Chapter 560: A Bit Tangled

Li Chengtao lived in Dashilan outside Qianmen, not far from Chongwen Sect. Everyone was basically in the same living circle, so they returned on the way.

Also in this process, Han Chunming and Li Chengtao figured out who was the brother and who was the younger brother, and Li Chengtao finally understood why Han Chunming called Wang Yan "Wang Ye."

Actually, it wasn't that he didn't know. After all, it was only one grade difference. In the whole of Beijing, there were only a few people who could become "Ye" among the student group. The one surnamed Wang was Wang Yan, and his name in the world was Wang Ye. Today he knew that the person who repaired equipment in their factory was the once arrogant and powerful Wang Ye. To be honest, he was still quite disappointed; he was really miserable.

Of course, this was relative to the glory of the past. After all, even if he repaired equipment in the factory, he was still stronger than him, a worker in the production workshop. People didn't have much work all day, had their own office, and were raising an old man there all day. When logistics issued things to workers, they could get more, and they earned much more, so he was envious.

However, it was just a title, and Wang Yan was indeed awesome. Even in the factory, he knew quite a few leaders, so Li Chengtao also followed and called him Wang Ye.

"Wang Ye, are you out of money?"

Outside the supply and marketing cooperative, Han Chunming looked at Wang Yan, who was only carrying a bag of potatoes, some peanuts, and a bottle of Hongxing Erguotou, and asked with a smile.

"Why do I hear you so gloating?"

"No, absolutely not." Han Chunming waved his hand repeatedly: "Wang Ye, I said you couldn't spend money like that. You enjoyed the first half of the month, and now in the second half, you're eating potatoes for one meal and sweet potatoes for the next. You'd better balance it out."

Wang Yan smiled and didn't reply, carrying the things and strolling toward home.

In fact, he could eat four dishes and one soup every day, smoke Huazi, and drink Maozi. He was doing this to take care of the neighbors' mentality, so they wouldn't be unhappy smelling the meat he ate every day. It was time to eat some vegetarian food. Leaving an outlet for their emotions, just like Han Chunming's gloating at this moment, so they wouldn't be jealous.

Swaying to the courtyard, Wang Yan opened the door lock, and just as he was about to enter the room, Han Chunming set up his bicycle and quickly followed, flipping through his pocket: "Wang Ye, bread given by Taozi."

"Fine, didn't I tell you? I've long since eaten enough of the factory's bread. Do you think I'm telling you a joke? What flavor haven't I eaten? You, take it back for Auntie to eat. Besides, Taozi originally wanted to give you both. It was his good intention, and my appearance was redundant. Can I really want your bread? Pushing a piece of bread back and forth, what's the point? Go back, I'm cooking."

"Fine, thanks Wang Ye, then I'm off."

Han Chunming ran out, didn't enter the house first, but went to the back courtyard and called Su Meng, who was eating inside.

At the moon gate, Su Meng asked: "What's the matter? So mysterious."

"Look what this is?"

Han Chunming looked at both sides, confirmed no one was watching, took out a piece of bread from his bag, and stuffed it into Su Meng's hand.

"Bread?" Su Meng opened her eyes wide, opened it to take a look, and said in surprise: "With fruit nuts, and still hot?"

"That's right, the latest product of our factory, it hasn't been on the market for long."

"Did you buy it?"

"Stole... ah no, swiped."

"I believe it." Su Meng giggled: "You definitely can do this kind of thing."

"You eat it, it's especially delicious."

"Oh my, I'm eating, wait until I finish eating to taste it slowly. Thank you, Chunming. I have to go back, my grandma, my dad, and my mom all saw you greeting me just now, I'm off."

Su Meng waved at Han Chunming, tossed her head, raised her two large braids, and turned to run into the house.

Unsurprisingly, as soon as she entered the house, she saw three pairs of eyes staring at her. She smiled, put the bread on the dining table, and didn't wait to be asked, but spoke first: "Han Chunming swiped fruit nut bread from the factory and gave me one to taste."

