Chapter XVII: Certain Entanglements

After Cheng Lin ate the blind date meal that tasted bad, he ate Wang Juanding's so-called family banquet, and this family banquet was made by his father to celebrate that Liu Cai's academic paper was published by a certain academic journal and had the possibility of obtaining a patent. Cheng Lin did not expect this, he thought that Liu Cai was just an ordinary researcher, how many researchers in China have not achieved outstanding results in their lifetime, he proposed to invest in this project is just ulterior motives, and now it seems that he has been smashed.

Cheng Lin once asked his father distrustfully if he had done anything about it, but he didn't want his father to be furious, thinking that his son was insulting his dignity as an intellectual. Well, he didn't understand the dignity of intellectuals, but he had the sense of smell of a businessman, so he asked one more question, should this so-called patent belong to Liu Cai personally, or to the factory they had not established? Hearing this question, Professor Cheng hesitated a little, and said, It may belong to the school, after all, Liu Cai's establishment is still in the school.

Cheng Lin sneered and said that if the patent is in the school, then there is no future for this factory to open, so it is better not to do it now. Professor Cheng also understood the truth, and said, what do you say? Cheng Lin thought about it, what does Liu Cai personally think.

Professor Cheng remembered Liu Cai's somewhat helpless smile, and said, he is just an ordinary researcher at present, and if the results are reported, he will have to hang the name of his mentor, and I also know his mentor, he is a person who has no ideas, as long as he handles it well, there is no problem.

In this way, Cheng Lin thought about it for a while, although he was very resentful of Liu Cai in his heart, but a businessman can't get along with money. He thought about how to maximize his benefits, and then said, Liu Cai doesn't mind making more money, right?

Who can get along with money? Professor Cheng smiled and said, Dad, I have been in school for so many years, if it weren't for the sale of a patent, I wouldn't be able to support you bastard!

If Liu Cai believes me, let him register the patent with our company, and then we will privately sign a transfer agreement and give him the annual royalties! What do you think?

Professor Cheng has no opinion.

Cheng Lin actually had a lot of resentment in his heart, especially when his father handed over a box that Liu Cai gave to Wang Juan, and Wang Juan's happy and crazy appearance made him a little prickly. How many times has he sent things to Wang Juan, this Wang Juan is happy every time, but it is not so exaggerated. Later, I heard that Liu Cai was a big man, and only gave a set of jewelry to Wang Juan when she got married. Cheng Lin sighed unhappily, it seems that the effect of regular delivery is not as good as that of occasional delivery. Another point is that he suspects that Liu is deliberately giving this gift in public, and his heart is sinister, and he is not lost to him as a businessman at all, and he really deserves to be Liu yes's younger brother.

After discussing the issue of product technology patents, Cheng Lin personally made a phone call to his classmate Lao Qin to exchange views. Lao Qin was full of praise for Liu Cai, and he had no objection to Cheng Lin's opinions. Things went well, but Cheng Lin was very angry, and this mood lasted until he called Liu. Liu Cai listened to Cheng Lin's opinion, thought for a while, and said, I was sent by the school to participate in this project, and the school seems to have reasonable doubts about the ownership of patents.

Cheng Lin smiled and said, as long as the patent enters the school, you will not have your share, and there will be countless names of people who have nothing to do with this patent, and your name will only be ranked last in the most inconspicuous way, are you willing?

Liu Cai said that of course he was unwilling, but isn't this a convention?

Cheng Lin hated him for not opening his head, and said, My father has worked for nothing for 20 years, and then he has the opportunity to hang his name, do you want Wang Juan to stay with you for 20 years? Even if you are my father, Wang Juan is not my mother? Cheng Lin admitted that what he said was a bit excessive, isn't it not a fact, and if it is a fact, you have to admit it.

Liu Cai was furious, men also have self-esteem. Although he has always refused to admit that Cheng Lin is close to Wang Juan, he is very unhappy, but the low income is a hidden pain in his heart, Cheng Lin is really blind, this kind of thing can be said casually? So Liu Cai said coldly, if she chooses me, she will choose my life, and I also respect her choice, you don't need to talk nonsense here. Of course, this kind of soft words is already the limit of the intellectuals' expression of anger.

Cheng Lin smiled angrily, Okay, I'm an outsider, you are your own people, then I don't care about this matter, you can go and contribute to the school, the country, and the four modernizations! Cheng Lin hung up the phone, feeling that he was very ungraceful, but the feeling of scolding was very refreshing, and Cheng Lin was a little satisfied.

