The random passerby I married is the world's richest man!

Chapter 6: Reunion with the first love

Huo Xiang took Bai Zhen Zhen to a local restaurant.

The store was on the main street, so it wasn't big, but the environment inside the store was neat and clean. It was currently mealtime, but there weren't many people. When they entered the store, only a table for 3 was occupied.

"Do you eat spicy food?" Huo Xiang asked her.

"Yes, I can eat anything." Bai Zhen Zhen answered.

Huo Xiang smiled: "That's good, the taste in this food is relatively heavy, but the flavor is really good."

"But I also need to order two light dishes to take away, my dad will be operated tomorrow, he can't eat spicy."

Huo Xiang nodded: "Understood."

He ordered chicken, meatball soup, bitter melon scrambled eggs, and a salad, and handed the menu back to the waiter. He then went to the self-service area and poured two glasses of water and also brought a bowl of peanuts.

Bai Zhen Zhen looked at how he did this with familiarity and teased him: "The service quality is not bad ah! How about you work here to pay for your medical expenses!"

Perhaps it was because of that one thousand yuan, it seemed like the friendship between the two had become better. Bai Zhen Zhen suddenly felt that Huo Xiang and her were not strangers anymore, and the atmosphere when getting along was much more natural.

She could now be regarded as "alone in a foreign country," she had no one to talk to apart from the system in her head. Therefore, she took the initiative to find a topic to chat with Huo Xiang.

"Huo Xiang, is there any interesting area here? I mean, to go on a trip for holidays and the like." Bai Zhen Zhen asked.

"To go on a holiday trip?" Huo Xiang frowned. "Exactly what kind?"

Bai Zhen Zhen held her hands together, her face filled with expectation: "Islands ah, grasslands ah, you know, I like that sort of endless feeling."

"If we're talking about islands, last time I heard from a patient in the ward saying he'd go on a trip to the Maledives(1) when he was cured, saying the ocean over there is very beautiful."

"Male… Dive Islands?!" Bai Zhen Zhen doubted her own hearing.

Huo Xiang earnestly nodded: "Yes, the Maledives. What, you haven't heard of them before?"

Bai Zhen Zhen collected herself from her surprise, and said with ridicule: "How could I not have heard of them? I was just thinking that the price for sure can't be cheap… "

"I don't know," Huo Xiang shook his head, "the poor don't ask about the prices, they can't afford to ask."

Bai Zhen Zhen had already begun to move the abacus in her mind.

If in this world the prices were about the same as in her original world, if she flew to an island, the transport fees would be around 10,000 yuan. Then the accommodation, food and drink, needed to be within 500 yuan per day, and the annual cost should be within the budget of 200,000 yuan.

It looked like she couldn't stay at a hotel ah…

Or maybe she could rent a house?

Mmm, let's first go there and see.

"Why, do you want to take Uncle Bai to travel?" Huo Xiang looked at Bai Zhen Zhen, his eyes seemed nervous, "After Uncle Bai's surgery, shouldn't he continue with chemotherapy? The follow-up treatment is also very important, I fear it would be too inconvenient to go so far… "

Bai Zhen Zhen wanted to tell him that she would be traveling alone, but she was afraid she would be labeled as "such an unfilial daughter" by him.

"I was just asking, maybe one day I can go there if I have the chance." Bai Zhen Zhen dodged.

Just in time, the chicken dish was ready, and a large steaming bowl was served by the waiter.

"Please also bring us four boxes to pack the leftovers," said Huo Xiang.

Bai Zhen Zhen was completely attracted by the smell of chicken. She had solved the past two meals casually; she could finally eat a quality meal tonight!!

It's all nice and everything, but… don't you think there's something missing? And it's not salt… maybe some spice?

She couldn't wait to pick her chopsticks, clutch a piece of chicken breast, and smell it before sending it to her mouth.

"Wow, it's delicious!" Bai Zhen Zhen was about to cry.

