After Jin Chen was discharged from the hospital, Sun Kai drove him back to Xiao Qing's house.

Jin Chen is a native of Ningbo, Zhejiang, and may not be very adaptable to the climate in the north, and he fell ill with a cold on the eve of marriage, which is really unlucky.

Sun Kai and I had dinner at Xiao Qing's house, Xiao Qing made a table of dark dishes, and kept saying that she learned it abroad, Sun Kai and I looked at her with contempt on our faces, and she quibbled: "What do you want me to do?" Two dirt buns. ”

I smiled helplessly.

The next day's wedding was held in a five-star hotel, and Sun Kai and I came to the scene early to help set the fruit plate.

This Chinese-style wedding was unusually low-level and frugal, and there were not many people who came to attend the wedding, but everyone's faces were filled with happy looks, many of them were employees of Xiao's mother's company, and some relatives and friends.

In this city, Xiao Qing's best friends are me and Sun Kai, Xiao Qing got married, although Sun Kai had palpitations, but there was still a smile of blessing on his face.

At nine o'clock in the morning, everyone took their seats, and the host walked to the stage, he was of medium stature, slightly chubby, wearing a white suit, with a bow tie on his neckline, in his forties, bald, he knocked on the microphone in his hand, and coughed lightly.

"Distinguished guests and friends, good morning."

There was a sparse applause from the audience.

The host bowed lightly and continued: "It is an honor to be entrusted by the newlyweds to preside over the wedding of Mr. Jin Chen and Ms. Xiao Qing. ”

He had a loud voice, spoke clearly, and under the gaze of everyone, his demeanor was calm and his demeanor was dignified.

"In the golden autumn season, on this good day, I announce the wedding ceremony, and from now on, let our sound engineer play the wedding march and invite our newlyweds to enter."

The solemn wedding march sounded, the tune was leisurely, resonant, and the lights were bright and colorful.

In the middle leading to the ceremonial stage, there is a long red carpet with dotted flower petals, and on either side of the carpet are delicate colored lights, LED breathing lamps can change colors.

Separated by a carpet, they turned to look at a wooden door on the north side of the auditorium, where the two newlyweds were about to walk out to witness their love.

"Have you ever wondered what Xiao Qing looks like when she wears a wedding dress?"

Sun Kai sat next to me and turned to look at me, with a haze on his face.

I shook my head slightly.

"I still remember that the three of us played at home when we were young, Xiao Qing was our bride, you tied a red scarf on her head, and said that it was a red hijab, do you remember?"

Sun Kai put one hand on the table, pinched the corner of his eye with the other, and looked a little sad.

"What are you talking about, isn't that a playhouse, now that Xiao Qing has really entered the wedding hall, we should bless her."

I patted him on the shoulder, trying not to enlighten him.

"But have you ever thought about it?"

He sighed, frowned, and continued: "Life is originally a family, but the partners who play together have changed, some people run to the ends of the earth and lose their traces, and some people have become unrecognizable and lost what they should have been. ”

His eyes were dark, and the more he spoke, the more sad he became, and at last a few tears slipped down the corners of his eyes, like beads of broken thread, flowing down his cheeks and gathering on his chin.

The white wooden door of the auditorium was pushed open, and Jin Chen and Xiao Qing appeared at the door, and they walked through the red carpet and slowly walked to the stage.

Sun Kai and I looked on the stage, only to see Xiao Qing wearing a white wedding dress, the folded skirt hung down, the tall figure was stylish, she was wearing a pair of white gloves on her hands, ten slender fingers, graceful and charming, white and tender cheeks like shelled eggs, blowing can be broken, the two rippling eyes are as clear as a lake, the delicate lip flaps exude a charming luster, and there is a string of crystal clear pendants hanging on the earlobes, like petals, like pearls, following Xiao Qing's movements, gently shaking.

Jin Chen has nothing to look at, because he was hospitalized with a cold yesterday, he looks a little decadent now, his face is pale, under a pair of gold-wire glasses, his eyes are dull, he is wearing a black suit, a white shirt, and a pair of delicate black leather shoes.

He stood on the stage and waved his hand downward, looking a lot like a senator in the United States, and more like a university lecturer on closer inspection.

Xiao Qingmei's eyes were longing and graceful, she looked in the direction of me and Sun Kai, and a sweet smile hung on the corner of her seductive mouth.

Sun Kai stood up and rubbed his cloudy eyes.

"Hey, sit down, what are you going to do?"

I tugged at his corner and looked at him with a panicked face.

He covered his eyes, stood for two seconds, pushed away his chair, walked straight out of the auditorium, disappeared in the direction of the white door, and disappeared without a trace.

Xiao Qing saw it in her eyes, the smile on the corner of her mouth disappeared, and after a moment of surprise, she looked at me with a helpless expression on her face.

I shrugged my shoulders and shook my head slightly.

The wedding continued, and the host invited Xiao's mother and Jin Chen's parents to come to the stage, and after saying some heart-wrenching and touching words, Xiao Qing and Xiao's mother hugged each other and cried bitterly.

I wonder why a Chinese wedding is supposed to be a celebration of joy and toasting, but every time the atmosphere is solemn, everyone sighs.

Jin Chen and Xiao Qing drank a glass of wine and said a lot of words of gratitude, and everyone applauded and congratulated.

The wedding lasted until eleven o'clock, and the banquet was full of all kinds of dishes, and I looked at it and had no appetite.

