allonlinenovel Chapter 121 Completely Convinced
Chapter 121 Completely Convinced
Chang Zilong was one of the few young people in the village that Lu Ran admired.
They are fearless and dare to fight anyone. They don't care about differences in age or size. Once they decide to fight, they will beat the other party into submission even if it means bleeding themselves.
If I had been born a few decades earlier, I might have actually made a name for myself.
What Lu Ran admired most about Chang Zilong was not his fighting skills and courage, but his filial piety.
Despite being a troublemaker, Chang Zilong was very respectful and filial to his parents. His mother cried for half a month because he was always fighting and wasting his time, which prevented him from getting into university.
This guy managed to get into a second-tier university by repeating a year of high school and studying like a lunatic. That's quite an achievement for a student who's not academically gifted.
Based on this alone, Lu Ran felt that such a person couldn't be bad.
So when faced with Chang Zilong's challenge, Lu Ran did not refuse, but smiled and said, "Okay, but whether you want to be my little brother depends on whether I'm willing. But let's talk about that after our competition."
Chang Zilong's face hardened: "You've really gone and picked a fight?"
"Let me tell you, Lu Ran, if it weren't for the fact that fighting would cost money, I would have beaten you into submission. I've always wanted to take you under my wing."
Lu Ran waved his hand: "Stop talking nonsense, let's see who's more capable."
The two didn't say much, and stood side by side facing the mountains and forests.
"No, how long did you run? If it took a long time, it wouldn't be fair for me to win. How about we try again tomorrow?"
Lu Ran said calmly, "No need. Although I've been running for two hours and have indeed used up some energy, I should be able to beat you."
Without waiting for Chang Zilong's reply, he shouted "Start!" and ran out first.
Chang Zilong followed closely behind.
Lu Ran's words just now made him very unhappy. Although he had already entered the workforce and was busy with work, he insisted on exercising every day. He refused to believe that he couldn't beat Lu Ran, this pretty boy.
The mountain isn't high, so the sooner it erupts, the better.
Chang Zilong unleashed all his strength and sprinted towards the mountaintop.
Once you reach the mountainside, that's when your endurance will be tested, and a pretty boy like Lu Ran definitely won't be able to keep up with him.
However, Chang Zilong was soon dumbfounded.
No matter how fast he sped up, he couldn't shake off Lu Ran behind him.
"Heh, as expected of the person who named him Zilong, his stamina is indeed something else."
Lu Ran was also surprised.
Although he had 5 pounds of weights strapped to each of his calves and wasn't going all out, he had been training with a cheat code on for nearly half a year, and now he was using all the titles that could enhance his physical fitness.
The fact that Chang Zilong managed to take the lead for such a short time shows just how formidable he is.
Chang Zilong did not reply, but gritted his teeth and continued to accelerate.
He was almost at the top of the mountain, and he couldn't afford to lose to a pretty boy.
But Chang Zilong soon despaired.
Just as he was about to reach the summit, he never expected that Lu Ran would suddenly unleash his power in the final stage and overtake him in an instant.
Chang Zilong couldn't understand it. Although the mountain wasn't high, climbing it in one go depended on one's physical condition. An ordinary person might have to stop and rest halfway up.
He already thought he had done a pretty good job, but he didn't expect that Lu Ran would conserve his energy while closely following behind him.
In the final stage, Chang Zilong had run out of energy and could only watch helplessly as Lu Ran overtook him and reached the summit first.
A few minutes later.
The two sat on the mountaintop chatting.
"You said you had already been running for two hours before I arrived, is that true?"
"Why would I lie to you? Although it was a jog, I really did run for two hours."
"Damn, when did you become so good?"
Chang Zilong couldn't understand how the young, pretty boy he looked down on could be so fierce!
Chang Zilong reached out and touched Lu Ran's arm: "Wow, you actually have muscles?"
"Damn, how come your calves are as hard as iron?"
No, Chang Zilong lifted Lu Ran's trouser leg and froze on the spot.
A few seconds later, I checked the other one and found that it also had a piece of iron.
"You...you're actually carrying a heavy load?"
Chang Zilong was dumbfounded.
He was initially very dissatisfied with losing to Lu Ran, but after remembering that Lu Ran had already exhausted some of his energy before the match, he gradually began to admire Lu Ran.
It wasn't until now that they discovered Lu Ran was actually competing against him while carrying weights.
And he won.
He was completely dumbfounded.
Lu Ran smiled and took off the metal piece: "I didn't mean to discourage you, but you had to be so impulsive."
Chang Zilong took the piece of iron and weighed it in his hand.
Each piece weighs about five pounds, so the total weight is about ten pounds.
The maximum load for weight training is generally around 10% of one's own body weight.
Judging from Lu Ran's height and build, he estimated that Lu Ran weighed about 70kg, and carrying 5kg was already close to the limit.
Chang Zilong swallowed hard: "Brother Ran, you're really hiding your true abilities!"
Chang Zilong was completely convinced by this "brother" address.
Lu Ran patted him on the shoulder.
"Let's go, let's go down the mountain."
The two got up and headed down the mountain. On the way, Lu Ran thought for a moment and asked, "You said your dad told you to call me 'brother.' What's the deal with that? Does your dad want me to become his godfather?"
Chang Zilong shook his head: "How would I know?"
"This morning my dad stopped your dad on the street, they chatted for a while, and then my dad inexplicably kicked me and scolded me."
Then he told me to call him brother from now on.
Lu Ran nodded: "I see."
Lu Ran was unaware of the reason and did not ask Chang Zilong any further questions.
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The next day.
"Dad, do you mean Uncle Chang is interested in cooperating with us, which is why he asked you to take me to dinner in the county town?"
Lu Changshu nodded.
Yesterday, after he finished the application process, he went home and told his son about it.
Today I took my son to keep the appointment.
"Your Uncle Chang has a high reputation in the village. If he is willing to cooperate with us, it will be easy to win over the villagers. After all, the forest belongs to the collective, and everyone has to be willing."
"I understand. It's just a meal; we can eat at home. Why do we have to go to the county town?"
"Sigh, that's just your Uncle Chang's personality. He's all about formalities and saving face."
"Understood."
Lu Ran didn't ask any more questions. To put it simply, his father meant that Chang Zilong's father liked to pretend.
Thinking about it, that's indeed the case.
Big gold chains, big gold watches, big villas, plus an E300, rings and necklaces are all gold, it's definitely typical nouveau riche style.
However, Chang Zilong's father was a little different from other nouveau riche.
Other nouveau riche just like to show off in front of others, but when someone actually asks for help, they make all sorts of excuses to refuse.
Chang Zilong's father, on the other hand, was quite the opposite.
To earn a word of thanks or praise, they'll genuinely offer genuine help, whether it's lending money or finding connections; they'll do anything a villager asks for.
For that reason alone, Lu Ran admired him quite a bit.
after a while.
The vehicle pulled into a hotel.
Lu Changshu and his son got off the car one after the other.
On the other side, Changyou and his son also parked their car and got out.
"Old Lu, Xiao Ran, this is it. I've already had a private room prepared in advance. Let's go in."