Although the bus was barely direct, it still took the two of them a full 40 minutes to reach the Bund. The bus in Shanghai is always overcrowded. For Chen Yuanming, the bus is fine, but it is not so wonderful for Xiao Junyi, who has been picked up by various special buses since he was a child. . The snow-white t-shirt has long been soaked with sweat. Wearing jeans and sneakers on a hot and humid August day in Shanghai is unbearable. When he arrived at his destination, it was as if he had been thrown into the laundry tub and rolled up, even with that stinky little hairstyle. All lingering, huddled together pitifully.
Rao was choked up enough, Xiao Junyi still maintained his demeanor, although the smile on the corner of his mouth was a little stiff, but it didn't go away. This little brat is the partner of the uncle, and the uncle holds almost the entire family's working capital. In the face of such a large profit, he can understand what is more important, but... it is still a fire! !
Maintaining a strange atmosphere, the two finally came to the Peace Hotel on the Bund. For the Shanghai social circle at that time, the Peace Hotel was indeed a top category. It would not be rude to entertain anyone, but when entering the dining room. , a group of fox friends and dog friends immediately made a noise.
"Who is this? It doesn't look like the third young master!" A boy with pimples on his face pointed at Xiao Junyi and laughed, "Why does it look like a refugee, your little bluebird has finally gone on strike? "
The corner of Xiao Junyi's mouth twitched, "Go away, young master, I experience people's livelihood." He drew a semi-circle with his fingers and introduced them to Chen Yuanming one by one. "That dead fat man is Sun Zhigang, the son of Bureau Sun of the Local Taxation Bureau, and the head of the board is Zhao Liang, the nephew of Director Zhao of the National Development and Reform Commission. The brothers next to him are Liu Feng and Liu Lan, who are Mayor Li's nephew. "
After he finished speaking, he patted Chen Yuanming on the shoulder, "My uncle friend, the surname is Chen, Chen Yuanming, everyone look at my face, don't destroy the stage."
A group of people immediately started booing, and since childhood, no one could hear the famous voice in just a few words. It is estimated that Young Master Xiao has not figured out the identity of this kid at the banquet today, but the elders have their lives and dare not refuse.
In the face of the booing, Chen Yuanming just smiled. The identity of this group of yamen is neither high nor low, which is just right for Xiao Junyi. After all, Shanghai is not a local area, and it is not easy for him to be a foreigner. It is better to find some friends with similar identities to relax.
After figuring out the identities of the people, Chen Yuanming didn't refuse, and sat down next to Xiao Junyi. As soon as we were seated, an exquisite menu was handed in front of us.
"Whatever you want to eat, just order a few." Xiao Junyi's smile was still very appropriate, and it seemed harmless to humans and animals.
Chen Yuanming smiled slightly and took the menu. At that time, the menu of the Peace Hotel was still hand-made, and the names of the dishes were written in brush. It's just a matter of ordering food, especially in formal occasions and not the guest of honor, there are still many doorways. Chen Yuanming's previous subsidiary opened in Hangzhou, and the wealth management company had many reception tasks. In later generations, he also paid attention to a set of things on the wine table. Over time, he also developed his skills in the wine field. Just these guys in front of you? Not yet.
"Osmanthus candy lotus root, Cao Liuhe eel, fried shrimp with garlic, and another Huaiyin soup dumpling. You can do whatever you want." After ordering the dishes easily, Chen Yuanming handed the menu back. The whole process took less than 3 seconds, and he didn't follow the path at all. Xiao Junyi's face froze with a smile, and he flicked his fingers before he reluctantly took back the menu. Should I say this kid is stupid and rude or didn't take them seriously...
Some people are joking, some people are entertaining, and a meal is also entertaining, but these people have basically been trained to have a set of extraordinary eyesight since childhood, and it didn't take much effort to see that their boss and the kid were not good at it. Although the elders have to obey the orders, it doesn't hurt to do a little trick in private. After lunch, a few people went to the lounge of the hotel in the name of Xiaoshi.
At this time, the popular leisure and entertainment are only three kinds of dance, bowling and billiards. Of course, a hotel of this grade of Peace Hotel has all three. It's just that the feet are shorter and the inches are longer, and you have to pick your own skills when playing games, so a group of half-sized guys gathered around the pool table in tacit understanding and began to call.
