The greatest virtue is like water

  Yu Qingying accompanied Tang Zhendong to drink the whole bottle of old wine. Although Yu Qingying didn't drink much, her face was also flushed with a rosy glow that climbed up under the fluorescent light, alternating between red and white, extremely captivating.

  "After drinking two or three liangs, Tang Zhendong drank almost seven or eight liangs. 'Qingying, although I'm a very bold person, but when I'm not drunk, I don't dare to express my feelings. Maybe only after drinking can I say what I want to say. Although I've had a crush on you since school, you're a princess, a white swan, and there are too many people chasing you. I never thought of being with you, not because I didn't want to, but because I didn't dare think about it. Later, when I went to prison, I realized that my thoughts about you were just unrealistic fantasies, and you were just a beautiful memory in my dreams. After I got out, I dared even less to think about it. You were so excellent in school, and later when you got into college, you must have been the favorite of heaven. I didn't even want to meet you again, but unexpectedly, we really met. In that moment, I felt like this was the best gift from God. It turned out that after He closed one door for me, He left a window open."

  Tang Zhendong picked up the empty wine bottle, tilted his head and poured the remaining few drops of wine into his throat. It was as if this was the source of his motivation to speak, and he could only find the motivation to talk after drinking. "Later, it was just a casual remark, 'Let's have some fruit', I didn't expect you to actually come, it gave me an extremely surprising feeling. And later on, there were too many unexpected things, and too many surprises, all of which are etched in my heart." Tang Zhendong patted his chest, indicating that he remembered everything.

  When Qingying heard Tang Zhendong's sincere confession, she was very moved. She also inadvertently revealed her true feelings: "Actually, I've been paying special attention to you since high school because you never studied, but your grades were always better than mine. Later, when you went to prison, it caused a huge stir at school, and I often wondered what kind of person you were? How could someone with such good grades end up in prison? After entering university, although I didn't have the idea that one shouldn't date in college, there wasn't anyone like you who was both smart and had good grades. The main reason is that they were all too utilitarian, only approaching me because of my looks. So I often thought back to high school when you never paid attention to me. At that time, I thought that if I met someone like you who didn't pay attention to me but then actively pursued me, I would agree to be with him. But in the end, there wasn't such a person."

  "Later, I really didn't think I'd run into you. That time, it was especially unexpected. You said you sold fruit, and I somehow blurted out that I wanted to try your fruit. At the time, I had no idea what I was thinking. Later, I actually went, but your fruit... cough, how can I put this? It's a big notch below others who sell it."

  "Later, you were able to recall my phone number, which surprised me greatly, because at the time I said the remaining nine digits and even I couldn't remember them all. It was only then that I realized your brain is really good, no wonder I studied hard but still couldn't catch up with your grades. Later, our unit said they were organizing a trip to go out and play close by, and we could bring family members. I don't know what I was thinking, but I reported your name, which was equivalent to announcing to the people in the unit that you are my boyfriend."

  Tang Zhendong's heart warmed up upon hearing this, "Qingying, be my girlfriend?"

  Qing Ying nodded shyly, "You should have asked this question ten days ago."

  Tang Zhendong was so happy that he almost jumped up, although Yu Qingying was also doing it in name only, but getting a clear answer was much better than not saying anything.

  Tang Zhendong turned around and walked out of the door, "You wait a moment for me."

  Tang Zhendong rushed back, bought a bottle of dry red wine at the store on the corner, and quickly returned to pour half a cup for Yu Qingying. "You drink less, I'll drink more, today is too exciting." Tang Zhendong was a bit incoherent and also a bit gesticulating.

  "If you're happy and can drink, why can't I when I'm happy?" Yu Qing's cheeks flushed with a hint of dizziness in her eyes, yet she looked extremely beautiful.

  "My point is, you, ah, okay, let's just get drunk and be done with it." Tang Zhendong originally wanted to explain himself, but seeing Yu Qingying's teasing gaze, he understood that she was joking with him.

  A bottle of dry red wine had been emptied, and Qingying was asleep on the bed. Tang Zhendong sat on a small stool, leaning against the headboard and fell asleep.

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  Qingying drank a lot yesterday, and when she woke up in the morning, she still had some aftertaste of hangover. Her head was splitting with pain. She had drunk a cup of white wine the night before, followed by two cups of dry red wine. Although the degree of dry red wine is not high, it's not a soft drink either, and drinking too much can get you drunk, especially for someone like Qingying who has never drunk before.

  When Qingying opened her eyes, she happened to see Tang Zhendong writing on the table.

  Tang Zhendong immediately turned around as Qing Ying got out of bed, "How are you feeling? Does your head hurt?"

  Qing Ying patted her forehead, "It feels like it's going to explode soon, oh no, where's my bag?"

  Tang Zhendong hastily handed Yu Qingying's bag over to her, "What's wrong?"

  Qingying found her phone in the bag and saw a missed call on it, so she quickly called back. "Mom, I put my phone on silent mode yesterday, so I didn't hear it."

  Yu Qingying's mother simply asked a question, Yu Qingying used the excuse of needing to be quiet for work and brushed it off. After hanging up the phone, she stuck her tongue out at Tang Zhendong and said, "I forgot to tell my family last night."

  "Didn't your mom scold you?"

  "My parents are very understanding of my work, because they themselves are workaholics." There was an unspoken sense of desolation in her words. "Whose child doesn't come home all night and the parents only make one phone call? Alas!"

  "This shows they believe in your ability and can handle everything well." Tang Zhendong could only comfort her like this.

  "Although things are like this, I still feel uncomfortable in my heart. When I was young, they didn't take care of me much, and now they trust me even more."

  "Some children don't want their parents to control them, but the parents insist on being overly concerned. Some people want their parents to take care of them, but the parents have instead let go. This is like a circular logic - those inside want to get out, and those outside want to get in. In the end, it all boils down to one sentence: what you can't get is often the best."

  Tang Zhendong made a summary speech.

  Qing Ying started nodding directly, but after thinking for a while, she said, "Your meaning is that I shouldn't have agreed to be your girlfriend, and only if you can never get me would you think I'm the best?"

  Tang Zhendong had a feeling of falling into his own trap, this depressed feeling made him scratch his head, wanting to defend himself but unable to do so. Tang Zhendong was just in his first love, he didn't have much experience with romance, and often didn't understand the principle that sometimes less is more. Some words don't need to be directly refuted, instead they can be resolved by taking a detour, using a clever quip, or saying something sweet to dissolve any sharp language.