Jumping up and down to the Fumanyuan community, the uncles and aunts walking around saw Xiaotian holding flowers and gift boxes in their hands, their eyes were full of envy, and there was an aunt and an older man who made a fuss, as if they were blaming themselves for not being so romantic when they were young.

Standing outside the door of the small house he rented, Xiaotian repeatedly practiced what he wanted to say next, and his trembling hands tried to open the door several times, but he couldn't insert the key.

At this time, I heard my girlfriend arguing on the phone.

"Dad, I know, when he comes back, I'll discuss the bride price. ”

"Oh, he was the eldest young master before, isn't he out of money now. ”

"Dad, I believe in him, I believe he can give me the life I want!"

Hearing this, Xiaotian couldn't help but put his ears into the door, trying to hear what his girlfriend was talking about.

"What!"

"What's wrong with my mom?

"Need 100,000 for a consultation? 200,000 before and after? Dad, he has worked so hard, I don't want to increase his burden!"

As he was listening, Xiaotian heard the cry of his girlfriend inside, crying and shouting: "Dad, don't force me anymore, I've made a lot of money these days, I'll send all that money back!"

Hearing this, Xiaotian slowly put down his hand holding flowers, took out the greeting card with a congratulatory message written in the flowers, bit his index finger, wrote the password of the bank card on the greeting card, put the things at the door, knocked on the door, and turned to leave.

"Hey, old gambler, where is it? stop gambling, come out and drink with your brother!" After speaking, he hung up the phone, looked at the sky covered with dark clouds in the distance, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "God, you are really suitable for the situation." ”

The summer weather is like a doll's face, saying that it will change, just now the sun baked the earth is exuding a mushy smell, but now it is cloudy like three watches, and the downpour of rain is pouring towards the earth.

Here, the old gambler holds a plastic bag over his head and runs to a barbecue stand, where Xiaotian is holding a bottle of beer and pouring it into his mouth.

The old gambler casually tore off the already soaked plastic bag, shook the Zhongshan coat that was dripping dirty water on the ground, sat on the Mazha opposite Xiaotian with a big grin, and shouted to the boss: "Boss, ten boxes of green beer, any skewers are up, and one piece will be counted at the end of the year!"

The boss let go of the handful of skewers in his hand, smiled at the old gambler and said, "Okay, grandpa wait a minute." ”

At this time, a few young people who were drinking and farting next to them heard the words of the old gambler, looked at each other, and secretly planned in their hearts: Let's do the same.

After thinking clearly, he repeated to the boss what the old gambler had just said.

After the boss heard this, a simple smile was pulled down at that time, and he said in a deep voice: "I'm sorry, I welcome you to dinner, but if you come to make trouble, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people!"

A few thugs stopped doing it after hearing this, and a few palms slapped the table hard, and the things on the table instantly jumped a few times, fell to the ground and shattered.

A few thugs stood up with beer bottles in their hands, forming a semicircle and surrounding the boss.

The boss casually picked up the skewers that the guests had eaten in the basin, and looked at a few gangsters coldly, without the slightest fear in his eyes.

Seeing this, the old gambler slapped his hand twice, and next to a few gangsters, a few young people wearing black suits and holding watermelon knives inexplicably appeared, and the watermelon knives were on the necks of several gangsters.

A few thugs stopped moving in an instant, and their legs trembled uncontrollably. What's worse, there is an unknown liquid flowing down the trouser legs, and the heavy rain hangs over, taking away these odors.

A few young people looked at the old gambler, and the old gambler smiled and said: "You see these children are scared, it's okay, it's okay, let them leave the money and get out, I drank with Xu Dashao today, and I don't need this group of people to disturb." ”

Several young people nodded, withdrew the watermelon knife in their hands, and looked at the few thugs with a smile.

Feeling the watermelon knife leave his neck, a few thugs put down their money tremblingly, looked at a few people in black, didn't even dare to say a cruel word, and fled close to the rain curtain.

After this scene, the diners at the other tables did not dare to eat anymore, regardless of the pouring rain outside, hurriedly left the money and fled into the rain.

Xiaotian looked at the calm old man on the other side of the table, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "You old guy, what kind of person are you, rich, powerful and powerful, why deign to be an old gambler in this Linhe City." ”

The old gambler smiled indifferently and said, "This time, old brother, I am here to drink with you, and it is not good to talk to you." As he spoke, he looked back at the boss and said, "By the way, boss, how spicy the skewers are!"

Hearing the old gambler's words, the beer in Xiaotian's mouth almost didn't come out of his mouth, coughed violently twice, and said, "What do you old guy want so many chili peppers for, knowing that I can't eat chili peppers." ”

The old gambler looked at Xiaotian meaningfully and said, "I just think you need a lot of chili peppers at this time, don't you?"

Xiaotian suddenly poured a sip of beer into his mouth, looked at the old gambler meaningfully, and said, "If you old guy is as old as me, we may still become good friends." ”

The old gambler clasped his dirty feet and said, "Actually, aren't we just forgetting the New Year?"

Xiaotian smiled and said, "Haha, yes, it's just a New Year's Friend!" After a pause, he said, "You old boy, don't drink wine and pick your feet!

