"Do you have the glue?" After all the paper flowers are folded, they need to be glued together to form a complete prop.
"Yes, here you go."
After taking the glue bottle, Chen Bing opened the cap and squeezed some out.
The opaque plastic bottle deflated quickly when squeezed with a finger, but no glue was squeezed out.
Chen Bing first shook the bottle, then took it up to the light and shook it again.
"Empty?"
Hearing this, Shang Yunmiao felt a little guilty because she was the last one to use glue.
"Is that all?" Shang Yunmiao got up and came to Chen Bing's side, asking in a somewhat weak voice.
"Hmm, it seems so." Chen Bing said, casually throwing the empty bottle into the trash can, and then prepared to look for any glue left at home.
Although it was nothing serious, and Chen Bing didn't seem to care, Shang Yunmiao, who felt she was at fault, still felt uncomfortable seeing him searching around. After hesitating for a while, she suddenly remembered seeing her father using glue at home before.
"Chen Bing, I have some glue at home, shall I go get it for you?"
Hearing Shang Yunmiao say this, Chen Bing, who was planning to go out and buy another bottle of glue because she couldn't find any, nodded. Of course, it would be best to have something ready-made.
"Okay, let's go together."
Shang Yunmiao, who had originally planned to agree, suddenly remembered that it would be Chen Bing's piano practice time in half an hour. Because the exam was approaching, he had been practicing for a long time recently.
If it weren't for making handicrafts for himself, Chen Bing would have finished this a long time ago, right? And he even used up all of Chen Bing's glue himself.
With that in mind, Shang Yunmiao decided not to waste any more of the other party's time.
"It's alright, I can go by myself. Chen Bing, you can stay home and do the other parts." The little angel said with a smile, then stared at me with her big eyes, clearly waiting for my consent.
For Shang Yunmiao, Chen Bing was undoubtedly a very authoritative figure. So from the very beginning, whenever the two of them were together, she was used to asking, seeking, and accepting Chen Bing's opinions on everything she did.
Chen Bing had experienced this situation before, and today was just another instance of it on an ordinary day.
This can't go on forever, Chen Bing thought.
In order to cultivate Shang Yunmiao's independent character, I need to encourage her.
Thinking of this, Chen Bing didn't say anything, but just smiled and nodded at her to show encouragement.
Seeing that Chen Bing agreed, the little girl smiled happily, then waddled her short legs and pushed open the door to go back to her own home.
When that petite and agile figure disappeared from Chen Bing's world, swinging her two slender ponytails, the room fell silent.
...
"Haha, I told you Brother Liang could hold his liquor well! You didn't believe me. Look at the handwriting here, you have to admit he's a cultured man, haha!"
Liang Wei was quite drunk at this point, but even so, he couldn't hide his annoyance.
Sure enough, these people never come to my door without a reason. They haven't been back for so many years, and all they want to do is ask me for drinks to borrow money.
He reluctantly put the pen he had used to write his name on the loan agreement on the table, then looked up at the shirtless, tattooed "brothers" surrounding him, feeling a pent-up frustration that he couldn't release.
"Don't worry, Brother Wei, once the brothers make a fortune in business next year, we'll definitely pay you back with interest!"
"Make a fortune, definitely, with interest..." Liang Wei chuckled inwardly. What a grand and righteous statement! When did paying back debts become a sign of high moral character? You can't even speak properly like that. You'll be lucky if you don't lose everything in a few years.
That's what I really thought, but adults are people who say one thing and mean another. Even if I looked down on these "buddies" a lot, I still had to keep up appearances.
"Hey, with our relationship, there's no need to talk about interest."
That sounds nice, but if that's really what you're thinking, then don't add interest to the contract.
"Haha, absolutely, absolutely."
"Well... it's still early. How about I save face and we all go to a karaoke bar in the county and sing a couple more songs?" one of the people drinking with suddenly said.
"Absolutely, absolutely, we have to go. Anyone who doesn't go is disrespecting the brothers."
Liang Wei really wasn't interested. He was feeling dizzy and just wanted to go home and rest. So he said directly, "Hey, it's not appropriate. Tomorrow is my father's death anniversary, and besides, your sister-in-law is home too. I have to go back quickly; I can't let her do everything."
You're not going to come? We'll take a taxi. That's ridiculously expensive. Besides, lending you 100,000 is nothing to you. You could probably get even more by bluffing a bit more.
The people present were unhappy to hear this and continued to clamor for him to go along, but Liang Wei's attitude was quite firm, and it seemed that there was no room for negotiation.
Seeing his reaction, one of the men who was trying to persuade him had a sudden idea and said with a smile, "Hey, Brother Liang, let's not go to a proper karaoke bar..."
Upon hearing this, Liang Wei perked up. What could be so improper? Before leaving Shangping County, he had heard rumors that there were many prostitutes secretly operating there. Although he had never experienced such things himself, under the influence of alcohol, his lustful courage gradually swelled.
"Karaoke? It's been a while since I've been there," he said to himself, a departure from his previous resolute tone.
Upon hearing that there was hope, the others quickly and vividly described the scene that would unfold.
"Call a few female students."
"Prepare some small toys."
"When we're done, call for a big room, and the brothers will bring you some good stuff."
Liang Wei was lost in his fantasies about the karaoke room and didn't immediately realize what the "good stuff" they were talking about was. So, impatient as they were, they staggered out of the private room and went to the counter to pay the bill.
"Hey, this restaurant is really good, even better than some of the ones in the county. When did it open?"
On the way to pay the bill, Liang Wei looked around at the restaurant's decor and asked the person next to him with some surprise.
"Just in the last few years, wow, that business was really good." After helping Liang Wei to the counter, the man who had answered his questions let go of his hand and went to the side to admire the small pool by himself. The others were either smoking or chatting, and clearly none of them had any intention of paying the bill.
"Damn it," he cursed inwardly, groggily reaching for his wallet in his pocket.
"The total is 1,897, but I'll give you a discount to 1,888."
Damn, these bastards can really eat!
After counting out nineteen red bills from his wallet, Liang Wei handed them to the person at the counter.
Wow, this woman is young and beautiful. Did she drop out of school to work?
After receiving his change, Liang Wei walked over to his brothers. Having seen the pretty woman who had just worked at the cashier, he was even more excited about the female students coming later.
After the group left, Liu Yue frowned slightly as she watched their retreating figures.
He reeked of alcohol, had a sleazy demeanor, and not only looked greasy, but also lacked manners.
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