The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 181 The Loser Boy and the Excited Liu Meili

Guan Zhenlei jogged over and greeted Lu Xiaoshan first.

Lu Xiaoshan had no choice but to stand up from his seat, carrying his bag, and offer his seat to Guan Zhenlei.

Guan Zhenlei said it was unacceptable, but his body betrayed him by sitting down.

Lu Xiaobei waved triumphantly at Lu Xiaoshan.

Goodbye!

Enraged, Lu Xiaoshan turned and walked away, her high heels clicking loudly on the marble floor.

As soon as Lu Xiaoshan left, Lu Xiaobei immediately sat up straight.

He also kicked Guan Zhenlei.

Leaning back on the sofa like a young master, are you really here for afternoon tea?
"Did you get the phone number of that auntie who does square dancing?"

"About to arrive."

Guan Zhenlei took out his phone, initially intending to hand it to Lu Xiaobei.

At Lu Xiaobei's prompting, he then respectfully presented it to Yang Muye with both hands.

Yang Muye did not answer.

"Just send the number to either Xu Kaiyang or Zhang Kai, and they will contact that aunt."

Lu Xiaobei then asked, "President Yang, what about our becoming internet celebrities—"

"For the next video, let the Plastic Brothers have you two record it together."

Before Lu Xiaobei and Guan Zhenlei could show any excitement, Yang Muyi changed the subject:
“You two should also create your own accounts later, but the group name needs to be changed. Let’s call it ‘Loser Boys’.”

Lu Xiaobei and Guan Zhenlei were completely dumbfounded after hearing this.

Even Hu Ling couldn't help but frown and ask, "What does 'diaosi' mean?"

It just sounds like an insult.

"A folk saying used to insult someone for being unambitious and lacking drive."

As Yang Muyi explained, his gaze fell on Lu Xiaobei and Guan Zhenlei:

"A 'loser' guy can be understood as someone who is average-looking, not good-looking, has no money, no special skills, and average grades in school. He is not recognized by the school and society, and he likes to look at beautiful girls but does not have a girlfriend."

Anyway, the term "loser" won't become popular online for several years.

Yang Muye invented it ahead of time, so you can define it however you want.

"Yang—General Manager Yang."

Guan Zhenlei weakly raised his hand:
"I want to let you know in advance that I actually have a girlfriend."

Lu Xiaobei reacted the most strongly to this.

"What? You have a girlfriend?"

"He's my high school classmate. We just started dating, but I haven't had a chance to tell you yet."

I'm afraid you'll feel inferior.

Guan Zhenlei quietly added a sentence.

Lu Xiaobei stared wide-eyed at Guan Zhenlei.

We agreed to stay single together, you traitor!

“We just started dating. If the company doesn’t allow dating, I can tell my girlfriend that we won’t go public with our relationship yet.”

Guan Zhenlei said with a guilty look on his face.

Lu Xiaobei was speechless after hearing this.

You're still hiding your relationship? Do you really think you're a big star?
Guan Zhenlei hurriedly waved his hand, saying that he didn't mean it that way.

What he really wanted to express was that he wasn't actually as "loser" as Yang Muyi described.

Lu Xiaobei felt that Guan Zhenlei was completely hopeless.

Does calling a guy a "loser" necessarily mean he's a loser?
Do you understand self-deprecating humor?
"Cough cough!"

Yang Muye coughed lightly, drawing Lu Xiaobei and Guan Zhenlei's attention back to himself.

"If you don't like or can't accept the name 'loser boy,' we can change it. We won't force you."

Lu Xiaobei and Guan Zhenlei were both stunned.

Yes, they heard right.

It's a change of personnel, not a change of name.

What Yang Muye just said can be translated as:

Take it or leave it. If you don't want to work, then get out!
The two immediately became obedient.

After that, no matter what Yang Muyi said, he only dared to nod.

When Hu Ling finally produced the contract.

Lu Xiaobei even knew to pretend to look through the contract first.

Guan Zhenlei picked up the pen, turned to the last page, and signed it.

-

On a passenger plane of Happiness Airlines.

Zheng Youen and two flight attendant colleagues are doing final checks in the cabin, preparing to welcome passengers to board.

Just then, Zheng Youen's phone suddenly rang.

Upon seeing that it was his mother, Liu Meili, calling, Zheng Youen assumed it was something urgent and quickly answered the call.

"Mom, I'm on the plane right now. Passengers will be boarding soon. Tell me what's wrong."

"Youen, I have some good news for you. Those two guys from the Plastic Brothers just called me and asked us to record another square dance video. This is all thanks to Yuqing's help. I don't have Yuqing's phone number, so please thank her properly for me."

