After breakfast, we started a thorough cleaning. Luckily, this was a new house and it wasn't very dirty to begin with. Lin's mom also cleans regularly, so a little wiping and mopping was all it took.
"Oh, I'm exhausted. Senior, could you get me a Coke?"
Lin's mother slapped Lin Chen, who was sprawled on the sofa, and said, "Why are you calling me 'senior sister'? Call me 'older sister' instead."
"I..." Lin Chen looked at his mother's eyes and finally gave in, "Sister, get me a Coke."
Anrou went to the refrigerator with a smile and took it.
In the afternoon, An Rou and Lin's mother were making dumplings together, while Lin Chen went out with Lin's father to buy fireworks. Seeing the speechless expression on Lin Chen's face, Lin's father smiled and said, "Don't be upset. Your mother and I originally planned to have a daughter, but we ended up having a son. Your mother was upset for several days. It was only because you are cute that she reluctantly accepted the reality."
Lin Chen: ? ? ?
So I was an accident?
"So, when you called back that day and told me about Anrou's situation, your mother was really heartbroken. And after spending the last two days with her, Anrou is really well-behaved and sensible. So you should prepare yourself for the possibility of losing her favor."
"Old Lin, I think I should run away from home."
Lin's father glanced at him and said, "Stop babbling. Running away from home? When you were a kid, the furthest you ever ran away from home was the supermarket at the entrance of the community. If you saw a toy you liked, you would run back to me and ask me to buy it for you."
Lin Chen looked utterly hopeless. After a series of complex internal struggles, he was finally forced to accept reality and obediently went to move the fireworks.
In the evening, after the Lin family of four finished eating dumplings, Old Lin drove them to the outskirts of the city to set off fireworks.
"Now everyone lives in high-rise buildings, so why do we have to travel so far to set off fireworks? It's not like before, when everyone set them off right in front of their homes."
"Why don't you say that five-story buildings used to be considered tall? When I married you, we lived in a single-story house that leaked when it rained and let in drafts in winter."
An Rou sat in the car, listening to Lin's parents talk about the past, and felt happiness about to overflow.
"Lin Chen, why don't you and An Rou go light the fireworks?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Lin Chen and An Rou lit all the fireworks one by one. The dazzling fireworks bloomed in the night sky, which also evoked Lin Chen's memories of his past life. In his past life, because of Old Lin's tragic experience, Lin Chen's family had no spare money to buy fireworks. During festivals, they would only buy a few spring thunder firecrackers.
Comparing the present to the happy expressions on his family's faces, Lin Chen felt that the car that hit him might have been a system deliveryman from some other world.
"Brother Chen! Sister Anrou!"
"Fatty, what a coincidence."
"Yes, we're setting off fireworks too. Have you finished?"
"Yes, it just finished."
"Brother Chen, do you remember Wang Kai from our high school, the one who liked the rich girl? He bought a lot of fireworks and is planning to set them off by the river. Shall we go check it out?"
"Okay, let's go."
After telling his parents, Lin Chen took An Rou to the riverbank.
"Young Master Wang!"
"Hey, isn't this the school heartthrob Lin Chen? And who is this?"
Seeing that Lin Chen did not answer, An Rou took the initiative to say, "I am his sister."
"Oh, hello sister! I'm just about to set off fireworks, let's play together!"
Lin Chen took out a lighter, exchanged a glance with the fat man, and said with a malicious smile, "Young Master Wang, no need for you to trouble yourself, we'll help you light the fire."
"Hey, hey, hey, I'll order myself! You guys stop right there!"
Unfortunately, Lin Chen and the fat man had already run off separately and started lighting fireworks one by one, specifically choosing the biggest ones.
"biu~biu~"
Brilliant fireworks burst across the night sky, dazzling like countless twinkling stars. They danced in various shapes and colors, adorning the entire night sky with a dreamlike beauty. Everyone looked up at the sky, their faces filled with joy and amazement. At that moment, time seemed to stand still, everyone immersed in this beautiful atmosphere, witnessing this magnificent fireworks display together.
After the fireworks ended, a pink-haired girl walked over with her arm around Wang Kai's. Lin Chen looked at the pink-haired girl, then at Wang Kai. Wang Kai had clearly evolved by now and wasn't embarrassed at all. He raised an eyebrow at Lin Chen, as if to say, "How about it, buddy? You change girlfriends fast, right? Watch me collect all seven colors to summon the dragon."
Lin Chen was also very sensible: "Young Master Wang, these fireworks are amazing! It's all thanks to you. In this area, Young Master Wang, you are the King of Nanbo!"
"Haha, Lin Chen, you really are a top student. You always speak the truth. Come on, I'll treat you to hot pot."
"Alright, since Young Master Wang has spoken, we have to give him face. Fatty, let's go."
So, the five of them rode in Wang Kai's BMW to a hot pot restaurant in the city.
"Hot pot is the perfect dish for this kind of weather."
After everyone sat down, Lin Chen instinctively wanted to take out his phone to scan the QR code to order, but he immediately realized that there was no such thing as a QR code yet. He wondered if he could make the scanning function available in advance and build a QR code scanning app into MIUI.
As the group ate hot pot, Wang Kai raised his wine glass.
"Come on, Lin Chen, let's have one together."
Lin Chen took a sip of his drink and continued to flatter, "Young Master Wang is indeed very capable; he's even driving a BMW."
"Hey, it's nothing. It's just a BMW, the worst car in our family. I started a business while I was in college, and my dad said that when I go out to do business, I should drive a car to save face."
"Oh? Young Master Wang has started his own business. What kind of company is it?"
"Now that online shopping is so popular, I contracted out the school's courier station and hired a few students to deliver packages to the dormitories every day. Business is just so-so."
At this moment, the pink-haired girl spoke up: "Brother Kai, you're too modest. You've monopolized the entire school's express delivery business now. You must make a lot of money every day."
"Not much, I only earn about one or two thousand a day."
"Wow, that means you can earn 60,000 a month! My god, my monthly living expenses are only 1,500. Kai, you are amazing."
Lin Chen quickly clapped and said, "Amazing! Young Master Wang is truly a natural businessman. You managed to seize this business opportunity."
“This is all small change. Have you heard of Huasuan.com? My dad recently placed an ad on Huasuan.com and spent tens of millions of yuan. That’s real money.”
An Rou and Fatty Wang glanced at Lin Chen, who was frantically showing off his beef rolls.
"Why are you all looking at me? Eat up! Young Master Wang's family spends tens of millions on advertising alone, do you think they'd be short of a hot pot meal?"
"Come on, everyone, eat up, don't be shy."
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