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Liu Zihao collected the money from the two men and counted it together with his own money. He was surprised to find that he had 218 yuan, while he only had 102 yuan in his wallet.

"218, that's a lucky number."

Liu Zihao made a joke and stuffed his wallet back into his pocket.

"Look at you, all flashy, with your phone and wallet, you're practically wearing a luxury watch on your wrist."

Zheng Jinxin, who had nothing, made a disdainful remark.

"It's too formal to say that!" Liu Zihao said, drawing out the words.

"Brothers are like hands and feet, women are like clothes. What's your brother's is yours, how about I lend you my phone for a few days?"

"Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Zhao Changling said impatiently.

"I'm starving! Let's eat already! What are you dawdling for?"

"Alright! Brothers, follow me, let's go!"

Liu Zihao snapped his fingers, shook his head and swayed his shoulders as he led the way out of the dormitory.

"Look at this guy, so cocky. Just because Boss Chen isn't around, he really thinks he's the boss."

The two of them chatted openly behind Liu Zihao.

Sigh! These two words reminded Liu Zihao of Chen Hongjun. With Chen Hongjun gone, the brothers are not as united as before.

They were used to being told what to do, and now that it's their turn to make their own decisions, they're not used to it.

When people's hearts are scattered, it's hard to lead the team.

Liu Zihao shook his head vigorously to dispel some bad thoughts.

It's a sweltering day; maybe after a late-night beer, everything will feel better.

......

In Nanjing, the area surrounding Jiangnan University forms a very important economic zone.

There are all kinds of shopping malls and restaurants, and of course, there are also night markets that young people love.

The best place to drink beer at night is the night market. Find your favorite food stall, bring out the beer, and drink to your heart's content.

The three of them strolled around the night market, stopping occasionally. Since it was their first time at the night market, they weren't in a hurry to find a stall.

There's no rush. Let's get familiar with the night market first. This is definitely a place they'll be frequenting in the future, so finding a good stall is very important.

"Huh! What's she doing here? And she's even eating..."

As Liu Zihao was walking, he suddenly stopped and looked at a barbecue stall on the side of the street.

There were two beautiful women there, one munching on a roasted chili pepper and the other biting into a roasted potato slice, eating very elegantly in small bites.

As Liu Zihao muttered to himself, he turned and walked over to the two beautiful women.

"Weren't you eating steamed buns in the school cafeteria?"

The beautiful woman with pigtails, who was munching on a roasted chili pepper, looked up, made an "uh" sound, and then her eyes lit up with a smile.

"Hehe, the steamed buns in the cafeteria are awful, so my girlfriends dragged me out to eat here."

Who would believe that? Liu Zihao looked at the leftover bamboo skewers next to the beautiful woman; there must have been at least forty or fifty of them, if not seventy or eighty.

Based on his experience, this should take at least half an hour to finish eating, right? He had only been chatting with this beautiful woman for about twenty minutes.

Actually, Liu Zihao misunderstood this beautiful woman, because nobody uses QQ on their phones these days, and she didn't even appear when Liu Zihao was chatting with her.

She had only been sitting at the stall for about ten minutes when she started eating.

Liu Zihao noticed that she was eating slowly because she had eaten the delicious food quickly before, but now she was eating the food she didn't particularly like and was taking her time to savor it.

Just as Liu Zihao was wondering whether to expose the beautiful woman's words, he heard her question.

"Didn't you say you'd been eating at the restaurant for half a day? Are you done eating so quickly?"

Liu Zihao's heart tightened, and he was about to seize the opportunity to say that he had finished eating.

Zheng Jinxin, who was following behind him, knew what Liu Zihao was up to the moment he saw him sticking his butt out, and he didn't give Liu Zihao a chance to make things up.

"You two, stop talking nonsense, we haven't eaten yet either. Hey senior, I see you're eating here, this stall looks pretty good, right?"

The girl with pigtails blinked her eyes. She was briefly interrupted by Zheng Jinxin, who suddenly rushed out. She nodded mechanically.

"The food here is really good; I've been eating here for a year now."

"That's definitely good!" Zheng Jinxin turned around.

"Hey guys, why don't you all stay here and have a table together?"

"Alright!" Zhao Changling shouted to the boss.

"Boss, make a table, we have customers."

"Are there any other tables? Why don't you share one with us?"

The woman with pigtails was very enthusiastic.

"Okay!" Zheng Jinxin was already sitting on the only remaining small stool when Zhao Changling ran off to find another stool.

Looking at the table full of bamboo skewers, Liu Zihao casually asked, "How are the prices at this stall?"

