On the way home, Wang Xiao seemed to be concentrating on driving, but in fact, he had been thinking about the use of artificial intelligence as a national in many countries. Strategy. Looking at the current technology accumulation, research direction and resource investment of major companies, it is already on the right path, not to mention that countries are strongly promoting with national will. Technological progress is an acceleration, and once it moves, it will only get faster and faster, and eventually exponential bursts. It's really blooming on all sides, and it's not easy to suppress it, so we have to find time to discuss it.

The next day, before it was time to get off work, Wang Xiao was repairing the car, and received a call from his original high school classmate Lao Wu, so he picked it up, and Lao Wu's seemingly bold voice came out, and he could hear it clearly without hands-free: "Wang Xiao, my fifth child, where have you been mixing recently?" Tonight's class reunion, but don't forget, you have to come! Our second class, except for Li Guirong, no one is missing. I'm the initiator, you have to give me face. Several classmates rushed back from Yanjing and Jianghai, and they hadn't seen each other for more than ten years, but they had to get together. Don't worry about the cost, I said it a long time ago, for students who have difficulties in terms of fees, I will cover the expenses. Arrive before 7 o'clock in the evening, and if you need a ride, gather at the West Station overpass before 6 o'clock. ”

The current class assembly is a vanity fair to show off achievements, but it is a student who has achieved something, showing off in front of the original old classmates, who have been disappointed, to find some feelings of raising their eyebrows, and to find some glory of returning home after being developed. Wang Xiao didn't have much interest in this, although he had been classmates for three years, he basically didn't have much intersection, and most of his classmates were a little better than passers-by. But when everyone talked about it, Wang Xiao didn't mind going to see what they could show off, so he agreed.

Hearing Wang Xiao's affirmative reply, the fifth child hung up the phone with satisfaction. The fifth child's name is Wu Hongcheng, and he is Wang Xiao's high school classmate who mixes well in Xidu. The family was originally engaged in construction, and after the fifth child took over, his father was in a semi-retired state, and he didn't take care of things much, and in the past two years, he has developed into a well-known real estate developer in the tin capital. Lao Wu seems to be wealthy and bold, but in fact, he is the most picky, and he is the best at making people suffer losses and be deceived.

The meeting place is set in Jiulong Villa, Jiulong Villa is a high-end hot spring villa, set to eat, live and play as a whole, the local cuisine of Kowloon Villa in the southern province is a must, is the province to inherit the traditional dishes best, improve the best restaurant. Therefore, he often undertakes some provincial and municipal reception tasks or foreign affairs activities. As a result, there are areas for public entertainment and recreation, as well as special areas dedicated to important receptions. Although this is an ordinary class gathering, Lao Wu has really made a lot of money, and the dinner party is actually in a special area, which is not something that can be done with money, it requires connections. Of course, it depends on the reception, if there are many receptions, and then there are connections, ordinary classmates are not qualified to hold such a place.

When Wang Xiao arrived, Wu Hongcheng, Hong Che and a few classmates were standing at the door of the hall, and Wu Hongcheng, who was 1.85 meters tall and had a waist circumference of nearly 1.2 meters, was as eye-catching as a lighthouse in the crowd. Wang Xiao followed the guidance of the parking staff and parked in a more hidden parking space next to the entrance of the hall. At first, the parking man thought it was a mistake, how could this dirty and old broken car be embarrassed to drive here and park, and it was almost the same to go to the public area over there. It wasn't until Wang Xiao reported the name of the hall of the rally that he reluctantly parked in the most remote and hidden parking space.

The entire parking lot is shaded by green trees, and the parking spaces are surrounded into a relatively hidden space.

But just now Wu Hongcheng and other classmates had seen Wang Xiao driving away, so Wang Xiao got out of the car and walked towards the hall. ”

Wang Xiao smiled slightly, waiting to answer. A boy who was more introverted back then answered: "Just kidding! Don't look at whose car it is. ”

Hong Che also said: "Wang Xiao's car, who dares to joke, Old Principal Chen can't drive it." ”

All the students laughed. Thinking of the past, Wang Xiao also smiled.

