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"But this kid said he would come to my pub tonight, why hasn't he come yet?"
Sayaka complained in her heart and continued working.
At this time, a group of middle-aged men reeking of alcohol suddenly walked towards Sayoko who was wiping the table.
The leader was a bald man with a glass of wine in his hand.
Sayoko quickly asked, "Guests, what happened?"
The bald man in the lead smiled and said, "Nothing, it's just that we are also regular customers of your store, so today we would like to ask Manager Sayoko to do us a favor and have a drink with us."
Sayoko looked embarrassed: "Ah... this..."
As a woman who runs an izakaya on her own, she is very vigilant and naturally knows that these people who urge her to drink have ulterior motives.
If she really accompanied him to drink, she might get drunk and get into trouble.
But just when Sayoko was about to refuse, the bald man suddenly said, "Manager Sayoko, we are all old customers. You won't be so disrespectful to us, right? Just have a drink with me, just one drink, isn't that possible?"
Looking at the bald man who had already drank the glass of wine in his hand, and the people around who were making a fuss, Sayoko looked helpless. She had no choice but to pour herself a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp.
"Is this okay, sir? Please don't gather here. I still have to work." Sayoko said.
"Hey, Manager Sayoko, wait a minute! You've finished drinking with Brother Miura, but you haven't had a drink with us yet! Are you looking down on the rest of us? At least you have to drink with everyone before you leave."
Among this group of middle-aged men, a thin man suddenly appeared and said to Sayako with a smile.
Sayoko finally understood that this group of drunken middle-aged men just wanted to embarrass her or even get her drunk.
What they are planning behind the scenes is probably disgusting.
But with so many people cheering, Sayoko couldn't just refuse.
But her alcohol tolerance is just average. If she really drinks one jar at a time, she will probably pass out, and after that, she won't be able to control what will happen.
Seeing this group of drunkards getting closer and closer, Sayoko turned her head and looked for help at Natsuki Akito who was sitting in the corner drinking.
As a woman, Sayoko at this moment really hopes that a man like Natsuki Akito can come forward and help her block the alcohol or something.
As long as there is a man who can help her block the alcohol, the problem should be much easier to solve.
However, what made Sayoko feel uncomfortable was that she clearly saw Natsuki Akito meet her eyes, but the other party immediately looked away, pretending to be drunk, and turned his head away.
Sayaka's heart sank and a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes.
Sure enough, just like before, when something happens, Mingrenjun will retreat again, right?
Looking at the men gathered in front of her, constantly shouting, "Have a drink with me," "Just have a drink," and so on.
Sayoko was in a very difficult situation for a moment and didn't know what to do.
Just then, a voice suddenly came from the side.
"Auntie Sayoko still has to work, let me drink for her."
Suddenly, a figure, not very broad and tall, but able to completely cover Sayaka's body, blocked Sayaka's way.
Separate Sayoko from the group of noisy men.
Everyone was stunned when they looked at this boy who looked like a slightly immature high school student.
And Sayoko shouted in surprise: "Lei Hongjun?!"
Lei Hongguang turned around and smiled at Sayaka, "Aunt Sayaka, I'm here."
Regarding Lei Hongguang's sudden appearance, Sayoko was surprised at first, and then she complained angrily: "Do you know that Auntie has been waiting for you all night?"
Lei Hongguang smiled and said, "Something delayed me, so I'm here now."
"You..." Sayoko wanted to say something, but was quickly interrupted.
"Hey! Where did you come from, you little brat? Why are you helping Manager Sayoko block the wine?"
"That's right! Get out of the way! We're only drinking with Manager Sayoko!"
"Where did this high school student come from? Really!"
The group of middle-aged men who wanted to force Lei Hongguang to drink Shayezi wine spoke to him unhappily and tried to drive him away.
Lei Hongguang turned around, staring at the group of middle-aged men expressionlessly, and said in a flat tone: "I am Aunt Sayako's nephew. If you want to drink, drink with me. If you don't want to drink, get out of this store and don't cause trouble here."
As soon as he entered the pub, he saw this group of drunkards forcing Aunt Sayaka to drink with them.
Lei Hongguang knew that the reason why Sayaka didn't directly refuse or turn hostile was mainly because she was afraid of affecting the business. After all, it was not easy for a woman to do business alone.
It was because of the situation in Sayoko's pub that Lei Hongguang did not take direct action. Otherwise, he would not bother to talk nonsense with this group of people.
But after hearing what Lei Hongguang said, the bald man who had just urged him to drink became unhappy: "Oh? A high school student has such a bad temper?"
He rolled up his sleeves and pretended to take action, trying to scare Lei Hongguang.
However, Lei Hongguang did not move at all, just stared at them quietly.
On the contrary, the bald man who was urging people to drink was a little frightened by the calm gaze.
Although he felt a little unhappy, they were in a pub after all, and there were many customers drinking nearby. In addition, although Lei Hongguang looked young, he was a head taller than him, so the bald man did not dare to attack him directly.
"Hey! We are here to toast, not to cause trouble, please don't misunderstand us!"
