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Gu Ran recalled her previous experiences, smiled sweetly, and said to Susie:
"Actually, she pursued me first. I felt that I liked her too, so we got together."
"Ah, it's actually the girl who takes the initiative!" Susie didn't expect it to be a girl pursuing boy.
She looked around; there was no one there. So she leaned closer to Gu Ran and whispered:
Don't you think your girlfriend's love is too subservient?
"No, it's only when you love the wrong person that your partner feels inferior."
"Huh? I... don't quite understand."
"Single people really have a hard time understanding... cough cough." Gu Ran saw that Su Qian was about to get angry, so she quickly waved her hand, "Just kidding, senior sister, don't be angry!"
He sat down on the flower bed, and Susie followed suit, looking like she was about to listen to the lesson.
Gu Ran explained, "It's like some women online who say that after a woman gets married, she has to obey the three obediences and four virtues, she has to watch her in-laws' faces, she has to suffer for the rest of her life, and she has no freedom... In reality, it's because those people didn't marry well that they complain. People who really marry well, the couple loves each other and discusses everything together, so there aren't so many problems!"
"So, if two people truly love each other, there's no such thing as being humble. It's only when one person is a 'simp' and the other doesn't care at all about losing the other that they seem humble."
Susie nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
So, based on Gu Ran's experience, which means I should take the initiative to pursue Chu Zihang and confess my feelings?
"But if a girl pursues a boy and fails... wouldn't that be embarrassing?" Susie asked softly with a gentle expression.
Gu Ran said irritably, "What you're saying... If a guy fails to win a girl's heart, doesn't he lose face? Men and women are the same!"
Susie thought about it and realized that Gu Ran's words did make sense.
So, should I bravely take the first step?
"However, if you're thinking of confessing your feelings to your senior brother, I advise you to forget about it." Gu Ran stood up, patted his butt, and prepared to leave.
"Why?" Susie was taken aback for a moment, then immediately stood up and asked.
“Senior brother… he doesn’t want to be in a relationship right now, so no matter how you pursue him or how you confess your feelings, he won’t accept you.” Gu Ran stated part of the facts. “You should know about his physical condition.”
"You know too?" Susie thought for a moment. Gu Ran and Chu Zihang practiced together all the time, so it was normal for him to know.
Gu Ran actually had one more crucial point that she hadn't told Su Qian.
Chu Zihang actually has someone he likes in his mind, but he has temporarily forgotten about her. However, one day he will remember her, and then... your situation will be too awkward.
Gu Ran looked at Su Qian's slender figure with a disappointed and pitiful expression on her face.
He reached out and ruffled Susie's hair: "Anyway... don't even think about confessing to your senior brother, you'll definitely fail."
“Back in Shilan High School, there were plenty of people who confessed their feelings to you, but you were never moved. You would just coldly say, ‘Sorry, you’re a good person.’ You don’t want to get a ‘good person’ card from your senior, do you? That would only make you more embarrassed.”
After saying that, Gu Ran didn't care about Su Qian's thoughts. She was a strong girl and very reasonable, and she wouldn't do something she knew was impossible.
So he turned around and left.
Susie watched Gu Ran's retreating figure, and when his hand left her head, she suddenly felt a sense of loss.
She seemed to want to ask something more, but in the end, she didn't ask anything.
……
In the afternoon, in the principal's office.
The principal's office is not far from Valhalla; it is an inconspicuous building surrounded by many trees.
Inside the building, there is a central atrium with a large frosted glass panel above it, allowing sunlight to stream through on sunny days.
In Angers' office, there are many books, some of which are parchment scrolls, as well as ancient Chinese bamboo slips. I wonder if some of them were left behind when Xiang Yu burned the Epang Palace to the ground and are now hidden in this building.
On the large desk, Angers took out a set of Chaozhou Gongfu tea utensils and brewed tea for Gu Ran using a three-piece bowl.
Gu Ran could tell at a glance that this tea set had some interesting origins. He picked up a teacup and looked at the bottom, where there was a seal script inscription that read "Made in the Qianlong Reign of the Great Qing Dynasty".
Produced by the imperial kiln, a royal item!
I don't know how much a set costs.
Angers, dressed in a well-tailored black suit, brewed tea with considerable skill. Seeing Gu Ran's expression, he smiled gently.
"This tea set was a gift from an old friend a hundred years ago, and it hasn't been used for a long time."
It's 09 now, but a hundred years ago... the Qing Dynasty wasn't over yet!
Angers poured the tea and said, "Please have some tea."
"Thank you, principal."
Gu Ran didn't know any rules, but he simply picked up the cup, blew on it to cool it down, and then downed it in one gulp.
"Hmm, the tea is good. It has a rich aroma, a mellow taste, and a sweet aftertaste." Gu Ran knew how to judge the quality of tea. Angers, that old man, had lived a long time, so his palate must be discerning.
Hearing Gu Ran's praise, Angers smiled broadly.
