Chapter 39 Wang Mang is still at a carefree age.

Yuan Xin came to the cafeteria's warehouse. The rolling door behind her opened. She supported her knees, half bent over, and looked at the basket of cabbages in front of her. She counted 123 to herself in her mind, squatted down, and stood up suddenly while holding the edge of the cabbage basket. Yuan Xin even let out a loud "Ha" to encourage herself, but when she turned around, she saw Wang Mang standing outside, looking at her expressionlessly.

Yuan Xin was embarrassed for three seconds and wanted to say hello, but he was expressionless. Turning a blind eye wasn't in Yuan Xin's nature. She thought for three seconds and said to Wang Mang, "Wang Mang, help me move."

Wang Mang walked over without thinking and took the box of cabbages from her.

Half a month ago, she saw in the super chat that Wang Mang’s university cafeteria was recruiting workers, and discovered that the delicious little spring roll restaurant that Wang Mang loved the most was looking for a part-time job. She went to the printing house to print a fake student ID and came to work part-time. In order to avoid being discovered by the cafeteria staff, she went to the school super chat to make a class schedule, just to be closer to Wang Mang.

Wang Mang held a basket of cabbages and asked Yuan Xin, "Where are you working this time?"

Yuan Xin knew that Wang Mang had seen her post about changing her location, so she smiled and said, "I'm at Delicious Burrito. You might like it. I'll make your burritos from now on."

Wang Mang said nothing in a depressed tone, turned around and walked forward holding the cabbage.

Yuan Xin lied with his eyes wide open, "You're amazing! You can lift such a heavy cabbage with just one hand."

Wang Mang said nothing.

Yuan Xin added, "I'll treat you to a delicious burrito."

Wang Mang said nothing.

Yuan Xin said, "Don't you want to move for me?"

Wang Mang still didn't say anything.

Yuan Xin really wanted to yell, "How come you don't even know how to say a word?" But she didn't say it, because she really liked Wang Mang very much and was afraid that Wang Mang would leave if she showed her unhappiness, so she followed him sullenly. Wang Mang was wearing a black shirt and had a crew cut. From behind, she could see the sweat on his neck.

Yuan Xin really tried hard not to reach out and wipe his sweat.

Wang Mang carried the cabbages all the way to the stall, where the stall owner was eating at a small table.

Wang Mang asked, "Boss, where should we put the cabbage?"

The boss glanced at Yuan Xin behind him, then told Wang Meng, "Put it in the kitchen."

Wang Mang then turned in through the small door. He had long arms and legs, and Yuan Xin followed him in, trotting along.

Yuan Xin shouted, "Thank you." Yuan Xin said with a smile. "This is my classmate. He was worried that I couldn't move it, so he came to do a good deed."

The boss said "oh" and didn't take it seriously and continued eating.

Wang Mang finished putting the cabbage out but didn't plan to leave. Instead, he stood in front of the boss and said, "Boss, she wants to take a day off today."

The boss, who was eating, peeked over Wang Meng and glanced at Yuan Xin. "Yuan Xin, do you want to take a leave?"

Yuan Xin didn't know what Wang Mang was up to, but she knew that even if Wang Mang was selling poison, she would be willing to take it, so she agreed. "Yes, I need to take a leave. I have something to take care of."

The boss muttered to himself, "I'm already asking for leave right after I started. These days, college students can't handle hardship. They even need their classmates to help them with a box of cabbages."

"It's her birthday today," Wang Meng said.

The boss said "Oh", and Wang Meng said, "There's only one day a year."

The boss said okay, go ahead.

Wang Mang's motorcycle was parked downstairs of the dormitory building. Yuan Xin followed him all the way over. Wang Mang turned around and handed her the pure black helmet hanging on the handlebar.

Yuan Xin was so happy that she thought, Wang Mang has prepared a helmet for her. She will use this little black helmet to invade his heart!

When he finally got it in his hand, Yuan Xin realized that the helmet was still scuffed. He looked at Wang Mang in confusion and asked, "Shouldn't this be new?"

Wang Mang put on the helmet and said, "I borrowed this from my roommate."

Wang Mang tilted his head and looked at the electric bike next to him, "The owner of that bike." Yuan Xin was sullen and angry. He handed the helmet in his hand to Wang Mang without saying anything.

Wang Mang looked at her doubtfully.

Yuan Xin said, "A helmet is also a very private thing. I don't want to wear someone else's."

Yuan Xin thought Wang Mang would find her troublesome, so she didn't dare to look up and looked down at her toes. However, Wang Mang didn't say anything and reached out to untie his helmet.

Yuan Xin stared at her toes. "I thought you bought it for me. You treat your good friend like this, letting her wear something she doesn't recognize..."

