Section 188 Gatherings
As Dongfang Wan said before, this party is purely participated by young people, this is a quite relaxed and free assembly, there is a buffet in the courtyard on the seaside side, there is a barbecue, there is a dance floor in the living room, there is a pool table in the courtyard on the side, there are computers, video games, poker and even a lot of toys for minors in the entertainment room of the villa, most of the participants are young people with a certain family background, some are still in school, and some have entered large companies to work, among which there are talented people and otaku and rotten women, Those who know each other greet each other, and those who don't know each other are also introduced by others or come forward to talk to each other. In addition to finding the right person of the opposite sex, the theme of the meeting is probably to establish different relationships and pave the way for their respective futures.
After greeting the host's family and introducing each other, followed by a polite conversation with Lei Qing, Jiaming's task was basically completed. It can be seen that Lei Qing's gaze towards Jiaming contains an incomparably powerful hatred...... After all, Lei Qingwei was embarrassed by Jia Ming's casual prank in the cafΓ© yesterday, his head was hit on the table, and coffee, sugar, ice cream and other things were painted all over his face, but it happened that he wanted to embarrass Jia Ming first, and he was also a little weak in his heart - maybe this was also the reason why Dongfang Wan caught him over as a shield. In her eyes, Jia Ming has always been sluggish to the point of bursting, and she will not deliberately stammer or give face to anyone, if it was someone else, I am afraid that she would have been defeated in Lei Qing's gaze offensive. After all, Lei Qing is not just a useless second ancestor, he also has an incomparably strong family strength behind him.
Probably got Lei Qing, Dongfang Wan parted ways with Jia Ming, looking for people in the crowd who might be helpful to her toy factory, and then looking for someone to introduce. Jiaming walked around, and there were also one or two cousins of the Huang family who he knew to say hello to him, but they didn't seem to have much idea of communicating with this cousin who was a little withdrawn.
All the way back to the courtyard by the sea. The sun had set, leaving only the last trace of red in the western sky. The lights in the entire villa are lit up, the grass with the buffet table and barbecue grill is bright, and the slightly salty sea breeze brings a cool atmosphere. Yahan was standing on a barbecue grill to sprinkle pepper on a chicken wing, and the man who came with her was talking to her as she engaged in a somewhat miserable barbecue, and Yahan looked around absentmindedly. When he saw Jiaming's figure, he turned his head and focused on the half-burnt chicken wings, talking to the man beside him.
The wind blew on the verandah for a while, listening to the music coming from the room. Jiaming took two strings of fish and meat slices. Stir up a charcoal fire on an empty barbecue next to it. Skillfully barbecuing, he used to be familiar with wild survival, and he is also very skilled in these things. After renting a house with Lingjing and Shasha, he often barbecued and played on the roof of the house. In a few moments, the tantalizing scent was already coming out.
Ever since I understood Yahan's thoughts. The friendship with her has also come to an end. It is undoubtedly a naΓ―ve idea to become friends if you can't be lovers, and seeing that she already has her own life, Jiaming doesn't want to bother too much. Only occasionally swept his gaze, and the scene of Yahan, who had finished grilling, struggling to nibble on chicken wings in the corner, always made him feel a little funny, and sometimes someone came to greet her or the men around her, both men and women, talking and laughing. When his eyes swept over the living room inside, he could still see Dongfang Wan chatting and laughing with some people. Dongfang Lu has also come, chatting with Yi Huaying and others as the master.
The barbecue is done. Dongfang Wan, who was holding a cup of water, also walked over and made an OK gesture to him excitedly: "Great, I met several people again." Well, there is a supermarket chain in the country, I mentioned our toy factory to him, and he said that he would be happy to come and have a look in two days, haha...... You baked it, it's so fragrant, I'm so hungry......" he said, unceremoniously snatching half of the food from Jiaming's hand, munching on it in a big gulp, and then showing a surprised look.
"Hey, how did you bake it so well? A guy just gave me a skewer of beef...... Eat until I want to die......"
"They're all people who want to do big things. I don't have much interest in doing big things, I just like these little things. β
"If you can't do great things in the future, I'll invite you to my house as a cook!" Dongfang Wan said generously. Jiaming smiled, picked up a string of fish, two skewers of mutton, and a corn and threw them back on the barbecue. When he got to Dongfang, he said inarticulately: "I want a corn too." "I just took one more and added it.
Eat while waiting for the corn to be cooked. Dongfang Wan asked casually, "Hey, your relationship with Teacher Yahan is stiff?" β
"Huh?"
