After what happened on the playground that day, no matter how sensational the final outcome of the incident was, or what kind of speculation and discussion it caused, the football game was affected and it ended up in nothing. Yu Xiao, wearing a football jersey, walked over without saying anything, just patted Cheng Ran on the shoulder, sat down next to him, handed him a bottle of ice mineral water, and looked straight ahead. There was a sense of silence and tragedy in the air.
Cheng Ran touched the mineral water bottle and frowned, "It's cold. It hurts my stomach."
Yu Xiao laughed dumbly, "You're still focusing on keeping healthy at this time!? You're not an old man! Believe me, at this time you need to be chilled to the bone! Sometimes you don't have to force yourself to be tense, it's best to vent!"
Cheng Ran looked at him in astonishment, wondering where this came from, but he understood it in a moment. Yu Xiao was not present for the conversation between Yang Xia and Cheng Ran, but someone in the stands naturally passed on the relevant information. Yu Xiao, who was on the court, probably also heard a lot of negative comments.
It was funny to see him so serious. Physical education was the last two periods, so they would go home straight after class. Yu Xiao said, "I'll treat you to a meal. Let's go to the stir-fry restaurant at Mingyue Restaurant on Guangping Street, or have a few drinks. It's Friday anyway, why don't you play some games in the afternoon before going home? There's an online game that's very popular in Internet cafes recently! It's called "StarCraft", and it's fun. People who often hang out in Internet cafes say that it's better balanced than "Age of Empires" and "Red Alert"!"
Cheng Ran suddenly realized that the game "StarCraft" had come out.
Mingyue Restaurant has a high-sounding name, but it is actually a small restaurant. It is located in a corner of Mingqing Street, a few blocks away from No. 1 Middle School. The entrance is very small, but the removable wooden door is a different world. It can accommodate several large round tables and small square tables. The price is affordable and the food is good. It is suitable for students. So when there is something like a banquet or celebration, this is the first choice.
Yu Xiao sat down and ordered four dishes and a soup, and also ordered two bottles of beer, which was considered a luxury for a student. It seemed that he had spent a lot of money for Cheng Ran today.
"I heard from someone that Yang Xia said she just couldn't stand the group of girls from No. 2 Middle School blocking the door... and asked you not to get the wrong idea..." Life mentor Yu Xiao came online again, "But I think this is just her attempt to cover up something. Think about it, the letter was taken from me, she must have known that I would tell you about it, but girls are shy, and Yang Xia is a person who would rather save face than live in misery, so she did this to you. In my opinion, it's just a matter of time before you succeed. If you can show off your demeanor as you did in the third year of junior high school, I guarantee the outcome will be different this time, and I will definitely win in one fell swoop!"
Yu Xiao danced with joy, as if he was imagining that scene, but seeing that Cheng Ran didn't move at all, he restrained himself and was silent. "Actually, I think... you seem to have changed."
"Hmm?" Cheng Ran raised his head.
"In the past, during physical education class, you would always look for Yang Xia from time to time... But now, I don't see you doing that anymore..."
Cheng Ran was awed. Yu Xiao was still very perceptive. He had noticed all these changes in himself. He didn't say anything, but he was always watching from the side.
"In fact, I know something. There is no reason for liking something. It's like listening to a song over and over again until you feel like vomiting. Then you may not like it anymore. And if a person has tried his best, cried and felt pain, he may not like it anymore."
Yu Xiao said, "It's just that the world is changing too fast. Just like your dad started Fulong, now in the company compound, my dad has to rely on your dad for everything. Do you know that many people are privately guessing what your dad is thinking every day... Even you have become a stranger to him."
As he spoke, Cheng Ran listened in silence.
"I know about the art performance in the third year of junior high school. I don't have to always bring you together... I just think that as long as you continue to like Yang Xia, some things between us will never change. How wonderful it would be if the emotions of youth, those heart-pounding moments, could still exist after ten or twenty years... Even if the world becomes diversified and the competition becomes fierce and unrecognizable, there is nothing to be afraid of. Because you know that even if you are stupid, you will have good friends and good brothers to support you."
The first half made Cheng Ran feel a little emotional, but the second half went off track. It seems that Yu Xiao is not a speaker who can be extremely sentimental after all.
Cheng Ran laughed and scolded, "Who wants to be your bottom line? Please walk away smoothly."
Yu Xiao laughed dryly twice, "I just said that, that's roughly what I meant. I've never been good at writing, I'm not good at speaking, so I can't express myself so well."
