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

Chapter 350 The Difference Between People
You lied yourself, and now you expect me to lie with you?

If it were anyone else, Wang Niulang would have refused without even thinking.

But Wang Niulang also had a flaw: he was soft-hearted and couldn't stand others asking him for favors.

Zhang Guangzheng pleaded pitifully, and Wang Niulang finally agreed.

The next day, Wang Niulang worked the day shift. Yang Tao escorted the customers to the door several times, but he didn't get a chance to speak.

It was past four o'clock, and Yang Tao was about to get off work when a taxi stopped in front of the hotel.

Wang Niulang stepped forward and opened the car door, only to find that an acquaintance had stepped out.

"Miss Lan, it's nice to see you again."

Wearing a black fitted T-shirt and blue jeans, Lan Weiwei took off her sunglasses with some surprise.

Are you working the day shift today?

Last time, thanks to Wang Niulang, Lan Weiwei was able to see through that scumbag Li Wei, and the two of them were quite impressed with each other.

Wang Niulang smiled and nodded.

Lan Weiwei glanced into the hall.

Is Peach there?

"Yes, I just saw her seeing the guests off."

"I need to talk to her about something. We'll talk later." Lan Weiwei waved to Wang Niulang and walked through the glass revolving door into the hall.

Yang Tao was introducing the hotel to a guest when she saw Lan Weiwei come in and gave her a look that said, "Wait a moment."

Lan Weiwei nodded to indicate that she understood, and then sat down in the lobby rest area.

After a while, Yang Tao saw the guest off and quickly walked towards the rest area.

Upon seeing this, Lan Weiwei immediately stood up, bent down, took out two tickets from her bag, and handed them over.

"I bought it from a scalper, a grandstand ticket, for a total of two thousand yuan."

Yang Tao took the ticket.

"Thanks, I'll transfer the money directly to your card later."

"Peach, are you really not coming to watch the New Year's Eve gala with me?"

"Didn't I tell you? I happen to be scheduled to work on New Year's Day. That's how it is in hotels; it's even harder to ask for leave or change shifts during holidays."

Lan Weiwei shrugged helplessly.

"Okay, then I'll have to go all by myself."

Yang Tao placed her hands on Lan Weiwei's shoulders.

"Alright, I'll treat you to a big meal when you get back... I have to go now, I'm busy."

Watching Yang Tao turn and leave, Lan Weiwei sighed.

As I stepped out through the revolving glass doors of the lobby, that familiar voice rang in my ears once again.

"Miss Lan, you're leaving so soon?"

"Yes, I came to deliver something to Taozi, and I have other things to do, so I have to go now."

Wang Niulang hailed a taxi for Lan Weiwei, personally escorted her into the car, and waved goodbye as the car drove away from the hotel.

No sooner had the car driven away than Yang Tao chased after it from the lobby.

"Wang Rui, have you seen my friend?"

"Miss Lan just left, Manager Yang, what brings you here—"

"It's nothing, it's nothing," Yang Tao shook her head.

She had forgotten to ask Lan Weiwei for her bank card number, so she would have to send Lan Weiwei a text message later.

Just as Yang Tao was about to turn back to the hotel, Wang Niulang suddenly called out to her.

"Manager Yang, are you free right now?"

"Is something wrong?"

Wang Niulang nodded.

Yang Tao glanced at the lobby, and after confirming that there were no customers at the moment, she nodded.

The two walked to the side.

"Manager Yang, it's like this, my apprentice Zhang Guangzheng... he's in love."

"What? Zhang Guangzheng is in a relationship too?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Yang Tao's beautiful eyes.

She had heard from Xiao Liu at the front desk that Shao Xingchi was secretly dating a housekeeper named Douzi.

It seems that it was Douzi who actively pursued Shao Xingchi.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Guangzheng also had his own issues.

Yang Tao looked Wang Niulang up and down.

Both of your apprentices are in relationships, so why haven't you, their master, made any moves?

Wang Niulang felt a little embarrassed by Yang Tao's gaze.

Why is this being dragged into my own affairs again?
"Manager Yang, it's my fault. I didn't explain it clearly to you. Strictly speaking, Zhang Guangzheng's relationship isn't really dating; it's just unrequited love."

Yang Tao "understood instantly".

"Tell me, which girl in our hotel has he taken a fancy to?"

what?
Wang Niulang was dumbfounded.

How come things are getting worse the more they try to explain?
"Manager Yang, things aren't as you think. Zhang Guangzheng is after your... position."

what?
Yang Tao almost thought she had misheard.

Before she could confirm a second time, Wang Niulang's voice rang out first.

"Manager Yang, here's what happened. Zhang Guangzheng has a crush on a flight attendant and wants to go on a date with her, but he's worried that she might mind his job, so he lied to her and said that he works as a lobby manager at a hotel."