While speaking, she opened the bread, tore off a piece and put it in her mouth, clicked her tongue and nodded: "You guys taste it, it's really especially delicious."

"Eat with your grandma, we'll just eat." Su father shook his head: "Han Chunming stealing bread from the factory, this behavior is not good, this is a character problem. In the future, it's hard to have great achievements. You, stay away from him in the future, don't always gather together."

"Then why don't you talk about Wang Yan in the front courtyard? He has been leading a group of people to fight with others since he was a child. Good guy, he's only two years older than me, what do people call him? Wang Ye!"

"That child is different. What half-grown kid doesn't fight? Although Wang Yan fights, he has been good at studying since he was a child. It was just delayed, otherwise, he would have to be studying at Tsinghua or Peking University now, and he would be a national cadre or a scientist in the future. Even like this now, this child is not bad. And I've watched him grow up for so many years. He lost his parents early and lived by himself, which is ability. It's just that this child is big-handed and big-footed and doesn't think about the future, eating meat for one meal and fish for the next, and I don't know what will happen in the future."

Su mother nodded: "Your dad is right, stay away from Han Chunming in the future. You are all in your twenties. If any gossip spreads, what will you do in the future?"

"Oh..." Su Meng curled her lips, didn't take it to heart at all, and divided the remaining bread into two: "Grandma, let's eat together, this bread tastes especially good."

Su grandmother shook her head: "You eat it yourself, if Mengmeng likes to eat it, we'll buy two for her at the non-staple food store tomorrow, don't look like you've never eaten anything."

Su father nodded and agreed to this matter, saying he would buy it tomorrow. There was only one girl in the family, so of course, he had to tighten the girl. The money they saved was also saved for the girl.

Soon, after finishing the meal, Su Meng drank a sip of water and got up.

"So late, what are you going to do again?"

"Going to the toilet."

Su Meng went out of the house, arrived at the front courtyard, stopped at Wang Yan's door, didn't smell the fragrance of meat, lifted the bead curtain and leaned against the door, looking at Wang Yan, who was wearing a vest and big shorts and slippers, cutting potato shreds with "da da da."

"Yo, Wang Ye, why did you change to eating vegetarian?"

"Out of money." Wang Yan turned his head to look at Su Meng, without affecting the movements on his hands at all.

"If you ask me, you're looking for it yourself. Spending all your money on drinking and eating meat every day, there's still half a month left, let's see how you live."

"Actually, it's all the same, nothing more than 'three in the morning and four in the evening.' Eating meat for three days and eating vegetarian for ten days is no different. Although eating meat for three days is indeed balanced. But if you extend this time to a year, it's the same—eating meat for one day and vegetarian for two days, no difference, just be happy yourself."

"Fine, you, Wang Ye, have many big principles, I can't talk to you." Su Meng rolled her eyes: "Hey, Han Chunming stole bread from the factory and gave me one, it came out of the factory, the taste is not bad. I'm strange, you've been working there for three or four years, why don't I see you stealing bread to eat yourself?"

"You said it was stealing, can people see it? If people knew, calling the factory to report, wouldn't that be ruining it? And you also said I've been working for three or four years, what bread is so delicious that I haven't eaten enough in three or four years? Finally, I have to clarify to prove my innocence: I don't need to steal. Every time I go to repair equipment, I take one openly from the workshop director, it's not a big problem."

"Understood, you're just eating well and drinking well, and your mouth is spoiled. You cook, I'm off." Su Meng turned and left.

Just as she left, Wang Yan saw Cheng Army Supervisor running out with small steps. Not long after, he returned with a face full of anger...

Small people make trouble. Wang Yan didn't need to think to know that it was nothing good. He knew that Han Chunming went to give bread to Su Meng just now. Cheng Army Supervisor was in the room all day, hiding behind the curtain watching Su Meng's movements, so he must have noticed. Not saying some small words to Su Meng was really not his personality.

