Back and forth: I brought supplies to help the impoverished prince

Chapter 279 Modern Life

At night, Qiao Shinian invited Ruan Chengyu to have dinner together.

The seat that Qiao Shinian had chosen was in the most luxuriously decorated restaurant in the city, with its back to the river, and one could see star-like lights through the glass.

"Aunt Qin, Brother Shuan, Sister Yinyin, here!" Qiao Shinian stood up and waved to the three people who came over.

Zhang Yinyin did not appear holding Song Shuan's hand as usual. Instead, she stood some distance away from him. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the two of them were deliberately keeping a distance.

"The newlyweds are arguing?" Qiao Shinian looked at Zhang Yinyin with a smile, then looked at Song Shuan: "Brother Shuan, Sister Yinyin rarely has a day off, how did you make her angry?"

Song Shuan looked at Zhang Yinyin aggrievedly, and just as he was about to say something, he saw Ruan Chengyu next to Qiao Shinian. He immediately pulled Zhang Yinyin's hand up and said childishly, "No! Yinyin and I will never quarrel!"

Qiao Shinian couldn't help but chuckled and said, "Okay, I know you two won't quarrel."

Song's mother patted her son and said angrily, "You forgot what we said."

"Ah!" Song Shuan quickly moved a little further away from Zhang Yinyin. He looked at Qiao Shinian with concern and waved his hand in front of her: "Yo Yo, are you really okay? You looked very seriously ill the past two days."

Qiao Shinian nodded and arranged for everyone to take a seat.

"I'm really fine. I feel bad for making everyone worry, so I apologize to everyone today for my willful behavior in the past two days." Qiao Shinian picked up a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp.

Zhang Yinyin looked at Qiao Shinian who was punishing himself smoothly, and then looked at Ruan Chengyu who was beside Qiao Shinian. Her intuition told her that Ruan Chengyu might know something.

"Let's take a group photo before dinner." Qiao Shinian suggested, "I haven't eaten with you all in many years."

After saying this, Qiao Shinian immediately shut up.

"Ah? Yoyo, what are you talking about? What do you mean by many years? Didn't we just have dinner together not long ago? At most twenty days..."

"Hey, Yinyin, why did you kick me?" Song Shuan looked confused.

Zhang Yinyin smiled and straightened Song Shuan's clothes: "Yoyo said the wrong time, didn't you see she was embarrassed?"

"Yeah, we haven't seen each other for such a long time." Qiao Shinian took over the conversation, "In the past, I would go with them every two or three days to enjoy the meals cooked by Aunt Qin."

"They?" Song's mother was puzzled. "Isn't it just you and Xiaobai? Are there others?"

Qiao Shinian's eyes were confused for a moment, and she shook her head: "No, I was wrong again."

So, the whole night's dinner went on with Qiao Shinian absent-mindedly. She was very sure that she had forgotten something. It was impossible for her to keep saying such inexplicable things.

There is another person between her and Xiaobai, and they should have a good relationship.

"Look at how good you and Xiaobai are. I thought Xiaobai liked you! But..." Mother Song covered her mouth and smiled and shook her head: "You two children, both of you have someone in your heart."

"Of course not! I consider Xiaobai my best friend, and Xiaobai considers me his brother. My schoolmate is back these past two days, so I won't be able to see him." The atmosphere gradually eased. "Back then, I was very obsessed with Brother Shuan, and I swore that I would never marry anyone else. When I saw that he liked Sister Yinyin, I was angry and sad for a long time."

The person involved, Song Shuan, suffered the second critical blow today. The first time was when his wife and mother analyzed the matter, and the second time was when the person involved said it himself.

"Ah? How could you...how could you have a crush on me?" Song Shuan had a complicated expression, "Am I not always your brother?"

"That was when I was young and ignorant. It's been so many years now. I haven't liked you for a long time. I have someone else I like, but unfortunately..." Qiao Shinian lowered his eyes at the end and poured himself a glass of wine.

"I won't say any more." Qiao Shinian shrugged. "Anyway, I'm very happy to have dinner with you all. It's rare that Sister Yinyin has a day off, so you don't have to worry about me. You can go to your own world tomorrow. I'll leave Aunt Qin to me. I have nothing to do anyway, so I'll go shopping with Auntie."

Qiao Shinian's cheeks were flushed. At first, Song Shuan and the others were worried that Qiao Shinian's drinking too much would affect his recovery. Later, they realized that Qiao Shinian wanted to drink to forget his sorrow.

At first, Ruan Chengyu sat there eating like a transparent person.

After the dinner, Zhang Yinyin suggested that since it was a rare occasion for everyone to get together, they might as well go out for a walk together to help digest the food.

On the way, Zhang Yinyin and Song Shuan tacitly separated Ruan Chengyu and Qiao Shinian.

Because later on, whenever Qiao Shinian said something strange, Ruan Chengyu would remind him.

"Sister Yinyin, look at the crowds over there, let's go take a look!" Looking at the people gathered not far away, Qiao Shinian pulled Zhang Yinyin over, leaving the others behind to chase after them.

I ran over and found two girls dancing around a field. Many people were watching. There was a sign around the field that said, "Please donate to raise funds for the orphanage. Any amount is a token of your appreciation. You can choose a dance (modern dance, jazz dance, classical dance). I promise that all the money raised will be used to donate to the orphanage - Red Heart Charity."

There was a mobile phone next to him, live streaming.

"A kind-hearted person." Zhang Yinyin said as she took out three hundred yuan from her bag and put it in the box.

"Sister Yinyin, what kind of organization is this?" Qiao Shinian asked puzzledly.

