Chapter 483

Hitting the bullseye every time has always been Wang Mou's specialty.

Naturally, Shi Jie got pregnant. After the New Year, she left on the third day, telling her parents she was being sent to Gusu for a year. In reality, she went to a villa by Taihu Lake to nurture the fetus, hiring a few people specifically to wait on her, spending her days wandering around and admiring the scenery, with nothing to do.

Gusu and Shanghai are on the same line; whenever Wang Yan went to Shanghai or was on his way back, he would stop in Gusu for two days, using sweet talk to smooth things over. After all, she was pregnant, so more companionship was only right and proper.

"Are you not busy lately? Or is there some problem with Shi Jie?" Ruan Guan, who had been caught by her big treasure, lay in Wang Mou's arms, her fingertips drawing circles on his strong muscles, her words full of confusion.

"Why do you ask that?"

"Isn't it because you've been spending more time with me lately? Nothing really happened, right?"

Wang Yan shook his head and smiled: "Isn't this good?"

"Of course it's good. But you've been with Shi Jie for so long, if something really happened, wouldn't you feel bad?" Ruan Guan usually didn't pay attention to Shi Jie, let alone whether Wang Yan had other women, because that would be asking for trouble for herself. This time, she felt something was wrong, which is why she asked.

"You really are a good woman." Wang Yan combed back her not-yet-dry hair and told the truth: "Actually, nothing happened. She just wanted a child and got pregnant before the New Year. It wasn't easy to explain to her parents, so she quit her job and went to Gusu to nurture the fetus. My headquarters is in Jin Ling, where there's the most work, so it just so happens I can accompany you more."

"Pregnant before the New Year? That must be two months now, right?" Ruan Guan sat up in surprise, ignoring the quilt sliding down to reveal the beautiful scenery, just staring fixedly at her old Wang.

"No need to be so excited. What's the big deal about having a child? It's not like we can't afford to raise one." Wang Yan reached out and pulled her back into his arms: "Do you know why she's having a child? She said I'm a bastard, can't marry her, don't know how many other women I have, and am so rich. She's afraid I'll die from exhaustion, so she wants a child to split my inheritance later."

"That's what she said to you?"

"Of course, she just needs a lesson."

"I think she's really overthinking it. You're so strong, how could you die on a woman's belly." Ruan Guan looked up, reached out, and stroked his face: "I want a child too."

"You're only a year older than me and just started working not long ago, don't be impulsive. Having a child takes a year, raising one takes four or five. You'll go crazy staying at home all day."

"I won't. I'm fine reading books by myself; there's always a way to pass the time. Besides, who said I have to raise the child? You're so rich, wouldn't it be fine to find an auntie to help? If you're worried, just bring my parents over and let them help watch the child. At worst, they'll just scold me, it's nothing."

Ruan Guan's answer was also straightforward. She was soft on the outside but firm on the inside, only indecisive when it came to feelings. Otherwise, she wouldn't have wanted to forgive Zhao Shiyong after he got someone else pregnant, nor would she have followed Wang Yan so devotedly without status or name.

Not only was her answer straightforward, but her actions were equally straightforward. Her slender fingers had already gripped the throat of Comrade Little Wang's fate...

"It doesn't matter to me, you're the one who will suffer. Don't regret it when the time comes." Wang Mou was strong and vigorous, and although he was used to staying calm despite seeing many beauties, he couldn't withstand such provocation.

"Oh, hurry up. I'm not going home for the New Year this year, I'll tell my parents next year." Ruan Guan suppressed a moan and asked breathlessly: "Do you like boys or girls..."

Whether the child is a boy or a girl, Wang Yan really doesn't care. It's just that it might not be very convenient later, and then there's the child's education. After all, this time, he's not a good father...

Wang Yan looked helplessly at Ruan Guan, who was lying on her back with her two long legs resting on the wall at the head of the bed: "It's really not that serious. Think about it, if I couldn't have children, whose child is Shi Jie carrying?"

