Perhaps because of the long ride in the taxi, my brain that was still a little drunk is now much clearer.
When Zheng Qiang called for a taxi in front of the hotel, he had already paid the fare in advance.
After arriving downstairs at his home, Liu Weicheng pushed open the taxi door and walked towards the corridor.
The dim environment was only illuminated by weak lights, so it was forced to make some noises. The voice-activated lights in the corridor turned on, making the originally invisible environment clear.
Going up the stairs, turning a corner, you are about to reach the floor where you live.
The sound of the security door opening sounded in his ears. He subconsciously looked up and saw that the door opposite his home opened, revealing that familiar little face.
It seemed that he saw Liu Weicheng going upstairs from inside the house.
Zhao Xuanying, who had already returned home from school, stood guard and opened the door.
Seeing Zhao Xuanying appearing in front of him, Liu Weicheng stopped subconsciously, and it took four or five seconds before he came back to his senses.
Keep walking and go up the stairs.
He asked pretending to be relaxed.
"How did you know it was me who came back?"
"The footsteps are different."
Zhao Xuanying's words reached her ears, and the security door that was originally just a crack was completely opened. Zhao Xuanying, who was holding the edge of the door and leaning half out of the door, stared at Liu Weicheng who was going upstairs.
Until the other party stopped in front of him, a smell of alcohol hit his face.
The wings of his nose trembled slightly, and his brows furrowed subconsciously.
He raised his hand and fanned the air in front of his face.
"You're drinking again. You've been drinking so much these days."
"You hate the smell of alcohol?"
"That's not... I'm just worried that it won't be safe if you come back drunk."
Saying these words, Zhao Xuanying suddenly thought of something, shouted to Liu Weicheng to wait at the door for a while, then hurriedly turned around and trotted back into the house.
In less than half a minute, the figure appeared at the door again.
It's just that compared to just now, I have an extra bottle of mineral water in my hand.
He raised his hand and handed it over.
"Here, you must be thirsty, right?"
"..."
"Thanks."
Looking at the mineral water handed to him, Liu Weicheng was stunned for a moment before he looked away from the bottle, looked at the girl in front of him and softly thanked him.
I reached out and took it, and when I unscrewed the bottle cap, I felt a little strange, as if it wasn't sealed properly, and the bottle cap was unscrewed without much force.
He put it in his mouth and drank half the bottle.
It seems to be because it is placed in the refrigerator. Although it is not frozen into ice, it is very refreshing when entering.
Coupled with today's muggy weather, my dry throat was also moisturized.
After drinking, Liu Weicheng looked down at the bottle in his hand and looked at Zhao Xuanying with some confusion.
"Why doesn't it taste like mineral water? It smells like boiled water..."
"Because this is boiled water."
"ah?"
Hearing Zhao Xuanying's natural response, Liu Weicheng was immediately dumbfounded.
He could still tell the difference between the taste of mineral water and the taste of boiled water.
He looked at the bottle in his hand again, and after a few seconds, a guess formed in his mind.
"You didn't throw away the bottle you finished drinking, but filled it with boiled water and put it in the refrigerator?"
"Uh-huh."
"I told you how the bottle cap opens as soon as you twist it... But since this is the bottle you drank from, what about me just now?"
Thinking of the scene of sucking the mouth of the bottle, Liu Weicheng's expression suddenly became complicated.
Look at Zhao Xuanying in front of you.
The girl didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with this method.
"What happened to you just now?"
"nothing……"
I didn’t explain it too thoroughly, maybe it’s because of my experience growing up, Zhao Xuanying doesn’t seem to be too pretentious about this aspect.
Because she had a close enough relationship with Liu Weicheng, she was able to do such a thing without anything inappropriate.
After screwing on the bottle cap, Liu Weicheng exhaled.
Thinking of Zheng Qiang's words in the afternoon, he was really in no mood to chat with Zhao Xuanying in front of his house while he was worrying about this matter.
He was so exhausted that he didn't even want to take a shower today, so he lay down on his comfortable bed and fell asleep.
Just when he wanted to meet the doorman's family first, Zhao Xuanying in front of him suddenly came closer.
First, he checked up and down the stairs to make sure no one else was coming up, and then he lowered his voice and started mumbling quietly.
"By the way, let me show you something."
As he said that, he looked away.
Carefully, he put his hand into the pocket of his loose trousers and took out a stack of banknotes that had been folded in half.
Hold it firmly in your hand.
Such a stack of banknotes caught Liu Weicheng's sight, and the first thing he felt was surprise.
According to his understanding of Zhao Xuanying.
It was possible that the other party had so much money, and for a moment he couldn't figure out where the money came from. When he was puzzled, Zhao Xuanying's specially whispered words rang in his ears.
"When I was at school during the day, I went to the principal's office, and an uncle there gave me this money and said it was some sort of financial aid... I don't know why I was given so much money."
"Uncle?"
In Zhao Xuanying's words, Liu Weicheng was more concerned about who the uncle in the other party's words was.
Perhaps sensing Liu Weicheng's surprise, Zhao Xuanying nodded and continued.
"I don't know who he is, but I always feel like I've seen him somewhere... He must have passed the selection process for the poverty subsidy, and I don't know if there were a few more places filled up later."
"Poverty subsidies are not distributed at this time. How could it be possible to receive so much money all at once?"
In response, Liu Weicheng reached out and took the wad of banknotes from Zhao Xuanying's hand.
Rubbing the edge of the banknote with his fingers, he silently recited the numbers in his mouth.
After counting for a while, until the last one was revealed.
"Five thousand? That's a lot!"
"I've been on edge all day today!"
As soon as Liu Weicheng finished speaking, Zhao Xuanying on the side complained.
"I have no intention of listening to the lecture at all. My mind is full of what to do with so much money. I don't dare to carry it with me for fear of dropping it when I go to the toilet. I am afraid of losing it if I put it in the classroom..."
Thinking of the scene during the day, no one knows how relaxed Zhao Xuanying was after taking the money home.
Faced with Zhao Xuanying’s constant complaints.
Liu Weicheng has always remained silent. Although the five thousand cash now has no impact on him, for a high school student like Zhao Xuanying, it is undoubtedly a huge amount.
Even if Zhao Xuanying didn't describe it to himself, just by thinking about it, he could still imagine that the other party was at school during the day and was restless all day long.
Listening to Zhao Xuanying describe how she went to the principal's office and how the uncle gave her the money.
After receiving such a large sum of money, how could I stay up late studying late and run home from school...
After Zhao Xuanying finished speaking, Liu Weicheng took action again.
The hand holding the banknote was handed over.
But... Zhao Xuanying had no intention of taking it over.
Such behavior made Liu Weicheng look confused. Before he could ask, he saw Zhao Xuanying shaking her head slightly in the next second.