"How about it? Play two?" Xiao Junyi took a pure black wooden pole and tossed it gently. Chen Yuanming raised his hand to catch it firmly, weighed the weight of the pole, and showed a wry smile.
Not only does he know this stuff, but he is really familiar with it. From the 1980s to the early 1990s, when billiards were popular in mainland China, the streets were full of private billiards stalls, 30 cents a shot, 1 yuan per afternoon, countless. And he loved to play billiards in his last life. The reason is too simple. The game room in the "Three Bedrooms and One Hall" appeared late, and the price was not cheap. The video room was basically a gathering place for third-level films. Heaps * men and women.
But the billiards room is different. They are all young guys. In the summer, they lie on the table with their arms on their hips. Moreover, if the skill is good, he can bet on two hands, and the winner doesn't even need to spend money. Over time, he has developed a good skill in one shot.
"How about snooker, do you know how to play?" Seeing Chen Yuanming taking the pole, Xiao Junyi's smile widened immediately. It's hard to say for the rest. His billiards skills are really not bad. He can't compare to those street stalls. Snooker is skilled. , I don't know how much higher than the 15-ball hole in the street.
"Yes." What else can Chen Yuanming say, after 1993, there are still people playing 15 balls on the market? Not all snooker. This time difference is simply bullying the small... Of course, it seems that the small bullying the big.
"Hehe, how can there be no luck in playing ball." On the side, Li Nianhua immediately helped, "I don't play big, how about losing tonight?"
Isn't it trivial to spend a thousand dollars a night for a group of scumbags? This wager is not too small, but it is not too big. But for Chen Yuanming, neither the opponent nor the wager is enough to look at.
Seeing Chen Yuanming nodding, Xiao Junyi smiled sincerely this time. Even if the uncle has explained it, it is not his fault to play games, and looking at the level of development of the uncle, how can this kid be poor, and he will pay for his escort if he bleeds.
In the first game, of course, Chen Yuanming opened first. Although he was highly skilled in his previous life, after all, he seldom played since he was 2 years old, and after another lifetime, his technique was of course a bit rusty.
"It's up to me." I had guessed that Chen Yuanming might have two hands, but now it seems to be "only two hands". There is no need to talk about it. Xiao Junyi lowered his body, aimed at the position of two eyes, and hit it with one shot. The cue ball snapped and simply put the other red ball into the pocket.
"Promise." Xiao Junyi smiled proudly, then leaned over to aim for the next ball.
Chen Yuanming was a little distracted, with those peach blossom eyes, it was hard to make him not want to start the past. Once upon a time, wasn't that person so high-spirited, smiling sweetly at him
Just thinking about it made me feel bad. No longer interested in appreciating the opponent's long legs and slender waist. When the next ball changed hands, Chen Yuanming simply swept the table, and the red ball was swept away in a blink of an eye. Black, until all the balls were pocketed, Xiao Junyi just didn't let Xiao Junyi get started.
The room was suddenly quiet, Xiao Junyi calmly wiped the club head with a fine powder, "Another round?"
In the second game, Xiao Junyi teeed off the ball. After a miss, he made a substitution and finished with one stroke again. In the third game, Chen Yuanming kicked the ball, but Xiao Junyi never let Xiao Junyi stick to the table again. This face sweep is too big! Several spectators smacked their tongues, Master Xiao has never been hurt like this before!
"Hehe, it seems that his skills are not as good as others." Xiao Junyi laughed and couldn't tell the taste, threw the club on the table, and waved his hand slyly, "If you lose, you lose, go to the next door? Tonight? I've paid for it!"
It was already past 6 o'clock, and it was when the fashionable female students were jumping in the dance hall after class. How could the other people say something wrong, and a group of people moved their positions directly. This time, because it was a dance hall, I didn't bother with anything, but threw Chen Yuanming on the sofa alone under the banner of being unsuitable for minors, and a group of people rushed into the dance floor.
