Chapter 079: Birthday Party (3) - Gap
I felt my head getting dizzy. I didn't expect a few glasses of red wine to be so strong. It feels like there's a rush of heat in your head.
I had to cover my face with my palms and prop my head up. The temperature on the face seems to be above forty degrees.
I understand why Xiong Yanfei's classmates treat me like aliens.
It took me a few months to learn about a chemistry problem that made me understand the wrong reason for drinking wine the way I did. The way several of Xiong Yanfei's classmates drink wine is not to show pomp and show identity, it is indeed a scientific way to drink wine.
Through this chemistry question, I learned that wine is easy to deteriorate and cannot be stored for a long time without preservatives, so whether it is domestic wine or foreign wine, as long as it is wine, it must be preservatives.
No one would believe that the preservatives used in wine are a gas called sulphur dioxide. This gas, colorless, is toxic.
Xiong Yanfei's classmates take small sips of wine and shake their glasses before each drink to allow the sulphur dioxide in the wine to evaporate. And I poured a full glass and dried it immediately, and the sulfur dioxide had no time and space to volatilize, that is, the sulfur dioxide in the wine went straight into my intestines and my stomach, and the sulfur dioxide and alcohol worked together, so it was no wonder that I was not dizzy.
In a way, dizziness is a sign of sulfur dioxide poisoning.
"Okay, the joke is over," Qi Jianguo suddenly stood up and raised his wine glass, "Let's move on to the theme of today's birthday party." I'll take the lead. Yan Fei, I respect you and wish you a happy birthday. Hope you like it. This is a jade ornament that my dad specially asked him to bring when he went to Yunnan. He handed over a small box of gifts.
"Thank you, Jianguo. Thank you for your birthday gift. Xiong Yanfei stood up with a smile, took the gift with both hands, and placed it on the empty chair on her left. The demeanor is quite decent.
Standing up with Wu Lihe, "Happy birthday to you!" Gifts are delivered. Yanfei, guess what I sent you? β
Wu Lihe and Qi Jianguo are both handsome young men, and their appearances are quite different, Qi Jianguo is slightly rough, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a Chinese face, while Wu Lihe is slightly slender, with big eyes, single eyelids, and a mouthful of white and neat teeth.
"I can't guess." Xiong Yanfei stood up again.
"Last year, my family went to Beijing for the Chinese New Year, and I thought of buying you a birthday gift. This is a bracelet bought on Chang'an Street. Wu Lihe gave out a red wooden gift box. It is a very delicate gift box.
"Thank you for being so kind."
I quickly reached into my pocket and grabbed the silk scarf in my trouser pocket again. Wu Lihe didn't know that the gift box he gave was several times more expensive than the silk scarf I bought.
"I said that one of your things is from Yunnan and the other is from Beijing, but they are not as far as mine, and mine is from New York. Yan Fei, for you, I wish you a happy birthday. Ding Xiaofang spoke. She sat next to Xiong Yanfei and gave the gift directly to Xiong Yanfei's hand.
"I love you to death, Ding Xiaofang." Xiong Yanfei smiled even sweeter.
"I haven't told you what it is. You attach your ears to me. Ding Xiaofang said.
Xiong Yanfei leaned her head on Ding Xiaofang's face.
Ding Xiaofang whispered a few words on Xiong Yanfei's ear.
"Thank you, I'm sure I'll love it." Xiong Yanfei said.
"My Dongdong was picked by my own hands, Nanjing Yuhua Stone." Wu Shufang stood up with a smile, she looked at me very politely when she stood up, so I noticed that her fair face was slightly red, like a peach blossom in the first bloom, "As soon as I went to Nanjing Yuhuatai, I was attracted by these Yuhua stones, so I thought that I must bring a box to Yanfei." Look, isn't it beautiful? β
Wu Shufang opened an equally delicate box and revealed the rain flower stone inside.
My eyes lit up. Could something so beautiful be a stone? The size is symmetrical, the edges and corners are blurred, and its shape is natural, especially the color is rich and colorful, white is yellow, yellow is green, and green is full of red, as if seeping into a little blood in the fainting, and like a pink peach bud wants to be quiet.
Xiong Yanfei said: "It's so beautiful. β
"It's so beautiful, I want it too." Ding Xiaofang sighed with emotion.
"Don't worry, I'm ready for a long time. On your birthday, I'll give you a box. Wu Shufang said.
"Thank you, thank you Shufang." Ding Xiaofang said.
"What about me?" Qi Jianguo asked.
"How can a girl send a boy Yuhuashi?" Wu Shufang said.
"Don't worry, Wu Shufang will give you a very special gift on your birthday." Ding Xiaofang said.
"But I still like Yuhua Stone very much." Qi Jianguo said.
After everyone gave their gifts, the box fell silent instantly. Ding Xiaofang: They all looked at me.
That means for a reason.
My heart was racing. It's so quiet in the box. I hesitated to take out the silk scarf from my trouser pocket. Compared to their expensive gifts, a few dollars of silk is too cheap. Can you get your hands on it?
But if I don't take it, it will be clear that I didn't prepare a gift, what Xiong Yanfei's classmates think doesn't matter, will Xiong Yanfei think that I don't cherish the love between me and her too much?
