Chapter 0009: Liu Jinglan

  After taking a cold shower, he changed into a cleaner white short-sleeved shirt and khaki seven-point pants, wearing a pair of black plastic flip-flops, Lin Fei walked out of the apartment again.

  He almost always takes some time to go out and see if there are any shops recruiting staff, but now there are many migrant workers, he is a big boy, always thought to be unable to bear hardships, often overtaken by other aunties.

  In the morning, Lin Fei pawned that silver necklace for over a thousand yuan, relieving his financial strain.

  I bought a few spicy dried mustard green pancakes from a roadside stall, gnawed on them for lunch, and continued to run around the construction site looking for work.

  But nowadays, most construction sites are becoming more and more professionalized, controlled by construction companies and big contractors. He finds it difficult to find a lucrative job, and often ends up with nothing.

  It was getting late in the evening when Lin Fei remembered Liu Hongbin inviting him to dinner.

  Hurry back to the rental house, change into clean clothes, and rush to Liu Hongbin's home. Liu Hongbin had been waiting at home early on purpose and even called to urge him.

  Arriving at Liu Hongbin's house, the door was already open. Lin Fei found that in addition to Old Liu's taxi, a black Range Rover was also parked at the entrance. This car worth over 2 million, could it be driven by his daughter Liu Jinglan?

  As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Liu Hongbin killing a crucian carp by the faucet.

  "Lin Fei you're here, hehe, your sister-in-law is going to make the snow vegetable and small crucian carp dish that you like, let me kill a few more."

  Liu Hongbin used to be a soldier, with a straightforward and optimistic personality. In his 40s, he still has a robust physique, but his thin face is filled with the vicissitudes of time, and his hair also has some white threads.

  "There's no need for so much, just about will do. Sister-in-law has just been discharged from the hospital, can't let her overexert herself," Lin Fei said with a smile.

  "This won't do, I, Lao Liu, dislike owing others the most, even if you're a friend. You've been helping me out at night and going to find work during the day, going to construction sites to work, do you think I don't know? It's only right that I treat you well," said Liu Hongbin stubbornly.

  Lin Fei liked this old man's genuine and honest nature, the older generation who had suffered and been a soldier had a different spirit and demeanor.

  "You'd better go in quickly, Jing Lan has already come back with a classmate of his, called... uh, I forgot, anyway you can chat with Jing Lan", Liu Hongbin gave Lin Fei a "men understand each other" expression and winked at him.

  Lin Fei's face was filled with worry, it seemed that this matter had made him go grey-haired for his daughter's marriage, he really couldn't wait to find a husband's family for his daughter as soon as possible.

  Entering the living room, I indeed saw a man and a woman already there watching TV. My sister-in-law Mei Mei was holding that woman's hand, smiling and saying something, occasionally glancing at the man beside her.

  "Lin Fei, you're here?" Upon seeing Lin Fei, Yu Meimei, a middle-aged woman with a slightly plump figure, greeted him and said: "Come on in, sit down. I'll pour you some iced tea. Let me introduce you to my daughter, Liu Jinglan. This is her university senior, Zhang Chen."

  Lin Fei smiled and nodded at the two of them, while Liu Jinglan gave a faint, polite smile. Zhang Chen, on the other hand, looked Lin Fei up and down, his eyes flashing with disdain and arrogance for an instant before he stood up and shook hands with Lin Fei in a friendly manner.

  "Hello, I'm Zhang Chen, a senior of Jing Lan."

  He wore a Givenchy printed white short-sleeved shirt, his hair was neatly combed, his face was fair and clean, and he had a height of over 1.8 meters, looking like a rich young model.

  "My name is Lin Fei," Lin Fei knew that this guy looked down on him, but he didn't care, anyway today was also to give face to Old Liu and his wife, just coming to eat a meal.

  Liu Jinglan's soft voice said, "I heard from Mom that for the past two or three months, you've been helping Dad with his night taxi shifts and helped Mom pay a lot of medical expenses. I really want to thank you."

  The woman wore a loose-fitting white striped shirt, faintly visible inside the proud arc line, and a purple bra, under which was a light brown seven-point pants, tight and slender beautiful legs looked very slender.

  She had a fair complexion, a pointed chin, a delicate nose, and wore a pair of thin black-framed glasses. Her beautiful big eyes could be seen, the degree of her glasses was not high, or maybe it was just an ornament.

  A head of jet-black long hair simply hangs down on the right shoulder, exuding a bookish and quiet temperament, with a hint of fresh and subtle charm.

  Old Liu had always been boasting that his daughter was a great beauty, Lin Fei didn't quite believe it, but today he saw her and indeed she was a beautiful woman, the kind that gets more and more pleasing to look at.

  Lin Fei shook his head, "I also split the dividend, this is much easier than going to the construction site to earn money."

  "Oh? Kobayashi is still working at the construction site? I wonder what kind of skills he'll learn?" Zhang Cheng asked with a slanted mouth.

  Lin Fei said calmly: "Compared to before, I have more work now, carrying packages and moving things around. Occasionally, I also get to work as a cement worker. However, it's been hard to find work recently, which is a bit of a headache."

  "I also often work with Jinglan on construction sites, but we are at 'archaeological sites', haha, different from your work, Xiao Lin. We require meticulousness and professionalism, after all, many of those antiques are worth a fortune."

  Zhang Chen naturally shouted "Little Lin", as if he didn't bother to shout Lin Fei's full name.

  "Zhang Chen, I was expecting you to say that. In the past, Jinglan didn't tell us much about what she did outside either. So it's true that you guys went digging for antiques? I've heard those antiques can be worth tens of millions!"

  "Yes, Auntie. Actually, this time I just came with Jinglan from an archaeological site in Anhui Province. After resting for two days, we'll be going back again. The total value of the antiques discovered this time is probably over 100 million already," Zhang Cheng said with great satisfaction.

  Seeing Yu Meimei's surprised look, Liu Jinglan smiled and said: "Mom, what are you excited about? The antique is the country's, it's not dug up for us to sell."

  "Mom knew, of course, but didn't have the money to invest, how could you guys go on an archaeological expedition?" Yu Meimei asked again: "Zhang Chen, what does your family do? The big car you drove here earlier, is it yours? You're still not graduated with a PhD and yet you're so rich?"

  "Ah, Auntie, this is a car my parents bought for me so I could study ancient history more conveniently. It's just over two million, not a big deal."

  "Oh my... over 20 million? That's enough to buy a house of over 100 square meters in the city!" Yu Meimei swallowed hard, her eyes narrowing with laughter. "What does your family do?"

  "My dad is the deputy director of the Cultural Relics Bureau, at the level of a regular department, and my mom is a professor in the Department of Archaeology at Capital University. It's also because both my parents work in this field that I chose to major in archaeology."

  Zhang Chen gazed at Liu Jinglan with adoration, "I'm also glad I chose the archaeology department, so I could meet Jinglan."

  Liu Jinglan seemed unmoved by such a confession, and only smiled faintly.

  "Are you... treating me as a plaything?" Yu Meimei's eyes sparkled.