"That's not necessarily true. We've been together for over three years, and every time you finish inside, there hasn't been a single sign. How are you sure Shi Jie's is yours?"

Although what she said seemed to be the case, who told him Wang Mou had a switch, being able to communicate deeply at will without obstacles. Of course, he wouldn't explain, just waved his hand: "Suit yourself, I'm going to take a shower first."

"Go, go, don't worry about me." Ruan Guan waved her hand impatiently.

Used up and she's not her, a heartless woman...

The next day, Wang Yan went to work as usual.

Long Teng's development has always been smooth sailing, and it's the same in every world. In nearly five years, it has developed from a small workshop of only a few dozen people making tea bags by hand into a large multinational group involved in many fields today, directly leading tens of thousands of employees. In addition to employees engaged in low-end labor such as factories and logistics, there are also over ten thousand "screws" maintaining the company's operation in various links. Half of these ten thousand people work in Jin Ling.

With so many people, it was impossible for them to work together without a self-built headquarters because there wasn't enough space. Therefore, many departments worked in separate areas, concentrated near Southeast University and Jianye District. Such dispersion naturally affected administrative efficiency, which was also the necessity of building a headquarters.

Long Teng Group has already acquired a piece of land in Pukou District. The specific location is in an area north of the Yangtze River Bridge. The place is very large, enough to build a park.

The government intended to build a high-tech park in Jianye District to form an industrial agglomeration advantage and wanted Long Teng Group to be there too. But Wang Yan didn't do it; the place was too small for him to display his skills, although this refers to the design. After all, the government's handwriting was so big, how could it be stingy? The land actually given wasn't small, and it was at a low price. It's just that he wanted a bigger one, and that side is close to the Yangtze River, so the scenery is much better.

That place wasn't empty land; demolition mobilization was underway, and buildings would be built near Pukou Railway Station for compensation. Although there were inevitably some "nail households," the problem really wasn't very big...

The current office location of the Future Design Institute is a rented space in an office building in Xinjiekou. There are over a hundred employees, which is considered large-scale at this time. The work is a full set, with both big and small jobs. From the initial design to various specific construction drawings, and finally decoration, etc. For ordinary residential projects, people would also be stationed at the sales office to provide customers with decoration plans, a one-stop service.

For anything ordinary people don't understand, the water is deep. Especially the industries in the real estate chain are even more black and white, true and false. Wang Yan is still considered to have a conscience; although he is also black, he is practical. Cheating money is certain, but he absolutely doesn't lie. Especially since he also plans to cover the whole industry, not to mention various building materials upstream, he is developing high-end home decoration business for customers in the later stage, creating a brand from various materials for hard decoration to various home furniture for soft decoration.

In the entire design institute, everyone is busy and has no leisure. There are several projects under construction, several waiting to be designed, and the most critical design of the three headquarters is also underway. Although there is no land yet, it doesn't delay having ideas first.

Wang Yan reached his office, studying the drawings there, sometimes modern, sometimes ancient, sometimes Feng Shui and Five Elements, sometimes Zhou Tian and Eight Trigrams. He has money and even more heart, so naturally, he does whatever makes him happy, just let it be messy and unrestrained. Anyway, as long as the building structure is reasonable and can be implemented, no matter how strange it is, he has the ability to build it. It doesn't matter if it makes a profit or a loss; it's really good to have money...

When you are devoted to one thing, time always passes quickly, and a morning is gone in the blink of an eye.

A burst of knocking on the door sounded, Wang Yan looked up and saw Zhu Xiao Bei wearing a denim suit, carrying a small black bag, her long hair tied into a ponytail, walking in with a smile.

"Xiao Bei, why did you come here?"

Zhu Xiao Bei curled her lips, walked naturally to a huge table, supported the edge of the table with both hands, and looked at the large sand table on the table and various drawings behind it: "Why, can't I come?"

"I meant, wouldn't a phone call do? No need to run so far."

"I rode a motorcycle here, just a twist of the throttle and I was here, it wasn't tiring."