Zheng Youen stood there, stunned, holding her phone.

Guan Yuqing's Guan Zhenlei is a rebellious and arrogant young man who was spoiled by his parents since childhood.

How could such a "good-for-nothing" actually accomplish the task that Liu Meili asked him to do?
Liu Meili's voice came from the other end of the phone, interrupting Zheng Youen's reverie.

"Youen, are you listening to my phone call?"

"I'm listening, go ahead."

"Have Yuqing invite her younger brother to our house for dinner later, don't forget."

After saying that, Liu Meili hung up the phone.

After completing the cabin inspection with his colleagues, Zheng Youen took a break and went to the cockpit.

The captain is explaining various precautions for flying to Guan Yuqing.

Zheng Youen waited patiently for a while before Guan Yuqing noticed that she had come to find her.

After the captain finished speaking, Guan Yuqing got up and came over to ask Zheng Youen what was wrong.

Zheng Youen pulled Guan Yuqing aside and told her the whole story of Liu Meili's phone call.

Guan Yuqing was also puzzled after hearing this.

In Guan Yuqing's opinion, it was already quite good that Guan Zhenlei could help Liu Meili get the contact information of her "plastic brother".

They even managed to get things done for Liu Meili.

This is something Guan Zhenlei would never do.

Guan Yuqing was worried, so she immediately called Guan Zhenlei.

Guan Zhenlei, who was playing games at an internet cafe, honestly told Guan Yuqing everything.

Upon learning that all of this was related to Yang Muye, Guan Yuqing was so shocked that she couldn't speak for a long time.

Meanwhile, after finishing her phone call with Zheng Youen, Liu Meili excitedly walked into a convenience store. The cashier at the door greeted Liu Meili warmly.

"Welcome, Auntie. What would you like to order?"

Liu Meili craned her neck and looked around the store, but didn't see anyone. She then asked the shop assistant:

"Um—I'm not here to buy anything, I'm here to find someone. Is your store manager here?"

"She's sorting goods in the warehouse. Please wait a moment while I call her."

The shop assistant picked up his phone and dialed a number.

"Manager, an auntie has come to the door and says she's looking for you."

A gentle female voice came from the other end of the phone.

"How old is the auntie?"

"She looks about the same as Aunt Yao."

As soon as the clerk finished speaking, Liu Meili reached out, gesturing for her to take the phone so she could speak herself.

The phone ended up in Liu Meili's hands.

"Is this Lanlan? My name is Liu Meili. I'm one of your mom's friends who dances in the park. She should have told you about me, right?"

"It's Aunt Liu. Please wait a moment, I'll be right out."

The phone hangs up.

Just as Liu Meili returned the phone to the shop assistant, she saw a beautiful woman wearing a white sleeveless shirt and blue jeans walk out of the store.

She has a gentle and graceful demeanor, and looks to be no more than twenty-five or twenty-six years old.

"Hello, Aunt Liu, I am Yao Lan."

The woman extended her right hand to Liu Meili.

Unexpectedly, Liu Meili held her hand and wouldn't let go, praising her incessantly:
“When we were dancing together, I heard your mother bragging about how beautiful her daughter was, praising her as if she were a fairy descended from heaven. At the time, I thought she was exaggerating. I never expected that you are even more beautiful in real life than your mother described.”

With great difficulty, Yao Lan managed to pull her hand away from Liu Meili's grasp.

"Aunt Liu, please don't praise me like that, it makes me feel embarrassed."

As she spoke, she turned around and instructed the shop assistant to get Liu Meili a bottle of drink.

"Auntie, would you like mineral water or a beverage?"

Liu Meili hurriedly waved her hand:

"No need, no need, just a glass of water will do."

Yao Lan led Liu Meili to the rest area at the entrance of the convenience store and sat her down. The clerk poured Liu Meili a cup of water with a paper cup and brought it over.

Taking advantage of the moment when Liu Meili reached out to take the water glass, Yao Lan asked Liu Meili what she wanted to do at the store.

Liu Meili immediately put down her water glass.

I almost forgot about the important matter.

“I tried calling your mom, but her phone was always off. I wasn’t worried about her, so I came to find you right away.”

"Maybe her phone died and she forgot to charge it. She does that all the time. It's okay. I have a landline at home. I'll call and ask her."

As Yao Lan spoke, she took out her phone and dialed her home number.

"Hey Mom, is your phone dead? It's nothing, just Aunt Liu, the one you used to dance with in the park. She came to the shop looking for me and said she couldn't get through to you. Okay, I'll have her talk to you."

Liu Meili took the phone.

