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Chapter 107 A Small Gathering (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

It was 7 p.m. on the city’s infamous corruption street.

After Zhou You reminded the girl ghost to keep an eye on the door—of course, she probably didn't listen—he couldn't wait to arrive, ready to carry out his grand plan of freeloading a meal.

Li Sanli had reserved a seat well in advance. Zhou You opened his arms, intending to give his grandson the usual 'warm greeting' in the dormitory. But suddenly he saw a slender figure next to him.

She was a girl who was about twenty-three or twenty-four years old.

The other person wasn't particularly beautiful, perhaps not as stunning as the Bone Lady he'd seen in the script, but she was definitely above average. She was smiling and holding Li Sanli's arm as she greeted Zhou You.

"Brother Zhou."

Needless to say, this is Li Sanli's girlfriend, Xuanxuan.

With outsiders present, Zhou You felt too embarrassed to rub Li Sanli any further, so he simply gave him a hug—but while the girl wasn't looking, he still whispered something vicious in the fat guy's ear.

"Didn't we say we'd get together? Why did you bring others along? Are you trying to show off to me, a single guy, that you've got a girlfriend?"

"What nonsense! Xuanxuan was the one who pursued me back then."

Zhou You immediately pretended to strangle him to death.

Seeing that Zhou You's expression was becoming increasingly unpleasant, Li Sanli quickly changed his words.

"No, you not only helped me a while ago, but you also helped Xuanxuan, so she wanted to find a chance to properly thank you, and that's why she came along today."

At this point, the girl next to him also extended her hand and smiled generously.

"Brother Zhou, thank you so much for what happened before. If it weren't for your help, Sanli and I would have been in big trouble. I came here specifically to thank you—please understand."

Looking at that graceful smile, Zhou You couldn't say anything more and could only reply.

"No, no, it's nothing. I was just joking with him. Everyone in our dorm was like that back then."

Even Zhou You couldn't help but sigh as he entered the guest room.

—Alas, what a fine cabbage, it's a pity that a beast has taken it.

—Oh no, it seems that the cabbage made the first move.

Zhou You glanced at Li Sanli, then silently raised today's meal allowance by two levels in his mind.
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Before long, the ordered dishes were served.

This restaurant's barbecue is quite famous locally, and the corresponding prices are also quite high. In addition, Zhou You was determined to focus on the low-end items, which made the total bill look very bad. Even with Li Sanli's wealth, his mouth was twitching.

However, in front of his girlfriend, he had to pretend to be strong even if he was brimming with pride. So he just gave Zhou You a fierce look that said, "I'll settle the score with you later," and then pushed the barbecue plate to the center of the table with a smile.

"Come on, come on, this place has amazing grilled skewers! Xuanxuan, you should try some too. Lao Zhou, don't be shy with me!"

Just kidding, how could Zhou You possibly be polite to him?

He picked up a skewer of beef kidneys and started gnawing on it without a care in the world.

The bouncy texture paired with rich oil creates an incredibly delicious flavor that instantly fills your mouth and nose. This shop handles this offal with great care; you can't taste any fishy or gamey flavor when you eat it, and it's cooked to perfection.
It can only be said that there is a reason why it is expensive.

Soon, several more pitchers of chilled beer were served.

After a few bottles of liquor, Li Sanli forgot about his heartache and began boasting about his past glories while reeking of alcohol.

Zhou You drank even more than him, but all the alcohol was converted by the Jing Shen Food and Food Technique as it entered his stomach, so he didn't feel even slightly tipsy.

So only Li Sanli's voice remained at the table.

"Thanks to you, Lao Zhou, otherwise we would have been in real trouble. But it's also a blessing in disguise; Xuanxuan has finally given up those superstitious things."

At this point, the woman beside him chuckled and added, "Yes, those things did cause Sanli a lot of trouble before. I've thought about it and decided to give up this hobby—"

But before Zhou You could even say "It's not easy," the woman changed her mind and said something else.

"I think I'll stop researching folklore and supernatural beings from now on and start studying the relics of extraterrestrials!"

Well, this is a bit safer, at least the Martians won't stay in your house forever.

Zhou You didn't know what to say, so he poured himself another glass of wine and drank it down.

After three rounds of drinking.

Perhaps he was really drunk, because Li Sanli's voice became increasingly noisy.

"Old Zhou, you kept this from me for so long! I had no idea you could exorcise ghosts and ward off evil spirits during my four years of college. Since you have this ability, why don't you do me another favor? My uncle has always been mentally unstable, and the family thinks he might be possessed by something. Could you go and take a look when you have time?"

Zhou You chewed on his kebabs, too lazy to pay attention to Li Sanli's ramblings. He was also considering whether to pack a few kebabs to send to the female ghost at home—according to what he learned from the Dao Xuan Cang General Knowledge Brief Explanation, these normal foods could be fed to ghosts after being processed with incantations—but just then, another drunken voice suddenly rang out beside him.

"Isn't this Sanli's nephew? What a coincidence, you're here to eat too?"

Li Sanli looked over in bewilderment, then shuddered and instantly sobered up halfway.

"Second Uncle! What are you doing here?"

—Second Uncle?
Zhou You put down the kebab in his mouth and looked up curiously.

As a result, a bald head immediately came into view.

This was a man in his forties or fifties, with a head as bald as an egg, not a single stubborn hair in sight. His face was kind, though he had clearly drunk quite a bit, but his expression was one of doting affection for his nephew.

—Strange, he's a perfectly normal uncle, why is this grandson so afraid?

While the bald man was calling out to the waiter, Li Sanli, sitting opposite him, took the opportunity to explain to Zhou You.

"This is my second uncle. He watched me grow up and helped my family a lot, but he never liked Xuanxuan and thought we would definitely break up, so every time we met, he relentlessly tried to set me up on blind dates."

It turned out to be the case.

Zhou You nodded, realizing he had nothing to do, and then quietly started gnawing on a chicken wing again.

"—Yes, yes, I'll pay for this meal and Sanli too. You don't need to be polite with me. What kind of relationship do we have? Why would I need to be polite?"

After paying the bill, the bald man glanced around. He looked somewhat displeased when he saw Sanli's girlfriend, but didn't say anything. However, he was taken aback when he saw Zhou You.

"Nephew, who is this? Aren't you going to introduce him to your second uncle?"

Li Sanli quickly replied.

"Uncle, this is my college classmate, Zhou You. He helped me out a while ago, and I came here specifically to thank him."

The man didn't answer immediately, but instead scratched his hairless head and muttered something under his breath.

"How can it look so similar? No, that can't be right."

But in the end, he just shook his head and then smiled.

“I am Li Sanli’s second uncle. This scoundrel is always causing trouble. It’s all thanks to you guys who take care of him. Since you helped Sanli, you’ve helped me too. If you need anything in the future, just say the word. Don’t be polite with me.”

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(End of this chapter)