Grassroots lawyers also have their day

Chapter 64 I don't care if the melons are sweet or not, as long as they quench my thirst!

"Hey, don't go! I'm treating you to lunch today..." Li Niangpao turned around and chased after him.

Under Li Niangpao's relentless nagging, Pan Jinlian had no choice but to take him to Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant. Wang Chuan was only thinking about rice with toppings, but when he saw Pan Jinlian's pleading yet slightly threatening eyes, he gave in and was taken away by Pan Jinlian.

If it weren't for having to go to work in the afternoon, Pan Jinlian would definitely have dragged Wang Chuan along to rip off Li Niangpao, not stopping until she had spent tens of thousands of yuan on him.

On the second floor of Meizhou Dongpo, Li Niangpao sat opposite Pan Jinlian and Wang Chuan. After ordering, the three of them looked at each other in silence, each lost in their own thoughts.

Li, the effeminate man, glanced at Wang Chuan: "You little light bulb, why don't you get out of here? Wouldn't it be better if I bought you some shark fin fried rice to eat over there? Humph..."

Pan Jinlian turned to Wang Chuan, who looked somewhat bewildered, with a smile: "Thanks to Senior Brother for being here today, otherwise I would have had to bring Zhang the Conman to dinner. Hmm... perhaps I can make use of Senior Brother; that's a good idea."

Wang Chuan glanced at Li Niangpao across from him, then turned to look at Pan Jinlian: "Don't involve me in your marital affairs! Ugh! Awkward, so incredibly awkward! What kind of situation is this!"

"My friend, I just heard Yuanyuan say that you are her senior brother. You must be a lawyer too, right?" Li Niangpao asked first, breaking the deadlock.

"Pan Yuanyuan and I are colleagues. I'm just an intern lawyer now, one step away from becoming a lawyer!" Wang Chuan said modestly.

Both men spoke politely; the effeminate man didn't bully others, and Wang Chuan didn't make sarcastic remarks. Their first conversation was relatively amicable.

"May I ask which university you graduated from?" the effeminate man continued.

"My senior brother graduated from Peking University. He's a top student majoring in law." Pan Jinlian was afraid that Wang Chuan was too honest and would reveal all his secrets to her as soon as they met, which would be detrimental to her later plans.

"Oh? I also wanted to get into Peking University, but I missed the cutoff score by a few points in the college entrance exam. So I had no choice but to study abroad," Li Niangpao said with a shrug and a smile.

"How many points did you get on the college entrance exam?" Pan Jinlian asked curiously.

"Two hundred and fifty-three points," the effeminate man said seriously.

"Hahaha... 253 points?! You think you can get into Peking University with that score?" Pan Jinlian sneered.

Wang Chuan felt a pang of bitterness. His college entrance exam score wasn't much higher than the effeminate guy's. Sigh! If you don't study hard when you're young, you'll end up doing manual labor when you grow up!

"I have always believed that a hero's origins are irrelevant!"

Many of those who got into Tsinghua and Peking University back then are now working for me. So I think the college entrance exam is just a scenic spot in life, only this spot is too small, and too many people want to climb up and see it.

"So, I'm not going to join in the fun!" Li Niangpao said righteously.

Wang Chuan thought Li Niangpao's words made a lot of sense: "What a great saying, 'A hero's origins are irrelevant!' Come on, Mr. Li... I'll offer you a cup of tea instead of wine."

No matter what, Wang Chuan simply couldn't bring himself to call the effeminate man in front of him "Li Mubai"! Deep down, he couldn't accept a sissy-like Li the Great Hero.

Pan Jinlian watched coldly from the sidelines. When she saw the two of them actually drinking a cup of tea instead of wine, a murderous glint immediately appeared in her eyes.

She looked at Wang Chuan, her expression saying: Senior Brother! Senior Brother, I sent you here to save the day, why are you siding with outsiders and shooting inwards instead! You need to understand who's on our side!

Wang Chuan sensed the murderous aura emanating from him and quickly changed the subject, saying, "The weather's quite nice today!"

Pan Jinlian scoffed, "What a fine sun, my foot!"

The effeminate man's heart skipped a beat. He had originally thought that the guy opposite him was his rival in love, and he was prepared to engage in a verbal battle before the meal (of course, he wasn't afraid of a fight either, as he had bodyguards behind him). But now it seemed... interesting, at least this guy didn't think that way.

Soon the food was served. In order to declare war on the effeminate man and make him believe that the senior brother next to him was his sweetheart and his rival, Pan Jinlian kept putting food on Wang Chuan's plate.

Then look at Li Niangpao, he used a "fight fire with fire" approach: "You, Pan Yuanyuan, were serving food to your senior brother, weren't you? I'll do it too, let's see what your senior brother does."

"Senior Brother, try this sweet and sour pork ribs!" Pan Jinlian smiled and used serving chopsticks to put a piece of pork rib on Wang Chuan's plate.

"Pork ribs are good, but they can be greasy if you eat too much. Senior Brother, try this sweet and sour fish!" Li Niangpao picked up the serving chopsticks and put a piece of fish on Wang Chuan's plate.

"Oh ho! What's the meaning of this?! Do you want to steal my senior brother from me? You're not a rose, are you?!" Pan Jinlian launched another attack.

Li Niangpao didn't dare to back down either, and Wang Chuan's meal was turned into a chaotic mess by the two of them. When eating the food that Li Niangpao picked up, Pan Jinlian stared at him menacingly, and when eating the food that Pan Jinlian picked up, Li Niangpao smiled and kept offering it to him.

Wang Chuan looked left and right: Sigh! I shouldn't have gotten involved in this mess!

When Li Niangpao escorted Pan Jinlian and Wang Chuan to the entrance of the legal services office, Pan Jinlian turned back to Li Niangpao beside her and said earnestly, "Li Mubai, don't waste your time. Forced relationships are never sweet!"

"It's alright, I have plenty of time. I don't care if the melons are sweet or not, as long as they quench my thirst!" Li Niangpao said with a grin.

"Quench your thirst?...Pah! I think you're just thirsty! Go home to Wuzhi Mountain!" Pan Jinlian said angrily as she stormed into the legal services office.

Wang Chuan didn't know what to say, so he turned and followed him inside.

After entering the office, Wang Chuan pulled out a box of instant noodles, preparing to prepare it with hot water, when Pan Jinlian's voice came from behind him: "What are you doing?"

Wang Chuan turned around, looking embarrassed, and said, "I wasn't full just now, I'll have another bowl of noodles."

"Give me a bowl too!" Pan Jinlian said angrily.

"Didn't you two go out to eat? Why are you back eating instant noodles again?" Zhang the Hustle asked, puzzled.

"Ugh! Don't even mention it, it's a long story! There was a lot of food, but I didn't eat much of it." Wang Chuan waved his hand in grievance, went back to the table, grabbed his wallet, and prepared to leave.

"Forget it, don't buy instant noodles. I'll order takeout instead!"

Pan Jinlian felt quite sorry for her senior brother. Originally, it had nothing to do with him, but because of this commotion, her senior brother was quite embarrassed and didn't even get a full lunch.

Wang Chuan wanted to refuse, but seeing Pan Jinlian's sincere eyes, he sat back down in his chair.

The next day, the effeminate man didn't bother Pan Jinlian again, but in the morning he sent someone to deliver a large bouquet of roses and a box of Swiss chocolates.

Zhang the Conman was filled with envy upon seeing the roses, so Pan Jinlian simply gave them to him. The latter was overjoyed. Although he didn't like effeminate men, the roses were innocent; they smelled nice and looked good on the table or in the house, so why not take them!

(End of this chapter)