chsdbacks Chapter 119
Chapter 119
Cheng Yuxin gets up at four in the morning every day to heat up milk for him. At first, he told her not to get up, but she wouldn't listen. Later, he stopped saying it. Every day after drinking the milk, he would say thank you and leave. Cheng Yuxin would stand at the kitchen door, watch him leave, and then go back to sleep for a while.
Zhou Jianguo still came every day. Shooting, shooting, shooting. He'd occasionally exchange a few words with Lin Feng, but most of the time they practiced separately. Lin Feng felt that Zhou Jianguo probably wasn't there to practice—at his level, he didn't need to get up at four in the morning to practice every day. He was probably there for something else. Lin Feng didn't ask.
Sun Jianguo still comes every evening at seven o'clock to teach Lin Feng new things—now he teaches tactics: pick and roll, positioning, zone defense, man-to-man. Lin Feng learns very quickly; Sun Jianguo says he's like a "sponge," absorbing knowledge rapidly.
On the software side, the localized software is still being sold. It sells over a hundred copies each month, bringing in more than three hundred yuan. I'm also still earning royalties, writing one or two articles each month, earning over a hundred yuan. All together, I can earn four or five hundred yuan a month.
The money in his piggy bank kept increasing. He switched to a bigger one—a tin box, which he used to use for cookies, but now he used it for money. He placed the box on top of the wardrobe, covered with clothes.
Cheng Yuxin knew about the box, but had never opened it.
Tuesday, October 3th.
Lin Feng took half a day off.
He told his homeroom teacher, Wang Guoqing, that he had something to do at home. Wang Guoqing didn't ask any questions and approved his leave.
He changed into that navy blue shirt—which fit him perfectly now, neither too tight nor too loose—dark gray trousers, and black sneakers. Not particularly formal, but he looked clean and sharp.
Cheng Yuxin stood at the door and watched him come out after changing his clothes, then looked him up and down.
"Like an adult," she said.
Lin Feng smiled.
Go out, take bus 742 to the city center, then transfer to bus 15 to go to the High-tech Development Zone.
The High-Tech Development Zone is located west of Beichuan City and was newly planned a couple of years ago. The roads are wide, the buildings are new, and there are few people and cars on the streets. Ginkgo trees line the roadside, their buds just sprouting, a tender, vibrant green.
The Entrepreneurship Building was a twelve-story glass building, a landmark in Beichuan at that time. Lin Feng stood downstairs, looked up, and saw the sunlight reflecting off the glass curtain wall, making his eyes a little glare.
He pushed the door open and went in.
The lobby was spacious, with light-colored marble flooring. The reception desk was a large white table, behind which sat a young woman dressed in business attire with her hair piled high.
"Hello, I'm looking for General Manager Wang," Lin Feng said.
The girl glanced at him, picked up the phone, and dialed a number.
"Mr. Wang, Mr. Lin Feng is looking for you."
After hanging up the phone, she stood up and gestured for him to proceed.
"Twelfth floor, turn right after exiting the elevator."
Lin Feng nodded and stepped into the elevator.
The elevator was quiet, with only the hum of the motor. He watched the floor numbers jump one by one—2, 3, 4…12.
Exit the elevator and turn right.
At the end of the corridor was a glass door with the words "Beichuan New Era Software Company" pasted on it.
He pushed the door open and went in.
Inside was an open-plan office with seven or eight desks, each with a computer. Several young people were sitting in front of the computers; some were typing, some were flipping through books, and some were making phone calls.
There is a separate office by the window, with a glass partition and the door open.
A middle-aged man, around forty years old, came out. He was wearing a white shirt, glasses, and his hair was neatly combed.