Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 869 - 871: If You Have No Money, Wash the Dishes

Chapter 869: Chapter 871: If You Have No Money, Wash the Dishes

Gong Ruzhi was waiting with Wan Yihui at the doorstep, and finally, when they saw a familiar figure, they hurried out.

"Brother Xu Ran."

Seeing them, Zhao Xuran didn’t say much and just handed over the box he was holding.

Gong Ruzhi quickly grabbed it, "Thanks, Brother Xu Ran."

Then he turned and ran away, shouting as he went, "Brother Xu Ran brought us something delicious."

"Brother Xu Ran is the best."

Zhao Guangran was in a really bad mood today. According to his plan, he should have had a sweet time with Cao Na and improved their relationship.

But now, he had spent a lot of money just to make Cao Na less angry.

Zhao Guangran would be lying if he said he wasn’t upset, and before he could vent his frustration, he was taken aback by what Gong Rui said.

"I bought the pastries."

"You know, those cost a lot." Remembering the bill, just the packaging was enough to make Zhao Guangran’s heart ache.

It’s not that Zhao Guangran didn’t have money, but he was used to letting his big brother pay. He originally thought his big brother’s offer was just a casual remark and didn’t expect him to actually make him pay.

He gave a resentful glance at the smiling Zhao Xuran, "Big brother, you really didn’t help me pay. What if I hadn’t brought enough money?"

"You can’t expect us to stay and wash dishes, can you?" Zhao Guangran couldn’t imagine such a scene, it was too beautiful to contemplate,

"I had money."

"I’m a person with a reputation; I can’t stay behind. Ni Zi and Nana are girls, they shouldn’t wash dishes either."

Exasperated, his big brother only mentioned three names, why didn’t he mention his name? Zhao Guangran knew that this meant he would definitely have to pay his share, "Big brother, you’d really let me wash dishes?"

"It’s not like you haven’t washed dishes before." Zhao Xuran couldn’t understand why Zhao Guangran was so against washing dishes, clearly at home in Beijing, he washed dishes too.

"Yes, but it’s different in meaning." Big brother, you’ve really been led astray by Gong Ruini. You’ve learned this trick. You obviously understand the meaning, yet you’re pretending to be clueless. People like this are the most infuriating.

"Didn’t notice." Zhao Xuran found pretending to be clueless quite nice, especially seeing Zhao Guangran jumping in exasperation, it was really amusing.

Didn’t notice, Zhao Guangran looked at his big brother’s expression and stomped his foot in anger—was this just a joke at his expense? Was he being treated like that kid, Wan Yihui?

"You just realized?" Gong Ruini truly admired Zhao Guangran. Did this guy really think Zhao Xuran didn’t want to pay because he was trying to vent for her?

Gong Ruini observed the whole process, and sincerely lit a candle for Zhao Guangran. Zhao Xuran was quite a stable person, but even he had a mischievous side, being a child after all.

As for why he hadn’t shown it before, Gong Ruini didn’t understand, nor did she care, she just assumed his rebellious phase had come a bit late.

Was he really unlucky? Otherwise, why would Gong Ruini kindly remind him that he was feeling guilty about Haining City? Because when big brother and Gong Ruini teamed up, it usually spelled big trouble, and Gong Ruini definitely wouldn’t give him a warning.

Ah ah, would big brother take back all the things he tricked out of him before?

Zhao Guangran didn’t even know what exactly he had tricked from his big brother, but he did know that the value wasn’t small.

And with his big brother’s approach, he wouldn’t just recoup the principal, he would definitely add interest, and Zhao Guangran really regretted knowing how his big brother calculated interest.

Was it just because he didn’t treat Ni Zi to western food? Such a small amount of money wasn’t worth saving, so Zhao Guangran ran over to Gong Ruini with a fawning smile, "Ni Zi, I’ll treat you to western food."

Ah, just ate a meal, why so kind to treat her again suddenly? Zhao Guangran being so generous made Gong Ruini a bit anxious.

"What are you up to?" Zhao Guangran suddenly inviting her with no reason, the cost wouldn’t be low.

"Well, Ni Zi, could you plead for me?" Zhao Guangran didn’t hide his intention, knowing if he said otherwise, Gong Ruini might trick him into a meal.

Plead? Gong Ruini shook her head, then looked at Zhao Guangran with a "you idiot" expression, and sneered as she walked away.

Did he think she was stupid? If Zhao Xuran was venting for her, why would she go and defend Zhao Guangran like a saint? Her brain wasn’t that waterlogged.

Ah ah, she just walked away like that, what should he do in the future? Zhao Guangran almost wanted to kneel before Gong Ruini.

"He asked you to plead." Zhao Xuran was walking ahead, but he still heard bits and pieces of what was going on behind.

This guy’s ears were too sharp. Gong Ruini was sure that Zhao Xuran hadn’t turned back or looked, yet he guessed so accurately, was it hearing or guessing? Gong Ruini was really curious.

"Told you to exercise with us, but you weren’t willing." Zhao Xuran was somewhat helpless about Gong Ruini’s reluctance to exercise; he took this chance to entice her a bit.

Exercise, Gong Ruini was furious; didn’t all her early morning runs count as exercise?

"Follow us to exercise, you’ll run faster and not worry when encountering bad people."

"Then, if someone speaks ill of you, you’ll be able to hear."

This reason was pretty convincing, and it did move Gong Ruini a bit, but only slightly. Thinking about the hardship they faced in martial arts training, Gong Ruini immediately dismissed the idea.

"I’ll pass; not hearing these things makes me more at ease, otherwise I’d be anxious."

"Especially Brother Guangran, who keeps talking bad about me." Gong Ruini noticed Zhao Guangran just behind her and intentionally raised her voice a bit.

Zhao Guangran almost twisted his ankle. Who did he offend now, for Gong Ruini to mock him like this, "When have I ever spoken ill of you?"

Didn’t he? This guy really denied saying what he did, too unmanly. Gong Ruini almost wanted to give him the middle finger in contempt.

"I meant I didn’t say it behind your back, can’t I voice my opinions?" Zhao Guangran needed to explain properly; otherwise, if his big brother found out he spoke poorly of Ni Zi, the punishment would be more severe.

Zhao Guangran wasn’t expecting Ni Zi to forgive him; if it wasn’t for someone backing her, he wouldn’t worry.

"A man shouldn’t speak ill of others behind their backs; it shows a lack of upbringing." Zhao Xuran didn’t comment on whether Zhao Guangran spoke ill, but these words made Zhao Guangran seem even worse.

Zhao Guangran couldn’t take it anymore, "Alright, stop talking. Keep this up, and I’ll become utterly irredeemable."

Zhao Guangran always thought quite well of himself, but why in Zhao Xuran’s eyes did he seem so awful? Couldn’t they have a pleasant conversation?

He stomped as he walked to show his displeasure, but apart from his foot hurting, no one paid attention, making Zhao Guangran feel increasingly aggrieved. If only Cao Na were by his side, at least she wouldn’t let his big brother bully him so much and would at least comfort him.