Chapter 122 I Have Someone I Like Now
you going" Hao Ren asked immediately."To Connecticut in the US. There’s an academic exchange at Yale University and I also need to visit some friends in biology circles in New York," Hao Zhonghua sai...Chapter 122: I Have Someone I Like
"Have a seat! Let's have a little drink!" Xie Wanjun, wearing a sleeveless shirt and shorts, said to Hao Ren with a hearty attitude. He then picked up a beer bottle from the corner of the room, popped it open loudly, and said, "Rainia, would you like some too"
"Mm-hmm, just a little bit." Xie Rainia took a cup and whispered.
Xie Wanjun didn't force his sister to drink more than she wanted. He poured her only a thin layer of beer. Then he picked up two empty cups and filled them to the brim.
Seeing how hospitable Xie Wanjun was, and since he was also Rainia's brother, Hao Ren felt it would be rude to refuse, so he took one cup and drank a little.
"I've figured out some things that happened before," Xie Wanjun raised his glass. "For the misunderstandings in the past, I want to apologize first!"
Hao Ren raised his glass and clinked it with Xie's. "It's okay, they were just small issues."
"Yeah, that's what I think," Xie Wanjun cut straight to the point. "Those idiots on the basketball team often cause trouble, so for this upcoming match against Jinghua High School, I don't intend to let them play. Removing them from the team is also a lesson for them."
Hao Ren sensed that there was more to be said.
Indeed, Xie Wanjun continued, "But these kids have no other special skills except basketball. If I really prevent them from playing basketball, it would cut off their only path to make a living. So after the match against Donghai High School ends, I still plan on bringing them back. What's your opinion about this"
Seeing that Hao Ren did not immediately respond, Xie Wanjun added, "They have assured me they will sever ties with Huang Xujie and focus solely on basketball without getting involved in other matters."
Xie Wanjun was so sincere. While eating his food and drinking his beer, Hao Ren felt it would be rude to object further. He said, "If that's the case, then bring them back I suppose."
"But," Hao Ren immediately added, "Zhao Jiayin must become a main player; this position can't change."
"Zhao Jiayin performed well, but whether he can be promoted to a main player will depend on his performance next week." Xie Wanjun took a small sip of beer. "You know that his drawback is his height. But height isn’t necessarily a disadvantage; if he turns it into an advantage, he could become the core player on the court. If he can also demonstrate excellent leadership skills, then I wouldn't mind handing over my position as captain to him."
Xie Wanjun's words無疑給郝仁吃了一顆定心丸。衝著他這些承諾，郝仁覺得自己今天這一趟冇有白來。
謝雨嘉聽著他們討論籃球，自己在旁邊抿著啤酒。很快，她嫩白的臉蛋就飛起兩朵酡紅。
謝萬軍吃著菜喝著酒，再說了一些籃球的事情，忽然，話題一轉，“然後就是說雨嘉的事情。”
他看著郝仁，“你追求雨嘉，我是不反對的，但是有幾點我要事先告訴你。”
本來小口小口品著啤酒的謝雨嘉忽然驚愕地抬起頭，急忙打斷謝萬軍的話，“哥！你亂說什麼呢！”
“我冇說什麼啊！”謝萬軍無辜地看著謝雨嘉。
“你，你還冇說！”謝雨嘉咬著嘴唇鼓起嘴。
"Hey, it was you who told me that there's a guy named Hao Ren in class who's pretty decent." Xie Wanjun deliberately said.
Xie Yujia’s face instantly turned red like a ripe apple. She glared at Xie Wanjun and then looked towards Hao Ren, "Don't listen to him talking nonsense."
However, such denial only made it seem more obvious that there was something to hide.
Xie Wanjun continued, "Could it be that you can’t forget the past one"
"Brother! You’re too outrageous!" Xie Yujia suddenly stood up, pulled Hao Ren away from his seat and ran towards the door with heavy footsteps. She opened the anti-theft door and rushed out.
"Yujia," Xie Wanjun called after her inside the house.
"You can drink by yourself then." Xie Yujia pulled Hao Ren toward the staircase, slammed the anti-theft door shut with a bang.
Hao Ren did not expect things to turn out like this and also didn’t anticipate that Xie Yujia would have such an attitude.
After stepping outside of the building, Xie Yujia’s mood slightly calmed down. She turned around to ask Hao Ren, "Did you take anything without permission"
"No." Hao Ren shook his head and looked up at the building, asking again, "Is it okay like this"
"He drank too much, don’t bother about him!" Xie Yujia said irritably.
Then she glanced at the sky, "It’s getting late. You should go home early. I’ll walk you to the station."
"Alright." Hao Ren nodded.
So Xie Yujia led him out of this dilapidated old residential area under the glow of the setting sun towards a nearby bus stop.
Xie Yujia walked and suddenly pursed her lips, saying, "Don’t take what my brother said to heart today. We are classmates and have recently become good friends. He’s just overthinking things. Plus, I’ve been around my brother for too long, sometimes I can be quite thick-skinned, so please don’t misunderstand."
"Mm-hmm. I understand." Hao Ren lowered his head to look at the tips of his shoes as he walked and answered.
Actually, she has someone in her heart already,” Xie Yujia thought for a moment before suddenly saying again.
Hao Ren hesitated slightly with his steps. The phrase "Actually, I have someone in my heart," struck him like thunder.
"But it’s just one-sided love."
“Won’t you laugh at me” Xie Yujia asked.
