Chapter 57 Drinking for a Lifetime
Ba Ji Mutton Soup Restaurant, in a private room.
White smoke was bubbling out of the copper hot pot.
In the boiling hot soup, there is the mouth-watering mutton rolling.
Wei Shengli had just put the meat in and boiled it twice, but it hadn't yet completely changed color.
He couldn't wait to pick it up, not caring that the meat was still pink, and put it directly into his mouth and started chewing.
"Hiss...comfortable!"
After swallowing the mutton in his mouth, Wei Shengli drank the Erguotou in the cup in one gulp.
"Comrade! Six more plates of mutton!"
Fang Xiang looked at Wei Shengli's eating habits, smiled and shook his head, opened the door of the private room and shouted outside.
"How much money do you have in your pocket now? Just make it up like this!"
Wei Shengli picked up a plate full of mutton, picked it up with chopsticks, and threw it all into the copper pot.
"I don't care how much it costs, I can't go broke eating it."
Fang wanted to see Wei Shengli start to pick up meat with his chopsticks again, and was afraid that he would put it all into his bowl.
I quickly picked up a large piece of meat with my chopsticks, put it in the bowl, and mixed it thoroughly with sesame paste.
Put it in your mouth.
Fragrant!
"Let me tell you, Liu Si is just a gangster.
He dropped out of junior high school halfway through, and it has been so many years. He doesn't have a proper job and spends all his time eating, drinking, gambling, and smoking.
He is already in his thirties, but no girl is willing to marry him.
Just hang out like this every day.
Last month, his father was so angry that he died. Now, he got the title deed of this house.
I was in a hurry to sell it.
So, don't feel sorry for him and sell him at a high price.
In a few days, the money will be lost and will be put into the gambling house again."
Wei Shengli was eating meat while picking up the Erguotou and filling up the glasses for both of them.
"Will there be any sequelae?"
Fang Xiang raised his glass and clinked it with Wei Shengli.
He really isn't used to drinking liquor, especially Erguotou, but it's winter now, so he'll just have to make do with it.
"Don't worry, there won't be any sequelae.
Even if I am still a temporary worker, it is easy for me to deal with a hooligan.
Besides, this gambling-addicted prodigal son used to be disciplined by his father, who backed him up.
Now his father has been mad at him, so why doesn’t he continue to gamble?
You never know, it may not be long before the person suddenly disappears one day.
You can rest assured."
Wei Shengli drank it all again, and a comfortable sound came from his throat.
"Fuck, is this kind of thing allowed to happen under the feet of the emperor of Beijing?"
Fang Xiang almost choked on the wine he had just drunk, so he quickly picked up a piece of meat.
“I can’t control it, I can’t control it at all.
I didn't know this kind of thing before.
After the police quit, they discovered that there were countless small underground gambling dens.
Firing each shot and moving to another place.
You don't even know where it is? Who is the dealer?
Besides, there are only so many police officers and they have so much to do on a daily basis.
If there hadn't been any trouble, there would have been no one to deliberately look for it.
Most of the time, it happens by chance.”
Wei Shengli sighed and shook his head.
“It seems there are still not enough jobs.”
Fang Xiang pondered for a moment and figured out the root of the problem.
“Who says it’s not true? If there are enough jobs.
Everyone has a decent job and gets paid every month.
Who doesn’t want to marry a wife, have a baby, and live a stable life? "
Wei Shengli also felt the same way.
His life seemed glorious, but it wasn't that good.
By the way, the monthly salary is only 23 yuan, the same as that of a junior clerk.
Not even as much as a skilled worker earns.
"Oh, by the way, how's that girl you mentioned last time?"
Fang wanted to make a note of this matter and create more jobs when he had the chance in the future.
But I don’t want to talk about this now, so let’s change the subject.
"Hey, you know what, we actually went to the movies together that day."
Speaking of this, Wei Shengli immediately became excited.
He started talking non-stop.
Fang Xiang didn't bother him and just ate the mutton hotpot while listening to him bragging.
