The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 13 The Forgotten First Encounter
The clan chief and Gu Lanxi's grandfather were brothers; her great-grandfather was the clan chief's father.

Despite their close relationship, he was stingy with even a decent hot meal for her, forcing her to come up with that kind of way to make a living.

If I really go down there, I'm afraid I'll be beaten by both my parents and my husband.

What's most infuriating is that, since they were on the roadside, Gu Lanxi thoughtfully spoke Mandarin, worried that passersby from other places might not understand their dialect.

Those still out for a walk at this hour mostly live nearby, and many are tenants of the clan chief's family. Most of them know a bit about Gu Lanxi's situation, and upon hearing her words, their gazes towards the old man immediately became meaningful.

The old man took several deep breaths before he could catch his breath.

The Yangtze River's waves keep pushing forward, and being left stranded on the beach is not a pleasant feeling.

He felt as if all his strength had been drained, and he could no longer muster any fighting spirit.

After several encounters, he had to admit a reality—this girl was unwilling to suffer any loss.

With her great-grandson's wedding approaching and fearing she might cause more trouble, the clan chief resigned himself to his fate and reluctantly found her a job.

However, the couple were getting old and it was becoming too difficult for them to collect rent up and down the stairs, so they simply asked her for help.

At that time, the area had not yet undergone a second round of demolition. Although the old man's house was only one street away from the bustling area, it was still considered an urban village.

The people who rent there are all sorts of people, most of them are unreasonable and domineering, so it's not easy to collect the full rent.

But she had no choice but to go ahead with it.

Because her uncle gave her a percentage of the profits.

Fearing she wouldn't trust him, he even allowed her to take the money directly from the rent after collecting it, only needing to send the rest to him.

However, there was a condition: her uncle assigned her a bag carrier as a form of supervision.

Gu Lanxi readily agreed.

There's nothing shameful about bowing down for money.

Poor people, especially child laborers, are lucky to have any work to do; they have no right to be picky.
Although this job looked like a huge challenge, she wasn't afraid.

Because they earn a lot!

Once all the rent is collected, she can steadily earn over four thousand yuan a month, enough to support her comfortable life. What more could she ask for?

The reason she took on this job was because she was quite strong; even at only twelve, an ordinary adult couldn't beat her.

Because she was often bullied when she was very young, she happened to have an uncle who ran a martial arts school and knew real Wing Chun, so she pestered him to teach her.

Because they were all relatives, and she had been exceptionally beautiful since childhood, yet was not valued by her family, her uncle, fearing she would be bullied, took pity on her and taught her as well when teaching others. He would also privately teach her some self-defense techniques.

She is patient and persistent, and she can endure the hardships of practicing martial arts. After several years, she has learned to perform quite well.

It's just collecting rent, and someone will accompany me. What's there to be afraid of?

There are more than a dozen buildings, with shops on the ground floor and people living upstairs, as well as a huge vegetable market. Every stall and every household has to be taken care of.

It was naturally not smooth sailing at first.

But she stubbornly persisted and worked the job for a full year and eight months until she went to university.

With a stable income and no longer worried about her scumbag father causing trouble, she stopped making herself live under the stairs and rented an attic room from an old lady at a rock-bottom price.

From childhood to adulthood, almost no one has taken good care of her, so she is very good at taking care of herself.

With a stable home and a steady income, she cooks for herself every day with care, ensuring she is well-fed and warmly dressed. In just two years, she has grown healthily to 1.6 meters tall, and during this time, she has never caused any trouble for the elders in her clan.

As her life improved and her mother's past became more distant, she began to interact more with her relatives. One day, she went to visit the cousin who had taught her to play the suona, just as the school's entrance exam for gifted children was approaching.

That's when she realized that it could be done this way.

She wanted to save on tuition fees and graduate early to earn a high salary, so she racked her brains to prepare for this. In addition to collecting rent for her clansmen, she naturally gave up those shady businesses.

Few people know now that she was very good at playing the suona.

That afternoon, Lu Nanting, still a short boy, was pulled up by his cousin and looked out the window. He saw a girl across the street with skin so fair it seemed to glow. She was tall and thin, with short, choppy hair, wearing a modified white tank top, gray shorts, and flip-flops. She had a short knife at her waist, an abacus, and an account book in her hand. She stood at the entrance of the ice cream parlor. Her voice was soft and sweet, but she was as steady as a mountain, exuding an aura of a powerful figure.
"Uncle Qiang, give me a way out."

In just a few words, she seemed to imply that she would go crazy if she wasn't allowed to make money.

That calm madness surged straight to the top of my head; it's hard to describe in words.

In less than two minutes, the boss came out with a thick wad of cash, sweating profusely, and handed it to her, along with a bottle of ice-cold Sprite, his eyes full of helplessness and ingratiation.

Compared to the wealthy and powerful Boss Gu, this girl is dirt poor. Knowing full well that she lives off rent, she still doesn't pay her rent honestly, but is determined to make things difficult for this barefoot brat.

No one dares to bet on what a minor with a knife tucked into his waistband might do.

Fortunately, she is easy to talk to as long as you pay the rent on time.

The boss breathed a sigh of relief.

His efforts in calculating the days and preparing in advance were worthwhile.

The young girl took the money, counted it twice quickly, took out a portion of it, handed the rest to the burly man next to her, and then took out the ledger to give the boss a receipt.

After she finished writing the receipt and made a quick note of the transaction, she finally took the Sprite.

He unscrewed the cap, took a sip, and then, with a smile, pulled out a few coins from his pocket and handed them over.

They are incredibly meticulous in their work.

Because they were too far apart, Lu Nanting couldn't hear clearly what was said next.

He only remembers being so stunned that the Five Rams ice cream in his hand melted and dripped all over him, leaving him feeling sticky and uncomfortable.

That day, his cousin enthusiastically told him a lot about that pretty girl, but he was young and hadn't figured it out yet. No matter how pretty the girl was, in his eyes, she was not as good as a piece of fatty but not greasy barbecued pork.

In addition, he didn't understand Cantonese very well to begin with, and his cousin was very excited and spoke very fast, so he could only understand the gist of it.

So he quickly forgot about it.

Now that Gu Lanxi had mentioned it, he remembered this incident, and that sense of destiny, as if it were preordained, washed over him again, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Finally, she even exclaimed from the bottom of her heart, "You are really, really cute!"

She worked so hard to grow up and became such an outstanding person; she truly deserves to be his girl.

Lu Nanting was overwhelmed with affection and couldn't express it. As he smiled, his eyes welled up with tears.

For a very long time, he was speechless.

Friends, many real-world policies cannot be strictly followed in this article. Please be aware of this and understand.

For example, purchase restrictions vary from province to province and even city to city, so there's no unified standard. Therefore, I've set it as no purchase restrictions. For example, Gu Meimei, born in September, started university at 14, began graduate school a few days after turning 18, made her acting debut in 2019, graduated early with all her credits in 2020, and won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress in 21. Whether such extraordinary individuals exist in reality is too vast for me to verify. I also don't know which university in Beijing meets the criteria, because she must meet Lu Nanting there; it serves the plot. Whether a 17-year-old girl practicing Wing Chun could take down four strong men in reality is something I haven't tested, but I need her to have the ability to protect herself. In the story, this is a divine skill, which she has mastered to a high level…

The main plot is a sweet romantic tug-of-war; everything else is just embellishment. As long as there aren't any unforgivable, fundamental mistakes that are unbearable, please don't criticize me!

A writer with a fragile heart seeks survival online.

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