Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Anyway, it's just one meal. Even if it's not hygienic, at worst it'll just give her diarrhea. It's not like it'll kill her.

Thinking this, she glanced at Lu Mingfei again.

Even if you eat yourself to death, there's always someone to take you down with them.

"Have you decided what you want to eat?" Lu Mingfei asked from the side.

"I'm not going to look anymore. Even if I did, I wouldn't know what the dishes tasted like."

The little fairy waved her hand, called the proprietress over, and directly pulled out two red bills from her wallet and handed them to her.

"Give us a hundred yuan's worth of food, whatever you like, a mix of meat and vegetables, and a few bottles of drinks too."

In 2006, a full meal at McDonald's only cost 18 yuan, and the average cost per person at this kind of small restaurant was probably only around 10 yuan. 100 yuan could buy a meal at such a place.

The proprietress was also stunned; she had clearly never seen such a silly girl as Su Xiaoqiang since she opened the shop.

"One hundred yuan is probably not enough for two students like you to finish."

"Then add more meat, and make sure the vegetables are cooked hygienically. Just add as much as you can, enough for the two of us. If there's too much extra, you can give each table two bottles of beer."

This way of doing things can be described as very much like a fairy maiden.

Lu Mingfei vaguely remembered that when he was in middle school in his previous life, Su Xiaoqiang also rented out a movie theater for them. The movie was "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" starring the handsome Brad Pitt.

This is a fantasy romance film, and it's quite touching. At the time, Su Xiaoqiang booked the largest screening room in the largest cinema in the city center.

Because the screening room was so big, Su Xiaoqiang waved his hand and called over the students from the two classes next door, giving each of them a bucket of popcorn and a cup of cola.

Because Chen Wenwen arrived late and sat in the back row, Lu Mingfei followed suit. The students from the next class were eating Su Xiaoqiang's popcorn and accusing her of showing off her wealth.

That's actually a misunderstanding on their part. If they truly understood Su Xiaoqiang, they would know that the Little Fairy never flaunts her wealth.

What is flaunting wealth? Flirting wealth is like Zhao Menghua, who usually wears the same school uniform as you, carries a backpack of similar price, and then carries a Lingines bag worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, pretending to accidentally peek it out from his sleeve.

If you praise him, he'll feign reluctance and make excuses; that's what you call showing off wealth.

Little Fairy's behavior isn't about flaunting wealth; she simply doesn't hide that she's rich. But if you're poor, she won't look down on you or put you down.

The food would take a while, so two bottles of Coca-Cola were brought out first. The proprietress opened the caps for the two of them, and the glass bottles clattered in the air.

"The cola is no different from that in a five-star hotel," Little Fairy commented.

"Not necessarily, the prices are still somewhat different."

Lu Mingfei remained noncommittal, then changed the subject, asking, "By the way, why haven't you gone back yet? I remember you left as soon as get out of class ended."

Su Xiaoqiang rolled her eyes.

"I don't want to go back. Don't pry into other people's family affairs."

Lu Mingfei nodded, vaguely sensing from the words that there was a story behind it, so he didn't ask any further questions.

Actually, among the three most beautiful girls at Shilan High School, Su Xiaoqiang's family seems to be the least mysterious.

Needless to say, people only know that Liu Miaomiao's family is rich, but it seems that no one knows exactly what they do.

As for Chen Wenwen, despite knowing her for three years, Lu Mingfei had never even been to her apartment building once. Every time they went home together, they would break up at the entrance of the complex. He didn't know what her parents did, only vaguely knowing that they came from a scholarly family.

Only Su Xiaoqiang is known to everyone as a person of mixed Chinese and Portuguese descent, with a Portuguese mother and a mine owner father.

"By the way, we've known each other for so long, but I've never heard you mention what your family does?" Su Xiaoqiang asked.

“My parents are international archaeologists who travel abroad frequently and are not at home most of the year, so I used to live with my uncle and aunt.”

"Wow, they're from a highly educated family. I didn't realize that."

Su Xiaoqiang looked Lu Mingfei up and down, thinking that it was no wonder she sometimes saw an aristocratic air about Lu Mingfei; it turned out that Lu Mingfei's family had some background.

