I looked at Tang Wan in surprise.

In the third year of high school, at the class reunion, Tang Wan never drank alcohol, every time I poured hot water or drinks for her, I couldn't refuse, I drank for her, and I never saw her drink.

"Can you drink?" I asked Tang Wan.

"Is there any problem, who rules that women can't drink?" Tang Wan glanced at me and said lightly.

This feeling of alienation, as well as the indifference in Tang Wan's eyes, looking at me like a stranger, made my heart ache faintly.

"No, I didn't mean that, it's just that drinking alcohol hurts your body, so it's better for you to drink less. I said with some embarrassment.

"This is my business, you don't have to take care of it, you better take care of yourself, there is no reason to say that only the governor is allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light lamps. Tang Wan motioned to the waiter to continue pouring her wine, and then skillfully picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and glanced at me, "Besides, you are not a state official." ”

"Yes, Chen Jin's current identity is at most a flat-headed commoner. Tang Wan is a high-achieving student, with excellent university grades, and has won the first-class scholarship for four consecutive years, and even almost went abroad for further study. Zhou Kai said, "Chen Jin, instead of caring about her, you should care more about yourself, among our group of people, you are the worst." ”

My heart was torn apart again.

Eight years have passed, and these former classmates have all had successful careers, and I am indeed the most unsatisfactory, not to mention divorce, not even money for food, and I have to ask my family to get it.

"Zhou Kai, don't say a word, in high school, Chen Jin's grades were not bad, he has been steadily in the top three in the class, the top ten in the school, if there is no accident, he can still enter Tsinghua University. "Wu Dong said for me.

"You know how life can have a chance to start all over again if it is not? Zhou Kaidao.

Wu Dong still had to distinguish for me, so I patted him on the shoulder: "Forget it, there's nothing to argue about, what Zhou Kai said is the truth, what he said is also very reasonable, there is no if in life, what happens is what happens." I really said a lot, several of you have gone to college, and there are even top students from Tsinghua University, and you have won the first prize of the school, how can I be good at pointing fingers at a person who has not graduated from high school?"

"Alright, let's have a drink, I'll have a drink first, for my gaffe. ”

I picked up my wine glass, glanced at Tang Wan, and then drank the red wine in the glass in one gulp.

The liquor dipped between the buds and then down the throat, and the slightly astringent feeling was not very good, but it was very suitable for my current state.

Drinking, drinking is emotion.

"Slow down, no one will rob you, eat vegetables. Wu Dong pointed to the food on the table and said to me, "I ordered a few dishes, all of which are your favorite food." Scrambled eggs with onions, thousand-page tofu, stir-fried beef with green peppers, don't drink and eat more vegetables. ”

"Well, okay, eat the vegetables. I nodded, took a piece of beef, put it in my mouth and chewed it.

Then I picked up the wine on the table and poured myself a glass.

"Drink slowly, you've just taken a bite of food. Yu Lu said to me, "Don't get drunk before you talk for a while." ”

"Is my alcohol so bad? I can't drink half a catty of white wine, let alone red wine, this bottle is fine. I said.

Tang Wan frowned and stared at me.

"Then don't drink so fast, slow down, no one will rob you. Yu Lu said, "Let's talk about some interesting things from my high school meeting, I was surprised when I saw this plate of green pepper beef, and there was one thing that impressed me very much." ”

"What's the matter?Is there anything else special about this green pepper beef?" Zhou Kai looked at Yu Lu and said suspiciously, "Could it be that the beef is fake?"

"Where do you think of going?" Yu Lu glanced at Zhou Kai, then turned his head to look at me, "I remember when I was in high school, whenever there was a class reunion, Chen Jin would order a plate of green pepper beef, then we didn't have much money, a plate of green pepper beef cost twenty yuan, and you could order three or four other dishes." ”

"It's true that the price of goods is really low, and the scrambled eggs with tomatoes are only four yuan. Wu Dong nodded, "Twenty yuan is indeed enough to order three or four dishes, but Chen Jin has to order green pepper beef every time." I remember the time before the college entrance examination, when we had a meal together, Chen Jin had fifty yuan left, but he still ordered a plate of green pepper beef. ”

"Later, until the college entrance examination, he and I kept nibbling on steamed buns, and after gnawing on steamed buns for half a month, I was about to vomit, and he really liked to eat green pepper beef. ”

I smiled, lowered my head and took a sip of red wine, moistened my lips, and looked up at Tang Wan.

