Late spring. Thursday. 5:25 p.m.

You Zhi turned out of the turnstiles, dressed up, looked at his watch, and the appointed time was half past five, and there were still five minutes left.

A black Buick business vehicle was parked in front of the Fubang Building Square in Changshan City.

"Teacher You, Teacher You!" the voice came, crisp and loud, like a lark.

A girl got out of the car, twenty-four or five years old, tall and thin, with short hair and dancing, a light blue business dress lined with a young face, smiling like a peach blossom.

She beckoned to You Zhi from afar. You Zhi strode towards the Buick car, and the girl hurriedly bent down and stretched out her hand. You Zhi shook it lightly, "You're Ivan?"

"Yes, yes, Mr. You, I have been in contact with you, but I have never seen the 'true god', and today I finally got my wish. The words were full of admiration and a little playful.

"Mr. Liu is already in the hotel, and he specially asked me to pick you up. Ivan said, opening the door. You Zhi smiled politely and got into the car.

At this time, the road is not congested, and in another half an hour, during the rush hour, it may be over.

On the road, You Zhi sat in the back seat, and Ivan sat in the co-pilot. She turned around and said with a smile: "Teacher You, I'm sorry for you this time, Mr. Liu has criticized me several times for this matter......

You Zhi smiled faintly, "It's okay, you have to go through such a stage, it's good to be familiar......"

"In the future, you have to teach me more, you are my master, and you can't accept it......" Ivan had a coquettish look on his face.

You Zhi coughed twice deliberately, "Learn from each other, learn from each other." ”

"Did you bring any information?" You Zhi leaned back in his chair and stared at the road that stretched wide and long outside the front glass of the car.

"Bring, bringing. ”

You Zhi found that Ivan always liked to speak twice, and he seemed very polite.

As he spoke, Ivan took out a light blue folder from the handbag at his feet, turned around and handed it over, "It's all inside." ”

You Zhi took the folder, a thick pile of information. He rolled it cursoryly, closed it, and put it to the side, looking confident.

"I've read a few drafts of what you've written, the writing is good, and the basic things are clear, but the height ...... is missing," You Zhi said to Ivan in the front row.

Ivan hurriedly turned around and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, you are so right, there are plains, no peaks......"

"At your age, it's rare to have such a pen. You Zhi praised.

"Where, we're all chasing ducks to the shelves. This is still something that took several days to drum up......" Speaking of this, Ivan looked aggrieved again.

"Practice makes perfect, but you still have to read books......" You Zhi looked like a person who had come over.

"Hey, I don't like to read the most. Still, the novel is okay......" Ivan stuck out his tongue, revealing a row of small white teeth.

"It doesn't matter what you want to read, as long as you are willing to read it, it's a good thing. You Zhidao.

Ivan nodded his head in agreement.

In the time between talking, Ivan dialed the phone, and the phone called her boss, Mr. Liu, telling that he had picked up You Zhi and would go to the hotel immediately.

Hung up the phone and chatted a few more words. The car turned two corners and it was the Swan Lake Hotel.

Swan Lake Hotel, a landmark five-star hotel in Changshan City, is not a place where ordinary people can consume.

As soon as the car stopped in front of the hotel, a woman came out of the hall. Forty-seven or eighteen years old, light gray sportswear wrapped in a bumpy figure, about 1.7 meters tall, fat and thin, with curly hair in the ears and bright light, ruddy face, at first glance it is the result of long-term maintenance.

Ivan had already gotten out of the car and opened the door for Youzhi. You Zhi came down, and the woman smiled on her face and stepped forward to shake hands with him. "Teacher You, it's been a long time......

You Zhi shook hands and said: "It's been three years, and Mr. Liu is still young and beautiful......

Mr. Liu smiled and said to Ivan: "Look, cultural people can just talk......"

Everyone laughed and entered the hotel.

Come to think of it, it was already three years ago. Time flies!

At that time, You Zhi was still the editor of a newspaper in Changshan City, and he was hired temporarily. That year, he was asked to write a manuscript about rural assistance, and Liu Wenyuan, a typical entrepreneur in the city, was also the subject of his interview. That manuscript, You Zhi wrote carefully, had a great impact, and was also reprinted by the national media, and Liu Wenyuan was also advanced in the province because of it.

That's how the two met. Naturally, it only stays at the level of understanding. Since then, although there are phone calls and WeChat between them, they have never been in touch, and there is not even a "circle of friends" like. How can they be connected, the two have a huge difference in identity, one is a poor freelancer who eats by code words, and the other is a well-known entrepreneur in the city, You Zhi only has a stammer.

