Restaurants near Gangnam Gaku.

Crunch.

Han Dong pushed the door out, then closed the dilapidated wooden door, smiling, his eyes containing rare enthusiasm and remembrance.

Inside the main hall of the restaurant.

A young man in a formal suit, with short clean hair and a slight beard, is earnestly recommending a rice dish called 'Gu Yuan Xiang' to the restaurateur.

It was Gu Yuanliang, a high school tablemate.

"Hey. ”

Han Dong looked at Gu Yuanliang, who continued to sell Gu Yuanxiang rice, shook his head and smiled,

In that martial arts theory class, Gu Yuanliang, who was wearing a blue and white school uniform, got up to answer Teacher Jiang's question. As before, he was still skinny, and his formal clothes were like a school uniform, a little baggy.

Waited a while.

Gu Yuanliang is still indomitable.

"Millet. Han Dong said with a smile.

Kindness?

Who, who's calling me?

Gu Yuanliang subconsciously turned his head, his face was stunned, and his eyes lit up.

He was excited and ecstatic at first, then hesitated and embarrassed slightly, couldn't help but take a half step back, as if ashamed, and finally turned into a reluctant smile: "Han, Han Dong, you are also here." ”

"I'm having a class dinner here. ”

Han Dong snorted, took two steps forward, and hugged Gu Yuanliang's shoulder: "It's just that you left school before the college entrance examination, why don't you log in to the QQ number?" I plan to send someone to look for you recently." ”

Gu Yuanliang is one of Han Dong's few friends.

For three years in high school, the two shared a table for two years, and their sexual orientation and ideas were quite the same, which made the friendship even deeper.

"Hehe, I've been busy lately. ”

Gu Yuanliang tugged at the corners of his mouth and forced a smile to speak.

He didn't notice what Han Dong said, 'sending someone to find', but he felt a sense of embarrassment. Coupled with the failure of the business, I really don't want to face my old friends with a down-and-out appearance.

"Have you eaten?" Han Dong's eyes flashed, and he chuckled, "You probably don't know yet...... Hey, hey, guess what college I got into?"

Hear this.

Gu Yuanliang subconsciously rolled his eyes, and said angrily: "Jiangnan Academy, your show-off temperament hasn't changed?"

"How do you know?" Han Dong was surprised.

"I can read the admission red list posted by our school. Gu Yuanliang snorted sullenly, and then his right hand trembled, as if he was suspicious of bitterness, and silently put the tasting rice in his hand behind his back, and then continued to speak.

"I almost forgot to congratulate you. ”

"At that time, I wanted to log on QQ to congratulate you on your admission to Jiangnan University, but I was embarrassed to log on QQ. ”

Hear the words.

Han Dong said with a normal expression: "Congratulations, it's just an academy." How are you these days, are you selling rice? Gu Daoxiang rice, that's a pretty good name. ”

"Hey, not really. "Gu Yuanliang is hesitant.

"Gu Yuanliang. Han Dong said with a straight face: "How does your rice taste, we have been friends for so many years, won't you give me a bag? ”

In a flash.

Gu Yuanliang habitually spoke: "The taste is absolutely good." ”

"Haha. ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, alienated and strange, all of them disappeared, and they were full of nostalgia and familiarity.

It's been more than half a year, but it's still the same, as if returning to the original table era, carefree high school life.

"Ahem. ”

Gu Yuanliang shook the Gu Daoxiang rice in his right hand and sighed: "Let's go out to talk, don't disturb your class party." ”

"Yes. Han Dong walked out of the restaurant before he said leisurely: "You still think I'm narcissistic, Gu Daoxiang rice must be your own name." ”

It's hard to put into words.

Gu Yuanliang shook his head in dismay.

With the rambling chat, Han Dong also learned about Gu Yuanliang's half-year experience... After Gu Yuanliang left school, he first found a job in a restaurant, worked hard, saved a little savings, and came up with the idea of doing business on his own.

And then.

Gu Yuanliang was beaten by his own father, carrying a wooden stick, and the family took some money, and then came to Jiangnan City alone to start the arduous process of hard work.

At last.

Gu Yuanliang created a rice brand, and the process was cumbersome. All in all, today's Gu Daoxiang is the cause that Gu Yuanliang relies on to survive.

"Then how do you buy goods?" asked Han Dong.

"A hundred kilometers further south of Linhe City, there is a rice factory, which buys the best quality rice and then entrusts people to process it into bags. Gu Yuanliang was a little melancholy, and slowly lit a cigarette: "According to the current sales situation, I can't afford to pay the rent of the warehouse for large rice." ”

I still remember the time when I left school in the past.

He thought.

As long as you work hard, you can always make up for your work. But the real society gave him a cold slap to the bone, and being angry and forgetting to eat does not mean that there will be gains.

Sizzle.

Gu Yuanliang took two puffs of cigarette and threw it aside: "I forgot, you can't smoke when you practice martial arts." ”

"It doesn't matter. Han Dong glanced at the flickering cigarette butts on the side of the road, and said, "Are you short of funds?"

Gu Yuanliang was stunned for a moment.

In a flash.

He hesitated, and finally shook his head and said, "Han Dong, you have helped me too much." I can't bother you anymore. ”

Han Dong was quite speechless: "Help you? I don't know yet." ”

Hey?

Gu Yuanliang was stunned again, and then said with a smile: "You have changed a lot, you speak with an ancient style, and you are worthy of being a student of the academy." ”

It's about the influence of the martial arts world, Han Dong thought secretly.

"Alas, we've all changed. Gu Yuanliang's tone was a little lonely, and he forced a smile: "This bag of rice in a sample pack is given to you, hurry back to the dinner, don't delay your time." ”

Anyway.