"It's very cheap," said the girl with pigtails, holding up a large chili pepper. "Vegetables are two cents a skewer."

This price is acceptable! At this moment, Zhao Changling had already found two stools, and everyone sat down.

Zheng Jinxin introduced himself first: "My name is Zheng Jinxin, I am a freshman majoring in semiconductors."

The girl with pigtails put down her chili peppers. "My name is Zhang Jinling, a sophomore majoring in political science and law. This is my classmate Zhou Huaying, a true talent and lady."

After speaking, she skipped over Liu Zihao and said, "He doesn't need an introduction. What's that classmate's name?" Zhang Jinling was referring to Zhao Changling.

Zhao Changling said politely, "I'm also a freshman this year. My name is Zhao Changling, and I'm also in the semiconductor field."

"Ah!" Zhou Huaying, who had been silent until now, suddenly cried out.

"You're this year's top scorer in the college entrance exam? Wow! I never expected to run into a top scorer while having a meal."

That admiring voice! It restored Zhao Changling's confidence, which had been defeated by Zheng Jinxin when he first entered school, and the top scorer in the college entrance examination is in high demand again!

He straightened his back and said modestly, "It was just luck."

That's so damn hypocritical! I have a set of past college entrance exam questions in my head, and I could get almost a perfect score.

Liu Zihao and Zheng Jinxin knew Zhao Changling's situation all too well. Zheng Jinxin was alright, he just grinned.

Liu Zihao couldn't help but say, "What's so great about being the top scorer in the college entrance exam? I'm too lazy to compete for that."

"Jealous! Hypocritical!" Zhou Huaying rolled her eyes at Liu Zihao, then turned to Zhao Changling with a warm and friendly expression.

"Zhao Changling, would you like to share your learning experiences?"

Liu Zihao retorted, "Me, jealous of him? I got in through the Mathematical Olympiad."

Zhou Huaying turned her head and said, "Severely unbalanced in her studies."

Zheng Jinxin had just started to say, "I'm a physics Olympiad winner..." when he stopped abruptly.

If you keep talking to someone like Zhou Huaying, the conversation will just die out.

He turned around and shouted, "Boss! A dozen beers, please!"

Zhang Jinling felt a sense of warmth and comfort upon hearing Zheng Jinxin's words. Her eyes narrowed with laughter, and her smile was radiant.

"This student really speaks to my taste. You went to university through the Physics Olympiad, right? You don't seem like a bookworm at all, impressive! By the way, their stall is most famous for its grilled lamb skewers, really authentic, want some?"

"They also have lamb skewers? Of course, we'll have to!"

No sooner had Zheng Jinxin finished speaking than Zhang Jinling, without waiting for him to make a decision, shouted at the boss without hesitation.

"Boss! Fifty more lamb skewers, please."

Liu Zihao was mentally calculating, "How much does one of these lamb skewers cost?"

"Not expensive! 2 yuan a skewer."

Zhang Jinling had already thrown the large chili pepper she had been holding for a while, which she had only half-eaten, back onto her plate and started rubbing her hands together.

She looked eager to devour the lamb skewers.

"This place has the most authentic lamb skewers. They hang two skewers of lamb on the ground every day and sell them as pork once they're gone. Compared to many places that use lamb offal soaked in water and then pass it off as pork, this place is selling at a very reasonable price."

While waiting, Zhang Jinling gave a serious introduction.

That's a hundred yuan gone. Liu Zihao sighed inwardly. He only had 218 yuan in his pocket, plus a case of beer? Would that be enough?

From the moment he sat down, he hadn't expected the woman to pay the bill. But today...? He was starting to panic.

After waiting for seven or eight minutes, the lamb skewers were finally ready.

A few people opened beer bottles, clinked them together, and started eating—it was so satisfying!

Beer is Liu Zihao's weakness; he can usually only drink about one bottle.

Among their group, Zheng Jinxin is the best drinker.

When everyone drank together, they discovered that Zhang Jinling's alcohol tolerance was in no way inferior to Zheng Jinxin's.

The two finished a bottle of beer almost simultaneously and immediately started on their second.

At this point, Liu Zihao had only drunk less than a third of the bottle, and Zhao Changling had only finished half of it.

Zheng Jinxin's beer is on par with Zhang Jinling's, but when it comes to skewers, the difference is like night and day.

Zhang Jinling ate the lamb skewers incredibly fast.

She wiped the skewers of lamb from her lips in a second, a stark contrast to the fact that she hadn't been able to finish a large chili pepper in over ten minutes.

At this moment, Zhang Jinling had just finished a bottle of beer and had already eaten about ten skewers of mutton.

