Chapter 543: Your Brother Is Very Impressive?
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"If you don't have enough pocket money, I'll give you some. You can treat them to a barbecue!" Hao Ren was dragged outside the school building by Zhao Yanzi and said.
He really didn't feel like dealing with those junior high girls.
"You must go!" Zhao Yanzi had specially checked Hao Ren's class schedule and knew that he had no classes in the afternoon.
She pushed Hao Ren to the front of a bicycle, then thrust a key into his hand.
Hao Ren was forced by her. Since tomorrow would be their first day back at school and they'd have heavy workloads as ninth-graders, he wouldn't necessarily be hounded every single day. So, he got on the bike to take Zhao Yanzi to Hongji Square.
The sky looked gloomy, like it was about to rain heavily.
"Hold tight!" Hao Ren warned her once.
“Mm-hmm!” Zhao Yanzi happily pressed her face against Hao Ren's back and hugged his waist. Haha, no matter what, Hao Ren still did as she wished.
Bang...
The bicycle started suddenly like a car. Zhao Yanzi screamed and quickly hugged Hao Ren's waist tightly to prevent herself from being thrown off.
The sky darkened rapidly with clouds gathering together; the bike sped towards the school’s west gate, then rushed into Hongji Square.
"A Zi! A Zi!" Xiaoling and the others waited at the entrance of Hongji Square. They bounced up and down, waving their hands to greet her.
“Here we come!” Zhao Yanzi hugged Hao Ren with one arm while waving back to them with the other hand.
Hao Ren felt somewhat awkward. If he had said that he was Zhao Yanzi's brother, it would have been fine. But as her boyfriend or fiancé…
Hao Ren parked his bike in the parking area of Hongji Square. Xu Ling, Gu Yan, and Liu Qiqi—three girls wearing light blue school uniforms from Ling Zhao Middle School—immediately surrounded him.
They looked at Hao Ren with curious eyes, scrutinizing him from head to toe. Last time when Hao Ren helped Zhao Yanzi in her dorm room, they hadn't interacted much, and they didn’t really look closely at him.
"Uncle said he would treat us to a barbecue," Zhao Yanzi cheerfully announced as she got off the back seat of the bike.
“Thank you so much, Uncle!” The three girls shouted together.
Hao Ren’s forehead broke out in sweat. What kind of situation was this...
Dada-da…
Drops of rain in the clouds suddenly pour down.
"Ah! It's raining!" Zhao Yanzǐ immediately took郝仁's arm and pulled him across the small road to the barbecue shop on the other side.
The little hand held郝仁 tightly, a very natural reaction.
Little Ling and her two companions followed closely behind them. They looked at郝仁 and Zhao Yanzǐ standing together with slightly wet clothes and thought they matched quite well.
Zhao Yanzǐ realized she was holding郝仁's arm, blushed, and quickly let go of it, "Alright! Alright! The uncle said he'll treat us to dinner, so you can order all you want!"
"Yay!" All three girls immediately sat down and picked up the menus.
Another layer of sweat appeared on郝仁's forehead. He really wasn't good at dealing with young junior high school girls.
The heavy rain started rumbling outside, turning the Hongji Square into a white expanse without any students around.
The barbecue shop was steaming hot inside, contrasting sharply with the torrential rain outside. Little Ling and her companions didn't hesitate to order lots of beef skewers and mutton skewers along with various delicious dishes, and called for several bottles of drinks too.
"Let me formally introduce him to you guys. This is my bf,郝仁! You can just call him uncle!" Zhao Yanzǐ stood next to郝仁, facing her three dorm mates and said.
"Uncle!" The three girls curved their lips together and called out in unison.
郝仁 slightly lowered his head, sweating profusively. Modern young girls were really quite intimidating. A generation gap...
He had thought there would be several more girls here, but it turned out to just be the three from Zhao Yanzǐ's dormitory. So she did have her limits after all.
"Uncle, let me introduce them to you. This is Xue Ling, we all call her Little Ling. This one is Gu Yan, we all call her Yan Yan but don't call her that! And this one here is Liu Qiqi, we all just call her Qiqi," Zhao Yanzǐ introduced the three students in an upbeat manner to郝仁.
"Hello." Although they were already seated and eating together,郝仁 still felt a bit awkward.
"Uncle seems quite shy." Gu Yan teased him lightly.
Unable to do anything about it,郝仁 smiled wryly. Who would have thought he’d need to get acquainted with Zhao Yanzǐ's classmates too
By now, a few dozen grilled mutton skewers had been delivered by the waiter to their table.
"Thank you for treating us, uncle!" They grabbed the appetizing mutton skewers and thanked郝仁 as well.
Chewing on meat skewers while chattering about upcoming school matters. For instance, how Zhao Yanzǐ wasn't wearing her uniform and got criticized by the teacher at today's grade assembly; how their parents were forcing them to preview the junior high third-year textbooks during summer break... And how Zhao Yanzǐ had achieved a high ranking in last term’s final exams...
This was the last day of summer vacation before Lingzhao Middle School started. The majority of boarding students had already arrived at the new campus, and after spreading the word for one or two days, they all knew about the Hongji Square.
So in this Acer Square, I've also often seen middle school students lately.
The sudden rain comes and goes. The bustling barbecue shop sees another group of customers come in.
"The classmates from class 6... "
Xiao Ling turns her head to glance at the door and says.
