Chen Ran woke up from hunger, but when he woke up, he heard a knock on the door.
As soon as he heard this voice, he could guess that it was Yang Long. Apart from Gao Qiang, only Yang Long knew where he lived. After Gao Qiang returned to the army, it could only be Yang Long. And one more thing, then
Only Yang Long would knock on the door without ringing the doorbell. To use this guy's words, that is, ringing the doorbell is boring, but knocking on the door still feels good.
Chen Ran rubbed his sore eyes and climbed out of bed.
Yesterday, he suddenly pierced the window paper of the Eight Swords Wave Splitting Sword Technique, which brought his sword technique into a new realm. For a while, he was completely immersed in this realm. When he woke up,
It was already midnight, so he originally planned to go to Master Miao's place, but he didn't make it.
It was already midnight, and he was tired and sleepy. He ate two pieces of bread and went straight to bed to sleep.
"Damn it, dead wood, why did it take so long!"
Before Chen Ran fully opened the door, he heard Yang Long's complaints. When the door opened a crack, Yang Long couldn't wait to poke his head in, looking like he was trying to catch someone.
Chen Ran stretched out his hands, held his head, straightened his body, and said angrily: "What are you doing? Like a thief. If you want to come in, come in quickly." After saying that, he didn't look back.
Turn around and go.
"You can watch TV first while I clean up."
"You just got up. Did you stay up late again last night?"
As soon as Yang Long saw Chen Ran's sloppy look, he knew that Chen Ran had stayed up late again last night. However, obviously, in his eyes, this was a normal thing. If Chen Ran didn't stay up late often, it would be abnormal.
"I said, why is your house so messy, and why are you drinking alone?"
Yang Long followed him into the living room and suddenly made a fuss.
Chen Ran ignored him, frowned, bent down, and picked up the footbath. In his heart, he was somewhat dissatisfied with the policewoman and the landlady. Things were thrown around and he didn't know how to clean them up.
Yang Long walked directly towards the sofa. When he saw the black leather bag on the glass table, he turned around and asked: "I said, Mu Mu, you are going to participate in that jade carving competition. It only takes two days, why do you bring so many?"
thing?"
Chen Ran was a little strange. He turned around and looked around. He was stunned for a moment, wondering if she was going to travel far away?
After being startled, Chen Ran walked over and patted the black leather bag gently. It was hard and didn't look like clothes. When he saw Yang Long picking up a piece of white paper on the table, he stretched out his hand and pulled it over.
Although Yang Long was curious, he also knew what he should look at and what he shouldn't look at. Chen Ran pulled the white paper over and he squatted directly on the sofa, leaning on the back of the sofa and stretching comfortably.
The message from the female police landlord was short, to be precise, there were only two sentences.
"This is your 150,000 yuan. From now on, we don't owe anyone else, and nothing has ever happened between us."
Seeing this sentence, Chen Ran was a little angry at first, but then he shook his head and laughed. This sentence is undoubtedly a typical example of three hundred taels of silver in this place. You mean it didn't happen if it didn't happen?
Shaking his head, Chen Ran was stunned when he saw the next sentence.
"I'm leaving this city and may never come back. When your rent is due, someone will come to take back the house..."
Chen Ran's heart trembled.
"Mumu, what's wrong? Are you okay?" Yang Long, who had been staring at Chen Ran, noticed something was wrong, immediately stood up, walked to Chen Ran, and asked with concern.
"fine!"
Chen Ran was silent for a long time before he woke up, shook his head, took a deep breath, picked up the white paper that fell on the ground, and went into the bathroom without looking back, leaving Yang Long in the living room where he couldn't touch it.
mind.
When Guo Hai's call came, Chen Ran was washing his face. Yang Long answered the call. On the phone, Guo Hai said that he had entered the North Ring Road in the city.
"Mu Mu, your phone!"
When he saw Chen Ran coming out, Yang Long came up to him. When he handed Chen Ran his cell phone, he looked at Chen Ran's face and secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he noticed that Chen Ran's face was calm.
In his eyes, Chen Ran is not a person who can hide his emotions. Although he rarely smiles, as long as his face is normal, it means nothing is wrong. If he is in a bad mood, Chen Ran's face will definitely not look good.
.
Little did he know that people can change.
The Chen Ran now is no longer the Chen Ran before. The Chen Ran now laughs happily even when she cries.
Chen Ran nodded, took the phone and found that it was Luo Zhi calling.
"Brother Chen, do you know who I am?"
When the call was connected, Fatty Luo started chatting with Chen Ran enthusiastically. His attitude toward Chen Ran was completely different at this moment. Originally, he didn't care about Chen Ran's participation in the jade carving competition. He only thought Chen Ran was from a certain company.
I am a young man who is interested in jade carving casually, but I didn't expect that Chen Ran would become a blockbuster in the jade carving competition. Not only won the championship, he also became the favorite to win the Baihua Cup in the jade carving competition.
If he can finally win the championship, his status in the jade carving world of Central Plains Province will rise like a rocket. This is like the number one scholar in ancient times. Although the number one scholar when he was an official, his official position was not necessarily high, but his degree was the highest.
, the officials gathered privately, but the number one scholar was the guest of honor.
As your status rises, your worth will naturally rise as well. It can be said that you gain both fame and wealth!
After some pleasantries, Fatty Luo explained the purpose of the call, but he told Chen Ran that the participating members of the Zhongdu Jade Carving Art School were leaving at two o'clock in the afternoon, and asked Chen Ran whether he planned to go alone or with a group.
If Chen Ran was alone, he would go with the group, but now that Yang Long and Guo Hai also went with him, they naturally stopped following the school team's car, so he refused.
