Chapter 942: The Young Schoolmates (Two in One, Please Subscribe)
Chapter 942: The boy who is just a classmate (two in one, please subscribe!!!)
Before entering the hotel, two familiar figures came out of nowhere.
"You're here, I'm here to lead you!" Xu Yanyan greeted him enthusiastically.
"Senior Brother Chu, has the car been parked?" Xu Miaomiao looked at Chu Zihang with an earnest look, "There are too many people today and the parking space is a bit crowded. Do you need me to help you park?"
"They are..." Chu Zihang looked at Lu Mingfei. He really didn't know these twin brothers. If they were the two of them in Shilan Middle School, Chu Zihang might still remember them, but this was comparable to plastic surgery. Chu Zihang couldn't recognize it even if he tried his best to change his appearance.
"Xu Yanyan and Xu Miaomiao, a pair of twin brothers in our class, were a little... plumper in high school than they are now. It's normal for you not to have an impression, senior brother." Lu Mingfei introduced, "The eldest of these two admire you, and they also admire you. loyal fans, their boss is Zhao Menghua.”
Chu Zihang nodded, indicating that he understood. He turned to Xu Miaomiao and said, "Thank you, no need."
Xu Miaomiao led a few people to the banquet hall on the first floor of the hotel. There was a red notice board at the door of the hall, "Shilan Middle School Teachers and Students Association."
She is worthy of the title of "little goddess". Su Xiaoqiang's generosity is beyond words. There are more than a dozen banquet tables in the high-end hotel, and there are well-dressed waiters at the door handing out incense to the guests... Huang He of gold bars Lou 1916, a pack costs 100 yuan, which works out to 5 yuan per bottle. This extravagance is even more than what an ordinary person would pay for a wedding.
In fact, ordinary class reunions or teacher-appreciation banquets do not need so many tables. It is enough to invite some school leaders, impressive teachers who have taught classes, and classmates who have a good relationship in the past. Even if you bring the entire class of classmates If everyone calls, there will only be three or four tables at best.
But Su Xiaoqiang's reputation in Shilan Middle School is really too great. She was recognized as the school beauty during her time in school. However, her personality is too flamboyant and domineering. When it comes to girls, she is not as popular as the quiet types like Chen Wenwen and Liu Miaomiao. However, Her appearance is recognized, and her family's wealth is also recognized. When she was studying, she had tens of thousands of living expenses a month... Who has tens of thousands, in fact, she also has a platinum credit card that is close to unlimited. Many people used to say this Some people in the world are born in Rome, and in this city, Su Xiaoqiang, the only daughter of the largest local mining boss, is undoubtedly the most dazzling star in the Roman Pantheon.
So Su Xiaoqiang knows a lot of people, and even more people know Su Xiaoqiang. Some girls who are jealous of her secretly say that she is a school girl and a social butterfly, but in fact everyone knows in their hearts that everyone wants to know Su Xiaoqiang, and building a good relationship with her is just a matter of dating. Once you get into a mine, you may have the opportunity to knock down some valuable stones from this mine. You may even make Su Xiaoqiang happy, and she will throw a few stones to you casually.
That’s why so many people came to the banquet today. There were also many people that Lu Mingfei didn’t know. Some of them he didn’t even remember at all. Needless to say, Chu Zihang was someone who wanted to know him when he was studying at Shilan Middle School. There are many, but he has always been a loner. Apart from his classmates and Lu Mingfei, he can count the number of people he knows on two hands.
Before entering the venue, Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang put their umbrellas in the umbrella baskets at the entrance of the banquet hall. Several baskets were filled with various colorful umbrellas, and then they were led by Xu Yanyan and Xu Miaomiao. Lu Mingfei found that almost everyone on the table was someone he knew, and all around him were old classmates.
The "tap" sound of high heels on the floor came. As the host, Su Xiaoqiang came behind Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang and said in a somewhat complaining tone: "You are late!"
"The banquet hasn't started yet." Lu Mingfei looked around.
"In order to wait for you, I specifically asked them to serve the food later." Su Xiaoqiang tilted his head and said to Chu Zihang, "Is there such a traffic jam on the road today? Why was it okay when I came here?"
"We didn't drive, we just walked here, and it took us a while to buy an umbrella." Chu Zihang explained.
"You don't want to sit in my car when you're walking to buy an umbrella?" Su Xiaoqiang glanced at Lu Mingfei and asked in a dark tone, "Am I so annoying?"
