Chapter 737: Chapter 737

Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng arrived at the Kaifeng Humanities and Social Sciences Library, located to the east of the North-South Main Road.

You had to swipe your card to get inside, and once you entered, the vastness of the space inside the library took your breath away.

With a total of five floors, there was a small atrium in the center, surrounded by a ring of bookshelves, alongside which were study desks. The first floor housed a café where you could buy pastries and coffee to accompany your reading.

The overall atmosphere of the library was exceptionally pleasant, with a rich scent of books as though you were surrounded by an ocean of literature.

Pu Sangzhi loved places the most, especially the neatly aligned rows of books on the bookshelves.

If for most people relaxation meant playing with their phones or scrolling through TikTok, for Pu Sangzhi, it was reading books.

She and Huo Feng went to the library, and an excited Pu Sangzhi plunged straight into the section with civil engineering books.

It was only the first day of school, only the first class, yet she was already looking for such books, which left Huo Feng, hands in pockets and as listless as a salted fish, staring wide-eyed!

Huo Feng’s lips curled, "Reading textbooks on the first day of school? Don’t you want to find a novel to relax a bit?"

Pu Sangzhi shook her head, "I’ve read too many novels. The more I read, the more they all seem the same. It’s the fields I’ve yet to explore that feel more refreshing."

As she spoke, Pu Sangzhi took a professional book from the shelf, flipped through it casually, put it back, and muttered, "I want to look at some architecture books. Isn’t this the right section?"

"Why are you, a girl, so interested in building houses?"

Huo Feng frowned, following Pu Sangzhi with a sense of resignation.

If he hadn’t met a girlfriend like Pu Sangzhi, Huo Feng would never have visited the library to look for books.

Even now that he was here with Pu Sangzhi, he couldn’t understand her insatiable mind.

As a student, as a person, she was far too passionate about learning!

"My dad also studied at the Tsinghua University Department of Civil Engineering. Back at home, we used to have many architectural models. Wooden, steel, plastic—my dad liked to make models with all kinds of materials. That’s why I’m quite interested in these things," Pu Sangzhi explained.

Huo Feng nodded, boredly puffing out his cheeks.

After all, her family had good home schooling and a high level of education, which is why they raised someone as excellent as her.

As for Huo Feng, since he admired her excellence, he had to accept her blandness too...

"Why don’t you go find some books to read?" Pu Sangzhi turned her head and said to him.

"I’m fine. You read your books, I’ll just play with my phone," Huo Feng replied.

Huo Feng added, "I’ll find a novel to read on my phone."

Pu Sangzhi nodded, "Okay."

The two browsed around the bookshelves, and Pu Sangzhi pulled out a large stack of books, then joined Huo Feng at a study spot to sit down.

In the library, there were actually private study rooms. Equipped with a computer, resources, and air conditioning, the private study rooms were indeed very well-appointed!

They were free too, but you had to book them in advance.

This skill was definitely worth learning because at Tsinghua, the demand for private study rooms was overwhelming!

Before long, Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng were both seated and reading.

Huo Feng also bought coffee and pastries, which stayed at the side, sharing them with her; the atmosphere was very pleasant.

After about half an hour of quiet, Huo Feng, bored with playing on his phone, slumped his head onto the table, gazing intently at Pu Sangzhi.

Pu Sangzhi caught a pair of burning eyes in the corner of her view, which she couldn’t ignore.

"What?" Pu Sangzhi turned a page of her book and asked.

"I’m bored, I want to kiss you..." Huo Feng said with his lips squished against the tabletop.

Pu Sangzhi expressed her disdain.

But a few seconds later, she couldn’t help but curve her lips slightly and said, "Stop staring at me."

"I want to." Huo Feng insisted.

Pu Sangzhi turned her head to the side and raised a hand to her forehead as if to purposely show him her back, unwilling to be subjected to his intense gaze.

Despite having a romantic relationship with him already...

She sometimes felt his gaze was too intense, making her feel a bit strange inside.

"You won’t even let me look at you?"

Huo Feng raised his eyebrows, "Isn’t that a bit too stingy?"

Pu Sangzhi shook her head and continued flipping through the book without responding.

"If you don’t turn back around, I’ll count to three and then I’m coming over. Starting now, three!"

As the words fell, Pu Sangzhi obediently straightened up, showing him another perfect profile.

Just looking at her lifted Huo Feng’s spirits as if there were bright sunshine above his head...

"What are you reading? Share it with me," Huo Feng initiated a conversation.

"Looking at house designs."

Pu Sangzhi then slid the book slightly towards Huo Feng, "Look, since the economic reforms, our country’s houses have gone through several stages of change. At first, there were brick and tile houses, then cement ones. These one- to two-story buildings lasted for decades. After that, they turned into commercial housing..."

