Tang Chen saw that he seemed to be simply checking his household registration, so he didn't think about hiding anything and said bluntly: "I have learned the flute and guqin for a while, and it's only at the entry level. The rest..."
Tang Chen swallowed her words back before she could finish them. From the veins bulging on Wang Yanzhou's face, she vaguely remembered her mother's angry look when she was caught stealing five yuan from home to buy firecrackers because of her mischief.
"...What on earth have you learned in the past ten years?!"
"Well," of course I've learned a lot over the past decade or so. It's just that I don't know what you know, and you might not understand what I know. And the key is, I'm afraid I'll scare you to death if I tell you: an outline of 5,000 years of Chinese history, Chinese and Western culture, all sorts of formulas you've never seen before, the fundamentals of management, macroeconomics and microeconomics, and so on and so forth...
Wang Yanzhou let out a long sigh and shook his head helplessly. Tang Chen wasn't particularly good-looking, nor was he skilled in any of the arts. All he did all day was make a fuss, eat, drink, and have fun, and indulge in wild fantasies. Not only did he have no friends or family, he didn't even have a family background.
Society is very realistic. Without wealth, family background, skills, or hard work, Tang Chen's future may be limited to one path.
"Forget it, it's your destiny. You should find someone to marry sooner rather than later. At least you won't starve to death."
Tang Chen forced a big smile on his face: "...Your expectations of me are really low. Thank you."
...This wasn't the first time he'd spent the night away from home, but Wang Yanzhou's words had certainly had some impact on Tang Chen. Tonight, sleeping by the campfire again, gazing at the starry sky and listening to the chirping of insects, Tang Chen felt an inexplicable unease.
Tang Chen turned around gently, found a dry branch on the ground, picked it up in his hand, gently poked Wang Yanzhou on the back, and asked carefully: "Are you asleep?"
Wang Yanzhou opened his eyes slightly and then slowly closed them again: "Asleep."
Seeing that he was alone, Tang Chen slowly climbed up from the haystack and leaned over to him with his small bag. Since no one could sleep, why not have a sleepover? "Boss, I've always had a question for you."
Wang Yanzhou didn't say anything, but just raised his head slightly to look at the stars above his head, thinking that Tang Chen finally got it, and kept silent, which was considered as tacit agreement.
However, he hadn't anticipated that when Tang Chen had something on his mind, he wouldn't confide in someone he barely knew. For her, the best way to relieve her worries was always to gossip: "What type of girls do you like? Judging by the way Liang Shuyi treated me earlier, she seemed to really like you. And from what she said, it seems like you have a lot of suitors. Are they all blind to fall for someone as sharp-tongued as you?"
"...Anyway, I don't like you like this. Also, instead of dwelling on these useless things, you should think about the future. Okay, go to sleep quickly. You'll find a place to stay by noon tomorrow."
As soon as Wang Yanzhou started talking, Tang Chen felt as if he had fallen asleep. Before he could finish his words, he leaned against a tree trunk with his bag in his arms and fell asleep quietly.
After Wang Yanzhou finished speaking, he kept waiting for Tang Chen to argue with him, or to continue asking questions. But after waiting for a long time without hearing Tang Chen's words, he secretly glanced behind him. In the end, he could only sigh and say, this person is like a child, falling asleep as soon as he wants, without any warning at all...
It was almost dawn, and Tang Chen's mouth was still drooling when Wang Yanzhou violently woke him up from his sleep.
Tang Chen woke up with sleepy eyes and a confused look on his face, and followed Wang Yanzhou through the night, not knowing where they were going. When the sun rose high and Tang Chen woke up, the two of them had already arrived near the small village.
The village is not big, probably with only about a dozen households. The houses are different from those Tang Chen had seen in Jiangdu and Wujiang before. The houses here do not have green tiles and high walls, but only thatched grass and green bamboo, and there are no barriers between the houses.
Wang Yanzhou took Tang Chen to a house in the village with ease. Before they even entered, the auntie who was feeding the chickens at the door saw the familiar person and quickly put down her things to look over.
After Aunt Zhang prepared some simple meals for Wang Yanzhou and the others, she hurried downstairs to clean out two empty rooms. She then asked someone to call her nephew back before returning to the main hall to entertain the two of them: "It's a bit simple, so you two should make do with it for now."
Wang Yanzhou, always afraid of dirt, was acting out of character today. He didn't even wash the dishes or chopsticks before dinner, didn't even complain, and sat down neatly on the bamboo stool. This startled Tang Chen, who was eating diligently beside him, so much so that she paused for a second. Even more surprising was that Wang Yanzhou's words hinted at his satisfaction with the place.
"It's already very good. By the way, Aunt Zhang, is Shuisheng back?" Wang Yanzhou talked while eating, looking so casual, as if he was in his own home.
Aunt Zhang smiled and said, "He came back two days ago. I've asked someone to call you. He should be here soon."
"Thank you."
Aunt Zhang didn't bother to be polite with them. She wiped her hands and prepared to go out to continue working. "Then you guys take your time eating. I'm going to go check on my little chickens first."
"Um."
As soon as Aunt Zhang left, Tang Chen, who had been eating quietly and calmly, immediately opened up. His barrage of questions almost annoyed Wang Yanzhou to death.
Wang Yanzhou didn't say much, just saying that some families in this small village had received his favors, and some people worked under him, so they should be familiar with each other.
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