After half a lifetime of navigating the world, the system tells me to be a good big brother!

Li Qing, who had finally stopped, glanced at the time and saw that it was already past 10 p.m.

He went to a small cubicle in the back warehouse, washed his face, and took out his phone to call Lin Xia.

Knowing Lin Xia intimately, he knew she wouldn't be asleep right now, and the call was quickly answered.

"Are you done with your work?"

"Well, sort of. That's enough for today, we'll continue tomorrow."

I wanted to ask if you'd like to eat something. I ate dinner last night and it's still late, but I'm hungry again.

Li Qing and Lin Xia talked, and Li Qing got the answer about food from the other. After saying a few more words, Li Qing hung up the phone.

Li Qing tidied up the shop briefly, pulled down the roller shutter, and then rode his bike to the barbecue restaurant he frequented.

Barbecue restaurants are busiest at this time of year in the summer. Even before Li Qing got close to the barbecue restaurant, he could already smell the aroma of barbecue and hear all sorts of noise.

A huge, modern barbecue grill was placed in the open by the roadside, surrounded by many small tables.

The aroma of cumin filled the air, making Li Qing feel even hungrier.

He rode his motorcycle directly to the stove, greeted the owner, and, holding a small plastic basket, began selecting what he wanted to eat from the huge freezer.

"Ten lamb chops, thirty pieces of lamb strips, two roasted chicken feet, one foil-wrapped clam, roasted peppers, roasted eggplant..."

Li Qing kept thinking to herself as she selected her favorite foods.

He then placed his food on the table next to the barbecue grill, stood there by the grill, waiting for his barbecue to be cooked, and lit a cigarette for himself.

He smoked a cigarette while watching the barbecue owner busy at work, and occasionally chatted with him for a few minutes.

"Brother Qing, so early today? Why are you alone this time? Where's your wife?"

Li Qing casually exhaled a smoke ring, watched it dissipate as it was sucked away by the exhaust fan above the stove, and then took off his coat while still smoking.

"I had some things to do at the motorcycle shop, so I wasn't with your sister-in-law. I've already digested what I ate last night, so I came here to have something to eat."

How's business this year? I see Sha Chao has asked you twice, but you haven't offered to help him out.

The barbecue restaurant owner is named Sha Yue, who is the same mother as Sha Chao, but he is not much older. When they hung out together, Sha Yue was less than ten years old.

"Hey, I can't do my brother's job. I'm doing pretty well running this shop now. I do barbecue in the summer and hot pot in the winter, and I make a decent living every year."

His relationships are too complicated. Although Dong Ge's incident back then didn't involve you, it's still not a good thing.

My mom is getting old, and if anything happens to my brother, I'll have to take care of her too!

Looking at the young man in front of him, who wasn't very old, Li Qing silently nodded.

Yes, every family has its own difficulties.

"Hmm, Yue'er, you're quite sensible, alright. If you need anything in the future and are too embarrassed to ask your brother, just call me."

Don't underestimate my business just because it's not as big as your brother's. I run a billiards hall, so I inevitably come into contact with some people in the county.

Dealing with a small matter is really no problem for me.

As soon as he finished speaking, Sha Yue immediately released the skewers of meat he was grilling, and with a smile on his face, he raised his hand and pointed at Li Qing.

"Brother Qing, if you just show up here every day, I can save a lot of trouble."

Look at yourself now. If anyone sees you, absolutely no one will dare to approach you.

After listening to what Sha Yue said, he looked down and carefully examined his own appearance. He realized that he could indeed fool a large number of people.

Because it was hot, he took off his jacket earlier and is now only wearing a stretchy vest. The tiger tattoo he had on his body years ago is not covered by the vest at all.

In addition, his strength and physique both increased a little, making him even bigger.

It's no exaggeration to say that his arms now look like they've been professionally trained, and even more sculpted.

His physique looked intimidating, and he had tattoos on his body, so ordinary citizens wouldn't dare to approach him.

"You've gotten smarter, kid. You're talking like I'm some kind of gangster!"

After saying this with a smile, Li Qing felt that he wouldn't feel comfortable without scolding him a bit, so his expression changed and he said to him seriously.

"Get lost, hurry up and bake it for me. Did I tell you to slack off? You're just standing here babbling on and on."

Still not satisfied with what he said, he reached out and slapped the back of the other person's head.

Actually, they had already been seen by the people eating around them. Although tattoos don't mean anything now, it's still rare to see someone so open about them.

Some of the diners actually recognized who Li Qing was, after all, he was quite famous in the county back then.

Despite being slapped, the Vietnamese man didn't seem annoyed and obediently started grilling skewers again.

Before long, Sha Yue had packed up the things he ordered in a foil bag.

Seeing that everything was ready, Li Qing went straight to the counter inside the store, scanned the code to pay 1,000 yuan, and picked up two cases of beer as he left.

As soon as I arrived at the motorcycle with my beer, the WeChat speaker next to Sha Yue started playing.

[Received 1000 yuan via WeChat]

"Brother Qing, why are you giving me so much? You can't possibly spend all of this!"

"Stop talking so much nonsense! If you can't spend it, just save it. It's not like I'm not coming back!"

Li Qing put the Qingdao beer he was carrying into the side box in the back, then turned around and snatched the grilled food from Sha Yue's hand and put it in the trunk.

Li Qing put on his jacket, fastened his helmet, started the motorcycle, and after a series of actions, it drove away with the roar of the engine.

"Brother Qing is still as dashing as ever!"

Li Qing, who had already ridden his bicycle far away, could no longer hear the other person's sigh.

Now all he wants is to go home as soon as possible, to be in an air-conditioned room, and to have Lin Xia keep him company so he can fill his stomach.

After eating and drinking his fill, he wanted to take a hot bath and, if he felt like it, practice his marksmanship. That was what he wanted.

Li Qing did just that when he got home. He ate beer and barbecue skewers, and had a woman with him. His life couldn't be more pleasant.

People say that when you're well-fed and warm, you start to have lustful desires, and that's not an exaggeration. Just like tonight, Li Qing doesn't plan to sleep.

After they finished their work, it was already quite late, and they soon fell asleep in each other's arms.

The next day, Li Qing did not get up as early as the day before, because he had already prepared the work for the day.

Xiao Guo and the others wouldn't be idle, so he wasn't in a hurry to go to the store.

He got up and washed up as usual, glanced at Lin Xia who had been exhausted from arguing with him yesterday, but didn't go to wake her.

He tiptoed out of the house and went downstairs to buy breakfast for the two of them.

I've been so busy these past few days that my breakfast routine has been disrupted.

When Li Qing returned home with breakfast, Lin Xia was already in the bathroom putting on makeup.

"Is it almost done melting? I bought breakfast, hurry up, or it'll get cold."

He poured the soy milk into a bowl, and the fried dough sticks were also placed on a plate, along with the small pickled vegetable candy jar, and placed them on the dining table.

"If you ask me, you don't need to wear makeup at all. I think you look better without it!"