Chapter 15

Update Time: 2013-03-21

Zhang Yang said, looking at Wang Yue's sweet smile, he suddenly felt a sense of happiness. "Sister Wang, you keep the money. This is what you scraped out!"

Wang Yue shook her head and said, "What do I have? This is all yours. What's the difference whether I keep it or you keep it?"

Zhang Yang smiled foolishly and said, "No, no, we are a couple, right?"

Wang Yue huffed and said, "Don't think just because others say we are, we are. I haven't agreed yet."

Zhang Yang's expression changed and he said, "We were like that last night!"

Wang Yue, embarrassed, said, "Are you crazy? Talking about this on the street!"

Zhang Yang chuckled, showing his small cleverness.

"You're in the probationary period. If I find anything wrong with you, I'll dump you immediately!" Wang Yue said.

Zhang Yang happily nodded. Seeing Zhang Yang's happy look, Wang Yue muttered, "Silly boy!"

"Sister Wang, we won the prize. Let's buy you some nice clothes," Zhang Yang said.

Wang Yue said, "What's wrong with my clothes? They're not pretty?"

Zhang Yang, embarrassed, said, "You're showing too much skin."

When he saw Wang Yue dressed like this yesterday, he thought she looked sexy and beautiful. But now that they were in a relationship, he suddenly felt that Wang Yue was dressed a bit too revealingly. Although there were many girls dressed like this on the street, he felt uncomfortable, especially when other men looked at her, which made him particularly annoyed.

Zhang Yang didn't know this was possessiveness. Actually, every man is like this, hoping other girls wear nothing, but wanting their girlfriends to be well-covered.

Wang Yue rolled her eyes and said, "Little boy, you're quite conservative. Fine, I'll listen to you."

Zhang Yang smiled happily and pulled Wang Yue into a women's clothing store. After a while, Wang Yue came out with a shawl over her shoulders, holding Liu Jian's arm.

"Silly boy, where should we go next?" Wang Yue said.

Zhang Yang scratched his head and said, "I don't know!"

Wang Yue pulled Zhang Yang's hand down and said, "Don't always scratch your head; it makes you look too silly."

Zhang Yang smiled awkwardly and said, "It's a habit."

Wang Yue said, "Habits are no good; you need to change. I don't want my boyfriend to look like a silly boy!"

Zhang Yang, out of habit, was about to scratch his head again. Wang Yue glared at him, and he quickly put his hand down and said, "I'll change, I'll change!"

Wang Yue chuckled, "I can't stand you! Zhang Yang, you're in Jincheng City now. This is a big city, not the small town you grew up in. If you want to stand your ground here, you need to adapt to the city and gradually become a city person. Otherwise, you'll be rejected and never blend in. Do you understand?"

Zhang Yang thought for a moment and said, "Yes, I understand. Sister Wang, I'll listen to you."

Wang Yue smiled and leaned her head on Zhang Yang's arm, "We both need to adapt to this city. Zhang Yang, we both come from small places. Sister Wang knows you won't get used to it right away, but there's nothing we can do. We can't change the city, so we have to adapt as much as possible."

Zhang Yang didn't understand why Wang Yue suddenly became sentimental.

He didn't know how much a woman from the countryside had to pay to stay in the city. In the end, this is a male-dominated society. For a woman to succeed, besides having strong personal qualities, the most important thing is to find a man to rely on.

Wang Yue found such a man, but unfortunately, the man only treated her as a plaything and kicked her out when he was done. Zhang Yang, this silly boy, became her lifeline. Seeing Zhang Yang's pure and innocent look, she thought of herself when she was young and couldn't help but want to help him, making him mature sooner.

Fortunately, Wang Yue's mood changed quickly. Soon, she said, "Let's go. Sister Wang will take you to a Western restaurant. You have a lot to learn."

The two took a taxi to a Western restaurant. Seeing the rows of cars and the neat storefront, Zhang Yang hesitated and said, "Sister Wang, let's go somewhere else. I'm a bit nervous!"

Wang Yue glared at him and said, "What are you nervous about? Just treat it like a regular restaurant. Zhang Yang, remember, money is power. No matter how fancy the restaurant or how high-end the place, as long as you have money, you can go in. Just treat it like a regular restaurant."

Zhang Yang, nervous, said, "But I haven't even been to a regular restaurant; I've only been to hot pot places and street stalls."

Wang Yue was speechless. How did she end up with such a man?

"Don't tell me you usually cook for yourself," Wang Yue said, disbelieving.

Zhang Yang, embarrassed, was about to scratch his head again. Wang Yue glared at his hand, and he quickly put it down and said, "I won't scratch, I won't scratch." Then he said, "I can't cook. The places I go to most are street stalls and Lanzhou noodle shops."

Wang Yue was taken aback. When she learned that Zhang Yang had won a 400,000 yuan prize, she thought he would spend a lot. She didn't expect that even with so much money, he would still eat at street stalls. This was partly because Zhang Yang had just received the unexpected wealth and hadn't fully accepted it.

