Volume 1: Devouring Chapter 6: Egg's Sorrow

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  After breakfast, both parents went to work. Before leaving, Shang Guan Neng told his mother about meeting a classmate last night and making an appointment for lunch today. His mother didn't ask much, thinking it was normal for classmates to gather together and have a meal. She just reminded Shang Guan Neng to be careful not to get heatstroke again before leaving.

  As soon as his parents left, Xiang Nian's father took out all the private money he had hidden and added it up to only fifty yuan.

  With a bitter face, I don't know if this money is enough to deal with BeiBei's troubles. ShangGuan is a clever person and not stupid, last night he asked BeiBei to meet him at the entrance of the cold drink store, it must be that he wants to make him lose a lot of money. What can be done? Who made him not take care of his own dog eyes, insisting on staring at Xiaomian's chest, suffering retribution is also deserved.

  But regardless of whether he lives or dies today, after all, it's a 'date' with the school flower, so Shang Guan still tidied himself up from head to toe, his hair was combed neatly, and although his clothes weren't any famous brand, they were the most expensive set among all his clothes. He wore sports shoes on his feet, at this time he couldn't care less if it's hot or not, and whether he would get athlete's foot or not.

  Shang Guan Nengren stood in front of the mirror, looked at himself and couldn't help but hum with satisfaction: "Indeed, people rely on their clothes and horses rely on saddles. If one doesn't dress up properly, they won't look good. But now that I've dressed up, I'm quite handsome!"

  If there were outsiders present, they would definitely spit in the face of such capable officials.

  Are you still handsome with this virtue? You're just a cricket!

  After finishing his chores, Mr. Shang was able to leave the house and went downstairs to the bicycle garage to take out his bike, heading straight for the mall.

  Summer vacation is a good time, students are on holiday, and originally wealthy and powerful people's mistresses can be seen everywhere in the mall, wearing cool clothes, revealing their backs and legs, beautiful women and soft girls, as well as women with "aiyouwei" (a term used to describe a woman who is considered attractive but also promiscuous) walking arm-in-arm with middle-aged men with big bellies.

  Although it was only morning, there were already many people in the mall, and even a slight tendency of crowding. When Shang Guan saw this situation, he was delighted and immediately squeezed towards the crowded area.

  "Found F-grade makeup, is it absorbable?"

  Makeup? I'm Ni Ma!

  "Found F-level attire technique, is it absorbed?"

  What's wrong with you? Can't you think of anything fun?

  "Discover F-level yoga, is it absorbed?"

  Brother is not a girl, just take a deep breath!

  "Discovered D-Rank Thievery Technique, host level is insufficient, unable to absorb."

  Waaah, no! I want to steal it!

  "Discovered C-grade sorcery, host's grade is insufficient, unable to absorb."

  What is this sorcery?! Ahhh! Isn't that the ability of a government official?! I want to absorb it! I must absorb it! Why, ah?!

  An entire morning had passed, and Officer Neng was staring at the crowded marketplace with eyes that were turning green. The security guard nearby looked tense as he stared at this suspicious individual who had been wandering around for an entire morning without spending a single penny.

  Luckily the officer was just a decent person and only touched those customers' skin, without putting his hands into their pockets. Otherwise, he would have been caught by the security guard long ago.

  Shangguan Neng was depressed to the extreme, with thousands of people coming and going in the large mall, yet he hadn't absorbed even a bit of useful ability. Although some of the abilities were quite good, Shangguan Neng's level was simply not enough, making it impossible for him to absorb them. This was just like a wolf that had gone hungry for three days seeing a group of plump sheep on the other side of the river but being unable to cross over.

  Is there anything more painful than this in human world?

  He had originally wanted to continue, but seeing that the time was approaching 12 o'clock, he thought of his own life and could only leave the mall with a green face and heavy breathing. This also made the security guard who had been staring at him for an entire morning let out a sigh of relief.

  The spicy neighbor is gone, this kid finally left, and I can finally go to the bathroom with peace of mind.

  The poor security guard couldn't even go to the toilet, and the corrupt official was truly guilty of a heinous crime, deserving of death as an apology to the world.

  ……

  Fei Niao Cold Beverage Shop is located on the edge of the city center square, it's a large cold beverage shop with distinctive decoration. The background is blue sky and white clouds, there are four big screens hanging from the ceiling in the middle of the shop, playing animation that young people like. There are more than 20 round tables and square tables around, the largest can seat eight people, the smallest two people, of course, the two-seat table is prepared for couples.

  There are many types of cold drinks here, and in the summer, it's a favorite place for many young men and women or couples, especially those who are in love. If an old man doesn't bring his girlfriend to Fei Niao Cold Drink Shop to have cold drinks, he's not considered to be in love at all, and his girlfriend will also have opinions about it.

  Why say that? Unfortunately, it's the couple set meal launched by Fei Niao Cold Drink Shop. They claim that after eating, couples will be as loving as gold, sweet and honeyed, and grow old together.

  Unless you don't want to, which couple in love doesn't hope to be together until old age?

  Of course, there are also those black-bellied women who like to eat this set meal but don't have the money. In order to often eat the couple's set meal, they will change boyfriends from time to time. Many waiters can't help but mutter in their hearts when they see this woman: "How did she change boyfriends again? Hasn't she changed twenty times this month?"

  The world of a tsundere girl, you just don't understand, you really don't understand.

