Chapter Twenty-Five: The Wine of Interchangeable Cups

  This guy was nothing special at the police station. After joining the training team, he swam like a fish and couldn't stop, chatting with the naive policewomen in his class all day. They actually fell for it. Although he often bullied Han Juan, calling her "Fatty", she spent a lot of effort secretly hiding snacks, but half of them were tricked into his mouth!

  There's also Gong Qian, who normally has a lukewarm attitude towards others; but during training sessions, she often joins forces with several other girls to tease and provoke Di Lei. Sometimes when Di Lei gets bullied too much, he says something dirty to take advantage of them, but they don't get angry. This makes the three biggest rascals in the special class, led by Gao Xiang, even more admiring of him, and Gao Xiang has quietly become the leader of the four biggest rascals in the special class!

  Tian Miao Miao, who learned a lot from the experiences of the vendors at Happiness Road Market and Liu Lao Liu, expressed deep concern about this. On the other hand, Zhang "Taohou" seemed to be in no hurry at all, with six out of seven apertures open, as if she didn't care.

  Speaking of Zhang Tong, it's impossible not to mention one thing, a thing that left Tian Miao speechless.

  At first, the activity expenses given by Director Liu were not managed by Zhang Tong, but one time Gao Xiang found Zhang Tong to apply for 400 yuan to go out and have a meal with his dormitory brothers, Zhang Tong refused coldly in a businesslike manner.

  After hearing about this, Tian Miao Miao was anxious to death, but she couldn't intervene in this matter. It's because Gao Xiang invited Zhu Wei Tao, Jia Jun Peng and Wen Qi for dinner, which was indeed intentional. Although the four of them were known as the "Four Great Cheap Men", the backgrounds of the other three were much deeper than hers. Tian Miao Miao knew that among the students in this special class, her background might be the shallowest. So Gao Xiang took advantage of their current school relationship to build a good rapport with them, and when the critical moment came, they would lend him a helping hand, which would be a huge assistance.

  The activity expenses, isn't it just like this? As a result, what happened? Gao Xiang bumped into Zhang Tong and got rejected, but coincidentally, that "fox spirit" Ye Dui saw it. She's someone who doesn't lack money, so she took advantage of Zhang Tong being on duty to invite all the female students except her, as well as Gao Xiang's dormitory mates and Instructor Hei, to have a big feast in the best private room at the base's cafeteria under Gao Xiang's name. They strengthened their relationships and made Gao Xiang owe them a huge favor!

  That day, during dinner, there was a lively table of people. Gao Xiang arranged for Gong Qian and Ye Dui to sit on either side of him, with one person pouring tea, another serving water, another offering wine, and another serving dishes. On the side, Su Su and Wang Min occasionally chimed in with jokes, helping to urge everyone to drink. As a result, even before several courses had been served, Di Lei was already showing signs of intoxication!

  The dish is a good dish, the wine is even better! The 53-degree cellar-aged old Fenjiu is not something that anyone can drink, and Ren Ye drank seven bottles in one breath.

  The girls burst into laughter, and the atmosphere at the wine table became even more wonderful. After taking turns toasting Officer Hei, they set their sights on Gao Xiang.

  He raised his cup of wine, wanting to toast Ye Dui who was treating him today, but unexpectedly Ye Dui suddenly turned around, her two eyes gleaming with a hint of moisture as she stared at Gao Xiang: "Little Gaozi, don't drink like that, if you're going to drink, let's have a drinking match..."

  One sentence was ambiguous to the extreme, warm words and soft language, listening to Gao Xiang's blood all rushed to his head! Gong Qian and others coaxed for a moment, leading everyone to shout: Exchange cups, exchange cups!

  Helpless, the two of them each picked up a cup of wine. With their hands clasped together, High Soaring was the first to take a small sip. But who would have thought that Ye Dui would raise his cup and drink it all in one gulp? After finishing, he still seemed unsatisfied, sticking out his tongue to lick his lips, and then, with an empty wine cup, he provocatively stared at High Soaring, leaving him stunned.

  On one side, he had just finished drinking one, and on the other side, they started making a fuss again, shouting for Gao Xiang to toast the class leader; Gao Xiang was also a bit dizzy from drinking, turned his head to see Gong Qian was also in a state of panic. It was seen that Gong Qian had drunk several cups of wine, with a strong smell of alcohol, at this time already with rosy cheeks, eyes dazed, just like that shy rose, the usual commanding air was gone, replaced by infinite shyness, lightly holding the wine cup to toast Gao Xiang, just like ancient women giving wine to their lovers.

  Gaoshang, who was completely drunk, actually clinked glasses with Gong Qian three times in a row. Before the three large cups of wine had even been swallowed, Han Juan came over again, repeatedly calling out "brother" and saying that this wine also had to be drunk. The innocent one was done for, and then there was the gentle and affectionate Su Susu, who couldn't be refused either...

  Just as they finished, Ye Dui was being stubborn again. She didn't use the wine cups and instead picked up two empty bowls. Holding the wine bottle, she poured two full bowls, scaring Gao Xiang into shouting: "Ah, ah, Ye sister, no, no, let's not drink anymore, okay? We'll have a headache tomorrow morning!"

  "You're not even afraid of a ghost, what are you afraid of?" Ye's face was flushed, with fine sweat beads on her forehead, her charming eyes and autumn waves were slightly provocative as she said:

  "Little fool, can't you see that someone likes you?"

  All the girls burst out laughing, and Gong Qian even laughed so hard she fell onto the table. Gao Xiang still wanted to decline, but Wang Min pushed Jia Junpeng away and leaned in close to Gao Xiang's ear, whispering: "Idiot, drink up! As the saying goes, 'if you have wine today, get drunk today', getting drunk is perfect for...hugging her to sleep..."

