Wu Zichen is the capital of the twenty-fifth month of Layue.

To be honest, he didn't want to come back at all, even if it was for the New Year. There is a mighty and domineering boss in Huai'an Mansion, and a comfortable life with the boss. And in the capital, there is only cold as iron indifference and the mocking eyes of relatives and friends.

But he couldn't help but come back, because participating in the year-end ancestor worship activity was the most important collective activity for the men of the Wu family in Penglai. You can skip the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, but you can't fail to participate in ancestor worship activities, which is the practice of the Wu family. Unless he wants to betray his family and sever the relationship between father and son.

In the past few days after returning home, Wu Zichen felt physically and mentally exhausted. The huge courtyard was full of strange eyes, and his former close cousins also avoided him like a plague, lest they have anything to do with him, which made him feel breathless, so he could only sneak out of the house in the name of play, wander aimlessly in the alleys of the old city for a day, and then drag his tired body to take the last bus home. Although it was tiring to walk around outside, at least the people around him would not give strange eyes and disgusted expressions, which was enough to make Wu Zichen feel extremely satisfied.

Twenty-eighth, put the face hair.

The twenty-eighth day of the lunar month is the day when the northern custom is to prepare steamed buns, and Wu Zichen is still wandering the streets and alleys. At this time, the Chinese New Year is approaching, and the city and outside the city are filled with a sense of joy to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, and the streets and alleys are full of laughter and play, which also makes Wu Zichen feel very good. Just as he raised his camera to take a few pictures, his right eyelid suddenly jumped wildly. He put down the camera and turned his head, and saw two familiar guys standing three or four meters behind him, looking him up and down.

Sometimes the body's memory is more direct and reliable than the mind's memory. Although Wu Zichen couldn't remember the names of the two of them, the faint pain in the musculoskeletal body had warned him that the two in front of him must have had a very profound communication with his body with his fists and feet before. Wu Zichen asked tentatively, "You guys, is there something?"

"Should I call you Wu Tingyu, Wu Lubi, or Wu Xiong?" Zhang Zichen, who was slightly taller, tried to adjust his facial muscles, trying to put on an amiable smile, but unfortunately the bruises and scars on his face made all his efforts in vain, and even his expression became more and more hideous.

"It doesn't matter what it's called, anyway, the name is the code name," Wu Zichen didn't know what they wanted to do, but when they appeared in front of him so suddenly, they would never be to chat with him calmly, so he said humbly: "Do you have something to do? If there is nothing to do, I won't chat with you, and I will go back early." I just can't sleep in the morning, and I just can't go out and walk around, you see my teeth haven't been brushed yet!"

Zhang Zichen had no choice but to see the dagger: "Our boss wants to invite you to a light meal and chat by the way." I wonder if I can enjoy my face?"

"Is it okay not to appreciate your face?"

"No, you can't!"

Wu Zichen shrugged helplessly: "Then do I still have a choice? Since Your Excellency has warmly invited you, you are ashamed to be disrespectful, so you have no choice but to be respectful rather than obey!"

Accompanied by Zhang Zichen and Liu Wenci, Wu Zichen came to the branch of the famous barbecue Wan in Zizhuyuan in the capital. After drinking several cups of tea, the "boss" in their mouths was late. Although he hadn't seen him for more than three years, Chen Gongzhe's appearance had changed a lot, and the traces left by the fight a few days ago made Wu Zichen feel a little strange, but he still recognized who it was at a glance!

Chen Gongzhe greeted him and said, "Old classmate, I haven't seen you for many years, do you still recognize who Chen is?"

Wu Zichen nodded and did not speak. But his heart had already turned upside down, and his hands holding the teacup trembled slightly: Yes, I haven't seen you for many years, but how can I not recognize who you are? You are my first boyfriend, although this kind of love is a secret love and a forbidden love. But you have left such a heavy mark on my heart, body, and even my life experience, how can I forget it?

After Chen Gongzhe sat down, he continued: "Brother Wu, Chen was young and ignorant, thoughtful, extreme, and rude, which caused you a lot of trouble. Every time I think about it over the years, I feel that I regret it! I invite you to dinner today just to solemnly apologize to you, and I also ask you to be a big man, and not to care about the sins that Chen has committed before. I wonder if Brother Wu can forgive?"

Wu Zichen held the teacup in his hand tightly, and the hot air in the teacup rose up, blurring his facial expression. After a long time, he whispered: "The ancients had a saying: 'Don't say what you do, don't tell what you do, and don't blame the past.'" 'So many years have passed since that incident, why do you have to bring it up again?' Why should you regret and apologize for that incident, when I was at fault first, and then I deserved it, so why should you regret and apologize?'