Huo Feng looked up attentively, listening to Pu Sangzhi talk, "Commercial houses seem like they will remain popular for many more decades, but judging by the current situation, I predict that multi-level houses will be more marketable in the future. I estimate that multi-levels could replace commercial houses in the coming era."

Huo Feng nodded, "What about the villa, then? Will it still be popular in the future?"

Sangzhi replied: "I was talking about the house type of a typical moderately well-off family. As long as the villa doesn’t depreciate in value, I guess it can remain popular among the rich and famous for quite a while. Plus, haven’t you noticed that today’s duplex is actually the lite version of a villa? With the two-story atrium design that increases the sense of space, even houses that aren’t large can feel very spacious."

Huo Feng nodded again, "So what kind of house do you want to live in the future? Whatever you want, I’ll buy it!"

After thinking for a while, Sangzhi said: "I think, if you could buy a roughcast house with a ceiling height of 5 meters and an area of over 100 square meters in the future, it would be great if you let me design it. I’m really interested in architectural design as well."

Huo Feng nodded enthusiastically, "That’s the betrothal gift then. I’ll start saving from today and aim to buy it as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing this, Sangzhi laughed and tapped his hand lightly, "What are you talking about..."

Huo Feng also chuckled and caught her small hand, kneading it softly in his palm, "I’m saying, I’ll work hard to earn money and buy you a big duplex. It’s all up to me now, my dad has no money."

Sangzhi let out an even brighter laugh, "Why would you say that about Mr. Huo?"

Huo Feng’s eyebrows twisted slightly, "That’s not the point. The point is, I’ll buy a house and give you a marriage proposal. How’s that, looking forward to it?"

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She unexpectedly didn’t deny it!

This answer left Huo Feng in disbelief!

"Hey, since I’m performing so well, shouldn’t I get a little kiss as a reward..." Huo Feng hinted smoothly.

Just then, a cough came from behind them, abruptly interrupting the warm atmosphere between the two.

Huo Feng and Sangzhi both turned their heads and saw, sitting behind them, Lun Liang...

Huo Feng couldn’t help raising one eyebrow, "Why are you eavesdropping on my conversation with my girlfriend?"

At that moment, Lun Liang adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose, furrowed his brows, and said sternly: "The library requires silence, don’t you know that?"

"Still, you shouldn’t eavesdrop on my conversation with my girlfriend," Huo Feng argued.

"Who’s eavesdropping?"

Lun Liang turned his head with a frown and chastised Huo Feng, "I find you two noisy."

"Then you should have said something earlier."

Huo Feng replied: "If you had spoken up, we would have stopped making noise. But you didn’t, instead silently listening in."

"I wasn’t eavesdropping!" Lun Liang was exasperated.

Huo Feng patted his shoulder, "Let’s forget it, considering you’re my teacher, I won’t hold it against you."

"You still want to hold it against me?" Lun Liang’s mouth twisted, clearly very speechless!

"Ah, I won’t hold it against you."

Huo Feng squeezed his shoulder, "Old Liang, this is my girlfriend, Sangzhi from the Civil Engineering Department, the department beauty. Pretty, right?"

Huo Feng’s tone became naturally cordial as he spoke to Lun Liang as if they were old friends already.

"Mr. Liang." Sangzhi nodded to him.

"Hello, my surname is Lun."

Lun Liang introduced himself.

Sangzhi felt a bit awkward, "Ah..."

"Old Liang, are you here alone reading books? What are you reading?" Huo Feng glanced at the book on Lun Liang’s table.

Seeing the dense page of C language coding, Huo Feng was a bit baffled.

"Reading something you wouldn’t understand."

Lun Liang replied irritably to Huo Feng, and also said to Sangzhi: "He seems to listen to you quite well, teach him to be more polite."

Sangzhi nodded: "Okay. Mr. Lun."

"I won’t talk to you anymore, I’m going to find another place to read."

Disliking the noise from Huo Feng, Lun Liang picked up his book and decisively moved to a spot 20 meters away...

Such a distance represented such a vast disdain...

Watching Lun Liang move to the other side, Sangzhi couldn’t help but ask Huo Feng: "Your teacher doesn’t seem to like you very much, what will you do?"

"How could that be, he likes me too much."

Huo Feng felt very good about himself, "Believe it or not, out of all the students, he likes me, Huo Feng, the most!"

Sangzhi asked, "Is that possible? He seems to disdain you so much."

Huo Feng waved his hand, "Not at all. He just doesn’t want to admit it, but actually, he values me a lot in his heart."

Huo Feng nodded, "Really couldn’t be truer!"

Huo Feng indeed was the most unique student Lun Liang had ever encountered.

Lun Liang did quite like his personality.