Chapter 1

Wang Mingsheng sat in the passenger seat, his posture was leisurely, holding an orange in his hand, Gannan navel orange, looted from Gao Sinans car. There was a whole box of unopened oranges in the trunk of the car, so he broke it first and picked the biggest one.

He tossed it in his hand, and considering that he would not be able to wash his hands later, he did not peel it and eat it.

There were a lot of pedestrians on the road, all crowded on the road, and the power-assisted motorcycle took the motor vehicle lane, blocking traffic. Gao Sinan cursed softly.

Wang Mingsheng withdrew his gaze from the man who did not obey traffic rules and said, "You live a little carelessly. Its not easy to live to this age. You will understand the rules after hitting him once."

Gao Sinan laughed out loud, "I cant teach this rule. Can you do it if you cant stand it?"

Wang Mingsheng wiped his mouth and smiled without saying anything.

Just after this, a pure music ringtone came from the car. It was the sound effect of the mobile phone. Wang Mingsheng and Gao Sinan had the same mobile phone. He subconsciously touched his pocket and looked up to see that the screen of Gao Sinans mobile phone hanging on the right side of the steering wheel was lit.

A bunch of numbers flashed out. It was a landline number belonging to this city.

Gao Sinans mobile phone was not connected to the Bluetooth in the car. Wang Mingsheng saw that it was inconvenient for him to drive, so he raised his hand to help him slide it, answer the call, and play the external sound.

"Sinan?"

Although it was very chaotic outside, it was very quiet in the car. The car belonged to Wang Mingsheng, and it was expensive. It was very high-profile and coquettish. A soft and clean female voice came from the receiver, faint and a bit friendly.

It made people feel comfortable.

Wang Mingshengs eyebrows moved slightly, and he raised his eyelids to look at Gao Sinan.

Gao Sinan drove with his eyelids drooping, holding the steering wheel with both hands, and asked: "Whats the matter?"

There was silence on the other end for a second before saying: "You have a registered letter sent to your home. I signed for it for you. Come and pick it up when you have time."

Gao Sinan agreed without thinking, and the woman said again: "When are you free?"

"Im free now, Ill go and get it."

Gao Sinan hung up the phone himself, Wang Mingsheng glanced at him, and couldnt help asking: "Who is this?"

Gao Sinan didnt say anything.

He became more and more curious, and looked at her with his head tilted. "She has a nice voice, and she speaks neither hurriedly nor slowly, neither humble nor arrogant. She feels like an educated and elegant female intellectual who is less than 30 years old."

Gao Sinan looked back at him, and his face was a little embarrassed: "Stepmother."

"..." It turned out to be your fathers concubine, Wang Mingsheng felt disappointed.

Gao Sinan took the initiative to explain: "A female university teacher, quite talented, my fathers student, you probably heard about it later."

Wang Mingsheng thought, I really guessed it, a university teacher is an intellectual, at least a masters degree, and its possible that she is a female doctor.

Wang Mingsheng didnt know if he was possessed. The voice disappeared for a long time, and he kept thinking about it in his heart. For a while, he was a little jealous of Gao Sinans fathers good fortune. He was tired of being romantic, and he could marry a woman with seemingly good conditions at this age.

People in the system are indeed different from those outside the system. The old professor is really strong and vigorous.

Ordinary men are called romantic, while intellectuals are called romantic and suave.

Gao Sinan wanted to turn around and go home to get some documents. Wang Mingsheng had no objection. He was very idle, that is, he had free time. Unlike Gao Sinan, he didnt need to go to work. Strictly speaking, he was an unemployed vagrant without a proper job.

Every morning, he would go to the club for a stroll. If he was in a good mood, he would sit for a while. If he was in a bad mood, he would leave whenever he wanted.

The car stopped downstairs. This was Wang Mingshengs first time to come to the Boxue community. There was a university next to it with an iron fence. Nine out of ten residents in this community were professors.

In terms of wealth, he was no worse than those bosses outside.

Gao Sinan asked, "Do you want to go up with me for a cup of hot tea?"

Wang Mingsheng glanced out the car window. The sky was a bit gloomy. The temperature was not very friendly these days.

He pushed the car door open, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and motioned to Gao Sinan: "Ill have a cigarette, you go up, come visit Professor Gao some other day when you have time."

Gao Sinan smiled, said nothing, opened the trunk and took the oranges down, and handed over two, but Wang Mingsheng waved his hand and refused to take them.

He pressed the lighter with a click, squinted his eyes and took a puff.

The north wind blew very hard, and the coolness rolled into his trouser legs. Wang Mingsheng shivered with cold in the time it took to smoke half a cigarette, and took the last puff. He put out the cigarette.

He wrapped his black leather jacket tightly and got into the car slowly.

He just sat down and saw Gao Sinan coming down. This guy was quite agile. Before he could stick his head out to talk, a woman pushed the door out from behind.

She looked neat and tidy, with her hair loose, and a pink sequined shoulder bag on her shoulder. Her fingers resting on it were slender, and her skin was really white.

