The restaurant was on the fourth floor of the clubhouse, and Sun Kai saw that the billiards competition between Wang Ling and Xiao Qing had ended, so he complained and said: "Two beauties, you two really hate to see each other late, if you meet early, maybe you can become best friends." ”

Wang Ling put down the club, glanced at Xiao Qing stupidly, and didn't say anything, Xiao Qing said indifferently: "The Tao is not the same, in terms of leisure and entertainment, to pass the time, I Xiao Qing can still accompany me." ”

After Sun Kai heard this, he said in a strange way: "Tut-tut, look at your sour appearance, Xiaotao's friend is our friend, right." ”

He stabbed Jin Chen again, revealing a look of ridicule on his face, Jin Chen glanced at Xiao Qing, whose eyes were burning, swallowed his saliva and said, "I, I listen to my wife." ”

"Your uncle, be virtuous."

Sun Kai kicked Jin Chen's buttocks, waved his hand again, and said, "Today, the master is out of his pocket, which colleague accompanies me to chant poetry in the restaurant on the fourth floor?" ”

Mengxi was amused and laughed, she pointed at Sun Kai and said, "Can you speak normally, besides, I don't know how many roundworms you have in your stomach, what?" Bard right? I think you're against wine. ”

"You, don't talk nonsense in front of outsiders."

After saying that, he walked quickly to Mengxi's side, picked her up effortlessly, and threw an eyebrow at me.

Meng Xi screamed continuously, she seemed to be used to Sun Kai's rough way.

Everyone laughed for a while, and then followed Sun Kai to the fourth floor of the club, where the space is very large, the decoration design, very similar to the style of a bohemian restaurant, the walls are inlaid with golden wall tiles, and on the red and white ceiling, there are three glass chandeliers, and the warm luster jumps back and forth between the lamps, setting off the whole hall as luxurious as a palace.

During the Spring Festival, diners are scarce, and the huge restaurant is empty and silent, and there is a sense of desolation.

A girl in her twenties received us, she introduced the dishes and additional items of the restaurant one by one, the so-called additional items are nothing more than singing and dancing performances and cross talk sketches and the like, Sun Kai waved his hand and said casually: "What are the characteristics, just come up, don't ask me, oh yes, if you ask these women what to drink, Xiaotao and I drink liquor." ”

He glanced at Jin Chen again, and said lightly: "Old Jin, what do you want to drink for the New Year?" ”

Jin Chen rubbed his white fingers and whispered, "I, I drink mineral water." ”

"You calf, you're really disappointed."

After saying that, he sent the waiter to let the singers start the performance.

Behind the stage, there is a huge LED screen, and below is a long table with a laptop on top of it and an audio cable connected to a mixer not far away.

A tall, heavy makeup female singer walked onto the stage, unable to tell her age, even difficult to identify her appearance, she tinkered with the computer for a while, and a moment later, a familiar melody sounded in the huge restaurant, which was "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau".

I turned around, my heart was full of anticipation, this song is my personal favorite track, far-reaching, resonant, melodious tune, but the female singer opened her mouth, and I was surprised, as if a basin of cold water was poured on my head, the loneliness and disappointment are indescribable.

Sun Kai also shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and he teased: "How did she bring it, who brought it, the call of the ancients, and sang it as who came, the call of the ancients?" ”

I looked at him in a daze and didn't make any comments.

The club's signature dish is roasted whole lamb, which comes with a lot of dairy products, such as cheese, milk chips, milk tofu, and some fried rice that Mongolians often eat, milk tea and so on.

In the middle of the round dining table, a huge hole was dug out, like a funnel, and above it was a smoke-absorbing mouth made of white steel.

When the mutton makes a sizzling sound, when it is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, you can use a boning blade to remove the yellowed mutton on the outside, and eat it while roasting, which is endlessly fun. (Drooling while writing...) ）

The waiter brought two bottles of mare's milk wine and three bottles of cocktails, Sun Kai and I each had a bottle, Jin Chen really drank mineral water, I was a little short of breath, looked at him and said: "Brother, you should really learn more from your wife, you should always be a little arrogant as a gentleman on this occasion, right?" ”

Jin Chen glanced at Xiao Qing, and when he saw a tepid look on her beautiful cheeks, he pushed the cup in front of me and muttered, "Then, pour me a glass." ”

"Haha, that's right."

I patted him on the shoulder, and after each poured a full drink, I saw that Wang Ling was tearing with the half-baked leg of mutton, and I smiled and said, "After roasting for a while, eat some milk tofu first, which is a specialty here, and the taste is very mellow." ”

Wang Ling put down the knife and fork, I helped her brush her messy bangs, and asked softly, "Why are you depressed, are you not feeling well?" ”

She shook her head lightly again, and didn't say a word, which made me a little overwhelmed.

