94: Not enough gift boxes?

The procedures for buying and selling the shop took about two hours to complete.

Wu Fan looked at the red certificate, feeling a little excited inside; he finally owned a tangible piece of property.

Next, he needed to prepare for renovations, and then select an auspicious day to open for business.

Pan Shiting clung to Wu Fan, wanting to eat dinner together that evening and then go to the Haidao Grand Hotel for a passionate session, but Wu Fan refused her.

“You should quickly give the school advance notice. You won't be working in the cafeteria next month.”

Pan Shiting held Wu Fan’s arm and said playfully, “I know, CEO Wu.”

She whispered softly close to his ear, “Don't go, okay?”

Wu Fan tapped her cute nose. “I haven't even gone home yet, The Flower of the Cafeteria, just let me off the hook.”

Pan Shiting twisted her waist, saying reluctantly, “Fine, remember to ask me out more often next time.”

“Alright, you sexy fox.”

... Wu Fan checked the time. It was just right to pick up Yaoyao from school, so he drove toward the kindergarten.

Just as he parked the car on the side of the road, he saw Zhou Ruyan approaching gracefully.

She was wearing a purple pleated sweater underneath, highlighting her impressive curves.

On her lower half, she wore a pure white short skirt, revealing her fair, long, beautiful legs.

On her feet were a pair of white mid-calf boots, adorned with dangling little cotton balls, making her look playful and adorable.

Over this, she wore a long gray and white checkered trench coat, looking as sexy and fashionable as ever.

She opened the passenger door, stuck out her rear, and sat down.

A faint, clean fragrance drifted into the car.

“Wu Fan, you came back and didn't even tell me. Isn't that a bit much?”

Wu Fan playfully touched her. “Didn't I come here to corner you? I only just got back today.”

Zhou Ruyan's eyes lit up in surprise. “Really?”

Wu Fan took a gift box out of his bag and handed it to her. “Of course it's real. A small gift, just a token of my regard.”

A smile instantly appeared on Zhou Ruyan’s face. “Wow, a great man’s gold coin, it feels so heavy.”

“It’s pure gold,” Wu Fan said lightly.

During his trip to Hunan Province, he bought twenty gold coins with the great man's portrait in one go, intending to give them away as gifts.

He admired the great man's devotion to the people, his simple lifestyle, and his practical approach to truth.

Zhou Ruyan repeatedly looked at the gold coin, calculating in her mind that pure gold was not cheap and was worth a lot of money.

Moreover, the news had been reporting recently that the price of gold was soaring "whoosh."

Happily, she stood up, grabbed Wu Fan's face, and kissed him.

“Alright, stop kissing me.” Wu Fan gently pushed her away. “How has business been at the shop lately?”

Zhou Ruyan licked her lips. “It's okay, same as usual. Are we meeting tonight?”

She gave him a very seductive look.

Wu Fan chuckled foolishly. “I’m eating dinner at home tonight, so I won’t be going out. I'm a little tired from traveling by car and boat today. Next time.”

Zhou Ruyan put the gold coin away, opened the car door, and stepped out, then suddenly turned back and said, “Wu Fan, I heard there’s a Tea Art competition at the Xinyue Bay Resort Hotel, I think it’s on the 18th or 19th. Do you want to go watch it together?”

Wu Fan smiled faintly. “Your intention isn't the wine, but the romance between us, right?”

Zhou Ruyan’s cheeks flushed. “It’s good that you know. I crave your body, alright?”

She gave a charming smile and strode away.

Wu Fan watched her sexy retreating figure, swallowing a mouthful of saliva.

He suddenly recalled their previous sparring session in the fitting room and couldn't help but smile to himself.

He lit a cigarette, and the fairy-like figure of Tea Master Lin Jingyi appeared in his mind.

This girl is truly composed.

He paid her a deposit for one hundred tea gift boxes, and so many days had passed, yet she hadn't proactively asked when he wanted them.