He handed Han Dong a bag of Gu Daoxiang and left quickly.

"Gu Daoxiang, a good name, definitely a prosperous business!"

"Haha, what's the matter? But for your good time, I still have to run two more restaurants and meet again when I have time. ”

Under the night, Gu Yuanliang waved his arm, and his face was full of smiles. It's just that his back is more depressed and lonely than in high school, and he is less energetic.

Restaurant entrance.

Han Dong blinked, lowered his head and looked at the Gu Daoxiang rice in his hand, which was packaged in plastic packaging, and there was a delicate label on it, with the three big characters of Gu Daoxiang written on it, as well as the order hotline.

"Hmm. ”

"I said business was booming, but you didn't believe it. ”

With a smile in his eyes, Han Dong stopped in place, slowly took out his mobile phone, and dialed Zhou Zhanpeng's phone number.

With just one word, Gu Daoxiang's business can prosper.

But.

It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish.

Han Dong called Zhou Zhanpeng's phone, instructed a few words, and finally returned to the private room in the restaurant, left with the girl, and ate hot pot together.

Maybe the reality is cruel.

But no matter how cold the waves are, they can't suppress the warmth of friendship.

Han Dong did not forget that the first ray of light that opened the road of martial arts was the century-old copper coin from Gu Yuanliang at the same table.

......

That night, in a dimly lit and cramped warehouse.

Phew.

Gu Yuanliang carefully held the formal suit and hung it on the wall.

He only turned on a lamp, barely illuminating the scene in the warehouse. The warehouse of about 50 square meters is full of bags of Tanido fragrant rice, and the smell is strong.

Rushing.

Gu Daoxiang dusted off the rice bag and rubbed his eyebrows: "It must be sold out before the year, otherwise it will be pressed in the warehouse, and I am afraid that I will lose money." ”

The floor is neat, not damp, and obviously cleaned from time to time.

The light was dim, shining dimly, Gu Yuanliang silently lit a cigarette.

Sizzle.

Between the smoky spots.

He gradually hugged his head, his body trembled, as if carrying inexplicable pressure, he was really overwhelmed, and even hot tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.

"What should I do?"

"It's the New Year, it's almost the New Year...... I want to go home, go home!"

He didn't know.

In my current state, how to get home.

He didn't know.

If you go home for the New Year, how to face the kind eyes of your parents, how to face the questions of relatives, and how to face the ridicule and disdain of the people around you.

"I knew it was so. ”

"I should have studied hard in the first place...... But I can't learn it! No, you can do it, Gu Yuanliang, you will definitely be able to do it!"

He gasped and wiped his cheeks with tears streaming down his cheeks.

No tears.

cold-eyed and scolded, frustrated and difficult, unable to defeat himself.

He has to fight to show his parents that their son is not a man who has achieved nothing!

Yes, study is not good, but what happens to poor students? Poor students do not mean failure in life! Gu Yuanliang firmly believes that as long as he is willing to work hard, he can always make achievements.

Sizzle.

He took a heavy drag on his cigarette, intending to lie down in bed and think about tomorrow's sales route.

The so-called bed is only two thin quilts with wooden planks on the floor.

Gu Yuanliang could have slept on rice, but he believed that business should be moral, even if no one cared about it.

At this time - jingle bells!

The phone rings, and this is an unfamiliar number from Linhe City.

"Hello?"

Gu Yuanliang picked up the phone, slightly confused.

A gentle voice came from the microphone: "Boss Gu, right?"

"Huh?" Gu Yuanliang was stunned, and hurriedly said, "You made a mistake." ”

A voice continued to come from the phone: "Well, the number is fine, aren't you Gu Yuanliang?" We want to purchase a batch of rice, do you still have the goods?"

His face flushed with excitement: "Yes, yes, yes, I'm Gu Yuanliang." ”

"We are the Mingtang Hotel in Linhe City, and we initially purchased 500 bags, and whether we cooperate in the future depends on the quality of the rice. ”

After a while.

After detailed consultations.

Gu Yuanliang hurriedly said: "Five hundred bags will give you a discount, and I will be responsible for the freight." ”

"Discount?"

A dissatisfied voice came from the microphone: "We are Tang Hotel, we never purchase discounted goods, and we should be responsible for the freight, you prepare the goods, we will contact you tomorrow." ”

Immediately after, the phone hung up.

Silent.

Gu Yuanliang's face turned red, and his excited eyes were red.

It was a long time before he let out an earth-shattering laugh, and was about to pounce on his own Gu Daoxiang rice.

Jingle bells.

The phone rings and continues to ring.

Gu Yuanliang looked at it, it was still the number of Linhe City, but it was completely different from the number of the Mingtang Hotel just now, and the last four digits of the number were four sixes.

"Hello?"

"You sell Gu Daoxiang rice? This name is so good, it fits the style of our company very well, we plan to buy 2,000 bags, can you get some samples, we will try them here." ”

After a long time.

Gu Yuanliang, who picked up a total of ten calls, sat numb on the bed.

"So much. ”

"Who's helping me, is it Han Dong...... Yes, it's him, it's definitely him. ”

Goo-dong.

Gu Yuanliang propped his knees, leaned against bags of rice, and finally knelt on the ground, covered his face, and cried loudly throughout: "Thank you, thank you for giving me the opportunity, thank you-"

"Go home!"

"Hurry up and buy, hurry up and sell, I'm going home for the New Year this year!

He cried happily because he was going home for the New Year.

He didn't care about the dark night, he hurriedly put on his formal clothes and rushed out of the warehouse, he planned to buy goods overnight, and the quality must be guaranteed.