Chapter 176: Sometimes Right, Sometimes Wrong
Someone asked the boy; “Big Brother, when are ordinary people just, and when are they evil?”
The boy laughed; “Let me tell you two stories.
I remember over ten years ago, a friend from my teenage years returned to her hometown. At that time, I was single and asked her if she wanted to date me, but she already had a boyfriend from out of town. I was infatuated, and even though I knew some of her past was not great, I just felt she was quite good and didn’t really care about her past. I asked her about it whenever I had the chance. She neither agreed nor disagreed, but instead asked me about my future plans and other things. I was only in my early twenties then and had no plans and was very confused. So, she still didn’t agree or disagree.
In between, a friend sowed discord between us, and we had a fight. After I reacted, I apologized to her. I admit my mistakes and don’t care about face. I think it’s fine to admit when I’m wrong. Afterwards, her boyfriend called me and said, ‘Brother, what you did is a bit improper. We are dating, why are you still asking her if she wants to be with you?’
Guess what I said then?”
“Damn, with your fierce temper, Big Brother, you must have said something like, ‘Screw you, whoever gets her, gets her~!'”
Hearing this, the boy laughed; “Hahaha, no, I have a strong sense of empathy. I think if I were him, when I called someone, it would be like starting a war, or I would go find them to settle the score.
But I think what he said made sense, and it was indeed a bit improper. So I sincerely apologized to him, and told him: ‘I’m sorry, brother, what I did was indeed a bit improper. If I were you, I might have started cursing. Thank you for being so calm and telling me. Anyway, no matter what you think, brother, I apologize to you. Don’t worry, this will never happen again.’ After hearing my words, he didn’t say anything else, just replied: ‘Okay, brother, I’ll just tell you this. You do your thing then.’ He didn’t show off or anything, he was quite friendly.”
“Ah? Big Brother, someone as awesome as you is actually so rational?”
“Not really, I’ve done some stupid things too and wasn’t always considerate.
Let me tell you the second story. That time I was taking a train to Fengtian. On the train, there was a girl who wanted to put a bag on the overhead luggage rack. I always consciously help people when I see someone needs it, so without thinking much, I helped her put it up. She thanked me. Perhaps seeing that I looked good at the time, I chatted with her, and she chatted with me too. We added each other on WeChat.
Then we got off at the same station, and I helped her with her things. She said she was going to see her boyfriend, and I helped her find a car.
Originally, I thought that she and I probably wouldn’t have much interaction. One day, she messaged me saying she wanted to find a job. The beauty salon she used to work at closed down, so she just wanted to do something casually for now and asked me to help inquire if they were hiring. After I helped her inquire, she gave me the address and came to find me. Then the store manager asked me to help escort her to the female dormitory, so I carried her things and took her there.
Then I didn’t continue. I thought, “Don’t mess around anymore, and don’t cause any more trouble.” Hahaha.
“And then? And then, Big Brother?”
“Then, I always walked her back to the dormitory, took good care of her, and didn’t have any other thoughts. After a while, one time we were eating out with colleagues, and after the meal, I walked her back. At that time, the girls’ dormitory was on the fourth floor, and the lights in the corridor were broken, so it was very dark. Therefore, I always walked her to the dormitory door before leaving. I don’t know what she was thinking, but when she got to the third floor, she stopped and grabbed me, as if she was getting revenge on me. Who could stand this, damn it! My Ruyi Jingu Bang activated its auto-protect mode and directly enlarged, and I even had the impulse to fly out and give her a beating. Fortunately, Big Brother, I was very rational and didn’t argue with her. I walked her back and left.
After that, this guy was like addicted. Oh dear, as soon as I brought her to the third floor, she wouldn’t leave and grabbed me, making my face turn red. It was like being bullied by a child. Then I got energetic. To put it crudely, I wasn’t going to let her control me anymore, so I controlled her, and then she grabbed me.
This is just great, unintentionally I’ve attracted two lecherous ghosts, who bully us for no reason. One time when we were eating out, she had one bottle of beer and got too much to drink. Actually, she could usually drink several bottles, but I don’t know what happened this time. I offered to take her back, but she refused, saying she’d just follow me. I’d also had a bit to drink, so what could I do? I couldn’t just leave her on the street, could I? So we went to the internet cafe nearby where we always go to play online. The second floor of that place also happened to be an inn.
After entering the room, she also became a little more spirited. The two of us very innocently and foolishly played poker. After playing until very late, we were both tired and went to sleep, and didn’t do anything. The next morning, I woke up very early. She insisted on dragging me to play a bit longer, saying my poker skills were too good and it was the first time she had played poker with someone for one or two hours. Alright, anyway, my poker skills were decent back then, and we weren’t betting money or anything. Big Brother, I’m such a good person, so I played.
From this point on, the two of us would occasionally make plans to go out and play some poker.
Then one day I was looking at my phone in the dormitory, and she called me out, saying her boyfriend had arrived and wanted to treat me to a meal. My colleagues and buddies around me told me not to go, saying they were afraid I’d get beaten up or something. I thought, why wouldn’t I go for a meal? I tidied myself up and went, then sat down generously. Her partner was also amusing, and while drinking with me, he kept bragging. Then he couldn’t out-brag me, so I intentionally let him brag for a while, and we ended up drinking quite well together.
I’m telling you, don’t ever learn this, you’ll really get beaten. That evil spirit I had when I first started was too much, I didn’t even know why myself.”
“What happened next? What happened next, Big Brother?”
“Afterward, this bad relationship continued for a while, and I didn’t go home. A long time later, I heard her partner and she broke up because her partner was involved with others, but she didn’t mention the thing about me playing poker with her, she just blamed her partner for making mistakes.”
“What the hell~! Is this something I can listen to, Big Brother?”
“Hmph, what’s the big deal? Who hasn’t done something idiotic when they were young? However, I’ve always been good at summarizing myself, so I gradually felt I shouldn’t do everything on impulse. But at that time, no ordinary person could stand it, right? And I hadn’t started cultivation yet back then~! That was a very, very long time ago.”
“Hahahaha, I didn’t expect Big Brother to be such a Casanova in the past.”
“Damn, who doesn’t have some youthful indiscretions? But it’s indeed not good, do not learn from it. I’m telling you these two stories, did you understand what I meant?”
“What do you mean, Big Brother? Are you saying you are sometimes righteous and sometimes particularly evil?”
“Hehe, you can be taught. When people are not enlightened, they are sometimes righteous and sometimes evil. When the heart is righteous, it is so. After being unable to resist temptation, even the righteous can be invaded by evil qi, pulling themselves towards an evil direction without realizing it. Pay attention.”
“Mm-hmm, Big Brother, but I guess most men can’t resist it, hahaha.”
“Sigh…, there was no choice. Big Brother was single then and couldn’t resist temptation. Whenever I was in a relationship, I was very serious, but when I was single, I transformed into the king of promiscuity. There are many more such things, happening about five or six times under different circumstances.”
“Really, Big Brother? Tell me more, it’s so interesting.”
Hearing this, the boy helplessly patted his head; “Damn, why are you always curious about these trivial matters? These are not proper things. Get lost, go play somewhere else. What good do you think it is? That’s when lecherous ghosts have lost their minds.”
“It’s not that, but if a man isn’t lustful, how can he continue the family line?”
“What should be lusted after, lust after. Don’t lust after what shouldn’t be lusted after. Just date properly. It’s not like you can’t date just because you cultivate, you dummy.”