Wang Yan shook his head and smiled: "That big motorcycle of yours has an unstable center of gravity, ride slowly. If you flip the car and scratch your face, you won't even find a place to cry." Before the New Year, Zhu Xiao Bei got a military green Changjiang 750. It just so happened that her postgraduate written exam had passed, so there wasn't so much pressure. In her daily life, besides reading and studying, she would ride the motorcycle out for a ride. Not to mention, this girl riding a big motorcycle really had a heroic spirit, quite dashing.

After graduation, her contact with Zhu Xiao Bei didn't break, and they would occasionally have a meal or something. Either with Shi Jie or Ruan Guan, but they were never at the same table.

Speaking of which, the one who knows his situation best is Zhu Xiao Bei. She watched Long Teng start from scratch, and among these acquaintances, she is the richest. Following Big Sister Zhu, she also gained knowledge and can better know how big Long Teng really is. However, limited by industry differences, her understanding isn't very clear, but it's much stronger than others.

Zhu Xiao Bei poked at the model on the table with her hand, looking indifferent: "My technique is great, no need for you to worry."

Wang Yan stretched a big stretch: "It's noon, let's go, let's go eat. If you have something to say, say it while eating; if not, just accompany me for a meal."

"Hey, I came to you just to eat." Seeing Wang Yan's confusion, Zhu Xiao Bei smiled: "Didn't I have an interview a while ago? The admission list came out yesterday, it went very smoothly, just waiting for school to start in September. Isn't this just coming to you to celebrate? I've already booked a seat at the Fuchang Hotel not far away, let's go."

"Alright, after reading for a postgraduate degree, then reading for a doctorate, that's great. Let's go, let's go, eat, eat, busy all morning, I've been hungry for a long time."

The two talked and laughed as they went downstairs, and after a while, they arrived at the Chinese restaurant of Fuchang Hotel.

This is a famous old brand in Jin Ling, once the residence of Li Zongren, receiving dignitaries and nobles, and truly no ordinary people came and went. After the founding of the country, it served as a reception place for the Jin Ling government, and many celebrities had been here. After the opening up, it began to receive ordinary people.

The two arrived and began to order dishes. Zhu Xiao Bei has known Wang Yan for many years and knows he has a good appetite. There was a table full of big and small plates, all Huaiyang cuisine. The taste is clear, fresh, and peaceful, the saltiness and sweetness are moderate, the production is fine, the shape is beautiful, and it is unique and novel. It is March now, the mandarin fish is fat and beautiful, and it is a good time to enjoy the famous Huaiyang dish, Squirrel Mandarin Fish.

Talking and laughing, seeing Wang Yan eating happily, Zhu Xiao Bei asked with a smile: "Why haven't I seen the senior sister lately? You didn't have a conflict with her, did you?"

"No, she's in Gusu."

"Job transfer?"

"She quit last year."

"Why? Didn't she do well at Huajian? Why did she suddenly resign?"

Wang Yan looked at her with a smile: "She wanted a child, got pregnant before the New Year, and is nurturing the fetus in Gusu."

Zhu Xiao Bei's eyes slowly grew larger, staring round, and it took a long time for her to accept this news. She asked suspiciously: "Why run to Gusu? Isn't she fine in that unit? It's not like they don't have holidays."

"There's no way to explain it to her parents. She lied to her parents, saying she was sent to Gusu for a year. When the child is born, she will just hold the child and go back, saying she was cheated."

"You really don't plan to marry her?"

"I've told you before."

"She's really devoted to you."

Wang Yan shook his head and smiled, didn't speak, just ate big mouthfuls.

After a while, Zhu Xiao Bei, who was eating one bite at a time, sighed: "Ask you something."

"Hmm."

"Tell me the truth, how many confidantes do you have now?"

"That sounds pretty good." Wang Yan smiled: "Not many, just four."

"Four is not many?" Zhu Xiao Bei stared at Wang Yan: "Do they know about each other?"

"Some know, some don't, but they all know there are four."

