All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 97: The wealthy Mr. Lian and the errand boy Qin Jingqing

Life in college is boring.

Chen Ran had absolutely no interest in the Four Books and Five Classics.

This was also reflected in his attitude in class. It was common for him to yawn and scratch his ears, which made the teacher very unhappy.

Originally, the students in the academy ignored him.

People who do their homework so perfunctorily are destined to have no chance of passing the imperial examinations in the future. They can't be in the same field with those students who study hard all day long. Of course, there is no need to waste time and energy on them.

But every time there was a periodic exam, Chen Ran's test scores were always among the best!

This is really incredible. Is it possible that there are really people in this world who are born with knowledge?
The students' attitudes towards Chen Ran also undergo subtle changes with each exam.

After all, no matter how well you learn in class, what ultimately determines your fate is the moment of the next exam.

If you do well in the exam, you will be able to succeed like a carp.

If you don't do well in the exam, no matter how good your grades are in class, the outcome will be a sad one.

Faced with the students' goodwill, Chen Ran responded as a matter of course.

Not too enthusiastic, as if I have no friends.

I won't pretend to be noble and act like no one is worthy of being with me.

Joking and chatting, socializing with each other, and occasionally getting together, it was not much different from university life in later generations.

"Zihou."

On this day, after class, several classmates gathered around Chen Ran and said, "Tomorrow is a day off. It's your turn to attend the dinner tonight."

"No problem, just follow the rules." During the previous dinner party, Chen Ran also joined in to eat and drink, so of course he wouldn't refuse when it was his turn. This was how social interactions work.

If they really eat and drink for free, when it's their turn to treat others, they will refuse by saying "I don't have money~~~"

If you really have no money, why do you eat and drink other people's food?
It's very embarrassing. I won't be able to hold my head up in the academy anymore, and people will point fingers at me wherever I go.

Either don't go, or if you go, be prepared to pay for it.

"How is Zuifenglou?"

"no problem."

Several students looked at each other and nodded slightly.

In the past, Chen Ran was seen wearing ordinary clothes, without even a jade pendant on his belt, and he didn't even have a book boy to accompany him in reading.

Everyone originally thought that he came from a poor family, and when they invited him to the party, they might have been trying to make fun of him.

I didn't expect that he would admit it so easily.

You know, Zuifenglou is one of the top three gold-spending places in the capital, and an ordinary banquet would cost at least more than ten taels of silver.

There are many students from poor families in the academy, but they have always been "turning a deaf ear to the outside world and focusing on reading the books of sages" and never interfere with the children from rich families.

The only other one may be Chen Ran.

Several rich kids left the classroom and gathered together to mutter, "Let's see what kind of person he is. If he's just bluffing, then just treat it as a joke. If he's really a person of substance, then it's not a bad idea to make friends with him."

There are indeed nerds who have become stupid because of reading too much, but they are not the mainstream.

These rich kids who have lived in a good environment since childhood are not only good at studying, but also well versed in the ways of the world. They are the mainstream.

For a child born in a poor family, unless he is a top talent selected from thousands, why should he compete with others?

In the evening, the group arrived in front of Zuifeng Tower.

There was a lot of traffic on the street in front of the building, and countless lanterns lit up the entire street into a dazzling fire dragon.

In the era without electricity, lighting at night depended entirely on the light from burning flames, and that cost a lot of money!

Once we entered the building, a waiter bowed to greet us and enthusiastically led us to the private room on the second floor.

A banquet worth more than ten taels of wine was set up, and when the window was opened, one could see the stage in the middle of the empty first floor.

More than a dozen charming dancers were dancing to the music of the musicians.

'Compared to the Twelve Golden Hairpins, these girls are truly pitiful.'

Chen Ran sighed softly, "I can't help them either. I'm not a boxer and I don't know how to fight."

In fact, the large-scale awakening of women's status originated from those noble ladies who received higher education.

Now the ladies are waiting for his help, and there is really nothing he can do.

There were seven or eight students in this room, all from middle-class families in the capital.

Some of them work in various departments of the court, or have shops in the capital, or have a farm outside the city, or are the hanger-on of some playboy, etc.

He couldn't be said to be wealthy, but he was fine when it came to drinking and entertaining people and getting along well with them.

A group of people gathered in the box, clinking glasses and chatting.

Eating delicious food and drinking wine in a bright and warm room, and enjoying the singing and dancing on the stage, this is an enjoyment that more than 90% of men in this era have never experienced.

In addition to enjoyment, this is also an important place for interpersonal communication.

There was a student who was good at speaking and had a wide network of connections. After going out for a walk, he came back and said happily, "Everyone, the second master of the Rongguo Mansion is in the third floor room A for a drink. For those whose family businesses and farms are related to the Jia family, and those in the court who want to get close to the Jia family, now is a good time."

Immediately, several people stood up, straightened their clothes, and hurried upstairs.

Thousands of years have passed, and the social customs in Middle-earth have never changed.

No matter how much you do, how well you prepare, or how strong you are.

Many times, it is not as good as a word in family relationships.

Chen Ran smiled, stood up, and followed him up to the third floor.

He didn't admire this double plug, he just wanted to try to see if he could trigger the subtitles. The environment of the third floor box was obviously better than that of the second floor.

What you see when you enter is at least a hundred square meters.