Zhang Yinyin nodded: "This is a social relief organization. In their spare time, members will raise funds in various ways and then use them to help vulnerable groups. The destination of the money is open and transparent, and the destination of each donation can be checked. The members are all caring people in society."

"That's great." Qiao Shinian nodded, "What a group of good people."

"What kind of classical dance is this? Can it be a little more difficult? I'll donate 1,000 yuan if you do it well!" someone shouted.

Qiao Shinian looked at the person who was shouting, and when he looked closely, he saw a person with pink hair wearing very trendy clothes.

The two girls in the field took turns dancing, and now they had stopped to catch their breath.

There were a few colorful people around the pink-haired girl who were also shouting along.

The two girls were a little embarrassed. They lowered their heads and ignored him.

"Yo Yo? What do you want to do?" Zhang Yinyin keenly noticed the changes in Qiao Shinian's emotions. This look was a murderous look.

Qiao Shinian smiled slightly: "I want to help them, Sister Yinyin, please help me carry the bag."

As he spoke, Qiao Shinian walked into the venue and said to the two girls who were resting in the corner: "I am also learning to dance. I want to dance to show off. Is that okay?"

The two girls looked at each other, then smiled and said to Qiao Shinian, "Sure, what kind of music do you need?"

Qiao Shinian thought for a moment and said, "A fast pace is fine. I'll borrow the props."

She pointed to two swords placed aside. She picked up one and found that it was not a fake plastic sword, but an unsharpened sword.

The two girls nodded and said to her with a smile: "Come on!"

"Okay!" Qiao Shinian walked to the center of the venue with a smile. She looked at Fanmao and his friends intently.

As the music started, Qiao Shi began to dance, sometimes fast, sometimes slow. His posture was vigorous, and his sword dancing movements were smooth and flowing.

People who were closer could even hear the sound of the sword cutting through the air.

Then, Pink Hair saw Qiao Shinian dancing and then leaping up with a sword in hand and slashing towards him with a sharp move.

"Fuck!" Pink-haired man hurriedly stepped back, but there were too many people around him and he had no way to retreat, so he sat down on the ground.

Finally, Qiao Shinian put his sword against Fanmao's neck and asked coldly, "Is it classical enough?"

Pink-haired Lian nodded repeatedly, with fear in her voice: "Enough...very enough."

"Give me money!"

While Qiao Shinian was speaking, the tip of the sword did not move at all.

Pink Hair quickly took out his mobile phone to scan the QR code next to it to pay.

Qiao Shinian looked at the trembling pink-haired girl as she showed her the payment record, raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Not bad, you keep your word. I can still dance many more dances, do you want to see it?" She put away the sword.

Pink-haired was helped up by her friends. She looked at Qiao Shinian for a long time before saying, "Senior, I'm your junior. We're one family."

"Shame on you!" Qiao Shinian turned around.

The pink-haired girl immediately shouted, "You...you dance! One song costs one thousand. I'll donate as much as you dance."

Two hours later, more and more people gathered around.

Qiao Shinian supported himself on his knees and gasped for breath.

The pink-haired girl ran over to offer water very attentively: "Senior, I am a freshman this year and just enrolled. I have seen your grace on the stage, but it's a pity that you have dropped out of school. That...that..."

"Did you give the money?" Qiao Shinian stood up and took a deep breath, "Eighteen thousand!"

"Here, here I am." Pink-haired nodded.

Qiao Shinian turned to look at the two girls behind him and smiled: "I won't pay. Let's go, you guys continue."

Zhang Yinyin handed Qiao Shinian some water and asked, "Yoyo can also use a sword."

"I often used it as a prop when I was learning dancing, so I am familiar with it."

"Wow, you look a lot like your mother back then." Song's mother held Qiao Shinian's hand and looked nostalgic, "Back then, your mother was as beautiful as a fairy on the stage."

"Mom, Yoyo was so handsome just now! The sword dance at the beginning was so fierce that I thought Yoyo was really going to chop someone." Zhang Yinyin said.

"Hey, Senior Brother, how did you and Youyou know each other? I didn't hear that you two knew each other." Zhang Yinyin suddenly changed the subject, "You didn't even come to my wedding, and now you're here with Youyou, it seems weird no matter how I look at it."

"Because it's vacation time now." Ruan Chengyu's attitude was cold.

Zhang Yinyin shrugged: "Okay, forget it if you don't want to talk about it."

After sending Qiao Shinian and Ruan Chengyu back to the hotel, Zhang Yinyin remembered something: "By the way, you should be careful in this area recently. Don't go out too late."

Qiao Shinian was puzzled, but nodded.

Watching Qiao Shinian and Ruan Chengyu walk into the hotel, Zhang Yinyin breathed a sigh of relief: "Mom, I think Yoyo is in trouble, but she doesn't want to tell us. Wouldn't it be bad if we investigate further?"

Song's mother's eyes were full of worry: "I have watched this child grow up. I always feel uneasy when she is like this."

"Mom, Yoyo isn't a child anymore. She will tell us when she needs us." Song Shuan drove in front heartlessly.

Zhang Yinyin glanced at him and said, "Yoyo is a little strange, and you are not mistaken, she has grown taller, should be about the same height as me, about 1756. But don't worry, she is still the same person, and it's not like you think that someone has impersonated her."

The lights at night twinkle like the brilliance of gems.

Qiao Shinian stood in front of the French window, looking at the busy streets. The nightlife of modern people began here.

However, there are no stars in the sky now, no twinkling stars, and there are no chirping insects or frogs in this steel city.