The last time we met, Peng Shuai was a little resentful of me. He came back with the runner-up result of the provincial competition, but he didn't expect to be knocked over by me, a nobody, and the arrogance brought back by his provincial team was kicked away by my volleying legs, and no one was happy.

Peng Shuai first raised his wine glass and smiled, and there was no longer any unhappiness in the past.

Looking at familiar faces, warm smiles. I touched his glass: "You've really changed a lot! ”

Peng Shuai was more familiar with St. Petersburg than I was, and it was he who brought me to this bar full of Chinese. Looking at the full house with yellow skin and black eyes, I even thought that I was back in China, very kind.

"Don't talk about me, I really don't recognize your changes. Peng Shuai pointed to his eyes, "Do you know how sharp your eyes are? ”

I lowered my head to look into my eyes from the reflection of the glass: "Really?"

I know what Peng Shuai said. I don't know if it's the hellish environment that makes me look like this, or if the human life in my hands shapes it, but there are really not many people who can look at me right now.

"Congratulations on a beautiful boxing match today, and you Chinese raised your eyebrows. I took a sip of the beer in my hand, "Why don't you go to this place in China to pan for gold? I remember that you are still quite well-known in China?"

Peng Shuai took a sip of the beer and smiled bitterly: "It's a fart compared to the current popularity of Lao Gen." Wood, who wants to leave their homeland and come to this bitter cold place where the cold wind blows into the crotch of their pants, in fact, I am all to blame. ”

"You wait for me for a moment. Peng Shuai didn't continue, but walked over to the female singer who was singing on the stage, stuffed a banknote into the girl's hand, and said something in the girl's ear. The girl nodded, and Peng Shuai walked back with a smile: "I just ordered a song, give it to you, no, give it to the two of us." "Where do we not meet in life". ”

Where we don't meet in life, we really don't meet in life. I nodded.

The girl's voice is very gentle, it is the sweet mezzo-soprano, and she can control this old song with ease. Although the Cantonese pronunciation is not very standard, it is better with strong feelings.

Peng Shuai's knuckles tapped the table and beat it, humming softly with the girl, and waving happily at the girl: "I was sent here by a big brother to learn boxing, and I happened to meet some local friends to earn some extra money." Peng Shuai looked at me, lowered his head and took a sip of wine.

A punch here, win or lose, they promised me three thousand dollars. Peng Shuai licked his lips, you are an expert, you can also see my game tonight, I didn't win so brilliantly, if I really fight with my opponent, my winning rate is only half at most. But for the sake of money, the guy lost quite happily. Money money, money, asking what money is in the world, only makes people promise life and death! Peng Shuai's face was mocking, a little sluggish.

"You know I used to have a good future in China. Peng Shuai took two bottles of beer again and put them in front of us, "At that time, I was following a group of fox friends and dog friends all day long, eating, drinking, prostituting, gambling, smoking, fighting, and being arrested. Later, I went to the police station more often than I went home, and the coach of the provincial team ignored me and expelled me from the team. I squandered the prize money I won in less than half a year. Peng Shuai shook his head and looked at me, "If you answer that sentence, you won't die if you don't die." ”

"When I was drunk and dreaming all day long, my mother was hospitalized with leukemia. She was afraid of affecting my training, so she wouldn't let anyone tell me. She didn't know that I had already been expelled from the provincial team at that time. Peng Shuai gritted his teeth, sighed, looked at me and smiled bitterly, "I only woke up when I stood at the door of the hospital bed, rummaging through the empty pockets. Wood, I'm not afraid of you laughing, it was the first time I shed tears in my adult life. ”

I have met Peng Shuai's mother. When Peng Shuai practiced boxing with his master, his mother rented a house to accompany him. It was a woman who looked like an authentic rural woman, with wrinkles on her face early, and she was never dressed elegantly. But she is good at making all kinds of pancakes, and often brings hot bowls to the yard to give to us who are sweating. I am an orphan, without a mother, and I have never experienced maternal love. But if I had a mother, I think it would be like Peng Shuai's mother.

"Auntie, how is it now?" my heart twitched at the thought of Peng Shuai's mother's pancakes, that kind smile, and the warm hands that were gently caressing our heads.

"this one!" Peng Shuai smiled, "A friend in China funded me a sum of money for my mother's bone marrow transplant, and the operation was very successful. Now he is recuperating at home, and the doctor said that there is a high probability of full recovery. ”

"Dry!" I took a sip of a whole bottle of beer and patted Peng Shuai, "The prodigal son turns back, brother, cherish it!"

"Thank you!" Peng Shuai knocked on the scattered bottles on the table, "Actually, this is the first time I have come out to drink since I knew that my mother had an accident, and I am really happy to meet you in this place." ”

"Me too!" I laughed.

"I plan to practice boxing in this place, and earn some money to go back and renovate the house in my hometown, so that my wife can have a good recuperation environment. Peng Shuai pointed to the cup, "If I don't drink with you, if I drink it again, I won't be able to get up tomorrow, which will affect training." ”

"Okay. I nodded, I couldn't drink the beer, and my stomach was a little swollen, "Our own brothers don't care about how much to drink, let's just be happy." ”

"You're here to fight boxing?" Peng Shuai looked at me, "The people here are much more ruthless than in China, you be careful." ”

"Thank you. I nodded gratefully, having experienced the baptism of hell, maybe I am even more ruthless than the people here.

I took out the $5,000 that Archie had advanced to me tonight, and handed it to Peng Shuai: "Brother, don't tell me anything else, this is what I bought for my aunt some supplements, don't be polite to me." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Peng Shuai pushed his hand, "I'm really not bad for money now, and my brother Chen has helped me a lot financially in China." I came here now because Brother Chen paid me to study at the 'Tiger King Boxing Gym' here. ”

"Brother Chen, Chen Zhijun?" I blurted out the name, and a familiar figure jumped into my heart.

"Do you know?" Peng Shuai turned to the side and turned his face to look at me.

What a coincidence?

I still nodded: "I've met a few times, but I'm not very familiar." He smiled at Peng Shuai.

"He's really righteous, he pulled me in my most difficult time, I owe this big brother a lot. Peng Shuai stuffed my money into the pocket of my clothes, "I received my heart, thank you for the wood." ”

In this case, I no longer shirked, and asked for a cold beer, as if only the coolness of the cold beer could give me a breath.

"I'll introduce you when you go back, and if you are willing to go to him, you will definitely be appreciated by him. Peng Shuai patted me on the shoulder, "You can eat wherever you go." ”

"Wait a minute. I walked over and took out a 100-yuan bill and handed it to the female singer who was still on stage, "I want to listen to the song "Where Don't We Meet in Life" again." ”

The girl looked at such a big bill and was a little surprised, and after confirming that it was a real banknote, the girl was more surprised, signaled to the band, and sang the classic old song again.

"Drift with the wind and the waves

With the waves of a lifetime

You and I overlap for a moment

In an instant, each side is on the other

Fate drifts by with the wind

I also watch over this life

。。。。。。。 ”

"Suddenly I want to listen to this song again. I explained to Peng Shuai.

"Yes, Xiaoling here sings very well. Peng Shuai pointed at the girl and said with a smile, "Do you need me to introduce you?"

I waved my hand and listened to the song.

Where don't we meet in life! That's a good thing, Chen Zhijun, when will we meet again?

PS: Where do you not meet in life, and watch over this life. Cherish the brothers around you, one or two in your life is enough!