On the way, Song Chaoyang didn't know whether to talk to himself or to Li Rui, and said: "This time I went back to the provincial capital, I mainly met the old classmate who was the vice president of Shannan University, and saw if I could consider opening a branch school in Qingyang." ”

Li Rui didn't know if his trip was mainly for the classmate's meeting, or as he said, mainly for the sub-project of "introducing a college or university" in the "Five One Project", and he just stopped by to participate in the classmate reunion, and he didn't bother to think about it anymore, anyway, he listened to what he said, and asked casually: "Oh, then do you want to prepare a gift for your old classmate?"

Song Chaoyang shook his head and said, "No." I have a deep friendship with him, and the gift giving seems to be raw. ”

Li Rui nodded and didn't ask anything more.

The car was fast, and two hours later it had entered the city of Jingnan.

At this time, Song Chaoyang spoke: "Go directly to the hotel, and go to see my old classmate in the evening." ”

Li Rui is not very familiar with the roads in the provincial capital, and he needs Song Chaoyang to guide the road, so the speed of the car is not fast, coupled with the traffic jam and waiting for lights, he drove for almost half an hour before driving downstairs to the hotel. The time difference was less than eleven o'clock by half an hour.

Before getting out of the car, Song Chaoyang asked: "Xiao Rui, I'll go up to the party, what should you do?" Li Rui looked back and smiled: "Boss, you don't have to worry about me, I'm going to walk around, and I'm going to have lunch when I get to dinner, it's easy to pass the time, but when will I pick you up?" Song Chaoyang thought for a while and said, "You wait for my call, I guess I'll get together for a while." ”

After Song Chaoyang got out of the car and entered the hotel, Li Rui drove away slowly, wondering in his heart, how to pass this time? Ding Yijing's shadow appeared in her mind for the first time, and as soon as her heart moved, she wanted to drive to Beijing to find her, but after thinking about it, it was daytime, and it was almost noon, she must be too busy, even if she went to find her, she didn't have time to accompany herself; I thought that I should not accompany my sister Bai Bing, but I was worried that I would be entangled more and more tightly by her; I thought again, if I went to find my little wife Zixuan, but I was afraid that she would not give herself a good face, then I would have to put a hot face on my cold ass again...... I excluded the friends I met in the provincial capital one by one in my mind, and finally an idea suddenly popped up that I couldn't believe: Why don't you invite your old friend Lu Xing and An Zengqi to dinner?

At noon, in a very well-known national chain Sichuan restaurant in Heping District, Li Rui and his two old friends Lu Xing and An Zengqi sat opposite each other, talking and laughing, and enjoying a sumptuous luncheon. On the table, there are Sichuan signature dishes such as chopped pepper fish head, black fish with sesame pepper, boiled beef, dry pot bullfrog, spicy chicken, husband and wife lung slices, etc., and each person has two bottles of Tsingtao beer in hand. The three of them tasted the spicy Sichuan cuisine while enjoying the refreshing green beer, not to mention how comfortable.

During the banquet, Lu Xing talked about an interesting story: a few days ago, two monks who did not know where to swim came from the clouds, chanting Buddhist scriptures by the lake in the provincial capital Xiaoxihu Park, as a result, caused schools of fish in the lake to swim to the lake, churning up and down on the lake, and the scene was spectacular. When the onlookers and tourists saw this scene, they all thought that the two monks had profound Buddhism and could inspire the fish in the lake, so they stepped forward to ask for a signature. The two monks refused bitterly, and then they really had no choice, so they agreed to be willing to save everyone's calamity. Among them was a woman who could not bear children, and she begged the two great monks for a child. The two monks did not refuse, took her to the hotel at night, and examined her in a fake way, falsely claiming that the "child delivery portal" in her body was blocked, and Guanyin Bodhisattva couldn't send her a child if she wanted to, so she had to open the light and open the door, so she took turns to have a relationship with her, and finally asked her for 5,000 yuan "Send the child to open the light". It wasn't until the next day, when the woman returned home and told her family, that she realized that she had been deceived, and hurriedly called the police, but the two monks had already disappeared.

After hearing this, An Zengqi shook his head with a smile and said, "There are always such stupid people." ”

Li Rui asked curiously: "I don't care about anything else, I don't understand, how did those two monks summon the fish in the lake to the lake by chanting scriptures?"

Lu Xing said with a smile: "They put bait nest material in the water by the lake in advance, which is the saying of nesting, you said that the big fish and small fish in the lake can't smell any meat all year round, and suddenly smell the fragrance of bait, can you not come?"

