Some Conjectures
This private home cuisine restaurant was not opened in an alley, but in a business district. The chef regarded himself as the inheritor of Shandong Cuisine. He wanted everyone to eat delicious and cheap Shandong Cuisine, so the price per person was not very high. Naturally, the business was relatively good, and people needed to book in advance to get a private room.
In the beginning, Jiang Zhili wanted to choose a quieter place. Anyway, he had been to many clubs or clubs like this. Later on, he gave up the idea. That would make him seem too distant. This was just a gathering of ordinary friends, not a business banquet.
Chang Baji walked Qin Sheng to the door of the private room and stopped. He was very sensible and did not go in. The smartest thing about Chang Baji was that he had a good sense of propriety. He knew when he should do what and when he should say what.
When Qin Sheng followed the waiter in, Jiang Zhili was the first to stand up and greet him. He said with a smile, "Qin Sheng, everyone has been waiting for you for a long time. We were just talking about you."
Qin Sheng nodded slightly to Jiang Zhili, then saluted and replied, "Sorry to keep you waiting."
Everyone smiled and said that they were fine. In fact, they were quietly sizing up Qin Sheng, their childhood companion who could be said to be full of legendary colors. After all, not everyone would have such an experience. He had an illustrious background but had disappeared for more than 20 years. They thought that he might have died, but he suddenly appeared. The timing of his appearance was so coincidental.
In fact, Qin Sheng was also guessing Jiang Zhili's purpose. It was not that Qin Sheng was gauging the heart of a gentleman with his own mean measure. Today, after knowing that the dark cloud hanging over the Qin family for several months had dissipated, he had to think about this matter again. According to Jiang Zhili, he already knew that Qin Sheng was back. If he really cared about this childhood companion, why didn't he find a way to contact him? On the contrary, after knowing that the Qin family was safe, he took the initiative to interact with Qin Sheng. Was this interaction deliberate? If the Qin family was still not safe, would they not have met by chance today?
Everything was possible. People's hearts were complicated, not to mention in this world full of interests.
"Let's cut the crap. If you want to reminisce about the past, let's talk about it while drinking. Although we used to be friends who could pee farther, we haven't contacted each other for more than 20 years after all. So, let me introduce you to each other first." Jiang Zhili was the host tonight, so this matter was naturally handed over to him.
Naturally, everyone agreed to Jiang Zhili's suggestion. At the same time, Jiang Zhili's metaphor made everyone smile in understanding, so that they wouldn't feel awkward when they met. Although they were familiar with each other, that was when they were young.
At this time, Jiang Zhili pulled Qin Sheng aside and introduced him, "I won't say much about him. I've told you a lot just now. Qin Sheng is our childhood friend in the Yard of the Planning Commission. I'm afraid you all have heard a lot about him in the past. Qin Sheng has been missing for more than 20 years, which also caused us to not contact each other for more than 20 years. No matter what happened during this period, now that Qin Sheng has returned to Beijing, we should all be grateful. Welcome Qin Sheng back."
After Jiang Zhili finished speaking, he took the initiative to applaud. The others also applauded. Regarding the appearance of Qin Sheng, everyone was currently maintaining a wait-and-see attitude. Even though Qin Sheng had the huge background of the Qin Family behind him, it was still unknown whether he could integrate into this circle and whether he belonged to the same group of people.
"Thank you, everyone. I'm very happy to see you again. Although I've forgotten what you used to look like, and I'm afraid you can't recognize me, I'm very glad to see my old friends again," Qin Sheng said politely.
After introducing Qin Sheng, Jiang Zhili began to introduce the other friends who came to this party today. The man nicknamed Crazy was called Tang Kai. When he was a child, he was relatively thin and small, and was always bullied. Qin Sheng and the others had fought for him several times. Now, he was also working in the system. His family was relatively influential in the diplomatic system, so he directly entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after finishing his postgraduate studies in the School of International Relations of Renmin University.
Jiang Zhili then introduced the man in the sweater. His name was Song Fangwang, who was now working in the Banking Regulatory Commission. He probably knew more about Chang 'an. He had a good relationship with Jiang Zhili. After all, they were both in the financial system, so they had more daily contact.
Next was the handsome man on Jiang Zhili's left side. His name was Xing Xiaodong. He was the only one present who was not from a central enterprise, but a big boss in the entertainment circle. With the help of his family's relationship in the publicity system, he had an investment company and two film and television companies. He also had a stake in many film and television companies. The most important thing was that his brother-in-law was an invisible big boss in the film and television industry.
The last one was also a guy who had never spoken tonight. His name was Xu Wen. He looked ordinary and was not tall. However, he had always been relatively low-key and rarely participated in the circle's gatherings. But everyone knew that this guy was very ambitious. Jiang Zhili was also very surprised that he could come to this party tonight. At that time, he just mentioned it casually and did not expect that he would come. But in the end, he still showed up. However, he was not very close to the others present. He was the kind of person who was considered a friend but not a sworn brother. After all, only his background was comparable to Qin Sheng's. But only Jiang Zhili knew that, so he should be regarded as a person who drifted around the edge of this circle.
