I am actually a very reasonable person.

"Yeah, sis, stop thinking about it. Brother Su was so handsome just now!" Chen Xiaowan tilted her head and grinned.

"Haha, wasn't he, Xiaowan?"

"Yeah! Brother Su, you're amazing!"

"Haha, Xiaowan, weren't you scared just now?"

"Not scared. With Brother Su here, I'm not afraid of anything~"

"Hear that, Muhan? Don't overthink anything, I'm here~"

Li Muhan looked up at Su Yang: "Okay!"

"Let's go get something to eat."

The three of them strolled back the way they came.

On the way, Su Yang looked at the Tuantuan app on his phone as he walked. After a while, he turned his head and asked, "Xiaowan, do you want to eat Western food?"

Xiaowan clapped her hands and said, "I do~"

"Have you ever had it?"

"No." Xiaowan shook her head.

"What about you, Muhan? Do you want to eat that?"

Li Muhan said, "I'm fine with anything."

"Then we'll have Western food."

"Yay~" Xiaowan clapped and cheered happily.

Su Yang chose a Western restaurant on Tuantuan with an average cost of around 1,000 yuan per person, and then slowly led the two of them toward the restaurant.

It was already 4:50 PM.

Traffic on the road was starting to build up; the evening rush hour had arrived.

All sorts of people shuttled through the streets, some rushing to catch the bus, others hurrying to the subway.

Only Su Yang and his two companions were leisurely strolling down the street.

More than ten minutes later, the three arrived at the entrance of a Western restaurant named Kitty.

This restaurant was located on one of the busiest streets in the downtown area.

Su Yang pushed the door open and led the two inside.

As soon as they entered the restaurant, setting everything else aside, Li Muhan knew just by looking at the interior decor and atmosphere that it wouldn't be cheap. However, she didn't say anything more.

Mainly because earlier, when Su Yang took them shopping for clothes, he casually spent millions without batting an eye, making it look easier than buying groceries.

How expensive could a meal be now? She was already numb to it.

Although Xiaowan was very curious about everything in front of her, she was different from many children. She was quite sensible and didn't chatter or run around wildly.

Just as they entered, a waiter in uniform quickly walked up to greet the three of them.

After Su Yang verified his reservation at the front desk, the waiter led the three to a four-person window seat on the second floor of the restaurant to sit down.

From here, they could see the spectacular scene of Lincheng's evening rush hour.

In the past, this time of day was also Li Muhan's busiest. Although the small restaurant she previously worked at wasn't large, it still got quite crowded in the evenings.

Every day at mealtime, she had to hustle back and forth. Aside from not having to cook, she practically had to do everything else.

But now she was sitting comfortably in a high-end Western restaurant. For a moment, she felt a bit dazed; this was something she wouldn't have even dared to imagine before.

Back then, she was in a bad mood every day. Her life consisted entirely of working and going home to take care of Xiaowan.

Now she was finally freed, and it wasn't just her—more importantly, Xiaowan was freed too.

Therefore, she was extremely grateful to Su Yang deep down. Now, no matter what Su Yang wanted her to do, she wouldn't hesitate at all.

However, she wasn't completely freed yet. In the future, she still had to rely on herself to earn money for Xiaowan's education.

Both sisters had bitter lives. They were originally just cousins, but circumstances had forced them to live like biological sisters.

Since there was nothing to do while waiting for the food, Su Yang looked at Li Muhan across from him and said, "By the way, Muhan, since we have some free time right now, you should call your landlady and tell her you won't be renting the place anymore. After we finish eating, I'll take you back to pack up a bit, and tomorrow we'll head back to Haicheng."

Li Muhan nodded and took out her ancient mobile phone to make the call.

Noticing this, Su Yang thought to himself, 'Damn, her phone is way too old. I'll take her to buy a new one after we eat.'

The call quickly connected, and Li Muhan spoke, "Hello, Sister Wu, this is Li Muhan."

"Yes, it's me. I wanted to tell you that I won't be renewing the lease for the place I'm staying at next month."

Su Yang listened carefully to the voice on the phone.

Judging by the voice, the other party seemed to be a middle-aged woman.

"Are you sure you're not renting anymore?"

"Mhm, I'm not renting it."

"Oh, okay then. You'll have to move out before your lease expires, though. Don't blame Sister Wu for being ruthless; if you're not renting, I have to hurry up and find someone else to take over."

Li Muhan nodded. "Okay, Sister Wu. I'll go pack up tonight."

"Tonight? Don't you still have almost a month left? What I meant just now was that you just need to move out before the rent expires. Why move tonight? I'm not that vicious~"

Li Muhan smiled faintly. "You misunderstood, Sister Wu. I have things to do and will be leaving Lincheng tomorrow."

