novelones Chapter 51 Life is truly as lonely as snow.
Chapter 51 Life is truly as lonely as snow.
"It's true, SuperFish posted on Weibo that they even posted the donation receipts."
"I thought she was the kind of person who was very aloof, but I didn't expect her to be so kind."
"Who's dating girls like that anyway? If I could have Su Peixue as my girlfriend, I'd be willing to live in a villa and drive a Maybach."
"You'd better have a villa and a Maybach first before you talk."
The people at the table burst into laughter.
"Don't you guys find it strange? A small-time streamer was targeted by her agency, but in the end, it was the agency's manager who ended up in jail. She must have someone backing her up."
"Didn't Super Fish Treasure say that she was just doing this on someone else's behalf?"
"Who entrusted you with this?"
"Who knows? Anyway, he's no ordinary person. He can go toe-to-toe with a company like Shengxing and even beat them."
"Could it be Su Peixue's boyfriend?"
"Impossible. Dozens of people confessed their feelings to her on the day she received her acceptance letter, and she didn't even exchange contact information. Nobody would be interested in a girl like that."
"That's not necessarily true. Just because you look down on those people doesn't mean you can't find someone you like."
Jiang Qianqian paused, the lamb skewer in her hand near her mouth. She remembered that day at the amusement park. Su Peixue, wearing Lin Ran's black shirt and bare-legged, tiptoed closer to Lin Ran. Lin Ran squatted down to tie his shoelaces, and Su Peixue stood beside him waiting. When he stood up, she moved closer again.
Could it really be Lin Ran?
Before she could think any further, Lin Ran actually showed up.
He was carrying a plastic bag containing pre-packaged foil boxes. He noticed three tables of people near the entrance and paused.
"Hey, you guys are having barbecue here. What a coincidence."
Gong Yu thought to herself, "What are you pretending for? The message has already been sent in the group chat."
Making Shixuan wait for so long is really lacking in manners!
Ye Shixuan quickly picked up her phone from the table, used the screen as a mirror to look at herself, and tidied her hair. Then she stood up abruptly.
"Lin Ran!"
Lin Ran turned to look at her.
"Stop pretending." Ye Shixuan's voice rose, and the people at the two tables next to her fell silent. "I admire you, really. You're so patient. How do you manage to ignore me?"
Lin Ran looked at her.
If there is anyone in this world who can rival Chen Leyao, it can only be Ye Shixuan.
"I can really put up with that. I feel lonely if I don't talk to you for a day," Lin Ran sighed.
Ye Shixuan's eyes lit up.
"Then why are you ignoring me?"
"Because I've always enjoyed solitude, life is truly as lonely as snow."
"What are you pretending for?! If you're ignoring me, why did you follow me here?! And you're acting like it's a coincidence, when the meeting location was clearly mentioned in the group chat!"
Lin Ran had muted the group messages ages ago, and he picked up the plastic bag in his hand.
"I'm here to buy roasted chicken legs for my cat."
Ye Shixuan was stunned.
"cat?"
"Why don't you just say your cat can do backflips!"
Lin Ran smiled.
"That won't do. What if the cat falls and gets hurt? The zookeeper has to be responsible for the pet's safety."
Ye Shixuan opened her mouth, unsure of what to say. Her expression shifted from confusion to anger.
Is this some kind of joke?!
Gong Yu stood up to smooth things over.
"Lin Ran, since you're already here, don't just stand there. Sit down and eat with us. It's on me."
"Young Master Yu, you're so generous! Even I think you're a true gentleman. If I were a girl, I'd definitely want to have your babies! Girls would be completely smitten with you!"
Gong Yu couldn't help but straighten his back, and he felt a little lightheaded.
"Then I'll put these chicken legs on your tab?" Lin Ran said casually.
"Yes, of course." Gong Yu waved his hand. "Take a little more. It's not good for the cat at home to eat too little; a gentleman doesn't mistreat his pets."
"That's enough. My cat needs to work on her figure."
Lin Ran picked up the plastic bag and walked away. After a few steps, she stopped, turned back, and waved to her classmates.
"Enjoy your meal and drinks. The barbecue ingredients here are fresh, the taste is fantastic, and it's clean and hygienic."
He turned the corner and disappeared.
Ye Shixuan stood there, stunned for a moment, her eyes red, stamped her foot, grabbed her bag, and turned to leave.
Gong Yu took two steps to catch up.
"Shixuan! Shixuan, where are you going!"
Ye Shixuan did not turn around.
Jiang Qianqian sat in her seat, Lin Ran's words swirling in her mind.
Cat?
Zookeeper?
Lin Ran and Su Peixue are living together?!
They're still playing these fancy tricks!
Gong Yu chased after her for quite a while before finally coaxing Ye Shixuan back.
Fatty Sun arrived just then, riding a shared bicycle, his forehead covered in sweat.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but my mom insists that I finish cleaning the refrigerator before I can leave the house."
He jumped off his bicycle, panting, and said, "Why did we meet at Ran's barbecue restaurant today?"
The people at all three tables fell silent.
Gong Yu turned his head: "Is this Lin Ran's shop?"
"Yeah, Lin's BBQ. Didn't Ran tell you guys?"
Fatty Sun grabbed a skewer of mutton from the table and took a bite.
"His dad owns it, and he's been running it for many years!"
Gong Yu was completely dumbfounded.
So Lin Ran ended up eating his own family's barbecue and even had to pay for it himself.
He took a deep breath.
The first rule of gentlemanly conduct is to maintain emotional stability.
He sat down, picked up a skewer of grilled chives, and started eating.
So green, so fragrant.
The last month of summer vacation has quietly passed.
Han Xue has brought Lin Ran over 100,000 yuan in income in the past two months.
The even bigger Double Eleven is yet to come!
At the end of August, Xu Wanru was preparing the things she needed to take to school.
Lin Ran said that everything can be bought in Luzhou, but Xu Wanru said that the quality there is not as good as that at home.
She also prepared a set of Su Peixue's things: a quilt, sheets, pillow, towel, toothbrush, and slippers. She even bought two packs of hair ties.
Su Peixue said that there were too many aunties and she couldn't carry them all.
Xu Wanru told Lin Ran to take it.
At six o'clock that morning, just as dawn was breaking, the trunk of the RAV4 was packed full, and the back seats were half full as well. Xu Wanru was still stuffing things into the car: a bag of oranges, a bag of boiled tea eggs, and a bag of sliced braised beef.
"Eat on the way."
Ms. Xu placed the braised beef on the passenger seat: "The food at the service area is expensive and tastes terrible."
Lin Ran adjusted the driver's seat, and Su Peixue sat in the passenger seat, holding the bag of oranges in her arms. The aroma of tea eggs wafted from the plastic bag.
Xu Wanru stood outside the car window.
"Drive slowly, call me when we arrive."
Ms. Xu originally wanted to send Lin Ran to Luzhou, but seeing that Su Peixue was with her, she gave the children their own space.
She originally didn't want Lin Ran to drive himself, after all, it's several hundred kilometers of highway from southern Hunan to Anhui province.
However, Mr. Xu said that when his son accompanied him fishing, he discovered that his son's driving skills were very good, so Ms. Xu agreed, but she was still a little worried.
Xu Wanru looked at Su Peixue again.
"I texted my aunt on the way."
"it is good."
Su Peixue took out her phone and said obediently, "I'll send you one in a bit, and I'll keep Auntie informed along the way!"