Fifty-one people on the journey

Li Wei noticed that everyone seemed quite exhausted these past few days; some had diarrhea, some had foot pain, and some were sprawled on the bed or floor pretending to be dead. She thought for a moment and decided it was time to rest for a day.

She didn't have any of those symptoms. If she couldn't walk, several strong young men would be her porters. With a thick skin, a sweet tongue, and a pitiful look, Ding Anping, Zhao Yan, Zhou Honggang, and Liu Tianyong all ended up as her human sedan chair. Since several of them were quite good-looking, Li Wei not only wasn't physically tired, but was also in a blissful, dizzying mood. Where else could she find so many handsome men to be her sedan chair? She was so happy.

What made things even more pleasant was that whenever someone complained of being tired and wanted to give up during the trip, Li Wei could sit in the swaying sedan chair and sing a song to lighten the mood, or offer a few words of advice. If they didn't listen, she would mock them; if they still didn't listen, she would threaten them with crying, making a scene, and even hanging herself. Aunt Cheng Fei felt very embarrassed about this and would always keep her distance and pretend not to know her when they went out. Chen Qian felt the same way as Cheng Fei, and the two of them were always together. As for Zhao Lingling, she was almost always the target of Li Wei's provocations and threats. The two of them would often engage in a fierce battle of wits from a distance, which made Zhao Lingling forget a lot of her fatigue.

The boys, being hardworking, were too embarrassed to complain even when they were tired.

So, once they step out of the hotel each day, their whereabouts, activities, and activities are completely out of the control of the adults.

What's more, Li Wei miraculously drew the highest card number for several days in a row, becoming the youngest "Pig Head Squad Leader" in history.

But now, looking at it, not only are the sedan chairs a bit tired and need maintenance, but the people who have been walking with them are also exhausted. Li Wei took out a deck of cards: "Well then, let's draw lots to decide what to do tomorrow."

Nobody paid any attention to her.

Li Wei took a sip of water and glanced around: "I'm still the team leader today. If you have no objections, I can decide what to do tomorrow. Anyone who complains then is not human."

No one paid any attention to her.

Li Wei wasn't in a hurry. She continued drinking water and then looked at Chen Qian: "Okay, then tomorrow we'll go boating in the park, then eat xiaolongbao, then go shopping, and then... Sister Qianqian, if anyone doesn't want to go, it'll save us some money. If nobody wants to go, could you give me some company money in advance? I'll take a taxi to eat, shop, and go boating myself..."

Finally, Chen Qian couldn't hold back any longer: "We don't have much money left. We need to be more careful with our spending."

She had no doubt that the child could eat, drink, have fun, and spend money all by himself.

Zhao Lingling sat up straight and said, "I don't care who it is. I'm not going anywhere. I won't go even if you go out to eat the most delicious food. Go see whatever excitement you want. Just stop bothering me." She was completely exasperated.

Li Wei continued drinking water: "Okay, okay. Nobody's saying anything. I'm really going out tomorrow. I don't even need to pay. I'll dine and dash. I'll sign up then. Whose kid am I? Let me think... Um... Brother Zhao Yan, how about I say I'm your sister? Have the restaurant come here and ask you for money. What do you think?"

Zhao Yan, who had just returned from the restroom, immediately declared, "Big sister, I represent my younger sister and myself to listen to you. I have no objection to choosing the team leader for the gambling and disbursing funds. You decide." He then collapsed onto his makeshift mat, utterly exhausted. He dared not underestimate Li Wei any longer. What kind of child was this? She'd become incredibly cunning since she was young. Those who obeyed her prospered, those who defied her perished. They couldn't afford to lose face if they didn't comply. So shrewd at such a young age; who would be able to handle her when she grew up? She was terrifying. Now, looking at her, his sister was actually quite well-behaved. He'd always thought she was unreasonable.

The others shared the same sentiment.

Even the Zhao siblings, who were the least cooperative, had given up, let alone the others. Cheng Fei and Ding Anping had always spoiled Li Wei, letting her do whatever she wanted without any objection. After all, walking around and shopping wasn't that tiring for Cheng Fei, and Ding Anping, a grown man, was even less of a problem. Most importantly, they both knew that Li Wei had brought a bag of money that she hadn't spent yet, and she was holding back a lot of it.

Therefore, both of them felt a sense of powerlessness for not being able to fulfill Li Wei's wishes. Such a troublesome child is really frustrating.

In the end, everyone decided by gambling who would be the team leader and organize the activities tomorrow. Li Wei had just finished shuffling the cards when Zhao Lingling jumped up: "Wait a minute, use our cards! You must have marked yours, otherwise how come you always win? I don't believe in that nonsense!"

I took another deck of cards from the bedside table, shuffled them quickly, laid them out, and started playing.

Li Wei chuckled inwardly. They had four decks of cards in total. Li Wei brought two of them herself, and the others were brought by the boys. As for Li Wei's own decks, she had already handled the other two and tampered with them; it wouldn't matter whether they were swapped or not, hehe.

Li Wei hadn't originally intended to win the bet, as she wanted everyone to have a rest tomorrow. However, seeing Zhao Lingling's arrogant demeanor, she changed her mind and drew the highest number of points at the same time as Zhao Lingling. In the second round, they continued with ten points, and Zhao Lingling lost.

If everyone hadn't taken the "Gambling King" captain seriously a few days ago, they were now forced to pay attention. After all, they were going out to have fun anyway, so choosing a nominal captain didn't matter; whoever wanted to be captain could be captain. After Li Wei won against everyone in a row, several boys, both those with stomach problems and those without, gathered around.

Zhou Honggang and Zhao Yan picked up the playing cards and examined them closely. Chen Jinguang curiously approached and asked Li Wei directly, "Xiaoming, how did you do that? Did you mark the cards?"

