The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 505 The Big Winner (Part 1)

"I never expected that Zhang Wei, who was terrible at flirting, would actually have a girlfriend now. Before, when he tried to talk to girls, he would either get slapped or have water splashed in his face."

In early April, at the Lonely Corner Bar, a few people from an apartment sat together drinking and chatting.

The hottest topic in the apartment recently has been Zhang Wei and Jian Ning's relationship.

With a straw dangling from his mouth, the talk show host Zeng Xiaoxian remarked with a touch of melancholy.

"Hmph, what's the big deal?"

Lu Ziqiao, who was also drinking from a bottle of wine with Zeng Xiaoxian while sucking on a straw, curled his lip and said, "As my disciple, isn't it normal for him to find a girlfriend after being taught by me for so long?"

"you?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Yifei looked Lu Ziqiao up and down a few times, then ripped off his afro wig.

"That's Zhang Wei's own charm, what does it have to do with you, you self-proclaimed master of abstinence!"

"..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the others all burst into laughter.

Ever since Lu Ziqiao had his head shaved, he has become a laughing stock. There's no way around it; Lu Ziqiao used to be quite flamboyant when he had hair, but now that he's bald, all people find him funny.

Unfortunately, Tang Youyou wasn't very skilled at shaving his hair and didn't shave it cleanly, otherwise there would have been a self-propelled light bulb in the apartment.

Because he had shaved his head, Lu Ziqiao had been ridiculed by everyone and hadn't been able to pick up any girls these past few days, so he immediately complained:

"What do you mean it has nothing to do with me? He's my disciple! I've helped him pick up so many girls. Whether he succeeds or not, he's still influenced by me!"

After a pause, Lü Ziqiao said smugly, "My previous apprentice, Zhanbo, was also a clueless flirt, but he ended up dating a rich heiress. Now my apprentice, Zhang Wei, has dated an archaeologist. Doesn't this show how amazing I am as his master?"

"That's my brother and Zhang Wei's own skill. Why are you trying to make it look good on them?"

“Exactly,” Zeng Xiaoxian chimed in. “Wanyu and Jian Ning like their type. Who but shallow women would like your playboy-style way of picking up girls?”

"Superficial? Who told you all the girls I dated were superficial?!"

“Uh…” At this moment, Guan Gu raised his hand and said, “The targets you look for are usually people with long hair, great figures, but low IQs.”

Hu Yifei scoffed upon hearing this, "It's mainly because they're not smart enough. If they were even slightly smarter, they wouldn't have been fooled."

“Hiss, but why is Lisa Ziqiao’s ex-girlfriend?” Zeng Xiaoxian frowned. He couldn’t figure out this question. “According to the three conditions I just mentioned, Lisa doesn’t meet any of them.”

"..."

Seeing the way everyone was looking at him, Lü Ziqiao snorted and refused to answer the question.

It was because he accidentally slept with Lisa that he set these three conditions.

At this moment, Tang Youyou exclaimed, "Looking at it this way, our Love Apartment really lives up to the name 'Love'! Guan Guan and I are together, Zhang Wei has found a girlfriend, and if you count Yi Fei's brother and his couple, haha, there are three couples in the apartment now!"

At this point, she glanced at Hu Yifei and Zeng Xiaoxian, and then at Qin Yumo next to Yifei.

'And there's Yifei and Teacher Zeng, Yumo and Teacher Wen…'

Similarly, as Tang Youyou's nephew, Lu Ziqiao immediately thought of these things as well. Looking at it this way, almost everyone else in the apartment either already has a partner or might have one in the future. Only he, despite having a bunch of ex-girlfriends, seems a bit redundant now.

For no apparent reason, Lu Ziqiao suddenly thought of Chen Meijia...

"Hey, Zhang Wei went to find his girlfriend, why hasn't Wen Sheng come back yet?" Zeng Xiaoxian suddenly asked.

"He's a boss now, he's got a lot on his plate. Do you think he's like you, a lazy bum with nothing to do?" Hu Yifei glanced at him and retorted as usual.

"you!"

Zeng Xiaoxian, who was also used to being bullied, snorted and said, "Just keep laughing. You'll be envious when I win the prize money on the show!"

"I envy you?!"

"Teacher Zeng, are you going to participate in a program again?" Qin Yumo asked at this moment. "What program is it this time?"

"It's not that 'Dancing with the Stars' competition again, is it?" Guan Gu Shenqi asked in surprise. "Teacher Zeng, if you want to win the prize money, I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult."

"What do you mean by 'somewhat difficult'? Based on Zeng Xiaoxian's performance last time, unless a new Best Clown award is added to this show, he's not going to win. Hmph, I'd rather believe that pigs can fly."

