Chapter 997: Chapter 986: Ning Xinlan, Member of the Ning Family
The teahouse in the Ancient City feels very familiar.
The Kuaixing Pavilion in the Ancient City feels very familiar.
The stone bridges and railings of the Ancient City feel equally familiar.
But it’s merely a feeling of familiarity.
Seeing these, the most Ning Fan can recall is walking somewhere, sitting somewhere, but not the complete and specific events.
Thinking that he is only in his twenties now, those who knew him before should still be living here, right?
However, after wandering in the city for three days, no one stopped him to reminisce.
Ning Fan thought about taking the initiative, but he couldn’t just grab someone and ask if they recognized him, could he?
From his earliest available memories, Ning Fan’s meridians are very different from ordinary people, clearly having had martial cultivation experience since a young age,
inferring from this, Ning Fan should have been born into a large family with a martial tradition, and not often interacting with civilians, which is reasonable.
“So, such a prominent family should be easy to find, right?”
Thinking of this, Ning Fan immediately took out his phone and typed “Dragon City Ning Family” into the browser’s search engine.
Yet the search results still disappointed Ning Fan; they were all about some small families with the last name Ning.
Going door to door asking if they’ve lost a child seems impractical as well.
The clues have run dry again.
However, Ning Fan didn’t lose heart, after all, there must be a significant connection between him and this place. Observing the familiar city, remembering a bit today, a bit tomorrow, perhaps one day he will remember everything.
Moreover, with Xu Ruolan busy with her career here, she definitely won’t leave in the short term, and since he’s got nothing else to do, he can take his time.
As the sun rose once more, Ning Fan chose an unfamiliar road on the map and set off cheerfully.
The end of this road led to Dragon City’s university town.
University students are a very lively consumer group; usually around universities, you’ll find snack streets, electronic streets, and clothing streets forming.
Watching the fashionable youngsters moving back and forth on the snack street, Ning Fan couldn’t help but sigh.
“University life is so blissful, and yet Xu Xiaoqing insists on stepping into society a year early! Silly girl!”
If one day the world is at peace and he is idly residing at home, he must experience student life again!
As he walked, Ning Fan found a massive congestion ahead.
Looking at the roadside, a long line of luxury cars glistened with dazzling metallic luster: Bentley, Audi, Lamborghini, each more imposing than the last.
“Looks like there’s some excitement to be seen.”
Ning Fan smirked and quickly squeezed to the front row of the onlookers.
He saw a female student in a blue T-shirt scolding a street vendor girl on the roadside, with a large group of suited and sunglass-wearing followers echoing her.
The people standing beside the luxury cars were also suited and wearing dark sunglasses, clearly associates of substantial background.
Upon a closer look, both girls had heavenly beauty, fair skin, slender waists and long legs, sparkling eyes, and white teeth.
However, the girl standing proudly with a fierce countenance looked more gorgeous, with a low collar T-shirt and lips red like fire.
The vendor girl appeared without makeup, wearing the standard apron of a street vendor, and her face looked slightly pale.
Ning Fan asked a spiky-haired guy beside him:
“Who’s the girl causing the trouble over there? She’s really pretty.”
The spiky-haired guy stroked his chin and replied:
“Her? She’s famous at our school, that’s the fiery young lady Ning Xinlan!”
“Wait, what’s her name?”
“Ning Xinlan.”
Last name Ning, prominent family, both conditions met!
They could be relatives!
Ning Fan’s eyes lit up with excitement!
But a big question mark also hung in his mind: Why can’t I find any results for the Dragon City Ning Family online? Could it be that Ning Xinlan is from another place?
“Hey buddy, snap out of it… Don’t say I didn’t warn you, this Ning Xinlan is notorious in the university town as a spoiled princess,
not to mention, at least twenty suitors have had their fingers broken for being too attentive!”
The spiky-haired guy lifted his index finger, warning Ning Fan.
Ning Fan regained his composure, cleared his throat.
“Uh… actually, the girl with the stall isn’t bad either.”
“Not bad is true, but let me tell you, trying to woo her is as impossible as a men’s bathroom in a women’s bathroom.”
Ning Fan shrugged and continued to ask, “So who exactly is she?”
“Her name is Zhao Xue’er, in the same school as Ning Xinlan, they’re known as ‘sister school belles’… no, ‘twin school belles’… well, both are school belles and pursued by many, that’s the gist!”
“Zhao Xue’er is also a college student?”
“That’s right, though her family’s situation isn’t great, she’s kind-hearted, so there are even more people pursuing her than Ning Xinlan!
Which makes Ning Xinlan unhappy and constantly causes trouble for Zhao Xue’er, today’s incident is probably just looking for trouble again!”
The spiky-haired guy pointed towards Ning Xinlan, showing a resentful expression.
Ning Fan nodded and stepped forward.
Ning Xinlan was holding a small bag of transparently packed peanuts, furrowing her brows and saying:
“I say, Zhao Xue’er, you look fair and clean, but why is your heart so dirty? Do you think this is something fit for people to eat? Are these for humans? There’re bugs crawling inside!”
Zhao Xue’er lowered her head, muttering softly:
“When I gave them to you earlier, there were clearly no bugs…”
“Earlier there weren’t? Then how come there are now? Do you think I’m bored enough to put them in myself, huh?”
Ning Xinlan shook the packaging bag again, making an “ssll” noise.
At this time, a girl in the crowd frowned and whispered:
“This Ning Xinlan, usually even has her grapes peeled for her, there’s no way she’d bother with such a small stall… clearly looking for trouble.”
Hearing this, Ning Fan hesitated to associate himself with Ning Xinlan.
Frankly speaking, this little girl Ning Xinlan, is quite lacking in upbringing, and the family that raised her might not be particularly reasonable either.
Just as Ning Xinlan was showing off the peanuts to the onlookers, a dark-skinned, slightly hunched middle-aged man squeezed into the crowd.
“Sorry, sorry, this is our dried fruit stall, may I ask what happened?”
Zhao Xue’er’s body trembled slightly, turned her head toward the middle-aged man, and whispered:
“Dad, I’m sorry.”
The middle-aged man looked at Zhao Xue’er, then at Ning Xinlan, finally at the large group of suited followers behind Ning Xinlan, and nervously asked:
“This… what exactly happened?”
Ning Xinlan still wore a frosty expression, lifting the bag of peanuts towards Zhao Xue’er’s father:
“See for yourself how dirty the peanuts you sell are, with bugs crawling everywhere!”