Chapter 56: Chapter 56: Extortion
After taking a nap, I went to the cinema again, and it had already changed to a different scene. Although the stage was very simple, there were streamers and red banners hanging from the walls and beams. Of course, this was the main decoration of the gala.
In the afternoon, the cinema was no longer just full of students, but also many people from the countryside came to watch the fun. Unfortunately, this party, whether it was the hardware or the programme itself, was really not very attractive, so soon after it started, some people left.
After a group dance to 'The Little Girl Who Picked Mushrooms', an electronic organ was brought on stage, and a young official from the Youth League Committee, feeling good about himself, played and sang 'Sailor' by himself. After listening to a few lines, and watching him self-indulgently reveling on stage, Feng Yiping could no longer stay and slipped out of the cinema as well.
The singing of this comrade can be compared to prose. However, good prose is scattered in form but not in spirit. His singing was completely scattered, both in form and in spirit.
It seems that this guy either has a very hard identity or bad interpersonal skills. No, if his identity is average, then he should have no interpersonal skills! Otherwise, no one would let him embarrass himself in such an occasion.
But someone with such bad luck shouldn't exist!
A few minutes later, the singing finally ended, and a small but firm and enthusiastic applause, as well as some cheers, could be heard in the cinema. This confirmed his guess that he really did have some background.
Such things are not surprising, and Feng Yiping has also been in similar situations. That year, he and a supplier entertained a division chief from the Technical Supervision Bureau. At the time, the hit TV series 'Golden Family' was airing, and the division chief particularly liked Sha Baoliang's song 'Hidden Fragrance'. But the division chief felt very good about himself and was in a good mood, singing over and over again. Everyone who was with him, including Feng Yiping, endured the discomfort of the ear-piercing sound while putting on a face of enjoyment. As soon as they finished singing, everyone applauded and cheered, and then the Director started again from the beginning.
After returning home from a night out, Feng Yiping would usually eat something to fill his stomach, but that night, he really couldn't eat anything.
This current situation should be similar to what Feng Yiping had experienced.
Xiao Zhijie and Wang Changning were still watching the gala, and there were quite a few classmates around the cinema, but not many familiar ones. Feng Yiping wandered aimlessly, walking up the street. When he was almost at the end, there was a red, white and blue revolving light box hanging by the side of an alley. This was the sign for a barber shop, which was considered fashionable nowadays. The door of the barber shop was on the side of the alley, with a bead curtain hanging on it, and an oiling machine leaning against the door.
Feng Hongbing and a classmate were smoking in front of the door. Two girls, dressed quite fashionably and obviously wearing make-up, were standing in front of the shop, talking to Feng Hongbing and the others. Oh, it seems that Feng Hongbing and the others are all about 16 or 17 years old.
Feng Yiping greeted Feng Hongbing, who looked up and nodded in response. Seeing it was him, he looked embarrassed and very apologetic, and just nodded to Feng Yiping before turning his head away again and talking to the girl in the lead. The other classmate also seemed embarrassed to face Feng Yiping and turned away.
Although Feng Yiping felt a little strange, he didn't take it seriously. It wasn't until he walked over that he felt as if Feng Hongbing's T-shirt hem was in the girl's hand.
He was wondering when he heard someone 'tap, tap' behind him. He turned around and saw Feng Hongbing.
Feng Hongbing explained his purpose in a few words. It turned out that he wanted to borrow 50 yuan. 50 yuan was a lot for a student. After all, Feng Yiping's tuition and fees for the year was only 52 yuan.
But since Feng Hongbing had asked, and the amount was not large, he agreed without thinking.
However, Feng Hongbing wanted the money now, and Feng Yiping did not have that much at the moment. He only had five yuan a week for pocket money, and there was not much left over. In short, he did not usually have more than ten yuan on him, but if it was until next Monday, then there would be no problem at all.
Feng Hongbing couldn't wait that long, and was in a hurry, telling Feng Yiping to borrow the money from Lin Hui's house or go to his grandfather's house to get it right away.
Feng Yiping found this a bit funny, and guessed Feng Hongbing's intention. Even if he had the money, he couldn't give it to him at this moment.
Looking at his playful expression, Feng Hongbing twisted for a long time before pulling Feng Yiping aside and whispering, 'If we don't come up with 100 yuan before noon, the barber's is going to come to the school and find the teacher.'
Oh, Feng Yiping suddenly felt that Feng Hongbing and the others were really gutless. With so many classmates and teachers around, they dared to do such a thing. No wonder they were holding onto his clothes and wouldn't let go. Feng Yiping immediately filled in the blanks in his mind and imagined the scene of Feng Hongbing and the others eating and drinking without paying.
Feng Hongbing probably knew what Feng Yiping was thinking. Although he was very embarrassed, he couldn't care less at this point, and then whispered to him to explain that it was not at all like that.
The two of them also didn't want to watch the party, and they wandered around. When they arrived at this barber shop, a girl stood in the doorway and waved at them. The little girl was quite attractive, and they suddenly felt that they should get a haircut.
After entering, two girls came up to them and asked them to have a dry shampoo. Dry shampoo was just becoming popular, and it only cost an extra dollar, so they agreed.
Then, before the shampoo even started, the girls persuaded them to have a massage. 'We've studied professionally, it's very comfortable,' they said. Of course they were professionals, and they were so attentive and gentle, Feng Hongbing and the others couldn't resist, so of course they agreed.
As for the massage, it is estimated that the two sides did press in places where they shouldn't have.
After the massage, the two of them felt a little guilty, and as they felt that it was getting late, they decided not to get a haircut and were ready to pay the bill and leave. Then the two girls quoted an exorbitant price of 51 yuan.
Fifty yuan? They were joking, of course they refused, 'If you won't pay, we'll go to your school and talk to your teachers.'
Hearing this, Feng Hongbing and the others were at a loss. How could they dare let the teachers know about this? fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
Of course they knew they had been ripped off, and they were very angry. However, there was nothing they could do. The girls had the upper hand, and they didn't know anyone in the village. They had no choice but to bite the bullet. After much arguing, they agreed to pay 80 yuan.
But the two of them emptied their pockets and could only come up with about 30 yuan. The barber naturally refused to do it, and Feng Hongbing said he would go out and borrow the money, but was stopped by the others.
After listening to this, Feng Yiping pondered for a while and suddenly had an idea. He said to Feng Hongbing, 'I'll go and talk to them!'
'Will it help if you go and talk to him?' Feng Hongbing was the same age as Feng Yuxuan, and usually acted like the eldest brother in front of Feng Yiping. Now, although he was forced to do something and had no ideas, he didn't think Feng Yiping going to talk to him would change anything.
'It's fine, I'll just give it a try. If it doesn't work, I'll go borrow the money again.'