Zhou Lanbing shook his head and said, "It's not about money, it's mainly because I'm embarrassed to go." Her friends are all rich or expensive, and they are all very generous. It's a shame for me to give a generic gift. And this is her eighteen-year-old coming-of-age ceremony, which should be formal, and I don't want to be too casual. ”

Daniel Zhang nodded and said, "You are right to say this, the coming-of-age ceremony cannot be casual." But isn't it worse not to go, people have invited you, can you be so faceless? ”

Zhao Yunfei sighed: "That's why he's entangled, he's absent-minded all morning, you haven't seen him always wandering when playing games, I guess he's thinking about it." Why don't we get together and see if we can buy a decent gift, so that Lao Zhou can have face to participate. ”

Zhou Lanbing shook his head and refused: "Forget it, it's just a birthday, it's not a big deal." It's great that I'm going to make amends afterwards, and there's no need to scrape together money. Besides, it's almost the end of the month, and we don't have any pocket money in our pockets, and we can't afford to buy valuable gifts together. ”

Zhao Yunfei took out his pocket and said embarrassedly: "You are right, my change is less than ten yuan." It's okay to play games, but it's not enough to give gifts. ”

Looking at their depressed faces, Daniel Zhang secretly sighed. He still knows the family background of the two well, his parents are employees of an agricultural machinery factory, his income is a dead salary, and his pocket money is not much at all. With their habit of playing video games, they never have more than ten dollars in their pockets at this time of month.

He still has some savings himself, after all, his parents are not at home, and the money in his hand is much more generous than Zhao Yunfei and his living expenses in addition to pocket money. But this money can't be spent indiscriminately, and he has to support his parents until the next month, otherwise he can only drink the northwest wind.

However, he now has a new source of money, and it is not a big problem to find Liang Aiping to fund some things. In fact, in this matter, although Daniel Zhang supported Zhou Lanbing verbally, he did not really want him to go. Because Bai Zhixuan's social relationship is a little complicated, it is not suitable for Zhou Lanbing.

Because her father was busy with business, Bai Zhixuan lived a relatively free life, often going in and out of dance halls, game halls, and video halls, and had a lot of dealings with street ruffians in society. These places are considered by the people of Yunshan to be very poisonous to young people, and they are called the new three poisons, which are strictly eradicated by parents.

Zhou Lanbing is relatively simple, although he also follows Zhao Yunfei to play games, video halls, and dance halls, but he also tries to avoid the circle of street ruffians. If Zhou Lanbing and Bai Zhixuan's circle get too close, it will inevitably be affected, which will be detrimental to his future.

Bai Zhixuan's family background is good, even if she can't get into college, her father can use the money to get her a self-funded college outlet. Zhou Lanbing is an ordinary family, and his future after failing to get into college is very difficult. Although the college entrance examination is not the only way out for students, it is at least the best choice for ordinary high school students.

From the perspective of being responsible for his brother, Daniel Zhang did not approve of the proposal to give Zhou Lanbing money to buy gifts. He saw that neither of them had much money in their pockets, so he immediately stopped talking. The three of them looked at each other, and they all felt extremely embarrassed. In the end, no one mentioned the matter of pooling money anymore, and hurried to bury their heads in eating.

After lunch, the three of them walked out of the agricultural machinery factory and discussed where to pass the time in the afternoon. Zhou Lanbing's pager rang, and it was Bai Zhixuan calling, which was very surprising. Zhou Lanbing frowned and looked at it, and hurriedly found a place to call back, and he didn't know what Bai Zhixuan was looking for him.

Bai Zhixuan's care for Zhou Lanbing, Zhang Zhao and the others were also envious in their eyes. Zhou Lanbing's family background is ordinary, and it is impossible to equip him with a pager. When Bai Zhixuan started school, she gave the digital pager she replaced to Zhou Lanbing, and paid a year's fee.

Zhao Yunfei looked at Zhou Lanbing's figure and said enviously: "It's good to have a rich sister, and all good things are used by him." If only Bai Zhixuan were my sister, I might be able to buy PS games to play. Now the PS games in the game hall are too expensive, four dollars an hour, and I can't afford to play. ”

Daniel Zhang smiled playfully: "This style of eating soft rice is not your Zhao Daxia's style." What about your usual hard and flat manhood? Why is it that when it comes to money, the hero is short of breath? ”

Zhao Yunfei shook his head and sighed: "A penny is difficult to beat a hero, this is something that can't be helped." Don't you envy that so many people go to play PS and computer games? Arcade games have been popular for so many years, and now they are gone, how many people are as old as us do you still play? ”

Daniel Zhang nodded and said, "Envy must be envy, but there is no way, we don't have much money." Four dollars an hour, my pocket money a month is not enough to play for ten hours. Four bucks for me to play arcade, I can play for a week. My parents are not here, so I can't spend my money indiscriminately, otherwise I won't even be able to eat. ”

"What do you say Bai Zhixuan is looking for him? I guess it's going to be tomorrow's birthday party again, and Zhou Lanbing is probably going to be entangled again. He is happy and distressed, and I can only secretly have a crush behind my back, and I can't even get into the confession team. Zhao Yunfei continued to be envious.

Daniel Zhang shook his head and persuaded: "I think you shouldn't mix this kind of thing." I admit that Bai Zhixuan is beautiful and is the school flower of our school, but not everyone can afford it. If nothing else, with her lavish spending habits, do you have the money to afford it? ”

Although Bai Zhixuan is a girl, she is bold and likes to give gifts very much. Not only does she spend a lot of money on herself, but she often invites people to dinner, sings, dances, and so on. If it weren't for the family's wealth, how could her father's business be big enough to support his consumption?

After a while, Zhou Lanbing trotted all the way back, and while pinning the pager to his waist, he said: "Bai Zhixuan asked me to go to Starlight Entertainment City, saying that she was inviting me to drink cold drinks, do you think I will go?" ”

Daniel Zhang smiled and asked, "I don't believe you dared to reject her on the phone?" ”

Zhou Lanbing blushed a little and explained, "Isn't that no way? She chased too closely. ”

Daniel Zhang suggested: "I think it's better for you to make this matter clear to her, confess when you should confess, and refuse when you should refuse." The relationship between men and women is the most taboo, you have to think clearly. It's easy to talk about this privately, but if it gets to tomorrow's birthday party, in front of so many people, it will be troublesome. ”

Zhou Lanbing scratched his head and explained: "I mainly didn't think about what to say, I can't say the lines that are too cheesy." Bai Zhixuan's mouth is poisonous, there is a confession in our class who is said to be ashamed, and he hasn't eased up yet, I have to be mentally prepared first. ”

Daniel Zhang shook his head and smiled: "You are dying to save face and suffer crimes, the main thing is that you are too familiar to start, and the ideological burden of wanting to win and fear losing is too heavy." I think you should just confess it, and don't learn what rituals others do. Anyway, sticking out the head is a knife, and shrinking the head is also a knife. ”

Zhou Lanbing hesitated a little and said: "Isn't this a bit of a child's play, like hitting a big luck." Now that I meet her, I can finally be a sister and brother, and I really want to be rejected, and I don't even have the courage to meet. ”