Being rejected by Chen Ran, Fatty Luo seemed a little disappointed. He secretly revealed to Chen Ran that some big figures in the jade industry wanted to meet Chen Ran. He also said that reporters from the media also wanted to do an exclusive interview with Chen Ran before the game.
An exclusive interview can be regarded as building momentum and will undoubtedly be of great benefit to the competition.
It's okay if he doesn't say that, but if he does, Chen Ran won't go even more.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Ran sighed softly.
Life is real. The sudden departure of the landlady, a policewoman, without saying goodbye, caused a big shock to him who had always wanted to live a good life with her, but he still had to live without the landlady, a policewoman.
This is a very real problem.
In a short period of time, two women, Yan Ruyu and the policewoman Landlady, passed through his life. For him, the relationship between him and Yan Ruyu was as beautiful as first love, and first love is beautiful.
, but can only be regarded as a dream.
Although the policewoman landlord had no relationship with him, she was his first woman. Obviously, for a man, the first woman is also very important.
This has nothing to do with feelings.
After experiencing the departure of Yan Ruyu and the female police landlord one after another, it must be said that Chen Ran grew up quickly and his ideas became more mature.
Chen Ran still attaches great importance to this jade carving competition. In the past, he simply wanted to shine in the jade carving competition, but now it is different and there are many more reasons.
First of all, it has always been his dream to become a master of jade carving, and he does not want the magical jade carving technique such as the eight-sword wave-splitting technique to be buried. Furthermore, facts have proven that picking up leaks is not that easy, and there cannot be so many.
Let him pick it up. Even if he has special powers, becoming a master of jade carving is also a good career for him.
Let’s not mention those fifth-level jade carvers for the moment. It’s normal for third-level jade carvers to earn several million a year. Let alone fourth-level jade carvers, who earn tens of millions a year and have no moisture at all. Even if they don’t
Take action. Because generally speaking, people like them have shares in the jade shops behind them, and what these jade shops need is their names.
Moreover, the fourth-level jade carvers are all figures from the older generation, belonging to the Taishan stream in the jade carving world. There is no big force behind any of them, and they have high reputation and social status. If you want to touch them, it is not that easy.
Simple.
Chen Ran has never thought about which major force he wants to join, but when he becomes famous, he will at least be able to form alliances with some major forces, or make friends with some major forces. From now on, the benefits will be self-evident.
You don’t have to be secretive to be a human being. Of course, you can’t show off your edge too much. It’s definitely not possible to hide all your abilities. The best way is undoubtedly to hide half of your abilities and reveal the other half.
And don’t let people know the depth.
Whether it's the power of the energy aperture or the ability to predict the future in dreams, it's a secret that Chen Ran needs to keep tightly to himself, and the law of the Eight Wave Splitting Sword is the edge he reveals!
It has to be said that after transformation, Chen Ran also learned to calculate.
"Xiaoran, this way!"
When they received a call from Guo Hai saying that he had arrived, Chen Ran and Yang Long hurriedly went out. As soon as they stepped out of Lantian Community, Chen Ran heard Guo Hai's familiar shouting.
"Damn it, Zhongzhou Avenue is really blocked. It's been blocked for almost an hour!" When Guo Hai saw Chen Ran, he spit with a grimace and turned to Yang Long: "You are Yang Long
Brother Long, right? Hehe, I have long admired your name. I heard that you take good care of Xiaoran at school, thank you very much."
"I have also admired you for a long time, haha, buddy, I admire you very much!" When Yang Long saw Guo Hai, he kept looking at Guo Hai. When Guo Hai said it, he immediately burst out laughing.
Although the two have never met, they are not strangers. In school, the person with whom Chen Ran has the best relationship is Yang Long, while Guo Hai has been Chen Ran's friend since childhood, and has often heard things from Chen Ran's mouth.
Yang Long had heard a lot about the other party, especially Guo Hai's heroic deeds as a child.
Although Lao Guo has no power, with his position as deputy director of the government office, he is also a high-ranking figure in the county. Guo Hai can also be regarded as a second-generation official. When he was a child, he did a lot of lawless things.
"It must be Xiaoran who said a lot of bad things about me!"
When Guo Hai heard this, how could he not know what was going on? He cursed with a smile and looked at Chen Ran. When he looked at him, he immediately frowned, and then his face darkened.
"Xiaoran, what happened? Did someone bully you?"
It can be said that the person who knows Chen Ran best is Guo Hai. How could he not notice the changes in Chen Ran at this moment? After all, Chen Ran has changed too much. Not only the change of mood, but also the change on the surface.
He has become a lot older. He looked like a young man before, but now he is different. He looks much more experienced, or mature. He looks like a man who has experienced a lot of things.
"Why are you so surprised? I'm not doing well. What could have happened?"
Chen Ran's heart trembled, but on the surface, he glared at him angrily.
Yang Long was startled and thought that this guy was really tough. He also looked at Chen Ran and found that Chen Ran had changed a lot. This was an indescribable feeling. When Chen Ran was in front of him before,
He always felt that Chen Ran was like his younger brother, but now he felt that he was more like Chen Ran's younger brother. This feeling made him a little depressed.
"Is there really nothing wrong?"
Guo Hai's expression softened, but he still looked at Chen Ran suspiciously.
"If I have something to do, can I still stand in front of you? Let's go, let's go eat first, and we'll leave after eating!" Chen Ran patted his shoulder, took the key from his hand, and opened the car door.
, drilled in.
Guo Hai still felt that something was wrong, but he was not from his mother-in-law. Chen Ran said it was okay, so naturally he would not continue to pester him. He smiled, pulled Yang Long and got into the car.
"Come on, buddy, this is the first time we meet, so we need to have a good drink. Not long ago, Xiaoran made a fortune, so I want to kill him hard..."