Chen Gongzhe was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "I didn't expect Brother Wu to be so open-minded and generous, but it seems that Chen is a little pretentious and not refreshing! How?"

Seeing Wu Zichen's hesitant expression, Liu Wenci also persuaded: "The so-called 'brothers who have survived the catastrophe are here, and they meet with a smile and enmity', the brothers haven't seen each other for a long time, and it's rare to get together during the New Year, so sit down and have a good chat!"

Wu Zichen is not stupid, of course he knows that Chen Gongzhe and others must have other intentions, but he can't leave if he wants to go now, and in the final analysis, he still has a trace of inexplicable fetters for Chen Gongzhe in his heart, and he also wants to know more about the recent situation of his first love. So in the end, he agreed to Chen Gongzhe's request: "Then let's talk!"

A few people talked about some marginal topics, and Chen Gongzhe suddenly asked: "Brother Wu, I heard that you went to Huai'an Mansion to study later, and now you should be in the first year of high school, right?"

Wu Zichen suddenly felt excited, and replied vaguely: "It's just an ordinary high school." ”

"Really?"

"Of course it's true!" Wu Zichen replied categorically, "I used to go around various schools and delay a lot of homework, and I couldn't keep up with work, but after I arrived in Huai'an Mansion, my family didn't care much about me. Like you, you can easily be admitted to a famous key middle school in Beijing!"

"Which school exactly?" Chen Gongzhe asked.

"Private Shanyang Senior High School, have you heard of it?" Wu Zichen lied, "The teaching goal of our school is that girls will not give birth and boys will not die, and it is very famous in Huai'an Mansion." ”

"Girls don't give birth, boys don't die, what do you mean?" Liu Wenci was a little curious.

Wu Zichen explained: "It is to strive for girls not to have children during school, and boys not to die in fights during school." How's it going? Is it open enough, free enough?"

Chen Gongzhe seemed to believe Wu Zichen's answer, and then asked, "Then do you often go to other schools to play? ”

"Huai'an Mansion is full of glasses girls and nerds, what's so fun? It's okay to go to Shiyàn Middle School and No. 1 Middle School to play occasionally, Huai'an Mansion is such a tall school, you can't afford to climb it down!" Wu Zichen ran the train with his mouth full, "By the way, how did you know about Huai'an Mansion? Could it be that there are any acquaintances in that school?"

"Our eldest daughter-in-law is in Huai'an Mansion!" Liu Wen said in a sneering voice.

"And it's still the school flower!" Zhang Zichen added.

"Talky!" Chen Gongzhe scolded, but he couldn't hide the smugness on his face: "Don't listen to their nonsense, it's actually a family affair that my father and mother ordered for me in private, it is said that the little girl looks good, her grades are okay, and she is now studying in Huai'an Mansion." As for the specifics, I know too well. ”

"Oh——, I understand what you mean! You want me to inquire about your daughter-in-law's basic situation, right?" Wu Zichen looked suddenly realized, "To say that I am indeed the most suitable for this kind of work, I have free time, I know you well, and I am not interested in girls, so I can rest assured and boldly entrust the investigation task without worrying about digging the wall." Is that what you mean?"

Saying this, Zhang Zichen and Liu Wenci also felt that it made a lot of sense, thinking that Chen Gongzhe invited Wu Zichen to dinner for this purpose. But Chen Gongzhe waved his hand: "My daughter-in-law's affairs are naturally handled by myself, so why not pretend to be someone else and trouble my brother?

"What does that mean?" Wu Zichen was curious.

"I want to introduce you to a boyfriend!"

As soon as Chen Gongzhe's words fell, the bean juice in Zhang Zichen and Liu Wenci's mouths suddenly sprayed on the table, and even Wu Zichen became dumbfounded.

Chen Gongzhe immediately explained: "No matter what you say, Chen is still haunted by the incident back then, and he is still grateful for Brother Wu's boxing intentions, but he is not a fellow believer, and he can only be grateful for Brother Wu's kindness." Out of shame and compensation, I have always wanted to find a suitable boyfriend for Brother Wu, but the world is so big, I am afraid that there are very few handsome guys who can enter Brother Wu's eyes. It just so happened that a few days ago, I heard my daughter-in-law say that there is a peerless handsome guy in Huai'an Mansion, who is so handsome that he is called a miserable man, so to speak, whether it is appearance or temperament, he is far better than Chen Mou ten times and a hundred times! I believe that as long as Brother Wu sees him, he will definitely fall in love at first sight!"

Wu Zichen's heart moved, and he still pretended to be casual on the surface and asked, "Is it really fake? Dare to ask what is the name of that peerless handsome guy who is so handsome?"

"His name is Jiang Shuiyuan. ”