By the time a dozen or so people sobered up, it was already dark. Zuo Youcheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they were all able to stand up.
Wu Yonghe patted Zhu Hang on the shoulder and said, "Brother, let's drink again next time. I'm going back now."
"It's already dark, why are you going back? Stay here for one night and come back tomorrow morning. Tomorrow morning, you can try our town breakfast."
Zhu Hang refused to let them go. He remembered his sister-in-law's words: If you invite people to drink, you must ensure that they can get home safely, or send them back personally. Otherwise, if something happens, even if there is no legal punishment, you will feel guilty, and the family members may even come to bother you every day and make trouble for you, asking you to pay compensation.
It’s so dark and the road conditions are bad, the three-wheeled tricycle is not safe, and Little Flying Tiger may not be willing to take the night train.
Wu Yonghe was warmly invited by Zhu Hang to stay and they went to the building at the north end together.
Several people were like Granny Liu visiting the Grand View Garden, visiting everywhere. Zuo Youcheng and Wu Haotian went to the kitchen to cook porridge.
In the evening, I drink rice porridge and eat some pickles to help sober up.
Zhou Yu and Tang Mei were watching TV on the third floor. When they heard someone coming back, and there were more than six people, they didn't go downstairs.
I don't know who he brought back.
After Wu Yonghe visited the first and second floors, he had a higher opinion of Zhu Hang and the Zhou family.
This building is like this, what is the one the Zhou family is building now like?
Zhu Hang and a few of his friends opened a barbecue stall and were able to build a building in two years. This shows that doing business is much better than getting a salary.
I couldn't help but have more thoughts in my mind. Our friendship is still shallow now, I'll wait until we get to know each other better in the future.
Li Li held it in for many days and finally decided to go to the Water Conservancy Bureau to take a look. Zhou Xiang only said that she had moved, and did not mention that Zuo Heng had also moved.
When Li Li saw Zuo Heng calling the woman on crutches "Mom", she was stunned. Isn't Zuo Heng an orphan?
Now I have a disabled mother, two younger sisters and a younger brother?
No wonder when I suspected that Zuo Heng had someone he liked, Zhou Xiang looked at me with such complicated eyes, and the most obvious thing in those eyes was disappointment.
I am so selfish. I don’t even know what happened to Zuo Heng, but I keep saying that I like him.
It was already one o'clock when I walked out of the Water Conservancy Bureau in dejection and returned to my grandparents' house.
My grandparents were still sitting at the table, waiting for me to eat.
Thinking back to what Zhou Xiang said, I felt my own selfishness again.
"Grandpa and grandma, I'm sorry I'm back late."
"It's okay, wash your hands and eat! The food has just been heated up."
"good!"
Li Li held back her tears. She had to change. If she didn't, she would look down on herself.
When Ran Qiming asked Zhou Xiang if he would participate in this year's junior high school competition, Zhou Xiang shook his head and said, "No, no, no, let's talk about it next year. This year, my family is building a house, and I have to be on standby all the time."
Ran Qiming didn't know if this was an excuse, but there were very few first-year junior high students participating in the competition, most of them were third-year junior high students.
"Okay! We'll talk about it next year."
Li Li took advantage of the break to do eye exercises and then came to find Zhou Xiang.
"Zhou Xiang, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that that day. Please forgive me!"
Zhou Xiang sighed softly, "Okay! I forgive you, but you still need to think about what I said."
"I know, I will change. I saw Zuo Heng calling a woman "Mom," and he also has two sisters and a brother. What's going on?"
"At the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, Zuo Heng recognized his parents, so he's not an orphan. He carries a heavy burden, and you might be a burden. I won't allow that, because Zuo Heng will be my partner in the future, and I won't allow anyone to hold him back. That would be holding me back, too."
It was the first time that Li Li knew about Zhou Xiang's plans for Zuo Heng's future. Even though she was younger than Zuo Heng, she believed in the decision she made.
"Okay, I understand. I will try to change."
Zhou Xiang really didn't understand why Li Li, this delicate girl, was so stubborn. Couldn't she just find someone else to like? Why bother trying so hard to change her personality? It's easy to change a country, but hard to change one's nature. If a suppressed personality were to explode one day, it would be even more destructive.
However, she is only in junior high school now. Maybe when she sees more handsome guys in the future, she will fall in love with someone else.
After school, Li Li went back together with Zhou Xiang. It had been more than ten days since she felt uncomfortable going home alone.
Seeing Xiao Chunmei also walking north with Zhou Xiang, he asked curiously: "Xiao Chunmei, isn't your family heading south?"
Xiao Chunmei didn't want to pay much attention to her. She actually dared to fight with Zhou Xiang. If you have the guts, why don't you fight to the end? No one can stand her repeated temper tantrums.
Thinking about how well Zhou Xiang treated him, Xiao Baitu became proud again. "I'm going to Zhou Xiang's house to have lunch and study."
Li Lixing's eyes widened, she glared at her fiercely, then turned to look at Zhou Xiang, "Zhou Xiang~."
"Stop, stop, stop!" Zhou Xiang rubbed the goose bumps on his wrists and said, "Talk properly."
"I want to go to your house, too."
Zhou Xiang frowned, "Go now?"
Li Li nodded halfway, but then stopped herself when she thought of her grandparents waiting for her to eat. "I'll go back and ask them."
Seeing that she was truly determined to change, Zhou Xiang felt he couldn't discourage her too much, so he agreed. "I only allow you to go at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays."
"Why?"
"Because my eldest brother is not at home every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Otherwise, it would be too noisy with too many people. Another reason is that you also need to spend some time with your grandparents."
"Okay, okay, I understand. I'll discuss it with my grandparents when I get back."
As they parted ways at the intersection, Xiao Chunmei sighed, "I think it would be great if she could persist in changing."
"That's all we can hope for."
Li Li returned to her grandfather's house and told her grandparents about this. Her grandfather felt that she had made some progress and knew how to think before doing things and consider other people's feelings, so he nodded in agreement.
But the grandmother was worried. Although her granddaughter said that she was her classmate and had excellent grades, how could she agree without seeing her in person?
"Today is already Friday. I'll be waiting for you at the entrance of Chengbei East Alley at noon next Monday. I'll go and see you in person so I can rest assured. Your mother gave you to us, so we have to be responsible for you."
Grandma said so, and Grandpa nodded immediately, "Yes, yes, the old lady is right, I should go and take a look, and thank them by the way."
In the past, Li Li would definitely think that they were too nagging and meddling too much, but now that she has changed her perspective, she feels differently.
"Okay, it's good for Grandma to go meet Zhou Xiang. She's very capable..."
Grandma nodded. Her little granddaughter was very spoiled and always dissatisfied with her cousin. But she didn't expect that she was so convinced by Zhou Xiang. She should go and meet him.
Zhou Xiang and Xiao Chunmei walked into the North City East Lane. As soon as they entered the alley, they were held down by three boys who rushed out.
Fourteen-year-old Shi Minglei held down Zhou Xiang, while eleven-year-old Shi Mingxin and nine-year-old Shi Mingyan held down Xiao Chunmei.
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