The barbecue restaurant has two floors. The second floor is all private rooms, and the first floor is also well-arranged booths. The decoration is quite luxurious and is considered high-end in K City. Although K City is a small place, there are still quite a few wealthy people. Many people choose this place for entertaining guests or family gatherings.

When Han Yunqi parked his car in the parking space at the entrance, Li Shuai and his childhood friend Zhang Chenghao were standing at the gate talking about something. They noticed Han Yunqi's car as it drove up, recognized him through the windshield, and immediately came to greet him.

Han Yunqi helped Tang Xiaoxiao out of the car. Li Shuai and Zhang Chenghao looked at Tang Xiaoxiao, who was clearly pregnant, and both exclaimed "Oh!" in unison.

"You're pretty fast, kid!" Li Shuai patted Han Yunqi on the shoulder and teased.

Han Yunqi smiled but remained silent.

The two greeted Tang Xiaoxiao, and after a few more pleasantries, Zhang Chenghao circled Han Yunqi's car twice, patted the headlights, and exclaimed in admiration, "Mercedes-Benz S350, awesome! Boss Han has really struck it rich."

"It's just for business purposes, I bought it to make a good impression," Han Yunqi said modestly.

"It's fake, so fake." Zhang Chenghao looked like he couldn't bear to watch. "I'd like to do something like this to make a show, but I can't afford it! I can't even afford a loan!"

"Didn't you go to the south with Chen Peng to sell health products? You made quite a bit of money before, so why are you complaining about being poor?" Han Yunqi pointed out bluntly.

As they walked into the shop, Zhang Chenghao sighed all the way, "Don't even mention it. The first few months were fine, but Chen Peng got too bold. He wanted to make a big score whenever he saw a little money coming in, but he lost it all. I'm penniless now, and I'm even thinking of coming to work as a laborer for Boss Li."

Han Yunqi was stunned when he heard this.

He really didn't know that.

The last time they met was at his wedding with Tang Xiaoxiao. Because he was too busy with the wedding, he didn't have time to catch up with his childhood friends and didn't know much about their current situation.

"Chen Peng hasn't come back?" Han Yunqi asked.

"Him? He's not resigned to his fate, so he's still in the south. He's borrowed another 300,000 yuan and plans to make a comeback. I dare not play along," Zhang Chenghao sighed.

Tang Xiaoxiao had heard these words in her previous life and knew about the future of these people, so hearing them again now didn't evoke any feelings in her.

Zhang Chenghao, Li Shuai, Chen Peng, and another person named Sun Mingming are all Han Yunqi's best friends who grew up together. They are the kind of close buddies who can share a pair of pants.

They truly climbed mountains and crossed rivers together, fought and skipped school, their bond was stronger than that of blood brothers.

Among the group, Zhang Chenghao and Chen Peng came from the poorest families.

Zhang Chenghao's parents divorced and remarried, and neither of them cared about him. He was raised by his elderly grandmother from a young age. His grandmother passed away a few years ago, leaving him a small house worth over 100,000 yuan.

Fortunately, his aunt and biological father remembered that he had been by the old man's side all these years, taking care of him and seeing him off in his final days, so neither of them contested his inheritance.

Chen Peng is from a rural area. His father died early, and his mother worked odd jobs to support the family. He was ambitious and determined to make a name for himself, not wanting to be looked down upon.

Years later, after experiencing several ups and downs, Chen Peng did indeed drive a Mercedes worth over 600,000 yuan back to his hometown, which can be considered a triumphant return.

Zhang Chenghao, on the other hand, wasn't as daring and ambitious. He worked steadily for a few years, then opened a barbecue restaurant, got married, had a child, and lived a pretty good life.

Of course, they don't know what the future holds, so their worried expressions are genuine.