Tycoon: I can see the goddess's wish list-Chapter 86 - 84, Aunt Mei’s invitation, dine together

"Alright, let’s drop the subject of Zhang Zhicheng," Luofeng said, picking up a mutton dumpling from his plate. "Ningbing, try one of my mutton dumplings. Your corn-filled ones just aren’t to my taste." He even blew on it a few times before offering it to her.

"Thank you."

Though it was a subtle show of care, Bai Ningbing quickly immersed herself in the bliss of being in love, no longer thinking about anything else.

As expected, Bai Ningbing’s attention was successfully diverted. She didn’t press further about Luofeng making their relationship public on Moments Circle. If the discussion had continued, Luofeng’s time management skills would have failed him.

「...」

About forty minutes later, the meal was finally finished.

There were still three corn-filled dumplings left on Bai Ningbing’s plate, uneaten.

Adhering to the fine tradition of not wasting food, Luofeng unhesitatingly finished them himself.

Although they weren’t from her own bowl, she subtly pursed her lips and blushed a bit. To her, having a meal like this, with her boyfriend helping to finish off the leftover food, felt very blissful.

As evening approached, Luofeng naturally wasn’t ready to let Bai Ningbing go so soon. This was the perfect time to press the advantage. It wasn’t time to rest on one’s laurels. That would only give her a chance to catch her breath.

"Ningbing, how about we go watch a movie?" Around half-past two in the afternoon, Luofeng, holding Bai Ningbing’s hand as they left the congee shop, suggested.

Bai Ningbing had just paid the 300-yuan bill. While it wasn’t a lot of money, the act itself added to the romantic feeling, which was quite delightful. Luofeng hadn’t insisted on paying.

"Sure. Last time, that idol movie was all bark and no bite. Shall we opt for something with more substance this time?" Bai Ningbing suggested, nodding.

"Alright, I’ll check out the latest movies."

Luofeng held her small hand while operating his phone with his other.

He quickly selected a film starring an acclaimed actor.

The two of them walked into the cinema.

During the hour-and-a-half movie, Luofeng hardly paid attention to the plot. The entire time, he was holding Bai Ningbing’s hand, fingers intertwined.

Unfortunately, it seemed Luofeng’s skill was still lacking. He hadn’t been able to predict whether Bai Ningbing was in danger of any bloody calamity today. Perhaps he needed to learn some palmistry skills in earnest. How did those masters who could predict a disaster just by touching a girl’s hand do it?

After the movie ended, Luofeng faithfully escorted the goddess back home.

One mustn’t overdo things like this. Otherwise, it would be counterproductive. Besides, what girl would go straight to a hotel room on the day she makes her relationship official? If her boyfriend bragged about it, she would be embarrassed. Typically, it requires spending a long time together, experiencing some romantic gestures, and being deeply moved. Even if everyone found out she was no longer a virgin, she could explain that she had been so touched at that moment, how it all happened so fast, that her mind had gone blank and her boyfriend had his way.

Do you think when some girls obviously like you but still refuse to agree, it means something else? It’s because when word gets out, they want to be able to say they’re not the kind of girl who agrees to a date just because someone pursues her. Otherwise, they’d get teased by their girlfriends for being too desperate.

「...」

"Daughter, you’re back?"

However, just as Bai Ningbing got home, she found the lights on... It turned out her mother had returned home first.

Bai Ningbing quickly glanced at her room. She remembered closing the door when she left with Luofeng, but now it was open. This meant her mother must have been in her room and discovered the pile of designer clothes.

"Yes, I went out with Luofeng at noon. After eating, we went to a movie," Bai Ningbing volunteered.

"Did Luofeng give you all those clothes?" Tangya asked.

Actually, before Bai Ningbing returned, Tangya had already checked the prices of those clothes, which totaled over seventy thousand yuan. This made Tangya somewhat uncertain. What exactly was the relationship between these two?

"Yeah, they were all gifts from Luofeng," Bai Ningbing admitted proactively. "It was all him. He sent me those gifts without my knowledge... I didn’t want to accept them at first, but he’d already sent them. He said if I didn’t like them, he could buy others, so I had no choice but to accept."