Before she finished speaking, Yang Tao's expression changed.

"You want me to cover for him?"

Wang Niulang looked utterly helpless.

Given Zhang Guangzheng's situation, if he wants to pursue Zheng Youen, lying might give him a tiny chance, but if he doesn't lie, he has absolutely no chance.

Yang Tao was speechless.

She's starting to doubt how Wang Niulang became her master, not even trying to dissuade the other party from doing something so outrageous.

"Can he keep it a secret for a while, or forever?"

“That’s what I told him too, but he was determined to get to know the other person first and then find an opportunity to be honest.”

"No, I definitely won't help him lie. At most, I'll just not expose him."

After Yang Tao finished speaking, she turned and left, not giving Wang Niulang a chance to plead for her again.

Wang Niulang knew in his heart that Yang Tao had already done more than enough to agree to this.

Even so, both Zhang Guangzheng and I still owe Yang Tao a huge favor.

Back at his post, Wang Niulang was pondering how to persuade Zhang Guangzheng when his colleague's voice suddenly rang out beside him.

"Brother Wang, there's a girl over there watching us. Is she looking for you?"

Wang Niulang looked up.

A short-haired girl was standing on the roadside outside the hotel. When she saw him looking over, she smiled and waved at him.

Isn't that Xia Fenghua?

Just as Wang Niulang was wondering what was going on, he saw Xia Fenghua walking towards the hotel entrance.

A colleague asked curiously, "Brother Wang, who is this girl?"

Fearing his colleagues would spread gossip, Wang Niulang immediately clarified, "I'm from Xingchi's hometown."

"A fellow villager? Could it be—"

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Niulang interrupted him impatiently: "What are you thinking? We're just neighbors who grew up together."

My colleague deliberately patted his chest and said, "You scared me to death! I thought it was Xingchi's childhood sweetheart from his hometown coming to visit."

Wang Niulang was too lazy to pay attention to this guy anymore, so he took the initiative to walk up and greet Xia Fenghua.

"Xingchi is off today, he should be in his dorm right now, you can just call him."

Xia Fenghua smiled and shook her head.

"Brother Wang, I'm not looking for Xingchi, I'm here to see you."

Wang Niulang was stunned.

"Find me?"

"Yes, is it convenient for you to talk now?"

Wang Niulang glanced back, but before he could speak, Xia Fenghua's voice rang out. "It's alright if it's inconvenient, Brother Wang, could I have your phone number?"

Although Wang Niulang was full of doubts, he gave Xia Fenghua his phone number.

"Brother Wang, I won't bother you any longer. I'll call you later."

Xia Fenghua waved to Wang Niulang and left, satisfied.

Watching Xia Fenghua's departing figure, Wang Niulang felt increasingly uneasy.

However, he was still at work at the moment and couldn't catch up with him to find out what was going on.

Yang Tao finished get off work at six o'clock.

He drove his own E'Z away from the hotel, and instead of going home immediately, he went to Jiahao New City first.

After entering the underground parking garage, Yang Tao parked her car in the three parallel parking spaces that Yang Muyi had bought.

The middle parking space is where Yang Muyi's G-Class is parked.

Yang Tao moved her car from the hotel's underground parking garage to this location a long time ago, and she has been keeping the car keys ever since.

The parking space to the left of the G-Class has a minivan parked with the words "Sunshine Decoration Company" printed on it.

Seeing Yang Tao get out of the car and walk this way, Yang Guang, who was sitting in the driver's seat of the van, also quickly pushed open the door and got out of the car.

"Manager Yang, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Yang Guang is the manager of the decoration company, that's what Yang Tao always calls him.

"It's alright, it's alright. We just finished work and got back to our car. Miss Yang, would you like to come up and take a look?"

"Okay, I'll go take a look later."

As Yang Tao spoke, she lowered her head, took out a ticket from her bag, and handed it to Yang Guang.

"These are tickets to Hunan TV's New Year's Eve Gala that I asked a friend to buy for me. Please have Manager Yang pass them on to Designer Chen."

Is it for Chen Xi?

Yang Guang was stunned for a moment, then quickly took the ticket.

"Miss Yang, would you like me to go upstairs with you?"

"No need. You've all been busy all day. Waiting for me here will only waste your time. Go back now."

Yang Guang told Yang Tao about all the parts of the house that needed fixing before returning to the car.

I just fastened my seatbelt and was about to start the engine.

Liu Jiandong's head popped out from behind the seat.

"What's going on? Why did Miss Yang give you a New Year's Eve party ticket?"

"It's for Chen Xi; they asked me to pass it on."

"I knew it! There's no way Miss Yang would ever be interested in you."

Yang Guang turned his head and glared at Liu Jiandong in an annoyed manner.

Dogs bark!