Tang Wan lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking.

"You're wrong, Chen Jin doesn't like to eat green pepper beef, and he didn't move his chopsticks every time he ordered this dish. Yu Lu said suddenly, "At most, when we urged him, we sandwiched a piece or two of beef." ”

"Oh, and this kind of thing? I didn't even look closely, why is that? I ordered such an expensive dish and didn't eat it. Wu Dong looked at me in surprise.

"I'm also curious about what it's for. Yu Lu glanced at Tang Wan, and then looked at me again.

"What else can it be, isn't it just because I think I'll eat less, so that you can eat more?" I said with a smile, "Okay, let's eat quickly, there's a big one waiting for me at home." ”

"Okay. Wu Dong nodded and raised his glass, "Chen Jin, I respect you, congratulations, you got married so soon, and you have a daughter." ”

I touched one with Wu Dong and dried it directly.

"I haven't seen your daughter-in-law yet, when will you bring it out for a meal together?" Yu Lu said to me.

I paused for a moment, a little entangled in my heart, Tong Wangjun and I are both divorced, how can we bring it out to meet?

Do you want to tell them I'm divorced?

This thought just got up, and it was immediately snuffed out by me, among these people, I was the worst, it seems that I am married and have children, and I am halfway through the road of life, so I should be happy.

But what they don't know is that I am divorced, and I have to rely on my parents to support my daughter, and I have been reduced to the point of setting up a stall.

At this time, wouldn't it be sympathetic to say that I am divorced?

I hate being sympathized.

"Let's see. Eventually, I mumbled my answer.

Most of the bottles of red wine went down to my stomach, I handed Xiaole to Yu Lu, got up and went to the toilet.

When I came out, I met Tang Wan at the door of the toilet, and Tang Wan stood there, as if she was waiting for me.

I shook my head and smiled self-deprecatingly, I really thought too much, the men's and women's toilets were opposite, Tang Wan came out to go to the toilet, and it happened to be nothing unusual.

Tang Wan turned her back to me, I didn't know what I was looking at, I walked past her, my eyes kept looking at her back, but I didn't call her after all.

"Chen Jin, do you like to eat green pepper beef?" Tang Wan's voice sounded suddenly.

I turned my head and looked at her strangely, "Why are you asking this?"

"It's nothing, I just heard Yu Lu talk about this, so I'm a little curious, so I'll ask. Tang Wan said lightly.

"Oh. I answered, didn't hurry to leave, and pulled out a cigarette, "Don't you mind?"

"I said mind, will you not smoke?" Tang Wan said.

"Huh. I laughed twice, lit my cigarette, and took a puff, "You go back first, I'll smoke a cigarette and go in." ”

"Your daughter-in-law doesn't mind you smoking?" Tang Wan frowned and looked at me, obviously not liking me smoking.

I shook my head.

Actually, I don't know if Tong Wangjun minds me smoking or not, because the years between me and her are blank, and I forget them all.

However, whether you mind it or not, you definitely don't mind it now, because you are already divorced, what else does it not mind?

"Then she's really good to you. Tang Wan said, "You haven't told me yet, do you like to eat green pepper beef?"

I looked at her, "Is this question that important?"

Tang Wan stared at me and didn't speak, it seemed that she didn't get an answer from me, she wouldn't leave.

"If I don't like it, how can I order it?" I smiled, with a slight self-deprecation, "After all, twenty yuan a plate is expensive, who wouldn't order a dish they don't like?"

Tang Wan was silent for a while, looked at me deeply, turned around and left.

Through the smoke of smoke, I watched her departing back, my eyes narrowed, I took a sharp breath, threw the remaining half of the cigarette in my hand on the ground, stepped on my feet, and went downstairs.