Chapter 66: 65. Striving and Working Hard (Seeking collections, seeking recommendation tickets!)

On the way back, Taotao and Susu attracted many passersby's gazes; both little ones were wearing the outfits Zhang Ran had bought them at the amusement park.

Zhang Xiaotao had a sunny little face and an extroverted personality, and with his Knight outfit, he looked quite the part.

Susu, on the other hand, gave off a cold and detached feeling, but paired with this snow-white princess dress, it gave her an air of being aloof and untouched by the mundane world.

"Grandpa, Grandpa, I'm hungry," Taotao said, tugging on Zhang Ran's hand.

Children have high energy consumption, especially since they hadn't stopped moving all day, so the two little ones got hungry quickly.

"Let's go, see what you'd like to eat, and Grandpa will take you to have it," Zhang Ran said, holding one little one in each hand as he began to look for food.

When Zhang Ran brought the two well-fed little ones home that evening, he saw Zhang Sicheng and Liu Lu sitting on the sofa; although the television was on, it was clear neither of them had any interest in watching it.

Seeing Zhang Ran return with the two little ones, Zhang Sicheng and the others stood up subconsciously.

Upon seeing the clothes Taotao and the others were wearing, Liu Lu immediately said, "Taotao, have you been disobedient?"

Taotao's little face was instantly filled with confusion, "Mom, I listened to Grandpa all day today."

"Then what is this outfit on you? Did you pester Grandpa to buy it?" Liu Lu's voice grew a bit loud without her realizing it; this was her subconscious reaction after living so many years of frugality.

At this moment, Zhang Ran said, "No, it's not Taotao's fault; I bought them for them. Haven't you noticed how well these outfits suit the two little ones? By the way, I also took some photos, take a look."

Hearing Zhang Ran say this, Liu Lu stopped speaking; she was just used to being thrifty.

And when she saw the photos Zhang Ran had sent them, Liu Lu was even more speechless, especially the photo of Taotao guarding behind Susu.

"By the way, have you eaten? I'll go make dinner now," Liu Lu suddenly snapped back to reality.

"No need, Taotao and the others and I have already eaten. How about you two?" Zhang Ran said.

"We've eaten too. Siyan just called to say she won't be coming back tonight; she still has some matters over there that need to be handled," Zhang Sicheng said.

He had been observing Zhang Ran's expression just now and, finding not the slightest abnormality, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Taotao, have you finished your homework?" Liu Lu asked at this time.

As soon as Taotao heard the word "homework," his little face immediately fell; it seems it has become human nature for students to dislike doing homework, regardless of whether they are good at studying or not.

Once the two little ones went in to do their homework, Susu accompanied her brother while he worked.

"Um, Ming Xuan told us today that Uncle Meng wants to gift us a renovation, for the new house. Do you know about this?" Zhang Sicheng asked after hesitating for a moment.

Zhang Ran nodded and said, "I know. Meng He told me about this matter this afternoon."

"Then..." Zhang Sicheng subconsciously wanted to ask for Zhang Ran's opinion.

Before he could finish, Zhang Ran said, "Since it's a welcoming gift for you, you should accept it. When it comes down to it, Meng He is your elder, so gifting a renovation is nothing; there's no need to be polite with Meng He."

Hearing Zhang Ran say this, Zhang Sicheng and Liu Lu exchanged a glance and nodded silently.

In truth, their hearts were still feeling somewhat confused and complicated.

At the very beginning, upon learning the news about Zhang Ran, what they had actually thought of was bringing Zhang Ran back to help him reintegrate into this society.

At that time, they were prepared to live frugally from then on.

But the actual situation was completely opposite to what they had imagined; not even half a month had passed, and they already had their own house, and now someone had sent them a renovation.

This was something they hadn't even dared to dream of, yet now it seemed to have been realized with ease.

"Then what kind of renovation do you like?" Liu Lu asked. Regarding the renovation, she decided to listen to Zhang Ran for everything; having a house and a renovation was already enough to satisfy her.

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "This is your house; you can renovate it however you like, no need to ask me."

"Besides, my taste is from thirty years ago; it's a completely different style from today."

After finishing the serious talk, Zhang Ran began to find other topics to chat about.

"Sicheng, aren't you in mobile gaming? How is that industry doing now?" Zhang Ran asked, seemingly finding a topic at random.

Zhang Sicheng thought for a moment and said, "The mobile gaming industry is currently still in an explosive period. All kinds of mobile games are flooding the market, and for the time being, no single company can occupy a large share of the market."

"It can be considered a chaotic battle state right now, but I expect it won't be long before the mobile gaming industry undergoes a reshuffle. Some game manufacturers without unique features will be slowly purged by the market or capital within these next two years."

Although Zhang Sicheng was just a programmer, because he was self-taught, he had a certain understanding of the gaming market and other aspects.

"Back in our day, games were always the classic example of 'idleness leading to the loss of ambition.' I didn't expect there to be such a huge market for them now," Zhang Ran said with a smile.

Zhang Sicheng said, "Actually, it's still the same, it's just that with development, people's level of acceptance is getting higher and higher."

"When you chose this industry, did you ever think about developing a game yourself?"

Hearing Zhang Ran's words, Zhang Sicheng gave a wry smile and said, "How could I not? When I first entered this industry..."

Listening to Zhang Sicheng's work history, Zhang Ran did not interrupt, just listening quietly.

Zhang Siyan and Qian Li were currently celebrating at home. This contract signing had gone very smoothly; even the lawyer Qian Li had asked her dad to help find was astonished after reading the contract, as the terms seemed a bit too good.

But after reading it carefully several times and finding no traps, the lawyer had to admit that it seemed Qian Li and her friend were truly lucky.

"Yanyan, what are you looking at? Come, let's have a toast!" Qian Li said, raising her glass.

Zhang Siyan turned her phone screen toward Qian Li, pointing at the photo Zhang Ran had sent her, and said nothing, only smiling a bit more.

The photos were all taken by Zhang Ran this afternoon, and they were all of Taotao and Susu. It was clearly visible that Susu's little face was also filled with relaxation, especially as she would occasionally move her short legs quickly to run and chase after her brother.

Zhang Siyan didn't know how long it had been since she had seen such a scene; at this moment, she felt it was very wonderful.

Especially seeing the photo of Taotao and Susu together, it was even more so.

Qian Li looked at it carefully and said with a smile, "Don't say, it looks like Susu really likes Uncle Zhang."

"With this, I can rest easy. Next, we need to strive and work hard," Zhang Siyan said, suddenly feeling invigorated.

She needed to strive for Susu's future!

"Cheers!" Qian Li and Zhang Siyan raised their glasses together and drank it all in one gulp!