Fan Bo quickly suppressed his excitement. After this period of torture, he was almost a frightened bird. He didn't believe that someone would be so kind as to send him such a big gift for no reason. Especially considering that Wen Liang was only in his twenties, his credibility was even lowered. There are countless people who cheat under the name of publishing houses these days. They first give you hope and then try to get money out of your pocket. An old professor in the department was cheated of tens of thousands of yuan in this way, and his life savings were used up.
but…
He hesitated for a moment, and glanced at Ning Xi again. Perhaps he was moved by Ning Xi's noble appearance, or perhaps he didn't want to lose any possible opportunity. He smiled and said, "You two, please sit here. The house is a bit messy. Sorry... Liang Ru, go get some water."
Liang Ru, the woman who opened the door for Wen Liang, looked ordinary and had a good name, but her personality was really not good. She said angrily, "What are you talking about? Fan Bo, are you crazy? Do you listen to what others say? Have you forgotten how Old Qiantou was deceived?"
Fan Bo's face darkened and he said, "What nonsense are you talking about? If you don't want to pour water, go into the house. If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb!"
Liang Ru was so angry that her whole body was shaking, tears welled up in her eyes: "Okay, my family is blind. I paid for your education, fed you and clothed you. I stayed at home to take care of your parents until they were old, and took care of your brothers and sisters, just for this day to be mad at you and suffer with you... I... I..."
She couldn't say any more, so she slammed the door, turned around and ran downstairs. Her movements were so fast that Wen Liang was worried that she might fall.
The three of them sat down in the small living room, guest and host. Fan Bo smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest with you, I've been in a bit of trouble recently. My wife likes to think too much at home, as if she's afraid the sky will fall. She won't listen to advice and keeps crying and making a fuss every day. Excuse me, excuse me!"
He was very natural, and there was no trace of embarrassment when he talked about family matters, which made Wen Liang admire him a little. He smiled and said, "Husband and wife will always have disputes. It's human nature!"
He spoke as if he was married and had a family. Ning Xi rolled her eyes at him in annoyance. Of course, she hid her eyes behind her sunglasses so no one noticed.
Fan Bo shook his head and stopped talking about this topic. He asked, "I haven't asked you two names yet? I don't know which friend mentioned my humble work to you two. In fact, it was just a whim. I didn't dare to hope that it could be put into print..."
He was afraid that Wen Liang had other intentions, so he took a step back, which was also the meaning of the question. But Wen Liang came to recruit talents, and he didn't want to play tricks with him. He suddenly stood up and walked back and forth, saying, "Teacher Fan, I heard that you were just suspended and offended the city leaders. I'm afraid your life in Qingzhou will be difficult in the future, right?"
Fan Bo's face turned pale, Wen Liang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, just listen to me. We have no grudges against Teacher Fan in the past or in the present, so there is no need to embarrass you when you are in trouble!"
"and you… "
"I'm here to help you!"
Wen Liang knows Fan Bo to the core. He is scheming, intelligent, knowledgeable, and actively seeks progress. He has a strong subjective initiative. Unfortunately, he is just a bookworm and does not understand the muddy waters of politics. You cannot easily get involved in it just because you have scheming and intelligence, because the most important factor that determines victory or defeat in officialdom lies not in people, but in situation!
So he thought Zhou Yuanting would win, and accepted the invitation of Wei Chenfeng, the then Minister of Propaganda, and stood against Xu Fuyan, but ended up making himself look bad. However, this also gave Wen Liang an opportunity to take advantage of. If he had not fallen to the lowest point in his life, Fan Bo might not be willing to give up everything he had and follow him into the business world.
Although the most popular thing in the 1990s was to make atomic bombs, it was not as popular as selling tea eggs. However, as a university teacher with a stable job and a respectable status, he might not have the courage to resolutely go into business to make a living. But at this time, Fan Bo had few choices!
"Help me?" Fan Bo calmed down, leaned back on the sofa, and said with a relaxed expression, "Why should you help me?"
"A job, a future!" Wen Liang walked forward a few steps, stood in front of Fan Bo, lowered his head slightly, and his body naturally formed a subtle pressure. He said: "A job with an annual salary of 100,000, a future that allows you to realize all your dreams!"
Fan Bo was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed out loud: "This is the funniest joke I have ever heard in my life. Do you know what the highest salary in Jiangdong Province is? Do you know how much the CEO of a branch of Minghua Group earns per year? One hundred thousand? Ha!"
