Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

Su Ran’s choice of major in college made for a leisurely time. As for his electives, he picked them all based on his own interests, so studying was easy and stress-free.

After all, he was there to enjoy college life, not to slave away for a better career path.

Years of slogging through his studies were all for the college entrance exam. Su Ran had passed, and he’d also become financially independent, so college was just a transitional period for him.

Brutally realistic, but true.

But that was just him. If any classmates ran into academic or personal difficulties, Su Ran would proactively take on the responsibilities of a class president. The twelve-person class was remarkably harmonious under his leadership, without any drama.

He was genuinely happy to help others and was good to everyone around him—so good, in fact, that he seemed like a player.

Every so often, if Su Ran heard about a delicious new restaurant opening, he would gather his classmates to go have a feast. As a result, his classmates’ fondness for their class president was through the roof.

Talent is like a pregnancy; it’s bound to be discovered sooner or later. Before long, some sophomore and junior girls set their sights on this handsome freshman, planning to make their move.

But they all returned empty-handed. It didn’t matter if you wore black stockings or white ones; Su Ran remained completely unmoved. His standards had long been set by the "Four Little Ones," so looking down from that pedestal, he found these upperclassmen to be merely so-so.

Once your standards get that high, they can’t come back down. He was nothing like Cao Wo, who wasn’t a picky eater—any woman would do. In just one short month, he had hooked up with two upperclassmen, one of whom even had a boyfriend. Later, when the upperclassman’s boyfriend discovered he’d been cuckolded, and that the guy who did it was a freshman, he went to pick a fight with Cao Wo, only to have the tables turned on him.

As for how he found out, the boyfriend’s roommate had told him, "Your girlfriend’s been acting weird lately. She’s always in public, shamelessly yelling for someone to ’f--- her...’"

Hearing this, the upperclassman didn’t believe it. He followed her out and actually saw his girlfriend chasing a freshman boy, shamelessly yelling, "Don’t go, f--- me!"

The upperclassman was utterly humiliated and immediately started a fight. It was only after they were done fighting that he learned the freshman’s name was "Cao Wo."

"..."

There were many funny stories, and even more moronic ones.

「In the blink of an eye, time passed, and mid-November arrived.」

「Jiangning. Winter had arrived.」

Chuyuan was bleak and desolate, cold and quiet.

Occasionally, a leaf or two would spiral down, landing on the water’s surface and sending out ripples.

What Su Ran loved most were these leisurely days alone.

He tossed a handful of feed into the fish pond, and one by one, fat koi surfaced to eat.

He had recently delved into how to raise koi and had become quite proficient. The few koi in this pond hadn’t suffered any more deaths.

Su Ran hadn’t gone to Shanghai during this time. He usually video-chatted with them, but everyone had their own things to do, so they mostly talked at night, with each of them wearing a strappy nightgown as they spoke with Su Ran.

His days were quite fulfilling.

At that moment, Su Ran checked his phone. It was four in the afternoon. A cold front was set to invade Jiangning tonight, bringing snow, so he’d need to bundle up.

RING RING RING... It was a call from Aunt Ning.

"Su Ran, are you busy?"

He turned and left his residential complex, grabbing the keys to his Mercedes-Benz G63 from the garage.

The car was a later addition for Su Ran. A single sports car naturally wasn’t enough, so he had bought a Mercedes G63, as well as a Yadea electric scooter. The Yadea was for his leisure time, when Su Ran would ride around the city looking for good food.

Su Ran’s life was remarkably comfortable and pleasant.

Getting into the car, Su Ran took off his down jacket and placed it on the passenger seat. He turned on the heat, and it warmed up instantly. He started the G63, slowly driving over the stone bridge toward the complex exit. When he passed neighbors he knew, he would roll down the window to say hello, though most of them were of his grandparents’ generation.

After all, in a high-end villa complex like this, the children were all busy with their careers, so the elderly lived in the villas to enjoy their golden years. The way Su Ran had gotten to know these grandpas and grandmas was also interesting. He would often take a stroll around the complex after dinner when he had nothing else to do. Over time, he joined the ranks of the grandpas and grandmas doing Tai Chi, and he even roped in the boss, Qi Shan, to do Tai Chi with them.

