Chapter 237 - 234: Smooth Arrival in Mountain City! Wang Zibo: Brother Fan, Why Don’t... You Take Over?

Chapter 237: Chapter 234: Smooth Arrival in Mountain City! Wang Zibo: Brother Fan, Why Don’t... You Take Over?

"Uh... funds are limited, my broke friend. You’ll just have to rough it!"

"Besides, it’s the same plane, arriving in Mountain City at the same time. It’s all the same!"

Gu Yifan waved his hand, spouting nonsense with a straight face.

Wang Zibo: "..." -_-||

’Look at him!’

’Is that something a human being would say?!’

He didn’t even want to talk anymore.

But on second thought, he wasn’t even paying for the ticket—it was a freebie. If it was economy class, so be it!

’It’s still better than taking one of those slow, crowded trains by myself!’

"Give me the ticket. I’ll go wait at the gate!"

Wang Zibo held out his hand, speaking to Gu Yifan with a resentful look.

Seeing his pitiful yet helpless expression, Gu Yifan found it rather amusing.

"Alright, alright, I was just messing with you. I bought first-class tickets for all of us," he said, exasperated.

Without waiting for Wang Zibo to respond, he turned, took Su Qinghe’s hand, and walked into the VIP lounge.

"Huh?"

Wang Zibo’s eyes lit up!

"Holy shit~!"

"Gu Yifan, you son of a bitch! You tricked me again!"

He pulled his suitcase and chased after Gu Yifan, cursing under his breath.

’That son of a bitch Gu Yifan always loves messing with me. One of these days, I’ll find a chance to get him back!’

He thought to himself.

...

「Five minutes later.」

Inside the VIP lounge, Wang Zibo had already completely forgotten about his plan to get revenge on Gu Yifan.

The reason was simple.

The treatment in the VIP lounge was on another level; there was an endless supply of all kinds of food and drinks!

It made Wang Zibo wish he could just move in and never leave.

"Brother Fan, this is my first time flying first-class!"

"This is so comfortable!"

Wang Zibo leaned in and whispered in Gu Yifan’s ear.

Gu Yifan glanced at him and said lightly, "You say that as if you’ve ever flown before."

"Er..."

Wang Zibo froze for a moment.

"Oh yeah, this is my first time flying at all!"

He said, a little embarrassed after realizing his mistake.

After a moment’s thought, he asked again, "Brother Fan, um, when we fly back after the National Day holiday, are we still flying first-class?"

"You punk, do you have any idea how much a first-class ticket costs?"

"Forget it. Fly again? The only joystick you’ll be flying is your own!"

Gu Yifan couldn’t help but roll his eyes at him and say irritably.

"I haven’t done that recently! Don’t you dare slander me!"

Wang Zibo retorted instinctively.

"Oh really?"

"So you’re saying you usually *do* do it!"

Gu Yifan shot him a glance, a teasing look on his face.

Wang Zibo: "..."

’He finally realized he’d been played by that son of a bitch Gu Yifan again!’

"Alright, that’s enough!"

Seeing Su Qinghe return from the restroom, Gu Yifan stopped with the dirty jokes. He thought for a moment and said, "The National Day holiday is still long. We’ll see what the situation is then."

With that, he turned to greet Su Qinghe and led her aside to pick out some food she liked.

Wang Zibo stood there, baring his teeth as he watched their retreating backs. They were at it again, flaunting their love right in front of him.

He then channeled his sorrow and indignation into his appetite, turning and diving into the piles of free food, where he buried his head and got to work.

...

「A while later.」

A dedicated airport staff member came over to lead Gu Yifan’s group to board early.

There were only a few seats in first class, and besides Gu Yifan, Su Qinghe, and Wang Zibo, it was empty.

Wang Zibo tactfully chose a seat toward the back, leaving the two adjacent seats for the young couple, Gu Yifan and Su Qinghe.

’The main reason, really, was that he didn’t want a constant diet of their public displays of affection!’

As for Su Qinghe, she was a little unused to it when she first boarded the plane, but being young, she adapted quickly.

Around 10:30, the plane began to taxi and take off.

For lunch, the three of them ate on the plane.

To be fair, the food in first class was indeed a lot better than in economy.

But in all honesty, it was just okay. After all, you’re paying for it in the ticket price.

If you’re looking for value for money, first class has absolutely none to speak of.

’But Gu Yifan isn’t short on cash right now, so of course he’s going to enjoy it while he can. Otherwise, what’s the point of having so much money? To take it with him to the grave?!’

Besides, Yihe Technology had already started turning a profit, so he had even less reason to worry about money.

...

「Two and a half hours later.」

The plane landed smoothly at Mountain City Airport.

After deplaning, another dedicated airport staff member drove a shuttle to take Gu Yifan’s group out of the tarmac area.

There was no need to queue up and squeeze onto the shuttle with the economy class passengers.

’This... this is the charm of money!’

Wang Zibo couldn’t help but feel emotional as he watched the people queuing under the hot sun.

...

After leaving the airport, Gu Yifan hailed a taxi.

Wang Zibo, ever so tactful, naturally took the front passenger seat, while Gu Yifan and Su Qinghe sat in the back.

"Driver, Cuihu District," Wang Zibo said, turning to the driver.

"Alrighty, please fasten your seatbelts. We’re heading out!"

The driver reminded them.

Only then did Wang Zibo realize he’d forgotten his seatbelt, and he hurriedly buckled it.

Seeing this, the driver didn’t waste any more time. He started the engine, stepped on the gas, and the car sped out of the airport drop-off area...

About twenty minutes later, the car was back in the city center. Another ten minutes of driving finally brought them to Cuihu District, where they lived.

"We’re at Cuihu District, folks."

"Make sure you have all your personal belongings!"

The driver reminded them after parking the car.

After getting the suitcases out of the trunk, Gu Yifan was about to step forward to pay when Wang Zibo beat him to it.

"Um, Brother Fan, you paid for my plane ticket, so let me get the taxi fare!"

"Hehehe..."

Wang Zibo chuckled.

"Uh..."

Gu Yifan was taken aback for a second.

Looking at Wang Zibo’s goofy grin, Gu Yifan just shook his head and didn’t say anything more.

He nodded and said, "Alright, you can pay then."

"Driver, how much is the total?"

Wang Zibo turned and asked the driver.

"The total is 65.53 yuan. Let’s just drop the change and call it an even 65!"

The driver said with a magnanimous wave of his hand.

"Okay!"

Wang Zibo nodded, then pulled some money out of his pocket and started counting.

"Uh..."

Suddenly, he realized he didn’t have enough cash to pay the fare!

’So embarrassing!’

He turned to Gu Yifan and said timidly, "Um... Brother Fan, maybe... you should pay after all?"

Gu Yifan: "..." -_-||