Chapter 498 Without Effort, There's No Way Out

Lu Fan was indeed dedicated.

From the very first day Ling Ran arrived at the Guardian Base, Lu Fan had been arranging activities for her, causing Ling Ran's original plan to travel in the Western Province to be put on hold.

All I can say is that he deserves it.

"This Lu Fan is indeed quite something."

"No wonder he was able to hold a high position both before and after the apocalypse; he deserved his success."

"He wasn't very skilled at licking on the first day, but he became more and more skilled later on. I think he has the potential to be an emperor, oops, a god of licking."

After watching the cultural performance, everyone truly admired Lu Fan.

In every aspect, big or small, he found a way to overcome and accomplish every difficult task.

Regardless of whether Ling Ran likes it or not, I'll do it first to show my sincerity.

No wonder the adults bestowed so many supplies upon him.

To be honest, if they had money, they would be happy to give tips.

It's similar to tipping while watching a live stream or ordering male models at a club. As long as you have money, you can tip however you want. Of course, you can do it if you think the expense is worthwhile.

This is the reason why Ling Ran bestowed the Guardian Base with such a reward.

She had a good time, so it was only right to give her some benefits, but there were just too many. Although they were insignificant to Ling Ran.

I thought that Lu Fan wouldn't come over the next day after receiving Ling Ran's reward, but to my surprise, Lu Fan still came to Villa No. 8 on time the next day.

Pei Yi was somewhat surprised to see him: "Why is the road management officer here again? Didn't you achieve your goal?"

“Young Master Pei, you are right. Since the lady has bestowed so many supplies upon me, I must serve her even better and make her feel that these supplies have not been wasted.”

Lu Fan's words surprised the people present.

It doesn't matter what the other person thinks; what matters is that he said it very well.

"The adults are reading novels upstairs."

After breakfast this morning, Hu Meiying gave Ling Ran a 100,000-word opening chapter and asked her to read it and see if she liked it. If she did, she would continue writing; if not, she would cut it off or change direction.

Ling Ran is still watching it now, so she probably likes it, otherwise she wouldn't have been watching it for so long.

"Is the master going out to play today?"

Pei Xiu asked him curiously, "Manager Lu, what have you prepared for today? If my sister isn't going, you can take me with you."

"Young Master Pei can certainly go if he wants, but the other day the master said that there are many local delicacies that you can't eat if you don't go to the place."

As Lu Fan said this, a hint of pride appeared in his eyes: "I specially sent people to various bases nearby to recruit chefs who specialize in local delicacies with high salaries. We found about ten chefs from different places. Their taste may not be top-notch, but it is definitely unique and authentic."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yi took the initiative to agree on Ling Ran's behalf: "Then let Manager Lu come again this afternoon. The master will go."

"Okay, I'll come over this afternoon."

Lu Fan readily agreed and then left Villa No. 8.

Actually, he's very busy right now. He needs to hold meetings and set rules for handling those supplies. He only slept for three hours yesterday.

If someone more talented than you is working even harder than you, then what are they working so hard for? No, wait, that's wrong, let's start over!

Effort doesn't guarantee a reward, but without effort, there is definitely no reward.

That's right, he's now seeing the rewards.

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It wasn't lunchtime yet when Ling Ran came downstairs carrying her tablet. Hu Meiying, who was anxiously waiting downstairs, immediately went to greet her and tentatively called out, "Sir?"

"Okay, well written, keep going."

"Yes, sir."

"Write faster."

"OK!"

Ling Ran sat down in her assigned seat, and Pei Xiu quickly told her about Lu Fan's visit: "...Sister, he said he found a lot of chefs who can cook specialties and snacks from various provinces. I asked him to come over again this afternoon."

"Okay, then we can skip dinner."

Upon hearing this, Su Yimo looked at the crystal chandelier above her head, then at the dark scenery outside the window where only the streetlights were on, and felt somewhat weary.

To be honest, it's really uncomfortable to wake up in the dark every day and have to look at the clock to tell what time it is.

If it weren't for the adults insisting on a regular morning, noon, and evening routine, her sleep schedule would have been completely chaotic long ago.

I guess they just eat and sleep, sleep and eat, play after eating, and sleep again when they're tired. They don't need to look at the time at all, since it's already dark when they open their eyes, so it makes no difference whether they look at the time or not.

If Lu Fan didn't have something new every day, Su Yimo probably wouldn't be able to keep up.

Therefore, she fully understood Lu Fan's concerns.

After all, if she were a superhuman guarding the base, she would also be thinking about running away.

As expected, Lu Fan arrived again in the sightseeing bus in the afternoon.

Pei Xiu and the others were already very proficient at it.

Without Lu Fan needing to greet them, everyone found their places and, without further ado, drove directly to the Peace Hotel.

When Lu Fan went to a restaurant, he never cleared out the restaurant to only entertain Ling Ran.

The first reason was to let Ling Ran see the most authentic Guardian Base. Later, he found that Ling Ran didn't dislike it, so Lu Fan only booked one private room, and the Peace Hotel continued to accept guests as usual.

The window of the private room was open, and perhaps because they had more money or something, the night view from Ling Ran's spot was very beautiful. Lu Fan had specially commissioned someone to design and install small lights, and also set up a huge Christmas tree wrapped with various ambient lights, sparkling and very beautiful.

Before the apocalypse, this would have been a popular spot for internet celebrities to take photos.

It has to be said that Lu Fan really nailed the details.

Having visited so many bases, Ling Ran has noticed that most of the base leaders have their own strengths, which makes one wonder why they are qualified to be base leaders.

Some things are simply beyond the capabilities of ordinary people, and even if they could, they wouldn't have the foresight and decisiveness to do them.

This confirms what I said before: choice is more important than effort.

The preparation time for specialty dishes and snacks is not too long, so with sufficient preparation, all kinds of snacks were served quickly.

Ling Ran tried some of the foods she had eaten before, such as stinky tofu, sugar-coated glutinous rice cakes, and chrysanthemum cakes.

I must say, it really does taste different from what Uncle Chen makes.

It's hard to say which one tastes better; they each have their own flavor. Of course, there are some that taste better than Uncle Chen's.

If you haven't tried these before, there are grilled cold noodles, grilled sweet potato noodles, bowl cakes, mung bean jelly, fried yogurt, fried pancakes, rice noodles, and so on.

Each serving is small, just enough for one person to have a couple of bites. If Ling Ran likes something, she can order more and have it made again.

Snacks and dishes were served one by one, with so many varieties that it was dazzling.

We ate everything one by one, and it actually took until 8 p.m.

It took a full three hours to eat.

Nearly two hundred dishes.

Everyone has a big appetite, but the portions are small, so an encore is definitely in order. Plus, everyone ate more than usual this time.

Some people, especially those who ate their hometown dishes, were moved to tears.