The man suddenly rushed out and scared the eldest child.
He took a step back, patted his chest, and said, "Who are you? Why should I lend you money?"
Da Wa thought that no one knew him. He had made a lot of money and came to borrow money.
After all, he has made a lot of money in the clothing business recently. If someone finds out that he has made money and comes to borrow money from him, it is not impossible.
But after thinking about it, he denied this possibility. After all, even if someone was interested, it would be impossible for them to find out his nickname. His nickname outside was Shen Zhanping, Boss Shen.
Thinking of this, Da Wa carefully looked at the sloppy "homeless man" in front of him and found that he looked somewhat familiar, especially the pair of eyes under the messy hair, which looked very familiar.
It was Da Hu who was sharp-eyed. He pointed at the 'homeless man' and screamed, "Are you Su Guangzong?!"
"Su Guangzong!" Da Wa and Er Niu exclaimed in surprise.
It's no wonder that the two were surprised, because the Su Guangzong in front of them was very different from the Su Guangzong in their impression.
In their impression, Su Guangzong was a top student with fair skin and a somewhat handsome appearance. He wore exquisite clothes that Ning Xue had spent a lot of effort to make for him. He was usually very gentle, refined and handsome, and had never gotten angry with anyone.
The 'Su Guangzong' in front of him was wearing tattered clothes. Looking closely, it seemed to be the sweater with a red background and white clouds embroidered on it that Ning Xue had made for him. However, it had not been washed for a long time and was a little yellow and black. When he got closer, he could smell a mixture of tobacco and sweat, which was very foul.
His hair hadn't been cut for a long time, and he had a small braid at the back of his head. The hair in front was tangled into wisps by sweat, covering most of his face, leaving only a pair of scarlet eyes exposed. No wonder the three of them didn't recognize him at first.
Su Guangzong smoothed his long hair that was in his way and pursed his lips. "It's me." He repeated, "Big boy, lend me some money."
Before the eldest child could speak, the second girl wrinkled her nose and said, "Su Guangzong, how long has it been since you last took a bath?"
Da Hu looked carefully into Su Guangzong's eyes and asked, "Also, how long have you not slept?"
His eyes are red and full of bloodshot. It must be because he hasn't slept for several days and nights.
Su Guangzong ignored his two questions and just stared at Da Wa. His voice was hoarse, "Dawa, lend me some money."
"What money do you want to borrow?" Erniu stomped her feet. "You are in this state now, what's the point of talking about money? Hurry up, drink some water, take a nap, and rest." If she continues like this, she will die suddenly.
Su Guangzong ignored Erniu and said impatiently with a frown, "Give me the money quickly." As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on Da Wa, like a beast that was choosing its prey. It was very scary. He added, "I know you have money. Lend it to me quickly. I'll ask my parents to pay you back when the time comes."
He was so sure that Da Wa had money. Da Wa was surprised and asked him, "How do you know I have money?"
Su Guangzong glanced at him and said, "I saw you selling clothes at a stall."
The Shanghai Stock Exchange is so small that Da Wa could see Su Guangzong playing in the game hall, and Su Guangzong could also see Da Wa and Da Hu selling clothes at a stall. After all, neither of them was avoiding others, so he had run into them several times.
"Hey, Su Guangzong, are you ready for the next round? It's almost time for the next one to start."
A tall, thin, and ruffian-looking young man leaning against a red light box shouted at Su Guangzong. He caught a glimpse of Erniu out of the corner of his eye and whistled at her.
Erniu glared back.
Instead of backing off, the young man became even more excited, "Wow, it's quite hot."
When Su Guangzong heard that the game was about to begin, his eyes lit up terribly and he said anxiously, "Li Gou, wait a moment, I'll be there soon." After saying that, he stared at Dawa's pocket.
Da Wa swallowed and said, "I can lend you the money, but first, tell me why you need the money."
Su Guangzong said impatiently, "Isn't it obvious? Borrowing money to play games."
The young man glanced into the dark arcade and shouted again, "Hurry up, it's really about to start."
If it weren't for the fact that there were three people on Da Wa's side, and he and Da Hu were two strong men, they would have suspected that Su Guangzong was going to snatch it away. "...You, how much do you want to borrow? Let's talk about it first. Is there any more?"
He really didn't have much money on him. Most of his money was spent on purchasing goods, leaving only enough money for food.
Su Guangzong thought for a moment and said, "Lend me three hundred first."
"Three hundred?!" Erniu exclaimed in surprise, "Where can my brother lend you three hundred yuan? Do you think money blows from the wind?"
