Reborn: I'll Never Fail My Childhood Sweetheart Again-Chapter 228 - 104: Huang Panpan, Keep Going Today Too!
That night, Su Zelin ran into Lu Haoran while surfing the internet.
Haoran: "Zelin, I went out with Xiaoyanzi last night!"
Cool Since One: "Oh, nice, Haoran. What did you guys do?"
Haoran: "I went over to the normal university to have dinner with her, and then we just walked around the campus."
The honest guy confessed truthfully.
Cool Since One: "And then? Then what?"
Su Zelin asked nosily.
Haoran: "Around ten, the time was about right, so I went back to the dorm!"
Cool Since One: "That’s it? Didn’t even make it to first base?"
Haoran: "Sweat, Zelin. Xiaoyanzi isn’t that kind of person. It’s not that easy. I’m just happy she was willing to come out for dinner and take a walk with me!"
Lu Haoran didn’t dare rush things either.
He and Hu Xu had similar thoughts.
Dating should progress from talking, to affection, and then to love, following these three steps carefully. You can’t skip any of them.
First base and second base belong to the second step.
He didn’t even dare to give her an apple because he heard that giving an apple implies a confession, and Lu Haoran was scared that he would be too abrupt and Xiaoyanzi might reject him.
Cool Since One: "Oh, I thought since you were so eager to report, you had made some progress!"
Haoran: "Take it slow, no rush. I think it’s great."
Remembering the scene of walking with Xiaoyanzi at the normal university last night, Lu Haoran grinned.
Even as an honest guy, who doesn’t carry a sweet anticipation for love?
Before entering university, this cute little guy never thought he would have a date with a girl on his freshman year Christmas Eve, but it happened.
And it was Xiaoyanzi, whom he had always liked. The honest guy still savors it, sometimes bursting into a silly smile lying in bed, prompting him to report to Su Zelin about the situation.
Cool Since One: "Not bad, young man. The future looks promising!"
In any case, Su Zelin encouraged his good buddy a bit.
For an honest person like himself to take this step, it was already quite difficult. He was worried Lu Haoran would never dare to invite Xiaoyanzi out alone.
It seems this little introvert has been quite influenced by him. Besides, actively participating in the university’s campus activities has significantly improved his social skills.
Haoran: "Zelin, what about you? Did you really just stay in the dorm playing games on Christmas Eve, with no plans at all?"
Before this, he had asked Su Zelin, and the slacker replied that way, but the honest guy always felt that his lively friend couldn’t possibly do nothing on Christmas Eve, so he couldn’t help but ask again.
Cool Since One: "Yes, I went to Zhejiang University."
Su Zelin hesitated for a bit, then decided not to hide it.
Xiaoyanzi is quite nosy. She’ll definitely ask Qin Shiqing about Christmas Eve, and Qin Shiqing wouldn’t need to hide it from her best friend, so Xiaoyanzi would find out sooner or later.
Even though Xiaoyanzi isn’t the little gossip she was in high school, she’s still close with Haoran now, and will eventually tell him.
So Su Zelin decided not to keep it a secret.
Haoran: "Really, you asked out Shiqing?"
The honest guy was really happy.
Just like Su Zelin wanted to match him with Xiaoyanzi,
Lu Haoran wished for his friend to end up with his childhood friend.
Cool Since One: "Nope, she was just hosting the department’s cultural evening, so I went over to show my support!"
Haoran: "Oh, that’s pretty good as well!"
Lu Haoran felt that this also counted as progress in their relationship.
After chatting for a bit, his phone rang. It was the landline from home.
Cool Since One: "Haoran, got a call from home. Talk to you later!"
Haoran: "Alright, Zelin, chat again when you’re free!"
Ending the call, Su Zelin pressed the answer button and heard Zhao Lixia’s voice.
"Son, I heard you went to Zhejiang University last night to watch Shiqing host the Christmas cultural evening?"
Su Zelin felt a bit puzzled; how did this news reach his mom so quickly? 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
But he quickly figured out the reason.
It was probably passed on from the Qin family.
There were no other channels.
Qin Shiqing wouldn’t be so bored as to call her parents about this kind of thing; Liu Aunty probably asked her.
Su Zelin’s guess was pretty accurate.
It’s almost the twenty-first century; many adults are no longer as out-of-touch as they were decades ago. The Qin elders somewhat understood the significance of Christmas Eve and Christmas to young couples.
Liu Sufen was very concerned about Qin Shiqing’s relationship issues, so she called her daughter to ask about her Christmas Eve situation, learning that she hosted the Christmas evening rather than dating any boy, only meeting Su Zelin.
Upon hearing it was the neighboring kid, Liu Sufen didn’t say much.
In the short span of less than half a year since the college entrance exam, Granny Qin’s attitude towards Su Zelin had changed significantly.
While buying groceries and seeing Granny Su, Liu Sufen casually mentioned it.
"Yes, I went!"
Su Zelin admitted a bit helplessly.
"Haha, well done, son, keep it up!"
Zhao Lixia was very pleased.
She didn’t expect her usually passive son to get it so right, even going to Zhejiang University to watch Qin Shiqing on such a special day.
"What’s all this keep it up nonsense? I was just there to support Shiqing as a friend!"
Su Zelin had to clarify to avoid his mom misunderstanding.
"Supporting is good, anything is fine, as long as you meet Shiqing."
Zhao Lixia chuckled, not expecting her son to achieve great success overnight. The key was to make some progress instead of standing still or letting the relationship drift apart because they weren’t in the same university.