"No, no, it's really not! I didn't know that my senior brother didn't drive. It's hard to stop cars on the road when it's raining." Lu Mingfei explained with some confusion, "It's my fault, it's my fault, I shouldn't have been late, let everyone After waiting for so long, my senior brother and I will punish ourselves with three cups each!"
The eyes of Chen Wenwen and Liu Miaomiao, who were a few seats away from them, couldn't stop looking here. There was envy in their eyes... towards Su Xiaoqiang.
Their reserved and quiet characters were very attractive when they were studying, but now both of them are very envious of Su Xiaoqiang's straightforward character, who can get along with Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei very naturally.
"Where are my uncle and aunt, have they arrived?" Lu Mingfei asked Su Xiaoqiang in a low voice.
Su Xiaoqiang pointed to a table not far away and saw his uncle gathered around a table of school leaders. He was also wearing a straight suit. The IWC watch he bought for him was fastened in a conspicuous place in the banquet hall. Glittering under the light of the headlights, a group of middle-aged men were chatting and laughing with their red faces, and they were already drinking.
"Did he sober up at noon and start drinking again?" Lu Mingfei muttered. His uncle was drunk by Eriyi at noon, and now he got up within a few hours and had a second meeting with the school leaders. I don’t know if the middle-aged man’s body can bear it.
Auntie was also dressed very fashionably, chatting with several students' parents about family matters. The fat boy Lu Mingze was sandwiched between several senior brothers and sisters he knew, wearing a small Balenciaga suit brought back from Japan, which was also quite stylish.
"Ah, adults have things to talk about, and we also have things to talk about." Su Xiaoqiang brought the topic back, "We haven't seen each other for a long time, right?"
"Yes, almost two years." Lu Mingfei nodded and agreed.
After saying this, the eyes of the people at the table fell on him, just like detectives examining criminals, which made Lu Mingfei feel a little uneasy.
"What...what's wrong?" Lu Mingfei asked.
"We haven't seen each other for that long, but I haven't seen you for two years." Su Xiaoqiang snorted twice, "The last class reunion was a few months ago. We have at least two reunions every year. Some people are too busy to come, but no one doesn't come every time...Except for someone, who seems to have evaporated from the face of the earth."
Obviously, that someone refers to Lu who is present. Lu is sweating and feeling uneasy at this moment. He knows that he shouldn't come to this party... Either keep in touch with old classmates from the beginning, or never contact them, otherwise he will be like this situation now, and become the most embarrassed person at the whole table.
"Okay, okay, I know you are busy, and you are already very respectful to come today." Su Xiaoqiang teased and quickly gave Lu Mingfei a way out, "We are all old classmates, no one blames you, and drinking two glasses of wine will be over."
"It should be." Lu Mingfei held out the glass, Su Xiaoqiang poured him twice, but it was not full, Lu Mingfei drank it all, and at the same time gave Su Xiaoqiang a grateful look.
As the host, Su Xiaoqiang was the most suitable person to tease him. The little goddess was very perceptive. If it weren't for Su Xiaoqiang's words, Lu Mingfei really didn't know what to talk about with the others at the table, because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they felt a little out of place, and the atmosphere would be very awkward.
"You've drunk enough, don't drink anymore." Chen Wenwen said in a low voice, "No one really blames you."
With just this sentence, Chen Wenwen's face turned red again, even redder than Lu Mingfei who had drunk alcohol.
"Yeah, it's not all easy abroad. I heard that it still takes a lot of effort to graduate or pursue further studies." Liu Miaomiao also interrupted at the right time, "Mingfei and Senior Brother Chu are both very motivated people. They must focus on their studies, so they haven't been home for a long time."
Su Xiaoqiang and Chen Wenwen both looked at Liu Miaomiao at the same time, not because there was anything wrong with what she said... but because her tone was a little too coquettish. Liu Miaomiao is very quiet, but she is not the type of Chen Wenwen who would blush when talking to a boy she likes.
And the two calls of "Mingfei" and "Senior Brother Chu"... obviously can be called without the name, it's like she deliberately said a lot of nonsense just to call these two calls.
In the same class for three years, they have been competing with each other openly and secretly, so the three girls actually know each other quite well. It seems that everyone has made great progress in the two years since graduation.
Su Xiaoqiang inherited the family business and became a real rich woman. She dressed more maturely and more luxuriously. Liu Miaomiao's temperament was more generous and her mind became more flexible. Chen Wenwen... had also become a wife.
Well, in terms of status, the other two were already far behind.