"..."

Zeng Xiaoxian gritted his teeth, too lazy to even turn around and look at Hu's sarcastic face.

"This time, the show I'm participating in isn't 'Dancing with the Stars'."

Zeng Xiaoxian denied the speculation, and after seeing everyone's puzzled and curious looks, he couldn't help but laugh smugly: "This time I'm going to be on an intellectual quiz show - 'Who Can Become a Millionaire'!"

"A quiz show?!" everyone exclaimed in unison.

“That’s right. Singing and dancing are probably not my forte. As everyone knows, I make a living with my brains, right?” Zeng Xiaoxian chuckled. “And quiz shows are exactly the place where I can best showcase my clever brain.”

After Zeng Xiaoxian finished speaking, the people sitting on the sofa looked at each other and fell silent for a moment.

Just then, Zhang Wei, who hadn't shown up yet, walked over.

"Hey Zhang Wei, you've come at the right time. Teacher Zeng is going to participate in an intellectual quiz show. What do you think about this?" Lu Ziqiao quickly greeted him.

"How can I watch it? I'll sit in front of the TV and watch it."

Zhang Wei replied sullenly.

Upon hearing this, Zeng Xiaoxian smiled, pulled Zhang Wei to sit down next to him, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Zhang Wei knows his stuff. You guys can just sit in front of the TV and support me like him."

However, apart from giving him a disapproving look, everyone else focused their attention on Zhang Wei.

"Zhang Wei, what's wrong?" Qin Yumo asked curiously. "Weren't you on a date with Jian Ning? You don't look well."

"Did you two have a fight?" Tang Youyou guessed. "It's normal for couples in the throes of new love to have disagreements. Guan Guan and I had a fight back then, but... you and Jian Ning have only been together for a few days and you've already had a fight?"

"It wasn't an argument."

Zhang Wei shook his head and sighed, "Jian Ning is leaving."

"Gone?!" Hu Yifei exclaimed in surprise. "Why would you leave all of a sudden?"

“It’s a work-related matter. She was supposed to leave a few days ago, but it’s been delayed until now because we just confirmed our relationship.”

Zhang Wei glanced at them, then said with a downcast expression, "She's an archaeologist, and her work location and hours are often unpredictable. Today she told me that she's going to live in the countryside for a while."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Lü Ziqiao's expression turned somewhat strange: "Why does this scene seem so familiar to me?"

Tang Youyou kicked him, then said to Zhang Wei, "So Jian Ning is going to do archaeology again?"

"Mm." Zhang Wei nodded.

"Where is she going this time?"

"She didn't say."

Zhang Wei shook his head: "She said it needs to be kept secret for the time being due to the nature of her work, and only said she was going to the north." "Really? Archaeology needs to be kept secret?" Hu Yifei asked in surprise.

Zeng Xiaoxian glanced at her, then said seriously, "Archaeological work certainly needs to be kept secret, but this secrecy is phased and selective. Its fundamental purpose is to protect cultural heritage and ensure the scientific nature of the research."

He paused for a moment, then added, "Especially to prevent tomb raiders from looting, these days, even some writers of tomb raiding novels might be invited for tea."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at Zeng Xiaoxian with even more surprise.

“Yes, yes, that’s what Jian Ning told me too,” Zhang Wei quickly said. “Although I’m her boyfriend, it’s still her job.”

"Teacher Zeng, how do you know all this?"

"Tch, I already said I'm going to participate in the quiz show. Of course, questions like this are in my brain's question bank." Zeng Xiaoxian said smugly.

"..."

After a two-second silence, everyone turned their attention back to Zhang Wei.

"So you're already going through a long-distance relationship right from the start of your relationship?"

"More or less, but she also said that this isn't some kind of closed-off archaeological site. As long as there's a signal, she can still keep in touch with me."

"I've heard that archaeologists often encounter paranormal events, your girlfriend..."

Hearing them once again gloss over his participation in the show, Zeng Xiaoxian, his face stiff, rolled his eyes and leaned back on the sofa.

……

"Hey, Wensheng, you're back just in time! I have something very important to announce to you!"

Night, 3601.

Wen Sheng had just pushed open the door when Zeng Xiaoxian called out to him.

Seeing his serious and earnest expression, Wen Sheng's heart skipped a beat. He glanced at Yi Fei and Zhang Wei on the sofa and quickly recalled the original drama in his mind. He couldn't recall anything major happening during this period.

Has Laura returned?
Wen Sheng brainstormed many possibilities in that instant, but quickly rejected them one by one.

Seeing Zeng Xiaoxian's expression, Wen Sheng snapped out of his reverie and asked with a normal expression, "What is it?"

