33: Colorful flags fluttering
The pizza was ultimately too large, and no matter how many slices it was cut into, its size remained the same; the three of them couldn't finish it.
Chen Lu called the Waitress and asked Wu Fan to pack it up.
Wu Fan had no choice but to comply.
When Wu Fan went to the front desk to pay, he found that Chen Lu had already paid.
Wu Fan immediately transferred the money to her, but she refused to accept it, even saying unhappily, "You just took over the fleet and are in urgent need of money; try to spend less usually."
Wu Fan chuckled and had to give up.
After leaving the pizza place, Yaoyao said she wanted to buy snacks at the supermarket, so the three of them walked into a nearby supermarket.
Yaoyao walked in front, choosing items, Wu Fan pushed the shopping cart, and Chen Lu followed behind.
She casually asked, "Brother Fan, how was the blind date?"
Wu Fan paused and said, "It was only the first day we met, what else could it be? We just chatted about daily life and I treated her to a meal."
Chen Lu smiled slightly, "It mainly depends on the first impression and feeling."
Wu Fan casually said, "It was alright."
"What does she do?"
"She's a server at the university cafeteria."
Chen Lu was silent for a moment, then said, "Is she also divorced? Does she have children?"
"Divorced with a daughter."
Chen Lu made an "oh" sound, and after a long while, added, "It might be harder to get along if she has a child when you're together later."
Wu Fan said, "Yes, let's just see how it goes for now, it's not certain it will work out anyway."
Chen Lu hummed in acknowledgment and stopped talking.
Yaoyao held up some spicy strips and asked, "Dad, can I buy this?"
Chen Lu interjected, "You should eat less of this, you can only buy a small pack."
Yaoyao nodded obediently, "Okay."
When checking out, Chen Lu again rushed to pay, saying these were snacks for Yaoyao and Wu Fan had no right to stop her... After returning home, Yaoyao pulled Wu Fan to complete a large jigsaw puzzle together, then washed up and went to bed.
Wu Fan checked the time; it was only 8:40.
Yaoyao had been playing outside all day and was indeed a bit tired.
Wu Fan quietly exited her room, walked to the balcony, pulled out a cigarette, and lit it.
His gaze naturally drifted towards Fang Hanyu's balcony.
The light in her room was on, but no sound could be heard.
Wu Fan exhaled a puff of smoke and deliberately coughed a few times.
Soon, the balcony door opened with a "clank," and Fang Hanyu indeed walked out, looking alluring.
She leaned against the wall and said in a teasing tone, "How's The Flower of the Cafeteria from our school? Does she suit your taste?"
Wu Fan glanced into her room through the balcony door; Wang Runmin should not have been there.
He whispered a few words into her ear.
Fang Hanyu raised her hand and lightly hit Wu Fan, saying, "You're annoying," but a blush spread across her cheeks.
"Your Old Wang isn't back yet so late?"
Fang Hanyu sighed and said, "I can't be bothered with him, he said he went to play mahjong."
Wu Fan took a drag from his cigarette and slowly exhaled, "Aren't you worried he'll find other women outside?"
Fang Hanyu chuckled, "Whether he finds someone or not, with his one-minute skill, it's better he doesn't go out and make a fool of himself."
Wu Fan chuckled, "He can also use the eating tool; have you ever let him serve you?"
Fang Hanyu gave Wu Fan a glare and said very firmly, "I would never agree, I find him too dirty."
Wu Fan pretended to be serious and said, "So, analyzing it from both a physiological and psychological perspective, you haven't satisfied him, which is very dangerous."
Fang Hanyu lightly cursed, "Stop it."
...Fang Hanyu said somewhat vaguely, "There used to be a video hall upstairs in the cultural center; did you ever go?"
"No, what did they show?"
Fang Hanyu licked her lips and said, "Just all sorts of messy movies..."
"My goodness, nobody got caught?"
Fang Hanyu said, "There must have been someone protecting them from above."
"Oh... How old were you when you watched them?"
"Junior high."
Wu Fan let out a light breath, "You're the real veteran driver."
"How's Wang Runmin?"
...Wu Fan couldn't help but chuckle...
Fei Wei suddenly called, asking him to go to the bar that night.
He also complained that Wu Fan hadn't come since Qian Ning left, which was very disloyal.
He even threatened Wu Fan that next time if there was another beautiful female singer, he wouldn't tell him.
Wu Fan said helplessly, "Brother, don't cut off my hopes of a romantic encounter at the bar; I'll be there in a bit."
Fei Wei then hung up, chuckling.
Wu Fan pinched Fang Hanyu's pretty face and turned to go home.
From behind, Fang Hanyu's angry voice came, "Wu Fan, you're just leaving like that?"
Wu Fan ignored her, quickly washed up in the bathroom, then hurried downstairs.
On the first floor, he ran into Wang Runmin and teased, "Brother Wang, out having fun, huh? Why are you back so late?"
Wang Runmin bragged, "Today I was at KTV with a few brothers, and those ladies, each one had really big chests, it was awesome. A man, you know, should have the red flag at home standing firm and colorful flags fluttering outside, right?"
Wu Fan coughed, "Brother Wang, you live quite a life. Be careful, I might tell Fang Hanyu."
Wang Runmin grabbed Wu Fan's hand, "Wu Fan, you can't joke about that. I treat you like a brother, that's why I spoke from the heart, how could you sell me out?"
Wu Fan chuckled, "I'm just joking with you."
Wang Runmin then let go, prepared to go upstairs, and turned back to ask, "Wu Fan, you're still going out so late?"
Wu Fan lied, "There's not a single cigarette left at home, what do you expect an old smoker like me to do without cigarettes?"
Wang Runmin laughed heartily and turned to go upstairs.
Wu Fan drove straight to One Foot Sea Bar.
When he pushed the door open, there weren't many people in the bar. No one was singing on stage either.
Dai Mao, Grass Chicken, and Fei Wei were sitting in a corner, drinking.
"Things aren't looking good; with beautiful Qian Ning gone, half the customers are missing," Wu Fan sat down next to Fei Wei, pulled out cigarettes, and offered one to everyone.
Fei Wei sighed, "Qian Ning coming here only benefited you, kid. When she left, you didn't even try to make her stay, that's really unkind. As an outsider, even I could see Qian Ning's reluctance to leave."
Upon hearing this, Wu Fan felt a bit uncomfortable. It was indeed wrong; several days had passed, and he hadn't even sent her a greeting message...