Chapter 32 Chapter 32 Jinjiang Solo
"You must not learn from him. You will not be able to get any job assignment after being punished. It is a stain in your life that cannot be erased."
The classmates kindly reminded Zhang Mengzhi that after all, this classmate in their class was very popular among the girls.
"I've never even held a girl's hand, where can I abandon a girl?"
Zhang Mengzhi rolled his eyes at him and returned to his seat.
After a while, the teacher came in and started the class.
During class, all students took notes seriously, and no one was absent-minded.
When the class was over, everyone started gossiping again. Gu Yan was of course the headline, and eight out of ten people were talking about him.
Although Zhang Mengzhi did not chat with others, he heard a lot of gossip.
"Is Gu Yanzhen engaged to the other party?"
The follow-up that I didn’t hear before class is now here.
"Really, if his family hadn't agreed to be engaged to the girl, I remember it would have been too old."
After listening for a long time, Zhang Mengzhi finally heard the words he wanted to hear most, and covered his happy face with a book.
This is really great, the male and female protagonists should be tied together tightly and not cause harm to others.
"That's great. That girl doesn't have to commit suicide."
The classmates were really happy for Wang Lingya, but they were more dissatisfied with Gu Yan, thinking that he was very irresponsible. He was good-looking and many girls in the school liked him, but now they all wanted to stay eight hundred meters away from him.
Faced with everyone's sympathy for Wang Lingya, although Zhang Mengzhi knew that the other party did not deserve sympathy, he did not say much. After all, he would not do anything to talk about others behind their backs.
Just when Zhang Mengzhi was happy that the male and female protagonists were tied together, the parties involved were not very happy.
"Are you so eager to get married? Why do you have to cling to me? Didn't I say that this breakup is only temporary? We can get in touch again after I graduate and start working in a few years!"
Gu Yan's face showed no joy of a couple in love, only annoyance towards Wang Lingya. Even though he knew that the so-called contact in a few years was a lie, he didn't think he was lying, but felt that Wang Lingya didn't believe him.
"Wow~ Why do you miss me so much? This is not what I want to see! Look at the wounds on my neck, every bit of it proves that I love you."
Wang Lingya covered her face and started crying. She didn't believe a word Gu Yan said.
If she didn't want to be forgotten by Gu Yan, she would have to use special means in special times. Although the suicide by hanging was fake, it was real! If her family hadn't been watching, she would have really died.
There were traces of hanging on her neck, which made no one doubt that she was faking suicide.
“…”
When Gu Yan heard her say this, he suddenly felt guilty.
Yes, if Lingya hadn't loved herself too much, she wouldn't have hanged herself. If her family hadn't found out, she would have really died.
When her parents came to look for her, she was still in a coma in the hospital! How could she stop the Wang family from coming to the school to look for her?
Gu Yan, who felt that he had wronged Wang Lingya, suddenly felt guilty, and his tone was not as angry as before.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have gotten mad at you. But you know, I've been punished by the school, so I won't be able to get a job in the future. As long as your family doesn't come to the school to look for me, we'll still be together in a few years."
Gu Yan said in annoyance.
He regretted not listening to his parents and breaking off relations with Wang Lingya early, but Gu Yan was reluctant to give up this person who met his requirements in every way.
After all, not all women would treat him like the sky, admiring him no matter what he did, and infinitely tolerant of his temper. In an environment where women hold up half the sky, there are too few women as delicate as Wang Lingya.
So the two of them continued to be entangled like this until Gu's mother discovered them dating in the woods and the Gu family forced them to break off their relationship.
Then there was the incident where Wang Lingya couldn't accept her breakup with her boyfriend and committed suicide, which led to the Wang family coming to her house.
It all happened so fast that he didn't even have time to think about why Gu's mother appeared in the school and happened to go to the grove to see him dating his girlfriend.
Even Mother Gu herself couldn't explain it clearly, and by the time she realized what was going on, the person was already there.
In fact, it was Zhang Mengzhi who led Gu's mother to the grove. He deliberately found someone to pretend to be a student. When passing by, he mentioned in front of Gu's mother that the grove was the favorite holy place for young lovers.
