Era: Life's Big Winner

Chapter 37 Liu Meng's tangle and depression

after get off work.

Liu Hongchang took his sixth son to Liu Meng's house and cooked a table of Sichuan cuisine.

Needless to say, the whole Liu Meng family praised the result.

Liu Meng's father Liu Shutian also invited Liu Hongchang to cook dinner at his home every day, but Liu Hongchang politely declined.

Liu Hongchang knew that being a chef was just a stepping stone and he couldn't be a chef for life.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have spent so much effort to train his six sons.

Liu Hongchang declined politely, and the Liu family was very disappointed. They had to settle for the next best thing and invited him to cook a meal every week.

Liu Hongchang readily agreed to this matter.

Liu Shutian is a famous professor, and his wife Qin Shujuan is a nurse in a large hospital and has extensive connections.

Although these connections have nothing to do with Liu Hongchang, the relationships between people are built up slowly over time.

When the relationship is better in the future, it will be easier to talk to each other if you need help.

Of course, some connections may never be used in your lifetime, but having connections and not having connections are two completely different things.

At the same time, having extensive personal connections can also facilitate the flow of information. Sometimes just a few words can help people gain the upper hand.

Liu Shutian and his wife invited Liu Hongchang and Liuzi to have dinner with them, but Liu Hongchang declined, saying that he had something else to do and wanted to leave.

Since they were invited by Liu Meng, Liu Meng saw them out.

The professors were indeed well treated. The Liu family lived in a two-story house with a small garden.

Seeing that Liu Meng seemed to have something to say, Liu Hongchang gave Liuzi a look and asked him to leave first.

After Liuzi left, Liu Meng felt a little embarrassed to be alone with him.

The two walked out slowly. She pulled a strand of messy hair behind her ear, hesitated for a moment, smiled and asked:

"Master Liu, I heard from Sister Li that you just got married not long ago?"

"Yes, we got married last week." Liu Hongchang nodded and smiled.

Liu Meng smiled and said, "Your wife should be very happy, right? She can eat the meals you cook every day."

"Then you guessed wrong. I never cook at home." Liu Hongchang said with a smile, looking at her plump figure.

After a pause, he explained, "Maybe it's because of my job. When I get home, I just want to rest and don't want to smell the fumes anymore."

"Yeah, it seems like your cooking is quite complicated." Liu Meng nodded in understanding.

Liu Hongchang sighed, “You have to be educated like you to have an easy job and a high social status.”

"Hehe, the social status of chefs is not low, right?" Liu Meng said with a smile.

Liu Hongchang chuckled and asked, "If you want to marry a cook, will your parents agree?"

Liu Meng was stunned for a moment, her face turned red, she thought for a while, and slowly shook her head.

She is an intellectual. Although she is open-minded, she also knows that she should marry someone of the same social status. If she really marries a cook, her parents will break her legs.

"Now you know how much I envy you?" Liu Hongchang said with a smile.

"For ordinary people, being a cook is indeed very popular, but for people of status, it is just a job of serving others."

Liu Meng pursed her lips, looked at him and said, "I don't really want to get married."

"Oh? How did you come up with this idea? Did you learn it from foreigners?" Liu Hongchang asked in surprise.

Liu Meng shook his head, then nodded and said, "It is true that we were influenced by some foreign thoughts, but this is not the main reason."

"I want to be a scientist. My father intends to train me to be his research assistant in the future. I am working hard for this."

"It's troublesome to be in a relationship, and the family affairs after marriage are overwhelming, so I don't really want to get married."

When the plot of "Family Changes" began, Liu Meng had already become Liu Shutian's assistant in academic research, at least more than ten years later.

Liu Hongchang laughed and said, "That's too extreme. In addition to work, people should also have a private life. Only in this way can life be complete."

"So I'm very troubled. I want to concentrate on study and work, but I also want to have a certain private life." Liu Meng said worriedly.

"But I don't want to waste my energy on some boring trivialities."

