, she was now more mature than before and knew how to make the necessary social gestures, so after Li Siyao finished speaking, she nodded in agreement, “Mm, you’re right, what you said makes sense.”

Seeing Ding Yuanyuan’s agreement, Li Siyao was delighted, nudged her with her elbow, and whispered, “Yuanyuan, with our relationship, I don’t have to beat around the bush with you. Chu Xuan’s good buddy asked me to check with you, what do you… think about him?”

Think?

Ding Yuanyuan was momentarily confused, and the first question that came to her mind was, “Who’s Chu Xuan’s good buddy?”

Chu Xuan was their high school’s sports committee member and Li Siyao’s boyfriend. His family ran a business, not a big one, just a fruit shop, with small-scale trading, but it was said they bought three apartments in the city. The largest one, a four-bedroom apartment, was intended by his parents to be his wedding home.

So Li Siyao was quite satisfied with having Chu Xuan as a boyfriend.

But her satisfaction had nothing to do with Ding Yuanyuan, who didn’t know much about Chu Xuan, let alone his so-called good buddy.

In fact, it didn’t really matter who it was. She knew each of her high school classmates, and if there were any feelings, they would have surfaced long ago, not wait until now.