Since Gu's mother came to the school to visit her son, and couldn't find him anywhere, she went to the grove to try her luck.
As a result, she actually caught her son dating Wang Lingya, and their actions were not so innocent. In this conservative era, their behavior was simply challenging their parents' nerves.
Gu's mother asked her son to break up with Wang Lingya because her presence affected her son's studies. If Gu Yan's academic performance did not decline after being with her, they would not say anything.
Facts have proved that if their son is with Wang Lingya, he will only go astray. How could the parents like such a daughter-in-law, so they forced their son to break up with her.
However, the Gu family still underestimated the Wang family. They were very decisive in their first move and brought the matter to the school. Even though Gu's father and mother were reluctant, they had no choice but to agree to the engagement between the two and they became a legitimate engaged couple.
They couldn't let the Wang family make things worse, as this would affect Gu's father's official position.
The marriage was made reluctantly, but seeing the obvious wound on Wang Lingya's neck, the Gu family couldn't say anything more. They were just angry in their hearts. Gu's father and mother could still tolerate it, but Gu Yan was not so good-tempered, so he got angry at Wang Lingya.
But after all, he and Wang Lingya had been together for quite some time, and Wang Lingya knew Gu Yan's character very well, so she could easily control him.
First she cried, then she used suicide to arouse Gu Yan’s guilt, and the rest was easy.
Sure enough, when Gu Yan heard what she said, he immediately felt guilty and stopped scolding her. Although he was still angry, he would no longer vent it on her.
He even thought that his girlfriend loved him too much and that was why she couldn't accept the breakup and committed suicide.
She didn't want to see all this, it was just the Wang family acting on their own initiative.
So in the end, Gu Yan's resentment was directed at the Wang family. Of course, considering that they were also doing it for Wang Lingya, Gu Yan didn't do anything to them for the time being. However, it is hard to say what will happen in the future, after all, this male protagonist is very narrow-minded.
From the way he dealt with the Zhang family in his previous life, it can be seen that he is a vengeful person. If he knew that he had the heroine's family plotting against him, the consequences would be disastrous.
However, Zhang Mengzhi would not be stupid enough to remind the other party. He wants to tie the male and female protagonists together forever, so he will not reveal Wang Lingya's true identity for the time being.
"I'm so angry. Is Ah Yan blind? He actually fell in love with Wang Lingya, a woman with such a petty mind that she can't be taken out. And the Wang family members are not good people at first glance. Didn't you see that Mrs. Wang, who kept staring at the watch on my wrist, and the greed in her eyes couldn't even be concealed."
After her son's engagement party, Gu's mother returned home and complained to her husband.
"Forget it, forget it. It's Ah Yan's fault for liking someone else's girl! If he hadn't done something wrong, we wouldn't be in such a passive position."
Father Gu was also unhappy. Not only did Mother Wang stare at his wife's watch, but Father Wang also stared at his watch and leather shoes.
The Wang family kept their eyes on the Gu family, not only their watches, but also their clothes and shoes.
"The whole family is petty. I really don't like such a daughter-in-law."
Mother Gu was so angry that she slapped her chest. She felt uncomfortable all over when she thought about having to live with such a daughter-in-law in the future.
But his own son is not ambitious enough and insists on hanging out with Wang Lingya. Now he is like a dog-skin plaster and can't be gotten rid of.
Gu Yanke had no idea of his parents' distress. The engagement party made him and Wang Lingya a legitimate engaged couple, and they were no longer afraid of being discovered when they walked on the street.
Just because of the punishment from the school, Gu Yan treated Wang Lingya badly, but he was easily controlled by her in a short time.
Zhang Mengzhi read the note and threw it into the stove.
No rush, he has plenty of time, and getting them engaged is just the first step.
Moreover, without the Zhang family as a glue, the relationship between these two people is definitely not as deep as in the original book.
In the original book, Gu Yan did not dump Wang Lingya. In addition to the emotional reasons, it might be that the Wang family had too many handles on the Gu family, which made him afraid to dump the heroine.
