Chapter 583: Gathering of Old Friends
On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, after seeing off Shen Yumo and others who were returning to Yanjing to celebrate the New Year, Cheng Xuyuan also took the train back to his hometown.
Xie Jin asked someone to help him buy the sleeper ticket.
Because it was close to the Chinese New Year, although it was not as busy as the Spring Festival travel rush in later generations, there were still quite a few people on the train.
Cheng Xuyuan had a lot of luggage, most of which were New Year supplies bought in Donghai.
For example, my father Cheng Jiaxing's coat, my mother's new coat, and my sister's...
Lying in the car, Cheng Xuyuan was thinking about the house that Shanghai Film Studio had awarded him some time ago.
The house is very new. It was newly built this year. The house is also very spacious. For Cheng Xuyuan, it is definitely enough to live in.
It’s just that this house is surrounded by employees of Shanghai Film Studio, and Xie Jin’s home is just opposite Cheng Xuyuan’s house.
In this way, as long as Cheng Xuyuan is at home, Xie Jin can basically find him.
After seeing the house, Cheng Xuyuan wanted to return the reward.
But Xie Jin told him that it would be inappropriate for him to return the reward in front of so many people.
Let him stay here for now. When he comes to Donghai, he won’t have to live outside.
Cheng Xuyuan finally chose to accept Xie Jin's statement.
However, Cheng Xuyuan still couldn't get used to living in Dabai's house, so before leaving, he left two thousand foreign exchange coupons to Xie Jin and asked him to find someone to help pack up.
Xie Jin did not refuse the money given by Cheng Xuyuan.
He knew that Cheng Xuyuan was rich.
After witnessing the madness of the American movie box office, I knew that Cheng Xuyuan made a lot of money from The Shawshank Redemption.
So don't be polite with him.
The train roared, and in the time it took to take a nap, Cheng Xuyuan arrived at the train station in his hometown county.
Although he hadn't been back for half a year, the train station at this moment felt almost the same to him as before.
If there is anything different, it is that there are a few more tricycles carrying people at the entrance of the train station.
"Take my car, my car is safe!"
"My car is faster, you go ahead, we'll be there in a minute."
"Get in the car. It's only 20 cents to go to the county department store..."
Listening to these noisy sounds, Cheng Xuyuan felt a little emotional.
He got into the car of a young man who looked to be in his thirties, with a simple appearance and neat clothes.
Sitting on the bike, Cheng Xuyuan chatted with the young man riding the tricycle.
From the young man, Cheng Xuyuan learned that he had returned to the city from another place, but he had not found a job yet, so he would ride a tricycle for two days.
Their actions are also encouraged by the higher authorities.
After all, jobs are hard to find!
"From your accent, you're also from our place." The young man on the bike was also very curious about Cheng Xuyuan. After all, not only was Cheng Xuyuan's clothing neat, but his demeanor was also different.
As for his own situation, Cheng Xuyuan did not hide anything and said with a smile: "I am going home for the holiday."
"Are you on holiday from work?" the young man asked.
Cheng Xuyuan said casually: "It's a school holiday."
Hearing Cheng Xuyuan say that he was going to school, the young man paused and asked, "Are you going to college?"
"To go to college."
The young man said with a hint of emotion: "It's better for you to go to school. As long as you graduate, you can be assigned a job."
“And they are all distributed very well.”
"Hey, I also took the college entrance examination once, but unfortunately I didn't pass."
"A guy who was stationed in the same place as me passed the exam directly."
"When I graduated at the end of the year, I was assigned to a district, which was great."
Originally, Cheng Xuyuan was just chatting in the car, but when he heard these words, he suddenly realized that some of their class who had taken the college entrance examination had already graduated.
University is four years, but junior college and technical secondary school are three years! The days really go by very fast.
It only takes more than ten minutes to get from the train station to my uncle Cheng Jiadong's house.
The family compound was bustling with activity at this time. Children of all ages who were on vacation at home were running around, making it very lively.
“Bang!”
With the sound of firecrackers, several children ran away quickly and a burst of cheerful laughter came from the yard.
Cheng Xuyuan saw Cheng Xudong running in front of him and quickly waved, "Xudong."
Cheng Xudong looked like a grown man, so it was definitely no problem for him to help carry some things. Cheng Xuyuan would naturally not be polite to such a useful person.
