312. Chapter 308 New Chapter 0281 Which is more important, the process or the result
Wei Mao has a free and easy character: "If you have wine today, you will be drunk today, and tomorrow will bring you sorrow." If he was born in ancient times, he would definitely be a heroic hero who drank and sang wildly. As long as he was sure that he was a friend, he would not hesitate to stab him at all costs.
, people who love money naturally regard it as dung.
After taking out his mobile phone and doing a few simple operations, Li Mengnan's mobile phone buzzed with a text message indicating that the account had arrived, one hundred thousand yuan, one cent per cent.
Wei Mao put away the phone and asked Li Mengnan with a nonchalant look on his face: "Are you in such a hurry for money that you made an appointment with a girl?"
"Why?" Li Mengnan was quite surprised that an unscrupulous uncle who was addicted to the second dimension could be so keen on things in the three-dimensional world.
"What's so hard to guess? From ancient times to the present, women have always been the driving force behind men's pursuit of wealth and status." Wei Mao pinched his chin and looked like a wise man.
"It's true that people become better with age. The ancients never deceived me." Li Mengnan shrugged, acquiescing.
"Please change the adjective. No matter from a biological or sociological perspective, I am still a strong young man."
Wei Mao rolled his eyes dissatisfied. Ben Si's age was a taboo for him, because it would make him feel that there was an insurmountable age gap between himself and those delicate and soft-bodied lolita.
"Okay, thank you very much, young man." For the sake of one hundred thousand yuan, Li Mengnan didn't mind hypocritically satisfying Wei Mao's sensitive glass heart.
"You're welcome, my name is Red Scarf."
Wei Mao pretended to be serious and raised his right hand in the Young Pioneer salute. Li Mengnan bent down as if he were vomiting. For a moment, the two looked at each other and laughed.
"Just think I'm gossiping. Is it for your little lover this time?" Wei Mao turned off the TV and sat down on the table, crossed his legs, lit a cigarette, and threw one to Li Mengnan.
"Don't be so vulgar, it's my sister Minnie. She's going to attend the junior high school reunion this Friday night, and she's trying to pull me out of my way."
Although the relationship with Wei Mao is not close to that of a close friend, he is indeed one of the only people Li Mengnan can speak freely in front of him, and Wei Mao also has a rare advantage, that is, he is a "homebody".
This means that no matter what Li Mengnan says, even if it goes through this guy's ears, it will be rotten in his stomach, and there will never be any leakage.
Wei Mao curled his lips disdainfully and blew out a smoke ring: "You're vulgar, what I said is elegant enough, do you need me to give you a vivid description of what's going on between you and your stepsister? I'm here
Don’t you know where it is? If I want to, I can find out what color underwear your eight generations of ancestors wore. Do you really think that this little thing of yours is a secret? Why can you pack me pure water from 1982?"
"The story is very complicated."
Although he knew that his chaotic relationship with Minnie could not be hidden from the huge and detailed intelligence network of the HX Research Institute, Li Mengnan was still a little embarrassed when Wei Mao pointed it out to his face so nakedly.
"It really surprises me that you actually still have a breath of integrity deep down in your heart. I thought you were completely shameless long ago?" Wei Mao put one foot on the chair and winked with a gangster look on his face.
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"This is probably the difference between you and me." Li Mengnan put out his cigarette butt and glanced at Wei Mao calmly.
"You kid's mouth is still so vicious."
Wei Mao smiled, picked up a palm-sized bronze pyramid model on the table, held it in his hand and played with it for a while, then suddenly raised his hand and threw it to Li Mengnan.
"Do you know what this is?" Wei Mao asked, with a hint of deep meaning in his eyes.
"The pyramid should be a souvenir from someone's trip to Egypt..." Li Mengnan turned over the base, looked at it, and said with a smile: "It is actually made in China. Obviously you have been deceived."