"What's that saying again? 'To find the dragon vein, look at the winding mountain...'"

"...One layer of entanglement is another layer of obstacle, right?" Lu Mingfei scoffed. "Archaeologists and tomb raiders are two completely different things, okay?"

"I don't understand this, so isn't it normal that I can't tell the difference?"

Su Xiaoqiang shrugged. "It's like how everyone at school says my family is in the coal mining business and my dad is a coal boss, making it sound like my family is so unsophisticated. Actually, my dad's company is officially called Su's Energy Development Group, a respectable listed company. My dad is also a college graduate from Central South University of Mining and Metallurgy."

Lu Mingfei was secretly taken aback. No wonder he always felt that the combination of a coal mine owner and a Portuguese man was strange.

It turns out that it wasn't the story of a wealthy Chinese businessman keeping a French girl as depicted in Marguerite Duras's "The Lover," but rather a transnational romance between a highly educated intellectual and a Portuguese student.

"Then your parents must have a very good relationship, right?"

Just then, the dishes were served: three dishes and a soup. The rising steam from the soup obscured Su Xiaoqiang's expression.

"Let's stop talking about this and eat first," Su Xiaoqiang said without looking up.

……

Overall, Su Xiaoqiang was pleasantly surprised by the meal. She hadn't expected that such an unassuming little hole-in-the-wall restaurant would offer such authentic, rustic dishes with such bold and varied flavors.

Two of the dishes were ones that Su Xiaoqiang had eaten at upscale Sichuan restaurants, but the two tasted completely different.

To put it in Lu Mingfei's words: "This is the difference between the traditionalists and the江湖派 (Jianghu faction)."

After a few rounds of drinks, what was originally just a dinner arranged by Lu Mingfei on a whim suddenly turned into a one-sided rant by Su Xiaoqiang.

Originally, Su Xiaoqiang told Lu Mingfei not to pry into other people's business, but as they ate, she started talking to herself, almost making Lu Mingfei suspect that the restaurant owner had mixed wheat juice into Su Xiaoqiang's cola.

"...Let me tell you, that arrogant guy surnamed Liu from junior high was really annoying. Every morning he would stuff a bunch of roses into my drawer, acting like he was so romantic. Didn't he know that my name isn't the 'Qiang' in 'rose,' but the 'Qiang' in 'sinking masts and breaking oars'?"

"...I hate attending those banquets the most. All sorts of old guys bring their sons and nephews to toast me. Those men's eyes are like they have teddy bears in them. Damn it, I'm only sixteen years old, okay? You can't go on blind dates at this age. They're all just taking advantage of the fact that my dad only has me as his daughter and want to live off me."

"...There's another banquet to attend this September, it's so annoying, even though I already attended one in Hong Kong before. It's the premiere banquet for Cheng Lung's movie 'Baby Project,' which I told you about before. The last one was in Hong Kong, but this one is in mainland China."

He rambled on and on, rambling on about this and that, covering every topic except for complaints. But he didn't actually mention anything about his family situation.

Suddenly, the little fairy's eyes flashed, as if she remembered something, and she scrutinized Lu Mingfei in front of her again.

"How about you come with me to that banquet in September?" Su Xiaoqiang suddenly said.

"I'll go with you?" Lu Mingfei was taken aback, not expecting the little fairy to bring this up suddenly. "How can I go with you? These kinds of banquets are usually by invitation only, right?"

“It’s alright, each invitee can bring one person in. I have an invitation.”

"Then why should I go with you?"

"Didn't I say that every time I attend a banquet, all sorts of old guys come and harass me with their sons and nephews?"

The little fairy blinked. "Why don't you come with me and be my shield?"

Lu Mingfei's heart skipped a beat, thinking that this meant he was going to pretend to be her boyfriend?

Damn. As someone who returned from the world of Japanese light novels, Lu Mingfei had certainly seen girls use the outrageous tactic of having boys pretend to be their boyfriends to scare off suitors, but he never expected that one day this would actually happen to him.

