Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 688 How many wedding candies?
From the female shop assistant's perspective, it's easy to understand why she never had a good expression when she saw Lu Mingfei.

Put yourself in his shoes. If you worked at this dessert shop, you would often see a guy bringing different pretty girls into the shop every few days, each time with a different girl, and each girl seemed to have a close and ambiguous relationship with him.

As a girl... no, as a boy, you probably wouldn't be able to give him a nice look either! Regardless of gender, when you see Lu Mingfei bringing all sorts of beautiful women to the store for dates, you'd probably all be outraged by this public enemy!
However, when his gaze shifted to Xia Mi, the indignant expression on his face vanished in an instant, replaced by a warm smile.

Although she felt indignant towards Lu Mingfei, she still understood the principle that the customer is always right. If she didn't like the guy, why not just look at the girl?
"Hello, guest."

The female shop assistant greeted me with a smile, "Are you here to pick up the handmade chocolates you ordered earlier?"

chocolate?
Lu Mingfei remembered that Xia Mi had also given him a bag of chocolates this morning. He wondered why his junior sister had been buying so many chocolates lately. Xia Mi nodded and said, "Yes, are they all ready?"

"Did you bring your receipt? Let me show it to you."

"Bring it."

Xia Mi handed over the receipt, which the cashier took and entered the order number into the computer at the cashier: "Miss Xia Mi? Your chocolate order is ready. Please wait a moment while I go to the freezer to get it for you."

Lu Mingfei watched as the female clerk took the receipt and went to the freezer next to her. He originally thought that Xia Mi's handmade chocolates were probably just a small box, but he saw the female clerk take out a huge insulated bag that looked like a travel bag from the freezer and carry it to the cashier with great effort. Not satisfied, she took out another insulated bag of the same size.

Xia Mi nudged him with her elbow: "Senior brother, what are you spacing out for? Hurry up and pick it up."

"...Is this the important thing you said only I could help you solve, Junior Sister?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"Hmm."

Xia Mi nodded innocently, "Senior brother, try lifting it, it's so heavy. I'm just a girl and I can't lift it. Isn't it only you who can help me, senior brother?"

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that what Xia Mi said actually made sense. It was indeed a bit difficult for a girl like her to carry two such heavy bags... What a joke!

Miss Jormungandr, have you been playing the human for so long that you've forgotten you're a dignified Dragon King? Doesn't the King of Earth and Mountains wield the power of strength? You could probably smash a train station to pieces with a single punch! If you want to slack off, just say so! Nobody believes you can't carry these two bags!
Looking at Xia Mi's innocent blinking eyes, Lu Mingfei sighed helplessly. He still took the two insulated bags of chocolate from the cashier; they were actually heavier than he had expected. He wondered what Xia Mi intended to do with all that chocolate.

Just as he picked up the insulated bag, Lu Mingfei suddenly seemed to remember something and looked at the female shop assistant, asking, "By the way..."

The female shop assistant paused for a moment, then instinctively took a step back: "...Is there anything else you need?"

Am I really that scary...?

Lu Mingfei asked, "Can you customize gift boxes here?"

What kind of gift box?

"Well, a friend of mine is dating his girlfriend and they're planning to announce it to their friends sometime soon. If they do that, they'll probably send out wedding candy and stuff, right..."

The classic "I Have a Friend"!
Upon hearing this, the female shop assistant glanced discreetly at Xia Mi beside Lu Mingfei, and felt that she should have understood what Lu Mingfei meant.

This scumbag has finally ended his flirting with the girls and chosen one of them as his only girlfriend. The ultimate winner should be the girl in front of us named Xia Mi.

So the boy decided to announce his relationship with the girl in class. He was known for being generous and popular at school, and planned to give all the classmates a gift of candy when he made the announcement.

I wonder if the other girls are his classmates. Otherwise, the scene of the female lead personally handing out wedding candy to the unlucky guy is cruel enough just to imagine.

"Yes, we do. We make similar gift boxes quite often," the saleswoman replied.

Because the university town is just a few stops away from the CBD, where there are several universities. College students generally value the sense of ritual in their relationships, so quite a few college students order similar gift boxes from their store.

"What do you usually put in there?"

