Chapter 1: Reminiscences
Only this one food stall is still open on the street. There were few people in the restaurant anymore, and the late autumn weather was cool, and the diners went home early.
At this time, there are always two extremes of people who are still eating supper, one is a person whose family is too big and simply wants to play, and the other is a homeless and frustrated person.
Luo Bing shook his head and poured Yi Yang another glass of beer.
Yi Yang's eyes were red: "Brother, I really didn't expect that you would help me out of the siege today." ”
Luo Bing pushed his glasses and smiled nonchalantly: "Everyone is a junior high school classmate, so why bother talking so much." ”
Hearing Luo Bing's words, Yi Yang smiled bitterly, picked up the wine glass and drank it all.
As the cold beer poured into his esophagus, his mind went from chaotic to even more chaotic.
Luo Bing, in a suit and leather shoes, is covered with luxury brands that Yi Yang can't understand, with a gentle temperament, natural and generous conversation, just like a social elite.
And Yi Yang, unkempt, with the black engine oil that must be stained when repairing cars, felt that he had the smell of industrial waste abandoned by society.
In the afternoon, because the headquarters was going to send senior executives to inspect the work, the 4S store where Yiyang was located was busy cleaning up. He couldn't help but complain about "formalism", but he was heard by the supervisor who had long seen him unhappy, grabbed the handle, reprimanded, and raised the problem more and more, with a posture of how to treat him.
If it had been before, Yi Yang would have thrown a wrench in the other party's face. But life has already smoothed out his edges and corners, and he just bowed his head in silence and let the supervisor scold.
Humiliation, but helplessness.
That's when the executive arrived.
Unexpectedly, the young executive who made the general manager of the branch eager to kneel and lick turned out to be Yi Yang's junior high school classmate, Luo Bing.
Luo Bing helped Yi Yang out of the siege, and at the same time scolded the staff of the branch like the supervisor scolded him.
The supervisor, with his head down like a dog, apologized to Yi Yang afterwards and nodded.
Yi Yang has the pleasure of revenge in his heart, but this pleasure is given by others. Then came a deep melancholy.
At dinner time, Yi Yang wanted to stay with Luo Bing to eat together.
He didn't think that a character like Luo Bing would appreciate his face and eat with him, but what he didn't expect was that the other party would happily agree.
"It's been a long time since I've seen my old classmates, so it's good to get together."
At this time, Yi Yang put down his wine glass and asked a little shyly: "Brother, I remember after you graduated from junior high school......
Luo Bing said with a smile: "After graduating from junior high school, I went to the provincial capital to study in high school, and then I went abroad to study." ”
"Oh, that's amazing...... Going to a foreign country is something I can't even think about. ”
"It's nothing great, it's not better abroad than at home. By the way, what about you, what have you been doing all these years? ”
Yi Yang smiled bitterly: "I, you know me, junior high school is not sensible, I fight all day long, and I haven't learned any culture." After graduating from junior high school, he barely paid a high price to enter the county high school, but he was expelled in less than a year...... But it didn't matter, and then a relative opened a repair shop, and I went to learn auto repair technology for a few years, and I ate ...... food."
Luo Bing said: "Oh, how did you get to our group? ”
"There was something wrong with that relative's factory, it seemed to be a legal problem, and I had to fight a lawsuit with a car owner, and the factory couldn't go on, so I was introduced here as an external repairman. Hehe, the world is so small, I didn't expect to leave the small county town, and we can meet again in the provincial capital. ”
Luo Bing was silent for a while, looking like he didn't know how to answer.
Yi Yang smiled: "Brother Luo, what about you?" ”
Luo Bing shook his head: "Don't call me brother." I've been quite simple all these years, just studying, studying, returning to China after reading, looking for a job, and then there's nothing more to say. ”
Yi Yang's eyes looked longing: "Reading, if I could also study well at the beginning, it would be good." ”
Luo Bing smiled and picked up his wine glass.
The two bumped into each other.
