Lin Fan waved, and saw Chu Xiaoxiao riding over on a bicycle.
"Is this bike okay to ride?" Lin Fan asked.
Chu Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Yeah, it’s pretty good, not hard to ride at all."
Zhu Jing looked at Chu Xiaoxiao and her face twitched a bit. She had to admit that Chu Xiaoxiao was very pretty, too pretty.
Her figure was slim, her beauty was out of this world, and she had a pure and fresh aura like the girl next door full of youthful energy.
This was the kind of beauty that she deeply yearned for, she could lie to others, but she couldn’t lie to herself.
"Is she your girlfriend?" Zhu Jing asked.
Lin Fan said, "Strictly speaking, not yet. Xiaoxiao, would you like to be my girlfriend?"
Zhu Jing sneered in her heart, this penniless guy is just pretending, no way this little vixen would agree to him!
Chu Xiaoxiao’s face turned red, she lowered her head in embarrassment and said softly, "I... I’m willing."
Even though she knew Lin Fan wanted her to pretend, she wasn’t pretending, she truly wanted to be his girlfriend, oh how she did.
Lin Fan reached out and held Chu Xiaoxiao’s hand, looked at Zhu Jing, and smiled, "Miss Zhu, as you can see, I already have a girlfriend. We can end this blind date now."
Zhu Jing felt like she was slapped, her face twitched again, dammit, this little vixen actually agreed to Lin Fan!
She snorted with disbelief, "This young girl is clearly inexperienced, that’s why she’s captivated by your looks. Just wait, when she starts living in poverty with you, she’ll understand the importance of money, she’ll become realistic and snobbish, and naturally, she’ll abandon you, you poor loser!"
Lin Fan said, "Don’t worry, the situation you’re describing won’t happen."
Zhu Jing said, "Won’t happen? You have no house, no car, no savings, not even a job or ambition, you’re practically a five-no person. She’s riding a bike, her family must not be well off either, you two are just a pair of poor losers, tough days ahead, she’ll regret it sooner or later!"
Hearing this, Chu Xiaoxiao got a little angry, "You’re talking nonsense, even if I live a tough life with him, I’d be happy, I would never regret it!"
After saying that, her face turned even redder, oh no, she accidentally voiced her true feelings.
Zhu Jing was very unhappy, how could Chu Xiaoxiao like Lin Fan so much!
"Young lady, don’t speak too soon, you’ll regret it one day. Don’t be silly, this loser isn’t worth your effort, are you planning to support him in the future? You might as well wake up early and find a rich boyfriend, so you won’t be so tired!" Zhu Jing said with a cold smile.
Lin Fan said, "Alright, Zhu Jing, stop trying to poison my girlfriend with your nonsense. I’m being honest now, do you think someone driving this car would turn into the kind of person you’re talking about?"
With that, Lin Fan took out the keys to the Kosak and lightly pressed them.
The Kosak parked at the side lit up its headlights immediately.
Zhu Jing’s face changed drastically, and she blurted out, "This car is hers?"
Lin Fan smiled and said, "Yes. You see, although I’m a five-no person, we guys who aren’t picky either like young and pretty Rich Ladies. Sorry, you lost."
Zhu Jing was furious, "Who the hell wants you!"
She felt very embarrassed, compared to Chu Xiaoxiao, she really was inferior in every way, had no face to stay, and turned away angrily, quickly getting into her Audi Q3 and leaving in a hurry.
Watching her finally leave, Lin Fan breathed a sigh of relief; dealing with such a woman, this is the way to go, treasure your life, stay away from such women.
Once again it proved how quirky blind dates could be, really not reliable at all.
"Teacher Lin, you don’t like her?" Chu Xiaoxiao asked curiously.
Lin Fan replied frankly, "No, I don’t."
Chu Xiaoxiao asked, "Is it because she’s... not good-looking?"
Lin Fan said, "Yes, that’s one reason. I do like beautiful women, but mainly, it’s because she doesn’t respect men, her thinking is too extreme, such a person is very unlikely to have a happy marriage."
Chu Xiaoxiao said, "With someone like her, is there any chance she can change?"
Lin Fan chuckled, "It’s too hard. She carries a mindset of hating men, her future married life will undoubtedly be unhappy, and her unhappiness will make her even more extreme, hating men even more, basically hopeless. So just now, I was just getting rid of her, never intended to change her, I have no interest."
Chu Xiaoxiao let out a soft "Oh," somewhat understanding.
Lin Fan said, "Xiaoxiao, don’t be like her, there are good and bad men, just as there are good and bad women, don’t make rash generalizations and get stuck in a mental dead-end. Some females become extreme because they’ve been abandoned by scumbags and come to hate all men in the world, some become extreme because they’re unattractive and no guys like them, hating all men. All of this is wrong."
Chu Xiaoxiao pondered Lin Fan’s words carefully and smiled, "I got it, Teacher Lin, you want me to be someone with an optimistic mindset."
Lin Fan laughed heartily, "Pretty much."
Chu Xiaoxiao said, "Thank you for your guidance, Teacher Lin, I’ll remember it in my heart."
Lin Fan said, "It’s getting late, you should head home, I need to go too."
Chu Xiaoxiao nodded, bid farewell to Lin Fan, "Goodbye, Teacher Lin."
Lin Fan then got into the Kosak and drove away.
Chu Xiaoxiao watched Lin Fan’s car leave until it disappeared from view, thinking of pretending to be Lin Fan’s girlfriend just now, her cheeks couldn’t help turning red.
"If it were true, that would be nice..." The Young Lady sighed in her heart, gaining a secret she kept to herself.
Soon, Chu Xiaoxiao mounted her bike and headed home.
A rundown old district where most buildings were already dilapidated.
"Chu Xiaoxiao, come here!"
Chu Xiaoxiao was passing through a street, just about to go home, when suddenly, a middle-aged woman behind a barbecue stall at the roadside called her.
"Mom!" Chu Xiaoxiao pushed her bike and hurried over.
The weary-looking middle-aged woman before her was her mother, He Meifang, who had been selling barbecue for a living since losing her job a year ago.
He Meifang immediately noticed Chu Xiaoxiao’s new bike and frowned, "Weren’t you released from school early? Why are you just getting back now? What’s up with this bicycle?"
Chu Xiaoxiao said, "I just bought it."
He Meifang glared, "Bought it new? Where did you get the money to buy a new bike? What happened to the old one?"
Chu Xiaoxiao said, "It was hit and broken in the morning, the person compensated me, and I went to buy a new one after school."
He Meifang scrutinized Chu Xiaoxiao, her uniform was a bit dirty, like she indeed had fallen.
"How much did the person pay you, and how much did you spend on this bike?" He Meifang immediately inquired.
Chu Xiaoxiao felt a bit disappointed; her mom heard she was hit but didn’t care if she was hurt, most concerned instead about how much compensation she got.
It’s like a nightmare hanging over a poor family.
"They paid 500 yuan, this bike cost... 400 yuan," Chu Xiaoxiao answered truthfully.
He Meifang instantly stamped her foot in worry, "You silly child, how could you be so thoughtless, couldn’t you have bought a second-hand one? As I know, they’re just over 100 yuan, wouldn’t it be nice to save the remaining 400? Your brother’s medical expenses for next month still aren’t covered, do you think our family is rich?"