In addition to the main table, there are many exquisite furniture and screens placed around, calligraphy and paintings are hung on the walls, behind the pearl curtain is a young girl playing the pipa, and a group of noblemen sitting at the main table are each accompanied by a beautiful maid who pours wine for them.

Chen Ran met Jia Lian and chained the Second Master.

Apart from anything else, there is no doubt that he is handsome and has a romantic temperament.

In the modern world, you can also make a name for yourself among internet celebrities.

Come to think of it, when the rich and powerful marry wives and concubines, they are naturally all beauties. With generations of genetic improvement, even if they are wild boar-skinned with yellow teeth, droopy eyebrows and cloudy eyes, there are women who travel through time and space who are willing to risk their lives to become their slaves and fall in love with them~~~
"Okay, okay~~~"

Jia Lian, who was obviously drunk, was very happy that someone came to visit him specially, which was a very honorable thing.

He raised his hand and waved, "All your expenses today will be charged to my account~~~"

No wonder every time he got a few hundred taels of silver from Wang Xifeng, it could not cover the expenses for too long.

With such a bold attitude when drunk, no amount of money would be enough to spend.

"Jia Lian is a typical dandy boy who loves appearance, is timid and irritable, and is greedy for beauty."

'Note: You can modify one of the words.'

"Really?" Chen Ran also smiled, raised his hand and erased the word "beauty" in "greedy for beauty" and wrote "male" instead.

Jia Lian, enjoying the flattery of the crowd, took the wine handed over by the beauty beside him, but frowned slightly, "My master does not need your service, go away~~~"

Back in the private room on the second floor, everyone, who had been treated to a feast by a sucker, started clamoring for a better banquet and called for beauties to pour the wine.

In this case, it would cost at least 70 or 80 taels.

After all, even if a beauty just comes to pour wine and chat, she still needs a few taels of silver as an appearance fee.

If there are other projects, the expenses will be huge.

Chen Ran was not interested in this. He chatted for a while and left the box on the pretext of taking a break.

I came downstairs and wandered around the scattered tables, feeling the bustle of this era.

The noise not far away attracted Chen Ran's attention, and he followed the crowd to watch the fun.

A half-grown child was pinned to the ground and beaten by the restaurant security guard.

Seeing the guests coming to watch, the waiter hurriedly explained, "These guys came to eat and listen to music. When it was time to pay the bill, they all ran away. They said that this guy treated us but didn't bring any money. No one should think of eating a free meal at Zuifenglou~~~"

There is nothing much to say about such things. If you dare to come and consume without money, it is normal to get beaten.

Chen Ran watched the excitement for a while, and when he was about to leave, he saw the guard with a face full of flesh, picked up the skinny boy who was as thin as a chicken and asked, "What's your name? Where do you live? What does your father do?"

".Qin, Qin Zhong lives in Xinglong Street. My father is a doctor in the Ministry of Construction."

He paused and two lines of subtitles floated before his eyes.

'Qin Zhong, also known by his courtesy name Jingqing, is a handsome young man with a timid heart. He is Qin Keqing's younger brother and a like-minded friend of Jia Baoyu.'

'Note: You can modify one of the words.'

"Stop fighting." Chen Ran took two steps forward and asked the guards to stop.

"This little brother." He looked at the bruised and swollen Qin Zhong and asked with a smile, "Do you need any help?"

Qin Zhong, who was beaten badly, nodded repeatedly, his expectant eyes like a puppy waiting for alms.

"How much money does he owe?"

"Sixteen ounces and seven cents in total."

"I'll pay for him."

Chen Ran paid the money generously and took the limping Qin Zhong out of the restaurant.

"Thank you, big brother." Qin Zhong bowed respectfully. "I don't know why you are helping me, big brother?"

"My last name is Chen Mingran, and we are neighbors." Chen Ran sneered, "I also live in Xinglong Street, so let's just consider it as neighborly mutual assistance. By the way, why are you drinking here at such a young age?"

Qin Zhong hesitated, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

Chen Ran didn't ask any more questions, since he couldn't escape the fact that he was just pretending to be cool for the sake of face.

"Thank you, Brother Chen, for your help." Perhaps out of ignorance or cold nature, Qin Zhong left without saying anything.

Not to mention repaying the money, he didn't even want to keep the favor. How heartless.

Chen Ran first erased the word "good friend" in the subtitles, and then changed it to "pheasant".

Good engine oil, a lifetime~~~
"You're seriously injured." He grabbed Qin Zhong who wanted to leave and took him to the clinic without saying anything, "Go and heal your wounds first."

This person is a key person close to Qin Keqing, how could we let him go?

It doesn't matter that you are cold-hearted by nature and don't understand human nature, but I have to let your sister know.

I took Qin Zhong to the clinic. His injuries looked scary, but they were actually just superficial injuries. After applying medicine, bandaging them, and prescribing some blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drugs, he was basically cured.

Carrying the packed herbs, Chen Ran led Qin Zhong to Xinglong Street. "It's getting late, and the road is not safe. We are on the way, so we can give you a ride."

Qin Zhong felt dizzy and felt like something was wrong.

But he really couldn't figure out his current state, so he just followed her back home in a daze.

It was not until the door was opened and the maid screamed when she saw him covered in bandages that Qin Zhong finally reacted.

"My family is going to know about my drinking and dining at Zuifenglou!"

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