Before Yuan Xin could finish her words, Wang Mang had already taken off his helmet, put it directly on her head, fastened it for her, and then took the helmet from her hand and put it on himself.

Wang Meng was completely at a loss for what to do with her. "Get in the car."

Yuan Xin happily got on the motorcycle, put her arm around Wang Mang's waist with a smile.

Wang Meng looked at her in the rearview mirror and said, "I can't breathe."

Yuan Xin then arrogantly rested her head on his right shoulder. "But today is my birthday."

Wang Mang didn't argue with her anymore. He stretched out his left hand and snapped down the windshield in front of her.

Yuan Xin asked, "Where are we going?"

Wang Mang said nothing, stepped on the accelerator and drove away, leaving behind a trail of exhaust gas.

When they were netizens, they agreed to celebrate each other's birthdays. Yuan Xin's birthday was in the spring when the weather was still cold, while Wang Mang's birthday was in the cold winter.

At that time, Yuanxin said that she hoped Wang Mang would take her to a place he was familiar with in the spring, and on Wang Mang's birthday in the winter, she would take Wang Mang back to the beach in Xiapu to watch the sun.

It was still a little cold in Beijing in April, but Yuanxin's heart was warm, as if she was in a stove. She was wondering what familiar place Wang Mang would take her to?

Wang Mangan parked the car at Yuyuantan. There were many people crowded at the entrance. Wang Mangan took off his helmet and put it in Yuanxin's hand, asking her to wait there while he bought the ticket.

The flowers at Yuyuantan Lake were already in bloom. Yuan Xin walked a few steps inside and turned to look at Wang Meng. "Can you take a picture of me?"

After Wang Mang said yes, he picked up his phone, turned on the camera and took a picture of Yuan Xin. In the photo, Yuan Xin was grinning, looking extremely ugly and sad.

Yuan Xin was furious. "What's wrong with you? You're taking pictures of people without using beauty filters?"

Wang Meng said dully, "I don't have it on my phone..."

Yuan Xin handed her her phone and snatched his phone away. "I need some props. I can't just take stupid photos straight away. I'll look like an idiot!"

Wang Mang took the photo again using the beauty filter she had adjusted, but because of the wrong angle, Yuan Xin looked like a big-headed doll in the photo.

Yuan Xin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, I'll set the angle for you. Don't move. I'll say OK, and then you can take the photo, okay?"

Wang Mangan nodded and watched Yuan Xin turn her phone to selfie mode, but no matter how she took the photo, it was always wrong.

Yuan Xin yelled, "Wang Meng! Horse stance!"

Wang Meng looked around and saw many passers-by. Some of them heard the words "Zha Ma Bu" and looked at Wang Meng.

Just as Wang Mang showed signs of wanting to refuse, Yuan Xin yelled, "Today is my birthday!"

Wang Mang reluctantly walked in the crowd, slowly taking a half-horse stance...

Yuan Xin smiled and gave an OK sign. Wang Mang pressed it ten times, fearing that she would not be satisfied. Yuan Xin came over and began to look at the photos she had taken. Wang Mang was very curious and also leaned over to take a look. As a result, he saw that in nine of the photos taken in a row, the eyes were not opened. He couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Yuan Xin turned around quickly and became serious.

Yuan Xin asked, "Are you smiling?"

Wang Mang nodded awkwardly.

Yuan Xin stretched out her finger, pointed at the cherry tree, and said, "Go ahead, I'll show you how to take the photo."

Wang Mang was silent. Yuan Xin said slowly, like a judge, "Today is my birthday."

Wang Mang compromised and went under the cherry tree. Wang Mang felt more tired than the college entrance examination. It turned out that photography was a skill that required such talent.

-

After the Chinese New Year, Ruan Siwei will be fifty years old.

He has been trying to lose weight recently, and when he came to Beijing for a meeting, he specifically told Jiang Yong not to eat too greasy food.

Jiang Yong chose Gaga in Sanlitun as the venue because he knew that Ruan Siwei liked the lively and lively atmosphere, and the people coming and going at Gaga happened to be young people.

Three people sat on the sofa in the back.

Ruan Siwei said, "I saw Ruxi's financial report at the end of the year. They spent a lot of money on the development of 'Catastrophe'. They hired top-notch concept artists and scriptwriters from Shanghai. But why was Ruxi's profit so low last year? The investment department keeps asking me about it."

Wang Shu smiled and said, "Mr. Ruan, we are looking at "Catastrophe" for the long term. We won't be able to recoup our investment in less than three years."

