Chapter 23 I am Reese.
Friday is the day when Wang Mang comes home for dinner, and Chen Qingqing has called the private chef from last time to come home to cook.
After the private chef came in, Shen Qingqing helped him unload and arrange things in a hurry. When everything was done, the boy said, "Sister, I received your order yesterday and asked about my wife's pregnancy. He said you need to get a physical examination and take folic acid supplements."
Shen Qingqing remained calm and politely said to the other party, "Okay, I'll remember that."
It was already five in the afternoon when the meal was ready. The private chef helped Shen Qingqing keep the temperature constant and put all the food in the steamer, then said goodbye and left. Shen Qingqing took a photo of Wang Shu against the steamer glass, and told him not to work overtime today and to come back early for dinner. Wang Shu agreed, and then she sent a message to Wang Meng.
Forty minutes later, there was a knock on the door. Shen Qingqing opened the door and saw Wang Meng outside. Wang Meng looked at her and called out, "Sister-in-law."
Shen Qingqing tried her best to give a less distant smile and said affectionately, "Come in."
When Wang Mang was changing his shoes, Chen Qingqing was beside him, pinching her fingers awkwardly, trying to find a topic to talk about. She said, "Why have you lost weight, Wang Mang? I saw your face was still round during the Chinese New Year, but now your jaw angle is so obvious."
Wang Mang simply replied, "I don't like to eat."
Shen Qingqing smiled again, turned around and went to the cloakroom to take out a Prada bag. It was the coat and sweatshirt she had bought for Wang Mang at SKP early in the morning. She handed it to Wang Mang, who took it and thanked Shen Qingqing, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Shen Qingqing started to talk non-stop, "Oh, I don't know if it will be too big for you. I bought it based on my memory of the Chinese New Year. Come on and try it on."
Wang Mang went to the bathroom and changed into new clothes, while Chen Qingqing carried the shoe-changing stool at the door to the living room and sat next to the TV, waiting to see him in his new clothes.
In fact, there is nothing innovative about the Prada jacket, but Wang Meng is thin and tall, and he looks like a scumbag in it. Shen Qingqing sat on a small stool and looked up at him and said, "It's really nice."
Wang Mang hummed and said nothing more. He lowered his head to look at his clothes, and the atmosphere became awkward again.
Shen Qingqing took out her cell phone and called Wang Shu, urging him to tell her where he was. Wang Shu said on the other end of the phone that he was stuck in traffic and had just arrived downstairs.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Qingqing was ready to find a topic. She thought that asking a Peking University student whether studying was difficult was outrageous enough, so Shen Qingqing asked, "Wang Meng, are you in love?"
Wang Mang looked up at her and said, "No, sister-in-law."
The clothes he had changed out of fell from the sofa to the ground. Shen Qingqing reached out to pick them up and helped him hang them on the hanger at the entrance.
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There was a corner between the living room and the entrance door of Shen Qingqing's house that was not visible from the living room. In this place that Wang Mang could not see, Shen Qingqing relaxed. She reached out to help Wang Mang shake his clothes, but something suddenly fell down. Wang Mang heard the sound and asked, "What's wrong, sister-in-law?"
Shen Qingqing hurriedly said that it was okay, and then said, "It's time for you to have a relationship. Beijing is so big, find a girlfriend to accompany you around." While speaking, Shen Qingqing did not forget to look at his keys. She was a little confused. There was a BMW logo on it, but it looked a bit like a door key.
Wang Mang lowered his head to play with his phone and said, "I've almost ridden my motorcycle around Beijing."
"Motorcycle? You have a motorcycle license." Chen Qingqing suddenly understood the key in her hand, and couldn't help but leaned towards the living room.
"I went home to take the test during the summer vacation, and my brother bought me a motorcycle." Wang Mang's voice came from the living room.
Shen Qingqing couldn't laugh. But her voice still sounded friendly. She said, "Yeah, I know. It's a BMW."
Just at this moment, Wang Shu walked in and saw Shen Qingqing at the door. Shen Qingqing put Wang Mang's key back into his pocket in front of her, and then said nonchalantly, "Let's eat when we get back, Mr. Wang."
Chen Qingqing deliberately emphasized the word "Mr. Wang".
Wang Shu's face turned pale. He walked into the house and saw the clothes Wang Meng was wearing. He asked, "Did your sister-in-law buy this for you?"
Wang Mang nodded, and Wang Shu quickly looked at Shen Qingqing and asked Wang Mang flatteringly, "Have you thanked your sister-in-law?"
Shen Qingqing's voice came from the kitchen, "Why do we thank each other as a family?"
I can't hear any emotion.
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Shen Qingqing brought out the Australian dragon, put it on the table, and directly asked Wang Meng to sit down without even looking at Wang Shu.
Wang Shu, of course, knew he was guilty, and frantically tried to find topics to talk about at the dinner table. While serving steak to Shen Qingqing, he said, "Wagyu melts in your mouth!"
Shen Qingqing ignored him and picked up some lobster meat for Wang Meng, "Eat more, studying is tiring."
Wang Shu had been eating too much meat and fish out, so at home he only liked to eat bamboo shoots and green vegetables. Chen Qingqing, upset because Wang Shu hadn't told her about buying Wang Meng a motorcycle, didn't eat much either. By the end of the meal, Wang Meng was the only one who had eaten two pieces of Australian lobster, and there was still a lot of shrimp in the bowl.
Shen Qingqing put down her bowl and chopsticks first, followed by Wang Shu, and finally Wang Meng. Shen Qingqing asked Wang Meng, "Are you full?"
Wang Mangan nodded. Shen Qingqing looked at the Australian dragon and said, "What a pity. It's rare to buy such a big one today, but we didn't eat it all. The fighting ability is not good, Wang Mangan."