"Well... a more basic option would be to put in some handmade wedding candies, marshmallows, or cookies. A more creative option would be to put in chocolates. We can also accept other customizations, with pricing based on the contents of the gift box."

At this moment, Xia Mi, who was standing next to her, asked curiously, "Senior brother, are you going to hand out wedding candy in class?"

"Um... it's because a friend of mine is going to hand out wedding candy in class," Lu Mingfei corrected Xia Mi.

However, Xia Mi's words immediately brought Lu Mingfei back to his senses, making him realize that if he wanted to distribute wedding candy, he couldn't just distribute it to his own class and the class next door... because his junior sister was also his girlfriend.

Although her junior sister has always acted modestly and willingly as a follower in this relationship, Xia Mi would probably be very understanding and tell Lu Mingfei that she doesn't need to distribute wedding candy in her class if he were to do so.

However, Xia Mi's understanding nature made Lu Mingfei feel somewhat guilty towards her...

After all, the title of "official girlfriend" no longer applies to my junior class, so this time, the wedding candy must be distributed to her class no matter what.

That's just what I was thinking... but deciding on the name for this wedding favor is a problem. After all, at school, he and Xia Mi are cousins, which is why Xia Mi can't take turns being Lu Mingfei's official girlfriend like Su Xiaoqiang and Chen Wenwen.

Lu Mingfei pondered for a moment, then suddenly seemed to have thought of something. At that moment, the female shop assistant spoke up: "Would you like to place an order?"

"Yes, we need to." Lu Mingfei nodded in reply.

How many gift boxes do you need to order?

"Forehead……"

Lu Mingfei paused for a moment, then cautiously made a five-finger gesture. The female shop assistant was taken aback: "Fifty servings?"

So many? But that's usually how many people are in a typical high school class. Are you planning to give everyone a wedding favor?

Just as she was thinking this, she saw Lu Mingfei in front of her shake his head and say with a complicated expression, "No... about five thousand... no, six thousand copies. As long as they can be prepared before next week."

Shilan Middle School has nearly six thousand students across its junior and senior high sections. However, the senior students are taking the college entrance exam this week, and it's uncertain if they'll make it in time. Just to be on the safe side, Lu Mingfei decided to order six thousand sets of wedding candy. That's right. His logical way of distributing the wedding candy to Xia Mi's class was… to give one to every student in the entire school. This way, the students in his junior's class would also receive wedding candy from him and his junior, and they wouldn't suspect their relationship. A win-win situation.

This number really shocked the female shop assistant, and even Xia Mi was stunned when she heard Lu Mingfei say that he wanted to order more than 10,000 wedding candies.

The female clerk stood frozen in front of the cashier, wondering if she had heard correctly.

Ordering six thousand wedding candy gift boxes? Are you really not just here to tease me?

"Is that okay?" Lu Mingfei asked.

The female shop assistant paused for a moment before speaking, "Our shop doesn't have that many staff; we only have four or five bakers in total. Six thousand wedding candy gift boxes and such are quite a lot of work, especially considering we only have less than a week to prepare..."

Lu Mingfei scratched his head, realizing that this shop was just a small, privately-owned dessert shop located in a shopping mall or supermarket. Preparing over ten thousand gift boxes seemed like too much of a burden for such a small shop. Just as he was about to say no, he heard the female shop assistant in front of him speak:
"...So in your case, you'll have to pay extra," the female clerk continued.

After all, this was an order for six thousand gift boxes! How could she possibly refuse? Even if it meant closing the store for a week, she would make sure Lu Mingfei worked overtime to finish those six thousand gift boxes.
"...No problem!" Lu Mingfei replied. Anything that could be solved with money was no problem for him now. The more than 20 million yuan he won from buying esports lottery tickets was still lying untouched in his bank account, practically going moldy.

Xia Mi and Lu Mingfei understood each other perfectly and immediately realized what her boyfriend was trying to do. Xia Mi tugged at Lu Mingfei's sleeve and whispered, "Senior brother, it's okay..."

No matter what, ordering six thousand wedding candy gift boxes and giving one to every student in the school is really a bit too much. Putting aside everything else, just figuring out how to distribute those six thousand candies one by one to each student would be a huge problem.

However, Lu Mingfei had already made up his mind. Since he had already decided to send out wedding candy, how could he leave out the portion for Xia Mi's class? Of course, he had to send it to all the relatives and friends of both the bride and groom.

