136: There Must be a Little Pursuit in Life

Wang Cheng was completely unaware of the sensation he caused. The books he grabbed were a complete English set of Shakespeare and a book called Pride and Prejudice. The former he had read in the library before, in Chinese at that time, but he hadn’t finished it, the latter he had just heard of.

An English book was like a twisted earthworm in his eyes. It took a lot of patience to read it, especially since he had thrown English away for seven or eight years. However, Wang Cheng had never been impatient. Once he focused on something, he would be so engaged that even after Chu Yifeng’s meeting ended, he was still using his mobile phone to look up words and didn't notice it when he approached.

"You like to read novels?" Chu Yifeng glanced at the written content, and immediately recognized it, Pride and Prejudice. This book was very famous, and there are many adaptations and movies. He had also read it himself.

Wang Cheng was startled by his voice, and looked up to see Chu Yifeng standing in front of him; it seemed that the meeting was over. He put away the book and said, "No, I just thought that after so many years of English, I want to see how much I remember.”

"I won’t mind." Chu Yifeng said suddenly.

Wang Cheng glanced at him, "I know."

"If you know, you don’t have to.”

"What do you know, there must be a little pursuit in life."

Wang Cheng didn't want to say that he suddenly wanted to take back his lost English because he felt that there was a big gap between him and Chu Yifeng, so he wanted to see if he could make up for it a bit. Of course, he was by no means the kind who would force himself to do something beyond his ability for no reason.

Even while knowing that he had good eloquence and usually diverted the attention of others, turning the topic upside down, Chu Yifeng couldn't help but want to follow his topic, "English is your pursuit?"

Wang Cheng touched the book in his hand, "This is only the first step."

Chu Yifeng no longer said anything; as long as he didn’t misbehave. "It's twelve o'clock, clean up and let's go down for lunch."

"Okay." Wang Cheng closed the book.

The five-star restaurant was also very high-end, and the food was too expensive to eat, so it would feel particularly face-saving if one could eat here. Even if one didn’t stay at the hotel, there were many people who came here to eat every day.

Wang Cheng's first visit to the restaurant at Jinding Hotel was a luxurious decoration in the eyes. He later learned that although their class reunion was held by Song Yuanyuan's boyfriend Zhang Wu, the box was actually located in a place where the hotel was relatively void of the real rich people.

After all, the ordinary people and rich people were worlds apart. This was a five-star hotel, and the rules were very strict. Even if Zhang Wu was the son of the general manager of the hotel, he could not be willful, so he deliberately divided them separately.

"Wang Cheng?"

When Wang Cheng and Chu Yifeng stepped out of the elevator, they heard someone calling him, and found it to be Song Yuanyuan's boyfriend Zhang Wu. He just happened to be walking there, and there were a few people beside him; based on their clothes, they should be the hotel employees.

Although he only saw Wang Cheng’s for a bit before, Wang Cheng's appearance was very conspicuous, and he recognized it when he saw him the second time.

"Mr. Zhang, what a coincidence."

Wang Cheng had a good impression of him. When he first dealt with him, he found that this person was sensible and intelligent, by no means comparable to Song Yuanyuan and the like. He wondered why Zhang Wu would like a woman such as Song Yuanyuan.

Zhang Wu stepped in front of them and nodded slightly to Chu Yifeng, "Mr. Chu, Mr. Wang, are you two going to eat?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhang seems to be busy."

It was Wang Cheng who responded to him. Chu Yifeng was accustomed to being arrogant towards outsiders. He would not talk to people who didn't matter. Zhang Wu didn't feel embarrassed, even his father couldn't shake the Buddha, let alone him. It was good enough that the other party could give him a slight response.

"Then I won't bother you." Zhang Wu gave a wink and took the few employees to the direction of the elevator. When he looked back again, there were only their two backs; Wang Cheng’s relationship with Chu Yifeng was closer than he thought.

Wang Cheng and Chu Yifeng had lunch in the restaurant, and then the two returned to the suite. Because Wang Cheng had an appointment at three o'clock, he left at a bit past two o'clock, but unexpectedly received a call from Yuan Xia when he went down.

"Wang Cheng, I haven't called you for a long time, how are you doing recently?" Yuan Xia's voice came from the mobile phone, with the same gentleness as always, and a trace of fatigue that was not so easy to detect.

"Oh, it's a long story. There have been too many recent events. What about you? Your voice seems troubled?" Wang Cheng asked tentatively.

Yuan Xia did not answer him immediately, but asked, "Where are you now?"

"I'm at Jinding Hotel, leaving now. I made an appointment with the owner of a shop in the commercial district at three o'clock the day before yesterday. I want to open a jam shop there and we plan to talk about renting the shop, but it won't take long. It should be done before five o’clock. "

"Would you like to eat dinner together tonight?"

Wang Cheng hesitated and agreed. Yuan Xia obviously had something to tell him, and as a kind friend, he should accept. He could explain to Chu Yifeng and his mother later. Wang Cheng hung up his phone and went to the appointment.

The place where they were meeting was a civilian club that offered a variety of drinks and snacks along with wireless internet. Even if they just ordered a glass of hot water, no one would complain if they sat there for a whole day. The most important thing was the peacefulness, so many from big cities liked to go to this kind of place. Wang Cheng came early and chose a position near the floor-to-ceiling window where they could see outside. It was almost three o'clock when the other party finally came.

"Is this Mr. Wang Cheng?"

Wang Cheng looked up and saw a man with a pair of black-rimmed glasses with a mushroom head hairstyle who looked a bit stiff, and his expression was a little careful.

