5. My Best Friends
Long Jia drove his modified Lamborghini arrogantly along the Third Ring Road. Ling Ling sat in the passenger seat with utter disgust. This kind of car was the one she hated most on the streets. She had cursed the owners of such cars to be struck by lightning, bombed by artillery, crushed by tanks, or explode on the spot. She despised the vulgar display of wealth and the lack of quality. She wondered what had gotten into Long Jia that made him drive such a car today. "Does it really feel good to have the whole street curse you to fall to your death off the overpass?" Ling Ling asked him, rolling her eyes. "The reality is, I'm healthy and super rich, and that's the best feeling!" Long Jia turned up the subwoofer even higher, his whole body shaking with the chaotic rock music. Ling Ling clutched the red envelope in her bag tightly. If it weren't for this little favor, she would have beaten him to death on the spot to eliminate this evil for the people! They parked at a corner and waited for another college classmate, Hao Shengnan. The clatter of carefree footsteps echoed through the distant alley. Hao Shengnan, with her hair three inches shorter than a man's, wore an army green jumpsuit, a white motorcycle jacket unbuttoned, and black flip-flops slouched over. The sound was the most discordant note in the otherwise plain alley. Ling Ling gazed out the car window at her unkempt demeanor, wondering how she had been friends with this person for seven years. They'd even shared a dorm and even a bed. "Hao Shengnan, when are you going to make a proper entrance?" Ling Ling said bluntly to Hao Shengnan, who had slumped into the car. "Yeah, Hao, I think your femininity has shrunk again. You've taken a step closer to transcendence," Long Jia said, glancing at her bare chest. Long Jia and Ling Ling were finally on the same page. With that, he started the car again, continuing his arrogant journey. "Alas, you two have no idea what a hellish life I've been leading these days! Our local state-owned enterprise is organizing a promotion exam for all employees. Didn't they ask me to organize it? But when I wrote the internal notice, I copied the wrong email from headquarters, and the exam time was an hour late. As a result, a busload of 20 or 30 people were taken to a university in Tongzhou for the exam. They weren't even allowed in when we got there, even though the exam was almost over. As a result, these people are completely ineligible for promotion this year!" "Damn, how did they get you back alive?" Long Jia asked. "Because of your misery! How can you feel happier these days without comparing your misery? I told everyone to forgive me. My parents divorced when I was young...
Long Jia drove his modified Lamborghini arrogantly along the Third Ring Road. Ling Ling sat in the passenger seat with utter disgust. This kind of car was the one she hated most on the streets. She had cursed the owners of such cars to be struck by lightning, bombed by artillery, crushed by tanks, or explode on the spot. She despised the vulgar display of wealth and the lack of quality. She wondered what had gotten into Long Jia today that he would drive such a car.
"Does it really feel good when the whole street curses you to fall off the overpass and die?" Ling Ling asked him with a roll of her eyes.
"The reality is that I'm very healthy and super rich. This feeling is the best!" Long Jia turned up the volume of the subwoofer, and his whole body trembled with the messy rock music.
Ling Ling tightly grasped the red envelope in her bag. If it weren't for his kindness, she really wanted to beat him to death on the spot to eliminate this evil for the people!
They parked the car at a turning intersection and waited for their other college classmate Hao Shengnan.
The sound of casual and reckless footsteps could be heard in the remote alley. Hao Shengnan had a hairstyle three inches shorter than a man's, wore a military green jumpsuit, a white motorcycle jacket with his arms open, and black flip-flops worn lazily. The sound became the most discordant note in the entire plain alley.
Ling Ling looked at her unkempt appearance from the car window and wondered how she had been friends with this guy for seven years. They lived in the same dormitory and even slept in the same bed.
"Hao Shengnan, when can you make an appearance like a human being?" Ling Ling said rudely to Hao Shengnan who had sat in the car.
"Yes, Lao Hao, I also feel that your feminine characteristics have shrunk again. You are one step closer to the state of transcendence." Long Jia glanced at her empty chest and said.
Longjia and Lingling finally stood on the same level of values.
After saying that, he started the car again and continued his arrogant journey.
"Alas, you two have no idea what an inhuman life I've been leading these days! Our local state-owned enterprise is organizing a promotion exam for all employees, and wasn't I supposed to be in charge? But when I wrote the internal notice, I copied the wrong email from headquarters, and the exam time was an hour late. As a result, a bus of 20 or 30 people were taken to a university in Tongzhou for the exam. When we got there, the exam was almost over, but they still wouldn't let us in. As a result, these people are completely ineligible for promotion this year!"
"Damn, how did they get you back alive?" Long Jia asked.
"Comparing misery! How can you increase your sense of happiness these days without comparing misery? I'm just saying, please forgive me. My parents divorced when I was young, and now they're both married and have children. They don't care about me at all. Even if I die and my body stinks, as long as flies don't fly to their doorsteps, they won't bother to collect my body. There's a lot of this and that!"
Although Hao Shengnan spoke as if she didn't mean it at all, the other two fell silent, because her seemingly absurd words were not exaggerated at all.
Hao Shengnan stretched lazily and continued, "Hey, when can an artist like me escape the life of sending notifications, making reports, and writing PowerPoint presentations all day long?"
