Chapter 45 Shen Qiwen joins the battlefield.

When Wang Mang went to the company to deliver the car, Wang Shugang and Jiang Yong had a big fight about the online launch. As soon as he came out of the meeting room, he saw Wang Mang sitting on the sofa. When he saw him come out, he called him "brother" and took out the car keys from his pocket and put them on the glass coffee table.

Wang Shu looked at the car keys on the table and asked Wang Meng, "Why are your sister-in-law's car keys here with you?"

Wang Mangan was still wearing the windbreaker that Chen Qingqing had given him. He was thin, tall, and dark, and he exuded a hormonal aura as he stood in the office. The girl at the company's front desk couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

Wang Meng said, "Brother, my sister-in-law is on a business trip. She is my classmate."

Wang Shu wanted to ask a few more questions, but was forced back by the gossipy eyes of the receptionist. He just said "ah" and didn't say anything else, and asked Wang Mang to have lunch with him at noon.

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They casually ate a bowl of noodles downstairs. While waiting, Wang Shu sent a message to Shen Qingqing asking if she was on a business trip, but Shen Qingqing didn't reply.

Wang Mang, who was sitting opposite, spoke first. "Brother, I'm going to do my internship."

Wang Shu uttered an "oh" without looking up, and continued to check Chen Qingqing's circle of friends. "I'll find it for you."

Wang Meng said, "No, I've found an internship at an internet company in Haidian."

Wang Shu then raised his head. He actually didn't recommend that Wang Mang work in the Internet industry for the first time. After all, that industry was quite impetuous. But Wang Mang's eyes were full of indifference, as if he didn't need his reminder.

Wang Shu didn't say anything more, but suddenly remembered the girl he met last time and asked Wang Meng, "Are you in love?"

Wang Mang shook his head and said, "No."

Wang Shu was quite open-minded and said, "It's time for you to find a relationship. If you don't have money, you can talk to me."

After a while, Wang Meng's cell phone rang. He opened it and found that Wang Shu had transferred 5,000 yuan to him.

Wang Mang didn't answer nor did he withdraw, saying, "Brother, I'm really not in a relationship."

The noodles arrived, and Wang Shu began to eat them, saying to the man sitting opposite him, "Even if you're not in a relationship, you can use this as pocket money. You usually need money to fill up your gas tank, right?"

Wang Meng nodded.

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After finishing their noodles, the two of them walked back. Wang Shu asked, "What are your plans after the internship? Have you thought about your career plan for the next five years?"

Wang Mangan said "I haven't thought about it yet"

Wang Shu said, "What about the present?"

Wang Meng said, "When my parents return to Inner Mongolia, I will rent out the room they live in now and give you the money then. Brother, don't you still have to pay the mortgage for this house every month?"

Wang Shu suddenly stopped and turned to look at him. "Brother, I don't mind these few thousand dollars. It's your freedom to rent it out. You can use the rent to buy yourself food and clothes."

Wang Mang ignored him and continued, "I'm planning to convert the living room into one bedroom. Then the two-bedroom apartment will cost around 5,000 a month. Last time I asked the agent, they told me you'll have to pay back less than 20,000 a month. 5,000 isn't much for you, but it's still a little over a quarter. It sounds like it would make things a lot easier."

Wang Shu turned his head and looked at Wang Meng, not knowing what to say for a moment. He actually couldn't understand this little brother. It seemed that he had no desire for money and no plans for the future. He was able to get into a first-class school just because he could... not because of any big goals or ambitions.

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The two of them quickly arrived downstairs of Wang Shu's company. From a distance, they saw two junior high school students taking pictures around Wang Mang's motorcycle.

Wang Mang was about to go over, but Wang Shu reached out his hand to stop him. The two of them stood not far away and waited for the two children to finish taking the photo before going over.

Wang Shu said, "Tell your parents, I'm going to dinner tonight, around 8 o'clock. What do you want to eat? I'll buy it."

