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

Chapter 60 It turns out to be you
After completing the basic repairs to the bicycle, Wang Chengpeng returned to his room and said to Wang Zidong:

"Dongzi, the bicycle is fixed. If you need it urgently, you can ride it back first."

"If you're not in a hurry, you can leave it at my place and ride it back on your way when you come over tomorrow night."

Wang Zidong, engrossed in his practice, didn't even look up before saying, "I'm not in a hurry at home, so I'll come back tomorrow and ride back."

"Pengzi, you're really amazing. You can even fix a bicycle."

At this point, Wang Zidong seemed deflated, saying, "I'm far behind; I can't even handle this most basic problem of catching up."

"Sometimes I really don't understand why Xiaoming, Xiaoli, and Xiaowang keep chasing each other. Do they have nothing better to do?"

Wang Zidong's doubts are the same for almost everyone who is stumped by these problems. These problems in books always manage to break through their defenses in strange ways.

Wang Chengpeng laughed loudly and said, "Dongzi, don't talk nonsense. I wouldn't be able to reach this level if I hadn't studied hard for a long time."

"I see that your learning progress is not slow, and I believe that you will be able to solve this problem soon."

"By applying what you've learned to other situations, similar problems will no longer be able to stump you."

"As for why the problems in the book are so strange, it's because the simple problems have already been solved. We learn more knowledge in order to solve problems in these extreme cases."

"After all, these problems, though bizarre, are not entirely uncommon. In such cases, we need to use more scientific methods to solve them."

With that in mind, Wang Chengpeng opened another book and began to study.

I must say that Ji Yongyue really provided me with a lot of good books last time.
Seemingly for some purpose, Ji Yongyue prepared a large number of mechanical books for himself, covering the operating principles of many electrical appliances.

The knowledge in these books was quickly absorbed by Wang Chengpeng, becoming nourishment for his growth.

With just a little more hands-on practice, Wang Chengpeng will be able to acquire many skills.

The small appliances that Wang Chengpeng had brought home earlier had now been completely packed up and were lying quietly in the corner of the room.

This is also why Wang Chengpeng plans to go to town tomorrow; turning his achievements into money to support himself is the most practical thing to do.

……

Life can be repetitive and monotonous at times, and Wang Chengpeng went to work in the fields as usual the next day.

It is precisely because of the monotony of life that working people try to make life more interesting, which naturally involves discussing gossip about the village.

Since Wang Chengpeng himself was there, they didn't mention what happened yesterday, but instead discussed something else.

"Have you heard? Shen Wei from the third team was suddenly injured and can't even get out of bed."

"About this? I know about it."

"I happen to live near Shen Wei's house, so I know a little bit of the inside story."

"It's said that Shen Wei injured his right hand by accidentally falling, and even after treatment, it's still swollen terribly. How could he be so careless?"

"How could a fall cause such damage to your right hand? Could there be some other reason?"

"Then I don't know, since this is all the information I have."

He does not mean that.

Recalling what happened at his home the night before last, Wang Chengpeng's lips curled into a smile, secretly thinking that he seemed to have discovered something extraordinary.

It seems that the person I hit with that stick the night before last was Shen Wei himself. It's just a pity that I didn't have as many people as the other side, so I didn't catch them on the spot. That's a bit of a regret.

Subconsciously clenching his fist, Wang Chengpeng's strength had increased significantly compared to before—a result of his Bajiquan training. Given more time, he was confident he could completely subdue the same three people if he encountered them again.

Those who covet what belongs to them never end well!

It was precisely because of his practice of Bajiquan that Wang Chengpeng's appetite more than doubled, and he even had an extra breakfast.

Unfortunately, those whole grains contained too little nutrition and were not easy to digest and absorb, which made Wang Chengpeng's Bajiquan training quite slow.

However, he also knew that practicing martial arts was not something that could be accomplished overnight, and that it had to be done step by step. Otherwise, he would not only fail to improve but also injure himself, so he was not in a hurry.

Wang Chengpeng is always very efficient. He also worked overtime at noon, and he finished his tasks for the day by about 2 p.m.

Although he could stay and earn more work points, going home was clearly more cost-effective for Wang Chengpeng.

In order to make his departure more natural, Wang Chengpeng even helped his teammates with some chores, so they naturally didn't have any objections to his leaving.

……

After securing the goods, Wang Chengpeng hopped on his newly purchased bicycle and hurried off to town.

It's getting late. If I go too late, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish what I want to do today.

After placing the goods at the Hetian scrap metal recycling station, Wang Chengpeng said apologetically:

“Brother Ji, I should have stayed to inspect the goods with you, but time is running out and there’s really no time.”

"I'll go out and buy some things first. Please inspect these goods separately."

Looking at Wang Chengpeng, who seemed to be in a hurry, Ji Yongyue said with a smile:

"What? Aren't you afraid my inspection results will be wrong?"

Wang Chengpeng said with a smile, "I trust Brother Ji to handle things."

"Besides, I've handled these things myself, so I know exactly what they're like."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Ji. I'll go out for a bit."

Watching Wang Chengpeng's hurried departure, Ji Yongyue thought to himself that Wang Chengpeng really trusted him. Wasn't he afraid that he would tamper with the things?

After all, even if it's just a difference in the price of a radio, that's a difference of five yuan.

Bending down, Ji Yongyue smiled wryly as he began to inspect the goods Wang Chengpeng had brought, but he quickly noticed something was amiss.

Each radio has something like anti-tamper stickers on key parts, so it's easy to tell if someone has opened it.

Is it to protect oneself or to protect someone else?

Ji Yongyue immediately rejected the former, after all, his transactions with Wang Chengpeng had always been very pleasant.

Then, recalling what the other party had mentioned to him before, about the possibility that the goods had been tampered with, Ji Yongyue felt relieved.

After all, these anti-tamper stickers are only for preventing malicious people from opening the radio, not for honest people. You have absolutely no right to disassemble the radio to check its internal structure.

In addition, since Wang Chengpeng had mentioned that the items had been tampered with, Ji Yongyue not only didn't find Wang Chengpeng's behavior offensive, but actually thought he was very thoughtful.

This anti-tamper design may seem simple, but it can prevent malicious individuals from taking action.

With that in mind, Ji Yongyue continued to inspect the goods brought by Wang Chengpeng.

However, as the newspaper covering the goods was removed, Ji Yongyue was shocked to discover that there were actually two electric fans inside!
(End of this chapter)