063: Brick Smashing Event

When he returned home, Wang Cheng didn't talk to his parents about it. He put the key in the living room and went back to the room, grabbing his pajamas and taking a bath.

Neither Mama Wang nor Papa Wang found anything wrong. The two sat in the living room and watched TV. After a while, a pleasant ringtone rang. It was from Wang Cheng’s phone that he had forgotten to grab. Mama Wang was a short distance away, so she reached for it.

"Wei Dandan?"

Mama Wang read the name on the screen and immediately looked at Papa Wang. The name sound like a girl’s when she said it. Their second son who was a monk for more than two decades had finally found a woman?

You can't blame anyone for thinking that Wang Cheng was handsome, but they hadn’t seen any girl he had been close to since childhood, and even when he was in high school, they didn't hear about which girl he was close to. They sometimes wondered if it was stupid for their son to be a monk.

Wang Cheng came out of the bath and the phone had been put back in place. There was no difference between the two old faces from before and now. It wasn't until he wiped his hair while sitting on the sofa next to them that the eyes of the two turned to him. They weren’t watching the news on the television.

"Dad, Mom, why are you looking at me like that?" Wang Cheng was a little embarrassed in his heart because he was hiding something from them.

Papa Wang gestured to Mama Wang.

"A girl named Wei Dandan just called you, and your mom picked it up, a very polite girl. She said she was your classmate in high school." Mama Wang said calmly.

Wang Cheng finally understood, and lest they misunderstand, he quickly explained, "I was with the boss to do business a while back, and met her in a hotel where she worked as a waiter."

Although his words left the relationship between the two clear, Mama and Papa Wang did not believe that there was really nothing between them. If there was not something in the past, how could they exchange mobile phone numbers immediately after encountering each other, and even have phone calls?

Wang Cheng didn't explain too much. The more this kind of thing was explained, the more unclear it was. He watched television with the two of them and returned to his room with an excuse.

Wang Cheng had taken a leave for Monday and didn't have to rush to work the next day. He left after breakfast. Coach He, the driving instructor, called him two days ago and told him that he had submitted his name to the testing. He had attended the driving school for the required time.

Yuan Xia was also notified. By the time he arrived, Yuan Xia was already waiting at the meeting place. At this point, it was ten minutes before the assembly time, but a few had not yet arrived.

Wang Cheng and Yuan Xia greeted each other, and they talked about the recent events. At about half-past nine, Coach He came.

The testing area they were going to was not very far from here. It was apparently only 25 minutes by car, but Coach He was a very punctual person. If it was time to leave, he wouldn’t wait for anyone. Everyone got in the car.

While whispering in the car, Wang Cheng found that there was one person who did not come. The consequence of not being punctual was really terrible.

"Now young people take time less seriously, and are less and less punctual." Yuan Xia helplessly looked at Wang Cheng.

"When you become responsible for your own life, that's what happens." Wang Cheng put his hands on the back of his neck and crossed his legs. He was actually a person who didn’t take time seriously, or else he would have gone back to his hometown after graduating from high school.

Yuan Xia thought about it, "True."

When they arrived at the destination, they were not able to take the exam immediately. Coach He also had to register for them. They could only enter the exam when it was their turn. He and Yuan Xia had not scheduled the exam earlier because of the short registration time, so this time it was to make up the test.

The waiting time was a little long. A bit later, a woman with red eyes who was panicky and anxious appeared in their sight, and Wang Cheng recognized her. She was the one who looked for him with another man when he was practicing. The beautiful girl with the car key. She was in the same round as them, and the person who was late was her.

Seeing them, the woman was relieved.

Being able to find this place even when she was late and left behind could also be considered capable.

"As an adult, you must be responsible for your actions." Wang Cheng looked at the woman who was left behind, but his tone was reprimanding, and there was even a hint of other meanings.

Yuan Xia shook his head with a sigh, but Wang Cheng's words were very reasonable.

 

The woman seemed to want to complain about why the coach didn’t wait for her. However, Coach He Guang was temperamental and straight, and would not care about one’s face, not to mention the fragrant young man who scolded her in front of everyone’s faces. He scolded her until her eyes became more red. Then, aggrieved, she found a seat and sat down.

Their luck was pretty good. They didn't have to wait for two or three hours. After waiting for more than an hour, it was finally their turn. Just when they took the exam, something strange happened in the Guan’s Village.

