Chapter 19: Broken Love
Zhong Huan was startled by Peng Lei's voice on the phone. He could hear that Peng Lei might have cried. Lovelorn? And with whom? Jia Jia? Wasn't it okay yesterday? A few questions flashed in Zhong Huan's mind, but he didn't ask.
"Good! Where are you? I'll go find you. Zhong Huan agreed without hesitation, he was afraid that Peng Lei would not be able to think about it and have some accidents.
"I'm downstairs from your house. I really have nowhere to go except to look for you......" Peng Lei seemed to be sad again as he spoke, and his voice was a little choked.
"You wait a minute, I'll go down." After Zhong Huan finished speaking, he hung up the phone and ran out.
"Xiao Huan, why are you going? Eat right away. Zhang Shulan saw her son running out in a panic, and hurriedly asked.
"I'm not eating. Peng Lei has something to do with me, we are eating out, and we have to come back late in the evening. ”
"Let Peng Lei come to eat at home, it's all ready-made. You've lived in someone for so long, so you should be hospitable. ”
The dinner in the evening was made by Zhang Shulan, which was much more hearty and tasted better than Zhong Jianguo's meal at noon. The high-quality ingredients produced by Ten Thousand Beasts Gu and Zhang Shulan's craftsmanship make this table of meals taste no less than the big restaurants outside. Zhong Huan didn't eat such a table of good dishes, and he wanted to go out with Peng Lei to eat, which made Zhang Shulan feel a little wasteful. Besides, she also wanted to thank Peng Lei in person.
Zhong Huan didn't dare to drink with Peng Lei at home, as soon as he heard Peng Lei's tone just now, he knew that this meal could not be drunk. So he said to his mother: "Peng Lei is in a hurry, and now I don't have time." He might come to stay with us at night, no problem, right? ”
"Done! It's just that our house is narrow, and the two of you have to squeeze in. If there's something to do, let's go. Zhang Shulan saw that her son was in a hurry, and thought that Peng Lei had something important, so she didn't keep him.
Zhong Huan said hello in advance, because he was afraid that Peng Lei would not be able to return home after drinking too much for a while. Hearing that his mother agreed to Peng Lei to live at home, Zhong Huan also had a bottom in his heart, and went downstairs at a trot.
"Peng Lei, what's going on? Isn't it okay when I leave in the morning! ”
As soon as Zhong Huan arrived downstairs, he saw Peng Lei, who looked gloomy, squatting at the door of the building with his head down. His red eyes showed that he had just cried. Although he hadn't seen him for a day, Zhong Huan felt that Peng Lei was a lot haggard.
"Don't mention it! Drink and go! ”
Peng Lei got up from the ground and wiped the corners of his eyes, he didn't want his good buddies to see him cry. The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, but he hasn't reached the sad place. Peng Lei can't remember the last time he cried tears and cried his nose.
"Good! Drink and go, we don't get drunk and don't go home. Zhong Huan saw that Peng Lei didn't want to say, so he didn't ask. At this time, it is not as meaningful to say any words of comfort as to accompany Peng Lei to drink.
Since the beginning of summer, there have been more roadside food stalls, most of which are barbecue stalls. Although there are many food stalls at the door of Zhong Huan's house, Zhong Huan does not dare to drink with Peng Lei at the door of his house, for fear of being bumped into by acquaintances and telling his parents. So the two of them deliberately walked farther away and chose a barbecue stall in an alley.
The barbecue is sold by a middle-aged couple, the husband is in charge of the skewers, and the wife places an order to collect money. Perhaps because of the authentic taste of the skewers sold at the stalls, there are a lot of people who come to eat them, and the grill is full of sizzling meat skewers, and the aroma of cumin mixed with roast lamb wafts far away.
Zhong Huan ordered meat skewers, tendons, and cold beer, and then found a small table with Peng Lei and sat down. The skewers had to wait a while for them to be grilled, and the proprietress brought the wine first. Peng Lei obviously couldn't wait for the meat skewers to be grilled, so he pushed the empty paper cup used for wine to the side, picked up the wine bottle and poured it up. Zhong Huan and Peng Lei have known each other for so long, and they have never seen him drink like this.
"Ahem~"
Peng Lei usually doesn't drink alcohol, but this time he drank too quickly and violently, and he choked and coughed after a few sips.
"Drink slowly! I know you're uncomfortable, but you can't get along with yourself. I'll walk with you. ”
Zhong Huan snatched the wine bottle in Peng Lei's hand, filled his cup with wine, and then poured himself a glass.
"Good! Go for one! Or are you friends enough. ”
Peng Lei took the wine glass and drank it all, and Zhong Huan also drank the wine in the paper cup. Although Zhong Huan doesn't usually drink much, he is in good health and has a good amount of alcohol. I didn't feel like I was drinking a glass of beer, I just felt an ice line from my throat to my stomach, and I couldn't say how happy I was.
The two of them drank three glasses of wine in a row, and the two bottles of beer bottomed out. Zhong Huan beckoned the proprietress to serve wine, and asked Peng Lei: "I also drank this wine, let's talk about it!" What the hell is going on? ”
"Jia Jia dumped me ......"
Peng Lei also opened the conversation with a bottle of wine. It turned out that after Zhong Huan left Xiaohe Village, Peng Lei went to find Jia Jia as usual and asked her out to play. Before the three of them traveled together, Peng Lei didn't feel any constraints. But today only he and Jia Jia are together, and it really feels like a date, a heart is pounding, and I always fantasize that the relationship between the two people can go further today, rather than just ordinary friends.
