Chapter 262 Blind Date
"..." Lu Chengyi looked at him speechlessly, "You have such a sharp eye, how could you fail in your investment?"
"If you walk near a river often, your shoes will get wet."
"Yes, I'll give you a plan later. You can see if it's feasible. The investment won't be much, just around 10 million."
"What are you going to do?"
“I just want to open an amusement park.”
When they heard the word "playground", the two children's eyes lit up. They looked expectant, "Uncle Lu, when will it be completed? Can I go play there then?" Heng Heng looked at him intently and asked.
"Not so fast, we need to take it slowly." Lu Chengyi said with a smile. He had just decided on the plan and now he asked Song Tingxuan to come over to invest.
It's not impossible for him to do it by himself, but it would be slow. With Song Tingxuan's help, he would be able to finish it all within two years.
"When?"
"Probably about two years." Lu Chengyi answered him.
He clapped his hands happily when he heard it, "Great, then I can take my sister to the playground to play, and also my little brother Qiuqiu."
He was so happy that he pulled Anan aside to discuss what to play in the future, and Anan responded to his words one by one. He was still looking forward to the next two years, and seeing the two children so excited, Song Tingxuan looked at Lu Chengyi.
Lu Chengyi also looked at him, as if waiting for him to make a decision.
"Okay, I agree with you."
"Brother, let me toast you."
The two of them touched each other and continued. Children are easy to get full, so after they had eaten, they ran outside to play in the snow.
"Brother Anan, look, I'll build you a big snowman!" Hengheng shouted at Anan while rolling a snowball.
Anan was squatting there, wearing a small hat and slowly playing with the little rabbit.
Compared to the big one like Hengheng, Anan's looks particularly small and delicate.
"Mine is much bigger than yours." The two stood together and looked at each other, "But mine is more delicate."
Indeed, compared to Hengheng's big snowman, Anan's little rabbit is so much more exquisite.
"You should be able to make this snowman even more beautiful." Anan said after looking at it for a while.
"Then help me change it."
The two children began to transform this somewhat horrible snowman.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone was having a reunion dinner at home, except Xu Hai, who cooked three dishes by himself and sat in the dining room, turning on the lights and drinking a bottle of beer slowly.
It was very lively outside, but it seemed to have nothing to do with him.
It was boring to eat alone, so he sat at the door with his bowl of rice and watched the fireworks outside.
"Ah..." He sighed as he ate. It was so boring to spend the New Year alone.
So sometimes he hated the Chinese New Year because it made him feel lonely and as if the whole world had forgotten him.
After finishing his meal, he washed the dishes and put the leftover food in the refrigerator to freeze so that he could heat it up and eat it tomorrow. After doing all this, he closed the door and went upstairs.
Turning on his computer, he looked at He Ranshu's WeChat page, which was currently stuck on their morning chat.
After hesitating for a moment, he made a video call to her, but he started to regret it as soon as he made the call.
If I call her like this, will she think I'm too hasty and answer the call just when I'm about to hang up?
He Ranshu's plain face appeared directly in front of the camera, "Happy New Year." He Ranshu greeted him warmly.
She was wearing pajamas at this time, and it looked like she had just finished taking a shower and sat down, with water droplets still hanging on her body.
Seeing her like this, Xu Hai couldn't help swallowing his saliva shamefully, "Happy New Year."
"What are you doing?" He Ranshu asked him while holding up her hair, not caring about her image at all, and just showed it to Xu Hai in a carefree manner.
Xu Hai looked away from time to time. "I didn't do anything. I'm alone at home." He replied.
"Ah...you're spending the New Year alone?" He Ranshu couldn't believe it. He knew a lot of people, so why was he spending the New Year alone?
"Yes, I have no parents, so during the Chinese New Year I can only watch other families eating in the yard, and I am the only one in this huge house."
Seeing his pitiful appearance, He Ranshu felt a little distressed, "How about you come to my house to celebrate the New Year?"
After saying this, she calculated the distance between the two of them and found it was quite far.
"Forget it, the distance is quite far." He Ranshu shook his head.
It takes more than four hours to fly from his place to J City, which is far and troublesome.