Su Guangzong glanced at her and said, "Your brother doesn't have any, so you and Dahu can pool some money together. You can definitely make up to 300."
Erniu said anxiously, "Stop playing those games." They were already in such a mess. "We don't have any money."
Su Guangzong looked at the three people deeply and said, "You don't have money, right? Okay, I'll borrow some from others." After that, he ran away.
"Wait a minute." Big Boy rolled his eyes and stopped him. "I really don't have 300 yuan on me. How about 100 yuan?"
"One hundred yuan? That's fine." Su Guangzong licked the corner of his mouth, looked greedily at Da Wa's pocket, and said, "Give it to me."
Da Wa slowly counted out a hundred yuan from his pocket. Su Guangzong couldn't wait to grab it and ran to the game hall as soon as he got the money.
Da Wa and Da Hu exchanged a glance, then waved to Er Niu, "Follow me."
Erniu was surprised and took two quick steps. "Where are we going?"
Da Hu said, "Follow him and see what kind of 'game' he is playing."
What kind of "game" could make Su Guangzong so addicted that he would even borrow money to play it?
Three people followed Su Guangzong into the game hall.
They were a step too slow. Su Guangzong had already exchanged the hundred yuan he borrowed from Dawa for game coins with the boss sitting at the counter.
One dollar can buy two game coins. He thinks this one hundred dollars is enough to buy two hundred game coins.
Silver-white game coins were piled in a small pink basket, looking full, like a small mountain of silver coins. However, Su Guangzong still felt it was not enough. He grabbed a handful of game coins, and the coins leaked from his fingertips, "It's just this little."
The young man took a puff of his cigarette and exhaled a cloud of white smoke. "It's quite a bit, let's have some fun first." He glanced at Da Wa, Er Niu, and Da Hu, and curled his lips in a sly way. "Your three friends are here, aren't they? You can borrow more from them when you spend it all."
Su Guangzong followed his gaze and saw Da Wa, Er Niu, and Da Hu. He was surprised, "Why did they follow us?" He waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's not worry about it. Let's play first."
As soon as Big Boy came in, he looked around the game room. The game room was just as his roommate had described. There were about ten or twenty game consoles inside. In front of each game console sat either a shirtless young man or a child of seven or eight years old.
As soon as Erniu came in, she smelled cigarette smoke and frowned tightly, "Where is Su Guangzong?"
Find him quickly, figure out what's going on and then retreat. If she continues to smell it, she suspects she'll suffocate.
Dahu looked around and pointed, "He? Over there."
Su Guangzong sat in front of a game machine, put the basket of game coins on the machine, and stared at the screen. The colorful light projected by the screen made his eyes look charming.
He looked at the colorful screen of the fruit machine, but what came to his mind were all his experiences in the game hall.
After the report, Su Guangzong realized that studying medicine actually required learning anatomy. What is anatomy? It is to cut open small frogs and rabbits to see the structure inside.
He is afraid of blood and is even more afraid of disgusting things.
During his first anatomy class, he rushed out of the classroom and vomited. After that, he refused to attend this class even if he was beaten to death. His disgust for the anatomy class gradually affected his academic studies. Gradually, he felt that studying medicine required studying books as thick as bricks, which was very boring and not interesting at all.
So it developed that when others were in class, he would sleep in the dormitory; when others were studying, he would wander around the campus. But sleeping too much became boring, and he got tired of wandering around the campus, so he would go for a walk outside.
By chance, he came into contact with the game hall.
There are many games in a game room. Such fun games are much more interesting than boring books.
At the beginning, he just played the fighting game that he could play once with a coin. Although it was fun, he gradually got tired of it. At this time, Li Gou appeared. Li Gou told him that he had been observing him for a long time and found that he was not short of money. He told him that there were game machines in the game hall that were more fun than fighting game machines, such as fruit machines.
Of course, it would cost more, but Li Gou believed that he could afford it.
He only tried it once and was immediately addicted.
He exchanged all the more than one thousand yuan given by his parents into game coins. From then on, he ate, lived and played in the game hall.
This place is so great. There are people to play with, no one will say anything if you don’t want to study, and no one will force you to take a damn anatomy class.
Thinking about this, Su Guangzong grabbed a handful of game coins and stuffed them into the coin hole, gritting his teeth and saying, "I must win this time!"
Seeing that Su Guangzong was not acting normal, Da Wa gave Da Hu a look. Da Hu understood and stepped forward to ask, "What are you playing at?"
When Su Guangzong heard Da Hu's words, he looked at him distractedly and laughed, "Why, you want to play too?"
