Volume 1: Candle Dragons of the South China Sea Chapter 4: Black and White Photographs (1)

Sitting on the bus back to my hometown, while looking out of the window and thinking about things, the car drove to the evening to my hometown Hebei, I got off the car, saw Wang Wei was standing not far away waiting for me, and after saying hello to him, the two of them got into a taxi, turned left and right along the way to a restaurant, Wang Wei said that this is it, let's drink some today.

I remember coming to this restaurant with my second uncle before, called Zuimenglou, and if you want to come here for a meal, you have to queue up to make an appointment before you can come. The drunken dream building as a whole is built in accordance with the decoration of the ancient restaurant, and the inn tavern in those costume dramas is almost the same, the hotel is placed with a table made of golden silk nanmu, the wine cups and tea sets on the table are also antique, there are a lot of red lanterns hanging around, and the bar is also bannered with a picture of the Qingming River, all the decorations are antique, as if people dream back to the Tang Dynasty is not magnificent.

The consumption in this place is not shallow, and it is really rare for Wang Wei to take the initiative to entertain guests, and I really can't think of what he has made a fortune recently.

We were led by the waiter to a private room with a pot of brewed tea on the table, steaming hot, apparently a pre-booked room. Wang Wei took off his clothes and put them next to him, sat at the front of the table, and politely motioned for me to sit down, I was a little stunned, this guy wouldn't want to beat me again.

"Serve all your most expensive dishes! Wine to Moutai! Before I could react, Wang Wei took the menu and said to the waiter without looking at it.

The waiter politely nodded in agreement and left in a hurry.

"What the hell have you made recently, let me see how much money you have in your pocket first?" I asked.

After saying that, Wang Wei ignored me, turned around and took out a thick stack of banknotes from the satchel on his chair, and threw it on the table.

I was taken aback, it seemed that it should be enough for tens of thousands of yuan, and asked, "You kid can't be robbing a bank recently, right?" Or did you go shit luck and buy a lottery ticket and win? ”

"I'll tell you the truth, I recently found a very rich errand, don't underestimate me in the future, it's time for me to turn over!" Wang Wei lit a cigarette and said to me with a smile.

"Come on, where did this money come from, if you steal or rob it, I advise you to go to the police station and turn yourself in, don't confess to me in the end." I asked curiously.

"Don't steal, don't rob, earn it with your ability!" Wang Wei snuffed out the cigarette butt, picked up a piece of beef and put it in his mouth and said.

"What can you do, by the way, you know the one who went to the ground last time?" I opened the wine and found two glasses to pour over.

"It's a coincidence to mention this. He is also in our unit, and the last time I heard them mention Second Master Chen, I was stunned for a moment, and I thought in my mind, isn't it your grandfather. I listen to you brag to me every day, what your grandfather is so good. I leaned over to chat with them, it turned out that our boss was a friend of your grandfather before, and it is said that he had also taken the ancient exam with your grandfather, and he was looking for this second master Chen these days, so I told them about it, hehe, guess what? ”

Fuck, this fucking guy who doesn't have a door on his mouth and can blow anything, isn't that pushing me into the fire pit.

"Our boss not only gave me a few days off, but also sent me tens of thousands of red envelopes. No, I can't forget you when I share the blessings, so I came over to invite you to a meal. Wang Wei picked up the wine glass and toasted me with a smile on his face.

"My grandfather has been in the antique circle for decades, and he doesn't have any friends, and he doesn't want anyone to disturb him, what is your boss? Is it also a bowl of rice to eat antiques? I raised my wine and toasted him.

"Leave this alone, this is a secret in our unit, I... Can't say, too... Don't dare to say. Wang Wei even drank a few glasses, and his speech was a little stammering, as if he was hiding something from me.

"Okay, brothers to brothers, but the ugly words are in the front, and this time to inquire about our family in the future, if there is a second time, don't blame me for not treating you as a brother." I picked up my glass and placed it heavily on the table, got up and got dressed, and prepared to leave.

Sometimes I think that the friendship of people in these lives is so vulnerable in the face of money, and no matter how good the relationship is, it can be broken with one hand, and it is not as good as a secret.

Wang Wei saw that I was a little angry, so he hurriedly walked over and stopped me, picked up the wine glass, punished me three glasses of wine in a row, and invited me back to the table. I saw that he was sincere, and that he had indeed made some gaffes just now, so I gave him a step down.

"If I did, I would die. Not only I will, but anyone who knows the secret will die. After Wang Wei finished speaking, the cold sweat on his face flowed out instantly, and he looked around, his eyes were full of fear and fear.

I was stunned for a moment, and I didn't know what to do for a while, seeing that he didn't look like he was pretending, or that he was hiding some ulterior secret in his heart.

When it comes to secrets, I am reminded of what my father often said: if someone knows a secret, then there will be two people in the world who know, one is himself and the other is his ghost, and there are only two ways to keep this secret forever, one is to kill himself, and the other is to kill his ghost.

My father often said in my ear: The more people in this world are good to you, the more they will not let you know all the secrets.

I can't sleep at night and I also think about the meaning of this sentence: the most important thing in our life is our family, so we always think about protecting our family, sometimes we will tell some white lies because we don't want them to worry, although this kind of white lies and lies are both to achieve a certain purpose, but there is still an essential difference, one is for protection, and the other is for deception.

Obviously, Wang Wei is lying to me for some purpose.

I ignored him, picked up the wine on the table and drank it in one gulp.

"Don't be angry, you also know the situation at home, I've been wasted for so many years, I haven't made a lot of money, I finally found a reliable job, I can't lose this job anymore." Wang Wei lit a cigarette and said in a long voice.

"Alright, I don't want to ask any more. Anyway, you will live like a person in the future, and since someone appreciates it, don't let down the cultivation of you. I said.

"Today is a good day, don't mention these useless things. Come and play League of Legends after a drink, I've just recently risen to gold. ”

The two of them talked about it after drinking, I saw that it was getting dark, the two of them got up and left to go to a nearby Internet café to play League of Legends, and when they were tired of playing, they found a hotel to live in, and after sending him away the next morning, I thought that a few days ago the person who went to the ground also explained my photo, so I simply went back to my hometown in the afternoon to show the photo to my grandfather It is also an explanation.