When Liu Zihao first sat down, he saw that there were already fifty or sixty bamboo skewers in front of her, and thought that she had almost finished eating and had no appetite.

Now something seems amiss; it appears that the fifty skewers of lamb that Zhang Jinling ordered weren't entirely for them.

Liu Zihao's concerns were soon confirmed. Seeing Zhang Jinling eating so voraciously, her companion Zhou Huaying became a little worried.

"Reiko! It's not good for girls to eat too much high-calorie food; it will make them gain weight."

"Not much, not much! I'm unusually happy today, and there's even wine to drink. I'm only half full. This is nothing!"

Zhang Jinling really got into the swing of things; she hadn't met anyone she could drink with so freely in a long time.

"Only half full?" Zhou Huaying was genuinely worried.

"I only ate 10 of those 50 lamb skewers! How many calories are in that much meat? Are you going to be swimming all week to lose weight?"

"Hehe!" Zhang Jinling chuckled twice, and continued eating a few more skewers.

Oh no! The lamb skewers alone cost two hundred yuan, and I'll never have enough money in my wallet.

Liu Zihao was feeling down. He ate a skewer of lotus root slices, downed the rest of his beer in one gulp, and then opened another bottle.

Zhang Jinling ate with her mouth full of oil, having already devoured more than half of the lamb skewers on the table.

Zhao Changling and Zhou Huaying ate in a rather refined manner, each of them eating two or three skewers of lamb and a balanced diet of other vegetables.

These two don't seem to be primarily focused on eating; they're chatting about studying while they eat.

Liu Zihao looked at the five or six skewers of lamb that were left. He picked one up; if he didn't eat it soon, it would be gone.

This is the third lamb skewer he's eaten; he's counting it.

That bastard Zheng Jinxin forgets all his important business when he starts eating, and he doesn't even know to eat sparingly.

He didn't even consider that Zheng Jinxin wouldn't have enough money even if he didn't eat anything.

Zhang Jinling and Zheng Jinxin were drinking and chatting, their spirits high, and Zhang Jinling smiled with a narrowed face.

"Zheng, their lamb kidneys are amazing! Want a couple of skewers?"

"Okay! No problem." Zheng Jinxin waved his hand, speaking as if he were the big boss ready to pay the bill.

"Five skewers of pork kidneys, please!" Zhang Jinling called out, then realized she hadn't asked anyone else, "Do you want some?"

Zhou Huaying: "I'm already full." Zhao Changling: "I've eaten enough too, no need."

"I don't want it anymore, I can't stand the smell."

Liu Zihao cursed inwardly, "Kidneys! Zheng Jinxin, you're a young man, do you really need to supplement with this?"

Won't this kill you? When will we ever finish drinking this?

He knew Zheng Jinxin's alcohol tolerance well; he could drink eight bottles of beer without needing to go to the bathroom.

Liu Zihao, who felt increasingly uncomfortable, suddenly felt nauseous.

"Something's wrong, I need to find a place..." Liu Zihao covered his mouth, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

"Damn! How many bottles have you drunk?" Zhao Changling then noticed the three empty bottles in front of Liu Zihao.

He hurriedly helped Liu Zihao find a place to vomit.

Zheng Jinxin had intended to go along, but after bowing slightly, he sat back down.

"He threw up after only three bottles of beer? That's too weak for him."

Zhang Jinling was speechless.

"Ah-hao is just naturally unable to drink alcohol. He doesn't usually drink alcohol, but he might have a bottle of beer occasionally when he's with us."

Zheng Jinxin still offered an explanation on behalf of his friend.

"And what about you?" Zhang Jinling asked, swirling the wine bottle playfully.

"Me?" Zheng Jinxin thought for a moment: "I once got drunk after drinking two bottles of baijiu, but I've never gotten drunk from beer before."

"Sure!" Zhang Jinling's eyes no longer held any disdain.

"Let's drink to our hearts' content today."

A short while later, Zhao Changling helped Liu Zihao back.

"Xin, do you want to drink more? Hao can't go on, I have to take him home."

Zheng Jinxin looked at Liu Zihao's face, which was deathly pale.

"Take him home quickly, and make him a cup of tea when you get back."

Liu Zihao knew he couldn't stay any longer; after vomiting, he felt dizzy and disoriented.

His painfully closed eyes didn't mean he was unconscious; he took out his wallet from his back pocket and was about to hand it to Zheng Jinxin.

Liu Zihao's wallet didn't have enough money. Zheng Jinxin, however much he drank, remained perfectly conscious.

He waved his hand, telling Zhao Changling to put it back.

