Chapter 83: 82. Treating to a Meal (Seeking collections, seeking recommendation votes!)

Teacher Wu watched, somewhat dumbfounded, as Zhang Ran spoke eloquently, while the couple Lin Hai and his wife went from being full of displeasure at the start to seemingly being on the verge of being persuaded by the end.

The look she gave Zhang Ran was one of speechlessness.

Zhang Ran's words left the other teachers who were watching the commotion staring at him blankly; although they knew these words of Zhang Ran's were nothing but sophistry, if one thought about it carefully, it really did seem to make sense.

Besides, when it came down to it, this was just the playfulness of two small children; who knows, maybe at some point the two little ones would just "break up" because of an uneven distribution of a piece of candy.

The reason Lin Hai and his wife were so anxious was also because they cared too much, and the child in their family was a girl.

Zhang Ran spoke like this for nearly half an hour, until his mouth was dry, "The two of you, what do you think of my proposal?"

"Furthermore, we can set some rules for them, such as regarding their studies; once their studies fail to meet the requirements, they cannot be together."

It took a long while for Lin Hai to come back to his senses, and he said somewhat dazedly, "I... let us consider it a bit more."

He did not know what he should say now.

In fact, their original purpose for coming was to have the other party's parents intervene to completely break the two children apart, but he had not expected Zhang Ran to be so capable of talking, and what he said even seemed to have a shred of logic to it.

Besides, if they were forced apart, would it cause any bad influence on Qiqi?

Another half hour passed, and Zhang Ran stood at the school gate, waving goodbye to the Lin Hai couple with a face full of smiles.

However, the expressions of the Lin Hai couple were somewhat dazed; they had been talked into a fog by that set of fallacious reasoning from Zhang Ran.

In the evening, Zhang Ran brought up the matter of Zhang Xiaotao at the dinner table, which immediately drew a burst of laughter.

This immediately aroused Zhang Xiaotao's dissatisfaction, "You adults don't understand our love."

"Oh my, our little handsome guy even knows about love now," Qian Li teased, pinching Zhang Xiaotao's little face.

"Hmph, of course I know," Taotao was very dissatisfied with being looked down upon by Auntie Qian Li.

"Big brother, what is love?" Susu asked, her big eyes full of curiosity.

As soon as Zhang Ran saw Susu looking like this, he immediately became nervous, "Ahem, Susu, eat some meat; this is your favorite."

When Zhang Sicheng and Zhang Siyan saw Zhang Ran's nervous appearance, they were stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted, and all could not help but chuckle.

When his own grandson was wreaking havoc on someone else's little girl, he acted as if everything was normal, but when it came to his own granddaughter, he became this nervous.

However, Zhang Ran was their father after all, so they could only hold it in, but both siblings felt a trace of warmth in their hearts.

"By the way, Zhang Shu, my father returned today; he asked me to say sorry to you. See when you have time, he would like to treat everyone to a meal," Qian Li said apologetically.

Some time ago, Zhang Ran had said he would treat Qian Li's parents to a meal, and the time and restaurant had already been set, but Qian Li's father had suddenly had an urgent matter to handle, and his phone could not be reached; they only knew he was working.

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "It's fine, who doesn't have urgent matters sometimes? It's all understandable. I will still be the one treating; you all decide the time."

Zhang Ran really did not mind this matter; although he had been stood up, the man did indeed have things to do, and just based on the kindness they had shown in taking care of Zhang Siyan previously, Zhang Ran would not have the slightest objection.

Seeing that Zhang Ran was not angry, Qian Li breathed a slight sigh of relief and then said, "If Zhang Shu has time tomorrow, then let's make it tomorrow; that way it saves my father from suddenly having something come up again."

Zhang Ran nodded and said, "That works, let's make it tomorrow."

While eating and chatting, Zhang Ran also took the opportunity to learn about Zhang Siyan's recent situation, and his heart felt much more at ease.

"Siyan, Xiao Li, don't be too busy; money can never be earned in full, don't tire yourselves out," Zhang Ran said with a hint of heartache as he listened to Qian Li talk about how busy they had been lately.

Zhang Siyan smiled and said, "Don't worry, we are fine. Although it is a bit tiring, I feel that life is fulfilling. Really, during this time I feel that every day I live is very relaxed and comfortable."

These were her heartfelt words; although she was tired physically, her soul was exceptionally relaxed. This relaxation was not just because of work, but also because she slowly had a pillar of support in her heart.

Hearing her say this, Zhang Ran did not try to persuade her anymore. Zhang Siyan and Zhang Sicheng were different; she had married Sun Gaixin right after graduation and became a full-time housewife, having little social experience and no work experience.

It was good for her to be a bit busy now, and Zhang Ran could also see that Zhang Siyan's state had indeed improved a lot.

The next morning, Zhang Ran first arrived at the office Meng Mingxuan had rented; this was rented by Meng Mingxuan specifically for this acquisition.

Meng Mingxuan actually understood in his heart that there would definitely be no shortage of such matters in the future, so it could be considered as making preparations in advance.

Meng Mingxuan had already found the people Zhang Ran needed, and after that, he did not stay long and began to continue his own work.

Zhang Ran left at eleven o'clock and then arrived at a restaurant.

Zhang Sicheng, Liu Lu, and Zhang Siyan had all come; this time it was their family treating Qian Li's family to a meal.

"You must be Brother Qian, thank you both for taking care of Siyan and Sicheng for so many years," Zhang Ran said, hurrying forward to greet them as he saw Qian Li walking over while holding onto an elderly couple.

Qian Li's father said politely, "Mr. Zhang, there is no need to be so formal. These are all things we should have done. Siyan and Sicheng can be considered as having been watched by us as they grew up; we only did what we could."

"I had some sudden matters a few days ago, I am truly sorry."

"It's fine, everyone has urgent matters sometimes. Brother Qian, don't call me Mr. Zhang; it's quite distant. Just call me Zhang Ran or Brother Zhang is fine," Zhang Ran said.

Both sides exchanged pleasantries for a while, then entered the private room.

"Brother Qian, what does your wife like to eat? Are there any dietary restrictions?" Zhang Ran asked.

"We are fine with anything," Qian Li's father said hurriedly.

Zhang Ran ordered a bottle of high-end white spirit, then looked at Qian Li's mother and asked, "Would your wife like to drink some red wine?"

Qian Li's mother looked at her husband with some hesitation, and Qian Li's father smiled and said, "No need to be so wasteful, she can just drink some beverages."

In fact, he had wanted to decline when Zhang Ran was ordering the white spirit just now, as it was a bit expensive, but seeing Zhang Ran like this, he did not say much else.

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "It's fine, red wine is good for the complexion."

"Waiter, what red wine do you recommend here?" Zhang Ran then looked at the waiter and asked; he was not very familiar with current wines.

White spirit was easy enough to talk about, but he really was not very clear about red wine.

"Hello, sir, we recommend the '96 Haiman here," the waiter said.

Zhang Ran was stunned for a moment, then said, "Give me an introduction to it."

Hearing his words, the waiter was even more stunned; he hadn't even heard of the '96 Haiman? Could it be he hadn't watched the TV series?