Liu Jiandong's voice continued:
"But speaking of which, didn't you also buy two tickets to go to the New Year's Eve gala with Xiaoyu? Do you think you'll run into Chen Xi there?"

Yang Guang started the car and skillfully maneuvered the steering wheel to drive it out of the parking space.

So what if we run into each other?

"What if Chen Xi asks about your relationship with Xiaoyu? How will you answer?"

"My little sister."

Yang Guang gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands, staring straight ahead: "If I weren't worried about Xiaoyu going to Shenzhen alone to watch the New Year's Eve gala, would I have been so foolish as to buy two tickets from scalpers at a high price?"

Liu Jiandong chuckled.

"Is she really just a younger sister?"

Yang Guang turned his head and glared at the guy with displeasure.

"Or else?"

Liu Jiandong didn't dare to talk back.

"Okay, if you say she's my sister, then she's my sister."

In fact, anyone with eyes can see that Yang Guang treats Song Xiaoyu more than just a younger sister; he just won't admit it.

"By the way, I haven't told Xiaoyu about this yet. I'm afraid it will distract her from her studies, so I'm planning to tell her around the same time. Don't let it slip to me."

Liu Jiandong made a zipping motion towards his mouth to reassure Yang Guang.

Just as the van drove out of the underground parking garage, Yang Tao rang the doorbell of a studio apartment.

Liu Qing saw starfruit through the peephole and immediately opened the door.

"Senior, what brings you here?"

Yang Tao smiled and shrugged.

"I came to check on the progress of the house renovation, and I just happened to come over."

Liu Qing stepped aside to let Yang Tao into the house.

"Senior, you haven't eaten yet, have you? I'm cooking noodles, would you like some—"

Before he could finish speaking, Yang Tao shook her head and interrupted him.

"No, no, I just came to bring you this."

As he spoke, he took out a New Year's Eve gala ticket from his bag and handed it over.

"I had planned to go to the New Year's Eve party with my friends, but unfortunately I had to work on New Year's Day, so I couldn't get a refund for the tickets and had to give them away."

Liu Qing was very clever; he immediately guessed Yang Tao's true intention.

Yang Tao reciprocated by not telling Gao Yunyue about Yang Muye's "keeping a mistress" last time.

"Thank you so much, senior!"

Liu Qing took the ticket and warmly invited Yang Tao into the house.

Yang Tao declined, saying she needed to go home for dinner.

Once the tickets were sent out, a huge weight was finally lifted from her heart.

Around 9 PM, Wang Niulang returned to his dormitory after get off work.

As soon as he entered, Zhang Guangzheng eagerly came over.

"Master, about that matter I asked you to do—"

It's off.

As Wang Niulang took off his shoes, he said, "I told Manager Yang, and she immediately changed her expression, saying that she wouldn't help you deceive people... I reckon that in Manager Yang's mind, you've already been identified as a hypocrite who deceives girls' feelings. You'd better pray for the future."

what?
Zhang Guangzheng was dumbfounded.

Wang Niulang changed his shoes and was about to go to bed for a while.

The phone suddenly rang.

Upon seeing that it was an unfamiliar local number from Yanjing, Wang Niulang instinctively wanted to reject the call.

Just as he was about to press the hang-up button, he suddenly remembered that Xia Fenghua had asked him for his phone number that afternoon and said she would call him that evening.

Wang Niulang immediately changed his mind, answered the phone, and put the phone to his ear.

"Hey?"

"Brother Wang, it's me."

It really was Xia Fenghua.

"You called me because you wanted to ask about Xingchi, right?" Wang Niulang spoke first.

He pondered it for a long time in the afternoon and felt that this was the most likely possibility.

"Brother Wang, um... Xingchi isn't next to you, is he?" Xia Fenghua asked cautiously.

"He's working the night shift today, and he just finished handing over his shift to me."

Wang Niulang switched hands to hold the phone: "Don't worry, I won't tell him about this call."

"Thank you, Brother Wang. It's like this, I called Xingchi recently and found that he was acting a bit strange... I can't quite put my finger on it, but I just feel like he's becoming more and more perfunctory towards me, and I'm worried that something might have happened to him at the hotel."

"Yes, he did run into a little trouble, but it's a good thing!"

"Good thing?"

"Xingchi is in a relationship. Her boyfriend is a housekeeper in our hotel's housekeeping department. He just started working here recently. He's the same age as Xingchi, and he doesn't have a high level of education. He only went to a vocational school, but he's very hardworking and down-to-earth, and he has a good personality. I think he and Xingchi are a good match."

Zhang Guangzheng, standing to the side, watched Wang Niulang enthusiastically discussing Shao Xingchi on the phone, feeling quite uneasy.

Why did Wang Niulang seem so enthusiastic and happy to see Shao Xingchi fall in love?

But when it comes to yourself, it becomes sarcastic and cynical?

(End of this chapter)