Liu Hongchang nodded and whispered to her ear. Liu Meng rolled her eyes and said, "I'll think about it."...

After leaving Liu's house, Liu Hongchang and Liuzi separated and went directly to Gao Junling's house.

In a courtyard house, Gao Junling took Liu Hongchang to visit around.

"This is the house that Houdunzi rented. It's inconvenient over there in the dormitory building because there are too many people and too many eyes. We spent the whole morning moving yesterday."

Liu Hongchang nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Brother Dunzi is thoughtful."

Houdunzi and Gao Junling are a dual-income family with high salaries and no children, so they have saved a lot of money.

It's only because houses are not easily bought and sold freely in this era, otherwise Houdunzi would probably have bought the yard directly.

The two of them came to the kitchen, and Gao Junling pointed at the chopping board and said, "He also bought a lot of ingredients, saying they would help you build up your body."

"This... I really didn't expect Brother Dunzi to be able to do this." Liu Hongchang said admiringly.

Gao Junling smiled. She didn't expect Houdunzi to have such a low bottom line.

After looking at the kitchen, Liu Hongchang turned his attention to Gao Junling, who had a plump and well-proportioned figure.

What Liu Hongchang liked most was her gentle temperament, elegance, dignity and charming manner.

"Does it look good?" Gao Junling pursed her lips and said shyly, her eyes dodging and her eyelashes trembling.

Liu Hongchang nodded slightly, stepped forward, hugged her soft waist, smelled the fragrance of her hair, and praised: "I never get tired of looking at it!"

Gao Junling raised her little face, looked at him lovingly, and said with a gentle smile: "Now you can look openly."

"Hiss... Sister Junling, you are such a charming fairy!"

……

In bed.

Gao Junling's cherry lips were half-opened, her cheeks slightly exposed, her brows tightly furrowed, her pretty face flushed, the lingering charm still lingering.

It took her a while to come back to her senses. Her bones and muscles felt soft, but at the same time, she felt her whole body was clear and her mind was intoxicated.

"How have I been through these years?" She couldn't help but sigh softly, looking up at Liu Hongchang with tenderness.

"I told you that day that I wouldn't let you suffer any loss." Liu Hongchang said with a sly smile.

Gao Junling smiled faintly, blushing slightly as she said, "I was so brave that day!"

"Oh? What do you mean?" Liu Hongchang was stunned and asked in confusion.

Gao Junling pursed her lips and said shyly: "He and I have been in trouble for so many years, and I have never thought of taking this path."

"So when you reminded me, to be honest, I was a little unprepared, until I was really sure..."

Liu Hongchang laughed and said, "I thought I would scare you, but I didn't expect that Junling, you are not an ordinary person."

"Don't give me that! I am indeed frightened, but I am more curious and eager, just like a long drought finally bringing rain."

Liu Hongchang smiled slightly, looked down at her rosy face, his eyes indescribably gentle.

"I'm not a good woman." Gao Junling couldn't stand his gaze and said in a low voice with a blushing face.

"Especially when I faced Wenhui in the workshop today, I felt guilty and excited, with mixed feelings."

Liu Hongchang said with a smile: "I felt the same way when I heard you calling Brother Dunzi's name. Isn't it wonderful?"

"Pfft!" Gao Junling laughed, hit him lightly and said, "You are so unruly and you just want to make trouble for me."

After a pause, she pursed her lips and said shyly, "But I like you to be informal with me, so you must keep it up."

"I will try my best!" Liu Hongchang said seriously with a smile on his face.

"By the way, how much does this house cost per month to rent?"

Gao Junling replied, "Three rooms in the north, three rooms in the east and west wings, and a large door in the south, a total of five rooms."

"The average monthly rent for a room is 50 cents, or 7 yuan per month, with a minimum rent of one year. Dunzi rented the room for ten years."

Liu Hongchang nodded and asked, "Will you no longer live in the dormitory building?"

"Well, the conditions over there are indeed much worse. I'll live here from now on." Gao Junling nodded.

(End of this chapter)