As Qi Ling and the others arrived at the venue, the opening ceremony officially began. As the director of the Sports Bureau, Du Guofu came on stage to explain the far-reaching positive impact of e-sports on Wancheng, and at the same time expressed his support and expectations for e-sports, which immediately caused applause from the audience.
After the opening ceremony, Qi Ling found Du Guofu and said that he would treat him to a meal no matter what he wanted, saying that he would like to thank Du Guofu for his help just now.
Du Guofu could not stand the enthusiasm of Qi Ling and other Lightning players in the end, so he had to agree to them with a smile.
After that, Qi Ling did not forget to invite Xiaoruo because after all, Xiaoruo invited them to attend the opening ceremony. Moreover, Xiaoruo has been helping the Flames a lot, so naturally this beautiful host cannot be left out. Moreover, with Xiaoruo here, Guo Kai and others will definitely eat very delicious food even if they eat all the white rice.
During the meal, Qi Ling and Du Guofu talked a lot, from e-sports to society to history to politics. During this period, Du Guofu kept praising Qi Ling, and he felt a little embarrassed until Qi Ling was said.
However, the topic of coffee was the most talked about between the two. Obviously, Du Guofu, the president of the China Special Coffee Association, was more interested in the topic of coffee.
Qi Ling has worked part-time in a cafe for so long, and his ability to remember everything from time to time, naturally he has a deeper understanding of all kinds of coffee. When he talks with Du Guofu, he can also talk about it in a variety of ways.
What surprised Du Guofu the most was Xia Ningxue. This beautiful girl didn't expect to have such research on coffee. Many of the coffee characteristics were found after Du Guofu looked up countless information. But he didn't expect Xia Ningxue to blurt out, as if she knew these things very well, so it turned into a coffee seminar between Du Guofu and Xia Ningxue. Seeing that he couldn't get in, Qi Ling simply turned around and talked about the game with Xiaoruo and the Lightning Team.
After eating this meal for a long time, everyone chatted very much, so basically they didn't eat much, so by the end of the dinner, there were still many unmoved dishes left on the table.
Finally, Du Guofu looked at the time and said that he would have a meeting in the afternoon and continue to ask Xia Ningxue for advice, which ended the meal.
After paying the bill, Qi Ling found that there were still many unmoved dishes on the table, so he directly asked to pack the boxes and pack the unmoved dishes one by one.
After leaving the hotel gate, Qi Ling and Xia Ningxue bid farewell to everyone and arrived at the taxi station to wait for a taxi.
But for some reason today, there was almost no empty car on the street. Even if I saw it, it was snatched up by someone. The two of them waited in place for more than half an hour without getting in the car.
So the two decided to take the bus back.
After getting off the bus, the bus stop was still a distance from where they lived, so the two walked towards where they lived and chatted.
When the two talked about the opponents that would appear in the next Fallen League, Xia Ningxue suddenly found that Qi Ling was looking in a certain direction.
Following Qi Ling's gaze, Xia Ningxue found that he was looking at a middle-aged homeless man who was searching for something to eat in the trash can. The homeless man was unkempt and dirty with his hair tied with dust and dirt. I don't know how long it took for him to cut his hair. His hair had grown to cover half of his face.
I was wearing a ragged cotton coat that was several sizes smaller, which was turned out from somewhere. It was covered with holes and dust. The inner liner inside the cotton coat was turned out from the hole.
The middle-aged homeless man took out an empty drink bottle in the trash can. Looking at the almost bottom-up drink, he unscrewed the bottle cap with difficulty, raised his head and poured the remaining drink into his mouth. It seemed that something was wrong with his hand.
The middle-aged homeless man looked up for a long time before he saw drops of drinks, dripping along the mouth of the bottle on his long-chapped lips.
After drinking the remaining drinks, the homeless man put the bottle in his arms and then flipped through the trash can for a while. This time he didn't find anything to eat or drink. He sighed, and he gave up the trash can and walked towards Qi Ling and the others.
