Chen Fan rode for a full hour from the Aoxiang Group building to the commercial street, attracting countless passers-by to look sideways. Most of them were men looking at the grass in the fields. In contrast, few women looked at Chen Fan, especially
She is an adult woman.
After all, for most adult women, it is acceptable for their man to ride a bicycle on the street once in a while, because it is called romance, but it is absolutely unacceptable to do it more often, because it is called shabby.
They would rather have the vanity satisfaction of riding a BMW than the romance of poverty.
In the words of a woman who once famously said: I would rather Lou cry on a BMW than smile on a bicycle.
Reality.
In this era of fighting for parents and pursuing material interests, both men and women have learned to be realistic, but in comparison, men are not as explicit as women!
Chen Fan placed his electric bicycle in a parking lot at the entrance of the commercial street, causing several "successful people" who parked their cars to express envy and jealousy, as if they were saying: This is
Nima's is really a flower stuck in cow dung.
Chen Fan ignored the jealous expressions and mocking glances of those "successful people", and Tian Cao naturally ignored them.
In her opinion, does a man who can let her attend a high-level meeting of Soaring Group with just one phone call need to use something like a car to prove his identity?
"It's eleven o'clock now. We can go shopping for an hour before going to eat Malatang. I heard from my classmates that there is a restaurant nearby that tastes very good." Walking side by side with Chen Fan in the crowd, Tian Cao couldn't be as bold as before.
, did not hold Chen Fan’s arm.
"Do you like spicy hotpot?" Chen Fan asked curiously. He didn't know about Tiancao's hobby.
Cao Cao nodded: "But I haven't eaten it outside. It's all made by my mother."
Listening to what Tian Cao said, Chen Fan was silent for a moment. He knew that for many children, eating Mala Tang was considered a cheap consumption, but for Tian Cao, eating Mala Tang outside might be a very luxury.
behavior.
Seeing Chen Fan's silence, Tian Cao didn't feel embarrassed that he didn't dare to eat spicy hotpot on the street before. Instead, he raised a bright smile and said: "Let's go shopping in the mall. My mother's feet have always been bad.
, I want to buy her a foot bath, so that she can use the foot bath for massage every day.
Also, although my mother has stayed in the East China Sea for more than ten years, she is still not used to the humidity and cold in the East China Sea. I want to buy her an air conditioner so that she will no longer be afraid of the cold in winter. Finally, I want to buy her a washing machine."
At this point, there was something strange in Tian Cao's voice: "Originally, when I grow up, things like washing clothes are within my ability, and I should do them by myself. But... my mother is stubborn and has to make me do it every week.
I took the clothes back and she washed them for me, saying that washing clothes shouldn't delay my studies."
"I washed it myself the first few times, but she was very angry when I went back and wouldn't talk to me for a few days." At this point, Tian Cao's eye circles were slightly red: "Now that I have bought a fully automatic washing machine, she doesn't have to do it every week.
Think about washing my clothes, so I don’t have to make her angry because I wash my clothes.”
Chen Fan was silent again.
Facing Tian Cao's words, a certain string in his heart was touched. He wanted to say something, but... when he opened his mouth, he realized that nothing could be said.
In the next hour, Chen Fan followed Tian Cao to the mall and bought a footbath, air conditioner and washing machine.
Among them, the footbath is the most expensive air conditioner and the washing machine is mid-range.
The air conditioner and washing machine were delivered by the mall themselves and installed at the door. The footbath had to be taken away on site. Chen Fan didn't have a car and couldn't take it away, so he spent some extra money and had the delivery man from the mall deliver it to his door in person.
After buying these three things, Tian Cao happily took Chen Fan to a nearby Malatang shop. The store was crowded, mostly young men and women, among whom Gao Fengsheng was the most common. College students were the most popular. Chen Fan and Tian Cao were dressed formally and elegantly.
There are almost no extraordinary guests.
Whether it is Tian Cao's simple and queenly temperament, or Chen Fan's calmness with rich experience and vicissitudes in the past, these are things that ordinary people cannot have. As soon as the two entered the Malatang shop, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.
.
Facing these looks, neither Chen Fan nor Tian Cao paid attention.
For Tian Cao, this is the first time to eat spicy hotpot outside.
For Chen Fan, this is the first time in his life to eat spicy hotpot.
Tian Cao ordered the spicy one, and the two of them enjoyed it very much. When they walked out of the store, they were sweating profusely but felt extremely comfortable.
After eating Malatang, Tian Cao took Chen Fan shopping for an afternoon and bought a lot of things, most of which were bought for Aunt Tian. Tian Cao only bought two sets of clothes, one was a youth outfit to wear at school.
, dressed in professional attire, reserved for future internships.
At 5:30 in the afternoon, Tian Cao finished shopping with satisfaction. The two of them had full handbags, especially Chen Fan, who carried nearly ten bags each.
"How are we going back?" Looking at the handbags in his hands, Tian Cao was dumbfounded.
Chen Fan smiled and said, "Go back by bicycle."