This simply was the soul of stir-fried chicken!

Huo Xiang wanted to laugh, going to great efforts to restrain himself, then moved his chopsticks as well.

While he ate one piece, Bai Zhen Zhen had already eaten three pieces, with exaggerated movements, not lady-like at all.

"In fact, I also know this japanese restaurant nearby, their tempura is completely amazing. Just, I don't know whether you like japanese food…" Huo Xiang said.

After spitting out the bones, Bai Zhen Zhen immediately looked at him: "I like it! I like japanese food! I like all fine food!"

However, on second thought, Bai Zhen Zhen felt something was fishy: "The delicious japanese food is quite expensive, you are here to treat your illness, and you have spare money to eat japanese food?"

"When I came at that time, who could have imagined that in the future I wouldn't have any money left ah…" Huo Xiang answered casually, but also brought out some grievances.

"What do you mean?" Bai Zhen Zhen couldn't make sense of his words.

Huo Xiang's eyebrows twisted into a line, and after a few seconds of silence, he explained: "My previous job was ok, and I had saved some money, so when I was first admitted to the hospital, I could afford anything I wanted. I just didn't expect, the follow-up treatment would be so expensive…"

Unexpectedly, Bai Zhen Zhen took it very seriously: "Your body's health is the most important! You can't work your life away just to make money, in the end, you won't be able to enjoy life and will spend all the earnt money to treat your illness, it's not worth it!"

"You're completely right, come on, a toast!" Huo Xiang raised his teacup.

Bai Zhen Zhen toasted with him cheerfully.

**** * ****

Just as the food was ready, an electronic "Welcome!" suddenly sounded at the store's doors. Bai Zhen Zhen was sitting facing the door and she looked up. There were two guests, a man and a woman, who walked into the shop.

The man was very tall, with a strong build, and had firework perm hairstyle(2) that emphasized his facial features.

The woman's figure was delicate, reaching just to the man's shoulders, wearing a golden jumpsuit with black flowers and two pigtails. Her small face was dainty, but her expression was too haughty, not letting people feel close.

The two sat down together at the table next to the door. The man called the waiter to order, while the woman looked disgusted.

"Brother, is this the good store you had said? It doesn't look of good quality!"

"After seeing the dishes, you'll immediately know that following brother was the right choice!"

The girl didn't answer, but she held her cheeks and smiled sweetly at her brother, her eyes filled with joy.

When Huo Xiang saw Bai Zhen Zhen looking at the pair, he asked curiously: "Do you know them?"

Bai Zhen Zhen shook her head. She was about to say "I don't know them"; who knew that when she opened her mouth, she would suddenly call out "Senpai(3)?"

When she called out, she was shocked. What the hell? How did those words just come out of her mouth?!

—Bai Zhen Zhen: "System, what's going on?! How can I say something so baffling?!"

—System: "Host, because certain memories have been triggered in your body. Just now your subconscious mind was excited, so it automatically spat those words."

Bai Zhen Zhen frowned, disconcerted; but she immediately came back to earth. This kind of situation could only happen when the main characters were involved.

—Bai Zhen Zhen: "So, this person is the heroine's senpai? Isn't the book's second male lead the original host's high school secret crush?"

—System: "Host, you have a really good memory! To be able to win this one-in-million experience spot, looks like it's not only by luck, but also by your sincerity when reading this book thoroughly."

—Bai Zhen Zhen: "Hehe, maybe."

After all, this kind of dog blood Mary Sue novel, how many people would read it seriously ah?!

Oh, it looks like we really were missing something to spice things up!

Jiang Muyang heard Bai Zhen Zhen's call and looked at her. Then he recognized her immediately.

"Zhen Zhen?" Jiang Muyang was both surprised and delighted. "Why are you here? It's been so many years, I, I almost can't believe it!"

It was no wonder Jiang Muyang was surprised.

