During the Spring Festival of 2001, Geng Zhiyuan was a little aggrieved.

His younger brother Geng Zhiwei changed three companies within half a year of graduation, but all of them did not work well, and later simply partnered with a few companions to set up his own company. High-tech R&D companies need to invest a lot of money, and Geng Zhiwei cried poor when he returned home, inciting his parents to help him borrow money to raise funds.

Geng Huaiguo and his wife had no other savings except the 100,000 yuan they prepared for their youngest son's marriage, and they had no choice but to start the idea of their eldest son.

On the day he returned home in the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, after dinner, Geng Huaiguo asked Geng Zhiyuan to help his brother raise funds. Where does Geng Zhiyuan still have money now? I had to complain: "Dad, I really don't have any money now, and I still owe more than one million yuan to the bank, where can I get money for Zhiwei?"

More than one million is an astronomical amount for Geng Huaiguo and his wife, and they are willing to believe it, and they said angrily: "Nonsense, the bank will lend you more than 1 million? Who are you fooling because you are good-looking?"

Gao Shuying said dissatisfiedly: "If you can take out 200,000 yuan to open a restaurant with Yanzi, you won't have any money to do a career for your younger brother? ”

Geng Zhiyuan said helplessly: "Mom, I have all the 200,000 funds on hand to Sister Yan, where can I find another 200,000?"

"You just eat inside and out, and you don't hurt your brother. The parents couldn't help but say that splitting their heads and covering their faces was a scolding. Parents should scold their children, but Geng Zhiyuan dared to refute it, so he could only endure it habitually and silently.

As soon as he heard that there was 200,000 yuan in funds, Geng Zhiwei glared and said: "Brother, you quickly withdraw from Sister Yan, we are a high-tech enterprise, and the income is much higher than opening a restaurant, and there is no comparison at all." ”

Geng Zhiyuan is a person who adheres to principles, and will not abandon his faith for the sake of interests, shook his head and said: "Impossible, we signed an agreement, and I can't go back on what I promised Sister Yan." ”

"You kid!" Gao Shuying reproached: "Listen to your brother, hurry up and get the money back to Zhiwei." ”

"People want to be trustworthy, I can't ask for it. Geng Zhiyuan resolutely denied.

"You are a stubborn donkey!" Geng Huaiguo scolded angrily: "You have been tough since you were a child, otherwise you can't do as well as Zhiwei?"

"You don't want it, I'll ask for it!" Gao Shuying comforted her youngest son and said, "Don't worry, I'll go to Yanzi tomorrow, and I'll give you the 200,000 yuan as soon as I want it." ”

"Thank you, Mom!" Geng Zhiwei finally saw the dawn of fundraising, and said excitedly: "It's still my parents who love me." ”

Geng Zhiyuan didn't want to make his parents angry anymore, so he was silent beside him, and said secretly: "I paid for the money, I don't believe that the well-informed Sister Yan will easily give the money to my mother." ”

The next day is the first day of the first lunar month, how can it be possible to go to someone's house to ask for money for the New Year, Gao Shuying is just talking, no matter how anxious she is, she can only wait until after the fifth day of the new year.

Geng Zhiyuan, as a typical example of eating inside and out, was collectively snubbed by his parents and younger brother, but fortunately, he still took care of his food and did not let him starve.

Geng Zhiyuan lived at home like a year, and his parents' alienated and indifferent attitude made him feel cold, and he couldn't help but miss those sweet and warm days with Su Qing.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Xu Zhen invited him to his home for a gathering. Geng Zhiyuan was extremely uncomfortable staying at home, and after receiving the invitation, he hurriedly agreed.

Xu Zhen has been married for three or four years, and his wife gave birth to a naughty and lovely son. The little guy was just three years old, which was the age when he ran around and was disgusted by dogs, and when he saw the young and handsome Geng Zhiyuan, he stuck to his body and refused to go away.

