A few days in advance, someone in his high school group had contacted everyone to organize a gathering before the New Year.
The contact person was their class monitor and study commissary, named Jiang Kai and Du Xinlan. Li Du had been particularly hardworking in high school, and was also a class leader — a labor commissary.
On the 28th of December, everyone agreed to meet at a hotel in the county town at noon.
Li Du and Sophie ended the video call in the morning. After giving Ah Ow and Crispy Noodles a kiss, he quickly got up and drove to the hotel to attend the gathering.
Godzilla changed his clothes and was ready to go. Li Du waved his hand and said, "What are you going to do? Just stay at home. Our county town is very safe. "
The big Mexican man said in a muffled voice, "Let me go."
"What's wrong?" Li Du wondered. "You've been here for some time. Don't you have confidence in the security of my hometown?"
The big Mexican man sighed. "Oh, it's too boring. I want to go for some exercise."
Big Quinn quickly said, "Boss, I want to go too. It's too boring."
Hearing this, Li Du laughed and said, "Okay, okay, let's go together. But I can't take you to the gathering. You can drive around."
Godzilla nodded. "Okay."
His house was not far from the hotel, called Four Seasons Spring Garden. It was one of the top five high-end hotels in their county town. It had a total of four floors. The first floor was the lobby, the second floor was a buffet, and the third and fourth floors were private rooms.
When Li Du arrived, he gave the private room number. A waiter smiled and took him to the fourth floor.
Opening the door, Li Du saw two people sitting together playing with their mobile phones. When they saw each other, Li Du smiled. "Brother Nan, Du Hang, long time no see."
Both were his high school classmates. Brother Nan's name was Du Zheng Nan, their class monitor. Both of them also lived in the urban village, similar to Li Du's house. The village had been incorporated into the county town a few years ago.
Du Zheng Nan was tall and wore glasses. He had a strong intellectual aura.
In the college entrance examination, he was the best student in his class and went to the capital to study at a top university.
Du Hang was a little short, with dark skin and a strong body. Li Du had not kept in touch with him after high school, so he was not sure what he was doing now.
Their friendship in middle school was very pure. There was no collusion or conflict of interest between them, so even though they hadn't seen each other for a long time, they still felt very close when they met again.
Du Hang directly took out three bottles of beer from the corner of the room and said, "Here, Belly, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Hurry up and have a drink."
Li Du smiled and waved his hand. "No, no, no. Let's wait until everyone is here."
They were in a big room. There were a total of twenty-four people attending the party. Not long after Li Du arrived, another ten people came in, and the room suddenly became lively.
Du Zheng Nan was also a postgraduate student. He was staying at the university and might be teaching in the future. Du Hang went into business and engaged in real estate sales.
Now that there were more people, a student named Ning Baichuan asked Li Du, "Du Zi, what are you doing now? I heard that you went abroad? "
Li Du smiled and said, "Yes, I went to the United States for my postgraduate studies. I paid for it myself. You also know that I'm just a piece of scrap metal. If I don't gild it, I won't be able to sell it. "
Several female students laughed, and one of them asked, "If you study abroad at your own expense, I'm afraid the cost will be quite high, right? How do you solve it? "
Li Du said, "I'm working in the United States. It's not hard to earn money there, so I can earn enough to pay for my tuition and living expenses."
"You're too kind. I heard from my mom that you earned a lot of money studying in the United States." The person who spoke was Geng Changsheng, who lived in the same town as him and knew his parents.
Li Du waved his hand and was about to be polite when Du Hang grabbed his wrist and said, "Damn, is this real?"
Geng Changsheng asked, "What real?"
Du Hang glared at him and said, "What a waste of your eyes. Look at the watch on his wrist, Patek Philippe!"
Several female students exclaimed. They were already working, and most of them worked in big cities, so they knew what a Patek Philippe watch meant.
Li Du retracted his hand and said, "Oh, this is an old watch, second-hand. Haha, it's not worth much."
Du Hang said, "I'll give you 5,000 dollars. How about you sell this second-hand thing that's not worth much to me?"
Li Du was speechless.
Du Hang continued, "You're welcome, old classmate. Although I don't know exactly how much this watch is worth, in my eyes, it's definitely a Patek Philippe watch!"
"Patek Philippe watches are all famous." The door opened, and a girl with exquisite makeup walked in.
Someone exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Yo, study commissary, have you gone to sea? Why are you dressed up so exaggeratedly? You're so devilish. "
The girl was their study commissary, named Zhang Xue Ning. She had made a mistake in the college entrance examination and had to repeat for a year. It was said that she did very well in the exams and was now studying at Jin Jing University in their province.
Zhang Xue Ning pretended to slap the girl who was joking with her. Behind her, a young man walked in and made a face at Zhang Xue Ning after hearing the joke.
Li Du had never seen this young man before, but someone knew him and said, "Study commissary, is this your boyfriend?"
Zhang Xue Ning nodded and said, "Yes, he's our classmate. I'm in the fourth year of high school, right? I was in the same class with him, so we're considered schoolmates. That's why I brought him along. I hope everyone can forgive me. "
"Schoolmates? He's one grade lower than us. How can I not remember? " Du Hang was puzzled. "Logically speaking, such a handsome guy, such a talent, as someone who knows everything, I should know about him."
The young man smiled and said, "Oh, I transferred here at that time, so we're in the same school, but I've never seen him before."
His name was Zhou Ji, and he had an artistic aura about him. He was now a music teacher at their alma mater.
Zhang Xue Ning gave them a brief introduction, then asked, "Who bought Patek Philippe? Zhou Ji's family is in the watch business … "
"Mr. Zhou Jianguo, is that you?" Du Hang could not help but ask after hearing Zhang Xue Ning's words.
Zhou Ji smiled and said, "That's my father. Do you know him? Don't tell me I've met an elder here? "
A few people laughed, but Du Hang did not laugh. He stood up and shook hands with him warmly. He said, "So it's Mr. Zhou. It's an honor to meet you. I've heard of your father's name, but I've never had the chance to meet you."
As he spoke, he introduced Mr. Zhou to his classmates, "Mr. Zhou Jianguo is a famous industrialist in our province. The Zhou's Watch Company is his family's brand."
Many students were in awe of him. He really lived up to his name of "Mr. Zhou." He was a real rich second generation, and the Zhou's Watch Company was a big tax payer in their province.
Zhou Ji was a low-key person. He said, "Everyone, don't look at me like that. My father does have some business, but that has nothing to do with me. In the future, the business will have nothing to do with me. I'm just a music teacher."
He quickly changed the topic. "By the way, who wants to buy a Patek Philippe? I know a little about this watch, and I can provide some help. "
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