Chapter 132
Chaozi Guogai and Chuxia Lin Xiaohan were so warm and polite that Secretary Liu and Liang Youtian were naturally very happy and touched, and the smiles on their faces became more cordial and friendly.
The relationship between them and these children can be said to be intricately linked.
Especially for those who came back later, such as Chaozi and Guogai, they spent more time with them in the countryside, and their relationship had been bad and good, which made them worry more and put in more energy.
They came here without expecting to see these children, after all, they had lost contact with them for a long time.
Unexpectedly, they were destined to meet each other and met again at Chu Xia’s restaurant.
When we met again after so many years, all the things that happened in the countryside had become a thing of the past.
Now when these children see them, how they treat them, whether to pay attention to them or ignore them, all depends on the children's wishes.
Now it seems that these kids are all good.
Regardless of whether they had become state officials or people who looked rich and fashionable, none of them looked down on these two old men from the country and were especially warm and courteous to them.
It is indeed not easy for them to come to Beijing.
If they had the opportunity to meet all twelve children, they would naturally be very happy.
Having seen it this time, I’m afraid I’ll never see it again.
Chuxia's restaurant was small, and there were diners at other tables, so it was not a good place for a gathering and chatting. So while they were eating, they didn't talk much about the past.
Not only did they praise the dishes in the restaurant, but they also ate the familiar fried noodles with soybean paste. Secretary Liu and Captain Liang recalled the incident when they set up the noodle stall with Lin Xiaohan in early summer, and said a few words of praise.
Liang Youtian said, "After you left, the noodle stand was taken care of by Xisheng and Xiaoyan. Later, the county's poverty alleviation office removed the poverty label from Xisheng's family, and soon after, Xisheng and Xiaoyan got engaged and married. Later, the national policy continued to be relaxed, and thanks to this bowl of noodles with soybean paste from you, Comrade Xiaoxia, the young couple became the richest in the whole town, not only in our village."
I remember that time at school, Li Xisheng was bullied by several other students and he could only watch helplessly.
Now that she heard that he and Wang Xiaoyan were doing well, Chu Xia felt relieved and said with a smile, "Those two children are good, they were just delayed, otherwise they might have more promising futures."
When she first returned to the city, she still had correspondence with Wang Xiaoyan and Li Xisheng.
Later, as time went by and the distance between us became too far, everyone was busy with their own lives and couldn't talk much, so the correspondence gradually stopped and we lost contact.
Talking about these happy things, we had a pleasant meal.
After finishing their meal, Chaozi and Guogai went to the counter to pay. Wu Xuemei already knew the identities of Secretary Liu and Liang Youtian, and had even ordered extra dishes, so how could she ask them to pay?
Wu Xuemei said no, but Chaozi and Guogai insisted on giving it to her.
After a few attempts, Chaozi said, "Auntie, we saw Secretary Liu and Captain Liang outside the door, and we brought them in. We agreed to treat them to a meal, so don't fight with us."
Of course Wu Xuemei and Chu Xia would compete with them for it.
The meal was eaten in their restaurant. Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan were also at the table. There was no reason to ask Chaozi and Guogai to pay the bill.
But Chaozi and Guogai are both very concerned about their reputation.
No matter what they said, they had to save face in front of Secretary Liu and Liang Youtian today.
So the situation came to a standstill.
When the stalemate reached a critical juncture, Chaozi went directly to talk to Secretary Liu and Liang Youtian.
Secretary Liu and Liang Youtian felt very excited seeing how enthusiastic they were. How could they refuse their honor and spoil their mood? Moreover, they knew that Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan were easy to talk to, so they smiled and let them treat them to the meal.
It really warmed their hearts that the two children treated them like this.
After dinner, Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan invited Secretary Liu and Liang Youtian to sit in the back.
I made them a pot of tea in the yard, gave them some peanuts, melon seeds and dried fruits, let them sit in the sun and rest for a while, and then I chatted with them.
Chaozi and Guogai did not follow him into the yard to sit.
They went out for a walk and came back when it was almost time. They continued to be enthusiastic and righteous, taking Secretary Liu and Liang Youtian out and acting as guides to take them around and have fun.
Lin Xiaohan had to rest, so Chu Xia and he could only send them to the entrance of the alley.
After watching Chaozi and Guogai take Secretary Liu and Liang Youtian away, the two of them came back and sat down in the yard, continuing to drink tea and chat to pass the afternoon.
Lin Xiaohan has not made a clear statement just now.
There was no one else around at this time, so Chu Xia took a sip of tea from her cup, looked at him and asked, "If they decide to get together tomorrow night, will you go?"
