At half past one o'clock in the morning, the city sends away the hustle and bustle of the day, ushering in the quietest time of the day, high-rise buildings, streets and gardens, all silent in the cold wind, even the street lamps look so tired, exuding a drowsy light, and the whole world seems to sleep peacefully in a big black quilt.

The car drove down the wide, deserted street, with the occasional car or two whizzing by, and the straight and infinitely stretched road seemed to have no end.

If only there really was no end, Wei Cheng thought, if it was possible, he would be willing to give up everything, and just drive with Meng Lan until the end of his life.

The car went out of the city and went to the outer ring, without the shelter of high-rise buildings, the field of vision was broader, the world was wider, and even the stars that were rarely seen in the urban area came out, hanging in the cold night sky.

Further on, the sound of the sea whimpering could be faintly heard in the distance.

Wei Cheng lowered half of the car window, and the humid sea breeze poured in with cold air, which was refreshing.

Meng Lan's hair was swept up by the wind, he took a few breaths of cold air, his heart was completely empty at this moment, those troubles and sorrows, flies and dogs, all of them were gone, what love and hate, fame and fortune, all seemed so insignificant, it didn't matter.

The car stopped at the seaside, and the two sat quietly, looking at the endless sea area, listening to the waves crashing against the rocks, feeling the peace and tranquility that they had never felt before.

"It turns out that the sea in the middle of the night is like this." Meng Lan said with emotion.

"Haven't you been here at night?" Wei Cheng asked.

"Nope." Meng Lan shook his head, let alone at night, since he became a family, he rarely came during the day, except for a few times when he was in love and Shen Yu when he was young, Shen Yu has hardly been here since the sixth grade of elementary school.

"You can see how boring your life is." Wei Cheng said, "Fortunately, now I have ...... This good friend, in the future, I will take you to see a wider world and let you know how wonderful a woman's life can be! ”

Meng Lan's eyes flashed with a little starlight, Wei Cheng's words aroused her new vision for her future life, and the rest of her life should not be limited to housework, teasing her grandson, as well as the sea of stars and ideals.

The seaside was empty, Shen Ke didn't dare to follow too closely, and stopped a few hundred meters away from them to watch from a distance, his mood was like the waves of the sea, sour, ashamed and self-blaming.

He remembered what Meng Lan said, you have in your own heart, and you see that others are.

Before that, his mind was full of Wei Cheng's dirty thoughts that he wanted to take Meng Lan to open a house, and he couldn't have imagined that the two of them drove for more than half an hour, just to see the sea.

He hadn't really come to see the sea for at least ten years, and every time he passed by, it was just a quick glance, in his opinion, no matter how beautiful the sea was, it was not as important as his performance, as for bringing children to the beach to play, it was a woman's business, and a man just had to make money to support his family.

He couldn't help but wonder, would Meng Lan be lonely?

When he and Shen Yu leave home every day, when he pushes a glass and changes the lamp on the wine table, when he goes on a business trip, when she sits alone on the sofa watching Korean dramas......

Maybe!

He had only lived alone for more than a month, and he was so lonely that he was about to go crazy, how could Meng Lan not be lonely.

It's just that at that time, he didn't consider Meng Lan's feelings at all, he was too boring, too selfish, and not a qualified partner at all.

He started the car, turned around and left the beach, what kind of face and position does a person like him have to spy on Meng Lan?

He should find a place where no one is and confess ten thousand times.

Wei Cheng looked at the car in the distance from the reversing mirror with its tail lights flashing away, slightly hooked the corners of his lips, revealing a knowing smile, and looked back at Meng Lan, who actually fell asleep in the seat.

He gently helped her lay the backrest flat, took off his coat to cover her, turned the heat to a comfortable temperature, and lay back in his seat with his arms crossed, closing his eyes contentedly.

Yes, Meng Lan can sleep so comfortably by his side, what is he not satisfied with?

This is something he has never dared to think of in the past ten years.

When the sky was bright, Wei Cheng woke up and saw that the horizon in the east was white, and he wanted to wake up Meng Lan to watch the sunrise, but he was afraid that she hadn't slept well, so he looked at the time, and felt that Shen Yu was about to get up, so he drove back.

Meng Lan didn't wake up until he entered the city, and asked Wei Cheng sleepily, "Where is this?" ”

"It's not far from your house." Wei Cheng said, "There is a market in front, you go to buy some vegetables and breakfast first, so as not to go back to cook now, and explain to Shen Yu, so you can say that you got up early and went out to buy vegetables and forgot to bring your key." ”

Meng Lan admired him for thinking about things so thoroughly, so he did as he said, bought vegetables and breakfast and hurried home.

Shen Yu had already gotten up, heard her knocking on the door outside, helped her open the door while brushing her teeth, and asked vaguely, "Is Aunt Ji Hong okay?" ”

Meng Lan was stunned for a moment, not knowing why he said this, and also said with a vague "um", and changed the topic and said, "You hurry up and brush, clean up and come over for dinner, I bought purple rice porridge and soup dumplings, as well as egg cakes." ”

Shen Yu went to rinse his mouth, Meng Lan went to the kitchen to get dishes and chopsticks, put breakfast on the table, and went to the bedside to find his mobile phone while Shen Yu was still washing his face.

As soon as he got his mobile phone in his hand, Shen Ke's message came, "Shen Yu couldn't find you last night, I said you went to Ji Hong's house, don't say you missed it." ”

Meng Lan chuckled in his heart, hurriedly replied with a "thank you", and then deleted the message.

It's really dangerous, fortunately she came back in time, otherwise it would be embarrassing for Shen Yu to see the information.