"Among these four people, is there..." Zhu Xiao Bei looked at his indifferent appearance, let out a long breath, and leaned forward cautiously, but her eyes were tightly fixed on his deep, calm eyes: "Ruan Guan!"

Is the confidentiality work so imprecise? How come one or two know... Wang Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, nodded at her with a smile: "How did you know?"

"It was when the winter vacation was about to start in 1997, she was calling her family, I just happened to go to wash clothes, and when I walked to the back, I heard her say 'Wang Yan won't go back with me', so I secretly listened to a few sentences in the back, and that's how I knew you had gone back with her to see her parents before. Later, I wondered if I had heard it wrong, so I pondered it myself, and the more I thought, the more suspicious it was. And a while ago, it seemed like Li Weijuan was deliberately testing Ruan Guan, always mentioning you there. I guess she might have discovered it too."

Wang Yan nodded and didn't speak. He already had a feeling, after all, he had experienced it twice, with a lot of experience.

Sure enough, after another silence, Zhu Xiao Bei said: "Do you know? I have always liked you, since you went to my sister's steamed bun shop for breakfast."

"I know, otherwise who was your long hair kept for?" Wang Yan looked at her and said: "It's just that I've been waiting for you to speak, so what do you think? Are you going to confess to me, or do you want to be my fifth woman... hmm, confidante?"

"What else can I do? My sister and I can have the life we have now, all because of your help..."

"Don't, that's two different things. I don't mean to ask for repayment for kindness, and "Life is a Skewer" can have its current scale, also because your sister is willing to work hard and knows how to adapt and learn with the times. If it weren't for these, even if the secret recipe was good, it would still fail. On the other hand, I still get dividends every year, it's written in black and white in the contract, no one owes anyone. This has nothing to do with you and me, don't fool yourself."

"I'm not fooling myself." The worries that had been accumulated for many years were spoken out, and Zhu Xiao Bei felt that the whole person was much more relaxed. She smiled and said: "Before, when you told me about three wives and four concubines, I thought you were teasing me. Later, when I knew about Ruan Guan, I was very happy instead. Do you know why? Because if you were to marry someone, I might never be able to say these words in my life, and I would never fall in love with anyone else in my life, only to grow old alone.

Because you are too excellent, too good, so good that I feel I don't deserve you, so good that I can't look at other men, so I held it in for so many years. It's pretty good now, at least I can be with you, and we're still good friends."

"Good friends who sleep together?"

"Otherwise?"

"You're all prepared."

"Otherwise?" Zhu Xiao Bei looked at Wang Mou with a smile: "Not going to work in the afternoon?"

Wang Yan laughed: "Eat."

Zhu Xiao Bei's choice was not unexpected, this was destined long ago. When Wang Yan helped the two sisters gain a foothold in Jin Ling and now become a rich man, it was already decided. Of course, just as Wang Yan said to Zhu Xiao Bei, it's not asking for repayment, not material. It's the fate established from this. He once said he didn't have a fate with Zheng Wei, but now the fate is quite deep. Zhu Xiao Bei, who was the first to establish fate, of course, wouldn't be willing to give up such an excellent man as Wang Mou.

A woman with peerless beauty is a poison that makes people unable to stop, and a confident, unrestrained, and wild man is the same.

Zhu Xiao Bei's bravery was pretended, and she still cried in the end. Still the same sentence, no one is willing to share this kind of love, no one is born with a cheap disease. However, this feeling was only for that moment of intimacy, and then she was lost in the journey of riding the waves.

After skillfully cleaning the battlefield and washing up, the lights were already on. The new couple hugged each other and leaned against the head of the bed, enjoying the beauty of this moment.

"Hey, Ruan Guan, I have something to do tonight, so I won't go back, you eat by yourself."

"I know, I've already finished eating, I didn't wait for you at all." Ruan Guan's gentle voice sounded on the phone: "But you have to come over tomorrow, having a child isn't just my business, drink less alcohol, smoke less. Hang up."

After the simple conversation, Wang Yan put the phone on the head of the bed.

