Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

The four little ones strode toward the school gate with a youthful spring in their step, ready to enjoy the Disney trip Su Ran had arranged for them—a perfect end to their summer vacation.

On the school’s athletic field, the four of them glanced down at their reddened knees, then at the strange yet excited looks from passersby. ’Why are they staring at us like that?’

"That stinky Ranran is a classic example of giving you a sweet after a slap. He made us kneel until our knees are bright red. He’s so ’horrible’~"

"Su Ran is getting more and more out of control. We’ll let it slide this time for Disney’s sake. But if he ever dares to act so tyrannically again, we have to punish him severely!"

In reality, Su Ran didn’t expect them to be as obedient in the future as they had just been.

A woman’s words are full of lies; they had only submitted because the situation forced them to.

In short, these four women needed a firm hand to learn their lesson.

While the four little ones were having a blast at Disney, Su Ran stood in the courtyard, the slanting afternoon sun glaring in his eyes.

Shielding his eyes, he sat up and realized the light was a reflection from a ’Skill Card’ resting on a balcony succulent.

Life is full of surprises.

A beautiful day starts with the sight of a Skill Card.

He opened the system. Acquisition successful.

’Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the Language Mastery Skill.’

Su Ran let out a sigh of relief. ’Finally, a proper skill.’

Name: Language Mastery

Category: Communication

Details: Language is the bridge of communication between people. Learning more languages allows you to communicate with more people. This skill encompasses all languages of the world and is a Learning-Type Skill, requiring study to acquire any given language.

’A learning-type, huh.’

’How do I study this?’

Su Ran continued reading the instructions...

Instructions: The language learning function is simple. Should the Host wish to learn a certain language (a foreign language, a dialect, etc.), the quality of the learning outcome is determined by the length of time spent with a native-speaking girl.

Note: During study, ’getting involved’ will greatly improve learning efficiency.

’And finally, we wish the Host good luck in his studies and daily improvement.’

PFFT—

Su Ran nearly died on the spot.

Just when he praised the system for being normal for once... it had to go and be horny in a deadpan way.

Sigh... He was used to it. It was never a respectable piece of software to begin with.

All jokes aside, Su Ran felt this skill could indeed solve an urgent problem for him.

Every time the four little ones argued, they’d break into a furious tirade in their native dialects.

Xiao Wanqing would start rattling off Shanghainese, Xie Yiren would break into the Guizhou dialect, Liu Jinyu would switch to the Chongqing dialect, and Aina would start speaking Uyghur.

He couldn’t understand a single word.

But now, he could finally learn to understand them, which would make it easier to break up their fights.

Name: Su Ran

Age: 18

Wealth: 40,670,000

Skills: Finger Technique Fragrance, Vibrant Colors and Fragrance, Tang Yin’s Painting Skill, Language Mastery (Not yet learned)

Without giving it much more thought, he called his high school classmate Guo Xiaofu and arranged to meet up.

His classmates had all been busy traveling, and Su Ran himself had been preoccupied with disciplining the four little ones, so there hadn’t been a chance to get together. Now that they were about to go their separate ways for college, treating his friends to a meal to reminisce about old times was a nice idea.

In every group of youths, there’s always one chubby friend. For Su Ran, that was Guo Xiaofu.

「At a wild mushroom hot pot restaurant in town.」

A small group of close high school friends had gathered. There was no awkwardness between the old classmates as they met again; they chatted and ate just as they always had. The only difference now was that they were old enough to drink.

As always, Su Ran listened to his classmates’ banter while using the serving chopsticks to cook food in the pot and serve it to them.

Two of the female classmates watched Su Ran with sweet expressions. ’The class president is just like he always was,’ they sighed to themselves. ’I wonder what lucky vixen will end up with him~’

As they chatted, the topic turned to a classic: high school regrets.

After a few drinks, Guo Xiaofu’s face was beet red. He said, "If we’re talking about high school regrets, I’ve got one. I just wish I hadn’t been so stupid and shy back then. I didn’t have the guts to confess to Gu Shishi. If I had been a little braver, maybe..." Guo Xiaofu patted the empty seat next to him. "This would be Gu Shishi’s seat right now."

Su Ran didn’t say anything, just kept swishing vegetables in the hot pot.

A girl named Yang Linlin couldn’t listen anymore and retorted, "Tch, even if you had confessed, it would’ve been pointless. A tsundere like Gu Shishi is only interested in guys who are better than her." As she said this, she deliberately glanced at Su Ran. "Right, Class President?"