Zhao Changling looked at the two who were still sitting there, ready to continue drinking, and said, "Ah Xin, take care of yourself."

Zhou Huaying said, "Lingzi, I've already eaten. I'm uncomfortable sitting here, so I'm going back now."

Zhang Jinling waved her hand without looking up and said generously, "You can go."

She clinked her wine bottle against Zheng Jinxin's, saying, "Let's keep drinking."

After the others had walked away, Zhang Jinling started gossiping in a rambling manner.

"See? My best friend has been snatched away by that bookworm of yours. They're like fish in water, they've hit it off."

"You should remind your buddy that he can't just invite my best friend to dinner alone; he has to bring us along."

Was Zhao Changling a bookworm? No one could be a bookworm like Zhao Changling.

Zheng Jinxin chuckled and said, "Zhao Changling is no bookworm; that kid's got a trick up his sleeve."

Zhang Jinling didn't respond to him, clearly not caring whether Zhao Changling was a bookworm or a rascal.

She said with dissatisfaction, "Your friend Liu Zihao is good-looking, but he's otherwise useless."

"He told us before that he would always pay the bill and never let any pretty girl pay. Now look at him, he's just slipped away..."

"You're really too honest. He gave you his wallet when he left, why didn't you take it?"

"He didn't have enough money in his wallet." Since Zhang Jinling brought it up, Zheng Jinxin was prepared to tell the truth, since he would have to face it sooner or later anyway.

"You're really a good friend." Zhang Jinling gave Zheng Jinxin a thumbs up.

"I admire men like you the most; you don't take advantage of others and you have a sense of responsibility."

Now that Zhang Jinling had said all that, Zheng Jinxin could no longer remain silent.

"Zhang, since you've come this far, I won't hide anything from you anymore."

Zheng Jinxin put down the bottle and mustered his courage.

"Wow! You're not going to say, like Wang Shao Cong, the young master of Yida Group, 'Actually, my dad is the richest man in China'? No, wait..."

Zhang Jinling clearly thought it was impossible. "Young Master Wang is already the son of the richest man. Your family can still become the richest family in Jiangnan."

Zheng Jinxin lowered his head. "It's impossible for him to be the son of the richest man. At least, our parents couldn't do that."

"The wallet that Liu Zihao had was filled with money that we brothers chipped in on; it only had 218 yuan. We were planning to grab a quick bite at the night market, which would have been enough, but we didn't expect..."

Zheng Jinxin couldn't continue speaking.

"What? You don't have a single penny in your pocket?"

Realizing this possibility, Zhang Jinling immediately turned around and shouted, "Boss, can we still return those five kidneys?"

"It's too late to get a refund! It's already healed."

Upon hearing this, the owner hurriedly brought over the five large kidneys that had just been grilled.

"Beautiful lady, you're really joking. These kidneys are ten yuan a skewer, who am I supposed to sell them to if I return them?"

Looking at the large kidneys laid out in front of her, Zhang Jinling frowned.

She glared fiercely at Zheng Jinxin: "Why didn't you remind me beforehand that I should at least be careful with my money!"

After saying that, she picked up a large kidney and began to gnaw on it viciously.

While eating, he gestured to Zheng Jinxin and said, "Eat together, what are you standing there for? I'm telling you in advance, no more ordering, or I won't have the money to pay."

This beautiful woman seems quite poised and confident, unlike most girls.

Zheng Jinxin had a slight liking for him, but was mostly embarrassed.

He awkwardly picked up a large kidney and started eating it with his beer.

"I thought you were quite pleasing to the eye, but now you've really screwed me over," Zhang Jinling said, scolding as she drank.

Although being talked to by a woman is better than being bored, the two of them quickly finished the remaining two or three bottles of beer.

After this incident, Zhang Jinling would never order food again, and Zheng Jinxin would be even more embarrassed to order.

Since they had drunk enough, Zhang Jinling called the owner to settle the bill, which came to a total of 435 yuan.

After paying the bill, Zhang Jinling sighed all the way back.

"My dad only gives me two thousand yuan a month for pocket money, and I've already spent almost half of it on the first day! How am I supposed to survive? By the way, your buddy probably won't have money to treat my best friend to dinner either, right? This is a huge loss!"

Two thousand yuan a month for pocket money and you still think it's not enough? In his previous life, Zheng Jinxin and his friends each only had about five hundred yuan a month for living expenses, which they basically spent on meal cards.

However, he felt embarrassed for getting a free ride with a beautiful woman today.

"Well, we'll have the money tomorrow. How about I treat you to dinner tomorrow?"