Chapter 146: A suggestion
Just before March arrived and schools around the country reopened, Wang Weiwei returned to Rongcheng alone, without the other two members of his trio. He called Su Can and said that after they reached Beijing before the New Year, they had actually split up, each going around visiting with their own families. The funny thing was that they had run into one another a few times during those family visits.
Wang Weiwei said Lin Zouwen had dressed like a pretty boy, in a shirt, dress trousers, and a little gentleman's waistcoat. It had not been entirely without merit; apparently, he had been quite popular. His father, the eldest son of the Lin Family, had advanced another rung in the military, and the younger Lin had become even better known. Lin Luoran, meanwhile, had been transformed. She no longer played pranks or caused trouble, but she had been as lofty and unapproachable as a princess, with no shortage of sons of the rich and powerful around her, making conversation and lavishing attention on her.
Wang Weiwei's trip to Rongcheng before school started was nowhere near as lively as the middle of winter break had been. Almost everyone had gone, leaving one after another for different places. Nanjing University started relatively late among Chinese universities, so Su Can was leaving later too, which happened to give him a chance to meet Wang Weiwei.
Wang Weiwei had called to invite Su Can over for a simple meal. Of course, if Wang Weiwei had just wanted to see him, the two of them could have chatted at any little hole-in-the-wall restaurant or café. Dinner at Wang Weiwei's home, however, was also his father Wang Bu's idea.
Su Can thought the old fox was finally showing himself. The things that had