The two had no intention of eating hot pot in advance, so they came to the hot pot restaurant they used to come to by mistake. The façade of this hot pot restaurant has been renovated, and it is no different from before, but the Zhang Cheng hot pot restaurant has been changed to a Shuiyunjian hot pot restaurant.

Song Pingsheng was about to park, He Yi got out of the car and waited, dazed, as if he suddenly saw a familiar figure, the man squatted in front of the hot pot restaurant smoking, dressed in casual clothes but couldn't stop the vicissitudes of life. He puffed lightly on the smoke ring, his eyes glancing not far away, and his lonely figure was in stark contrast to the lively hot pot restaurant behind him.

He Yi was a little short-sighted, and he felt vaguely that it seemed to be a figure in his memory, and when Song Pingsheng stopped the car and came over to hold her hand, she turned her head slightly: "Pingsheng, look at the person at the door of the store, does it look like Shen Qianqiu?" ”

When Song Pingsheng heard this name, he was obviously stunned, and his body couldn't help stiffening, but he still couldn't wait to look forward, and his eyes flashed with surprise after seeing the figure, and then he responded to her calmly: "Yes, it's Shen Qianqiu." ”

"Haven't you always remembered him? Now that I've finally met him, let's eat the three of us together, right? He Yi happily pulled him forward.

Without waiting for Song Pingsheng to reply, the two of them walked in front of Shen Qianqiu, and the man who was smoking a cigarette frowned slightly when he saw the figure covering him, and the moment he raised his head, he looked shocked.

"Brother Song?"

"Long time no see, Chiaki."

Compared with Shen Qianqiu, Song Pingsheng was obviously more calm, he opened his hands slightly, and there was still a sunset-like smile on his face.

Shen Qianqiu hugged him heavily, and slapped his back with his right hand, "Yes, farewell to the third year of high school, our three brothers haven't seen each other for a long time." ”

When Ji Heng was mentioned, Song Pingsheng was silent for a while, and Shen Qianqiu seemed to feel it, so he began to change the topic, "This is Xiao Yu, right?" It's grown so big, I don't dare to call you Sister Gardenia. ”

He Yi nodded, smiled at Shen Qingqiu, and called softly: "Brother Qianqiu." ”

Shen Qianqiu sighed, then scratched the back of his head, "Are you coming over for dinner?" ”

Song Pingsheng looked at He Yi with tender eyes, "Yes, Xiao Yu said that he wanted to eat hot pot." ”

"That's a coincidence, this shop is now opened by our family, and today's meal will be exempted for you."

Shen Qianqiu beckoned them in, and greeted the waiter skillfully, the waiter was obviously very familiar with him, and called him affectionately: "Brother Shen." ”

Shen Qianqiu opened a hot pot restaurant, which was unexpected by He Yi and Song Pingsheng, the expressions of the two were obviously shocked, He Yi opened his mouth and asked doubts: "Brother Qianqiu, when did you start opening a hot pot restaurant?" ”

Shen Qianqiu pushed the menu to them and motioned for them to order, "When I was in college, my parents planned to open a hot pot restaurant to do some small business, I went outside to work hard for a few years, and I only came back to help this year." ”

"You can order whatever you want to eat, the relationship between the three of us is polite." As soon as Shen Qianqiu finished explaining, he said arrogantly.

Song Pingsheng pushed the menu to He Yi again, looked at her with a smile in his eyes, and carefully helped her pour hot water, and then disinfected the tableware, "You order, I will eat whatever you order, and I will listen to you." ”

He Yi's face was slightly red, and he took the menu in a panic.

Shen Qianqiu finally felt that something was wrong, and said dryly: "No, why do I think you two get along so much like a couple?" ”

Song Pingsheng glanced up at him and said flatly: "We are together." ”

Shen Qianqiu was almost burned to death by a pot of hot tea, and sighed in disbelief, flipped out his phone and looked at the calendar.

It's not April Fool's Day, then the news is true.

But he obviously didn't expect it!

"W-When did it start?"

Shen Qianqiu's eyes looked at them, and He Yi felt the gaze, and buried his head even more embarrassed.

"It didn't take long to get started." Song Pingsheng placed the sterilized tableware in front of He Yi, and raised his eyebrows at Shen Qianqiu, "You still have time to send your blessings." ”

Shen Qianqiu just wanted to scold in his heart: Damn, this beast.

After waiting for all the dishes to be served, Shen Qianqiu finally couldn't bear the gossip, "Who spoke first?" ”

"Me." Song Pingsheng replied slowly.

"Damn, you beast." Shen Qianqiu couldn't help but open his mouth after all, "You've been single for so many years, are you crazy, do you dare to do this?" ”

Song Pingsheng didn't refute, but nodded in agreement, "Yes, after being single for so many years, you will indeed go crazy." ”

Shen Qianqiu: "......"

Shen Qianqiu felt more and more that he was a madman, and he didn't want to say anything to him, his eyes glanced at He Yi, who was eating by himself, and said indignantly: "Xiao Yu, if you are forced, just tell Brother Qianqiu, although brother is a brother with him, he will not be unreasonable." ”

He Yi blinked suspiciously.

Where did she behave forced?

He Yi turned his head to look at Song Pingsheng again, saw him looking at her with a wicked smile, and carefully picked up vegetables for her, and gently rubbed her head after clipping, looking doting.

Shen Qianqiu sighed twice, "Don't disgust me." ”

"We are in love, and neither of us is forcing anyone." Song Pingsheng explained with a smile, and finally moved his gaze to Shen Qianqiu.

