Shopkeeper Li woke up early the next morning. He jumped up and looked at himself. His clothes were rumpled, but Hong Zhiqian was no longer beside him.
He immediately shouted: "Come, where are the guests?"
Shitou hurriedly ran in, "Sir, Boss Hong is downstairs eating noodles. Would you like to wash up and have a bowl too?"
Hearing that Hong Zhiqian was still down there and had not left, Shopkeeper Li breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "How was last night?"
Shi Shi said with a smile: "Boss Hong was drunk last night and slept on the couch. The shopkeeper was not drunk at first, because he was happy, so he drank two more bottles and then fell asleep."
Shopkeeper Li slapped his forehead, "Am I drunk? Did I talk nonsense?"
A smile flashed quickly in Shitou's eyes, but he said seriously: "The shopkeeper is not too drunk. He went to the couch and fell asleep. I want to serve you to other rooms. You also said that it is rare to meet a close friend, and you want to be with me."
Boss Hong sat down and fell asleep."
Shopkeeper Li then breathed a sigh of relief, "You left only after I lay down, right?"
Shitou nodded, "That's right. The shopkeeper went to bed, and then I tidied up the room. I knew that the shopkeeper didn't want people to enter the room casually, so I served him every time."
Shopkeeper Li nodded, "Okay, bring me some water to wash me up."
The reason why he is like this is that he is naturally mentally ill. Shopkeeper Li is good at everything else, but he just likes to talk nonsense when he is drunk.
He was afraid that he would accidentally reveal the truth of the matter, which would be a bad thing.
After hearing Shitou's assurance, he felt that there should be no problem, so he didn't worry.
Shitou secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, he had never said that the shopkeeper talked in his sleep at night or talked nonsense when he was drunk. Even if he did, it wouldn't matter.
The reason why Shitou has been following him wholeheartedly is because he once heard him talk in his sleep and scolded a boy next to him for many inappropriate things. One of them was saying that the master talked in his sleep and so on. Later, the boy was sent away.
Although he is said to have left, his whereabouts are unknown.
Shitou naturally knew what was going on.
So if Shopkeeper Li asked him, he would basically say no. If yes or if he couldn't avoid it, he would say something insignificant and embarrassing.
For example, which woman do you like?
If Shitou follows him, he will naturally know his actions and hobbies, and what he said is correct.
Shopkeeper Li was afraid that he would tell his mother-in-law, so he wanted to be nicer to him.
That's why Shitou became the only assistant who stayed with Shopkeeper Li for a long time.
Last night Shitou also went to have a drink with some of Boss Hong's bearers. He didn't care about this place. He thought Boss Hong couldn't escape anyway, so he didn't care.
So no one except Boss Hong knows what Shopkeeper Li said.
Shopkeeper Li had washed up and went downstairs in high spirits. He saw Boss Hong had changed into a clean gown and was sitting down eating fried noodles.
"Brother Hong, you slept well, but you didn't entertain me well, you didn't entertain me well."
Shopkeeper Li cupped his fists and smiled, then walked over and asked the waiter to bring him a bowl of noodles with oil.
Boss Hong's face didn't look strange at all, and he smiled very cordially, "Brother Li entertained me so warmly, and he was so pretentious. Come sit down and eat together."
The two of them sat and ate in a polite manner, and no one said anything else, as if nothing happened last night.
