School gate.
Geng Lu led Jiang Ning into an alley.
The gravel road in the alley was even more difficult to walk on. We walked around for about 200 meters before stopping in front of a two-story building.
Geng Lu said: "Jiang Ning, this is our secret space, please come in."
There is a board next to the door of the store with the three big words "Carbon Pot Chicken" written on it, as well as some common dishes.
The lights were on in the room. There was a brown counter at the door with some drinks on it. A woman in her early twenties was sitting at the counter.
Geng Lu greeted her: "Sister Wei."
Sister Wei smiled and said, "It's still the same spot as before. Go quickly. It's ready for you."
The living room is not big, with four tables. There are four slightly smaller rooms on both sides of the hall, which are the "private rooms".
Business is average today, with only one table of guests in the hall.
Geng Lu thought about it and chose to sit in the same row with He Qingtang.
As soon as we sat down, the boss came up with a rectangular pot. The aroma immediately hit us. Amid the hot steam, we could see the bright red soup and the rich, tender chicken in the pot.
The boss lit the small gas stove, gave a few instructions and left.
Geng Lu picked up the kettle, poured some water into the cups, shook it, and scalded spoons for several people. She introduced them to Jiang Ning:
"This charcoal pot chicken is 48 yuan per serving, and comes with 7 hot dishes, including vermicelli, thousand sheets, mushrooms, and green vegetables."
"I think it's more worthwhile than eating braised chicken, and it tastes super good."
As she spoke, Geng Lu picked up the spoon and gave Jiang Ning a piece of chicken: "Try it."
Jiang Ning took a bite and found the meat fragrant and tender:
“It’s delicious.”
Geng Lu said: "I ran around the area and felt that this one was in the top three."
He Qingtang added for her: "There is also a restaurant that serves fish, which is also delicious."
"But compared to your rabbit, it's still a lot worse."
He Qingtang still misses the rabbit meat he ate at Heba.
She had never eaten such delicious rabbit meat in her life. Anyone who had eaten it once would never forget it, right
Geng Lu said frankly: "Rabbit meat is so delicious, so we plan to treat you a few more times."
She is a high school student, but she can make money by taking painting orders online, so she is much richer than the average high school student, and can even treat Jiang Ning to delicious food every day.
As long as Geng Lu is willing to paint more, he can still be hired.
He Qingtang glanced at the sisters, speechless.
She said she was treating them today, but in fact it was Geng Lu who made the decision on her own. The money for the charcoal pot chicken was also paid by Geng Lu.
While eating, bursts of conversation could be heard from the private room next door.
The table where Geng Lu was sitting was exactly level with a private room where seven or eight boys were sitting.
The boys were all strong and robust, and because the door was open I could hear them talking loudly.
"Tao Nian, in this 100-meter sprint, you are the strongest in our sports team."
The boy in the denim jacket had a proud look on his face. He was the Tao Nian that several people were talking about.
He said, "In the class of senior year, as far as I know, no one is better than me in the 100-meter sprint."
"There are two people on the senior year sports team, but to be honest, they are not much different from me."
One student asked, “Aren’t you invincible then?”
Another one said happily: "What if there is someone amazing in the first year of high school?"
"It's so funny. The first-year high school athletes haven't even started training yet, so how can they be so good?"
There was a lot of disdain in their words. After all, these athletes had undergone rigorous training and their physical fitness was much better than that of ordinary students.
"Then you should take the award." said a tall and strong boy. He was only slightly smaller than Yan Tianpeng from Class 9.
Tao Nian: "To be honest, I don't care about the prize money. What matters most is that I promised my girlfriend that I would give her a medal."
The tall and strong boy said, "The prize money is large this time. I heard someone in the school donated a lot of money."
"Brother Bao, you have the most connections, what do you think?" Tao Nian asked.
The tall and strong Brother Bao said: "You have heard of Changqing Liquid. It is said that the boss graduated from our school."
Tao Nian was stunned: "How did you know?"
Changqing Liquid Company has recently gained a lot of popularity on the Internet and is hailed as a domestic, no, it should be said that it is a world-class company.
The general environment is like this recently, and a large number of people like to support domestic products. If this domestic product is really extremely well made, then people will be proud of it from the bottom of their hearts.
Changqing Liquid is such a product. It is not only a best-seller in China, but also a hit overseas. It is not an exaggeration to call it a miracle drug.
Whenever people talk about this product, their self-confidence soars instantly.
Brother Bao: "You may not believe it, but this was revealed by Fatty Gao."
Gao Heshuai is very famous in No. 4 Middle School, and the second and third graders regard him as a fierce tiger.
"Last time I was eating out, I heard Fatty Gao and Brother Qiang having dinner together and talking about this matter."
After hearing this, Tao Nian took a sip of beer:
"What Gao Heshuai said should be true."
Other students said: "Once the boss of Changqingye makes a move, it won't be worth millions, right?"
Tao Nian sneered: "It's too small, the pattern is too small, a few million is nothing to the Evergreen Liquid."
Brother Bao agreed with him: "A few million is really not a lot. As long as our school has not bullied the boss before, we will at least donate a few million this time."
"If there are donations, the rewards for the sports meet will definitely be generous. I know the principal of No. 4 Middle School well. He is very concerned about his reputation and is generous. Last year, when they recruited new students for the first grade, as far as I know, it cost more than 100,000 or even 200,000 yuan to recruit one new student." Brother Bao shared his experience.
The students in the private room did not cover up, so Geng Lu outside could hear it clearly.
He Qingtang said: "I looked it up online and found that Changqing Liquid is very expensive. Although the price has been reduced before, it is now ridiculously expensive and I can't afford it at all."
Geng Lu understood it well: "It costs 2,000 yuan a bottle, and it can help grow hair. The effect lasts for more than two months. If you don't use it later, you will lose hair again."
