The story of the small shopkeeper is sad.

The old man's wine is also impressive.

After drinking, I chatted with him for a long time.

For love, a lot of new understanding has been added.

Who says love is eternal? It's also a rare memory to have one.

If you love it, it's worth it.

Thinking of this, the annoying thoughts caused by Lin Xue'er's affairs are no longer so heavy.

Regardless of the outcome, we once loved each other, in the best of years, we once had, these are enough, compared to the tragedy of the old man, how lucky and happy I am.

The next day, after the wine had completely sobered up, I decided to give myself a short vacation and go back to my hometown in the countryside to relax.

After briefly explaining the company's affairs and ambitions, I drove back to my hometown from Beijing, and as usual, I first went to the town hospital to visit the fourth uncle.

I haven't seen him for a few years, and the fourth uncle is obviously much older, with gray hair.

He was so engrossed in his work that he didn't seem to be as enthusiastic about my visit as he had imagined.

I sat in his office and drank tea quietly.

He finished his business and stared up at me for a moment.

Asked, "How are your personal problems now?" When are you going to get results? When to get married? ”

Seems to know me a lot.

At least know that I'm single now.

His question made me a little embarrassed, and I thought to myself that it was because of the emotional setback that I wanted to go back to my hometown to breathe some fresh air.

It seems that the tension in the fresh air is enough to compromise my purpose of coming back to relax completely.

"I... I haven't figured it out yet, and besides, I haven't met the right person yet. I replied, and I had the intention to prevaricate.

"Are you going to go back and say the same thing to your parents?" , The fourth uncle's voice rose an octave, and his expression became a little stern.

In fact, my communication with my fourth uncle is much smoother than that of my parents.

Thinking that my parents would also force me to ask personal questions, I was a little restless, and even regretted going back to my hometown to relax.

"I remember when you first started working, you mentioned two girls." It seems that his topic today is focused on my emotional issues.

I'm a little restless.

He told me about Ding Ling and Ah Hong, and I still don't know why the fourth uncle knows so much about the emotional world of my junior high school and high school, and he knows everything.

It was as if he had put a pair of eyes behind my back, watching my every move.

As for Ding Ling and Ah Hong, no matter which of these two people I am now, they are all sad pasts, and I don't want to communicate with him further.

Because all the grievances and hatreds related to them, right and wrong, for me, are all in the past.

And no matter who it is, no matter how it is mentioned, it is an unpleasant thing.

"Fourth uncle, if you're okay here, I'll leave first?" , I tried to avoid the topic, ready to flee.

The old man stared at me with a very serious expression.

"Wait a minute, there's something I haven't had a chance to tell you, you're back today, and I decided to tell you in person, so many years have passed, but I think you need to know."

I was just about to leave my seat, but when he said this, I had to sit down again.

"This matter is about your junior high school classmate Ah Hong."

I looked a little embarrassed.

The fourth uncle sensitively caught my abnormal expression.

"Originally, when I talked about her, it didn't seem to have anything to do with you, but Ah Hong did something that had something to do with you, and in my opinion, it was you who influenced others, so I want to tell you about it."

I was silent, I didn't know what I was about or when I affected Ah Hong.

"Did you fall in love with her when you were in junior high school?"

"Nothing." I replied without hesitation.

The fourth uncle looked at me in some surprise.

"This is what your junior high school homeroom teacher told me, your teacher and we have a good relationship, we often drink and chat together in the town, once, he jokingly reminded me, saying that your relationship with the girl named Ah Hong in the class is a bit abnormal, but at that time we all thought you were still children, so we didn't talk to you seriously."

"Yes, we didn't understand anything then." I echoed him, avoiding his gaze.

This matter, Ah Hong has been serious since the Yellow House period.

And I was slow to give a negative reaction after more than ten years, which is a fact, and I can't explain too much to the fourth uncle.

He didn't pay much attention to my reaction.

"Do you know a girl named Xuan in town?"

I nodded, and Xuan was sentenced to five years in prison because of the Guangtou Group.

"She did something wrong in the county, was sentenced, and was released from prison early some time ago." The fourth uncle said and looked at me again.

Xuan's early release from prison has nothing to do with me, and I still look indifferent.

"After Xuan was released from prison, there have been a lot of rumors about you and Ah Hong in the town recently."

Xuan and Ah Hong have a good relationship, I know this, Ah Hong and I have always been above board, and there is no news to spread, so when I heard that there were rumors about me and her in the town, I was still indifferent.

"It is rumored that when you were opening a mine in the county, you reunited with Ah Hong, and in order to achieve your purpose together, you framed her husband and the Guangtou Group."

"The result is that you asked Ah Hong to force yourself to divorce her husband, and then ran away with her money."

"Is there such a thing?" , the fourth uncle said, staring at me with very sharp eyes, as if he wanted to see through me.

"Rumors, rumors!"

I was so shocked and angry that I almost fell off my seat.

"What a mess this is!"