  As soon as the rogue spoke, everyone burst out laughing, bending forward and backward, stomping their feet, clapping the table, knocking on plates and bowls to keep rhythm, shouting: Drunk! Drunk! Carry him away! Carry him away!

  A meal was eaten with great joy, and when it was time to leave, things got even more out of hand. Gong Qian and Ye Dui supported Gao Xiang on either side, while Jia Junpeng's eyes turned red with envy. Gao Xiang was already half-drunk and didn't even think about taking advantage of the situation. Finally, Tian Miao couldn't bear it anymore and went over to whisper something to Gong Qian before grabbing Gao Xiang's ear and pulling him away. The intense pain made Gao Xiang temporarily sober up, and he saw Tian Miao's eyes gleaming with a cold light as she spoke in a low, ominous tone: "Do you want me to help you sober up, landmine?"

  Gao Xiang, who had been oppressed by Zhang and Miao's "two empress dowagers" for many years, still expressed great importance to Tian Miao Miao's opinion.

  He first struggled to break free from the "gentle village" on his left and right, then started spinning 360 degrees with his back to Tian Miao Miao to look for someone. Tian Miao Miao was also fuming and ignored this point, following Gao Xiang's spin together.

  When Deng Miao finally realized that Gao Xiang didn't have eyes on the back of his head, they had already turned more than half a circle. The people around them couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh, Wang Min said with a sympathetic tone:

  "Tian Miao Miao, don't tease him anymore, but it's actually quite fun to tease him like this!"

  Tian Miao Miao, with a black line painted on her forehead, was furious and finally faced He Xiang. He Xiang was delighted to have found Tian Miao Miao and opened his mouth to greet her, but all that came out was a loud belch: "Hic!"

  The smell of wine almost intoxicated Tian Miao Miao, but others were smoking second-hand smoke, who drank second-hand wine like that! Tian Miao Miao was about to point at Gao Xiang's nose and scold him a few words, when she saw him reveal a satisfied smile, then... he fell straight back.

  Gao Xiang finally let Gong Qian catch it, and several girls including Tian Miao Miao laughed so hard that their stomachs hurt. Several boys looked at each other, and in the end, everyone pointed to Zhu Weitao, and the task of carrying Gao Xiang back to the dormitory fell on his shoulders...

  When everyone left, Tian Miao suddenly remembered that today was Zhang Tong's shift. Zhang Tong also hesitated when he saw them, and Tian Miao's heart was racing with anxiety, thinking to herself: "I forgot to invite Zhang Tong today! What if she thinks badly of me now that she's seen us?"

  On this side, Tian Miao was still muttering, while on that side, Gong Qian had already smiled and walked up:

  "Zhang Tong, tonight Shang Xiang invited everyone to have a meal together in the small cafeteria. He remembered that you were on duty tonight and specially packed two specialty dishes for your midnight snack. His drinking capacity is not good, let's get him drunk instead. These dishes have been kept warm in the kitchen, eat them while they're hot, we're going up now."

  Gong Qian finished speaking and waved her hand, Wang Min placed two foam lunch boxes on Zhang Tong's desk. The group of people, reminded by Gong Qian, quietly walked past the corner of the corridor in an orderly manner before returning to their respective rooms with laughter.

  Looking at Gong Qian's back, Tian Miao felt powerless all over; it was over, this emotional enemy was too strong, and "Empress Zhang" was not giving her the power she needed. This war of nerves had already been lost!

  After changing clothes, Tian Miao Miao held a basin and towel, pretending to go wash up. She glanced around to see if anyone was paying attention, then quickly slipped downstairs again. Zhang Tong was seriously reading the newspaper, slowly sipping hot water. The two boxes of dishes on the table were still sealed, untouched...

  Zhang Tong raised his head and saw that it was Tian Miao Miao, pouting his mouth and whispering: "The washbasin is under the table, I thought I hadn't seen you."

  Tian Miao was taken aback and immediately became angry, saying: "Who told you I wanted to slip away?"

  "What are you doing? You're not thinking of running away, are you?" Zhang Tong pointed at Tian Miao Miao's washbasin.

  "Hmm..." Tian Niu Niu was so angry with Zhang Tong that she couldn't get the words out, and with a huff, she shoved the basin under her desk, took two deep breaths before glaring at her and saying:

  "I asked you, why didn't you approve my application for some expenses to treat me to a meal?"

  "Oh, you're looking for me? No particular reason, just that those few people in the dorm are making a fuss about inviting us out to eat. Isn't that a waste of money?" Zhang Tong somewhat impatiently gave a reason.

  "You... forget it, you know who's treating today?" At this point, Tian Miao Miao could say anything and it would be too late, she might as well just listen to a few words.

  "Class monitor didn't say it's expensive... right? He doesn't have money, looking at this lineup you've even invited all the girls, did class monitor invite them?" Zhang Tong asked curiously.

  "I really don't know how to put it to you, but you're a guest invited by Ye!"

  "It was her after all, no wonder, her dad is a coal boss." As expected, still the same style, Zhang Tong is still the same old Zhang Tong.

  Tian Miao Miao looked around east and west, leaned back against the back of Zhang Tong's chair, and said in a thieving tone:

  "This place is not bad, the view is broad enough, and it won't delay you from going on duty. I'll ask you first, do you have any feeling about landmines?"

  This time, Zhang Tong didn't answer Tian Miao Miao too quickly, seemingly thinking for a moment before saying: "Hmm, maybe there is, and maybe there isn't. What's up Miao Miao? Can't you bear to take action? It's strange, this high-flying dragon gate has become a hot commodity?"