Chapter 44
Unexpectedly, there is such a trendy bar in this place. Zhan Mu changed into a gray T-shirt, tied a black belt around his waist, strung some decorative chains, and even washed his hair and had it blown dry, looking like a simple yet fashionable and trendy guy.
Zhan Changjian was smoking a cigarette and looked over to see Brother Mu walking towards him, leading a short, pretty kid who was half his size.
His eyes were calm, with a hint of impatience, and that familiar smell made people think of his brother's electronic male lover.
Actually, it is Lu Chao in child form.
It is very reasonable for a married man to bring his children to play billiards with his younger brother. When you hear it, it doesn't make people want to have a flirtation.
Zhan Changjian's eyes widened and he trembled, "How can I still have a baby?"
Lu Chao wanted to jump over and kick him.
"Where are you? Let's go." Zhan Mu snapped his fingers in front of him and said, "Is there any milk? Let the child have a drink."
Zhan Changjian looked at Lu Chao, who was squinting his eyes, his gaze sharp and slightly contemptuous. He replied, "I want whiskey."
"Minors are not allowed to drink." Zhan Changjian was trying to hold back his laughter, then reached out and ruffled little Lu Chao's hair.
Then, Zhan Mu knocked the cigarette out of Zhan Changjian's hand. He said with a smile, "You are also a minor."
The lobby on the first floor was brightly lit and bustling with people. Songs of popular stars were playing on the screen. Several groups of young men and women were gathered around. There was a pink-haired girl who looked very avant-garde and was singing.
Zhan Mu had been to such occasions a few times with his roommates when he was in college, but not often. He actually didn't like this kind of decadent atmosphere. At that time, he was still a fat stay-at-home guy, behaving conservatively. He didn't like being approached, nor did he dare to take the initiative to approach others.
Lu Chao stood on tiptoe and tried to reach a cue on the pool table, but his arms and legs were too short to do it.
Zhan Mu was with Zhan Changjian, and saw him borrow a cigarette from a yellow-haired man again. His posture was very skillful, and his smoking movements were very expert.
"Do you come here often?" Zhan Mu stopped trying to persuade him, thinking that maybe his little brother was addicted.
"Let's play." Zhan Changjian smiled and pouted at Zhan Mu, pointing at the pink-haired girl on the stage, saying, "Isn't it pretty?"
The girl on the stage was singing some online love song. Her voice was ordinary and her singing was not very good, but it was obvious that not everyone here was here to listen to the songs. She was probably invited there to liven up the atmosphere.
"I think she's just average." Zhan Mu told the truth. In his eyes, this girl really didn't look that good, just like an ordinary person.
"It's mainly because of my long legs, hahaha." Zhan Changjian raised his eyebrows and smiled wickedly, which was very obscene. The yellow-haired man who lent him a cigarette also looked at him and whispered, "That's generous and rich."
Zhan Mu heard that they were referring to the other person's breasts.
"You are so low, Zhan Changjian." Zhan Mu couldn't stand it anymore, so he turned around and went to find Lu Chao, but he saw him being surrounded by several girls dressed as junior high school students, pinching his face, acting coquettishly and stamping his feet, muttering something like "Ahhh, the baby is so cute~"
"This store is doing really good business." Zhan Mu sighed with emotion. His mind was turning over and over again, and then an idea came to him. He began to think about whether he should also open a KTV to make money.
The night market consumption had a really good flow of people. Zhan Mu wandered around and looked around. The bartender at the front desk also went to learn from him and even popped his head out to observe the lighting layout in other people's private rooms.
The waiter looked at me angrily and asked, "Handsome guy, are you looking for the restroom? Go straight to the end and turn right, it's the men's restroom."
"Haha, oh, thank you." Zhan Mu was very embarrassed and had to go back to the front hall. He felt embarrassed not to make any purchases, so he went to the self-service cabinet and got two bottles of mineral water.
Other drinks were too expensive.
Just as Zhan Mu was going to look for Lu Chao, he saw a familiar figure from a distance. It was indeed an acquaintance. He had a fierce look, steady steps, black trousers, leather shoes, and a bunch of loud key chains.
A few younger guys followed behind him. They were discussing something and then pushed open the glass door of the bar. Their momentum was like that of a police officer catching a thief.
Actually, they were here to arrest students.
Zhan Mu’s eyes widened. Oh my god, isn’t this the head teacher from my junior high school?
He was inexplicably nervous, which was really the natural oppression of the teacher. He wanted to find a place to hide, and happened to run into little Lu Chao who struggled out of a box. There were still some red lip marks on his face. Maybe someone had kissed him again.
I'm impressed by Mr. Lu's charm that can't be expressed anywhere.
Zhan Mu saw this and immediately took off the thin leather belt around his waist and t-shirt, instantly losing his trendy male style. He picked up Lu Chao and put on an innocent smile, saying, "Don't worry, from now on we are father and son."
Lu Chao ignored him. He was extremely annoyed and kept wiping the lipstick marks on his face. He said angrily: "Damn it, damn it, these women are too..."
He looked up again, shocked: "What did you say? You're crazy."
As soon as the words fell, everyone in the room heard a clear and powerful roar: "No. 2 Middle School! Everyone, stand up!"
This voice, this penetrating power, this classic plot, made Zhan Mu, who had graduated many years ago, almost burst out laughing.
Hehe, catching those who skip classes, he seems to be gloating.
What followed was a chaotic scene. Some students ran away, while others were directly called out by their class teachers in public. Their psychological defenses had been broken, so they were at a loss as to what to do and were taken down by the director of the Academic Affairs Office.
"Crawl back for evening self-study!" Teacher Yu's pair of wise and deep eyes shot out sharp light through his glasses.
