Chapter 916: 916

“You are demanding too much,” Jiang Changxi knitted her brows and said earnestly .

“I have prepared it for so long, but now it’s gone . ” Ling Hong was so indignant that he ate quite a few mouthfuls of the Drunkard’s Spiced Peanut to vent his anger .

“Stop it . Don’t vent your anger by eating even if you are unhappy,” Wu Hai covered the dishes on the table and said angrily .

“Are you a friend of mine? Can’t I eat some dishes to vent my anger?” Ling Hong managed to grab a piece of deep-fried chili and then chewed it indignantly, gulping it down in the end .

“Of course not . I originally intended to drink beer while listening to your sorrowful happenings,” Wu Hai said deservedly, “I can eat another two bowls of rice when I hear that you are unhappy . ”

“Ho Ho . Stop dreaming . ” Ling Hong stared at Wu Hai .

“Indeed . Almost nothing could make you so sad . It’s really a waste of my beer,” Wu Hai nodded his head and said approvingly .

“F*ck off . ” Ling Hong waved his hand angrily .

“If you really want it, I can give you my signature . Anyhow, I’m also a celebrity,” Looking at Ling Hong’s manner, Wu Hai suddenly said .

Of course, Wu Hai still covered the dishes on the table with his hands when he said that .

“Screw you . I don’t want your damn signature . ” Ling Hong gave a look at Wu Hai contemptuously .

“My signature is worth a lot of money,” Wu Hai said seriously .

“That’s true . ” Jiang Changxi agreed with Wu Hai once in a blue moon . She still remembered that some wimpy kids surrounded Wu Hai to ask for red packets during the Spring Festival last year .

Wu Hai had never brought money with him before . So he gave each of the wimpy kids his signature . And Jiang Changxi helped those kids to sell the signatures when she happened to pass by .

Then, she got a huge amount of money and split it fifty-fifty .

Queen Jiang was way too idle .

“I don’t want it,” Ling Hong waved his hand and said discontentedly .

“Don’t try to grab my dishes when you wave your hand . ” Wu Hai revealed a manner of “I see through you” and stared at Ling Hong fixedly .

“I have also treated you to beer many times before . Why are you so stingy?” Ling Hong asked .

“Yeah, those were your treats . But this time, it’s my treat . So according to my rules, you must drink more beer and eat fewer dishes,” Wu Hai said primly .

“…” Ling Hong was made completely speechless .

“Haha . ” Jiang Changxi sipped a little Bamboo Liquor and burst into laughter .

Others were quite accustomed to the cat-and-dog scene among the three people, but Mr . Wei seated beside them couldn’t help sighing with emotion .

“It’s so good to be young,” Mr . Wei swallowed a big mouthful of beer and said .

His utterance attracted the attention of Chen Wei, who was drinking at the other side .

“You are not old, either,” said Chen Wei .

“I’m getting old . My daughter has grown up,” Mr . Wei shook his head and said .

“I still haven’t got a girlfriend,” said Chen Wei discontentedly .

“I’m not saying you are old . I just feel that I’m getting old and am becoming a middle-aged man . ” Mr . Wei explained .

“You were married at my age . But now, I haven’t even got a girlfriend . How dare you say you are old,” said Chen Wei .

Just like Chen Wei said, Mr . Wei had indeed been married when he was at Chen Wei’s current age . After all, he wasn’t older than Chen Wei by that many years and that was why Chen Wei said he wasn’t old at all .

“Just because I got married and have a kid, I feel like I’m getting old . ” Mr . Wei said lightly .

“Lucky that I got married but then divorced,” Jiang Changxi said politely on the side .

“Haha . Yeah, I forgot about you,” said Chen Wei .

“Anyway, I’m still young . ” Wu Hai shrugged .

The matter about age could always strike a chord . Following this same subject, other drinkers at the other two tables also began to discuss about age . For an instant, Ling Hong didn’t feel so upset anymore .

Ever since the beer was provided in Yuan Zhou’s pub, the atmosphere became more heated when they gathered to drink, as they could now clink glasses .

Such a heated atmosphere continued until the closing time of the pub . At that time, the customers basically said goodbye while walking out .

“I’m leaving . ” Wu Hai waved his hand and headed for his apartment upstairs .

“Need me to drive you back?” Ling Hong looked at Jiang Changxi and asked .

“No need . Somebody is coming to pick me up . ” Jiang Changxi shook her head .

“Alright . Let me accompany you to the street corner,” Ling Hong nodded his head and said .

“The driver you hired hasn’t arrived?” Jiang Changxi didn’t refuse his kindness . She tilted her head and asked .

“No, not yet . I will make the call and hire one when I get to the parking lot,” said Ling Hong . ”

“Do you need me to send you back?” Jiang Changxi revealed a smile and then said softly .