"It's good to have a home of your own!" "The wife and children are hot on the kang, seeing Xu Zhen's happiness, Geng Zhiyuan said with envy.

Xu Zhen asked his wife to take the child away, and said with a smile: "Then why don't you hurry up and get married?"

Seeing Xu Zhen, he couldn't help but think of the past when he fell in love with Wei Xiao three years ago, and Geng Zhiyuan sighed: "If I had married Wei Xiao at that time, I would have had children now." ”

Xu Zhen saw that he mentioned Wei Xiao, sighed and said, "Wei Xiao...... She shouldn't have left you. ”

The world is impermanent, who can know what happened before and after? Geng Zhiyuan shook his head and sighed: "It's all over, don't mention her." ”

"She ......" Xu Zhen glanced at his expression and said carefully: "She's not doing well, I heard that she is getting divorced." ”

"What?" Geng Zhiyuan was surprised: "Divorce?

Xu Zhen saw that he still cared about Wei Xiao, so he boldly said: "Who else can you talk to? Of course, with her husband, what's it called? Look at my brain, I forgot it in a blink of an eye." ”

"Luo Yang!" Geng Zhiyuan's mouth popped out of the name he didn't want to mention in his life.

"Yes, it's Luo Yang!" Xu Zhen said angrily: "I heard that Luo Yang often abused Wei Xiao, and his parents were not good to Wei Xiao. ”

"Why?" Wei Xiao was Geng Zhiyuan's long-awaited goddess after all, how could he easily forget her? He just forcibly buried her in his heart, so as not to evoke unbearable memories of the past.

Xu Zhen hesitated: "Say yes...... I heard that he disliked Wei Xiao and couldn't have children. ”

"Have a baby?" Geng Zhiyuan frowned and said, "Now that medicine is so advanced, if you can't give birth to a child, you can go to see it." ”

"Then we don't know. Xu Zhen glanced at his expression and said hesitantly: "Old Geng, I also invited someone today, I don't know if you would like to see him." ”

Wei Xiao's tragic recent situation made Geng Zhiyuan's heart tremble, and he said casually: "Who?"

"Wang Chenguang!" Xu Zhen said another name that surprised him.

"Wang Chenguang, can you still contact him?" Geng Zhiyuan was surprised: "It's good that he can come, the two of us haven't seen each other for almost ten years." ”

Xu Zhen saw that he had no objection to meeting Wang Chenguang, so he relieved himself: "He is living a miserable life now, he has been laid off, and he usually makes a living by selling breakfast on the roadside." ”

"Ah?...... Alas!" Geng Zhiyuan sighed: "The three of us were iron buddies back then, but I didn't expect to live like this now, it's really a fucking life!

"You are the most promising!" Xu Zhen said enviously: "The chief engineer of the provincial academy has a reputation and status, and his income is also high. Among the junior high school classmates, you and Li Yu have the best. ”

After graduating from graduate school, Li Yu stayed at the Institute of Oceanography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and became a senior intellectual studying marine science, so he naturally did not have to worry about income and life.

"Knowledge changes fate, the original sentence that Mr. Du always talked to us about now seems to be very reasonable. Geng Zhiyuan said with emotion.

"While Wang Chenguang didn't come, I want to ......" Xu Zhen snorted: "I think the three of us used to have a good relationship with old buddies, for the sake of the past relationship, you ...... Can you help him?"

Geng Zhiyuan looked at him in amazement, Xu Zhen was doing well, but he still didn't forget his former friends, and did his best to help them change their fate and improve their lives, which can be described as chivalrous and enthusiastic.

This friend is worth making!

"If you can't help, forget it. Xu Zhen thought that Geng Zhiyuan was unwilling, so he hurriedly said: "I just asked casually." ”

Geng Zhiyuan laughed, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You guy, it's interesting enough! Wang Chenguang didn't make you a friend in vain!"

