Wang Yincheng walked around the house that Lao Liu rented for himself in the afternoon, got familiar with the environment, bought some daily necessities, and spent time writing some movie reviews.
I went out on time at six o'clock in the evening and made an appointment with Lao Liu at a restaurant near the newspaper office. When I was on the phone, Lao Liu smacked his lips twice on the other end of the phone and sighed: "Chengzi, your sister-in-law will be here later." Yes, don’t be offended if she says something you don’t want to hear or are not happy to hear. You also know that women love those things from the past when they get older.”
Wang Yincheng: "It's okay. I haven't seen my sister-in-law for a long time."
The place where Lao Liu and Wang Yincheng met was not far from the newspaper office. In fact, it was not far from where Wang Yincheng lived. It was a restaurant decorated with southern characteristics. The floor and surrounding walls were made of wooden structure, and hollow screens separated each other. In the small private room, palace lanterns are hung in the corridor, and the waiters wear Hanfu, with long hair and hairpins.
When Wang Yincheng arrived, Lao Liu and his wife had already arrived, waving to Wang Yincheng from afar. Wang Yincheng walked towards them with a faint smile. Old Liu and Li Juan stood up at the same time. The old friend's eyes turned red when they saw each other, and they hugged Wang Yincheng together.
Wang Yincheng had a quiet personality since he was a child and had few friends. However, Lao Liu and Li Juan were rare people who had a good relationship with him back then. Li Juan and Wang Yincheng were in the same class back then, and it was because of Wang Yincheng that they met Lao Liu.
Wang Yincheng hugged them. After sitting down, his eyes were a little red. Looking at Lao Liu and Juanzi, he couldn't help but sigh: "Juanzi marries you. It's like a flower with a cow dung in it."
Lao Liu rubbed his thighs with both hands, his eyes swollen, and he cursed: "Fuck you, you're just jealous!"
Li Juan poured water for Wang Yincheng and glared at her husband: "Shut up!"
Old Liu Chong raised his chin at Wang Yincheng: "Look, Juanzi is like this every time, always protecting you but not me. I really doubt whether the certificate we received was a fake one!!"
Wang Yincheng curled his lips and smiled, the smile spread in his eyes, and the tea-gold eyes were so beautiful that it made people's hearts tremble.
Li Juan glared at Lao Liu: "That's not true. My son is also a fake. He was made of mud and stuffed into his stomach and then pulled out."
Lao Liu laughed loudly: "Don't say goodbye, wife. I'm afraid of you. Later, our son will have to ask me how he was born."
Li Juan sneered, but the smile suddenly froze on her lips, but she quickly covered it up, took the menu and looked at Wang Yincheng and said: "Let's order food first. The local dishes here are quite unique, but the chef The cooking is also slow, so let’s order and chat first.”
Lao Liu also realized that he said something he shouldn't have said, and hurriedly followed the joke: "Yes, yes, light it first, I tell you, Chengzi, you must try their pine nut mandarin fish, it is very fresh, really of!"
Wang Yincheng smiled lightly and spread his hands, "You are the host anyway, so you can decide what to eat, and I will be responsible for eating."
Juanzi said happily: "Okay!! No problem."
Juanzi ordered six dishes and one dish. After the waiter left with the menu, Lao Liu and Wang Yincheng began to chat about work matters.
Old Liu took a sip of water: "Chengzi, this time you come here, you have to help me and my brother behave well and clean up the slots in our newspaper. I showed our boss the financial comments you wrote before, and our boss said it on the spot. I slammed the table and said that I must poach you to be in charge of the financial section. Because of this, I also offended someone, just a bitch in our financial section. I will get to know you when you come to work tomorrow. I am not good at all. Every day Just by keeping a straight face, if she wasn't the boss's wife's niece, I wouldn't even bother to pay attention to her, what the hell!"
Wang Yincheng understood immediately, "She was originally in charge of the financial section?"
