Chapter 103: How About We Buy a House and Live Together? (Part 2/3)

Tang Feng was just about to return the card when Lu Tao stopped him.

“Tang Feng, this is his way of showing appreciation. Accept it, or he might hesitate to seek your culinary advice in the future,” Lu Tao persuaded him.

“Professor Lu, I…” Tang Feng was at a loss for words.

“I understand what you’re feeling! But regardless, you should accept this card. Otherwise, he’ll feel bad,” Lu Tao said.

“Alright then,” Tang Feng reluctantly accepted the VIP card.

Seeing Tang Feng accept it, Chen Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

After the meal, Tang Feng and his companions said goodbye to Chen Yang and then returned to the Mathematics Department’s meeting room.

Qiu Gang and the others were hard at work.

Seeing Tang Feng return, several professors gathered around him.

They sought Tang Feng’s help with difficulties they encountered in the verification process.

Tang Feng assisted them one by one.

“Tang Feng, your mathematical skills are truly exceptional! You’ve unraveled the puzzles in my mind with just a few words.”

“It seems we need to communicate more in the future!”

The professors exchanged contact information with Tang Feng.

This way, they could call Tang Feng for advice whenever they encountered unsolvable problems.

After today’s verification work was completed, Tang Feng and Su Xiaoli left the meeting room.

However, they didn’t head straight back to the dormitory but strolled around the campus instead.

“Xiaoli, if everything goes as expected, all the verification work will be completed tomorrow. How about we go house hunting the day after tomorrow?” Tang Feng discussed with her.

“House hunting? Are you planning to buy a house in Beijing?” Su Xiaoli was somewhat surprised.

“Yes,” Tang Feng nodded and said, “You know, I received a million dollars from the International Mathematicians Association. With Professor Lu’s help, I’ve already converted the million dollars into RMB. With so much money, I definitely won’t let it just sit in the bank, so I plan to use it to buy a house.”

“That much money, even in Beijing, would be more than enough to buy a house,” Su Xiaoli reminded him.

“I plan to buy several. After a simple renovation, I can rent them out. The monthly rental income would be quite substantial,” Tang Feng shared his plan.

“Your idea is really good! But I think you should buy a house near the school, so we can stay there over the weekends,” Su Xiaoli suggested.

“Would you stay with me?” Tang Feng asked with a mischievous smile.

“I…” Su Xiaoli didn’t know how to respond.

“If you’re willing to stay with me over the weekends, I’ll consider buying a larger house near the school. Otherwise, it would be a waste for me to live there alone,” Tang Feng said, seizing the moment to persuade her as she hesitated.

“But what if my dad finds out? He definitely won’t agree to us living together,” Su Xiaoli worried.

“We can keep it a secret for now. Don’t worry, we’re just staying there for two days over the weekend,” Tang Feng replied.

“Are we going to spend the night there?” Su Xiaoli continued to ask.

“That’s up to you. If you want to go back to the dorm, I won’t insist,” Tang Feng responded.

He was well aware that good things take time and that being too hasty could ruin everything.

Some things are best left to develop naturally.

“Let’s see how it goes. If we don’t go back to the dorm, we’ll have to sleep separately,” Su Xiaoli decided after some thought.

“No problem!” Tang Feng agreed readily.

As long as Su Xiaoli was willing to go out and stay with him, he had already achieved his initial goal.

What happens next would depend on how things unfold.

“By the way, military training is about to end, and the National Day holiday is coming up. Are we going back home or staying at school?” Su Xiaoli changed the subject.

“I want to stay at school and visit some famous spots in Beijing with you. After all, we’ve been here for a while but haven’t really explored outside the school,” Tang Feng shared his thoughts.

“I was thinking the same thing. The holiday isn’t very long, and if we go home, we’d spend almost two days on the road,” Su Xiaoli nodded in agreement.

“Yeah! Going back to our hometown would mean either taking a long-distance bus or a train. And if we take the train, we’d have to go to Wei District first and then transfer, which is quite troublesome,” Tang Feng sighed.

Their hometown, Binjiang District, was still in a very backward stage.

Not to mention an airport or a high-speed train station, there wasn’t even a regular train station.

For people from Binjiang wanting to travel far, it was quite difficult.

They had to either go to Daocheng District to catch a train or a plane or to Wei District for a train.

Not to mention, just the bus ride to Daocheng District could take three to four hours.

Travel was quite inconvenient.

“Maybe in another ten or twenty years, our hometown might get a train station,” Su Xiaoli speculated.

“By then, we’d probably be middle-aged, and our kids ready for elementary school,” Tang Feng joked.

“Elementary school? Isn’t that a bit early?” Su Xiaoli was taken aback.

“Pretty much. Look, we’re just freshmen now, and even if we get married, it would have to wait until after graduation, which is about four years. Pregnancy takes another year, and from birth to elementary school is about six years. All together, that’s eleven years,” Tang Feng calculated for her.

“That’s in an ideal situation, but it’s hard to achieve in reality. Many people go for postgraduate studies now, and if it’s for a master’s degree, that’s another three years. For a doctoral degree, add another three years. So, a decade later, the child might just be born or just starting kindergarten,” Su Xiaoli said.

“That’s true. But none of that matters to us. Let’s get married after we graduate,” Tang Feng laughed.

Hearing the word “marriage,” Su Xiaoli’s face turned red.

For a girl, this was a very sacred term.

Seeing her so shy, Tang Feng couldn’t help but pull her into his arms.

Su Xiaoli didn’t resist, just quietly leaned against him.

Time seemed to stand still.

At that moment, Tang Feng heard the system’s voice in his mind.

“Congratulations to the host, on receiving a new mission! The upcoming campus singing contest is about to take place. If you win first place, you will receive a reward of 8,000 points!”

Tang Feng shuddered upon hearing the system’s words.

“What’s wrong?” Su Xiaoli noticed his body shudder and quickly asked.

“It’s nothing,” Tang Feng shook his head and said, “Maybe it was just a gust of cold wind just now.”

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