Chapter 74 Li Chengcai actually wanted to pull Chen Panyi over...
"Wow, Panpan, did you see that Santana? I heard that the money from it could buy several houses here."
When Chen Pan shrank back, her good friend and deskmate at school, Cai Xiaojing, excitedly pulled the clothes on her shoulders.
“…”
Chen Pan shrank back without answering. Wei Dong, who was sitting slightly behind them, gave her a long look and suddenly said, "Yes, that car is a new Santana from two years ago. It still costs 220,000 yuan!"
"220,000? Oh my god, my family doesn't even have 10,000 yuan. Who is he? The person who greeted him was our vice principal, right? Is that his father in the blue suit? He looks so elegant. He's so handsome, too. His shoes look expensive. They must be some brand, right? And his white shirt looks different from ours."
Cai Xiaojing, who likes to pay attention to these things, leaned on the window and became obsessed.
"Those are Peak sneakers. Chen Yudong of the Bayi basketball team wore them in last year's competition. Oh my god, he's wearing the same shoes as the basketball prince!"
"That man is Li Decheng, the richest man in Chenjia Town. He owns a cement factory in Qingshui Village. It used to have only a hundred or so employees. Last year, they expanded, and the number of employees has reportedly skyrocketed to over 150. I heard his factory generates over two to three million in revenue a year!"
"Oh my god, are there that many?"
"I don't know. Anyway, their factory is huge, with lots of vehicles. Big trucks go in and out of the village every day. I heard they even built a big road specifically for Qingshui Village to facilitate transportation!"
"Wow, no wonder it's such a big deal! Did he transfer to our school?"
"No, he used to be in our school, didn't he? He seemed to be repeating a grade, and then he seemed to have a car accident and never came back."
"Is that so? Then he must be coming back to take the college entrance exam next month!"
"possible!"
This class was supposed to be a study session, with the teacher having them finish their exams in advance. Everyone had been quietly working on their papers, but then the sight of a black Santana outside drew many students in, and they all leaned against the windows, engaged in a nonstop discussion.
Chen Pan was originally sitting by the window, so she was a little visible. But now, after several people suddenly rushed over to where she was sitting, Chen Pan was squeezed in the crowd and became surprisingly inconspicuous.
Chen Pan wanted to avoid the other party temporarily and wanted to take his second high school entrance examination smoothly first.
But no matter what she thought, after a year of playing outside, Li Chengcai returned to school on the first day and the first thing he did was to drive the Santana car his father left for him directly to the door of Chen Pan's store.
In this era, there are still many rich people in cities.
Although Liuping is not yet a real city, there are many factories here, and its economic level and prosperity are almost catching up with the urban area of Longcheng.
So there are actually a lot of four-wheeled cars in this area. Every factory here, and even inside the government compound, has a four-wheeled car parked there, either as a facade or for leaders to drive.
But even for four wheels, the prices vary greatly.
In this era, in places like Longcheng, the most popular car is actually an Alto priced at over 70,000 yuan, followed by a Xiali priced at about the same price, a Beijing Golden Tornado priced at over 50,000 yuan, and a Changan car priced at over 60,000 yuan.
At a lower price point, there were various minivans priced around 30,000 or 40,000 yuan. It could be said that many people who didn't have a lot of money but wanted to buy a car initially chose a minivan. Many taxis in Longcheng are actually small Changhe and Changan minivans that can carry six or seven people at a time.
Anyway, in their area, you can see some cars that cost less than 100,000 yuan now, but cars that cost more than 100,000 yuan or 200,000 yuan are very rare in people's eyes.
It was so strange that as soon as Li Jiayi drove the car to the school, many students in the school lay outside to watch.
It was so strange that as soon as Li Chengcai drove the car over, many people followed him subconsciously.
Some young children nearby who were not good at concealing their emotions even ran after the so-called luxury car out of curiosity after seeing it.
Chen Pan, who had just separated from her friend and entered her shop not two minutes ago, ran out quickly after hearing the noise outside. When she saw the car outside, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
"Grandma—"
Seeing the luxury car parked at their door, Xu Chunni, who had just arrived at Chen Pan's shop, thought that a guest of special status had come to their store today.
When she was a little excited and subconsciously pulled the clothes of Grandma Chen next to her. When Second Grandma Chen, who was busy kneading dough, and Grandma Chen, who was busy selling pancakes, stopped what they were doing at the same time and subconsciously looked at the familiar car.
After sitting in the car for a long time, Li Chengcai, who had attracted enough attention, finally slowly opened the door and stepped out from the back of the car: "Panpan, Third Grandma, long time no see?"
"..." Seeing that he really came out and greeted them like this, Grandma Chen, who was standing inside the shelf of the pancake shop, and Chen Pan, who had just come out of the kitchen, changed their expressions almost at the same time.
"..." Feeling that something was wrong, Second Grandma Chen, who already knew everything, and the seventeen-year-old Xu Chunni, who had just arrived and knew nothing, looked at each other at the same time and instinctively fell silent.
