Chapter 49: Good Child

  In front of beautiful women, Li San Sheng always uses a silly smile to cover up his slight nervousness. He does not deny the beauty of these girls like Bingbing, and he knows that women who know how to show off their beauty are intelligent women. However, it is often the case that beautiful women die young, which can be concluded from the countless cases of "beauty being short-lived" throughout China's thousands of years of history.

  What was slightly unexpected for Li Sansheng was that among the few people including Ma Ziqiang, Lao Bai and others, except for a man named Lin who was having a great time with the beautiful women around him, Ma Ziqiang, Lao Bai and Lao Huang were not too out of line, they just hugged and cuddled with the beauties beside them, saying some flirtatious words. Li Sansheng and Bingbing seemed much more ordinary in comparison.

  Bing Bing hugged Li San Sheng's arm and chatted with him, after singing a song she gave the spotlight to the other beautiful women. Ma Zi Qiang and several others continued drinking wine and talking about some rumors in their circle. Li San Sheng just listened on the side, sitting at the edge, clinking cups with Lao Bai and chatting, while dealing with Bing Bing's teasing.

  Bing was slightly surprised to learn that Li San Sheng was still a university student, and didn't know whether it was a sigh of the gap between people or a case of sour grapes.

  "So, you're not older than me, right?" Yīng Yīng said with a smile as she ate a piece of watermelon. Compared to the other beauties, Yīng Yīng had a distinct difference - she only wore light makeup and her hair was still its natural black color, shiny and smooth.

  Li Sansheng is definitely younger than Bingbing, with a profound meaning, or to say that he looked at Bingbing's clothes that couldn't cover her breasts and said "You must be older than me"

  Bing Bing wasn't stupid, seeing Li San Sheng's eyes knew that Li San Sheng had another layer of meaning in his words, glared at Li San Sheng and smiled saying "the person is small but the ghost is big"

  From Ma Ziqiang and a few others, Li Sansheng gathered that they or their families behind them want to take a share in the upcoming Great Xi'an era, but the government's attitude is not very clear at present. State-owned enterprises, foreign-funded enterprises, and out-of-province enterprises all want to take a share of the pie in this grand feast. Xi'an has been positioned as an international metropolis, and it is already a done deal that Xixian New District will become China's fourth national-level new district. Li Sansheng learned from Zhao Yi that the provincial party committee and government have not stopped going to the State Council for this matter.

  Take a look at the development of Shanghai Pudong New Area and Tianjin Binhai New Area in recent years, and you will know how big this cake is. If Xi'an Xixian New Area is really established, the format of China's four major new areas will be basically formed, with Tianjin Binhai in the north, Shanghai Pudong in the east, Chongqing Liangjiang in the south, and Shaanxi Xixian in the west. At most, a central national-level new area may be established in the central city circle, namely Henan, Hubei, and Hunan, but it is estimated that this will have to wait for five or six years, and there is absolutely no possibility of this happening recently.

  While Shaanxi and Xi'an local entrepreneurs are now very clear about how embarrassing their role is, central enterprises have unparalleled advantages, foreign capital has unique financial and technological advantages, and private enterprises from other provinces are all leaders in various industries. Only local enterprises do not have any obvious advantages. The people inside the government are very aware that supporting local enterprises and political prospects are more important, no one will take this risk. It is known that Shaanxi bears the brunt of the entire Western Development, a responsibility that no one can afford to neglect.

  So these local snakes can only play out their own advantages, that is, personal connections. The personal connections accumulated over decades are irreplaceable, and only by playing out their own network of relationships can they secure a position for themselves in this grand feast.

  "Hey, Li San Sheng, why don't you have a girlfriend in school? When are you going to bring one out and hang out?" Ma Zi Qiang clinked glasses with Li San Sheng, teasingly asking him. He noticed that Li San Sheng seemed quite awkward around the beautiful girl Ice, compared to himself, an old hand who could tell at a glance that he was a rookie. Maybe it was true what he said, that Zhao Yi was strict with him. Ma Zi Qiang wasn't clear about the specific relationship between Li San Sheng and Zhao Yi, but from the way Zhao Yi cared for Li San Sheng, it seemed more complicated than that.

