69. Honesty (2)
"What a return......
Gao Ran thought for a moment, then smiled.
"Hehe, I'm a very 'fair' person! I will ask for as much 'return' as I give--not more, not less! I have always only cared about what 'ought' to belong to me, and I don't care about what doesn't belong to me in the first place. I don't care if I have more or less! So, what and how much I get in return from you depends on how much I need to do for you when I 'help' you......"
"What do you mean? I don't quite understand ......"
"Hmm...... To put it simply, before I can help you, I have to have a clear understanding of where you really are and what you really want to solve, and then I can think about what I can do for you, with my abilities and the resources I have.
"Heh, you say it so confidently, it's as if if you give it, you will definitely get what you want......"
"Hehe, I'm not self-confidence, I'm just telling you about my attitude! However, I'm not boasting! At least, in my opinion, as much I give, I will definitely get a 'return' equivalent to the 'total amount' of my efforts -- but this 'return' is not necessarily in the form of material benefits...... Hehe, of course, if all of them can be converted into 'material benefits', then it will be better!"
In the last sentence, Gao Ran was purely joking.
It's not that she doesn't want to do that, it's just that when she compares the price of "can redeem huàn" and "can't redeem huàn", she feels that it would be better to "can't redeem huàn" - if she could really convert all the "rewards" she has obtained into a material form of storage, then in her opinion, it will make her lose a lot of joy in life, and life will not be so interesting!
"If you can really do that. The so-called 'happiness' and 'fun' are impossible to talk about!"
Thinking like this, Gao Ran breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, "Fortunately." The laws of nature have defined that there are many things in this world that cannot be exchanged for existence in material form...... What a blessing!"
"Hahaha......"
Fu Wenxuan finally understood Gao Ran's "view of interests" -- at least, his "view of interests."
He knew that even if Gao Ran helped him, with her character, she would never let him owe anything to her-she would never let her suffer herself! At the same time, she would never hurt him - as she herself said, she only cared about her own, and she would not care about what did not belong to her.
She doesn't help him too much, making him feel that he owes her something, and she doesn't hurt him for no reason, as long as he doesn't infringe on the interests she cares about.
What's more, by now, he can clearly understand. Gao Ran is by no means the kind of snob who is short-sighted and only wants small profits in the moment, but does not take into account the long-term troubles in the future. On the contrary, she is very self-aware!
Fu Wenxuan felt that Gao Ran was a person who was very cautious about himself and confident in what he was going to do. She knows her "place" in everything and every relationship, and knows the scope of her abilities...... And this self-knowledge of hers makes her think twice about every choice and decision she makes, and only after carefully weighing the pros and cons of each choice, as well as the price that may be paid, will she make a final choice and put it into action!
So, if she says she's going to help him, then she'll be sure she'll be sure she'll do what she says! Her decision must have been the best she had thought of and weighed—though he didn't know what she was going to do to weigh the pros and cons of those choices......
After understanding, Fu Wenxuan suddenly felt a sense of relief. He knew that he could really rest assured!
However, unlike Fu Wenxuan's relief at the moment, Gao Ran, who had just made a small mistake, was frightened back to her senses by Fu Wenxuan's sudden laughter before she could come back to her senses!
She was so frightened that she couldn't help but pat her chest. I thought to myself, "Scared me, you! I almost died of you!"
However, when she thought about it like this, she didn't feel at all that she had just inadvertently deserted and thought about something else, which was actually wrong......
However, after she calmed down, she also figured out what happened when he suddenly laughed just now?!
"It seems that you should have already thought about it! Then, I will ask you, I am willing to help you! What about you? Are you willing to accept my help? If you are unwilling, then the conversation will end here! I just want to say that my purpose has not changed, but my choice can be changed!"
"Well, I know, you're only loyal to yourself! So, as long as I can help you achieve your goals, you won't betray me. Right?"
Fu Wenxuan asked this, not to suspect that his own understanding of Gao Ran's words just now might be wrong, but to use this to "sù" her, not only did he not misunderstand the meaning she wanted to express because of the ambiguity in her words, on the contrary, he was already able to accurately understand the meaning of what she really wanted to express.
"Huh. Gao Ran couldn't help but laugh, "Not bad! You're qualified!"
After that, she poured herself a cup of tea, and without asking Fu Wenxuan if she wanted it, she didn't politely add a cup to him, so she drank it herself and drank it all.
Then, she continued, "I'm very lazy, and it's too troublesome to change 'partners' at every turn! I don't have that much energy to deal with them one by one! I'm too tired! Moreover, it's not 'moral' to do so, and I can't guarantee that I won't be stabbed in the back by villains in the future...... Although I am only loyal to myself, I am not stupid, and I still believe that there is 'karma' in this world! If you plant 'evil causes', sooner or later you will have to eat the 'evil fruits'...... I'm afraid!"
As she spoke, she poured herself another cup of tea, and drank it all again.
However, when she wanted to pour herself a third cup, before she could hold the handle of the teapot, Fu Wenxuan suddenly snatched the teapot first, and then poured himself a cup of tea for himself, and also drank the tea like her.
After that, he looked at Gao Ran, who could only watch him drink tea from the sidelines at this time, and said with a slight ostentation, "I'm also thirsty." ”
Gao Ran looked at him, and then at the teapot that was still in his hand at the moment......
Knowing that he didn't mean to let go, and even seemed to want to use this to tease her a little, Gao Ran immediately dispelled the idea of continuing to drink tea.
But, if she doesn't rob, it doesn't mean that she doesn't care!
She shook her head helplessly, and said with a smile, "That's it! Whatever you want! Anyway, drinking tea is just a mood." I'm not really thirsty, if you're thirsty, then you can drink all this pot of tea!"
After that, she deliberately put her hands on her cheeks, leaned against the table, and put on a very lazy posture, ready to "appreciate" how Fu Wenxuan drank that big pot of tea!
When Fu Wenxuan saw it, he finally didn't hold back, lowered his head, shook his head helplessly, and smiled--he surrendered!
Gao Ran, on the other hand, reached out and took the teapot after he let go, poured himself another cup of tea, and then drank it all again.
However, this time, the corners of her mouth were always slightly upturned - the little pride in her heart was already overflowing......
"Wen Xuan, do you still want it?"
"Don't do it, Xiao Ran, let's have a drink by yourself!"
"Oh, well!"
“……”
Fu Wenxuan saw that Gao Ran really didn't care about him, but he was a little reluctant, so he cheekily snatched the teapot in her hand, "I'll still accompany you!"
"Uhhh
When Gao Ran saw it, he couldn't hold back for a while, so he laughed.
But Fu Wenxuan didn't care, and after pouring it for himself, he poured a cup for Gao Ran......
Although neither of them has said it explicitly, they have begun to have a tacit understanding between "friends" - they are friends now! )