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

Chapter 99 Let's go for a drive

Listening to his mother's incessant nagging, Wang Chengpeng felt utterly overwhelmed.

If three or four chubby boys have already appeared, and we keep going, wouldn't we be able to discuss even great-grandchildren?

Thinking this, Wang Chengpeng interrupted Liu Chunhua and said:
"What three or four big fat boys? That's for the future. There's no rush now."

"The most urgent task is to enable us to live a good life, a life where we can have meat at every meal."

"If you just leave your money there and don't spend it, that's really not knowing how to manage a household."

"You have to believe in your son's abilities. He will definitely make a lot of money in the future, and at least you will never have to worry about the bride price."

Before Liu Chunhua could continue her rebuttal, Wang Chengpeng said:

"Mom, you're too late. I already told my sister to take the things apart."

"By now, my younger sister should be listening to the radio by now, right?"

If a younger sister isn't meant to be a scapegoat, what's the point of raising her?
Even before confronting Liu Chunhua, Wang Chengpeng had secretly instructed Wang Meiyan to demolish the house.

Although she felt that doing so was somewhat wrong, it was Wang Chengpeng who gave the order. He was her brother who often bought her good food and gave her a good life, so how could Wang Meiyan refuse?

Sure enough, no sooner had Wang Chengpeng finished speaking than they heard beautiful singing coming from the next room, apparently from a music program on the radio.

"My little sister is such a spendthrift, she's absolutely lawless."

"You two are truly remarkable; one dares to teach, and the other dares to do."

"Once the outer packaging is removed, the value of this product will drop significantly."

Liu Chunhua didn't even have time to talk to Wang Chengpeng. She exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly went to the next room.

As soon as she pushed open the door, she saw Wang Meiyan's beaming face, as if she was completely absorbed in the singing.

For some inexplicable reason, a chord within Liu Chunhua was touched, and she murmured:
"It's fine if you take apart a radio, it's fine if you take apart a radio."

She paused for a moment, then said, "But other things can't be taken apart."

"Especially the watches and bicycles, you must sell them."

As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Chunhua heard a familiar yet unfamiliar bicycle bell, its sound exceptionally clear.

Pushing open the door, she saw a scene that she could hardly believe: her child's father, Wang Tieshan, was riding a women's bicycle and ringing the bell repeatedly.

Looking at Liu Chunhua, who was still in a daze, Wang Tieshan muttered in dissatisfaction:

"Honey, what are you standing there for?"

"Get in the back seat quickly, I'll take you for a ride."

"Let's go to the vehicle management office to register it right away, so that our bicycles don't get targeted by thieves."

"Have you forgotten? Last time, three petty thieves had their eyes on our son's bicycle."

With wide eyes and an expression of disbelief, Liu Chunhua shouted, "Wang Tieshan, do you know what you're doing?"

"You actually want a bicycle too? How dare you!"

In a time when even one bicycle is extremely rare, she couldn't believe what her neighbors would think if the Wang family owned two.

This is really quite eye-catching.

Wang Tieshan, who had been scolded, was a little confused and said, "Why would a grown man like me need a women's bicycle? Isn't this to help you register?"

"Don't waste your time. Even by bicycle, it's not easy to get to the city."

My bicycle?
Liu Chunhua never dreamed that this word would appear in her world.

Before she could react, Wang Tieshan's rough hands reached out and lifted her onto the back of his bicycle.

Before Liu Chunhua could speak, a huge body appeared in front of her, shielding her from the sun.

With a sudden jolt, the bicycle sped off, causing Liu Chunhua to instinctively grab Wang Tieshan's waist.

Going to the city is fine; once we're there, we can sell this bicycle immediately.

"What? My bicycle? I don't want a bicycle!" Feeling the wind blowing on her face, Liu Chunhua subconsciously hugged Wang Tieshan even tighter.

Compared to Liu Chunhua, Wang Tieshan, who knew Wang Chengpeng's strength, showed no concern for Wang Chengpeng whatsoever.

It wasn't that he didn't care about his own son; he simply believed in Wang Chengpeng's abilities and felt that Liu Yanran's mistake of missing out on Wang Chengpeng was her loss, not his son's.

With her son's ability to make a fortune every day, not only would the village belle be vying for his attention, but even city girls would be flocking to him.

Thinking this, Wang Tieshan increased his cycling speed.

My silly wife has always envied my older brother for being able to take his sister-in-law for rides on his bicycle so often. Now that she finally has her own bicycle, I naturally want to fulfill her wish to go for a ride.

Seeing that his mother had been taken away by his father, Wang Chengpeng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Since Liu Chunhua can accept a radio, she can certainly accept a bicycle.

If she accepts the bicycle, she'll definitely fall in love with the sewing machine; people's minds are so easily swayed.

After carefully putting away the cassette tape containing important evidence, Wang Chengpeng began his work for the day.

As it turned out, taking on apprentices was indeed a wise choice, especially since they were two talented students.

After the first surprise inspection, Shi Ren became much more diligent, and his learning progress was basically on par with He Quan's.

Under Wang Chengpeng's superb tutelage, the two men's repair skills improved by leaps and bounds, changing rapidly day by day.

The two were able to fix some minor issues, leaving Wang Chengpeng with only some difficult problems.

This improved Wang Chengpeng's repair speed, making the overall repair work faster and faster, and thus making money faster as well.

Unfortunately, bicycles have limited carrying capacity, and tractors and trucks are too conspicuous, so Wang Chengpeng was forced to slow down his repair speed.

Making money may be important, but stability is even more important!
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Good things don’t go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles!
As expected, the news that Wang Chengpeng's engagement had fallen through spread like wildfire throughout the entire Wangjia Village.

That's Wang Chengpeng and Liu Yanran, a match made in heaven. They don't seem like they'd ever break up.

Huge bombshell! Super huge bombshell! Unbelievable bombshell!

Countless people began to discuss and express their opinions on this matter.

"In my opinion, there must be some kind of shady dealing involved, otherwise they wouldn't have changed their minds at the very last minute."

"I just don't know if this shady dealing was caused by Wang Chengpeng or Liu Yanran."

"Of course it's Liu Yanran!"

"Liu Yanran looks like a well-bred young lady from a respectable family, how could she possibly make a mistake?"

"On the contrary, Wang Chengpeng has been taking leave frequently lately for some reason, and he seems to have a problem."

"That can't be right. Wang Chengpeng is clearly taking this marriage seriously. Who wouldn't envy the dowry he prepared?"

"Not to mention in the village, even in the city, she would be considered outstanding."

"What does a bride price matter? What does money matter?"

"The fact that no one has revealed the truth about this matter so far must mean that Wang Chengpeng is guilty and dares not speak."

Just then, a stern voice suddenly rang out; it was Zhou Guoping, the team's scorekeeper:

"Don't talk nonsense. The problem is that the two of them felt they weren't compatible and couldn't reach an agreement when they got engaged."

"Stop gossiping and talking about these unfounded rumors. Get to work, or I'll deduct your work points."

Thanks to Zhou Guoping's intervention, this farce has finally come to a temporary end, at least it hasn't escalated into the public eye.

……

On the other side, An Qiuyun and Xia Mingyue were also discussing in hushed tones what they had just heard.

The other side was discussing so loudly that even if they wanted to, they couldn't help it.

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