Exciting 1979!

Chapter 508 Sex, Toys, and Videotapes

Because the roar of the train drowned out Lizhi's voice, Wei Ming didn't hear her clearly: "Huh, what did you say?"

"No, I was asking what you want to eat." Lizhi didn't dare ask a second time, thinking it was a sign that Wei Ming was rejecting her.

Let's have Chinese food.

“Okay, I know a Cantonese restaurant.” Lizhi immediately changed her route.

While eating, Wei Ming was still thinking about that somewhat strange and simple-minded train engine.

In his past life, he helped Xizi take care of seven boys, plus the one from Xiaohong's family, making a total of eight "tough guys". Therefore, he knew a lot about boys' toys, but was relatively unfamiliar with girls' toys.

In his memory, there was a very popular train toy that he had bought for Xiaohong's son and Xizi's youngest son. It remained popular for more than a decade. Its name was Thomas the Tank Engine.

Because I bought a lot of them, I learned a bit about them. This toy originated in the UK and was later sold to Mattel, a company on par with Hasbro. It is Mattel's trump card for making money.

Looks like I'll have to call Melinda later to ask about this.

After getting out of the car, Lizhi was still reluctant to part with her twins, so she carried them into the restaurant. Wei Ming had little interest in these plastic toys and felt that he would rather hold a plush toy like Eggman.

While they were eating, they saw people dancing in the street, one breaking and the other moonwalking.

The moonwalk was recently popularized by a performance by Michael Jackson. In just one year, the American film and music industries have brought two dance trends to the world, with an influence that has lasted for decades. Wei Ming can even do a couple of moves.

Seeing Wei Ming looking out the window, Li Zhi said, "You like watching dancing? I can dance too."

I knew you were capable, and your battle with Cherie Chung was incredibly intense.

Seeing Wei Ming suddenly laugh, Li Zhi said seriously, "I really do know how, I've even studied it."

"Oh, what kind of dance can you do?"

"Latin dance, ballroom dance, and classical dance too." As she spoke, Lizhi glanced down at herself, though her figure looked a bit too bulky for classical dance.

Do you know pole dancing?

Lizhi suddenly blushed and looked at him charmingly: "If you want to see, I can perform for you when we get home."

Now it was Wei Ming's turn to be embarrassed. He thought Li Zhi didn't know this kind of dance, but he didn't expect her to actually know it.

"How come you can even do this? You're not learning anything good." Wei Ming criticized, saying that this kind of dance that can showcase strength and beauty will not be able to move from nightclubs to gyms for another twenty years.

“I didn’t specifically learn it. Lingling always took me to Las Vegas, and I saw it there.”

"What? You've been to Macau?" Wei Ming suddenly thought of someone.

“It’s not Macau, it’s Las Vegas. There are strippers there who perform this kind of dance, but we don’t have an iron rod at home.” As she spoke, Lizhi’s gaze went under the table.

Wei Ming: How dare you!
He coughed twice: "Eat quickly, we still need to go to Walmart for a big shopping trip."

Wei Ming didn't plan to cook for himself. There were restaurants from all over the world right downstairs. He was quite adaptable and could even eat Indian food. He preferred to spend his time on more meaningful things.

So when I got to Walmart, I didn't buy vegetables or raw meat, but just some ready-made food and drinks for emergencies.

Wei Ming didn't bring many clothes, so he bought some trendy outfits. He wore his hat backwards, which made him look very hip-hop.

Lizhi also bought some, and even took Weiming to the lingerie section, afraid that Weiming wouldn't notice her advantages.

Upon arriving at the living area, Wei Ming bought some necessities for washing his face and brushing his teeth, then asked Li Zhi, "Do you want to get some sanitary napkins to keep on hand?"

“Um,” she said shyly, “okay, but I’m not on my period right now.”

This was meant to remind Wei Ming, but while she was getting the sanitary napkins, Wei Ming was picking out safety products; he wanted to buy the large size.

Lizhi's heart was pounding. There would only be the two of them at home tonight, so who was this for? It was so hard to guess.