"I'm going to be on TV!"

"..."

Wen Sheng remained silent for a second before exclaiming with "surprise," "Really? That's wonderful! Teacher Zeng, you're going to be famous again!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Zeng Xiaoxian, who had just smiled, froze, while the two people listening on the sofa couldn't help but laugh.

There's nothing we can do about it; when Zeng Xiaoxian was popular before, his image was rather comical.

While it wasn't exactly a case of being infamous or ugly, the way he became famous was somewhat incongruous with Zeng Xiaoxian's past image as a radio host.

"Whether it'll be a hit or not is still uncertain, but this time I definitely won't get a bunch of idiotic fans calling like before." Zeng Xiaoxian snorted and then said directly, "Because this time I'm participating in a knowledge quiz show—'Who Can Become a Millionaire'. This show will not only showcase my intelligence but also help me win a million-dollar prize!"

After a pause, Zeng Xiaoxian's eyebrows shot up: "So, how about it? Do you want to come and support me on set again for my show this time?"

After talking for a while, Zeng Xiaoxian finally got to the point.

However, Wen Sheng's expression was a bit strange. He had gone to see Zeng Xiaoxian's performance at the last "Dancing with the Stars" competition, but the other party hadn't even noticed him.

And this time...

Wen Sheng recalled the original plot of "Who Can Become a Millionaire" and expressed deep doubts about whether Zeng Xiaoxian could successfully win the five million yuan prize.

Answering the questions was fine; the problem was getting the money at the end.

In the original series, Lisa Rong said something that hit the nail on the head: banks don't ask for any paperwork when they receive money, but when they pay money, the procedures are very complicated.

Seeing Zeng Xiaoxian's expectant gaze, Wen Sheng thought for a moment and asked, "So when are you going to be on the show this time?"

"Oh, it's the 22nd of this month, that's a Friday. I'm sure I'll see you cheering me on from the stands this time!"

"..."

However, upon hearing the time, Wen Sheng looked somewhat surprised, and finally shook his head under Zeng Xiaoxian's expectant gaze.

"That's quite unfortunate, I happened to be going on a business trip that day."

"Pfft!"

Hu Yifei, who was watching TV, suddenly laughed out loud, then turned to Zhang Wei and said, "This TV series is really interesting, isn't it?"

"Uh..." Zhang Wei glanced at Zeng Xiaoxian, who was in a bad mood, and could only force a dry laugh, "Hehe, yeah, yeah!"

Seeing this, Wen Sheng patted Zeng Xiaoxian on the shoulder and comforted him, "It's okay, even if I'm on a business trip, I'll definitely cheer you on."

Well... actually, it can't really be called a business trip, because that day happened to be the time he and Zhuge Dasheng had agreed to take Dali camping at Sheshan.

We agreed last month that we would go this month. He came back late today because he went to Lawyer Zhuge's office to finalize the matter.

Then he added, "And I bet you'll win the grand prize this time, because I have 100% faith in your brilliant mind!"

"really?"

Upon hearing this, Zeng Xiaoxian's eyes lit up, his earlier disappointment vanishing. Today, he finally heard someone who believed in his ability to win an award.

This is an affirmation of his brain!
"Of course!"

Wen Sheng's affirmative answer made Zeng Xiaoxian overjoyed, but at that moment, Zhang Wei, who was sitting next to him, had a sudden flash of interest.

As night deepened, the people in the apartment gradually returned to their rooms to prepare for sleep.

Just as Wen Sheng finished showering and came out of the bathroom, Zhang Wei sneaked out of the study.

"Brother Sheng, are you getting ready for bed?"

"Yes what's the matter?"

"You just said you'd bet Teacher Zeng would win the grand prize on that quiz show..." Zhang Wei rubbed his hands together, a lewd smile spreading across his face. "I wonder if I can take your bet?"

"..."

Just now in the study, Zhang Wei specifically searched for the show "Who Can Become a Millionaire" and found that no one had ever won the grand prize in previous episodes.

The questions on this show are getting more and more bizarre. After looking at them, he realized that he couldn't even answer the first question in many episodes.

As for whether Teacher Zeng will be able to win the grand prize...

“It’s not that I don’t support Teacher Zeng, but when it comes to bets, Sheng-ge, you know… I still have several months left to do your laundry and take out the trash, so…”

Hearing Zhang Wei's words, Wen Sheng couldn't help but want to laugh out loud, but he held back and nodded, saying, "Okay, I accept the bet."

At this point, he looked at Zhang Wei with some emotion and said, "Zhang Wei, you really keep making the same mistakes, you're such a glutton."

(End of this chapter)