Hearing He Ranshu invite him to her home for the New Year, Xu Hai felt particularly happy. Although he couldn't go, but she had this heart, Xu Hai would be happy for a long time.
"Would you like to come to City B to have some fun after the New Year?" Xu Hai began to tempt her again, "If you come, I'll take you to eat seafood. I'll personally catch the seafood and cook it for you."
"You can cook too." He Ranshu was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this big boy looked like a little master, but he could actually cook.
"Of course, I know a lot of things." Xu Hai said with particular pride at this time.
"Okay, I'll come to City B this year, and I'll trouble you then." He Ranshu said with a smile.
When Xu Hai heard this, his eyes widened and the corners of his mouth almost reached his ears.
"Sister He, if you come, I will make all the arrangements for you right away."
When He Ranshu heard him calling her sister, her face turned red. She was three years older than Xu Hai. He was 22 years old and she was 25.
But she still felt a little shy when he called her sister, "Don't call me that." He Ranshu said shyly.
"Sister is sister, good sister, Sister He." Xu Hai shouted at He Ranshu on the screen with a particularly sweet smile on his face.
After chatting for a while, the other party hung up because of something. Xu Hai ran to take a shower excitedly, humming a little tune while taking a shower.
After He Ranshu hung up the video call, she walked out of the room with her phone in her hand. "Mom, what do you want to talk to me about?" she shouted into the living room.
"Come here, I have something to tell you."
He Ranshu walked over with confusion. Her mother was sitting there eating melon seeds and watching TV.
"Mom, you tell me."
"Ran Shu, you are not young anymore and it's time to get married." Seeing her coming, her mother grabbed her hand and said.
He Ranshu felt that something bad was going to happen when she heard her words. Then she heard her mother say, "Go on a blind date tomorrow. The other party is a good-looking man. Your aunt said that he has a car, a house, and savings. His family is in business."
It turned out that they wanted her to go on a blind date. He Ranshu quickly refused: "Mom, marriage is not something that can be rushed. We have to take it slowly."
"I got married just a few years after graduating."
"You're 25, not young anymore, it's time to get married." He's mother had no intention of letting her go, "Go and see if it's a good match, then stay together, if not, forget it."
He's father also advised, "That's it, take a look and see if it's suitable."
The two were trying to persuade her. Her brother came back from outside and heard their conversation. After listening for a while, he said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Your sister is only a little girl, and you want to marry her off so soon?"
"Let's talk first. She stays in her room every day and never goes out for a walk." He's mother immediately retorted, "That's it. I'll send you the WeChat ID at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning."
After saying that, he directly pushed the WeChat message to her without giving her a chance to decide whether she was willing or not, leaving He Ranshu without any chance to refute.
After adding the person right under He's mother's nose, she went back to her room. She had to talk about such things during the New Year, which made everyone in a bad mood.
Soon the boy opposite sent her a message.
【Hello.】
【My name is Yinchuan. 】
Watching the other party introduce himself, He Ranshu also introduced himself to him.
【Hello, my name is He Ranshu. 】
[We will meet at the milk tea shop at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. How about I send you the address then? ]
【Can.】
The two chatted casually for a while and then stopped talking. He Ranshu leaned back in her chair, feeling a little dazed. Every time she went home for the New Year, her mother always arranged for her to go on blind dates with various men.
Are you afraid that she won't be able to get married?
Thinking about their different treatments, I guess they were afraid that if she didn't get married, she would have to divide the family property with her brother.
"Alas... this year hasn't been a good one."
After she told Xu Hai what had just happened, she leaned back in the chair and swung her legs. Xu Hai came out of the shower, dried his hair, and sat in the chair, reading the message she sent.
The more I look at it, the more dangerous it seems. They are so far apart in time, and if He Ranshu really compromises and gets married, it will be very difficult to deal with.
Is this love that he hasn't even confessed going to end in failure?
【Xu Hai: In other words, you are going on a blind date tomorrow?】
【Xu Hai: Sister, no! 】
[Xu Hai: I don’t want my sister to go on a blind date! ]
Looking at his three consecutive messages, He Ranshu forced a smile on her face. How could she not tell that Xu Hai liked her.