"Your thinking can be more divergent." Wei Mao jumped down from the table, took the pyramid model from Li Mengnan's hand and held it flat in front of his chest, "This is not a pyramid, but the entire human society... No matter how idealistic those idealists are,
No matter how we advocate equality for all and a harmonious world, it is undeniable that for the entire human race, the pyramid structure is the most stable and healthy social structure."
"A social structure in which a very small number of people determine the fate of the majority of people?" Li Mengnan's words are not praise or criticism. They are just discussing the matter. Of course, it is indeed a bit difficult to accept it literally.
"No, no, I don't want to discuss with you such a serious issue as whether the fate of mankind should be decided by a few elites in the population." Euonymus put the pyramid model on the table and stretched out a finger to press it on the top.
"I just want to remind you one thing. From the day you become a member of the HX Institute, you stand at the top of this social pyramid. You no longer need to impose the standards of ordinary people at the bottom on yourself..."
"The legendary idea of privilege? I have always thought that you are a person with a bottom line, and you will fall into depravity even if you don't expect it." Li Mengnan smiled. He did not want to criticize or accuse Wei Mao. After all, everyone can have their own choices.
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"This is not degeneration. No matter which class you are in, you must learn to use the thinking mode of your class to think about problems."
Wei Mao opened a page on his mobile phone and handed it to Li Mengnan. It was a photo in a certain WeChat circle of friends, a luxurious pool party, a crowd of luxury cars, a cloud of beauties, and many familiar faces in the entertainment industry among them.
"This was a swimsuit party held by a client of mine a few days ago. He also sent me an invitation, but I didn't go... You know, when I saw similar photos appearing on WeChat Moments, my first reaction was
Some people are pretending to be rich and showing off their hatred, but now I don’t feel that way anymore.”
"Why?" Wei Mao rarely spoke so seriously, and Li Mengnan felt a little uncomfortable for a while.
"When you have a sufficient financial foundation, will you still be satisfied with simple and cheap entertainment such as drinking at roadside stalls, KTV and singing? For them, there is no need to show off, this is just a normal social gathering in the life of their class.
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After a slight pause, Wei Mao took back the mobile phone from Li Mengnan and said: "Whether you admit it or not, this is the operating rule of this world. People at the upper level of the pyramid will always have more privileges and resources than those at the lower level, and the lower level will always have more privileges and resources than those at the lower level.
People often recognize this rule and constantly strive to climb to a higher level..."
"what do you want to say in the end?"
Wei Mao smiled, patted his shoulder earnestly, and said: "I just want to say that it will obviously take some time for you to adapt to the changes in your status and class. In another half a year, it may not take that long to come back.
Looking back, you will realize how ridiculous the restrictions you have placed on yourself at this moment are.”
Li Mengnan shrugged noncommittally. It wasn't that he couldn't understand what Wei Mao was referring to, but he just couldn't accept such an avant-garde idea yet.
But he did not deny that Wei Mao's words really hit the nail on the head and clarified the reality of this world.
"Okay, help people to the end, send Buddha to the West, I will take you to practice driving... If you are going to attend the class reunion, you can drive there, it will be easier than bragging at the wine table.
"Wei Mao stood up and picked up the car keys.
"I attended Minnie's class reunion just to help her block the gun, not to slap anyone in the face." Li Mengnan said with a smile. It seems that Wei Mao and he have similar views on the essence of the class reunion.
"Usually I don't even send a New Year's message. Who would believe that these days' class reunions are just to connect with old classmates?" Wei Mao curled his lips, obviously not believing that Li Mengnan could be so kind and low-key.
Car driver has never been a high-tech job. Wei Mao drove his beautiful pink pickup truck and took Li Mengnan around for a few times in the open space in front of the warehouse. Li Mengnan memorized all the operations in detail.
, after using it personally, except for the slower reaction, the movements were flawless, which made Wei Mao couldn't help but marvel.
"Have you ever driven a car before?" Wei Mao has never seen anyone learn to drive as quickly as Li Mengnan.