Da Hu said, "Yes, I'm quite curious. Is it fun?"
"It's fun." Su Guangzong said without thinking.
He pointed at the screen and said, "This is called a fruit machine. Look at the screen. Are there fruits like watermelon, grapes, and bananas? Put a coin in. If three of the same kind of fruit appear, you win."
Su Guangzong personally demonstrated to Dahu. He grabbed a handful of game coins and threw them into the fruit machine one by one. After throwing in five, the fruit machine automatically started to refresh the fruit patterns.
The first one is an apple, the second one is a grape, and the third one is also an apple.
If there are not three identical fruits, a red failure sign will pop up on the screen.
Su Guangzong slammed the machine and shouted, "Oh, what a pity!"
When he hit the basket, the coins in it shook twice, and Big Boy and the other three were even more frightened.
Da Hu asked, "What if we win?"
"Win?" Su Guangzong's eyes flashed with greed. "If you win, you'll make a lot of money."
Da Wa observed for a while and found that Su Guangzong lost more than he won when he threw coins. It was considered lucky if he could win one or two out of ten.
The game coins lost are much more than those won back.
But Su Guangzong refused to believe in evil. The more he lost, the more excited he became. He clenched his fists, his eyes red, and said, "I will definitely win the next one!"
Another handful of coins was thrown in.
In less than an hour, all the game coins that were exchanged for the borrowed hundred yuan were lost.
Su Guangzong counted the few coins left in the pink basket and sighed, "This is not even enough for a round."
He was having a 'good time', but Erniu, watching from the side, was terrified. "What's the difference between this and throwing money into the sea?"
One hour, one hundred dollars!
Some families earn less than 100 yuan a month, but Su Guangzong spent it all in just one hour.
Big Boy responded, "At least you can hear the sound of money thrown into the sea."
Playing this fruit machine, no matter how much money you have, it will be like a drop in the ocean.
Big Brother also vaguely figured out something. This fruit machine was a little different from the game machines that other people were playing.
When other people play arcade games, they use one coin to play once, and a game lasts about five to ten minutes.
The fruit machine that Su Guangzong was playing had no upper limit. Five coins was the minimum, and you could bet as much as you wanted, even a thousand or ten thousand coins.
This kind of thing that bets on probability is called a game machine, but in fact, it is almost the same as gambling.
Moreover, you lose more than you win, so you will never get your money back.
Su Guangzong put the basket on the plane, glanced at Da Wa and Da Hu, and rolled his eyes. "You saw it too? Isn't it interesting?"
Da Hu shook his head, not understanding. "What's so fun about this?"
It just displays three identical fruit patterns, and it costs money.
Su Guangzong rolled his eyes at him, "You're such a fool." He shook his head, "You really don't know what's good."
He stood up and stretched, reaching for the water bottle. He took a few sips and realized he had no water. He turned the cup upside down and realized he was out of water. He called to the counter, "Boss, give me a soda."
The boss, a burly man with a big belly, glanced at him and said, "Machine 16, you already owe over a thousand yuan. You can't buy on credit anymore."
Erniu exclaimed, "What? You still owe money?"
The money I borrowed was not enough, and it turned out that I still owed a lot of money.
Su Guangzong said disapprovingly, "I only owe a little over a thousand yuan. This is nothing." He rubbed his hands together and looked at Da Wa, Er Niu, and Da Hu with shining eyes. "Let's not talk about this anymore. Do you three have any money left? Lend me some." He pouted and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely pay it back even if it's just this little amount."
Da Wa, Er Niu and Da Hu looked at each other and said in unison, "No money!"
"Tsk." Su Guangzong snorted disdainfully, stood up, walked to the counter, and knocked on the table. "Boss, give me some paper and a pen. I'll write you an IOU and give you credit."
"Write an IOU." The boss nodded. "Okay then. Remember to stamp your fingerprints and pay me back quickly."
Su Guangzong nodded twice, took the paper and pen skillfully, wrote down the IOU, and pressed his red fingerprint.
The set of movements was so smooth and flowing that it made Da Wa's heart beat fast.
He? His movements are so skillful, it is probably not the first time he has written it.
Erniu nudged Da Wa with her elbow, "Brother, are we just going to let him write an IOU?"
Da Wa asked, "What else? Can you persuade him?"
He and Dahu had realized that no one could persuade Su Guangzong, who was so crazy.
Erniu is kind-hearted after all, so she said, "I have to persuade her even if she can't."
"Then you try it." said Big Boy.
