Chapter 76 1997
"Don't tell me, your little house is quite nice."
Yuan Dabao walked around the room and sighed, "This house has been bought for a few years, hasn't it? I think it was bought when you were in your first year of high school? Back then, when we were taking you home, we ran into Auntie at the gate. As soon as she saw us, she scolded us."
As Yuan Dabao spoke, he opened a can of beer, and the beer foam rushed out and flowed on his fingertips and palms.
Xin Tianyi quickly pulled out two pieces of paper and handed them to Yuan Dabao, asking, "Did you shake the beer again?"
"No." Yuan Dabao said aggrievedly, "I just took it out of the refrigerator."
After wiping his hands clean, Yuan Dabao said to Wei Ran, "Do you remember? That day when we sent Tianyi back, Aunt Wang Fang scolded us in the yard for coming back too late."
Wei Ran nodded: "I have some impression."
"At that time, they asked us to come in and sit down, but we didn't dare to sit down. We didn't even have time to slip away." Yuan Dabao took a big sip of beer from the can and reached out to pinch the duck intestines on the plate.
"Can we use chopsticks?" Wei Ran was arranging the dishes, placing the braised food he'd bought onto the plate. But while he was arranging the dishes, Yuan Dabao was eating them, not even using chopsticks, but simply picking them up with his hands.
"I made it and ate it myself," Yuan Dabao said immediately, "I didn't touch anything else."
Wei Ran ignored him and continued to fill his own plate.
When he opened it again, he found a bag of peanuts. Wei Ran saw it and felt a little touched. He shook his head and said, "Zhang Yang loves peanuts the most. What a pity."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Dabao kicked Wei Ran's chair lightly with his foot, then raised his chin towards the kitchen.
Xin Tianyi just came in and said he was going to stir-fry two hot dishes and smash some cucumbers. As soon as he came in, he was smashing the cucumbers with a kitchen knife.
Wei Ran immediately understood and whispered, "It's okay, she can't hear you."
"What if he heard it?" Yuan Dabao asked silently.
Wei Ran made a gesture to shut up, then put away his peanuts. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, so he said, "We can't just keep talking about Zhang Yang. Bai Xue and Cheng Tianlan will be here soon. Can we skip Zhang Yang when we talk about him?"
Yuan Dabao sighed, waved his hand one last time, and said in a nonchalant manner, "Forget it, bring it up. After all, no matter what we say, we can't avoid mentioning him. Anyway, today we won't go home until we're drunk. What can't be said? What can't be vented? With this, everyone can feel more relaxed."
After Yuan Dabao finished speaking, he shook the beer in his hand, then walked to the air conditioner, turned it down a few degrees, and said to himself, "It's too hot today. What's the point of turning the air conditioner up to 27 degrees? Can't I just turn it off?"
Yuan Dabao was muttering to himself when he saw a figure walking by through the window.
He immediately perked up and walked to the back door in two steps. As soon as he opened the door, Bai Xue came out from the yard. Just as he raised his hand to knock on the door, it opened.
"Did you see me coming?" Bai Xue asked with a smile.
"You must have seen it." Yuan Dabao took the bag from Bai Xue with a smile and said jokingly, "I was just thinking about a beautiful woman walking towards me from a distance. I was wondering, who is this? She's so beautiful, like a fairy. I quickly came over to take a look. Isn't this Bai Xue?"
Bai Xue couldn't help laughing and said, "The watermelon is quite sweet. I asked the seller to cut a triangular hole in it and tasted it."
As she spoke, Bai Xue took out a pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet at the door, changed into them, and asked, "Where's Tianyi?"
"I'm pounding cucumbers." Yuan Dabao followed Bai Xue and replied, "Kitchen, kitchen."
"Oh." Bai Xue walked into the kitchen and saw Xin Tianyi squatting in front of the trash can peeling garlic. She quickly washed her hands and said, "I'll help."
Bai Xue went to help, and Yuan Dabao was not idle either, but he completely abandoned Wei Ran and stood at the kitchen door talking to the two of them.
"You said we've known each other for so many years. It's really unexpected. Now that I think about it, it seems like it was just yesterday when we were in junior high school."
Bai Xue took the garlic, and before she could say anything, Yuan Dabao quickly reached out his hand, motioning Bai Xue to give it to him so he could peel it.
He extended his hand and said considerately, "Peeling this thing will waste your hands and hurt. Let me do it."
Xin Tianyi turned around and glanced at Yuan Dabao: "I've been peeling for a long time, but you didn't even ask to help me."
"Hehe." Yuan Dabao immediately laughed and said, "Then I can't help you. If I help you with this or that, someone will come back and settle the score with me. I dare not."
"Alright." Bai Xue handed Da Bao a small plate and said, "Put it here after peeling it."
Yuan Dabao sat on a small stool at the kitchen door, peeling garlic and lamenting the passing of time.
When we first met as kids, it was still the year 19□□, the year that started with the character "八". But in the blink of an eye, it was the year that started with the character "九", and it was already in the latter half.
The few of them couldn't meet often, so they were able to get together this time because Tianyi had graduated from university and was back to rest, Wei Ran was on summer vacation, and it was a good day for everyone to celebrate. Once Yuan Dabao organized it, everyone responded and wanted to get together.
The place for the party was chosen to be Xin Tianyi's house. After all, there was no one else there, and a few friends could completely relax together.
"What else is there to do than just smacking a cucumber?" Xin Tianyi asked Bai Xue.
Bai Xue glanced at the table in the living room. Various braised dishes were already laid out. "It looks like there's nothing missing. Let's just make do with it."
"Yeah, that's right. It's mainly about drinking," Yuan Dabao said immediately. "The fridge is full of beer. I won't go home until I'm drunk."
"No staple food!" Xin Tianyi also stood at the kitchen door and looked at the coffee table. He always felt that something was missing. Finally, he remembered, "No, without staple food, I feel like I haven't eaten!"
"Then I'll go out and buy some? Some sesame seed buns, steamed dumplings, fried noodles, etc." Yuan Dabao said immediately.
After hearing this, Wei Ran sat on the sofa and said slowly, "No need. Tianlan said she would buy it when she comes over later."
After Wei Ran finished speaking, he continued watching TV.
The news was playing on TV, a mix of Cantonese and Mandarin. In a few hours, it would be July 1st.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night and a day that makes all Chinese people extremely excited.
The news said that the handover ceremony will be held after 11 pm and the TV station will broadcast the entire process live.
Wei Ran was concentrating on watching the news and didn't notice that everyone was staring at him.
As Yuan Dabao jumped over and tightly gripped Wei Ran's upper body, Bai Xue and Xin Tianyi immediately snatched the remote control from Wei Ran's hand. They stood in front of Wei Ran and asked seriously, "Speak now. Leniency for confession, severity for resistance!"
Wei Ran was pinned to the sofa by Yuan Dabao, unable to move. He asked in confusion, "What are you confessing?"
"Tell me, when did you and Cheng Tianlan get together!" Yuan Dabao asked harshly.
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