Liu Wenyuan suddenly asked his secretary Ivan to call him, asking for something. If it's okay, people won't take the initiative to contact him.

The reason for the matter is: the province carried out the selection of "top ten" outstanding entrepreneurs, and Liu Wenyuan was determined to be the recommended object. However, the recommendation materials were written five or six times by the secretary Ivan, but Liu Wenyuan was not satisfied. Seeing that the deadline for declaration was under his nose, Liu Wenyuan thought of You Zhi in desperation.

You Zhi was very surprised and moved by Liu Wenyuan's request. It's a dignified thing to think of yourself when you're in trouble.

Therefore, You Zhi agreed without hesitation.

The private room arranged by Liu Wenyuan is on the second floor, a large private room. She pushed the door open and let Yuz in. You Zhi was polite, but he couldn't resist it, so he had to go to the house first. In addition to a large round table for 12 people, there are sofas, coffee tables and some decorations, and the coffee table is filled with snacks and fruits.

At the coffee table, five or six young men and women about Ivan's age were laughing. Seeing Liu Wenyuan coming in, he hurriedly stopped his voice, stood with his hands down, and didn't dare to come out.

You Zhi didn't recognize them. Liu Wenyuan waved her hand at them, "Come on, I'll introduce you to ......" as she spoke, she put her right hand on You Zhi's waist and eyes. You Zhi was a little uncomfortable, but it was not easy to dodge, so he stiffened.

"This is what I mentioned to you, the famous You Zhi, Teacher You. Liu Wenyuan said.

You Zhi took the opportunity to dodge Liu Wenyuan's hand on his waist and nodded at several young men and women.

A few people seemed to be students meeting teachers, and like juniors meeting elders, they nodded their heads and shook hands with You Zhi.

"They are ......" You Zhi shook hands with them and looked at Liu Wenyuan with a sideways face.

Liu Wenyuan smiled: "These are all from our office, and they are all fans of Teacher You......"

You Zhi knew it was a compliment: "Don't dare, don't dare, learn from each other, learn from each other." ”

Then, Liu Wenyuan introduced their names to You Zhi one by one, and You Zhi naturally couldn't remember them.

After the introduction, Liu Wenyuan said to them: "Master, I have introduced you, and the rest depends on you......

You Zhi didn't understand what it meant, but a group of young people already understood. Someone hurriedly pulled You Zhi to take a seat, and You Zhi naturally did not sit in the main seat, and he couldn't resign again and again, so he sat on the right side of the main seat. As soon as he sat down, someone poured tea and served refreshments. Liu Wenyuan was not polite and sat directly on the main seat. Liu Wenyuan motioned for Ivan to sit next to You Zhi, and arranged for the rest of the people to sit down.

Arranged to arrange, You Zhi found that Liu Wenyuan had a vacant seat on his left. He glanced at it and didn't speak. Liu Wenyuan discovered this detail and said to Ivan: "Ask Editor-in-Chief Li to see if it's almost there." Ivan answered and dialed the phone. Putting down the phone, Ivan said to Liu Wenyuan that Editor-in-Chief Li would be there soon.

You Zhi didn't understand what kind of medicine Liu Wenyuan sold in the gourd, Liu Wenyuan said: "Teacher You is here today, we are afraid that we will not be able to accompany you, you are all cultural people, I also invited you a cultural person, between cultural people, there is a common language is not ......"

Only then did You Zhi understand what she meant, and he couldn't help but admire that people thought it through. This is true, and a banquet without a common language is really a bit embarrassing.

The door of the private room opened a crack, and a thin figure flashed in.

It was a woman, dressed in a snow-white long skirt, with long hair fluttering, and she was still holding a pipa and half-covering her face.

Looking up, the eyes of the two collided.

You Zhi chuckled in his heart, and his expression was a little unnatural.

How could it be her? For a while, You Zhi's mind was buzzing.

"Teacher You, Teacher You?"

Liu Wenyuan called twice, and You Zhi seemed to have lost his soul. Ivan nudged him before he came to his senses.

"Teacher You, are you dizzy when you see a beautiful woman?" Liu Wenyuan said while joking, "I'll introduce you to a colleague, Li Wenxuan of our provincial "Corporate Culture" magazine, Li Editor-in-Chief." ”

For a moment, You Zhi was at a loss.

Li Ruoxuan looked very natural, she smiled at You Zhi and said, "This is the famous Teacher You, fortunately, fortunately." ”

You Zhi sat there in a daze, forgetting even the least politeness to get up. I gritted my teeth and thought in my heart, pretending to be quite similar, don't we know each other?

