Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 701 - 703: Take Action

Zhao Guangran knew his good friend Gong Jiaming was coming to Beijing today, he was overjoyed.

Although when he woke up, he found Gong Ruini and the others already left, it didn’t stop him from waiting at the doorstep for his good friend’s arrival.

Life was somewhat tough these days, Zhao Guangran had no idea how many times he was ridiculed by people, he wanted to fight back but couldn’t find an opportunity.

Indeed, he was alone and weak, but that was about to change because his good friend was coming! He’d soon have someone on his side.

Seeing someone from afar, Zhao Guangran became very excited and rushed over. He was just about to hug his friend and talk about his hardships when he was overwhelmed by his friend’s scent.

"Wow, that’s too much." Gong Jiaming was initially just as excited to see Zhao Guangran, wanting to share his excitement about coming to Beijing.

Unexpectedly, before he could express his excitement, he saw Zhao Guangran’s disdainful look, and felt instantly hurt.

Well, if he didn’t like him, then he shouldn’t come over. Gong Jiaming was also a person with a temper.

Zhao Guangran watched as Gong Jiaming left with a few cold snorts, completely bewildered. He genuinely didn’t think his actions were wrong; the scent was just unpleasant.

"You are kind of overreacting." Zhao Xuran admitted Gong Jiaming’s scent wasn’t pleasant, but he didn’t need to make it so obvious, "If I said the same to you, wouldn’t you be upset?"

"I don’t care." Zhao Guangran genuinely didn’t care, "I’ve been bullied by you all enough."

Faced with such a thick-skinned individual, Gong Ruini and the others wondered what to say.

"Too bad you aren’t Brother Jiaming." Gong Ruini noticed that Gong Jiaming, who was walking ahead, had his straight posture slightly bent after hearing Zhao Guangran’s remark.

Even more so, his walking pace hastened. It clearly showed he was angry, very angry indeed.

Gong Ruini grinned happily; whenever Gong Jiaming was around, there was always laughter and entertainment.

Oh no, Gong Ruini laughed at Gong Jiaming’s retreating figure, while Zhao Guangran was dumbfounded, glaring fiercely at Gong Ruini.

"What’s wrong?" Zhao Xuran, displeased with Zhao Guangran’s expression, asked quietly.

What’s wrong? You were right there, didn’t you see her bullying me? Zhao Guangran felt aggrieved.

Forget it, he was wronged and needed to vent. Just had to make use of this excuse.

Ignoring his earlier disdain for Gong Jiaming’s scent, Zhao Guangran quickly ran over and hugged Gong Jiaming, "Jiaming, you don’t know, I’m suffering."

"Without you here, they’re all bullying me."

"I’ve been longing day and night waiting for you to come."

"Why don’t you study in Beijing?"

Looking at Zhao Guangran’s sorrowful expression and hearing this tone, Gong Ruini couldn’t help but want to say, "Don’t you think Brother Guangran wasted his talent by not becoming an actor?"

Tears might not be instantly on command, but brewing them was quite fast, even Gong Ruini, as a woman, couldn’t compete with him.

"He should become an actor; he’s already performing well now, if he continued to be an actor..." My goodness, Zhao Xuran shuddered at the thought, truly unable to imagine what any scene would be like.

Indeed, projecting into the future, this guy might treat home as his stage for various performances, Gong Ruini certainly didn’t want to constantly act alongside a drama king.

"Seems like he needs serious suppression." Zhao Xuran truly didn’t know where Zhao Guangran learned these antics.

Clearly, no one in the family was like this, yet he turned out this way, puzzling, utterly puzzling.

Zhao Guangran wasn’t aware that due to this action, his brother was thinking of suppressing him; what he worried now was how to calm Gong Jiaming, no, how to please him.

Zhao Guangran really couldn’t understand why just one gesture would displease Gong Jiaming so much; had he known in advance, would he have acted so foolish?

"Is it effective?" If suppressing really worked, Zhao Guangran would have changed long ago; however, look at this guy, no signs of improvement whatsoever.

"Effective or not, he needs something to worry about." Zhao Xuran no longer hoped for Zhao Guangran to improve, but couldn’t be laissez-faire because of his constant lack of change.

"Worry?" Gong Ruini glanced at the person ahead, "By the way, I’m going to find my dad tonight; I have an idea."

Yo, what idea popped up now, something that even interested Gong Ruini must involve money-making, curious what scheme she came up with, Zhao Xuran was genuinely intrigued.

"Nothing major, just suddenly thought about how frying things is not only oily but also not popular in the summer." In these non-air-conditioned times, appetite dwindled come summer.

Braising has no such concerns, as long as it tastes refreshing, plus it saves oil. Such a good business won’t last past summer, though with good exploration, tasty dishes could be churned out, although that’s beyond Gong Ruini’s capability.

A clueless girl coming up with braising is quite impressive already, more expectations would be unreasonable.

Braising business then, huh, Zhao Xuran hadn’t tasted it, although even Gong Jiaming praised the variety, it should be good; given that, let’s try it.

At worst, it could be self-consumed, though the key issue is, "Who can make it?"

Even if Gong Jiaxin was nearby, Zhao Xuran didn’t think she could cook.

"My mom can cook, though she hasn’t done it in years, unclear how skilled she’d be." Actually, simply adding plenty of spices keeps the result from being too shabby, and Cai Meina should handle it well.

Aunt Cai can indeed cook, given his mother is busy with work, less adept at cooking and such, but it’s different for Aunt Cai, "Let’s give it a shot."

Previously, upon hearing Gong Ruini’s suggestion, Gong Jiaxin would feel odd, though now she felt it completely normal. Ni Zi just needed a snippet of conversation to come up with money-making ideas.

Gong Jiaxin knew Uncle’s family wasn’t easy to mess with, yet couldn’t fathom why the young uncle insisted on visiting Beijing; truly a pig-headed move.

No, it’s not about being pig-headed; it’s that he’d always been used to taking advantage, and now without perks, felt uncomfortable.

"We can do it, why don’t we set up a stall tomorrow." Gong Ruini had already decided on execution, setting up a stall at the doorstep for trial sales and flavor feedback.

Seriously? Gong Jiaxin was shocked, knowing Gong Ruini wouldn’t miss out on business, but had no idea her action seemed so swift; already planning a stall tomorrow.

Gong Jiaxin wasn’t aware that Grandma and the others discussed for ages before making decisions, consuming a substantial time indeed, incomparable.

With such a mind and speed, no wonder she profited, Gong Jiaxin sighed, grateful Dad always said it was thanks to his and Uncle’s sturdy pace; otherwise, fortune wouldn’t come his way.