Chapter 62: Shen Pengjun's Worries

  After Lu Li had signed for all the people waiting, it was already around 7:30. The book friends who got the signature also left one after another, leaving only Liu Xiaowen, the top ten group owners and a few local fans of Huajing City.

  But what surprised Lu Li was that Liu Bi didn't leave either, and he was chatting with the other two people very happily. One of them wore glasses and looked like a college student. The other person was about thirty years old and looked quite handsome. These two people, Lu Li didn't know, thinking they were his book fans, so he didn't pay much attention to them.

  However, after Lu Li finished signing, one of them walked over and said: "Lu Li, you've finally finished signing. Tsk tsk, your popularity is enviable."

  Ludie originally thought it was a bookworm, but after hearing this sentence, he began to wonder, could it be?

  Lu Li looked puzzled, and the other party's handsome face broke into a smile: "Look at me, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Bao Hongshu, but you can call me Widow Old Wet. I'm here today to give you some support."

  Lu Li only realized who he was after the introduction, but didn't expect him to be here today. Upon hearing his real name, Lu Li burst out laughing. Bao Hong Shu, what a great name for an author: "No wonder not only your own books are popular, but also the ones you recommend become popular, so you're Bao Hong Shu!"

  He made a moderate joke.

  Bao Hongshu couldn't help but laugh when he heard it, and he also thought that his name had a great implication for the author: "Then you'd better try to curry favor with me more often in the future, otherwise I won't let your book become popular." Bao Hongshu was also joking.

  "By the way, let me introduce you. This is Lin Guoqing, Four Eyes." Bao Hongshu pulled over another boy wearing glasses and with a somewhat ordinary appearance standing next to him.

  "Four-eyed brother is good, thank you for speaking up for me online last time, tonight we must drink at least two more cups." Lu Li said, holding Lin Guoqing's hand.

  "There's no need to thank me, anyone would have done the same thing." Lin Guoqing said with a somewhat awkward expression.

  Lu Li didn't say anything, but kept the kindness of Bao Hong and Lin Guoqing in his heart. He was grateful to those who helped him. Now saying more is useless, it's better to lend a helping hand when others need it.

  Then Lu Li and Zhao Wenkui led a group of about 30 people, including some thugs, to storm into a hotel.

  Lu Li had already booked three tables of wine and dishes early on, counting Liu Xiaowen and others as well as local people in Huajing City. At this moment, although there were a few more people, such as Meng Qi and Da Xia, Lu Li did not think they would stay. In addition to Cao Jinping, two other people also came to the dormitory, namely Bao Hongshu and Lin Guoqing, who were beyond Lu Li's expectation.

  Jiang You couldn't make it today due to something urgent, he called earlier to say so.

  Three tables with 30 people were a bit crowded, but it was no big deal, so everyone just let it go.

  "Lu Li, my younger brother, your achievement is truly astonishing! You're almost as famous as a star!" At the dinner table, Zhao Wenkui couldn't help but praise him, raising his cup of liquor in a toast to Lu Li. On this cold winter's day, no one would be drinking beer or anything like that, so Lu Li had ordered only baijiu (Chinese white liquor).

  The last time he met Zhao Wenkui, this person still said that he didn't like smoking and drinking. At this moment, he actually came to drink with him as soon as he finished eating. Lu Li was a little confused about what was true or false.

  But regardless of whether it's true or false, Lu Li definitely won't drink. Looking at Zhao Wenkui holding up his wine cup, he shook his head: "Older brother Zhao, to be honest I didn't expect so many people to come today either, and I'm also very happy, but I really can't drink, I've never been able to drink."

  Lu Li said this with a very sincere expression, which made Zhao Wenkui somewhat at a loss.

  "Never mind, I'll help Lu Li drink a cup instead. Lu Li really can't hold his liquor, I was classmates with him in high school and I know he can't drink." However, what the people present including Lu Li didn't expect was that Meng Qi, who was sitting below Lu Li, stood up, clinked her glass against Zhao Wenkui's, and then downed it in one gulp. After finishing, she even turned the cup upside down, displaying a heroic demeanor like a female general.

  Zhao Wenkui also finished his drink in one gulp and sat down, but the atmosphere on the scene was a bit eerie, and suddenly everyone fell silent.

  "Zhao, you're not being honest with me. Last time you said you weren't interested in smoking and drinking, but it seems like you were just setting me up." Lu Li made a joke to ease the tension.

  "Hey, I saw the characters in your 'Shooting Hoops' drinking so lavishly, I thought you were a good drinker too. Actually, I don't like drinking, but my capacity is not bad. If I weren't happy today, I wouldn't have drunk." Zhao Wenkui also said to Lu Li.

  The atmosphere gradually became lively again.

  Lu Li then said softly to Meng Qi, whose face had already turned slightly red: "Are you okay? You didn't have to block the wine for me."

  Meng Qi detected the concern in Lu Li's words and felt that the wine she had just drunk wasn't so bitter after all, saying: "It's okay, let's drink some more to warm up."