"Meijuan, I have some good news for you! You asked me to ask those two young men who filmed the 'Little Apple' square dance video when they'll be filming a new video, right? They replied to me!"

"Yes, yes, they have prepared a new song this time and asked me to shoot a video together. I told them that I no longer dance in the open space of the community. They also said that the last video was not suitable to be filmed in the community, and this time they are going to film it in the park. So I recommended our current dance team to them."

"Let's meet in the park tomorrow morning and discuss this in detail. Okay, I'll hang up now."

After the call ended, Liu Meili realized that it was Yao Lan's phone.

Just as he was about to apologize, Yao Lan spoke up first, saying it was okay.

Yao Lan heard everything Liu Meili said to her mother Yao Meijuan on the phone.

She was quite interested in this.

After getting her phone back, Yao Lan offered Liu Meili some water while curiously asking about more details of the video shooting.

Liu Meili took a sip of water and began to speak excitedly.

From being invited to film a video by a "plastic brother" while dancing in her neighborhood, to leaving the neighborhood and moving to the park, where she met Yao Lan's mother, Yao Meijuan.

In the end, Liu Meili couldn't help but take Yao Lan's hand again.

"To be honest, I really envy your mother. She has such a beautiful, sensible daughter who understands the thoughts of us old people. Unlike my daughter, who is against me as soon as she hears that I do square dancing. She keeps saying that I am disturbing the peace and that I am embarrassing her."

At this point, Liu Meili changed the subject:
"But now she doesn't mind anymore, thanks to the 'Little Apple' square dance video. When the video first came out, she was too embarrassed to tell her colleagues that the person dancing in it was her. Now she tells everyone that the person dancing in the video is her mother. In your young people's terms, I'm a bit of an internet celebrity now."

There was a hint of smugness in his tone.

Yao Lan smiled and nodded in agreement.

Perhaps because she grew up in a single-parent family, Yao Lan has always been particularly good at understanding her mother.

Now that her mother is old and she has a job, Yao Lan is willing to support whatever her mother likes to do.

Liu Meili talked to Yao Lan for a long time, but when she realized that more than half an hour had passed, she quickly apologized and got up to leave.

Staying here for so long is disturbing Yao Lan's work.

After seeing Liu Meili off, Yao Lan ran into a construction worker covered in dust on her way back. The worker went into the store and bought a bottle of mineral water.

After coming out, I opened the bottle and took a couple of sips. I saw some tables and chairs in the rest area next door and was about to sit down when I suddenly remembered that I was so dirty and it wouldn't be good to get the chairs dirty. So I decided to squat down instead.

Seeing that this person was quite well-mannered, Yao Lan took the initiative to speak:
"Please sit down. If it gets dirty, I'll have someone wipe it clean. It's fine."

The construction worker looked up, revealing a face that looked young but was weathered by time.

Seeing Yao Lan's sincere expression, the other party did not disappoint her good intentions.

"Okay, thank you."

The renovation worker stood up and sat down in a chair. Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he hurriedly took out a business card from his pocket and followed Yao Lan into the store.

"I am the head of a small renovation company. My name is Yang Guang. This is my business card. If you need to renovate or decorate your shop, you can contact me. I guarantee that the price will be fair and affordable."

Yao Lan took the business card, glanced at it, and handed it to the shop assistant, asking them to put it away.

Just then, Yang Guang's cell phone rang.

After politely saying goodbye to Yao Lan, Yang Guang returned to the rest area at the store entrance, sat down, and answered the phone.

"Mr. Yang, hello. I called you just now, but you didn't answer. We've finished the work at the Cainiao Post Express Supermarket and the Bawangchaji Milk Tea Shop. When would you be free to come and inspect it?"

"Yes, yes, I'm free right now. Please wait a moment while I look up what this place is called."

Yang Guang walked out onto the street and looked up at the convenience store's signboard.

"Mr. Yang, I'm so sorry, the sign for this convenience store is in English. I haven't studied much and don't know how to pronounce it. Let me spell it for you: LAWSON, yes, that's the name. Do you know where it is? Okay, I'll wait for you at the store entrance."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Guang sat in the rest area for five or six minutes before a white Mercedes SUV pulled up on the side of the road.

It looks very imposing from a distance.

Seeing the car owner roll down the window, Yang Guang quickly looked away.

Just then, the phone rang again.

"Hey, Mr. Yang, you've arrived? The car's parked on the side of the road in front of the convenience store. Okay, I'll be right there—"

Yang Guang turned his head and his eyes met those of the owner of the white Mercedes SUV parked on the side of the road.

The other person was also holding a mobile phone.

In an instant, they both realized that the other person was the one who had called them.

(End of this chapter)