Li Wenxuan walked up to Liu Wenyuan, and the two hugged gently. After a few words of greeting, Liu Wenyuan gave her up to the vacant seat next to her.

Liu Wenyuan was separated between the two, but it did not obstruct the line of sight. You Zhi didn't dare to look up, always staring at the teacup on the table. In the cup, the tea in the maroon red robe seemed to be surging towards him with muddy waves of mud and sand.

You Zhi subconsciously touched his pocket and took out a pack of cigarettes. He said to Liu Wenyuan: "Liu, Mr. Liu, is it okay?" Somehow, he stammered a little.

Liu Wenyuan patted You Zhi on the shoulder: "In my place, Teacher You can do whatever he wants......

You Zhi looked a little embarrassed, after all, half of the people on the scene were women, and even if there were a few men, they were all young men. He knew that smoking was banned in public today. You Zhi said: "Hug, I'm sorry, old, ** sick, I can't change it for a while......"

You Zhi just stuffed the cigarette butt into his mouth, and Ivan hurriedly snatched the lighter in You Zhi's hand and lit it for him. Liu Wenyuan said to Ivan: "Don't you know that Teacher You smoke......s?"

Ivan blushed a little and hurriedly got up and went out to get a cigarette.

The waiter came up to pour wine and asked Liu Wenyuan which one to drink? On the side table, red wine, white wine, and beer were placed. Liu Wenyuan asked You Zhi what he was drinking, and You Zhi was absent-minded. Liu Wenyuan said: "Today, I propose that everyone drink liquor, and if you don't get drunk, you won't return......"

Li Wenxuan is obviously very familiar with Liu Wenyuan, "Mr. Liu, I have never been ...... with liquor"

Liu Wenyuan said: "That's not good, today is an exception, Editor-in-Chief Li must drink liquor, isn't it?" When she spoke, she turned her eyes to a group of young people, and the young people hurriedly cooperated: "Editor-in-Chief Li, drink liquor, Editor-in-Chief Li, drink liquor......"

Liu Wenyuan waved his hand, stopped the coaxing, and said to the guy sitting opposite: "Xiaoma, you and Xiao Zhang change places, sit next to Editor-in-Chief Li, and Editor-in-Chief Li will hand it over to you today......"

The pony's name is Ma Zhitao, and he looks white and clean, like a big girl, shy and a little shy.

Ivan took two boxes of soft China and put them in front of You Zhi, who politely pushed the cigarette aside.

Liu Wenyuan raised a glass and proposed, the first cup to welcome the arrival of the two master VIPs, the second cup, to welcome again, and the third cup to welcome.

After three cups in a row, Ivan and other young girls couldn't stand it, but they still endured it. You Zhi doesn't care, drinking is his forte, and he also likes to drink on weekdays, especially liquor. Just now he thought that if he drank beer or red wine, it would be boring.

Li Wenxuan joked on the side: "Mr. Liu, you should change your rhetoric for these three cups." ”

Liu Wenyuan said: "Isn't it a popular saying now, what is it called, by the way, this is called an important thing to say three times......" After speaking, he laughed, and the rest of the people also laughed.

Next, starting with Ivan, Liu Wenyuan asked the young people to circle one by one and toast to You Zhi and Li Wenxuan, and the young people did not dare to disobey.

You Zhi has something in his heart, and he doesn't refuse to come, he wants to suppress the pain in his heart with wine.

After the young man finished the circle, Liu Wenyuan toasted three more glasses with the two. Before toasting, Liu Wenyuan said with a flushed face: "The next thing depends on the two masters......

Li Wenxuan glanced at You Zhi, "Teacher You came forward, that is a sure thing." ”

You Zhi still avoided her gaze and said to Liu Wenyuan: "Thank you Mr. Liu for your love, I will do my best." ”

After Liu Wenyuan finished toasting, she cleared her throat and said, "Today, there is still an important thing to ......" As she spoke, she glanced around at several young people. Ivan is okay, maybe he followed Liu Wenyuan in and out to socialize a lot, drank a lot of wine, but his face was a little red. Ma Zhitao and several other young people were already a little overwhelmed by the wine, and they all wilted.

Liu Wenyuan raised her voice: "When you are young, you are all cheering up." ”

As soon as he said this, the wilted young men straightened their backs and their eyes widened.

Liu Wenyuan continued: "How can I tell you before I come, today, for you, is an important day. Of course, I didn't communicate with Mr. You beforehand, but I believe that he will not refuse. ”

As she spoke, Liu Wenyuan put her hand on You Zhi's shoulder, and she brought her red cheeks to You Zhi, "Teacher You, did you say?"

