Chapter 2: Past and Present
At this moment, although dusk has fallen, on Mount Tai, the lights are brilliant, the rugged mountain road, the crowds are continuous, and the people who come to visit do not leave because the night is approaching. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
At the same time, because of the appearance of the ancient ruins, it once again attracted the attention of the international federation, and in space, countless satellites orbiting the earth began to do their best to capture the picture on Mount Tai.
A huge palace towers over the mountainside, soaring into the sky, the palace is golden throughout, and the golden light in the afterglow of the lights envelops the whole palace.
The whole palace is made of gold, and its value is self-evident.
But this palace is not a palace in the real sense, this is a temple built by ancient ancestors, on the door plaque of the "palace", the word "champion temple" is carved vividly.
It is hard to imagine how prosperous it was in ancient times, when it was possible to build palaces with such extravagance in gold, or that gold was not lacking in ancient times, like ordinary stones today.
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Night has fallen, the neon lights on both sides of the road are shining, and the metropolis at night still exudes endless energy, with skyscrapers rising from the ground and towering into the sky.
Wang Yuxin drove to the meeting place, the Mingdu Hotel.
The Grand Hotel is one of the city's five-star hotels, located in the heart of the city's golden mile.
In the small business center of the Grand Hotel, when Chen Guan and Wang Yuxin arrived, many classmates had already arrived one step ahead of them.
"Wang Yuxin. β
"Chen Guan. β
Someone found that Chen Guan and Wang Yuxin appeared and greeted him.
"It's Wang Yuxin, it's really getting more and more beautiful, the position of Banhua is worthy of the name, even after a few years, it is still the same as before. A female classmate came over and pulled Wang Yuxin to the sofa next to her and sat down.
There were several female classmates sitting together on the sofa, all of whom had a good relationship with Wang Yuxin in college.
"I heard that Yuxin is still the director of a large company, and the salary is quite good. A female classmate next to him chimed in.
Wang Yuxin nodded, which was a tacit acquiescence.
After graduating from university, we haven't seen each other for almost four years, and only occasionally vaguely mention our work and life in the class's WeChat group.
Some students who have a good relationship can only be contacted by phone, and after graduating from college, they each have their own life trajectories, so naturally they can no longer be together as often as they were students.
"Chen Guan, you kid just came, brother has been waiting for you for a long time. A fat man with a big belly strode towards Chen Guan.
The fat man said, his eyes faintly slanted to Wang Yuxin, who was not far away, "Isn't it that the two of you are together?"
"!" Chen quipped .
"Yes, I know that. The fat man laughed.
When he was in college, it was not a secret that Chen Guan pursued Wang Yuxin, and everyone in the class knew about it.
The fat man's name is Huang Guanghua, he was Chen Guan's roommate and best friend in college, and after graduation, he followed his family to the north and south and started a business.
"Let's go, sit over there and talk. Huang Guanghua pointed to the sofa on the side and said, there were a few boys sitting on the sofa, but they were not very familiar with Chen Guan.
Among the several female classmates who were chatting with Wang Yuxin, someone obviously also noticed Chen Guan and joked: "Chen Guan, how are you doing lately? My Yuxin is the department head of a large company, you can't be too bad." β
The person who said this was Wang Yuxin's best friend, a girl named He Miao, she was wearing a black lady's decoration today, her eyes were bright, and her face was full of energy, it seems that she has mixed well in the past four years.
In Chen Guan's impression, Hemiao is a nervous but shrewd girl.
During her time on the college campus, the matter between Chen Guan and Wang Yuxin can be said to be the most clear to her except for the parties involved.
Chen Guan smiled slightly, but did not answer in detail.
But obviously some people don't want Chen Guan to have a good time, so he said loudly: "I heard that Chen Guan is now an ordinary employee of a certain company, Chen Guan, it's not me talking about you, if you don't get along well, you can come to me, and with my current ability, I can arrange a good position for you." β
It was a handsome boy who said this, dressed in a designer suit and wearing several valuable gold rings on his five fingers.
"It's Yuan Hongzhi, Chen Guan and Yuan Hongzhi were opponents when they were studying, and there is a good show to watch now. A boy muttered in a low voice.
In college, Yuan Hongzhi and Chen Guan were rivals, no one was convinced by each other, and the two fell in love with Wang Yuxin at the same time.
Now, Yuan Hongzhi obviously deliberately embarrassed Chen Guan.
Yuan Hongzhi's family is wealthy, and his family has several small companies, and after graduating from university, Yuan Hongzhi helped his family manage the company, and is now the CEO of a company.
Hearing Yuan Hongzhi's words, many girls began to mock.
"No, Chen Guan used to be a top student, no matter how unbearable he was, he couldn't just be an ordinary worker, at least he should be a little white-collar worker. A girl pretended to be surprised.
"Xueba, what about Xueba, if you want to make a difference in society, you still have to rely on strength. One of the girls scoffed.
"It's good that I didn't confess to him at the beginning, otherwise my life would have been ruined. A fat girl said loudly.
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In this regard, Chen Guan can only laugh and say nothing, today's society is like this, if the career is successful, there will naturally be more friends around him like ants in the nest, on the contrary, how many people are willing to talk.
Chen Guan is a good ordinary worker, but he is a staff member of the research institute, and in today's society, the status of a researcher is extremely high.