“Don’t mind them,” Zhao Yanzi slightly turns her head, pretending not to see them, and picks up a meat skewer.
"Ah Zi!" The students who walked in saw Zhao Yanzi and came over to greet her.
The leading one is tall with a more mature appearance.
She looks at Zhao Yanzi, then at Hao Ren beside her, and says, "Ah Zi, don’t you want to introduce him"
"My brother. There's nothing much to say about him," Zhao Yanzi replies.
"I heard he’s your boyfriend! Ah Zi is quite something, isn't she Finding a college student as her boyfriend without making a fuss."
The girl reveals it bluntly.
Zhao Yanzi shows some impatience on her face but doesn’t respond to her.
Linzhao Middle School has strong teaching resources, so many influential parents send their children there for schooling. However, they are worried that the students' family backgrounds might differ too much and cause conflicts, hence placing ordinary background students in class 2, an unwritten rule at Linzhao Middle School.
Like Xiao Ling, Gu Yan, and Liu Qiqi, their family backgrounds are quite ordinary. They occasionally indulge in play but overall work hard on their studies.
Seeing Zhao Yanzi ignore her with a cold face, the girl feels embarrassed. She taps the table, saying, "Ah Zi, why aren’t you talking"
The table isn't fixed to the ground; when tapped, the skewers roll around and several drop onto the tabletop.
This instantly irritates Zhao Yanzi. "What’s it got to do with you, Yu Qing"
"Oh, quite fierce there," Yu Qing looks at Zhao Yanzi while glancing at Hao Ren.
Hao Ren doesn’t wear glasses but still appears refined.
Before the summer vacation, Hao Ren arrived in a Ferrari to pick up Zhao Yanzi. Yu Qing heard about it too, but now looking at Hao Ren, she feels he’s just an ordinary college student.
Hearing that Zhao Yanzi's mother had also picked her up once or twice in a Ferrari, Yu Qing suspects Zhao Yanzi’s mother works at a car rental place, and secretly driving out the cars for personal use is not uncommon.
Moreover, she looks at Hao Ren's outfit. He wears an unbranded shirt and hangs around with just a common necklace; his wallet and phone placed by the table are also unbranded, clearly not coming from a wealthy family.
In contrast to the last time when Zhao Yanzi’s boyfriend was deliberately dressed up to arrive in a Ferrari, he now completely exposes his true background.
Hao Ren originally didn't want to get involved in their squabbles like middle school girls, but seeing Zhao Yanzǐ not talking and about to explode, he spoke up: "We're eating, so it's not good for you guys to crowd around here. It’s very hot."
Hao Ren's words were still polite, which made Yu Qing confirm that Hao Ren absolutely wasn't a spoiled rich kid or second-generation wealthy. She curled her lips in a smile: "Ah Zi, your boyfriend is quite impressive. He even treats you to food—grilled meat skewers though, and it’s pretty pricey."
After saying this, she led four or five girls over to the tables inside.
Zhao Yanzǐ balled her fists and was about to charge over to hit her.
A few steps away, Yu Qing suddenly turned around: "Ah Zi, what’s your boyfriend's name My cousin is also at Donghai University; he can look into it for you, just in case you get fooled."
Her words sounded like she was genuinely concerned, but the contemptuous tone was obvious.
"What's your cousin's name" Hao Ren asked her.
Yu Qing had been waiting to hear this. She proudly smiled: "My cousin is called Huang Xujie! At Donghai University, everyone should know him!"
Huh… Hao Ren nearly choked on his breath and almost dropped the cup in his hand.
This was Huang Xujie's cousin; no wonder they were so similar.
Seeing Hao Ren’s reaction, Yu Qing became even more proud: "Hmph, scared"
She glared at Zhao Yanzǐ again, "Don't provoke me in school from now on. Otherwise, I’ll have my cousin teach your boyfriend a lesson!"
Saying this arrogantly, she finally sat down inside. Yu Qing had a grudge against Zhao Yanzǐ because all the boys who liked her also liked Zhao Yanzǐ, making her lose face. Especially when she actively pursued High School’s Xie Xiaofeng, he rejected her confession but invited Zhao Yanzǐ to sing instead.
What did Zhao Yanzǐ have that both middle and high school boys liked her Every time Yu Qing thought of this, jealousy made her eyes burn.
"You’re crazy!" Zhao Yanzǐ turned around to scold Yu Qing angrily.
"Ah Zi, forget about it. Don’t pay attention to people like her," Ling and the others hurriedly tried to calm Zhao Yanzǐ down when they saw how angry she was.
Yu Qing's family ran a business with some money; there was also an uncle who was the vice-mayor. Ling and the others took a non-confrontational stance, afraid that Zhao Yanzǐ would suffer any losses.
Zhao Yanzǐ gritted her teeth, turned around and asked Hao Ren: "Who is this Huang Xujie"
"An idiot. Don’t worry about him," Hao Ren replied.
Zhao Yanzǐ was unconventional at school but never bullied classmates. Hao Ren didn't want to see Zhao Yanzǐ get picked on, but he also didn’t want to quarrel with a middle school girl. He suddenly thought, should I teach Huang Xujie a lesson
With this in mind, he turned and looked at the girl called Yu Qing inside: "Call your brother over." huff...Holding the tip of the spear like a staff, Hao Ren swept out!However, the spear’s point was exceedingly sharp, making it even harder to deal with than a staff!The coiled dragon gold spear was...