After all, the Wang family and the Gu family are very different. It can be said that marrying Wang Lingya did not help Gu Yan's career at all. Even the Gu family has to take care of the Wang family. The whole family is a veritable drag.
There was no need for him to take action on Gu's father and mother. Zhang Deming and the others were watching them, so Zhang Mengzhi only needed to deal with Gu Yan.
As for the fact that Zhang Mengzhi disliked his family, Zhang Deming, Zhang Decheng and others thought it was normal. After all, it was Zhang Mengzhi who had his fiancée taken away!
So is there any problem with Zhang Mengzhi wanting to deal with Gu Yan? No problem!
If he had not been involved with Wang Lingya during the period of engagement, the Zhang family would not have been so angry, and they would even have tried to persuade Zhang Mengzhi after finding out.
But the fact is that the two started dating while they were engaged. Isn't this cheating on Zhang Mengzhi?
That's why Zhang Deming and the others were so angry, and they didn't have any psychological burden when dealing with the Gu family.
Since it is your Gu family that is unkind, how can you blame our Zhang family for being unjust?
Moreover, there are conflicts of interest between the two parties. If they bring down the man before the Gu family can react, the ones who will benefit will only be the Zhang family who have been prepared.
As a result, the work of both the Gu family in this city and the Gu family in the capital has been greatly affected during this period.
"Who is trying to make trouble for our Gu family?"
The two Gu families were confused. It had been two months, and they still hadn't found the person behind the scenes. This made the Gu family panic. The unknown was what scared them!
Of course, Zhang Mengzhi didn't know about these things, and his other uncles didn't tell him. In order not to arouse the suspicion of the Gu family, Zhang Mengzhi adjusted his plan and temporarily stopped attacking Gu Yan. If he attacked too frequently, it would easily arouse the suspicion of the Gu family.
So he spent more time on studying and buying shops.
The Zhang family has earned some money in the past few months, and with their original savings, they plan to buy a shop opposite the school.
"They want fifteen hundred, which is enough for us in our savings, but after using the money to buy the store, there won't be much left."
Mother Zhang took out all the money in the house and said after the whole family counted it together.
"Let's buy a shop. You won't feel unhappy if you keep the money at home. Buying a shop can make money. Even if you don't run a business yourself, renting it out can also generate income!"
Zhou Guilan's vision is much broader than that of Zhang's father and mother. Instead of saving the money, it is better to buy a store. Because even if the money is spent, the store is there and it will not go away.
"Are you really buying it?" Not only was Zhang's mother reluctant to spend so much money, but Zhang's father was the same.
"Mom and Dad, my brother and my wife both agree to buy it, so let's buy it. Don't you always say that my brother and my wife are capable? It's right to listen to them."
As a member of the family, Zhang Mengyu would not be left out of such a big event as buying a store. Zhang Mengzhi also wanted to tell her in this way that she was a member of the family and that neither his parents nor he favored boys over girls.
As for why Zhang Mengyao was not there, it was because Zhang's father and mother were already looking for a house and planned to buy one for them so that they could move out of the Xia family.
Half of the money for buying the house was left by Zhang Mengyao's parents, and the other half was given by Zhang's father and mother.
It was because they had to pay the remaining half that the couple was reluctant to spend 1500 yuan to buy the store. Because once they spent the 1500 yuan, they would really have no money left.
Since ancient times, Chinese people have been the representatives of those who feel anxious when they have no money. It would be strange if they were not worried when they spent so much money at once!
"Mom and Dad, buy it! In the past few months, our family has made 700 to 800 yuan by setting up a stall. If we open a store, business will only be better. And we don't have to worry about the rain."
The two of them didn't hear the rest of Zhang Mengzhi's words, but they did hear the last sentence.
"Yes, if we have a store, we can do business even on rainy days."
When Mother Zhang thought about the money she would lose because she couldn't set up her stall due to the rain, she felt heartbroken.
"...Then I'll listen to you."
Mr. Zhang never opposed Mrs. Zhang's decisions, or rather, his opposition was due to his wife's decision.
