Chapter 508: Eating at a Street Stall

Shi Yong and I quickly arrived at the Zaocheng Grand Hotel.

Hou Laoban has been keeping my room.

As soon as we got to the hotel, Shi Yong started shouting to find Hou Laoban,

asking him if there were any new videos.

I didn't stop Shi Yong; that's just his hobby.

Let him look for Hou Laoban, and the two of them can discuss together.

I feel that I'm not living as well as Shi Yong,

Shi Yong has his own hobby.

As for me, I find that I have nothing.

When a person has no hobby, they feel the emptiness of life.

Am I empty? I don't know.

In short, I'm very busy and tired.

After arriving at the hotel, I rested a bit and took a shower.

In a while I will go find Li Ming to have a good talk with him.

He misunderstands me, and I am very sad about it.

This misunderstanding weighs ten times more than those from others.

Because I have always considered everything for him.

In the past year, I have constantly worried that he would be implicated.

When he got into trouble, I risked my life to save him.

My mind had not a single stray thought.

But by today, Li Ming has become somewhat unfamiliar.

No matter what, I will face it.

I will do my utmost, but for now I must keep Li Ming from causing trouble again; if he truly gets out of control, how should we seize him?

Qian Niang has another concern.

I smoked a cigarette, then went to Li Ming's room and knocked.

In a moment, He Qing came to open the door.

"Big brother, you're here,"

"Where's Li Ming? I'm looking for him to ask something," I said.

"Li Ming? I don't know; I guess he might have gone out drinking. These days, he's been drinking every day.

Big brother, please advise him. I told him, but he doesn't listen.

Drinking every day, how can his body endure it?" He Qing complained to me.

"Alright, younger sister, when I see him I will definitely advise him.

By the way, Mother, I have already arrived at Niushiling.

The house of your family, I plan to demolish and rebuild, then let Mother live at Niushiling.

Younger sister, Niushiling is still suitable for retirement. When you have time, you can also go back and take a look."

"Big brother, I understand.

Going back to Niushiling, I want to ask Li Ming," He Qing asked somewhat reluctantly.

Indeed, after getting used to living in the city, no one wants to return to the countryside.

I smiled and stopped urging He Qing,

"Younger sister, being alone in the hotel every day with nothing to do easily leads to problems.

I advise you to go out and work.

How about Da Heng Group? Where do you want to work?

"I'm not the head of the household, big brother; Li Ming decides everything at home.

He doesn't let me work, and I have no way. Watching TV at the hotel every day has bored me to death.

I heard from Xiao Long that you have already given us a house.

It only needs a renovation to move in. But Li Ming doesn't know what's wrong with him.

It's not that he refuses to live there; he insists on returning to the old house.

Living somewhere else is different.

Big brother, please advise him. Don't let him cause trouble.

This year, we have all been exhausted.

Having a place to live would be great," He Qing said.

It seems He Qing also doesn't support Li Ming's continued troublemaking.

What's up with this Li Ming? Is being an official really addictive?

Sigh, we must persuade him properly.

"Alright, younger sister, then that's it. I'll leave now; if Li Ming returns early, give me a call," I said, then took my leave from He Qing.

Returning from Li Ming's room,

I opened the room door, thinking Shi Yong had returned; the two of us went outside to have a little drink and unwind.

But Shi Yong didn't come back; this Shi Yong really got kept by Hou Laoban.

I originally wanted to call Shi Yong, but then thought, don't interfere with his hobby.

I found Zhao Xiaohua's phone number and dialed it.

The phone was quickly connected,

Zhao Xiaohua's voice came from inside: "Brother, what's up?"

"Right, Xiaohua, that Tian Shi said he was going to the company for an inspection—did he go?" I asked.

"He went, came this morning, and asked in great detail.

I gave him all the materials I could prepare,

he said these things still need to be reviewed by the city.

He took everything away. I was just about to report to you tonight."

Zhao Xiaohua said.

"Alright, come over. We'll have a drink and chat tonight. By the way, bring all the honor certificates and trophies from my office.

They're useless at Da Heng Group now." I arranged with Zhao Xiaohua.

"Okay, brother, I'll bring them all over in a bit." Zhao Xiaohua said.

I then hung up the phone.

About twenty minutes later, Zhao Xiaohua arrived.

He came alone, carrying a bag,

no need to ask, all kinds of honor certificates and trophies were inside the bag.

Zhao Xiaohua opened it to show me,

"Brother, check it out, see if anything's missing. These are all things you've earned through your hard work over the years. In the hotel, where do you plan to put them?"

"What to put them?

They're just useless scrap paper. Hand them over to me." I said, then took the bundle from Zhao Xiaohua's hands and casually tossed it under the hotel table.

Zhao Xiaohua saw me treating these things like that.

He showed a strange expression,

"Brother, in the past, you gave everything for these things. They are your most treasured possessions. How could you just throw them away like that?"

"Sigh, Xiaohua, those are all in the past.

Past events are unbearable to recall.

After going through this, I've come to understand a lot.

Fame and profit are just fleeting clouds.

It's precisely because we pursued these illusory things that we ruined our group.

Forget it, don't mention these things anymore. Come on, let's go outside the hotel to the stall and have a drink together.

How about we relax a bit?" At this moment I stood up and patted Zhao Xiaohua on the shoulder.

Zhao Xiaohua immediately said: "Okay, brother. Let's go—I know that stall in Xin Cheng does good business."

So Zhao Xiaohua and I had just arrived at the hotel lobby.

Coincidentally we ran into Shi Yong and Hou Laoban, who had come from somewhere.

Hou Laoban saw me, as if seeing a savior,

"Brother Jianqiang, please wait."

"Yo, Hou Laoban, you and Shi Yong finished your discussion?" I laughed.

"What discussion, brother? You don't know, I've long turned over a new leaf, now I wholeheartedly chant Buddha.

I've already dispersed those nuns.

If you don't believe me, you can come with me to see. Brother, don't let Shi Yong keep bothering me,

I really don't have any videos anymore." Hou Laoban pleaded with me.

"Impossible, I don't believe your words—you must have new videos and you're deliberately not giving them to me.

Hou Laoban, if you keep doing this, you're being pointless.

Tomorrow I'll send everything from my phone to the TV in your hotel lobby, so the whole Zaocheng will know." Shi Yong said angrily.

This Shi Yong is stubborn.

He feels Hou Laoban is deceiving him.

"Shi Yong brother, please don't—if you do that, where am I to put my old face?

How am I supposed to scrape by in this world?

Brother Jianqiang, you need to save me—saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda.

Don't just watch me die." Hou Laoban said pitifully, grabbing my arm.

Shi Yong has already tormented Hou Laoban nearly to the breaking point.

We can't let Shi Yong provoke Hou Laoban any further—what if he really goes crazy?

At this point I said to Shi Yong: "Alright, Shi Yong, stop messing around.

We're going to the outside stall for a drink—you go ahead."

As soon as drinking was mentioned, Shi Yong immediately let go of Hou Laoban,

"Drinking is more fun. Hou Laoban, I won't ask you for videos anymore—you at least need to contribute some good liquor."

Hearing Shi Yong say that, Hou Laoban's face lit up with a bright smile,

"Shi Yong brother, rest assured, the liquor is sufficient."