Chapter 77 Dragon Roar
Wang Yang looked at Li Daming coldly, "I'm chatting with my classmates, uncle, please don't interrupt."
Li Daming laughed and stood up to block Chen Meiyu. "But your classmate came out with me, so I have to protect her safety."
"Meiyu, did I hurt you? I can't wait to love you." Wang Yang's face was full of Siberian sarcasm: "Uncle, are you crazy? You should go to a mental hospital."
Chen Meiyu gently pushed Li Daming aside and said to Wang Yang, "Okay, you came to see me, I'm very grateful, you can go now."
Wang Yang nodded, pouted and said sternly: "Okay, you can do it." Then he turned and left.
Li Daming sat back in his seat and called us, "Come, come, continue drinking."
Chen Meiyu poured herself a full glass of wine and raised it: "Brother Li, Brother Lin, as your little sister, I want to toast you."
We clinked our glasses and drank them all. Li Daming said, "Meiyu, let me ask you something."
Chen Meiyu's cheeks were red with wine. She was actually very weak. She coughed a few times and held her chin with her hand. "Well, ask."
"Yeah." Li Daming hesitated and looked at me: "Lao Lin, didn't you just say you wanted to go to the bathroom? Go ahead."
I was stunned: "I'm not going to the toilet."
Li Daming glared at me.
I suddenly understood something and said quickly, "Yes, yes, I am old and need to pee more. I am going to the bathroom, you guys can chat."
I didn't actually go to the toilet, I just came out to get some fresh air, it was full of smoke, singing and dancing, it made my head hurt. I'm getting old after all.
I lit a cigarette, stood at the door watching the passers-by, smoked it silently, then stomped it out with my foot and staggered into the restaurant.
When I got back, I was stunned. In addition to Li Daming and Chen Meiyu, there was a group of young people, both men and women, at our table. They didn't look very old and I wasn't sure whether they had attended college or not.
The boys all looked very clean, and the girls were also pretty and delicate, but their clothes were not pleasant to the eye, especially a few girls who wore off-shoulder suspenders with cigarettes hanging from their lips, looking neither like society nor students.
Chen Meiyu and Li Daming were completely separated. These young people did not use force against them. They just toasted them with laughter and forced Li Daming to drink.
I walked over and asked, "What's going on?"
Among these people was Wang Yang, who looked at me and said, " Hey, this uncle is back too."
I frowned and said to Li Daming, "Why don't we retreat?"
"You just came here to play and you're leaving now. It's only this time." Wang Yang smiled.
Li Daming laughed: "Yes, the kid is right. It's only a few hours now. Let's wait a little longer."
I looked at him in astonishment. What on earth was Li Daming planning?
Chen Meiyu remained silent and drank silently.
At this time, the interactive session began, and the host invited the guests to sing on stage. Wang Yang raised his hand and said, "I'll do it." His friends applauded.
When Wang Yang came on stage, the host said, "What a handsome guy. Let me ask you, handsome guy, do you have a girlfriend?"
Wang Yang looked at Chen Meiyu in the audience with a sharp gaze: "I am a dog licker. Now that I have my own goddess, I will lick her until she accepts me."
Regardless of whether they knew each other or not, the audience shouted and cheered.
Wang Yang said: "I will sing a difficult song, 'A Song of Longing'."
Thinking of the reverberation of the music, this song is so familiar that it is almost everywhere. Not to mention that Wang Yang's singing is really good. He can sing such long lyrics without any ambiguity in his mouth. It seems that he has practiced it.
The song was a blast and everyone was applauding. The host came on stage and said, "Little brother, you sang so well. Just now, many girls asked you for your WeChat."
"I'm sorry, I'm a loyal person." Wang Yang stared at Chen Meiyu who was playing with her wine glass off the stage. He might have felt that the girl didn't really listen to him, so he looked a little disappointed. The boy gritted his teeth and said, "Can I say a few more words?"
"Sure, sure. No problem," said the host.
Wang Yang looked at Chen Meiyu, mustered up his courage, knelt on one knee, and shouted loudly into the microphone: "Meiyu, be my girlfriend, okay?" Then he pointed the microphone in the direction of Chen Meiyu.
The whole audience was applauding and whistling, and almost everyone's eyes were on Chen Meiyu.
Chen Meiyu had a cold and cool expression, snorted, and said in a voice that everyone could hear: "How childish!"
The noisy scene suddenly became quiet. No one was talking, only the background music was still playing.
Wang Yang's face turned pale, and he half-knelt on the stage, extremely embarrassed. People around him were talking about it, and no one was talking about Wang Yang. They were all blaming Chen Meiyu, saying that this woman was too cold and cruel. If it were me, I would have agreed long ago.