"Would you like some tea and snacks? Oh, by the way, I still have the mooncakes you gave me." Angers opened a mooncake, realized he didn't have a knife to cut it into smaller pieces, so he casually took out his folding knife.
"Wait, Principal, I remember you used this knife to stab dragons, right?" Gu Ran protected the mooncake with one hand.
He remembered that the knife was poisoned!
Angers paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "You've misunderstood. This knife is just an ordinary Swiss folding knife."
As he spoke, he quickly drew a 'well' shape in the air above the mooncake.
The mooncake suddenly cracked open and was divided into nine equal pieces.
"Impressive, impressive, no wonder you're the principal." Gu Ran clapped and flattered him, but there was also some sincerity in it, because Angers' control of power and the precision of his attacks were indeed remarkable.
As you can see, the plate beneath the mooncake is completely intact.
This demonstrates skill.
Gu Ran took a piece of mooncake and started eating.
Angers then said, "I mainly use this knife to stab people."
"..."
"Just kidding," Angers laughed.
The two took some mooncakes and, with some tea, began to chat.
Angers praised Gu Ran's performance before and after enrolling in the university, and said that he would be awarded bonuses and various medals according to his merits, in gratitude for his contributions in various aspects.
Gu Ran said he would forget about the medal and asked if he could get more money in cash instead.
Angers smiled and refused, hoping that Gu Ran would honestly return his credit card.
Gu Ran did as he was told, because as he said this, Angers’ gaze was intentionally or unintentionally fixed on the folding knife on the table.
“Your love for money is just like your mother’s,” Angers finally got to the point. “Even though she comes from a prestigious family with a huge business and plenty of money, she still loves to use cash as a reward.”
Chapter 136 My Mom is a Fairy?
Hearing the principal finally get down to business, Gu Ran sat up straight and listened attentively.
“When you think of the surname Zhang, which historical figure comes to mind?” Angers asked.
“Zhang Zhidong?” Gu Ran said, referring to the minister of the Westernization Movement.
“Too close.”
"Zhang Huangyan?" This is one of the Three Heroes of West Lake, a patriotic figure in the anti-Qing movement at the end of the Ming Dynasty.
"Not far enough."
"Zhang Wuji?"
"...I have read Jin Yong's novels."
"Then... Zhang Fei? Zhang Liao?" Generals from the late Eastern Han Dynasty, that's far enough back in time!
Angers smiled and said, "According to ancient legends, the surname 'Zhang' was specially bestowed by Ji Xuanyuan to honor his grandson who invented the bow and arrow, because they were able to defeat Chiyou by relying on the bow and arrow."
"Damn, Principal, that's not very interesting. Who in China isn't a descendant of Yan and Huang, or a descendant of Nuwa?" Gu Ran retorted.
Angers first smiled without saying anything, and after a while explained:
"I'm mentioning this just to show that the Zhang family is a very ancient tribe."
Gu Ran recalled the memories in her mind and said:
“Since my mother took me away from the family and we haven’t been in contact since, nor has she talked to me about the family, it means that I don’t have much affection for the Zhang family. So… Principal, let’s get straight to the point and talk about my mother.”
“Alright, since that’s the case, I’ll get straight to the conclusion.” Angers took a sip of tea and said, “Your mother is not dead.”
"Pfft!" Gu Ran was also drinking tea when he was startled by this sudden news.
"What did you say?" Gu Ran asked, both surprised and delighted.
“You were so focused on the funeral arrangements that you didn’t even bother to check the body’s DNA before you identified it and had it cremated.” Angers took out a handkerchief and wiped the water stains off the table.
I don't know if he used Time Zero, but not a single drop of water splashed on him.
Back in 09, DNA testing wasn't as widespread as it is now; you could identify a corpse by its appearance alone.
The body's face was intact; Gu Ran compared it with the photo and confirmed it.
Moreover, having just transmigrated, he wasn't in the mood for that; he was only thinking about finishing the funeral, settling down, and avoiding the debt collectors.
Unexpectedly, even the most meticulous plans can have a flaw.
"Then my father..."
“Your father is of little value… I’m sorry, I didn’t mean anything by it. What I mean is that your father was just an ordinary firearms researcher. He’s of little value to them, or rather, less valuable than your mother.”
According to Angers, Gu Ran's mother, Zhang Qiong, was skilled in alchemy, as well as alchemy and talisman drawing.
"Isn't this the work of a Taoist priest? Could it be that the Zhang family is in Longhu Mountain?" Gu Ran thought to himself, without interrupting Angers's story.
The talismans drawn by Zhang Qiong can control the power of wind, fire, thunder, and water, and can be used to launch attacks...
"Wait a minute," Gu Ran had to interrupt the old principal, "Are you really talking about my mother? Not some kind of goddess like the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, He Xiangu, or Kinomoto Sakura?"
"I know about the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, and I also know about He Xiangu, but who is Kinomoto Sakura?"
"A magical girl who uses cards, an anime character."