A man in his thirties walked up to the stage, he stood in the center of the stage with a bamboo fan in his hand, cleared his throat and said, "I'll tell you a stand-up comedy." ”

The person he said was nothing more than six of us, no applause, no cheers, the man was a little embarrassed, but his literacy was very high, and he still said calmly: "Everyone knows "Peacock Flying Southeast", right? ”

Everyone turned around, and Sun Kai shouted loudly towards the stage: "I know, I know, the ancient love story." ”

"Yes, but the end of this story is tragic."

Everyone sighed for a while, still staring at the man on the stage, he pondered for a moment, and said: ""The Peacock Flying Southeast" is the first long narrative poem in the history of Chinese literature, telling the story of Jiao Zhongqing and Liu Lanzhi who were forced to separate and commit suicide. ”

Wang Ling leaned into my ear and whispered, "I said it in the textbook when I was in school. ”

I half-opened my mouth, showing a demented look on my face, and said, "I, I've stopped studying for a long time." ”

Wang Ling's eyes widened, stared at me for a moment, and asked tentatively, "Then, what is your diploma?" ”

This is my weakness, I don't want to talk about my education, I don't have words, and she doesn't ask any more.

The man on the stage didn't seem to be talking about cross talk, but more like reciting poems, he adjusted his mood and said with a sad face: "The king is a rock, the concubine is a reed, the reed is like silk, and the rock has not been transferred." The unswerving love between the two has touched countless people, and contemporary young people rarely mention their stories, but we must never forget our original intention and responsibility, people live for a lifetime, grass and trees for an autumn, as the song sings, before you feel young and old, love one person for a lifetime, die and live, grow old together, and live happily. ”

Sun Kai frowned and shouted loudly: "What, what society, ah?" Are you here for cross talk or for Chinese class, go down. ”

His cheeks flushed, he grabbed his glass and poured another sip of wine and said, "Hey, sing a song to help the wine." ”

The man who said cross talk walked off the stage in a hurry, the roasted whole sheep on the table was completely cooked, I helped Wang Ling cut a piece of leg meat, since she said thank you seriously, there was a trace of indifference on the delicate cheeks, I was a little surprised, and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with you?" Don't like the occasion like this, or yet? ”

"I'm fine, thank you."

She replied coldly, since she said a damn thank you again.

I was a little short of breath and looked at her and said, "Is it because of me?" ”

She ate a mouthful of mutton, her delicate body sat straight, her cheeks and movements exuded an elegant and dignified atmosphere, like a fairy who had fallen into the mortal dust, and she was like two people in her usual life, I was not used to her holding a shelf, posing with a cold and arrogant posture, I sighed lightly, and ignored her.

An eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl walked on the stage, she was mediocre, short in stature, and fat, and did not attract everyone's attention, but the song sounded, but it touched everyone's heartstrings.

"The bright moon illuminates the end of the world, who got the pampering in the end, the neighing war horses in the rivers and mountains, the silent noise in the arms, back to that moment, the silence of the years is also frightening, the dead vines grow branches, and the original time has been gently wiped."

The song is curling, the thoughts are flying, the soft voice, with melancholy, with loneliness, with unspeakable grievances.

Mengxi wiped the tears from her face with a tissue, clapped her hands enthusiastically and said, "Sing well, sing well..."

Even Xiao Qing, the iceberg beauty, was moved, she stood up, waved her hand, and saluted the singer.

I patted Sun Kai and said with a smile: "Isn't it much better than the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau just now?" ”

Sun Kai didn't say anything, he took out his wallet, took out more than a dozen pieces of money from it, called the waiter, and told her to hand the money to the singer.

"You're really generous, Boss Sun."

I looked at him with a hint of sarcasm in my tone.

Sun Kai glared at me and said, "If you sing well, you should be rewarded, today everyone let go of playing, after a while, let's go upstairs to play cards." ”

"What? Playing cards again? ”

I unconsciously glanced at Wang Ling, and saw a glimmer of expectation in her eyes, and I thought to myself, does she also want to play cards?

Everyone didn't drink much, Sun Kai went to check out, I don't know how much the meal will cost, but I can feel the enthusiasm and boldness that Sun Kai exudes from his bones.

The chessboard hall was on the sixth floor of the clubhouse, and I walked behind Sun Kai, and Nuo said, "Let's stop playing that golden flower, it's good to play mahjong." ”

Sun Kai stopped, turned around and said, "Are you afraid of losing?" ”

"Not really."