Seeing Cheng Xuyuan, Cheng Xudong shouted and rushed over.
He is full of admiration and love for his brother Cheng Xuyuan.
What I admire is that this brother is a student of Yenching University. As long as I say it out loud, it will be a great honor.
As for his love for Cheng Xuyuan, every time he came, he would buy him something and secretly give him some money. How could he not love him? During the Chinese New Year this year, he was a little anxious waiting for his brother Cheng Xuyuan to come back.
I kept wondering why my brother hadn't come back yet.
"Brother!" Cheng Xudong greeted Cheng Xuyuan with surprise.
After giving half of the luggage to Cheng Xudong, Cheng Xuyuan walked towards his uncle's house while asking about the situation at home.
From Cheng Xudong, Cheng Xuyuan knew that everything was fine at home, except that his uncle and his family did not have a holiday, so Cheng Xudong was the only one at home.
However, Cheng Xudong told Cheng Xuyuan that an older sister he didn't know came the day before yesterday and left him a phone number, asking him to call Cheng Xuyuan after he met her.
Who left this number for me? When Cheng Xuyuan and Cheng Xudong returned to their uncle's house, they saw the phone number written on the calendar.
When Cheng Xuyuan saw the word "Feng" written on the phone number, he immediately thought of Feng Xiaoxia.
Although this name "Feng" could also refer to someone else, Cheng Xuyuan felt that the most likely person was Feng Xiaoxia.
He took a short rest, then went to the post office not far from the family compound and dialed the number.
"Hello, who are you looking for?" When the phone was connected, a middle-aged man's voice was heard.
Cheng Xuyuan felt that the voice was somewhat familiar. Although there was a squeaking sound from the electric current in the telephone receiver, it could not cover up the person's voice.
Feng Yonggang! Cheng Xuyuan instantly thought of Old Feng's appearance. To be honest, he didn't know why he was a little scared of Old Feng.
But when they met on the phone, Cheng Xuyuan knew that if he pretended not to hear it, it would be difficult to meet him again if they met again in the future.
So after a slight hesitation, he smiled and said, "Hello, Uncle Feng, I am Cheng Xuyuan."
"Xiaoxia asked me to call her back. Is she there?"
Feng Chenggang was stunned for a moment after hearing Cheng Xuyuan's introduction, and then said, "Hello, Xuyuan. Xiaoxia is at home. Please wait a moment."
As he spoke, he called out to Feng Xiaoxia, and then asked, "When did you come back?"
Cheng Xuyuan said: "Just arrived."
"Did you come back with your partner?" Feng Yonggang asked.
Hearing Feng Yonggang's question, Cheng Xuyuan knew what Old Feng was thinking. He smiled and said, "Uncle Feng, my boyfriend stayed in Yanjing for the New Year, so I came here by myself."
Feng Chenggang said: "Oh!"
Just when Feng Chenggang was about to speak, Feng Xiaoxia had already answered the phone.
"Cheng Xuyuan, if you don't call us again, we won't wait for you anymore." Feng Xiaoxia took the phone and said something without any context.
Hearing this, Cheng Xuyuan was stunned.
He then asked, "What are you waiting for?"
"We're waiting for you to get together!" Feng Xiaoxia said, "Most of the people who were admitted to university that year have started working, so we wanted to take advantage of the New Year to get together."
"The task of contacting you falls on me."
"How about it, do you have time?"
Cheng Xuyuan knew that when he took the college entrance examination, the number of people who were admitted to universities and junior colleges was not that many.
Those who were admitted to junior college have already started working, but they still have one more year.
Nowadays, gatherings not only have commemorative significance, but also should be a place for everyone to take care of each other in the future.
Although Cheng Xuyuan doesn't like organizing this kind of activity, he won't refuse.
After all, even if I don’t live in my hometown in the future, my family will still live there. Having one more friend may be able to solve many problems.
So he smiled and asked, "When shall we get together?"
Feng Xiaoxia said: "We have an appointment for tomorrow at noon. If you have time, let's go to the National Day Canteen tomorrow at noon."
When Cheng Xuyuan heard the time, he thought it was perfect.
He is back from the Chinese New Year and will stay at his uncle's house for a day. He will go home for lunch tomorrow at noon.
"Okay, I'll be there on time."
