Chapter 1: Class reunions
Watching the news in the past few days, the stray dogs in the city seem to have increased all of a sudden, hundreds of citizens have been bitten, my cousin reminded me to be careful when I go out, saying that her husband was bitten by a small soil dog on the way home from work last night, and went to the epidemic prevention center to get vaccinated, and it took more than three hours to queue for the needle.
Coincidentally, "best friend" Xu Dongdong also called me (I am a man), saying that one of her colleagues was also bitten by a mad dog, and half of his face was almost ripped off, which was terrifying!
But I don't have time to pay attention to that, because tonight, I'm going to a high school reunion, and I've been preparing all the time during the day.
Organized by the female class president, I didn't want to participate, the so-called class reunion is nothing more than a feast of pretending, I have no capital for the former, and I am not interested in the latter.
However, the squad leader said that Chen Mo would also come, so I agreed.
The party is scheduled to start at the Nontosa Hotel at 6pm.
I arrived at half past five and greeted the squad leader at the door.
Actually, I just wanted to meet Chen Mo as soon as possible.
Fairy Tale City is an international metropolis with a population of 24 million, and most of my high school classmates stayed in the city after graduation, just because the city is too big, and we don't usually have much contact.
Approaching six o'clock, everyone arrived one after another, and it was not until ten o'clock that Chen Mo was late, and before I stepped forward to say hello, the squad leader and Xiaoli ran up, one left and one right, holding Chen Mo's arm, laughing and laughing, like long-lost sisters, I didn't even have the opportunity to shake hands, I could only smile at Chen Mo: "It's coming." β
Chen Mo probably thought I was the greeter of the hotel, so he didn't look at me at all and walked straight in.
I awkwardly followed up with the hotel, there were three tables in total, just full, there was no place, so I had to ask the waiter to add a chair and sit in the corner.
Our female squad leader is still relatively conservative in her thinking, arranging for boys to sit together and girls to sit together, and to in a small way.
After all, I haven't seen each other for many years, everyone is a little restrained, the boys mainly talk about national events, the international situation, global warming, artificial intelligence and other high-level, fake and empty topics, while the girls are more pragmatic, the topic has always been centered on the gossip of the entertainment industry, and our postdoctoral female squad leader looked confused, and couldn't interject at all.
However, as the dinner progressed, after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the scene began to liven up, and the boys and girls changed seats and interspersed, and those pretending criminals finally appeared on the stage.
This one said that he had just come from the United States, with an annual salary of 100,000 US dollars, and described how good the United States was with white lotus, and even the air was sweet.
The one who said that the stock market was not good this year, he invested more than 5 million yuan, and only earned 800,000 yuan, and said that this is actually a loss! You say it's not annoying!
The most blown, is Guo Gang, this kid, I haven't seen him for ten years, he has gained a lot of weight, and there are not a few hairs left.
"I advise you not to start a business, it's too tiring to start a business! Like me, every morning when I wake up, I have thousands of mouths to eat, and after paying the workers last month, do you know how much liquidity my company has left? Less than 100 million! I'm dying of poverty! Forget it, it's useless to tell you, you don't understand my pain! β
After speaking, Guo Gang shook his head, and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, with a depressed expression of "unbearable cold in high places".
"Wow, Brother Gang, you're so amazing!" Chen Mo had already interspersed with Guo Gang's side, after listening to Guo Gang's blowing, she believed it, the little expression of worship was very in place, from my point of view, I could also see Chen Mo under the table, rubbing Guo Gang's calves with high heels, Guo Gang immediately understood, and Chen Mo added WeChat to each other.
I can only hehe, I didn't expect Chen Mo to be such a person, and I was a little disappointed.
While chatting, someone suddenly threw me a Chinese cigarette: "Hey, Xia Lang, why don't you keep squeaking, where are you high?" β
"I don't have a job, otaku one." I'll tell you the truth, at least lately.
"Can't you? You studied so well back then, and you could play football, weren't you admitted to Beijing Sports University? How can you be a coach after graduation! Why don't you work yet? β
"Sharon, why don't you come to my company, my company happens to have a football team, you come to be the coach, I will give you a monthly salary of 4000, how about it?" Guo Gang patted his round belly and said.
"Thank you, Mr. Guo, no need." I say.
"Don't give face?" Guo Gang frowned, I smiled, and didn't say anything more.
"I said Guo Gang, you are too picky, you are a classmate, you will give 4,000 yuan? What about those who ask for food? Sharon, report to my company tomorrow! I'll give you 5000! Another self-proclaimed boss, Zhou Xiaodi, said.
"Then I'll give 6000!"
"I'm 7000!" Zhou Xiaodi and Guo Gang are on the bar, mainly because Zhou Xiaodi also wants to play Chen Mo tonight, and the two of them raise the price, as if whoever wins in the end can get Chen Mo.
"Two big bosses," I waved my hand to stop them, "I'm fine to stay at home, my dad can afford to support me, and you don't have to worry about it." β
"Hehe," Guo Gang drank a little too much, puffed up his fat red face, and sneered at me, "It's not that I said you Xia Lang, you said you, you don't want to go to work and endure hardships, it's just a matter of gnawing at home, you come to the party, you don't have the strength, and you pretend to be forced, you are all old classmates, what do you say you pretend?" β
"What's wrong with me?" Where can I have you to pretend!
