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"Yay! We won!" Xiao Lianhua cheered loudly, clutching her lottery ticket. "We won, Brother Gu Ran, we won!"
She excitedly danced on Gu Ran's shoulder and high-fived the surrounding audience. Several middle-aged men, seeing that Lianhua was cute, lively, and cheerful, all interacted with her and cheered. In an instant, the place became the focus of everyone's attention.
Lu Mingfei watched the little girl from the side and laughed along with her. Even the usually aloof Erii was infected by Xiaolianhua's emotions and a smile appeared on her lips.
"Brother, brother, I want to hug Erii-neechan!" Lianhua whispered in Gu Ran's ear.
"Good good."
Gu Ran placed his hands on Xiao Lianhua's small waist and lifted her up in front of Erii.
Little Lotus opened her arms to Erii, like a big doll.
Seeing this, Lu Mingfei took the milkshake bottle and snack box from Erii's hands to free her hands.
Erii seemed to be hesitating, glancing at Lu Mingfei as if asking a question.
“Yes, you can,” Lu Mingfei knew what she was afraid of, so he leaned close to her ear and whispered, “Everyone here is a friend. Nobody treats you like a monster. Even a monster has the right to be hugged.”
So Erii obediently opened her arms, and Gu Ran gently pushed Lianhua forward so that she could just wrap her arms around Erii's neck.
So, Renka naturally clung to Erii, just like a little koala.
Erii felt the child's soft body and held her carefully, not daring to use force, as if she were handling a porcelain doll, for fear of breaking it.
Erii had always felt that her world consisted only of jewels and poisonous snakes, but the sudden appearance of Renhua was like that of an angel.
"Sister smells so nice and soft." Lianhua cupped Erii's face in her small hands. "I won the lottery, shall we go eat together?"
Erii nodded, then carefully pressed her cheek against Renka's cheek.
Taking the opportunity, Renka rubbed her cheek against Erii's, and the two of them pressed together, creating a truly beautiful scene.
Gu Ran took the opportunity to take out his phone and snapped a picture of the two of them.
"Let's go, collect our prize money, and then we'll go out for dinner!"
Gu Ran turned and left.
Lu Mingfei and Erii walked side by side, and Xiao Lianhua also got off Erii and walked hand in hand with her sister.
The little girl called out as she walked, "Brother Gu Ran, how much money can we win if our lottery ticket is on the table?"
"Gold Master was originally the most popular, so the odds weren't high, only 2.6 times, or 260,000 yen."
"Then I want to go claim the prize myself!"
"it is good."
Gu Ran took Xiao Lianhua to the prize redemption window to exchange for cash, then went to the parking lot and got into a Cayenne.
"What are you going to take us to eat?" Lu Mingfei asked.
“Of course, it’s Chinese food.” Gu Ran smiled. “I’ve already booked the restaurant.”
A short while later, Gu Ran drove to Fuzhong City and arrived at a Chinese restaurant.
Gu Ran entered the store and identified himself. The owner immediately came out to greet him and told him that the banquet had begun to be prepared. It was set up according to the "Nine Dishes" standard of Cantonese cuisine, consisting of eight dishes and one soup, including poached chicken, eight-treasure duck, turbot, taro with braised pork, Kyoto ribs, and salt and pepper mantis shrimp, all of which were home-style dishes.
"Don't serve the main dishes yet, bring out some snacks first, I'm still waiting for someone," Gu Ran instructed.
"Yes."
The boss treated Gu Ran with great respect, because this was a guest personally instructed by the Liu family of Shanyang to be treated well, so he dared not neglect him.
Knowing that Gu Ran wanted to discuss matters in a private place, the boss arranged a private room on the 5th floor.
Lu Mingfei seemed to have sensed something: "You also made plans with someone else. Who is it?"
Gu Ran said, "Eri's brothers."
"Why did you invite them?"
"Let's discuss Erii's health issue," Gu Ran said. "You've been spending time with her these past few days, so you know about her situation, right?"
Lu Mingfei's expression turned serious, and he nodded heavily.
After everyone was seated, the owner served tea, snacks, and other refreshments. After waiting a while, three people were led up by the owner.
The three are Genjiro, Genjiro, and Yabuki Sakura.
Lu Mingfei was stunned when he saw Sakura: "So Miss Sakura is not dead, that's great!"
"It was Gu Jun who arranged for my rescue, and I also thank Lu Jun for covering for me at that time." Ying bowed ninety degrees to Lu Mingfei to express her gratitude.
“I didn’t do anything…” Lu Mingfei said, “Don’t be shy, please sit down.”
Ying nodded slightly, keeping her gratitude in her heart, and said she would repay Lu Mingfei and Gu Ran when she had the chance.
“We meet again, Mr. Lu,” Yuan Zhinu said as she walked to Lu Mingfei’s side. “I knew I hadn’t misjudged you. You are a man with a tiger in your heart.”
Chapter 528 What did Erii do wrong?
Hearing Yuan Zhinu's praise, Lu Mingfei covered his face in embarrassment: "Stop talking, stop praising me. I'm really not what you think."
He thought to himself, "I released the tiger to fight to the death, and this time I released a quarter of its life, leaving only a quarter."
Even Yuan Zhisheng was impressed by Lu Mingfei. He had seen it all clearly on the monitor that day, and he had also seen Lu Mingfei transform from a cocoon into a dragon.