Having said that, Cheng Xuyuan suddenly felt that he didn't know what to say.
Although he and Feng Xiaoxia had been good friends in the past, at this moment, Cheng Xuyuan felt as if they were so close yet so far away.
They hadn't been in touch for a while and seemed to have no idea what to say.
Feng Xiaoxia on the other end of the phone seemed to have the same feeling.
After being stunned for ten seconds, the two said almost at the same time: "I still have something to do..."
"My mother called me..."
After saying these words, both of them paused. In the end, Cheng Xuyuan said calmly, "Then let's hang up the phone first."
"Let's meet and talk tomorrow."
After hanging up the phone, Cheng Xuyuan felt even more deeply touched.
He and Feng Xiaoxia used to have a good relationship, but now, a distance has appeared between the two.
Now, this distance is still being widened, and there is a trend of getting further and further away.
Some people are just passers-by after all! Thinking of these words, Cheng Xuyuan felt a little sad for no reason.
When I got home, my uncle Cheng Jiadong was already there.
After pouring a cup of tea for Cheng Xuyuan, he smiled and asked, "Xuyuan, why did you come back at this time?"
Cheng Jiadong knew all about the trains that came from Yanjing, so if Cheng Xuyuan was coming from Yanjing, he shouldn't come at this time.
Cheng Xuyuan did not hide it at this time: "Uncle, I came back from the East China Sea."
"There was a meeting at the Shanghai Film Studio, and I went to attend it."
When Cheng Jiadong heard that Cheng Xuyuan was attending a meeting at Shanghai Film Studio, he immediately understood.
These days, with the release of The Truman Show, this film has attracted countless people to watch.
It's not just because the plot is attractive, but also because the film won tens of millions of US dollars in foreign exchange and the Golden Lion Award.
So there is really a lot of discussion about this film.
Cheng Jiadong knew that the original author of the novel and the screenwriter of this movie were both Cheng Xuyuan. When he heard that he was going to attend the meeting of Shanghai Film Studio, he smiled and asked, "Did you get a reward?"
"I was rewarded with a house in Donghai." Cheng Xuyuan said casually.
Cheng Jiadong originally thought that he would be rewarded with some money, or at most a little more money, but he didn't expect that he would be given such a big reward.
A house, in Donghai.
But it's normal to think about it. After all, this film earned tens of millions of US dollars! "Are you going to work in Donghai in the future?" After Cheng Jiadong asked this question, he knew he was wrong.
Cheng Xuyuan has bought a house and a car in Yanjing, so naturally he wants to stay in Yanjing.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "I'll stay in Yanjing. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll stay in school."
"But I do go back to the East China Sea occasionally."
Looking at Cheng Xuyuan who looked calm, Cheng Jiadong said, "It's good for him to stay in school."
"I don't know how many people envy me for studying in your school."
"If you stay in school as a teacher, you will be looked up to even more highly."
After staying at his uncle's house for one night, Cheng Xuyuan headed towards the restaurant for the party at 11 o'clock the next day.
The county town was not big and there was not much luggage, so Cheng Xuyuan walked as if he was traveling, and it only took him about ten minutes to reach the entrance of the hotel.
The hotel was already open at this time. Through the glass windows of the hotel, Cheng Xuyuan saw at least seven or eight young people gathered together and talking.
However, Cheng Xuyuan didn’t know most of these people.
Just as Cheng Xuyuan was about to push the door open, he heard someone say, "Cheng Xuyuan."
Hearing the voice, Cheng Xuyuan quickly turned his head and saw Wu Xiaoli.
Why is Wu Xiaoli here? Didn't Feng Xiaoxia say that this was a gathering for the students who passed the exam? Although Cheng Xuyuan was suspicious, he still walked over and asked, "Wu Xiaoli, when did you come back?"
"I came back early." Wu Xiaoli said with a grin, "I was thinking of taking the same bus with you, but when I asked at your school, I found out that you went to the East China Sea."
"When did you come back?"
Wu Xiaoli's heart was filled with gratitude towards Cheng Xuyuan.
If it weren't for Cheng Xuyuan's encouragement, Wu Xiaoli wouldn't know what she was like.
If I fail to get into university, I'm afraid I won't even be able to get a job I want.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "I went to Donghai for something and just came back by train yesterday."
