Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before slaying the dragon

Chapter 929 Returning Home

"Hey, you've just changed your girlfriend again, haven't you? Seamless transition? Such a fuss? You've really been assimilated into foreign culture."

"When will you return to China? If I have a girlfriend, I can bring her back to compare with her. I'll see if foreign girls are pretty or not. Chinese girls are more attractive."

"Fuck, are you pretending to be dead by not replying to messages? You'd better really die!"

"Well, I was just joking last time. Don't hold a grudge. But I say you don't have to forget your friendship with your classmates so completely. You have no roots."

This familiar and arrogant tone naturally comes from the little angel of Shilan Middle School, Su Xiaoqiang... and the time span of these unread messages is very long, with the most recent one being just last month.

This guy has been sending me messages tirelessly!

It was like holding a hot potato in his hand. Lu Mingfei was so scared that he almost threw his phone away.

"What's wrong, Sakura?" Eiry, who was standing by, looked at Lu Mingfei, who was almost sweating from fright, and asked with concern.

"No... nothing." Lu Mingfei stammered, "I just read a few... ghost stories."

"Don't be afraid, Sakura. Ghost stories are all fake." Eri comforted her in a gentle tone.

“Okay, okay, I won’t watch it anymore.” Lu Mingfei quickly quit QQ, removed his online status, and locked his phone.

It was so scary, this feeling. He had just been mocking Chu Zihang for being a blockhead, not knowing what it meant when the girls greeted him, but when he turned around, he found that those girls also greeted him in the same way.

Lu Mingfei didn't lie to Eri. This is truly a ghost story. Lu Mingfei was almost scared to death when he saw it just now.

Chen Wenwen, Liu Miaomiao, Su Xiaoqiang, those three living fathers, wouldn't they have a crush on Chu Zihang and really like me at the same time, right... Speaking of it, it seems that those three people have expressed some feelings to me in the past, but that was a long time ago in my school days. How can the immature love in school days count? It's just like playing house in kindergarten. Today you are the mother and I am the father. No one would regard this kind of playful relationship as a private lifelong commitment, right?

Now everyone has grown up and gone their separate ways. Those three girls have everything they want and they don't have to worry about food or marriage. Why should they hang themselves on this crooked tree?

Oh yes, and there is also this crooked tree of senior brother... Yes, that's right, this explains it, love for one person is long-lasting, but it is definitely not the case for two people, it must be... I haven't seen you for a long time!

Yes, we haven’t seen each other for a long time. It’s just a greeting between old classmates!

Yes, don’t they all still like Zhao Menghua? And Chen Wenwen, they both married Zhao Menghua.

Yes, unknowingly Lu Mingfei also used Chu Zihang's explanation to convince himself. Those girls were not familiar with Chu Zihang, and they might have approached Chu Zihang to express their feelings openly or secretly, but they were very familiar with him... Speaking of which, Liu Miaomiao didn't seem to be that familiar with him, but at least they were classmates, and it was normal for classmates to greet each other during festivals.

In short, Lu Mingfei has cleared himself very well. It is possible that Chen Wenwen and the others like him, but the possibility of them liking him has been rejected by him... But for some reason, Lu Mingfei still felt a little guilty when he glanced at Eri.

I don’t know if Eri saw her QQ chat box just now.

"Senior brother, um...is there a girl named Su Xiaoqiang who left you a message on your QQ?" Lu Mingfei thought about it and asked Chu Zihang with some concern.

"Su Xiaoqiang, I have the impression that her family and my stepfather seem to have cooperated... As for whether there was a message..." Chu Zihang thought about it, then shook his head, "I don't remember."

"Open QQ and take a look." Lu Mingfei reminded.

"I didn't bring my laptop with me, and there's no wireless network on the plane," Chu Zihang said. "I don't have QQ on my phone."

Lu Mingfei was shocked. Nowadays there are still people who don’t install QQ on their mobile phones. No wonder there have been fewer and fewer rumors about Chu Zihang in Shilan Middle School since he graduated, because no one could contact him... Now Lu Mingfei finally understood why Caesar said that Chu Zihang had been living an ascetic life.

But in this way, not having QQ on the phone may not be a bad thing. At least you won’t receive terrible messages unexpectedly... Thinking of this, Lu Mingfei was wondering whether he should uninstall QQ as well.