"What... exactly are you?" Yuan Zhisheng couldn't help but ask.
“Uh…” Lu Mingfei scratched the back of his head, unsure how to answer.
“Those sitting here are all monsters, so let’s not pry into their backgrounds,” Gu Ran said. “Please take your seats.”
Genjiro knew that everyone had their own secrets, so he didn't say much and took his seat with Sakura and Genjiro.
Xiao Lianhua looked at her older brother and sister who came in. Both brothers were very beautiful, like geishas, and the older sister also had a great figure.
She happily introduced herself and got to know her older siblings: "I've made so many new friends this time!"
Genjiro and Genjiro liked the child quite a bit, and Sakura even gave her a small gift, including her panda hair clip, which was a small gift that Gu Ran had given Sakura when he first came to Japan.
Once everyone was present, the owner began serving the dishes. This Cantonese restaurant served very authentic food; the chicken had a distinct chicken flavor, the duck a distinct duck flavor, and the fish a distinct fish flavor. The main freshness of the ingredients was brought out, and the chef's culinary skills were truly superb.
Erii rarely gets to eat such authentic Chinese food, and she thoroughly enjoys the meal, savoring every dish.
She kept asking Lu Mingfei the name of each dish, and Lu Mingfei introduced them to her one by one, and even taught her how to peel and eat shrimp.
Xiao Lianhua doesn't eat much shrimp and doesn't know how to peel mantis shrimp, so Gu Ran peeled two for her and fed them to her.
"Is it delicious?"
"Mmm!" Lianhua nodded happily. "Brother Gu Ran is the best! I want to peel shrimp for him too!"
"it is good."
A short while later, Xiao Lianhua clumsily peeled the shrimp meat and fed it to Gu Ran.
Seeing this, Erii also peeled a shrimp and fed it to Lu Mingfei.
Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment. He realized that Erii had heard the phrase "the best" and thought that giving "the best person" meant peeling shrimp.
So they fed Lu Mingfei.
This was the first time Lu Mingfei had ever been fed by a girl, especially such a cute and pretty one. He wanted to refuse, but Erii looked at him with an expectant and adorable expression.
He had no choice but to open his mouth somewhat shyly and eat it.
"Mmm, delicious..." Lu Mingfei praised after chewing a couple of bites, "Thank you!"
But making it taste good is the chef's job, what does it have to do with Erii?
Erii smiled slightly, seemingly pleased.
Lu Mingfei chewed a couple of mouthfuls of shrimp meat, but before he could swallow, he noticed the former patriarch, Huang, a former gangster, staring coldly at him.
That look in his eyes was like he wanted to eat someone alive!
Unconsciously, Genji revealed a 'sister-complex' look in his eyes.
Lu Mingfei was a little scared, but fortunately, Yuan Zhisheng gently nudged his brother beside him, causing Yuan Zhisheng to avert his gaze.
Gu Ran watched them from the side, finding it both funny and interesting.
He came to Lu Mingfei's rescue and asked Yuan Zhisheng, "By the way, when are you planning to start selling sunscreen?"
“I’ll go when you guys go back to school,” Yuan Zhisheng said, staring at Lu Mingfei again.
Lu Mingfei had no choice but to lower his head and eat frantically.
After about an hour, everyone had finished eating. Gu Ran had someone come up to clear the table and serve a fresh pot of tea, preparing to begin discussing serious matters.
Gu Ran took out a deck of cards and gave it to Lianhua: "Why don't you go and teach Erii-neechan how to play Dou Dizhu?"
“But Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game) requires three people to play together!” Lianhua said.
Sakura immediately stood up and smiled at the little girl, "Then will you teach me how to play too?"
"Okay."
So Sakura, Erii, and Xiaolianhua went to another table to study how to play Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game).
At this table were the emperors of the Snake Clan and the Demon Clan, as well as the prospective president of the Lionheart Society. So Lu Mingfei immediately assumed his place and poured tea for the big shots.
Actually, young people don't care about this, so Yuan Zhisheng and the others didn't take it to heart.
Gu Ran cut to the chase and asked, "How much serum do we have left? How long will it last Erii?"
"At most half a year," Yuan Zhisheng said softly.
Yes, although Gu Ran saved Erii, Erii's life is still in danger.
Unlike Genjiro and Genjiro, whose two older brothers are both emperors with stable bloodlines, Erii is a demon with extremely unstable bloodlines, and she relies on serum from the fetal blood of the Dead to sustain her life.
Genjiro took a sip of tea and said softly, "When Herzog awakened Orochi, he threw almost all of the Dead Servants' fetal serum into the Red Well as a sacrifice to Orochi. Therefore, the Oni Clan has long since run out of fetal serum."
Gu Ran looked at Yuan Zhisheng.
"All the serum I have now is what the Snake-Headed Eight family left behind. I collected it all on the night the god awoke and sent it on a private plane. I originally thought it was to send Erii to Seoul, but she didn't make it. Fortunately, the private plane never took off, and I asked Sakura to help me get the serum back."
"So... this is the last serum." Lu Mingfei thought for a moment, then said softly, "What do we do when we run out?"
The four men at the table looked at each other. This was the problem they had gathered together to solve today: what would happen if they ran out of serum?
Are we just going to have to watch Erii turn into a demon again?