" Xinyu!" Lan Shengxue raised her voice, her tone helpless.
"Hehe, I was just joking with you, big brother. Getting to know each other better will make it less awkward when we eat hotpot together later. Besides, you're so chubby, you must be very tolerant. You definitely won't be mad at me, right, big brother?"
The fat man shrugged, wisely got up, and sat down next to Jiang Fan.
Lan Xinyu sat inside, facing Jiang Fan, while Lan Shengxue sat outside.
Jiang Fan kept his head down and ate; he had to admit, the hot pot at this restaurant was really delicious.
Just as he was enjoying his meal, Lan Shengxue's voice came from across the street.
"I heard your school held the selection trials for the Five-School League today, but the final results won't be announced until tomorrow. You must have also registered for these trials, right?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan stopped simmering the beef and looked up.
"Um."
This answer did not surprise Lan Shengxue.
"So you must have won the election, right?"
As soon as the words left her mouth, Lan Shengxue immediately gave a self-deprecating laugh.
"That question seems redundant. With your abilities, you're bound to succeed."
Jiang Fan didn't speak, but just stared into Lan Shengxue's eyes.
Looking into those icy eyes, I could almost see an unwavering belief in me.
The fat man looked left and right, and finally couldn't help but speak up.
"You have that much faith in my Brother Fan?"
Lan Shengxue turned her gaze away from Jiang Fan and looked at the fat man.
That's because you know nothing about his abilities.
This made the fat man indignant. To be honest, he had no idea about Jiang Fan's strength before, but after what happened a couple of days ago, he learned Jiang Fan's biggest secret, which even Zhou Tiantian, who only knew how to compete with him for Brother Fan, did not know. His sense of superiority was so strong that it was almost bursting.
Fine, considering you're his goddess, and besides, Brother Fan's secret can't be exposed, he won't argue with you.
The fat man remained silent, so Lan Shengxue's attention returned to Jiang Fan.
"If nothing unexpected happens, you should be a regular starter, right?"
"Yes." Jiang Fan didn't hesitate to speak while eating hotpot, "That's why Fatty and I came here to celebrate tonight."
"Oh, I see..."
Lan Shengxue lowered her eyes slightly, her long eyelashes casting large silhouettes on her eyelids under the light from above.
No one knows what she was thinking, or perhaps she wasn't thinking anything at all.
After Jiang Fan finished eating the beef on his plate, the fat man, quite perceptively, stood up.
" Brother Fan, don't move, I'll go get it for you."
"No need for you, I'll go get something else to cook."
Upon hearing Jiang Fan's words, the fat man immediately stood up to give up his seat so that Jiang Fan could leave.
Lan Shengxue's gaze unconsciously followed, and she immediately noticed the shoes Jiang Fan was wearing.
The white sneakers have a decent mesh upper, but the sole and upper look like they could fall off at any moment.
Recalling the days at Fortress No. 31, it seems that every time I saw him, he was always wearing a pair of tattered shoes.
After finishing their meal, the four of them left the hot pot restaurant.
The fat man looked at Lan Shengxue and Lan Xinyu, "Are you going back or..."
Lan Shengxue pointed to the shopfronts across the street and said to Jiang Fan beside her, "Let's go in together."
Jiang Fan followed the gaze and saw a sports shoe store.
It's not just an ordinary sports shoe store, but a sports shoe store specifically for Martial Artist.
Jiang Fan has always worn ordinary shoes, mainly because he feels that his strength is still very low. Generally, Martial Artist only buy shoes when their strength reaches the Fourth Rank or above.
This is also because Martial Artist of the Lower Three Ranks have limited explosive power and basically don't need it.
Aside from Jiang Fan himself, he was indeed a useless shoe.
Of course, when is a good time to buy if you come from a very wealthy family?
So, in the end, price is the key factor; it's not worth it.
Despite his thoughts, Jiang Fan was still puzzled. Why did Lan Shengxue ask him to go with her to buy shoes?