In fact, Zhang Yang was already making changes. For example, renting a house, which he never would have thought of before. Buying clothes, if it weren't for the gold bars in the bank, he wouldn't have bought them. But these were small changes, and Zhang Yang hadn't fully adapted to his transformation from a nobody to a rich and handsome man.

Going to a Western restaurant was a difficult thing for Zhang Yang to accept. He was genuinely afraid, scared, and felt inferior.

Wang Yue noticed and encouraged him, "Zhang Yang, you're a rich man now. You have hundreds of thousands in your bank account. It's not much for the rich, but it's a significant amount for ordinary people. There's nothing to be afraid of. Come, let's go in."

"Sister Wang, I'm a bit scared. Let's go to another restaurant. I've never had Western food; I don't know how to eat it!" Zhang Yang said.

Wang Yue smiled and said, "That's why we're here. I'll teach you."

Without waiting for his response, she took Zhang Yang's arm and walked into the restaurant. Both of them were dressed nicely, and especially after Zhang Yang changed his clothes, he didn't look like a worker at all.

People are like horses with saddles, so the two walked in confidently with the staff's smiles. The restaurant was quite full, but not as noisy as the places Zhang Yang had been to before. Pleasant piano music filled the hall.

Zhang Yang, who was initially nervous, gradually calmed down after sitting down. He noticed that no one was paying attention to them, and everyone was talking in low voices.

Zhang Yang, still a bit uncomfortable, said, "Sister Wang, why is it so quiet here?"

Wang Yue smiled and said, "That's how Western restaurants are. You'll get used to it."

Knowing that Zhang Yang had never had Western food, Wang Yue didn't ask and directly ordered a bottle of red wine and two steaks.

"Zhang Yang, have some red wine," Wang Yue said with a smile.

Zhang Yang's face changed, and he quickly said, "I won't drink!"

"What are you afraid of?" Wang Yue poured a glass for Zhang Yang without giving him a chance to refuse.

Seeing Zhang Yang's nervous look, Wang Yue couldn't help but remember her first time in a Western restaurant, where she was also at a loss. The man had taught her how to drink red wine and eat steak. She never thought that in just a few years, the man across from her would change, and now it was her turn to teach someone else. The world changes so quickly.

Facing the steak on his plate, Zhang Yang didn't know how to start. He looked to Wang Yue for help.

Wang Yue smiled and said, "Watch me carefully, see how I cut it."

She then used the knife and fork to cut the steak on her plate into pieces, cut it all, and then placed the plate in front of Zhang Yang, taking his plate in return.

"Zhang Yang, this is something a gentleman should do for a lady. It's a sign of politeness and care. I know you don't know, so today we're here to enjoy the Western meal. When we get home, you need to learn properly," Wang Yue said.

Zhang Yang, head down, eating the steak, said without lifting his head, "Why do I need to learn this? You can do it, Sister Wang."

Wang Yue shook her head and said softly, "I can't always be with you!"

Zhang Yang didn't hear clearly and asked, "Sister Wang, what did you say?"

"I said you're a man; you can't always let a woman cut your steak for you. You must learn," Wang Yue said.

Zhang Yang, helplessly, said, "Okay, I understand."

Zhang Yang, who looked tall and strong, was actually just an ordinary person who had just left his parents' care. He wasn't very familiar with society and had always been well taken care of by his parents. He was still a child. This habit of wanting to be taken care of naturally transferred to Wang Yue.

Wang Yue was his first woman and a woman who knew a lot. Women have a maternal instinct, so Zhang Yang's behavior was quite natural.

Seeing Zhang Yang happily eating the steak, Wang Yue smiled. Once upon a time, she was also so innocent. Zhang Yang's good mood lasted until the bill came.

When the waiter said, "The total is 860 yuan," Zhang Yang's face turned green. He couldn't believe that such a small amount of food cost over 800 yuan.

Leaving the Western restaurant, Zhang Yang still couldn't accept it and said, "It's too expensive! Sister Wang, were we cheated?"

Wang Yue shook her head and said, "What are you talking about? Don't make a fool of yourself here."

On the way back, Zhang Yang was still a bit gloomy. Although the red wine was good and the steak was delicious, he still couldn't accept such high spending. In the past, he wouldn't have used that much money in a month. Even though he now had money, it was still a huge amount to him, and he still hadn't fully adapted to being rich.

Without Wang Yue, without this realistic and pragmatic woman, Zhang Yang would soon enter a period of confusion. He wouldn't adapt to the change and might become a playboy, a nouveau riche, or become overly arrogant, leading to his secret being discovered and falling into danger.

But with Wang Yue, a woman who had once been a mistress to a powerful man, everything changed. Because of her, Zhang Yang received the most important information at a crucial point in his life. Because of her, the originally simple and kind boy began to transform into a man. During this transformation, he inevitably became more pragmatic under Wang Yue's influence.