Chapter 1288: Su Meng, the Protective One, and Cheng Jianjun, the Lonely One
"Chunming and Su Meng are here too!"

Cai Xiaoli, who had been leaning on Su Mingzhe, immediately sat up straight when she saw Han Chunming appear.

Su Mingzhe looked up upon hearing the voice and immediately waved his hand:

"Chunming, Su Meng, come here, I've saved a seat for you!"

Su Meng is two years younger than Su Mingzhe and Han Chunming, and one grade lower. As she is an only child, she did not go to the countryside.

However, although she did not go to the countryside, Su Meng went to Xiaoqinghe Township often to visit Han Chunming.

So, Su Meng might not be able to recognize the educated youth present, but the educated youth present basically all knew Su Meng.

Han Chunming pulled Su Meng and waved to everyone while sitting next to Su Mingzhe.

"Brother-in-law, why are you and Cai Xiaoli here so early?"

As soon as Han Chunming sat down, he started complaining.

He went back to Old Han's house to rest last night. After picking up Su Meng early this morning, he was going to look for Su Mingzhe. However, when he arrived at Su's house, he found out that Su Mingzhe had been gone for more than an hour.

Su Mingzhe heard the complaints and couldn't help but start scolding:
"I told you long ago, come earlier, come earlier, but now you two are almost the finale!"

"How can I be the finale? Even if I have to be the finale, it can only be you, my brother-in-law!"

Seeing that Su Mingzhe was angry, Han Chunming quickly put on a playful smile and said a few words.

Just then, one of Han Chunming's friends came over to chat, and Han Chunming immediately left Su Meng and went to sit at another table to chat.

Su Mingzhe simply switched seats with Cai Xiaoli and let her sit with Su Meng to chat.

The two were classmates in the same grade but different classes, so they knew each other, but they were not very familiar with each other.

However, on this occasion today, the two of them sitting together still had a lot of common topics.

Su Mingzhe was free for a while, and then he was also called away.

As a nationally renowned writer, he owns a courtyard house with three entrances.

If Su Mingzhe had not yet married, the dozen or so female educated youth who came today would have been able to eat Su Mingzhe alive.

Even now, the situation is not much better.

A dozen or so female educated youth took turns talking to Su Mingzhe about literature, poetry, and prose. Their passionate expressions seemed to bring everyone back to their student days.

Finally it was eleven o'clock.

The party officially begins.

Yang Huajian came to the stage and made an opening speech, and then asked Secretary Yang to say a few words.

As everyone recalled the past and thought about the good times, their utilitarian thoughts faded and the scene became much warmer.

Soon, Han Chunming was invited to the stage. This kid made fun of Yang Huajian, Bao Map and others, causing laughter in the audience.

Seeing that Han Chunming was acting a bit like a show-off, Su Mingzhe knew that this guy was going to fall flat on his face soon.

Cai Xiaoli, who had been keeping her eyes on the man, noticed the slight change in his expression and couldn't help but teasing him:
"Master, are you jealous that Han Chunming is more popular than you?"

"I'm so jealous of him!"

Su Mingzhe curled his lips and said with a smile:

"If Han Chunming speaks seriously and does things honestly, he is still a good guy. But once he gets cocky, he will be slapped in the face soon. Just wait and see..."

The three of them were chatting when Han Chunming on the stage started arguing with Cheng Jianjun in the audience:

"...I just don't believe that anyone among us can play the piano."

"Hey, Chunming, what you said is a bit too much. If you can't play, how can you control others to play?"

Cheng Jianjun was a bad guy who wanted to set a trap for Han Chunming and kept tempting Han Chunming to make a bet with him.

When Su Mingzhe saw Han Chunming was about to jump into the pit, he immediately laughed unkindly.

"Brother, are you making fun of Han Chunming or Cheng Jianjun?"

Su Meng was a good kid. When she saw her two "good friends" making a fuss, she was about to try to stop them. But when she saw Su Mingzhe looking like he was watching a show, she immediately became unhappy.

"Why would I laugh at Cheng Jianjun? He and I have nothing to do with each other!"

Su Mingzhe calmed down his emotions and then told Su Meng and Cai Xiaoli:
"However, Cheng Jianjun is not holding back. He has worked as a piano tuner in a piano factory for the past two years, so he must be able to play the piano. Now he is arguing with Chunming..."

"Cheng Jianjun can play the piano?"