Chen Meiyu finally put down her wine glass and said to Li Daming and me, Let’s go, I’m tired.
Li Daming separated the two people next to him, approached Chen Meiyu, and took the initiative to hold her hand. Chen Meiyu did not resist, and gave him her hand, and the two held each other tightly. Just as he was about to leave, Wang Yang became angry and yelled on the stage: "Look, everyone, she doesn't like me, but she likes such an uncle, such a hooligan!"
Li Daming smiled at him and said, "Young man, I admit that you are my uncle, but I don't admit that you are a hooligan. This is a personal attack."
"Who do you think you are! How could Meiyu like you? If not a gangster, what are you?!" Wang Yang roared.
I wanted to laugh as I listened to this. This boy is so young. His logic is a mess, nothing makes sense, and his language becomes incoherent because he can't control his emotions.
Li Daming glanced at me and gestured to leave.
Wang Yang yelled, "If you're a man, come up here! Let's have a PK."
Li Daming retracted his smile and said, "Fuck you."
Wang Yang was furious and jumped off the stage to start practicing. Chen Meiyu stood in front of Li Daming, protecting him and looking at Wang Yang coldly. The veins on Wang Yang's neck were bulging, and the situation was about to get out of control.
At this time, Li Daming patted Chen Meiyu's shoulder gently, moved her aside, and said with a smile: "Okay, since it's a PK, then I'll do it." He quickly walked onto the stage and took the host's microphone.
The host reacted very quickly and whispered, "Brother, don't make trouble."
"It's okay, I just want to sing a song." Li Daming said, "Do you have 'Exploring Qingshui River'?"
The host quickly told the DJ, "Quick, prepare for Exploring Qingshui River."
As the music started, Li Daming started to sing, "The peach leaves are pointed, the willow leaves cover the sky..." I was stunned by what he said, and the whole audience was silent. I didn't expect that Li Daming's singing was full of Beijing flavor, just like the authentic old Beijing.
Wang Yang and his gang of little brothers wanted to make trouble at first, but later they all listened unconsciously. Anyone who wanted to make trouble again would feel embarrassed.
When the song ended, the whole audience cheered: "Good, good, one more, one more."
The host came over and asked for WeChat, "Brother, are you interested in doing a part-time job and being a resident singer here at night?"
Li Daming smiled and said directly: "No."
He took the microphone, blew twice, and suddenly there was a scream.
I had never heard the sound of Li Daming's shrill voice. Combined with the microphone amplification, it instantly resounded throughout the dining hall. Almost everyone couldn't help but hold their ears and scream.
I didn't cover my ears, because at that moment, I was completely stunned. Li Daming's voice sounded to me like the dragon's roar heard in the bardo realm.
Even though it has been some time since I heard that dragon roar and I didn’t hear it in real life, that sound and that feeling are deeply engraved in my memory.
While everyone was in agony, Li Daming pulled Chen Meiyu out and called to me, "Lao Lin, let's go!"
The three of us ran out of the restaurant and ran a long way along the street. Li Daming let go of Chen Meiyu and laughed: "We even saved money on food."
Chen Meiyu was angry: "You are really funny."
I was watching from the side and felt so jealous. I could see that Chen Meiyu had developed some feelings for Li Daming.
Li Daming stopped a car and wanted to take Chen Meiyu back. I couldn't be so tactless. I could only put my doubts aside and watch them get in the car and leave first.
I walked along the road alone in silence. There was a cool breeze at night. The square was very lively, with people singing and dancing. I was like an outsider walking in the crowd, and Li Daming's sudden shout was echoing in my mind.
At that time, I was in the bardo realm and was hit by the dragon's tail. I was unconscious for a while, but when I woke up, I was alive again. During this blank period in between, I never thought deeply about what happened. Did Li Daming have another experience that I didn't even know about?
Since Li Daming is not here, I can only put this idea aside for now and talk about it again when I have the chance.
After I got home, I went to sleep. Li Daming could do whatever he wanted that night, but I didn't think he and Chen Meiyu would be a good match. Chen Meiyu's status was special, and her age was too different from Li Daming's. Li Daming and I had both been working for several years, while Chen Meiyu was still in school. She said, "My girlfriend is a little busy recently, busy taking the college entrance examination."
The next day, I was woken up by the ringing of the phone. I picked it up and saw that it was the head of the department calling. I quickly answered the phone. The head asked me straight away if I wanted to work anymore.
The boss is nice to me, there is no way I can go against him. To be frank, I don't really want to do it.
The boss was very unhappy, but he changed his tone and said, "Xiao Lin, it's not easy for us to train a talent. You are an old employee in the company. Think about your future carefully. If you have any requests, you can raise them."
I coughed and told him, "Boss, I really want to quit and take a break for a while."