“Does a tractor count?”
"If everyone could learn as fast as you, the driving school instructor would probably be unemployed." The students are too smart, and Wei Mao has no sense of accomplishment as a teacher.
Li Mengnan stopped the car, lowered the window and lit a cigarette lightly.
"You have to believe that there are miracles in this world."
"Don't fool me. I checked the information on your lineage of magicians and I know that you have some weird secret techniques that resemble super powers." If Wei Mao believed Li Mengnan, he would be a fool.
"Many human skills are gradually transformed from brain memory into muscle memory. I just use a method similar to macro instructions in computers to program muscle movements, so that as long as my brain issues the corresponding commands, such as 'forward, reverse, turn.'"
With simple instructions, the body will automatically make a series of actions corresponding to it..."
When Wei Mao heard this, he waved his hands and said: "Forget it, you better stop explaining. I can understand what you said from a theoretical point of view, but if you think about it carefully, you still have super powers..."
Li Mengnan smiled and did not deny what Wei Mao said. Although many of the secret techniques of their magician lineage can theoretically be performed by humans, there have never been many people who can truly master them.
Things that most people cannot do can indeed be regarded as superpowers from a certain perspective.
After mastering the art of slaying dragons, all that's left is to find a dragon.
Having never driven a car before, it didn't matter. Now that he has learned to drive, Li Mengnan actually feels a little itchy and can't wait to get a real car and go for a drive.
"Brother Wei, if I remember correctly, I should have a matching car, right?"
"You boy, you are really irritating your ears just now when you get into the sedan. I asked you to buy a car a long time ago. You would rather let the car wait for people than let people wait for the car. Are you going to be blind now?...Forget it, who let us brothers have a fight? This
Let me take care of the matter." Wei Mao patted his chest and mouthed a lot of things.
"Let me declare in advance, if you dare to lend me your pickup truck, neither of us brothers will have to do it." Li Mengnan will never forget the first time he got into Euonym's beautiful pink pickup truck.
Looking at each other with perverted looks.
"Well, I thought your aesthetics would be higher than those of ordinary people, but I didn't expect that you are also a common person."
Wei Mao did not force Li Mengnan to accept the consciousness of his pink girl pickup truck. After getting out of the car, he led Li Mengnan to an independent warehouse on the side of the warehouse.
"This is the debris warehouse of our Sanshan City branch. Most of the large waste or things that are not used in the short term are stored here..."
As Wei Mao introduced it, he raised the rolling shutter door of the warehouse. With the sound of the motor rolling, dust cobwebs rustled down. It seemed that no one had been here for many years.
The items in the warehouse are very messy, ranging from various electrical appliances, tables and chairs, to mobile phones and toys, almost anything used in daily life can be found here.
"Is this the garbage you don't want too?"
Li Mengnan casually picked out an IPHONE 5S mobile phone that looked at least 90% new from the top of a large cardboard box. He blew away the dust and tried it, and it turned on normally.
"I don't have that luxury. Ninety percent of the things here were thrown away by Xue Yao. The eldest lady has severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. She will throw away any new things as long as they are damaged..."
"It's really a quirk."
This is not the first time that Li Mengnan has heard the name Xueyao. It is said that he is another member of the Sanshan City branch of the HX Research Institute besides Euonymus.
"The world of obsessive-compulsive disorder patients is incomprehensible to people like us, but her obsessive-compulsive disorder has saved me a lot of money. Many things in my office were actually picked up in this warehouse. Our eldest lady is a right person.
People who have high demands on the quality of life buy good things... By the way, is there anything else you are missing at home? Pick whatever you want, and you can clear some space."
It's not his own thing anyway, so Wei Mao doesn't feel bad about using it as a gift.
"We'll talk about it in a few days."
Li Mengnan didn't expect that there was such a treasure house-like place in the Sanshan branch. It happened that there were some daily electrical appliances in Qingche's room that had not been replaced, which saved a lot of money.