"Last time we met, she asked me if I wanted to meet my parents during the Chinese New Year."
Wei Shengli finally said he was tired and raised his glass.
"Then what do you say?"
Fang Xiang bumped into him and continued with his question.
"Brother Fang, I'm not saying this, but I feel guilty.
The girl is two years older than me and got a job after graduating from technical secondary school.
As for me, I’m only two years younger, but I’m still a temporary worker now.
I don’t have the confidence to go to someone’s house.”
As Wei Shengli was talking, he refilled his glass of wine, and without even touching it, he drank it all in one gulp.
"So what do you think? By the way, have you told your uncle and aunt?"
Fang Xiang was also a little worried after hearing this. He was also inexperienced in this kind of thing.
"No, I'm not too embarrassed to ask."
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. This is an important matter in life, and as a parent we must think about you.
Don’t think too much about it, just ask first.”
Fang Xiang patted Wei Shengli on the shoulder and consoled him.
"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. What are your plans for that house?"
Wei Shengli nodded and ordered another plate of meat.
"The house is nice, but how much do you think I should pay?"
Fang Xiangxiang wanted to hear Wei Shengli's opinion.
"If you ask me, giving him a thousand dollars would be a big deal."
Wei Shengli looked down on Liu Si at all and was definitely trying to lower the price as much as possible.
“One thousand isn’t quite right, so let’s give him one thousand first.
I will save up some money and give him another thousand in half a year."
Fang Xiang frowned, although one thousand yuan was very attractive for this yard.
But he also knew that Liu Si would definitely not sell it to him for one thousand yuan.
Just wait a little longer, you will always find someone out there who is willing to pay more.
But if he took out two thousand yuan at once, Fang Xiang would only have one thousand yuan left in his pocket.
Ever since he came here, Fang Xiang has felt somewhat insecure.
At present, the money and guns in the space are his greatest reliance for sense of security.
With Fang Xiang's current salary, he should be able to save at least 500 yuan in half a year.
Half a year later, he took out another thousand yuan, and at that time he still had more than a thousand yuan in his pocket.
If anything really happens, we can help you out.
As for that Liu Si, there was a thousand yuan hanging in front of him.
Nothing should happen again.
"You are really generous, okay, it's your money anyway, I have no right to interfere.
But you promised to provide me with alcohol for a month.
Just follow today’s standards!”
Wei Shengli was taken aback and was still surprised that Fang Xiang could take out two thousand yuan.
Fang Xiang thought that after his parents passed away, the state and the steel mill would provide him with a pension.
He knew, but he didn't know exactly how much.
But he estimated that it would be a big deal for Fang Xiang to have a thousand dollars in his pocket.
So when I mentioned the one thousand yuan just now, I was also thinking about Fang.
I guess his wallet is completely empty.
As for Liu Si's disagreement? He has plenty of ways to deal with it.
Even Wei Shengli had thought it through, as long as Fang Xiang nodded.
Tomorrow he will bring people to deal with Liu Si until he signs and seals the contract.
But it seems that Fang Xiang doesn't want to make things difficult for him.
This actually made things easier for Wei Shengli.
But buddies are buddies, and we still have to drink.
Since Fang Xiang is able to make so much money now, it’s not excessive to drink some of his wine.
"Oh, what are you thinking!
Don't say a month.
Maybe we will have to rely on me for our lifetime of drinking."
Fang Xiang thought of the drawings in his mind and chuckled.
I'm afraid I'll make a lot of money in the future.
Wei Shengli should just focus on his public security work.
The little money he earned a month was not even enough for him to eat.
With such a good brother, of course we will drink with him for the rest of our lives.
After saying that, they raised their glasses and drank them all.
"Brother Fang, you are my brother!
It's agreed, from now on, my wine for the rest of my life will depend on you."
Wei Shengli laughed, picked up the Erguotou again and filled their glasses.
At this time, the owner of Ba Ji Mutton Soup Restaurant came in with six plates of mutton.
