That noon, Wang Peng drove Li Longfei's Santana, taking Li Mengjiao with him, to the provincial capital.
Once outside Ping'an County, Li Mengjiao became more active, munching on a biscuit and constantly looking out the window at the scenery.
Ping'an County is located on a large plain.
On both sides of the road are endless farmlands, covered with wheat seedlings, a lush green expanse.
"What's so interesting about it? It's just wheat seedlings," Wang Peng said.
"When did you learn to drive?" Li Mengjiao handed him a cookie and said, "Wang Peng, can you teach me to drive?"
"No!" Wang Peng refused decisively.
This is the main road to the provincial capital, not the closed training ground of a driving school. He didn't want to risk his life.
"Hmph, how boring." Li Mengjiao put the cookies on the control panel and said, "Stop the car, I want to go to the back to sleep."
Wang Peng shifted to neutral to slow down and parked the car on the side of the road.
Li Mengjiao got out of the car and went to the back seat. She curled up and lay down on the back seat, resting her head on her arm, and began to sleep.
The car started again.
Wang Peng focused intently on driving.
An hour and a half later, we arrived at the edge of the provincial capital, where we were surrounded by farmland.
Li Mengjiao had already woken up and, clutching her lower abdomen, said, "Wang Peng, I want to..."
Looking in the rearview mirror, Wang Peng saw that she was blushing a little and laughed, "Hold on a little longer, we'll be in the provincial capital soon."
After walking for another ten minutes or so, Li Mengjiao couldn't hold it in any longer and said weakly, "I... I can't hold it in any longer."
"This is really troublesome," Wang Peng said helplessly.
Passing by a threshing ground, he parked his car on the side of the road and said, "Go there."
There were several stacks of wheat straw in the threshing ground. Li Mengjiao hurriedly got out of the car and ran behind the stacks of wheat straw.
A few minutes later, she returned to the car, her face flushed.
"Are you going to a hotel or to Teacher Chen's house tonight?" Wang Peng asked her.
The exam is tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM. In order not to delay the exam, the team leader, Teacher Chen, booked a hotel near the Experimental Middle School.
The hotel is called Gakuen-ya.
Wang Peng had been to the Experimental Middle School and seen that small hotel; the accommodation conditions were very poor.
"You, do you have a key to Teacher Chen's house?" Li Mengjiao asked in a low voice.
Wang Peng nodded, "My cousin and Chen Qingshu are engaged and getting married soon. He gave me the keys."
"Huh?" Li Mengjiao was stunned. "You mean Fangjie and Teacher Chen started dating? When did it begin?"
She looked like she had discovered a new continent, her face beaming with excitement.
“You know what, they actually look like a married couple,” Li Mengjiao said.
The term "couple resemblance" refers to a man and woman who look somewhat alike.
Wang Peng said, "The accommodations at that hotel are terrible. If you want to go, I'll take you there. I'll stay at Old Chen's place."
A silence fell over the carriage.
Li Mengjiao kept her head down and didn't say anything, her face slightly red.
Two seconds later, Wang Peng suddenly felt a little embarrassed, realizing that he had been too forward.
Inviting a young girl in the prime of her life to share a room is indeed inappropriate.
He always considered himself as the middle-aged man from his previous life and Li Mengjiao as the daughter of his business partner.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. Let me take you to a hotel."
He looked straight ahead, scratched his head, and said, "Mengjiao, I actually treat you like a little sister. You can call me big brother."
"Big brother? You're not even as old as me," Li Mengjiao sneered. "Call me big sister."
"Stop joking!" Wang Peng smiled slightly and said, "But that hotel is really messy, the rooms are small and dilapidated, not as good as my home."
Li Mengjiao gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, I'll stay at Teacher Chen's house with you. Is there anyone else at his house?"
Wang Peng shook his head, "No, he doesn't live with his parents."
After that, the two stopped talking, and Chen Mengjiao used reading to cover up her embarrassment.
The car soon arrived near the steel rolling mill's residential compound.
Wang Peng parked his car outside a mutton soup restaurant and treated Li Mengjiao to mutton soup.
Then he took her to the steel mill's residential compound, and when they arrived at Chen Qingshu's house, he took out his key and opened the door.
Pointing to the bedroom on the south side, she said, "You can stay in this room. My cousin stayed in this room last time. I'll stay in the one across from you."
The bedroom is small, the bed is large, and there is a small wardrobe next to it.
Wang Peng opened the wardrobe, inside which were cotton quilts.
"I'm going to the stationery factory to stock up on goods. I might not be back until tonight, so don't wander off."
He glanced at his watch; it was just past one o'clock in the afternoon.
"I'll go with you." Li Mengjiao was a little scared and didn't want to be alone in an unfamiliar environment.
"You should rest. You must be tired after such a long drive," Wang Peng said.
"No! I'm scared!" Li Mengjiao shook her head firmly.
Wang Peng had no choice but to take her away from home and drive to the stationery factory.
Delai Stationery Factory.
When Wang Peng saw Zhao Delai at the factory gate, he immediately honked his horn and rolled down his car window, "Brother Delai."
"Hey, Xiao Peng," Zhao Delai laughed, "You're here to pick up the goods? Are they all sold out?"
Wang Peng shook his head and said, "I want to wholesale stationery to retailers in Ping'an County, so I'm coming to you to get the goods."
"Good lad!" Zhao Delai gave a thumbs up and said, "This is a great opportunity to make a fortune; you should have done it a long time ago."
After saying that, he opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat.
Turning around and seeing Li Mengjiao, a hint of amazement flashed in his eyes. What a beautiful girl, with a very pure and innocent appearance.
"Xiaopeng, is this your girlfriend?" Zhao Delai smiled and extended his hand. "Hello, sister-in-law, I'm Zhao Delai, the factory manager here."
“No,” Wang Peng hurriedly explained, “Drek, this is my sister.”
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I'm really sorry," Zhao Delai hurriedly apologized. "Please don't take offense, little sister."
Li Mengjiao nodded, "Hello, Draco."
"Hello, hello." Zhao Delai pointed ahead. "Brother, let's go to the warehouse to talk."
Wang Peng drove the car to the side of the warehouse.
The three got out of the car and went into the warehouse, which was filled with densely packed stationery.
“Brother, take a look at whatever you want,” Zhao Delai said.
Wang Peng took out a notebook from his pocket, bent down and picked up a pencil without an eraser.
"Brother, these pencils come in four colors. The ones without erasers are three cents each, and the ones with erasers are five cents each."
Wang Peng carefully examined the wood and the pencil lead, then took out a pencil sharpener from his pocket and quickly sharpened the pencil tip.
Write a few words in the notebook, then continue shaving until you have a five-centimeter-long lead core.
Zhao Delai said, "Don't worry, there won't be any broken lead cores. My products are of high quality."
"It's alright," Wang Peng said. "Can you give me a discount? I need five hundred."
Zhao Delai waved his hand, "This is the lowest price. Go back and sell it for five cents. The wholesale price in the stationery market is five cents."
A set of wallets contains ten wallets, and the profit is two cents.
Wang Peng said, "Let me see your homework."
“Brother, my notebooks are the best quality. I started my business by producing notebooks,” Zhao Delai continued to boast.
"Alright, alright, we're not strangers, stop bragging to me," Wang Peng said. "Let's be realistic."
“It’s about being realistic. You can see for yourself.” Zhao Delai immediately took out a sample.
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