At the start, I had to choose one of four options, and I immediately picked the Brahmin from the cou

Zheng Hao was taken aback by what he said. The questions Zhou Yanhuai raised were ones he hadn't thought of before. Now that they had been pointed out, he realized that there were so many intricacies involved.

"Fatty, you really know how to spoil my mood. I was just thinking I got a great deal, and you turned around and poured cold water on me. But you're right, there's no such thing as a free lunch."

"I'll tell my dad that we should follow the proper procedures, so that people won't bring it up later and say we did something underhanded."

Zhou Yanhuai didn't expect Zheng Hao to be so understanding. "It's good that you think that way. Cleaning up the mess is always more important than making a few more points. However, as long as Uncle Zheng can solidify the ownership of this land and establish our core framework, there won't be any major problems."

Zhou Yanhuai then looked down and added another note to his notebook. Zheng Hao leaned over to take a look, then immediately withdrew.

I don't understand it at all.

He rubbed his temples, looked at Zhou Yanhuai and Li Xiao who were intently studying the national land boundary map, and realized that he was superfluous. So he simply leaned back in his chair and picked up his phone to watch short videos.

I opened the local video app and scrolled through several videos. The cover of each video featured Li Xiao's silver-gray Lamborghini Huracan, accompanied by various exciting background music tracks.

"Holy crap, isn't that the entrance to Xiangmanlou? I just passed by and saw that car park inside. It's absolutely stunning! If I had the money, I'd definitely buy one!"

"Stop daydreaming. I just looked up this car; it's a Lamborghini Huracan. It'll cost at least three or four hundred dollars to get it on the road."

"A car worth over four million yuan, that's enough to buy more than a dozen houses in Jiangyang County, right? I really don't understand the world of the rich."

"Three or four hundred for a car? If I had that much money, I'd travel from south to north, prostituting myself all the way, and show them what it means to have no virgins in my path..."

"I heard that the car owner is a young man who just got his driver's license today and drove the car out of the vehicle management office."

"You got your license on the first day and drove straight out of the vehicle management office? I admire your composure. I've had my license for three months and I still don't dare to drive on the road."

"They're rich, so if they crash, they can just buy another car. Let's not worry about rich people; we should be more concerned about what they're having for dinner."

……

After reading the last top comment, Zheng Hao was so happy that he slapped his thigh. He simply shoved his phone screen in front of Li Xiao and said, "Brother Xiao, look at this! You just got your license on your first day, and you haven't done anything yet, but you've already become the top internet celebrity in Jiangyang County. There are even several pretty girls clamoring to get in your passenger seat."

In front of him, Zheng Hao clicked on the profile picture of a girl who said she wanted to get to know the car owner.

She was a young woman with elaborate influencer makeup and wearing a revealing tank top; her homepage was filled with videos showing off her figure.

"Brother Xiao, look at those legs, that waist! Want me to add another one for you?"

Zheng Hao shoved the screen right under Li Xiao's nose, looking like he was enjoying the show.

Li Xiao glanced at the video of the girl in yoga pants, practically jutting her hips out of the screen, and then disdainfully pushed Zheng Hao's phone away.

"Give me a break! With this beauty filter, even your own mother wouldn't recognize you. Aren't you afraid you'll look like an old lady when you meet her in person?"

"Besides, am I the kind of person who's easily swayed by looks? If I actually sat in a seat with a mass-produced internet celebrity face like that, I'd probably complain that her seafood smell would taint my leather seat."

"You have high standards, I have down-to-earth ones. If you don't add me, I will; it's not illegal to make more friends."

Li Xiao shook his head helplessly, too lazy to bother with this guy anymore.

Zheng Hao, however, seemed to have discovered something amazing. His fingers flew across the screen, swiping names rapidly while he muttered to himself, "This one only has a little over two hundred followers, no good. This one looks alright, but the caption is too pretentious, pass. Hey? This one's not bad! Let's message her privately."

Just as Zheng Hao was engrossed in a lively conversation on his phone, his smile almost reaching his ears, Li Xiao's phone, which was lying on the table, suddenly vibrated several times in succession.

He picked it up and saw dozens of unread messages pop up on the Fetion interface. They were all sent by the class group of the senior class (4), which was usually quiet and no one would say a word for half a day.

Squad leader Wang Lei spammed the chat with three megaphone emojis.

"Comrades! College entrance exam results will be out soon, and we'll all be going our separate ways soon. Our class is having a graduation party on Saturday night at the Blue Ocean Hotel. It's Dutch treat. Please reply if you receive this! @All members"

A long string of "received" and "expecting" emojis immediately followed.

Li Xiao glanced at it briefly and was about to set the group to Do Not Disturb mode when he discovered that he had been tagged individually.

Zhao Qiang, the sports committee member who always loves to show off, popped up in the group chat: "@Brother Li Xiaoxiao, I haven't seen you since the exams, and you haven't said a word in the group either. Don't miss the gathering on Saturday! It's the last time we'll all get together like this, it would be really disrespectful if you didn't come."

Looking at these familiar yet somewhat distant names on the screen, Li Xiao felt a sense of absurdity, as if he were in another world.

His finger hovered over the screen, pondering an excuse to decline. Zheng Hao, Li Xiao's classmate, also received a group message: "Hey! Graduation party? Come on, Xiao-ge! Just drive your little Lamborghini over and dazzle these bastards!"

Li Xiao glanced at Zheng Hao and said irritably, "Driving a sports car to a high school graduation party? What's the point of showing off to a bunch of greenhorns who haven't even stepped into the real world yet? You can show off if you want, I don't want to, it's beneath me."

Hearing Li Xiao say that, Zheng Hao's eyes lit up. "So, Brother Xiao, you agree to lend me your little Lamborghini? You might be embarrassed, but I don't mind."

"You wish! Don't even think about taking my car until you get your driver's license."

Zheng Hao pouted, his face full of resentment. "Then I won't drive. I'll sit in the passenger seat, and you drive, okay?"

"No, and I don't plan to attend this party either."

"Brother Xiao, why are you acting like a seventy or eighty-year-old man? Zhao Qiang has already tagged you by name. If you don't go, those people will definitely gossip behind your back, saying that you look down on your old classmates because your family is rich."

In his past life, Li Xiao was the kind of person who would avoid class reunions if he could. It wasn't that he didn't want to go, but that he didn't know what to say if he did go.

While others talked about postgraduate entrance exams, studying abroad, and internships, all he could think about was next month's rent and credit card bills. Later, when he did a little better and dared to go, he found that no one was talking in the class group anymore, and they couldn't get together even if they wanted to.

Let them go. After all, who knows what might happen if we see them again after this?

Li Xiao convinced himself, and then sent a message in the group saying that he would be there on time. Zhao Qiang replied instantly with a voice message. When he opened it, it was all Zhao Qiang's loud voice, "Hey, Brother Xiao, you're really doing us a favor this time! You have to have a couple of drinks with us. After the exam, you seemed to have vanished into thin air. Even your homeroom teacher, Lao Zhou, was asking you what you've been up to lately."

"What can I be busy with? Just wandering around aimlessly," Li Xiao replied simply, then ignored the lively chatter in the group.

"Hey Xiao, did you see that poll Zhao Qiang posted in the group chat?" Zheng Hao held his phone up to his face. On the screen was a newly created poll link: "Should we go to karaoke after the graduation party? Ten votes in favor, two against. The two against are definitely bookworms with strict parents. Shall we go?"

We'll see when the time comes.