Let’s talk seriously.
The two of them have the least relationship with those ten people.
Chuxia just said at the dinner table that it was all because of Secretary Liu and Liang Youtian.
The other ten of them were quite close friends with each other.
At the beginning, they were a partnership of ten people. They ate and worked together every day and got along for more than half a year. Later, they broke up together.
Later on, life gradually became more stable, and it is possible that the relationship between the ten people eased.
Of course Chuxia and Lin Xiaohan came back a year earlier and were not aware of what happened that year.
Everything else is not within Lin Xiaohan’s consideration.
He just looked at Chu Xia and said, "You've already gone, how can I not go?"
Chu Xia looked at him and smiled, "Then let's go together."
***
Chaozi and Guogai took Secretary Liu and Liang Youtian out to play for half a day, showing their hospitality.
In the evening, after Secretary Liu and Liang Youtian settled down in the guesthouse, they returned.
When they came back, Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan had already left.
Of course, they came back to Courtyard No. 8 not to see whether Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan had left, but to see whether Han Ting had returned.
This time it was just luck - Han Ting came back.
The two entered Han Ting's room and called him "Brother Ting" one after another.
Han Ting lay on the bed with his head held down by a pillow, in a daze. He didn't respond when Chaozi and Guogai called him.
He only said aloud: "I told you before, don't call me Brother Ting anymore."
Seeing that Han Ting was still like this, they both took a deep breath.
Guogai sat down on the chair in front of the table, while Chaozi leaned directly on the edge of the table.
The two looked at Han Ting for a moment.
Chaozi spoke up again, "Today, Secretary Liu of the Tanxi Brigade and Liang Youtian came to the restaurant in front to eat, and we ran into them. It wasn't easy for them to come here, and it would be inappropriate for us not to entertain them, so we decided to find all twelve of them and get together tomorrow night."
Han Ting still had no reaction after hearing this.
He simply said, "You guys can get together. I won't go."
Chaozi and Guogai looked at him with helplessness in their eyes.
Then Guo Gai said, "Are you really completely defeated by such a small thing? Are you really so depressed? The Han Ting we know is not such a person. It has been almost a year. How long are you going to be depressed? It's just a trivial emotional matter. You didn't care about it before. Where did your carefree and carefree attitude go?"
Han Ting closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "Can you please stop bothering me?"
Even the pot lid was full of emotions, how could he stop? He looked at Han Ting and continued, "If you really regret it, and you really can't let go of Chu Xia, and feel that your life is meaningless after missing her, then you should find a way to get her back. What's the point of being so half-hearted every day? The more you act like this, the less Chu Xia will look at you. Who are you showing this to? If you cheer up and do better than Lin Xiaohan, maybe she will look at you more!"
Han Ting became even more annoyed and threw a pillow at the pot lid: "Get out!"
Chaozi and Guogai had no idea how many times they had heard the shout of "get lost".
Chaozi reached out and caught the pillow, took a deep breath and said, "Over the past year, the other brothers have all dispersed, some have married, some have raised children, and now there are only the three of us left. Guogai and I have been waiting for you to cheer up and take us to do something big."
Han Ting didn't look at Chaozi and Guogai.
Still taking a breath, he said, "You guys should go your separate ways. You are not young anymore. It's time for you to get married, have kids and live a good life. Don't waste your time here with me."
Pot Cover said: "In my heart, brothers always come first."
After saying that, he stood up from the chair, turned around and walked out.
Chaozi sighed, didn't say anything else, turned around and followed Guogai out.
***
In order to allow a dozen people to sit down and have a good gathering.
Chaozi and Guogai booked a private room in a big restaurant and notified everyone.
In the evening, they were the first to arrive with Secretary Liu and Liang Youtian.
Secretary Liu and Liang Youtian saw a lot of the world with them. They always smiled in a restrained and happy manner, with their faces always flushed.
After sitting down in the private room, Secretary Liu and Liang Youtian talked about the past and said, "You are all warm and generous children, but you were young and wild before, so it was difficult to control you. We were too impatient at the time and should have been more patient with you."
Chaozi and Guogai said with a smile: "It's been so many years, let's not talk about it. It's normal to suffer a little when you make mistakes when you are young. As Brother Ting said, these are all valuable life experiences."
Speaking of Brother Ting, Liang Youtian asked again: "Where is Han Ting? Why isn't he with you guys?"
Han Ting is more capable than the other two and can always make friends wherever he goes.
Chaozi smiled and said, "He's been busy lately."
Liang Youtian nodded and said, "It's better to be busy. Young people should be busy."
As they were chatting, other people arrived.
