Being Peeped At

After a comfortable afternoon nap, Li Yang instantly felt refreshed and full of energy. The familiar scent of Manman immediately greeted him, letting him know that his little mischievous girl was up to something again!

"Silly girl, not here!"

"I don't care, I want to!"

Manman snuggled into Li Yang's embrace, acting spoiled!

Alright then. Li Yang gave her a look, and Manman understood immediately.

Li Yang scooped up Manman, and without even putting on shoes, ran into the master bedroom bathroom...

Liang Shanjuan wasn't really used to taking naps. When Manman first woke up and started moving, she had already been woken up, but she was too lazy to open her eyes.

Watching Manman sneak into Li Yang's bedroom, the woman's gossipy curiosity instantly made her wide awake. Barefoot, she quietly followed...

It felt like a very, very long time...

"Baby, don't do that again in the future!"

"Okay, I know, dear,"

Manman closed her eyes, not wanting to move. She gently kissed Li Yang for a while, then stopped talking.

The two of them rested on the bed for a bit.

"Are you two done?"

Liang Shanjuan's pleasant voice came from outside the door.

"It's fine," Manman said. "Come in, Juanjuan."

Manman had already told Li Yang to put on his pants. She was still in her slip nightgown. Both of them looked towards the door as Liang Shanjuan walked in.

"Sister Manman, how did you disappear in just a moment? Turns out you ran here again. You two are definitely true love, you don't want to be apart for a single moment!"

"Of course! You don't know, sometimes when I'm only gone for half a day, he gets anxious and looks for me everywhere!"

Li Yang, having gotten the benefit, now started complaining about Manman's clinginess!

"Alright, alright, everything you say is reasonable. Anyway, you're not afraid of my sister laughing at you, just tell her whatever you want!"

"Hehe, I believe you, Sister Manman!"

Actually, Liang Shanjuan's heart was as clear as a mirror, she was just pretending not to know anything.

The three of them went to the living room together. Liang Shanjuan took out various high-end fruits, drinks, and some small snacks for girls from the refrigerator and placed them on the coffee table.

"Help yourselves, don't be shy!"

"I don't come back often, sometimes the things I buy go bad because no one eats them," Liang Shanjuan said, peeling a large banana for Li Yang and putting it in his hand.

"Eat some. You'll be drinking tonight. Eating some fruit can protect your stomach."

"Thanks, old classmate."

Li Yang didn't stand on ceremony, picking it up and finishing it in two or three bites.

"Mm, it's really good. You eat some too,"

Saying this, Li Yang also pointed to the fruit platter for her.

"Hey, sister, why did you take a bath again!"

Manman asked, looking at the small water droplets on Liang Shanjuan's shoulder that hadn't been wiped dry.

"Oh, I woke up and was sweating, so I just quickly rinsed off!"

"Sister Manman, try the grapes I bought, how are they?"

Liang Shanjuan gave Manman a bunch of crystal grapes for her to eat.

While eating, Manman didn't forget to feed Li Yang!

"It's about time, I'll go over and take a look. You two can go a bit later, just in time for dinner."

Li Yang looked at the watch on his wrist. It was only four o'clock now. The earliest the Banquet would start would be six o'clock, after all, the summer days are long.

"Let's go to the market and take a look. Today happens to be the Yan Qiu Fair!"

Liang Shanjuan suddenly remembered there was a market today and suggested it to Manman.

"Okay, I want to go too. It's been a long time since I've been!" Manman said.

"Then drink less, baby. We'll come find you later."

"Alright. Oh, right, sweetie, go help me buy a lottery ticket. Just play the same numbers as before,"

Li Yang took out one ticket each for the Lotto and Double Color Ball that he regularly played. He bought the same numbers every period without fail, and so far, he had only won ten yuan.

"Okay, baby, don't worry,"

Saying this, Manman took the lottery tickets and put them in her bag nearby.

"Then I'll be going first, you two keep playing for a bit!"

Li Yang stroked Manman's cheek, picked up a bottle of drink he had finished, smiled, stood up, waved to Liang Shanjuan, and went downstairs alone!

The courtyard was still empty. Li Yang thought to himself, it's a shame such a big house lacks life.

He went upstairs, familiar with the way. Before he even reached the room, Li Yang heard a noisy commotion inside!

"Holy crap, awesome! Did you touch poop with that hand? It's really damn strong!"

It turned out a few people were playing the Tractor card game. It's probably played all over the country, sometimes called "Golden Flower," with different names in different places.

