Chapter 70 An Unforgettable Gift

Chu Ran thought that Li Fu was taken back to Yunzhou by Qin Yuxiao to enjoy a good life, but he didn't expect that Li Fu's life seemed to be even worse than his.

"If I were put in a military camp, I would definitely not last more than three days and would want to pack up and go home." Chu Ran couldn't help but said with a smile.

“I’ve had that thought before.”

"What?" Chu Ran thought he had misheard, but Li Fu continued, "There was a time when I didn't want to stay in the barracks any longer."

Chu Ran looked at him in surprise, somewhat unable to believe it.

Is this really something Li Fu could say?

“Is it really that hard?”

Is it so hard that even someone with a will of steel like Li Fu would want to back down?

"It's really hard." Li Fu said seriously.

"Ah..." Chu Ran said, "It looks like it's really hard. It seems like you're much worse off than I am. I feel sorry for you."

When Li Fu heard the word "heartache", he couldn't help but smiled with his head down.

In fact, he only said the first half of the sentence. He did not tell Chu Ran the second half.

Life in the military camp is indeed hard, but it is still bearable. The only thing that is unbearable is being isolated from the world and never hearing from someone again.

Chu Ran looked down at the noodles in the bowl and couldn't help but sigh.

It turns out that in these years, it was not only Chu Ran who had a hard time, but also Li Fu.

He used to only feel sorry for himself, but now, he really began to feel sorry for Li Fu again.

"Shopkeeper, add two halved eggs!"

Chu Ran raised his head and shouted to the shop owner.

After a while, the shopkeeper put two salted eggs in a bowl and brought it over. Chu Ran peeled the salted eggs by himself, and then he put the peeled, round salted eggs into Li Fu's bowl.

He said, "Eat an egg."

But he seemed to be saying, eat an egg, if you eat the egg, it won’t be so bitter.

Just like many years ago, in the middle of winter, Chu Ran wrapped a thick blanket around Li Fu and said to him with a smile, "Okay, from now on, you won't be cold anymore."

This person still makes people's hearts beat again and again.

Li Fu subconsciously raised his hand, as if he wanted to touch him, cheeks, hair, or neck, anywhere, but Chu Ran suddenly raised his head and looked at him puzzledly: "What's wrong?"

"There's something on the corner of your mouth."

He bent his index finger, rubbed the corner of Chu Ran's mouth quickly with his knuckles, and then withdrew his hand.

Chu Ran also rubbed it with the back of his hand, and then asked, "It's gone, right?"

Li Fu shook his head and hummed.

…

Fiery red lanterns were hung high, and the mansion was decorated with lights and colorful lanterns everywhere. There was an endless stream of guests coming and going, and a large crowd was crowded at the door alone.

Chu Ran followed behind Li Dingning and handed Li Dingning's gift to the butler at the door. Li Dingning congratulated Li Gaoyou, who was wearing the groom's wedding clothes, "Third brother, congratulations!"

Li Gaoyou's face was flushed with joy. He happily returned the greeting, "I would like to thank you, Fifth Brother, for this. Hahahaha!"

Following Li Dingning was the second prince Li Jinheng. Li Jinheng handed the gift to Li Gaoyou, who accepted it with a smile and exchanged a few words with Li Jinheng.

Then it was Chu Siqian. Chu Siqian came with his father, so he only had one gift.

Chu Ran had been following Li Dingning. When Chu's father passed by Chu Ran, he didn't even look at him and just brushed past him. Chu Ran was not surprised at all. He hadn't seen Chu's father for so many years, and he probably had forgotten that he had a son like Chu Qinglin. Maybe he even forgot what Chu Qinglin looked like.

Instead, Chu Siqian glanced at Chu Ran when he passed by, but this glance seemed a little strange and evasive to Chu Ran, as if he was ashamed or guilty.

Chu Siqian always felt that Chu Ran had betrayed his father and the entire family, so Chu Siqian had always looked at Chu Ran with a cold face.

So, what was he ashamed of and guilty about just now?

At this moment, the crowd suddenly became a little noisy, and Chu Ran heard someone whispered next to him: "Look, he's coming."

The crowd looked forward, and Chu Ran followed suit.

Li Fu came with a group of soldiers armed with swords on horseback. When they were almost in front of the gate, Li Fu got off his horse. His appearance, his momentum, and the long sword on his waist made them look like they were not here to attend a wedding banquet, but to rob.

Li Gaoyou's face turned visibly ugly.

"The prince is really making a big fuss. If you don't know, you would think he is here to mess things up."

Li Fu tightly grasped the knife at his waist and strode up the steps. He smiled gently at Li Gaoyou and said, "Third Prince, what are you talking about? I am here to congratulate you on your wedding. By the way, I also brought a gift. Come on, present the gift to the Third Prince."

The soldier behind him immediately trotted over and presented the gift. It was a rosewood hollow carved gift box with exquisite decorations. I just don't know what precious treasures were inside.

Li Gaoyou frowned and waved his hand for someone to take it.

The man was about to take the gift box, but Li Fu suddenly raised his hand and made a blocking gesture, "This thing is very precious, wouldn't the Third Prince like to take a look?"

Li Gaoyou frowned and wanted to ask what was so good about it, but Li Fu opened the box without waiting for him to finish. Inside the box, there was no valuable stuff at all, but a living turtle!

The people around wanted to laugh as they looked at the turtle still crawling around in the box, but they were concerned about Li Gaoyou's identity and did not dare to laugh out loud. Their faces were distorted from trying to hold back their laughter.

Others didn't dare to laugh, but that didn't mean Li Fu didn't dare to laugh either. He laughed loudly in front of everyone and said, "How about my gift, Your Highness? Do you like it? I hope Your Highness will live as long as the turtle in the box, hahahaha!"

"Puchi." Li Dingning, who was next to Chu Ran, couldn't help but covered his mouth and laughed out loud.

Li Fu's laughter was wild and wanton. Li Gaoyou's smiling expression froze and disintegrated inch by inch in the midst of Li Fu's laughter. The corners of his eyes even twitched noticeably due to extreme anger.

Li Fu laughed loudly, walked past Li Gaoyou and strode into the yard.

Chu Ran, who was standing aside, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

It turns out that the gift that Li Fu mentioned that would make Li Gaoyou unforgettable for the rest of his life was this.

But the arrogant Li Fu just now was indeed a person Chu Ran had never seen before.

Li Dingning secretly glanced at Li Gaoyou's face, and laughed even harder, as if he couldn't control himself, his whole body was shaking with laughter.

Chu Ran actually wanted to laugh, but Li Dingning laughed so hard that it seemed as if he had laughed out all the way.

Chu Ran suppressed his laughter and reminded Li Dingning in a low voice, "Your Highness, it's time to go in."

"Oh, okay, hehe, hahaha, oh hoho."

Li Dingning was pulled away by Chu Ran. When he left, he seemed to be possessed by something and kept laughing.