Reborn in 2000: Starting from Pursuing the Pure High School Beauty Desk Mate

Chapter 801: What a Big Talk

"Here you go. It's not too cold, you can drink it."

Chen Fan thoughtfully unscrewed the cap of the orange juice and handed it over.

Su Ruochu smiled, "Thank you."

Chen Fan walked to the opposite side and sat down, jokingly saying, "What do you think, should I buy this shop? Then we can open our own store, as a testament to our love?"

Su Ruochu shook her head, "No."

"Why not?"

"Forcing it wouldn't be beautiful. Letting things happen naturally is what creates memories."

"That makes sense."

These words seemed to be answering Chen Fan's question, but they were also Su Ruochu speaking to herself.

The pork bones in the iron pot were steaming hot, causing a layer of mist on the nearby window.

Chen Fan picked up a piece and tasted it, letting out a satisfied sigh.

"The taste is indeed good."

"I always wanted to try it when I was in school, but I didn't have enough money."

Su Ruochu held a large pork bone in her hand, looking a bit embarrassed.

This thing was too big. It would be quite unladylike for her to grab and gnaw on it like Chen Fan did.

So Su Ruochu could only hold the bone with one hand, gently tearing off a piece of meat with the other, and putting it in her mouth to chew slowly.

Seeing this, Chen Fan couldn't help but laugh.

"All-you-can-eat means you have to eat heartily to get your money's worth."

"At this rate, when will you ever eat enough to break even?"

Su Ruochu glanced at Chen Fan, "You don't look like someone who's short of a few dozen yuan now."

Chen Fan smiled, "That's different."

"No matter how rich a person is, if you eat too little at an all-you-can-eat place, you always feel like you've lost out, like it's not satisfying."

"All-you-can-eat is actually about eating for emotional value."

Su Ruochu said softly, "That's sophistry."

Chen Fan smiled and reached out to take the bone from Su Ruochu's hand.

"Alright. I'll help you with it, you just focus on eating."

"The best part of eating these big bones is actually the marrow inside."

Chen Fan first picked off all the small pieces of meat from the bone and put them in a bowl, then used chopsticks to poke open both ends of the bone before handing it to Su Ruochu.

"Here. Suck hard."

Su Ruochu tried sucking hard, and indeed tasted the marrow.

Chen Fan smiled.

"How is it? Tasty, right?"

"Mm-hmm."

Chen Fan passed the bowl of meat over.

"You eat this. I'll be in charge of serving you."

As he said this, he picked up another bone and started stripping the meat while looking at Su Ruochu.

After a few times, Su Ruochu started to feel a bit embarrassed.

"Why do you keep looking at me?"

"You're really beautiful."

"Smooth talker."

"It's true."

"On such a cold day, sitting in a warm room with the woman I love, gathered around a big iron pot, watching my beloved eat pork bones, this contrast is actually quite adorable."

"Of course, if it could start snowing heavily right now, the atmosphere would be even better."

Su Ruochu instinctively looked out the window and suddenly widened her eyes.

"You... can you predict the future?"

"It seems it's really snowing."

Chen Fan turned his head to look out the window, suddenly grinning.

"Not bad, not bad. Now the atmosphere is even better."

"Eating a meal with the girl I love on a snowy day, I wouldn't give this up even for 100,000 yuan."

"What if you were given 1 million yuan?"

"Well... I'd have to think about that."

"Hmph."

The two chatted and laughed. Su Ruochu had a small appetite and was full after eating just a few bones.

"Stop preparing more, hurry up and eat yourself. I'm full."

Chen Fan shook his head with a smile.

"If I were to open an all-you-can-eat restaurant, customers like you would be the most welcome. You'd basically be giving me money for free."

Su Ruochu glared at Chen Fan, then picked up a bone and started helping Chen Fan pick off the meat.

The phone on the table vibrated.

Chen Fan turned his head to look, then took off his disposable gloves.

It was a message from Feng Pojun.

"Niu Da is dead."

After staring at this message for a few seconds, he looked up at Su Ruochu sitting across from him, focused on organizing the meat scraps for him.

At this moment, Chen Fan's heart suddenly softened.

Let things happen naturally.

Niu Da was dead. These two brothers had paid the price for their actions.

As for Niu Er, if he behaved himself from now on, Chen Fan wouldn't mind sparing his life.

Chen Fan sent a text to Feng Pojun.

"Withdraw."

Feng Pojun's reply came quickly.

"What about Niu Er?"

"Let fate decide."

"Understood."

Putting down his phone, Chen Fan smiled at Su Ruochu.

"It's snowing outside. Shall we go watch a movie after eating?"

Su Ruochu nodded.

"Is there any movie you want to see?"

Su Ruochu's mind stirred.

"I heard 《The Myth》 is very popular lately."

Chen Fan's lips curled into a smile: "Are you saying that because you know our company invested in this movie?"

Su Ruochu shook her head, and suddenly the name Wen Wan flashed through her mind.

"I heard Miss Wen is now a contracted star under your company?"

Su Ruochu instinctively wanted to ask this question, but before she could speak, they were interrupted by a burst of heated argument.

They both unconsciously looked up towards the second floor.

The argument was coming from upstairs.

The shop owner was following several customers with a nervous expression.

"Leaders, we really can't write any more tabs. You've already signed almost 1,000 yuan worth of tabs over the past half year."

"The New Year is just around the corner. Leaders, could you please pay off this year's tabs first?"

Some of the customers were displeased.

"What do you mean by that?"

"You think we won't pay our debts?"

"It's just over 1,000 yuan, do you really think we'd owe you this small amount?"

"Yes, yes, you're all important leaders, of course you wouldn't care about this 1,000 yuan."

"I'm just running a small business, and with the New Year coming, if you leaders don't pay up, we really won't be able to get by."

The owner's words immediately angered these guys.

One young man pointed at the owner and started cursing angrily.

"Damn, why are you so persistent?"

"It's just 1,000 yuan, do you really think we care about this small amount?"

"We're giving you face by coming here to eat. See this guy? Do you know who he is?"

"He's a civil servant in the city, do you know how high-ranking his father-in-law is? If I told you, you'd be scared to death."

The young man being surrounded by the others spoke leisurely.

"We've already signed tabs for you, you have the slips, are you afraid we won't pay?"

"The unit will reimburse it all at once, don't you understand?"

"If you don't even understand this basic rule, I think you should just close down your business."

"Do you believe that with one phone call, I can have your shop shut down?"

This statement scared the owner so much that he immediately started bowing and apologizing.

"Quite a big talk from Team Leader Huang."

Huang Hu was just enjoying the feeling of having power over others when suddenly a light voice came from the hall.

What's more, this voice sounded familiar.

It startled Huang Hu on the spot.

"Who?"

"Who said that?"