A slow smile crept onto her lips, her joy barely concealed.

Sure enough, men really do let loose when they're out of their girlfriends' sight.

Actually, she was willing to go without that thing, since it was her first time and she wanted to experience intimate contact without any barriers.

Lizhi is eager to go home and experience the happiness she has been imagining for so long, but Weiming can't stop shopping.

After that, they bought some more household appliances, including a kettle, as he was used to drinking boiled water that had been cooled down.

A VCR was also a must, and he bought a bunch of unwatched or classic movie DVDs. Walmart was also a very strong VCR sales channel.

Finally, he also browsed the toy and book sections of Walmart. The variety of toys in the toy section was indeed far less than that of Toys "R" Us, but Transformers were still the most prominent item.

As for books, I bought a set of all the best-selling books of the month, including his new book "Goosebumps Series: Chucky" which was released in August.

The Goosebumps series, which started with "Dear, I Shrank the Child," has now reached its fourth book. Wei Ming's writing speed hasn't improved much, but the quality has definitely been getting higher and higher. He's becoming more and more adept at writing this type of short story.

These four books have sold a total of three million copies in North America, but because of the low unit price, the profit is not very high. Wei Ming is counting on the future film adaptations, as these stories are all adapted from movie scripts.

One shopping trip filled not only the trunk but also the back seats, not even including the laptop.

The computer was bought, but it's a bit bulky. Wei Ming asked the seller to come and install it tomorrow, even if it costs a little more.

Lizhi drove back to the apartment in a hurry and made two trips to move her things.

However, after entering the house, Wei Ming did not say anything. Instead, he installed the video camera first, which made Li Zhi stomp her feet in frustration.

Is the idea to watch a romantic movie, build up the atmosphere, and then let things unfold naturally?
Lizhi secretly realized she had been too hasty. She carried her twins and other toys into the bedroom and changed into loose, comfortable pajamas.

When she returned to the living room, she found that Wei Ming had already set up the video recorder, but he didn't watch it; instead, he went back to his bedroom.

Lizhi angrily knocked on Wei Ming's door.

Wei Ming yawned: "What's wrong, Xiao Li? It's so late, why aren't you asleep yet? I have to take you to school tomorrow."

"Oh, do I have to report for duty tomorrow?"

"Yes, it's better to start sooner rather than later. Xiao Hong also went to get used to it in advance."

Upon hearing Wei Ming's words, Li Zhi steeled her resolve, pulled at her waist, and her pajamas immediately loosened and naturally slipped off her shoulders, leaving her only in a small piece of cloth.

Wei Ming swallowed hard. She was indeed very beautiful, arguably the pinnacle of Asian women's beauty—tall, large, fair-skinned, and voluptuous, comparable to Melinda.

But Wei Ming didn't move anywhere except for one spot on his body.

It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that he didn't dare.

He dared not do so not out of fear, but because he was kind.

"Xiaoli, hurry up and put on your clothes, be careful not to catch a cold," Wei Ming advised.

Seeing that Wei Ming was still pretending to be stupid, Li Zhi rushed over and hugged him: "Okay, now I can take the initiative, right? Take out the Jissbon you bought at the supermarket."

Being held by such a body, Wei Ming was still able to maintain his composure; he was incredibly impressed with himself.

“Xiaoli, that’s not for you,” Wei Ming said, opening his arms. “It’s for Melinda. She’ll be coming to the United States in September.”

Upon hearing this, Lizhi froze. It turned out she had been deluding herself. But she still didn't want to break up. She wanted to make things official today, otherwise she would have to stay at school tomorrow.

Lizhi clenched her hands tightly, afraid that Wei Ming would forcibly separate them.

The two remained locked in this stalemate for a while when suddenly, Wei Ming felt a cool sensation on his shoulder—it was Li Zhi's tears.

"You cried?"

“I just feel so pathetic,” Lizhi sobbed softly. “I thought that as long as I took the initiative, I would definitely be able to move you, but you were completely unmoved.”