"I see that you didn't say hello today...... Well, in fact, there was a problem when you didn't have a holiday, she never punished you before, but then she withdrew the punishment for you. I thought you were reconciled again. β
"Because I didn't do well in the final exam. So she decided not to favor me for a semester. β
Dongfang Wan was stunned. Then he rolled his eyes: "Cut...... It's not a child......"
Jiaming smiled and shrugged. Dongfang Wan moved the stool and sat closer: "Hey, did you see that guy who was with Teacher Yahan, I heard that he is very likely to catch up with Teacher Yahan, although there is no substantial progress yet, but Teacher Xu Mo has never succeeded in inviting Teacher Yahan to go on a date." At least he succeeded...... Poor Teacher Xu Mo, so infatuated......"
"Oh?" Methodically flipping the food on the shelf, Jiaming replied casually.
"Well, that man's name is Mato...... It's a disgusting name...... The family is said to be a nouveau riche in the underworld, and it is not too powerful. However, it is said that when Mr. Yahan studied in Cambridge, this person was also in Cambridge, everyone is a Chinese student, I have known him for a long time, he is said to be a master now, and he is a manager in a foreign-funded company. β
"Cut ......" Jiaming smiled and sent the roasted corn to her, "What do you mean by hooking up so ugly, why are you so gossipy......"
Dongfang Wan is naturally not a gossip person, if it weren't for the relationship between Jiaming and Yahan, she wouldn't bother to inquire about these things. At this time, he was stunned for a moment, and then said with a straight face: "Gossip is a woman's nature, don't you know?" Then he reached out and snatched everything from the barbecue. By the way, I'll give these things to someone, I'll just say I baked them, and I'm sure those people will be impressed with me, and maybe we'll be one step closer to the next order. Ha ha...... Bye-bye ......"
Feeling that she had taken advantage of Jiaming again, Dongfang Wan waved her hand and ran very fast, and her tone was extremely excited. Jiaming shrugged his shoulders, feeling like he really looked like a part-time cook, but it was okay to use the barbecue to pass the time, and he took a bunch of things and grilled them again. When it was cooked again, when he looked back, Yahan was gone, Dongfang Wan was holding half a corn in the living room and gnawing it very vigorously, talking and laughing with others, mostly bragging about his barbecue skills, Dongfang Lu smiled and nodded to him.
Sitting on the railing of the aisle of the small garden with something to eat, eating while blowing the sea breeze, listening to the music in the living room and the laughter of the crowd. In the lively scene where there are not too many acquaintances around, Jia Ming can always think of some things in the past, such as the people he has killed in such scenes countless times. Far or near, it is not impossible to use a knife or a gun, or use these seemingly fragile bamboo sticks in your hands to pierce the mouth, throat, or directly in the chest in the summer. But it requires an unusually precise grip, an impartial one-time penetration of the heart, after all, the muscles in the chest are relatively thick, and the grip is slightly inaccurate. Bamboo sticks will still break. Of course, if the target is an ordinary person, he can also make up a dead punch directly to the chest at close range, and directly stop the opponent's heart beating with great force.
While thinking about these things, a purple figure came over at the corner of the opposite aisle, and after seeing him, he suddenly stopped. That's naturally Yahan.
If you want to pretend not to know, Yahan just walked over from the beginning, but at this moment, she paused for a moment, and it seemed that she had to say hello. After a while, Jia Ming smiled and handed over the things in his hand: "Chicken wings? β
"Uh...... I don't like to eat chicken wings. And ......" Yahan's gaze was messy for a moment, and then he took a breath and shook his hands that were still standing with water droplets, "and...... I've washed my hands. β
"Oh." Jia Ming nodded. Thinking about saying something in his heart, Yahan had already added: "That...... Grill the fish, I'm still a little hungry...... I wanted to eat something else......"
Taking the grilled fish from Jiaming's hand, Yahan sat down on the railing next to Jiaming, took a bite, then wiped the oil stains on his mouth, and said with a smile: "Well, it's delicious, it's not the same grade as the one I grilled." β
"That's why I said you want to try my grilled chicken wings."
"Heh......" Yahan smiled, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Uh." Why did you come over with Dongfang Wan and still hold hands...... What about Lingjing and Shasha...... "She had scolded Jiaming Huaxin when she was incoherent before, and the current words obviously also have this layer of meaning, Jiaming smiled and told her about Lei Qing, today Dongfang Wan found the hotel, and then Lingjing and Shasha pushed him out. After this series of things was finished, Yahan's expression finally became natural.
"Oh, I see. Lei Qinghe...... It is true that he doesn't have much ability, and it's no wonder that Dongfang Wan doesn't look down on him. However, if there is a family power to interfere with it, I'm afraid Dongfang Wan won't be able to refuse Lei Qing much. These things ......"
