When Meng Yufan returned to the dormitory, he happened to meet Xu Dong who was about to go out.
Both of them were stunned for a moment, and the air pressure dropped instantly.
Since the martial arts coach read out Xu Dong's punishment in public, Xu Dong has become a loner. In the previous years, there were also players who were caught secretly playing wildball, but this was the first time that Coach Wu had given such a severe punishment, and everyone didn't know how to get along with him.
Xu Dong and Meng Yufan used to be best friends, but now, one of them has become the main scorer in the CUBA arena, and the other is unable to even step into the regular arena... This gap is like a ditch, it has always been there, Some people can step through, and some people will fall there.
Seeing Meng Yufan, Xu Dong didn't speak. He lowered his head to lock the door, turned around and planned to leave.
Meng Yufan suddenly stopped him: "Dongzi!"
"..." Xu Dong didn't stop, but his shoulders were obviously stiff.
Meng Yufan quickly chased after him, lowered his voice and said, "I heard about your grandfather..."
This time, Xu Dong stopped, turned around and frowned at him.
"Where did you know that?"
"I went to Xiaoxiao's house today." Meng Yufan said cautiously, afraid of irritating his sadness, "I heard Xiaoxiao's parents talk about it during dinner. Everyone in their unit seems to know about it. ."
Xu Dong snorted and said in an exaggerated tone: "Oh, by the way, how did I forget, you are now my 'uncle'. It's true that I can't hide the affairs of my family from you."
"Xu Dong!" Meng Yufan saw his strange yin and yang look, but did not hold back the fire, "Can you be normal?! I care about you, not laugh at you! We are the most ordinary classmates, I know Your grandfather is ill, can't you take care of you? And I have never been sorry to you from the beginning to the end, how many times do you want me to tell me, I didn't tell the martial arts coach, I absolutely can't betray my friends!"
"..." Xu Dong didn't speak, with a complicated expression on his face. That day, he punched Meng Yufan on impulse, because at that time he decided that he had only told Meng Yufan about this matter, and Wu coach could know that it had nothing to do with Meng Yufan.
But now that he calmed down, he gradually realized that this matter might really have nothing to do with Meng Yufan.
And the key contradiction between him and Meng Yufan is just the word "jealousy".
Yes... It's so ridiculous, he is jealous of his best friend in the past five years, jealous of his family background, jealous of his wealthy life, and jealous of him as a young master, he doesn't understand his choice at all.
Meng Yufan asked, "Dongzi... Did you play wildball because you wanted to raise money for your grandfather?"
Xu Dong nodded lightly and lightly.
The treatment of cancer is not a small sum of money, and his grandfather is already in the middle and late stages. He is old, and he has obvious rejection after using the domestic medicines covered by medical insurance. He can only buy tens of thousands of dollars a piece. imported medicines. Their whole family is the most ordinary working class. Xu Dong and his grandfather are very close, and of course he hopes to do his part.
Playing wildball can not only make money quickly, but also find an extra escape route for himself, so he stepped into this pit without hesitation.
No one can understand his pain after being punished and not selected for the CUBA. But to play wild ball, he... does not regret it, this is the best choice he can make at the moment.
The only thing he regrets is that Meng Yufan should not have been brought in.
What kind of mental quagmire did he fall into at that time? Does he want to make his best friend as philistine and dirty as he is
Xu Dong didn't speak, Meng Yufan didn't know what he was thinking.
Meng Yufan said in a low voice, "Dongzi, I know a very good doctor in my family, a famous cancer specialist. I'll send his contact information to your mobile phone in a moment."
"..." Xu Dong's heart swelled with countless words, but in the end he couldn't say sorry. He could only say briefly and solemnly, "…Thank you."
Meng Yufan asked him again: "You have given all the money you earned to your grandfather, are you living a good life?"
"Fortunately, I also had some savings before. I have a meal card for meals. The team pays money every month. It's enough to save a little."
"That's good." Meng Yufan said embarrassedly, "I can't help you with the economy for the time being. You know my recent situation..."
Xu Dong gave a rare smile: "You can help me a lot by introducing me to a famous doctor. Speaking of which, you should be more financially stressed than me, right? You can't let her pay for a girlfriend, go out to eat, watch movies, go shopping and buy things. Money, that's not a little white face."
"… "
"What's wrong?"
Meng Yufan thought, every time she goes out with Sister Xiaoxiao, it seems, looks like, probably, maybe, maybe... Is Sister Xiaoxiao paying for it
Although he is Yang Xiao's "rental boyfriend" in name, Xu Dong is right, this is obviously a little white face! ! !
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This Monday is Tang Sugar's birthday.
In the past, for her birthday, she would try her best to take time off, make up a week's vacation, and go abroad to play wildly. She has always been a moonlight family. In addition to the regular storage of rent, she spends as much as she earns every month.
It's a pity that due to the change of job this year, she really has no spare money in her pocket, so she can only honestly ask for a day off and travel on the sofa at home.
Yang Xiao was very loyal, and also accompany her to take a day off, saying that he would celebrate with her.