"Wow, this little shop feels pretty good. I just don't know how you guys sleep at night in such a small place? Can you study well for the high school entrance exam in such a small place, Panpan? Do you need my help to rent a bigger place for you? Or you can temporarily stay in my house here--"
Li Chengcai had always been vindictive. Even after more than a year of carefree fun outside, he hadn't forgotten the culprit that occasionally caused him arm and thigh pain. Furthermore, due to his major chest surgery, he still had to go to a major hospital for checkups every few months and couldn't do any strenuous exercise. He had only watched his favorite basketball and football games from the sidelines this year and hadn't attended a single one.
Anyway, at this moment, he was truly happy when he saw Chen Pan and the old lady Chen inside both showing expressions of fear and guilt.
He stopped his father and told him not to touch the Chen family, just so that he could see their expressions with his own eyes after he came back.
"My family has bought a house there, so you don't have to worry about us. Are you going to buy some pancakes? How many do you want? Oh, and I heard you're here to take the college entrance exam? I hope everything goes well for you, and don't let any unexpected accidents happen to you like before!"
After living well for so long, Chen Pan felt a bit timid. Just like when she started her own business, selling boxed lunches and then opening a restaurant with friends, most of the time, whenever they encountered problems, they simply tried to endure them, believing that harmony brought wealth and keeping the overall situation in mind.
But no matter what they encountered, they had worked in the restaurant industry, had experienced the harshness of society. They all knew that when things got tough, they didn't need to endure them anymore, and that if they really got into trouble, they absolutely couldn't be afraid. So, at this moment, Chen Pan's fifteen years of experience in society in his previous life came into play again. Realizing that the other party was clearly up to no good, Chen Pan strode forward, standing directly in front of his grandmother and cousin, and confronted them directly.
And this time, Chen Pan mentioned the other party's previous college entrance examination without hesitation.
There are no absolute secrets in this world. Just because people don’t talk about many things doesn’t mean they don’t know about them.
For example, Yang Xiaomei's father, as a non-staff and temporary worker at the Li family cement factory, knew about the fact that Li Chengcai was coming back this month to prepare to take the college entrance examination next month.
For example, Li Chengcai took the college entrance examination two years ago, but the person his father found to take the exam for him was discovered by the authorities during the subsequent inspection.
In principle, the other party should be given a serious warning and should not be able to take the college entrance examination within five years, but now he is openly preparing to take the college entrance examination again.
Chen Pan didn't want to say this, but at this moment she had to say it.
"You—Chen Pan, you look good. After I take the college entrance examination, we will—"
Even if Li Chengcai was a jerk, he knew the importance of the college entrance examination and wanted to go to university like everyone else. Thinking of his father's arrangements and his constant nagging since he came back these past two days, he leaned close to Chen Pan and gritted his teeth, saying that they would settle the score later.
Li Chengcai actually wanted to grab Chen Pan's collar and give him a warning. But just as he stretched out his hands, a pair of hands suddenly reached out from the side and grabbed him firmly: "Hey, classmate, just talk, don't put your hands over. And there's oil all over this, don't get your expensive white shirt dirty!"
When the other person spoke, his hands were clasped tightly.
Li Chengcai, with an angry face, twitched subconsciously, and when he found that he didn't twitch, he turned his head little by little and subconsciously glared at the reckless guy who suddenly appeared.
"Classmate, please stop. Like you said, my brother's shirt is very expensive. Please don't dirty it!"
When Li Chengcai turned his head slowly and looked carefully at Cheng Niaojin who suddenly appeared, Li Ashan, who had been responsible for taking care of him, quickly jumped out of the car and grabbed his exposed left arm.
"Brother Qin——"
"Yangyang!"
“Qin Yang!!”
No one expected things to develop like this. Xu Yanni, Grandma Chen and Shen Chunhua in the store suddenly called Chen Yang's name.
At this moment, Grandma Chen, who had been silent the entire time, finally spoke up: "Alright, alright, we're all from the same village, what are you all doing? Chengcai, Ashan, you're here. Does your grandma know? Isn't your grandma in the hospital? Is she feeling better recently? Has she been discharged?"
“…”
Following Grandma Chen's words, Li Chengcai and Li Ashan outside simultaneously retracted their hands. Seeing their reaction, Qin Yang, who had grabbed others and was also grabbed by others, subconsciously let go.
"Third Grandma, my grandma has been out of the hospital for a long time. She mentioned you before. When you return to the village, you can come to our house to see her."
This is how it is in small places. The younger generations are not familiar with each other, but the older generations may have the kind of relationship where they have avoided bandits together, built canals together, eaten from the same pot together, and worked together.
It is precisely because of this that people will greet each other politely when they meet outside.
Even though something like this happened to me, my father didn't really cause trouble for his family. This might have something to do with their special relationship in the past.
Anyway, looking at this old woman, whom his grandmother had held in her arms as a child and called her "Third Grandma," and then looking at Qin Yang, who was clearly a local, and seeing the increasing number of locals and students from Sixth Middle School gathered nearby, Li Chengcai, dressed in a white shirt and trousers, felt that this was halfway achieved, so he turned around.
Seeing him leave, Li Ashan, who followed him wherever he went, got into the car without hesitation.
But when getting into the car and starting it, Li Ashan couldn't help but take a cold look at Qin Yang, the landlord of Chen Pan's family, who had just squeezed Li Chengcai's wrists so tightly that they turned red.
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