"Did a former classmate who was interested in you suddenly contact you?" Chu Zihang asked Lu Mingfei suddenly, as if he had suddenly come to his senses.

This is also the magical side of Chu Gossip. He is as slow as an uncivilized primitive man when it comes to which girl likes him or is interested in him, but as long as it involves someone he cares about... especially Lu Mingfei, his sense of gossip becomes extremely sensitive, and some of his intuitions are always very sharp.

Hearing Chu Zihang's question, Lu Mingfei's body was shocked. He thought to himself, "Senior brother, you are asking random questions regardless of the occasion. Are you trying to kill me and inherit my Penguin account with three suns?"

"How could... how could there be any girl who likes me? Brother, you know what I was like before." Lu Mingfei stuttered a little, "I... I don't have many good relationships with girls. I don't usually hang out with girls."

"That's true." Chu Zihang nodded. Just when Lu Mingfei was about to relax, Chu Zihang's next words almost made him jump up from his seat. "It seems that only the girls I just mentioned have a good relationship with you. I can occasionally see you chatting with them. I really don't see you interacting with other girls."

What does it mean to have a good relationship? What does it mean to chat occasionally? Senior brother, do you know how long the sentence for defamation is? If you weren't Chu Zihang, I would definitely hit you on the head today... Lu Mingfei couldn't help but feel a burst of birdsong and flowers in his heart.

“No… no way!” Lu Mingfei forced a smile, but it was very forced and stiff. “Su Xiaoqiang and the others are all classmates. It’s impossible for classmates not to talk to each other, right? And the main thing is that they have good personalities and are easy to talk to. It’s definitely not because they are pretty that I like playing with them!”

"Sakura's former classmate... is she pretty?" A familiar voice suddenly came from beside her.

He knew who asked the question without even turning around, and Lu Mingfei wanted to die.

"How can they be pretty... They are just average pretty." Lu Mingfei couldn't say that Su Xiaoqiang and the others were not pretty. Wouldn't that be cheating? He could only bite the bullet and explain to Eiry, "But she is definitely not as pretty as Eiry! I swear! Eiry will always be Nanbowan in my heart!"

"I remember now. I remember you told me before that Chen Wenwen and the others in your class have many admirers?" Chu Zihang added suddenly.

The smile on Lu Mingfei's face disappeared. He slowly turned his head and gave Chu Zihang an extremely resentful look.

Brother, do you want to kill me?

"That was in high school, who still remembers it... High school classes love to spread gossip." Lu Mingfei used up his last bit of strength to explain, "Maybe someone really pursued her, but I didn't pursue her. I didn't have any thoughts about her at all. I'm definitely not lying... At that time, I just had a dream, and my mind was full of Eri, so how could I have the mind to think about other girls?"

Lu Mingfei looked at Eiry, his eyes full of sincerity that said "You must thank me". Eiry smiled at Lu Mingfei, then turned her head and continued to look out the window.

Does this count as passing the test?

Lu Mingfei didn’t know, he didn’t even know Eiry’s attitude towards this kind of thing. Lu Mingfei didn’t know if Eiry would be jealous... She should be, after all, Eiry’s possessiveness was so strong that she would put labels with her name on everything. If she really didn’t care at all, Eiry wouldn’t ask those girls if they were pretty or not.

Lu Mingfei tentatively held Eiry's hand, and Eiry did not resist at all, which made Lu Mingfei feel relieved.

"Maybe someone has liked me, I'm not sure, but I've only liked Eri." Lu Mingfei assured Eri in a low voice.

"Yeah, I know." Eri said, "I believe Sakura."

He felt a gentle force on his hand, and Lu Mingfei realized that Eiry had never doubted him... He didn't know if Eiry's asking about whether his former classmate was pretty was jealous, but he thought that even a jealous Eiry was cute.

What could be more precious than a girl who trusts you unconditionally?

Chu Zihang, who was sitting in the back seat, looked at the two people's clasped hands. This man, who was known for his expressionless face, unconsciously raised a smile of relief at the corner of his mouth.

……

The plane glided and landed smoothly on the runway. Lu Mingfei and his companions, carrying their luggage, were caught up in the bustling crowd.

“This city is developing faster and faster. It seems to be different every time I come back.” Lu Mingfei said with some emotion.

