Liu Xiaolong patted me on the shoulder.
"Not bad, your name is quite nice, Fourth!"
He turned his head again and waved his hand.
"Come on, brothers, we don't have anything else to do at school today, let's have a dinner first! I, the boss, are here to treat you."
Wei Kang and He Youde immediately beamed with joy.
"Boss, that's interesting!"
"The boss is mighty and domineering!"
Of course I followed suit and clapped along.
"Boss, you are so generous! I will give you a good meal. You must take us to a feast."
Liu Xiaolong was very happy to be praised by us, and he patted his chest happily.
"Don't worry! I'm a local and I'm familiar with the delicious restaurants nearby."
So, the four of us in the same dormitory went directly out to have dinner together - in fact, many college freshmen are like this, and there is always a sense of intimacy among those who share the same dormitory.
Although I have experienced too many life and death dangers and seen too many truths about the world, I always have a maturity in my heart that is beyond my peers. But when facing them, I still try to be gregarious.
This feeling of youth campus is quite good!
…
Half an hour later, we were sitting in a crowded barbecue restaurant.
There was a roar of people, and the smell of fireworks and meat filled the air.
I looked around, thinking I'd like to have barbecue at noon. There were so many people, so it seemed like a delicious restaurant.
Sure enough, Liu Xiaolong ordered a lot of skewers and a box of beer, served them and drank while skewering them. The taste was indeed good.
Friendship between boys is very simple. You can quickly become familiar with each other by eating, drinking, and chatting casually.
Liu Xiaolong's family is a native of Shencheng and has a good family background. They live in Huangpu District and have a small amount of money at home.
Wei Kang is from Qiantang City next door. His parents are both working in state-owned enterprises. They don't have much money, but they still have enough food and clothing.
He Youde is a bit worse. His family is a self-employed family in a prefecture-level city below Henan Province. It is still difficult to send him to Shanghai to study at university.
As for myself...
There was definitely no way to tell them the real situation, so I just said that I was from a peasant family in a village in the mountains. Because my grades were relatively good, I was able to go to school from the village to the town, to Chongqing City, and finally to Shanghai. My parents are working in Shenzhen City in the south.
After hearing what I said, the three roommates were shocked.
Especially He Youde.
"Fourth child, I thought my family's situation was pretty bad, but I didn't expect you to be in a worse situation than me!"
Wei Kang also patted my shoulder and said with the help of wine.
"It's okay, fourth child, although the cost of living and consumption in Shanghai are very high. But don't worry, if you spend all your living expenses for any month in advance and can't afford to eat, the brothers who sleep with you can sponsor you. No. It’ll make you hungry!”
Liu Xiaolong also sighed. Just when he was about to say something, he took a look at my shoes and clothes. The more he looked at her, the weirder his expression became.
"No, Fourth Brother! You are wearing the latest clover sportswear and NIKE shoes! And they seem to be the most expensive ones? This thing is very expensive, I can't bear to buy it. You said your family is a farmer? You Dishonest, Fourth Brother.”
Well……
I touched the tip of my nose helplessly.
These clothes and shoes were bought by my parents when I went to Shenzhen City. They are not very short of money now, and they probably want me to wear better clothes.
Of course, when I buy clothes, I don’t pay much attention to price or brand. I mainly buy sports and leisure items.
Upon hearing this, the other two people also came over to take a look.
Wei Kang shouted.
"Holy crap! What the boss said is true. Fourth, your clothes and shoes are really high-end goods. They are so expensive!"
He Youde may have never seen these things in a small city before, but at this time he was also shouting with them.
Liu Xiaolong grabbed my neck and pretended to be angry.
"Fourth! Tell me honestly, what's going on?"
I don't know whether to laugh or cry, so I can only explain.
"Boss Liu, my family was indeed born as farmers in the countryside, and my parents did work in Shenzhen City. It's just that they were lucky enough to start their own business while working. They opened several stores selling electronic products in Huaqiangbei. I just hired about twenty workers."
Liu Xiaolong: "..."
Wei Kang: "..."
He Youde: "..."
"Well, you old boy! You, you, you are so mad at me."
Liu Xiaolong stared at me, as if he didn't know what to say.
I laughed.
"Don't be angry, don't be angry, I'll treat you to this meal!"
Liu Xiaolong waved his hand.
"Forget it, I'll just invite you. Next time you invite me! Anyway, we are all roommates, and we will spend a lot of time together in the future. We have been together day and night for four years."
I originally wanted to say that we probably wouldn’t spend too long together... because I planned to buy a house to live near the school, and I was often away from school when there were no classes.
But in the end I decided that there was no need to talk too much today, just take your time.
So he nodded.
"Okay! It's Boss Liu who spends your money today. I, the fourth child, will make amends to everyone, and one of them will go directly!"
As I said that, I picked up a bottle of beer and drank it in one gulp.
All three of them were shocked!
He Youde slapped his thigh.
"Damn it, Fourth Brother, are you drinking too much? I, a northerner, feel inferior to you."
The atmosphere became lively again, and the four roommates were talking and laughing.
I ate until about three o'clock in the afternoon, and then I decided to go back to the dormitory to rest. After all, school officially starts tomorrow!
Unexpectedly, when I walked out of the barbecue restaurant, I encountered a little surprise.
Because they drank some wine, except for me, the other three people were a little tipsy. Maybe he will be more excited and talk and dance.
Liu Xiaolong accidentally reached out and slapped the chest of a person who was entering the store while talking and gesticulating with Wei Kang.
Makes a gentle "bang" sound.
After he came to his senses, he quickly apologized.
"I'm sorry, sorry, sorry, brother, I didn't mean it."
Originally, I was just a little excited when I was talking, and if I hit someone while dancing, it wouldn't actually hurt, and it would usually be over with an apology.
Unexpectedly, the person who was accidentally hit in the chest by Liu Xiaolong immediately stared with his eyes and raised his eyebrows. He reached out and grabbed Liu Xiaolong's neck collar.
"I'm so stupid! You little brat hit me, and you just apologized and that's it! Do you understand the rules? Do you have a child with no one to support you?"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
I was also startled.
I didn't expect that the other party would be so unforgiving and speak so harshly due to an unintentional move.
If you look closely, you will see that it is a young man with hair combed into a comb, dyed green and red, and wearing a leather jacket with steel studs. There is a silver skull pendant hanging around his neck, several earrings on his ears, and a bunch of keys hanging on his waist.
Oh, obviously, a punk guy who rides motorcycles in the street!
During the period at the beginning of the millennium, cities of all sizes were affected, and international metropolises like Shanghai were not exempt from this practice. In some relatively suburban areas, there are also motorcycle gangsters like this.
Liu Xiaolong's face suddenly became ugly.