  "Haha, still no girlfriend, not handsome and no money" Li Sansheng said with a self-deprecating smile.

  "You see how I am, anyway no one wants me" Yīng yīng said jokingly beside him, calling Lǐ Sān Shēng "Lǐ Gē" on the surface but actually looking down on Lǐ Sān Shēng for going to nightclubs at an even younger age than herself. However, from many small and subtle details, it could be seen that the other men were trying to curry favor with Lǐ Sān Shēng; otherwise, a group of middle-aged men with an age difference of seven or eight years would not be drinking together, which was quite awkward. Each age has its own circle, this is something everyone understands.

  "I think what Ice said is right, if you don't feel embarrassed with Ice following you, then I think this matter is settled." Old Huang said with a sly smile on his face, causing the other beauties to giggle.

  Bing Bing neither denied nor confirmed, but only stared at Li San Sheng with a dazed expression. Li San Sheng couldn't withstand her seduction and turned his head to drink with Ma Zi Qiang. The rest of the people laughed and stopped teasing Li San Sheng, as they were all old hands in nightclubs, and Li San Sheng was naturally no match for them.

  Bingbing just thought this young man was quite interesting, and also curious about his identity. Bingbing wasn't some kind of miss or anything, she was just a senior at an art school who made some extra money warming up the crowd at various bars. She just wanted to get into the China Academy of Art. Although she was also a regular in the bar scene, sometimes she would be bullied by customers who were trying to take advantage of her, but every time she managed to resolve it thanks to her familiar relationships with the people at the bar.

  Today is the crazy Friday night to go Soho with several close friends who often hang out in nightclubs, now already a senior, less time at school and more time outside.

  Several close friends were joking with the handsome bartender at Soho, and met Wang Ge, the person in charge of Soho. Wang Ge casually mentioned that there were several relatively dignified men coming to Soho today, asking if they were interested in going over, and the pay was quite high, or rather not ordinary high, which is tens of thousands of income for a few hours. Wang Ge said that these men are not ordinary wealthy and powerful people, if they can stay overnight, those men will give whatever they want, Soho doesn't know, but Soho will give 100,000, if they can get hooked up, it's their own ability, and in the future, if they become famous, just remember Soho's kindness. Finally, he said to think carefully about this matter, whether or not willing is up to themselves.

  Bingbing thought for a moment and finally nodded in agreement. Wang Ge was overjoyed, because she recently needed some money and had to make this choice. Besides, Wang Ge's words were transparent, with great potential and expectations for sustainable development.

  The more they drank, the merrier they became. In the end, they were all completely drunk. Ma Zi Qiang and a few others seemed to be quite satisfied with being able to get close to Li San Sheng today. They all thoroughly let loose in the end. If they had any reservations at first, they probably didn't by now. The several old men thoroughly let loose under the encirclement of five beauties. In the end, they felt that foreign wine was not powerful enough and directly asked Wang Ge to bring over four cases of beer. Lao Bai said that this way of drinking made them look like real men. They clinked bottles one by one, Li San Sheng accompanied them to the very end without showing any fear. In the end, even Li San Sheng was a bit dizzy. However, Ma Zi Qiang and the others were already in a pitiful state. The several girls also drank quite a lot of wine. Bing Bing had long been lying in Li San Sheng's arms. If it weren't for Li San Sheng blocking a lot of wine for her, Bing Bing would probably have fallen down long ago.

  Ma Zi Qiang and a few others took turns sitting next to Li San Sheng, drinking beer with him. Only now did they discover that Li San Sheng's capacity for liquor was not ordinary, but rather unexpectedly good. They were all taken aback, as everyone knows that after getting drunk, no one listens to anyone else, so they all ended up supporting themselves against the wall. Several people took turns trying to keep up with him, but they all ended up defeated and unable to continue drinking. Lin Zi, who was even more unsuccessful in his attempts to keep up, ran to the bathroom at least three times during this time. Meanwhile, Wang Ge came in once and asked if everything was okay, but was jokingly scolded by Lao Bai and told to leave, saying that he was afraid they would all be stuck with the bill. Wang Ge smiled and left.

