Chapter 55: Green Jade Grass Dyeing Disguise (Part 2)

  The two companions who had been restless behind him immediately walked up as soon as the Qinglong man gave the order, picked up the wine bottle on the counter and were about to smash it down.

  Just as things were about to get out of hand, a pair of hands suddenly reached out from the side and grabbed one of the wine bottles. Turning around with a smile, he said to Qing Long: "Brother Long, why bother getting angry with this ignorant kid? This is good, if you didn't know, you'd think Brother Long was bullying a young whippersnapper just because there are many people around! How embarrassing for Brother Long! What do you say, Brother Long? Ah, come on, you two young men, calm down. I'll treat everyone to drinks today, let's have a good time!"

  That green dragon man saw someone suddenly appearing to disturb his business, and was about to get angry. He looked up and saw that it was An Yiran, and his anger dissipated by half. Seeing her panting and out of breath, he thought she must have received the news and rushed over in a hurry. Her face still had a standard smile on it, which made him even angrier. He said: "Yiran, I'm only tolerating this because of your face. Looking at the whole Yin city, who doesn't know my name, Al Dragon? I came to your bar to give you face, but look at this kid, he's putting on airs!" The green dragon man became more and more angry as he spoke, finally pointing at Jiang Fengchen and scolding him loudly.

  Jiang Feng Chen shrunk his neck and didn't dare say a word, An Yi Ran scolded beside him: "Look at you, this kid, so ignorant, not even serving wine to Dragon Brother."

  Jiang Fengchen suddenly came to, and hastily lifted his head, stretching out his hand to grab the wine bottle. However, on the counter, apart from the one cup of unappetizing cocktail that An Yiran had just mixed, there was only the unfinished drink in Min Nan's shaker, while Qing Longnan had specifically asked for "Golden Elixir". Jiang Fengchen looked at An Yiran with some helplessness, but An Yiran didn't understand his meaning and hastily gave him a signal to hurry up, not to provoke Qing Longnan again.

  Fortunately, Min Nan had just finished using the restroom and returned at this time. As soon as he came out, he saw the situation and immediately understood what had happened. He walked over with a smile and warmly greeted Qing Long: "Long Ge, long time no see! You're a rare guest, how about it? Still the same old 'Golden Strength'?" As he spoke, he picked up the empty cocktail shaker to mix him a drink.

  The Blue Dragon man waved his hand, "Forget it, forget it, I'm not in the mood. You're a good kid, next time I come, remember to save me a decent cup." He glared at Jiang Fengchen again, "Kid, just starting out in the world, you'd better learn from your seniors how to be a man, got it?"

  Jiang Fengchen was so frightened that he nodded repeatedly.

  Seeing this, the green dragon man didn't make things difficult anymore. He called out to his two companions who came with him: "Let's go, let's wander around some more." The three of them left the bar in a line without looking back.

  And An Yiran was still laughing and shouting "Long Ge, slow down" behind him, regardless of whether he could hear it or not. Until the three people completely disappeared into the night, An Yiran suddenly withdrew the smile from his face, looking at Jiang Fengchen with some worry, saying: "Feng Chen, are you okay?"

  Jiang Fengchen shook his head palely. In fact, the Green Dragon man didn't make things difficult for him either, and An Yiran arrived just in time, so he wouldn't have any problems at all. It's just that after experiencing such a thrilling scene, he was still a bit dazed.

  Min Nan couldn't help but sigh and say, "In these times, making a living isn't easy."

  An Yiran smiled and said, "With you being such an old fox, what's difficult to get from you?" Then he turned to Jiang Fengchen and said, "Fengchen, you shouldn't be here either, take a rest for now. Learning to brew wine isn't urgent."

  Jiang Fengchen indeed needed some time to calm down, so he nodded and followed An Yiran into the staff rest room.

  The decoration in the rest area is completely different from the beautiful and luxurious style outside. The layout here is simple, the color is elegant, and it gives people a relaxing power. An Yiran sat back on the sofa with some fatigue, closed his eyes and rubbed his temples, saying weakly: "In the bar, there are all kinds of people, and you can offend someone if you're not careful. You should be more careful in the future."

  Jiang Fengchen sat opposite An Yiran, nodding silently.

  An Yiran suddenly opened his eyes and sat up, looking at Jiang Fengchen with a tense expression, saying: "Do you look down on me?"

  Jiang Fengchen hastily shook his head and said, "How could that be? There's no high or low, noble or humble distinction in professions. Someone has to do them, right? I actually admire you for being able to subdue such a ferocious person with just a few words."

  An shook his head gently and leaned back against the sofa, saying: "We're all old acquaintances, after all. To be honest, if life hadn't forced me to, I wouldn't have wanted to end up in a bar like this again, dealing with these complicated people. My parents passed away early, and I was left alone to care for my younger brother when we came to this city. We almost starved to death on the streets back then. It was only because I had no other choice that I ended up here, but somehow, due to a stroke of luck, I couldn't leave afterwards. Whatever, as long as the people I care about won't look at me with prejudice just because I work in a bar, I'm content."

  Jiang Fengchen looked at An Yiran with a complex expression. Today, he knew that this glamorous girl had such a painful past. Those smooth means must have gone through what kind of bloody history. The bitterness in between, no one knows. Just like him, everyone else only saw her current glamour, who still remembered that she was once confused and helpless?

  "Feng Chen, do you know? Actually, we girls are all very self-respecting. But the worldly eyes can't tolerate even a grain of sand, always thinking that those in this line of work are lowly and inferior. Who knows the bitterness in our hearts?"

  Quietly listening to An Yiran venting her grievances, Jiang Fengchen also became heavy-hearted. Yes, who knows their suffering?

  An Yiran seemed to have realized something, and suddenly sat up, staring at Jiang Fengchen: "If you don't want to stay here, you must tell me the truth, I will do my best to find a good place for you."

  It's impossible to say that Jiang Fengchen didn't have this idea before, he had always been repelled by such a place of gold and paper drunkenness in his mind, but after listening to An Yiran's words, he wavered again.

  This is clearly a weak woman, yet she has to use her small shoulders to silently bear the hardships and bitterness of life to support a family. An Yiran's brother and sister have a deep affection for him, treating him like one of their own, how can he leave at this time? Isn't that too heartless?

  And what he can do is to grow up as soon as possible and share some of the pressure that Anyan has on her shoulders. This burden shouldn't be borne by a girl like her alone.