“But it’s already very good.”
"Um?"
"What you said before was really good." Cheng Ran smiled. "If that's the case, then there's nothing we can do. You're always a worry, and I can't get rid of you. So I can only go along with you."
Yu Xiao blinked, as if touched. "Then what do you think we can do if we have no future and graduate from a fake university? There are more and more college students in society now, and we can't compete with them seriously. What can we do?"
Cheng Ran felt a bit overwhelmed. "Why are you so jumpy? Now you're thinking about starting a business because you can't compete? It's okay for you, but why do I only have a diploma from a fake university?"
"It's just a hypothesis. It's a hypothesis. We should share the same difficulties, understand?" Yu Xiao rolled his eyes, "Don't interrupt the brewing emotions!"
Is this an emotion? An emotion of playing the victim
"What are you talking about?"
"With our diploma, we will definitely not be able to compete with others in big cities, so we have to take a different approach. Through my observation of the night sky and my listening to all directions, I feel that no matter how the future changes, as people's living standards improve, there will always be a market for this kind of food. Just like I heard that some rich people in the mountains and seas now go to wild vegetable restaurants to eat wild vegetables, which people didn't eat to feed pigs in the past. They have tried all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas, but in the end they only eat vegetables. In the future, when the living standards are better, everyone will definitely pay more attention to what they eat... We won't look for those rare species, we can just find a mountain and raise pigs! How can the pigs that eat well, drink well, and listen to music in the mountains taste the same as those in ordinary farms? By then, our wild boars will be the only ones of their kind, and there will definitely be a shortage of supply..."
Cheng Ran stared at Yu Xiao. Everyone was thinking about how to be successful in the financial market, but this kid's first reaction was to raise pigs. It sounded quite childish.
"After we get rich by raising pigs, we can spend the money however we want. I will buy a big manor and install dozens of the best computers in it. When I invite classmates to play, each of them will have a computer and connect to the Internet! What do you think? Isn't it genius?"
Cheng Ran held it in for a long time before finally saying, "How stupid!"
"But then again... why don't you like Yang Xia anymore... it was only a little bit away, I just knew it, otherwise I would have done it."
Cheng Ran said, "It's just not what you understand..."
Suddenly, there were some sounds of conversation coming from the tables next to us, which should be the students from the nearby No. 2 Middle School.
"Playing StarCraft? Hey, the air quality in the Internet cafe is not good, just find a water bar and play board games. You know about Three Kingdoms, there is a supplement pack coming out recently..."
The sound of this group of people discussing without paying attention to others attracted Cheng Ran and Yu Xiao for a while. Cheng Ran was surprised. He didn't expect that Three Kingdoms could compete with StarCraft. Although the appeal of computer games was still huge at that time, computers had gradually become popular in recent years and were also meeting people's long-term needs and novelty. Maybe in fact, board games could not compare. But even so, being able to fight in close combat was really an amazing feat...
Thinking that the collision of these two things was caused by himself, Cheng Ran had a strange feeling.
This is the sense of accomplishment that comes from changing the world. Even if it’s just a small change, it’s still so satisfying.
Yu Xiaochong's eyebrows danced with joy, "Three Kingdoms Kill has something to do with you, right? Are you working as an agent during the holidays? Don't forget that I talked to Lin Chu, and he said that when you were in the band, you played this tabletop game you brought during your leisure time, and Qin Xizhen even helped you promote it... Lin Chu and his group also played it themselves..."
Cheng Ran thought it was harmless to share this secret with him, "My elder brother is doing this, and I provided him with the version."
Yu Xiao's mouth had become an "O" shape, with an expression of discovering a new world, "Oh my god... you made this..."
At this moment, the group of students across from me slapped their desks. It turned out that someone was talking excitedly and slapped their desks.
"I heard that the Jiang Hongshao in the booster pack is really awesome! Her skills are so strong... Who of you bought it?"
"I bought it, just in time to play with it!"
"No, no, no! You are not allowed to use Jiang Hongshao! I have no problem using her father Jiang Wei... Jiang Hongshao's skills, if used by someone who knows how to use them and has a bit of luck, can defeat the others..."
Yu Xiao, who had just shown a hint of dissatisfaction and disliked the noise of this group of people, was like a cat with its fur standing up, and his ears suddenly stood up.
who!
Who is that?!
Why does it sound so familiar
Then Yu Xiao suddenly realized something, and his head moved slowly towards Cheng Ran.
In his eyes... it was as if he had just woken up from a dream.