Walking further into the warehouse, the light was obviously insufficient. Wu Mao fumbled to find the switch between the two shelves and turned on all the lighting lights at the top of the warehouse.
A big car covered by a silver-gray rainproof cloth was parked quietly in the open space in the center of the warehouse.
"Brother Wei, don't tell me, this is also the garbage thrown by that Xueyao? This is a car, right? This is a car, right?"
Li Mengnan felt that he could only express the strong desire to complain like crazy in his heart by repeating it twice.
"From your reaction and expression at the moment, I seem to see a country bumpkin rising in the world of rich people... It's just a car. Do you need to be so surprised? Find some time later, and I will take you to Dubai.
, you will know by then that in the world of rich people, there is not much difference between cars and mobile phones. Once a new model is released, you can throw it away..."
Wei Mao finally found an opportunity to despise Li Mengnan as much as he wanted, even though his reaction when he saw Xue Yao littering with "garbage" for the first time was no better than Li Mengnan's at the moment.
With a whoosh, the silver rainproof cloth covering it was lifted up, and a strong and streamlined sports car appeared in front of Li Mengnan's eyes. The bright bee yellow color instantly increased the brightness of the dark warehouse by several percent.
"This is?" Li Mengnan touched the hood with two black stripes in surprise.
"Does it look familiar? The Chevrolet Camaro is the Bumblebee model in the movie "Transformers". Although it is no longer the latest model, as a limited edition car back then, it is still quite classy to drive."
He took out a bunch of car keys from his pocket and threw them to Li Mengnan, "If you don't mind that this is a second-hand car, this car is yours now. Later, your car purchase subsidy will be transferred directly to Xueyao. That counts.
Let her see some money back."
Only a fool would refuse such a good thing. Even if Li Mengnan didn't pay much attention to the car market, he knew that such a sports car could not be obtained for a mere 100,000 yuan, not to mention that all the procedures were complete and he could just drive it on the road.
"Was this car also thrown away because of defects?"
Li Mengnan walked around the "Bumblebee". Except for the mud spots on the tires and the floating dust on the outer shell, he didn't seem to see any damage. And judging from the wear and tear of the interior, this car was almost a new car.
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"This is a long story..." Wei Mao sat down on the hood, stretched out his hand and patted the car window, "Back then, our eldest lady didn't know where she got the premiere of "Transformers"
After reading the ticket, her head got hot and she ordered this limited edition Camaro from the 4S store. However, when the car arrived, she discovered that she couldn't drive it because she...short legs...hahaha!! Can you imagine?
Are you there? It’s because my legs are short that I can’t drive! When you step on the accelerator, you can’t see anyone on top. Once you hit the road, it’s like a high-tech driverless car, hahahaha!!”
Euonymus held his stomach in disbelief and rolled on the hood with laughter. After all, this guy never had a positive image.
However, Li Mengnan became increasingly curious about this "third person" whose legs were so short that he couldn't step on the accelerator while sitting on the seat. Although he still couldn't imagine what the other person looked like, judging from the information currently known, this person should be aloof.
A dwarf who is unsociable and has severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
It's probably not that short.
After laughing, Wei Mao jumped down from the hood, patted the car door and said: "Although this car has been here for two or three years, I will drive it out every three to five for maintenance. The overall condition of the car is still quite good. You
You can drive away now to pick up girls."
Li Mengnan opened the car door and got into the driver's seat and started the car. He felt the slight vibration caused by the rapidly running engine through the steering wheel. He lowered the window and smiled at Wei Mao: "If I just drive out like this, I should be driving without a license, right?"
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"Don't worry, let it go!" Wei Mao put his hands in his trouser pockets and lightly kicked the Camaro's front license plate. "Did you see the letters HX on the license plate? Do you think it can be used on any car?
?In the urban area of Sanshan City, absolutely no traffic police would dare to stop you and check your driver’s license!”