Qian Duoduo led A Biao and his three companions to a state-run restaurant and ordered a table full of dishes. A Biao and his companions stared wide-eyed at the food, as they had never eaten anything so delicious since arriving in Guangzhou. However, even though they were starving, none of them touched their chopsticks until they heard Qian Duoduo's instructions.
Qian Duoduo exchanged a glance with Lu Yuan when she saw the four of them. Lu Yuan smiled and said, "What are you looking at? Eat!" He then used his chopsticks to push the braised pork toward A Biao and the others.
Ah Biao and his three companions glanced at Qian Duoduo. Seeing that she didn't speak, they exchanged glances, picked up their chopsticks, and began to eat heartily.
Qian Duoduo whispered to Lu Yuan, "We haven't eaten for days, we're starving!"
Lu Yuan smiled and squeezed her little hand under the table without saying a word.
"Shameless!" A sudden female voice appeared behind Qian Duoduo and Lu Yuan.
Qian Duoduo glanced back and saw that the speaker was a short girl with dark skin, two braids, a large forehead, and a prominent upturned nose. She was wearing a pale yellow dress, which, well, how should I put it, made her look darker!
When the girl saw Qian Duoduo turn around, she glared at him and said, "What are you looking at!"
Qian Duoduo immediately smiled: "I think you're really good-looking!"
The girl was taken aback. What did she mean?
Lu Yuan naturally noticed a hint of confusion and embarrassment in the other person.
When Ah Biao and his three friends saw the girl's face and heard Qian Duoduo's words, they almost spat out their food. In order not to affect Qian Duoduo, they held it in, their faces turning red. Finally, the four of them ran out together.
Qian Duoduo heard the coughing sounds outside, which rose and fell like a musical performance, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.
Qian Duoduo ignored the girl and turned to wink at Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan smiled and rubbed his index finger and thumb together. This was a little habit he couldn't help but do whenever he wanted to ruffle Qian Duoduo's hair, and he didn't know when he had developed it.
The four men outside the door finally caught their breath and returned without the initial urge to eat and gorge themselves. Seeing Qian Duoduo leisurely drinking tea, they sat there obediently.
When Qian Duoduo saw the four of them, they were no longer as aggressive as before. They sat there obediently, looking strangely well-behaved. This thought surprised her. Could the word "well-behaved" really be associated with these four guys?
She cleared her throat and said, "The four of you should go back and rest for a while. Come find me at the guesthouse tomorrow."
A Biao nodded a few times. Qian Duoduo took out 10 yuan from his pocket, put it on the table and pushed it towards A Biao, saying, "You guys use this first. If you do a good job working for me, there will be a reward."
Ah Mao's eyes lit up. There was food and money to be made. That was really great.
Watching Qian Duoduo and Lu Yuan leave, A Mao immediately looked at A Biao and said, "Brother Biao, are we really going to work with them?"
Ah Biao touched the money in his hand and said, "Ah Mao, what are your thoughts?"
Amao shook his head and said, "This woman is a bit strange. If you're not careful, you'll be in trouble. Look at Brother Qiao, he didn't win a single round against her. What's more, he had a killing machine by his side. I didn't even see how that guy made his move before I was already on the ground."
Ah Hu said, "Brother Biao, I think it's good to work with her. You see, even though we robbed her, we apologized properly."
And we didn't do anything, yet they gave us 10 yuan and treated us to a meal at this state-run restaurant. Well, that meal must have cost at least ten yuan, right?
Ah Biao looked at Xiao Zai and said, "Xiao Zai, what about you?"
Although Xiaozai looked chubby, he was the most shrewd of the four. Xiaozai said, "Those two are obviously dating, and the guy is definitely listening to the girl. The most important thing right now is that we don't know what they want us to do. Let's just wait and see."
The others nodded when they heard his last words.
“That’s right, if this woman asks us to kill or set fires, that won’t do,” A Mao said.
Ah Hu chimed in from the side, "You have to consider who you're killing and arsoning."
With that one sentence, he received a powerful blow from Ah Biao's Iron Palm. He looked around and, thankfully no one was paying attention to them, whispered, "Keep your voice down. Do you want to end up in jail like Ah Qiao?"
When Ah Hu saw Ah Biao get angry, he immediately fell silent.
Ah Biao gritted his teeth and said, "Let me tell you, killing someone is something you have to eat peanuts for."
Ah Hu muttered softly, "Peanuts with wine, wouldn't that be even better?"
Ah Biao's eyes widened: "Stop talking! Peanuts are bullets, you want them too?"
Ah Hu immediately shook his big head like a rattle drum: "That won't do, my mother is still waiting for me to get married and have children!"
Ah Biao looked at Ah Hu. If he weren't Ah Hu's cousin, he really wouldn't want to have such a silly thing by his side.
He glanced down at the money in his hand, then waved to the remaining three and said, "Let's go back to our lodgings first. We'll find out what she wants from us when we go to the guesthouse tomorrow."
The others nodded in agreement; that was the only way to do it.
As Qian Duoduo and Lu Yuan walked towards the guesthouse, they saw a vendor selling durians by the roadside. Her eyes lit up immediately, and she ran over and bought one without saying a word, carrying it in her hand with a smile.
Lu Yuan looked at the durian in her hand with a look of disgust: "I heard this fruit smells terrible."
Qian Duoduo said with a smile, "Some people like this stuff, and some people don't. It's like the 'Big Unity' (a type of traditional Chinese currency), many people like it, but many people don't have it. Now that I have it, I want to buy one and try it out."
Lu Yuan looked at his girlfriend with mixed feelings. Well, his mother said, don't try to reason with girls, it's useless. They talk to you about feelings, and if you try to reason with them, you'll be single again in no time.
Lu Yuan quickly convinced himself, and carrying his things, he followed behind Qian Duoduo and asked, "You want to use the four of them?"
Qian Duoduo nodded and said, "These four people seem alright. Anyway, I don't have any other people I can use right now. I can't do everything myself. These four people are from Pengcheng and have lived in Yangcheng for a while. They are much better than us two greenhorns running around everywhere."
Although Lu Yuan didn't quite accept this adjective, he would still listen to his partner's words.
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