  When Shang Guan Neng arrived at Fei Niao cold drink shop, the time was 11:50. At this moment, more than a dozen tables in the store had been occupied. Originally, Shang Guan Neng thought that Xiang Bei would definitely be late for a while, after all, being late is the privilege of girls, especially beautiful girls. However, when he walked in, Shang Guan Neng found himself wrong. At this time, Xiang Bei was sitting on a double-person lover's seat, propping up her chin and watching cartoons with a smile!

  Today, Beibei looks like an angel, with her black hair smoothly scattered behind her head, a red hair clip looking so cute and lovely. She wears a pure white dress, from chest to abdomen, with a pink lotus flower printed on it, and two lines of small words next to it - "Out of the mud but not stained, washed in clear water but not seductive."

  If you don't know Xiang Beibei, you'll definitely be misled by her appearance and think she's a naive and innocent girl as pure as a lotus flower. Many old men and young guys in the store can't help but gaze at Xiang Beibei's face and body, if their gazes could take physical form, then this angel-like Xiang Beibei would have been ravished by these demons long ago.

  But Egg Egg was still in pain, and Upper Official Ren was not deceived by Beibei's appearance. With a cautious heart, he walked over, dryly chuckling: "Beibei, you're here early!"

  Seeing Shangguan Nengren actually talking to the angel in everyone's heart, almost all the male eyes were radiating fierce and vicious gamma rays. If there was no law, they vowed to make Shangguan Nengren turn into a human kebab on the spot, then throw him on the ground to feed the wild dogs, finally becoming the wild dog's feces, and then being eaten by Teacher Yu Qian with a small spoon...

  Turning to Beibei, he smiled and pointed at the opposite side: "It's not good to keep a beauty waiting, sit down!"

  "Cough, thank you." Shangguan Nengren nervously sat down across from Beibei. If he hadn't met Beibei the night before, he would have been thrilled to be on a "date" with her. But his aching balls kept reminding him that this smiling beauty in front of him wasn't someone to be trifled with. As a lowly member of society, he shouldn't have any wild ideas, or else he'd die without knowing what hit him.

  Shangguan Nengren's reaction caused Xiang Beibei's eyes to narrow into a slit, and she chuckled: "Am I that scary?"

  "Cough, how is that possible? You're the universally loved beauty, flowers bloom when they see you, cars stop when they see you, and every man in the world would die to sit with you!" Xiang Guan couldn't help but laugh dryly, although the store had air conditioning, his palms were still sweating.

  She smiled at Beibei and said, "Then would you like to sit with me?"

  Shangguan Nian's heart skipped a beat, and he dryly laughed: "Of course I've thought of it, besides, aren't we sitting together right now?"

  "Hehe, yeah!" Beibei was very satisfied with Shang Guan Neng's answer. She casually picked up the school bag hanging on the chair next to her and put it on the table, smiling: "This is for you."

  "What?" Officer Guo was shocked.

  "Just open it and you'll know." said with a smile to Beibei.

  Shangguan Neng stared at the school bag, judging from its shape, it shouldn't be hiding anything like a ferret or something, but it couldn't rule out the possibility of hiding poisonous things like a five-step snake or a glasses snake. However, in public, he shouldn't be so cruel to Beibei, would he commit murder in broad daylight?

  Slightly relieved, Officer Wang pulled over the backpack and unzipped it.

  Completely different from what Officer He imagined, there's nothing scary inside, just a few exercise books.

  Shangguan Nengren suddenly took out his homework book and found that these were all summer vacation homework.

  "Raised her head and looked at the smiling face in front of her: "Xiang Beibei, you..."

  Hehe smiled at Beibei and said: "The kick last night was quite refreshing, I haven't felt that way for a long time. Consider this homework as compensation!"

  "Hmm..." Officer Shang's subconscious squeezed his legs together, feeling that Egg was singing a song - "Egg's Sorrow".

  "Haha...". The subtle movement of Shang Guan Neng's eyes did not escape Xiang BeiBei's notice, and she couldn't help but smile, revealing a mouthful of neat and shiny white teeth. The lotus flower on her chest rose and fell with the waves, drawing in a series of gulps from the surrounding crowd.

  Shangguan Nengren, although a bit dull-witted, still understood the principle that one cannot fall into the same pit twice. Although he really wanted to look, for the sake of his own happiness and well-being, he suppressed the burning desire in his heart, lowered his head, and kept his eyes fixed on his workbook.

  "Haha." Officer Nengren's reaction made Xiang Beibei very satisfied, and he didn't tease him anymore. He called out to the waiter, "Trouble me with a set meal."

  "Alright, just a moment." The waiter replied and immediately went to prepare the set meal.

  "What's with the set meal?" Officer Sang was taken aback and looked at Xiang Beibei in surprise.

  Hehe smiled at Bei Bei and said: "Last night, after all, I was a bit excessive. Except for homework, this meal today is on me, as an apology."

  "No, no, no, absolutely not." Upper official waved his hand repeatedly and said: "Yesterday was my own fault, it had nothing to do with you. You lent me your homework, I'm already grateful for that, how could I let you spend more money? Today's meal is on me."

  "Are you really inviting me?" He smiled with narrowed eyes at Beibei, seeming somewhat sinister.

  "Hmm..." Shang Guan felt something was off, but as a big man, how could he back down now?

  He gritted his teeth and said: "It's me who invited you, we can't let a girl pay the bill, can we?"

  "Hehehe......" Beibei smiled even more eerily, at this time the waiter brought over a tray, on which was placed an ultra-large strawberry ice cream sundae.

  Seeing this giant, Upper Official was so scared that his hands were shaking, his liver was trembling, and turbid tears flowed continuously, almost fainting.

  There is a picture on the menu on the table, which reads: Strawberry Whopper, price: 188 RMB.