The first to arrive were Wang Xiangqian and Hu Yang. When they met, they greeted Secretary Liu and Liang Youtian warmly, and of course they also greeted Chaozi Guogai warmly.
Soon after, the other two boys and three girls, Li Qiao, Gu Yuzhu and Chen Sisi, arrived one after another.
Haven't seen you for so many years.
Now that everyone is gathered together again, there is only politeness and liveliness among each other.
They can now talk about the conflicts they had in the past with a smile.
After a few greetings, we became familiar with each other.
Li Qiao smiled and said to Chaozi and Guogai: "It's only because you guys are here to take care of this matter that anyone can find it. Otherwise, we may never see each other again in this life."
They exchanged a few flattering words.
Gu Yuzhu asked again: "Who else hasn't come yet?"
They looked at each other.
Hu Yang said: "There are still four left, Han Ting, Su Yun, Lin Xiaohan and Tang Chuxia."
When mentioning these four people, we naturally started chatting.
Gu Yuzhu looked at Chaozi and Guogai and asked, "Han Ting and Su Yun should get married after returning to the city, right?"
Guo Gai said: "They got married, but things didn't go well after marriage, so they got divorced."
This was quite surprising. Li Qiao exclaimed, "We watched them get along well. They had such a deep relationship in the countryside before, how could they get divorced after getting married?"
Chaozi added: "This is a long story, let's not talk about it today."
Let’s not mention it then.
Hu Yang asked again, "What about Lin Xiaohan and Tang Chuxia? They came back a year earlier than us. What's their situation now? Are they coming today?"
Chaozi and Guogai haven't spoken yet.
Liang Youtian spoke up at this time: "Comrade Xiaoxia said that he would come. They are both very famous now. When the college entrance examination was resumed, they both got into good universities and were assigned to good units after graduation. Now they are both state cadres. Xiaoxia is a section chief and Xiaolin is a deputy director..."
Wang Xiangqian exclaimed again, "So are we going to have dinner with the two leaders today?"
Chaozi said, "Why should we accompany them? Just be normal. Except for Secretary Liu and Captain Liang, all the others here today are classmates. We should accompany Secretary Liu and Captain Liang together."
As they were talking, the door of the private room opened and another person came in.
Everyone turned their heads to look and saw that the person who came in was Su Yun, who was dressed very exquisitely and fashionably.
She is beautiful and well-dressed, and she is an eye-catcher as soon as she comes in.
Everyone was busy and enthusiastically greeting her.
She also responded to everyone with a smile, then came over and sat next to Gu Yuzhu.
Gu Yuzhu was also dressed beautifully today, but she was not as pretty as Su Yun.
As soon as Su Yun sat down, she smiled and said, "Oh my God, I spent a long time getting ready to come here, thinking I would outshine all the other girls, but when you sat next to me, you made me look like a maid."
Su Yun smiled and said to her: "How can it be so exaggerated?"
Gu Yuzhu said, "Of course not. Your face will be very beautiful if it is white. You are wearing makeup, and the clothes, shoes, and jewelry you wear are all fashionable and elegant."
In fact, seeing Su Yun's style, Chaozi and Guogai felt uncomfortable.
Now that I think about it, I feel it was right that Han Ting didn't come, otherwise it would have been really exciting all around.
Gu Yuzhu was interested in Su Yun's jewelry, bags and clothes, so she pulled her aside to chat for a while.
As we were chatting, the door of the private room opened again, and a voice came from behind the door: "Sorry, something happened at work and I was delayed for a while. I'm a little late."
Hearing this, everyone turned to look at the door again.
When he looked over, he was smiling and preparing to greet the two leaders, but his eyes fell on Chu Xia. Except for Chaozi Guogai Su Yun and Secretary Liu Liang Youtian, everyone else was stunned.
Although back
After so many years in the city, everyone seems to have changed, but the changes of others are in skin color, hairstyle, clothes and temperament, while Chuxia's change is like a completely different person.
Secretary Liu and Liang Youtian did not elaborate on who had changed more and who had changed less, but the others could see it at a glance.
In everyone’s impression, early summer has always been ordinary and insignificant.
After so many years of separation, sometimes when I think of her, I can hardly remember what she looked like. She is the kind of person who can be lost in a crowd and difficult to find.
But Tang Chuxia, who came in now, was too beautiful.
She did not dress up from head to toe like Su Yun and Gu Yuzhu. She simply tied half of her long hair up and let the other half fall down, put on a thin layer of lipstick, and wore a light-colored sweater.
Although she wasn't wearing any jewelry, she gave people the feeling that her whole body was glowing.
She just stood there, making everyone else look dim.
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