With Li Sheng around these past two days, Zhang Hang has been much more relaxed, and his energy and spirit have visibly improved. However, he has become listless again as the day approaches the time to take Uncle Zhang home from the hospital.
Seeing that Li Sheng seemed hesitant to speak, she finally pulled out an invitation from her pocket after being pressed by him repeatedly.
"My ex-girlfriend invited me to her wedding. Do you think I should rent a sports car to make her regret it?"
childish!
"I'm sorry about your girlfriend. If you hadn't lent me all your money, your relationship of so many years wouldn't have fallen apart."
Zhang Hang looked sad and resentful as he recalled his long-term relationship. However, he could only blame himself for the breakup, as he had lent the money without consulting his partner. But thinking about it, he couldn't entirely blame himself.
"Brother Sheng, this has nothing to do with you. Her family never approved of us being together. Her current husband is a university teacher, and her whole family approves of the relationship. Actually, before I lent you the money, she already had feelings for him. She often chatted with him in front of me and occasionally asked him out. Although she didn't say it, I could tell that I was being cuckolded. Maybe I did something wrong."
Looking at the invitation, Li Sheng thought that if it were him, he might just give a small gift and that would be it. However, it was Zhang Hang's decision whether to go or not. They knew Zhang Hang's girlfriend, so if he went, he would go with Zhang Hang.
Otherwise, I'm afraid this kid might go crazy and ruin someone's wedding.
"So, are you going or not? If you're going, I'll go with you."
In the end, Zhang Hang decided to go, after all, it represented his entire youth.
To attend the banquet, Zhang Hang actually went out of his way to buy a second-hand suit. He put it on and looked at himself in the mirror: "How do I look? I'm pretty handsome in a suit, aren't I?"
No matter what Zhang Hang wore, he could never forget the black stockings and pole dancing; he remained silent.
The next day, the two arrived at the wedding venue. It was a lively and grand affair. The bride was spotted in the crowd, and she was holding a newborn baby in her arms.
The bride and groom are a perfect match.
The bride spotted her ex-boyfriend in the crowd at a glance. Her smile was somewhat forced yet polite, tinged with resentment, regret, and anger as she carried the child over, her purpose unknown.
"Xiao Hang, are you congratulating me? This is because my child just turned one month old. We're having the wedding banquet and the one-month celebration together."
Zhang Hang stared blankly at the little doll in his ex-girlfriend's arms. It was tiny with delicate features; it was a little boy who would surely be handsome when he grew up.
"This child is so good-looking. He will definitely look just like me when he grows up."
Damn it! Are you out of your mind?
Many people present knew about the bride and Zhang Hang's past relationship, especially the bride's family. When they said this, it caused quite a stir. It meant that the child was Zhang Hang's and the groom was just a sucker.
…The wedding was a chaotic affair…
Zhang Hang lay on the nursing bed, and Li Sheng applied medicine to him.
"Ouch! Ouch! Brother Sheng, can you be a little gentler? I almost got beaten to death."
Someone with that kind of temper would deserve to be beaten to death for saying such things at someone else's wedding.
"If I hadn't stopped you and gotten you out of there quickly, you might be a corpse by now. Are you out of your mind? Even if your ex-girlfriend didn't choose you, you don't have to take revenge on her like this, do you?"
Zhang Hang swore that he never intended to take revenge; he just wanted to praise the other person.
"You're the one who's deliberately seeking revenge. We broke up peacefully, okay? I just wanted to compliment him, saying he's as handsome as me. Am I not handsome? I was a popular figure on campus back then, okay?"
Li Sheng chose to remain silent once again.
Fortunately, they were all minor injuries. The next day, we completed the discharge procedures for Zhang Hang's father and took him home. Not many people came to visit while he was at the hospital, but as soon as he got home, all his relatives came to check on him.
On his way back, Li Sheng stopped in the town and bought some vegetables to take home.
"Zhang Hang, I'm going back now. Come to my house for dinner tonight."
When the two elders saw Li Sheng return, they didn't ask him any questions, treating it as if their own son had come home—a perfectly normal occurrence.
...
Life in the countryside moves at a slow pace. Whenever he has free time, Li helps his parents-in-law with household chores and occasionally goes to town to buy groceries and daily necessities. Before he knew it, winter had arrived and a new year was upon him.
For the past six months, Li Sheng has not worked, and his two elderly parents have not inquired about his situation. On the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year, Li Sheng finally received an electronic invitation from the program team.
This time, not only will each challenger have their own independent live stream room, but there will also be a main live stream room with professional wilderness survival experts providing real-time commentary.
However, before officially participating in the challenge, there will be a sports competition to ensure that the challengers are physically fit and have mastered certain skills, which can reduce the probability of injury or death, since they have signed a life-or-death agreement.
The show is going big, generating a lot of buzz, and it's currently experiencing a surge in popularity. The official website almost crashed.
This challenge has no time limit. Surviving for a full month will earn you a 500,000 bonus, which increases with each full month. The longer you survive, the higher the bonus will be, until only one group remains. The person who survives to the end will receive a 10 million after-tax bonus. The additional condition is that the last eliminated person must survive for more than six months. If it is less than six months, only the bonus for the full month will be counted.
The production team has really gone all out, but the revenue they bring to the production team will be even greater.
Li Sheng has had a fulfilling six months, exercising, learning more about the outdoors, strengthening his bond with his daughter, and occasionally interacting with fans.
The invitation has been sent out, and he will be setting off with his milk caravan in a couple of days. Now it's time for him to talk to Zhang Hang about this matter. Knowing Zhang Hang as Li Sheng does, this is sure to work out.
I brought a case of beer to Zhang Hang's house and we had a meal together.
"Brother! You really trust me with this? Aren't you afraid I'll mess it up? I have experience, but I'm not a professional. I just help others shoot videos, do some editing, and occasionally write scripts and write titles to earn some extra money."
“Give me a straight answer and I’ll tell you whether I’ll do it or not! If I don’t die, my salary will be 10,000+. If I die, I’ll ask you to take care of the milk group for me. You’ll also get a death compensation, and your salary will still be the same. This job can be done at home, and you can take care of Uncle Zhang without interfering with either.”
Zhang Hang didn't know how to express his gratitude, so he gave Li Sheng a quick and easy performance.
"Since I met you, Brother Sheng, I don't know how many times you and Fu Nian have protected me. I remember when I was in school, I was often caught and beaten up by hooligans, and you always stepped in to take care of me. I'm a bit of a coward sometimes, but if you ever need anything in the future, Brother Sheng, I will definitely go through fire and water for you."
After saying that, he showed off another bottle to express his sincerity.
"Alright! I'm not trying to help you, but I just happen to need someone like you. You know I'm not really interested in these things. I just like exercising and reading. I don't like worrying about these things. Having you is just perfect."
After agreeing on the terms, Li Sheng handed over the platform account to Zhang Hang. These days, you can't always trust a brother who's been through thick and thin with you, but a brother who can lend you so much money when you're broke is definitely reliable.
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