From Joy of Life to Becoming a Saint

Chapter 35 Superb Acting Skills
Not long after Chen Qiye bought a cart of Red Mansions and brought them back, Fan Sizhe, who had settled his bills, also returned home from the bookstore.

I went straight to my sister's yard excitedly.

In the clean and elegant courtyard, Fan Ruoruo, wearing a light pink dress, was carefully drying books in the yard. Fan Sizhe called her "sister" all the way over, and when he saw her drying the Red Mansion, he smiled and praised her:
"Sister, you are so hardworking. You help our bookstore to display books every day. I will give you the position of shareholder of the bookstore later."

"I have always had the habit of showing off the Dream of the Red Chamber, which is much earlier than your bookstore. This is the book written by my brother, so of course I have to keep it well."

Fan Sizhe was unhappy when he heard this.

"Hey sister, you see, this is not fair. I am your brother, why do you always blame me for everything? He is your brother and I am your brother too, so you should also be a little bit more considerate of me."

Fan Ruoruo glared at him unhappily: "Do you think I'm not embarrassed enough?"

"Look at you, how can you say that about your brother?"

"Oh, forget it, even if you don't mention me, you can mention someone else, like my parents or something."

"Dad and aunt are elders, just keep them in your heart, how can you keep mentioning them?"

"Then change it to another one, mention a friend, or mention a lifesaver or something like that."

Fan Ruoruo paused and frowned at her silly brother.

"Fan Sizhe, did you see that person?"

Fan Sizhe shrank his neck: "Who...who is it?"

"Don't play dumb. Have you ever mentioned your savior to me for no reason?"

Fan Sizhe originally wanted to lay the foundation for Chen Qiye first, and hint indirectly to let his sister remember it herself, and finally turn from passive to active, but he did not expect that such a sophisticated plan of his was seen through, she was worthy of being his sister.

But he couldn't admit it now. What if his sister didn't want to meet Chen Qiye? After all, the other party had bought a cart of books in the bookstore. At least his sister and Chen Qiye had to meet once. What happened afterwards was none of his business.

I'm really not interested, no matter how affectionate Chen Qiye is.

Haha laughed and said, "Sister, you think too much. I just said that casually."

"When we learned that you were in danger and someone rescued you, Dad and Mom wanted to meet that person in person to thank him. Didn't Fan Xian also mention that we wanted to thank that person for saving you? You didn't doubt them when they mentioned you, but you doubted me when I, your brother, mentioned me. That's too much!"

Fan Ruoruo thought about it and found that it seemed to be true, so she no longer doubted it.

"I'm not asking you to blame you. I'm asking you to invite him to your house if you really did see him. Thank him as much as you can. I don't want to owe him a favor."

"That person is also strange. He flew away and could not be found. Only Teng Zijing knew him. It would be hard to find him if we don't know his identity."

When talking about Teng Zijing, Fan Ruoruo paused.

"Ah... Speaking of Teng Zijing, my brother has been looking worried recently because he can't think of a way to wake Teng Zijing up. It would be great if I knew medical skills."

"But knowing medical skills doesn't seem to be of any use. My brother knows medical skills and has consulted other doctors, but none of them can help."

Fan Sizhe rubbed his hands: "Sister, let's not talk about such heavy topics for now."

"I see you haven't been out much lately, so how about this, I'll treat you tomorrow, let's go to the same restaurant as last time, let's have something good, and by the way, check if the owner has installed the railings tightly, otherwise ask them to close the door."

Fan Ruoruo taught him, "Are you going to eat or cause trouble? As the young master of the Fan family, how can you be so fussy?"

"Yes, yes, sister, you are teaching me right. Then let's just eat and not make trouble. Sister, you supervise me. If I dare to make trouble, just beat me. I will definitely not run away."

Fan Ruoruo thought about it and nodded: "Okay, let's go out for an outing after we finish eating. It's been a while since I went out to relax."

"Hey! What are you guys talking about?"

Just when the siblings agreed to go out, Fan Xian, who was out, also came into the yard. Fan Ruoruo's face lit up: "Brother, you're back."

Fan Xian smiled and said, "What were you two talking about just now? I could hear your voices from far away."

Fan Sizhe rolled his eyes and said, "Yeah, nothing much. My sister and I have an appointment to go out for an outing tomorrow."

Fan Ruoruo looked at Fan Xian: "Brother, are you going?"

Fan Xian shook his head: "You know I don't have time recently."

"By the way, I just heard you guys talking about a savior. How come the person who saved Ruoruo last time has been found?"

"If I really find him, I will go to his house in person to thank him for saving my sister."

Fan Ruoruo had a strange expression on her face, and she seemed a little unhappy when her savior was mentioned.

Fan Xian saw through it: "Ruoruo, tell me honestly, is there anything else you didn't tell me at that time?"

"Why do you look weird every time I mention the person who saved you?"

"Isn't it strange? Fan Xian, you don't know that the man carried me around. Heroes saving beauties have always been a legend. It's written in the books."

"Fan! Si! Zhe!"

Fan Ruoruo was furious and picked up a stick from the side and was about to beat someone. Fan Sizhe was so scared that he quickly hid behind Fan Xian.

"Fan Xian, no, brother, you have to protect me."

"Sister, I was wrong."

"Fan Sizhe, stop right there. Don't hide behind me."

Fan Sizhe popped his head out and said, "He's my brother, too. Why can't I? You get angry when I talk about him. That's weird."

Fan Xian also noticed something and began to wonder, could it be that his sister really fell in love with the person who saved her?
Although the hero saving the beauty is old-fashioned, it is indeed very effective. As a modern man, he knows this better than anyone else. It seems that he has to study it carefully in the future.

The next day...
As agreed, Chen Qiye arrived at the restaurant early and ordered a sumptuous meal. He calculated the time and asked the waiter to serve the dishes, so that when Fan Ruoruo and her brother arrived, they would find that he was not ready to eat yet.

Fortunately, Fan Sizhe was very supportive and actually showed up at the restaurant on time with Fan Ruoruo.

"Sis, let's go to the second floor and find a better spot. We must not go to the terrace again."

"Fan Sizhe, could you please stop mentioning the terrace? I'm a little scared when you say that and I don't dare to go up there."

"Yes, yes, I'm not good at talking. I won't talk about me anymore."

Soon, Fan Sizhe, who was leading the way in front, saw Chen Qiye. The two nodded to each other and then started to show their superb acting skills.

"Oh my! Isn't this so-and-so?"

Chen Qiye also stood up in surprise and clasped his fists and bowed: "Mr. Sizhe, Miss Ruoruo, what a coincidence."

Then he pointed to the table in front of him filled with food and wine and said, "It's fate that we meet. I haven't even started eating yet. If Master Sizhe and Miss Ruoruo don't mind, why don't you join us?"

Fan Sizhe nodded vigorously: "Sure, sure, that saves us from having to wait for the food to be served."

"Look, his food is still hot. It must have been freshly prepared. Let's go over and have some."

As if afraid that she would disagree, he leaned in and whispered in her ear, "Sister, this is your savior. Dad, Mom, and Fan Xian have all said they want to thank him. Isn't this an opportunity?"

(End of this chapter)