Chapter 1366 - 1368
Gong Ruini had just been about to call Zhao Guangran and the others to eat when she was scared by Dai Liren blocking the kitchen doorway.
"What’s wrong?" What kind of situation is this.
Did he have something he wanted to say to her? Gong Ruini looked at Dai Liren, totally confused.
"I wanted to ask you to help buy some clothes and bags for Qianqian." Dai Liren really felt pretty embarrassed.
But aside from Gong Ruini, he honestly didn’t know who else he could ask for help.
Even though that guy Dai Limin kept making a fuss and saying he could help pick out a gift, would Dai Liren be at ease?
Ah, helping Liu Qian buy things, and it’s clothes and bags no less—Gong Ruini’s first thought was that she wouldn’t be happy about it.
"I don’t know what she likes." Gong Ruini was worried: what if they went to all this trouble picking things from thousands of miles away, sent them back home, and the feedback was that she wasn’t satisfied, then what.
"For bags, I can barely manage, but clothes, I really don’t know how to pick." It’s not like clothes back home, where there are only so many styles; here the options aren’t that many.
"There are a lot of cuts and styles for clothes, I honestly don’t know how to choose."
More importantly, "I’ve never seen her, so I don’t know what style of clothes would suit her better."
Sometimes it’s not about what the girl herself likes and you just buy that; you have to consider her temperament and other aspects when buying clothes.
Ah, it’s like that? Dai Liren had never bothered to learn about these things. Compared to Zhao Guangran being all picky when buying clothes, his only requirement was that they could be worn, and that was it.
"Is it really that troublesome?" Dai Liren asked dumbly.
Ahhh, textbook science-and-engineering guy. Sigh. Only now did Gong Ruini notice that Dai Liren always wore simple T‑shirts, definitely bought all in one go.
Aside from the different colors, the styles were pretty much the same. She couldn’t help being reminded of someone from later years—the boss of Non-die-book, Mark.
That guy also wore gray T‑shirts year-round. Didn’t people joke that even if he didn’t change clothes, nobody would notice?
Of course, this one wasn’t that extreme, but he also didn’t have much of a "face value." Speaking of looks, Gong Ruini stared at Dai Liren for quite a while.
"Actually, if you dress up properly, you could attract quite a few people." He was tall, and he had talent; especially once the company got on track—just for that net worth alone, lots of people would pay attention.
Attract quite a few people? Dai Limin came over yawning, ready to start work, and the first thing he heard was that sentence from Gong Ruini, which gave him quite a scare.
"What, who’s attracting people to my brother?" Dai Limin looked at Dai Liren in shock.
"Hey, what nonsense are you talking." Dai Liren had never even thought about this kind of thing; he kept waving his hands. "I’m actually a really boring person."
"That’s true." When it came to his two eldest brothers in this department, Dai Limin honestly had so much to say. "Luckily my oldest brother has that childhood-sweetheart sister‑in‑law."
"My second brother also had that one flash of brilliance choosing my second sister‑in‑law. More importantly, my second sister‑in‑law actually doesn’t mind how boring my second brother is."
Speaking of this, Dai Limin himself felt it was pretty amazing. "I finally get why Grandpa says Heaven is really good to Second Brother."
Yo, that sentence was loaded. "So your grandpa was worried your second brother might not have a girlfriend—no, was he worried he wouldn’t have a wife?"
That couldn’t be right either. Even if Dai Liren didn’t look like the type who knows how to coax girls, you couldn’t deny the guy really had substance.
"Yeah, my second brother really is a complete mute gourd. I honestly wonder how he even got to know you guys back then, and then became close." Dai Limin was genuinely puzzled.
He’d asked Second Brother before, and Second Brother just wouldn’t say a word. If he asked Gong Ruini and the others, he was worried what if it turned out they’d been the ones currying favor with his second brother, then what.
See, now was the perfect time to ask. Awesome. Dai Limin was actually pretty proud of himself; if you find an opening, you have to ask what you want to know.
