Chapter 39: Flashing in the Depths of the Soul

After transferring the money to Shenglong Electronics and getting the receipt, Zhang Yunqi returned to the dormitory for a nap. He still had four classes in the afternoon, but today was Wang Xiaokai's birthday. Several people in the dormitory were a little absent-minded in class, especially the fat boy Tian Zhuangzhuang, who was jumping up and down with joy because he had a free meal.

After finally getting through an entire afternoon, as soon as the last class was over, everyone rushed back to the dormitory to pack up. Wang Xiaokai even dressed up, sprayed perfume and applied hair oil, and styled his hair into a Chow Yun-fat-style slicked back mess, exuding a strong scent of sexiness.

Everyone thought that today was his birthday and endured it.

At half past five, the four-person group from the dormitory set off.

They met Lin Yueying at the gate of No. 1 Middle School.

Lin Yueying called up three girls, Chu Jian, Yu Xiaorui and Zhao Han, who were all good friends with her. Wang Xiaokai had specially invited them yesterday, and the girls were very considerate and accepted the invitation.

The place for dinner was booked yesterday, a high-end restaurant near the school, many wealthy parents who come to the school to see their children will come here to eat, Zhang Yunqi asked the waiter for a private room, four men and four women sat on both sides of the round table. After all, they were high school students, so it was not open to men and women to sit together.

When ordering food, Wang Xiaokai was very polite. He put the menu in the middle of the table and asked everyone to order whatever they wanted. The girls all smiled and said, "Just eat whatever you want."

Tian Zhuangzhuang was silly and cute, and had no good eyesight. He took the menu and ordered six main dishes and a plate of pork ribs stewed with kelp. He also asked the waiter to bring four bottles of beer and four bottles of drinks.

Wang Xiaokai immediately said, "Don't serve the drinks, the girls are drinking too."

Yu Xiaorui said: "No, I've never drunk alcohol."

Lin Yueying had a boyish personality and was not afraid at all. She said, "It's okay, just drink it."

Zhao Han smiled and said, "You can drink if you want. We girls drink one cup, and you boys have to drink three cups."

Zhang Yunqi took a look at Zhao Han and found that Zhao Han didn't talk much, but was obviously much more mature than the other three girls. Moreover, she was tall, had long legs and a thin waist. Her development was definitely at the level of a stewardess. Unfortunately, the boys in the class didn't know how to appreciate women. They didn't pay much attention to her and disliked her big face.

He said with a smile: "Forget it, it doesn't matter what you drink, it's all the same, just order whatever you like."

Chu Jian whispered, "Yes, we have to go to evening self-study after dinner, and it would be bad if the teacher knew that I was drinking."

With so many people opposing it, Wang Xiaokai didn't know what to say. He asked the waiter to serve drinks to the girls. After all, they were all freshmen in high school and had rarely drunk alcohol. It was impossible for them to be as unrestrained and drunk as college students.

After all the dishes were served, Wang Xiaokai started eating first before everyone else. There was a dish on the table called spicy lobster. The portion was small, but the girls all thought it tasted good. Lin Yueying joked that she hadn't eaten enough, but the listener took it seriously. Wang Xiaokai asked the waiter to bring another serving.

Zhang Yunqi was sitting next to Wang Xiaokai and had a look at the price of the dish. This dish wasn't available in a small inland city like Jiangchuan City. It was shipped from the coastal areas and was not cheap. Tian Zhuangzhuang had ordered a bunch of delicious dishes before him, so he didn't know how much money Wang Xiaokai had in his pocket and was a little worried that he was just trying to show off.

After dinner, a few girls were thoughtful and brought a small and exquisite birthday cake for Wang Xiaokai. When they turned off the lights, blew out the candles and made a wish, everyone sang birthday songs to Wang Xiaokai. Wang Xiaokai was so moved that he almost shit.

After blowing out the candles and cutting the birthday cake, everyone had a table full of delicious food and were already full, so they played with the cake. Of course, most of the cake was smeared on the birthday boy, Wang Xiaokai's face.

After making a fuss for about ten minutes, Wang Xiaokai ran to the bathroom to wash his face, and Zhang Yunqi followed him out to the toilet. However, after washing his face, Wang Xiaokai did not wait for Zhang Yunqi. He went straight to the front desk and asked the waiter how much the meal cost.

The waiter calculated the bill and said, "189 yuan."

Wang Xiaokai pinched the money in his pocket and said in a low voice, "Why is it so expensive?"

The front desk clerk handed a list to Wang Xiaokai and said politely, "This has a list, you can check it."