Yi Yang asked again: "Brother, are you married?" ”
"Not yet. I'm going to be a few years later. ”
Yi Yang laughed: "Yes, you are young and golden, and there are many beautiful women, you should play for a few years." ”
Luo Bing smiled dumbly: "It's late, not playing." ”
Speaking of playing, it aroused a lot of messy thoughts in Yi Yang, and in the end he just sighed melancholy.
Luo Bing asked again: "What about you?" Married? ”
Yi Yang smiled bitterly: "We just broke up last month. ”
"Broke up?"
"yes."
"I guess you must have dumped someone." Luo Bing said half-jokingly.
Yi Yang barely smiled: "Hey, are you still the Yi Yang I am in junior high school?" It's nice to have girls look at me now. It was I who was dumped, and she split her legs......"
Speaking of this, Yi Yang was speechless for a while, and then took a big sip of the wine glass, this time after drinking, I don't know if it was because he drank too quickly or for other reasons, his eyes were even redder.
"She followed me in the third year of junior high school, I didn't expect that after so many years of relationship, it still can't withstand reality."
Luo Bing was silent for a while.
"Well, she can't be blamed. I really can't give her happiness. But ......"
Tears were already welling up in the corners of Yi Yang's eyes.
"She's been with that guy for more than a year, but she hasn't told me, and that's what hurts me the most."
Humiliation.
Luo Bing comforted: "The next one is better." ”
Yi Yang raised his head, his eyes were already confused: "Brother, I smiled, this kind of thing shouldn't be told to you." We haven't seen each other for a long time, so it's time to talk about the past. ”
Luo Bing sighed lightly, "To be honest, my impression of you has always been a grumpy ...... Well, that kind of maverick classmate. Now, you're really mature. ”
Yi Yang smiled bitterly: "Brother, don't talk about me so lofty, in fact, I am a gangster who has been taught to be a man by reality, what kind of maturity." It's good to read, because of reading, people like you and scum like me don't have anything to do with each other, and we become people of two worlds under one world. ”
"Don't say that......"
Luo Bing then fell silent, he felt that his high emotional intelligence could no longer play a role in this situation.
At the end of the drink, the boss cleaned up all the tables, brought a stool out, lit a cigarette and watched the two quietly.
The night is already deep.
There were only two of them left in the food stalls.
Yi Yang said: "Brother, thank you for your willingness to come out to eat today." It's not too early, let's withdraw. ”
Luo Bing nodded and beckoned to the boss: "Boss, settle the bill." ”
Yi Yang hurriedly got up, but when the wine came up, he stumbled and almost fell, but he still grabbed the front: "I'll come!" ”
Luo Bing said: "Don't rob me, I'll pay." ”
Yi Yang held Luo Bing's hand down, "Brother, I know you are financially strong, but I have to come this time." ”
Luo Bing said: "There will be a chance in the future." ”
Yi Yang shook his head: "Brother, don't lie to yourself, where do we still have a chance." ”
Luo Bing smiled: "Why not?" For example, class reunions, and I'm going to stay here for a while, there are opportunities. ”
At this time, the boss said impatiently: "Who the hell do you pay?" ”
Yi Yang took out a handful of money, and at the same time pressed the mobile phone that Luo Bing was scanning the code, suddenly turned his head, and said a word with the strength of wine, which immediately made Luo Bing's heart mixed.
"Brother, it should be regarded as me atoning for my sins back then, and apologizing to you back then!"
Luo Bing's body froze. His mind went back to the past. At that time, Yi Yang, as a character like a school bully, was notorious, and he did a lot of things to bully him.
Luo Bing didn't care about these memories anymore, but Yi Yang remembered them firmly.
Especially what happened today, this memory came out again, and it whipped his self-esteem with shame over and over again.
At the moment when Luo Bing lost his mind, Yi Yang had already paid the money.
The night is quieter.
The two separated, Luo Bing took a taxi, and Yi Yang sent Luo Bing away in order to save money, and was ready to walk back.
The two went in different directions, and their lives went farther in their respective directions.
I didn't know how to get back to my dilapidated share house. Yi Yang couldn't help but vomit on the ground, and he couldn't clean it, so he fell asleep on the bed.
His mind went back to the day when the first year of junior high school had just ended.
On that day, life had not completely lost its light.