“No, no, no . I can go back by myself . ” Ling Hong waved his hand hurriedly .

Alright . ” Jiang Changxi nodded her head and then left in the taxi that had just arrived .

“She really deserves the name of Queen Jiang . ” Having been teased by Jiang Changxi, Ling Hong also sobered up from the drunken state . He took out his phone and prepared to ordered a driver for hire to get his car and himself back home .

He had barely taken his phone out when he found there was a vehicle in the shadow at the street corner .

It was a red electrically operated tricycle and most importantly, it was running toward Ling Hong . Presumably, he was coming to seek business .

“Zi” . The tricycle parked in front of Ling Hong quickly . And even before he could refuse to take the tricycle, he was astonished by the driver in the tricycle .

“Grandfather Jia?” Ling Hong looked at Grandfather Jia sitting on the backseat in surprise .

“Little Ling, finished drinking and came out?” Grandpa Jia nodded his head and then opened the door, preparing to come out .

“Yeah, I just finished . ” Ling Hong nodded his head .

Ling Hong was no longer embarrassed now when he talked with Grandpa Jia . After all, they had spoken about their common interests last time, basketball .

Therefore, Ling Hong felt quite relaxed when he answered .

Grandpa Jia nodded his head and said nothing more . For an instant, neither of them knew what to say .

Not until the breeze blew gently and brought about a little coolness did Ling Hong begin to say, “Grandpa Jia, why are you here since it’s so late?”

Ling Hong had reason to ask so . People who came to drink liquor at night basically had people pick them up or ordered a driver for hire and almost nobody would take such kind of tricycle .

Besides, Grandpa Jia had never waited here for any business before .

“Well, yeah . Take this . ” Having been asked, Grandpa Jia immediately took out a canvas bag and handed it directly to Ling Hong .

It was the kind of merchandise bag with a logo Brownie printed on the surface . It sounded to be the name of a cake shop .

“What’s this?” Ling Hong received it subconsciously and asked with puzzlement .

It felt like a notebook or something similar inside and should be valuable . Otherwise, it wouldn’t be specially packed in the canvas bag . However, Ling Hong didn’t open the bag and see what it was immediately . He was slightly muddled now .

“Take it out and have a look . You will definitely love it . ” Grandpa Jia pointed at the thing inside the little canvas bag confidently .

“Okay, let me have a look . ” Ling Hong was also very curious . He untied the canvas bag quickly and directly poured out a notebook with a black cover .

The notebook wasn’t big . It was approximately as big as an adult man’s palm and as thick as a little finger . On the black cover were several Chinese characters that read Notebook . Judging from the outward appearance, it was a decent notebook .

The market price was around 30RMB . Of course, it wasn’t so expensive as the 96-year-old Filofax loose-leaf notebook produced in the UK, which Ling Hong had bought before .

“A notebook?” Ling Hong looked at Grandpa Jia with puzzlement .

“Open it and have a look,” Grandpa Jia said smilingly, “The notebook isn’t the point . ”

“Hua La” . Ling Hong opened the notebook and found a line of crooked Chinese characters, which seemed to be written by grade-one pupils, on the blank space of the head page of the notebook .

It read like this, [Ling Hong: May you drink less liquor and take care of his health . ] . The signature at the bottom of the page couldn’t be more familiar to him . It was the English name of Shaquille O’Neal .

Ling Hong stared at the page . The English letters of curlicue and crooked Chinese characters formed a sharp contrast . It was no exaggeration to say even kids in kindergartens could write Chinese characters better than that . However, they looked fairly harmonious together . Even if one of the characters was even split up, they also looked good .

O’Neil’s signature!

Ling Hong looked at the smile on Grandpa Jia’s face . The sentence of [Ling Hong: May you drink less liquor and take care of his health . ] was obviously a grammatically wrong sentence . He could totally imagine that O’Neil didn’t know what his own writing meant at all . As a big fan of O’Neil, Ling Hong also knew that O’Neil could neither write Chinese characters nor understand any .

He really couldn’t imagine how this Grandpa Jia in front of him made it .

Ling Hong suddenly smelled the sweetness and fragrance of chocolates leftover on the notebook from the Brownie bag .

“My sense of smell is really sensitive . Why have I never felt that the cakes from the Brownie Cake Shop are so fragrant? I must find an opportunity to taste it . ” Ling Hong muttered inwardly . The notebook in his hand felt much heavier than when he first got it .

Ling Hong couldn’t help asking, “Grandfather Jia, how did you get it?”

“At any sake, I was your grandpa’s class monitor . This Grandpa Jia always has some capabilities,” Grandpa Jia burst into laughter while saying that .

The cheerful laughter also made Ling Hong laugh .

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