"Haha, the monitor must be someone extraordinary if she likes them." Hao Ren said.
"Hmm. He's no longer in Donghai City, but I believe he will come back someday," said Xie Yujia.
It turns out that Xie Yujia had been studying so hard because she was waiting for that guy. A male character whose name seems to be missing here.
The conversation suddenly stopped there, and Hao Ren didn't ask anymore questions, nor did Xie Yujia say anything else.
When they arrived at the station, Xie Yujia saw Hao Ren off onto the bus and waved goodbye before turning around to leave. Sitting on the bus, Hao Ren looked at Xie Yujia's lonely figure in the setting sun and felt somewhat melancholic.
Xie Yujia was waiting for that guy; hence she had been working hard on her studies and not dating until her third year of college.
The bus started moving slowly. Hao Ren leaned against the window無力地靠著車窗, and before he knew it, he fell asleep.
When he returned to his seaside home and entered his room, he immediately went to bed. Over the weekend that followed, he spent money installing a simple basketball hoop in the backyard and practiced with all his might.
"Is Arin okay He's been playing basketball so hard these past two days," Grandmother asked Yue Yang from the second-floor window, looking worriedly at the courtyard.
"He's fine. There's a basketball match next week, which is why he’s practicing so hard," Yue Yang replied with a smile.
"I didn't know our Arin could play basketball before," Grandmother chuckled happily. "Can I watch his game next week"
"Mom, you don’t understand basketball."
"Who says I can't I can tell when Arin scores!" Grandmother stubbornly asserted.
"Alright, alright, I'll take you along next week," Yue Yang had no choice but to nod in agreement.
Grandmother was the family matriarch; who would dare go against her wishes
In this way, it quickly became Monday. Hao Ren carried a large bag of snacks prepared by his grandmother and went to school with Yue Yang driving him.
"Arin, is the game Thursday evening" Yue Yang asked while driving slowly.
"Yes, starting at 7 PM in the evening. Are you really coming" Hao Ren asked back.
"Not only me but also Grandma. Besides, I called your dad yesterday and gave him an order he can't refuse. So this time, he’ll come back early to watch you play basketball with us," Yue Yang said.
Hao Ren thought to himself that since he wasn’t the main player of the basketball team, it was too much trouble for his entire family to come and watch him play basketball. However, Grandma didn't understand anything about basketball but still wanted to come and watch him, so Hao Ren couldn't afford to slack off in this game.
"You’re going to Azi's house tonight to tutor her, right" Yue Yang suddenly asked.
"Yes. What’s up"
"Nothing much, Grandma misses the Azis and hopes you can invite them over for a meal," Yue Yang said.
"Alright, I'll do my best." Hao Ren nodded.
Hao Ren knew that his grandmother had always wanted a beautiful granddaughter, and Ah Zi's appearance perfectly fulfilled her psychological expectations.
As for the greater expectation of his grandmother...
The school was only at six o'clock when Yue Yang still had time to go back to work. With a large bag of snacks on his back, Hao Ren walked into the dormitory area in the south district outside the school and headed towards Building 7.
"Zi zi," Suddenly, his mobile phone in his pocket started vibrating.
Such an early call Hao Ren took out his phone to see that it was his father’s number.
"Hello." Hao Ren picked up the call and thought that since he wasn't attending a meeting in America at this time, why would he suddenly call. But considering the time difference, it should be late evening there.
"Ah Ren!" Mr. Hao Zhonghua's voice was full of excitement. Based on Hao Ren’s experience, such excitement only happened when he had overcome a scientific research challenge.
"Do you know who I ran into today" Through the phone, Mr. Hao Zhonghua asked excitedly.
"Who is it" Hao Ren lazily asked.
"Isn't it the father of Little Radish You remember Little Radish, right" Mr. Hao Zhonghua was still very excited.
"Oh, him," Hao Ren became interested and said, "How's Uncle doing now"
“He runs a factory in America and is quite busy. However, he has an annual income of about one million US dollars and lives quite well." Mr. Hao Zhonghua said.
"And what about Little Radish Should she be studying at a university in the USA now" Hao Ren asked. There was a slight feeling stirring inside him as it had been someone he had played with since childhood, although their relationship seemed somewhat blurred. Yet there were still some feelings left.
The same age, and now she must have grown up from that little girl to a young lady. I wonder if she is still as pretty as in her childhood, and if she is still the sensitive and easily crying girl of those days...
"I was just going to tell you about this!" Mr. Hao Zhonghua continued excitedly, "Little Radish is actually still in China, and also studies at Donghai University."
“What” Hao Ren was surprised for a moment. "Little Radish" didn't go abroad and turned out to be an alumnus of his.
"It's like this: After Little Radish went abroad, her parents felt that the American education style was too lax, so they sent her back to study in China. Alright alright, let’s not talk about these things anymore. Since you both are at Donghai University now, why don’t you look for Little Radish when you have time."
“What is her name” Hao Ren asked excitedly.
From childhood to adulthood, he only remembered the nickname of "Little Radish" and never recalled her real name. And Mr. Hao Zhonghua had always called her "Little Radish," not knowing her actual name.
To think about meeting again after so many years was indeed quite stirring; it would be interesting to see what Little Radish looks like now...nce!” Marina laughed uncontrollably, forcing Xie Yujia to cover her mouth."I’ll treat you to milk tea and KFC, plus a six-inch pizza from Pizza Hut! I won’t say anything!" said Marina.“Okay, okay, oka...