Chapter 84 Dinner
Jiang Changyi agreed with Wu Wanqiu's point of view very much.
Even if he can tolerate and enjoy loneliness, he still yearns for the feeling of having a lively dinner with family and close friends.
As for the reunion dinner, Jiang Changyi feels that friends are the family chosen by oneself, and the feelings between them may not be less sincere than those between relatives, and sometimes even far exceed them.
So Jiang Changyi said to him in the mental link, "It's okay. We haven't had a good meal together to celebrate our survival since the apocalypse. It's rare that you have a chance to rest these two days, so why not invite you to have dinner together?"
As the student union president, Zong Qiong had attended dinner parties before, but he had never felt this way before.
My chest feels hot.
There are familiar faces at the table, with smiles on their faces that are relaxed and comfortable. They don't put on airs and don't need flattery, and they show their truest selves.
Chen Yonglong poured Zong Qiong a drink and said, "President Zong, we have to toast you! Without your leadership, we at Xijiang University would have lost countless students!"
"Yes, yes." Ma Jianyue also filled his cup with drink. "The situation was so chaotic at that time. If it weren't for the Sect Leader, we would have been in chaos."
Guo Beibei took the drink bottle that Ma Jianyue had just poured, first poured a glass for Wan Xiaoyu, and then filled her own glass: "President Zong is really amazing, I toast to you too!"
Wan Xiaoyu blushed as she picked up the cup Guo Beibei had filled for her and said to Zong Qiong, "Thank you, President Zong, for organizing us to fight the monsters together. This is how we can have a safe place to survive. Thank you."
Wang Xin: "I have the most say!"
He patted his chest proudly and said, "Zong Qiong is a real man! The rune cannon that defeated the zombie tide almost drained Zong Qiong's vitality. I had to work hard to pull him back."
"I, Old Wang, know best how much you guys have contributed to the base!"
Wei Lang also smiled sweetly, his voice clear and crisp: "President Zong, I have followed you for almost three years since my freshman year. During these three years, I have always admired you. You are like an omnipotent god, as if you can do anything."
"After the apocalypse, I've seen you exhausted and powerless, but I know you've truly sacrificed so much for all of us. Thank you!"
After he finished speaking, Wu Wanqiu raised his glass, and Jiang Changsi, Jiang Changming, and Liu Yunya also followed suit.
Wu Wanqiu's eyes were filled with love as she said gently, "Xiao Zong, I'll toast you too. Although I don't know much, I know that Xiao Zong is very busy every day because of the base's affairs."
"Managing such a large base must be very tiring. Without you, our family wouldn't have the stable life we have now in the apocalypse. Auntie, on behalf of Jiang Changyi and the whole family, thanks you!"
The three little kids followed suit and said in baby voices: "Thank you, Brother Zong Qiong~"
Finally, it was Jiang Changyi. He raised the cup filled with drink, his eyes full of tenderness:
"Zong Qiong, you are truly amazing. If it weren't for the rune attack you developed, even if I summoned Obatias, I would have had no choice but to abandon the base and flee with my family."
Looking at those pairs of bright and tender eyes, Zong Qiong felt as if the cup in his hand weighed a thousand pounds.
Am I really as good as they say?
I clearly didn't care about their lives at all. I clearly just wanted to prove my research, I just wanted to prove to my dead father that I was no worse than him...
Why, why are you all so grateful to me?
Zong Qiong, who was always calm and rational, felt at this moment that his brain was as heavy as a lead block, unable to move it and could not figure out anything.
Not only that, he felt like his throat was blocked by something, and his eyes were sore and painful.
A drop of transparent warm liquid fell silently.
Jiang Changyi silently wiped away his tears, put his arm around his shoulders, and raised his glass high: "Come on, let's toast together!"
Everyone said in unison: "Raise your glasses!"
"Respect Zongqiong!!"
There was a genuine smile on everyone's face, and everyone was sincere in their gratitude to Zong Qiong.
After the drinks, the dinner began and everyone started to pick up their chopsticks and eat.
In the high-pressure living environment of the end of the world, the ability to trust each other and be each other's support is a precious relationship.
So everyone enjoyed the meal very much and basically everyone participated in the cooking process. It was lively and there were no barriers.
After Zong Qiong finished the meal, although his mind was still confused, his chest felt warm.
The feeling was strange, but not bad at all, and even somewhat pleasant.
After finishing the meal, everyone did not leave immediately, but sat in groups of three or four, eating fruit, chatting and daydreaming.
Wei Lang sat down next to Jiang Changyi, his voice as sweet as ever: "Brother Jiang, you are really a very powerful and warm person."
"Huh? Why do you say that suddenly?"
"Because, that's the truth."
Wei Lang's face was filled with emotion. "I still remember the first time I met President Zong, I was shocked by his cold and aloof aura that made me feel unapproachable."
"From that moment on, I knew that President Zong was a man wearing a suit of armor."
"Even though I worked as his secretary for three years, I've never seen the Sect Leader take off his armor."
Wei Lang picked up his cup and touched it with Jiang Changyi's. "Brother Jiang, you made me realize that everyone has a soft side. Thank you for letting President Zong finally let go of his burden."
After hearing Wei Lang's words, Jiang Changyi clinked glasses with him and smiled, "You should have said these words to him."
"I..." Wei Lang blushed and stammered, "President Zong...President Zong won't understand."
Jiang Changyi patted his shoulder and said, "If you never tell him, then he won't even have the chance to understand, right?"
“Hmm…”
Jiang Changyi was a sharp talker, and Wei Lang was immediately moved by his words: "Then...should I go tell him now?"
"Come on, I'm rooting for you~"
"yes!"
Wei Lang nodded heavily and cutely, then ran off to find Zong Qiong.
Looking at his friends who were quietly resting and chatting in the room, Jiang Changyi inexplicably felt as if he was witnessing a happy ending in a movie.
It turns out that it feels really good to have friends by my side.
After sitting and chatting for a while and resting for a while, everyone left one after another, and gradually only Zong Qiong and Jiang Changyi were left in the room.
Facing Zong Qiong's questioning gaze, Jiang Changyi said, "Are you full? You slept for so long this afternoon, so you shouldn't be sleepy now, right?"
"Then let's go to the mountain to look at the stars!"
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