Ignoring those small things, Wang Yan continued to cut shreds with "da da da," didn't use meat, but used the lard he had refined a few days ago, put some remaining oil dregs, and stir-fried the potato shreds with a large spoon. Afterward, he scooped out the millet that had been boiled from the pot on the stove, rinsed it with cold water again, which was millet water rice.

He placed the peanuts, potato shreds, and small pickles that had been stir-fried and cooled on the table in the room, and poured Hongxing Erguotou into the Doucai small wine cup. Drinking a sip of wine, eating two peanuts, it was another day of living well even when alone...

The next night, Wang Yan got off work early again, and was still waiting at the parking shed. In a while, he saw Han Chunming walking out with Taozi and a woman, playing and making trouble.

Arriving near, Han Chunming said: "Wang Ye, let me introduce you. This is Cai Xiaoli, two grades younger than us, Su Meng's classmate, who was sent down to Fangshan with us before. Xiaoli, this is my classmate, and also in the same courtyard, named Wang Yan. You, like me, call him Wang Ye, everyone who knows him calls him that."

Cai Xiaoli was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Hello, Wang Ye. Your title is really good, it sounds smooth, like paying respects to you."

Wang Yan laughed: "It's just a title, everyone looks up to me and lifts me up, so they call me Wang Ye. This girl is not introverted, she dares to speak."

Taozi blinked his eyes on the side and said: "That's right, Wang Ye, this is my disciple, then can my disciple be the same as ordinary people?"

Wang Yan returned a knowing look and nodded: "Why do I see Xiaoli is close to Chunming?"

"That's for sure, Chunming is her dad's savior, and they are revolutionary comrades who were sent down together. I've only known her for one day, it would be strange if I were close."

Taozi didn't laugh, Wang Yan laughed.

The reason why Taozi didn't end up with Cai Xiaoli was because of this reason—too licking. This is also attributed to his personality. Once again, the definition of a licking dog refers to the other party having no good feelings for oneself, yet repeatedly putting down dignity to stick to the other party's hot face, and not knowing how to withdraw in time.

Taozi is honest and upright, and his way of chasing women is to treat women well in every possible way. There is no problem with him treating people well. The only problem is that he thinks the good he pays can move women, so he is dead set on Cai Xiaoli, not knowing how to withdraw in time.

After Han Chunming tossed with Su Meng for more than thirty years, when Taozi and Guan Guan Xiao Guan were together, the time was actually not short, and they also married in their thirties. Fortunately, they achieved a positive result with Guan Guan Xiao Guan. Otherwise, with such two injuries, he would probably eat, drink, prostitute, gamble, break the jar, and be a wanderer in the red dust. He mixed with Han Chunming, and he wasn't short of money in his hands, so he could play very well.

Cai Xiaoli is a good woman. She never hid her liking for Han Chunming, nor did she hang Taozi to play, following Han Chunming wholeheartedly, just like Taozi treated her.

Later, she knew it was impossible, plus Cheng Army Supervisor's flowery words, and she had some resentment in her heart, so she followed Cheng Army Supervisor. Just like Cheng Army Supervisor said, if Cai Xiaoli married Cheng Army Supervisor, Han Chunming would be very uncomfortable.

Of course, a lifelong event couldn't be so rash. The main thing was that in the situation at that time, Cheng Army Supervisor indeed looked better than Han Chunming and Taozi. Another point was that Taozi followed Han Chunming so dead set, and she was with Taozi, which was really awkward and hard to see each other in the future. Adding her resentment of not being able to love Han Chunming, being with Cheng Army Supervisor became a good choice.

As for after marriage, life went on, and the feeling for Han Chunming slowly let go.

And Han Chunming and Cai Xiaoli, Taozi was right, Han Chunming wasn't that he didn't like Cai Xiaoli, it was just that his liking for Su Meng was greater than his liking for Cai Xiaoli.

Wang Yan felt that Han Chunming marrying Cai Xiaoli, who had been following him for several years and liked him very much, was a good choice...

He waved his hand: "Fine, hurry up and go, I'm waiting to go home to cook."