Liu Cai was hung up on the phone after saying that, and he felt extremely sulky in his heart, and at the same time felt that he was very naïve, how could he delay his work for such a trivial matter? So he humbly explained the cause and effect of the incident to Cheng Lin's classmates, and Cheng Lin's classmates expressed their disbelief. Cheng Lin is a kind, mature, and gentle comrade, and he treats his classmates and friends as warm as spring, so how can he hang up someone on the phone and pick on him because of a remark that is not light or serious? This is impossible. But at a glance, Liu Cai is also a good comrade who is honest and sincere, and it is impossible to lie, so he should not ask about the key to this.

So Cheng Lin's classmate Lao Qin began to talk to the mud, and in front of Liu Cai, he said anything for Cheng Lin's relief, for your good, for the good of the factory, for China's personal patent protection, and so on. In front of Cheng Lin, of course, he also said good things about Liu Cai, this is a good staff who really does scientific research, without the thoughts of businessmen, it is more straightforward and simple, but in this complex society now, this kind of simplicity is so valuable, you have to understand. Cheng Lin smiled and said yes, I didn't think about it, but I couldn't spit out after holding back several mouthfuls of blood in my heart. He is simple and straightforward, and he is so dark that he is taken out of an ink jar?

Cheng Lin lost the phone and was sulking, and Liu Cai's call came. Cheng Lin listened patiently, Liu Cai first started with the antecedents of the matter, and then the description of the past, the conclusion is unknown and it depends on whether the two can reach an understanding. Liu Cai started from different living and working environments, conducted rigorous academic analysis and argumentation, the regulations were clear and the thinking was correct, and finally came to an argument, I was too excited just now and I was wrong, so Cheng Lin, you forgive me for my stupidity, we still have to work together well, and we can't ruin such a good project because of the battle of will. Cheng Lin listened to this tirade and was drowsy, this theme is only one idea, why didn't he just say the conclusion, what to do with so much nonsense? However, in order to show his demeanor and maturity, Cheng Lin generously forgave Liu Cai's bad words. At the end of hanging up the phone, Cheng Lin said casually, you proposed to Wang Juan like this?

Liu Cai was stunned for a moment, and said, I didn't ask for it, it was Wang Juan who said that we should get married, and then I wrote an argumentative paper about the possibility of the two of us getting married.

Cheng Lin's internal injuries were even more serious, and he couldn't say a word for a long time, so he endured his internal injuries and said, that's all?

That's it! Liu Cai said it extremely lightly, Cheng Lin can have a monstrous wave in his heart, what kind of people are these two people? It seems that he Cheng Lin is not planted on personal charm or love or anything like that, but Wang Juan and Liu Cai themselves are strange kinds, the same kind attracts, and he is an outlier who doesn't understand things. Since then, Cheng Lin has given up his thoughts about Wang Juan, and has always looked at Wang Juan with strange eyes, seeing that Wang Juan is creepy and doesn't know why.

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Here Cheng Lin solved his knot, and he no longer rejected Zhou Yu on a blind date with him, but after watching a few literary movies, Cheng Lin deeply felt that he was not worthy of Zhou Yu's taste. Zhou Yu said lightly, oh, you don't like to watch this, say it earlier.

Cheng Lin felt that there was a snarky sneer hidden in Zhou Yu's words, which made this woman instantly change from a beauty to an ugly girl. The same words came out of this woman's mouth, and from Liu is mouth, why is the effect so much different? So Cheng Lin decided to have a showdown, and said, Zhou Yu, don't you think it is inappropriate for us to be there.

No, I think it's fitting that we're here. Zhou Yudao, the age is the same, and the identity probably matches, don't you like to watch literary movies? Actually, I don't like to watch them, but I just think you love to watch them. If we can communicate and discuss together, I believe we will have a lot of places to meet.

Cheng Lin looked at the sky and sighed, and said, Zhou Yu, I don't want to be entangled with you, to be honest, I really don't like a woman like you. Maybe you're beautiful, but you're too strong and angular, and I don't need anything like this in my life, which will make me feel oppressive.

Zhou Yu touched his face and said, well, it seems that I still need to polish it, and it can be seen by people! However, you are indeed my ideal object, it is difficult to find a good object, I don't want to give up like this. Why don't you just say what kind of object you want, and I'll see if I can do it.

