188. Chapter 188 I am a local tyrant who can afford tea eggs
Fortunately, Li Mengnan remembered that there was a row of small restaurants across the road to the east of this shanty town, and they seemed to sell breakfast items such as steamed buns, soy milk, and eight-treasure porridge. Since it was impossible to make a breakfast by hand, he might as well buy some ready-made ones.
The most important thing in life is to learn to be flexible.
Because it was a rest day, there were no longer any office workers on the street that were bustling like ants during this time period. Apart from the sanitation workers who cleaned the roads, there were also some elderly people who got up early in the morning to take a walk.
Li Mengnan was not familiar with this place and didn't know which one had better breakfast, so he simply chose a small restaurant with the most customers and went in.
People have a herd mentality, which is the so-called "herding effect", so he can't actually guarantee that the breakfast here will be the best.
But he didn't care. Even if he was really cheated, with so many unlucky people accompanying him, he could at least regain some psychological balance, right?
Being unlucky is not terrible, as long as you can find someone who is more unlucky than you as soon as possible.
The breakfast in this small restaurant is quite rich. Li Mengnan saw that the most ordered items on the tables around them were their steamed buns, so he also ordered two steamed buns, plus a bowl of millet porridge and two tea eggs.
As soon as all the ordered items were served, before Li Mengnan could start eating, he heard a soft and familiar voice coming from the door.
"Boss, I want a cage of vegetarian steamed buns."
Li Mengnan raised his head and looked around, and sure enough he saw a wild little lolita standing in front of the reception desk at the door.
It's clear again.
However, due to the angle and the difference in light between indoors and outdoors, Qingche outside did not see Li Mengnan who was only a few steps away from her.
Although Li Mengnan was surprised, he was not surprised at all. After all, this was the only breakfast sales area nearby, so the chance of meeting a little loli like Qing Che here was already very high.
Because of her father Qingpei's incident last night, Li Mengnan couldn't help but pay more attention to her at this moment.
Li Mengnan first got to know Qingche from her pair of slender yet voluptuous legs.
Perhaps because of the relatively low temperature in the morning, today Qingche wore a pair of pink knitted sweatpants, which tightly wrapped her beautiful long legs. Only two thick tube-like trouser legs could be seen, which was unavoidable.
It's a bit regrettable.
But gains and losses are always relative. Perhaps it was precisely because of the ugly trouser legs that Li Mengnan noticed that Qingche, a little lolita, had many other advantages.
For example, the slightly wide but extremely round buttocks have no flat and dry feeling like girls of the same age. They are as plump as an attractive peach, especially when squatting, the pink knitted pants perfectly outline the two sides.
The shape of the buttocks faintly traces the edges of the two panties, as if they are about to explode at any time, giving people a strong visual impact.
There will always be some talented men in this world, and there will also be some naturally beautiful women.
Just like Minnie's unscientific body and leg proportions, Qingche, a little lolita, also seems to have an unusual physique.
Different from the mainstream "skinny" aesthetic of girls in today's society, Qingche may even look a little fat at first glance. Even the clavicle and fingers are fleshy, as if they were painted by Leonardo da Vinci.
In the sketch, the lines of the entire body are all large and small curves.
But the amazing thing is that this roundness does not give people a bloated feeling. Instead, it looks like a ceramic doll at a temple fair. It is fair and cute, and people can't help but want to step forward and pinch it a few times when they see it.
"Do you only want a cage of steamed buns? Do you want some porridge?" the shop owner asked after skillfully loading the steamed buns onto a plate.
"No, just a basket of steamed buns will do." Qingche hesitated slightly and said.
Li Mengnan suddenly noticed a detail. When Qing Che said this, her hand seemed to pinch the position of her trouser pocket consciously.
Apparently she didn't have enough money with her.
The business area of the small restaurant is small, with only four tables, and only seven or eight diners have basically occupied the seats.
Qing Che walked into the room carrying a plate with steamed buns. Seeing that all the tables were occupied, he had to find a seat with the fewest people and put the plate down.