Tang Sugar naturally raised his hands and feet to welcome: "Smile is the best! We can go to have a big meal, go to the movies, go shopping in the afternoon, take pictures, drink milk tea..."
There are a series of restaurants in her favorites. She chooses from left to right, and finally decides to be cruel and wants to eat a buffet of 500 per person per family!
The most famous thing about that restaurant is that there is a wall made of lobsters at the entrance. Countless internet celebrities took pictures on the lobster wall with a convex shape. Tang Shuge was so envious that he had planned to go there for a long time.
Yang Xiao teased: "It's the first time I've seen you so generous."
"Hey..." Tang Shuge said embarrassedly, "Actually, in that restaurant, on the birthday of the birthday star, three people travel together, and the birthday star is free."
Yang Xiao: "…"
After all, it's still a slap in the face.
Yang Xiao asked: "We only have two people, where did the third person come from?"
"Call your little wolf dog!" Tang Shuge said confidently, "He looks like he can eat very well. He eats a buffet. With such a strong player, it's worth the money!"
Yang Xiao was very speechless, but he couldn't hold back his girlfriend's coquettish behavior, so he could only call Meng Yufan to ask him if he was free at noon on Monday.
Coincidentally, Meng Yufan just finished a group match on the weekend, and the results were good. The coach gave the team a day off, and nothing happened on Monday.
As soon as he heard that Yang Xiao asked him to meet, he immediately agreed with his tail wagging.
So at noon that day, Meng Yufan carried his sports bag and waited energetically downstairs in Yang Xiao and Tang Shuge's apartment.
Moreover, after learning that today was Tang Shuge's birthday, he also prepared a gift for Tang Shuge very thoughtfully - a signed poster of her idol! !
Tang Shuge covered his face and screamed: "How can you have a signed poster of my kissing husband, my perfect brother, and my precious son?!!!!"
Meng Yufan said: "He doesn't like basketball very much. When he went to the CBA finals this year, my classmate happened to be a volunteer at the scene and got a signed poster of him."
Fortunately, the classmate did not chase stars, so Meng Yufan invited him to a meal, so he got this poster.
Tang Shuge jumped and jumped while holding the poster, she decided that this poster was her family heirloom! When she dies, this piece of paper will be cremated with her! !
Yang laughed at her appearance and laughed at her: "Are you happy?"
"Of course I'm happy!" Tang Shuge stood on tiptoe, stretched out his arms, and patted Meng Yufan's shoulder, "Okay, brother, you really deserve to be our company's high-quality boyfriend, with this level of business, I have seen I’m so excited! My sister can’t take this gift from you for nothing, so if you take orders in the future, I will apply to it and increase your share ratio!”
"What?" Yang Xiao interjected, "It turns out that I don't give all the money I rent to my boyfriend on the app." She thought it was a labor rental platform similar to Didi Taxi, but she didn't expect the platform to continue Draw into.
"I didn't take a lot of money before," Tang Shuge said, "but the company's initial angel round has been used up, and the A-round investment has not been in place. Long Jie - our boss - decided to take it two weeks ago. "
"Long Jie? So the boss of your company is a woman."
"Of course it's a woman! Do you think any male bosses who are engaged in the Internet understand what female users really need? If it wasn't for our Long Jie being wise and talented and discovering the blue ocean of 'Cloud Sharing Boyfriend', you wouldn't have a chance with Meng Yu at all. Let's meet Fan!" She waved her hand, "Okay, don't mention work. I'm taking leave today just to play crazy and eat, and I'll lose my appetite if I mention work!"
Yang Xiao tapped her head: "You still don't have an appetite? For this meal, you haven't eaten since last night!"
"Of course you have to be hungry before you eat the buffet!" Tang Shuge plausibly said, "How come you, a traitor, still eat breakfast this morning? Please, we are going to eat a buffet of 500 per capita today, because the crayfish is not big enough. Or the sea urchin is not fresh enough, why don't you save it there to eat if you have a stomach?"
Yang Xiao originally wanted to refute, but saw that Meng Yufan was also looking at her with a look of shock, injury, and betrayal, as if he saw something incomprehensible.
"..." Yang Xiao was speechless, "Yu Fan, you wouldn't have eaten since last night because of this buffet, right?"
"No." Meng Yufan said loudly, "I haven't eaten since noon yesterday!!"
"… "
Tang Shuge found an ally and was extremely excited. He raised his arms and shouted, "Our goal is—"
Meng Yufan also raised his fists and said, "—Eat the restaurant!"
Don Sugar: "Our strategy is—"
Meng Yufan: "—Eat the expensive ones first!"
Don Sugar: "Our slogan is—"
Meng Yufan: "—If you don't eat it, you won't eat it for nothing!"
Yang Xiao: "…"
Yang Xiao: "..."
Yang Xiao: "..."
Yang Xiao: "I think you two have a tacit understanding and a common language. Otherwise, if I quit, you two will get married and live?"
The three chatted and laughed for a while, then went to the parking lot to pick up the car.
