"Here, it's yours." Li Mengyao smiled, and without asking any more questions, she handed the spear medal to Liu Xun.
When Liu Xun saw the Spear Medal, his face suddenly changed, but he heaved a sigh of relief, took the medal, and whispered to Li Mengyao: "Thank you."
This medal means a lot to him. It is not just a memory, but also a belief that he cannot give up throughout his life.
"It seems that this thing is very important to you. Since I picked it up for you, won't you treat me to a meal?" Li Mengyao did not ask about the previous topic, but changed the subject.
Liu Xun knew that this was a smart woman. From the fact that she looked calm when she saw him knock down the three men, Liu Xun could guess that this woman probably knew that he was not just a migrant worker.
But this is nothing, because after Li Mengyao knew all this, she didn't even ask about it, but instead changed the subject. It can be imagined how smart this woman is.
"You didn't have any doubts about what happened just now?" Liu Xun had to take a closer look at this woman with a peerless beauty and intelligence.
"Knowing too much is not a good thing, and... I'm waiting for you to tell me in person." Li Mengyao and Liu Xun looked at each other.
Liu Xun was defeated, looked away, and said softly: "It's not a good thing for a woman to be too smart."
Li Mengyao smiled sweetly, her delicate face became even more charming under the moonlight, and asked: "Do you like smart women or stupid women?"
"I like women who are smart when they should be smart, and stupid when they should be stupid." Liu Xun put the spear medal back into his pocket and said with a smile on his face.
"Is this a confession?" The smile in Li Mengyao's eyes deepened. When Liu Xun heard this, he also laughed out loud, and then the two of them walked forward together.
"Have you ever counted stars when you were a child? And you counted them until you were dizzy and fell asleep without realizing it." Li Mengyao suddenly said, looking at the stars in the sky.
Liu Xun smiled when he heard this and said softly, "My brother counted them, but maybe he got them mixed up in the end, or maybe he lost his patience, and when the sun rose and the stars disappeared, he cried anxiously... Haha!"
Everyone has some childhood memories that cannot be forgotten, and Liu Xun is no exception.
"My brother tricked me into counting the stars, saying that as long as I counted all the stars in the night sky, my prince charming would appear..." Li Mengyao laughed out loud when she said this, and then said: "But I didn't count them all..."
"How can I count them all?" Liu Xun chuckled. Every older brother would trick his younger brothers and sisters into doing something stupid, and the younger brothers and sisters would never doubt their older brothers' words and would always do as they were told! Because in their young hearts, what their older brothers said was also a truth.
"Although I haven't finished counting, my brother didn't lie to me... because he has already appeared." Li Mengyao added in her heart but did not say it out loud.
"I'll treat you to a meal, what do you want to eat?" Liu Xun looked at the sky and saw that it was not too late, so there should still be some stalls selling food, so he asked Li Mengyao. One reason was to thank Li Mengyao, and the other was because he was a little hungry.
"You're treating, so of course you make the decision. I'll eat whatever you treat me to." Li Mengyao whispered, Liu Xun nodded, and the two of them walked towards the night market ahead.
Arriving at a barbecue restaurant, Liu Xun ordered barbecue skewers worth 200 yuan and a can of beer. Before the skewers were served, he opened a bottle of beer and started drinking.
"Don't you not drink?" Li Mengyao asked in confusion when she saw Liu Xun drinking, because during dinner in the evening, Liu Xun said that he didn't drink.
"Drinking depends on the person. For example, if there is a villain at the table who doesn't seem to be on your side, then you don't have to drink the wine. But if he is a close friend, then you have to drink the wine." Liu Xun said softly as he dried a bottle of beer in one breath.
"Brother, what you said is very good! There are etiquettes for drinking. As the saying goes, a thousand cups are not enough when you are drinking with a bosom friend, but a single word is too much when you are not on speaking terms with him! Here, brother, your skewers." The owner of the barbecue restaurant is a SD man, who makes people feel that he is honest and sincere at first sight.
Liu Xun took the skewers, looked at the owner of the barbecue restaurant and smiled, saying, "Uncle, from your accent, you seem to be from SD, right?"
"Yes, from Tai'an. My son and daughter have both been admitted to universities in S City, so I decided to come to S City to work so that I can see my children more often." The big man smiled naively, and then asked casually: "What's wrong, brother, are you from SD too?"
Liu Xun nodded and said loudly: "Yes, it's in Jinan, not far from your Tai'an."
"Oh, fellow countryman!" The big man smiled and said kindly when he heard Liu Xun's words, this is the way the world is, if in SD people in the same city are fellow countrymen, in other provinces, people in the same province are fellow countrymen, and abroad, the entire Chinese nation are fellow countrymen.
