Chapter 25 Someone Familiar
Chapter 25 Someone Familiar
The prices at Bailian are a bit high, giving people the impression that they're trying to fleece a sucker.
But since we're already here, we might as well spend a little bit.
I bought four large bottles of one-liter iced tea at a supermarket outside, which cost a total of 11.96 RMB. I carried the bags up to the second floor and saw three other people waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
Niu Zibin, Yan Yiyan, and Ninja Sang.
"Come on, one bottle each, it's on me!"
"Why didn't you bring a few more packs of spicy strips?" Yan Yiyan took the iced tea, unscrewed the cap, took an elegant sip, and said leisurely.
Chen Chen shook his head seriously:
"Those 'dog shit' spicy strips in the supermarket now start at four or five yuan. How can I afford to buy a few more packs? You spendthrift woman!"
"Calling me a spendthrift?" The girl raised an eyebrow and kicked Chen Chen's shoe. "Don't you ever tell me how poor you are? Weren't you going to win Cheng Xiuxiu's heart? Why are you wearing these shabby fake Nikes again today... I have to say, these fake Nikes are really awful. Why are there teeth growing on the swoosh?"
Chen Chen frowned:
"You don't know anything. I won Cheng Xiuxiu over with feelings, not with shoes. What does it matter what shoes you wear?"
"That's incredibly significant, you..."
Yan Yiyan noticed that Chen Chen's proud head was filled with pride and unyielding spirit, and she stopped talking.
"Fine, you won't listen anyway."
"I asked you to come here to give me some valuable advice; I definitely won't listen to advice that isn't helpful."
If what you agree with has value, and what you disagree with has no value, then what's the point of me saying anything?
Yan Yiyan grew angrier the more she thought about it, stomped her foot, and turned to leave.
"Hey, why are you leaving? Why are you in such a bad mood?" Chen Chen quickly grabbed her.
"Let go!"
"Don't you dare leave once you let go!"
"I'm leaving!"
"Then I won't let go."
"You pervert! If you don't let go, I'm calling for help!"
"Sigh, never mind, you can go now." Chen Chen released his hand and said helplessly, "What a pity, I was originally planning to give you a Hellfire after I won Cheng Xiuxiu over, but it's fine now that you're gone."
Upon hearing this, the girl stopped in her tracks.
"You don't know anything. Who uses Hellfire anymore? It's ugly and feels terrible. Even a dog would shake its head at it."
"Okay, let's change it. As long as I can win Cheng Xiuxiu's heart, I'll give you whatever skin you want."
"This..." Yan Yiyan crossed her arms, stood still, and tilted her head. "That's more like it..."
"See? You're the one who makes a fuss. Everyone else doesn't have as many fuss issues as you."
Chen Chen turned his head and saw Niu Zibin and Ninja Sang giving him resentful looks.
"Oh no, no, no, you two! You two will get some too! Then I'll be hooking up with a rich woman, and you can pick any gift you want. I'll let you experience what it's like to accidentally wander into the imperial palace!"
That's more or less.
Although they often give the impression that the leader is just making empty promises, a leader who can't make promises isn't a good leader. The four-person Cheng Xiuxiu Strategy Team temporarily formed a small group because of their shared interests.
"Friends, after a long day of contemplation, and with Lin Jianlu's advice, I finally understand!" Sitting in the mall's rest area, Chen Chen said earnestly, "The most important thing in winning over a girl is to cater to her preferences!"
That makes sense.
"truth!"
He managed to utter a single, coherent sentence.
"So the urgent problem we need to solve now is, what does Cheng Xiuxiu like?" Chen Chen looked at the other three. "Lin Jianlu said it's studying, but I always feel that probably no one really likes studying. Do you guys like it?"
"I don't like it. Do you like it?"
"Who would like a decent person?"
"Can someone who says they like someone be a decent person?"
"Disgusting!"
"Yes, people always need some entertainment and hobbies outside of studying!"
"That makes sense," Ninja-san chimed in. "For example, the vice president's love for 'God of Zero' is unparalleled; Niu... Binbin is passionate about playing cards; and Yanbao is a master of the mobile game 'Honor of Kings'!"
"And what about you?" the three asked, puzzled.
The ninja remained silent, simply unzipping his coat.
Immediately, the densely packed anime loli badges that covered the inside of the jacket blinded everyone present.
"I am not very talented, but I enjoy collecting all kinds of loli badges. Today I am busy buying new items, so I don't have many with me. I'll make a fool of myself."
Holy crap, that was some serious showing off!
But to be fair, it is indeed a very niche and sophisticated hobby, and the other three have to admire it.
"What hobbies does Cheng Xiuxiu have besides studying?"
Chen Chen looked at the three of them, Niu Zibin and Ninja Sang looked at Yan Yiyan, and then Chen Chen also only looked at Yan Yiyan.
Why are you all looking at me?
"Oh no, girls don't all have the same hobbies. Some like dogs, some like cats, some like Pepsi, some like Coca-Cola. I'm not omniscient, how would I know what Cheng Xiuxiu likes?"
"Does anyone actually like toilet cleaner?"
"I don't think so."
"That's absolutely right."
"So what exactly is toilet cleaner...?"
"Stop," Chen Chen said sternly. "This is a trick Chaos Tzeentch uses to make humans kill each other. Don't touch it!"
"Absolutely right!"
The four of them instantly reached an unprecedented consensus.
So what exactly does Cheng Xiuxiu like?
The group fell into a silent silence.
Nearly a minute later, Niu Zibin spoke up:
"Actually... is there such a possibility?"
"Could we go see what Cheng Xiuxiu does on the weekend and then join her?"
"That's right! She doesn't have any grudge against us, so why can't we just pay her a visit?"
"Now the question is..." Chen Chen said seriously, scanning the crowd.
Does anyone know where Cheng Xiuxiu lives?
……
No. 12, Lane 1888, Qianpu Road, Wenxing District!
This is the address given by Lin Jianlu's client, a 40-minute drive away. At this moment, Lin Jianlu has already put on a more casual makeup, making him look like an ordinary handsome guy. He is sitting in the back seat of the ride-hailing car, shivering with Sister Xuanxuan.
"Sir, when we arrive, could you please come with us? We don't mean anything by it, we just want you to give us some encouragement and boost our morale! This customer of ours seems a bit strange..."
The driver looked back and saw that Sister Xuanxuan had a red banknote between her fingers. He glanced at the two of them and nodded reluctantly.
Oh no, I'm going to be treated like a delivery chicken... oh no, a delivery duck!
Yes, although they were very uneasy, the other party had given them so much that after much deliberation, Lin Jianlu and Sister Xuanxuan decided to take a gamble!
If the other party is a legitimate customer, then everyone is happy.
If the other party shows any ill intentions, Lin Jianlu's size 39 feet and the pepper spray in his pocket are not to be trifled with!
Damn it, why are you proud of big feet now?
I was a little heartbroken, so I gave the driver another 100 yuan, turning 50,000 into 49900.
Sigh, I feel like I'm brave yet cowardly and petty all at the same time, hopeless...
With that in mind, the ride-hailing car slowly drove into the Linjianyu residential area and finally stopped in front of Villa No. 12.
The three got out of the car, stood outside the huge villa, and rang the doorbell.
Immediately, as a burly man opened the gate for them, Lin Jianlu saw from afar that a petite girl in a white dress was pushing open the door and walking out from the opposite side of the villa's courtyard.
Because of her slight nearsightedness, she couldn't see the girl's face very clearly.
but--
Why did she feel that the girl was somewhat familiar?
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