I stood up, looked around, and saw Xiao Qing and Jin Chen toasting with wine glasses to the guests, and I walked over slowly.

"Xiao Qing."

I walked up behind Xiao Qing and called her.

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Qing turned around and looked at me with a puzzled face, her cheeks were crimson, charming, like a beauty walking out of a picture scroll, I was haunted by my dreams, and her eyes were confused.

I coughed lightly, scratched my hair in embarrassment, and said, "That, I'll go first, I'll go see Sun Kai." ”

"Oh, he doesn't have any friends here, so he guesses he's coming home."

"Well, if there's anything you need help with, remember to call me."

I smiled at her, patted Jin Chen's shoulder again, and advised, "Don't drink too much, your body is important." ”

With that, I walked out of the hotel.

Standing on the street, looking at the passing cars and pedestrians, I felt a sense of loss.

"Hey, they're all married."

I muttered softly.

"Time flies so fast, and I'm at the end of this year."

I smiled bitterly, and there was a slow-moving old man walking across from me, with the traces of time carved into his wrinkled cheeks, and he couldn't see his original appearance, he was on crutches, and every few steps he took, he had to stop and breathe for a moment.

A person starts from the ground, to the fate of the West, how many hardships do you have to go through, in order to get the life you want, I remember reading a prose before, called "One day, I passed away", in this life, no matter rich or poor, one day to go to the last step, to the next generation, Huo Ran looked back, my life, in vain, I want to repent, but it is twilight. Live with your heart, don't take the eyes of others as the yardstick, love and hatred are actually just for yourself, every day is happy, cherish what you want to cherish most in your heart, three thousand prosperous, a snap of your fingers, a hundred years later, but a handful of yellow sand.

The phone rang, waking me up from my wandering, I hurriedly took out my mobile phone, and saw that it was a call from Sun Kai.

"Hey, Kai."

"Are you still at the wedding?"

His voice was a little lost and melancholy.

"No, I'm out, at the door of the hotel."

I tightened my coat and tucked one hand into my pocket, the temperature was so low that I could see the white mist when I spoke.

"When are you returning?"

Sun Kai asked such a sentence for no reason, and before I could answer, he said again: "I'll go back tomorrow, do you want to drink some?" ”

After listening to this, I thought to myself, going home is also a boring sleep, and it doesn't hurt to drink some wine on such a cold day.

"Okay."

"You wait for me at the door of the hotel, I'll pick you up."

After hanging up the phone, I stuffed my phone into my pocket and stomped my feet, it was really an autumn breeze and a cool, and before I could feel the summer scenery, autumn brought a depression.

About ten minutes, Sun Kai's car stopped at the door of the hotel, I got into the car, fastened my seat belt, looked at him and said, "Do you want to wait until the evening to have a drink with Xiao Qing?" ”

"On the day of her wedding, are you embarrassed to call her out for a drink, besides, there are a lot of things to be busy with when getting married, let's drink some first."

The car slowly drove into the street, Sun Kai pursed his lips, and a complicated expression hung on his pale cheeks.

"But you're leaving tomorrow."

I glanced at him and thought to myself, it seems that Sun Kai is not going to say goodbye to Xiao Qing on his return trip this time.

"Well, the company has a lot of business, and I have to go back tomorrow."

He looked out the window, and there was unspeakable sadness under his delicate features.

"Then did you tell Xiao Qing?"

"I come and go freely, what is there to say, just make a phone call when the time comes."

He lost his patience and slammed on the accelerator, the car drove fast, I leaned back, looked at the scenery speeding outside the car, looked at him and said, "Is it the same as talking on the phone to your face, I think it's better for you to talk to her, otherwise she will think you are angry." ”

"What am I angry about? Is my Sun Kai the kind of person with a small belly? ”

He glared at me, his teeth biting his lower lip, his eyes looking coldly ahead.

When I saw this, I sighed softly and leaned back against the backrest, not speaking.

He stopped the car at the door of a restaurant, I got out of the car and looked at the storefront, the four words on the plaque attracted my attention, Saiwai Villa, it really has a deep meaning, walking into the store, the restaurant decoration is very simple, there is a strong sense of crossing.

With its antique furnishings and unique décor, it is more like a meeting room for ancient nomads than a modern dining room.

After Sun Kai and I took our seats, one of us was wearing a fur jacket, high-waisted boots, brown linen trousers tucked into the boots, and a fur felt hat on his head.

"What do you two gentlemen want to eat?"

She handed me and Sun Kai a menu, held a mobile phone-sized ordering device in her hand, and stood there straight, like an old figurine.

"Roast lamb shank, lamb skewers, liquor, all the specialties."

Sun Kai handed the menu to the waiter, took out a cigarette case from his pocket, threw one to me, lit it and inhaled it slowly.

"Okay sir, wait a minute."

I didn't order anything, took a sip of tea, lit a cigarette, and we were speechless, and the atmosphere was extremely embarrassing.

The two of us drank from noon until the sky was dark, Sun Kai was completely unconscious, he lay on the table, saliva flowed down the corners of his mouth, and whispered, looking very embarrassed.

I didn't get much better, we drank four bottles of liquor, countless beers, I was delirious, leaning back in my chair, I only felt that the world was spinning, my stomach was turning upside down, and I was vomiting filth and messing in the huge private room.

The phone rang dozens of times, but my hand did not listen, and slowly, I fell to the ground, only to feel a cool breeze blowing on my face, and the door was opened.