"Yes, Xiang Wang. He is my high school classmate, desk mate, and my best brother." Tang Xiaobao said with a smile.
Luo Yuzhu quickly called out, "Hello, brother."
Xiang Wang's face turned even redder, and he smiled awkwardly, "Hello, hello."
"When will the stall close?" asked Tang Xiaobao.
"What?" The fat man looked at the time and said, "It's still early, there's still half an hour left."
"There's no business, but you still haven't closed the stall. You're really dedicated to your job." Tang Xiaobao laughed.
The fat man said: "If you have nothing to do, just leave quickly and don't disturb my business."
"Hey, fat guy, do you know the rules? Why don't you treat me to a drink or go get some skewers?" Tang Xiaobao shouted.
"Come on, you're a billionaire now, and you're going to eat barbecue with me. Can you please be more aware of your status? If you're not shy, I'll lose face."
Tang Xiaobao laughed and said, "Okay, then I'll treat you. But, let's eat the skewers. Give me your phone and let me use it."
"what?"
"Give it to me, or I'll take it from you."
"Here you go, it's annoying."
Tang Xiaobao used the fat man's phone to call Chu Ji, then returned it to him and said, "Let's go back to the hotel first. I'll come find you later. Don't try to hide from me. If you dare to hide, you won't be able to do business here anymore. I'll dig three feet underground to find you!"
"No need for that?" the fat man said with a wry smile.
"It's necessary. Let's go."
Tang Xiaobao took Luo Yuzhu away, and after turning around, his brows were tightly furrowed.
Luo Yuzhu was still excited.
"Brother Tang, are you really going out for a midnight snack later?"
Tang Xiaobao didn't respond.
Only then did Luo Yuzhu notice that something seemed to be wrong with Tang Xiaobao.
"What's wrong?"
"Something's wrong."
"What?"
"There must be something wrong. Why would he set up a stall? It's impossible. This is not his character!"
Luo Yuzhu pulled Tang Xiaobao's arm.
"What's wrong?"
"What’s wrong with you?"
Tang Xiaobao was embarrassed: "Nothing, it seems that there is something wrong with my classmate."
"Ah?" Luo Yuzhu was shocked: "He has a problem? What's the problem?"
Tang Xiaobao laughed and said, "Nothing, I just think it's unusual for him to set up a stall. His family used to be very rich. I spent three years in high school and it cost him a lot of money. He seems to be in trouble now."
"No way, you spent a lot of his money? He is so stingy." Luo Yuzhu didn't believe it.
Tang Xiaobao sighed, "That's because you don't understand him. Although he's usually stingy, he's actually very generous to me. Forget it, we'll find out after asking. Let's go and put our things away first."
After returning to the hotel and putting his things away, Tang Xiaobao looked at the time. It was more than two minutes before twelve o'clock. This place was close to the square.
He was a little restless and ran to knock on Luo Yuzhu's door.
The door opened and Luo Yuzhu was about to take a shower.
"Let's go, let's go have a midnight snack."
"I haven't showered yet." Luo Yuzhu asked, "Isn't there still more than 20 minutes left? He doesn't close until 12 o'clock."
Tang Xiaobao laughed and said, "My brother is very sneaky. I'm afraid he'll slip away early. Hurry up. Anyway, I have to take a shower after eating the skewers."
"Okay, wait until I change my clothes."
"Don't change, leave now."
Tang Xiaobao pulled Luo Yuzhu to the square. The bookstall over there had been packed up, and the fat man was pushing his tricycle with a sly look on his face, preparing to slip away.
"Fatty!"
The fat man pushed faster, trying to get into an alley on the side.
Tang Xiaobao caught up with him in a few steps and grabbed the fat man. He said with some pride, "Damn, you really wanted to escape. Fortunately, I had foresight and knew you were going to run. Run, why don't you run?"
"Who ran away? Who ran away?"
The fat man yelled, "I was planning to push the car back and come back to find you. I wasn't going to run away."
"Bullshit, I don't know your nature. Come on, I'll help you push." Tang Xiaobao chuckled and said, "You can't go anywhere tonight anyway, so you have to drink with me."
Luo Yuzhu finally caught up, panting.
"Brother Xiang, you are so disloyal. How come what Brother Tang said came true? You actually ran away!" Luo Yuzhu said dissatisfiedly.
The fat man looked apologetic and said with a smile: "Sister, I didn't run away, I really didn't run away."
Tang Xiaobao said, "Stop talking nonsense and help me push it. Otherwise, you can pull it from the front and I'll push it from the back."
Xiang Wang was helpless, knowing that he could not escape, so he simply accepted his fate and pulled the cart in front while Tang Xiaobao pushed it from behind.
"Come, Yuzhu, sit up so you don't have to walk."
Luo Yuzhu blinked and said excitedly, "Is it okay?"
"Of course." Tang Xiaobao laughed.
The fat man was speechless.
He's already a billionaire, why is he still so playful?
So, the fat man pulled the cart in front, Tang Xiaobao pushed the cart from the back, and Luo Yuzhu sat on the book, and they were extremely happy all the way.
They stopped at a nearby alley and the fat man opened a rolling door. The room was full of books, all kinds of old books and pirated new books, but it was a bit messy.
"Damn, so many books, your business is doing pretty well." Tang Xiaobao exclaimed.
The fat man blushed and said, "Is it fun to make fun of me?"
"This can help people like you gain some cultural background, which is a good thing." Bao Xiaobao grinned.
"Stop joking. Let's go. I'll drink with you. But let me be frank. Two bottles of wine per person. That's the bottom line. I've quit drinking, and I only have a little over 200 yuan in my pocket. That's my income tonight, and it's public money." The fat man said seriously.
"It's okay, I'll treat you."
"That won't do. The rules can't be broken. I can't let people call me a stingy person." The fat man curled his lips and said, "Besides, I really have quit drinking."
"Whatever." Tang Xiaobao shrugged indifferently.
The three of them walked through the alley and finally found a stall for late-night snacks.
In Tongjiang County, every summer, there are many places where you can drink all night long and eat skewers, hot and sour noodles, or grilled skewers, dumplings, noodles, cold stews and stir-fries, all of which are open until the early morning.
There was a cigarette stand nearby. Tang Xiaobao went over and bought two packs of Zhonghua cigarettes. He gave one to the fat man and handed him another one, saying, "I know you like smoking this, so I'll satisfy you!"
"Forget it, I've quit smoking." The fat man declined.
Tang Xiaobao was stunned: "Fuck, you really quit? You've quit drinking, quit smoking, but have you quit eating? That's bullshit, come on, smoke it."
The fat man had no choice but to light it up and puff out smoke. In the smoke, Tang Xiaobao noticed that there seemed to be some resentment between the fat man's brows.
"Boss, bring me a beer." Tang Xiaobao called out, "Grill some more meat skewers, oh, and some vegetables, and whatever braised dishes you have, bring them over."
"Hey, I really only have over 200, don't shout." The fat man whispered.
sweat.
Tang Xiaobao was speechless.
You don't have money, but I do.
The fat man shouted again: "Just take four bottles of wine."
"No, one box, no less, listen to me." Tang Xiaobao shouted.
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