Wei Ming: "To be honest, we're so close, you should know whether I've made any moves or not. But if I just give in to you like this, wouldn't I be pretty pathetic?"

"No, a beautiful lady is sought after by a gentleman. It would be a true gentleman if you laid a hand on me." She spouted fallacies, hoping to lessen Wei Ming's moral burden.

Wei Ming laughed: "I have a girlfriend."

“But you have more than one girlfriend, there’s Gong Xue too,” Li Zhi exposed Wei Ming’s innocent facade. “Since you already have two, why can’t I be the third?”

Since she brought up Gong Xue, Wei Ming simply said, "Actually, it's not just Amin and Gong Xue, Zhu Lin is also my girlfriend, and so is Melinda. Although we broke up, we're still completely tied together."

Good heavens, Zhu Lin is also involved! Li Zhi really didn't know that.

"Fine, that makes four already. I'd rather be your fifth little one!" Lizhi said, feeling even more aggrieved.

Hey, she really has a connection with the number "five".

Wei Ming sighed, "Why bother?"

Lizhi: "I like it!"

Wei Ming: "Then you need to figure out what you like about me first. Is it my talent, my wealth, or my face and figure?"

"Can't I like them both?"

"There has to be something of equal weight. What's the most important factor that makes you want to be with me? Tell me the truth." Wei Ming emphasized at the end.

Lizhi loosened her embrace of Wei Ming slightly. She gripped Wei Ming's clothes, raised her head slightly, and her rosy lips trembled slightly: "I admit, I liked you at first because you were rich. Back then, I was naive and thought money was everything, but things are different now."

Money wasn't the most important reason I chose you. I'm not afraid to tell you, later I met an old man who was much richer than you, probably a level you could never reach in your entire life. He pursued me and even wanted me to be his fourth wife. But as long as I think of you, even if he were decades younger, he wouldn't be as important to me as you are.

"That's why I say I'm cheap. You've never looked at me properly, you've been so cold to me, but you're the only one in my heart." Hearing this, Wei Ming felt a touch of emotion. He probably knew who the person who made Li Zhi the fourth concubine was. She was rich and powerful, over sixty years old, and seemed not far from enjoying her inheritance. This was indeed a huge temptation for a girl from the mainland.

However, whether it was Amin, Sister Xue, or Sister Lin, their initial attraction to him had nothing to do with money. Some valued his talent, while others were drawn to his talent and beauty. Moreover, he had plenty of time to cultivate his relationship with them and they shared many wonderful memories.

But although I've met Lizhi many times, we've never had a deep, open conversation. In the past few years, I haven't understood her as well as I do today.

This might be the root cause of my different treatment of Lizhi and Amin.

Wei Ming gently pulled Li Zhi's hand away from that soft, supple touch: "I'm sorry, Li, a person can only handle so many emotions. I already have one ex-girlfriend and three current girlfriends. I don't have enough energy left."

It's not about physical strength, it's about mental energy. He has to remember the birthdays of his three girlfriends, buy them three gifts every year, try his best to treat them all equally and not wrong any of them, and he also has to deal with so many mothers-in-law and fathers-in-law. When the truth can't be hidden in the future, he will inevitably have to endure their disdain.

In addition, we also need to be responsible for the careers and futures of the three of them, and help them reach the pinnacle of their careers, which requires a lot of energy and effort.

Moreover, with the children they have in the future, plus the three of them, plus the child he promised Melinda, he doesn't want to completely abandon them and become a father without any presence. He wants to spend enough time with each of his children and not miss any of their childhood.

Having raised eight children, he knew all too well how terrible the impact an unreliable and irresponsible father could be on a child's life.

This is already very difficult for me, and now you, Lizhi, are joining in the fun. How am I supposed to have the extra energy to dominate the literary world?
"Then, what if I don't take up your energy? I don't need your company, I don't need you to give me a title, and even, we don't need to have children in the future. I just want to be by your side and be your lover. Is that not enough?" Lizhi said humbly.