Wang Meng looked at the kids and said, "I'm not going back. I'm going to ride my motorcycle tonight."

Wang Shu asked, “Do you want to participate in the competition?”

Wang Meng said, "No, I go out at 8 o'clock every day."

Wang Shu was a little speechless. "There's no need to always follow the rules. Just ride less occasionally and have dinner with me."

Wang Meng didn't say anything. He waited until the group of people left before walking to the motorcycle. He put on his helmet, started the engine, and turned back to say something to Wang Shu.

Wang Shu didn't hear clearly and asked, what?

Wang Meng just rode away on his motorcycle.

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While waiting for the traffic light, Wang Meng typed out the words that Wang Shu didn't hear and sent them to him.

As soon as Wang Shu entered the company, he felt the atmosphere was very low. On the way to the office, he saw Jiang Yong talking to a colleague. The two of them ignored each other and didn't even exchange glances.

Wang Shu was very upset. He returned to his office and turned on his phone to find that Shen Qingqing not only did not reply, but also posted another circle of friends.

This little trick of a very pretentious woman made Wang Shu's heart itch.

Soon, another message came from Wang Meng.

He clicked on it and Wang Meng sent him a message: "Brother, thank you for buying me a house."

Then my brother returned the money.

Wang Mang's mood finally improved. He replied, "As long as you and your parents are happy, I'll be happy too."

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After leaving the company, Wang Shu bought a lot of vegetables from Yonghui near his parents' home, then went upstairs as if he was familiar with the place, entered the password and locked the door to enter the house.

Wang Chengjun was drinking tea and browsing Kuaishou, while Li Ping was making dumplings.

After Wang Shu came in, he called out "Mom and Dad".

Li Ping came out of the kitchen with a smile on her face, and put her flour-covered hands on Wang Shu's face.

Wang Chengjun also laughed, but did not move, drinking tea in the living room.

Wang Shu handed over the dishes in his hand. "I bought some food for you."

Li Ping checked the vegetables and said, "Save them for next time. Mom will make you dumplings with mutton filling today."

Wang Shu looked into the two rooms and asked, "Where's my little brother?"

Wang Chengjun said, "My younger brother went to ride a motorcycle. I think motorcycles are too dangerous. Every time he goes out, I am terrified. Sooner or later, I will smash it to pieces!"

People in the north are known for their exaggerated speech. Wang Shu, who had been in Beijing for a long time, couldn't stand his father's talk, so he defended his younger brother, saying, "I saw him at noon, he greeted me, and I asked him to go riding."

"He came back after riding." Li Ping and Wang Shu tried to smooth things over.

Li Ping returned to the kitchen, and Wang Chengjun asked, "Why didn't Yanyan come?"

Wang Shu said, "She went out for something."

Wang Shu also went to the kitchen to help his mother make dumplings.

Li Ping rolled out a few sheets of green dough and grumbled to Wang Shu in a low voice, "If she doesn't want to come, then don't come. If she does, I have to wait on her. She can't make dumplings or clean the room."

Wang Shu skillfully folded green dough with pure white dough, making dumplings that looked like small cabbages. Wang Shu said, "Mom, don't say that. Qingqing just can't work. She always wants to help you."

Li Ping sneered and said, "I see how skilled you are at making dumplings. You must be serving your wife a lot."

Wang Shu was a little speechless and said, "Mom, you make it yourself."

He went to the living room and had tea with Wang Chengjun, but forgot to close the kitchen door.

Li Ping leaned against the kitchen door, kneading dumplings while chattering, "Who's doing the housework now? It's not you, is it? My eldest son makes so much money, he won't have to wait on me when he comes home, will he?"

Wang Shu quickly explained, "No, we found an aunt."

Li Ping was even more angry this time. "Looking for an auntie? How much does an auntie make per month? Less than ten thousand, right? Hundreds of thousands a year, my God."