Bai Zhen Zhen and Jiang Muyang were high school classmates. Bai Zhen Zhen was one grade below Jiang Muyang, but both of them were in the school's literature club.

Jiang Muyang went to study abroad after graduating from high school. Bai Zhen Zhen, owing to her family not having enough money to support the education of both daughters, entered the working society right after graduating.

Thinking about it, they hadn't seen each other for five years already.

Bai Zhen Zhen remembered that in the original book the heroine and the second male lead reunited in a western restaurant. The first male lead had invited the heroine to dinner in order to thank her. In that scene, the first male lead and the second male lead had a head to head confrontation, which was quite exciting.

Unexpectedly, even if she didn't follow the plotline, she still met the second male lead. Just that this time, her companion had changed from the male lead to a passerby.

"Brother, who is this older sister ah? Do you know her?" Jiang Muyu followed her brother to Bai Zhen Zhen's table, staring at her with narrowed eyes, and asked.

"She's older sister Bai Zhen Zhen, brother has often mentioned her to you." Jiang Muyang introduced.

When she heard the name "Bai Zhen Zhen", Jiang Muyu's expression was clearly stunned.

Jiang Muyang spoke to Bai Zhen Zhen again: "Zhen Zhen, this is my younger sister, Jiang Muyu."

Bai Zhen Zhen had a deep impression of Jiang Muyu.

In the original novel, there were two women that were the most malicious… one was Bai Mengru, and the other was Jiang Muyu. The former had a pure appearance, but a heart filled with schemes; the latter was openly crafty and rude, shocking her three views(4). The two of them, one bright one dark, had attempted many ways to cause the heroine's death.

Definitely not to be trifled with ah!

"So it is sister Zhen Zhen ah…" Jiang Muyu raised her lips and reached out to Bai Zhen Zhen. "hello, Zhen Zhen, my name is Jiang Muyu. My brother often mentions you! He says you're really impressive, starting to work and making money right after graduating from high school. Unlike me, who although has studied in the best university of China, until now can only spend my family's money."

Bai Zhen Zhen chuckled. Sure enough ah, as soon as they met, one could already smell the gunpowder.

It was better to avoid unnecessary trouble, so Bai Zhen Zhen didn't plan to reply to her verbal attack. But she absolutely didn't expect that Huo Xiang, who was sitting across her, would suddenly stand up and speak to Jiang Muyu.

"Young miss, it is currently very difficult to get a job. Compared to college students who can only talk big, companies prefer to hire people with some experience. But looking at your rich and luxurious appearance, this older brother knows straight away that your family doesn't lack money. Therefore, it's okay for you to live off your parents' riches for a lifetime. You don't need to feel so envious of sister Zhen Zhen."

"You—" Jiang Muyu felt like she had been scolded by this man, but she was not able to fight back even after organizing her thoughts for some time.

Jiang Muyang turned his gaze towards Huo Xiang.

"Zhen Zhen, this is…"

Author's note:

Maybe Huo Xiang's name should be changed to Huo Dui LOL (Dui-> slang for hater)

Footnotes:

1: Raws used **** (zhūěrdàifū) which sounds very similar to **** (Mǎ'ěrdàifū), the Maldives. Only the first kanji changes, and the new kanji * (zhū) means pearl (btw pearl sounds just like pig * (zhū) so that's why BZZ is doubting her ears).

2: Sth like this I think…

3: **(xuézhǎng) means senior/older schoolmate, but I'm sure we're all more acquainted with its japanese counterpart^^.

4: Three views stand for the view/conception of life, world and values, and it kinda englobes a set of ideals, values, and morals that one should follow. When something shocks/shakes/changes your conception of the three views it's because it's a very extreme situation or behavior you would really not expect others to have. In this case, Jiang Muyu's actions were so overboard to a point you'd think it's impossible for someone to really do that.

Translated by BloomingTranslations. I did not write or translate the story. I'm only responsible for uploading. All credits to the owner(s). Also, sorry for any mistake.