While he was talking, he suddenly heard the doorbell ringing, and Xu Zhen said as he went to open the door: "It must be Wang Chenguang who is here, this guy, why did he come so late." ”

The door opened, and a middle-aged man with a weathered face and a large body walked in outside. Where is there still a shadow of Wang Chenguang's high spirits back then?

"Lao Xu, I'm sorry, I'm late for something at home. Wang Chenguang said with a humble apology.

Xu Zhen pulled him into the house without care, pointed at Geng Zhiyuan and said, "Chenguang, look at who this is?"

Wang Chenguang looked Geng Zhiyuan up and down, and muttered in shock: "Geng Zhiyuan!? Is it Geng Zhiyuan......?" Still so young!"

Wang Chenguang looked like he was thirty or forty years old, and his former partner had become so old and strange, Geng Zhiyuan felt a little uncomfortable, but he squeezed out a smile on his face and said, "Chenguang, I'm very happy to see you." ”

"I'm also very happy, I heard Lao Xu say that you are in the provincial unit, it's really good! It's much better than us! You still have a good chance of studying!" Wang Chenguang spoke, his eyes flashing with envy.

"Sit, let's sit down and talk. Xu Zhen beckoned the two old classmates to sit on the sofa, poured two cups of tea and said, "The three of us haven't seen each other for many years, so we have to have a good chat this time." ”

"Chenguang, when are you laid off?" Geng Zhiyuan asked directly.

Wang Chenguang thought for a while and said, "At the end of ninety-eight...... Oh no! it should be the beginning of '99. ”

"What position did you get in the supply and marketing cooperative?"

Wang Chenguang said with a little pride on his face: "Store manager, a small shop, five or six people." ”

"Oh?" Geng Zhiyuan pondered for a while and said, "How about the income from the stall now?"

mentioned setting up a stall, Wang Chenguang was a little embarrassed, rubbed his hands and said, "Okay, I can have three or four thousand yuan." ”

"Oops!" Xu Zhen said in surprise: "It's not too little! I thought you didn't earn much." ”

"It's not that high every month. Geng Zhiyuan smiled: "For example, now, who still goes out to buy breakfast?"

"Oh, that's it. Xu Zhen blamed himself: "I forgot to celebrate the New Year." ”

Wang Chenguang also smiled: "My colleagues and I, I can't do it myself, I can earn 10,000 yuan a year, barely enough to live." ”

Three or four thousand yuan is not too much for two people, and it is impossible to get this amount every month. Geng Zhiyuan groaned: "Chenguang, I co-opened a restaurant in the provincial capital, if you want, you can come to me." ”

"Huh!?" Wang Chenguang and Xu Zhen were both shocked, Xu Zhen said: "Old Geng, why are you still opening a restaurant?

Geng Zhiyuan smiled slightly: "I opened it a few years ago, and I partnered with others to make extra money." ”

Wang Chenguang thought for a while and said, "I'm sorry, old Geng." I still have to take care of my children, and I really can't go to the provincial capital. ”

"How old are you, boys, girls?"

"Three years old, girl, about the same age as Lao Xu's child. When it comes to children, Wang Chenguang's eyes are full of love.

"In this case...... Geng Zhiyuan pondered for a while: "My sister has also opened a restaurant here with us, and it will open in the New Year, if you don't dislike it, you can go to her." ”

There is a place where it is better to do than to sell a stall, Wang Chenguang asked tentatively, "How is the treatment?"

"You can talk to her yourself, you know her, Geng Yan. ”

"Geng Yan!" Wang Chenguang exclaimed: "I heard that he is a big boss, and he is very rich." ”

"You leave a phone number, and I'll let you know when the time comes. Geng Zhi said from afar.

"Telephone?" Wang Chenguang said embarrassedly: "I don't have a phone at home." ”

"Call me, I'll let him know. Xu Zhenhao said coolly.

"Oh well. Wang Chenguang's family doesn't even have a fixed phone, which shows how difficult life is, and Geng Zhiyuan doesn't feel good in his heart.