Chapter 163 Missing someone can cause great harm
After Wei Chuan left, the yard became quiet.
Sister Fang sighed for the eighth time, and Meng Tang was helpless: "Sister Fang, I'm hungry."
"I'll cook for you right away." Sister Fang responded and went to the kitchen. Since she was busy, she stopped making noises.
Meng Tang shook his head. This Wei Chuan was really "doing a lot of harm to others."
After living here for a few days, I have coaxed Sister Fang into a state of mind.
The phone rang briefly. Meng Tang unlocked the screen and saw a message from Wei Chuan: [Home for dinner. Have you eaten yet?]
Meng Tang: [Not yet.]
Wei Chuan: [It’s 12 o’clock and you haven’t eaten yet?]
Meng Tang: [I'm not hungry. It's just me and Sister Fang at home, so I'll just have a quick bite.]
Wei Chuan: [As soon as I came back, the old man went out to fool around?]
Meng Tang: […Be careful or I’ll tell Grandpa.]
Wei Chuan sent a "begging for mercy" emoticon.
Chu Yin knocked on the table: "Who told you to play with your phone while eating?"
Wei Chuan looked up and said, "Report to Meng Tang that he is safe."
Chu Yin crossed her arms and asked in an interrogative manner, "Why did you go to Yanqing after returning from Hong Kong?"
"I've already said it." Wei Chuan saw that Meng Tang hadn't said anything else and turned off the screen of his phone. "My love rival is just an eyesore."
Chu Yin was speechless: "...With your conditions, are you still afraid of a love rival?"
Wei Chuan laughed: "Mom, I have the same idea as you, but no matter how good I am, I can't stand others doing bad things to me. He even said bad things about me in front of Meng Tang's father."
Chu Yin frowned: "Why is this guy so annoying? Tell Meng Tang to ignore him immediately."
Wei Chuan shook his head: "I didn't pay attention to any of them. They couldn't even get through the door. Don't worry."
"If you're worried, why don't you let her come to Z City to play during the summer vacation?" Chu Yin pointed upstairs. "Your third sister is taking a break and just came back yesterday. You can let her take Meng Tang out to play."
"Forget it." Wei Chuan snorted, "I haven't settled the score with her for taking Meng Tang to the nightclub last time."
Chu Yin tsk-tsked, "How can this child be so unreliable? It's obvious that Meng Tang has never been to the world of feasting and drinking. It's not good for her to be tainted by such vulgarity. I'll go upstairs and talk to her later."
Wei Chuan nodded: "It's not that I don't let her come, she needs to produce something, and you know she has a skill in wood carving that can't be wasted. She has a special warehouse and workshop in the compound, so she can't come."
"Not bad." Chu Yin praised, "You are calm and can endure hardships. Children nowadays are too spoiled."
The less spoiled children hid in the workshop in the north courtyard.
In fact, there is a fixed way of carving for the theme of "abundance every year". Experienced craftsmen do not need to make a clay draft, but just start carving on the wood.
For example, Meng Yuchun could carve with his eyes closed.
In contrast, clay sculptures are only needed when sculpting figures, because the facial muscle dynamics of the figures must be highly precise.
This is also the reason why Meng Yuchun often told Meng Tang, "A slight difference in appearance can make a huge difference in spirit."
When sculpting with clay, one has to constantly adjust the proportions of the character's facial features. If one is not satisfied, one has to start over again, over and over again, until one is satisfied.
But Meng Tang was still young, and no matter how good her skills were, Meng Yuchun always forced her to start from the sketch and then transfer to the clay sculpture.
Polish your temper and skills.
Moreover, she is in the sculpture department, and clay sculpture will help her professional courses before the rough draft is carved.
Take the theme of "abundance year after year" for example. Based on the elements of lotus leaves and carp, at the very least, the precise spatial relationship should be expressed using clay sculptures.
The fishtail, a dynamic part carved out in a flat surface and vivid in three dimensions, has a certain similarity with the turning direction of the folds of the character's clothes.
Meng Tang kneaded the mud four or five times in the afternoon, but she only did a rough job and never achieved the level she wanted.
With a sigh of relief, Meng Tang left the north yard, washed her hands, and went to the kitchen to find something to eat.
Just as he filled his mouth, Meng Huaizhang came back and bumped into Meng Tang.
"You get off work so early?" Meng Tang frowned slightly.
"I'll grab a fishing rod," Meng Huaizhang said. "I've made an appointment with Lao Liao to go fishing."
Meng Tang looked at the time: "It's four o'clock and you're still going fishing?"
Meng Huaizhang nodded in response. After coming out of the utility room, he told Sister Fang that he would not be back for dinner.
Meng Tang was too lazy to ask. It was better than him staying at home and the two of them staring at each other.
But for several days in a row, Meng Huaizhang was not at home, and he always brought a fishing rod with him when he went out.
There was no one to be seen during the weekend.
The old man has been busy with a large floor-standing screen for a government unit recently, a set of four panels. He is very busy and has no time to care about Meng Huaizhang's whereabouts.
Meng Tang had a feeling something was wrong, but he didn't want to disturb the old man, so he followed Meng Huaizhang after he went out again.
After following for a long time, he actually found out that he was fishing. Meng Tang stayed there for half an hour and then came back.
Meng Huaizhang held the fishing rod and looked at Lao Liao beside him.
Lao Liao smiled and said, "You saw it yesterday. We have to rush to fill a batch of orders for the Mid-Autumn Festival. We can start fishing in half a month. If you invest money now, the probability of making money is very high, but it's not much, just 100,000 will be enough."
Meng Huaizhang sneered: "I don't have any money."