I scratched my hair in embarrassment, and saw Wang Ling looking at me with disdain, as if to say, don't participate if you can't afford to play.

Sun Kai put his hand on Mengxi's shoulder and said lightly: "Let's go, brother, there are so many things to do for the lazy donkey, don't sweep everyone's interest for the New Year." ”

I have a bad premonition, that is, I must not play cards today, I will lose very badly, but Jin Chen and Xiao Qing put on an expression of sharpening their knives and looking at death as home, I am not looking at Wang Ling's lukewarm cheeks, if you come, you will be safe, and thinking too much will only add to your own psychological burden.

The waiter led us to a square table and said with a smile on his face, "Please exchange chips at the bar, and I wish you all a happy game and a happy win." ”

Sun Kai changed the chips for 20,000 yuan at one time, I looked a little flustered, and he said with a smile on his face: "I wish you a happy win, haha." ”

I glared at him fiercely, and exchanged 5,000 yuan of chips at the bar, Jin Chen and Xiao Qing each had 10,000 yuan, Wang Ling bought 30,000 yuan of chips in one go, held a tray, and returned to the table and sat down in a hurry.

Mengxi stood behind Sun Kai and played the role of playing soy sauce, and at this point, a big fight began.

My hands were shaking, my wine was rising, and I felt sleepy, and when I saw that several of my old friends were in good spirits and full of red light, I felt that I would definitely be carried out today.

I lost more than 1,000 in the first round of the meeting, and my anxiety was beyond words, I knew my temperament very well, and if I lost money continuously, I would be more and more frustrated and weak.

But men's sixth sense is often not accurate enough, I am strong when I meet strong, the more brave I fight, in the later rounds of confrontation, I am still lucky, touch a lot of good cards, see that I have more and more chips, I have an urge not to play.

Wang Ling lost very badly, she was very stubborn, the small cards that were already messy, and blindly followed the trend, and within half an hour, the chips in front of her table bottomed out.

I secretly kicked her under the table, signaling her not to be emotional, she glanced at me, and her indifferent expression revealed a sense of what you can do with me, it was really a hot face and a cold ass, I don't know the hearts of good people, I don't care about her, that inexplicable annoyance made me push out all the chips in a hurry, and after glancing around, I whispered: "All in bet, do you want to follow?" ”

The money on the table has been stacked to more than 50,000 yuan, Sun Kai squeezed the cards in his hand tightly, a trace of fine sweat oozed from his forehead, Wang Ling pursed his lips, with a complicated aura in his dark expression, Xiao Qing and Jin Chen glanced at each other, as if setting this game as a lore moment, which made everyone very dull.

Sun Kai waved his hand, and the waiter walked slowly.

"Give me another 50,000 yuan in chips."

His face was pale, his expression was serious, and he put on a posture of ambition, and I thought to myself, is it possible that he has a bigger card than me?

I rubbed the sweat-soaked cards, it was three aces, but everyone felt that such good luck could not patronize me alone, and they never thought that at the moment of the opening of the cards, they seemed to lose their whole life, I couldn't be happy, although I won a lot, but I didn't want to lose the friendship between friends at the table.

I returned everyone's chips and said thoughtfully: "We swim together, drink together, and celebrate the New Year's Eve together, and we have fun and complain to each other, but in this link, we are fighting red-faced and angry, which is not worth it, I don't want to lose each other's friendship because of winning the money of old friends, everyone can understand me." ”

Sun Kai lit a cigarette, laughed dryly and said, "Damn, you have said all the good things, what should we say." ”

"There's not much money, what you win should be yours, how can there be any reason to return it, and besides, the relationship between us can be broken after playing cards a few times."

Xiao Qing brushed her hair and pushed the chips in front of her to the center of the table again.

I was a little bitter, and I was very reluctant to gamble, and I played a few games with them, but I felt bored, so I got up and took my leave.

Walk out of the clubhouse, it is the middle of the night, the sky is drifting with dots of snowflakes, I spit a few breaths, in the street lamp, the shape of the mist seems to be frozen in the air, in this quiet night, can not hear the noise of the people and the hustle and bustle of the traffic, stretched out his hand, a snowflake fell suddenly, bringing a moment of coolness, behind the sound of the familiar, and distant voice: "Do you really believe in the story of the peacock flying southeast?" ”

I turned around and saw Wang Ling wrapped in a coat, looking at me in a daze, her eyes flashing, her expression sad, and there was a trace of sadness and sadness on her cheeks.