Everyone walked together and broke up. Wang Yan went to the supply and marketing cooperative again. The main dish today was cucumber with scrambled eggs, still a light diet. He really had to eat vegetarian for half a month. Although in this era, eggs are also considered meat dishes, they are always more acceptable than meat.

He just lived his life silently. If he really ate meat every day, there must be a problem. He didn't know what others thought or did, but Cheng Army Supervisor would definitely be the first to report him.

Every dinner, Su Meng would definitely come to see what he was eating, and chat about nothing. In a short time, it seemed to have become a habit.

In fact, although she had already rowed in Beihai Park with Han Chunming, the relationship was still much worse than at the same time in the drama. Just kidding, even if it was just chatting occasionally, is the charm of Old Wang Tou something that can be easily resisted? Humorous, knowledgeable, wise, and super strong—these are all excellent qualities that attract women. Not to mention that Wang Yan's motivation was impure. A very self-centered, relatively able-to-toss little woman, isn't it just a matter of hand?

After sleeping in the factory for another night, Wang Yan ate breakfast outside before returning home.

He ran into Han Chunming, who was just about to walk to work, at the door. Wang Yan greeted: "Chunming, ride my bike."

"Better not, you're resting today. In case you have something to go out, you'll have to spend unjust money to take the bus. Besides, it's not as convenient as riding your own bike. I'll just walk over, let Taozi send me back at night. Go back, Wang Ye."

Han Chunming waved his hand and turned to leave with big strides.

Wang Yan shook his head and smiled, lifted the bicycle over the threshold and entered the courtyard, greeted the people in the courtyard who were going to work, opened the door lock and entered the room.

The process of returning home was unchanged. Change clothes, wash in the courtyard, and return to the room to fiddle with the tea set to soak tea, either reading or writing big characters.

"Yo, Wang Ye is cultivating sentiment again, a calm heart is naturally cool?"

The one speaking, besides Su Meng who was waiting for work at home, was no one else. She was already very familiar. She said a word from outside the window, and then heard the bead curtain rattling, and then she entered the door.

Looking at the "Dao Ke Dao, Fei Chang Dao" written on the large desk, "Uh... Tao Te Ching, today I recognize these characters, finally not so sloppy. This is regular script, right? You have to write characters like this, otherwise, no one will recognize the cursive script you write."

Wang Yan smiled. In fact, he was writing his own characters, self-named "Wang Style." His characters were like iron paintings and silver hooks, flowing like clouds and water, with a sense of freedom, indifference, and detachment. His characters had always been changing. He had been arrogant, peaceful, and had a majestic imperial atmosphere. Only little by little did he reach the present. This was changing with his experience and the state of mind that changed with experience.

Su Meng didn't understand anything, so he naturally wouldn't talk too much to make useless explanations, just nodded with a smile: "You're right."

Su Meng, of course, heard the perfunctory meaning in the words. However, she could understand it. People wrote for themselves to see, so they didn't care if others recognized it. She curled her lips, tidied up her mood, and asked: "Nothing happened, slept comfortably until dawn?"

"Hmm, something happened?"

"Tell you some good news."

Wang Yan took a sip of tea: "Tell me."

"My job is settled!"

"Children's Palace?"

"Children's Palace!"

"That's a good thing, you're an educator from now on, congratulations."

Su Meng laughed with her small white teeth, she was very happy: "I've finished all the procedures, tomorrow morning, report to work directly, salary twenty-five. How is it, quite good, right?"

"Awesome!" Wang Yan gave a thumbs up: "I only earn twenty-six, just one yuan more than you. That's not quite good, it's very good, especially good. Entering a national unit is different. I've been working for three years and only earn this much. You just started working and you're the same as me, making me feel pressured."

"Who says women are inferior to men?"

"Heroines can also defeat heroes." Wang Yan nodded with a smile, just holding it up.

After laughing for a while, Su Meng said: "Do you have anything to do today?"

"No."