Thinking that back then, he was in his third year of high school, Wang Xiao was still often absent from class, and Principal Chen couldn't bear him anymore, and was ready to "publicly judge" Wang Xiao at the midterm teacher-student conference of the whole school last semester, but Wang Xiao actually didn't arrive at the school on the day of the school-wide teacher-student conference, so angry that Principal Chen scolded Wang Xiao at the school-wide teacher-student conference, and then said a classic joke: "Open Wang Xiao, you must expel Wang Xiao, the school must open Wang Xiao, the black sheep, if you don't open Wang Xiao, it will really be a joke." ”

The reason why this passage has become a joke is because Principal Chen's speech has a characteristic, which does not distinguish between front and back nasal sounds, so Wang does not distinguish between playing, and he says it is "playing". So, the whole paragraph became: "Just kidding, you have to make a joke, this school has to make a joke about this black sheep, if you don't make a joke, it's really a joke." ”

At that time, when Principal Chen said these words in a loud voice from the loudspeakers on the big trees on both sides of the school sports field, not only the students in the school burst into laughter, but many teachers couldn't hold back. When Wang Xiao heard the relays of his classmates, he also laughed so much. But after Principal Chen became a joke principal, he was determined to expel Wang Xiao. It took a lot of effort for Wang Xiao to transfer Principal Chen away before he signed the expulsion document and keep his student status. At that time, the classmates thought that Wang Xiao was a lackey. Excrement. Yun Cai was exempted from expulsion, but if he didn't open it, he didn't open it. So there is: "Just kidding! Whoever dares to joke, Principal Chen can't open it", this classic mantra of the city's No. 8 Middle School. Then, under the interpretation of the students, such as "Do you think you are Principal Chen?" Dare to joke with me", "Is it so easy to joke? You're not the headmaster", "Are you kidding? There are only jokes and no jokes" and other sentences flying around, and there are also meanings that emphasize that they are serious and not joking: "No jokes, guarantee with the honor of President Chen", "Just kidding! Principal Chen hasn't opened it, will I be joking with you? and other classic statements.

Everyone, you and I said the stalk of the year, and then Hong Che sighed that once this language became a classic stalk, the vitality was extraordinary, and then he said: "My little niece, who has been studying in No. 8 Middle School for two years now, actually once said to me, 'Don't joke with you, guarantee with the reputation of Principal Chen', and then I asked her if she knew what this meant and how it came about, she no longer knew the story of the year, only knew that most of the classmates would say this when expressing such meanings, and read more than ten similar sentences in one breath to teach me." ”

The crowd laughed again.

At this time, some classmates came one after another, and the fifth child signaled Wang Xiao to go in first, Wang Xiao remembered the bold words on the phone of the fifth child, so he deliberately asked him: "Old five, what about the cost?" ”

The old five heads didn't reply: "Go to Zhang Quan's hand inside, eight thousand eight, refund more and make up less, rest assured, cash can be swiped." By the way, sit according to the famous brand, don't sit messy! ”

Wang Xiao shook his head as he walked, this person, he almost said that it was okay to swipe a credit card.

Wang Xiao followed the guidance into the small banquet hall, there were already many students sitting inside, the small banquet hall is not small, there are five large round tables in it, very loose, but this arrangement is a bit interesting, one of the large tables, and the other four slightly smaller tables are surrounded by stars and moons next to them. Wang Xiao looked at the name card on the table while greeting his classmates, as expected, the names of Hong Che, Wu Hongcheng and other well-mixed classmates all appeared on the table in the middle, and then several beauties in the class also sat in the middle, and there were two other names on the name Wang Xiao didn't know, I don't know where it is sacred. On the table in the middle, there is actually the name tag of the head teacher Gu, and it turns out that the old head teacher has also been invited.

Wang Xiao looked around the table and looked at the name tag, and some classmates reminded him not to sit around, yours is over there. Zhang Quan shouted at the table next to him: "Classmate Wang Xiao, you can eat indiscriminately, you can't sit indiscriminately at the table, and the money still has to be handed over!" Come to me and pay first. ”

Wang Xiao didn't say anything else, according to his words, he used to pay the money by credit card and swiped the credit card. Zhang Quan's face was a little smiling.

Wang Xiao didn't pay attention to it, swiped the card, found his seat and sat down, there were only two girls sitting next to him, both of whom were well-behaved and obedient back then, and belonged to the type that the teacher preferred. But it is obvious that life is not very satisfactory now, the years have carved marks on the face, and the dress is more rustic.

