My friend's uncle took a fancy to me

Zhao Zhizhi was negotiating with several rich second-generations sitting in the booths. However, his words were insignificant. This further aroused the enthusiasm of these dandies, who wanted to play tricks on these people who were like ants at the bottom of society in their eyes, and took it as fun.

We can't win by fighting. Half of them are sick now. Even if we win, can we escape?

"Okay, then can I drink it for my friend? She really can't drink, and you don't want anyone to get killed, do you?"

As soon as Zhao Zhizhi finished speaking, a yellow-haired man sitting next to him started cursing, "Who the hell are you trying to scare? You're trying to kill someone. Is this wine enough to make you fall down in five steps?" After he finished speaking, his companions all burst into laughter.

"You can drink, but as a man, you should drink double, unless you say you are a woman and look like a woman."

The group laughed even louder.

Zhao Zhizhi endured it, gritting his teeth, his body trembling slightly, his hands clenched into fists at his sides, but the facts before him forced him to let go of his stubbornness and bow his head to face it. In the end, he reluctantly replied, "Okay."

Zhao Jia tugged at Zhao Zhizhi's clothes and said, "You took cefuroxime and drank alcohol. Are you crazy?"

Zhao Zhizhi sighed: "But there is no other way now."

Zhao Jia stepped forward, pointed at Zhao Zhizhi, and said to the others, "He just took cefuroxime for a cold. I'm allergic to alcohol, my sister is sick and can't drink, and my friend is young and can't drink. So, could you please be kind enough to let us go? We don't want the money, but can you please let us go?"

The man in the burgundy shirt scoffed, "Are you taking us for a fool? This isn't the Year of the Monkey! Why are only your friends sick? What's wrong with them? Cancer? Hahaha!"

After saying that, he raised his head in the direction of Lu Xiaoqiao and said: "Then let your friend drink. It's okay if he's a child, as long as he's an adult. If he gets drunk and can't walk, your brother will take care of you at night." After saying that, he glanced at Lu Xiaoqiao up and down with ill intentions.

"You..." Qin Momo couldn't bear to see her friend being humiliated like this, but just as she was about to speak, she was stopped by Lu Xiaoqiao beside her.

Lu Xiaoqiao felt nauseous and wanted to vomit after being looked at by the man, but now she was the only pillar of the family. Fortunately, it was all beer and the alcohol content was not high, so she drank it as kvass.

After hesitating for a while, he stood up and said, "Okay, I'll drink, but I also hope you will keep your word and not go back on your word."

Qin Momo grabbed her: "Xiao Qiao!"

Lu Xiaoqiao shook her head and told her that it was okay.

Zhao Jia felt sorry for her, but she was severely allergic and would probably go into shock before she finished drinking.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Xiaoqiao took a sip of the beer. Fortunately, it was just an ordinary beer. Reassured, he raised the glass high and drank the whole thing in one gulp. Then he reached for the second glass, and the third...

Because of the hazelnut issue at noon, Zhou Qi's already huge workload became even more overwhelming. He had to change his plan to go back to the old house today as promised to his father because of overtime.

I came out of the office and took the elevator all the way to the parking lot. As soon as I sat in the driver's seat, I received a call from Li Yuxuan.

"What are you doing? Still working overtime? Your boss works so hard that I, an employee, will be embarrassed to leave work on time from now on!"

Zhou Qizheng fastened his seat belt and started the car: "From now on, you can work overtime with me every day."

"Then just pretend I didn't say anything." Li Yuxuan heard the engine noise and continued, "Since you're already out, why don't you come find me at the newly opened 'Mei Ye' bar? It's run by Zi Yang's friend. They say the bartender there was brought in from abroad with great effort, and his bartending skills are top-notch. Shall we go over and try some?"

"Don't go."

Hearing his rejection without any hesitation, Li Yuxuan's tone became more teasing: "No, I mean, you just turned 30, how come you live like an old man? Every day, besides work, it's socializing. Why are you in such a hurry to go home? There's no one waiting for you."

Zhou Qizhen, who had just driven out of the parking lot, paused when he heard this obvious sarcasm.

Then he turned his gaze to the co-pilot seat, where the hazelnuts Lu Xiaoqiao had given him were placed. Thinking of what Shen Yi had said to him in his office during the day, he suddenly wanted to confirm that he had also made some progress.