Zhan Mu could see clearly that Old Yu was still as fierce as ever. In just a few minutes, he worked efficiently, said hello to the boss at the front desk, and kidnapped more than ten students in an instant.
Zhan Mu looked over and found that Zhan Changjian had disappeared.
The pink-haired girl also paused, staring blankly at Old Yu, and timidly said, "Director Yu."
Old Yu hummed, his eyes complex. It seemed she didn't say much, just remained silent. Then he turned around to continue dealing with his students. When he turned around, he happened to see someone holding a baby. He looked very familiar, and the person kept staring at him.
"Come here! Which class are you from?" Yu Wenfei frowned and shouted.
Zhan Mu walked over and replied with a smile, "Teacher Yu, I'm Zhan Mu, the fat guy who couldn't even run faster than the female students in the 800 meters."
"Oh..." Old Yu couldn't remember the name, but when he mentioned the fat guy who practiced sports, he really remembered someone from his memory. He said, "Hiss, you. Hey, your child is so big now? You got married so early."
So Lu Chao jumped down and explained, "My cousin."
"Okay, I have something else to do. I'm leaving now." Yu Wenfei didn't want to pay any attention to him. He was busy sending these disobedient children back to their evening study. He checked the time as he walked and said, "Okay, you guys, especially the day students. get out of class will be over in 10 minutes. You've skipped another class today and played around. An Yi San."
They left the scene, and Zhan Mu followed a little late. Lu Chao didn't understand what he was lingering on about, and asked curiously: "Are you reminiscing about your student days?"
"Then take some time to go back and visit, and buy some fruit as a token of your appreciation to the teacher." Lu Chao reminded him, "It will increase your social prestige, haha."
Zhan Mu: "I don't miss school at all."
He stood there for two seconds, then raised his index finger, shook it, and said, "I graduated from No. 2 Middle School. After all, we're alumni. Even if we don't have personal connections, we still have respect. I was thinking, I run a copy and printing shop. When I was in school, there wasn't a printer in the school. I wonder where No. 2 Middle School gets its regular exam papers?"
"That's impossible. There are printers. Even schools with poor teaching staff have them," said Lu Chao.
"I should at least go and ask about expanding the business or something, otherwise my store will not last more than half a month, and those relatives who laughed at me will get what they wanted." Zhan Mu said seriously, even seemed anxious, as if he felt that if he missed this negotiation, there would be no more business opportunities.
Zhan Mu was eager to try it out. He even poured the mineral water in his hand into his hands, wiped it on his head, and combed his hair into the style of an adult, a decent businessman.
Immediately, he followed Yu Wenfei to the school gate.
"I think my idea is totally sound, really." Zhan Mu muttered as he walked, confidently saying, "Think about it, schools have to fill out all sorts of information and forms every now and then—this is a business opportunity! And then there's the one-inch ID photos students have to take. It's impossible for a school to take ID photos specifically for students, and even if they did, they'd look like prisoners. And I'll make these junior high school students look like handsome men and beautiful women, and my store will definitely take off!"
Lu Chao was amused by his expression and said, "Awesome."
"This is my opportunity. I will identify the pain points of the market, grasp the needs of customers, identify partners, and make my business prosperous and my fortune rolling in!" Zhan Mu spoke in a very firm voice, as if he had become a billionaire CEO, with the momentum of giving a speech on stage to impart his experience.
"It's all fate that allowed me to meet Teacher Yu here. He is my first business ally." Zhan Mu said, and immediately bought a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes at a roadside convenience store and put it in his pocket for emergency use.
"You go home, I have something to do." At this time, Zhan Mu showed his career-oriented face, and began to dislike Lu Chao who was in the way, and wanted to do something big on his own.
Lu Chao shook his head at him and said, "No, I want to go too."
"Okay, don't hold me back." Zhan Mu spoke without restraint, looking at Yu Wenfei who was scolding people at the gate of No. 2 Middle School, and did not notice that Lu Chao rolled his eyes behind him.
After a while, the bell rang for the end of get out of class. Seeing that the students were drowsy, Yu Wenfei had no choice but to dismiss them. He went to the security room to get his briefcase and a thermos cup, and prepared to leave work.
Turning around, he ran into Zhan Mu, whom he had just met. He was wearing a strange, apologetic smile, which embarrassed even the experienced Director Yu. He asked, "What's up, Zhan, classmate?"
Yu Wenfei thought to himself, I really can’t remember who this is.
Many years later, when Zhan Mu recalled his recklessness that day, he felt both funny and embarrassed. In the end, he still admired his own drive to think and act, as well as his courage in his youth.
"That is...Teacher Yu." Zhan Mu was suddenly stuck, his brain short-circuited, not knowing how to put the question of asking for help in a decent and pleasant way.
It wasn't until Lu Chao twisted his arm and Zhan Mu hissed that he mustered up the courage to say, "Hello, Director Yu. I run a copy shop in the next street. I'm also an alumnus of No. 2 Middle School. I've been running my own business lately, and I thought there weren't any businesses like this near the school. Could I help the school out in some way?"
Lu Chao looked at Zhan Mu and found that he was quite restrained and nervous, which was rare. He had thought that this guy was fearless.
Yu Wenfei blinked, uttered an "oh," and laughed. He patted him on the shoulder and said, "That's it. Why are you being so serious about it? It just so happens that the school has a lot of students this year, and they keep saying the printed test papers aren't enough. So, I'll give you the contact information for our teacher Cui. Can you talk to him about it?"
"Ah..." Zhan Mu smiled immediately, his eyes brightening. He hummed twice and said, "Okay, thank you, Teacher Yu. Thank you so much."
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