At this time, disco dance is very choking whether it is ornamental or entertaining. The ears are full of retro dis dance music from the 1980s, and the girls with skirts that are over the knees dance with a group of flowery shirts and short T-shirts. is excited. Amidst this deafening noise, Chen Yuanming sat alone deep in the sofa, slowly drinking a glass of juice, letting the sourness fill his heart.
It has been nearly two years, but he has never forgotten that person, just a pair of peach blossom eyes can bring back memories of the past.
Shen Jiankun... Ah Kun...
The only time he had ever truly loved someone in his last life was to hurt him a lot, even killing him. When he went to night school, the other party was an investment lecturer. The two had the same sexual orientation, and they fell in love with each other, and they lived together very much. From that person, he learned to invest in stocks, learned how to make funds, and relied on years of savings to enter the market, making money, and then opening a financial management company.
He put all his trust in that person, and worked side by side with him for the company, how many times he forced his face to laugh in order to attract people, and how many times he was unconscious because of the relationship. Excited together during the rally, lost money and smiled side by side. But as long as he opened his eyes, he was in front of him, staring at himself with those gentle peach blossom eyes.
In his previous life, he lived most of his life in depression and depression, struggling for money, distressed for sexual orientation, and dejected for his family. He didn't have the right education, he couldn't rely on his parents, and he couldn't even talk about falling in love under the sun. He could only go forward with all his might, step out of those shackles and find his own world. And Shen Jiankun was the one who extended his hand to him, the one who pulled him out of the quagmire. He taught himself the ability to make money, gave him self-confidence and joy, and gave him a taste of love.
That should be his home, the only one he has longed for in his life, but the other party doesn't think so.
That person is too gambling. Although he seems to be gentle and appropriate, he has a sense of arrogance and self-compassion. That was 27 years, but in the era of the destruction of Chinese bookmakers and factions, why should he, a small person, go to the house, and why can he take the hard-earned money of those petty citizens and those retail investors to do whatever they want
But the other party finally did it secretly. Misappropriation of client funds, malicious rumors, and small-scale manipulation of the market. When the 7-year bull market turned bearish, he collapsed, and nearly 10 million client funds were trapped in the stock market. The company is facing prosecution, and the business is confused, and it is about to close down. Chen Yuanming really thought of a way to fight desperately to save the two of them from this whirlpool, but at the last moment, the other party said lightly, turned around and left, and married the daughter of the financial director.
Yes, there was never a promise between them, there was never an obligation, there was just a sweet illusion.
The glass was tightly squeezed in his hand, and Chen Yuanming only felt that his head was buzzing. How ridiculous, such a person, he can't forget even today, and can't easily say forgetting. This is no longer pure love or hate, it has become a nightmare, a kind of inner demon, a bloody scar that cannot be avoided. Maybe he should find this person again in his life, he should use everything he can think of to teach him enough lessons, and he should...
Taking a deep breath, Chen Yuanming shook his head, as if he wanted to shake the fog out of his eyes. No, this is his life, he should have a more beautiful and fulfilling life, instead of holding grudges for the past life. This life should be entirely yours!
After sweating profusely, Xiao Junyi couldn't hold it any longer, he declined the invitation of the student girl with a smile, and walked to the dance floor. A group of foxes and dogs were still dancing happily, and no one noticed his movements at all. He was also very happy, and went to the bar to order a beer by himself. Only then did he see Chen Yuanming's figure.
So lonely, bored sitting in the shadow of the dance hall, holding a cup of drink in both hands, looking at the front blankly with a calm expression. It can't be said that the tall and small body is sunk by the sofa, but it looks thin. The whole ballroom seemed to be insulated from him, and there was no joy in him.
Xiao Junyi frowned, suddenly feeling a little guilty. What's the matter with him today... Being irritated by his uncle's "look at other people's children" tone? No matter how old-fashioned this child is, no matter how talented he is, he is still a 16-year-old child who is not yet an adult. Such a child, what kind of anger does he have with him as an adult!
Although he was spoiled by his parents since he was a child, the Xiao family's style is indeed very upright, and Xiao Junyi is not the type who will hold grudges for trivial matters. After looking at the time, he simply stood up and walked towards the other side.
"It's 8 o'clock, why don't I take you home first?"