It must be said that in Qingzhou in 1995, if a worker heard that he could get an annual salary of 100,000, he would definitely think that either he was crazy or his boss was crazy, and there would be no third choice. Fan Bo is now a lecturer at Qing Teachers College, with a monthly salary of only 375 yuan. Fortunately, he is a little famous in the circle, and he can earn about 600 yuan a month including the manuscript fee and the writing fee, which is already a good income. So when he heard Wen Liang, a young man, speak so loudly, his first reaction was that it was fortunate that this liar's skills were not strong enough and he was exposed so early; his second reaction was not to worry about his hopelessness of publishing a book again, but to take another look at Ning Xi, because he believed that both of them were liars, and this look was a bit unscrupulous.
Well, actually, these two people did put in a lot of effort. At least the appearance of this female liar is basically unmatched!
Ning Xi didn't realize until then that Wen Liang wanted to win this man over. Although she didn't know Fan Bo's background, she had confidence in Wen Liang's vision and had fully experienced his eloquence and tactics, so she had no doubt that she could convince this man. As she was carefully sizing up this man who might be her future work partner, she suddenly saw the undisguised contempt, surprise, and a fleeting desire in his eyes.
Ning Xi frowned slightly. She was used to seeing all kinds of looks from all kinds of men. There were many men who were ten times worse than Fan Bo. She usually didn't take it to heart because these people didn't even have the qualifications to make her angry. But somehow, at this moment, she felt a little disgusted with the man in front of her.
Don't think this is harmless. Given Ning Xi's status and personality, it's not easy to make her like you, but it's also not easy to make her hate you!
This is how it is between people many times, there is no reason to explain. It is precisely because of the seed planted in the heart during the first meeting that the best footnote was written for the betrayal in the future.
Wen Liang knew what Fan Bo was thinking, and he sighed: People in this era are so easy to fool. They are so excited about just one hundred thousand. If it were the new century, with this price, it would be impossible to find a general who can conquer cities, let alone someone who can guard the house!
Ning Xi snorted coldly and said, "Minghua is nothing! Let's go. If someone doesn't appreciate your kindness, don't waste your time!"
After saying that, he stood up and walked away. Wen Liang pretended to stop him and continued to put pressure on Fan Bo, saying, "Teacher Fan, why don't you reconsider it? I got the news that the results of the hospital's handling will be announced in the next two days. You will most likely be expelled. You have a family to support, and you can't lose your job!"
This hit Fan Bo's weak spot, but he still said with a gloomy face: "Goodbye, I won't see you off!"
Although Fan Bo is a man of fame and fortune, he still has to maintain his integrity and image as a teacher. Therefore, Wen Liang must continue to exert pressure until all his defenses are broken, his superficial appearance is torn off, and then he can be tempted with benefits and promises of fame, so that he can truly be used for his own benefit.
Wen Liang was still smiling. Just as he was about to speak, Liang Ru pushed the door open with a pile of manuscripts in her arms. She looked at Ning Xi and Wen Liang with a completely different look than before and asked, "Um, that car down there...is it yours?"
As soon as she ran downstairs, she saw a group of people pointing and talking around a car. One of them praised: "This car is great. I've only seen this one in the whole of Qingzhou. Look at the streamline and the body of the car. It's so beautiful!"
Someone else asked, "Old Zhao, this must be around 200,000 or 300,000, right?"
"What, two or three hundred thousand? Two or three hundred thousand to buy this thing?"
"Yeah, it's too expensive. I heard that the car that the secretary and the mayor ride in is only worth a few hundred thousand..."
Lao Zhao, who spoke first, said disdainfully: "You guys are all car blind. This Porsche is worth at least this much!"
He held up two fingers, and everyone's eyes popped out in fear: "Two million? Lao Zhao, stop teasing us. If I had two million, I could do anything. Buying four wheels and a piece of iron, isn't that stupid?"
Old Zhao said disdainfully: "So you will never make two million in your lifetime..."
"Old Zhao is right. This one is a limited edition. Two million is an underestimate!"
A tall and handsome man walked in from outside the crowd. When everyone saw it was him, they immediately turned around and greeted him: "Director Tao, you are here too."
"Director Tao, have you had lunch? How about I treat you and have a drink together later?"
Tao Ran, who was recently promoted to deputy director of the Logistics Department, dealt with everyone with a smile. Although he knew that the enthusiasm of these teachers who were at odds with the administration was more because he was in charge of the Real Estate Management Section, his behavior and speech were still warm and there was nothing wrong with them.
He has made it to where he is today before he is thirty, so he is already proud enough. There is no need to show it so obviously in public.
But what everyone didn't realize was that when he saw this extremely cool Porsche, deep in his eyes, there was a raging fire of ownership.