Gao Si Nan finished speaking and turned to walk over here. The woman turned her head and watched him go. Wang Mingsheng saw her face now. It was rare to see such plain eyebrows and eyes in this era.

Maybe she put on makeup, but it was light and it was not clear from a distance.

She was not a top beauty, but she had a good temperament, which was the temperament accumulated from being well-read.

Without asking, he knew that this was Gao Si Nans stepmother. He was a little surprised. He originally thought that Gao Si Nans stepmother was a little wife who was a vulgar person who wanted to cling to the powerful.

What he lacked was what he wanted. Maybe Wang Mingsheng was too vulgar. He didnt read many books and preferred girls with a little knowledge in his stomach.

Although he only heard two words and looked at her from a distance, he felt that she was really good.

When Gao Si Nan got in the car, he retracted his gaze, paused for two seconds, and then paused for two seconds, and asked indifferently: "Who is that?"

"Liang Ci, my stepmother."

Wang Mingsheng said "oh", and the car window rolled down without asking any more questions. After a while of cold wind, he suddenly asked: "Do female teachers not like to wear makeup?"

Gao Sinan paused, stunned by his nonsensical question, shook his head and said with a smile: "Nonsense, they must be different from those girls in your club who wear heavy makeup and are flamboyant."

Yes, they are different, they are all vulgar.

Wang Mingsheng was a little absent-minded.

When he arrived at the club, the manager saw that the boss was entertaining friends and personally arranged a girl to accompany him. She looked outstanding and decent, sang well, and had a good voice.

Wang Mingsheng was bored, leaning against the sofa, like an outsider, and the harsh music accompaniment isolated everything. The manager would read the expressions of others and come over: "Brother Sheng, is there something that is not well arranged?"

Wang Mingsheng turned around and looked at him calmly, "Whats wrong?"

"I see you are not in a good mood."

Wang Mingsheng spread his hands and feet, glanced at Gao Sinan, and revealed: "I have been a vegetarian recently, and I like pure things."

The manager understood, laughed loudly, raised his hand to call a few girls over, and said directly: "You, and you, go and unload, change into conservative clothes and come to accompany Brother Sheng."

The club belongs to Wang Mingsheng, and everyone knows Brother Sheng. When they heard this, they pushed the door open without hesitation and went out one by one.

The place was very messy, with empty beer bottles lying on the table, and peanuts scattered everywhere.

Wang Mingsheng raised his hand to pick up a peanut and put it in his mouth, chewing it. It was salty and crispy. It was something I loved to eat when I was a child. It was a good thing at that time.

But I became picky because I was knowledgeable. Not many people like to eat peanuts now. I ate cashews and pine nuts instead.

They were complaining about the lower body issues in the financial circle this year, and the entertainment industry news was all about high leverage, capital operation, tax avoidance, etc.

Wang Mingsheng listened silently and lowered his head to drink.

The girls who washed their faces and changed clothes came back and sat on his left and right sides. The one on the left poured wine and the one on the right persuaded him to drink.

Purity does not mean no makeup, but you have to feel it right. Wang Mingsheng didnt understand why the manager who had been a manager for so long was still not sensible and didnt understand such a simple truth.

Gao Sinan was drunk, drunk, Wang Mingsheng and another friend sent him back to the Boxue Garden.

It was the first time Wang Mingsheng visited Professor Gao. The house was very simple, duplex, with an ancient style, and the furniture was mainly gray-brown.

Liang Ci came out of the study, with her hair tied behind her head, dressed casually. Holding a book in her hand, she hesitated for a moment, and came out directly when she saw Gao Sinan drunk.

She put the book on the coffee table in the living room and thanked him politely.

Frowning, she looked at Gao Sinan and said, "Maybe Ill have to trouble you to take him back to his room."

Wang Mingsheng: "Which bedroom?"

Liang Ci led the way, put Gao Sinan down, and they came out. This time the distance was closer, Wang Mingsheng glanced at her, followed his friend to the living room, and glanced at her again.

Liang Ci smiled at him, "What do you want to drink?"

Wang Mingsheng replied, "Its getting late, well take him home."

The hostess said nothing more and sent them out. She was wearing thin clothes, and it was cold outside at night during the transition from autumn to winter. She didnt send him back to the door and didnt send him back any more.

Wang Mingsheng returned home, it was still early, he was a night owl, and he was full of energy at night.

He walked to the bookshelf that had been unattended for a long time, stood there for a long time, and took out a book. There were many books in the house, and the bookshelf was not small, occupying half of the wall of the study.

It was a pity that Wang Mingsheng had never read it, and he had rarely even entered the study. They were all things for show.

Most literary works are like bland chicken soup. The more nutritious they are, the uglier they are. They also have a miraculous effect: they can induce sleep.

Suddenly, he realized that he was a member of the upper class in terms of material, but he was spiritually poor and at the bottom of society.

After reading a paragraph, his eyelids became dry, and he compromised.

He was destined to be a vulgar person in this life. The beauties around him were also vulgar people. Vulgar people are vulgar people. Everyone is mediocre.