It's true that even a hero can be brought down by a penny; it's really tough when you're broke.
However, Chen Chu couldn't understand how Long Qi could take a taxi without any money. He then saw that Long Qi only had seventy or eighty yuan on him, but the meal cost four or five hundred yuan, mainly because of the expensive oysters and scallops.
Chen Chu spent several hundred of the three thousand yuan he took out, then, after a moment's thought, he kept five hundred for himself and gave the remaining two thousand yuan to Long Qi.
Long Qi was stunned, and Liu Bingbing was also dumbfounded, stamping her little feet anxiously.
Two thousand yuan is almost half a year's salary for her. Besides, she couldn't even save that much money in half a year. She just gave it away like that? Liu Bingbing was speechless. She thought to herself that Chen Chu was so wasteful that she would never be able to live like this in the future.
Chen Chu ignored her and said to Long Qi, "I really like Muay Thai. Today I met a Muay Thai master. Sigh, as the saying goes, everyone helps each other when in trouble. Brother Long Qi doesn't seem like an ordinary person. A dragon in shallow water is mocked by shrimp, and a tiger fallen into the plains is bullied by dogs. Brother Long Qi, I feel that you are a person destined for greatness... Tsk tsk, such good Muay Thai, it's really enviable, so enviable. I wish I could learn Muay Thai..."
Long Qi was taken aback for a moment, partly due to the alcohol, then waved his hand and said, "Brother Chu, then I won't refuse. How about this... if you're interested in Muay Thai, I can teach you..."
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The two ate around 7 p.m., and from then until 9 p.m., Liu Bingbing kept yawning while sitting on the bench, and the wind had picked up, making her feel a bit chilly.
At this moment, Chen Chu was drenched in sweat. After finishing a set of ancient Muay Thai, his whole body was steaming with heat. He couldn't help but feel the domineering power of Muay Thai. If the brilliance of this boxing style is its simplicity, directness, and direct lethality, then Muay Thai is the most practical. In contrast, Chinese martial arts, also known as traditional Chinese martial arts, require many years of foundational knowledge to master. Muay Thai, however, does not require that. As long as you master the method, you can achieve something in a few months. Chen Chu even wanted to test his skills against someone.
Both men were drenched in sweat, and the alcohol they had consumed had evaporated. Long Qi chuckled and said, "Brother Chu, the essence remains the same no matter how things change. Even modern Muay Thai is based on ancient Muay Thai. Punches aren't necessarily straight punches, and kicks are just sweeping and whip kicks..."
Long Qi gave another long-winded introduction, then a gust of cold wind blew, and the effects of the alcohol mostly wore off. Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat, and he slapped his forehead, thinking, "Oh no! How could I... how could I have taught all of Muay Thai to a stranger...? I worked so hard to learn this... Oh dear..." Long Qi couldn't help but feel a pang of regret, secretly blaming himself for drinking. But then he thought, "Oh well, this person is so kind to me, giving me travel expenses on our first meeting. This person must be a good person. Sigh... It's just a pity that back in Beijing, when someone offered a million or even ten million, I didn't teach them. Now that I'm down on my luck, I've given away everything for two thousand..."
Chen Chu wiped his sweat. Long Qi then picked up the black box and said, "Brother Chen Chu, there's always next time. Um... let's exchange contact information. Once I get through this difficult time, I'll find you again for a drink, and I'll repay you double the amount of these two thousand yuan..."
Chen Chu laughed, "Oh, no need to repay..." As he spoke, he picked up a pen that Liu Bingbing handed him and quickly wrote down a string of numbers on a piece of paper. Long Qi blinked and looked at it, saying, "Why is there so many numbers in the phone number?"
"Oh, that's my bank card number. Just transfer the money here. Now I'll write down my phone number..."
Long Qi almost vomited blood, and Liu Bingbing was also stunned. The two of them looked at Chen Chu with disdain. Didn't he just say that he didn't need to pay it back? Where did this dog's mouth come from? Then they hurriedly wrote down their bank card numbers. So many numbers, how come you still remember them?
Chen Chu left his phone number. The three of them had almost finished eating, and Liu Bingbing was almost frozen. The three of them walked out of the backyard and came to the front hall. There they saw two groups of people, one group was larger and the other smaller. Chen Chu seemed to recognize one or two people from the smaller group. They seemed to be Feng Meng's brothers.
