All the way, the beautiful saleswoman deliberately found topics to try and get to know Li Haochen better, her uniform skirt unintentionally riding up a little, not enough to reveal anything but enough to make one's imagination wander.
Unfortunately, Li Haochen paid no attention. He simply looked out the window, contemplating how to earn money to surround Butterfly Bay.
Seeing that Li Haochen was not very responsive, the beautiful saleswoman didn't press her luck and focused on driving. The journey was silent. Half an hour later, they smoothly drove into Li Haochen's yard.
Li Haochen took out two hundred to express his gratitude. The beautiful woman accepted it happily without being pretentious and then hailed a taxi to go home.
Looking at the new car, Li Haochen was very pleased. He took a few photos with his phone and immediately sent them to Murong Yanran, then regretted it and quickly recalled them.
"???...What is this?" Murong Yanran replied with a few question marks a few seconds later.
Li Haochen breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was good she hadn't seen it, or there would be no surprise. He quickly replied, "Uh, nothing, I clicked by mistake. How are things today?"
"As good as ever, hehe!"
"Sponsor me... (｢･w･)｢ hey."
"Aren't you always sponsored...?"
"..."
"Alright, there are many customers again. Are you still coming over later?"
Li Haochen made an excuse and replied, "My car is out of power. But I'll come over later and make you some sweet soup."
"Mmm... kissy.pig."
Being alone at home, he didn't feel like showing off his cooking skills. He casually boiled an egg and made do with it. After eating, he brewed some kelp and mung bean sweet soup. Seeing the time, it was only past seven.
Moreover, his electric scooter was not with him, so he couldn't go to the pier to fish. Li Haochen decided to be a homebody for a day.
He opened the app store. The dazzling array of games made it difficult to choose.
"Huh, is this Contra?" Li Haochen recalled the only game he had secretly played at the arcade in the past, and he couldn't help but smile. "This is it."
He clicked to download and went to take a shower. When he came out, it had already finished downloading. Following Murong Yanran's example, he hugged a pillow and lay on the sofa. "It's quite comfortable. No wonder Yanran likes lying down so much."
It took another ten minutes to download the maps and other things. After registering an account and following the prompts, he played for a while. It was not the same as the one he played before. "Alas, it's not as fun as it used to be, it feels like something is missing."
After playing for a bit longer, he threw his phone aside. Soon after, he heard the sound of the door opening. Li Haochen jumped up with a whoosh and ran to the circuit breaker, pulling it down.
"Click~" The entire building was plunged into darkness.
"Ah... why is there suddenly no power!"
"You scared me to death."
Seeing the two women take out their phones, turn on their flashlights, and push the door open, Li Haochen turned the circuit breaker back on. The entire yard lit up, which Li Haochen had specially arranged.
"Ta-da... Two beautiful ladies, welcome home. How do you like this surprise?" Li Haochen ostentatiously smoothed his hair and pointed at the ruby red Smart car in the yard, looking triumphantly at Murong Yanran.
Liu Zijun didn't even look at Li Haochen. She had already run to the car and was touching and looking, finding it quite appealing with its good looks, ignoring the configuration.
Murong Yanran had seen countless luxury cars, including many worth over ten million, but this Smart car, costing only two hundred thousand, seemed to outshine those million-dollar cars because she knew Li Haochen had bought it for her.
She walked over and feigned a scolding, "Spending money carelessly again. We have to pay the final installment for the plank road tomorrow. Is it enough?"
Li Haochen reached out and gently pinched Murong Yanran's cheek, "Didn't I tell you I found gold? You didn't believe me."
"Really?"
"How could it be fake? I sold it for forty thousand," Li Haochen whispered, pressing close to Murong Yanran's ear and cautiously looking around.
"Ah..."
Li Haochen immediately covered Murong Yanran's mouth, "Don't make a sound. It won't be good if people find out."
"Mmm... mmm mmm..."
Murong Yanran's face turned red from holding her breath, and she pulled at Li Haochen, who was covering her mouth.
"Uh, sorry, sorry..." Li Haochen quickly withdrew his hand.
"Phew... ah..." Murong Yanran took a few deep breaths and glared at Li Haochen, "Are you trying to harm me so you can find a second one?"
Li Haochen's face turned dark, "What are you thinking about?"
"I'm not talking to you. Anyway, you have to massage me for a longer time later, hehe." After speaking, she turned and ran into the house playfully with her hands behind her back.
Li Haochen wiped his nose, "So this is your real intention."
"Alas, I'm being fed dog food all day long. I'm really worried about my stomach, hahaha!" Liu Zijun emerged from the car and, seeing Li Haochen's and the others' actions, felt a pang of envy.
After showering, the two women came down and drank a bowl of chilled kelp and mung bean sweet soup. It was sweet, glutinous, refreshing, and had a unique aroma.
"Haochen, why does the kelp and mung bean sweet soup have such a unique aroma? It's so delicious," Liu Zijun asked doubtfully.
"I added some dried tangerine peel while simmering it. Isn't it quite tasty?"
"It's really good. Teach me tomorrow. Adding some sweet soup to the shop would be great too," Liu Zijun said after finishing a bowl of sweet soup and then ran back to her room.
"Okay."
As soon as he turned his head, Murong Yanran was already lying on the sofa.
Li Haochen gently massaged Murong Yanran's shoulders and chided her, "It's not good to lie down right after eating. Don't do this anymore."
Murong Yanran stuck out her tongue and didn't reply, closing her eyes and enjoying it.
"I hung the car keys on the shoe cabinet by the door. You can go to the car dealership tomorrow to get the license plates installed."
"Mmm... Why did you want to buy a car?"
"I wanted to buy one after getting caught in the rain last time. I don't want you to be exposed to the wind and rain."
Murong Yanran's body trembled, and she suddenly turned around. Li Haochen's hands, which were massaging her back, almost grabbed onto a soft spot, and he awkwardly withdrew his hands.
Suddenly, Murong Yanran quickly reached out, wrapped her arms around Li Haochen's neck, and pulled him down. Their lips met, their hearts pounded, and their breathing became rapid.
Murong Yanran's entire body felt hot, and she dared not open her eyes. They kissed like this. In their shy first kiss, their breathing grew heavier and heavier, their minds went blank, letting their bodies' natural reactions control their brains.
Li Haochen didn't care about anything else. His lips moved, and his tongue slowly pried open Murong Yanran's pearly teeth. Just as he was about to go further, a hurried phone ringtone sounded.
"Ring ring ring...!"
"Ah..." Murong Yanran was startled and quickly covered her mouth. Her flushed face had not yet faded, and her eyes were still full of desire. She said apologetically, "I think it's my phone."
"Damn it, who's so inconsiderate!" Li Haochen muttered resentfully.
Murong Yanran picked up her phone and was stunned, "Dad?"
"Who?"
"My dad."
"Answer it?" Murong Yanran hesitated.
"Answer it. He's your father, after all!"