It was already past three in the afternoon when we arrived in Tai City.
After getting out of the carriage, many people were holding up their mobile phones on the platform to take pictures of the mountains in the distance. The fog was heavy today and it was hazy.
Jiang Ning had previously privately chatted with the squad leader, asking about their accommodation location, and contacted Shao Shuangshuang on the way, asking her to temporarily change the hotel where she lived, which was only a hundred or two hundred meters away from Huang Zhongfei and the others.
"Jiang Ning, have you noticed that the sun is very scorching?"
"A little bit."
Xue Yuantong walked and walked, passing by a shady area, and felt that the temperature dropped instantly. She found that the climate in Tai City seemed to be different from that in Yuzhou.
The sun in Yuzhou is much gentler.
After following the crowd out of the station, everyone gathered together. Huang Zhongfei looked at the sun and said, "The place we live is four kilometers away from us. Taking a taxi costs just over 10 yuan. It's more cost-effective if there are more of us."
He specifically asked everyone for their opinions.
No one had any objection.
Huang Zhongfei helped stop the car and saw off several people one by one, and finally got into the same taxi as Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong.
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Shandong University of Science and Technology, surrounding hotels.
Xue Yuantong stayed in a hotel for the first time and saw a magnificent lobby with marble floors, flowers and green plants on the walls, and crystal chandeliers hanging from the high ceiling.
"Hello, sir..." The waiter at the front desk smiled kindly and spoke enthusiastically.
Jiang Ning showed his ID card: "Two rooms."
"Okay." The waiter checked in.
Soon, two room cards were handed over, along with 4 breakfast coupons: "Hello, the restaurant will provide breakfast before 10 o'clock tomorrow morning."
Jiang Ning collected the room card and took away Xue Yuantong, who was cowering at the side.
Xue Yuantong asked in a low voice: "Aren't two rooms expensive?"
Jiang Ning: "Two rooms, totaling just over 600 yuan a night."
In Tai'an in 2014, it was not a festival, so the hotel at this price was pretty good.
Xue Yuantong took a breath of cold air!
A pair of smart eyes widened, unbelievable, 600 yuan! How many snacks can you buy!
Jiang Ning said: "Don't forget that the prize your mother won is 30,000 yuan. We have 50 days left in the summer vacation. Even if we stay in a hotel every day, we won't be able to spend it all."
"It's invalid when it expires."
After saying this, Xue Yuantong felt much more balanced.
She glanced at the breakfast coupons again. It was the first time she saw this thing. She said confidently: "Four breakfast coupons are actually not bad, we can finish them."
Jiang Ning: "You can't finish it. This is a buffet breakfast coupon, a buffet."
Xue Yuantong suddenly felt heartbroken, "What should I do? It's a waste!"
Jiang Ning: "It doesn't matter. Yang Sheng lives not far anyway, so I'll give it to her."
Taking the elevator all the way to the 9th floor, before entering the room, Jiang Ning activated her consciousness to scan and clean the room to ensure that the living environment was spotless.
He first went to room 907 and swiped the room card for Xue Yuantong.
As soon as he entered the room, Xue Yuantong didn't pay attention to anything else. He saw several small baskets on the table, including oranges, green dates, peaches and other fruits.
There are also potato chips, melon seeds, biscuits, dried fish, and Wangwang snow cakes, all of familiar brands.
Xue Yuantong asked nervously: "Is there any charge?"
After saying this, she realized that her lack of knowledge was exposed.
Jiang Ning: "It's free, you can eat whatever you want."
He opened the refrigerator and found purified water, Coke, several small boxes of yogurt, and a few popsicles in the freezer above.
Xue Yuantong's eyes shone. If it was free, with her character, she would definitely leave no one behind!
Jiang Ning checked the other rooms with his consciousness and found that they also had these things. It seemed that they were the basic configuration of this hotel.
Xue Yuantong got familiar with the hotel. The room was large and clean, with all the necessary facilities, and even a bathtub!
She changed into slippers, connected her phone to wifi, then turned on the TV, sat by the floor-to-ceiling window, ate snacks and drank a drink, overlooking the Thai city.