A faint smell of perfume mixed with a strong smell of wine rushed to You Zhi's nose, You Zhi held his breath, "Mr. Liu, can you say that I am blindfolded......"

Liu Wenyuan was obviously a little drunk, "You say, Teacher You, you definitely won't refuse, right?"

You Zhi half asked: "I don't know what Mr. Liu said?"

Liu Wenyuan glanced at Ivan, and Ivan immediately understood.

Ivan: "Teacher You, Mr. Liu brought us today, just to let us apprentice, you can't shirk it......"

Hearing this, You Zhi remembered what Liu Wenyuan said when he first came in, he thought it was a joke, but now it seems that it is not the case.

You Zhi hurriedly explained: "Mr. Liu, this is absolutely unacceptable, we are all friends, we are all friends, we are all friends, if we are in need, just say, learn from each other, help each other, teacher, I dare not be a ......"

Liu Wenyuan pouted and half-hugged You Zhi, "That's not good, a teacher is a teacher." If you recognize me as a sister, we will hold an apprenticeship ceremony today. As she spoke, she turned her face towards Li Wenxuan," Li testified. ”

Li Wenxuan smiled: "Mr. Liu, this is a good thing, why can't it be my turn, you are just eccentric......"

Liu Wenyuan smiled evilly: "I'm just biased, I just like handsome guys, what's the matter......"

Li Wenxuan quipped: "Then it depends on whether Teacher You is willing or not." ”

At this time, You Zhi was extremely uncomfortable, but there was no way. He doesn't have any capital to get angry.

Liu Wenyuan still half-hugged You Zhi, "Teacher You, are you willing, tell them, are you willing?"

You Zhi couldn't cry or laugh, and reluctantly said: "Whatever, whatever......

When Liu Wenyuan heard this, she raised her voice too highly, "Look, have you seen it, Teacher You is so refreshing......"

Liu Wenyuan glared at Ivan and them, "Why are you still stunned?"

Ivan understood, and immediately beckoned the rest of them. They raised their glasses, stood up, and came towards Youzhi. For a while, You Zhi didn't know what to do, so he had to pick up his wine glass and get up.

Ivan took the lead and said: "The students respect Teacher You, and I hope Teacher You will take care of us more in the future......"

The rest of the young people also chimed in, but You Zhi couldn't shirk it, so he had to drink the wine in his glass.

Li Wenxuan picked up the wine glass and said to You Zhi: "Teacher You, congratulations, don't talk about anything else, everything is in the wine." You Zhi sat down again, Ivan hurriedly poured wine, You Zhi didn't raise his head, and drank it all.

Liu Wenyuan put her hand on You Zhi's shoulder again, she put her mouth to the root of You Zhi's ear, and whispered: "Brother, the matter is up to you......"

You Zhi twisted his body and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Liu, I will do my best." ”

Liu Wenyuan hugged him hard, "Why are you still called Mr. Liu, sister, you will be my brother in the future......"

Although it was a wine talk, You Zhi's heart was still hot. He raised his glass, "Sister Liu, I toast you." ”

Liu Wenyuan pouted: "No, three cups, our sisters have to drink three cups......" said, she said to Ivan: "Ivan, pour wine, see, you have to be like this, your master is willing to teach you, you have to accompany the master well......"

After three glasses of wine, Liu Wenyuan's interest was even higher. She cleared her throat, "Today, such a good day, I have to give you a boost." ”

When the crowd heard this, they applauded.

Liu Wenyuan staggered and stood up, "Next, please enjoy the excerpts from the Pingju "Flowers as the Matchmaker" to celebrate Teacher You's acceptance of apprentices, and welcome the two masters to ......"

The crowd applauded again.

Liu Wenyuan opened her confused eyes and said with a smile: "It's not good to sing, everyone take care of ......."

Although You Zhi doesn't understand opera, he knows that Liu Wenyuan really can't sing well, and he is basically not in tune.

However, there was still a round of applause. You Zhi thought to himself, this flattery and compliment can be regarded as a slap to the bone.

Liu Wenyuan sat down again, and said to Li Wenxuan with a wine glass: "Editor-in-chief Li, the rest of the matter depends on you......

Li Wenxuan understood, "Mr. Liu, don't worry." Who made us friends, what do friends do, aren't they just used for it?"

Liu Wenyuan slapped the table and said: "Okay, this is a level, and he is worthy of being a cultural person." ”

Liu Wenyuan turned to You Zhi again, "Teacher You, do you say yes, friend, it's a friend and it's used for it." ”

You Zhi didn't agree with this sentence, but he still agreed and nodded.