Yan Yan

Chapter 18.1 – Boyfriend

[No need to pay.] Bai Xingfan had replied.

‘?’ Su Yan was stunned, staring at the screen in a daze, while her brain was making a mess of thoughts. And her thoughts eventually shifted towards Bai Xingfan’s appearance.

Since Bai Xingfan always wore suits and leather shoes, had a frigid and noble demeanour, and had an exceptional body with a typical inverted triangle form, he always exuded an enticing sense of abstinence and taboo.

Screenwriters, especially those of idol dramas, liked this kind of figure the most because it perfectly fits the image of the hero in their minds.

Unknowingly, three minutes had passed as Su Yan was thinking about Bai Xingfan, she stabilised her mind and replied. [I want to give you money.]

Bai Xingfan: [What else?]

“…” ‘That’s right, what else?’ Su Yan was really ashamed of that question.

Bai Xingfan: [Could it be that Ms. Su really wants to pay 40,000 yuan just to get in touch with me once?]

‘Am I stupid? Why did I send those messages?’ Su Yan puffed her cheeks angrily and replied. [That’s too expensive!]

Bai Xingfan: [It seems that Miss Su really wants to?]

Su Yan: ‘So, do you think I am bargaining with you?’

Bai Xingfan: [It doesn’t seem appropriate for men and women to give or take each other’s money.]

Su Yan: ‘What?’

Taking a deep breath, she replied righteously. [You misunderstood. I just want to give you the money for the building block bear.]

Bai Xingfan: [I gave the bear to Xiao Zhan, so there is no need to give money.]

Su Yan wanted to continue persuading him to collect money, but Bai Xingfan sent another message: [I’m going to have a meeting.]

Obviously, he was telling her not to disturb his work anymore.

Seeing that message, Su Yan deleted the message she had typed in half, then quit WeChat and threw the phone under the pillow like a hot potato.

The next morning, the 40,000 yuan she transferred to Bai Xingfan was returned to her account, and in the afternoon, two large couriers were received at home, one was the kaws02 that Su Zhan had been thinking about for a long time, and the other was the kaws06 South Blue Mountain limited edition.

Just one piece of kaws02 was enough to drive Silly Baitian crazy, not to mention there was an unexpected surprise.

Silly Baitian opened the courier, and the moment he saw kaws06, he was dumbfounded and then started screaming and ran away all over the room. The excitement was comparable to that of a fan circle girl who saw her idol.

Su Yan was also dumbfounded. She didn’t expect Bai Xingfan to send him two bears. ‘Isn’t this murderous?’

And then she hurriedly checked the price of kaws06 on the Internet, and it turned out to be even more expensive—100,000? Are you crazy? One teddy bear, one hundred thousand?’

The balance on her card was less than 100,000 yuan! Su Yan didn’t know what expression to put on, and even felt that Bai Xingfan was against her!

“Why did you give him two bears?” She typed a WeChat message angrily.

Bai Xingfan didn’t reply to her. For the next whole week, he didn’t reply to her, as if he didn’t intend to pay attention to her.

Although Su Yan was a little aggrieved, she didn’t bother herself anymore, and still thought awkwardly in her heart. ‘Hmph, if you ignore me, I will ignore you!’

………………………

The days passed day by day, and in a blink of an eye, it was Sunday again. It was her grandma’s seventy-fifth birthday.

Su Yan’s father wanted to book a private room in a hotel to celebrate his mother’s birthday, but the old lady Su resolutely refused, saying it was wasting money.

As Mrs. Su refused to hire a nanny at home for the same reason: a waste of money, the eldest daughter-in-law needed to do all the big and small things in the family, inside and out. On the day of the birthday banquet, Su Yan’s mother was even busier. She got up early and then got into the kitchen to start preparing. Fortunately, Su Yan’s father was helping, otherwise, she would definitely not be able to do it alone.

Because it was a family banquet, Su Yan dressed simply and casually. She wore a slim-fit suspender with a yellow background and blue edges on her upper body, and a pair of light blue denim shorts on her lower body. Her long black hair seemed to be combed casually behind her head.

When she came down from the stairs, her father was sitting on the small bench next to the coffee table picking beans.

Her father was the only one in the living room, so Su Yan asked, “Where’s my mother?”

Su Jianan: “In the kitchen. If you have nothing to do, go to the kitchen and help your mother.”

“Oh.” She asked again, “Where’s grandma?”

Su Jianan: “Where else. In the bedroom.”

“Oh.” Su Yan asked again, “Where’s Silly Baitian?”

Su Jianan was very annoyed by his daughter. “Why do you have so many questions?”

Su Yan snorted, unconvinced. “Why can’t I just ask?”

After she finished speaking, she walked towards the kitchen, but her father stopped her. “Wait! Come back!”

Su Yan turned around helplessly. “What’s the matter?”

Su Jianan said angrily, “Go and change your clothes, your uncle and his family will be coming soon!”

Su Yan was stunned. “Why should I change clothes?”

Su Jianan: “Why don’t you go and look in a mirror? See how low the neckline of your clothes is? How indecent is it!”

Su Yan understood what her father meant, and she also felt it was true.

Su Yan understood what her father meant, and she also felt it was true. She was merely wearing it at the time. The elder generation viewed this kind of attire as neither fish nor fowl, despite the fact that it was worn by many girls going through the streets and alleyways of Dongfu.

[TL Notes: “Neither fish nor fowl—it seems partly one thing and partly another and is difficult to identify, classify, or understand.]

“I think my clothes are pretty good.” Su Yan battled tenaciously for the right to choose her own clothes. “Besides, do I still have to dress upright in my own home?”

Just as Su Jianan was going to speak, Su Zhan returned home with a bag of spices.

“Hey, let me ask you, do I look good today?” Su Yan asked in advance.

Su Zhan declared without hesitation, “It’s so beautiful, it’s like a fairy coming down to earth!”

In fact, he didn’t even have time to look carefully and just said.

Su Yan looked at her father triumphantly. “Look, we young people think it’s okay.”

Su Zhan: “…”

Su Jianan: “…”

The speechless father gestured to the siblings to go to the kitchen. He sighed heavily as he turned to face the two kids’ backs. The kid was right, yet he still thought his daughter was dressed in an unremarkable way. There were no guests today because it was just a family gathering. He didn’t need to be overly strict, so he just let her go.