Volume 1: The Golden Years Chapter 063 Tempting Yuan Yuan
About an hour later, Jiang Nansun and Yuan Xudong walked into the local restaurant where Zhang Anren was. Zhang Anren, who had been paying attention to the door, stood up quickly and waved, saying:
"Nan Sun, I'm here!"
Hearing Zhang Anren's voice, Jiang Nansun and Yuan Xudong walked over. Yuan Yuan stood up and looked at Jiang Nansun and Yuan Xudong, who were dressed richly, a little shyly. Zhang Anren introduced them with a smile:
"Nan Sun, Mr. Yuan, this is Yuan Yuan, my junior high school classmate, who just came to the Magic City today."
After that, he looked at Yuan Yuan and introduced:
"Yuan Yuan, this is my girlfriend Jiang Nansun, and this is Mr. Yuan, he is Nansun's good friend."
After listening to Zhang Anren's introduction, Yuan Yuan quickly bowed and said hello:
"Hello, Sister Nansun, Hello, Mr. Yuan, I'm Yuan Yuan, a junior high school classmate of Brother Anren. I'm going to work in Shanghai. Nice to meet you."
Looking at the plainly dressed little girl, Jiang Nansun smiled slightly and said:
"You are Yuan Yuan, you are so beautiful."
Hearing Jiang Nansun's praise, Yuan Yuan smiled shyly and said:
"No one is as pretty as Sister Nansun. Brother Anren really has good taste. Many people in my hometown envy him for being able to find a girlfriend who is a lady from the Magic City."
"Yeah?"
Jiang Nansun smiled and said:
"In your hometown, Zhang Anren must be very outstanding, right?"
"Of course!"
Yuan Yuan nodded and said as a matter of course:
"Brother Anren worked hard in Shanghai and bought a house with his own efforts. He is the only one in our area who bought a house and settled down in a big city. Everyone says that Brother Anren is a capable young man and will get better and better in the future!"
Hearing Yuan Yuan praising him like this, Zhang Anren smiled and said:
"Everyone please sit down and eat. Let's order a new table. Mr. Yuan, do you have any dietary restrictions?"
Without waiting for Yuan Xudong to respond, Jiang Nansun spoke directly:
"Zhang Anren, I want to talk to you alone!"
Seeing Jiang Nansun's unhappy expression, Zhang Anren was slightly startled and forced a smile:
"If you have anything to say, let's talk about it when we get back. Let's eat first. Yuan Yuan and Mr. Yuan are here."
Seeing Zhang Anren mentioning himself, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"Don't worry about me. I just sent Nansun to see you. You and Nansun can talk in a private room. I will take care of Yuanyuan and won't mistreat your fellow villager. Don't worry!"
Hearing Yuan Xudong say this, Zhang Anren reluctantly thanked him:
"Then I 'll trouble you, Mr. Yuan. Nansun and I will be leaving for a while!"
After that, he explained a few things to Yuan Yuan, and then asked the waiter for a private room. He and Jiang Nansun followed the waiter and left. When the two disappeared in the corridor, Yuan Xudong called the waiter and said:
"Please arrange a private room for us and serve one of your special dishes."
"Yes, sir, please follow me."
Yuan Xudong nodded slightly, looked at Yuan Yuan and greeted her, then walked to the second floor with the waiter. Yuan Yuan hesitated for a moment, then picked up her luggage and chased after him, and followed the waiter with Yuan Xudong into a private room on the second floor.
While waiting for the food to be served, Yuan Xudong got straight to the point:
"Ms. Yuan, you are Zhang Anren's ex-girlfriend, right?"
Yuan Yuan was shocked when she didn't expect Yuan Xudong to ask her such a question. Thinking of Zhang Anren's explanation, she quickly shook her head and denied it:
"Mr. Yuan, you misunderstood. I am not Brother Anren's ex-girlfriend. He and I are just ordinary fellow villagers. We don't have any special relationship."
Yuan Xudong did not comment. He poured a glass of boiled water for Yuan Yuan and himself, and said with a smile:
"I know Zhang Anren well. He wouldn't help a fellow villager with whom he has little relationship for no reason. He would either need help from someone or owe someone a favor. Which situation do you fall into? "
Without waiting for Yuan Yuan to refute, he continued:
"Zhang Anren must have told you that as long as you work hard in Shanghai, you will have a house and a car, and you can live a rich and prosperous life. On the contrary, what I want to say is that the harder you work, the more desperate you will be.
The gap between people cannot be made up by your efforts. Your day has twenty-four hours, and other people’s day also has twenty-four hours. How many times harder can you work than others?
Let me analyze it for you. You have just come to Shanghai from the countryside to work. You are probably not a graduate of a prestigious university, and you don't have any special skills. In this big city, there are people who are younger and prettier than you, people who are more capable than you, and people who are younger, prettier and more capable than you. Each of them is working hard.
According to your current situation, you can only work odd jobs in coffee shops or convenience stores. After deducting basic living expenses, transportation costs and rent, I estimate that you will have 10,000 yuan left each month. In fact, it is impossible. Many people's salary is less than 10,000 yuan. The housing prices in Shanghai are among the highest in the country. Do you think you still have a chance to buy a house?"
Hearing Yuan Xudong attack her like this, although she knew that what he said was true, Yuan Yuan still couldn't help but get angry:
"Mr. Yuan, are you laughing at me?"
"No, of course not. I won't laugh at anyone. We still have to have dreams. What if they come true someday?"