Wang Xiaokai took the bill and looked at it. The bill was correct, but he only had 130 yuan in his pocket. Before coming, he thought that a meal for six people would cost at most a hundred yuan, but there was a small incident later that he had not expected.

At this time, Zhang Yunqi came out of the toilet. When he saw this scene, he walked over, took out two hundred yuan, handed it to the waiter and asked for the bill.

Wang Xiaokai immediately said, "How can I let you pay?" Zhang Yunqi patted his shoulder and said, "Why do we have to argue about these things? It's your birthday today, and I didn't buy you a gift. This is just a little compensation."

Dealing with people in society is sometimes very complicated, and some people will never understand it in their entire life. Sometimes it is so simple that it can be summed up in one sentence: Don’t embarrass yourself or others.

If it were someone else, Zhang Yunqi would not lightly pay the bill and make the other party feel embarrassed, and in the end his good intentions would be turned into bad intentions. However, Wang Xiaokai was his best friend in school, and there were not so many social conventions between buddies.

After paying the bill, the two returned to the private room. Tian Zhuangzhuang and Yang Wei, who had drunk a little wine, were in high spirits and suggested that they skip the evening self-study class tonight and go to Tenglong Game Hall to play. However, it was impossible for the girls to skip class to go to the game hall, especially Chu Jian, who had never been there before. Finally, everyone discussed it and decided that four boys should go.

Zhang Yunqi and his team first sent the four girls to the school gate, and then they went to class by themselves. Chu Jian returned to his seat and read quietly. Lin Yueying and Yu Xiaorui were in high spirits and gathered together to gossip. Zhao Han brought a glass of water and sat on the chair in front of Lin Yueying, saying, "Do you know that Wang Xiaokai didn't pay for the meal today?"

Lin Yueying looked up and asked, "If he doesn't pay for his birthday, who else will pay?"

Zhao Han said: "Zhang Yunqi, I saw him when I passed by on the way to the toilet."

Yu Xiaorui took a copy of Qiong Yao's "Misty Rain" from the desk and said, "Wang Xiaokai hangs out with Zhang Yunqi all day long, so it's okay for buddies to pay the bill, but I feel that the food we ate tonight was a bit expensive, and I don't know how much it cost."

Zhao Han said, "About two hundred. I've looked at the menu."

"Really? So expensive? This is almost enough for my living expenses for three months. Zhang Yunqi is really rich." Lin Yueying was a little surprised.

Zhao Han said, "Zhang Yunqi must be very rich. Haven't you seen him selling handheld games every day?"

Yu Xiaorui didn't take it seriously and said, "Students don't study hard, so it's a bit of a distraction to do these things."

Lin Yueying burst out laughing: "How dare you say that Zhang Yunqi is not doing his job properly? Do you know how many points he got in the high school entrance examination?"

"How many? Could it be that there is a hidden master in our ordinary class?"

"That's true. He has at least 150 points more than you."

"I'll go, how much exactly?"

"625 points, the top scorer in Fengyang County's high school entrance exam!"

"Is this true? You're scaring me. His grades are so good, he should be assigned to the science and technology class. Why is he in an ordinary class like ours?"

Zhao Han smiled and said, "What's the big deal? Her grades were very good when we first met. If she hadn't caught a bad cold and performed poorly in the high school entrance exam, she would have been able to get into the science and technology class. But if what Yueying said is true, this Zhang Yunqi is quite outstanding. He looks ordinary, but I didn't expect him to be so good. He is much better than those boys in the class who can only shout."

Lin Yueying turned around and patted Chu Jian’s desk: “Chubian, what do you think of Zhang Yunqi?”

When I first saw him, I exclaimed, “Why are you asking me this?”

Lin Yueying said with a smile: "Because among the few of us, you are the only one who is familiar with Zhang Yunqi. He is a very strange person. He usually ignores the girls in the class, but I have seen you two talking together several times."

When she first met him, her face turned red, and she pursed her lips and said, "It's just a chat between classmates. He's a nice guy."

This answer was too meaningless. Lin Yueying rolled her eyes and turned back to continue gossiping with Yu Xiaorui and Zhao Han. Chu Jian held the textbook, but could no longer concentrate on reading. She kept thinking of Zhang Yunqi in her mind from time to time.

Zhang Yunqi is a boy who doesn't have any shining qualities in normal times, but he seems to have some kind of strange magic. Especially when you get along with him, you can clearly feel the confidence, calmness, and a heavy sense of maturity that emanates from him.

Yes, it’s a sense of maturity.

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(End of this chapter)