Meng Yan's Transformation

Chapter 116 Learning to Ride a Bike

After Ai Guizhi finished preparing a sumptuous meal, Dong Deren just came back with a pot of wine, fried peanuts and a few bottles of soda.

"You are really good at calculating. You came in on time." Ai Guizhi said as she took the things from Dong Deren's hand.

"Hey, Zichuan, let Uncle Dong see the heroic spirit of Chinese soldiers." Dong Deren said as he wiped his freshly washed hands and face.

"Hello Uncle Dong, Uncle Dong, you haven't changed at all, you are still so young." Zhan Zichuan walked up to Dong Deren and said.

"Zichuan, you have grown up a lot and can praise people against your will. Uncle Dong is old, with white hair, wrinkles and age spots on his face. Oh, Guizhi, you see Zichuan is so handsome. You should help Zichuan find a partner. He should find a beautiful girl. Then the baby to be born in the future will be so beautiful and cute." Dong Deren said happily.

Zhan Zichuan's face turned red.

"Brother Zichuan, why is your face red?" Zhan Mengyan asked.

"Brother Zichuan, please find us a third sister-in-law soon." Zhan Ziqiang replied.

"Mom, I don't want to eat our candy anymore. I'm waiting to eat third brother Zichuan's wedding candy. When are you going to introduce a date to brother Zichuan?" Dong Zijie asked.

"Mengyan, Ziqiang, Zijie, you three stop making trouble. Brother Zichuan doesn't want to get married. I have to work first. A real man has to build a career before he can start a family." Zhan Zichuan said with a red face.

"Zichuan, you said it the wrong way. A real man should 'start a family and establish a career', but you can't start a family without establishing a career. You have to start a family first. Besides, you are of marriageable age. After you get married, your younger brothers Ziqiang and Zi'an should also get married. By the way, Dong Deren, you have to help Zichuan get a ticket for a 28-inch Phoenix brand bicycle. Zichuan is going to ride it to work at the county brick factory." Ai Guizhi said.

"Zichuan, I would have been married when I was your age. Why do you blush like a girl when we ask you to get married? Tomorrow we ask you to go and see a girl, so don't blush anymore. You should act openly like a man from Northeast China. Your uncle Dong will take care of buying a Phoenix bicycle. You are such a handsome and elegant young man. If you ride a Phoenix bicycle around our village, you will attract a lot of attention. I guess you will even need your aunt Guizhi to help introduce you to a girl. The threshold of your house will be kicked down by the matchmaker...hahaha", Dong Deren said with a hearty laugh.

Two days later, a brand new 28-inch Phoenix bicycle was parked in the Zhan family compound.

Zhan Mengyan came back from teaching her three nieces at Guihua's house and saw Zhan Zichuan carefully wiping the body of the bicycle. The whole body of the bicycle was painted black, and its steel frame structure shone with a unique luster in the sun, representing solidity and durability...

"Wow, what a beautiful bicycle!" Zhan Mengyan exclaimed.

"Mengyan, do you want to ride?" Zichuan asked happily.

"You can let me ride this bicycle? Brother Zichuan, can you bear to let me ride it?" Zhan Mengyan asked in disbelief.

"What's there to be reluctant about? This is our family's bicycle. It doesn't belong to me alone. Everyone in the family can ride it, but you can't ride it now. You have to wait until you learn it. Your third brother can teach you to ride a bicycle later. How about your third brother take you for a ride now?" Zhan Zichuan said.

Zhan Mengyan opened her mouth and eyes wide in surprise. She was stunned for a long time before she said, "Third brother Zichuan, you are so kind. You taught me how to make dumplings, and you taught me how to ride a bicycle. You have taught me two life skills."

Zhan Mengyan sat on the front bar of the bike, and Zhan Zichuan rode the bike briskly. The light figure of the bike was like a dancer, moving freely on the road, showing a unique charm. The bike spun happily in the sun, leaving a string of shining tracks. The trees and flowers along the way were like a flowing scroll, which made people feel relaxed and happy. The breeze gently brushed across the cheek. Zhan Zichuan used his footsteps and rhythm to depict a leisure mood of being one with nature and releasing stress, which made Zhan Mengyan feel happy and comfortable, and wiped the noise of her nieces from her mind...

Zhan Zichuan took Zhan Mengyan on a bicycle ride to a forest trail. The tires pressed against the road, leaving behind a series of crisp rings, as if telling the story of a wonderful journey...