Era: Starting with the struggle to refuse being taken advantage of

Chapter 42 is just helping out.
Despite Ji Yongyue's relentless pressure, Wang Chengpeng maintained his usual air of complete control.

He's already died once, so how could he possibly be afraid of Ji Yongyue's imposing presence?
Moreover, Ji Yongyue is absolutely right. Even close brothers should keep clear accounts. The two of them are just casual acquaintances who have only met a few times. It's hard to guarantee that there won't be any disputes in the future.

The most difficult business in the world is cooperation; even brothers can turn against each other over interests.

If the cooperation plan is not agreed upon in advance, once the business grows larger, the two of them will no longer be able to sit down and discuss things calmly as they do now.

Ji Yongyue's statement was not an attempt to manipulate Wang Chengpeng or to wait for a higher price; on the contrary, it showed that he genuinely wanted to continue the business.

Thinking this, Wang Chengpeng smiled and said, "What business, what cooperation? Brother Ji is mistaken. I have only been helping Brother Ji all along."

"Brother Ji thinks highly of my skills, and how much he's willing to pay for my hard work is entirely up to him."

Wang Chengpeng had no intention of admitting anything about the business or the cooperation.

One should always be wary of others; he didn't want to be sent to jail at such a young age for speculation, so he naturally had to phrase his words carefully.

After all, he didn't have Ji Yongyue's ability to easily protect himself in this world.

Wang Chengpeng's casual words made Ji Yongyue feel as if he had wasted all his energy on cotton.

The seemingly young comrade in front of him gave him a feeling of having met his match.

If he actually believed Wang Chengpeng's nonsense and planned to give him any random price to fob him off, he believed that after this one time, he would never see this little fox again.

After all, the reason this deal was made was entirely due to the other party's amazing repair skills.

While the other party can find someone else to cooperate with, I have no other way to find such a super repair master.

However, Wang Chengpeng's statement also indicates that he had no objection to the price he offered, and the deal was essentially finalized.

Thinking this, Ji Yongyue said in a slightly teasing tone, "Brother Wang, it really was Brother Ji who misspoke."

"There was no business from beginning to end; all we got was your kind help."

"Alright, then just go ahead and help me out. You'll get your share of the profits."

"If you keep having that kind of luck and happen to manage to tinker with several electric fans, I'll give you a kickback at the price I just mentioned."

Fifteen yuan a unit seems expensive, but considering the value that repairing an electric fan can create for him, Ji Yongyue is willing to pay the price.

If you give too little, whether the other party will still be as dedicated to helping you repair it is another matter entirely.

Despite being subtly criticized, Wang Chengpeng shamelessly insisted that he had not been harmed at all, saying:

"Alright, since Brother Ji is so generous, I'll come and help you when I have time."

"I just bought a pretty good bicycle today, Brother Ji, just pack up the things that need repair and put them on it."

Watching Wang Chengpeng, who was so eager to take advantage of the situation, a deep sense of powerlessness crept into Ji Yongyue's heart. He said:

"Okay, I'll have someone pack everything up."

"I've prepared quite a few books that you might need, mostly high school textbooks, and some professional books that I hope will be helpful to you."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries and telling Ji Yongyue that his belongings had been disturbed, Wang Chengpeng finally set off on his way home.

If he doesn't go back soon, he's afraid he won't even make it to dinner.

……

After moving his belongings into his room, Wang Chengpeng hurriedly went to the living room for dinner. While eating, Wang Tieshan curiously asked Wang Chengpeng about the bicycle, saying:

"Son, your bicycle is all set, it looks great."

"How did you register it under your own name? What if the Liu family objects?"

Before Wang Chengpeng could reply, Liu Chunhua interrupted, "After we get married, we'll be family. Yanran is so virtuous, she definitely won't say anything."

"The Liu family just bought the bicycle last year, so they definitely won't take it. They'll return it as part of the dowry."

"Buying it earlier means my son can enjoy it sooner; it's a sure win."

After listening to Liu Chunhua's words, Wang Tieshan felt that it made sense, so he stopped talking and happily started eating.

After learning how capable Wang Chengpeng was, he felt a significant weight lifted off his shoulders, and his mood improved considerably.

After a quick dinner, before Wang Chengpeng could even return to his room, there was a rapid knock on the door, and someone said:

"Pengzi, I'm here. Open the door quickly."

"I must figure out the first question tonight!"

It turned out that Wang Zidong, who had already finished dinner, had brought his tools and knocked on the Wang family's door.

It's a good thing that he loves learning, and Wang Chengpeng didn't find Wang Zidong noisy at all, so he warmly welcomed him into the room.

The two of them, one on each side, began to study face to face.

Wang Chengpeng spoke first, asking, "Dongzi, how have your studies been these past ten days?"

Scratching his head, Wang Zidong said somewhat embarrassedly:
"I probably... remember about ten percent."

Wang Zidong's words immediately silenced Wang Chengpeng. This wasn't like Zhang Wuji learning Tai Chi, where the more you forget, the more you learn.

However, this is not Wang Zidong's fault. He had been running around with him all day, and he was explaining the questions on the bicycle, so it's normal that he didn't have time to consolidate the knowledge points.

Most importantly, Wang Chengpeng understands all of this, but that doesn't mean he's a good teacher and can teach Wang Zidong.

It was also thanks to the "proficiency +1" prompt he gave each time he explained a problem that he was confident he could teach Wang Zidong well in a short time.

Instead of getting impatient, Wang Chengpeng patiently explained the problem to Wang Zidong again.

This time, with the aid of paper and pen, Wang Chengpeng successfully made his explanation even more thorough by building a physical model.

After listening to the explanation once, Wang Zidong nodded as if he understood, and began working on the example problems assigned by Wang Chengpeng.

However, he quickly returned to a state of scratching his head, no matter how he looked at it or thought about it, he just couldn't find a solution to the problem. He was a typical case of someone who could understand something at first glance but failed miserably when he tried to do it.

After working diligently for more than ten minutes, Wang Zidong finally let out a sigh of frustration and said helplessly:
"Pengzi, why are people so different?"

"The problems you can solve easily are impossible for me to learn no matter how hard I try. I can't figure out the solution no matter how hard I try."

"Am I just too stupid, not cut out for studying, that's why I can't learn anything no matter how hard I try?"

"I'm sorry, Pengzi, I've let you down. I just can't learn it."

(End of this chapter)