"Let's go to the Temple of Heaven to play, shall we? I know you're out of money, I'll pay for the tickets, go or not?"

"No need to spend money, and with a beauty like you, how can I not go." Wang Yan drank another cup of tea: "Then what are you waiting for, let's go."

"I have to go home to get money, you push the bicycle out to the alley entrance and wait for me, don't let my grandma see it, otherwise it will be bad. Wait for me, I'll be out in a while, immediately."

While speaking, Su Meng ran out in a flash and returned to the back courtyard with "deng deng deng."

Wang Yan smiled and tidied up the tea set, then changed into a trendy military long pants, found a lapel half-sleeve to replace the vest, only then locked the door, pushed the bike out of the courtyard, and waited at the corner of the small shop at the alley entrance.

Su Meng said immediately, and it really didn't take long. It was mainly because it wasn't the degree of half a day, and there weren't so many messy cosmetics. Eating and drinking weren't ready, who had the heart to dress up.

So Wang Yan had been waiting for less than five minutes, and Su Meng, who had changed into a dress, re-tied her hair, and carried a small bag, ran out.

She jumped lightly onto the back seat, and Su Meng held Wang Yan's waist with both hands: "Go quickly, go quickly, I saw Cheng Army Supervisor come out, if he sees it, he will definitely tell my grandma."

She wasn't stupid. Cheng Army Supervisor had a belly full of schemes, and his eyes turned around when he spoke two words, always doing small actions behind his back. However, her self-centeredness was there. Although she knew what kind of person Cheng Army Supervisor was, she still easily believed him...

Wang Yan exerted force, and the bicycle rushed out. Caught off guard, Su Meng's whole upper body stuck to Wang Yan's back, and she couldn't help but tighten her hand holding Wang Yan's waist: "No need to be so fast."

Feeling the rhythm of the muscles at his waist following Wang Yan's movements, and breathing the natural smell that couldn't be named, mixed with laundry detergent at the tip of her nose, Su Meng couldn't help but blush.

She was actually very tangled, because she felt Han Chunming was good, including Han Chunming's protection of her when she was a child, as well as the rowing in Beihai Park before, and the hot bread before. And the current Wang Yan, although the time they really knew each other wasn't long, and there were no stories that made her remember deeply, and it was just simple chatting every day, she felt that talking to Wang Yan was so happy, and she wanted to get closer and understand more.

So she was in trouble, she didn't know how to choose. This was something she had been thinking about since she rowed with Han Chunming in Beihai Park before...

While Su Meng was tangled, Cheng Army Supervisor ran out of the courtyard, and then braked sharply, rubbing a long mark on the dirt ground, raising a cloud of smoke.

He only saw Su Meng's back and the tall figure riding the bicycle, but didn't see the face clearly. But this was enough, because he knew Han Chunming went to work, and he also saw Wang Yan resting at home when he went to the toilet. He knew that Su Meng had been walking very close to Wang Yan recently, and he also observed that Su Meng specially ran to the front courtyard, and ran again after returning in a while. He saw Wang Yan's door was locked.

So, putting it all together, the truth was only one: the one riding the bicycle was Wang Yan, and Su Meng went out with Wang Yan.

Cheng Army Supervisor's eyes flashed with the light of wisdom...

He breathed evenly, turned back to the back courtyard, and saw Su grandmother fanning herself on the recliner at the door. He said: "Su Grandma, cool, right? What did Su Meng go to do? I saw Wang Yan in the front courtyard take her away on a bicycle."

Su grandmother was stunned for a moment: "Army Supervisor, are you telling the truth?"

"Of course, Su Grandma, why would I lie to you? I saw Su Meng hugging Wang Yan on the back seat. Are they not dating?"

"You kid, who doesn't hold someone when riding a bicycle, don't talk nonsense."

Su grandmother got up, shook her fan and returned to the room... ===== CHAPTER 561 =====

"This child, how can you not hold onto someone when riding a bicycle? Don't talk nonsense."

Old Lady Su stood up, fanned herself, and returned to the room...