Xia Wan pursed her lips. This guy speaks in such a vulgar way. He's not only a PUA expert but also a scoundrel. It feels like the description of the male protagonist in the book, that he's mature and steady on the surface, is all a lie.

Li Chengjun led Xia Wan away from the steel plant and headed directly towards Zhao Family Alley.

He could sense that Xia Wan seemed to be somewhat hostile towards him, which made him very unhappy. Had he offended this girl?

Seeing the little girl following him, clearly keeping her distance, he could only take the initiative to ask, "Ahem, why haven't you gone back to Huaihua Brigade yet?"

"Um, I have something else to do!" Xia Wan replied dismissively, her voice revealing impatience.

Li Chengjun asked jokingly, "Is there anything about me that you're unhappy with? Why do you seem to dislike me?"

Xia Wan was taken aback. Had it become that obvious?

She looked at Li Chengjun and said seriously, "I'm a naturally quiet person, and I also have androphobia."

Li Chengjun scoffed, "Hmph, little liar!"

He couldn't help but wonder if those guys from the Huaihua Brigade had spoken ill of him, which was why the girl was so hostile towards him. But why would those people suddenly mention him to an educated youth?

His mother had clearly severed ties with her family several years ago, so why are those people bringing him up again?

The two had completely different ideas, but they both fell silent for the rest of the journey.

No matter how well Li Chengjun could find topics to chat about, Xia Wan really didn't want to talk to him.

When the two arrived at a house, Li Chengjun knocked on the door, and a tall, strong man came out.

"Brother Jun, what brings you here? What's this?" The man was quite surprised to see Li Chengjun bring a little girl with him.

Li Chengjun pushed open the door and gestured for Xia Wan to come in before saying to the man who opened the door, "I've brought people to pick up the bicycle that Hui Zi ordered yesterday."

The man pointed to a corner of his room and said, "Oh, it's over here, Brother Jun, come with me."

Xia Wan looked in the direction he pointed and saw several bicycles parked there. They looked brand new, so she took a few steps toward them.

Li Chengjun followed her over and pointed to the women's bicycle at the very back, saying, "There's only one women's bicycle; that's suitable for you to ride."

Xia Wan didn't even glance at the women's bicycle, but pointed to a 28-inch bicycle next to her and said, "I want that Phoenix brand one."

Buying a women's bicycle would only allow her to ride it herself, but now she wants to buy one for home use, and moreover, she's thinking of using the bicycle to take Lao Xia back this time.

It would be more practical to buy a 28-inch bicycle; she can ride it, and her brother can ride it too.

Li Chengjun frowned. Although he couldn't quite understand why a young girl would want to buy a bicycle, he didn't intend to interfere and simply nodded: "Whatever you want!"

"How much? I don't have a ticket," Xia Wan said matter-of-factly to the man who opened the door for them.

Li Chengjun suddenly spoke up, cutting off the man's words: "You don't need to worry about it, I'll ask Tian Hui for it later!"

Aunt Cai just said that Qian Tianhui would give her the money, and besides, the little girl had saved Aunt Cai's life, so he felt that even a bicycle was not enough.

Xia Wan shook her head and refused: "No need, I'll pay for it myself. Just tell me how much."

As Xia Wan spoke, she pulled out a wad of ten-yuan notes, startling both men.

"If you're not an ancestor, why are you carrying so much money with you?" Li Chengjun looked at Xia Wan in surprise, not even paying attention to his form of address in his excitement.

She must have at least 1,000 yuan in her hand. Isn't she afraid of being robbed if she carries so much money in her pocket?

Xia Wan was a little embarrassed. She had put all her money in her spatial storage, and she had just grabbed at random, but she didn't expect to pull out the largest roll.

Now it looks like she's showing off her wealth!

"Well, if you're going to buy something, you should at least bring enough money."

Li Chengjun was speechless: "You..."

Xia Wan was too lazy to listen to him anymore and interrupted, "Hurry up and tell me how much it costs. I have something to do and I'm in a hurry to leave."

She didn't have time to waste with this person, so she quickly bought a bicycle and left, hoping never to see him again.

However, since we're both in Huaihua Brigade, it's probably impossible to avoid seeing each other. Let's try to minimize contact.

According to the book, the female protagonist will get together with the male protagonist after about two months in the countryside.

Let them lock each other up and get entangled.

Li Chengjun gave the man next to him a look and casually said a number: "100 yuan."

Xia Wan looked at him in surprise, pointing to the bicycle she had just chosen: "Are you sure that bike only costs 100 yuan? I don't have a ticket."

She knew the market price; even with a bicycle ticket, this bike would cost over 140 yuan at the supply and marketing cooperative!

Why is it so cheap here without a ticket?

"Well, it's not brand new, so I'll only charge you 100 yuan. Consider it a bargain!" Li Chengjun raised an eyebrow, looking at you as if you'd gotten a great deal.

The men next to him were speechless with astonishment. This bicycle would cost at least 180 yuan to sell here without a ticket!

What's the relationship between Brother Jun and this young girl? Why did he only charge her 100 yuan?

"Are you sure you got this car through legitimate channels?" Xia Wan looked at him with a face full of suspicion. How could someone so sure that something like this was a windfall be so hard to believe?

Li Chengjun was almost amused by her. How could she not take advantage of such a good deal? He hadn't realized this girl was so honest.

"I'll go with you to get the license plate, okay?"

You have to register and license your bicycle after you buy it; stolen bicycles can't be registered.

Xia Wan felt a little relieved after hearing him say that: "Okay, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that I don't know where to get a license plate."

Li Chengjun looked at her and nodded, then continued, "...Okay, let's go."

Xia Wan cleared her throat in a serious manner, seemingly oblivious to the teasing in his tone, and paid the money with a smile on her face.

She only just realized that in this day and age, if you buy a bicycle, you have to go to the traffic police's bicycle management department to apply for a bicycle license and register the bicycle.

After the steel stamp was made on the car frame, Xia Wan could be considered a car owner in this era.

"Thanks, I'll be going now." Xia Wan said goodbye to Li Chengjun in a good mood as she came out of the bicycle management department and was about to leave.

She thought she could ride away on her bicycle in a cool way, but she didn't expect that as soon as she started riding, the bicycle would swerve all the way around, almost throwing her off.

Li Chengjun, who was about to wave goodbye, was startled and quickly helped her with the car: "I'm not your little benefactor, are you sure you can handle this? Otherwise, I'll teach you how to ride first."

That just now almost scared him out of his wits; this girl is too reckless!

Didn't you know you couldn't ride a bicycle? You almost fell and hurt yourself badly.