Qi Shan was very receptive to Su Ran’s suggestions. Of course, wealth was the deciding factor. Once their relationship became close and familiar, if Qi Shan ever ran into business trouble in the future, he could just ask, and the other party would help.

The Mercedes G63 drove out of Shanglin Fu and merged into the traffic leaving the city. In the car, he listened to "Guo Degang Talks About Sister-in-Law" as he drove out of the city and onto the expressway. Half an hour later, he arrived in his old hometown, Anyang.

The bar street.

A bar named SJ Bar was currently the largest and most luxurious bar in Anyang, bar none.

This was the bar in which Su Ran was the majority investor, run by Lin Che and his friends. Business was pretty good, and there hadn’t been any trouble.

If one had to point out some "trouble," it would be that Lin Che and his two friends were far too ’wild’.

To put it this way, the three bar owners—Lin Che and his friends—were in a competition to see who could f--- the most women! PFFT~

Before, they were poor, had no money, and no women gave them the time of day. Now that they were rich and had careers, the three of them had truly unleashed their inner natures.

In the month or so since opening, these three horndogs had really f---ed their way through the bar’s "atmosphere team."

Inside the bar.

Lin Che had personally cooked a table full of good food in advance. When Su Ran arrived, the four of them sat down to eat and chat.

Although Su Ran was studying in Jiangning, he would occasionally return to his hometown.

The four of them ate, but Lin Che and the others didn’t call any women over. They knew Su Ran disliked those kinds of girls. Though there were no women to keep them company, the topic was women. When men get together, besides talking business, they talk about women, and that was always the most exciting topic.

Su Ran: "You guys need to take care of your bodies. Don’t mess around so much, or you’ll be worn out while you’re still young. Your future wives will have no choice but to cheat on you."

PFFT...

Lin Che almost spat a mouthful of aged liquor all over this straight-shooter, cackling. "What the hell, I have no idea how good I am. It’s fine. The women are always the ones begging me to stop, telling me they’re scared."

Wang Jun: "Tch, anyone can talk big. I asked Xiaoli from the atmosphere team yesterday. She said, ’Lin Che? Him? Heheheh, I was about to fall asleep.’"

PFFT~

Su Ran and Zhou Peng burst out laughing.

After the meal, Su Ran had things to do and had to leave. Before going, he offered a reminder: "As the saying goes: When you’re young, you don’t know how precious your seed is; when you’re old, you’ll just stare at pussy and weep. Remember that, gentlemen."

"..."

Su Ran had had a little to drink, so he didn’t drive. It was still early, so he put on his down jacket and walked along the street at night. The weather forecast hadn’t lied. He had only taken a few steps before snowflakes began to drift down.

The real reason Su Ran had returned to his hometown today was to see his sister.

She had made great progress on her last mid-month mock exam. Of course, that was inseparable from the fact that Su Ran had bought her a tablet from JD.com and tutored her live every day.

Wenwen took her online classes very seriously.

They had only been seeing each other online. Even when he came back to Anyang, Su Ran hadn’t gone to see her. He had returned to see her today for a specific reason.

Anyang Middle School.

Su Ran’s alma mater.

And now, Ning Wenwen’s.

While waiting for Ning Wenwen’s evening self-study session to end, Su Ran ran into his former homeroom teacher at the school gate. They chatted for a bit, and naturally, the teacher asked about Su Ran’s college life. When he heard that Su Ran had chosen a super-unpopular major, the teacher was so angry he nearly dragged Su Ran into his office for a scolding.

D-R-R-RING!

The bell signaling the end of evening self-study rang.

Ning Wenwen and a few of her female classmates walked out of the school gate with their backpacks, talking and laughing. She spotted Su Ran at the gate right away, her face lighting up with surprise. "Su Ran~" She let go of her friend’s hand and started running toward him. After a few steps, she saw that Su Ran was talking to their language teacher and immediately stopped, transforming into a well-behaved student. "Brother..."

Su Ran smiled. "Teacher Wang, I’m here to pick up my sister. Teacher Wang, how has my sister been doing in school?"

Ning Wenwen lowered her head, dreading this exact kind of situation where a parent meets a teacher to check on a student’s progress.

Teacher Wang: "Oh, Wenwen. She’s doing well. Her grades are improving quickly. She just tends to daydream in class."