Jiang Ning did not go back to the room for the time being, watching TV with Xue Yuantong.
It's very similar to how the two get along at home, except that the hotel TV is bigger, the view is wider, and there are mountains in the distance.
Xue Yuantong felt that everything was novel and the comfortable experience made her feel happy during the trip, and she even developed a good impression of Taishi.
She never forgot to send photos to her mother and Chu Chu.
…
The lights are on and the neon lights are flashing.
At the entrance of the hotel, Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong arrived hand in hand.
Huang Zhongfei and his party just arrived, and Guo Kunnan said excitedly: "Let's go and have barbecue!"
"Try the barbecue in Shandong Province!" Shan Kaiquan also yearned for it.
They sat on hard seats for five hours and did not rest after returning. Dong Qingfeng called them to play where Jiang Yanan lived.
The house of Huang Zhongfei's relatives is well-decorated, and there is a 55-inch imported big-name TV in the living room. The boys and girls gather together to watch variety shows and chat, having a great time.
Huang Zhongfei originally planned to buy some food, but Shan Kaiquan and the others refused, so he waited until now to go out for barbecue.
Three taxis started. Sitting in Jiang Ning's car were Yang Sheng and Tang Fu.
Jiang Ning was the co-pilot, and little Xue Yuantong was on the right side. She gave two buffet breakfast coupons to Yang Sheng:
"Jiang Ning and I don't have enough. Come to the hotel for breakfast tomorrow morning."
Yang Sheng hadn't spoken yet, so Tang Fu was confused: "Why are there two more coupons? Why don't you live together?"
Jiang Ning: "Two rooms."
Yang Sheng: "Tang Fu, are you stupid?"
We are all high school students after all. Although Yang Sheng has always been informal and straightforward, she still knows a thing or two about the relationship between men and women.
In her opinion, two rooms are reasonable, even though Xue Yuantong is very young.
Yang Sheng took the breakfast coupon: "Thank you, I'll treat you to snacks tomorrow night."
There are many types of hotel buffets, and some also include local specialties. The hotel Jiang Ning stayed in has a more grand appearance, so I think the breakfast is not bad.
The taxi was weaving in and out of the crowd. Xue Yuantong looked at the scenery outside the window. Jiang Ning closed his eyes. Despite this, he still retained a trace of consciousness to prevent accidents.
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Beer and BBQ City. Wide and clean streets.
"Squad leader, where are we going to eat?" Shan Kaiquan looked at the dazzling shops.
Huang Zhongfei: "Just in front, come with me."
In almost every barbecue restaurant ahead, there are people standing on the roadside soliciting customers. This is a rare sight in Yuzhou.
Huang Zhongfei declined everyone and stopped in front of a particularly large barbecue restaurant.
At a glance, the hall looks like a school cafeteria, with dozens of tables and most of the guests sitting there.
Under the leadership of the waiter, everyone came to a seat near the south. Two long tables were put together, enough to seat ten people.
A huge screen plays football matches, and people watch the matches while eating.
When ordering, Shan Kaiquan discovered that the mutton skewers in Taishi were not counted by skewers, but by kilograms, which made him amazed.
Huang Zhongfei ordered two kilograms of mutton first, and everyone then ordered dishes one by one.
Jiang Yanan looked at a nearby table of guests and said to Yu Wen: "Those two eldest brothers are so strong!"
Yu Wen turned around and saw that, sure enough, a bald man and a crew-cut man, who were both muscular and stronger than the two men, were blowing beer bottles.
Usually when meeting such people, Yu Wen would definitely stay away.
Dong Qingfeng next to him observed his words: "Eat with confidence, Jiang Ning is here, what are you afraid of!"
Apart from anything else, traveling with Jiang Ning means they have extra bodyguards to prevent accidents.
Even though Yu Wen only loves the squad leader, she felt relieved after hearing this.
"Would you like canned hawthorn juice? It's a specialty here and it's quite delicious." Huang Zhongfei recommended.
"Have a can!" Shan Kaiquan and others said in unison.
