Chapter 110: Approaching Year's End

  Lorin sent a text message with a slightly sarcastic tone, probably leaving the person on the other end of the phone stunned for a long time without responding. So Lorin didn't take it seriously and put her phone back in her pocket, quickly forgetting about the matter.

  At this time, Jiang Yan's phone came.

  Lorraine chuckled and picked up the phone: "Hey, Yan Jie, you're so busy every day, do you still have time to call me?"

  This is not a big or small joke, these days Jiang Yan can be said to be busy with the case of Qian Baiwan and Qian Hu, all news media and information websites in the entire Zhengzhou City are competing to report on this matter. Fortunately, the higher-ups attach great importance to this incident, so they quickly reduced the negative impact to a minimum. In contrast, many working personnel near the 30th day of the lunar year were still working hard and sweating profusely.

  The news about the Qian family father and son has finally subsided since yesterday, and the Municipal Bureau also gave a week-long holiday to the police officers who have been working on the front lines of the Criminal Police Brigade, including the days off during the Spring Festival.

  It wasn't until now that Jiang Yan finally found time to call Luolin. Previously, she was too busy and every time Luolin called her, either the line was busy or temporarily unavailable, so he stopped bothering her. Finally, he waited for Yan's sister to initiate a call.

  Jiang Yan's voice was mixed with a hint of fatigue, but she laughed and said: "You little stinker, your sister is almost exhausted to death, and you still have the mood to talk nonsense with me."

  Lorraine smiled: "Hehe, sister Yan. You just got off from your hard work, right? I'll treat you to a meal and then we can go relax at the sauna and get a massage at Zhoujiang Club, how about that?"

  "Get out!……” Jiang Yan knew what the words meant in Luo Lin's tone, "I know what you mean, your Luo Group successfully acquired Caesar Palace and renamed it Zhoujiang Club, so proud of yourself! Humph, you want me to give a massage? How is that? Is this Zhoujiang Club going to follow the old path of Caesar Palace now? Just wait and see if I won't be the first one to catch you!"

  "No more joking," Lorin said with a change of heart. "I really haven't seen you for several days, I'm worried, please go have a meal."

  Jiang Yan thought for a moment, then yawned and replied: "No way, I'm really exhausted from the hard work these past few days. My parents have cooked dinner and are waiting for me to go home and eat. After eating, I'll just stay at home and be a couch potato for the day. In two days, after I've rested up, I'll give you another call."

  "Hehe, in two days? Isn't that New Year's Eve? Are you thinking of having a midnight tryst with me and being romantic all the way into next year?"

  "Not a single good deed!" Jiang Yan scolded, and then hung up the phone. "That's all for now, I'll call you again in two days."

  With that, there was a loud click and the phone hung up.

  Luo Lin opened his mouth, just about to say something, but heard the busy tone in the phone receiver, and helplessly shrugged his shoulders. Originally, he wanted to tell Jiang Yan about the matter of her father, Jiang Songyue, asking him to meet at the tea house two days ago. But now that Jiang Yan had hung up, he didn't need to worry about it anymore. Forget it, not saying anything is fine too, it's not like it's something worth mentioning, if Jiang Songyue wants to tell Sister Yan then let him tell her, I won't say a word.

  He hailed a taxi, but instead of going home to rest, he changed his mind and headed to Brother Internet Cafe.

  As I entered the internet cafe, I saw a fiery scene. Although it was near Chinese New Year, business was still booming, with students around 17 or 18 years old sitting at every computer.

  The waiter looked around and found that only Liu Wanchuan was sitting there.

  "Lin Ge, you're here?" Liu Wanchuan was wearing a deep black cotton-padded jacket today, and his hair had grown quite a bit. Due to some things at the internet cafe and bar, he had been worried a lot, eaten more, exercised more, so his figure had gradually become tall and sturdy, losing the weak feeling of before. He exuded an air of stability that far surpassed that of his peers, if no one told you, probably no one would be able to associate him with being a high school student.

  "Hmm, why are you alone today? Where's Ryoko and the others?" Lorin smiled and casually pulled up a stool, sitting at the counter facing Liu Wanchuan.

  "It's Chinese New Year, and relatives and friends will come to visit. They were all called away by their parents." Liu Wanchuan had a lot of respect for Luolin in his heart, and he spoke very seriously, never joking around. Luolin often mentioned this about him, but he once responded with a sentence that touched Luolin's heart: "All the other brothers joke around with you, but I'm the only one who can't, because at least one person needs to maintain a serious attitude at all times, otherwise the group will become very slack."

  As for Liu Wanchuan's generalization, Luo Lin didn't quite agree with it, but he admired him. He knew that Liu Wanchuan was a talented person who could accomplish great things. Lin Jiadong was indeed a unique individual, but deep down, he had a bit of a rascal's air about him, which made him far inferior to Liu Wanchuan. In fact, when it came down to business, the ruthlessness with which Liu Wanchuan acted was something that even Luo Lin couldn't match at times.

