dkrc Chapter 327: You two are awesome!
Chapter 327: You two are awesome!
After a six-hour flight, Huang Xiaochuan and his group arrived at Boston Logan International Airport at 5:20 local time. This is because Boston is on the East Coast, and its time is three hours ahead of the West Coast.
Zhang Gaolei was also here for the first time, so asking him to lead the way to Wu Duo was no different from asking a blind man to lead the way.
Fortunately, Saturn Bodyguard's business covers major cities across the United States, so Huang Xiaochuan and his group were picked up by a car as soon as they got off the plane.
After getting in the car, we went straight to the hotel where we were staying, which Cao Charlie had booked by phone the day before.
After checking in, it wasn't even 6:30 yet.
Huang Xiaochuan hadn't seen Wu Duo in a long time and missed him terribly, so he took Zhang Gaolei directly to MIT to find Wu Duo.
The place was too big and unfamiliar, so Huang Xiaochuan didn't use the clumsy method of asking around. Instead, he found a public phone and called Wu Duo directly.
After the call connected, Huang Xiaochuan played a prank on Wu Duo, pinching his nose as he spoke and asking Wu Duo to guess who he was.
Upon hearing that it was Mandarin, the quick-witted Wu Duo immediately focused his attention on a few people.
Wu Duo quickly guessed that it was Huang Xiaochuan. Huang Xiaochuan didn't want to waste any more time, so he used his own voice to talk to Wu Duo. It was a bit chilly, so he decided not to do anything strange.
Upon learning that Huang Xiaochuan and Zhang Gaolei were already at MIT, Wu Duo excitedly asked, "Where are you two now?"
Huang Xiaochuan looked around. It was dark, and a building in the distance stood out prominently under the lights.
"There was a big house with many pillars, but the roof was so ugly, it looked like a big tomb."
Upon hearing Huang Xiaochuan's description, Wu Duo exclaimed, "This is the dome of the McLaughlin Building! Huang Xiaochuan's lousy mouth has made it look like a giant burial mound!" Wu Duo laughed so hard that tears almost streamed down his face. The long-lost feeling had returned, just like when the group was back in 222.
Soon, Huang Xiaochuan saw a person riding a bicycle speeding towards them. At first, Wu Duo hadn't seen Huang Xiaochuan and Zhang Gaolei yet; Huang Xiaochuan saw him first and quickly called out his name.
"Wu Duo, we're here!"
Wu Duo arrived at Huang Xiaochuan and Zhang Gaolei, panting. Without saying a word, he threw down his bicycle and gave Huang Xiaochuan a hug first, followed by Zhang Gaolei.
When Wu Duo hugged Zhang Gaolei, Huang Xiaochuan deliberately said, "You two are both in America, yet you act like you've been separated for a long time. Don't you see each other usually?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Duo immediately pushed Zhang Gaolei away, pointed at Zhang Gaolei and said, "Ask him, damn it, every time I come back to China I fly to San Francisco first to meet him and then we travel together, but every time I come back he stands me up and leaves early on."
Zhang Gaolei was naturally unwilling to take the blame: "I asked you to come with me, but you said the holiday wasn't over yet and there was no rush."
"That's true. Every time you come back, you tell me you're coming to America within a month or two. I start to suspect that you've found an American lover."
Huang Xiaochuan quickly tried to smooth things over: "Alright, alright, we'll give you two time to argue later. Tonight it's my treat, Lao Wu, you pick the place, make sure it's a good one, don't try to save me money, let's have a good get-together."
Wu Duo was immediately displeased: "What, you think I'm asking you to pay for my meal when we're here? Are you trying to embarrass me?"
Huang Xiaochuan laughed: "Damn it, fine, you're the host, you make the arrangements tonight."
Wu Duo's anger turned to joy: "That's more like it, but wait a moment. I had plans to get together with some people tonight, all of them are Chinese students studying in the US. Now I definitely can't go! I need to tell them I'll reschedule for another day, so they won't say I stood them up."
Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan waved his hand and said, "I think a chance encounter is worse than a planned meeting. Since that's the case, I suggest you stick to your original plan and just add two more pairs of chopsticks for me and Lao Zhang."
"We can do both without wasting time, and we can also make some new friends."
Wu Duo's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh: "That's right! That's a good idea. You two come with me!"
"Old Wu, wait for me for two minutes, I'll make arrangements for the people who came with me." With that, Huang Xiaochuan gestured, and Mai Guangde immediately ran over.
Wu Duo was a little confused about what was going on, and he looked at Zhang Gaolei with a questioning expression.
Zhang Gaolei told him, "Xiao Chuan will talk to you later."
"Guangde, just take your men and follow us from a distance. When we have meals or something, you can arrange things for our people. You don't need to worry about me." Huang Xiaochuan called Mai Guangde over and gave him a few instructions.
Mai Guangde nodded to indicate that he understood.
After Mai Guangde left, Wu Duo looked Huang Xiaochuan up and down: "Not bad! Big shot! Now you even bring entourages and bodyguards when you go out?"
Wu Duo had just seen several people scattered around them, following Huang Xiaochuan wherever he went; they were clearly bodyguards or entourage.
"Hehe! I'm a coward who values my life, please forgive me!" Huang Xiaochuan laughed and joked with Wu Duo.
"Big shot, I've been your classmate for years, and I still can't figure you out. You're a damn deep rabbit."
Huang Xiaochuan rolled his eyes at Wu Duo: "You act like an X-ray machine, able to see right through everyone. Fine, I'll tell you the truth, I just made some money, can't I show off a little?"
Zhang Gaolei grew impatient: "Hey, Squad Leader Wu, I'm starving! Where's the food?"
"Okay, okay, look how anxious you are. Come with me!"
As he spoke, Wu Duo led the two of them toward a certain place.
As Wu Duo walked, he boasted, "The roasted lamb chops, lemon-marinated sashimi, and crème brûlée at this restaurant I'm taking you to are all fantastic, and the prices aren't outrageous. I go there once or twice a month."
Upon arriving at the restaurant, Wu Duo gave the waiter his name and phone number and was led to a large table, which he had reserved. After the three sat down, Wu Duo asked Huang Xiaochuan, "Why did you come to America? To study?"
Huang Xiaochuan gestured towards Zhang Gaolei with his lip: "Last year, Lao Zhang asked me to raise investment, but I didn't expect him to lead me into a trap. Now another investor wants to dilute Lao Zhang's and my shares, and Lao Zhang is outnumbered and can't handle it, so he came to me for help again. I quickly ran over to support him!"
Wu Duo suddenly realized, "No wonder Old Zhang was being so mysterious, so there was something like this going on!"
Then he complained to Zhang Gaolei: "You're so unfair, you didn't even tell me about this good thing."
Zhang Gaolei was certainly unhappy with Wu Duo's complaints: "Back then, we needed several hundred thousand yuan, and we didn't even know if it would work out. It was just a gamble. I didn't dare to invest any more. What if I pulled you in? What if we lost money?"
"Then why did you get big investors to invest?"
"I didn't stop him. Before I went back to the US that time, I had plenty of time, so I planned to meet with Xiao Chuan and Lao Ding Chen Zhe. Who would have thought that the other two weren't there, but I met Xiao Chuan instead. He asked me what I was busy with, and I told him. Then he said he was going to invest, and he was going to invest $800,000. You can ask him if that's true."
Wu Duo suddenly stretched out his hand: "Wait, after all this talk, I still don't know what you two are up to!"
Zhang Gaolei glanced at Huang Xiaochuan, and seeing that he didn't object, said, "You know Gaze browser, right? That thing!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Duo gasped and exclaimed, "Holy crap! You guys made that thing?"
Zhang Gaolei quickly waved his hand: "Xiao Chuan and I are the investors. My roommate and a friend of his are in charge of the technical development. They provide the technology, and Xiao Chuan and I provide the money."
Wu Duo's eyes widened: "Holy crap, do you guys even know? You two are incredibly awesome!"