Wang Chengjun listened to Li Ping's petty behavior and angrily shouted, "Shut up!"

Li Ping was obviously very afraid of Wang Chengjun. She shut her mouth and went back to the kitchen. Wang Shu was used to it. He was also a little timid about his father and did not speak up for Li Ping.

Wang Chengjun asked again, "When did you tell Yanyan about buying a house for Meng?

Wang Shu said, "Dad, I haven't thought about it yet."

Li Ping said cautiously again. "It's okay if you don't tell me. Your father and I are leaving next month anyway."

This time she spoke much more quietly.

Wang Shu was a little confused. "Why leave? Why not stay a little longer?"

Seeing that Wang Chengjun didn't scold him, Li Ping poked his head out again and whispered, "I originally came to Beijing to help your brother warm the house and save money on burning the boiler for another winter, but I found that the cost of living in Beijing is higher. Buying food here is much more expensive than at home!"

Wang Chengjun looked at her again and said nothing, but his eyes scared Li Ping to death. She shut up again and went back to the kitchen and closed the door.

Wang Chengjun continued the previous topic and told Wang Shu, "You have to say it. If you don't, you won't be able to survive. Your wife is stupid, but your father-in-law is not stupid."

"I know, Dad," said Wang Shu.

Wang Shu mustered up his courage and said, "Dad, if you don't have money, just tell me. As long as you and mom are doing well, I, as your son, will feel at ease."

Wang Chengjun turned his head towards Wang Shu, but didn't look at him. He poured hot water on the tea pet on the table. The tea pet urinated when it got hot. Wang Chengjun asked, "Are your mother and I making you feel uneasy?"

Wang Shu didn't say anything. He looked up and saw on the TV the calligraphy banner that Wang Chengjun had written last time - A harmonious family brings prosperity.

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Shen Qingqing was still smoking downstairs, waiting for Yuan Xin to tell her mother-in-law’s answer.

Without thinking, Yuan Xin said to Chen Qingqing, "I compliment you on your beauty. Mother-in-law is complimenting you on your beauty, Sister Qingqing."

Chen Qingqing looked at Yuan Xin speechlessly. "Yuanyuan, you're really fooling me! She said so much, how could she mean just this?"

Yuan Xin quickly refuted, saying, "I just praised everything from beginning to end, from my hairstyle to my outfit."

Shen Qingqing curled her lips and thought to herself, "My mother-in-law is almost eighty years old, how can she know what dressing is?" Of course, she knew that the other party was fooling her, but she didn't ask any more questions.

At night, both of them couldn't sleep well, one was thinking about Wang Meng and the other was thinking about Wang Shu.

Wang Shu is old, so he definitely doesn't post any updates. Chen Qingqing just kept flipping through their photos on her phone. She didn't want to reply to Wang Shu, so she hoped he would say a few more words to her.

But it is obvious that there has been no news from Wang Shu since he sent that message.

And the weirdo Wang Mang in Yuan Xin's mind definitely wouldn't post on WeChat Moments. Yuan Xin saved all the chat records with Wang Mang and looked through them.

A bed, two pillows, back to back, like a pair of brothers.

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Wang Shu returned home and had just lay down for ten minutes when the doorbell suddenly rang.

Shen Qingqing was not in Beijing, he did not order takeout, and no one would come to deliver the express in the middle of the night.

Wang Shu opened the door suspiciously. After opening the door, Shen Qiwen, wearing an Arc'teryx suit, appeared at the door, holding a medical record book in his hand.

Wang Shu was stunned. "Dad, why are you here? You didn't even tell me in advance so I could pick you up at the airport."

Shen Qiwen looked at Wang Shu with a smile and walked into the house. "Dad just came to Beijing for a medical consultation. I didn't want to disturb you, but I missed the flight back."

Wang Shu asked, "Dad, you came here yesterday?"

Shen Qiwen nodded and said, "Dad will leave in two days. Where is Yanyan? Where did Yanyan go?"