Opposite her was a young boy who didn't look very old. In Qingche's impression, such people were often not easy to talk to. If she had a choice, she would prefer to sit with women or the elderly.
"Excuse me, is there anyone here?" Qingche asked cautiously.
"Yes, am I not?" Li Mengnan raised his head with a smile.
"Ah? Is it you?"
Qing Che didn't expect that the boy opposite was actually Li Mengnan. She panicked and subconsciously turned around and ran away. However, before running a few steps, she turned around again and slowly moved back.
"Why didn't you run away?" Li Mengnan said funny.
"Steamed buns...my steamed buns." Qing Che, his face flushed, pointed to the plate with steamed buns on the table, his voice as quiet as a mosquito's cry.
She didn't dare to call her father because he was still hungover. This was the last bit of money she had. If he ran away like this, she might be hungry all morning, or even all day.
"Come and sit." Li Mengnan gestured to the seat opposite him with his eyes.
Qingche shook his head like a frightened little rabbit and said timidly: "No, I...I'll pack it. Just give the buns back to me."
"You seem to be afraid of me?" Li Mengnan looked at her with a smile.
Qingche nodded subconsciously, then hurriedly shook his head in panic.
It was the first time that Li Mengnan discovered that this little lolita with childlike face and big breasts actually had such a cute side. He couldn't help but get more playful and wanted to tease her again. He pointed at the plate of steamed buns on the table and said: "Then come and get it yourself.
.”
"oh."
Qing Che nervously walked closer to the table with slow steps, his eyes never leaving Li Mengnan's left and right, his body tensed, and he consciously put his weight on his back foot, as if planning to run away immediately if there was any slight movement.
Seeing this scene, Li Mengnan was a little bit dumbfounded. Although there had been some embarrassments between him and this little lolita, he wouldn't treat him like a scourge, right? This little lolita was too exaggerated...
Just when Qing Che's fingertips were about to touch the edge of the plate, Li Mengnan suddenly stretched out his hand quickly and pulled the plate into the innermost side of the table.
"Ah! My buns!"
Qingche suddenly became anxious, and she leaned forward, trying to catch the bun that was about to "fly away", but she obviously forgot the distance between the edges of the table, and her lower abdomen was pressed against the protruding edge of the table, and her whole body immediately followed.
Fell forward.
Li Mengnan didn't want all the buns on the table to be smashed into pies by this reckless little loli, so he quickly reached forward with his right hand, almost holding her firmly before her whole body was pressed against the table.
However, the feel of the right hand is obviously a bit soft, and there seems to be a slightly hard bump rubbing against the palm of the hand. The feeling is so subtle that it is indescribable.
Li Mengnan didn't expect Qing Che's chest to be so big and firm without a bra. It seemed that this little loli was quite promising...
"Ah! You... let go!"
Qing Che didn't wear a bra just for convenience. She just put on a small vest and went out. However, she didn't expect that she would encounter such a thing as having her breasts attacked while having breakfast. She was suddenly frightened and frightened, and it hindered her.
Since there were so many people in the hotel, he didn't dare to scream, and his body was out of balance and he couldn't struggle. He could only blush and wink at Li Mengnan.
"Oh, I'm sorry, this is really just an accident, you have to believe me."
Li Mengnan really didn't mean to take advantage of this little lolita. He was sitting with his arms outstretched and facing Qing Che's chest, and Qing Che's two big white rabbits were surprisingly plump, so much so that he wanted to find a girl.
I can't even place my hand on a flat place.
If it were a flat airport like Xiao Baoer's, there wouldn't be such embarrassment.
"Okay, I understand, please help me get up quickly."
Seeing people around them starting to cast curious looks at their position, Qing Che was so anxious that he almost cried.
"Oh, although I think it is necessary to explain this matter to you clearly and clearly divide the responsibilities between the two of us, but since you said so, I can also consider meeting your request first..."
Li Mengnan's right hand suddenly lifted up, pushing Qing Che's body back to its original position.
After standing up, Qing Che quickly protected her chest like a reflex, her face turned red and she bit her lips tightly, and tears seemed to well up in her beautiful big eyes.