"Jiang Ning, have you noticed that the Evergreen Liquid is so strange that people have to keep spending money to buy it?"
She said: "Their boss must have done it on purpose, what a black-hearted boss!"
Jiang Ning was silent for two seconds, then said, "Perhaps they can only achieve the current efficacy of the medicine."
…
When Guo Kunnan was eating the cake, he witnessed with his own eyes that Ma Shicheng earned 500 yuan as a substitute player.
He was sincerely happy for Ma Shicheng.
At this time, qq pops up a message.
Guo Kunnan rushed to see like a dog smelling a bone.
The content only has two words: "eaten".
This was Xu Yan's reply to him.
Guo Kunnan's last sentence was: "It rained so hard today. Luckily I brought an umbrella. I was so smart that my shoes didn't get wet at all. I also brought food for my good brother. I can't help it. I am such a righteous person. Haha, have you eaten?"
He typed so many words, but Xu Yan only replied with two words.
Guo Kunnan felt lost, like a dog that was kicked on the road.
He had told Xu Yan about Huang Zhongfei's deeds before, and Xu Yan's frequency of replying to his messages was much faster than it is now.
But when it was his turn to chat, Xu Yan always said only a few words.
He wanted Xu Yan to be interested in him.
Guo Kunnan was silent for a moment, then suddenly said:
"Brother Ma, please take a screenshot."
Ma Shicheng: “Screenshot?”
"Take a screenshot of the 500 yuan payment you just received."
After taking the screenshot, Guo Kunnan said, "Brother Ma, can you post this picture?"
What he meant was whether to post it on QQ space.
Ma Shicheng said: "I usually don't send it out. Maybe someone will borrow money from me, which is troublesome."
Guo Kunnan asked again: "Brother Ma, is it difficult for you to earn these 500 yuan?"
"It's not difficult, you can earn it if you work hard."
"Brother Ma, do you think I can make money if I try to earn it?" Guo Kunnan said.
Ma Shicheng thought for a while and said, "Yes, but it will take a lot of effort. You need to become familiar with the game mechanics, play the game seriously, and study the gameplay. It will probably take two months."
"Two months is too long." Guo Kunnan sighed, "Besides, I'm not doing this for money."
Ma Shicheng was surprised: "What do you want to do?"
Guo Kunnan looked at the chat history between him and Xu Yan. Most of the content was his, and only a few words were from Xu Yan.
His face was in a state of confusion. After a minute, Guo Kunnan made up his mind:
"Brother Ma, please send me a screenshot of the payment."
Ma Shicheng's eyes moved slightly. He roughly understood what Guo Kunnan was going to do. He said:
"Brother Nan, you have changed."
Guo Kunnan received the screenshot and immediately went to his account and posted:
'Just playing around, made 500 bucks.'
Illustration: Screenshot of payment receipt.
After posting, Guo Kunnan said: "People always change, don't they?"
“I just know that I can do it, and that’s enough.”
What Ma Shicheng actually wanted to say was, 'different'.
But he didn't say it out loud.
At this moment, Ma Shicheng recalled a night last semester when Guo Kunnan invited him to dinner and asked him about "Manman".
At that time, I told him to let the girl keep giving so as to increase the chances of success of his confession, but Brother Nan didn't listen.
But now, Guo Kunnan actually asked him for screenshots and took the initiative to deceive people. Was it because of impulse? Or has he changed
Ma Shicheng took out his phone, liked Guo Kunnan's post and commented:
"Brother Nan is awesome!"
Afterwards, he switched to Wang Longlong's account and made another comment to Guo Kunnan.
Guo Kunnan was happy to see Ma Ge's support. The reason he posted on his space was to let Xu Yan see his influence.
He wanted to let Xu Yan know that he, Guo Kunnan, was no weaker than Huang Zhongfei.
Guo Kunnan was not happy for two minutes when he suddenly received a message on WeChat:
"Guo Kunnan, are you there?"
This was a message sent by a girl in Guo Kunnan’s junior high school class.
"Wow, you're popular with girls so quickly?" Guo Kunnan was amazed. It was so cool.
Guo Kunnan: "What's wrong?"
"I saw this post on your QQ space. You must be rich now. You're a nice person. Can you lend me 200?" the girl said.
Guo Kunnan was confused.
The girl continued, "Not much, just 200."
Guo Kunnan didn't want to borrow it, he made an excuse: "I can't see you, it's inconvenient."
Girl: "It's okay, just send me a red envelope via WeChat."
After seeing it, Ma Shicheng asked, "Are you familiar with it?"
Guo Kunnan said: "It's normal. We haven't been in touch for more than half a year."
Ma Shicheng: "Just refuse."
Guo Kunnan hesitated: "It's awkward."
The girl continued to send messages: "We used to be pretty good. I borrowed money from you and I paid it back. Are we still on good terms?"
This made Guo Kunnan even more conflicted.
After seeing this, Ma Shicheng shook his head and said, "You are too soft-hearted."
He took the phone and typed: "It's been more than half a year. I feel like I'm living a year in a day. I always think of you in the dead of night. Actually, there is something I have always wanted to say to you. Can you be my girlfriend?"
When Guo Kunnan saw the message from Ma Shicheng, he was scared to death:
"Brother Ma, you hurt me!"
Ma Shicheng was confident: "Don't worry, she will definitely not agree. Then you can tell her that you don't have the right relationship and can't lend her the money."
As soon as I finished speaking, the girl replied:
"Really? Really? So Guo Kunnan, you like me!"
Ma Shicheng was stunned. Is this script wrong
Guo Kunnan's face was filled with pain. He pounded the table and sighed:
"Brother Ma, you are hurting me! She is only slightly prettier than Pang Jiao!"