Cheng Lin's smiling face couldn't smile in front of a woman for the first time, and he said coldly, Are you fantasizing about being killed? You are willing to change yourself, but I am not happy to see it!

Zhou Yu said with a smile, Cheng Lin, although I don't have to be you, but you are indeed a little better than the object I can meet at the moment. Because you have never taken the opportunity to eat my tofu or something, it makes me feel that you are a good person although you seem hypocritical, so since you are not sure that I am your object, then I will go first, and when you want to get married and have no partner, come to me, I should always be free.

Cheng Lin couldn't help but ask, you just want to get married so much, you don't want to find someone you love?

Zhou Yuxiao, I am no longer a child, I know what I want, and I have also reached the age of marriage. Instead of waiting for someone who doesn't know when it will appear, it's better to find a realistic object and live a real life.

Cheng Lin was stunned for a while, how familiar this sentence is, when he sent Liu is home for the first time, Liu Shi also commented on Wang Juan and Liu Cai's marriage. Is it from such words that there is a hidden innocence, passion, purity and fantasy of love that a woman once had? For the first time, Cheng Lin deeply felt that his attitude at that time was really a great harm to Wang Juan!

If one day, the person you waited for regrets it and wants to come back to you! Cheng Lin tentatively probed the door.

Zhou Yu's black and white eyes slipped and said with a smile, It also depends on my choice, right? Men are too free and easy, and women are not fools, aren't they? However, your question is very hypothetical, and there are no prerequisites, so it is not easy to answer! Zhou Yu smiled, okay, that's it, I won't pester you too much, but if you have time, can you guide me to speculate in stocks.

Chenglin Khan, this woman is too shrewd.

Even if you make a friend, if you don't agree to deal with me, you have to compensate me. Zhou Yu smiled extremely sweetly, and he will cooperate more in the future, and if there are any good stocks, he will notify me first.

Cheng Lin agreed, completely solved the problem, and then said, as for my mother's side?

It's easy to solve, I'll just say that the two of us are not suitable! Zhou Yu smiled, but I still want to send you a message, your mother asked me several times about your trip to Liu is home, and your mother was very concerned. Listening to her words, she seemed to be dissatisfied with Liu, only saying that Liu was not simple and could not be careless. Zhou Yu smiled mysteriously.

Cheng Lin was stunned, what is there to pay attention to?

In short, that's probably the way things are, a woman's intuition is always scary. After Zhou Yu finished eating, he said, this meal is yours, you go to the checkout. After speaking, he walked extremely chicly.

Cheng Lin sat in his position and pondered, didn't his mother always have a good impression of Liu is good, and she was still praising her for being capable and sensible a few times ago, why did she suddenly change again?

Cheng Lin went to look at the stocks, there was nothing to do, and remembered that Liu was probably okay recently, so he changed into refreshing clothes and took the computer to the countryside to play.

When Cheng Lin arrived, Liu was clearing the goods, and she sold everything cheaply to the neighbors around her. Liu is seeing that Cheng Lin was dressed lightly and did not come by car, he smiled and said, I didn't drive this time.

Didn't my sister like it? Seeing that Liu was too busy, he said, I'll go in by myself first, you're busy!

Liu was just about to refuse, but Cheng Lin got into the small door and had to give up.

Liu is finished selling clothes is already late in the afternoon, there is no time to cook, so I went to a familiar restaurant to order takeout, when I returned to the house, Cheng Lin was lying on the big bed in her guest room and sleeping happily, Liu is not angry, forced him to drag him up, laughed and scolded, you run to me like this, the impact is very bad, lonely man and widow.

Cheng Lin smiled, this sister really has too many concerns, it doesn't matter, sister, it's a lonely man and a widow, if it really happens, she can get married directly. If you were a married woman, I wouldn't love to come!

Liu is so angry that he was speechless, does this Cheng Lin say anything about marriage or anything like that? It's too unserious, it's too unserious, so he scolded, Cheng Lin, as an adult man, you have to be responsible for what you say and do, so it's not good to be casual. And your outfit, it's out of place. You know, every time you come there people stare at your hair and think you're a girl. And those jingling things in your hands, if you don't have to, throw them away.

Cheng Lin lay on the bed and thought about it, his current situation is really not good, it seems that he has to change his appearance and change his mood!

Liu was stunned for a moment, feeling that the sky was about to change color.