"Okay, buy it then."
Except for the two children who had fallen asleep, everyone agreed to buy the store.
Since the whole family agreed, Zhang Mengzhi bought the shop while he was not in school and named it after her mother Zhang.
Zeng Wenxiu, a very delicate name.
One hand hands over the money, the other hand hands over the hand.
The shop is not small, about 100 square meters.
Due to special reasons, the shop had been in public hands before, and the shop door was not open, so it was just there.
Now that someone was willing to buy it, they immediately sold the house to the Zhang family.
It is said that it is easier to get things done if you have someone in a higher position. Because of Zhang's surname, the other party did not make things difficult when transferring the ownership, and the shop was quickly transferred to Zhang's mother's name.
However, everything else about the shop had to be renovated except for making it rainproof.
Mother Zhang and the eldest wife continued to set up their stall, and Zhang Mengzhi found a few carpenters to renovate the shop.
The walls were repainted with lime and the floor was paved with cement. The shop was a single room, with the back and front separated by windows and cabinets.
There is a kitchen at the back and a table and stools in the front.
Because the store is wide enough, Zhang Mengzhi decided to make some other food in addition to malatang.
"Make breakfast, that makes money."
Mother Zhang thought that the rice noodles she made were quite good, and their rice noodles were also famous, so as long as she had good skills, she could continue to make the noodles.
"Don't make breakfast. It's too hard. We have to get up before dawn to do it. Our bodies can't stand it for a long time."
Zhang Mengzhi refused without thinking.
"Then Mengzhi, tell me what you want to do?"
When Zhou Guilan heard Zhang Mengzhi say this, she knew that he must have some idea.
“Let’s make fast food!”
When Zhang Mengzhi mentioned the so-called fast food, Zhang's mother and father also thought it was better than making breakfast.
They are mainly ingredients for fast food, which can be prepared while they are making spicy hot pot. Moreover, fast food can prepare rice and vegetables in advance and heat them up on the stove, so no matter who comes to eat, they can have hot rice and vegetables.
More importantly, fast cooking will not affect the Malatang business.
"Fast food doesn't have to be too expensive. We can just cook some popular dishes. We'll only do it for lunch, so we'll go with the path of small profits but quick turnover."
Zhang Mengzhi presented his plan in a logical and orderly manner and gained the approval of the whole family.
"That's a good idea. Make fixed meals every day and take a break after selling them."
Zhou Guilan thought this was a great idea. It would allow them to make money without being too tired.
So the first fast food restaurant in China was opened, and it was named Zhang’s Fast Food Restaurant.
It takes time to decorate a shop, and it will take time to open it after the Chinese New Year. So Zhang Mengzhi would buy things needed for the shop whenever she had time, such as pots, pans, and bowls.
The table and chairs were made by carpenters. It was not a regular octagonal table, but a rectangular table that is often seen in later generations.
Moreover, the stools are not long benches, but small square stools, which makes them convenient to drag and move.
This way, even if a large group of people suddenly come to their restaurant to eat, there will be enough space for them to sit at a table.
Because I spent all the money in the family to buy the shop, the money for subsequent decoration and purchase of items all came from the money earned from setting up the stall.
In order to earn more money, Zhang Mengzhi now goes to help whenever he is free. He prepares more vegetables and meat every day than before, but all is sold out within an hour.
“Why didn’t I buy it today?”
People who came specifically to buy spicy hot pot in the afternoon saw that it was finally their turn, but all the meat and vegetables on display had been sold out.
"Oh boy, you have such bad luck."
An old man who was eating said happily.
"Yeah, my luck is terrible. I've tried three or four times and it's always the same."
The young man who didn't buy it said dejectedly.
He didn't blame the Zhang family for all this, he knew his own luck. He had fallen down when walking, choked when drinking water, and never had to wait in line to buy food when it was his turn. He had encountered this too many times and had learned to enlighten himself.
"Come here, young man."
Mother Zhang had long discovered that this young man, who was about the same age as her son, had come several times and every time she came to his place, she would buy all the food.