Locally, it's usually called "Pushing the Tractor"!

"Oh, it's quite lively!"

Li Yang had a bottle of expensive functional drink tucked under his arm, which he had brought from Shanjuan's house. He wouldn't usually spend money on a bottle himself.

"Come quickly, play with us,"

He Junjun enthusiastically pulled up a stool and motioned for Li Yang to sit next to him.

"Alright, I'll win some money. I'll treat everyone to a taxi ride home tonight."

Li Yang said with a confident look, teasing everyone.

This immediately drew a chorus of jeers!

He didn't argue, and discreetly took out his wallet, pulling out some loose change in fifties, twenties, and tens, and placed it on the table.

"How much?"

Li Yang didn't smoke, so he casually grabbed a handful of melon seeds from nearby and started cracking them with one hand.

Xu Rui had a big hand in the last round and won nearly a hundred. It was his turn to deal the cards now.

"Five yuan minimum bet, fifty yuan maximum. Can't check for more than three rounds without showing cards. We're all friends, no need to go all out and hurt feelings, it's not worth it!"

Of course, it was just to pass the time, playing casually was fine!

While they chatted, three cards had already been dealt to them. Li Yang was cracking melon seeds and didn't look at his cards.

Xu Rui spoke first. He looked at the cards in his hand, and with a serious face, threw in five yuan. When it was Li Yang's turn, he casually and easily threw in ten yuan directly, "I'll check once!" After saying that, he started cracking melon seeds again!

"I'll follow," He Junjun below also threw in twenty yuan expressionlessly, picked up a Red Flag Canal cigarette from the table, and lit it. He had seen his cards earlier, so he definitely couldn't check anymore.

The few people behind him were all thinking cautiously about whether to bet.

Manman and Liang Shanjuan had changed their clothes and left with their bags and parasols, not forgetting to bring some drinks for the road.

"Did you go find Li Yang to do something bad again just now, Sister Manman!"

"Get out of here, am I that kind of person? Don't slander me!"

Manman argued with a serious face.

"Hehe, didn't you look in the mirror, Sister?"

Liang Shanjuan smiled slyly and pointed at Manman's fair and smooth neck.

"Hehe, to tell you the truth, Li Yang wanted to, but I didn't agree to him, after all, we were at your house. He just insisted on pulling me like that!"

"You know, I love him very much, so I definitely couldn't refuse him. But don't worry, we just kissed, we didn't do anything else!"

"Oh, it's okay, Sister, I'm not blaming you. It's fine even if something did happen. I know that's how it is when you're in love, you can't wait to hold each other twenty-four hours a day!"

"Thank you, Juanjuan. Let's keep in touch more often in the future, don't be so distant. Have you forgotten that we used to sleep in the same bed? I loved holding you to sleep, it was very warm in winter, so comfortable!"

Manman couldn't help but recall the happy times they had together!

"Then tell me, Sister, did you guys do it just now?"

Liang Shanjuan's gossip was truly extraordinary. She clearly knew in her heart, but she still insisted on asking until she got to the bottom of it!

Alright, it's fine to tell you. What's our relationship? Sister isn't afraid of you knowing.

"I couldn't control myself just now, alright?!"

After saying that, Manman's face showed a hint of shyness! But thankfully, she was wearing large sunglasses, so it wasn't obvious that anything was unusual.

"Hehe, it seems like you're in a good mood, Sister, otherwise you wouldn't have wanted it!"

"Alright, alright, I'm so embarrassed! Let's stop here. You should also find a boyfriend, otherwise, it's not good for you to keep asking about my private matters every day!"

"I want to too, Sister, but what can I do if I can't meet someone? I'd rather be single than settle. If I can't find someone I like, I'll just stay single!"

As she said this, Liang Shanjuan's mind suddenly thought of the scene just now!

At this time, the two had already walked to the nearby Yan Qiu market. The streets on both sides were filled with various stalls selling food, drinks, entertainment, and clothing. Although the weather was hot, it still couldn't stop the hardworking laborers.

There weren't many people coming and going. In recent years, old traditions have gradually been impacted by the market. The new generation of people no longer likes this shopping concept. Instead, various large shopping malls and supermarkets have taken their place. In the future, the internet shopping model will also gradually enter the market, and the original street vending marketing has lost its glorious past.

The two passed a Double Color Ball store. They were just about to buy a lottery ticket for Li Yang, so Manman pulled Liang Shanjuan inside.

Inside, besides the female boss who was dozing off, it was empty. It was probably because of the hot weather, and most people would choose to go out for a walk after dinner in the evening and buy a few tickets to try their luck.