"Oh, I see. Alright then, since you won't be staying for the remaining month, I'll refund you one month's rent. I'm a reasonable person, after all."

Hearing this, Su Yang smiled silently. 'Hmm, she's not bad~'

Li Muhan immediately said gratefully, "Thank you, Sister Wu~"

"Sigh, you've lived at my place for over two years anyway, so we have some affection for each other. Plus, I know you've been having a hard time, so I'll refund what should be refunded. Take a picture for me after you pack up tonight, and then I'll transfer the rent back to you."

"Okay, thank you, Sister Wu."

"You're welcome. That's it then, I'm eating right now~"

"Alright, then I won't disturb your meal, Sister Wu. Bye."

Hanging up the phone, Li Muhan looked at Su Yang happily and said, "Brother Su Yang, my landlady is pretty nice. She said she's going to refund my remaining month's rent."

"Oh, really?" Su Yang feigned surprise. "Then she is indeed quite decent. She's much better than that restaurant boss by more than just a little bit."

"Yes, my landlady has been fairly good to me."

"That works. After we finish eating, we'll go back to your place to pack up."

"Okay~"

Listening to their conversation, Xiaowan, sitting to the side, was visibly happy. But she didn't interrupt; her eyes just sparkled, full of longing for their future life~

Soon, the waiter began serving the food.

Looking at a table full of exquisite food she had never eaten before, Xiaowan couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

Seeing this, Su Yang laughed. "Dig in, Xiaowan. Can you get full just by looking?"

Xiaowan looked up and said, "Brother Su and my sister haven't started yet, so I can't start either. I need to be polite."

"Haha, Xiaowan is so well-behaved. Alright, let's all dig in together."

As Su Yang spoke, he picked up his knife and fork and started eating.

However, the two sitting across from him had never eaten Western food before, and for a moment, they didn't know how to handle the utensils.

Holding a fork in her right hand, Xiaowan stabbed a piece of steak in front of her and brought it to her mouth.

Su Yang smiled. "Xiaowan, come here, let me teach you."

He stood up, walked over, and sat between Li Muhan and Xiaowan to personally teach them how to use a knife and fork.

Although Li Muhan had never eaten Western food either, she was older after all and had seen many scenes on TV.

She roughly knew how to do it, but when Su Yang was teaching Xiaowan, she still watched and learned earnestly.

While teaching, Su Yang said, "Actually, it doesn't matter whether you use a knife and fork or not. I don't really like using a fork either, but since we're eating Western food, we might as well respect this dining style."

"This kind of etiquette can be used or not depending on personal habits, but we need to know the basics."

Beside him, Li Muhan nodded, "You're right, Brother Su Yang."

"Right? Did you learn it, Xiaowan?"

"Yes, it's very simple~"

"That's good."

As they were talking, the waiter served an oversized king crab and three small portions of seafood rice.

"Sir, ladies, all your dishes have been served. Please enjoy your meal. If you need anything, just press the service bell on the table."

"Okay, thank you~"

"You're welcome." The waiter nodded slightly and turned to leave.

Su Yang then stood up and returned to his seat on the opposite side. "Alright, let's officially start eating."

"Brother Su Yang, is there any rule about what to eat first?"

Su Yang shook his head and smiled, "Eat whatever you want, there are no rules for this."

Li Muhan smiled, "Okay~"

The three of them smiled and started to dig in.

The delicious feast ended quickly, and Xiaowan's mouth was covered in oil.

Su Yang pulled out two tissues and handed them to the two girls. "Are you full?"

"Full."

"Alright, let's retreat~"

Because they booked through Tuantuan, the information and payment had already been verified at the beginning, so the three of them simply got up and left the restaurant.

After going downstairs, Li Muhan asked curiously, "Brother Su Yang, how much did our meal cost today?"

"What? Are you trying to transfer the money to me? It wasn't much, don't worry about it."

"I'm just curious how much a meal like this costs."

"Oh, if you want to know, it doesn't matter if I tell you. It was around four thousand five hundred."

Hearing this number, Li Muhan's face twitched slightly.

A single meal had cost a month and a half of her salary.

Su Yang smiled, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Come on, before we go back and pack, I'll take you to get a new phone."

"A new phone?" Li Muhan hadn't even recovered from the shock just now, and Su Yang was about to spend money on her again.

"No... no need, my phone still works."

"What do you mean it still works? Getting a new one will be more convenient. Let's go." Su Yang pulled the two of them by the arm, one on each side, and headed toward the mall.

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