The two noticed then that an old lady with grey hair, a loose jacket, and a thin but not sickly figure was standing inside the door. She was holding a small watering can for plants.
The old lady opened the door and kindly said, “Come in, have a drink and rest.”
Both were surprised because it was the first time someone offered drinks to them while delivering a takeout.
The old lady said: “I can’t cook, and my children are busy in another city. They are planning to sign a six-month contract with a food delivery platform to have someone specially deliver meals to me at noon. You guys have different overalls, so not from the same platform, right?”
Ji Fei and Zhou Lu simultaneously replied, “Yes.” After saying that, the two glanced at each other and turned their heads.
Big Appetite and Riceball are well-known giants in the food delivery industry. They have a relationship like Tsinghua University and Peking University, with a thousand years of grudges and a hundred years of entanglement. You can’t find a third food platform in the whole industry as opposed to each other like them.
The old lady watched their little actions and couldn’t help but laugh: “What are your names?”
After this reminder, Ji Fei suddenly realized that she and Zhou Lu had met and dealt with each other so many times, but they didn’t even know each other’s names. Whenever she mentioned Zhou Lu to Xu Ranran, she called him Burberry Guy. In her mind, the Burberry label was the clearest.
At this moment, Zhou Lu acted very cutely. His tone was soft and endearing: “Grandma Li, my name is Zhou Lu. I am a delivery rider for Rice Ball Takeout. Our platform is very responsible, and you can trust us with your order.”
Ji Fei refused to lose to Zhou Lu. So showing a sincere smile, she spoke as if her throat was soaked in honey: “Grandma, my name is Ji Fei. I am a delivery rider for Big Appetite Takeout. Our platform is not worse than theirs. You can consider us.”
Grandma Li listened while opening the takeout box’s lid and asked: “After ordering, will you guys be delivering it?”
Ji Fei and Zhou Lu both reached out at the same time to help open the lid. As a result, their hands touched each other. Feeling the warmth belonging to the other person, both immediately pulled back as if shocked. When Ji Fei fell last time, and Zhou Lu helped her, they had no other thoughts besides being busy and chaotic.
But this time was different. Ji Fei has never been in close contact with a boy except when boxing. She felt strange for a moment, with no fluctuations in her heart and even thought about grabbing Zhou Lu and throwing him over her shoulder.
Luckily, Zhou Lu couldn’t read minds. Otherwise, he would have believed that Ji Fei really wanted to assassinate him. Zhou had never deliberately touched the skin of girls his age. Chen Yuanyang often teased him, saying that he wasted a good-looking face and lived 21 years more saintly than a Bodhisattva. His ears felt hot, and he instinctively reached out to pinch them.
Ji Fei changed the packaging box and went to open it. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Zhou Lu taking the same portion as before. He slightly rolled up his work uniform sleeves, revealing a small part of the white undershirt sleeve inside. His wrist looks pretty. Ji Fei thought.
In Zhou Lu’s hand was a bowl of pork rib soup filled to its brim. When he opened the container, some soup spilt and stained his sweater sleeve.
Grandma Li exclaimed, “Oh no, your clothes are dirty. Why don’t you take them off and let grandma wash them?”
“Thank you.” Zhou Lu took the tissue handed to him by Ji Fei and wiped his hands. He also wiped his sleeve, revealing a small familiar label Burberry inside.
The boy smiled and said, “It’s okay, Grandma, there’s no need to wash it. Even from regular clothes, oil stains are hard to remove. Let alone one worth thousands or tens of thousands.”
Grandma Li felt guilty and said, “Then tell Grandma what brand it is, and Grandma will buy you a new one.”
Zhou Lu still shook his head and said, “No need. This shirt is just a cheap imitation.”
Ji Fei: “???”
The speaker is unintentional, while the listener is intentional. Ji Fei’s gaze stopped on Zhou Lu’s clothes, and she suddenly doubted whether she had mistaken that day. She remembered the first time she saw Zhou Lu’s clothes and thought that the BMW car was his, but it turned out that he was riding a two-wheeled scooter.
When they walked out of the yard, Ji Fei was still confused.
At the entrance, Zhou Lu suddenly spoke, “Hey, what are you doing? Watch your step.”
Ji Fei snapped out of her thoughts and looked down, realizing she nearly stepped on the thorny vine crawling out of the fence gap.
“Thanks.” Ji Fei glanced at him a few times and finally tentatively asked, “What about your clothes? I’ve seen this brand before. It’s quite expensive, right?”
Zhou Lu raised his sleeve and said without hesitation, “It’s a knockoff. Last year someone was having a clearance sale at the school gate. Sixty yuan for one piece, one hundred yuan for two pieces. I’ve been wearing them for several years.”
Ji Fei: “…”
To cover up a lie, often more lies need to be told. Zhou Lu remained calm: “Who will wear Burberry to deliver takeout? Besides, why would I become a delivery rider if I could afford Burberry?
Listening to this, Ji Fei felt she didn’t do enough research.
She imitated Zhou Lu and said, “Then we’re on the same page!”
Zhou Lu looked at her suspiciously, “Are your imitation too?”
Ji Fei remained composed: “Of course! Do you know about the clothing wholesale market? They have all kinds of brands with affordable prices and good quality. My family buys a year’s worth of clothes there at once!”.
After all, many people in college have a competitive mindset, and many buy high-quality replicas. As long as no one can tell, it can make them appear to be living well.
Zhou Lu:”..”
Zhou Lu felt something off and subconsciously looked at Ji Fei’s wrist. Ji Fei’s watch was inside her sleeves this time, and he couldn’t see it.
Translators note-
The chapter has been posted. Do inform me if u guys spot any mistake.☻
