Chapter 1036: Testing Chen Ran

Everything Chen Ran has shown is very normal, and his relationships with his classmates and teachers are also very harmonious.

Before going to Jiangzhou, he was relatively close to her, but since returning from Jiangzhou, he has maintained the friendship of a normal classmate.

Shi Youxuan: "Think about it carefully, is there really nothing unusual at all?"

So her daughter thought about it carefully, then shook her head: "No, there is nothing unusual."

Sheng Hanyu: "Go to school. Tomorrow, invite your classmates to the house for a meal. You can invite anyone else you like, but you must invite Chen Ran."

Shi Youxuan:...

However, she quickly understood why her husband wanted to do this, and chimed in: "Listen to your father, go to school."

"Okay."

Shi Ran did not quite understand, but she did not ask.

School.

Shi Ran pushed the door open and entered. Li Wei and Tao Qingyao immediately surrounded her: "Ranran, is your family okay? If you hadn't come today, we would have called you at noon."

Shi Ran smiled: "My family is fine."

"What's wrong? If you need my help, you must not be polite with me. Tell me, what happened?" Tao Qingyao looked serious.

Li Wei also nodded repeatedly, agreeing: "Right, Ranran, if you have difficulties, you cannot be polite with us. We are good sisters; we share joys and sorrows together."

That was what she said, and there was other worry as well, but she just couldn't say it.

Shi Ran was very moved and hugged her two best friends tightly.

"I was teasing you two, don't be nervous. Something did happen at my house, but it's a good thing. I'm telling you, but you can't tell anyone else, okay? This is top secret!"

"Tell us, tell us quickly, don't keep us in suspense."

Hearing it was a good thing, both of them breathed a sigh of relief, but were soon replaced by curiosity, constantly urging Shi Ran to tell them.

The three girls put their heads together, their voices low.

But before long, Tao Qingyao exclaimed: "Really? My god, then your family is going to get rich..."

Her mouth was covered by Shi Ran.

Shi Ran was dissatisfied: "You, you just promised me properly, and you forgot the moment you turned around."

"I'm sorry, I was just too excited."

Chen Ran sat at his seat "diligently" doing problems, seemingly unaffected by the few classmates talking, but in reality, he was listening carefully to the movement over here, afraid of missing a single word.

"Chen Ran, I'm inviting you to my house as a guest tomorrow. Would you do me the honor?" She sat down opposite Chen Ran with a smile.

"Of course, if the eldest Miss Shi invites me, I will definitely go. I wouldn't give anyone else's face, but I have to give yours. May I ask what kind of day tomorrow is?"

Shi Ran: "Tomorrow is my birthday. I only invited Li Wei, Tao Qingyao, and you."

"Good, I will definitely be there."

The next day.

Chen Ran arrived on time, bringing a gift.

"Hello, Uncle and Auntie." He greeted them politely.

"Hello, Chen Ran. Come in quickly, don't stand outside talking, the sun is too harsh outside."

Shi Youxuan enthusiastically ushered him into the living room, and then almost never let Chen Ran leave her sight, constantly pulling him into casual conversation.

"Chen Ran, how many people are in your family?"

Chen Ran: "Mom, Dad, two older brothers, one older sister, and me."

Shi Youxuan: "I am very familiar with L Country. I've always heard that the Finance Minister only has three children. You..."

Chen Ran was not flustered, smiling calmly: "Oh, that's how it is. When I was born, a shaman said that my birth date was incompatible with my father's, that we would clash, and that I wouldn't survive."

"To make it easier to raise me, I had to live outside, and I couldn't return home until I was sixteen."

"And in front of outsiders, I couldn't say that I existed as a child, so everyone thinks our family only has three children, but there are actually four."

Before Shi Youxuan could continue asking, he said on his own: "Mom and Dad feel that they have owed me for all these years I spent alone outside, so now they grant me whatever I ask for, even better than how they treat my older brothers and sister."

"Oh, so that's how it is."

Shi Youxuan put on a look of sudden realization and became even more enthusiastic toward him.

Today's birthday banquet mainly featured hometown dishes from L Country.

It was a chef Sheng Hanyu had invited from L Country, specially prepared according to the local specialties.

Li Wei and Tao Qingyao were not used to the taste and didn't eat much, but Chen Ran liked it very much and ate quite a bit. After the meal, he even took the initiative to make a request to Shi Youxuan.

"Auntie, I have a presumptuous request. Could you let the chef go with me?"

"I know this request is very excessive, but the food he makes is truly too delicious."

"Sure, no problem." Shi Youxuan agreed readily, her smile amiable.

The chef was a trusted aide of Wang Yong; not only was his culinary skill excellent, but he was also shrewd and meticulous.

The dishes made today were all well-researched, with the goal of being able to go to Chen Ran's side in a legitimate way!

Suspecting that Chen Ran was Zhu Qingrui was one thing, but this was A Country, which was closer to L Country.

With the mountains high and the emperor far away, there was very little they could do.

So the best method was to send someone to lurk in Chen Ran's home and monitor him legitimately.

Since he proposed it himself, Shi Youxuan just went with the flow and let the chef go with him.

After the guests left, Shi Ran prepared to open her gifts, but was stopped by her father: "Don't touch it, you can't touch the things he gave you."

He put on rubber gloves, picked up the "gift," stuffed it into a plastic bag, sealed it, and handed it to Lao Qi to go outside for a detailed inspection.

Half an hour later, Lao Qi returned.

He said to Shi Ran: "Miss, I have inspected the gift in detail, there is no problem, you can keep it."

Shi Ran didn't take it. She looked at the box of parts that had been taken apart into pieces and said: "Uncle Qi, please help me throw it away." It's already been taken apart like this, how can I still want it? I can't keep it.

"Mm, okay."

Lao Qi carried the plastic bag, preparing to take it out to throw away, but Shi Youxuan called out to him: "Wait a moment, what was this pile of things before it was unpacked?"

He said: "The latest model laptop, a gaming laptop."

Her daughter had clearly leaked the news about the family having a major project in A Country, but when Chen Ran came to the house today, he didn't mention a single word, as if he had no interest at all.

If he truly didn't take it to heart, that would be one thing, but if he kept it in mind and could still remain calm and not ask a single question, then Chen Ran was truly extraordinary.

The next day, the chef sent back news.

Everything was normal; no unusual signs were discovered.

The third day was the same.

The fourth day was also normal.

His daily life was very regular: he woke up in the morning, washed up, ate breakfast, and went to school.

After school, he would go home to do homework and go to bed on time at 9:30 in the evening; his life was very regular.

For a whole week, everything remained normal, and still no clues were found.

This couldn't go on; Chen Ran could afford to wait, but Sheng Hanyu and his wife could not!

There were a pile of matters back home—the company, the children, the elderly—it was impossible to ignore them.

Furthermore, the longer the time dragged on, the less it was to their advantage.

Shi Youxuan asked her daughter to invite Chen Ran to their home as a guest again, preparing to test him one more time.

"Mom, isn't this a bad idea?" Shi Ran was not very willing.

She didn't know how Qi Heng, who was in L Country, found out about the "birthday banquet" incident last time.

A Heng was very unhappy, his attitude toward her was very cold, and he even said they shouldn't contact each other anymore.

She had explained, and although A Heng didn't say anything more, it was clear that he minded this matter quite a lot.

Now that her mother was still asking her to invite Chen Ran to the house, she felt conflicted.