"Well, I think the reason why Dongfang Wan wants to get that toy factory is also because she hopes that after proving her ability, she won't be thrown away casually as a bargaining chip."
"Dongfang Wan is very powerful and has a strong personality. Maybe I will inevitably be taken out and kissed in the future. She looked at Jiaming's reaction, and then smiled a little unnaturally. Shrugged, "Hmm." It shouldn't matter for the time being, after Liu Wenli's incident, the family rarely mentions this aspect of things. After all, I'm still sick. β
"I remember that your family was planning to let you go to the United States for treatment last year, why hasn't there been any news now?"
"I really want me to leave Jianghai and never see it again. In the future, no one will say that you have a moral problem? He glanced at Jiaming. Yahan smiled, "Uh...... Just kidding, but if you're with Lingjing and Shasha, I'll definitely object to it. Because that's not the right thing, anyway...... It's not right......"
Jiaming was a little speechless, and Yahan seemed to realize that his words were too bad, and he bowed his head in silence for a while before he said: "Last year, the United States said that there was some progress, but it was because our family invested a lot of money in that hospital, and they just said it nicely." At the end of the year, he said that he was afraid that this progress would not be of much use, and that it would take some time. Recently, I called to ask, and I was afraid that there would be a breakthrough at the end of November this year, so it's strange to believe him, anyway, I'm too lazy to think about it...... What's more, it's well controlled now. When it comes to getting a kidney replacement, it's better to be nervous......"
Such a sad and weak word was spoken. Yahan regretted it a little, was he expecting his sympathy or mercy, but Jiaming didn't know what to say, and in the end, Yahan ate all the grilled fish in his hand, stretched out his hand and smiled: "Wings." Jia Ming handed one over, and Yahan carefully bit it.
"Well, it's much better than what I baked. The hard one I baked. I don't know what went wrong...... By the way, do you remember a fat man named Ma'an? β
Jiaming thought for a moment. Then he nodded: "That fat man in Xinghui High School, the one who used to always trouble me and Shasha, and then went to the Sacred Heart through your relationship...... Heh, I still remember that he once tried to block Sha Sha and take nude photos......"
Yahan also sneered: "I didn't expect you to remember him, did you see the person who came with me today?" β
"Isn't it...... You want to tell me that the obscene fat man has become such a jade tree in the wind? β
"What the hell, huh...... His name was Mato, and he was the brother of Ma'an, whom I had met in Cambridge, and I was very young at the time, and I was very well taken care of among the Chinese students, and he also helped me a little, and that time I let his brother into the Sacred Heart, and when he came back, he heard my name, and then he came over. And then I was like, wow...... It's a little bit ...... world."
"Hmm...... Listening to Dongfang Wan's gossip, it is said that he is pursuing you, and he is also very hopeful, poor Xu Mo ......"
Yahan's expression froze, looking at Jiaming for a while, he didn't know whether to tell the truth to prevent him from misunderstanding himself or telling lies to make him jealous, but finally laughed: "What's the matter, it's just a very ordinary friend, this time I came out, I was really stuffy at home for too long, and I was kicked out by my little mother, didn't you always say that I was lazy?" I drove that classic car for maintenance today. So I had to come in his car...... Well...... Scold...... Hmmm......"
She said as she spoke. Suddenly, his eyes became a little sore. I couldn't help but bow my head. Fortunately, the lights are relatively dim here, and she doesn't think Jiaming can see it. At this moment, a voice sounded from not far away: "Hey, Yahan, come here." Wanzhen and the others are also here, and they heard that you are coming, so let you go over to play pool. Hey......" Looking back, Namato was waving excitedly.
"Uh...... Also classmates I met in Cambridge. Yahan smiled at Jia Ming. Do you want to go over and have fun too? I introduced you to them. β
This sentence is naturally a polite remark, and Jia Ming waved his hand: "It's still not necessary, I'm not very good at billiards, not to mention what's going on with a child among a bunch of you adults, there is a generation gap." β
"Hehe, I'm actually a few years younger than each of them. There's almost a generation gap, but ...... I know you don't like to associate with these strangers, so I'll go first. She stood up. Holding the half-eaten chicken wings, he smiled and waved his hand, "Bye-bye." β
"Bye."
With a smile on her face, Yahan took a few steps and turned back, but finally turned away and disappeared behind the white wall at the aisle turn. Jiaming was eating, thinking about the meaning of this chat, and it seemed that they had become friends again, but between the two, there was always some lingering haze, and after that, she would still maintain an attitude of turning a blind eye to herself, such a thing, no matter what, it is always a little sad.