Erniu stepped forward and said to Su Guangzong, "Su Guangzong, you, it's not right for you to play like this."
Su Guangzong glanced at her and said, "What's wrong with that? I just like it. You don't understand. Playing games is much more interesting than studying."
Erniu stuttered, "Well, you can't borrow money to play games. You've already squandered all the little money your family has."
Su Guangzong handed the IOU to the boss. "I told you, my family is rich. That's what my mother said." He frowned and said, "If you don't want to play, don't bother me."
After saying that, he ignored the three people and turned back to his fruit machine, staring at the screen with an obsessed look on his face.
Da Wa sighed. He never thought that Su Guangzong would become like this.
Erniu gritted her teeth and said, "No, I have to pull him away. If we continue playing like this, it will be a disaster."
Da Hu said, "I don't think he will necessarily agree with you."
Su Guangzong is now obsessed with playing. If someone tries to stop him, he might even attack and beat the person.
Erniu glanced at Su Guangzong again, seeing that he looked as if he was oblivious to what was happening outside. "...So no one's going to care about him?"
Big Wa said, "The person who can take charge is not here." He was referring to Ning Xue.
But in the end, we still have to do our best. We can't just watch Su Guangzong go on like this.
Da Wa and Da Hu exchanged a glance, gritted their teeth, and went up to grab Su Guangzong's arms, one on each side. "Stop playing around and come with us."
Su Guangzong was addicted to the game. He stared at the screen, clenched his fists, and kept repeating, "Win for me, win for me."
He was suddenly pulled away from the game console by Da Wa and Da Hu. He didn't even see what fruit pattern appeared. His eyes widened and he roared, "What are you doing!"
Da Hu took a deep breath and said, "We are helping you. You can't keep playing like this."
Su Guangzong fiercely shook off his hand, his eyes bloodshot, "I don't need your help, I'm fine."
He swung his hand so quickly that Da Wa didn't have time to pull it back, and his arm was swung onto a metal game console.
"Brother!" Erniu hurried forward to check his injuries.
Fortunately, it was just a skin break. She breathed a sigh of relief and glared at Su Guangzong. "Brother, Brother Dahu, don't worry about him. Let's go."
Su Guangzong curled his lips and said, "Go away! You are really meddling in other people's business. I just owe Da Wa a hundred yuan. You can write a letter and ask my mom for it. Don't say a single word about the other things to my mom. Do you understand?"
Big Boy is too lazy to pay attention to him? He? Is really hopeless,
Da Wa walked to the counter and bought three bottles of orange soda. He took the opportunity to chat with the boss and pointed at Su Guangzong's back. "Boss, that guy sitting over there, is he a regular here?"
The boss looked in the direction of his finger and laughed, "You said he was amazing! He's amazing! He can sit here all day for just a bottle of water and a pack of cigarettes."
"Wait, Su Guangzong has learned to smoke?" Erniu asked in surprise.
In fact, it is okay for adult men to smoke, it depends on personal choice, but Su Guangzong became addicted to smoking too quickly.
The boss glanced at Erniu and said, "He? He's a heavy smoker, two packs a day."
Erniu thought to herself, no wonder she could smell smoke whenever she got close to Su Guangzong.
The boss continued, "This kid is amazing. His highest record is staying in our store for a whole month without leaving."
He was grinning so hard that his teeth were visible. He must have made a lot of money from Su Guangzong.
"A month?" Da Wa twitched his lips, not knowing what expression to make. "You mean him? He stayed with you for a month?"
"Yes," the boss said, "that was during the Spring Festival. I even opened the shop on New Year's Eve for him." He added, "He usually spends quite a bit of time playing. For example, last week, he came for five days and played for more than ten hours every day."
Da Hu frowned and said, "He? Does he have enough money to spend with this kind of tricks?"
But he saw that the fruit machine was swallowing coins and spending money like water.
"Enough? Of course it's not enough. If it's not enough, just write an IOU." The boss said cheerfully, "Besides, if you can't play it yourself, you can watch others play it and satisfy your craving."
He pointed to the eldest child and the other two and said, "Not all of these people have money to play games. Most of them are poor and just watch others play."
Big Brother took a look and found it was true.
Just like Su Guangzong, he had a lot of game coins in his hands, and he was playing the most advanced fruit machine. Soon, a lot of people stood behind him, watching him play and cheering with him.
But Big Boy was keenly aware of the boss's words and frowned, "You mean he plays five days a week? Does he still go to school?"
The boss was also stunned. "He's still in school?" He sucked his teeth and said, "Hey, it doesn't look like it."
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