Chapter 185: 90: Quancheng Water Family Chapter 185: Forgot Who, But Won't Forget You Guys

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Protagonist:

Lin Xiyu

"So what if she's dumb-cute?"

Wang Fan laughed teasingly, waved to the boss lady, and ordered several dozen more skewers of mutton for her.

He was a regular customer, so that bit of face still had to be given; the boss lady no longer paid attention to that woman's nonsense, lifted the curtain, and went into the kitchen.

"The well at her family's place is too miraculous, its fame has spread far and wide, even attracting the God of Wealth."

Li Liang laughed and joked, picking out the important parts of what had happened at Xigengdao Street No. 1 Courtyard to tell them.

"Giving you money, and you're still unwilling?"

Wang Fan raised an eyebrow, his eyes showing surprise: "A monthly rent of one thousand yuan isn't little; even the storefronts along Lao Dongmen aren't that expensive."

"This really is a God of Wealth delivered right to the door."

Qu Peng also laughed and said: "From now on, those people without demolition should be the ones laughing; whoever rents out their house can make quite a bit of money."

"Is that what you all think?"

Wu Meng's small face fell, and the more she listened, the more depressed she became.

"Mm-hmm."

Wang Fan and Qu Peng nodded at the same time.

"Mengmeng's mother is a seamstress; after moving, her business isn't easy to do."

Lin Xiyu explained for her friend: "And her father works as a head chef at a nearby hotel; after moving, it's inconvenient to go to work, and on rainy or snowy days, riding a bicycle back and forth is tiring."

"Tourist areas will all be developed and utilized; this is an inevitable trend of economic development, and no one can stop it."

Wang Fan spoke in the posture of a Big Boss: "Xigengdao Street is right next to Wangfu Pool and Qifeng Bridge; it's the area with the best location in the Old City District, the most beautiful scenery, and the most tourists. Even if you don't agree now, it will be hard to persist in the future. Who knows, for the sake of generating revenue, the street might step in and ask you to move."

"Won't they think about the Quancheng Water?"

Wu Meng puffed up in anger and retorted: "Opening a restaurant with so much oil and grease—how could it not pollute the spring water? To protect the spring water, Wangfu Pool doesn't even allow swimming anymore, so why should they be allowed to open a restaurant?"

"That's a decent reason."

Li Liang's eyes lit up, and he smiled in agreement: "You can have your mom argue with them."

"Not opening a restaurant, there are other ways to make a living."

Wang Fan smiled indifferently: "Where there's profit to be made, no one can stop it. As long as they offer a higher price, I dare to guarantee your mom won't hold out for more than a month; she'll definitely be tempted."

"Ah, then wouldn't I also have nowhere to live?"

Wu Meng wailed with a woebegone face: "I thought I could guard that spring water and spend my whole life in the Old Four Courtyard. Evil capitalists have taken my home too."

"Stop wailing; eat some meat."

Wang Fan grabbed a handful of mutton skewers and gave them to her: "Instead of wasting time complaining, you'd better think carefully about how to negotiate with them and maximize the benefits."

"Their house is public housing."

Guben had been silent all along; as soon as he spoke, he hit the key point: "I don't know if they have the qualification to rent it out; in the end, it still depends on the decision of the office handling the matter."

"Then it would truly be tragic."

Li Liang looked at Wu Meng with pity: "Vacating the house has no benefit at all; it's no different from being driven away."

"There should at least be some subsidy."

Lin Xiyu put herself in Wu Meng's shoes and felt very sympathetic toward her: "Demolition even comes with a monthly housing subsidy of one hundred yuan. To drive people away just for revenue, with no compensation at all—that's simply unreasonable."

"Every family has its own hard-to-recite scripture."

Qu Peng sighed with great feeling: "No one has it easy; in a person's whole life, nothing goes smoothly..."

"What are you complaining about now?"

Wang Fan didn't want to ruin the atmosphere, so he quickly changed the subject: "Don't talk about her; talk about yourself instead. How are things in BJ? When are you going to find a Beijing girl and bring her back for us to see?"

"Forget about a Beijing girl."

Qu Peng laughed self-mockingly: "I might think highly of them, but they don't think highly of me."

"What's wrong?"

Wang Fan raised an eyebrow and asked again: "What about Guben's cousin? Still haven't given up?"

"She's already been persuaded by her mother."

Qu Peng smiled bitterly in resignation: "What do you want me to say? She says I haven't established a family or a career, that I need to strain every nerve to climb up, that unless I squeeze into the Public Security Ministry, I'm not qualified to marry her."

"Tsk~~"

Wang Fan snorted and gave him a pitying look: "I knew it would turn out like that. Everyone in that family is stuck-up; why are you meddling with them? Give up early and put all your energy into striving for your career. A man with power and money can get any kind of woman; there's no need to hang yourself on a crooked tree."

Qu Peng glanced at him sideways: "You're calling the Gu family a crooked tree; aren't you afraid Guben will beat you up?"