Old Liu nodded: "She is a graduate student from University H and the niece of the boss's wife. She has been at our newspaper for a year. I don't know what the boss's wife told her back then. Anyway, she seems to have always wanted to be in charge of the financial section. , I was originally in charge of that piece. Later, when I was promoted to editor-in-chief, she wanted to take over my position. As soon as I recommended you, her dream was ruined. Oh, you said that the little girl now just left school. , I just want to be in charge of a section. Even if you are a graduate student from a prestigious university, your qualifications and level must be considered, right? Her vision is too narrow, and I told the boss very early on that she was not good enough."
Because of this matter, Li Juan often listened to Lao Liu's complaints and couldn't help but interjected: "I've seen that woman before. She has a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. She was originally a little beauty. I don't know how her parents raised her." Yes, the temperament is like that, it’s ruined.”
Old Liu continued: "Anyway, don't talk to that woman in the future. Just create a small section for her to take responsibility. The little girl is too arrogant. Everyone she meets thinks that her level is not as high as hers. If I count on her to be responsible In the financial section, the newspaper will definitely close down in three months!!”
Wang Yincheng nodded: "I understand." Although Wang Yincheng has never worked in a newspaper, their circle is so big. He is also involved in film critics and financial circles, so he knows a lot of things. He understands that for any company, airborne landing Soldiers are a big worry for older employees. If he does well, others will be jealous. If he does not do well, he will ask others to step back. If he does not do well, he will inevitably be overtaken by those who come after him.
Li Juan looked at Old Liu: "Hey, I remember you said before who you wanted to interview for the character interview? Who from Huarong Pharmaceutical? Liu Heng?"
Old Liu: "Hey, this is what Chengzi will be responsible for soon. The upstart. If you can interview him and get an exclusive interview, Chengzi, you will definitely have no problem with your year-end bonus this year."
There is no woman who doesn’t gossip. When it comes to a rich and single man, she can’t control her mouth: “Hey, Old Liu, I remember that Liu Heng is not married, right?”
Old Liu pointed at his wife with disdain: "Women like to ask rich and handsome people whether they are married or have girlfriends. It's true."
Liu Juan: "Do you have a wife?"
Old Liu: "No, no! His single diamond king Lao Wu! It is said that he doesn't have a girlfriend! But..." Old Liu smacked his lips twice, "I remember someone told me before, that Mr. Liu is here Do you have a boyfriend abroad? Who knows about this? But he is too low-key, and he is quite smart. A magazine seemed to have obtained some first-hand information before, and originally wanted to publish it, but Liu Heng didn’t know where it came from. After hearing the news, I put pressure on the magazine and the news was not published."
Li Juan sighed: "It's really boring. I want to make us little people happy by breaking the news or something..."
Wang Yincheng and Lao Liu laughed at the same time. Just then the waiter brought the dishes. Wang Yincheng stepped aside. Juanzi didn't know what she was thinking of and said, "Chengzi, are you still single recently?"
"Ah?" Wang Yincheng was stunned by this question, "Yes, alone."
Li Juan: "What are you looking for? I have resources there."
"Ah?" The waiter put the dishes on the table, looked at the bill placed next to the table, and turned to leave.
Li Juan: "I'm not working now and taking care of my children at home. Sometimes I also help out at charities and so on. What kind of things do you like?" Li Juan came next to Wang Yincheng and blinked: "What kind of resources are they really? There are all of them~~and the people are very nice, even if they are doing charity work, they are still nice people.”
Wang Yincheng showed a please-please-me expression, "Forget it, I'd better finish my work first, otherwise your husband will be in trouble with me."
Li Juan: "That's okay. If your job isn't good, can you change it? The key is to find a good husband early during the New Year~~"
Lao Liu and Wang Yincheng couldn't laugh or cry.
It was a very enjoyable meal. We are all adults around thirty, and we all understand that some things need to be kept silent and some things need to be downplayed.
During the meal, Li Juan answered the phone: "Hello?... Um... No, I don't have it... Oh, really... I don't know... Hmm, okay, let's ask that person, I'm busy taking care of people recently. Children don’t know...Okay, I’ll definitely come out when I have time.”