At this time, Xia Ningxue discovered that the middle-aged homeless man not only seemed to have disabled hands, but also his legs were disabled, because when he was walking, he was completely dependent on his left leg to move, and his right leg could only drag behind him stiffly and barely support the ground. Every step he took, he could see the middle-aged homeless man's face slightly condensed, as if it was because of the pain that he unconsciously showed such a look on his face.
When the middle-aged homeless man passed by Qi Ling and the others, he could clearly see his gaze stopping in Qi Ling's hand. Then, he bit his lip and left directly from Qi Ling's side.
Looking at the middle-aged homeless man, Qi Ling and Xia Ningxue looked at each other and saw a strange god in each other's eyes.
"Would you rather wander than beg?" Qi Ling nodded as he looked at the back of the middle-aged homeless man, "This person is not like a normal beggar. There should be something unspeakable hidden to this." After saying that, Qi Ling sighed slightly.
Xia Ningxue nodded without comment.
At this time, Qi Ling quickly walked to the middle-aged homeless man and smiled and said, "Hello, I just saw that you haven't eaten for a long time. I have some packed meals here. If you don't dislike it, you can eat them, it's still hot."
Hearing Qi Ling's words, the middle-aged homeless man raised his head in surprise and saw Qi Ling handing him the food he had packed in his hand.
At this time, Qi Ling could see that the middle-aged homeless man's eyes were full of desire for food. Even Qi Ling could see that his Adam's apple couldn't help but roll up and down. Obviously, he swallowed his saliva.
But the middle-aged homeless man looked at the packed lunch box handed over by Qi Ling, but he didn't accept it for a long time.
After a while, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes, and the middle-aged homeless man smiled at Qi Ling and said, "Thank you, no need." As he said that, he dragged his bad right leg and walked over to Qi Ling.
Looking at the middle-aged homeless man, a hint of praise flashed in Qi Ling's eyes. Such a person is completely different from the beggars on the street. To put it bluntly, those people are liars, but Qi Ling can completely see that he had no choice but to reach this point today. As for why, Qi Ling was hard to ask, but he felt that such a person was at least strong and worthy of his respect.
So Qi Ling quickly caught up with him and smiled and said, "Don't misunderstand, I didn't treat you as a beggar. This is not a gift, but help. You should have to look like you, so you will become what you are today. Although I will not ask about the reason, in my opinion, you are a person in need. Isn't it the traditional virtue of our Chinese nation to be willing to help others?"
Hearing Qi Ling's words, the middle-aged homeless man raised his head again. This time, there was a strange look in his eyes when he looked at Qi Ling.
His eyes were flowing, and he didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, a low voice came from his hoarse and dry mouth, "How do you know that I am not the same as those beggars on the street?" As he said that, the middle-aged homeless man looked down at his own face with self-deprecating look.
"Just based on your eyes, you would rather wander than accept charity. Such a person would never be the beggar on the street who cheats people of money." Qi Ling said with a clang.
"Are you proud?" The middle-aged homeless man smiled self-deprecatingly, and a trace of imperceptible god flashed in his eyes.
Then, he looked at Qi Ling with difficulty and smiled, "Young man, thank you."
Qi Ling smiled at him and stuffed the packed meal into his hand and said, "It would be better to accept my help than to say thank you, as this will make me happier."
Seeing Qi Ling forcibly stuffing food into his hands, the middle-aged homeless man was slightly stunned. When he came to his senses, he found that Qi Ling and Xia Ningxue had already walked away.
Looking at the backs of the two, the middle-aged homeless man suddenly remembered some past events. At that time, his boss also took care of him like this...
Looking down at the warm food in his hand, scenes of the past appeared in his mind, a fog appeared in his eyes, and he heard a low murmur, "Boss, where are you..."
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Chapter completed!