Among the three of them, Tang Shuge did not have a driver's license, Meng Yufan had a driver's license but hardly ever crossed the road, only Yang Xiao was an old driver with first-class driving skills, so she also became their full-time driver and asked her to come every time they went out. drive.
Meng Yufan was very discerning, and took the initiative to give the front row to the two girlfriends to facilitate their chat.
Then Tang Shuge didn't say anything and sat in the passenger seat, shaking his head as if he had seen some kind of beast.
"No, no, I'd better sit in the back." Tang Shugla opened the back seat, slid and got in.
Yang Xiao was very strange: "Aren't you motion sickness, you always say you have to sit in the front row."
Tang Shuge looked at Meng Yufan, slumped on the driver's seat, folded his hands into small horns, gathered in Yang Xiao's ear and said, "As soon as I see the passenger seat, I think of you two..."
"—Stop!!!" Yang Xiao also wanted to save face. She blushed and covered her best friend's mouth. "Just sit in the back, don't talk, save some energy to eat!"
Meng Yufan didn't know what the two of them were muttering, so he stupidly got into the passenger seat, his two long legs were neatly placed together, and he patted his thigh like a primary school student.
But he was already so obedient, but Yang Xiaoqian glared angrily.
Meng Yufan: "???"
The dog is aggrieved, but the dog doesn't say anything.
Soon, the car turned out of the community and ran towards the cafeteria.
The cafeteria is in the best location in the city center. It was the most congested time at noon on Monday. They stopped and went, and they hadn't moved out a few kilometers for an hour.
Tang Sugar was hungry all night, and his patience disappeared with the traffic jam. Covering her grumbling stomach, she collapsed in the back row, dying, speaking nonsense.
"I want to eat steamed lamb, steamed deer tail, roast chicken and duck..."
Yang Xiao has known her for so many years, and this is the first time she knows that she has the talent to speak cross talk. It seems that hunger and poverty are really the primary productive forces.
She was hungry, and Meng Yufan was even more hungry. The boy was hungry for a full 24 hours, and it was all because of his super physical fitness that he did not fall down, but he was also in a state of sullenness and looked pitifully tight.
Yang Xiao was both distressed and funny. Fortunately, she still had candy prepared in advance in her car. Taking advantage of the red light, she peeled off a piece and stuffed it into Meng Yufan's mouth.
"Eat some sweet pads, and don't have low blood sugar for a while."
The boy opened his mouth obediently, and the tip of his tongue hooked the candy on Yang Xiao's fingertips away. His movements were very light, like a gentle and sensible golden retriever. Every time he took the jerky from his master, he only dared to use the sharp teeth carefully, for fear of hurting her.
The boy didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional. After taking the candy away, he gently pressed Yang Xiao's fingertips with his lips.
The warm lips held the girl's fingers, and he murmured, "It's so sweet..."
I don't know if it's icing, or fingertips dipped in icing.
Yang Xiao suddenly pulled back his hand as if he was scalded. She hurriedly glanced at the rearview mirror again - fortunately, Tang Shuge was lying in the back row and pretending to be dead, and didn't notice their little movements at all.
When the green light came on, Yang Xiao couldn't take care of his beating heart, and hurriedly drove the car to move on.
Fortunately, the traffic jam is only a short distance away. Wait until you get past this intersection, and the road ahead is unobstructed.
Victory was in sight, Tang Shuge immediately regained her spirits. She got up from the back seat, lay on the bed beside the bed, and watched the scenery passing by the window.
Not far... Not far... The cafeteria with an average family of 500 is just ahead! !
When she got there, she had to take a photo with the lobster wall first, then take two lobsters, one cheese baked, and one garlic roast...
At this moment, a rush of bells interrupted her fancy fantasies.
She picked up her phone impatiently and saw that her colleague's name was displayed on the phone screen.
"Damn it!" Tang Shuge was so annoyed, he muttered to the phone, "Didn't you say I'm on vacation today? Why can't you let me have a happy birthday?"
But complaining is complaining. As a social animal, you never dare not answer the phone at work.
She could only take a deep sigh, do countless psychological constructions, and press the switch button with the same mood as going to the grave.
"Hey?"
As soon as the phone was connected, the voice of the female colleague on the radio wave soared to high C. "Tang Shuge!!!! Something big happened!!!!!!"
Tang Shuge didn't turn on the speakerphone at all, but the terrifying volume was still loud enough for Meng Yufan and Yang Xiao in the front row to hear clearly.
The three looked at each other, Tang Shuge hurriedly asked, "What happened? Is there something wrong with the PPT I made before the vacation??"
"When are you still thinking about work?" the female colleague said in a sobbing voice, "You, you come to the company now! All of us are here!!"
"What the hell is going on?" Tang Shuge looked out the window at the scene of speeding and retreating, "I'm going to eat."
"—Our company went bankrupt!!!!!! The boss took the gold medal rental boyfriend and ran away with the money!!!!!!"
Tang Shuge didn't hold his cell phone, and fell on his leg with a snap.