"By the way, uncle, do you have any scallion rolls? I've been away from home for many years and haven't eaten that for a long time." Liu Xun pointed at the grilled skewers on the table, told Li Mengyao to do as she pleased, and asked the big man.
"Yes, my wife and son also like it, so I brought a lot of cornmeal. I'll ask my wife to make it for you right away." The big man was obviously very happy to see that Liu Xun was a fellow villager, and he shouted towards the house.
"Then thank you for your help, uncle." Liu Xun smiled and sighed softly. He hadn't touched the scallion pancake for five years since he left his hometown. When he was young, his grandfather often made this for him and Liu Zhang.
"Brother, here, our authentic SD scallion roll." After a while, a boy about 18 years old came out and handed the roll to Liu Xun. Liu Xun quickly took it, took a bite, nodded repeatedly, and said: "Yeah, authentic."
"Brother, would you like some Zhangqiu garlic?" the boy looked at Liu Xun and asked with a smile.
"Come on." Liu Xun laughed and nodded, but at this moment, the big man stopped him and said, "Boy, are you harming your elder brother? Don't you see your elder brother's girlfriend there?"
After being in S City for so long, the big man also knew that the locals in S City generally do not eat raw garlic, so he was afraid that Liu Xun's image would be affected in front of Li Mengyao.
"Oh, I'm sorry, brother. Your wife is so beautiful." The boy smiled apologetically, glanced at Li Mengyao, and whispered to Liu Xun.
"..." Li Mengyao blushed when she heard this, but she didn't refute it. Liu Xun shook his head and smiled, saying: "She is a friend of mine, not the kind of relationship you think."
"I understand, I understand! Isn't it like that? Start with friends, then slowly add the word "female", and then it will be registered in the household registration book, haha..." The big man looked at Liu Xun and laughed.
The whole dinner was quite pleasant. As the saying goes, when fellow villagers meet, their eyes are filled with tears. Here, Liu Xun seemed to have returned to his hometown again and felt a sense of warmth.
Li Mengyao only ate less than ten skewers from the whole table, and the rest went into Liu Xun's stomach, which was also all gone in a can of beer. However, Liu Xun's expression remained the same.
"Brother, we are leaving. Come back when you are free." Liu Xun paid the bill and prepared to go back with Li Mengyao. When the big man heard this, he smiled and shouted, "Okay, come and play often when you are free."
Liu Xun nodded and prepared to leave, but at this moment, seven or eight gangsters with colorfully dyed hair came from the opposite side. Their arrogant expressions... It was as if the sky was the boss and they were the second in command.
"Boss Wang, it's time to pay today's protection fee." A yellow-haired man walked to the front of the barbecue restaurant, put his feet on a table, and said with a very unfriendly look.
"Isn't it paid once a month? Why is it paid once a day?" It's not easy to do anything now. First, there are the urban management, and second, there are the local tyrants. People have long been accustomed to these little rules. As long as they are not too outrageous, these small business owners will not resist.
"Want to pay on a monthly basis? Sure, just give your daughter to our boss to play with for two days. Not to mention paying on a monthly basis, even if you don't pay, we won't care about you." The yellow-haired man glanced into the store and said with a smile.
"You... In broad daylight, do you still have no law?" The big man was angry, slammed the table and shouted loudly.
"The law? We are the law! Tell me, do you want money or our daughter?" The yellow-haired man took out a blade and put it on the big man's neck, his expression becoming even more arrogant.
The guests around looked at the scene indifferently, without any surprise, and no one stepped forward to help. It was obvious that the world was going downhill and everyone had become accustomed to it.
"Don't hurt my dad, how can you be so shameless!" At this moment, a girl ran out of the store.
The girl is in her twenties, with a delicate oval face, a slender figure and a pair of charming phoenix eyes. Although she has not grown up yet, she is undoubtedly a beauty.
Li Mengyao watched the scene calmly and had no intention of taking any action, because she knew that Liu Xun would definitely not sit idly by.
Liu Xun sighed. It seemed that the scallion pancake was not eaten in vain. As soon as he finished eating it, he had his period.
"Hey, the little beauty is out? Look at your chest as big as an airport. Let the brothers give you some Chinese medicine treatment?" As soon as the yellow-haired man finished speaking, the gangsters around him burst into laughter.
"You..." Wang Yixuan was furious, but she couldn't refute. After all, these people's words were too harsh. Seeing the girl's look, Huangmao laughed even louder.
But the next moment, he couldn't laugh anymore, because the big man was also completely furious. These scumbags actually bullied his daughter like this. As a father, how could he not be angry
The big man grabbed a handful of chili powder and threw it towards the yellow-haired man's eyes. The yellow-haired man screamed immediately, and then became completely furious. He pulled out a blade and chopped forward. The few gangsters behind him were also very "righteous". They immediately showed their blades and overturned the tables with no guests around. (To be continued)