As he spoke, Cheng Xuyuan looked around Wu Xiaoli.
He knew that Wu Xiaoli and Feng Xiaoxia had a very good relationship, and it could be said that the two were rare best friends.
Generally speaking, where there is Feng Xiaoxia, there is Wu Xiaoli.
Since Wu Xiaoli is here this time, Feng Xiaoxia should have come as well.
But to Cheng Xuyuan's disappointment, he didn't see Feng Xiaoxia at that time.
Wu Xiaoli saw Cheng Xuyuan looking around and knew what he was thinking. She said, "Xuyuan, Xiaoxia and two responsible students went to buy drinks."
"As for me, I was dragged here to make up the numbers."
Although Wu Xiaoli spoke modestly, as a student of Shuimu, she was definitely one of the most popular people attending this party.
Cheng Xuyuan stopped checking when he heard that Feng Xiaoxia had gone shopping.
"Xiaoxia is an enthusiastic person." Cheng Xuyuan said with a touch of emotion.
The two chatted for a while and then walked into the restaurant together.
Several young people who were chatting were surprised when they saw Cheng Xuyuan and Wu Xiaoli, but some also smiled.
"Cheng Xuyuan!"
"You are Cheng Xuyuan, long time no see!" A young man rushed over with surprise and quickly stretched out his hands towards Cheng Xuyuan.
Seeing this young man, Cheng Xuyuan's heart moved, and he said with a smile: "Wang Xuezhi, it's been a long time since we last met!"
"Why, you graduated too."
Wang Xuezhi was full of gratitude towards Cheng Xuyuan.
When he took the entrance physical examination, he was so nervous that his blood pressure was too high and he almost failed.
It was Cheng Xuyuan who interceded for him, which allowed him to re-examine and pass. It can be said that Cheng Xuyuan was his great benefactor.
While shaking hands with Cheng Xuyuan, Wang Xuezhi said loudly: "I graduated and was just assigned to our area."
"We can't compete with you. You are going to stay in Yanjing."
Cheng Xuyuan didn't say much about his assignment.
Because if he refuses and says something like "I'm not sure", that would be hypocritical.
After all, now, whether it is his fame, status, or other aspects, he is not comparable to ordinary people.
Therefore, graduation assignment was really not difficult for him.
After all, he is a famous writer who has been on the news twice and won awards abroad.
After Wang Xuezhi and Cheng Xuyuan exchanged a few words, the young people who arrived first quickly came over to meet and shake hands with Cheng Xuyuan.
Wang Xuezhi was responsible for helping Cheng Xuyuan with the introduction.
Cheng Xuyuan didn’t know most of these people, but he still had a strong connection with them.
After all, they were admitted to the university in the same batch.
Cheng Xuyuan took the opportunity to introduce Wu Xiaoli, and the atmosphere in the restaurant suddenly became much better.
"Xuyuan, since you and Xiaoli were admitted to top universities, there hasn't been a third person in our county who can get in?"
Wang Xuezhi said with a smile: "Nowadays, some high school teachers use you two as role models to motivate students to study hard?"
After hearing what Wang Xuezhi said, Cheng Xuyuan was just about to speak when he heard someone say, "Everyone, please help us quickly. There is a bottle of beer outside..."
Hearing this, Cheng Xuyuan turned his head and saw Feng Xiaoxia walking in with a bag.
There is not only wine but also drinks in the plastic bag.
Although it was winter, there was still a lot of sweat on Feng Xiaoxia's forehead. Cheng Xuyuan didn't think much about it and quickly took the plastic bag from Feng Xiaoxia's hand.
Seeing Cheng Xuyuan, Feng Xiaoxia was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Thank you Xuyuan."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "When buying things, we should bring more male classmates."
Feng Xiaoxia did not refuse, but said casually: "Then next time there is such an opportunity, I will definitely give it to you."
Wu Xiaoli had been standing aside, and when Feng Xiaoxia came over carrying a bunch of things, she also wanted to take them.
But not as fast as Cheng Xuyuan.
Looking at Cheng Xuyuan who took the things from Feng Xiaoxia naturally, she felt a little touched in her heart.
These two people are still very well matched.
But they...
Just as Wu Xiaoli was feeling emotional, two more male classmates came in carrying a few bottles of beer.
(End of this chapter)
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