Chapter 16: Drinking for the First Time

The next day, the bookstore was extremely busy, and Lu Fanyu had almost no time to rest.

After being tired for a long time, he felt a little unable to straighten his back and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"What day is it today? Why are there so many people?"

A customer answered his question.

"You don't know this, but today is World Book Day."

After saying thank you, Lu Fanyu finally understood.

While I'm not busy now, I thought of going to the bar for a drink of water.

"Brother Ninth, why didn't you tell me about such an important day today? I could have prepared it yesterday."

"What's better to prepare for? Just work harder."

Lu Fanyu curled his lips and thought to himself.

"It's easy to say, but you don't have to do anything, just sit at the bar and collect money."

Seeing Murong Jiu lowering his head and not saying anything, Lu Fanyu climbed on the bar and put his head close to her.

I saw Murong Jiu, holding a photo and smiling foolishly.

The photo shows a little girl, very pretty, with two cute pear nests on both sides of her smile.

Seeing Lu Fanyu, Murong Jiu handed the photo to him.

"How is it? Isn't it cute? This is my girl, her name is Guoguo."

"Cute, she looks like she's seven or eight years old."

"She's ten years old. This is a photo from three years ago. I haven't seen her since she and her mother went abroad."

It can be seen that Murong Jiu's eyes gradually faded as she spoke.

At this moment, a shout suddenly came from the door.

"Lao Jiu, come here and sign, and the goods will be unloaded at your door."

Murong Jiu stood up immediately and walked out of the bar.

At this time, the photo was still in Lu Fanyu's hand. Looking at the little girl on it, he let out a sigh.

Murong Jiu didn't tell him too much about family.

But Lu Fanyu could imagine that he must have felt very uncomfortable after not seeing his child for three years.

Just as he was about to put the photo on the table, he suddenly saw a line of words on the back.

It says "Ye Guo's seventh birthday"

Leaf fruit? Just when Lu Fanyu was confused, a customer behind him shouted.

He quickly put the photo on the table, turned around and walked towards the customer.

...

The busy state lasted for a whole day, and it was not until the evening that I finally calmed down.

"Brother Ninth, if there is no one there after a while, I will leave first."

"Don't worry, I've ordered the meat skewers and vegetables. I'll stay after get off work and eat before I leave."

Although it was a takeout, this was the first time that Murong Jiu, who was searching, asked for a treat.

"Then why are you so embarrassed? I still..."

Seeing Lu Fanyu's playful smile, Murong Jiu patted him on the head.

"Baby, stop trying to be clever with me here."

Half an hour later, the takeout was delivered, and Murong Jiu asked Lu Fanyu to close the rolling shutter door.

He thought he would be on the long table in the reading area, but unexpectedly Murong Jiu took him to the third floor.

This is where Murong Jiu lives. This is the first time for Lu Fanyu to come here in such a long time.

I have to say that although Murong Jiu looks very sloppy, the room is still very tidy.

On either side of the room, there were two shelves, one filled with wine and one filled with books.

In addition to books about e-sports, there are also more martial arts novels.

"The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "Dragon", "Xiao Li's Flying Knife"...

"Wait, Jin Ping Mei?"

Unexpectedly, Brother Ninth would read such a book, and Lu Fanyu couldn't help but sneered.

Murong Jiu also noticed it at this time and quickly changed the book's side and put it in the bookshelf.

"Um...it's not cold. Let's go to the rooftop."

The balcony is small, with a table and a few chairs.

Looking down from above, you can see the busy street scene.

Breathing the air outside, Lu Fanyu suddenly felt a lot more energetic.

Murong Jiu put the food on the table, turned around and went into the house, took a bottle of wine and came back.

"Come, let's have a drink with your Ninth Brother today."

"Brother Ninth, I don't know how to drink."

Murong Jiu was a little surprised, "No, how can a man not know how to drink? Come on, I'll pour some for you."

Looking at the full glass of wine, Lu Fanyu already felt drunk before he drank it.

"There's a first time for everything. It's just like playing a game. How can you know the result if you don't try?"

After saying that, Murong Jiu had already picked up the wine glass, and Lu Fanyu had no choice but to respond.

The burning feeling ran from my throat to my stomach.

Lu Fanyu felt very uncomfortable, coughed a few times, and quickly picked up the meat skewers and chewed them.

"Hahaha, little bastard, you really don't know how to drink. Take your time."

"Of course it's true. To be honest, this is the first time I've drank since I was a kid."

"Okay, I won't force you, you can do whatever you want. By the way, has Cao been looking for you in the past two days?"

"No, but something else happened."

While eating, Lu Fanyu told Murong Jiu about the hidden copy.

After listening, Murong Jiu frowned slightly.

"Too rash. Those people behind you will definitely come looking for you. However, I like the way you acted."

After saying that, Murong Jiu raised the wine glass again, and Lu Fanyu had no choice but to follow suit and drink.

"By the way, how is your Wulang Bagua stick training going?"

"I have been able to use 52 moves so far, and this is the limit."

Hearing Lu Fanyu's answer, Murong Jiu choked and coughed.

"This kid is really abnormal. How long has it been since he started learning, and he has made such rapid progress?"

As Murong Jiu thought about it, he couldn't help but sigh. Even he himself hadn't achieved such an achievement.

"Is there any problem, Brother Jiu?"

"No problem, practice well. By the way, it's been so long, but I still don't know much about your family. Tell me about it."

"My parents are both ordinary workers. I have a younger sister at home who is attending college. What about you, Ninth Brother?"

Speaking of home, Murong Jiu sighed softly and drank a glass of wine.

"You are much better than me..."

After Murong Jiu's dictation, Lu Fanyu understood this.

I just felt that Murong Jiu was really a poor person.

His parents divorced when he was a child, and he lived with his mother from childhood to adulthood.

His father was an alcoholic and a gambler.

Although she was divorced, she still kept asking for money from her family until Murong Jiu started working and reached out her hand to him.

Later, the two had a big quarrel because of something they didn't say.

Since then, the relationship has been severed, and there has been no further contact between father and son.

Murong Jiu himself divorced his wife three years ago.

After the divorce, the woman took the child and went abroad.

The woman was very tough. After the divorce, she never let Murong Jiu see the child again.

Although he had the right to see his children, they were separated by two places and there was nothing he could do about it.

Seeing Murong Jiu's depressed look, Lu Fanyu felt very distressed and took the initiative to pick up the glass of wine to express his comfort.

From here on, the two drank and talked freely.

Unconsciously, Lu Fanyu's face turned red and his eyes became blurred.

"Brother Ninth, I have a question to ask you."

"Go ahead, Ninth Brother will tell you everything."

"Are you drinking... drinking..." Before he could finish speaking, Lu Fanyu climbed onto the table.

...

At this time, the numerous buildings were brightly lit.

In the studio. As soon as Du Shen and Qi Lin left, Cao Bin gathered a few people to sit around.

"There is no need for training tomorrow. Let's discuss Lu Fanyu's matter..."