Zhu Xiao Bei looked up at Wang Yan: "I didn't hear wrong, right? Ruan Guan just said having a child?"

"Hmm. Isn't this because Shi Jie wants to have one..."

After hearing the explanation, Zhu Xiao Bei said firmly: "I'll have one for you too."

"You're still a postgraduate student, what are you joining in the fun for. Shi Jie is afraid I'll die from exhaustion and wants a child to split my inheritance, Ruan Guan is used to being quiet and thinks it's pretty good to have a child to accompany her. What do you want to do? Don't tell me you're also hoping to split my inheritance? It won't be too late to talk about it after you graduate from postgraduate school."

"That's already two, if the remaining two have children and I don't, I always feel something is wrong." Zhu Xiao Bei's reason is really simple.

"No need to worry, there's plenty of time. If you have a child now, you're just causing trouble for Big Sister." Wang Yan changed the subject: "Big Sister is now a famous businesswoman in the Yangtze River Delta, still single? Haven't you met anyone you like all these years?"

"My sister is so busy, I can't see her a few times a year, where would I know."

"You have to talk to her, she's such a big boss, why does she need to do everything herself? Look at my company, if I managed everything, wouldn't I be exhausted? Just know how the money is spent, where it went, and who spent it. Reward if spent well, punish according to the situation if spent poorly. Doing these two things, the enterprise can basically be managed well. Besides, aren't there professional managers? Those are all sea turtles, knowledgeable and capable, just pay high salaries to find them to preside over the overall situation."

"I've said it so many times, she doesn't listen at all, she doesn't trust others. Let her be tired, don't worry about her. When there are more branches, when the vegetable and food company is bigger, she will know how to rest. Don't talk about my sister, I feel much better, shall we come again?"

"There's plenty of time, what's the rush? It's pretty good to talk."

Wang Yan is not really a beast. To be honest, although he doesn't have any true feelings for women, the love that should be there is not lacking at all, it's just that too many experiences have made him lose those emotions. Because it was destined from the beginning that they were all passersby, he would have invested in the past, but he was really young then...

Just like this, the two chattered and talked about the past again. Of course, it was mainly Zhu Xiao Bei talking, telling her mental journey over the years. Without realizing it, they fell asleep in each other's arms.

The next morning, Wang Yan went to the vegetable market to buy old hens and medicinal materials as usual. Returning to the house Zhu Dajie bought for Zhu Xiao Bei, he started stewing the old hen for the fifth time...

Zhu Xiao Bei is a little rich woman. Since she made a fortune, Zhu Dajie has been too busy to manage her, just giving money. It's just that Zhu Xiao Bei is used to being frugal and doesn't spend much. So there's no need for Boss Wang to pay for her support, really sleeping for free. Of course, if calculated from the source of "Life is a Skewer", it's her who got the most.

The days became quiet again, it's just that Wang Yan is busier, after all, there are five.

Unexpectedly, Ruan Guan successfully got pregnant. After all, she was pregnant before marriage, and didn't even know who the father was, so to avoid gossip, she also quit her job. The original house was on the sixth floor, and it was always inconvenient to go up and down stairs after pregnancy. To take care of her, Wang Yan bought a detached bungalow from the Republic of China period on Yihe Road. He also found two aunties to take care of her daily life, cooking, washing, etc.

Ruan Guan knew Wang Yan was particularly rich, but she was still shocked by this behavior of buying a house like buying cabbage, especially since the house was so expensive. This house actually wasn't anything, it just happened that he wanted to buy it, and it happened that someone was short of money, so they sold it. Actually, it wouldn't be a loss no matter how much he bought it for, it would be worth tens of millions later. After all, this is a scarce resource, there are only so many buildings from the Republic of China period in the whole of Jin Ling, the geographical location is good, and the environment is superior. And it doesn't delay money, it's only a few million now, all small money. Besides, just after buying the house here, he could almost mortgage that money from the bank, no impact.

In the blink of an eye, time reached August 1999. This is an ordinary month, an ordinary day.