Su Meng's face changed drastically before Su Mingzhe finished speaking. Isn't this going to trick her boyfriend?
Thinking of this, and looking at Han Chunming on the stage, who had been forced to make a bet with Cheng Jianjun, Su Meng immediately became restless:
"Chunming, don't bet with him! Cheng Jianjun is a despicable and shameless person with a dark mentality. He has been working as a piano tuner in the piano factory for two years..."

Su Meng is really loyal in her feelings, and her protection of Han Chunming comes from the bottom of her heart.

As soon as he got the news from Su Mingzhe, he immediately exposed Cheng Jianjun's background.

When Cheng Jianjun saw his sweetheart taking off his pants for his love rival, he instantly became angry and his face turned red: I have been hiding my skills for two years, waiting for this opportunity to use my ultimate move, but as soon as you opened your mouth, you ruined your goal.

Can we still play together?
……

"You really deserve it!"

Su Mingzhe looked at Cheng Jianjun and saw that his eyes were beginning to become bloodshot, and he suddenly found it quite funny.

This Cheng Jianjun is not only a complete villain, but also a petty person.

From the first episode of "Under the Zhengyang Gate", Cheng Jianjun has been constantly plotting all kinds of conspiracies and intrigues. Not only did he harm Han Chunming and Su Meng, he also directly caused the destruction of the family of his neighbor, Mr. Guo.

Before anyone else said anything to him, Han Chunming just hit him in the eye, and he was so angry that he vomited blood.

This kind of person can only live for a few more episodes in modern urban dramas.

In ancient times, Su Mingzhe would have been torn into pieces by five horses or executed by slow slicing.

……

After all, Cheng Jianjun is not an ordinary person. He suppressed his anger, held his head high, and walked onto the stage.

Even if he couldn't let Han Chunming call him "grandfather" today, he was determined to take the limelight!
When he sat in front of the piano with his hands on the black and white keys, at this moment, he seemed to be possessed by Dugu Qiubai.

"I have been in the martial arts world for more than 20 years, killing all enemies and defeating all heroes. There is no rival in the world. I have no choice but to live in seclusion on the stage, with the zither as my friend."

"Alas! I have been looking for a rival in my life but have not been able to find one. How lonely and miserable it is!"

I don’t know how many educated youth paid attention to Cheng Jianjun’s inner monologue.

Su Mingzhe and Han Chunming were busy anyway.

As the music started, the two women, Cai Xiaoli and Su Meng, pulled each other and started ballroom dancing in the open space.

Looking at the couples in the audience, especially his sweetheart Su Meng, and his ex-girlfriend Yan Yonghong, who were all dancing with men, Cheng Jianjun turned his grief and anger into strength, and his fingers pressed harder and harder on the piano.

At the end of the song, Su Mingzhe, Su Meng, Han Chunming and Cai Xiaoli returned to their seats.

Just as the four of them were drinking and preparing to take a break, a young woman with a mature demeanor slowly approached:
"Great writer, how about a dance with you?"

"Yan Yonghong?"

When Cai Xiaoli saw this woman, her face looked a little ugly.

Yan Yonghong was once the "school belle" of the class of Su Mingzhe, Han Chunming, and Cheng Jianjun. Like Su Meng, she was a child of a teacher and was well-liked and cared for by her classmates.

However, this Yan Yonghong is different from Su Meng.

Su Meng has been devotedly in love with Han Chunming since childhood and has never had the slightest ambiguity with other men.

In the TV series, Su Meng remained chaste for Han Chunming for decades.

If Su Meng's behavior happened in ancient times, she would be awarded a chastity arch.

When Yan Yonghong was in high school, she dated a handsome boy who played basketball.

When she went to the countryside, she was attracted by an educated youth from the south.

Cheng Jianjun was a bad guy. He reported the educated youth and then took advantage of Yan Yonghong's emotional gap and dated her for two years.

Later, when something happened to the Yan family, Cheng Jianjun began to look down on Yan Yonghong.

In order to get rid of Yan Yonghong, Cheng Jianjun deliberately got close to Cai Xiaoli, forcing Yan Yonghong to take the initiative to break up.

As a result, Yan Yonghong did not cause trouble for Cheng Jianjun, but instead scolded Cai Xiaoli for being a vixen who seduced other people's men.

Because of this matter, Cai Xiaoli and Yan Yonghong had a falling out.

However, Yan Yonghong and Cheng Jianjun were not much better off.

After returning to the city, Cheng Jianjun found a reason to kick Yan Yonghong out.

Now Yan Yonghong actually invited Cai Xiaoli's dance partner Su Mingzhe to dance, clearly intending to continue competing with Cai Xiaoli.

It would be strange if Cai Xiaoli didn't get angry when she saw this!

(End of this chapter)