Yuan Xudong shook his head slightly, then looked at Yuan Yuan and said:
"I'm just stating a fact to you. You have a dream that is difficult to achieve. If you are willing, I can provide some help!"
In Yuan Yuan's eyes, Yuan Xudong and Jiang Nansun were both born into wealthy families with a silver spoon in their mouths. Her unattainable dream was just a trivial matter to them. Thinking of this, she looked at Yuan Xudong who was tempting her and said:
"I believe there is no free lunch in the world. What do I have to pay for and what can I get?"
"clever!"
Yuan Xudong nodded slightly and said directly:
"I can sponsor your tuition and living expenses and let you learn a self-reliant vocational skill, such as business English. What you need to do is very simple, let Zhang Anren and Jiang Nansun break up."
Glancing at Yuan Xudong, Yuan Yuan frowned slightly and said:
"I can't let Brother Anren down!"
"It's not you who are sorry for him, it's him who is sorry for you. Besides, I didn't ask you to do anything to him. Zhang Anren is such an outstanding man, don't you want to get him back?"
After that, without waiting for Yuan Yuan to respond, Yuan Xudong directly handed her a business card and said:
"I just do it casually. It doesn't matter whether you agree or not. This is my business card. Before Zhang Anren and Jiang Nansun break up completely, contact me if you need anything. You only have one chance!"
…
At the same time, in Jiang Nansun and Zhang Anren’s box.
Looking at Jiang Nansun's cold expression, Zhang Anren explained patiently:
"I just reported the paint issue to the department head. Even if this batch of paint has advantages in terms of quality and price, Wang Yongzheng's actions are against department regulations.
I have been conscientious in all the projects I have done, and I have never violated any school rules and regulations. If you want to be a good person and be upright, that's fine, but the premise is to make yourself bigger and stronger first. After I stay in school, I will have plenty of time and opportunities to do these things! "
"But Wang Yongzheng is doing this for a better result, not out of selfish motives, right?"
"The department didn't define him that way. What the department said was that Wang Yongzheng used a brand that was not on the list and reported it to the hotel unilaterally without seeking approval from the department in advance."
"You are impeccable at work, and everyone likes you. Even if the paint incident didn't happen, the department would have kept you. Why did you report Wang Yongzheng?"
"If Wang Yongzheng really has no problems at all and the school keeps him, I will admit defeat. I am just trying to give myself a chance. What's more, I think only if I stay to teach at the school will your family think I am worthy of you!"
After that, Zhang Anren held Jiang Nansun's hands and begged:
"Nansun, I do this for you, for our future together. Can you understand?"
"For me, for our future, I hope you apologize to Wang Yongzheng, apologize to the department, and ask the department to reconsider your and Wang Yongzheng's qualifications to stay in school, so that the two of you can compete fairly!"
Hearing Jiang Nansun asking him to give up the qualification to stay in school that he had obtained with great difficulty, Zhang Anren's face darkened slightly, and he let go of her hands and said:
"This is impossible!"
"Why not?"
"If Wang Yongzheng is willing, I can even apologize to him in private, but it is impossible for me to go to the department and say that I did something wrong!"
Seeing that Jiang Nansun still didn't understand his difficulties, Zhang Anren continued to plead:
"Nansun, everything I do is to make myself more worthy of you. I hope you can be proud of me in the future. Only if I become a university teacher will your family look up to me!"
Looking at Zhang Anren who was becoming more and more unfamiliar, Jiang Nansun said calmly:
"If I care about these things, can you, Zhang Anren, still be my boyfriend? There are so many people who are richer and more powerful than you, why shouldn't I choose someone else?"
After that, without waiting for Zhang Anren's response, she stood up and said:
"If you don't apologize, I will!"
Zhang Anren quickly stopped Jiang Nansun who was about to leave, and said helplessly:
"What are you apologizing for?"
"I was the one who told you this. I said too much. I am sorry for the trust of Professor Dong and Wang Yongzheng!"
Seeing Jiang Nansun mentioning Wang Yongzheng again and again, Zhang Anren could no longer hold back his anger and said:
"What happened between you and me was just a simple statement of facts. Let me be frank. Why do you think that everything Wang Yongzheng did was aboveboard and that he was the one who violated the rules?
Why do you think that I am the only selfish person in this world and Wang Yongzheng is not selfish?
You, Lillian, and my aunt, what makes you think that Wang Yongzheng is simpler, more upright, and better than me?
Why can't you see all the efforts I've made? Have you ever reflected on the unfairness you've experienced?"
Looking at Zhang Anren who yelled at her for the first time, Jiang Nansun said with a slightly angry look:
"My aunt said that not all efforts can be rewarded. This is not a reason for you to report and expose others. Whether Wang Yongzheng has problems or not, I have no right to control it, and I don't want to control it. I don't have such a deep friendship with him, but what you did makes me hate it!"
"Nansun, how about this, let's eat first and talk about these things later, okay?"
"I'm going back to attend grandma's birthday party. You and Yuan Yuan can eat together."
"Is grandma going to have a birthday party? I'll go with you."
"No, I hope you can take care of your own affairs first. Grandma's birthday is important, but whether you have a clear conscience is more important!"
"Then I'll take you there, okay?"
"No need, just settle Yuan Yuan first!"
Seeing Jiang Nansun leave the box, Zhang Anren sat at the dining table in a daze. For the first time, he doubted himself whether reporting Wang Yongzheng was the right choice. Did he gain more or lose more? And whether he could have the last laugh and become the real winner.