Gong Ruini had no idea about Dai Limin’s little schemes. Even if she did know, she wouldn’t think too much of it. Lots of people knew about this; what was there to hide?
No way, it was actually Second Brother who took the initiative to talk to them? Strong. If he didn’t know how devoted Second Brother was to Second Sister‑in‑law, Dai Limin would have suspected he’d fallen for Gong Ruini.
But then thinking about Gong Ruini’s personality—okay, she really wasn’t Second Brother’s type, a bit on the domineering side.
"Hey, what’s that supposed to mean, you think I wouldn’t take the initiative to talk to people?" Dai Liren was angry.
Looking at raging Dai Liren, Dai Limin was a bit intimidated, but with Gong Ruini right there, what was he afraid of? "You’re just not someone who takes the initiative to talk to people."
"Otherwise why would Grandpa worry that when you meet girls you won’t say anything and end up missing out on so many matches."
"Even our oldest brother never got that kind of worry."
"Oh right, Second Sister‑in‑law is a really good person, you absolutely can’t do anything that lets her down." At this moment, Dai Limin remembered what Gong Ruini had said earlier.
If Second Brother really did become some kind of heartthrob and Second Sister‑in‑law found out, who knows how sad she’d be.
Anyway, he absolutely had to keep an eye on Second Brother; he could not let Second Brother get snatched away by someone.
Black lines, his face full of black lines. A younger brother who kept blacking his older brother nonstop like this really needed to be properly schooled; otherwise he’d really start thinking he was somebody.
"Ni Zi, excuse me for a bit." Hmph, this brat was just relying on the fact that Gong Ruini was right here and he wouldn’t do anything to him, so he dared pull this kind of stupid stunt.
That made it all the more necessary to let him know that even when you’re next to a familiar girl, you still have to mind seniority and respect.
Ah, no way, right? Dai Limin was dumbfounded—Gong Ruini was right here, and his own big brother actually planned to just go hands‑on like that, completely unceremonious.
Oh my god, Dai Limin’s first reaction was to run. If he didn’t run, his big brother was going to give him a serious dressing down.
Run? Dai Liren had long been watching this little brother’s reactions. The moment he saw him start to turn, he grabbed the back of his shirt at lightning speed.
"Bro." No way, was Second Brother really going to do something this tasteless? Too much, this was really a bit too much.
Dai Limin looked at his second brother, all aggrieved. How could such a refined man be that over the top?
"Let’s have a proper talk."
"I think it’s necessary to straighten out our relationship a bit." Dai Liren said mercilessly.
Ahhh, straighten out their relationship—he really did not want their relationship straightened out. "Bro, I was wrong."
"I was really wrong, I shouldn’t have said that about you."
Now he regretted it. How could he have been so stupid? He knew Second Brother looked all smiles, but when he made a move he was vicious.
"Where were you wrong." Dai Liren didn’t think his little brother was wrong. "It’s me, as the older brother, who hasn’t educated you properly."
If this kid spouted nonsense here, fine—Gong Ruini and the others would just take it as a joke. But if he said this kind of thing back home and Qianqian heard it, then what.
The Liu Family hadn’t fully accepted him yet. If they found out he was super popular in the United States, what would they think?
"Um, I shouldn’t have shot my mouth off." At critical moments, Dai Limin’s brain did clear up quite a bit.
He knew that if he said anything that cost Second Brother face, he’d die even faster. Given how nervous Second Brother was, aside from Second Sister‑in‑law he really couldn’t think of any other reason.
"Good that you know. But I’m worried your brain still won’t remember." Dai Liren continued dragging Dai Limin out onto the balcony for a little chat.
Wow, so impressive. Don’t be fooled by how scholarly Dai Liren looked—Gong Ruini didn’t think he was just some gentle bookish type. She hadn’t expected that when he got fierce, he was actually pretty shocking.