Chapter 178 Yuanzi self-mockery
After seeing grandma off, Feng Hen and his group went downstairs to find a place to have dinner together.
"Brother Hen, what should we eat?" Pan Yuting asked while looking at the menu.
"I don't know! I'm fine with anything. It depends on what you like to eat." Feng Hen scratched his head.
"Hey, hey, hey, how about some delicious mixed hotpot?" Li Zhengyuan interrupted.
"Hotpot? It doesn't feel good. It's hot in the summer, and eating hotpot will make it even hotter!" Pan Yuting said with a frown.
"What about barbecue? There should be air conditioning in the store," Li Zhengyuan continued.
"Oh! But we are celebrating today! I feel like barbecue and wine don't go well together~" Pan Yuting continued to reply.
"Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you, Sister Ting. Then tell me what we want to eat!" Li Zhengyuan raised his hand to signal surrender.
"Then let's go have a barbecue! We can also have crayfish and cold beer, which is so comfortable to take a bite~" Feng Hen said while swallowing his saliva.
At the same time, he turned back to look at Leng Ningyan: "Ningyan, what do you think?"
"Ah! I, I think it's good, and I also like eating crayfish~" Leng Ningyan said in a low voice with her head down. Her voice was soft and shy, as if she was afraid that her answer would attract other people's attention.
Pan Yuting's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Barbecue is great! Hey! Ningyan likes it too!" She clapped her hands excitedly, with a happy smile on her face. It seemed that she had found a common hobby with Leng Ningyan, which made her feel very happy.
Pan Yuting bypassed Fenghen and walked directly towards Leng Ningyan without hesitation. She stretched out her hand, passed through Leng Ningyan's arm, and then held it tightly. The two of them wrapped their arms around each other, as if they were sisters.
Pan Yuting looked at Leng Ningyan with a smile, her eyes full of curiosity and anticipation: "Yan Yan, what else do you like to eat?" Her tone was kind and friendly, making people feel warm.
However, Leng Ningyan was a little overwhelmed by Pan Yuting's sudden intimate behavior.
Her cheeks flushed and she looked particularly shy.
She stammered, "I...I also like to eat enoki mushrooms in tinfoil, and scallops in garlic sauce."
Her voice was so weak that it was almost inaudible, but her eyes revealed her love for food.
It’s decided then, let’s go have a barbecue!” Feng Hen said with a smile.
They came to a barbecue restaurant and sat down by the window.
"Yan Yan, what would you like to order?" Pan Yuting asked enthusiastically.
Leng Ningyan looked at the menu and said softly, "I want a plate of enoki mushrooms and garlic scallops."
"Then I want a plate of clam noodles in tin foil, toast, and some lamb skewers and chicken wings," said Pan Yuting.
"It's my turn, it's my turn, give me ten skewers of raw kidney, a plate of leeks, two lamb shanks and lamb eggs!" Li Zhengyuan shouted at the top of his voice.
"No way? Xiao Yuanzi, what are you doing? Aren't you afraid of getting a nosebleed after eating so many nutritious foods? Or where are you going to do later?" Feng Hen asked suspiciously after listening to how many nutritious foods Li Zhengyuan ordered.
Pan Yuting and Leng Ningyan also covered their mouths with their hands and laughed secretly.
“Puchi~haha.”
"I've been too tired recently, so I need to replenish my body! And don't you like eating kidneys? It's a sin to eat barbecue without ordering kidneys~" Li Zhengyuan joked with a smile.
"You didn't order crayfish! Then I'll order one for you. One spiced one and one spicy one, it must be delicious!
As for myself, how about ordering a grilled chicken rack, a handful of cooked tendons, a handful of beef skewers, and finally a box of marinated pork? "Yuanzi, one box should be enough!" Feng Hen said as he handed the menu to the waiter.
"Well, that's almost enough. If it's not enough later, we can add more." Li Zhengyuan nodded in agreement.
After a while, the waiter brought the skewers up. Everyone ate and chatted, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
"The barbecue here tastes really good!" Li Zhengyuan praised it highly.
"Yes, especially the crayfish, the meat is delicious and spicy!" Pan Yuting also agreed.
"Come on, come on, have a beer. Let's clink glasses together to celebrate that 'Jun Lin' has become the number one in the country!" Feng Hen stood up excitedly, holding the glass high in his hand and shouting loudly.
The other three also responded, standing up and raising their glasses.
"Dang~" The four wine glasses collided and made a crisp sound, as if the bell of victory was ringing in the ears.
The four of them drank the wine in their glasses without hesitation, leaving no room for any more.