"I heard that it is gradually moving closer to second-tier cities. The subway line was opened last year." Chu Zihang said, "Coastal cities are like this. As long as they seize the trend of the times, they can develop rapidly because resources and information can keep up with the pace, and transportation and trade have inherent advantages."

"Brother, would you like to consider coming back after graduation to develop your career and become a mayor in ten or twenty years?" Lu Mingfei joked, "I think you have the potential. I will ask my uncles, aunts and former classmates to vote for you."

"The mayoral election in the country is not based on a voting system." Chu Zihang shook his head, his tone quite serious, as if he had really thought about this matter.

It is because of Chu Zihang's personality that he takes all of Lu Mingfei's jokes and bad words seriously, which is probably why the two of them have always had such a good relationship.

"Should we stop a car on the road?" Lu Mingfei suggested, "The airport is still a bit far from where we are. We have quite a distance to travel together."

"I have prepared for transportation." Chu Zihang said as he took Lu Mingfei and Hui Liyi to the parking lot.

A royal blue Porsche Panamera coupe was parked in the corner of the airport parking lot. Chu Zihang walked over, took out the key from the left front wheel, skillfully opened the trunk, and helped Lu Mingfei and the others put their luggage in.

"I called a designated driver to pick up the car from my house this morning. Aunt Tong gave him the car and the keys, and told him to park the car in the parking lot and take a photo for me." Chu Zihang opened the car door and got in, "Because I think it's more convenient to drive myself than to call a taxi."

There is no need to adjust the seat, the angle is just right when you sit in. Designated drivers usually do not move the car, which means that since the last time Chu Zihang drove this car, it has been parked in the garage and no one has driven it.

It makes sense. My stepfather is often on business trips, and when he comes back he usually drives a Mercedes-Benz S-Class, which is more business-like. My mother doesn't even have a driver's license. This luxury car worth millions, in addition to showing off his strength as a businessman, can basically be regarded as a special car bought for Chu Zihang.

Speaking of which, my stepfather is quite good to me. Since he loves my mother very much, he loves Chu Zihang and his family as well. He even agreed to my mother's request of not having children in the future. He has also been generous with money to Chu Zihang and his mother. It is not an exaggeration to say that he raises Chu Zihang as his own son.

But in this world, there are always some people who can never be replaced no matter how good others are to you, because he means something special to you. You are the proof of his existence, and his blood flows in your body. Once he is replaced by someone else in your heart, it is as if he never existed.

Chu Zihang gripped the leather steering wheel of the Porsche and took a deep breath. He had deliberately trained his driving skills over the years and had already reached a professional level... Sometimes he drove faster to escape from something, and sometimes it was to be able to hit something hard when he met it.

"A second-generation Porsche. I almost forgot that my senior is also rich. Although not as rich as the older generation, he is still a member of the evil bourgeoisie." Lu Mingfei complained while helping Eri fasten her seat belt in the back seat, "I am the only one who is not even considered a working class person. I am just a serf with no land or food in Shilan Middle School, right?"

"But the girl next to you is a wealthy woman." Chu Zihang stepped on the brake and started the engine, not delaying his serious conversation with Lu Mingfei, "As long as you ask, the Sheqi Eight Clan can give you any luxury car. A Porsche is nothing."

“How come even you, my senior brother, think I’m a gigolo?” Lu Mingfei was tired. “In terms of image and temperament, you and the boss are more suitable. Who has ever seen a gigolo with a loser’s face?”

"You are more suitable. In Takamagahara, you have spent more money than Caesar and I combined." Chu Zihang's tone remained steady, but the Panamera he was driving had already spun out of the parking space with great force. If someone who loves his car saw this scene, they would probably be heartbroken by the wear and tear of the tires and brake pads.

That's why Lu Mingfei took the trouble to fasten Huili's seat belt in the back seat, because he understood Chu Zihang's driving style.

"A good man never brags about his past achievements." In front of Eri, Lu Mingfei didn't want to dwell on this topic, so he changed the subject and asked, "Brother, are you going home directly?"

"I'll take you to your uncle and aunt's house first." Chu Zihang said, the car had already driven from the parking lot to the airport elevated road, "You go back and put your luggage first, we'll meet after lunch."

“Come to think of it, I haven’t said hello to my uncle and aunt yet.” Lu Mingfei remembered.