Li Rui came to his senses and said, "It's really shrewd, I pity that woman, I lost my body and lost money." ”

Lu Xing said with emotion: "What is the moral of this story? People, once they have greed, their minds will be confused, and then they will do things that are irrational, and in the end they will harm themselves. Therefore, at all times, we must maintain a pure and calm heart, without desires and desires. I am fortunate to have it, and I have lost my life, only by maintaining this free and indifferent mind, can I not be dazzled by this world of flowers. ”

An Zengqi smiled: "You, a great writer, have started cooking chicken soup for the soul for us again, but unfortunately chicken soup is no longer popular now, so we still drink bars." ”

Li Rui comprehended a deeper connotation from the ordinary truth that Lu Xing said, and secretly thought that the boss Song Chaoyang was in a hurry to throw out the "Five One Project" because of his greed for political achievements As a result, after throwing it out, I found that things are not as easy as imagined, and I will inevitably be laughed at all of a sudden, which is a great damage to him, the secretary of the municipal party committee, from this point of view, when a person is greedy and germinate, he will indeed do something irrational, and eventually lead to his own losses and damages, he can learn this lesson, no matter what he does in the future, he must plan and then act, and he must not make a decision with a pat on the head.

The three of them touched a glass and drank it dry.

Lu Xing said: "I have been collecting similar short stories recently, and I plan to summarize them and make a new modern compilation of Zhai Zhiyi." I don't dare to compare with Pu Songling's "Liao Zhai", so I think it is a compilation of a modern anti-fraud guide to teach people how to protect themselves in life and protect their pure hearts, which can be regarded as spreading positive energy. When it's published, I'll give you both an autographed book. ”

An Zengqi pouted and said: "Here it is again, last time you promised to give me a signed book of a suspense novel, but now that book has not been published." ”

Lu Xing sneered: "Don't worry, that book has just been lined up with a book number, and it will be printed and published soon, I can't run you, wait a ......."

Li Rui raised his glass to him and said, "It's really amazing! Come on, I salute our great writer, and I wish you to publish the book as soon as possible, this book is a hot seller!"

The three of them ate this meal until a little more, and after eating, Li Rui wanted to pay the bill, but was rushed by Lu Xing to end it. Lu Xing said it well: "You have come all the way to our territory, you are a distinguished guest, how can you let your guests have a treat? When we go to Qingyang, it will not be too late for you to treat again." ”

Coming out of the restaurant, the three shook hands on the side of the road and separated, Li Rui drove back to the hotel where Song Chaoyang was partying, but he didn't expect to receive a call from "aunt" Chen Lihan on the road.

As soon as Chen Lihan came up, she got straight to the point and asked him if the bruise on his forehead had healed.

Li Rui was worried about her, not to mention how happy she was, her eyelashes bloomed, but she said: "It's just such a little skin injury, you always think about it, it makes me embarrassed." Actually, it's been around for a long time, so don't worry about it from today. When Chen Lihan heard him say this, she also felt that she was making a bit of a fuss about calling him because of this matter, and seemed to care about him, so she joked: "Do you really think that I am worried about your little injury? I am worried about the meal you said! Didn't you say that you want to invite me to dinner? Just last time, when I gave you medicine, you fiercely forced me to accept your invitation, but I accepted, but you have no news, and you plan to rely on it? Hehe. Li Rui said honestly: "I was on a business trip a few days ago, and I was a little busy, so I didn't bother to contact you, and now I'm in the provincial capital...... Alas, if only you were in the provincial capital, I would be able to invite you to dinner now. ”

Chen Lihan sighed faintly: "Alas, when I look at someone, I am insincere, and I have to go to the provincial capital to eat when I invite a guest." Li Rui smiled: "I just sighed, and I didn't really let you come over, don't worry, even if I really want to invite you to dinner in the provincial capital, I will personally take you over...... If you wait for me to go back, I will definitely find time to invite you as soon as possible. Chen Lihan saw that the more he said, the more serious he became, revealing his honesty and cuteness, he liked it a little in his heart, and he was also a little funny, and said with a smile: "Forget it, I won't tease you, I'm joking with you, in fact, I'm mainly asking if you're injured, it doesn't matter if you invite a treat or not, hehe." Li Rui knew that he was being played by her, his heart was sour and sweet, and he said hatefully: "Chen Lihan, Chen Lihan, you like to tease people so much, do your family know?" Chen Lihan laughed when she heard this, and said: "I don't usually play with people, but you can really tease people......"

The two chatted for a while, and the more they chatted, the closer they became, when Li Rui parked the car downstairs at the hotel where Song Chaoyang's classmates reunited, the phone hadn't hung up yet. At this point, Li Rui also knew that Chen Lihan was interested in herself, otherwise she wouldn't have chatted with herself for so long after asking about it, and after realizing this, she was very proud and excited, but she was also a little nervous, for fear that something would go wrong at the important moment in the progress of the relationship between the two in front of her, and then she would miss out on the beauty.

"Seriously, I see when I will go back today and tomorrow, and when I go back, I will invite you to dinner as soon as possible, so that you can see my sincerity!"

When Li Rui said this, his heart had been stirred stupidly, and he couldn't wait to see this peerless beauty with a beautiful and lively nature, but he didn't notice it, and there was a taste of swearing in his words.

At this time, Chen Lihan stopped joking, and said: "You are busy with you first, don't be in a hurry to invite me, we are all in Qingyang, will there be fewer opportunities to eat in the future......?"