"Okay then, you drink for Sayoko. You're the one to do it!"
Finally, it was the bald man in the lead who broke the silence, waved his hand, and indicated that he accepted Lei Hongguang's proposal.
Lei Hongguang immediately drank a glass with the person who toasted him.
However, just as he was about to drink the second glass, he was suddenly grabbed by a white and tender hand.
"No, Lei Hongjun, how old are you? How can you drink so much?" Sayoko pulled Lei Hongguang and dissuaded him worriedly.
Although Sayoko was very touched by Lei Hongguang's sudden appearance and his act of helping her block the wine, she even had a warm feeling of being cared for.
However, Sayoko felt uncomfortable letting Lei Hongguang, a high school boy, drink with so many people for her.
Lei Hongguang shook his head, pulled away Sayoko's hand, and gave her a reassuring look: "Aunt Sayoko, it's okay. I can drink quite well, don't worry."
The bald man who was trying to teach Lei Hongguang a lesson also echoed, "Yes, yes, yes! I think this little brother can drink quite well, let him drink with us!"
Looking at this group of bald men who always make trouble, Lei Hongguang smiled strangely and said, "Drinking is fine, but it's too troublesome to drink with you one by one."
The man who was trying to persuade them to drink was stunned: "Huh? Are you trying to cheat?"
Lei Hongguang shook his head: "Your small cups are really boring. How about this, each of you drink a cup, and I will drink this whole bottle of soju, and this toast ends here."
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
The man who urged him to drink asked in an incredulous tone: "Are you kidding? Don't brag like a high school student. Do you know how strong this bottle of soju is? I see you are drunk, right?"
Sayoko also said worriedly: "Lei Hongjun, don't drink anymore, or something bad will happen!"
She also felt that Lei Hongguang might be a little drunk.
Lei Hongguang didn't say much. Under the stunned gaze of everyone, he directly picked up the bottle of liquor and gulped it into his mouth. In just a few seconds, he finished it.
The middle-aged men who came to persuade people to drink were all dumbfounded when they saw this scene.
The alcohol content of this shochu is much higher than that of ordinary liquor. They usually drink it by sipping it slowly, little by little. How could they have ever seen people drinking shochu as if it were water?
"Are you done trying to persuade me to drink? Can we go home now?"
Throwing the wine bottle to the ground without changing his expression, Lei Hongguang spoke calmly to the group of people.
"No...it's okay!"
Seeing Lei Hongguang's still calm appearance, the group of people knew that they had met a tough guy. After drinking the wine in their hands, they immediately scattered and left the pub.
Sayoko also breathed a sigh of relief when she saw those drunkards who urged her to drink leave.
Then she quickly came to Lei Hongguang and kept touching him with both hands.
With a worried look on her pretty face, she said, "Lei Hongjun, how could you drink a whole bottle of soju in one go? This could kill someone!"
"If you feel any discomfort, auntie will take you to the clinic right away."
Lei Hongguang grabbed Sayako's soft jade hand, stopped her from wandering around, and explained with a smile: "Don't worry, Aunt Sayako. I told you, I can drink a lot."
"I don't feel any discomfort and I'm still healthy. But I have to pee urgently, so I'm going to the toilet first."
Sayoko blurted out: "Then I'll go with you!"
Lei Hongguang said with a smile: "Aunt Sayoko, you still have to take care of the pub. Besides, I'm already an adult, and you're still accompanying me to the toilet. Aren't you ashamed?"
Sayoko's pretty face turned red, and she gave Lei Hongguang a cold look: "I'm worried about you, Lei Hongjun!"
Seeing that Lei Hongguang was still full of energy, and after checking everywhere, Sayoko finally felt relieved.
Lei Hongguang said he wanted to go to the toilet and walked out of the pub.
But he wasn't going to the bathroom.
With his physique, drinking strong soju is actually almost the same as drinking water, there is no problem at all.
But there was something wrong with that group of middle-aged men who kept toasting Sayoko!
First of all, he would teach them a lesson for coming to Sayoko's pub to cause trouble.
The group of middle-aged men who urged people to drink dispersed after leaving the pub.
But the speed of these drunkards could never compare to that of Lei Hongguang.
He caught up with the group of men who had just toasted him at an extremely fast speed, and whoever was left alone would be severely beaten.
Without even letting anyone see his face, Lei Hongguang disappeared again.
For a while, the streets were filled with cries of grief and grief.
Until the last one, who was also the bald man who first persuaded Shayako to drink.
Lei Hongguang appeared for the first time.
In a remote alley, Lei Hongguang beat the man severely until he crawled on the ground and begged for mercy. Then he asked, "Who asked you to toast Sayoko?"
“No one let me…Ah!!!”
Without waiting for the man to finish his words, Lei Hongguang stomped hard on his knee. With a scream, the sound of a broken kneecap was heard.
"Last chance to answer." Lei Hongguang said coldly.
The middle-aged man quickly endured the pain and confessed, "It was Ryusuke Haruyoshi! He is the younger brother of Sayoko's deceased husband. He asked me to organize people to toast to Sayoko's store manager!"