  Having a good brother like Liu Wanchuan is truly a great blessing for Lorraine's rebirth.

  "Uh, Ryoko and the others all know to go home and visit relatives during the break. You should take a holiday too. Since the winter break started, I haven't seen you rest for even one day. Now that you're in your second year of high school, it's the best time to have fun, but instead you're like a little adult, always so tired." Luoluo said with deep concern.

  "What's the big deal, just put in a bit more effort. Besides, Lin Ge, aren't you always busy running around? I'm taking you as an example. I still remember what you said - to make something of myself, at least not to embarrass myself. I feel that youth only comes once, so it's best to understand things early on and lay a good foundation, rather than wasting time playing around and having fun."

  Upon hearing this, Lorraine nodded deeply. Liu Wanchuan's comprehension was very high; these words didn't need to be elaborated on by Lorraine, and he could easily grasp them with a bit of casual conversation.

  After a slight pause, Lao Lin asked: "It's almost the 30th of the lunar year, you should also take a rest. I'm busy, but I know how to balance work and rest. At least during the New Year, visiting relatives and friends is our Chinese custom. If your family calls you to visit relatives and friends, don't worry about things here. When you leave, just give me a call, and I'll hire some temporary workers at high wages to take care of things for a few days."

  "Haha……" At this time, Liu Wanchuan suddenly smiled and touched his nose, "Actually, Lin Ge, I'm not kidding you. I really don't need to visit relatives or friends, my family is not in the city, my parents are working abroad, and there's only one uncle who works as a cleaner in the city, I usually live with him. Until the 29th of the Lunar New Year, my uncle will be off work, and my parents should also return home around that time, so I won't go back until after two days. My family is in the countryside, about tens of miles away from the city center, this time when I go back, it'll take some time to come back, so I need to arrange the internet cafe and bar business within these few days before I can rest assured."

  Lorraine suddenly realized.

  It's really hard to tell, this Liu Wanchuan is actually a country bumpkin. Although he and his brothers have been close in recent days, they are still young and rarely ask about each other's family matters. To be honest, when Luolin first saw Liu Wanchuan, he didn't think he was a country boy, which differed from the image of a simple and kind farmer in his mind. Later on, Wanchuan had extraordinary intelligence and was very good at socializing, plus now he has this mature and steady appearance, it's really completely evolved, not even a hint of the rustic air is left.

  "Heh heh, Xiao Chuan, now that you're back, can't you tell your parents to take a break and stay at home? After all, you've already earned enough money, there's no need for your uncle and aunt to work abroad anymore." Luolin smiled and patted Liu Wanchuan's shoulder, his eyes as usual, without any condescending look, which made Liu Wanchuan feel a wave of emotion in his heart.

  He remembered that when he first came to the city to study, every time he mentioned his peasant family background, he would always get a look of disdain. Although some people still smiled and said something friendly, Liu Wanchuan could see through it clearly. From then on, Liu Wanchuan kept the secret of being from a peasant family deep in his heart. Perhaps due to feelings of inferiority, but before he achieved anything, he didn't want to suffer so many strange looks again.

  In fact, this is how society is. You find it hard to mention your peasant identity, not because you are a vain person, but because most people wear colored glasses when looking at others. If you live among friends or classmates from rich families, they mostly grew up with family influence and only befriend those who have good family backgrounds, while you, as a poor outsider, can only be excluded everywhere. So, it's better not to be too honest, wait until you have built relationships and gained power, then reveal the truth, it's not late.

  No choice, humans are social animals, being a bit slick is the only way to thrive in this dark life. Once you're successful, no one cares about your background, and the poorer your background, the more they respect and look up to you. But have they ever thought that they never wanted to be friends with someone from a poor family?

  Lorin once said: Not everyone can be low-key. True low-key is when you have the capital to high-key at any time. If you don't have the skills for high-key, then your low-key will be called cowardice or having no future.

  Since the last time's Qian Hu incident, Liu Wanchuan knew that Lin Ge was actually Luo Da Shao of the Luo Group in Zongzhou City, and he admired him even more. Because on his body, not a bit of the super rich second generation's airs could be seen, but rather he treated brothers very well, no matter if you were poor or wealthy, as long as he recognized who you were, he would treat you with sincerity.

  At this moment, Loring didn't have any unnatural reaction when he knew Liu Wanchuan was from a peasant family background. This warmed Liu's heart and after a pause, he said seriously: "Brother Lin, being brothers with you is the luckiest thing that has happened to me in my life."

  Liu Wanchuan suddenly became so sentimental, but Luo Lin just laughed and went up to give him a light punch on the chest: "You little brat, don't try this with me. How old are you, anyway? You're still going to have dozens of years ahead of you! Normally you seem like a man, why are you suddenly acting like a woman?"