Despite Hao Shengnan's outward appearance, she's actually a deeply artistic person, possessing a mastery of photography and painting, each with its own distinct style. However, her artistic talents, aside from the occasional few hundred yuan she earns from posting them on image search websites, are insufficient to support her livelihood. Consequently, she finds herself languishing in a stagnant, muddled, and often out-of-place job at a state-owned enterprise. After all, state-owned enterprises are a walled-in industry: those inside want to leave, while those outside try to get in. The burden of stable, high salaries can be disheartening.
"With your hobby that won't make money in the short term but will only burn money, I think if you want to achieve a transformation in your life, you can only wait until you marry a rich husband like Qiuqiu!" Ling Ling lay more casually in the passenger seat.
Sheng Nan got angry when he heard that. "I brought my money with me today and deliberately didn't give that girl any money as a gift. Yesterday, she talked to me on the phone and told me that she spent nearly 10 million on her son's full moon banquet! Poverty has limited my imagination. I really can't imagine what kind of full moon banquet they would spend 10 million on. Could the wine be poisoned? Is it for the funeral expenses of all the guests? If it weren't for the fact that we lived in the same dormitory and she supported me all the time, we really can't be happy friends!"
"Pooh, pooh, pooh, Qiuqiu is having a big wedding today, can you please be more polite?" Ling Ling spat at her.
"Of course I can. I'm not only being kind, but also being considerate. I didn't eat anything yesterday, so I'm looking forward to having a good meal at Mr. Gong's house today!"
"But your joke is of a very high standard, I'll borrow it." Long Jia didn't hesitate at all.
"Okay, then Master Long, please give me some rent!" Sheng Nan crossed his arms and raised his neck to hint at him.
"I'll also help you pack the red envelope for Qiuqiu, don't worry!" Long Jia said generously.
"That's okay."
The three of them chatted and cursed all the way to Qiuqiu's house.
As soon as they stepped out of the car, they were too embarrassed to take a step, as the luxurious green velvet lawn seemed like trampling. The lawn was decorated with all sorts of high-end decorations, including a European-style tower cake, more than a meter tall, with fluttering cream swans. The lavish wedding banquet could almost be described as endless, and the entire venue exuded an elegant and festive atmosphere.
Qiu Qiu, who was accompanying her wealthy husband to greet guests, immediately lost all her noble manners and ran towards them when she saw Long Jia and the other three.
Ling Ling saw a strand of hair that accidentally fell from her exquisite bun, Hao Shengnan saw her dazzling diamond necklace that could blind a dog, but Long Jia only saw her huge breasts that shook for a long time as she ran, and the sound could even be heard.
"You little bitch, have you risen from a serf to become a master? If you give birth to a son, I think he will make a bigger splash than the British royal family!" Hao Shengnan said rudely while strangling Qiu Qiu's neck.
Qiu Qiu shook her head proudly and said, "How could I give up this great opportunity to show off in front of my evil mother-in-law! She used to be my husband's irreplaceable mother, and I was his replaceable wife at any time; but now I am the irreplaceable mother of this young master, how can the meaning and status be the same!"
Qiu Qiu, nicknamed Qiuqiu, is the epitome of the phrase "baby-faced, big-breasted," vain and heartless. While in college, she mingled with wealthy, unmarried businessmen. Upon graduation, she didn't receive a degree, but she did receive a highly prestigious marriage certificate. Her partner was the CEO of an overseas listed company specializing in electronics import and export. With his wealth, he bought a film and television production company and produced several low-budget films, which unexpectedly became critical and commercial successes. He then flaunted his wealth at several large-scale charity dinners, essentially making him one of China's most prominent wealthy individuals.
"Hey, hey, hey, isn't that the guy who participated in the recent popular reality show? Who is that? Who is that?" Hao Shengnan suddenly asked excitedly, pointing at a man in sunglasses who was passing by them.
Qiuqiu crossed her arms and said with disdain, "That boy, he's not handsome and he has no acting skills. He was rumored to be dating a movie queen, but his stylist became famous, but he didn't! My husband had to let him participate in reality shows, playing the role of the abused, and that's how he became famous. Don't look at him as if he is a big shot now, he is just a little jerk in front of my husband!"
"How about asking the President's wife to ask this little jerk to have dinner with me?" Hao Shengnan clasped his hands together, his eyes shining.
"I can even sleep with you!" Qiuqiu said to her mysteriously and lewdly.
They were chatting idly, the moral bottom line of the conversation was lowered again and again, but the humor was escalated layer by layer.
Sharp-eyed Hao Shengnan suddenly spotted a familiar figure in the crowd, "Hey, Long Jia, isn't that your dad?"
The other three looked in the direction she pointed and saw an old man with a calm demeanor and a smile in his eyes, but it was hard to tell where he was happy - and a young woman beside him who was shaking with excitement.
"You invited me, how can you invite him?" Long Jia said to Qiu Qiu unhappily.
She crossed her arms and replied nonchalantly, "Brother, your father controls half of our family. If we don't invite him, we'd be out of business! Besides, as his eldest son, how can your outdated ideas and rigid mind not keep up with his rapid pace of renewal in the women around him?"
Author's Note
Liu Qiu
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04-10
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