"Okay, I said it was an accident! Don't cry. It's not good for people to see it. People who don't know think what I did to you...Okay, although this is indeed a fact."
If Qingche had a shrewd personality and pointed at Li Mengnan's nose and cursed, maybe Li Mengnan would find it quite interesting.
But Qingche's innocence and cowardice completely exceeded his imagination. Even though he suffered such great grievances, he still just blushed and said nothing, even tears only rolled in his eyes and did not dare to flow out. This silent silence made
Li Mengnan suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling of guilt in his heart.
"Okay, I'm afraid of you...Boss, let's put another bowl of porridge on this table." After Li Mengnan called, he inserted a freshly peeled tea egg in the bowl with chopsticks and handed it to Qing Che, "Here you go,
Take it and eat it while it’s hot.”
Qingche wanted to refuse, but the aroma of the tea eggs in front of her was too tempting. Her stomach began to growl at this moment, and the gurgling sound made her want to crawl into the cracks in the ground.
No matter how great the grievance is, it can't resist the temptation of food.
The steaming hot millet porridge, the tender tea eggs, and the fragrant meat buns pushed from the other side... Qing Che finally gave in, picked up the chopsticks and spoon, and started to eat hungrily.
"Why...why do you want to invite me to dinner?" After a moment, Qingche suddenly raised his head and asked.
Li Mengnan couldn't help but be a little stunned - this little girl's reflex arc is too long, right? She was halfway through the meal before she thought of asking this question? This should be something she needs to ask before starting, right?
Li Mengnan shook the other peeled tea egg in his hand, and said disdainfully in the tone of a Bay Island idol drama: "Why are you such a verbose woman! I am a rich man who can afford two tea eggs for one meal! Please treat me.
Do you still need a reason to eat? Do you need a reason?"
"puff--!"
Li Mengnan's serious look immediately made Qing Che burst into laughter.
Smile is the best neutralizer of relationships between people.
Qing Che suddenly felt that if he didn't think about the misunderstandings and embarrassments that happened between the two of them before, Xiao Baoer's brother was actually a pretty good person.
"you……"
Qing Che was about to speak, but found that she didn't know how to address Li Mengnan.
In the past, when they were not familiar with each other, she could still call Li Mengnan by his first name, but now that she knew that he was the brother of her best friend Xiao Baoer, it would be a bit rude to call him by his first name.
"You can call me Brother Nan." Looking at her hesitant expression, Li Mengnan roughly guessed what she was struggling with.
"I'd better call you Brother Meng Nan."
The title "Brother Nan" always reminds Qing Che of those Hong Kong-produced Young and Dangerous movies.
"It doesn't matter what you call it, the important thing is who calls it."
Li Mengnan smiled and raised his eyebrows at Qingche, and Qingche's little face couldn't help but turn red again.
"Brother Mengnan, you...don't always be like this, I...I...are going to be angry."
Qingche lowered his head and pinched his fingers, and the roots of his ears began to turn a little red.
Li Mengnan smiled casually and found the little girl Qingche more and more interesting. It is rare to see such a simple girl in this society.
"By the way, Brother Meng Nan, why didn't Sister Minnie and Bao'er come to dinner with you?" Qing Che asked.
Li Mengnan picked up a bun with chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth, and answered truthfully: "They were so happy yesterday when they heard the news that this shanty town was going to be demolished, so they went to bed a little late and haven't gotten up yet."
"What? Our place is going to be demolished? Who did you listen to?" Qing Che said in surprise.
"My mother heard from a regular customer who works in the demolition office. She has no reason to make such a joke. It's probably true."
When Li Mengnan saw this shanty town for the first time, he felt as if a pretty girl had a black spot on her face. How awkward it was. It was impossible for the city government to allow such a spot to affect the appearance of the city.
The urban slums continue to exist.
"oh."
What surprised Li Mengnan was that, unlike the reactions of the two Xiao sisters, Qingche did not show any ecstasy after confirming the news, but instead had a hint of worry between his eyebrows.
"Are you... unhappy?" Li Mengnan asked strangely.
