Chapter 1: Twin Cities
The world is very big, there are many cities, and there are many cities that resemble each other.
Some have similar names, some have similar styles, some have similar climates, and all kinds of similarities abound.
I have no objection to the fact that the city is similar, because the city I live in is very similar to the city he lives.
Both cities are famous cities with a long history of thousands of years, both have antique royal buildings, and both have a long history of cultural heritage.
At the same time, they also have many differences: differences in size, size of population, wages and so on.
It's normal for there to be differences between cities, because each city has a different area. Whether it's a difference or a difference, it doesn't affect my relationship with Lao Gao.
Even if I am in this city, even if he is in that city, even if they are two cities.
To tell the truth, when I first entered junior high school, we didn't talk much, although we were at the same table, but we were like students in two classes. This kind of indifference did not end until the second year of junior high school.
Xu has a one-year foundation at the same table, Xu is my noisy personality that makes him really helpless, and maybe it is a combination of both factors.
In short, the two of us have gone from indifferent classmates to old irons who are even talking in class. I study well, I've always been playful, and it's mainly beneficial for me to be at the same table.
I can copy his answers without any scruples, and I can copy any subject I want, and there is no limit to the number of times.
Exams are not allowed to sit at the same table to prevent copying questions or answers from each other, and of course we must not violate the school rules.
Sit separately and sit separately, I have no problem with this and am particularly supportive, of course these are all pretended.
If I don't hide my true thoughts, I will definitely be called a parent by the teacher. Students don't want their parents to come to school because they basically do it when they go back.
In addition, I especially believe in Lao Gao's sincerity, after all, everyone can see excellent results.
I was even more excited to see the high scores I copied, and I felt the urge to kneel every time. I gratefully gave Lao Gao a gift, but he didn't accept it three times.
If he doesn't answer, it doesn't mean that Lao Gao hates eating spicy strips, but he doesn't want me to copy the answer. Because he believed that I could get a grade that would make him doubt his life.
However, this score needs to be completed independently, that is, to get a high score based on strength.
Under his guidance, my grades improved by leaps and bounds, and I was not only admitted to my dream university, but also found a satisfactory job.
Lao Gao did not join the work force after graduation, but stayed at the university to continue his studies. After another three years, he graduated from graduate school and stayed in a different place.
The year was 2015, and it was my second year on the job.
In 2016, Lao Gao took the civil service exam and passed the written exam and interview with excellent results. I got a phone call one afternoon.
I'll go, who is this? Looking at the unfamiliar number, I hesitated to answer. The number was unfamiliar, but I knew the area code, and it was from that city.
It should be, it's him, right?
Thinking that the call might be from Lao Gao, I quickly pressed the answer button.
"I knew it was you, you haven't called for so long, is it that the poor can't even afford the phone bill? How is everything? Got a job? Where are you staying? ”
When the familiar "hey" came from the microphone, I almost jumped up in excitement. God, this guy hasn't called me in a long time.
Sometimes it's funny to think about, Lao Gao speaks slowly, and I speak very fast, and there is only one result of our chat, that is, I say he listens.
Maybe I was so happy to receive his call that I forgot that he was slow to speak and that he didn't warn me.
One of us spoke vigorously, the other listened quietly, and it was not until my throat was about to smoke that I remembered something.
This is a long-distance call, and Lao Gao is calling from another place. But why am I going so far? The talk goes on and on.
But a good friend is a good friend, let what I love to say and let what I don't like to listen to, although this is an excuse I make for myself.
"Oh, I'm fine, I've been admitted to the civil service, and the unit has informed me to report tomorrow."
was stunned, Lao Gao had already finished speaking lightly.
"Got in?! Awesome, quickly take my knees, I'm going to pick an ornament to give to you, you put it on your desk when you go to work, so you can't forget me, I'm ruthless, right? Haha......"
I was so happy that he was admitted to the civil service, and I made a joke while congratulating him. Unexpectedly, his next words almost suffocated me.
"I don't want to report for duty, I don't want to be a civil servant, and my personality is not suitable for this kind of work. I got a job on a large website and will officially start work tomorrow. ”
"You're not kidding, are you? What is the test for the improper civil service? ”
"I just wanted to give it a try, and I didn't have anything else in mind. I've found the right job, and the annual salary is quite high. Cocoa, goodbye. ”
Lao Gao ended the call without warning, just like his sudden call. At that moment, I looked at the already silent phone in my hand and gave up the idea of calling him again.
It's useless, I understand Lao Gao. He is a quiet man on the outside and determined on the inside, and what he decides will never change.
He was all for his family, mainly for his brother. I met Lao Gao's younger brother, I called him Xiao Gao, and we met once, and we said a word, or I said it.
"Are you a foreigner?"
I wondered why his eyelashes were thick and thick, so I asked, and he ignored me. Kodaka was just ten years old when he was hit by a bastard driver and crippled for life.
The younger brother lost his right leg, his parents were grief-stricken, and the driver of the accident escaped, all of which hit Lao Gao hard, and his personality changed.
Lao Gao wants to help his parents relieve the pressure, and he wants to buy them a big house. He wants to find a job in a big city with a lot of room for development and many opportunities, and he wants to fulfill all his wishes.
Eventually, Lao Gao's wish became a reality.
He wandered alone and went to work in a powerful company with a good monthly salary. Four years later, he bought his parents a new house in his hometown, which was near my house.
After work, Lao Gao found another part-time job, and we were busy all day in the dark, and our contact became less and less, and we could see each other during the Spring Festival all year round.
The years are like flying knives, and ten years have passed in a flash.
Ten years, time has changed; Twin cities, the orientation has changed; experience, the nature of the heart has changed......
Over the years, many things have changed, and even though everything in the world is changing, our friendship has remained the same.
It doesn't matter if I go to him or he comes to me, no matter how stressful the schedule is, we will see each other, even if it's only five minutes, it's enough for us to be happy for a whole year.
Being in different cities and having the same friendship is destined to be lucky.
This luck is precious, and this luck also fulfills the sentence: true friends may not meet often, but they must put you in the deepest part of their hearts.