"This..." Lao Liao hesitated, "It's really not possible without money. Your old man won't give you money?"
Meng Huaizhang: "You know my situation."
Lao Liao sighed: "There's nothing I can do."
After being silent for nearly ten minutes, Lao Liao lost interest in fishing and said, "It's almost time, let's go back."
It was indeed embarrassing for Meng Huaizhang to have no money on hand, which was one of the reasons why he wanted to earn money on his own.
He grabbed Lao Liao and asked, "Can you really make money?"
Lao Liao laughed and said, "If I hadn't grown up with you, I wouldn't bother with you."
Meng Huaizhang quickly said, "Don't go. Can you think of a way to lend me some first?"
Lao Liao was a little embarrassed: "The money is all with my wife."
Meng Huaizhang pleaded with him: "Then talk to your sister-in-law."
Lao Liao sighed: "We've been brothers for so many years... Well, I'll go back and ask for you."
"Okay." Meng Huaizhang immediately became energetic.
Lao Liao: "But let me be frank, one hundred thousand is not a small amount. If my wife doesn't want to lend it to me, I can't do anything about it."
Meng Huaizhang: "Okay, I won't make things difficult for you."
The two chatted as they walked, and finally said goodbye at the gate of the Meng family.
Old Liao walked forward for about ten minutes, passed by the house without entering, and finally turned into a renovated house.
A man came out and handed him a black bag: "120,000, 100,000 for him and 20,000 is yours."
Lao Liao took the black bag and smiled widely: "Okay, I'm leaving."
When Meng Huaizhang returned home, the old man had just returned to the middle courtyard from the workshop. Seeing him, he frowned and asked, "Why don't you come back for dinner these past few days?"
"I went fishing with Lao Liao."
He used to like fishing. Meng Yuchun didn't say anything, but reminded him: "Meng Tang finally has summer vacation, so don't go out and fool around all day. If you still want her to call you dad, then stay home honestly."
"I understand." Meng Huaizhang said, "I won't go fishing tomorrow."
The window of Meng Tang's study was half open, and he could hear almost all the conversation outside.
She paused, put down the brush, and picked up the phone beside her to see if there were any business videos on Wei Chuan's major platforms.
It's been more than ten days and there hasn't been a single one.
Meng Tang charged his phone and took a shower.
As soon as I returned to the bedroom, Wei Chuan’s video call came.
Meng Tang laughed and answered the phone while lying on the bed.
"What are you doing?" Wei Chuan's usual opening line when starting a video.
Judging from his background, it should be the locker room.
Meng Tang lifted his legs and swayed them, saying, "I just took a shower, are you still training?"
Wei Chuan shook his hair and said, "It's over tonight. I just took a shower in the bathroom. Now that they've left, I'll video chat with you."
Meng Tang held his face with his hands, smiling: "Why do I feel that you are a little darker."
When this was mentioned, Wei Chuan snorted: "Yes, I am a little dark. I tanned it on purpose."
Meng Tang tilted his head slightly: "Intentional? Why?"
"Wei Siyuan said I was too white and not masculine."
“…”
Is masculinity based on appearance? Isn't it a person's problem-solving skills and the principles he uses to deal with others?
"How is it?" Wei Chuan leaned over close to the camera, "How is the new skin?"
Meng Tang nodded: "Actually, I'm not that dark. Compared to most people, I'm still fair."
Wei Chuan asked with a smile: "Do you like it?"
Meng Tang said, "Just leave it that way. Don't get sunburned on purpose. It's not good if you get sunburned."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Wei Chuan put on his bag, picked up his cell phone and walked towards the training dormitory.
Meng Tang felt a little tired of this posture, so he moved to lie down at the head of the bed.
After the camera rotated, Wei Chuan finally saw her face again and sighed: "In half a month, I will be able to find you."
Wei Chuan's tone was a little heavy, and his eyes were not very happy. Missing someone was really hurtful.
Fortunately, daily training can consume most of his energy, otherwise he was really afraid that he would not be able to help but run to Yanqing.
Meng Tang: "Actually, time flies by quickly. Don't worry, just train well."
Wei Chuan: "I see. How is the old man's health recently? Is Yan Qing feverish?"
"It's hot." Meng Tang changed his posture and sat up. "Grandpa is in good health. He rested for a while and started working again."
Wei Chuan: "Why are you in such a hurry? What if you get too hot?"
"It's okay," Meng Tang said. "This is a big item, and it's required by a government agency. It has to be delivered next year, so time is a bit tight."
Wei Chuan nodded: "Okay, I won't say anything more, you should also take care of yourself and rest."
Meng Tang responded, saw him return to the dormitory, and hung up the video.
The next afternoon, when Meng Huaizhang got off work, he saw Lao Liao at the door of the sawmill.
He hurried forward and asked, "What did my sister-in-law say?"
There were so many people around that Lao Liao pulled him aside and handed him a black plastic bag: "Here's the money, one hundred thousand, not a penny less."
Meng Huaizhang was delighted: "Thank you."
Old Liao sighed, "I spent a lot of time and effort to get this from you, but you have to write me an IOU. Also, let me give you one last piece of advice: any investment won't guarantee a 100% return on investment. You might even lose money. Have you really thought this through?"
"I'll write you the IOU right now." Meng Huaizhang took out a pen from his pocket. "I've already prepared it."
Lao Liao laughed and said, "Okay, since you've decided to write the IOU, you must be ready to do it."
After Meng Huaizhang finished writing the IOU, he asked, "When are we going to your cousin's house?"
Lao Liao said, "Let's go tomorrow. I'll take you there when you get off work."
Meng Huaizhang nodded: "Okay."
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