He became even more puzzled when he went inside and saw Lan Shengxue placing a pair of men's sneakers in front of him.
Lan Shengxue: "Let's give it a try."
"I see, you're buying shoes for the men in your family, so you asked me to help test them out?" Jiang Fan guessed.
Lan Shengxue didn't speak, but gestured for Jiang Fan to try on the shoes.
Jiang Fan had no reason to refuse such a small favor, so he put the shoes on his feet.
To Jiang Fan's surprise, the shoes fit him perfectly.
"How are you feeling?" Lan Shengxue asked tentatively.
Jiang Fan got up and walked around the store, then jumped around a bit.
"They're great, very comfortable to wear, much more comfortable than any sneakers I've ever worn before."
At this moment, the fat man chimed in, "How could I dare? Brother Fan, those shoes you're wearing cost nearly two hundred thousand yuan, how could they be uncomfortable?"
"So expensive?!" Jiang Fan suddenly felt as if he was wearing four Qi and Blood Raw Stone instead of shoes.
To be honest, he knew these shoes were expensive, but he didn't expect the pair he was wearing to be so ridiculously expensive.
Just as he was about to take off his shoes, Lan Shengxue stopped him.
"Don't take them off, wear them, these shoes are a gift for you."
???
Jiang Fan paused in taking off his shoes, a rare look of bewilderment on his face.
The fat man standing to the side wore an excited expression, as if he were watching a spectacle unfold.
As for Lan Xinyu, looking at her older sister who was like an iceberg, she felt a sense of relief, like a sister finally coming of age and an iron tree finally blossoming.
"Given to... me?"
The words were a bit too hot to say, and the shoes were even hotter to wear.
Jiang Fan remained in a state of half-heartedly taking off his shoes, staring blankly at Lan Shengxue.
"Um."
Lan Shengxue nodded and said calmly, "Consider it a gift to celebrate becoming a regular starter in the league."
It turned out to be a congratulatory gift.
Jiang Fan understood, but even though he understood, he still felt it was inappropriate to accept such an expensive gift.
Before he could come up with a reason to refuse, Lan Shengxue said, "Although I didn't become a regular starter, becoming a substitute is still something to celebrate. Aren't you going to return the favor and congratulate me?"
Since the girl said that, Jiang Fan naturally couldn't refuse her anymore.
What should I send as a gift?
Necklaces and bracelets seem inappropriate; given his relationship with Lan Shengxue, giving such gifts would appear somewhat frivolous.
Just as Jiang Fan was racking his brains trying to figure out what to give as a gift, Lan Shengxue, who was walking beside him, suddenly stopped.
Noticing this, Jiang Fan also stopped, and then saw Lan Shengxue staring at the window of a jewelry store.
You can give me this.
Jiang Fan looked in the direction Lan Shengxue pointed and saw an ice-blue snowflake-shaped hair clip. The style was very similar to the one on Lan Shengxue's head, but the design was more exquisite, and the material made it look like a snowflake that had really fallen from the sky.
"Are you sure? But--"
At this point, Jiang Fan glanced at the shoes on his feet.
That would make it seem like I'm taking advantage of you.
"Do friends have to compete on the price of gifts they give each other?"
Jiang Fan had no way to refute Lan Shengxue's words, so he had no choice but to obediently buy the hair clip.
Watching Lan Shengxue put the hair clip he had given her on her head, Jiang Fan felt a strange and subtle feeling that he couldn't quite put his finger on.
At this moment, Lan Xinyu tugged at Jiang Fan's finger.
" Brother Fan, it's getting late, we need to go back. It's too dangerous for two girls like my sister and me to go back so late. Could you take us home?"
Is it dangerous?
Jiang Fan recalled Lan Shengxue's past combat prowess. Facing demonic beasts, she showed no fear whatsoever, wielding two swords and hacking and slashing fiercely, killing with incredible ferocity!