That is the desire for money, the pursuit of status, and the worship of power!
This is a desire that everyone has, and there is nothing wrong with it. The difference is that some people can control their desires, while others can only be controlled by their desires.
Tao Ran smiled and asked, "By the way, whose car is this? If you get rich, you have to treat us!"
"It shouldn't be from the hospital. With our meager salary, we can only buy a wheel even if we don't eat or drink for a hundred years! He must be someone from outside!"
That's true. If someone in the school bought a car, even the rats in the cafeteria would know about it. Tao Ran thought about it. Since he bumped into someone, it was an opportunity. But how could he make friends with the owner of the car in a clever way
"Who cares? I have to try it. Otherwise, I'll miss it forever."
Lao Zhao smiled lewdly and reached out to touch the car body. Liang Ru happened to come out of the corridor. After hearing what they said, she knew that this expensive car must belong to the two people in the family. She immediately became anxious and rushed to block Lao Zhao, saying, "Why are you touching it? What if you break it? You have offended my guests. Why don't you go and apologize?"
Liang Ru was a non-rural hukou holder with only primary school education, and everyone in the family compound knew about it. However, because Fan Bo was a little famous, no one cared about her incoherent speech. But it was the first time that she spoke so harshly in front of everyone, especially when Fan Bo was in trouble, and he dared to be so arrogant, which was really unbearable.
Old Zhao took his hand back and laughed, "Oh, isn't this Mrs. Liang? What's going on? This car belongs to your family! Director Tao, you saw that Teacher Fan's income has increased instead of decreased even though he stopped teaching. Is there something fishy going on?"
There is a reason for calling her Mrs. Liang. Liang Ru was obsessed with Hong Kong dramas for a while. She saw that the wives of rich people on TV were all called "Mrs.", and Fan Bo's income was a little higher than that of most teachers. She was too vain, so when she talked about herself with others, she also called herself "Mrs.", and was laughed at for a long time.
After being lectured by Fan Bo, Liang Ru hated being called his wife, especially when she saw Tao Ran was also there. Fan Bo and Tao Ran had always been at odds. This time, Tao Ran had just become the deputy director and took advantage of Fan Bo's bad luck to find an excuse to fire Liang Ru from her job. At this time, new and old hatreds came together and she cursed: "You are so good, Zhao Guitou. No matter how unlucky my Fan Bo is, he is better than you, a ballless guy! And you, Tao Ran, who do you think you are? You relied on your white face to get an official position as big as a chicken eye, and you even show off your power to me and stop me from working. I don't care! I tell you, don't be jealous. This car belongs to my Fan Bo's friends. They are big bosses and they are begging Lao Fan to publish a book. Do you understand publishing a book? Will you have this blessing in your life? Bah!"
Once a woman starts to throw a tantrum, even gods can do nothing about it! Lao Zhao's work style is a bit problematic. He has a bad reputation in the courtyard. Privately, the women scold him for being a pretentious person with a big penis and small eggs. But this is the first time that someone scolded him in person. He was so angry that his face turned pale and his fingers trembled. Fortunately, he did not have high blood pressure, otherwise he might have died.
Tao Ran's evaluation was much better than Lao Zhao's. At least he was also a pretty boy. But he was also very angry and said coldly: "Liang Ru, the work issues are all decided by the department. If you have any opinions, you can ask the leaders. Don't put any dirty water on me. As for Fan Bo, humph, his business is not over yet. I advise you to be kind and don't cause trouble for your husband, otherwise, you will regret it!"
He was not a pushover, and his words were full of threats. Liang Ru was frightened, and she grumbled but didn't dare to yell anymore. She said fiercely, "If anyone dares to touch this car, I'll never forgive him!" She picked up the manuscript paper on the ground that hadn't been blown away by the wind, and went upstairs.
Old Zhao pouted at her from behind and said, "Shrew! You have no manners!"
Tao Ran had always wanted to take this opportunity to step on Fan Bo so that he could not get up. After hearing Liang Ru's words, it seemed that there was some capable friend. He was half-believing and half-doubting. After a moment, he snorted and followed her upstairs.
You have to see it with your own eyes to know whether it is true or not!
Fan Bo was stunned for a moment and asked, "What car?"
Wen Liang was about to answer when he heard a male voice outside the door: "Teacher Fan, the Porsche downstairs is really eye-catching. Which friend of yours is visiting?"
Tao Ran appeared at the door. He glanced around and suddenly stopped at Wen Liang. His face almost became distorted in an instant.
"It's you!"
(This Tao Ran has appeared before, I wonder if any of you still remember it:))