Chapter 930 The City Where You Lived

"Ask them first if they are home." Chu Zihang said, "If they are not, you can go to my house first and stay for a few days. You can also leave your luggage at my house."

He said this with a calm expression while accelerating the car to 100 yards. This was probably the leisure time a young master had.

Lu Mingfei finally understood why Chu Zihang had topped the list of "This Beast Should Be Killed" for many years when he was in school. Just imagine, when a handsome boy drives fast and tells you calmly that you can come to his place if you have nowhere to go, and everything will be arranged for you... With such a big villa, it is no problem for two more people to live in it and put a few more suitcases.

Listening to the roar of the engine of a million-dollar luxury car, the traffic and the outline of the city rapidly recede in your peripheral vision, your adrenaline soars, and the handsome face next to you makes you feel at ease... Who can not be moved by such a man?

Lu Mingfei thought to herself that if she were a girl, she would definitely fall in love with a man like this!

So Lu Mingfei turned his head to look at Eri... However, Eri just turned her head to look at this rapidly developing coastal city. She looked at the high-rise buildings that had been built in recent years and the distant city skyline with excitement in her eyes. In her eyes, luxury cars, villas and cold and handsome men were not even as interesting as the scenery outside the window.

Well, there are exceptions, at least Eri is immune to such men.

On the way home, Lu Mingfei pointed out the window and introduced to Eri the city where he had lived since he was a child.

"Over there, the area with tall buildings and lots of cars, that's the CBD area of ​​the city, or the economic development area. Young people with promising futures all work there, and rich people all buy houses there... Of course, it's not as good as a world-class metropolis like Tokyo, but the night view is pretty good. I used to like sitting on the rooftop and staring at the lights of the CBD area."

"On the other side, there is the old city, which used to be the center of the city. The old and new city are separated by the river in the middle. The housing prices are several times more expensive than the CBD area, but it was not allocated to the development area later... Of course, it is not backward, but there are not as many high-rise buildings as the CBD area. But it has a lively atmosphere, many newsstands, and vendors selling sweet potatoes and gardenias in the evening. I don't know if they are still there this year. I grew up here because my aunt lives in the old city area. I heard that a subway line will be connected to the old city area next year."

"See that not-too-tall building? The Regent Hotel is the most luxurious hotel in our city. Whenever the richest people in Shilan Middle School have a big event, they will host a banquet at the Regent Hotel. When Kassel College came to recruit students, they interviewed at the Regent Hotel... But I heard that two four-star hotels are going to be built in the CBD area. By then, the Regent Hotel will probably not be able to get a seat."

Lu Mingfei pointed at the areas and buildings outside the window. The bustling city was divided into old and new areas by a long river under the viaduct. For the vast majority of people living in this city, this place is half yearning and half memories... Childhood was spent amid the hawking of vendors and the aroma of roasted chestnuts. When a child called you to go out to play, he would stand downstairs and shout your name at the top of his voice. Those memories were simple and precious, but everyone living here yearned for the place with tall buildings. They had lived in the old neighborhoods covered by tree shades for too long. They wanted to live in super high-rise buildings on the 7th floor to experience the feeling of overlooking half of the city, with a 11-hour - convenience store and an all-night bar and discos downstairs.

"The city where Sakura lives." Eri looked at the face of the land.

"If you don't use a subjective filter, it's actually a very ordinary city, just like most of the developing cities in China, with no mountains or rivers, not particularly prosperous but not too backward either. The only feature is probably that it's on the coast." Lu Mingfei added, "But it can't be compared with super-large coastal cities like Tokyo and Shanghai. There are no super-large cruise ships in Tokyo Bay and no light shows on the Bund. It's just that I've lived here for a long time."

"This city is beautiful." Eri suddenly said softly.

"Yes, this city is beautiful, at least in my memory, because I used to think that the world was only this big." Lu Mingfei was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled and asked Eri, "Why do you think this city is beautiful?"

"Because there are a lot of people here." Eri said seriously, "Unlike Tokyo, the people here are like part of this city."

Eri looked out the window and saw a shopping mall from the perspective of the viaduct.

In Lu Mingfei's impression, this shopping mall has been open for a long time. It was very popular when it first opened when he was a child. Now, compared with those super-large commercial buildings with neon screens hanging in the CBD, it even looks a bit shabby. The posters of Anta and Metersbonwe posted above the mall have turned yellow, and the popularity here is no longer as high as before.