"Let's set up a bar." Yang Sheng patted the table, "Just draft beer. It's refreshing."
Looking at Yang Sheng's domineering and bold appearance, Shan Kaiquan actually recalled his tragic past of being a slave in the classroom. Shan Kaiquan slapped the table:
"Squad leader, order some wine and I'll beat you today!"
Guo Kunnan supported his good brother: "Serve wine, serve wine. If you don't drink skewers, is it still called skewers?"
Being away from home and meeting old friends in a foreign land, even though we were not very familiar with each other in the class before, under this situation, we unconsciously got closer to each other, and our speech was not as restrained as before.
Dong Qingfeng: "Not only draft beer, but also two bottles of white beer."
Huang Zhongfei hesitated: "It's not good, I'm worried that something might happen if everyone drinks too much."
Jiang Ning said: "You can drink in peace, I'm here."
He was curious about what stupid things these people could do when they were drunk.
Shan Kaiquan said this and shouted: "Okay, Jiang Ning, I can rest assured if you say this, the squad leader will serve the wine!"
Huang Zhongfei was reassured by Jiang Ning. This was a long-term prestige. Seeing this, he actually ordered draft beer and liquor.
The barbecue served food very quickly. Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong sat on the edge, facing each other.
Shan Kaiquan took a big bite of the skewers and did not forget to praise: "Oh my god, it's delicious! This barbecue is really good, the meat is so big, it's bigger than what we usually eat at Sister Ma's house."
Tang Fu: “It’s so affordable!”
Yang Sheng drank the iced hawthorn juice and said: "Anyway, when it comes to weighing, there is no difference between big and small sticks."
Xue Yuantong touched two meat skewers and his lips were covered with oil.
Dong Qingfeng lit up his wine glass: "Squad leader, I'd like to toast you. Thanks to you for arranging the room and bringing us here to eat, otherwise we would have made a lot of detours!"
"cheers!"
"Bang!" Everyone looked at each other, smiled, and drank.
Xue Yuantong closed her eyes tightly. It was her first time to drink draft beer. It tasted terrible!
Jiang Ning smiled and said, "If you can't drink it, just drink less."
There were many people outside, so Xue Yuantong did not argue with him. She only gave orders at home.
Various kinds of kebabs are served in waves, including pork belly, mutton tendon, mutton tendon, palm treasure, mutton liver, grilled fish, grilled wings,... Although Shan Kaiquan and the others are just poor students, this time, no one can go out.
Not stingy.
Not only grilled skewers, but also a lot of side dishes, including boiled edamame, peanuts, and cucumbers.
Xue Yuantong ate a piece of baked dough, which was super big, browned and sprinkled with sugar on the surface. It was very delicious.
After finishing the draft beer, Huang Zhongfei ordered another box of beer, and at the same time ordered juice and coke for non-drinkers, ensuring that no one would be left out in the cold.
During this period, Shan Kaiquan took photos and sent them to the class, which caused quite a shock. Cui Yu said that he had known that he was here, and Jiang Yanan happened to be there.
Chen Siyu asked them if they smelled good, and Xue Yuantong took photos for her to smell.
After three rounds of drinking, everyone drank a lot of beer. The young man didn't feel anything, so he decided to drink something white.
The two eldest brothers at the next table had a fist fight and got drunk. They started arguing over who could run faster when they were in school. One of them boasted about running 50 miles in one breath when he was young.
Another one came from the county to the village. After talking, he ate two strings of kidneys and drank half a bottle of beer.
Who was dissatisfied with the other, the two of them argued so fiercely that they almost came to blows.
In the end, the two people decided to compete on the spot and did what they said. They tightened their belts and were really ready to compete.
Yang Sheng stepped on the beer box, raised his arms, and waved, showing his unique refereeing temperament:
"Ready, run!"
The two big men rushed forward like wild donkeys and ran out of the hall in an instant, leaving all the diners around dumbfounded.
The waiter came to check, slapped his head, and shouted: "They haven't paid the bill yet!"
The boss was also alerted and rushed over: "Damn, you don't really want to default on your debt, do you?"