Wei Ming was deeply moved. Why did you do this? He knew he shouldn't be moved, but in this situation, and with Li Zhi's heartfelt words, his defenses began to crumble.

He had vowed never to do anything again that would hurt Amin, Sister Xue, and Sister Lin, but this…

Suddenly, Lizhi grabbed Wei Ming's hand and placed it on her chest... her heart: "Touch my heart. Every word I say is from the heart, Ming, is that okay?"

Perhaps he was touching the wrong spot, because Wei Ming couldn't feel Li Zhi's heartbeat, but it was very warm.

He reluctantly withdrew his hand, which was still clenched in a grasping motion: "Xiaoli, why don't we just let things take their course? Although I really want to sleep with you physically, I feel a bit awkward psychologically."

Lizhi knew that she could only go this far tonight. Wei Ming had admitted his desire for her, which was already a remarkable breakthrough, but she was still somewhat unwilling.

“I’m going back to my room to sleep now,” Lizhi said, pursing her lips. “But could you kiss me before you go back?”

Li Zhi's eyes were filled with humility and pleading, which made Wei Ming unable to refuse, so he lowered his head and kissed Li Zhi on the lips.

"This was my first kiss, it was so sweet." With that, Lizhi turned and left.

She took two steps and then turned back, awkwardly picking up her pajamas from the floor.

As she walked back, Wei Ming almost couldn't resist pulling her into the room; she felt even more bouncy than Melinda.

"Damn it, how am I going to get through tonight?" Wei Ming thought to himself, head down.

Back in her room, Lizhi buried herself under the covers, reviewing her words and suddenly feeling a pang of regret.

Oh dear, I shouldn't say things like that if I'm not going to have children, but I still want to have them.

There are some things she can give up, but her child must have; she can be lowly, but her child must be noble!

Thinking of this, Lizhi pulled the twin dolls by the bed into the quilt and said, "Eat, eat."

~
The next day, Lizhi opened the door and saw Wei Ming on the phone.

Because it was an international call, it took a while to connect.

Wei Ming glanced at Li Zhi. He hadn't noticed last night; it turned out her pajamas were so see-through.

Lizhi also glanced at Wei Ming. Why was he still in this state? Had he been like this all night?!
“Hey, Melinda,” Wei Ming said, “I’ve arrived in America.”

So it was Melinda! Lizhi was no longer afraid and deliberately strolled around in front of Wei Ming, standing up straight and bending over.

"Let me ask you something, do you know Thomas the Tank Engine?"

“Of course I know!” Melinda said decisively. “This is a childhood memory of mine, and my grandmother was the editor of this book series.”

As expected of a family of editors, the set of books Melinda mentioned is the "Railway Series" by British clergyman Ralph Audrey, which was created in the 40s. In this series, the author personified steam trains and created many characters. Later, picture books were published, which were once very popular.

Thomas is the male protagonist of the second film in the series and is also the most popular character in the series.

“I read Thomas the Tank Engine stories when I was a child and even had related toys.”

"Oh, this book has toy products?"

“Yes, there is a wooden locomotive, but it was passed down to me by my mother. You can’t buy it in stores now,” Melinda said.

Wei Ming's prediction was correct; it seems Thomas hasn't yet made his mark on the world stage.

He then asked, "Are there any films or TV shows featuring Thomas the Tank Engine? Animations count too."

“No,” Melinda said firmly. If she had seen it, she would have seen it.

That's great! Wei Ming said, "Now, on behalf of Langning Toys, I'd like you to buy the copyright to this work. Langning plans to develop train-themed toys and even make an animation about them!"

Although it's called animation, Thomas & Friends was originally more like a tokusatsu (special effects) film, made using scaled-down models.

Due to technological limitations, the face is dark and expressionless, and it doesn't open its mouth. Only the eyeballs can be controlled by a remote control. Combined with the uncanny valley effect, some people may find it terrifying after watching it.

"This story is very old, and not many people read it now, not even as much as 'Jumanji'."