Jia Jia is not abnormal, she still talks and laughs as usual, and maintains a relationship with Peng Lei, feeling like she is above your friends, and she is not in love. The two of them played all morning, and it was time to eat. Peng Lei proposed to invite Jia Jia to eat at home and meet his parents by the way.
At first, Jia Jia politely declined. But Peng Lei is very persistent. He felt that the two of them had been dating for so many days, and they had a certain understanding, and they could take a step forward. This development doesn't have to be kissing, getting laid, or anything, as long as it's better than the previous relationship. Going home for a light meal and meeting his parents is Peng Lei's minimum requirement.
Peng Lei wanted to go further, but Jia Jia didn't have this plan. She didn't plan to have a serious relationship with Peng Lei from the beginning, she just thought it would be fun to have a boy by her side as a guide and be courteous. Now that Peng Lei wants to invite her home for dinner, she knows that Peng Lei is serious.
Although Jia Jia loves to play, she doesn't want to hurt Peng Lei and deceive his feelings. So when she saw that Peng Lei was serious, she immediately made a decision and rejected Peng Lei. Frankly admitted that the two were not suitable, and sent Peng Lei a good person card, saying that the two of them could still be friends.
Jia Jia has had several boyfriends before, and there are also cases where she blows it while playing. She felt that when she reached this point, Peng Lei should give up. But she forgot that Peng Lei is not one of those casual young people in the big city, and this time it is Peng Lei's first love, of course he can't give up so easily, and he asks Jia Jia why he broke up.
She said that I was just a village bun, and I didn't have money or power to match her at all, and I couldn't give her the life she wanted. She also said that our door is not right, the household is not right, and her parents will not agree...... Zhong Huan, brother, you tell me the truth...... Is money really that important? More important than sincere feelings? ”
Peng Lei finished talking about what happened intermittently, drank a lot of wine, and his tongue was big. Zhong Huan finally understood, Jia Jia still disliked Peng Lei's family for having no money.
"Which is more important, money or affection...... It varies from person to person. We buddies believe that feelings are definitely more important than money. But what about Jia Jia? She feels that money is more important than feelings. What does this mean? It shows that she dislikes the poor and loves the rich, and it shows that we are not all the way with her. As the old saying goes, it's not a family, you don't enter a family. I don't think you're a good fit. Listen to my buddy's advice...... Where is there no grass at the end of the world? Why bother to love a flower! Don't hang yourself from a tree, there's a sea of forest behind it. ”
Zhong Huan drinks a little high, the food stalls have the benefits of the food stalls, drink a lot of wine, eat meat in large pieces, don't worry about the image, and no one cares about nonsense if you drink high.
"You're right! It's a pleasure to drink with you! Money is a bastard, and you can still earn it if you spend it. ”
Peng Lei laughed as he spoke, as if he had figured it out. But after he took another sip of wine, his face fell again and he said, "Money is not everything, but no money is everything." You say that if I am very rich, will Jia Jia and I be able to do it? ”
"I've been advising you for a long time. Why are you still thinking about her? If you have money, you can't look for her anymore. You're going to find a better one, her off and make her regret going. ”
Zhong Huan poured a sip of wine as he spoke. At this time, the wine seems to be even less alcoholic.
"That's right! I want to have money and build a villa in the village. I have an ideal, which is to let the whole village get rid of poverty and become rich, and build villas for every family. At that time, anyone's villa will be more beautiful than Jia Jia's family, which will make her regret going...... Dude, when do you think we're going to have that much money? Peng Lei said a lot of bold words and then coaxed.
"Don't worry! I'll tell you a secret, I've got a way to make money. If you follow me, you'll make a fortune. "Zhong Huan's confidence has doubled after having the Ten Thousand Beasts Gu, and he doesn't mind taking his brothers to get rich at all.
"That's it! I'll do it with you. In the future, you will be my own brother, you let me go east, I will never go west. You let me beat the dog, and I will never scold the chicken. ”
Peng Lei couldn't tell whether Zhong Huan was telling the truth or drinking for a long time. But whether it is true or false, he believes that Zhong Huan is a friend enough, and he has no loss by following Zhong Huan. This big brother recognizes it sincerely. Peng Lei didn't expect that he would really make a fortune with Zhong Huan in the future and break out of the world.
Zhong Huan and Peng Lei chatted more and more, not realizing that the time had passed midnight, and the surrounding diners had also left, leaving them at the table. The middle-aged couple who set up the stall were embarrassed to urge them, so they waited for them to disperse and close the stall.
At this time, a tall girl in a loose T-shirt walked into the alley, came to the stall and asked, "Dad, Mom, why haven't you come home yet?" I thought something was wrong. ”
"Isn't there still a table of guests who haven't left? We can't drive people away. The boss spread his hands to his daughter and said helplessly.
"Lao Lin, these two young men have drunk a lot. Otherwise, we will persuade them not to drink any more, lest they get into trouble. Let's go back early. The proprietress looked at the wine bottles at Zhong Huan and Peng Lei's feet, and was a little dizzy.
"Huh? How is he. When the beautiful girl looked at Zhong Huan and Peng Lei, she was suddenly stunned, as if she recognized one of them.