sinovels Chapter 60 Pushing the Limits, 2 Girls Treat!
Chapter 60 Pushing the Limits, 2 Girls Treat!
Liu Guangtian shook his head: "Xu Damao only knows it's me."
He was completely bewildered when he first received the task from Brother Dafei. But because he remembered how Brother Dafei had stood up for him when he was being beaten, he accepted the task without hesitation.
Zhang Chengfei took out five yuan and handed it over: "Take this money."
Liu Guangtian refused: "It's just helping you place bets, how can I accept it? Brother, you're looking down on me."
Zhang Chengfei explained, "No, that's not it. I'm giving you money because I want you to do something for me."
"What is it?"
"Haven't you been unemployed since graduation? I want you to keep an eye on Yi Zhonghai for me, so you don't work for free. I'll give you one yuan a day, so this five yuan is an advance payment."
He hasn't forgotten the huge wave of malice he received from Yi Zhonghai on the awards stage.
That guy is a cunning old fox. Since he harbors such malice, he can't possibly refrain from taking action.
Zhang Chengfei planned to investigate thoroughly and take the initiative. Liu Guangtian was the assistant he had chosen.
During this period, he observed this person carefully. Although he was a troublemaker at school and in the nearby alleys, he was a grateful person.
Ever since he confronted Liu Haizhong and his wife and helped them escape, Liu Guangtian has been eager to show goodwill towards him.
If such a person is used well and is generous with their spending, they can be a powerful weapon.
Liu Guangtian didn't know what conflict Zhang Chengfei and Yi Zhonghai had, but he could roughly guess from the increasingly distant relationship between the Jia family and Yi Zhonghai.
Zhang Chengfei asked him to follow Yi Zhonghai, but he didn't ask him to do anything illegal. He even offered him a generous reward, so he agreed without hesitation.
……
Er Ya challenged her limits and successfully memorized 294 characters, earning her 2.96 yuan, plus a 1 yuan reward and a pork knuckle sandwich.
This made everyone in the courtyard extremely envious, their jealous and hateful gazes piercing Er Ya like sharp swords, turning her into a hedgehog.
That's three yuan and ninety cents! You have to understand that back then, a worker in Beijing would only earn one yuan a day after a hard day's work.
And what about Zhang Erya? Just because she had a good third uncle, she earned three yuan and ninety cents just by memorizing a text!
Damn it, how can this not make people jealous? How can this not make people unbearable? How can this not make people resentful!
Everyone was seething with hatred, but Er Ya was quite pleased with it; she loved the feeling of being envied by everyone!
After finishing the braised pork knuckle with a pancake in front of everyone, she stuck out her tongue to lick the grease off the corners of her mouth and looked at the few teenagers who were swallowing their saliva.
"What are you looking at?"
Yan Jiekuang pointed at Thoreau and said in a low voice, "Grandma Zhang, I want to eat meat too."
Zhang Erya sneered, "Who taught you to beg for food when others are eating? So rude! Old Yan, Old Yan, you're supposed to be a teacher, is this how you teach your children? The family traditions of the Yan family, tsk tsk tsk..."
Yan Bugui's face was fierce, and he cursed inwardly, "You, Zhang Erya, have the right to judge our family's style?"
He raised his hand to hit his third son, but Yan Jiekuang turned and ran away.
Qin Huairu stood to the side, utterly astonished. She had always thought that her mother-in-law was ill-mannered and knew nothing, which was why she was so annoying.
But after her third grandfather entered Beijing, she suddenly realized that her mother-in-law actually understood everything...
She knows everything, yet pretends not to... Qin Huairu realized that she seemed to have a new understanding of her mother-in-law.
After finishing her braised pork knuckle, Zhang Erya climbed down from the stone table. Seeing Zhang Chengfei return to the courtyard, she immediately moved her plump body and ran over: "Third Uncle, you're back?"
Zhang Chengfei nodded: "Er Ya got an award, shouldn't we celebrate tonight?"
Zhang Erya's eyes held a hint of wariness: "Third Uncle, what do you mean?"
Zhang Chengfei: "Ever since I went to university in the city, I've always heard people say that the grilled meat in Beijing is delicious... but because I was short of money..."
Worried that Er Ya wouldn't understand the word, he changed his explanation: "Because I'm poor, I've never been able to afford to eat it. Now I've received a bonus from the factory, but I still feel like it's not very meaningful to eat barbecue alone."
Er Ya thought to herself, "It's no fun eating alone. We can eat together!"
But having just gotten four yuan from my third uncle today, it would be inappropriate to ask him to treat me to barbecue.
She rolled her eyes and said, "Then I'll treat you."
In Er Ya's opinion, her third uncle doted on her excessively and was also an elder. Although he was thirty years younger than her, an elder is an elder. How could a junior be expected to pay when going out to eat with a junior?
Therefore, after offering to treat everyone, she waited for her second uncle to pull her aside, saying, "How can I, as an uncle, let my eldest niece treat me? Let's eat together, it's on me!"
Unexpectedly, Zhang Chengfei smiled after hearing her words: "Er Ya is so kind. Since you are so willing to be filial, your third uncle will not argue with you."
He turned his head and shouted, "Dongxu, Huairu, Banggeng, Xiaodang, get ready, your mom/grandma is inviting everyone to eat grilled meat."
The others were shocked, and Banggeng even shielded his eyes with his hand and looked up at the sky: "Did the sun rise in the west today?"
Little Dang said in a childish voice, "Brother, it's cloudy today, there's no sun."
Qin Huairu pulled the two children back into the house to change clothes. She was very quick; she had to hurry because she had clearly seen the conversation between her third grandfather and mother-in-law.
If the mother-in-law doesn't realize it soon, they won't be able to have this barbecue!
After the family got ready, Zhang Chengfei rode his bicycle with Xiao Dang and Bang Geng on the back, while the other three took a bus straight to Kao Rou Ji (Kao Rou Ji) located near Yinding Bridge.
In Beijing, grilled meat is served in two ways: "civilized" and "martial". The "civilized" way is when the restaurant grills the meat and then serves it on a large plate.
The "martial" way of eating involves diners standing around a large central grill, using long chopsticks to eat and grill as they go. Both ways are priced the same, but Zhang Erya, being a big spender, insisted that everyone choose the "martial" way, making sure the money was well spent.
But Banggeng and Xiaodang disagreed, insisting that it would be more fun to grill it themselves. Zhang Erya seized the opportunity to try and back out: "If you don't listen to me, then you can pay for it yourself."
After saying that, he patted his butt and tried to run away.
Xiao Dang and Bang Geng immediately switched sides, each grabbing one of Zhang Er Ya's legs: "Grandma, we'll listen to you, we want to eat in a civilized manner."
Well, Zhang Erya's attempt to skip out on the bill failed, and she had no choice but to grit her teeth and pay.
Lamb was cheap these days, only 1.28 yuan per pound, but the Jia family could eat it all. The family finished their meal in a hurry, and Zhang Erya's face turned ashen.
She'd only gotten six cents left of the three yuan and ninety cents reward she'd just received. But she couldn't say anything, because her third uncle had eaten a pound and a half of that three pounds of meat…
Though he didn't say anything, his resentment kept welling up inside him. Zhang Chengfei, having eaten and drunk his fill, looked at the resentment points he'd received and was overjoyed.
Er Ya, Er Ya, did you think you won by reciting "The Road to Shu is Hard" and getting 3.9 yuan?
But then I turned around and saw that your third uncle had won ten dollars in a bet, then got a beating from you in a fit of pique, and even got 1688 resentment points! In this round, I'm the real winner!