But they are not suitable for each other. Xu Hai has a better future. He is still young and can go around.
She no longer had any interest in life and felt relaxed after completing her daily work.
【He Ranshu: Actually, there is nothing wrong with blind dates. Just meet the other person, and if the person is really nice, you can try to date him/her.】
[He Ranshu: I'm going to have a boyfriend, aren't you happy for me? ]
When Xu Hai saw this, he cursed, "Bullshit!"
How can he be happy if his boyfriend is not him?
"I won't let you two be together!" he said almost gritting his teeth.
I was so happy before taking a shower, but ended up looking like this after I came out.
He was really angry. Xu Hai picked up his phone and opened the ticket purchasing app.
【Xu Hai: Sister, I want to go to your house to celebrate the New Year. 】
【Xu Hai: Sister, I feel lonely spending the New Year alone, you have to accompany me.】
After Xu Hai sent these two messages, he immediately bought the fastest ticket. He directly bought the latest flight ticket, which was to fly overnight to He Ran's calligraphy home.
He threw two pieces of clothing into his bag, put all the important things in there, and then sorted out the things at home. After everything was done, he set off.
Xu Hai was the only one who went to the airport to catch the flight late at night.
Before he boarded the plane he sent a message to Xu Hai.
【Xu Hai: I’m about to take a plane now, sister, please wait for me.】
After saying that, he turned off his phone, which made He Ranshu on the other end a little at a loss.
Did you come here directly by plane?
【He Ranshu: You really came here? 】
[He Ranshu: It's already 11:30, are you crazy? ]
In the end, no one replied to her. Now it looked like he was really coming.
She paced back and forth in the room anxiously. When He Ranshu became anxious and uneasy, she would involuntarily play with her thumb nail.
He Ranshu's thumb nail has never been intact, so when she felt uneasy in front of others, she chose to wrap her thumb with gauze to restrain herself.
To stop herself from biting her nails, now that there was no one around, she just bit her nails until they were broken.
“Knock, knock, knock—”
"Come in."
"Sister." Her brother came in with a bowl of food and saw her walking around and asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"
"Nothing, what's the matter?" He Ranshu shook his head, sat down and looked at him and asked.
Normally her brother would not look for her, but he suddenly came in with food, so there must be something wrong.
"It's nothing, I just want you to help me find a part-time job so I can earn some money during the winter vacation," said her brother.
"Would you like to draw illustrations?" She remembered that the studio was looking for someone to draw illustrations, and her brother's drawing skills were also good.
He Ranqi nodded repeatedly and said, "Sure, when do you start work?"
"Tomorrow." After saying this, she thought of the fact that he would take the college entrance examination this year. "You are about to take the college entrance examination. Why are you looking for a part-time job if you don't study hard?"
But he said nonchalantly: "It's nothing, my part-time job doesn't affect my studies."
"Let me make this clear first. If your grades drop because of your part-time job, you can't blame me." He Ranshu said, pointing at his tall nose.
"Got it." He put the expensive fruits aside and said, "Sister, you eat."
These fruits were bought for him by his mother, saying that his brother had been having a hard time studying recently and needed to eat some fruits to supplement his studies.
His mother's partiality was always obvious to everyone, which made He Ranshu feel sad and helpless.
"Take it back. Mom bought it for you. I don't want to eat it." He Ranshu shook his head and didn't take it.
"Oh, there's so much that I can't finish it by myself. Rather than letting it go to waste, I'd rather give it to you." After saying this, he got up and walked out.
There is a seven-year age difference between them, but the younger brother has grown taller than her.
After being disturbed by his brother, He Ranshu calmed down. If he wants to come, then come. Book a hotel for him to stay.
Xu Hai got off the plane at around four in the morning. After he got off the plane and turned on his phone, he sent a message to He Ranshu.
I found a hotel near the airport and stayed there, planning to go look for He Ranshu the next day.
After sitting on the plane for four hours, he was already very tired. After taking his luggage to the room, he threw it on the bed and fell asleep.
The next day, He Ranshu dressed up and went out.
After arriving at the milk tea shop they had agreed on, He Ranshu looked around but couldn't tell which one was Yinchuan.
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