…
The surrounding air suddenly became cheerful.
At Jiang Ning's table, they upgraded from drinking beer to drinking liquor. Shan Kaiquan pretended to be cool: "Yang Sheng, half a cup, do you dare?"
"Are you scared?" Yang Sheng raised his eyebrows and accepted the challenge.
Shan Kaiquan raised his glass again: "Qingfeng, have a drink."
Dong Qingfeng did not dare to fight for a while.
Shan Kaiquan sneered: "Aren't you quite crazy in the group? Raise a glass to Brother Nan!"
Guo Kunnan immediately raised his liquor and mocked: "If you are a man, drink it!"
Dong Qingfeng couldn't sit still anymore, and someone came forward to greet him. He was so cold-hearted!
Yu Wen next to her slapped the table: "I'll drink with you, and Yanan will pour me wine!"
Everyone in the audience was shocked.
Yu Wen looked at the squad leader with affectionate eyes, making no secret of her love. She said: "I drank for the squad leader!"
She has never been a delicate and weak woman, she wants to maintain the dignity of the monitor!
Yu Wen once saw on TV that a wife protected her husband from drinking. Now, she has fulfilled her responsibility as a monitor's wife.
Jiang Ning silently raised her wine glass.
"Dry!"
Shan Kaiquan became furious and drank half a glass of liquor in one gulp. An ordinary plastic cup like this can hold two to three liang of wine, and half a cup is more than one liang.
Take one sip and you will be really ecstatic.
Shan Kaiquan bared his teeth and said, "Happy, happy!"
He fucked two skewers of mutton violently and shouted:
"Come again!"
After that, he poured another half cup.
Guo Kunnan risked his life to accompany the gentleman. Dong Qingfeng secretly cursed the two of them as crazy, but he was not a man if he refused to drink, so he forced himself to continue.
Yang Sheng was also in a drinking situation.
After drinking for three more rounds, the wine gradually became stronger.
Yu Wen felt dizzy and was supported by Jiang Yanan.
Guo Kunnan's dark face turned red, and Shan Kaiquan was no better. He felt that his head was no longer his.
Yang Sheng ate barbecue as if nothing was wrong.
"Drink, come again!" Shan Kaiquan vowed not to drink Yang Sheng down today, and don't think about it ending.
Dong Qingfeng, who took a breather, was once again forced to join the battle.
Yu Wen, who was drunk and emboldened, was lying on the table during the intermission, top-heavy. She looked at the squad leader affectionately, and she felt that the squad leader's body was shining with golden light, which was dazzling and moving.
She became more courageous and used what she had learned throughout her life. She sniffed and said, "Monitor, do you smell the burnt smell?"
Huang Zhongfei glanced at the barbecue: "No, the barbecue is not burnt."
Yu Wen smiled like she was drunk: "That's my heart, it's burning."
Tang Fu almost spit out a mouthful of pure water.
Jiang Yanan was extremely embarrassed.
Huang Zhongfei remained polite: "I'll ask the boss for something to sober up."
Yu Wen continued to watch deeply.
Tang Fu looked funny and didn't mind the matter: "What do you think Huang Zhongfei is doing?"
Yu Wen smiled very silly and foolishly: "Because there is something on his face."
"what?"
Yu Wen: "You have my eyes."
Tang Fu: "Cough cough cough."
Yu Wen was completely drunk and said without any embarrassment: "Squad leader, I had a dream last night."
She was about to continue posting quotes, but Guo Kunnan, who was holding on over there, was halfway through his drink when he suddenly thought of something sad and covered his face in sadness:
"She doesn't even care about my feelings!"
The pain that had been suppressed in his heart suddenly burst out. Guo Kunnan couldn't help himself, covering his face and crying.
Shan Kaiquan saw his good brother sad and didn't know what was going on. He suddenly felt very uncomfortable. He thought that all the pursuits for the past year had been in vain. He was so moved by the scene that he held his head and shed tears.
The scene was extremely strange.
Yang Sheng was confused. Didn't he drink and cry while being drunk by two grown men?
