144: Chapter 144 Three-wheeled vehicles, the ditch vs. the Bund, the Oriental Pearl Tower

Su Wantang gave a disdainful laugh. "What are you thinking? How is that possible!"

As she spoke, she tapped on the keyboard, asking her father on Tang Luochuan's behalf: [Uncle, are you sure your daughter is single?]

This questioning tone made Su Bingqiang feel uneasy; who would ask such a thing if they were normal?

"Does he know something?" He muttered to himself, thought for a moment, and decided to embellish the truth a bit.

He immediately replied: [She is seeing someone, but his character is mediocre, and his image and temperament are lacking! He can't compare to you. It's not that I'm a snob, you understand! A child from that kind of family can't have a good outcome with my daughter; my daughter is just treating him as someone to evaluate.]

"Hahaha~~~" Seeing this message, Tang Luochuan let out a scoff. "Su Wantang, is what Uncle said true?"

The girl glared at him. "What are you thinking? My dad is talking nonsense! I treat you as a backup option, and I'm still... still..."

As she spoke, her voice trailed off. She stole a glance at Zhu Xiumei, who was chatting with Shen Muyan.

She then added, "I'm still sleeping with you..."

"That's true!"

However, Tang Luochuan still felt annoyed. His 'future father-in-law' didn't know that he was actually Su Wantang's boyfriend.

But to say his character was mediocre and his image and temperament were lacking...

That was pure nonsense.

"Uncle, I think you should handle that boyfriend of Miss Su's first, then we can talk!" Tang Luochuan took the phone and replied directly.

He wanted this 'father-in-law' to take a good look at who this boy—described as having 'mediocre character, lacking image and temperament,' and an 'ordinary family'—really was.

Su Bingqiang only replied after a long while: "Okay."

He could understand the other person's concern, which was that his daughter was not single.

This point greatly increased Su Bingqiang's favorable impression; he was confident in his daughter's beauty.

That the boy could make such a request so calmly, without being impatient or impetuous, showed that he wasn't just someone obsessed with good looks.

Usually, rich people like this wouldn't care if you had a boyfriend; they would just use money to crush you and make the girl break up with her boyfriend.

That's the simplest method!

After ending the conversation, Tang Luochuan arranged lunch, booking a private room at a nearby restaurant.

After all, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival. After this meal, Jiang Jinyue and Su Wantang would be heading home in the afternoon.

Meanwhile, Shen Muyan also received good news: her brother was going to resign and would soon come to Shanghai.

It was Tang Luochuan who had encouraged it. He had already received responses from several Big Tech Companies and the National Academy of Sciences.

In their replies, these institutions didn't express excessive praise or shock, but one could see the importance they placed on this matter between the lines.

They mostly inquired about Tang Luochuan's current situation, such as his age, gender, family, school...

These people were smart; while they knew the importance of this new technology, the person behind it was even more important.

Tang Luochuan's answer was also very simple: "Let's talk after the Mid-Autumn Festival."

It was very willful, but he had the capital to be willful. Additionally, his own team hadn't fully assembled yet.

Shen Muqing, Zhu Jianhua, and that dumbass good brother of his, Wang Jie.

He wasn't afraid that Wang Jie wouldn't know how to negotiate business; the advantage was on his side. Even if Wang Jie was a real dumbass, the other party would just have to bite the bullet and negotiate, while still showing him respect.

The so-called rule of not 'appointing people based on favoritism' was to prevent using "connections" to replace "ability," which might look worry-free in the short term but would definitely cause major problems in the long run.

But Tang Luochuan didn't have this concern because no one had the ability to keep pace with him!

Unless the other person also had a system.

Anyway, it was the same whoever he used; if he was going to be a boss, he might as well be the 'righteous Director Qi'!

He'd even bring the village dogs to the company to work as security guards.

...

At the dinner table, the family was happy and harmonious.

Shen Muyan completely let go of her worries; she could feel that Tang Luochuan had grown up in a loving family.

Tang Hai and Zhu Xiumei were very down-to-earth, chatting about everyday domestic matters, and Shen Muyan actually felt like she was talking to her own parents.

Instead, Jiang Jinyue and Su Wantang couldn't get a word in.

For example, Tang Luochuan often had 5 yuan of pocket money a day in elementary school, and after school, he would pass by a small shop with classmates to buy snacks, stickers, and some unbranded products.

Su Wantang: "Luochuan, weren't you picked up by a driver when you were a kid?"

Tang Luochuan: "For a while, I rode in my classmate's grandmother's three-wheeler... Does that count?"

Jiang Jinyue: "What brand? Bentley? Mercedes-Benz? Or Rolls?"

Tang Luochuan: "The Xiaoqiang Electric from the town..."

But Shen Muyan could join in on this topic; she had the same memories as Tang Luochuan.

Zhu Xiumei reminisced: "When I was a kid in the village, many people would go out at night! Especially in the summer, everyone would sit on small stools on the street, chatting together! There was no internet, and no cell phones!"

Shen Muyan nodded frantically. "Yes, yes, yes, the stars were so bright when we were kids."

Listening to their conversation, Jiang Jinyue opened her mouth, then closed it again.

Zhu Xiumei saw the girl's hesitant expression and, thinking she had been left out, hurriedly said, "Jinyue, just say whatever you want, don't treat yourself as an outsider."

Jiang Jinyue said with confusion: "I didn't have that when I was a kid."

Shen Muyan asked: "Didn't anyone come out to sit on the street in front of your house to chat and play?"

Jiang Jinyue shook her head: "The Bund wouldn't allow that, right... wouldn't you get hit by a car and die?"

Everyone: "..."

Su Wantang tentatively whispered: "Um... I... when I was in elementary school... I often snuck out! Around eight or nine in the evening, I'd wander around with classmates. Sometimes the adults at home would get quite worried when they couldn't find me."

Shen Muyan said: "I did that too! A few times they couldn't find me, and my parents were so worried!"

Zhu Xiumei laughed: "Luochuan was the same, running off to a classmate's house! He wouldn't even tell the adults, and we'd look for him for ages."

Su Wantang felt she had joined the conversation: "Hahaha, I used to go under the Oriental Pearl Tower to play hide-and-seek with classmates."

Everyone: "..."

Tang Luochuan: "Is it far from your house to there?"

Su Wantang: "A dozen minutes' walk..."

Tang Luochuan pointed at Jiang Jinyue and said to Su Wantang: "You two, go over there and chat by yourselves! Okay??"

Su Wantang was unhappy and tried hard to find a topic: "Then... then what did you play at the Children's Palace when you were a kid?"

Tang Luochuan replied: "My house was far from the Children's Palace!"

"How far!"

"About 18 years... uh... no, I still haven't been there."

"Then which countries did you like best during summer camp?"

"I liked the river ditch in the next village; there were fish in it."

Jiang Jinyue felt Su Wantang was getting off-topic, and she didn't believe they couldn't find a common childhood topic.

"Boys... childhood... toys... building blocks..."

A few keywords formed in her mind; she also had building blocks and still kept them.

She just didn't play with them much anymore.

But this was a common ground.

Jiang Jinyue finally spoke up: "Luochuan... which LEGO set do you like?"

Tang Luochuan rolled his eyes: "I haven't even had Gao Le Gao, let alone LEGO?"