  It ended with Li Sansheng's complete victory, and when they came out, Old White and several others were hugging beautiful women in their arms, everyone was dizzy, the most important thing is that one was willing to fight, and the other was willing to suffer. The relatively sober Old White asked Wang Ge to help open four rooms at the Xijing International Hotel not far from Suzhou, Li Sansheng said he had already booked a room at the Shangri-La Hotel, Old White dazedly said then you take Bingbing to Shangri-La, we really can't do it anymore. Wang Ge's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

  After leaving Suhe, Wang Ge wanted to have someone send Li Sansheng to Shangri-La. Li Sansheng hugged Bingbing and smiled politely declining, this kind of human relationship, if you don't owe it's best not to owe, still priceless.

  Bingbing vomited again and again at the door, probably throwing up all the food she had eaten today. Li Sansheng supported her while patting Bingbing's back, feeling the curves of her body. At this moment, Bingbing suddenly turned around and gave Li Sansheng a charming glance, making him feel uneasy and wondering what was wrong.

  Li Sansheng did not know that Bing had already made a very big decision in her heart at this time.

  Li Sansheng bought two bottles of water at a nearby Haode Supermarket, and Bingbing waited outside. After Li Sansheng came out, he hailed a taxi and headed straight to the Shangri-La Hotel. Bingbing might have vomited too much and was sobered up by the wine, but after getting in the car, she snuggled into Li Sansheng's arms, becoming even more charming.

  He turned around and stared at Li San Sheng very carefully and seriously, Li San Sheng couldn't help but scratch his head and ask "Am I handsome?"

  "Not handsome, but very flavorful, I really wonder if you just started college this year." Yīng Yīng asked curiously.

  "You don't believe it," Li Sansheng asked.

  "I don't believe it, look at what you're wearing, ordinary and plain, although it has a different flavor, but it's strange that you can drink with several men who are six or seven years older than you, the most important thing is that they care about you." Ice might have really had too much to drink, so she didn't consider other things when talking.

  Then the drunken Ice lay in Li Sansheng's arms and began to ramble on, saying all sorts of things that shouldn't be said, about her first love, her college romance, her family's downfall, being forced to pay debts, and her mother's illness. She poured out all her grievances like a wounded little girl who had finally found a shoulder to lean on, and Li Sansheng comforted her, patting her shoulder as if he were her father.

  After arriving at Shangri-La, Li San Sheng reported his booked room under the suspicious gaze of the beautiful woman at the front desk. The woman at the front desk was a bit skeptical and repeatedly confirmed it, while Bing Bing tightly hugged Li San Sheng's waist without letting go.

  The room was booked by Yuer when Lisan went to the bathroom to make a phone call, just next door to his own room. The phrase "prostitutes are heartless and actors are ruthless" is something Grandfather has been saying for decades. Lisan would never get involved with a woman he suspected of being a prostitute, and Aunt Zhao had also repeatedly warned him about this. Moreover, Yuer was keeping an eye on things from behind the scenes. It's just that deep down, he couldn't shake off the worry that the girl who sang "I Will Be" by Avril Lavigne would get distracted at a critical moment due to her slightly absent-minded nature.

  After entering the room, Li Sansheng gently placed Bingbing on the bed and went to prepare bath water for her. Although Bingbing was very awake after entering the room, she was extremely tense and pretended to sleep silently. After everything was ready, Li Sansheng looked at Bingbing who was pretending to sleep and smiled slightly before leaving the room.

  At the moment he closed the door, he heard the slightly suppressed sob of the girl who had many stories and suffered a lot. At this moment, Li Sansheng took a deep breath.

  If this life can get happiness and tranquility, who would want to be homeless and wandering...