Chapter Sixteen: Drunken Sorrow

  Cheng Mian felt somewhat displeased in his heart, yes, displeased.

  This discomfort is like eating stinky tofu, although many people think it's fragrant and delicious, but for those with a sensitive sense of smell, no matter how good it tastes, it's just unbearable.

  In the last gathering after the end of high school, after the college entrance examination had truly become history, whether it was a gentle and shy lady or a proud and arrogant top student, they were all like those reckless madmen.

  In the dimly lit private room, the faint light flickered and changed into a strange and ambiguous color.

  The room was littered with empty wine bottles, whether on the sofa, floor or table. The wailing song was deafening and yet somehow moved one to tears.

  "Come... let's have a drink, we part ways today, who knows when we'll meet again..."

  "From now on, the sea is wide enough for fish to leap and the sky is high enough for birds to fly!"

  Various drinking phrases and excuses frequently appear.

  A life of poetic passion, toasting with wine and joyful countenance, doesn't seem so bad either. But in real life, the Li Bai who indulged in such pleasures has become extinct; this scene instead has a somewhat decadent and indulgent flavor.

  As the class monitor, although he was already outdated at the moment of graduation, in his years of habit, Cheng Mian could not get drunk and did not dare to get drunk.

  After the college entrance exam, it has always been a "golden period" of frequent accidents and unexpected events. These guys who are drunk and don't know what they're doing need someone with a clear head to notify their parents or find another way to send them back to a safe place!

  "Uncle and aunt, be careful on the way!" Once again, notify the parents and send a drunk classmate home. Cheng Mian let out a light breath.

  Just as he turned his head back to the private room, he suddenly widened his eyes.

  There is no other reason, it can even be said to be very simple and normal.

  Shao Qi got drunk, yes, he was also drunk!

  That one who was always calm and self-restrained, never touched a drop of alcohol, elegant and handsome, causing countless girls to have endless fantasies, known as the "School Grass" and an excellent student, the "Pride of Heaven", actually got drunk.

  He lay quietly on the sofa in the corner, still hugging a bottle of wine, so quiet that he seemed to be non-existent.

  Even with a half-drunk and half-asleep person next to him, still holding the microphone and screaming his lungs out, it didn't affect his deep intoxication.

  Cheng Mian felt as if a small insect had crawled into his body, and his temples throbbed.

  Watching his good friend finally relax in a violent manner, he couldn't tell whether he should be happy or depressed.

  "Shao Qi?" Cheng Mian walked over and gently shook him.

  "...". Shaoyi murmured something, and when Cheng Mian leaned in to listen, he fell asleep even more soundly.

  It's as if I'm floating on clouds, with soft and fluffy cloud-like cotton candy that gives me a sweet feeling, somewhat similar to cotton candy.

  Shao Qi woke up in this comfortable and relaxed state, but just as he moved slightly, the comfort shattered like a bubble.

  His head immediately felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, as if it had been filled with numerous huge stones. He got up while massaging his temples and carefully examined the place where he was located.

  Gently pull open the wheat-colored curtains. Because of the good lighting, the whole room suddenly gives people a bright and clean feeling.

  Next to the window is a desk with bookshelves, where some books and stationery are placed. The only other thing in this room is that single Simmons bed I slept on earlier.

  The room is not big, but it makes people feel comfortable and think this room should be like this.

  "Wake up! Come and have a cup of tea to sober up, let's go out for dinner!" Cheng Mian's voice suddenly appeared beside his ear just as he was picking up a book from the bookshelf.

  He turned sideways and looked at him, taking over the cup in his hand: "You brought me to your home?"

  "Right, you got drunk like that, was I supposed to throw you out on the streets?" As he spoke, Cheng Mian lightly patted his shoulder, "You kids almost killed me last night!"

  "Former class monitor, it's your honor!" With that one smile, suddenly all the flowers were in full bloom and extremely beautiful.

  During this time, Shao Qi finally met Cheng Mian's father, who was said to be busy outside all year round.

  He said it was a busy life because his father was a lawyer and often went out to help others with lawsuits, so he had little time at home.

  But despite this, their family's emotions were still so harmonious.

  Looking at those similar eyebrows and eyes, he knew that this was the legendary husband and wife look. With warm hospitality, his heart was warm, full, almost suffocatingly full.

  A polite farewell, a hurried rush to the station, another hasty scramble onto the train, and finally a hasty return to his distant quiet home.

  When he walked into the courtyard paved with bluestones, his mother Lin Yu was happily busy in the main house facing the gate.

  "You're back!" wasn't asking him why he was back now or what he did last night.

  As soon as Lin saw him appear, the bright eyes that were already shining brightly were filled with warm smiles. That smile was dazzling to the point of being almost piercing, illuminating his heart and making it shine brighter...

  It's warm in my heart, as if a small stream is flowing quietly. He also smiled slightly, and his beautiful face lightly rippled with a sparkling glow. In this green mountain and clear water, it's even more wonderfully unmatched and beyond compare.

  "Mom!" He walked towards her calmly and elegantly, step by step, amidst the soft, hazy glow that filled the ground.

  "Shao Qi, I've made your favorite food today." Her mother Lin Yu's voice was laced with a hint of cheerfulness.

  The wooden chopping board under her knife emitted a "dang dang" sound, the fresh vegetables were tender and extremely delicate.

  "Good!"

  The lunch was filled with a variety of dishes on the whole table, and the color, fragrance, and taste were all good. It was indeed very rich, and under the joint efforts of the mother and son, there was also an additional different flavor.

  "Shao Qi, when filling out the college entrance examination application, which city are you planning to choose?" asked his mother while serving him food during lunch.

  "I want to leave this place, the farther the better." Shao Qi said, lifting his head from a pile of stacked rice bowls, still chewing on food.

  Lin Yu's hand paused slightly as she picked up a dish, then she took a big mouthful of rice and chewed mechanically.

  So it's finally time to go? Didn't you want him to leave yourself? Why are you still reluctant?

  "Mom, come with me to the city where I'll be attending university, let's leave this place!" Shao Qi's voice was as gentle as a spring breeze.

  He added a dish, chewed slowly for a while, and looked at him: "This is my home from childhood to adulthood. I was born here, grew up here... and I'm no longer young..."