As for how to distribute the six thousand wedding candies... a figure popped into his mind.

He currently tops the list of those deserving of death because he's won over all the most beautiful girls at Shilan High School. But he's not the only one on that list exuding "domineering aura." Only that person is willing and capable of doing this for him.

……

That person was none other than Chu Zihang.

Unlike most school student councils, the student council at Sze Lan Secondary School is highly autonomous and wields considerable power. Events such as the school anniversary celebration or Christmas party are entirely managed by the student council.

With the college entrance examination season approaching, the student council president of the senior year has essentially retired; the position is now largely nominal. Currently, all student council affairs are handled by Chu Zihang, the vice president. In the entire Shilan High School, Chu Zihang is probably the only one capable of helping Lu Mingfei with this matter.

Therefore, after lunch the next day, Lu Mingfei found Chu Zihang.

The student council office is located in the upper-level teaching building. This wasn't Lu Mingfei's first time here; he had come here once before when he accompanied Liu Miaomiao and Xiaotiannv to their interviews, so he found the student council office very easily.

The office door was open, and only Chu Zihang was sitting at his desk, head down, organizing documents. This was rather unusual; as far as Lu Mingfei knew, the student council's work should have been busier towards the end of the semester.

Although there was no one else in the office besides Chu Zihang, Lu Mingfei did not barge in abruptly. Instead, he politely knocked on the door next to him first.

Upon hearing the knock, Chu Zihang looked up and smiled faintly when he saw that it was Lu Mingfei: "Junior Brother Lu, you've arrived. Just come in."

Probably no one expected that Chu Zihang could actually smile, and even fewer would have guessed that the object of his smile was a boy. Lu Mingfei closed the office door behind him, and Chu Zihang got up to pour Lu Mingfei a glass of water, placing it on the seat next to him, gesturing for Lu Mingfei to sit down.

Lu Mingfei took the water glass, thanked him, and looked around: "Senior brother, don't you take a lunch break?"

Chu Zihang sat down in his seat: "No, it's not that. Actually, the student council members usually work overtime at noon. It's just that you said you needed to talk to me today, so I gave the others the day off and let them rest at noon."

Lu Mingfei nodded, understanding that his expressionless senior brother knew he was coming at noon and had cleared the area for him... The solemn Lu Mingfei was simply flattered.

"correct."

Before Lu Mingfei could get to the point, Chu Zihang seemed to remember something and said softly, "Congratulations."

As always, the expressionless senior brother was sparing with words, simply offering the two words "Congratulations." Most people would probably be puzzled, wondering what Chu Zihang was congratulating him on.

However, having known Chu Zihang for a long time, Lu Mingfei immediately understood that Chu Zihang was congratulating him and his girlfriends on their successful admission to Kassel College.

It seems the student council vice president has his own intelligence network. Most people only know that Lu Shenren will be transferring schools next semester, but they don't know that Liu Miaomiao, Su Xiaoqiang, Chen Wenwen, and Xia Mi have also been admitted to Kassel College. However, Chu Zihang knew about this in advance.

"Thank you, senior brother," Lu Mingfei said with a smile.

Chu Zihang said, "I've checked the number of students Kassel College admits from the China region over the years, and it's only a few dozen each year. My junior classmates are already very outstanding to have been admitted to Kassel College."

Lu Mingfei said, "Senior, you are also very outstanding. Professor Guderian originally intended to admit you, but you declined."

Lu Mingfei naturally knew that Chu Zihang had rejected Professor Guderian... because his girlfriend was one of the interviewers who interviewed Chu Zihang. The young couple would chat about all sorts of gossip in their private conversations.

Chu Zihang wasn't too surprised that Lu Mingfei knew about this, after all, there were far more surprising things about Lu Mingfei than this.

"Ah."

Chu Zihang nodded: "I had some personal reasons for declining Professor Guderian's offer. However, I will still join Kassel College after graduating from high school next year. Junior, what brought you to see me this afternoon?"

As expected of the expressionless senior, one second he was talking about Kassel College, and the next second the topic abruptly shifted to Lu Mingfei.

However, Lu Mingfei continued the conversation: "Well, the reason I came to see you today, senior brother, is because..."

……

(End of this chapter)