High School Belle Fell in Love with Me

Chapter 603: Chapter 261: The Clash Between Ideals and Reality (Part 2)

Besides... We can’t be overshadowed by the Jiang Family, can we?

Your Jiang Family has plenty of relatives, but the Li Family is no slouch either!

So, the largest restaurant in the county, Fuman Building, was booked in full.

Six floors in total, over forty private rooms bustling with people.

Li Yang and Jiang Banxia spent the entire day doing nothing but identifying people at the door.

Sometimes it was Jiang Yaoting bringing over relatives to introduce them to Li Yang, sometimes it was Li Likun doing the same for Jiang Banxia.

By six in the evening, the two returned tiredly to their new home and ate a bit.

It’s not over yet; Li Likun and Jiang Yaoting were still organizing the relatives from both sides, who knows what other events might pop up at night.

But Li Yang and Jiang Banxia weren’t planning on attending anymore.

"Did you recognize any of my relatives?" Li Yang asked.

Jiang Banxia: "Honestly... I didn’t recognize a single one. The names just slipped my mind right after hearing them."

"Oh, then we’re in the same boat. I can’t recall who’s who among your relatives either..."

Li Yang initially felt a bit guilty, but upon hearing Jiang Banxia had forgotten everything too, he felt completely at ease.

Who could memorize so many names in just one day?

Li Yang almost became face-blind.

It was caused by the brain’s refresh rate being too fast, not like Dong making up stuff.

...

At night, neither of them could sleep.

Li Yang asked again, "Why aren’t you sleeping?"

"And you?" Jiang Banxia countered.

"Waiting for my dad to bring over the money box, want to count the money."

"Hhh, same here, otherwise it feels like all this exhaustion today was for nothing."

Li Yang continued, "I feel like there’s quite a lot of money today. Also, I got some more red envelopes from Xiangnu and the others."

"Split half with me, I was too embarrassed to ask."

Jiang Banxia felt that she was still not as bold as Li Yang.

Even having a kid, he’d find a way to make a buck.

Perhaps not just twice, there’ll be the first hundred days, the birthdays, and then more every year.

"My WeChat balance is restricted, can’t transfer now, I’ll give you cash after withdrawing."

"Alright, alright, love you, hubby."

Jiang Banxia liked this kind of little flirty gesture more and more.

...

Meanwhile, Ning Hao was also at his place in Jiangbei.

His contract with Koala Club is about to expire, the Spring Split is in March, and he has no chance to play.

He can actually tell that Li Yang can be the leader, just that Li Yang isn’t keen on doing such strenuous work.

This offered him a chance to step in.

Otherwise... he wouldn’t qualify.

Especially now that Koala Club has hired top-notch coaches and analysts who are smarter than him, with his mediocre skills as a professional player, he struggles to find his place.

Even those lower-ranked teams wouldn’t take him.

But he’s already made plenty of money this time.

Enough to give him confidence.

"Haohao, tomorrow’s the New Year, you’re not coming home?"

The sound of his mom’s voice came from the phone.

"I’ll come back when I find a girlfriend."

Nowadays, Ning Hao could find a girlfriend with ease; his Weibo account had gained tens of thousands of followers, and many girls had messaged him.

Though his performance at the tournament wasn’t outstanding, sticking close to Li Yang gave him massive exposure.

Koala Team even secured a live stream contract for him, a million a year as the signing fee.

But he wasn’t good at speaking, not cut out for streaming, fearing breaching the contract, so he refused it.

He’s planning to return to his original career path.

Live streaming could work, but he wants a freer contract, one that won’t breach due to poor stream performance, even if the pay is slightly less.

Li Yang gave him a chance to defy fate, now that he has over three million in hand.

Originally 4.5 million in bonuses, but after taxes, only over 3.8 million, but that’s more than enough.

He never thought he could make that much money in his life.

And his parents calling him back was merely for arranged dating.

Why bother with dating girls who couldn’t find a match at home?

It’s not arrogance; he knows he looks fairly average and lacks romantic flair.

But he has millions!

If it wasn’t known he made money playing games, would there be so many willing to date this year?

Why not in previous years? Before they even met him, a slew of conditions would be listed, but this year he didn’t hear a single one, as if they’d be ready for a wedding if he agreed.

If he only had tens of thousands, he’d compromise; tens of thousands can’t change his life.

But now... it’s enough!

His other buddies probably won’t get to renew contracts with Koala Team either; this year, Koala Team has two eighteen-year-olds playing, no extra spots for them.

They know quite well how strong those two youngsters are, far superior to their group of benchwarmers.

Those two are the epitome of talent.

Spending half a year at Koala Club felt more like a dream.

Everyone has gained immensely, now is the time to wake from the dream.

He’s planning to start an escort club, hiring some female escorts.

The reason is, he observed plenty of female streamers waiting for escorts on Mouyu, with booming business.

There’s also a rise of escort apps.

Female escorts provide emotional value, he’ll gather a few pros to protect them, thinking this path has great prospects.

As for finding a girlfriend? No rush, he’s still young.

With tens of thousands in wealth, he’s getting older.

With millions in wealth, he’s no different than being eighteen.

Driving his newly acquired Shaking Light, he’s particularly satisfied with this car, various features allowing him easy long-distance driving, though he isn’t planning long trips near New Year’s.