However, when he was young, he had the best relationship with Qin Sheng. The two of them were inseparable. It was said that after Qin Sheng disappeared, he cried for more than half a month. After all, his best friend had passed away, which was a big blow to him when he was young. So after hearing the news, he agreed to come at once, because he really did not know that Qin Sheng had come back.
When Qin Sheng slowly came in just now, he had been restraining his inner excitement. He did not want others to notice his emotional fluctuations. This was what he asked of himself, so he did not speak from beginning to end.
When Jiang Zhili introduced Xu Wen, Xu Wen took the initiative to reach out and said, "Xu Wen, our two families live in the same building."
Qin Sheng just felt that this name was a little familiar, but his memory of Xu Wen had long been blurred. So when he saw Xu Wen, his expression was similar to when he saw others. He just shook hands and nodded politely, which made Xu Wen very disappointed. He had been thinking about Qin Sheng for many years and still kept the photo of him at that time, as well as the gift that Qin Sheng had given him back then. So he thought that Qin Sheng was the same, but after meeting him, he knew that it was not the case.
After Jiang Zhili finished introducing Qin Sheng, he let Qin Sheng sit next to him. Xing Xiaodong had already taken the initiative to give this seat to him. Just now, it was just to make it more convenient for them to chat.
Jiang Zhili told Qin Sheng that he had ordered everything. They were all the signature dishes of this Shandong restaurant. The taste was definitely in line with the taste, but the environment was relatively ordinary. He asked Qin Sheng what he wanted to add. Qin Sheng smiled and said that there was no need. He never had any requirements for food. Tonight, he mainly came to meet everyone.
The waiter soon served the cold dishes. Jiang Zhili asked them to distribute the wine, then looked at Qin Sheng and said, "Qin Sheng, since you're so happy tonight, it should be okay to drink a little, right?"
Qin Sheng replied with a smile, "It's okay to drink a little. I'm just afraid that you guys will make me drunk. I'm afraid that my alcohol tolerance is not as good as yours."
"Hahaha, then let's not go overboard," Jiang Zhili said cheerfully. Then, he asked Xu Wen, "Old Xu, I know that you rarely drink, do you want to drink a little tonight?"
Jiang Zhili was very careful in front of Xu Wen. He knew that Xu Wen didn't think much of his friends. After all, his circle didn't belong to this circle. Although they were all bright and beautiful hedonistic children in the eyes of outsiders, hedonistic children were also divided into backgrounds and levels. Xu Wen was at least one level higher than them.
Xu Wen's answer was very simple. Two words, drink a little.
At the beginning, the atmosphere was not lively. Jiang Zhili took the initiative to lead the rhythm. Although Madman was more lively when Qin Sheng came, he did not talk much after Qin Sheng really came.
Jiang Zhili took the initiative to talk about his childhood. The others chimed in with him. It was not until then that Qin Sheng knew that Xu Wen had been the closest to him in the past. The way he looked at Xu Wen was more amiable, but that was all. It had been more than 20 years. What had happened to the world? Not to mention the children who used to wear open-crotch pants. They had long become the same as those adults.
After a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere became more lively. One after another, they began to call each other brothers. After all, there was a layer of relationship in the past. These people were not like Qin Sheng's childhood playmates in the village. After all, the gap between the playmates in the village and Qin Sheng was relatively big, so they naturally felt more inferior and alienated. However, these people were different. They might be more restrained in the beginning, but after chatting, there were no taboos. After all, they were at the same level.
After talking about some interesting childhood stories, Madman asked with a smile, "Qin Sheng, are you married now?"
"Not yet. Don't tell me you are all married?" Qin Sheng replied with a smile. The others said happily that except for Xing Xiaodong, who was reluctant to leave the flowers, everyone else had indeed been married. Of course, they also talked about Jiang Zhili's wife. Qin Sheng was very surprised. He did not expect that Jiang Zhili's wife was actually the supermodel he used to like very much. This made Qin Sheng a little envious.
Madman followed up and asked, "Then you must have a girlfriend, right?"
"Yes, if I don't have a girlfriend, others will doubt my sexual orientation," Qin Sheng said half-jokingly.
Madman laughed and said, "Could it be our goddess, Song Ruyu? I've heard from many people that your relationship with Song Ruyu is quite ambiguous. If you can win our goddess' heart, you'll be so proud." Madman laughed.
At this time, Song Fangwang also echoed, "I seem to have heard this from others. Qin Sheng, tell us old friends about it. Many people chased after Song Ruyu but failed. I didn't expect that you, a latecomer, would surpass her."
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