Ninety-Five Flying Thieves
Li Lianhui couldn't wake his sister, and he wouldn't be able to explain himself to Brother Hua if he went downstairs, so he was in a real dilemma. He stood there thinking it over and over, but he didn't have Li Lin's silver tongue, and he didn't dare to resort to violence. After hesitating for a long time, he finally pushed open the door and went out.
Hearing the door open, Li Wei knew Li Lianhui had left. She breathed a sigh of relief, turned over, and decided to get a good night's sleep, not wanting those petty bastards like Brother Hua to ruin her sleep.
After an unknown amount of time, Li Wei was in a hazy, half-asleep state when she suddenly felt some movement. As the sound became clearer, it seemed to be a light knocking sound coming from the window. Li Wei was startled.
These small buildings along the street don't have much awareness of burglary prevention; most of them don't have iron covers or anything like that installed. Could it be that a thief has come?
Li Wei was initially scared, but then she immediately became excited. She jumped up, opened the drawer on the bedside table, took out a small stun gun that Ding Anping had bought from the black market, weighed it in her hand and felt that it wasn't heavy enough, so she pulled out a spiked club that was about a meter long from under the bed.
Li Wei fell in love with this thing at first sight. It's a stick with a pointed, date-pit-like head covered in sharp protrusions. If you hit someone with it, you'd leave several dents. It's much better than the classic self-defense weapon, the baseball bat.
Li Wei, holding a spiked club in both hands and a small electric baton in her mouth, stealthily crept towards the window.
That scoundrel was still slowly and deliberately tapping on the glass, completely oblivious to his own mortality.
Li Wei quietly used her spiked club to lift the curtain slightly and looked outside. She saw a small hand tapping on a corner under the window. It didn't look like a thief at all, but rather like someone knocking on the door, asking to come in.
Seeing this, Li Wei's initial anxiety subsided. "What a coward! He dares to steal like that! Shame on him!"
Li Wei simply held the spiked club in one hand, used the other to pull back the curtains, and then unlocked the window. She flung the window open, club in hand, intending to shout, but then realized she had a stun gun in her mouth and didn't yell. That moment of hesitation gave the thief his chance. The hand that had been knocking on the window grabbed the windowsill, and she suddenly flipped herself up!
This time, Li Wei couldn't care less about posing. In her desperation, she swung the spiked club and struck. She thought this would at least give the guy a few dents, enough to knock him off the windowsill. As for what would happen if he fell, that was her father's problem to deal with.
Unexpectedly, this petty thief was quite agile. He actually twisted and leaped into the air on the windowsill, instantly missing the toothed end of the stick. He even reached out and caught the toothless end of Li Wei's stick.
"What a cunning thief!" Li Wei panicked a little. She quickly dropped the spiked club and pulled the small stun gun out of her mouth. Before she could even press the switch, she heard a familiar voice: "That's me!"
Luo, Luo Da!
Upon closer inspection, it was indeed true. A sigh of relief washed over him. The fear vanished. Thinking back on the scare he'd suffered, anger welled up inside him: "Why aren't you sleeping in the middle of the night? What are you doing climbing through my window? Are you out of your mind?" He snatched the spiked club from the man, seriously considering whether to give the guy another whack.
Luo Da nimbly flipped and jumped in. He landed on his feet, grinning somewhat awkwardly. With his other hand, he handed a small bag to Li Wei.
Li Wei glanced at it, unable to discern what it was, but there seemed to be a faint, sweet aroma that smelled familiar. It smelled like… roasted sweet potatoes!
Huh! Li Wei took the bag with some suspicion: "For me?" Could this be the evolved version of the legendary "sending a goose feather from a thousand miles away" or "providing charcoal in the snow"... a sweet potato delivered in the middle of the night?
At least this kid has a filial heart!
Luo Da felt extremely uncomfortable under Li Wei's gaze, which was as if she were looking at a gorilla: "Um... Xiao Er is roasting sweet potatoes at home, and I know you like them too, so I'll give you some..."
Li Wei was confused: "You're doing a good deed, so why did you have to come in through the window? It was so sneaky, it startled me!"
"I saw that everyone in your house was asleep and the lights were off, so I didn't want to disturb them." I came here openly and you were asleep too!
Li Wei thought for a moment and said, "Yeah, that's true... Oh right, since you were thinking of me even while you were eating something delicious, I won't hold it against you. Don't do it again. Don't scare people like that again, thank goodness I don't have a heart problem. Otherwise, someone could have died, you know? Also, you sit down first, and I'll take the skin and everything with me when I'm done eating." After saying that, she turned on the light, sat on the dressing table, and ate her food, which was still warm.
Seeing that Li Wei seemed normal and hadn't mentioned ignoring him these past two days, Luo Da sat comfortably on the edge of the bed, waiting for Li Wei to eat the roasted sweet potato—a treat he had snatched from Luo Xiao Er's jaws.
The sweet potatoes were roasted to a perfect, slightly charred state, with a golden-brown crust, and they tasted sweet. There weren't many, just two small pieces, but they were roasted thoroughly. Hmm, not bad. I didn't realize Luo Er's cooking skills were so commendable.