Saying that, the boss brought up the skewers that had been tested, and the dense chili noodles made Xiaotian's scalp numb when he looked at it, and the old gambler smiled and picked up a skewer, and pushed it to the end, put the skewers aside in his hand, and then went to take down a skewer, and said with a smile: "If you kid don't eat it again, brother, I'll wrap it up." ”

Xiaotian copied dozens of strings in one hand and shouted, "Why don't you eat it, these are all mine." And as he spoke, he put it into his mouth.

The chili noodles wrapped the mutton and entered the mouth, and the spicy smell rushed to the top of the head, and the tear glands couldn't stop it anymore, and the tears flowed down to the ground with the dripping of the face: "How many chili noodles are put in, so spicy." ”

The old gambler looked at Xiaotian, who was in tears, lowered his voice, and then whispered: "Actually, you don't have to be so painful, if you want, I can help you." ”

Xiaotian waved his hand and said with a smile: "No need, your old gambler can't help me for a lifetime, if I can't hold on and count on others, it's worse than killing me." ”

The old gambler looked at Xiaotian, whose face was flushed, and said in a low voice: "But this is just your initial experience!"

Xiaotian took a deep breath, the air moistened by the rain was cold and cold, and gradually relieved the spiciness, Xiaotian raised his confused head, looked at the old gambler and said, "What were you talking about just now?"

The old gambler smiled and said, "Nothing. ”

......

This meal of wine was drunk until half past two in the morning, and under the repeated persuasion of the old gambler, Xiaotian was able to put down the wine bottle, at this time, Xiaotian had vomited dozens of times, and the beer bottles were lined up all around.

The old gambler shook his dizzy head twice, looked at Xiaotian, who was already lying on the ground and drunk, and said with a wry smile: "The young man who is addicted to the sweetness of love is so crazy after being suddenly shattered by reality, so that he can lay a good psychological foundation for his future experience." ”

He looked at the gold watch in his hand, picked him up and walked towards their house.

A young man next to him came over and wanted to help the old gambler support Xiaotian, but the old gambler waved his hand and let him go away.

......

The morning sun shone on Xiaotian's face, and the dazzling sunlight made Xiaotian open his eyes, sit up, rub his hangover and sore head, and shouted in a daze: "Wife, help me bring me a glass of water!"

There was no movement for a long time, Xiaotian stood up, walked around, and found no trace of anyone, but found a piece of paper on the table, Xiaotian took a glass of water, picked up the paper, but found that it was his girlfriend, or a letter written by his ex-girlfriend to himself:

Dear husband,

Forgive me for the last time I'll call you that, because I can't bear to call you like a stranger.

After I answered the phone that day, I heard your knock on the door, don't ask me why I know it's you, if I don't even know your knock, then my wife is too derelict in her duties, not to mention the things you put in, you know, when I saw the bouquet of flowers, how happy I was, you finally have to confess to me. But when I saw the card and the bloody code on it, I thought I understood what you meant.

I don't want to be sorry for my parents, and I don't want to disappoint you, in this dilemma, I don't know what to do, it's really too difficult, when I call you and you don't answer, I already know your determination, I don't know what to do, I can only say go back and take care of my mother first, I wait for your reply.

If you have the law of both worlds, you will not live up to your family and your family.

The letter paper in his hand fell from his hand, Xiaotian slowly raised his head, smiled bitterly, and muttered to himself in his heart: How can there be such a way, naïve.

took a deep breath, picked up the mobile phone in a trembling manner, and called the old gambler.

"Hey, little one, are you awake?" After a while, the voice of the old gambler came from the other side.

"Old fellow, do me a favor. ”

The old gambler paused and said, "Say it." I don't know why, Xiaotian felt that the old gambler's tone was mixed with a hint of disappointment.

Xiaotian didn't care, and then said: "You know my girlfriend, help me cure her mother, and try to make her feel that I am a bad person, thank you." ”

The old gambler said, "That's it?"

Although the old gambler was not in front of him, Xiaotian still nodded habitually and said, "Yes, that's it." ”

The old gambler smiled and said, "Okay, so that you little guy can come out quickly, I'll help you with this favor!"

Xiaotian forcibly grinned and said, "Thank you, I'll invite you to dinner another day." With that, he hung up the phone. Immediately, he slowly collapsed on the sofa, covering his eyes, and large tears slipped from the corners of his eyes.

Behind the door of Xiaotian's house, the old gambler hung up the phone, listened to the suppressed crying in the door, sighed, shook his head and said: "Cry, cry, heartache is the poison after the catastrophe, and tears are the antidote." Cry it out, and everything will be fine. As he spoke, he turned to leave, dialing a phone number in his right hand.

"Hey, Xiao Qian, it's me, Sun Zhiqiang, is there a patient in your hospital with a daughter named Xie Xiaoluan?"

"Yes, all the medical expenses are counted on me alone, yes, the best treatment. ”

After hanging up the phone, the old gambler just walked out of the community, looked at the window of Xiaotian's house, and said with a wry smile: "When people are old, their hearts are soft, little guy, I won't help you with another favor, and the rest will be almost that girl has you in her heart." ”