  As the two sat together, they were now speaking in a low voice and sitting closer to each other. The others were eating, drinking and chatting, and didn't notice this side. However, Liu Yuyan, who was sitting opposite Lu Li, was an exception. At this moment, seeing the intimate appearance of the two, she couldn't help but smile ambiguously.

  I don't know if Liu Yu Xian was born with a loud voice or what, but even his laughter was like that. As soon as he laughed, everyone at the table naturally heard it and turned to look at Liu Yu Xian. When they looked over, they saw Liu Yu Xian looking in Lu Li's direction, and they all followed his gaze.

  Everyone at the table stared here, Meng Qi's face turned even redder, and she lowered her head to silently eat the dishes in her bowl.

  "Come, eat and drink well. Thank you all for your support today, everyone enjoy yourselves." The crowd heard Lu Li's words that shifted the topic, and they all revealed kind smiles, shifting their gaze away.

  Meng Qi finally lifted her head and looked at Liu Xiaowen and Da Xia, whose appearances were no less than hers. She didn't know what she was thinking about, and silently let out a sigh.

  Lu Li was chatting with Bao Hongshu and Zhao Wenkui at this moment, and didn't notice what was happening here.

  After dinner, it was around 10 o'clock. Except for a few local book fans from Hua Jing who lived nearby and went home, everyone else stayed at the hotel, with Lu Li voluntarily covering the expenses. If it were in the past, Lu Li might not have had enough money to pay, but after receiving his manuscript fee last month, he no longer lacked money in his daily life.

  It was already late, so after everyone finished dinner, they all went back to their rooms to rest.

  Lu Li came to Lin Guoqing and Bao Hongshu's room, saying: "Today there are many people, please forgive the shortcomings of the hospitality."

  "What are you talking about, don't consider us friends?" Bao Hongshu's face turned ugly as he said this, and Lin Guoqiang, who was standing beside him, also made his meaning clear without saying a word.

  "Alright, alright, I was wrong. Anyway, just let me know if there's anything in the future, you two are my friends now." Lu Li hurriedly said after hearing Bao Hongshu's words, feeling that he had misspoken.

  Bao Hong and Shu Er heard this and felt a bit better, jokingly saying: "That's right, look at your book signing today, it was so popular! If you hug your thighs, you'll be set for life!"

  "This is also thanks to your recommendation, otherwise I would still be wondering where to go shopping." Lu Li said with a smile.

  Lu Li then chatted with them for a few more sentences before bidding farewell and returning to his own room.

  The second day after the book signing event, Lu Li returned to school and started preparing for the final exams.

  Actually, there's nothing much for Ludi to prepare because he has a talent of remembering everything at a glance and is also very serious in class, so the final exam is not stressful for him at all.

  Of course, this is the case for Lu Li, but it's not the same for his head teacher Shen Pengjun. For Lu Li, Shen Pengjun has always been paying attention to him and also highly recognizes Lu Li's diligent and hardworking attitude towards learning.

  However, Shen Pengjun was somewhat worried about Lu Li, because as the attention grew, Shen Pengjun learned many things about Lu Li. For example, Lu Li had enrolled in a performance training class, and Lu Li was still writing online novels.

  He also knew that Lu Li was holding a signing event, but as the saying goes, "it's not about quantity, it's about quality". Lu Li had talent in music and he didn't want him to be distracted by other things and waste his potential.

  After the New Year's holiday, Shen Pengjun planned to have a good talk with Lu Li.

  "Lü Lí, do you like music?" Shen Pengjun asked, looking at Lü Lí in the office.

  Lu Li was suddenly called over by Professor Shen Pengjun and didn't know what was going on. Now, hearing such a question, he was even more puzzled, but still replied: "I like it."

  Shen Pengjun nodded in satisfaction and continued, "If you like it, why not focus on studying music seriously? As far as I know, you've also enrolled in a performance training class, and you're already a popular online writer. The teacher isn't trying to say anything about you, but feels that you have great talent in music and is afraid that other things will distract you and cause you to waste your musical talents."

  Lu Li was somewhat surprised by Shen Pengjun's words, not expecting the professor to know about these things. Although he knew it was for his own good, Lu Li naturally couldn't give up on his other two careers, nor could he tell Shen Pengjun the truth, so he said: "Don't worry, teacher, I won't neglect music, but I'm also very interested in writing and acting, and I won't give them up either."

  Shen Pengjun listened to Lu Li's words and shook his head. This kid was still too young, and couldn't listen to advice. However, Professor Shen Pengjun also didn't think it was good to say anything more. After all, this was someone else's own choice, and he couldn't force them to give up writing web novels and training in performance classes.

  Perhaps after he has suffered a setback, he can change this way of thinking. Professor Shen Pengjun thought to himself and said: "The final exam is coming soon, you'd better prepare well."

  After finishing speaking, he let Lu Li go back.

  PS: Thanks for the rewards from Zengjing, Huanghe and Benming Sanjun