I picked up the cup, tilted my head back, and drank it down...
Cao Xue probably didn't expect that I not only didn't oppose him, but also took the opportunity to praise him. So he was stunned for a moment before picking up his wine glass and drinking all the wine in it.
He clicked his tongue and said to me, "I heard you're pretty tough, kid. Looks like you're not one to back down easily."
"As long as you have a clear conscience, that's enough."
As I spoke, I picked up the wine bottle and poured another full glass into Cao Xue's glass... I dare not say more, but by this point I had already figured out half of this man's personality. Although he was very arrogant, I also saw in him a kind of emptiness caused by a long-term lack of recognition... Therefore, he preferred to hear praise more than most people... However, he did not realize that the first half of my sentence was actually a sarcasm towards Cao Jinbo... So this man is not very cunning; his malice is only superficial.
I clinked glasses with him again, and he downed his drink as a sign of respect. He followed me and drank his entire glass of wine, completely forgetting his earlier statement that "we don't have any drinking relationship."
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The alcohol content was a bit high, and he drank it quickly, so Cao Xue soon became drunk... I felt this was an opportunity, so I said to him with a regretful tone, "Brother, after meeting you, I'm quite puzzled... Someone like you doesn't seem like someone who can't amount to anything, so why did your uncle arrange for you to be his driver?... I feel it's a waste of your talent."
Cao Xue's expression was a little strange. He replied, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."
I offered him a cigarette, still looking at him with a regretful expression.
Cao Xue lit his cigarette, took a deep drag, and said in a low voice, "In his eyes, I'm just a useless piece of trash... Heh, he's the type who doesn't care about his own poop... You tell me, how much better is Cao Xiaobei than me? Isn't he just a piece of trash too... He's always fiddling with those junk cars, can he make RMB out of them?... That's really something else!"
I nodded and replied, "I've also met Cao Xiaobei... You and he are not the same kind of people. He's just a hothead, while you clearly have social experience."
Cao Xue picked up his wine glass, drank it all in one gulp, and then clenched his fists, seemingly having suffered a lot of grievances from Cao Jinbo... But the scars in his heart were far more than that. As far as I knew, his father, Cao Jinbo's older brother, was in jail for taking the blame for Cao Jinbo... However, it was unlikely that he would voice such deep resentment to someone he had just met.
However, for me, it was enough that he could express his dissatisfaction with Cao Jinbo regarding his future...
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