"He's in Jinan and doesn't get along with that crowd in BJ."

Wang Fan didn't care: "Don't believe me? Ask him if he means the same thing as me—that he doesn't want you to have anything to do with his cousin anymore."

"Mm."

Guben nodded in cooperation.

"His cousin doesn't look like a woman suited to managing a household at first glance."

Li Liang had his own opinion: "High IQ, high education, good family background—how could a woman like that be content to be mediocre for a lifetime? Even if you join the Public Security Ministry, even if you become the Minister, she might not think you're good enough for her."

"That hit home, old iron."

Qu Peng clutched his chest and made an exaggerated gesture of having been stabbed: "If others say that to me, I'll accept it, but you actually discourage me too; I'm truly heartbroken."

"I'm saying this sincerely for your own good."

Li Liang patted his Shoulder, comforting him in a brotherly way: "Don't get hung up on it, wasting your life on someone not worth entrusting."

"It's not that bad..."

Qu Peng smiled Relieved: "I'm still pretty open-minded about this, not that attached to Emotion. Actually, at first I thought she was always alone, seemed lonely, and felt a bit sorry for her, so I wanted to comfort her."

"Later I found out I was the fool; she wasn't lonely, she just looked down on everyone else, thinking associating with them would lower her IQ, so she preferred to stay alone and not deal with anyone."

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"Some high-IQ people are like that, Eye-catching..."

Li Liang smiled and echoed: "Like Guben, it's rare to find someone with both high IQ and high EQ."

"I want to become really Smart too..."

Wu Meng was in a bad mood, drank some wine to drown her sorrows, and was a bit tipsy.

"Dumb cute, come, eat more Meat and you'll get Smart....."

Wang Fan smiled and teased her, then grabbed a handful of lamb skewers and put them on her plate.

"Really?"

Wu Meng narrowed her eyes, eyeing him Doubtfully.

"Really."

Wang Fan held back his Smile and deliberately nodded with a serious face.

"You're Deceiving me, right?"

Wu Meng didn't believe him, picked up a skewer and muttered softly: "How would I know eating lamb skewers has this effect?"

"Pfft."

Wang Fan couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.

"She's Deceiving you....."

Lin Xiyu couldn't stand it anymore, lightly furrowed her brows, and gave Wang Fan a Warning Gaze.

"Cough cough....."

Wang Fan pretended to be Embarrassed and coughed twice, averting his Gaze.

"I just knew he was Deceiving me....."

Wu Meng took another bite of lamb skewer, chewing angrily, as if the meat was chopped from someone's body.

"Hiss."

Wang Fan met her Resentful little gaze and sucked in a breath through his Tooth Gap.

"Drink, drink....."

Li Liang helped his Fiancée out of the situation, raised his cup, and deliberately livened up the atmosphere: "After New Year we'll all go our separate ways, who knows when we'll meet again, brothers, raise your cups, down it in one gulp, tonight we must drink heartily, no one is allowed to shirk..."

"We can meet during summer break?"

Qu Peng stood there unmoving and argued back: "Don't say it so dramatically, as if we'll never see each other again....."

"I might not be able to come back during summer break."

Li Liang chuckled and dropped a bombshell: "I've already passed the selection for the Three Armed Forces Honor Guard, and after New Year I'll go to BJ for training."

"Damn, you little Elder Brother..."

Wang Fan punched him hard: "Kept it so secret, only telling us now."

"Welcome to BJ....."

Qu Peng was Surprised and delighted, gave him a warm hug, the two of us brothers can finally gather together again, brothers have waited for this day for a Long time."

"Is the training for the Three Armed Forces Honor Guard very strict?"

Wang Fan smiled and teased him: "Even if Li Liang goes to BJ, he won't have time for you."

"You don't need to be jealous, why don't you come too, the three of us can play together....."

Qu Peng put his arm around Li Liang's Shoulder like brothers, and gave him a Provocation Gaze.

"I'm not going anywhere, I'll stay in Jinan."

Wang Fan leaned back comfortably in his chair, his aura overflowing: "Jinan is the foundation of prosperity, only here can you really make big money. In the future I won't just run the Building Materials Business, but also enter real estate, open an Investment Company. With my vision and courage, becoming a billionaire is just around the corner."

"Awesome!"

Qu Peng extended his thumb with great admiration.

"When you make it big, don't forget us!"

Li Liang raised his cup and shook it at him.

"I might forget anyone, but I can't forget you guys....."

Wang Fan was very Comfortable: "I'll wait for you here, welcome back anytime."

"Come, brothers, cheers!"

Qu Peng also raised his cup and clinked with Li Liang first.

"Cheers!"

Guben and Wang Fan moved in unison, clinking cups with each other.

"Crack."

A sudden crisp sound, at the moment the two beer cups touched, Guben's cup inexplicably cracked from bottom to top, spilling wine along his Finger onto the floor.