"Okay, okay, you two are in love, I'm just worrying about it." Shen Qianqiu pouted, "Why didn't you two see that you two were a little tired before, you two hid it so deeply, keeping me in the dark." ”

After speaking, he said to He Yi with a righteous face: "If he dares to bully you in the future, remember to call Brother Qianqiu as soon as possible, and Brother will definitely help you beat him." ”

He Yi smiled and nodded, "When the time comes, I will be the first to break his neck and beat him to the ground, then it will be Brother Qianqiu's turn." ”

Shen Qianqiu smiled, "That's the same, if you can do it yourself, you can do it directly, you're polite." ”

Song Pingsheng wiped the corners of his mouth, and continued to pick up vegetables, and when he heard this violent topic, he hurriedly said, "Why did you suddenly return to Liangcheng?" Are you planning to help your parents open a hot pot restaurant all the time? ”

At the mention of this matter, Shen Qianqiu looked melancholy, sighed lightly, and pretended to be relaxed: "Isn't this also a matter of no way, after working hard outside for so many years, the business failed, so I could only pack up the package and come back." ”

Song Pingsheng did remember that Shen Qianqiu sent him an email, which involved entrepreneurship, thinking that he had made full preparations, and he should not leave ten, but he didn't expect this result to be halfway through.

"My parents are still planning to sell this store out and pay off my debts." Shen Qianqiu smiled self-deprecatingly, "Everyone thought I was doing well, but I didn't expect that I was worse than anyone else, and I had to rely on my parents to clean up the mess for me at the critical moment." ”

When He Yi heard what he said, she didn't know how to comfort him for a while, she looked at Song Pingsheng on the side, only to see that he was becoming more and more silent, his brows furrowed slightly, and the food in the bowl did not move.

At the beginning, they said that they would fight the world together and enjoy the glory and wealth of the world, but they didn't expect that they would go to their own life path halfway, completely parting ways, and when they got together again, some people successfully stood at the top, and some people were beaten by the society and were disheartened at the bottom of the society.

Obviously, Song Pingsheng and Shen Qianqiu are living examples, their reunion did not bring them closer, but instead seemed to be getting farther and farther away from each other, so far that there was no common topic between them, and even the tacit understanding they once had.

They were silent with each other, as if they were also reminiscing about the good things in the past, but life had been arranged like this, and even if they struggled again, they would end up bruised.

When Shen Qianqiu was asked if he believed in fate, he looked at everyone with disdain: "Lao Tzu doesn't believe in fate, Lao Tzu only believes in himself." ”

It's just that he never thought that fate would play such a trick on him.

"How much more money?" Song Pingsheng suddenly spoke.

His words were obviously well thought out, he understood Shen Qianqiu's temper, and if he could carry it on his own, he would never ask for others, just like he often said: Be a person with backbone.

Shen Qianqiu snapped and put down his chopsticks, "Brother Song, I know that we are brothers, and you have the ability to help me, but this is my own fault for Shen Qianqiu, there is no reason for you to help me pay it back, my parents don't, and you don't either." ”

Shen Qianqiu's temper is just like Ji Hengzhi once described him: stubborn like a donkey.

If he wanted to go west, no one would persuade him to go east.

"Qianqiu, sometimes you don't have to go to the end of one road, if you want, you can always choose another road at the fork in the road." Song Pingsheng said earnestly, "And I'm not helping you, I'm just making an investment that is beneficial to me." ”

Shen Qianqiu was suddenly silent for a while, and laughed self-deprecatingly, "I've fallen to this point, where is there any investment value?" Brother Song, I know you want to help me, but you just got together with Xiao Yu, and there is still a lot of life pressure in the future, and you will get married and buy a house in the future. The money you make is for you to live a good life, not to come and wipe my ass. I thank you for remembering my brother for so many years, but I know that I can't even burden you, and my debt is not hundreds of thousands. And I'm twenty-eight, and I'm no longer the hairy kid who blackmails you for a meal and still grins. Brother Song, you don't owe me, really. ”

The atmosphere at the dinner table became very heavy, and even Song Pingsheng, who was usually calm and composed, couldn't help frowning secretly.

He Yi gently held his hand.

At this moment, she just wants to give him a warmth and tell him with practical actions that there is me behind you, no matter what decision you make, I am willing to support you without hesitation.

Song Pingsheng felt the temperature on his palm, he held it back tightly, and smiled at her, as if this move gave him great courage, he turned his head to Shen Qianqiu and said: "I know how to help you, you will refuse me, but - I hope that when you can't hold on, the first person you think of is me, just like when you were beaten, you can rush to me as soon as possible and discuss how to beat me back." ”

Shen Qianqiu's eyes were a little moist when he heard this, he wiped his tears with his arm fiercely, and nodded heavily.

When he was wronged, he felt more guilty in the face of his parents' concern, but in front of Song Pingsheng, he received more of a sense of security among friends, which made him think, let's break, let's break, there is still a person behind you.

Even if there is a gap between them for many years, but fortunately, this brotherhood still exists, and no one has forgotten anyone, whether it is the person who stands at the top when he is successful, or the person who falls to the bottom when he is disappointed in life.

Song Pingsheng, Shen Qianqiu and Ji Hengzhi, they are a miracle existence, but this miracle also exists in every corner of society, maybe you are Song Pingsheng, with friends like Shen Qianqiu and Ji Hengzhi, or you are Shen Qianqiu, with friends like Song Pingsheng and Ji Hengzhi, or you are Ji Hengzhi, with friends like Song Pingsheng and Shen Qianqiu.

It doesn't matter who you are or what kind of friends you have, but thankfully, you have an enviable and precious friendship.

He may not be a bargaining chip for you to break into society, but at least he is your backing if you get hurt.

After a full meal, it is a new life.