Most people still don't believe in lottery tickets. After all, winning five million is like a fantasy for ordinary people, like a pie falling from the sky.

There are also many people who choose to follow and buy the same numbers like Li Yang.

"Boss, help me print the ticket, just print it as is!"

Manman carefully took out the lottery ticket from her bag and handed it over.

"Okay, miss, please wait a moment."

The owner was a middle-aged woman. Seeing two beautiful young women come to her shop, she was naturally quite happy. She immediately got up energetically and took the lottery ticket.

"Oh, your luck is pretty good, but it's a bit of a shame, miss."

"What's wrong?"

Hearing the owner's excited voice, Manman curiously leaned closer and asked!

"This Double Color Ball won five plus zero, a fourth prize of two hundred yuan. The Lotto won ten yuan."

If there had been one more number, six plus zero, she would have won at least tens of thousands of yuan in prize money.

After hearing the owner's explanation, the two who had never bought lottery tickets before also became interested.

The owner then printed one more ticket each for Lotto and Double Color Ball. The remaining money had already been given to Manman.

"Owner, what is this?"

Liang Shanjuan curiously pointed at the scratch-off tickets and asked with interest.

"Oh, those are scratch-off tickets. They have different denominations and prizes, and you can redeem them immediately after scratching."

"Let me try a few!"

Saying that, Liang Shanjuan took out her wallet, paid fifty yuan, bought five ten-yuan tickets, and started scratching them seriously.

"Sister Manman, you help me try my luck too!"

Liang Shanjuan threw two tickets to Manman. The two beautiful young women started scratching with nervous expressions.

Finally, after the owner's confirmation, they really won a prize, one thousand yuan, and it was the one Manman had scratched.

The two happily redeemed the prize money on the spot and went shopping.

Finally, at Liang Shanjuan's insistence, each of them bought a beautiful dress and two pairs of high heels. They then happily went home.

"Sister Manman, why don't you two stay here tonight? Stay at my place for one night. My parents usually don't come upstairs, so no one will bother us. It's quite boring living in such a big house by myself. It's great that we met, so let's have a good get-together, okay?"

"Whatever you want is fine, as long as it's not troublesome for you. I can make the decision for Li Yang, he will listen to me, don't worry."

Manman also really wanted to have a good get-together with Liang Shanjuan. Their relationship was quite good, and the key was that they could have fun together without any of that scheming, plastic sisterhood drama.

So they both wanted to spend more time together.

Just like that. After the two discussed it, they took some of the things they bought back home first, then went out and headed towards Wang Long's house, planning to experience the feeling of a banquet again!

When they arrived, Li Yang was having a great time, having won a few hundred yuan. Qin Shou, Zhang Hua, and Zhang Bao had lost money. He Junjun was basically even, and Xu Rui had also won some money. This son of a bitch was really strange, his luck was unusually good today!

Then Wang Long came over and called everyone to eat. He had also slept for a while at noon and had recovered quite a bit. The evening would be another fierce battle.

Manman and the other girls sat at one table. The guys who stayed here were all good buddies, and they barely filled a large table. After only a few bites, there was another round of intense drinking.

At ten o'clock in the evening, Liang Shanjuan and Manman were outside the door, grabbing Li Yang, who was about to go back in to drink after using the restroom. The two beautiful young women, one on each side, held onto Li Yang's arms and pulled him away.

No matter how much he struggled, they were like two wives, not letting their husband continue drinking. They coaxed and persuaded him all the way home.

They wondered how the guys would tease Li Yang when they found out he had slipped away halfway through.

"Look at how silly you are. If you keep drinking, you won't be able to come back. Wang Long already brought out the second case of baijiu!"

Liang Shanjuan was also sternly criticizing Li Yang, who wanted to go back and continue the battle.

She genuinely didn't want Li Yang to drink too much, otherwise, she would feel heartache seeing him uncomfortable.

After sitting for a while, the alcohol hit Li Yang, and he felt the world spinning.

He quickly ran into the bathroom and started throwing up. He had indeed overperformed tonight; everyone had exceeded their usual alcohol tolerance.

Women cannot understand men's obsession with drinking.

It tastes so bad, and drinking too much makes you uncomfortable, so why do men like smoking and drinking so much?

How many people, after drinking, cry out in discomfort that they will never drink again, but the next day, after sobering up, they will still sit at the drinking table as usual, completely forgetting the vows they made yesterday, having long since thrown them to the wind!