Shen Yu went to school after eating, Meng Lan thought about it, called Ji Hong, briefly explained the situation, and asked Ji Hong not to leak anything in front of Shen Yu in the future.

Ji Hong fussed and asked her what Wei Cheng had done, and she didn't believe that they were just going to see the sea.

Meng Lan said that you don't believe me, then you and Li Chen have been alone a few times, can you do something?

Ji Hong suddenly became anxious, saying that she and Li Chen were innocent, and that Li Chen was not her dish at all.

The two talked lively on the phone, who would have thought that Shen Yu met Chang Xiao as soon as he went to school, and asked Chang Xiao about Ji Hong's condition.

Chang smiled and said, "My mother is alive, when has she ever been sick?" ”

Shen Yu didn't believe it and said, "Are you sleeping too hard and don't know that your mother is sick?" ”

"No way, I slept in my mom's bed last night." Chang said with a smile.

Shen Yu realized that he might have been deceived by his parents, and he was immediately depressed.

But where did Mom go last night?

Dad helped Mom cover up like this, could it be that the two of them were together?

He couldn't help but be a little excited, wondering if his parents were embarrassed to let him know, so they lied to cover it up.

Thinking of my mother's tantrum in the hospital the day before yesterday, I thought that she couldn't be with my father.

After guessing and guessing, he didn't guess anything, and when the class bell rang, he had to temporarily put away his mind and listen carefully to the teacher's lecture.

After Meng Lan and Ji Hong finished talking, they cleaned up the house inside and out, changed their clothes and went out to find a store again.

In the afternoon, she finally found a restaurant in a good location and at a reasonable price to close and sublet, and after contacting her by phone, the owner asked her to wait at the door, saying that he would go and meet her now.

Meng Lan waited at the door for about a quarter of an hour, and a tall thin man who claimed to be Boss Zhang hurriedly came, and after confirming Meng Lan's identity, he unlocked the door and invited her into the house to check the venue.

Boss Zhang said that his restaurant's business was very hot before, because other businesses were too busy, so he had to close it.

Of course, Meng Lan would not believe his words, and it is estimated that he has also been investigated for illegal operations.

Boss Zhang can speak kindly, saying that the restaurant is in a good location, and the tables, chairs and tableware are also readily available, he is in a hurry to transfer, so the price is not high, if Meng Lan is plated, he can immediately make money as soon as he cleans it up.

Meng Lan was touched by what he said, and felt that this store was quite suitable in terms of location and layout, and the main price was cheaper than the other ones she inquired about.

According to the experience imparted by Wei Cheng last night, she carefully checked the various documents of the restaurant and Boss Zhang's ID card, confirmed that he was the person in charge of the business license, and asked that the restaurant had no arrears in all aspects of industrial and commercial taxation, water, electricity, gas, and employee expenses, so she decided that this was the case.

Boss Zhang praised her with a smile on his face, "Sister, you look like a cheerful person, since you are also willing to transfer and I am willing to let me, then let's pay the deposit first, it's too late today, I'll go back first and prepare the contract or something, let's go to the housing authority early tomorrow morning to go through the transfer procedures, what do you think?" ”

"How much deposit do I have to pay?" Meng Lan asked.

Boss Zhang pondered for a moment and said, "Thirty and fifty thousand is fine." ”

"So much?" Meng Lan was taken aback.

"How much is that?" Boss Zhang smiled, "To tell the truth, my store is very sought-after, if you pay three or five thousand yuan, pull for a few days and say no, isn't it a blind delay in my efforts, besides, this deposit will be directly converted into rent at that time, and it will be your money to pay more and less, and I won't go, what are you afraid of?" ”

Meng Lan hesitated and didn't speak.

Seeing her hesitation, Boss Zhang rolled his eyes and said, "Sister, you won't be without money, don't blame my brother for not speaking well, if you don't have money, don't delay my efforts, time is money!" ”

"No, no, no." Meng Lan explained, "It's not that I don't have any money, it's that I came out in a hurry today, and I didn't bring so much, or I'll give it to you tomorrow, okay?" ”

"And how many did you bring?" Boss Zhang asked.

Meng Lan said, "I have a card with more than 20,000 yuan in it. ”

This money is Shen Ke's alimony to Shen Yu, originally there were 30,000 yuan, and some of them were spent during this time, and now in addition to the more than 1,000 yuan salary issued by Ye Feng, there is only this card left.

This is Shen Yu's money, she doesn't want to move, but looking at Boss Zhang's attitude, if she doesn't pay the deposit today, he won't keep the house for her.

Boss Zhang pondered for a while and said, "Okay, I'm also happy, see your sincerity, then pay 20,000 yuan first, and keep the odd for you, I don't want it." ”

Meng Lan thought, then give it to him first, at least settle the house first, and then find a way to get a loan after signing the contract.

So, the two went to a nearby bank together and took out 20,000 yuan.

Out of prudence, Meng Lan borrowed pen and paper from the bank and asked Boss Zhang to write a receipt, confirming that the amount was correct and the signature was correct, she put away the note, made an appointment with Boss Zhang to meet at the housing authority at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, and then said goodbye and went home.

The next morning, Meng Lan went to the door of the Housing Authority early to wait for Boss Zhang, left and right, and waited until after nine o'clock, but Boss Zhang had not come.

Meng Lan was a little anxious, took out his mobile phone and called Boss Zhang, but he didn't expect his phone to go down.

Listening to the prompt sound coming from the microphone, a feeling of uneasiness gradually rose in Meng Lan's heart.

That Boss Zhang, he can't be a liar, right?