Su Ran: "Is that so, Wenwen?! What are you daydreaming about? What’s on your mind?"

Ning Wenwen: "...Nothing."

’Is he ever going to stop?’ she thought.

Teacher Wang: "I have to get going. Su Ran, let’s chat again next time you’re back."

"Take care, Teacher Wang."

After watching Teacher Wang walk away, Ning Wenwen finally approached Su Ran. "What are you doing here?"

Su Ran looked at Ning Wenwen. There was a real difference between seeing her on video and in person.

Seeing her in the flesh, her face had lost much of its childishness. She had grown taller and was developing quite quickly.

"Just passing by."

With that, Su Ran stuffed his hands in his pockets and turned to leave.

"No, you’re not! You came to pick me up from school, right? Right? Right? Right!"

Ning Wenwen chased after him, questioning him relentlessly.

"It’s snowing, and your parents went back to your old hometown to see your grandmother. I was afraid you’d freeze to death, so I came back specifically to take you to buy a thick coat to stay warm. Remember to get reimbursed by your mom, you hear?"

"Hmph."

Ning Wenwen stuck out her tongue playfully.

"I passed by Construction Road yesterday and saw a really cute down jacket. Let’s go, let’s go, you can buy it for me."

They went to the bus stop. Wenwen hadn’t expected the temperature to drop again today, so she was just wearing a wool sweater under her school uniform. Standing in the cold, windy snow, she was freezing.

"Here."

Su Ran, his hands still in his pockets, opened up his thick down jacket. Wenwen’s face, red from the cold, immediately broke into a smile. She took small steps forward, wrapped her arms around Su Ran, and snuggled into his jacket for warmth, clinging to him like a little bird.

"I’m not cold at all anymore."

"Is it that dramatic? At this rate, Snow Flying jackets would be selling out!"

"You really don’t have a romantic bone in your body. Hmph."

"What’s there to be romantic about with a teenage girl like you?"

"Can you not be so mean to me all the time?"

"Get in the top three on your final exams, and I won’t be mean to you."

"...Ugh, can you please not be like my parents every single time? You always bring every topic back to exams. I don’t like you anymore. Hmph."

She turned her head away from him.

On the snowy day, students left one by one as their parents picked them up.

The teachers who saw this scene weren’t surprised. Su Ran used to be a big shot at Anyang Middle School, so everyone knew him. They also knew he had a younger sister who used to wait for him at the school gate every day after he got out.

Su Ran looked down at the little loli in his arms. "Wenwen, have you lost weight recently?"

"Mhm... I haven’t had much of an appetite lately. Nothing tastes good."

"You’re still growing. You need to eat more, you know?"

"Mhm."

Taxis were scarce in the heavy snow. After waiting for quite a while, they finally hailed one and went to Construction Road.

He bought her the white down jacket, acting just like a dad. He even said to get one size bigger because she was still growing and wouldn’t be able to wear it next year.

Ning Wenwen was exasperated. ’Why is he just like my mom when we’re buying clothes, always buying for next year?’

No way!

She was determined to buy clothes for *this* year, just for once.

Su Ran couldn’t win against her. Fine, buy it.

Wearing the down jacket Su Ran bought her, she blinked her big, sparkling eyes. "Is it pretty?"

"It’s pretty, but I still think you should get the bigger size. Take it off."

"...I’m not taking it off. I won’t take it off no matter what, unless you try to strip it off me."

"...Alright, fine."

BEEP BEEP BEEP.

Ning Wenwen’s phone rang.

"Mom?"

"Wenwen, are you home yet? Is it very cold?"

"Not home yet."

"What are you doing not at home? I’m telling you, Ning Wenwen, are you trying to rebel now?"

"Stop, stop, don’t yell, don’t yell! Brother Su Ran said he was worried I’d freeze to death, so he came back just to buy me a down jacket. We’re heading back right away."

"Oh, Su Ran’s there? In that case, never mind. Bye-bye."

"Bye-bye, Mom."

Wenwen hung up the phone. Just then, the sales associate handed her a bag with her school uniform inside. The associate said admiringly, "Little sister, your brother really loves you."

"Mhm." Wenwen took the bag and trotted after Su Ran as he walked out.