I pulled Tiger along and said, "From now on, you should get closer to Brother Jiang. He's the real 'King of Sanda'." Indeed, you should get closer to him. Tiger and Jiang the Doorkeeper have both been beaten by Wu Song. If Ximen Qing comes along, the whole thing will be perfect.
Jiang Menshen said, "Don't embarrass me. I've been wanting to send you the trophy and certificate for a while, but I got busy and forgot."
Baozi was busy making tea and pouring water for everyone. Xiuxiu hugged her and said, "Sister Baozi is so lucky. My brother Xiaoqiang is both scholarly and martial."
Everyone was stunned: "A man of both literary and martial talents? Xiao Qiang?"
Seeing that Hu Sanniang wasn't there, I put my hands on my hips and grinned smugly. We've already defeated Lü Bu, so how could I not have both?
Just then, the phone rang. I saw it was an unfamiliar out-of-town number. When I answered, a deep, slightly weathered voice said, "Xiaoqiang, congratulations on your wedding!"
I was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "Second Brother? How did you know I got married?"
Guan Yu laughed and said, "You told me that the day you saw me off, and I promised to come see you. It's a pity that Second Brother can't go back now, which means I've broken my promise."
I asked in a low voice, "Have you found Zhou Cang?"
When everyone heard me say that, they knew it was Guan Yu calling, and they all excitedly crowded forward. Then, a rough voice came from the other end: "Xiao Qiang, this is Zhou Cang. May you have a son soon!"
I dodged the countless outstretched hands, struggling to say, "Second Brother, a whole bunch of people are eager to report to you—"
Guan Yu laughed and said, "I'll stop here for now. I'll go back to see everyone in a few days."
Erpang suddenly stepped forward from the crowd: "I want to say a few words to Second Brother..." As he spoke, he took my phone. "Second Brother, it's me... I'm Second... uh, Lu Bu."
We were all wondering: What did they have to say to each other? And then they started fighting again?
We saw Erpang sitting by the door. He exchanged a few polite words with Guan Yu, then they began to talk quietly. We could hear intermittently the names "Xiao Chan... Red Hare..." and so on, probably because he was asking about what happened after Guan Yu's death. Although Guan Yu and Lü Bu didn't have a deep-seated feud, they had a long-standing grudge, but at this moment, both of them maintained a calm and composed tone. In this era, it wasn't easy for people like them to find a companion with whom they could have a proper conversation. Towards the end, the fat man became quite sentimental, almost to the point of pouring out his heart to his second brother.
Chapter 41 It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance
After sitting for a while, Tong Yuan said, "A moment of bliss is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Let's not keep Xiao Qiang and Sister Baozi up any longer. Let them get some rest." The people chuckled and stood up, all saying, "That's right, that's right."
I spoke to her in the tone of a former boss, saying, "Okay, you and Zhenjiang should get some rest too."
Tong Yuan blushed and spat at me.
We saw her off at the door, and Jin Shaoyan said to Li Shishi, "I'll come pick you up tomorrow to go back to the film set."
Li Shishi turned around and said, "We're all going back to the film set today."
Baozi asked in surprise, "Are you leaving too?"
Li Shishi smiled and said, "We'll be back, but tonight we must save it for you and your cousin."
Qin Shi Huang also said, "Leave some land for us."
Actually, when I bought the house, I subconsciously considered the five of us. Baozi, needless to say, was just discussing with me who would stay in which room. Baozi is more carefree than anyone else when it comes to life; she's happiest as long as there's excitement. Before, when we were poor, she was happy even in poverty; now that we have money, she sees even less reason for everyone to be separated. Honestly, as the head of the family, this arrangement seems a bit out of place. After all, you can't live together forever if you're not family. But I know that even if I wanted to continue like this, it wouldn't work out. Ersha and the others' time is coming up soon…
After seeing the guests off, Baozi did something that every traditional Chinese bride would do—she shyly went to count the wedding gifts.
The two large boxes of money Wu Yong sent must have been worth a million or two at first glance, and it was impossible to count them all. Luckily, there was a list. I found a calculator, and without looking at the names, I added up the numbers, and the total came to 1.5 million.
Baozi stared blankly at the money, muttering, "Where did all this money come from? Even if 2,000 people come to eat, and each person gives a gift of 200 yuan, that's still less than 500,000 yuan!"
She flipped through the list and suddenly realized, "Some relatives contributed more than 200, but that doesn't make sense—oh, Tiger contributed 50,000 by himself, and Fengfeng contributed 10,000. Wow, your Boss Hao contributed 100,000." I knew that Boss Hao was using the gift to repay a favor; he was originally going to give me the 10% that I helped him get back.
As Baozi flipped through the buns, he suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? This..."
I asked, "What's wrong?"
Baozi pointed to a name on the list and said, "This person also contributed 50,000, but didn't leave their name."
I laughed, "There are people who do good deeds anonymously?" I took the list and looked at it. Sure enough, after the amount of 50,000, there were no specific names, only "The benefactor upstairs, Zhu Xiaoqiang, is getting married happily." Baozi said, "Upstairs? Is there anyone else upstairs?"
I thought for a moment, then slapped my thigh and said, "I know who it is. I saved his life." I remember once when Xiang Yu, Li Shishi, and I went to visit Zhang Bing's grandfather, we encountered a guy who was about to jump off a building. I used my mind-reading ability to calm him down and persuade him to come back down. He left me a phone number at the time, but I didn't pay much attention to it. Later, I didn't know where he went. I never expected that he would show up at our wedding without saying a word.
After I finished telling you, Baozi asked in surprise, "You have such heroic deeds?"
Baozi casually flipped through the list, then suddenly pointed to a name in surprise and said, "Who is this He Tiandou? He gave away 200,000 yuan!"
My heart skipped a beat. I snatched the list and saw that it clearly stated "He Tiandou, 200,000".
I hurriedly called Wu Yong. His reply was: he had no recollection of it. The four people who helped me receive the gifts today all knew this person's name; Pang Wanchun and Li Tianrun had even met him in person. That meant that He Tiandou himself probably didn't show up, and the gift money was just left in the chaos. This little thing was naturally not difficult for him, but what was infuriating was that this guy pulled this stunt just when we were about to forget about him, leaving us feeling uneasy.
Baozi asked, "What's your relationship with this person? Why are you spending so much money on him?"
All I could say was, "He's a business friend; I'll pay him back later!"
Baozi flipped through the thick list and said, "I just realized that I don't think I've ever met many of these friends of yours before. It's like they fell from the sky all of a sudden." That's so true.
Baozi sat cross-legged on the sofa and questioned me, "Besides selling alcohol, what else don't I know? Tell me everything."
I chuckled and said, "No way! We're together all the time, what would I hide from you?"
"Really?" Baozi stared at me, a rare glint of sharpness flashing in his eyes. "I'll give you one more chance to confess!"
My heart skipped a beat. Had she really discovered some clue?
Baozi pointed at my nose and shouted, "Tell me! Have you brought any other women into this house since it was renovated? What is your relationship with He Tiandou? Is he a man or a woman?"
I:"……"
I simply stopped talking, picked up Baozi, and headed upstairs to the bedroom: "Whether you've ever been with a woman or not, I'll show you your man's 'stockpile' and you'll understand!"
Baozi struggled in my arms, saying, "Damn it, how can you act like a hooligan? You've been celibate for so many years..."
We went into the bedroom. A short while later, I yelled, "Damn it, you're acting like a scoundrel! You've been celibate for so many years..."