"I was really busy before. I'm not lying to you. I'll treat you to the next party. It's okay to rip me off." Lu Mingfei was afraid that the atmosphere would become awkward, so he quickly tried to smooth things over. "By the way, I forgot to inform everyone that I just got married not long ago. The wedding was held abroad. I'm afraid it's not very convenient for everyone."
"Take this opportunity to introduce you." Lu Mingfei stood up, put his hands on Eri's shoulders, and said to everyone with a smile, "Uesugi Eri, my wife."
"Wow!" The Xu brothers burst into a groundhog-like cry.
Zhao Menghua picked up the food with chopsticks, glanced at Lu Mingfei, and said nothing.
Chen Wenwen and Liu Miaomiao were both silent, their eyes dim, and I don't know what they were thinking... Liu Miaomiao didn't seem too surprised. It was obvious that Lu Mingfei's marriage was such a big thing that she couldn't hide it. Someone must have informed her a long time ago, but it felt different to see Hui Liyi in person.
This girl's temperament and appearance were so beautiful that people couldn't help but feel ashamed of themselves, even if she was once a goddess of literature and art and a little piano beauty.
At the same time, Hui Liyi smiled at everyone, her smile was generous and reserved, and then she picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it in one gulp.
Damn it, how could there be such a beautiful, quiet and heroic girl? These complex and almost antonymous words can appear on one person at the same time.
Chen Wenwen and Liu Miaomiao, their faces were a little pale.
"Oh my, you're the only one who's married and has a wife, so proud." Su Xiaoqiang rolled her eyes. She was the only one who could handle the current situation. "Zhao Menghua got married, but he's not as proud as you."
"I remember that Brother Zhao posted three updates a day at that time." Xu Miaomiao whispered.
"You remembered it wrong, that was Sister Wenwen." Xu Yanyan corrected.
"Okay, okay, don't focus on me." Lu Mingfei begged for mercy, "Don't waste the good wine and food, eat and drink and talk about something happy. You are all managers or bosses now, and I'm still a student. What's the point of always making fun of me!"
Everyone started to have a real feast. Maybe because they knew Lu Mingfei was married, or maybe because Eri was at the table, Liu Miaomiao seemed to avoid Lu Mingfei and Zhao Menghua. She had nothing to talk about with Xu Yanyan and Xu Miaomiao, so she chatted with Chu Zihang about recent developments.
"Brother Chu, are you and Lu Mingfei still in the same school? Do you keep in touch?"
"Yes, I keep in touch."
"You're going to graduate next year, right? Have you made a plan on whether to stay abroad or return to China after graduation?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. I'll probably obey the school's assignment."
"Oh, the school also provides assignments, that's great... Actually, the development in China has been very good recently, and there are many opportunities. Brother, you are a returnee, so you must have a bright future in China."
"Maybe."
The two chatted casually, and it was basically Liu Miaomiao who asked questions and Chu Zihang replied indifferently. If it was someone else, Liu Miaomiao would have turned hostile long ago, thinking, who the hell are you? I'm about to get close to you, and you're just giving me the cold shoulder?
But the other person was Chu Zihang. Everyone knew that he had this kind of personality. He didn't discriminate against anyone. This man seemed to be born with a bit of world-weariness, which was also his charm... And if Chu Zihang was willing to give her the cold shoulder, there were still many girls willing to accept it.
Lu Mingfei was watching the nose and the nose, and everyone was at the dinner table, so he was embarrassed to suddenly mention that Chu Zihang had a girlfriend, otherwise Liu Miaomiao would be even more embarrassed.
Zhao Menghua didn't say it either, because he and Liu Miaomiao had some entanglements, and suddenly interrupting at this time would completely make the atmosphere awkward.
Su Xiaoqiang had been watching the enthusiastic and proactive Liu Miaomiao and Senior Brother Chu chatting about family matters. She originally sneered and watched the show, but later she couldn't stand it anymore, so she asked indirectly.
"Senior Brother Chu, when do you plan to get married?" Su Xiaoqiang asked Chu Zihang, but actually looked at Liu Miaomiao.
"I haven't thought about this yet, maybe after I have made some achievements in my career." Chu Zihang looked at Su Xiaoqiang with a little gratitude.
Liu Miaomiao didn't ask about this, and no matter how straight he was, he couldn't end the conversation with "I have a girlfriend", otherwise Liu Miaomiao would definitely not stay at this dinner.
As expected, after two brief sentences, Liu Miaomiao was petrified on the spot.