In fact, when they went to Henglong at noon, Luofeng had bought her another outfit she liked. But... Bai Ningbing said to leave it in the car and pick it up tomorrow, because she knew her mom would have already arrived home.

"Daughter, you and that boy..." Tangya’s tone was complicated, but she stopped short of probing further, sparing her daughter any embarrassment.

"Mom, you’re really overthinking things. Luofeng and I are innocent. He likes me, and I like him. That’s all there is to it for now..." Bai Ningbing pondered for a moment, took a deep breath, and finally said.

"Oh? There’s nothing else?"

"Really nothing!"

Hearing this, Tangya felt a bunch of question marks hovering over her head; she was completely baffled. "What kind of family does he come from? Giving so many gifts without even confirming their relationship?"

"Mom, I’ll say it again: I’m with Luofeng not because of his wealth. There are others who have pursued me who are handsomer and richer than he is," Bai Ningbing said solemnly. She knew her mother might think those Mr. Perfects only wanted her for her body, but a few of them had been quite sincere. She wasn’t foolish; she could discern men’s inner thoughts. But as for Luofeng, although she couldn’t quite fathom why he was so warm or why he made her want to be with him, at least he genuinely liked her.

"Alright, Ningbing, you’re grown up now. There are some things Mom shouldn’t say too much about, but you need to exercise restraint."

"I know, Mom. Has Dad gone on a business trip?" Bai Ningbing asked.

"Yes, your father might get a promotion soon. He’s been particularly busy lately." Tangya’s expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

"Let him be busy. He didn’t even care about me during last year’s college entrance exams, and he’s still busy now," Bai Ningbing complained.

Why was she so obsessed with money? It was because her father was a workaholic, almost never home. She didn’t want to experience her mother’s loneliness or live that kind of life. If she were wealthy in the future, all these issues could be prevented.

"Your father is doing this for the family. You shouldn’t think like that."

Bai Ningbing didn’t want to argue; her mother always had a slew of excuses. "Mom, I have two Gucci summer outfits I don’t like. Would you like to wear them?"

"Ah?" Hearing this, Tangya hesitated for a moment.

"Don’t worry, I won’t tell Luofeng. I didn’t say I disliked them before, but he should know. Later on, I’ll just say I dealt with them myself, maybe gave them to my younger cousin or something," Bai Ningbing explained.

"Is that really okay?"

"It’s fine, Mom, really. It’s no big deal. Go on, try them on," Bai Ningbing coaxed.

With Dad always being busy, Bai Ningbing had to be nicer to her mom at home. Her mother had it tough.

"This..." Tangya took the clothes somewhat absentmindedly. She too longed for and liked Gucci but couldn’t afford it due to financial constraints. Or rather, she could technically afford them, but deemed them unnecessary. In reality, however, they were beyond her means. For example, if you have total assets of one million yuan, can you afford an eight-hundred-thousand-yuan Mercedes Benz? That’s the definition of unaffordable.

「...」

Meanwhile, Luofeng had just returned home. After all, it was the weekend and he had to have dinner with his family. But neither of his parents had returned yet.

The next moment, he received a WeChat message from Lin Wanting.

"Mr. Luo, are you free tonight? My daughter Tuan Tuan wants to thank you for saving her life," Lin Wanting messaged.

Luofeng, upon reading this, didn’t reply immediately. Instead, he first checked with his family to see if dinner would be served at home that night.

To Luofeng’s dismay, his mom had retorted, "You’re so rich now, go eat at a restaurant!"

Ever since coming clean about his wealth, Luofeng felt that getting a home-cooked meal from his mom had become increasingly difficult. Moreover, the usual money transfers of a few hundred or a thousand yuan had completely stopped.

Considering he was left to fend for himself for dinner again, Luofeng replied to Lin Wanting, "Ms. Lin, you’re too kind. Saving your daughter, since I happened to be there, was just something I should do... As for dinner..."