After drinking a glass of wine, Pan Yuting and Leng Ningyan's faces instantly turned red, as tempting as ripe apples.
Feng Hen looked at the two people's red cheeks and couldn't help but smile. He picked up another bottle of beer, refilled everyone's cup, and said slowly:
"With this second cup of wine, let us celebrate together that Leng Ningyan has broken free from his shackles and returned to King's Landing!"
Everyone clinked their glasses again, and this time the sound was louder than before.
"Dang~"
"Gulp, gulp, gulp~" They drank the wine in their glasses without hesitation, as if they wanted to put all their joy and pride into it.
Pan Yuting was a little drunk. She staggered back on the chair and said coquettishly:
"No~ One cup is fine, but I drank two cups today and my head is starting to feel dizzy, Brother Hen~"
Feng Hen smiled and comforted:
"Okay~ You girls don't need to drink anymore. Yuanzi and I will continue drinking. Don't worry, two glasses of wine won't make you dizzy soon. We'll need you to take us home later!"
After saying that, he turned and looked at Li Zhengyuan on the other side.
"Come on, Yuanzi, let's go together~"
"get it"
In this way, Feng Hen and Li Zhengyuan drank one cup after another. After a while, they had each finished two bottles of cold beer.
"Ah! So cool! This beer has to be drunk cold!" Li Zhengyuan's eyes were red after he drank the last sip of beer in the glass.
"Brother Hen, actually I have something I have always wanted to tell you, but I just don't know how to start..." Li Zhengyuan hesitated.
"What is the relationship between us brothers? Just say whatever you want to say." Feng Hen looked at him seriously and said.
"Tell me, am I really a waste? You have always been the one leading me to do things since I was a child. I can't do anything well on my own. As long as I follow you, any difficulty is not a problem. Although this is good, Brother Hen, can you understand me? I feel uncomfortable." Li Zhengyuan's voice gradually became low.
"From childhood to adulthood, you have always been a good student and a good child in the eyes of others, while I have been a problem student and a bad child. My parents have always praised you but never praised me once, and even if they did, they just said a few words to get by." Li Zhengyuan became more and more excited as he spoke, "I feel so bad! Brother Hen, how great it would be if I were you!"
After saying this, Li Zhengyuan downed the glass of wine he had just filled. His eyes were a little blurry, as if he was drunk, but his words became more and more excited.
Feng Hen listened to these words and gradually calmed down. Then he slowly said: "Yuan Zi, I know, I understand."
"No, you don't understand. You know nothing! You've never been scolded or spanked. Even if you did something wrong, your parents would say it was me. If you hadn't spoken up for me in the end, I would probably have been spanked again. Hahaha..."
Li Zhengyuan became more and more agitated. He spoke loudly with a hint of helplessness and bitterness in his voice.
Feng Hen was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Now that you have said it, let's talk about it, Yuanzi, we grew up together, you still don't know me!
I used to be a bad student, but later I realized that studying could make my parents happy, so I studied hard. Actually, I didn’t want to study at all. Although you see that I study well and am a top student,
But I also want to be like you, playing every day. You say you envy me, but you don’t know that I envy you too! Hahaha…!” His laughter revealed a kind of helplessness and self-mockery.
Pan Yuting and Leng Ningyan were also listening quietly to the conversation between the two men. The alcohol was gradually taking over their heads, and they were sometimes sober and sometimes confused.
Li Zhengyuan suddenly raised his voice and said, "Brother Hen, I just feel like everything revolves around you. I even feel like the earth won't rotate without you, you know!"
Feng Hen's heart was moved when he heard this. He didn't expect that he was so important in Li Zhengyuan's eyes. He looked at Li Zhengyuan silently, with a complex emotion in his heart.
"Fuck, buddy, are you a prophet? I traveled through time!" Feng Hen widened his eyes and looked at Li Zhengyuan in surprise.
"In the afternoon, when I watched you play, I could see your control over the entire situation, your overall view, your own ideas for every step, and even your ability to predict what the opponent would do. I really want to do this!
I feel like I have accomplished nothing, I feel like I am not worthy of being your teammate, I can’t help at all, I feel like a loser!” Li Zhengyuan became more and more excited, and even choked up in the end.
As he spoke, he could no longer hold back his tears and they burst out.
Feng Hen quickly patted Li Zhengyuan on the back and consoled him, "Don't say that, Yuanzi. You are all my teammates. Without your support and cooperation, I would not have been able to get to where I am today."
"It's not just Yuanzi, Brother Hen, in fact, we all have this idea. The three of us feel like we're holding you back. We even feel like you can get first place in the country without the three of us." Leng Ningyan echoed.