[T/N: mushroom head = kind of like a bowl cut but not. I’m sorry I can’t come up with a definition but I’ll put a picture.]

"I am, please sit down."

After Xu Wen sat down, he put the briefcase in his hand to his side, and put his hands on his legs, giving Wang Cheng a stiff smile. "Sorry, something went wrong on my side. Money is urgently needed, so the shop may not be rented out."

"Not renting?" Wang Cheng raised an eyebrow.

As soon as Xu Wen looked at his expression, he knew that he had misunderstood, and quickly explained: "Don't misunderstand. What I mean by not renting is that I intend to sell the shop. If Mr. Wang intends to buy the shop, I can sell it to you. It's absolutely reasonable. "

Generally speaking, shops in the commercial district with a large traffic flow would not be easily resold. This was what Wang Cheng had learned from renting from the previous shop owners: they were only willing to rent it to others. Unless, as Xu Wen said that money or other special reasons were urgently needed to be considered, Wang Cheng did not expect such a good thing to fall on himself.

"Mr. Xu is serious?" Wang Cheng asked repeatedly.

"Really, if you don't believe me, Mr. Wang, you can take a look at the documents I brought," Xu Wen said. He opened his briefcase and took out a few documents from it, handing them to Wang Cheng.

Wang Cheng took a look. In addition to the ownership of the shop, even the transfer agreement was prepared. If he did not call the other person in person and ask him to come out to talk, he might have suspected that the person was a liar, and that the pie fell too suddenly. One had to wonder if there was something afoot.

His eyes fell on the amount of the transfer agreement, and Wang Cheng couldn't help but wonder, was this amount ... was it too cheap?

Xu Wen saw that he had been staring at the transfer agreement document, and thinking that he thought it was too much, he hesitated and said, "If Mr. Wang thinks the price is too high, we can discuss it again."

Wang Cheng looked up at him. Was this man's head okay?

Xu Wen shed cold sweat on his forehead. "If you don't believe me, I can show you my ID card. It's definitely not fake."

Then he pulled out his ID from the bag. Wang Cheng glanced at it. The ID photo was exactly the same as the man in front of him, and his name and address were the same.

When Xu Wen saw that he believed it, he made another request, "If you agree to this transfer agreement, I have an unrelenting request. I hope that Mr. Wang can agree. It may be a bit abrupt, but I really can't help it. "

"Please speak."

"I hope Mr. Wang can pay the money in one go. I really need the money now and can't delay, so there may be no way for Mr. Wang to pay in installments."

These steps looked more and more deceptive. Although the other party had an identity card, it may also be counterfeit. Wang Cheng was not stupid. Looking at this pie, it may also be a trap.

"I can promise you, but I still need further confirmation. If Mr. Xu is not in a hurry, can you go there with me now?"

"No problem." Xu Wen answered very simply.

So the two went directly to the commercial district without even drinking a glass of water. The clubhouse was also in the commercial district, only a few tens of meters away from the shop. After they walked the few steps there, Xu Wen unlocked the door with his key. When he opened the shop, he said hello to the worker who had opened a business next door. The employee responded, apparently knowing him.

The space inside the shop is larger than Wang Cheng imagined, and the shop was facing two directions, the location was perfect.

"How is it?" Xu Wen asked.

Wang Cheng nodded. "I already agreed, and I'm satisfied with the price on the agreement, so we don't need to negotiate anymore."

The commercial area was established two years ago. As long as it was not the end of the world, the possibility of it becoming an empty area was extremely low. Buying was indeed more cost-effective than renting.

Xu Wen breathed a sigh of relief.

After they reached an agreement, the two simply signed the agreement in the shop, and then went to the bank to send the money to Xu Wen's card. Since the jam factory was starting to make a profit, Wang Cheng stopped having problems making ends meet with his card, and should be returning Chu Yifeng's money as soon as possible.

After Wang Cheng left, Xu Wen stood there for a while, until he couldn't see his back, and then walked towards an expensive car parked on the side of the road. Before knocking on the window, the person inside had lowered it first, revealing a handsome face. If Wang Cheng was here, he would be surprised, because this person was Zheng Jingen.

"Mr. Zheng, I have already sold the shop to Mr. Wang as you instructed. He was not suspicious." Xu Wen said this as he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

It was not wrong to say that he was the original owner of the shop. However, the day after Wang Cheng called him, Mr. Zheng suddenly found him and made a strange request. Mr. Zheng asked him to sell the shop to Wang Cheng, and the price could not be too high. In exchange, he would help him solve the problems with his house.

Xu Wen bought a house of more than 100 square meters in Shanhai City, but the developer was slow to hand over the house and found various reasons to evade it. There were even rumors that the developer was preparing to run, and he was anxious because he had already paid for the house. If he lost the house or the money, his family would have to drink the northwest wind.

[T/N: It means they’d starve.]

Xu Wen was dubious at the time, but the news about the developer appeared in the newspaper the next day, saying that it was under investigation. Xu Wen believed that the other party would never do this kind of thing just for the shop, even if he really was lying to him. Being able to get into the newspaper and publish it all at once showed the man's ability, so he decided to take the gamble.

"You did well, the house’s affairs will soon be resolved. Wait for the news." Zheng Jingen closed the window after speaking and drove away. Xu Wen sighed in relief. Five days later, he saw the news that he wanted in the newspaper, and was instantly gratified.

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Mushroom Head hairstyle

[T/N: Thank you, Baidu.]

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