If it weren't for the country's new policy and the identity of the newly acquired researcher not being exposed, there would only be a few people present who could compare with Chen Guan.
After graduating from university, He Miao went abroad to develop, and he had just returned to China recently, so he was not very clear about Chen Guan's current situation, after all, Chen Guan was also a scholar during his college years, how could he expect Chen Guan to be a member of the "ordinary" workers in society.
Chen Guan smiled slightly, saying that he didn't take it to heart.
This is not the first time he has encountered such a situation.
After more than ten minutes, all the people who came to the party had arrived, 30 of the 34 people in the class came, and the other 4 were abroad and had no time to rush back.
First of all, the initiator and organizer of this party gave speeches one after another, and the atmosphere was very warm, and then everyone was divided into several small circles and chatted freely.
Half an hour later, everyone left the small business center to raise a glass to celebrate the reunion.
There was no deliberate arrangement, and the dignity and intimacy of each table were revealed.
Chen Guan did not sit with the small group of Wang Yuxin, Yuan Hongzhi, He Miao and others, but naturally sat at another table.
After another speech, the rest was very casual, some people toasted between the various wine tables, and some people were surrounded by wine tables, unable to move a step, and were toasted again and again.
"Guan Chen, you can't really be just an ordinary worker, right? Huang Guanghua came to sit down next to Chen Guan, if he wanted to say that Chen Guan was just an ordinary worker, he would not believe Huang Guanghua if he killed him, with Huang Guanghua's understanding of Chen Guan, how could Chen Guan be willing to be just an ordinary professional worker!
In Huang Guanghua's view, Chen Guan must have concealed his true occupation.
"What do you say?" said Chen Guan, looking at Huang Guanghua deeply.
"Hahaha. Huang Guanghua laughed very much, the more Chen Guan is like this, the more it proves that his identity is not simple, Chen Guan did not say it, naturally he has a reason.
As Chen Guan's best friend, he naturally knows some things to ask and some things not to ask.
"How are you and Wang Yuxin?" Huang Guanghua slanted his eyes to the table where Wang Yuxin was, most of the people on that table were successful people with successful careers, although Wang Yuxin's current achievements were not ranked at that table, but because she was naturally beautiful, there were also many boys who continued to pursue her and toast.
Chen Guan looked over there, Wang Yuxin kept smiling and saluting, and never glanced at this side, after this meeting, there seemed to be an invisible barrier between the two.
Maybe this is the real normal state of society!
Chen Guan smiled bitterly, shook his head, and did not speak.
Huang Guanghua didn't ask again, and toasted with Chen Guan vigorously.
After a long time, everyone was full of food and drink, and some people proposed to go to the neighborhood to sing karaoke.
The dance music in the bar hall roared, the lights flashed, and the singers sang hard.
In the large private room, love songs are endless!
Four years is a long time or a short time, and a lot of things have happened during this period, and everyone has changed a lot.
Perhaps because of the stimulation of alcohol, many students talked about their lives, some were proud and some were frustrated.
Some people hate their bosses for being extremely harsh, always asking for overtime, but the pay is pitiful.
One female classmate said that her boyfriend was a gold medal salesperson of a well-known company, another said that her husband had been promoted to a company manager, and some said that her fiancΓ©e was the niece of a bank executive.
Some frustrated classmates were reluctant to talk more and kept their heads down drinking.
In the end, "Maiba" appeared, and the drunken classmates occupied the microphone for a long time, and the voice they sang was really not flattering.
The hoarse voice is a little crying, a little helpless, the eyes are red, and the "affectionate" singing voice makes people feel the same way.
A female classmate sitting next to Chen Guan couldn't stand the atmosphere and cried loudly.
This female classmate's name is Lin Lin, she was the minister of a club during college, and her ability is very outstanding.
Some classmates once passed by her home and saw the bruises left on her hands.
"If you have any difficulties, you can come to me, maybe I can help......"
Chen Guan said as he handed over a piece of tissue.
"Thank you!" Lin Lin took the tissue and thanked Chen Guan gratefully while wiping her tears.
"Chen Guan, it's not that I really want to talk about you, you are just an ordinary worker now, and you have a lot of ability, what can you do to help others. Yuan Hongzhi on the side said lightly.
"Yuan Hongzhi, you are just relying on your family, if you don't have the help of your family, do you think you have today's achievements?" someone complained.
The person who spoke was named Zhou Tao, a veritable son of an official family, three generations of his family were government officials, and he himself was also an official at the department level, and now he works in the provincial department and has a lot of power.
"If you have any problems, you can come to me. Zhou Tao said to Lin Lin, he had also heard about Lin Lin's situation, he was a poor person, if he hadn't married the wrong person, otherwise how could she have fallen to this point with her ability.
"Yes, with Zhou Tao's ability, he can help you, you are still young, your husband who is addicted to gambling just doesn't want it, it just so happens that Zhou Tao has the right to help you make the decision. Yuan Hongzhi said, "When you come to my company, I will arrange a good position for you, with your ability, you can't find a husband." β
When Zhou Tao heard this, he glared at Yuan Hongzhi dissatisfiedly, what does it mean to use his ability and rights to eat him.
However, Zhou Tao still nodded.
Many people have said that as long as Lin Lin is in difficulty, they are willing to do their best to help.
Lin Lin was very grateful and thanked everyone vigorously.