CH 14.2

Chapter 14.2 - Understanding

Panicked, Su Yan glanced at Bai Xingfan subconsciously, and he looked at her gently, giving her the feeling that he would deal with it so she didn’t need to worry. Su Yan was still concerned that those two hot-blooded youngsters would start a fight.

"Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it," Bai Zingfan whispered, making Su Yan feel a bit relieved, and she nodded her head lightly.

A few minutes later, Bai Xinglan, who didn’t know the situation inside the house, came to the living room with the schoolbag and, stunned, stooped on the spot while looking at Su Zhan with wide eyes and shouting, "Why the hell are you at my brother's house?"

Su Zhan, who quickly dressed before Bai Xinglan came in, snorted coldly: "I can't come, why? I'm clearly a visitor; unlike some people, I'm not delivering gifts to replace someone else's competition quota."

When Su Yan heard her brothers' yin and yan words, she remembered that a month ago, Su Zhan came home with a depressed face, locked himself in the room, and didn’t let anyone enter no matter what. He didn’t even eat dinner. So around nine o’clock at night, she cooked him a bowl of shredded chicken noodles, and Su Zhan opened the door to his sister at that time because he was starving. After he wolfed down the noodles, Su Zhan told Su Yan that his place in the National College Student Robot Contest was rejected by the tutor because he received a big gift from a rich second generation in the same class. 

That night, Silly Baitian was really sad, and Su Yan comforted him for nearly two hours before calming him down. And Su Yan really didn't predict that Bai Xinglan would be the rich second generation that used gifts to win the quota and made her brother sad.

‘So Xinglan and Xiaozhan are classmates who are studying at the same university and major? This coincidence seems a bit odd, no?’

Who knew Su Zhan's words would enrage Bai Xinglan even more: "Stupid fart! I'm just competing for the position!"

Su Zhan: "Sure, I'm just using gifts to compete for the position!"

"Su Zhan, are you in need of a beating?" Bai Xinglan asked, pointing to the tip of Su Zhan's nose.

Rolling up his sleeves, Su Zhan asked, "I'm scared of you?!"

The situation became out of control,  and Su Yan was perplexed and embraced her brother, shouting, "That's enough!"

With a serious face, Bai Xingfan said to his younger sibling, "Enough!"

The pair started to be a bit more serious and stopped arguing, but the tension continued while both of them glared at each other.

"Sit down, let's discuss what's happening." Bai Xingfan took the initiative and sat down.

Bai Xinglan paid more attention to his brother, gave Su Zhan an angry glance, and then moved closer to the main sofa. His brother, however, continued to look at him expressionlessly. Bai Xinglan froze at the pressure, turned abruptly, and moved over to the small sofa on the inner side.

Su Yan allowed her younger brother to sit on the farthest sofa, and she could only sit next to Bai Xingfan. This was done to keep the two of them apart.

"Xiao Zhan speak first, what's going on?" Bai Xingfan spoke once the entire group had taken their seats.

"Why should he talk first?" asked a furious Bai Xinglan.

Su Zhan dismissed: "Let me tell you what you did. How can you give gifts openly?"

“You...?” exclaimed Bai Xinglan.

"Shut up," Su Yan scowled at her younger brother.

Bai Xingfan warned his younger brother as well.

As a result, the two timed bombs briefly stopped working.

Su Zhan began by explaining the horrific circumstances surrounding his replacement, almost gritting his teeth at the end: "I saw him carry a box of Maotai into the tutor's office with my own eyes!"

Bai Xinglan was eager to defend himself, saying, "That is the box of Maotai; inside is an old record player."

"Who doesn't know that the old man likes to collect record players?" Su Zhan asked with wide eyes.

"That's different, it would be a gift if it costs money, but I found this in the basement of my house. If you don't believe me, ask my brother. It's something my grandfather doesn't use." Su Zhan and Su Yan both turned to gaze at Bai Xingfan right away after Bai Xinglan’s words.

When the ball was kicked in his direction, Bai Xingfan was forced to yell, "Grandpa doesn't use it, and that is true, but...

"Look!" Bai Xinglan, who was growing more confident, stopped his brother before he could even finish: "It's pointless. Is it a waste product, in which case sending it may be regarded as a gift?"

"..."

Su Zhan was increasingly upset, saying, "You are just making excuses!"

"You are only less skilled than me, and you are just jealous of my abilities," said Bai Xinglan.

"Fart!" Su Zhan had just taken a step in the direction of Bai Xinglan when Su Yan angrily scolded him, "Sit down!" Su Zhan, who stood up from the sofa, sat down reluctantly after hearing his sister’s angry words.

A smug look was on Bai Xinglan's face.

Taking a quick look at his younger brother, Bai Xingfan groaned and said in a loud voice, "Apologize to Xiao Zhan."

"Why should I apologise to him?" Bai Xinglan was dumbfounded.

Bai Xingfan appeared serious: "Why did you present a record player to the teacher?

"Because grandpa is no longer used, keeping it in our home will take up space," Bai Xinglan said with a flinch.

"Because you want to take my quota," Su Zhan said.

"Stop saying a few words!" Su Yan yelled at his younger sibling as she coughed.

Su Zhan's mouth was pursed in surprise.

"Because you know your mentor likes old record players, so you did that to please him," Bai Xingfan said coldly. 

Bia Xinglan blushed at his brother’s words.

"Before you graduate, you have a wicked intention to bribe the public, and you will get it in the future," said Bai Xingfan in an increasingly stern tone.

He said these few words too harshly, let alone for a boy who just turned twenty, even Su Yan People who have graduated for several years find it difficult to accept.

She instantly calmed down when she noticed that Xinglan's face was becoming worse: "Ah, there's no need to go on like this, it's only a tournament, no big problem!" She continued to wink at her brother, telling him to step aside for Xinglan.