Li Wei glanced at the delicate-looking Chen Jinguang: "Please call me Li Wei. Don't you think Xiaoming is a name that doesn't sound like a beautiful woman's name?"

"Don't your aunt and Brother Ding both call you Xiaoming?" Chen Jinguang felt a little wronged. Why couldn't he be called Xiaoming? This cute little sister was going to distance herself from him.

Li Wei was so disappointed in Chen Jinguang that she almost hit him on the head: "How can you compare yourself to them? They are old and not well-educated. They can't see the difference between Xiaoming and Li Wei. I have given up hope on them. You are so young, smart and dashing, and have such a promising future. Of course you can't be like them."

Young Chen Jinguang was a little dizzy. No one had ever patted him like that before, and he couldn't quite handle it. He forgot to ask about the woman's poker cheating.

Seeing her younger brother's expression, Chen Qian, who was checking the cards, felt a chill. Was this kid even a kid? He was too good at fooling people.

Cheng Fei was also curious about Li Wei's repeated victories and secretly asked her about it. Of course, Li Wei didn't reveal anything, still hoping to continue freeloading. Cheng Fei was so angry that she gave her a flick on the forehead.

Finally, team leader Li Wei solemnly announced: "Tomorrow's activity theme is... free time."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They had been exhausted by the food expo, restaurant summit, shopping and park excursions these past two days. The little devil had finally spared them, and they all went to rest.

Li Wei didn't rest. She took a nap on Ding Anping's back at noon today and was still in good spirits. She was carefully planning how to spend free time with her aunt and uncle tomorrow, wavering between letting the two of them spend time alone or the three of them together. Gradually, she drifted off to sleep.

Li Wei drank too much water and got up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. She tripped after taking only a few steps and stepped on a bump. With a scream, Zhao Yan sat up, clutching his arm: "Little darling, why did you step on my arm?!"

Li Wei was a little disoriented, thinking she was dreaming: "Ah...oh..." She continued forward, but after a few steps she stepped on another bump and fell onto a soft pillow. She got up and continued forward, stepping on the pillow, but the pillow wouldn't let her get away: "Ouch, my belly! My little..."

Li Wei was still thinking to herself, "What's wrong with everyone today? They're so noisy, they can't even keep quiet on their pillows." She saw what looked like a soccer ball on the ground in front of her and kicked it...

ah--

The sound was already quite shrill. Someone sat up, propped up with a soccer ball on a pillow, and covered their nose: "Who? Who the hell hit my nose!"

With such a commotion, not only Li Wei, but everyone else woke up. When someone turned on the light, they saw Zhao Yan, Zhou Honggang, and Liu Tianyong, the three burly men, rubbing their injured areas and looking furious.

Li Wei was now fully awake. Looking at the three injured people around her, she was a little uncertain: "Why...why are you all looking at me? Did...did I do it?"

Zhou Honggang rubbed his stomach and said irritably, "Luckily it was you. If it were anyone else, my stomach would have been like a balloon and would have burst!"

Zhao Yan: "Yeah, if it were someone else, my arm would be crushed."

Liu Tianyong rubbed his aching nose and said, "Xiaowei, I've always been good to you, haven't I? I've carried you the most, I've given you all the good food, and I didn't object to you being the squad leader. How could you treat me like this? It hurts me so much."

Liu Tianyong was indeed very good to her, even more proactive than her aunt's husband, Ding Anping. Li Wei felt guilty and quickly went to help Liu Tianyong rub his nose: "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I was a little out of it and didn't recognize you. I thought it was a pillow, a tree branch, and a ball. I'm so sorry..."

...

After a while, everyone went back to sleep or did whatever they were supposed to do.

She thought the matter was over, and soon the people talking fell silent and went to sleep. A little while later, Li Wei, still half asleep, felt a slight discomfort in her stomach and got up, groping around. Her aunt, Cheng Fei, was also quite tired and sleeping soundly, so she didn't notice Li Wei's unusual movement.

Li Wei, still half asleep, went to the bathroom. As if on cue, Zhao Yan and Zhou Honggang were kicked again—one in the stomach, the other in the neck. Both were terrified. This…this was too dangerous! If they were kicked to death in their sleep, they wouldn't know who to seek revenge on. Without a word, they quickly moved away from the bedroom, away from the path leading to the bathroom.

Li Wei tossed and turned three or four times throughout the night, and finally confirmed the next morning that her stomach was seriously upset. Knowing her frail body couldn't withstand the strain, she figured some medicine might help, but the effect might not be great. Without hesitation, she woke up her aunt, who had been sleeping soundly all day, thinking she could finally get some rest.

Cheng Fei wasn't fully awake when Li Wei startled her: "What? Go to the hospital for an IV drip? Diarrhea can't be this serious, can't you just take some medicine? Didn't you bring some medicine with you?"

Having changed her clothes, Li Wei, feeling a little weak, shook her head: "No, I won't have the strength to go out and play if I take medicine. Hurry up, come with me to the nearest hospital. I should be fine after getting an IV drip. That stuff works fast, hurry up."

Looking back at his fellow sufferers with the same upset stomach, he asked, "How about... we all go together?"

Suddenly remembering something, he turned to Chen Qian and said, "Sister Qianqian, if there are more people, can we use public medical insurance? Oh, my packet of anti-inflammatory medicine can be given to those who don't have diarrhea as a precaution, and we won't charge them for it. It's just a small token of my appreciation." Otherwise, it's already opened, and it'll easily spoil in this hot weather.

Finally, Ding Anping made the final decision: to prevent the situation from escalating, the group would all receive intravenous drips together, which would be covered by public medical insurance.