Thirty is already a watershed for girls, and when they are over thirty, they have a better life and are well-maintained, or they have better genes, and they look mature, plump, and sexual. sense, the complexion is mostly red and white, the hair is black and soft and shiny, and there is no longer the youth of the twenty-year-old but there is still the beauty of the twenty-year-old; And if the days are not satisfactory, and the genes are not very good, you can already feel the marks of the years, and they have begun to wither, the complexion begins to be dull, the skin is getting rougher, the hair is dry, and the figure is beginning to be out of shape, and there is already a forty-year-old appearance. Of course, most people will not be the best group, nor will they be the worst handful.

That's what you're sitting in the hall right now. Although Wang Xiao's position is biased, but facing the entire banquet hall, he looked at everyone's clothing, clothing, and bags one by one, and the other three tables and the girls sitting at his table were already clearly hierarchical. The girls at the three tables, although they are all ordinary and not quite outstanding, are not as obvious as the two girls around them. There are no girls at the middle table yet, but presumably those who can sit at that table have better temperament and better looks than in the past.

Wang Xiao was looking, and the girl next to him leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Wang Xiao, did you come voluntarily?" ”

Wang Xiao glanced at her and said without any inclination: "It doesn't matter, everyone will come." ”

The girl said: "If it weren't for Wu Hongcheng's old words to squeeze me, I really don't want to come, eight thousand eight, it's almost up to my three-month salary, he said that he would pay for the expenses, but with so much money, although he is a big boss, how can he be embarrassed to let him out." Ah Xia also said to me, the cost is too high, although it is quite high-end and luxurious, and it should not be expensive to eat and live for two days, but we can't afford it. The girl named Ah Xia saw that they were chatting quietly, so she came over. Then Wang Xiao listened to the two of them sigh about the child's naughtyness, the difficulty of life, and the hardships of making money.

Outside the door of the hall, Hong Che and Lao Wu and the others exchanged a few words with the newly arrived classmates, and after arranging for someone to bring them in, they began to wait again. They are not waiting for ordinary classmates, but for two female classmates who are better married and their husbands. Yes, none of the other classmates were allowed to bring their families, only the two female classmates came with their families. That's what they're waiting for.

Hong Che and Wu Hongcheng, one in politics and one in business, are the best in the class, Hong Che is already the executive deputy county magistrate of a suburban county in Xidu, the thirty-year-old executive deputy county magistrate, although he has the help of his family, it is also smooth. And Wu Hongcheng's real estate business is also doing well.

Although the two mix well, there are people who are better than them, and it is better to marry well than to mix well. Xu Jiaoyan, who was originally at the school flower level in school, had good grades, was admitted to a university in Beijing, and then became a person from Beijing, married to the director of a ministry in Beijing with deep roots.

This class assembly is actually what Xu Jiaoyan means. Hong Che contacted Xu Jiaoyan several times and wanted to get on this antenna, but he was never allowed to enter. Later, Xu Jiaoyan expressed her intention to miss her old classmates on the phone, so Hong Che and Wu Hongcheng planned this class reunion, and sure enough, they invited the gods behind them. The style is set so high, just to welcome this distinguished guest.

A few people were waiting at the door bored, Hong Che remembered Wang Xiao who was driving a broken car again, and asked casually, "What is this Wang Xiao doing now?" Drive such a broken car! ”

Lao Wu replied: "I heard that it was a meal delivery, this person has no qualification, I don't know where to go a few years ago, and I'm afraid I've done no less than ten jobs in Xidu over the years." ”

Another student said, "Now I'm repairing a car at a car repair shop. Once I saw him in that garage, chatted a few words, rented a village next to the garage, and heard him mean that he had no wife and no girlfriend. ”

"Then he's the tough one in our class, right?" Hung Che asked. didn't wait for others to answer, and then said: "If you can help, you still have to help, classmates, everyone is good." Later, I will ask him if he is willing to go to our county and help him arrange a self-reliant, stable, and high-income job. It was an interesting person back then! I've always thought he was extraordinary, how did he get mixed up like this. ”

"Can you help? He sat at that table, and they were all half a pound or two taels with him, either he didn't work hard and couldn't get motivated, or he was unlucky to memorize words! Can you help you? Lao Wu was disdainful.