"Breaking cups during New Year is unlucky....."

Wu Meng opened her drunken hazy eyes and blurted out without thinking.

Lin Xiyu's heart skipped a beat, looking at the broken cup, a nameless panic surged up again.

"Broken pieces mean peace."

Li Liang's thoughts turned quickly, covering for his Fiancée.

"Right right right, may broken pieces bring peace."

Qu Peng also hurriedly echoed: "Back home we say that too—whoever breaks a bowl or plate, others will say 'may broken pieces bring peace' for them, for good luck."

"Boss lady, your cups are no good..."

Wang Fan wouldn't believe it, waved to call the boss lady over, and complained unhappily: "Wine spilled out, splashed me all over."

"It's too cold in winter, glass cups break easily..."

The boss lady gave an embarrassed smile, and changed another cup for them.

"Is your hand all right?"

Lin Xiyu held Guben's hand with a worried face.

"Just broke a cup, it's fine."

Guben smiled indifferently, and comforted her in turn.

"It is cold, the meat skewers have gone cold."

Wang Fan called the boss lady over again: "Get us a small stove, add some charcoal, we'll grill ourselves..."

"All right."

The boss lady smiled and promised; not long after, she indeed brought over a small barbecue stove, the charcoal inside crackling, burning vigorously.

With the small stove, Xu Yi became spirited, neatly arranging the lamb skewers on the stove, flipping them in a proper manner.

The lamb skewers sizzled with hot oil on the stove, the aroma assailing the nose.

"Meat skewers are best eaten hot."

Qu Peng sprinkled some pepper salt on the meat skewers again.

The ladies don't eat spicy, he deliberately left half non-spicy, without sprinkling chili.

"Come, have a hot skewer..."

Guben picked up a non-spicy skewer and handed it to Lin Xiyu.

"Mm."

Lin Xiyu forcibly suppressed the panic in her heart, forcing out a smile.

"Drinking beer in winter is cold, bring a bottle of baijiu."

Wang Fan looked at the broken glass cup, feeling it was unlucky, and simply switched to baijiu.

Qu Peng kindly reminded: "Mixing baijiu and beer, aren't you afraid of getting drunk?"

Wang Fan scoffed: "I dare mix red wine, white wine, and beer, believe it or not?"

"Bring another bottle of red wine."

Qu Peng saw he didn't appreciate the kindness, his black-bellied factor stirring: "Let him drink, today us brothers won't rest until we get him drunk."

"Drink."

Li Liang smiled and echoed: "This kid became Big Boss, so full of himself, daring to act arrogant in front of us brothers, he must be taught a lesson."

"I'll join in the fun too."

Guben added fuel to the fire again: "The three of us will make him drink together..."

"I'm not afraid of you three."

Wang Fan disdained: "As long as you don't play tricks, if you can't outdrink me, just let a woman help."

"Who are you looking down on?"

"Dry it straight!"

Qu Peng and Li Liang were greatly stimulated, rolled up their sleeves ready to go all out.

"Pour the three kinds of wine into one cup for him..."

Guben smiled black-belliedly, continuing to add fuel to the fire.

"You can do it!"

Wang Fan laughed angrily: "Among us brothers, who is the most black-bellied, it's still none other than you."

"Stop yapping..."

Qu Peng opened the baijiu, first pouring him a full cup.

"Damn it!"

Wang Fan punched him unhappily: "Drinking baijiu with a beer cup, you fucking want me to get drunk to death here?"

"Who made you boast..."

Qu Peng smiled black-belliedly, and changed small wine cups for himself and Li Liang.

"What about mine?"

Guben saw he hadn't changed a wine cup for himself, raised his eyebrows, eyes showing surprise.

"You have a beauty sitting guard, how can you get drunk?"

Qu Peng glanced at Lin Xiyu, giving Guben an ambiguous look: "You don't drink, the beauty will drink for you, I might as well save trouble, using one cup for both of you."

"Using one cup is equivalent to an indirect kiss."

Wu Meng, taking advantage of the wine's effect, giggled, taking up the conversation very smoothly.

Lin Xiyu's ears turned red.

Guben coughed twice, rarely embarrassed.

"She's drunk."

Li Liang gave an embarrassed smile.

"I'm not drunk."

Wu Meng puffed her cheeks to express protest.

"Good, good, good, you're not drunk."

Li Liang knew perfectly well that once drunk, the more someone said she was drunk, the more insistent she became, and she had to argue it out to three-four-five-six.

"Pour one for him too..."

Wang Fan smoothed things over, gesturing for Qu Peng to stop dawdling and quickly pour a drink for Guben.

Qu Peng wanted to watch the fun, and his movements were quick.

"Fine, drink then..."

Guben turned black-bellied again, slung his arm over Li Liang's shoulder like brothers, and deliberately stimulated them: "Anyway, we have backing, someone will take care of us if we get drunk."

Qu Peng's pouring hand paused, and he glared at him with boundless resentment.