With Liu Bingbing around, Chen Chu didn't want to get involved anymore and stepped back. Long Qi also didn't care about this matter and sat in his chair smoking. At this time, both sides made phone calls to call for reinforcements. A few minutes later, a group of people from each side arrived outside the food stall.
Feng Meng's group was small, only about seven or eight people, while the other side had more than twenty. The two sides started fighting outside the food stall.
Amidst the crackling and shouting, and the painful groans of someone being knocked to the ground, Liu Bingbing's face flushed slightly with fright. Chen Chu pulled her into his arms, comforting her, "My darling Bingbing, don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."
Liu Bingbing gripped Chen Chu's hand tightly. After all, she was a girl, and even though she was older than Chen Chu, she was naturally afraid because she had never experienced anything like this before.
Before Chen Chu experienced these things, he was naturally afraid, and would even crawl under the table in fear.
The two groups started with fists and kicks, but then switched to sticks, machetes, and knives, slashing at each other relentlessly.
Screams erupted one after another.
The two sides fought their way from outside the food stall into the inside, and some diners scrambled to escape, while others had already called the police.
The shop owner was stunned and cried out anxiously, "Brothers, let's talk this out! Stop fighting! My God, my business..."
At that moment, two young men carrying knives walked towards the shopkeeper. There was blood on the blades. They pointed at the shopkeeper and cursed, "Damn it, how dare you meddle in our business?"
"I don't care, I don't care!" the boss stammered, trembling with fear. Then, as the two young men charged back into the fray, the boss slapped his thigh and muttered, "It's over, all that work these past few days has been for nothing..."
At this moment, the side with fewer people actually defeated the side with more people. Seven or eight of them were lying on the ground, and the rest ran away. The victorious group also only had seven or eight people, two of whom had bruises on their faces.
At this moment, one of them, who was too handsome, narrowed his eyes when he saw Chen Chu.
Chen Chu was also taken aback, thinking to himself, "Damn, it's Ji Yang."
Has this kid recovered from his injuries? He's already out here attacking people?
Ji Yang's injuries hadn't healed. He had just received a call saying his brother was fighting with someone, so he came over despite his injuries. However, he couldn't resist when he saw the fight and charged in like a tiger descending a mountain. It was exhilarating, but after the fight, he felt a splitting pain in his lower abdomen.
But the pain was no longer a problem for him.
"Chen Chu?" Ji Yang frowned, and when he saw the woman in Chen Chu's arms, his frown deepened, but then he relaxed and chuckled, "Oh, it's Brother Chu."
Ji Yang walked over, followed by several brothers who were still swiping blood off their knives. One of them was actually Feng Meng.
"Holy crap, isn't that Boss Chu? Hey, who's that girl in Boss Chu's arms? She's pretty!"
Chen Chu smiled, knowing that Ji Yang's men would never submit to him. He then said to Ji Yang, "Hmm... Sister Xiao Tao is getting married soon, right? How about this... how about I send her a big gift later..."
Ji Yang frowned, beckoned to Chen Chu and said, "Brother, come here for a second, I have something to tell you."
Chen Chu released Liu Bingbing, whose legs went weak with fright. She then gave Long Qi a wink, and Long Qi nodded.
Long Qi had his back to Ji Yang. In his eyes, the fight just now seemed like children fighting, which was meaningless.
Chen Chu walked up to Ji Yang, and the two walked a little further before Ji Yang said, "Brother Chu, so fast, you've changed your partner again? What about my sister Xiao Tao? She hasn't eaten much these past few days..."
Chen Chu turned to leave.
At this moment, Feng Meng cursed, "Damn it! Chen Chu spoils you, doesn't he? Brother Ji hasn't finished speaking, how dare you leave?"
At this moment, Ji Yang's men rushed towards Chen Chu, gripping their knives tightly.
"Ji Yang? Heh... Ji Yang is nothing..."
Ji Yang's men were stunned for a moment, then they saw Long Qi sitting in front of them, but Long Qi only showed them his back.
Led by Feng Meng, the group of brothers charged at Long Qi, yelling, "Who the hell are you? We'll fucking kill you!"