Li Juan hung up the phone, and Lao Liu asked, "Who is it? Do you sound so official?"
Li Juan looked at Wang Yincheng and said, "Zhou Yan, I'm confused. How did he know that Chengzi was back? He asked me for Chengzi's phone number and said he would come out to hang out when he had time."
Wang Yincheng didn't say anything. Old Liu glanced at Wang Yincheng with his peripheral vision and said: "Eat, eat, who cares, he's not familiar with it."
The meal was a feast for the guests and the host. It was almost ten o'clock when the three of them walked out of the restaurant. Lao Liu and Li Juan's son was only five years old this year and was about to start middle school. The two of them were worried about their son, so I didn't hang around outside.
Old Liu hooked Wang Yincheng's shoulder and walked slowly along the curb. Li Juan went to get the car, "Brother, listen to me, the past is over. There are no obstacles that cannot be overcome. We still have to take care of life, right?" ? Juanzi also wants to introduce it to you."
Wang Yincheng laughed, his handsome face exuding a lazy atmosphere under the dim street lights, and his dark-gold eyes seemed to be coated with a layer of light: "You think too much, I have lived a good life these past few years. "
"Then you're still single?"
Wang Yincheng smiled again, a faint smile spreading on his lips: "I live in a narrow life circle. If there is no suitable one, I will not be alone if there is a suitable one. Don't worry!"
Lao Liu thought for a while and felt that if he said more, he would be being pretentious. He patted Wang Yincheng on the shoulder: "Okay! Follow my brother and work hard from now on! Come to my house tomorrow and I will take you to meet my man. Big fat boy!”
"OK!"
Lao Liu and Li Juan lived outside the Third Ring Road, which was a bit far away from here, but Wang Yincheng only had to walk for fifteen minutes, so he didn't let them see him off.
After Lao Liu and Li Juan left, Wang Yincheng put his hands in his belt and walked slowly along the roadside. He has this habit of walking around every time he thinks about something. He cannot sit alone, otherwise he will become very anxious.
He remembered that when they were eating just now, there was a moment of embarrassment on Juanzi's face. Although he quickly covered it up, Wang Yincheng was born to be a person who knows how to observe words and expressions. He saw it, but just pretended not to see it, and he also knew that Juan Why was he a little embarrassed at the time
At that time they were talking about the topic of "son".
Wang Yincheng suddenly recalled in his mind many years ago, when he was lying on the hospital bed and squinting his eyes, with a blinding whiteness above his head and in front of his eyes. He struggled to remember, but his whole body was wet and he had no strength. He vaguely heard someone say -
"Take the child away. It is written in the contract that he has no right to see the child and does not have custody or custody of the child."
"No, just take him away. This is for his own good."
"Yes, once this incident is over, he can continue to live a good life."
"No, you are hurting him. After one look, he will be remembered for a lifetime and suffer for a lifetime. Come on, let me beg you."
…
Wang Yincheng stopped at the intersection. In front of him were colorful traffic, red and green lights and colorful crowds. He stood there motionless, with cold sweat on his palms.
Some memories have long been locked in a black box, and I never want to touch them for the rest of my life. However, some memories can never be settled. They are like the long-lasting sand and gravel at the bottom of a river. I thought there would be no more ripples, but in the end I discovered that the seasonal ebb and flow of the tides are all gone. It can cause waves to churn out from the bottom of the river.
It will not be forgotten, and it is impossible to forget.
Even if Wang Yincheng has such a weak character, he will always remember that day, the cold operating table, the swollen belly, the dazzling operating light above his head... It was the flesh and blood stripped from his body, it was part of his body, it was him. The fruit of ten months of gestation.
However, we never met him.
Wang Yincheng will always remember that day, May 18th.
That was a deal, and it was Wang Yin who made the choice to help Zhou Yian pay off his debt. Since then, his life has been a reversal of subversion. No one can understand his state of mind during that period. Those who ridicule and scorn him are just the slightest Lingchi.