Chapter 643: 639. Out of Place in the World (Please Subscribe and Vote)

A gift worth one billion US dollars was completed in just a few words; neither side seemed to have a particularly large reaction.

Qi Xiaoting on the side finally knew what it meant to be a super-rich person.

Of course, the main reason for this is actually that neither Zhang Ran nor Prince Haiman are the type of people who value money particularly highly.

Both of them have a somewhat thin concept of money.

When Zhang Ran first arrived in this world, he was also very fond of money, and his need and desire for money were also very strong.

But with the development of his career, and because of his prophet advantage, success came relatively easily, so money no longer held such a high position in his heart.

Added to that, having experienced so many things, Zhang Ran has become increasingly indifferent to the concept of money.

As for Prince Haiman, there is even less need to say more; as a British prince, he has never lacked money to spend.

Casually handing two documents to He Qing, Zhang Ran said, "Is there anything to eat? I'm hungry."

"Didn't you just finish attending the banquet?" Prince Haiman said.

"Do you eat at a banquet?" Zhang Ran rolled his eyes at him. Of course, the main reason was that Zhang Ran was the protagonist this time and didn't have time to eat.

Every moment someone came over to chat and socialize with him; where would he find the time to fill his stomach?

"It's already prepared, Brother Zhang, wait a moment." Lin Mei had long since prepared the food, and soon had people bring it up.

Zhang Ran thanked her and immediately sat down to eat without ceremony, showing no self-awareness as a guest, which made Prince Haiman curl his lip.

Zhang Ran was indeed hungry, so he ate with great relish.

Seeing Zhang Ran eating so well, the four little ones also clamored to eat, and subsequently, more people joined in.

Originally it was just Zhang Ran, Huo Zhiyuan, and He Yong eating, but now, it had turned into a whole group eating.

And because the prepared food was relatively scarce, everyone scrambled to eat it; the more they scrambled, the better it tasted!

"You guys, you've all already eaten and you don't even know to leave some for me." Zhang Ran said speechlessly, looking at the empty plates.

"Hiccup!" Prince Haiman let out a burp without any regard for his image and said casually, "If you're not full, just have someone make more, right?"

"Forget it, I won't eat anymore; it's not good to eat too much at dinner." Zhang Ran said.

Zhang Ran stayed here for a total of three days. Apart from the first day being relatively busy, the rest of the time was considered quite relaxed.

Zhang Ran also handled some matters and took the opportunity to sort out the current situation to prepare for the upcoming itinerary.

"Do you want me to accompany you?" Prince Haiman said.

"Forget it, no need. It probably won't be that easy to negotiate this time, and it won't be of any use if you go." Zhang Ran said.

Prince Haiman said speechlessly, "I'm helping you out of the kindness of my heart, and this is how you talk about me?"

"Isn't what I said the truth?" Zhang Ran said without ceremony.

Prince Haiman didn't want to talk anymore; this guy is really asking for a beating.

Now their group was walking along the riverbank for a stroll, and Prince Haiman had also done some disguising, so no one recognized them.

At this moment, they looked just like an ordinary family out for a walk; on the surface, there was nothing special about them.

"You were crying right here before, weren't you? Just thinking about it, so many years have passed." Zhang Ran said, pointing at a chair.

Back then, Prince Haiman met Zhang Ran right here. At that time, Prince Haiman was still a little boy suffering from heartbreak; now, in the blink of an eye, he has grown so big.

Prince Haiman immediately said with annoyance, "Can we not bring this up anymore?"

Although he said that, a trace of melancholy still appeared in Prince Haiman's eyes. Yes, in the blink of an eye, so much time has passed.

Thinking back, it was still somewhat laughable.

He had actually been mistaken by Zhang Ran for someone about to jump into the river to commit suicide, and Zhang Ran's way of comforting people was so unique; if he hadn't known he was well-intentioned, Prince Haiman would have thought this guy was deliberately trying to put people down.

"Haha, enough, enough." Zhang Ran said with a loud laugh.

Just as they walked up to the chair, Zhang Ran noticed that the middle-aged couple sitting on it looked familiar.

The two were leaning against each other; as the sun set, they looked somewhat lonely yet natural.

Immediately, Zhang Ran remembered who these two were. Aren't these the middle-aged couple who were on the same boat as him back then?

Zhang Ran still remembered that they had asked him about the ring at the time.

"Hello." Zhang Ran greeted them with a smile.

The couple came back to their senses, looked at Zhang Ran, were slightly dazed for a moment, and then remembered who Zhang Ran was.

"You... you are..."

"My name is Zhang Ran, just call me Xiao Zhang." Zhang Ran said with a smile.

"Hello, hello, you've come to the UK?" The middle-aged man immediately stood up to shake hands.

Zhang Ran said, "Yes, I came over to handle some business. When did you return?"

"We came straight back after we got out." The middle-aged man's eyes were somewhat downcast, appearing somewhat pained and miserable.

Prince Haiman just stood on the side and did not disturb them.

Zhang Ran had also just seen an 'acquaintance' and came over to say hello; he didn't intend to do anything else.

"After we returned back then, our parents had already passed away. Sigh, fate is fickle; we didn't even get to see them one last time." The middle-aged man seemed to have a desire to confide; after all, this was someone who had experienced the same things as them.

Zhang Ran thought for a moment and didn't rush to leave, instead sitting on the side to chat with the two.

From the couple's words, Zhang Ran also learned about their situation.

They were much more miserable than Zhang Ran; they had gone back last time to visit relatives, but when they returned, their parents had already passed away.

And the remaining relatives were basically people they hadn't seen much and were not familiar with.

They had originally thought about coming back, but after returning, they discovered that their son had also passed away due to an accident, leaving behind a daughter.

But by this time, the granddaughter had also grown into an adult and was married!

They seemed to have become homeless in an instant, and their original house no longer belonged to them. They used to belong to the elite class and had their own capabilities.

But now their skills had been phased out by society, and they couldn't find work for the time being.

Fortunately, there was still some compensation money, so they didn't have to worry about their livelihood.

However, compared to Zhang Ran, they actually still haven't truly integrated into this society even now, remaining perpetually out of place with it.

After all, waking up to find everything had changed, becoming so unfamiliar, with their loved ones gone—everything left them with a sense of being at a loss.

This is also the reason why they felt an urge to confide in Zhang Ran after seeing him; because they were out of place with the world, while Zhang Ran was someone who had experienced the same things as them, and subconsciously, they regarded Zhang Ran as one of their own from the bottom of their hearts.