Ji Yang's pupils dilated, and he shouted, "Stop!"
Ji Yang then took two quick steps, looked at Long Qi's back, and knelt down in front of him with a thud.
"Master…" Ji Yang said softly.
"Damn it! Who the hell is your master? I told you, we're not master and disciple. I just saw you had potential and gave you a few pointers. Now you think you're so great, huh?"
Long Qi slowly turned around and said to Ji Yang, "That Chen Chu is my brother, I'm his Brother Long Qi, and this is my sister-in-law, Chen Chu's wife. What? You were making such a fuss just now, wanting to chop up my Brother Long Qi's brother? Fine, Ji Yang, you've really grown some guts. Come on, chop up my Long Qi too..."
As Long Qi spoke, he stretched his neck out.
Ji Yang hurriedly threw down the cleaver in his hand and said in a panic, "Disciple... Ji Yang dares not..."
"Damn it, what are you afraid of? You're so arrogant, I thought you'd turned over a new leaf, but now you're back to your old ways. Get lost! I don't even know you! Just keep messing around as you always have!"
After Long Qi finished speaking, he turned his head away. Ji Yang was a little dumbfounded. His skills were taught by Long Qi, but Long Qi did not acknowledge him as his disciple. He just gave him pointers casually, and Ji Yang was also good at fighting.
He couldn't learn anything else, but he could learn everything from this. Of course, Long Qi only gave him some pointers; the rest was all based on Ji Yang's accumulated fighting experience.
Long Qi ignored Ji Yang, and Ji Yang said a few more words of farewell to him, then looked at Chen Chu before turning and leaving.
Fearing that Liu Bingbing would be wary of the bloody fight scene, Chen Chu pulled her out through the back door. Many other guests also chose to leave through the back door. Long Qi said goodbye to Chen Chu and left through the front door.
It was quite dark when Chen Chu and Liu Bingbing left through the back door. After walking a few hundred meters, Liu Bingbing complained, "I didn't eat enough earlier..."
Chen Chu held her small hand, smiled, and, taking advantage of the darkness, secretly pinched Liu Bingbing's butt.
"Oh no... don't do that..."
Chen Chu smiled, thinking to himself that he would give her a good thrashing later.
There was a wonton shop not far ahead, but Liu Bingbing pulled him to the pharmacy instead, pointing to it and telling Chen Chu to go inside.
Chen Chu laughed: "Honey, we're both pregnant, so we don't need to buy condoms anymore..."
"Oh dear..." Liu Bingbing blushed, pinched Chen Chu with her small, tender hand, and said, "You jerk, who told you to buy that? I told you to buy hangover medicine, and you smell like alcohol all over me..."
"Hmm..." Chen Chu nodded, then went in and bought two bottles of kudzu root. This stuff wasn't expensive, and it tasted sweet. After drinking it, he felt much more sober, and the smell of alcohol dissipated a lot in the wind.
Just as one thing can subdue another, like brine curdling tofu, kudzu root can help with hangovers.
After Chen Chu finished his drink, the two went into the wonton shop. Liu Bingbing ate two large bowls of wontons in one go, while Chen Chu only drank some soup. He couldn't help but think that Liu Bingbing could really eat a lot.
Liu Bingbing was starving. She had only eaten a few scallops during the barbecue, but there weren't many of them.
After finishing their meal, Liu Bingbing looked at the sky and said, "Chen Chu, can we still go to the hospital for a checkup now? I heard that you have to fast and have a full bladder for an ultrasound..."
"Ah, right? So where do we go now?"
"How would I know?" Liu Bingbing asked, her head down and kicking the cement tiles with her toes.
Chen Chu chuckled and said, "My dear Bingbing, how about I take you home?"
Liu Bingbing didn't say anything, but her expression seemed unpleasant, as if she was about to get angry.
Chen Chu laughed and quickly put his arm around her slender waist, saying, "My darling Bingbing, I was just kidding. Let's find a hotel to stay in..."
"Annoying..." Liu Bingbing said coquettishly. Her shy, delicate face and hair fluttered in the night breeze, and Chen Chu was a little mesmerized, his mouth slowly dripping with saliva.