Papa Wang and Mama Wang went to the new house, just like yesterday, but after opening the door, they found that there were brick fragments everywhere, covering the ground. It was already eight o'clock. People in the village got up very early. Nearby, the other villagers found the situation immediately.

Wang Cheng’s new house’s neighbors were mischievous. The news of revenge spread, and it didn’t take long to find that Wang Cheng’s second uncle’s new, renovated house had hundreds of tiles destroyed. Second uncle’s family was gloating when they heard about Wang Cheng's family. The next second, they screamed like pigs being slaughtered. The family ran over aggressively. One could see the lively villagers around the house immediately give way and look at them. There was a hint of gloating in their eyes, and less sympathy than what they gave Wang Cheng’s family.

"Who was wronged and smashed all the tiles in my house?!” The second uncle rushed in angrily, and when he saw the picture inside, he was very angry. The tiles placed as the flooring had turned into pieces, with none left.

Wang Hongwen and his wife walked in, their expressions not looking too good. The couple's attention was on the broken tiles on the ground, so they did not notice Wang Ningxiang's weird expression. Besides shock, there was also inexplicable panic.

"What's going on here?" Wang Hongwen couldn't think of anyone who had such a large enmity with them.

"If laoniang knew who did this, I would strip his skin." Second auntie’s face became red with anger. Because she wanted the house to be good-looking, the tiles bought were more expensive, and one tile would cost thirty yuan. More than one hundred tiles add up to four or five thousand; so much money was gone, her heart was pumping wildly.

Everyone who Wang Hongwen could think of had been thought about for a while, but none of them had a possibility of being the culprit. Although they had sinned against some people before, their hatred was not so big as to destroy more than one hundred tiles in their home.

"This matter must be checked, I'd like to see which dog has been stabbed to have the gall to do this." Second auntie’s vicious words dropped down.

Wang Ningxiang's eyes wandered and she suddenly said, "Mom, what would you say if it was done by the uncle's family?"

"Impossible." Without waiting for his wife’s answer, Wang Hongwen immediately refuted.

"Why isn't it possible? Don't forget that the second son of third uncle came here yesterday. It happened today. It is very likely that third uncle could not get rid of his anger." Wang Ningxiang stomped her feet and bit her lip unwillingly.

"It's impossible for your uncle to do this kind of thing." Wang Hongwen still knew his brother very well. Papa Wang was honest and would never encourage his son to do this kind of thing.

"Your dad is right, your third uncle wouldn’t do this kind of thing, and mom heard that their house was also broken by the glass.” Second auntie interrupted Wang Ningxiang's attempt to justify. She did not think it was Wang Hongxin who did it, and it was also not his wife. It was impossible because, although she was not easy to mess with, it wasn’t likely for her to do this kind of thing, not to mention they had no big grievances and frictions recently, so it was even more unreasonable. The second auntie felt that outsiders were more likely, but they had offended too many before. Too many people, and at the moment, they couldn’t figure out who it was.

Wang Ningxiang wanted to lead her parents to doubt the third uncle's family, but she also felt guilty because she broke the glass and floor of third uncle’s house. If she was too confident, her parents would doubt her, and if this happened, she would be miserable.

The incident was subsequently reduced to villagers' post-dinner talks. Everyone was talking about it. They were guessing who did it. Some people thought it was the same person for both. But Wang Cheng’s parents were very good, and it was unlikely that they would avenge others. They guessed, but could not come to a conclusion.

Who would have thought that the truth behind this incident was that these families retaliated against each other?

There was no surveillance video installed in the countryside. When Wang Cheng came here last night, everyone nearby was eating and watching TV in their homes. No one noticed him, so no one could doubt him. Unless Wang Ningxiang dared to be honest about what she did, but that trail was otherwise doomed to nothing.

It was twelve o'clock when Wang Cheng returned to the apartment after the exam, and Chu Yifeng was not there. At this time, it was estimated that he had already eaten lunch. He went to the kitchen and made a bowl of beef noodles for himself. Then he also added an egg to complete his lunch. When it got a bit later, the mobile phone in his pocket rang and he took it out, to see the phone number of his home. Wang Cheng knew that he couldn't hide anything from his mother, so he picked it up.

"Cheng Cheng, you did it." Mama Wang said firmly. 

Wang Cheng told the cause and effect honestly, but added some more from his perspective.

Mama Wang was silent for a few seconds. "Next time you are not allowed to hide it."

"Yes, Mom." Wang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, and he knew that his mother wouldn't say anything about him.

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