And the one who wanted to pretend to be her boyfriend was actually the incredibly beautiful Su Xiaoqiang?

It's like this strong wind blew all those unwanted suitors that were floating on the expressionless senior brother onto himself.

Lu Mingfei asked, "Why me? There must be someone more suitable than me, right?"

Although I do look a bit more handsome than before after tidying myself up recently, I don't think Xiaotiannv is the kind of person who would like someone just because of their looks.

Otherwise, she would have fallen for the expressionless senior brother in her past life.

"There's no reason why, I just feel you're quite suitable. As long as you tone down that reckless attitude, stand and sit more properly, and brag about your parents' status as archaeologists, that should be enough to deter some shameless guys. Anyway, you don't have to do anything, just eat there and watch a movie."

Su Xiaoqiang shrugged. "Just tell me if you're going or not?"

"Forehead……"

Helping Xiaotiannv with this favor wasn't a big problem, but the fact that she suddenly brought it up was a bit hard for Lu Mingfei to accept.

What would happen if I said I wasn't going?

“If you really don’t want to go, I can’t force you to go. After all, I, Su Xiaoqiang, am not the kind of person who uses my power to bully others.”

As the little fairy spoke, a mischievous smile suddenly appeared on her lips, and her charming and alluring eyes stared straight at Lu Mingfei.

"But after someone took my phone last time, they said they would repay me with something, and it hasn't happened yet."

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Chapter 103 A Different Feeling

After taking Su Xiaoqiang's phone that time, Lu Mingfei did ask Su Xiaoqiang what she wanted as a thank you.

"But didn't you say you didn't need to repay me?" Lu Mingfei was about to renege on his promise. "You have to keep your word."

"Can't you have a little bit of gentlemanly manners?" The little fairy's bright eyes swept over me. "You said you would repay me with your body, but I didn't ask you to actually do it. Can't you just cosplay as a fly swatter and help me get rid of the bedbugs around me?"

Although Lu Mingfei verbally refused, he wasn't actually that resistant in his heart.

For Lu Mingfei, selling his body and pretending to be a boyfriend for a casual encounter was a trivial matter. After all, he had done his fair share of gigolo work back in his previous life in Takamagahara.

Although he doesn't have many customers who order his drinks, most of the time he just pours drinks for Caesar and serves raw fish to his stoic senior brother.

“Then I have to make this clear first.” Lu Mingfei made a reluctant face. “I only sell my art, not my body.”

"Pah, who cares about your stinky body?" Su Xiaoqiang spat. "You can stay silent and just stand there eating. You'll nod at whatever I say."

“Okay, when are we going?” Lu Mingfei asked.

It just so happens that around November, I might need to trouble Xiaotiannv to go to Hong Kong to buy esports lottery tickets. At this time, Lu Mingfei helping Xiaotiannv out is also a way of returning a favor. Anyway, it's just a small favor.

Moreover, even if he didn't need Xiaotiannv to buy lottery tickets for him, Lu Mingfei would probably still agree to it.

After all, when a friend is in trouble, you have to help them even if it means going to great lengths. Besides, this time, not only do you not need to go to great lengths, but you can also get a free meal.

Su Xiaoqiang waved his hand: "No rush, there's still more than half a month, I'll tell you then."

After their conversation, they had almost finished eating. The restaurant was noisy with people talking and cooking, making it impossible to hear if it was still raining outside.

Just then, a light, cheerful bell rang, and both of them instinctively reached into their pockets.

Two Nokia N73s of different colors were pulled out together, and the one that rang was, of course, Su Xiaoqiang's red and white one.

However, Lu Mingfei did not expect that Xiao Tiannv would use the same ringtone as him.

Su Xiaoqiang glanced at Lu Mingfei with a fierce look, answered the phone and said a few words, then picked up her Kipling backpack and school uniform jacket and stood up. Looking down at Lu Mingfei, her eyes were both imposing and arrogant.

"Let's go, my car is at the bookstore, time to grab the books and leave."

“Okay.” Lu Mingfei nodded and picked up his schoolbag.

In fact, Lu Mingfei no longer needed to take a car back, but Xiao Tiannu insisted on taking him there.