"Send me the address."

Hearing him ask for the address, Li Yuxuan was stunned for a moment. He had just said he couldn't come, but he had just said a word and agreed to come. Why hadn't he been so obedient before? However, he didn't say anything and smiled and told him the location.

Zhou Qizheng arrived at the main entrance of the 'Mei Ye' bar. As soon as he parked the car, the parking attendant quickly came to meet him.

After handing him the car keys, Zhou Qizhen walked towards the bar.

After finding Li Yuxuan at the bar inside, he sat next to him, then raised his hand and pretended to be unintentional, placing the hazelnuts he brought in along with the tool clips in a more conspicuous position between the two of them.

"Why didn't you call Shen Yi?" It would be better to let the two of them take a look together.

"She's getting engaged soon and has so many things to do, how can I ask her for help?" After saying that, he asked the bartender for two cocktails.

Zhou Qizhen glanced at him and pretended to move the bag of hazelnuts towards him casually.

Li Yuxuan finally discovered: "What is this?" Then he reached out to open it and take a look.

Zhou Qizheng patted his outstretched hand: "Don't move."

Li Yuxuan became even more curious: "What is it? It's so precious."

Zhou Qizheng opened the bag: "Hazelnuts."

"Hazelnut? Why are they so small? Where did they come from?"

"What do you know? This is wild. The big ones are all grafted and grown. They're not as delicious as this, and their nutritional value isn't as high. This is a specialty of Northeast China."

Li Yuxuan was confused at first. They asked him to drink, and then they promoted the nutritional value of hazelnuts. It was not until he heard the last sentence that he suddenly understood.

"Your sweetheart gave it to you?"

"Because he was afraid that it would be inconvenient for me to eat, he specially brought me a pair of small tongs." After saying this, as if wanting to demonstrate to him, he took out a nut and gently opened it, peeling out the complete kernel. He had practiced this for a long time.

Li Yuxuan laughed angrily: "Are you here to show off to me? Old Zhou, are you childish?"

After the cocktail was prepared, Li Yuxuan took one for himself and pushed the other one in front of him. Seeing that he had no intention of drinking it, he just sat there with his eyes lowered, peeling hazelnuts seriously.

"You're not drinking! Then why are you here?"

"I drove here." After saying that, he peeled out a whole nut and put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly.

"Is it delicious?"

"of course."

"Give me some food! Why are you eating alone?"

After Li Yuxuan finished speaking, he spread out his palms and stretched them in front of him. His meaning was obvious.

"Don't be so stingy! You said it yourself, because I have given you a lot of advice on your affairs. If you don't give it to me, I will call her and ask for it myself tomorrow! I will ask her why she forgot her brother's share when she had some delicious food. I might even say something I shouldn't say."

Hearing him threatening seriously, I didn't want to pay any attention to him, but suddenly I seemed to remember something, opened the bag, and took out a dozen hazelnuts from it: "I'll give you a few to try first. Her mother will send me some in a few days, and I'll give you more then."

Li Yuxuan: "..."

"Damn! You really know how to show off." I feel like the past few decades of knowing each other were wasted.

Li Yuxuan bit open a hazelnut with his teeth, put the kernel into his mouth, and said while chewing, "It's obvious that it opens with just teeth. Are you sure that tool wasn't given to you? Or do you think you're old and your teeth are not good?"

Zhou Qizheng listened to his skeptical tone and said in a deep voice, "If you don't want to eat it, return it to me."

Li Yuxuan was afraid that he would really come over to snatch them, so he quickly put the remaining less than ten hazelnuts into his pocket: "Tsk! Look, look, you can't sit still when you mention your age."

Seeing that Zhou Qizhen ignored him, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip, then looked around casually. When his head turned to the left and back, his sight was fixed on a group of people in the booth.

People sitting or standing around the booth were all surrounding a girl in the middle who was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and drinking. The girl was drinking one beer after another, and her clothes made her look out of place compared to the place.

Maybe she drank too quickly, the girl choked and turned back to cover her mouth and coughed a few times. When she turned back, Li Yuxuan was scared.

"Oh my god! Lao Zhou, look! Is that Xiao Qiao?"