After much persuasion, using the cherry bomb left behind by the car-selling kid’s dad, the car-selling old man, to coax Yang Shuli away, Zhu Niao and Gou Yu were back to sitting side by side at the entrance.
Zhu Niao looked at the thing in her hand, then at Gou Yu beside her.
The current situation was like mud in your pants—whether it’s shit or not, it’s still shit.
Even if she really wasn’t dating Gou Yu, now it was as good as dating.
It was a bit like idealism: once everyone thinks they’re dating, they really are dating.
Actually, it wasn’t idealism—it should be called “three people make a tiger.”
“Uh, what now?”
Gou Yu wanted to suppress the smile curling up his lips, but he couldn’t no matter what.
This was undoubtedly advantageous for him. Regardless of the whole “three people make a tiger” thing, once Zhu Niao got used to others seeing them as a couple and their interactions, plus she couldn’t hate him, then she would start to win herself over.
Then he was one step closer to victory in this romance. Win!
“What else can I say?” Zhu Niao gave Gou Yu an exasperated glare. “It’s over, nothing left. My reputation is ruined by you. I’m ignoring you!”
She sounded indignant, but all she did was clench her fist and gently punch Gou Yu’s shoulder.
As if that punch also carried words, playfully scolding Gou Yu: then I’ll have to entrust my whole life to you.
Then Zhu Niao collapsed onto the table, quite lacking in dignified demeanor.
She slightly opened the big box of cosmetics that Liu Chen had sent, looking inside, then slowly sat up straight.
“Old Dog, Old Dog.” Zhu Niao reached out and gently patted Gou Yu’s shoulder. “Look at this.”
“Didn’t you say you were ignoring me?” Gou Yu had a smug grin on his face, arms crossed, refusing to lean over and look.
“I can pay attention to you now.” Zhu Niao muttered awkwardly.
“Then beg me and I’ll look.”
Zhu Niao threw a punch: “I’ve given you too much face, huh?”
Gou Yu, holding his side, leaned over and glanced at the four letters.
“Dior. This must be a collaboration with JoJo. Maybe if you use this makeup, you’ll awaken a Stand,” Gou Yu gave a fair evaluation.
“Holy shit, that’s awesome.”
Zhu Niao examined it carefully for a moment, then took out a lipstick.
“I heard that lipsticks have flavors, like chocolate or strawberry.” Zhu Niao opened the lipstick cap and brought it close to smell.
“Rose-scented.” Zhu Niao held the lipstick up to Gou Yu. “You taste it and see what flavor it is.”
“I don’t eat this stuff. I don’t eat anything without food safety certification.” Gou Yu took a step back.
“Then you can try it when we get home.” Zhu Niao smirked, finally revealing her intention.
“Try?” Gou Yu was confused. “How do I try?”
“Just put it on your lips.”
“Wait, you want me to test something you’re going to use?”
“What else? Even the emperor has a food taster before eating. What’s the big deal if you try it?” Zhu Niao said. “There are several more lipsticks inside. You try each one. If you don’t try them, how will I know if they suit me?”
Gou Yu confirmed that this girl just wanted to mess with him.
With a turn of his mind, the clever Old Dog immediately thought of a countermeasure, but it would have to wait until after the engagement banquet when they go home.
“Fine, what’s the big deal about putting lipstick on myself? Back in the day, I even smeared mud on myself.”
“I think it might not be mud, might be shit,” Zhu Niao replied equally fairly.
As they were talking, another guest arrived.
“Did Xiao Yang go in?” Xu Nian, wearing a suit, adjusted his cuffs awkwardly as he walked over.
Gou Yu and Zhu Niao, sitting behind the red table, looked up in surprise.
Xu Nian had even styled his hair.
Not like Gou Yu, who just ran his wet hands through his hair a couple times, but a clearly carefully done hairstyle.
The change wasn’t huge, just from looking young but feeling mature to now looking and feeling quite mature.
“Ah, yes, he just went in.”
Xu Nian took out an invitation card and placed it on the table in front of them.
“Congratulations,” he said softly, completely unconcerned about the mysterious impression he was leaving on them.
Then he waved behind him, and a few people carried in a cloth-covered plaque.
Clearly, this behavior was a bit too mature.
Gou Yu and Zhu Niao were obviously not the old fogeys who would be interested in calligraphy and paintings.
They both forced polite smiles. Even if it turned out to be some refined thing they couldn’t appreciate, they wouldn’t lose their manners.
But they clearly underestimated Xu Nian’s maturity.
Tailoring to the audience is the most basic skill.
The cloth covering the plaque was removed, revealing four large characters: “Great Ambitions.”
“Don’t worry, I really asked a master to write it personally.”
Both Zhu Niao and Gou Yu’s eyes began to shine.
The best part was, after “Great Ambitions,” there were two more characters: “Wealth Arrives.”
Great, it’s the kind of calligraphy that even young people would like.
The person holding the plaque re-covered it with cloth and placed it in the empty space behind Gou Yu and Zhu Niao.
“Still, congratulations.” Xu Nian paused. “I’ll also invite you two when I get engaged. Please make sure to come.”
With that, he walked into the banquet hall.
Gou Yu and Zhu Niao exchanged a glance, both with a hint of confusion in their eyes.
“You go first.”
“You go first.”
“Then I’ll go first.”
“Then I’ll go first.”
After two perfectly synchronized lines, Zhu Niao directly covered Gou Yu’s mouth: “Okay, shut up, I’ll go first.”
Gou Yu, with his mouth covered, nodded.
“How does he have an invitation? Does he know your dad?”
Then Zhu Niao released her hand from Gou Yu’s mouth.
“I don’t know,” Gou Yu replied while shaking his head.
“Okay, now it’s my turn to ask.” Gou Yu reached out and covered Zhu Niao’s mouth. “He just said he’ll invite us when he gets engaged. He’s getting engaged?”
Then he also let go.
“I don’t know,” Zhu Niao replied while shaking her head.
The two who knew nothing looked at each other, then burst into two chuckles.
“Daughter, oh my precious daughter looks so beautiful.” Before seeing the person, hearing the voice, Zhu Niao was directly picked up by Gou Yu’s mother.
Beside her, Gou Yu’s father glanced at Gou Yu, took something out of his pocket and hid it in his palm.
When Gou Yu leaned over, he suddenly raised a middle finger.