22 Buy Two Pieces of Chocolate, One for You, One for Me! (2/2)

Shen Xiaoling touched her lips with her pale fingers. She thought for a moment before replying, ”How about you tell me the less important news first?”

Hong Xiaofu smiled, ”My deskmate invited us to Shencheng Hotel for dinner tonight. How is this piece of news?”

”Your deskmate?” It was evident that Shen Xiaoling's main concern was not the dinner. She looked at Hong Xiaofu with suspicion, ”Su Ying? I heard she is pretty. Is she as pretty as me?!”

Hong Xiaofu broke out in cold sweat.

Why that question?

He had to remain calm and choose the right words. The answer to that question was a death sentence.

Hong Xiaofu coughed twice to clear his throat. His face was solemn as he replied, ”Firstly, it is indeed Su Ying. Secondly, she is gorgeous. Lastly, she is not as pretty as you. You are definitely prettier!”

Shen Xiaoling was extremely satisfied with the answer, and she finally smiled.

When she had left the orphanage with Hong Xiaofu, her biggest worry was that her brother would not want her. To her, the most plausible possibility of her brother abandoning her was that he would leave her for a beautiful girl.

Now that Xiaofu had said that, she was satisfied. She spoke excitedly, ”Really? Huh, I know that I am the prettiest! Hehe! Shencheng Hotel, I heard from my classmates about it. Isn't that one of the most luxurious hotels in our area? How much is the meal? 200 yuan?”

To Shen Xiaoling, 200 yuan was undoubtedly a considerable sum of money—it would take her at least four months to save up that amount.

”You do not have to worry about this.” Hong Xiaofu took her hand and led her to the room. He put his bag down before saying, ”The hotel was opened by the parents of my classmate, Zhao Ming. He is also my game training partner. You know Zhao Ming, right? His family owns the hotel, so this meal is basically his treat. As for how much it would cost, I am also not sure.”

”Oh…” It was clear that Shen Xiaoling had not understood that. It was fine as long as they did not have to pay for it.

She immediately asked, ”Then…what is the second news? It is better than the first one, right?”

Hong Xiaofu immediately smiled and nodded his head. He looked at Shen Xiaoling before coughing gently, ”The second piece of news is that I have received the Awakening student grant! It is 3000 yuan per month!”

He had received the Awakening student grant! 3000 yuan per month!

As soon as she heard the news, Shen Xiaoling froze momentarily before she exploded in excitement: ”Woohoo! I knew it! My brother is the best! Oh yeah!”

She started jumping around excitedly, making a mess in the house. Although she was only twelve, Shen Xiaoling knew that life was filled with difficulties. Her brother practiced online games for his friend daily for 1500 yuan a month, which was barely sufficient for two people.

Now, their money had doubled. Doubled! How many breakfast pancakes was that worth? They would be able to eat pancakes for breakfast every day!

Shen Xiaoling was full of excitement—she ran to the garage, happy. After much effort, she took out a container filled with 50 cent coins and poured the contents on the table. She said, ” I want chocolates! Dove chocolates!”

After meticulously taking out eight of the coins, she carefully put the remaining six coins back into the container. She said excitedly, ”Brother, I will buy two pieces, one for you and one for me!”