"I can't carry so much by myself." Tian Cao was holding six bags, which was already the limit.
"It doesn't matter, I'll take it." Chen Fan looked confident.
"You take it?" Tian Cao was stunned: "Then how do you ride a bike?"
"It's not a difficult thing to do without holding the handlebars with both hands." Chen Fan said, holding a handbag in both hands, riding on the electric bicycle, and said to the stunned Tian Cao: "Still stunned.
What are you doing, get in the car!"
Tian Cao dubiously sat on the back seat of the electric bicycle, and then... amidst the stunned expressions of passers-by, Chen Fan held the handbag with both hands, without grabbing the handlebars, and only relied on his body balance to control his driving.
, left the commercial street...
Compared with when he came here, Chen Fan brought Tian Cao back to the house rented by Tian Cao and Aunt Tian, which attracted more attention. The return rate was simply 200%!
Along the way, Tian Cao looked very shocked at first, but later when he saw the surprised looks of passers-by, he smiled happily as if he had eaten rice.
Forty minutes later, Chen Fan brought Tian Cao to the place where he rented a house.
This is a typical slum area. There are no high-rise buildings nearby, but only the yards of two-story buildings. The alleys look a bit dirty, and you can occasionally see littering.
When Aunt Tian opened the door and saw Chen Fan and Tian Cao with their hands full of handbags, she was shocked.
"Mom, my internship is over today. I originally planned to treat Chen Fan to dinner, but he didn't want to eat out, so we bought some vegetables." Facing Aunt Tian who was full of surprise, Tian Cao explained with a smile: "
Mom, I have to work hard for you again!"
"Silly girl, this is so hard." Aunt Tian smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Chen, come in quickly. There is some chaos at home. Don't worry about it."
After entering the room, Chen Fan found a total of three rooms. One of them was a living room with a bed, and the other was a bedroom with a single bed and a desk filled with books.
, except for textbooks, all are books in the economic field, and they are all pirated.
The kitchen is next door, very simple, but very clean.
The room was not as messy as Aunt Tian said, it was very tidy and very cold.
Except for an electric heater in Tiancao's room, there are no heating measures in the entire room.
All this made Chen Fan unable to imagine how Aunt Tian and Tian Cao, mother and daughter, spent the last cold winter.
"Because there is only one electric heater, my mother and I share the same bed every night so that neither of us gets cold."
After Aunt Tian went to cook, Tian Cao seemed to see Chen Fan's thoughts and explained with a smile. There was nothing hypocritical or far-fetched about the smile. It seemed that for her, being able to share a bed with Aunt Tian was a blessing.
things.
"Xiaocao, let me rent a new house for you tomorrow, just near the school." Chen Fan thought for a while and said, "As for spending money, don't be afraid. In the worst case, I will ask Yang Yuan to advance your salary first."
Obviously, Chen Fan knew that Tian Cao would definitely not accept it given his temperament if he gave Tian Cao money directly!
"No need." Tian Cao glanced at Chen Fan with some emotion: "My salary last month was 100,000 yuan, and after school starts, I will continue my internship, so I will still have my salary."
One hundred thousand?
Will you continue your internship after school starts?
Hearing what Tian Cao said, Chen Fan was startled at first, and then realized that this was Yang Yuan's arrangement. After thinking about it, he said: "You will be in the second semester of your sophomore year of high school at the beginning of school, and you will be your senior year of high school next year. If you continue your internship, it will not affect
In terms of academic performance?"
"I originally planned to take the college entrance examination in my second year of high school, but if I want to do an internship, I will have to wait for another year." Tian Cao shook her head gently, her face showing her pride and confidence: "The internship Yingran will give me
It will have a certain impact on my studies, but I believe that I will be able to get the top spot in the Donghai City College Entrance Examination next year!"
Feeling Tian Cao's unparalleled confidence, Chen Fan remained silent. He knew very well that that confidence was not arrogance, but was earned through several times the efforts of others.
The dinner was very sumptuous, with six dishes and two soups, and the small square wooden table was filled to the brim. To celebrate, Tian Cao bought a bottle of champagne.
During the meal, the happy smile on Tian Cao's face never broke, and Chen Fan also ate happily.
This feeling is far from comparable to being in a five-star hotel with Chen Fei and eating a table worth tens of thousands of dollars.
The only thing that made Chen Fan feel strange was that although Aunt Tian smiled from time to time during the meal and served Chen Fan some food, Chen Fan could clearly detect that the smile on Aunt Tian's face was very forced.
There was a trace of unfathomable worry hidden deep in his eyes.
That worry made Chen Fan vaguely feel that Aunt Tian didn't seem to want him to be with Tian Cao.
This made Chen Fan puzzled!
Chen Fan's intuition told him that this was related to Aunt Tian's special experience.
A woman who was very beautiful when she was young has been unmarried for the past ten years and has grown up the grass in the field by herself.
What kind of story is hidden behind this?
For the first time, Chen Fan became curious about Aunt Tian’s past experiences!