Ruan Siwei took a sip of water from his cup. "If this idea was ten years in the future, I would praise you for your big picture perspective. But the current economic environment is so bad, your idea is very risky. In business, you have to learn to be flexible. In three years, we don't even know if any of us here will still be in this industry. You've burned through tens of millions a year. How much more will you burn in three years? Everyone is talking about cautious investment now. You tell me in one sentence that you won't get any money back in the next two years. How am I going to explain this to the investment department when I get back?"

Wang Shu had no idea Ruan Siwei would be so blunt this time around. He said woodenly, "Mr. Ruan, this is the only project we at Ruxi want to pursue long-term. Please understand my career aspirations. When we first started XX next door, it wasn't profitable either. Now it's generating hundreds of millions annually. If you're worried, we can develop a few more small games to maintain our revenue."

Jiang Yong also said with a smile, "We should be active in life. Our Xiaoshu still has some career ideals. He is the Luo Yonghao of the gaming industry. If we can't make it, we will do live streaming and will never let investors' money go to waste."

Jiang Yong picked up the boiled water in his own cup and clinked it against Wang Shu's. "We're doing this for our professional ideals."

Wang Shu smiled stiffly, but did not pick up the water cup, leaving Jiang Yong awkwardly standing there. He took a sip and put it down.

Ruan Siwei looked out the window and said, "It's getting warmer and colder. When I was young in Beijing, I didn't understand the weather patterns. I didn't know to hold an umbrella when it was going to rain. I ignored other people's advice and kept getting caught in the rain. As I get older, my body starts to react. I know it's going to rain when my joints ache. When I was broke, I took the subway so often that I realized Beijing always gets a snowstorm every spring. After the snow, the weather warms up. I hope the market will be the same."

Ruan Siwei's words are meaningful. He is simply saying that Wang Shu and Jiang Yong are not mature enough and do not appreciate the favors they receive.

Jiang Yong said, "I understand what Mr. Ruan means. I will not embarrass Mr. Ruan with this year's financial report."

"This is the last game. If I don't see any returns in two years, I won't be able to explain to the investment department, and I can't guarantee the success of the game. I hope you will be cautious and don't let me be unemployed at the age of 50." Ruan Siwei stretched out his hand and called the waiter to pay the bill.

Ruan Siwei said slowly, "I hope this will be the last time I pay for you."

Jiang Yong's hand, which was about to grab the order, paused, cold sweat broke out on his back. He smiled apologetically and said: Mr. Ruan, don't worry, even if the sky falls, I, Jiang Yong, will take care of it.

-

The driver took Ruan Siwei back to the Conrad, while Jiang Yong and Wang Shu leaned on the second floor of Sanlitun to smoke.

Wang Shu leaned against the railing, looking at the sky without saying a word. Jiang Yong exhaled a puff of ice cream-flavored mist, and Wang Shu also exhaled a puff of smoke, and the two clouds of mist merged together.

Jiang Yong said, "I think Catastrophe may have to be launched earlier than planned. Your original plan of launching it at the end of next year is definitely not possible."

Wang Shu said nothing and took another puff.

Jiang Yong said, "The original plan was to release it after 30 chapters. Now we have 10 chapters. I think it would be better to wait until after 15 to release it first, and then see what happens. If it doesn't work out, we can just cut it off and start over. This will give us more time for trial and error."

Wang Shu said, "The market is so chaotic, 15 is too risky. If we encounter those clever copycats who can develop faster than you, we will have no trump card."

Jiang Yong said, "Think carefully when you get home today. You are taking risks, and the sooner you take risks, the sooner you will have room for improvement."

Wang Shu finished his cigarette and threw the butt on the ground and stepped on it.

Jiang Yong said, "Throwing cigarette butts everywhere without worrying about being photographed and posted online is a sign of low moral character."

Wang Shu said, "I'm almost out of work, so what else do I need to do with my quality?"

Wang Shu turned around, leaned against the railing with his arms crossed, and looked at the audience aimlessly.

"Wang Shu, isn't that your Wang Meng? He will be able to fall in love when he grows up. He is getting more and more handsome. He will definitely be a charming and handsome top student in the future." Jiang Yong said to Wang Shu while looking at the entrance of the hamburger shop.

At the door of the hamburger shop, Wang Shu bought two hamburgers and handed them to the tall girl next to him. The girl excitedly stretched out her hand to block Wang Meng's face with the hamburgers and took a photo of him holding the hamburgers.

Wang Shu looked at Yuan Xin who was standing next to him. She was tall and thin, with healthy skin, neat short hair, and was carrying a small shoulder bag that cost a few dozen yuan on Taobao. She was dressed very youthfully.

Wang Shu said slowly

"They are still at a carefree age."