Chapter 1424: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1424: People, All Wandering on the Edge Between Good and Bad

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

McDonald's.

Liang Henlan sat on the chair, excitement and exhilaration overflowing on her face.

Right now she was even happier than during the Spring Festival!

After all, this was the first time in her life she had come to McDonald's.

The waiter brought up a children's meal set.

There were chicken wings, french fries, a banana pie, and Coca-Cola.

This—this meal set was simple to the point of being unable to be simpler.

Yet Liang Henlan ate with cries of joy, smiling more brilliantly than the sun.

"Xiao Lan, what is your full name?"

Wu Zhengyi suddenly asked Liang Henlan this one sentence.

Because he really intended to send Liang Henlan to kindergarten; after all, he couldn't bring this child around all day—he still had his own work to do—so throwing her into kindergarten was the best way to raise her.

And to send her to kindergarten, even the kind of private kindergarten that doesn't require any documents, at the very least he would need to know Liang Henlan's full name.

Liang Henlan then said:

"I used to be called Liang Ailan, but later I changed my name, changed it to Liang Henlan."

"Liang Henlan? Do you know how to write your name?" Wu Zhengyi was puzzled; he really couldn't imagine which 'hen' character Liang Henlan's 'hen' was.

Liang Henlan then said:

"I don't know how to write it, but I know which characters they are. Liang is my dad's Liang. Hen, my dad said, is the 'hen' of hatred. Lan is the 'lan' of orchid."

"Liang Henlan?" Wu Zhengyi was stunned, then took out a pen and wrote the three characters "Liang Henlan" on a McDonald's napkin. "Are they these three characters?"

Liang Henlan took a look, and while drinking Coca-Cola she nodded:

"Right, it's these three characters!"

Wu Zhengyi was rendered speechless and laughed, unable to hold back a retort:

"Come on, why did your dad give you this kind of name? Isn't the 'ai' character better-sounding than the 'hen' character? Is he sick in the head?"

Liang Henlan then said:

"How do you know my dad is sick? When he has an episode, he's like a mad dog, so fierce, too scary, and he hits me!"

Liang Henlan also said:

"Before I was called Liang Ailan, it wasn't this 'lan', but the 'lan' of blue sky and white clouds. My mom's surname was Lan, so I was called Ailan. But later my dad and my mom divorced. My dad felt all of this was caused by Wang Bobo's family. Wang Bobo's wife is called Li Xiulan, the 'lan' of orchid. So he changed my name to Liang Henlan."

Wu Zhengyi let out a dry laugh, thinking to himself: As expected, pitiable people all have hateful aspects. This Liang Xinghua's psychology, to speak honestly, is really too twisted.

"Xiao Lan, when you go to kindergarten, I'll change your name back to Liang Ailan, okay?"

Liang Henlan hurriedly nodded:

"Okay okay, I want 'ai', not 'hen', but I'm afraid my dad will get angry, what should I do?"

Wu Zhengyi patted her head:

"Don't be afraid, I'll talk to your dad!"

Right at this moment, Wu Zhengyi's mobile phone rang.

He took it out to look; surprisingly it was a friend from the Southeast Asia side calling.

"Hey, the 'piglet' you introduced, has he set off?"

Wu Zhengyi glanced at Liang Henlan, then replied calmly:

"Just set off. He departed from my side, going to Guangzhou first, then transferring to Yunnan. Estimated to only arrive at the border by evening."

The person on the other end of the phone then said:

"Alright then. When he arrives at the border and meets the contact, I'll wire you the money. Same old price."

But Wu Zhengyi said:

"No good. This time you have to give me an extra twenty thousand."

The person on the other end of the phone was stunned:

"Come on, Old Wu, this isn't a female university student, her family assets aren't substantial either, you can't squeeze much oil and water out of her, yet you actually want me to give an extra twenty thousand?"

Wu Zhengyi then said:

"Because his daughter is with me, I have to send his daughter to kindergarten."