It's so fucking nerve-wracking!
I even think it's better to let the gangsters or Yu Jinrong fix it than to be so entangled.
Xiong Yanfei stood up and spoke: "Everyone is so gracious, each of your gifts is condensed with your affection for me, thank you, please raise your glass, I respect you, thank you for coming." β
Xiong Yanfei must have stood up when she saw me so hesitant and wanted to relieve me of embarrassment.
"Wait a minute, your new friend hasn't given a gift yet." Wu Lihe looked at me. Such a delicate person has a strong heart. He sincerely wanted to see me make a fool of myself.
"Oh, that's right, Zheng Qihang I just informed him a few days ago, he must not have had time to prepare a gift. And you don't have to bring any gifts. When people arrive, affection arrives. Come on, everybody clink glasses. "Xiong Yanfei further cleared the siege for me.
It's really hard for her.
Xiong's four friends did not respond. The air seemed to be condensed. Wu Shufang's eyes are more sympathetic and understanding.
"Oh, seeing that you all gave gifts, then I'll join in the fun. I also brought a gift. "I got up from my position. I shook my body.
"Are you alright?" Xiong Yanfei held my shoulder.
"Oh, it's fine." I said, "Look at the way you look at each other, don't you believe me?" I really brought a gift. However, I bought it on the street when I came to the banquet in advance, and I couldn't get it. β
The four laughed. They looked at each other a few times.
"However, since I bought it, I still have to take it out." I took the scarf out of my trouser pocket and handed it to Xiong Yanfei. "It's a scarf. Xiong Yanfei, I wish you a happy birthday. I hope you don't dislike it. β
"Ah, the scarf. I've been thinking about a scarf these days. I don't want you and me to have a scarf. Thank you, thank you. Xiong Yanfei was very happy to accept the gift I gave her.
I felt dizzy. I shook my head, hoping that I was conscious, because I really couldn't figure out whether Xiong Yanfei's expression was real or not. Compared to those delicate gifts, would a silk scarf I give her so excited?
I heard another sigh.
"However, I think that although the gift given by Zheng Qihang is not worth a few dollars, it must be something of heart." Wu Shufang spoke.
This time, it was our turn to look at Wu Shufang with the eyes of Qi Shufang.
"Don't look at me like that," Wu Shufang's face seemed to turn redder, "That's how I feel." Maybe it has something to do with my love for scarves. β
"Then wait for your birthday and let Qi Jianguo give you one, you won't die of intoxication." Ding Xiaofang said.
"Why are you saying that, that's what I'm thinking. I'll be a little more prepared, though. Qi Jianguo glanced at me.
Everyone laughs.
I can understand the meaning in Qi Jianguo's eyes. He said it so tactfully, enough to give me face.
I decided to leave. I don't think there's any need to stay any longer.
"Oh, guys, I'm sorry, I'm a hillbilly, I've drunk too much in a daze, I have to quit early." I spread my hands and shook them exaggeratedly.
Xiong Yanfei held my arm again, "It's an alcohol attack, right?" Your face is so red. Don't be too busy saying goodbye, sit down for a while, and when the banquet is over, I'll ask my dad to take you back to school. β
"No, I don't. I took the bus back. I'm really leaving. I pushed the chair behind me away.
"It's not good to go like this." Xiong Yanfei looked at me.
"This?" I noticed that the muscles on Xiong Yanfei's face were a little stiff, and her eyes seemed to have a lot of expectationβshe didn't want me to leave, so she had to take a step back, "Then I'll sit for a while, but I've really drunk too much." I'm afraid that if I drink too much and talk nonsense, I'll offend your friends. β
For Xiong Yanfei's expectations, it's worth some ridicule.
"It's you who are overthinking. It's okay. The muscles on Xiong Yanfei's face relaxed.
For a long time I was just a listener.
Xiong Yanfei chatted with them for a while about some past events of junior high school life, and naturally talked about Yu Jinrong.
"Yan Fei, why didn't Yu Jinrong come to your birthday party today?" Ding Xiaofang asked.
"yes, I've wanted to ask that question for a long time. I remember last year that we said we would celebrate this year in a different way. Wu Shufang said.
"It's not like that kid has a better friend and forgot about us." Wu Lihe said.
"I didn't inform him." Xiong Yanfei said.
"Won't it?" They spoke almost in unison.
"Why didn't you inform him?" Qi Jianguo asked further.
"People change. Feelings can change, too. He disappointed me this year. Xiong Yanfei looked at me.
"Oh, we get it." Wu Shufang said.
Ding Xiaofang glanced at me with her eyes. It was a peculiar look, with an element of distrust and a little disgust.
"Say something else, say something else, or I'll tell you a joke." Wu Lihe wanted to ease the atmosphere.
"I'm the best at telling jokes," Qi Jianguo said, "and your best thing is singing." It's been a long time since I've heard you sing. In order to wish Yan Fei his birthday, you will give everyone a song. β
"Okay. I'll have a song, and you tell a joke. β
"It's a deal."
They talked as if they were talking cross talk, and they applauded each other. We clapped mechanically.