Su Ran said flatly, "How would I know?" After speaking, he placed a piece of food into Yang Linlin’s bowl.

"Still playing dumb? I heard that after an evening study session during the first semester of our senior year, Gu Shishi found you by the ping-pong tables on the field and confessed to you. Don’t deny it."

Now that they had all graduated, Yang Linlin didn’t mind spilling the beans.

"In the end, I heard you rejected her. She supposedly went back to her dorm crying. I’m curious, how did you manage to make her cry?"

Su Ran scanned the circle of gossiping onlookers. "You guys are too nosy," he said. "At the time, I just told her I wanted to focus on getting into college and wasn’t interested in dating in high school. I also told her to cherish the opportunity to study and to make a final push in the last six months to prepare for the college entrance exams."

"And that made her cry?"

"Er..." Su Ran gave a slightly awkward smile. "We talked by the ping-pong tables for over ten minutes, and at the end, I said, ’Keep up the good work, Liu Shanshan!’"

Ah, PFFT—

Everyone burst out laughing.

"Class President, you must have done that on purpose! You talked with Gu Shishi for over ten minutes and then called her Liu Shanshan—her arch-rival’s name, no less. No wonder the poor tsundere went back to her dorm crying. She must have been so devastated."

"Sigh, I really just got them mixed up. She wasn’t in our class, and besides, Liu Shanshan had also come to talk to me right before Gu Shishi did. I got confused."

I mean...

Everyone: "..."

Okay, so it was a case of face-blindness?

"So, do you have any regrets from high school? Was there any girl you liked?" Yang Linlin asked curiously.

Guo Xiaofu said with envy, "What regrets could he have? You know this. Every day after school in senior year, Ning Wenwen from the junior high division would be waiting for the Class President."

"Is that her? Hey, Class President." Another classmate named Zhang Ziming pointed to a young girl at the bubble tea shop by the entrance.

Everyone craned their necks to look, and Su Ran glanced over as well. It was, without a doubt, Ning Wenwen.

Speak of the devil.

It wasn’t that strange, actually. Wenwen’s home was just in the residential complex across the street.

He hadn’t seen her in half a month. Seeing her again now, Ning Wenwen was wearing a slim-fitting white dress. Her hair was still long, black, and straight. Two strands rested over her chest, while the rest cascaded down her back like a waterfall.

She wasn’t particularly tall among the crowd queuing at the bubble tea shop, but her girlish cuteness instantly broadcasted the vibrant youthfulness of a fifteen-year-old.

The girl next door was blossoming into a young woman, and she was becoming more and more pleasant to look at.

Guo Xiaofu couldn’t help but say with envy, "Your Wenwen is growing up to be ethereally beautiful."

"What do you mean, ’my’ Ning Wenwen? Don’t talk nonsense!"

Su Ran got up and walked to the entrance. He went up to Ning Wenwen and flicked her on the forehead.

"Hey, why are you out buying bubble tea so late at night instead of being home asleep? Aren’t you afraid of getting fat?"

"Ouch..." Ning Wenwen rubbed her forehead, turning red with indignant anger. She lifted her head, but upon seeing it was Su Ran, her face immediately broke into a girlish smile. "What are you doing here?"

"I’m having a reunion dinner with some classmates," Su Ran said, looking her over. "Have you lost weight?"

"I... I was sick a while ago. I was in the hospital for a week."

"What happened? Why didn’t you tell me?" Su Ran’s brows furrowed slightly.

"You said you were traveling, so I didn’t want to worry you," she said, her head lowered, her voice soft and sweet.

Su Ran shook his head, speechless. "Sigh... Are you better now?"

"Mhm, much better. I just haven’t had much of an appetite lately."

"Did you eat dinner then?"

"No."

"Come on, let’s go inside and eat. Look how thin you’ve gotten."

Su Ran took Ning Wenwen’s small hand and led her along. She followed him obediently into the restaurant. He had her sit down next to his spot and then went to get her some food; Su Ran knew exactly what she liked to eat.

"Sister Linlin, Brother Xiaofu, hello..."

Ning Wenwen was quite familiar with this group of Su Ran’s close friends.

Yang Linlin: "Wenwen, you’re getting prettier and prettier. Here, what would you like to drink?"

Ning Wenwen saw the table was covered in beer bottles. After a moment’s hesitation, she said, "I’ll have a beer."

As she spoke, she picked up a beer and poured herself a glass.

Su Ran came back and reached out, taking the glass of beer from her.

"What’s a kid like you doing drinking beer? Waiter, bring some milk!"