"What do I have to be happy about?" Qingche asked with a bitter smile.
"After demolition, you can get compensation and live in a new house." Li Mengnan reminded.
"So that's it...Yes, you just arrived at Bao'er's house and you don't know anything about our family." Qing Che poked at the porridge bowl aimlessly with his chopsticks, his eyes seemed to be staring at the table.
His eyes had no focus, "Our family is different from yours. Your house and land are yours, but our house and land were sold a few years ago, but the buyer was a distant relative of my father."
Relative, he didn’t buy this house just to live in it, so that we can continue to live here..."
Li Mengnan couldn't help but suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Qingche's reaction was so cold. This house was no longer owned by her family, and naturally she would not be eligible for any compensation for the demolition.
Qingche also realized that his topic was a bit heavy, shook his head and put on a cute smile again, saying: "Anyway, this is indeed a good thing. With this demolition money, Bao'er's surgery expenses can be covered."
It’s all together.”
"Thanks."
Li Mengnan could see that Qing Che smiled reluctantly, but the friendship between the two was not that deep after all, and Li Mengnan couldn't say much about her family affairs.
What's more, given his status, even if he intervenes forcefully, he won't be able to help at all.
Qing Che picked up the vinegar bottle on the table, only to find that it was empty. He turned around to pick up the vinegar bottle on the back table. A look of extreme pain suddenly appeared on his face. He covered his left wrist and slowly bent down, his forehead faint.
A thin layer of sweat oozed out.
Li Mengnan realized that Qing Che might be injured, so he stretched out his hand and said solemnly: "Take your hand up and show me."
"No...it doesn't matter. It's just a little bruise. Just go back and apply it with a towel and it'll be fine." Qing Che shook her head, obviously not wanting Li Mengnan to see the injuries on her body.
"Even if you use a towel, you still have to know whether it's a cold compress or a hot compress."
Li Mengnan didn't give Qing Che any room to negotiate. He directly grabbed her arm, pulled her left hand up, and lifted up her cuff, completely exposing her left forearm.
On the skin as white as fresh snow, there are several strips of purple-red bruises that are shocking. Judging from the width, they should be caused by slender stick-shaped objects such as feather dusters or rattan.
The most serious thing is the left wrist. In addition to a very dark bruise, the connection between the palm and the forearm is obviously swollen, and the angle of the palm is slightly unnaturally twisted.
Li Mengnan held Qingche's wrist with one hand and squeezed it a few times with the other hand. The severe pain made Qingche almost scream, but he bit his lip to hold back.
"If it hurts, just scream. You don't have to hold it in."
Qing Che's strength made Li Mengnan look askance. In his opinion, this was not the reaction a thirteen-year-old girl should have.
Qingche shook his head and said, "It doesn't hurt, and I've long been used to it."
Li Mengnan was silent for a moment. Qing Che's seemingly simple sentence contained too much information. It was hard for him to imagine how many times this innocent and even seemingly stupid girl had to go through many sticks before she could relax.
to say something like this.
"Your injury is neither serious nor light. The joints are a bit dislocated. Fortunately, it was discovered early. I will help you correct it later and it will be fine... Otherwise, if you let it recover on its own, your wrist will not be able to function in the future.
I can’t move flexibly, but I still have constant pain.”
Li Mengnan followed the movement of the bones and applied slight pressure with his hands. With a slight click, Qing Che's dislocated wrist joint was reset back into place.
Qingche originally thought that Li Mengnan asked her to go to a Chinese medicine doctor to set her bones, but she didn't expect that she actually moved her hands while talking, so that she realized that it was over before she could react at all.
"Huh? It really doesn't hurt anymore..." Qingche moved his wrists that were as flexible as ever in surprise, "Brother Mengnan, you are so powerful, how can you set your bones?"
"Actually, what I'm best at is bone removal, and bone setting is just an additional by-product."
Jiu-jitsu is one of the basic skills of a magician. Taking apart bones one by one and reinstalling them has long been a daily routine for Li Mengnan. If Qingche's minor injury cannot be cured, he might as well hang himself on a southeastern branch.