There was a lot of noise in the dance hall, and he was thinking about things again, until a loud shout sounded in his ear, and Chen Yuanming realized that someone was talking to him. Just stunned for a moment, he nodded, this kind of young man playing with things, he really has no interest.
"I'm going to borrow a car, you wait..."
"I don't take a car."
"You... the bus has stopped now?!"
Xiao Junyi almost burst into flames again, but the other party's expression was still so calm, he just repeated it quietly.
"Sorry, can't sit. I'll just walk back."
In a word, Xiao Junyi's heart was suddenly extinguished. Yes, he said that it was never "don't want to sit", but "can't". Seeing the other party's extremely serious expression, Xiao Junyi seemed to suddenly understand something.
"Okay, is a motorcycle okay?" After asking tentatively, Xiao Junyi gave up his search to the end.
Chen Yuanming pondered for a moment. His fear of cars seemed to stem from the height of the chassis and confined space. He had been sitting in the Audi 1 for more than ten minutes in Zhuhai, and he almost didn't get past it. He had difficulty breathing and was highly panicked. Seriously, the bus is fine. So in theory, is it a kind of claustrophobia
"Motorcycles should be fine." After just a moment, he finally made up his mind to give it a try.
"Okay, you wait at the door first, I'll come right away."
Walking out of the dance hall with turbid air, in front of you is the brightly lit river on the Bund. At this time, although Shanghai was still under construction and many roads were covered, the night scene on the Bund was still so beautiful.
"okay."
A voice interrupted his thoughts, and Xiao Junyi shook the key in his hand proudly, "King Ryoko Suzuki, the horsepower is very good."
Chen Yuanming raised his eyebrows noncommittally, and followed the other party on the motorcycle. Maybe it was because he was worried about someone behind him, Xiao Junyi didn't ride well, his vision was blocked by the body in front, and there was still an empty street scene around. Chen Yuanming didn't feel any discomfort, but after riding for a while, the car suddenly turned in the opposite direction, towards Nanjing Road. go.
"Where are you going?" Chen Yuanming asked loudly.
"Didn't you have dinner yet, take you to a good place!" The voice from the front was full of contentment.
When a tall building appeared in front of him, Chen Yuanming frowned, "International Hotel?" He didn't think the food here was commendable. Who knew that the other party's motorcycle did not stop at the door of the International Hotel, but rode directly to the opposite door. After crunching and stopping the car, Xiao Junyi turned his head and made a gesture quite dashingly.
Opposite the International Hotel is... a... KFC...
The white-bearded old man smiled and flashed red light, Chen Yuanming was embarrassed on the spot.
"How about it, I'll take you for a drive." Without feeling embarrassed at all, Xiao Junyi stepped off the motorcycle, "It's hard to book a seat here, that is, someone like me can find some relationship. Let you taste his house. Ice cream cones are delicious."
I go…
It was indeed a KFC, but at this time Chen Yuanming realized that KFC in 1992 was different from later generations. At this time, whether there are ten restaurants in the country is one thing, and it definitely belongs to the Starbucks-level petty bourgeoisie dining place. This kid brought him here. It is indeed well-intentioned.
All of a sudden, a sense of nonsense came to my mind. Chen Yuanming smiled, yes, but the eyes are a bit similar, why should he take anger at this little guy? After all, it is Brother Xiao's nephew, and the love is still there.
"Okay, it's time to try his burger." In this era, hamburgers are so rare.
Xiao Junyi also laughed when he could hear that there was finally a hint of joy in Chen Yuanming's voice. Let me just say, this kind of thing is still effective against children.
Just a child, why bother
Holding the same idea, both of them showed real smiles and entered the KFC restaurant with a lot of life together.
The author has something to say: Note: Shanghai KFC restaurant Nanjing Road opened in 1991, it was really fashionable at that time==
Cough, in the last chapter I said that Xiao is an important male supporting character, and then I found out, cough...
Let me explain again, except for the male protagonist Chen Yuanming, all male characters are male supporting characters! It's just that important male characters will use various gestures to get involved in the emotional line, so pay attention to it xddd
As for p and emotional lines, I will write them slowly, not spoilers for now, but guarantee no abuse 1v1, he, you can eat it with confidence xdd
Thick enough today! No wonder the nest is late >_
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