Lu Mingfei noticed Eri's gaze. A couple walked out of the mall with their child. The father was holding several shopping bags, none of which were of big brands. But each of them was wearing new clothes, the mother was wearing a silk scarf with the tag still on it, and the child was holding a Kabuda toy in his hand... They were all smiling, and their smiles were so happy and satisfied.

Lu Mingfei suddenly understood. Seeing this picture, he finally understood what Eri said... There are many people in this city, and the people here are like a part of this city.

Tokyo is big and beautiful, with bright lights, bustling nights and tall buildings, like a prosperous heaven. But most of the people there are tourists and people looking for work. Some of them will leave soon, while others will go home when they find they can't find a way to make a living. The people in that city are more curious and demanding about that city.

But the people who live here are different, they have real feelings for this city. This is the home of many people, their roots are here... Just like Eri said, those people are part of this city, it is a sense of security and belonging.

Lu Mingfei smiled knowingly. Oftentimes, Eiry gave people the impression of a child who knew nothing, but in fact, no one had ever truly entered this girl’s inner world… Her inner world was actually very rich, and her perception of this world was actually purer and deeper than that of most people.

Chu Zihang drove very aggressively, but he remained very quiet. He listened to the conversation between Lu Mingfei and Hui Liyi in the back seat the whole time without saying a word.

This was the first time Chu Zihang felt that it would be nice if Xia Mi was around.

About half an hour later, Chu Zihang's car stopped at the gate of an old community. This was the home of Lu Mingfei's uncle and aunt. It would normally take about fifty minutes to get here from the airport, but Chu Zihang arrived in just over half an hour. Many drivers on the road should have seen it today, a royal blue Porsche Panamera speeding like a racing car on the city road.

"Brother, you are really awesome." Lu Mingfei pushed open the car door and couldn't help but blurt out a fierce remark, "You won't get a ticket, will you?"

"No, there will be no fine if you exceed the speed limit by less than 20%. I pay attention to every surveillance camera on the road, and my speed is below the standard line." Chu Zihang said in a serious tone.

"Would you like to come up and sit down?" Lu Mingfei invited.

"No need..." Before Chu Zihang could finish his words, two figures walked quickly out of the community.

"Look, look, I told you it was Ming Fei and the others, but you insisted that it wasn't." A familiar female voice came.

"Because this car looks unfamiliar, I was wondering why there was such a beautiful Panamera in our neighborhood." The man came closer to the driver's seat to take a look. "It really is Mr. Chu. I remember your family drives a Mercedes-Benz S-Class, right?"

The visitors were naturally Lu Mingfei's uncle and aunt. Chu Zihang had come here several times when he was in high school, so they were quite familiar with Chu Zihang.

"This is the new car my father bought two years ago, and he rarely uses it." Chu Zihang explained.

"Oh, one is for business occasions, and the other is for daily life, right?" The uncle looked at the shiny paint of the Porsche, with envy visible in his eyes, "It's great to be rich. You can drive luxury cars one after another."

"Oh my, Eri is here too." Auntie greeted Eri enthusiastically when she saw her getting off the back seat. "Is this your first time in China? You must be tired after flying all the way from the United States?"

"Not tired." Eiry shook her head. She seemed not used to her aunt's enthusiasm. It could be seen that she was a little flattered.

“I already told you, uncle and aunt, you don’t have to come down to pick me up.” Lu Mingfei said, “Eri and I are here to visit you, you just need to wait at home.”

"You're still talking about that. You sent a message after the plane had landed. What if your uncle and I aren't home? It's not that I don't want you to go home, but this is too sudden." Auntie complained. "Besides, this is Eri's first time here. She's a guest. How can we let a guest come to our house by himself?"

"What are you talking about? What's the point of being a guest or not? Mingfei and Eri are married, so they are a family." The uncle corrected her, "Eri is going back to her own home."

"Yes, yes, I was wrong. We are a family." Aunt also nodded. "But after all, this is the first time Eri comes to our house. She is so warmly entertained in her Japanese home. We should not neglect the etiquette, right?"

"Eri is very easy-going, there aren't so many rules. Uncle and aunt, just treat her as a normal niece-in-law." Lu Mingfei said with some embarrassment. He suddenly seemed to remember something and took out the luggage from the trunk. "Oh, by the way, there are also gifts for uncle and aunt."