This luck is amazing. Mother Zhang and Zhou Guilan couldn't help but sympathize with him.
"Auntie, mother-in-law."
The young man who didn’t get to eat the spicy hot pot heard the shouting and trotted over.
"Look, what is this?"
Mother Zhang brought out a bowl of cooked spicy hot pot, which included both meat and vegetarian dishes, exactly what the young man wanted to eat.
He always told Zhang's mother what he wanted in advance, but he always returned empty-handed.
“Mala hotpot!”
The young man shouted in surprise.
"Yes, give it to me."
Mother Zhang smiled and handed him the spicy hot pot.
"Thank you, Auntie."
The young man happily took the bowl, walked to the table and sat down to eat with the old man face to face.
"It seems your luck is not that bad!"
The old man finished eating quickly and then said to the young man.
"Hehe, it's mainly because Auntie is a nice person."
The young man smiled foolishly. He didn’t think that his luck had improved, but that the auntie who was selling the food at the stall specially reserved it for him because he had come here many times!
The young man's heart was warmed when he ate the spicy hotpot he had saved, not only because it was delicious, but also because someone was kind to him.
"Mom, I'm telling you, I finally had spicy hot pot today."
The young man returned home and told his mother about his experience today.
"They are all good people. Remember to thank them later."
How could a mother not understand her son's situation? So she was grateful from the bottom of her heart for the kindness of the Zhang family, who did not let her son run away again and again without being able to eat spicy hot pot.
"I know. Didn't a relative of ours give us some oranges? I'll bring some over to Auntie and Mother-in-law later."
The young man was a grateful person and had already figured out what to do.
"good."
His mother agreed immediately.
So when Zhang Mengzhi replaced Zhang Mama to set up the stall, he received a bag of oranges.
"Brother, why did you give me oranges?"
Zhang Mengzhi asked puzzledly.
"It's not for you, it's for aunt and mother-in-law."
The young man pointed at Zhou Guilan and said, "He came here right after work in the afternoon, but he didn't expect to see Aunt Zhang."
"Why didn't Auntie come today?"
He was a little disappointed that he didn't see Mother Zhang.
"My mother was feeling a little unwell today, so I asked her to rest at home. I came to take her place at noon."
It just so happened that he didn't have classes today, so he came to set up the stall for Zhang's mother.
It’s strange that Zhou Guilan, who was not in good health, did not get sick this winter, but it was Zhang’s mother who got sick.
"Oh, that's perfect. Eating oranges is good for your health, and it can also stimulate your appetite when you are sick! If Auntie likes it, I will send it to her later. Please tell Auntie to take care of herself."
Although the young man regretted not being able to see Mother Zhang, compared to Mother Zhang's health, it was not worth mentioning at all.
"Okay, thank you, big brother. This bowl of spicy hotpot today is my treat. If you like it, come often in the future."
Zhang Mengzhi was grateful for the other party's kindness, so he got his spicy hot pot for free.
"No, no, no, how can this be possible?"
The young man didn't want to take advantage of this, so he took out his wallet and wanted to pay the bill.
"Hey man, you gave my mom some oranges, so I'll treat you to spicy hot pot. This is how human relationships work!"
Zhang Mengzhi gently pushed him back and refused to accept him.
"But……"
When the young man heard what Zhang Mengzhi said, he was suddenly confused and felt that this should not be the case.
"Don't say but, it's settled."
Zhang Mengzhi didn't give the other party a chance to think, and began to pack up the stall with her mother-in-law. When the young man came, the last remaining vegetables had been sold. His portion was specially told by Zhang's mother that Zhang Mengzhi should keep it in advance, so that the young man could take it back to eat even if he didn't come to her house.
As a result, the young man not only came, but also brought a bag of oranges. Since Zhang Mengzhi accepted the gift, he naturally could not accept his money.
"..." In the end, the young man held the spicy hot pot and watched the Zhang family pack up and leave. He didn't react at all.
"Bowl, bowl, bowl, I have another bowl here."
The young man didn't react until they were far away and shouted hurriedly.
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