He exhaled a puff of smoke, took out his phone, and sent a wechat message: {Lin Jingyi, what are you doing?}

{Brother Fan, hello. I'm selling tea in the hotel lobby!}

Wu Fan thought for a moment and replied, {Could you help deliver the tea gift boxes tomorrow?}

After quite a while, she replied, {Brother Fan, I'm sorry, we don't have enough of the 2888 gift boxes. Can I give you the 5888 ones instead?}

Wu Fan looked at the phone screen and sneered.

This woman looked like a fairy, yet she was so calculating. She was trying to pull a fast one on him.

Originally, he had genuinely wanted to help her and offer a small amount of assistance to the tea farmers in her hometown, but her lack of trustworthiness extinguished most of that enthusiasm.

It's hard to be a good person these days.

He took a deep drag on his cigarette and replied obscenely, {The price doubled all of a sudden. It's not impossible, but only if you personally deliver them to my hotel room and provide me with a service, otherwise I don't want them.}

Wu Fan was just playing the rogue to scare her. Why should she be so dishonest? It was truly ridiculous that the gift boxes he had pre-ordered were suddenly unavailable.

Several minutes passed, and Lin Jingyi still hadn't replied to the wechat message. She was probably suffering an internal struggle, or perhaps she was cursing Wu Fan as despicable and vulgar.

Wu Fan put his phone in his pocket and ignored it. He would wait and see how she responded, whatever she decided to do.

The deposit fee he paid was completely insignificant to Wu Fan.

A familiar white BMW pulled up beside him. The window rolled down, revealing Xiao Ai’s surprised expression. “Brother Fan, why are you here to pick up Yaoyao too?”

Wu Fan apologized slightly. “My bad, I forgot to call you and made you rush over. You should go back. Just have the meal prepared in advance.”

Xiao Ai looked happy. “Okay, I’m leaving then.”

“Go ahead.”

Yaoyao still came out hand-in-hand with Sweetie. Wu Fan looked up but did not see Teacher Chu.

He quickly got out of the car and walked toward them.

“Daddy, you’re finally back.” Yaoyao smiled happily.

Wu Fan picked her up and kissed her cheek. “Did you miss Daddy?”

Yaoyao cupped Wu Fan's slightly stubbly face. “I missed you a lot.”

Wu Fan loved listening to Yaoyao’s sweet, childish voice, and felt comforted.

After saying goodbye to Zhou Ruyan and Sweetie, he got into the car and drove home.

Wu Fan took out some Yueyang Tower dried meat and Changsha stinky tofu for Xiao Ai and Yaoyao to try.

These were specialty snacks he brought back from Hunan Province.

When he opened the stinky tofu, Yaoyao covered her nose and said, “It smells so bad! It’s killing me.”

Her expression of disgust made Wu Fan burst into laughter; this little imp was too adorable.

“Try a bite, it smells great.”

Yaoyao was still unwilling and even said the stinky tofu smelled like a toilet, which left him speechless.

Seeing that he couldn't convince her, Wu Fan could only give up.

Xiao Ai also didn't want to eat it, which surprised Wu Fan. “Why won't you eat it?”

Xiao Ai giggled. “It’s too stinky!”

Wu Fan said disbelievingly, “What young person doesn't eat stinky tofu nowadays? Do you have another reason?”

Xiao Ai blushed and said, “I'm afraid that when I go to sleep tonight, my mouth will still taste like stinky tofu, and that will affect...”

... Dinner was very rich: scallion oil crab, chopped pepper fish head, fried hairtail, popcorn chicken, chive and egg dumplings, braised pork ribs, and other dishes that Wu Fan and Yaoyao loved.

The three of them ate merrily.

Afterward, Xiao Ai cleaned up the dishes and tidied the house. Yaoyao insisted on watching cartoons on the tablet, so Wu Fan could only agree to let her watch for one hour, mainly because he worried it would be bad for her eyes.

Fortunately, Yaoyao was very obedient and readily agreed.

Since Wu Fan had nothing else to do, he got up and walked to the balcony. After lighting a cigarette, he deliberately coughed a few times toward Fang Hanyu’s balcony...