The person on the other end of the phone was immediately shocked, then didn't know whether to laugh or cry:

"Old Wu, should I say you're a good person, or should I say you're a bad person? If I say you're a good person, you yet swindled the person over to my side; if I say you're a bad person, you yet help raise the child!"

Wu Zhengyi smiled:

"People—aren't they all wandering on the edge between good and bad? Who can manage to always be a good person, who can manage to always be a bad person? One thought becomes Buddha, one thought becomes demon. You're doing telecom fraud in Southeast Asia, don't you also go back to your hometown and donate a Hope Primary School?"

The person on the other end of the phone laughed:

"That's true too. If you don't want to raise your friend's daughter later, you can send her to the Hope Primary School in my hometown. As long as her grades aren't too bad, I'll cover all her tuition for primary school, junior high, and high school. If she can test into a good university, I'll cover her tuition too."

Wu Zhengyi laughed:

"Deal. That's what you said, so I'll take you seriously! When my friend arrives at your place and the situation is stable, I'll send his daughter over to your hometown side."

Wu Zhengyi hung up the phone.

Liang Henlan was still eating the spicy chicken wings with great relish:

"Uncle Wu, who are you talking to on the phone?"

Wu Zhengyi smiled and said:

"A friend in business."

Then he patted Liang Henlan's head:

"Eat properly. Adults' business, children shouldn't inquire about."

In a blink, it was nine o'clock in the evening.

Wu Zhengyi's friend called again, saying the contact had already picked up Liang Xinghua.

Liang Xinghua's mobile phone, ID card, and other things had all been confiscated; a specialized snakehead was now taking him to be smuggled across.

In other words, Liang Xinghua being tricked into going to Southeast Asia like a piglet was already a board-nailed-down matter.

So Wu Zhengyi went to report to Zhang Sheng:

"General Manager Zhang, Liang Xinghua has been dealt with. He's already been sent to Southeast Asia; he probably won't be able to come back in this life."

Zhang Sheng was expressionless, nodding slowly:

"Mm, very good. Handled well. Efficiency is quite high."

At this moment, Wu Zhengyi said weakly:

"General Manager Zhang, that... I have an impertinent request."

"Speak." Zhang Sheng said indifferently, not even lifting his head.

"Could you help send Liang Xinghua's daughter to the best private kindergarten in the county town?"

As soon as Wu Zhengyi said this, Zhang Sheng couldn't help but stare blankly for a moment, only then lifting his head to look at him a few times:

"Tell me, what are you thinking?"

Wu Zhengyi smiled bitterly and said:

"At least, my conscience would be more at ease... If you're unwilling to use connections to handle this for Liang Xinghua, that's also okay. Give me an extra one thousand yuan a month, and I'll go find a kindergarten for his daughter myself."

Zhang Sheng then said:

"Xiao Wu, you know my favors are expensive. For a bottom-rung rat-ant like Liang Xinghua, he's not worthy of me using a favor. How about this: from now on I'll give you an extra one thousand five hundred a month, you just raise her for me, don't send her away. She'll be of great use in the future."

Wu Zhengyi was stunned. He had still been thinking of raising her for a few years and then sending her to that Hope Primary School donated and built by his friend.

Now that Zhang Sheng had put it this way, he could only say:

"Alright, I'll follow General Manager Zhang's arrangement."

After all, Zhang Sheng had previously promised to give him 5000 yuan a month in child support, plus the additional 1500 promised now, that made 6500 a month!

To tell the truth, for an ordinary family, even with divorce, being able to get 6500 in child support from the child's side is almost impossible.

In other words, in terms of handling Liang Xinghua's funeral arrangements, Zhang Sheng had truly done his utmost benevolence and righteousness.

Zhang Sheng sent Wu Zhengyi away, then immediately called Wang Erhai. He was smiling benevolently, using a kind and amiable tone:

"Boss Wang, I've already helped you deal with Liang Xinghua. From now on he absolutely won't be able to disturb you. Help me with a small matter, okay?"