Chapter Sixty-Four
"Tell me, who is Brother Lei's girlfriend?" Sun Xiaojun was extremely curious.
When Xiaoqiang saw that everyone at the table was staring at him with wide eyes, he belatedly realized that he might have said something wrong.
He was about to explain when Lei Tingjun interrupted him in a deep voice: "Alright, sit down and eat. Good wine and food can't shut you up!"
Sun Xiaojun said, "Boss, that's not very nice of you. You're dating someone and you didn't even tell us brothers? Look at me, every time I meet a new girl, I tell you guys right away."
“She’s not my girlfriend yet.” Lei Tingjun sat down, poured himself a beer, and drank it all in one gulp.
Zhou Peng understood what he meant and added with a smile, "It means that he's interested, but they haven't officially become a couple yet, but it'll be soon, hahaha, soon, soon!"
This time, Thunder did not deny it.
Sun Xiaojun immediately picked up his glass and said, "Alright, let's wish our boss all the best in winning the heart of his beauty and achieving great success!"
Four or five brothers raised their glasses together and bumped into each other.
It's like the passionate youth and the sweat that's being poured out.
At that time, they had no idea what kind of future awaited them.
As the drinking session progressed, it somehow turned into a venting session.
Old Xiao, drunk and sobbing, recounted all the hardships he had endured over the years, the immense pressure from his family, and how, at over twenty years old, he still didn't have a girlfriend. He wondered which girl would be willing to marry him in his current state.
After getting drunk, Sun Xiaojun started cursing and swearing, mainly cursing Zuo Quangui, the bastard, for stealing the girl he was picking up at the nightclub and for making him still a bachelor!
Zhou Peng also sighed deeply, saying that his elderly father wrote a letter last month, saying that his health was deteriorating again, and that his two younger brothers needed to go to school, and that he kept talking about money.
The women gathered together and talked about men and money.
When men get together, they usually talk about women and money.
Despite all the changes, the essence remains the same: life cannot exist without these two things.
Only Lei Tingjun and Xiao Qiang, the two loners, remained calm, as if they were oblivious to the troubles of worldly affairs.
How could there be no troubles?
Lei Tingjun is troubled because Ji Wanmei's father might not accept him.
Xiaoqiang also has his own troubles, but since he doesn't have the pressure from others, he can deal with his worries on his own.
Four or five grown men ended up drinking four whole cases of beer around the two remaining plates of peanuts on the table.
When the restaurant owner came to pay the bill, he saw that they were all so drunk that they could hardly stand, except for Lei Tingjun, who was still sober.
It was originally agreed that Sun Xiaojun would treat us to dinner today.
But the kid was already completely drunk, so Lei Tingjun took out his money and paid the bill.
He had Zhou Peng help him, each carrying one person, and they carried the people out of the restaurant.
After leaving the restaurant, Sun Xiaojun started wailing and howling, and even threatened to go to a nightclub to dance.
It's already 11 p.m., and the nightclubs are mostly closed.
Lei Tingjun couldn't stand his arrogant behavior, so he slapped him on the forehead and scolded, "Wake up, stand up straight, or I won't help you if you fall."
Sun Xiaojun was jolted awake by the slap. He looked around in a daze, rubbed his head and groaned for a while. Remembering that he had just come out of the restaurant, he hurriedly said to Lei Tingjun, "Brother Lei, I haven't paid the bill yet. You guys wait here for me."
Lei Tingjun was really annoyed by these drunkards, so he took out a cigarette and lit it: "Don't go, I've already paid the bill, hurry up and go back. With your measly drinking capacity, and your tendency to act like a big shot, if I'm not here watching you guys, you'll cause me trouble again."
Sun Xiaojun chuckled twice, caught up with Lei Tingjun, and stuffed ten yuan into Lei Tingjun's pocket: "Boss, you've gone to a lot of trouble. I can't let you pay. It's a treat today."
Lei Tingjun frowned and glanced down.
I don't know if Sun Xiaojun is really drunk or just pretending.
When it was time to pay the bill, even though it was twelve yuan including the cost of the drinks, he only took out ten yuan.
Lei Tingjun was too lazy to argue with him, so he kicked him and said, "If you're sober, walk by yourself. Help Old Xiao along."
After returning to the dormitory, I threw those drunkards onto the bed, and it was almost midnight by then.
In the four-person dormitory room, the other three were fast asleep, their snoring rising and falling, almost deafening.
There's no man who doesn't snore when he sleeps.
Despite the noise, Lei Tingjun lay calmly on the bedside table reviewing his notes.
Over the past few days, he has almost finished reviewing the study notes that Ji Wanmei gave him. Perhaps it was the immersion she created that made Lei Tingjun learn exceptionally quickly.
He incorporated his thoughts into his imagination, and was able to quickly understand the thought process behind Ji Wanmei's notes.
Old Xiao never understood why he, a high school student, couldn't study as fast as Lei Tingjun, a junior high school dropout.
He had no idea that it was all because of Ji Wanmei's charm.
Tonight was no different. Lei Tingjun watched until 2 a.m., even though the power was off in the staff dormitory. He watched by the light coming in from the streetlights outside the window.
If someone had predicted before that Lei Tingjun would one day study so diligently by taking advantage of the opportunity, he would have scoffed at it.
But now, he has indeed done just that.
*****
On the other hand, Ji Wanmei also received good news this morning after checking on the renovation progress at the store.
Luo Chunyan came to tell her that she had finally convinced her parents to let her become the manager of Ji Wanmei's grocery store!
There's only one condition: if the performance isn't good after three months, she'll be allowed to go back to the factory.
Because factories usually give their employees some holiday benefits and bonuses at the end of the year, if you can join the factory before the new year, you can also catch up with these benefits.
But Luo Chunyan wanted an agreement now; as for three months later, that would be another three months!
Ji Wanmei was also very happy. If Luo Chunyan came, they could go to Zhejiang to buy goods in a few days and go together.
In fact, Ji Wanmei had been worried for the past two days. She was planning to go to the small commodity wholesale market in Zhejiang, but her father was definitely not comfortable with her going alone.
Ji Wanmei wasn't entirely at ease herself, after all, trains are still quite chaotic these days.
There are especially many thieves, pickpockets, and human traffickers.
Although Ji Wanmei had life experience from two lifetimes, she was not afraid of being fooled by those people.
But she was, after all, a young girl with no strength to fight back. She couldn't match a man's physical strength or agility. If she encountered those thugs who tried to grope her, she might indeed suffer.
But it's different when there are two people. Two people can give each other courage and help each other. When others see that they have companions, they don't dare to do anything to them.
Ji Wanmei took Luo Chunyan's hand and said happily, "Then I'll buy train tickets for three days from now, and we'll go to Zhejiang."
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