Even though it was past the beginning of autumn, the hot magic city was still hot, suffocating people, and sweating after walking a few steps. The traffic on the road didn't decrease, and pedestrians didn't stop.

In the old city area not far from Suzhou Creek, a white small BMW two-door coupe, roaring, stopped by the tree-lined road. The door opened, feet in small white shoes stepped on the ground, Zheng Wei was wearing denim shorts, revealing a pair of big white legs. On her upper body was a simple white short sleeve, wearing sunglasses, with a high ponytail, extremely cool.

Regardless of others' gazes, because she was already used to it, driving this car was the focus everywhere. She knew that in the mouths of most people, there wasn't a good word. But the actual situation was indeed not much different, after all, her salary was only over 700, and working hard for a month wasn't enough for gas. But so what? Is there any problem?

She bent down to take out her small bag and put it on her body, closed the car door dashingly, took out the key and pressed it, the lights flashed twice and locked the car, turned and walked towards the house by the road.

Just after walking two steps, she caught a glimpse of a black Santana parked not far away, she stopped abruptly, and walked step by step to the black Santana.

Now Santana is no longer rare, because of the establishment of joint ventures and the gradual localization of parts, the price has dropped significantly. Nowadays, mentioning a new car is roughly about 100,000. Although the price has dropped, with an average monthly salary of 700, it is still unreachable for the vast ordinary masses. However, the population base is there, and there are many who can buy it. Especially in a super big city like Shanghai, the streets are full of this car.

Of course, the car is not rare, the license plate is rare. Looking at the familiar "Su A" license plate on it, Zheng Wei took off her sunglasses, bent down to check carefully, and confirmed she hadn't misread it. Still unwilling to give up, she pressed tightly against the hot car window, looked through the anti-peeping film at the special, modified luxurious interior inside, especially the yellow pear wood steering wheel that was polished to a shine, she took a deep breath, looked back at the two-story building not far away, thinking of bad pictures in her mind.

She turned and wanted to leave, but when she reached the side of the small BMW, she hesitated for a moment, and still gritted her teeth and stepped towards the two-story house.

Near the front, she took out the key from her small bag, skillfully turned the door lock, gently pulled the door open, and gently closed it. She changed her shoes at the door, just barefoot like that, with the front of her feet on the ground, holding the wall to keep her body balanced, went in step by step, and stepped on the stairs to go upstairs.

Just as she was halfway up, a burst of footsteps sounded upstairs, scaring her into a shiver. Immediately after, she saw Li Weijuan, wearing silk pajamas and revealing a large area of skin, sweating, blushing, and walking over with a smile.

"Miss Zheng, why are you here? Eat some watermelon downstairs, I just bought it this morning, it's cool in the refrigerator." While speaking, Li Weijuan had already walked to the top of the stairs, took a few steps down, pulled Zheng Wei and wanted to go downstairs.

"I'm bored at home, want to find you to go shopping." Zheng Wei patted her hand away, turned sideways and went upstairs flexibly: "Looking at how you're dressed, am I not here at the right time? Did I disturb your good deed?"

While speaking, she breathed the air upstairs, although it wasn't heavy, but she wasn't inexperienced, of course, she smelled the alternative, seductive air of hormone stimulation in the air.

"No, there's no one at all, let's go, let's go down and eat watermelon." Li Weijuan continued to reach out, wanting to pull her down.

Seeing her panicked and covering up, how could Zheng Wei believe it, she only believed what she saw. Immediately, she waved her hand and dodged, running directly towards the master bedroom.

Li Weijuan hurriedly followed behind her, wanting to struggle one last time. But in the end, there was nothing she could do, Zheng Wei had already twisted the handle and pushed the door open.

"Bastard, it really is you... mm, let me go..."

Li Weijuan looked at Zheng Wei, who was being kissed on the mouth and had no strength left after pushing a few times, then looked at the man who was waving at her, the anxiety on her face turned into charm in the blink of an eye, without even thinking, she walked in with a smile and closed the bedroom door behind her...