Li Wei quickly finished eating the roasted sweet potato, took a sip of water, then put all the peels into a bag and handed it to Luo Da. She was about to open the door for Luo Da when he stammered, "Um, are you... still angry with me?" He hadn't spoken to her for several days.
Li Wei was stunned for a moment. She had really forgotten about this. Right, this kid had no intention of going down the right path. He just hung out with all sorts of shady characters. How could she expect him to repay her?
My good mood from just now has almost completely vanished: "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten. Since you brought it up, I'll say something. I think a person should have some principles and not just act recklessly. Take that Shen Tao, for example. He still needs his parents to support him, and he gets into this mess. Can he take responsibility? Of course, that's his business, and I can't interfere. I think we've grown up together and have a good relationship. I don't want you to follow their example. There are so many interesting things to do. Why do you spend all your time fighting and messing around with girlfriends? You should practice your kung fu more and read some books when you have free time. But it seems like you think Shen Tao's fighting and girlfriend-chasing is pretty good. And you even seem to be trying to learn from him. So I think I should stay away from you. I don't think either of these things are good. I don't want to have a friend like Shen Tao."
After talking for a while, Li Wei's mouth was dry, so she quickly picked up the water glass on the bedside table and took a sip of water to moisten her throat.
Luo Da considered Li Wei's words and summarized two points: first, Li Wei affirmed his current behavior; second, she doubted his ideological awareness. The central idea was that she might sever ties with him!
Luo Da felt he had to say something. Deep down, he felt that Li Wei breaking off their friendship wasn't a good thing. After thinking for a while, he finally said, "I don't like fighting. They're the ones who provoked me. I can't just let people bully me. I'm not going to get a girlfriend either." What's so great about girlfriends? They're all so noisy and troublesome. I don't know what that kid Shen Tao is thinking. What's the use of being pretty? They're just a burden wherever they go.
Li Wei said irritably, "You still think you're right? I'm saying you have problems with your thinking right now, you have bad tendencies. Don't you realize that being like Shen Tao is wrong? If you do that, when you grow up, you might end up like Shen Tao!"
Luo Da couldn't bring himself to say that Shen Tao was wrong. After a long silence, he finally said, "I won't be like him."
Seeing Luo Da's reluctant expression, Li Wei was speechless. It seemed all her efforts had been in vain. She waved her hand weakly, "Alright, I've already tried to win him over. It's getting late, you should go back now." With that, she went to open the door.
Luo Da spoke up from behind: "Then... shall we go to school together tomorrow?"
Li Wei said weakly, "I want to exercise, I want to walk, so let's not go together."
Luo Da sat back on the bed: "Then I won't leave, I'll sleep here." He gave Li Xiaoming the sweet potato for free, didn't he? Li Xiaoming really likes to eat it.
Li Wei turned around and looked at Luo Da. Hmm? It seems like he's cheating?
It's so late! If you come out of my room tomorrow, I'll never be able to face anyone again. "Let's go together, let's go together." I don't mind if you're so willing to be a free driver. By the time you really turn bad, you'll probably have already graduated.
Li Wei hurriedly opened the door, wanting to get rid of Luo Da as soon as possible, but when she turned around, he was gone. She quickly ran to the window, peeked out, and saw that Luo Da had already landed and was waving at her.
I never imagined that Grandpa would take on an apprentice who would eventually become a master thief!
Li Wei looked around. This was the third floor! Even with things like water pipes and protruding windows for help, it shouldn't be this easy, right? This made her feel so unsafe!
Tomorrow I'm thinking of having Dad install some iron railings or something. It doesn't matter if it looks bad, it's better than letting people come and go as they please. The next morning, Li Wei was having breakfast with her parents when Luo Da came in. He greeted Li Zhaoxing and his wife with a sanctimonious air, then sat down to wait, refusing to eat even when Li's mother offered him food.
Cheng Min praised them with great emotion: "Sigh, look at these children, they are so sensible. I only ate breakfast a few minutes earlier today, and these two little rascals still didn't get out of bed! Also, my Xiaoming is always bothering you, he's such a worry."
Luo Da felt a little awkward: "It's nothing, it's the least I can do." He thought to himself, "There are plenty of people who want to be bothered but don't even have the chance."
Cheng Min called Li Lin and Li Lianhui several times, but to no avail. Anyway, the two little brats wouldn't cause any trouble. Cheng Min gave Li Wei, who was eating in silence, a few words of advice, telling her not to forget to wake her younger siblings up for breakfast and school, and then she and Li Zhaoxing hurriedly went out.
Li Wei suppressed a laugh and looked at Luo Da, asking, "Why are you here so early?"
Luo Da felt that Li Wei was about to change her mind. Didn't they agree to go through with it last night? He quickly put on a serious face and said, "We agreed to go together. Don't go back on your word."
Thump!
Li Wei lost her balance and fell off the chair. Luckily, she only slipped and didn't hurt herself. She sat on the floor, clutching her stomach and laughing so hard she couldn't get up: "Hahaha... Don't you... know... today is Sunday? Hahaha..."
Luo Da: ...
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