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

Chapter 46 Ghostly Figure
Seeing Wang Chengpeng's expression that said, "Although I really want to give it to you, I can't for your own good," Liu Yanran almost suffered internal injuries from holding back her emotions.

Although she can use this imposing bicycle however she wants after she and Wang Chengpeng get married,
But after so much time, it's probably already registered under the Wang family's name. How can I find an excuse to bring it back to my home when I get divorced?
However, Wang Chengpeng's words made perfect sense, and she wanted to refute them, but after thinking for a long time, she couldn't find a reason to refute them.

Moreover, in order to maintain her good image, Liu Yanran, despite being extremely annoyed, had to go against her conscience and praise Wang Chengpeng as a good comrade who truly cared about her.

Feeling conflicted by jealousy, Liu Yanran had absolutely no desire to stay any longer.

She left with the words "Don't come looking for me unless it's important" and slunk away.

Watching Liu Yanran's disheveled departure, Wang Chengpeng smiled knowingly, indicating that he and Liu Yanran were in for some fun.

Under normal circumstances, he would not take the initiative to look for Liu Yanran, but in special circumstances, he would naturally go to her, such as when Liu Yanran couldn't help but want to go to Zhou Xia.

He had received a bribe of fifty yuan from Zhou Xia, so both for his own sake and his personal reasons, he had to stop Liu Yanran from entering the city.

I just don't know what kind of betrothal gifts I'll buy after I've discussed them with Liu Yanran and actually bought them according to her requirements.
What a fascinating expression she'll have when she eagerly awaits and anticipates the arrival of the betrothal gifts, only to discover that the gifts will never actually reach the Liu family, and that the Liu family will even have to pay Wang Chengpeng a large sum of money in compensation.

I'm sure her expressions will be much more varied and interesting then than tonight.

Wang Chengpeng naturally had his own reasons for setting the date for the incident as April 1st.

Since the family split up, the Wang family's living conditions have improved considerably, but it's still not time for extravagance.

Not to mention buying any large appliances, even the bicycle was bought by Wang Chengpeng under the pretense of frequently going to town to do business.

Now that there's an excuse to buy a bride price, Wang Chengpeng naturally plans to take the opportunity to buy some nice things to improve his family's life.

In the end, wouldn't all those ungiven dowries end up being used by the Wang family themselves?
With that in mind, Wang Chengpeng returned to his room and began repairing the remaining radios.

Without money, everything is just empty talk. He still needs to take advantage of his spare time to sell more radios and make money.

Now, he has an additional task of tutoring Wang Zidong in the evenings, and his time is extremely precious.

That's why, even though he has excellent cooking skills, Wang Chengpeng rarely cooks anymore.

His precious time needs to be used for things that require more attention.

……

On a dark and windy night, when all is quiet.

It was already around 9 or 10 p.m., and in the countryside, there would be practically no one around at that time.

In addition, the moon was not cooperating tonight and barely showed its face, so there was almost no one in the village outside.

However, even in this remote and secluded area, three furtive figures were lurking near Wang Chengpeng's home, ready to pounce.

Perhaps growing impatient, one of them grumbled in dissatisfaction:
"Brother Shen, why isn't this kid asleep at this hour?"

"The other kid went home to sleep just now, but he shows no sign of going to sleep."

The speaker was Sheng Guangping, a notorious scoundrel from the next village. He did nothing of substance but was extremely adept at petty theft.

He was one of the furtive figures Wang Chengpeng had seen earlier, and the fact that he had been lurking here for so long meant he wasn't up to any good.

No sooner had Sheng Guangping finished speaking than a very familiar voice immediately followed, saying:
"Wait a little longer, be patient. If we make a move while he's not asleep, there's a high risk of being discovered."

This person was none other than Shen Wei, who had previously been at odds with Wang Chengpeng.

When he discovered that Wang Chengpeng had bought a new bicycle—the very same Forever 28-inch model he had always dreamed of—his long-dormant mind finally started working, and he came up with a wicked idea. Since Wang Chengpeng had bought the Forever 28-inch bicycle as a dowry, it certainly wasn't registered yet.

Even without a purchase invoice, a nearly brand-new Forever 28-inch bicycle can fetch a considerable price on the black market.

I'd say at least 200 yuan, but 180 yuan is definitely the minimum.

After all, you need a receipt to buy a bicycle, and bicycle receipts are very valuable; it's not an exaggeration to say that they cost seventy or eighty yuan.

They could certainly steal bicycles while Wang Chengpeng was still awake, but the risk of getting caught would be much greater.

Shen Wei still cared about his reputation and preferred to wait rather than risk being arrested by taking action.

After all, he's different from those scoundrels; he still has a bright future!

Zhang Yong had heard the same words countless times, and he began to mutter with some dissatisfaction:
"Brother Shen, I think you're a bit too timid."

"We'll all be masked right now, and then we'll just ride off on our bikes. Who could catch us?"

You idiot, you're a complete idiot.

They can't catch you, but if you yell in the village, there's a 50% chance those three won't be able to escape, even if they're riding bicycles.

He, Shen Wei, has a bright future, so why would he take such a big risk?
Thinking this, Shen Wei continued to patiently reassure him, "Don't worry."

"That's an almost brand new Forever 28 model bicycle. If someone in a hurry needs it, it might sell for two hundred yuan."

"Even if the three of us split it equally, each of us will get sixty yuan."

"For these sixty yuan, it's worth waiting no matter how long."

Money truly is a powerful motivator. Upon hearing that they might earn sixty yuan after completing this job, the two men immediately calmed down and patiently waited.

Only their frequent glances towards Wang Chengpeng's courtyard revealed their deep longing.

This wait lasted an extremely long two hours.

It wasn't until around midnight that Wang Chengpeng, exhausted, prepared to turn off the lights and go to sleep.

Looking at the nine repaired radios in the room, Wang Chengpeng felt that all his exhaustion was worthwhile.

What's in front of me isn't a radio, it's all money!

Wang Chengpeng even took apart the four electric fans he was researching along the way and looked at them, getting a rough idea of ​​their size.

Once they can be repaired, each one will bring Wang Chengpeng a profit of fifteen yuan, which is almost as fast as robbing money.

Just as Wang Chengpeng was drifting off to sleep, he heard a rustling sound.

At first, Wang Chengpeng thought it was just a rumor and didn't pay much attention to it.

However, the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong. Why was the wind so dense, as if it was blowing from just one place?

Thinking back to the furtive figure he saw when he returned this afternoon, a terrifying thought flashed through Wang Chengpeng's mind: he'd been robbed!

(End of this chapter)