I always thought that the business in the county was not good, and the mining farm was smashed a few years ago, and then it was hacked by Xiaowei again, and he walked away, and has been away from the rivers and lakes since then.

It seems that the tree really wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop.

What's the point of the people behind the scenes giving me a rumor that has been out, I've been away from the county for so long.

For a moment, I couldn't figure it out.

"I know, you're not going to do anything like that." Looking at my angry expression, the fourth uncle let out a sigh of relief.

"But in the past few years, you have never been back, and your family doesn't know what you're doing, so outsiders really have to be suspicious."

I kind of understand, maybe the person who spread the rumor for me knows that I have left the country and will not come back, and is the best person to take the blame for this mess?

Yes, no matter what, there always has to be a scapegoat to make all the dirty things look the best of both worlds.

Thinking that my innocence was once again pushed to the forefront of public opinion, the roots of my teeth itched.

"It seems that I still have to come back and fight with this gang until I uproot them."

I secretly swear in my heart that this matter really can't be like the Dazhifu mining farm after it was smashed, and it was embarrassing and gray to go to the wheat city.

The new accounts and the old accounts must be calculated together, and the husband must live for a lifetime, and he must stand up to the sky!

"Fourth uncle, do you know where that Xuan is now?" , I asked.

"I don't know, I heard that it's been in the county seat."

After saying goodbye to my fourth uncle, I decided to return to the county seat first.

I think that the rumors between me and Ah Hong, if we find Xuan first, we should be able to solve some of the mysteries.

I remembered Iron Head, he must know Xuan's whereabouts.

Tietou is still setting up a stall at the gate of the old county middle school.

I haven't seen him for a few years, and his appearance has completely changed, he is black and thin, holding a cigarette in one hand and turning the oven in the other.

Na next to her is still the same, fatter than before, and her hair is obviously much whiter.

It wasn't until I got close that he looked at me for a long time before he became famous.

The next atmosphere was still a little awkward, and he probably remembered about me and Lin Xue'er.

To avoid misunderstanding, I called him aside and asked softly, "Do you know where Xuan is?" ”

"Xuan?" , He was stunned for a moment, "What are you looking for her?" ”

"I'm looking for her to clarify something."

Iron Head scratched his head a little embarrassed.

"I do know where she is, but when you go to her, there's something wrong with that place."

"It's okay."

"Where is she?"

"She works in the bathing and leisure center of the brothers' good building." , Tietou seemed to have some difficulty in speaking, telling Xuan's whereabouts.

"Brothers, good mansions?" , I was stunned for a moment, remembering Xiaowei and his ambitions.

"The two good brothers building is the original Guangtou Group Building." After the iron head finished speaking, he seemed to be a little afraid of something, and looked around.

It seems that Xiaowei's business operation ability is indeed not simple.

In just a few years, all the businesses of the original GDI Group were taken into possession.

Saying goodbye to the iron head, I drove straight to the so-called "good brothers" building.

The exterior of the building has not changed at all, but the name has changed.

The security guard standing at the door has not changed, and if you look closely, it should be the two brothers who had in-depth communication with me and Dazhi about the factions in the county and city, and they have changed into the iconic black clothes of the brothers' good company.

I walked straight into the building, which was much more low-key than it had been during the original operation of the GDI Group.

There was no queue to welcome them, and the whole building was quiet.

I walked to the bathing area and sat down.

A waiter approached, bent down and asked, "Sir, what do you do?" ”

"I'm looking for a woman named Xuan."

The waiter looked me up and down and smiled wickedly.

"Dude, good choice!"

"Xuan is our star waiter here, and she is definitely a mentor-level service."

He gave me a thumbs up and bent over, "You pick a room for a cup of tea, wait a minute, I'll arrange for her to come to you later." ”

With that, he turned around and hurried away.

I was placed in a separate room, and I sat down in a chair with my back to the window, and it was very dark.

After a long while, the door opened again.

A woman wearing heavy makeup and a waitress uniform walked in, and I looked up and down, she was indeed Xuan.

Several years of prison life have left indelible marks on her body, the tall person is no longer tall, always humbly bent over, her face is wrinkled, full of vicissitudes, and the spirit of a few years ago is like two people.

"Hello sir, are you getting a massage or a foot soak?"

Her business tone is skillful and it looks like she's been doing service work here for a long time.

"Sit down, I'd like to talk to you."

"Sir... Waiters are not allowed to sit down and speak here. She looked at me in surprise.

"It's okay, it's just you and me in the house, I'll ask a few words and leave."

Xuan sat cautiously on a corner of the chair next to her, staring at me sitting in a dark corner with a suspicious expression.

"Just ask."

"Do you know Ah Hong?"

Her body trembled slightly, she didn't say anything, she was a little emotional, and she seemed to remember a lot of things from before.

"I've been in the county seat for the past few days, and I've heard some rumors about Ah Hong and a man, do you know about it?"

She jumped up from her chair like a pinprick.

"What rumors? I don't know, I'm just a part-time worker, you asked the wrong person. ”

With that, she quickly opened the door and fled.