"So it needs the help of DreamWorks and Lanning to breathe new life into this old story. As long as the price isn't too high, you can decide for yourself."

“Okay, but as a former loyal reader, I’ll definitely buy any new toys that come out,” Melinda said with a smile.

After hanging up Melinda's call, seeing that Lizhi was still seducing him, he slapped her on the butt: "Don't you know how to cook for me?"

This gesture delighted Lizhi, who leaned down and asked, "Is bread, luncheon meat, and milk okay, Master?"

So this is how you play it? Wei Ming suddenly felt that having such a lover wasn't so bad. There were some things he felt bad about doing to Amin and his two older sisters, but with Lizhi...

Well, I'm a little embarrassed, but I can't resist her persistent coaxing.

"Okay, go ahead."

After breakfast, Wei Ming told Li Zhi to quickly change her clothes, as the computer installer would be arriving soon.

He's a normal man; he's reluctant to share good things.

The computer installation went smoothly; it's an IBM 5150, and I'm already quite comfortable using this PC.

Afterwards, Wei Ming and Li Zhi drove separately to the University of San Francisco.

Unlike Wei Hong, Li Zhi was an undergraduate student. Undergraduate students lived in student dormitories, which were different from apartments where each person had their own bedroom. There were double rooms, four-person rooms, and even six-person rooms.

Fortunately, the undergraduate dormitories are separated by gender, and the same floor is all girls, which made Lizhi feel a little better.

She chose a double room, and her roommate, whom she was passively assigned, was a warm-hearted girl from Texas.

However, she didn't plan to stay in the dorm and make friends all the time. It was only a half-hour drive from here to Berkeley, so she was sure she would stick to Wei Ming and consolidate her gains, since she had the key anyway.

After helping Lizhi complete her enrollment and check-in procedures, Wei Ming drove away. He didn't go to Berkeley immediately, but instead went to Uncle Chao's shooting range first. Coincidentally, Uncle Chao was there too.

Moreover, he also sells guns here, which saves Wei Ming a lot of trouble.

"Have you fired a shot before?" Uncle Chao asked.

“I’ve driven them before,” Wei Ming said, staring at the dazzling array of guns.

When I was a security guard at Peking University, my team had guns, but we didn't practice using them much.

Earlier, he had handled guns in the village, but the guns were too old-fashioned and he could never hit them accurately, so he thought it was a problem with the guns.

However, Wei Ming had never touched a handgun before. Whether in his hometown or at Peking University, he always used rifles, let alone machine guns here.

Machine guns, also known as machine guns, are fully automatic firearms that can fire bullets continuously, making killing very easy.

Wei Ming asked, "Can this thing be bought and sold?"

Uncle Chao: "It's possible, but not recommended."

The US didn't pass legislation to ban the sale of machine guns until 86, but rifles, shotguns, and pistols were still relatively free to be sold.

The laws vary from state to state. Places like California and New York have stricter regulations for purchasing guns, requiring procedures such as gun purchase permits, registration, and waiting periods. In addition, the seller is responsible for keeping records.

However, since Wei Ming had the connection of his great-aunt, Uncle Chao told him to play around with it for now: "I'll help you with the paperwork later, and you can take a pistol with you when you leave for self-defense."

"Okay, thank you Uncle Chao!"

Because rifles are not very convenient to use, and he had practiced with them before, Wei Ming first trained his accuracy with pistols, mainly Browning pistols.

Of course, the machine gun was also tested, and over a thousand rounds of ammunition were fired in one afternoon.

When he left, Uncle Chao gave him two of the latest Austrian Glock 17 pistols and some bullets.

This gun is lightweight and easy to use, weighing just over a pound. It can hold 17 bullets at a time and is a classic design. In future American police and gangster movies, this is the type of gun that police will mostly use.

Uncle Chao gave Wei Ming two, telling him to hide one in the car and keep the other at home.

"It's best not to carry it with you to school."

"Okay, I understand!" But things might be different once we leave school.
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(Yesterday's guaranteed minimum)
(End of this chapter)