Guo Gang pouted: "The 'Armani' suit on your body was rented, right?" Do you know how much it is? β
I shook my head, I really don't know.
"The mall sells more than 30,000 yuan, and I only bought one last month, and I'm a little thin, so I didn't wear it todayβwith your identity, wearing such a good dress, isn't it a pretend? Besides, you wear that Rolex and buy it for a few hundred dollars on the stall, right? β
I subconsciously rolled up my cuffs, am I wearing a Rolex? I didn't even notice it, but he actually saw it.
"Brother Gang, you mean, that Rolex of Sharon is fake?" Chen Mo looked at me with disdain.
"I don't have much research on watches, anyway, I wear the same one as him, but you see, the colors are different, I bought this piece in the continent, it can't be fake." Guo Gang said, took off the watch on his wrist, and it was indeed the same style as me.
A classmate with a good deed came to me with Guo Gang's watch to compare it with me.
"Wow, the color is really different, Sharon, you're too fake!"
Everyone was in an uproar, Guo Gang smiled proudly, turned around, and put his hand on Chen Mo's fragrant shoulder, and Chen Mo did not dodge.
I didn't explain anything, they made fun of me, changed the subject, and continued to brag.
In the end, one by one, they pretended to be forced to drink, and began to rush to pay the bill.
"I'm happy to drink today, this meal is mine, no one should rob me!" Guo Gang shouted.
"I'm coming! Manager, come here! Zhou Xiaodi directly took out his bank card.
"What's the matter, Xiaodi? Look down on me? Guo Gang frowned.
"Oh, Mr. Guo, don't worry," Zhou Xiaodi said with a smile, "Class reunion, of course, you have to have the most powerful treat!" β
"What do you mean? I don't have the strength you have, right? Guo Gangdi stood up.
"Hehe," Zhou Xiaodi sneered, "Isn't this lice on your head, obviously!" β
Guo Gang was stunned for two seconds, wiped his head with few hairs, and then reacted: "You are paralyzed-"
"Two gentlemen, don't argue, someone has already paid for it." The beautiful manager said politely.
"Who? Who pays for it? Guo Gang looked around, as if he was looking for a criminal.
"Who, how can you pretend to be more forceful than me?" Zhou Xiaodi accidentally said what was in his heart.
The beautiful manager gently pushed away Guo Gang and Zhou Xiaodi, who were in the way, came to me, and bowed lightly: "Vice chairman, I haven't been here for a long time, and I don't know your tastes very well. β
"It's good." I calmly signed the bill, glanced at the amount, and screamed in my heart, 8800, really not less!
"You...... Are you the vice chairman of this hotel? "The squad leader asked me in surprise, when the party was organized, she asked me where to eat, it was I who recommended this Lang Tao Sha, the squad leader was too expensive, I said it didn't matter, someone would pay for it.
Without me squeaking, the beautiful manager turned to the female squad leader and said politely: "To be exact, he is the vice chairman of our Dalang Group, and he can also be said to be the successor of Dalang Group." β
"Successor? Could it be that Xia Donghai, the chairman of Dalang Group, is, your father? Zhou Xiaodi's eyes widened.
I didn't answer positively, Xia Lang, Xia Donghai, anyway, we both have the surname Xia, you can guess for yourself!
"Xia Donghai is the top 20 bigwigs in the country on the Hurun list! YouβYou're his son! Chen Mo was also stunned.
I remained silent, elegantly tidied up my suit, took out a Rolls-Royce car key from my pocket, and threw it to the beautiful manager: "Xiao Wang, I'm drinking, help me drive the car home, you should know my address." β
"Of course I know," Manager Wang said excitedly, "Villa 1 Champs-ΓlysΓ©es!" Why don't I drive you back! β
I waved my hand: "No, I want to relax." Ladies and gentlemen, go first, and there will be a period later. β
It's really exciting to run away after pretending!
"Mr. Xia, yes, I'm sorry, I offended a lot before, you didn't care about it!" Guo Gang stopped me, nodded and apologized.
I raised my wrist and looked at my watch, Guo Gang, this kid reacted really quickly, and immediately took off his Rolex and threw it on the table: "I'm fake, I'm fake!" I bought it from a stall to pretend to be used, and Mr. Xia's is real! β
"It's all old classmates, what do you say you're pretending?" I narrowed my eyes and replied.
"What Mr. Xia said is, I was wrong, I was wrong......" Guo Gang admitted his mistake while making way for me.
"Mr. Xia is really hidden, he has been a classmate for three years, we don't know, it turns out that he is a super rich second generation!"
"It's called self-cultivation! Low-key is the best way to show off! β
"Mr. Xia, go slowly!"
"Mr. Xia, I have time to contact you often!"
In the midst of everyone's resignation, I walked out of the private room, came to the door of the hotel, and just ordered a cigarette, Chen Mo stepped on high heels and trotted out.