Wang Mang didn't know what was wrong with his mind, and suddenly asked, "Sister-in-law, can I take this Australian dragon away?"
Shen Qingqing nodded with a smile, "Of course, since you only ate two bites, you can take it back as a midnight snack."
Chen Qingqing asked again, "The private chef thawed an extra steak today. I'll fry it for you to take away?"
Wang Shu thought Wang Meng would refuse, but Wang Meng said, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Chen Qingqing immediately ran to the kitchen full of energy and started frying steak for Wang Mang. Finally, she neatly packed the steak and Australian lobster, added a portion of rice, and a piece of blanched carrot. It was like a lunch box full of love, and she handed it to Wang Mang heavily.
Wang Mang took it and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Putting aside the fact that Wang Shu had lied to her, Shen Qingqing was actually very touched. It was rare for her to talk so much with Wang Meng. She thought this was the first step to break the ice between them. She enthusiastically took out the box of milk from the storage room and said, "Take it back and drink it."
Wang Mangan opened the box and took two boxes, then said, "Sister-in-law, my motorcycle can't fit them, so just take a few boxes."
Shen Qingqing said okay, then you can come and drink the rest next time.
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The brother and sister-in-law sent Wang Mang to the elevator. Shen Qingqing smiled and told Wang Mang to call her if he had anything and to come and visit her during the holidays.
The elevator door closed, the number went down, and Shen Qingqing could no longer smile. She turned her head to look at Wang Shu and asked, "How come I didn't know that you bought a motorcycle for Wang Meng?"
Wang Shu had already seen that Shen Qingqing was unhappy, and he didn’t know what to say to suppress her anger to the lowest level. He thought about it and said, “It’s only a few hundred thousand. I don’t think there is any need to tell you.”
Chen Qingqing couldn't suppress her anger and blurted it out to Wang Shu. "Do you know what I hate most is your attitude? Your brother and I have to think for minutes before we can have an awkward chat in the living room. Who is responsible for this problem? Your parents mail me gifts every year, but when I invite them over, they always fool around, like they're herding sheep one day and delivering cows the next. A daughter-in-law and her parents-in-law can only see each other once a year during the Spring Festival. As a son, a husband, and a brother, if you could mediate a little instead of turning a blind eye and trying to smooth things over, would I be treated like an outsider in your family?"
"You bought him a motorcycle today without telling me. Maybe you think I only care about money, but the clothes I bought him cost tens of thousands of yuan."
"I can accept your gambling even if you lose all our wealth, but I hate the way you treat me as an outsider the most."
Shen Qingqing became angrier and angrier as she spoke, and finally walked into her home and closed the bedroom door.
Wang Shu knocked on the door outside. Shen Qingqing yelled, "Get lost!" but Wang Shu continued knocking. "You think it's too complicated. I really think this is just a small matter."
"When we were dating, you would tell me even if you bought a pair of underwear. Now, hundreds of thousands of dollars is no big deal. What's more terrifying than losing the desire to share is that I'm no longer in your sharing list." Chen Qingqing spoke louder and louder.
Wang Shu's knocking on the door stopped.
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Shen Qingqing was lying on the bed, sending a message to the group: "I'm really drunk. Wang Shu is becoming more and more like a Phoenix Man."
Sun Ziyi: "Just tell us about it, but don't say such things when you're arguing."
Sasa: "Indeed, don't say bad things to hurt others. You two should communicate more and stop speculating about each other."
When I was in deep emotion, I couldn't suppress my anger at all, and my chest couldn't help but rise and fall.
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Wang Mangan was indeed not full, so he wanted to pack up the Australian lobster and leave the steak for Yuan Xin. When he returned to the hospital, it was almost eight o'clock. Yuan Xin was lying there with her eyes open, playing with her cell phone.
Wang Meng walked over and asked her, "Have you eaten?"
When Yuan Xin saw him coming, she immediately sat up straight, straightened her hair, and said, "No." The hospital did not allow takeout, so we could only eat in the cafeteria.
"Then why don't you go eat?" "I'm too lazy to move."
Wang Mang took out the lunch box and two sets of disposable chopsticks he bought downstairs. "I've had the Australian lobster, you have the steak."
Yuan Xin nodded and asked, "Just because you've eaten, I can't eat it too?"
In fact, after Yuan Xin recovered, she immediately called Reis, who told her that he had begged Wang Mang to come find her. Even though she was the one chatting with Wang Mang under Reis's name, she actually felt a little jealous. Reis asked her, "When are you going to tell him everything?" Yuan Xin replied, "Let me think about it."
She held her bowl and ate very slowly, her eyes occasionally glancing at Wang Meng, who was sitting beside her playing with his phone. Yuan Xin really needed to think about it now, because she didn't know how to explain to Wang Meng the origin of her...
Yuan Xin took a bite of carrot, cleared her throat, and pretended not to understand. "Why did you think of looking for me that day?"
Wang Mang didn't even raise his head. "Reese asked me to go."
"You and Reese have a good relationship, right?" Yuan Xin asked.
"Yeah, we used to chat all the time." He still didn't look up.
"Before? What about recently? Is everything going well lately?" Yuan Xin asked knowingly.
Wang Mang finally raised his head and asked her, "What is your relationship with Reese? Why did you come to see me that day? I've already asked the cafeteria, and you're not the one delivering food there."
Yuan Xin was frightened by his look and suddenly choked and started coughing. Wang Mang couldn't just stand by and watch her die, so he reached out and took her plate and handed her a bottle of water. After she calmed down, he said, "I won't leave until you explain clearly."
Yuan Xin didn't know where she got the courage from, and said, "I am Reese. The person you are chatting with is me."
Wang Mang glanced at her, put down his phone, said, "I have paid all the hospital bills," then turned and left.
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