This is the only food stall on the street that is still open. There are not many people in the store. The weather is cool at night in late autumn, and the diners have gone home early.

People who are still eating late-night snacks at this time are always two extremes of people, one is a grown-up person who just wants to have fun, and the other is a homeless and frustrated person.

Luo Bing shook his head and poured Yi Yang another glass of beer.

Yi Yang's eyes were red: "Brother, I really didn't expect that it was you who helped me out today."

Luo Bing pushed up his glasses and smiled casually: "We are all junior high school classmates. We can do it with just a little effort, so why bother talking so much."

Hearing Luo Bing's words, Yi Yang smiled bitterly, picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

As the cold beer poured into his esophagus, his thoughts turned from confusion to even more confusion.

Luo Bing, wearing suits and leather shoes, all wearing luxury brands that Yi Yang couldn't understand, has a gentle temperament, and speaks naturally and generously, making him look like a social elite.

Yiyang, on the other hand, was unkempt and had black engine oil on his body that was bound to be stained by car repairs. He felt that his body exuded the smell of industrial waste abandoned by society.

In the afternoon, because the headquarters wanted to send senior executives to inspect the work, the 4S store where Yi Yang was working was busy cleaning up and down. He couldn't help but complain about "formalism", but the supervisor who had long been unhappy with him heard it and took it.

When he got the handle, he scolded him, raising the issue higher and higher, as if he was going to do something to him.

If it had been before, Yi Yang would have thrown a wrench in the other person's face. But life has already smoothed his edges, so he just kept his head silently and let his supervisor scold him.

Humiliating, but helpless.

At this time, the executive arrived.

Unexpectedly, this young executive who made the branch general manager want to kneel down and lick him turned out to be Yi Yang's junior high school classmate, Luo Bing.

Luo Bing helped Yi Yang get out of the situation, and at the same time scolded all the branch staff just like the supervisor scolded him.

The supervisor, with his head lowered like a dog, apologized to Yi Yang afterwards, nodded and bowed.

Yi Yang felt the pleasure of revenge in his heart, but this pleasure was given by others. After that, he felt deep melancholy.

At dinner time, Yi Yang wanted to stay with Luo Bing to eat together.

He didn't think that someone like Luo Bing would be honored to have dinner with him, but what he didn't expect was that the other party agreed readily.

"It's been a long time since we last met, old classmates. It would be nice to get together."

At this time, Yi Yang put down his wine glass and asked shyly: "Brother, I remember after you graduated from the third grade of junior high school..."

Luo Bing said with a smile: "After graduating from junior high school, I went to high school in the provincial capital, and then I went to study abroad."

"Oh, that's really awesome... Going to a foreign country is something I can't even imagine."

"It's nothing great. Foreign countries are no better than domestic ones. By the way, what about you, what have you been doing these years?"

Yi Yang smiled bitterly: "Well, you know me, I wasn't sensible in junior high school. I fought and fought all day long and didn't learn much about culture. After graduating from the third year of junior high school, I reluctantly paid a high price to enter the county high school, but I was dismissed in less than a year.

After being fired, I worked in society for a few years, working as a waiter in a hot pot restaurant, a KTV waiter, and an Internet cafe network administrator...but it was nothing. Later, a relative opened a repair shop, and I went to learn auto repair skills for a few years and made a living.

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Luo Bing said: "Oh, how did you get to our group?"

"There was something wrong with that relative's factory. It seemed to be a legal issue. He had to go to court with a car owner and the factory couldn't continue to operate. So I was introduced here as an external repairman. Haha, the world is really small.

I thought that after leaving the small county town, we could meet again in the provincial capital."

Luo Bing was silent for a moment, seemingly not knowing how to answer the question.

Yi Yang smiled: "Brother Luo, what about you?"

Luo Bing shook his head: "Don't call me brother. I have been quite simple these years, just studying, studying, returning to China after studying, looking for a job, and then I have nothing to say."

Yi Yang's eyes were full of longing: "Study, if only I could study well back then, it would be great."

Luo Bing smiled and picked up the wine glass.

The two touched each other.

Yi Yang asked again: "Brother, are you married?"

"Not yet. I plan to delay it for a few years."

Yi Yang laughed: "Yes, you are young, rich and have many beauties, so you should play for a few years."

Luo Bing smiled hoarsely: "It's late, not fun."

Speaking of playing, it brought back a lot of messy thoughts in Yiyang, but in the end he just sighed in melancholy.

Luo Bing asked again: "What about you? Are you married?"

Yi Yang smiled bitterly: "We just broke up last month."

"Break up?"

"yes."

"I guess you must have dumped her," Luo Bing said half-jokingly.

Yi Yang forced a smile: "Hey, do you still think I'm the Yi Yang from junior high school? It would be great if a girl likes me now. I was dumped and she kicked her legs..."

Having said this, Yi Yang was speechless for a moment, then picked up the wine glass and took a big sip. This time, after drinking, his eyes became even redder, whether because he drank too quickly or for other reasons.

"She has been with me since she was in the third grade of junior high school. I didn't expect that our relationship after so many years would still be unable to withstand the reality."

Luo Bing was silent for a moment.

"Well, I can't blame her. I really can't give her happiness. But..."

There were already tears in the corners of Yi Yang's eyes.

"She has been with that guy for more than a year, but she never told me. This is what hurts me the most."

humiliation.

Luo Bing comforted him: "The next one will be better."

Yi Yang raised his head, his eyes blurred: "Brother, I'm just kidding, I shouldn't tell you this kind of thing. We haven't seen each other for a long time, we should talk about the past."

Luo Bing sighed softly, "To be honest, my impression of you has always been that of a grumpy... well, that kind of maverick classmate. Now, you have really matured."

Yi Yang smiled bitterly: "Brother, don't talk about me being so lofty. In fact, I am just a gangster who has been taught how to be a man by reality. How can I be mature? Studying is good, because studying, people like you are like scum like me.

Without intersection, we become people from two worlds in one world."

"Don't say that..."

Luo Bing remained silent afterwards, feeling that his high emotional intelligence could no longer play a role in this situation.

At the end of the drinking, the boss cleared all the tables, brought out a stool, lit a cigarette and looked at the two of them quietly.

The night is already deep.

There were only two of them left in the food stall.

Yi Yang said: "Brother, thank you for your willingness to come out for dinner today. It's getting late, let's withdraw."

Luo Bing nodded and waved to the boss: "Boss, check out."

Yi Yang stood up quickly, but he was so drunk that he stumbled and almost fell down, but he still got in front: "I'll do it!"

Luo Bing said: "Don't fight with me, I'll pay the bill."

Yi Yang held down Luo Bing's hand and said, "Brother, I know you are financially strong, but this meal must come from me."

Luo Bing said: "There will be opportunities in the future."

Yi Yang shook his head: "Brother, don't lie to yourself, there is no chance for us."

Luo Bing smiled: "Why not? For example, a class reunion, and I have to stay here for a while, so there are plenty of opportunities."

At this time, the boss said impatiently: "Who will pay?"

Yi Yang took out a handful of money and held down Luo Bing's cell phone while he was scanning the code. He suddenly turned his head and said something under the influence of alcohol, which immediately made Luo Bing feel mixed emotions.

"Brother, just think of it as me atoning for myself back then and apologizing to you back then!"

Luo Bing's body froze. His thoughts went back to that time. At that time, Yi Yang was notorious as a school bully and did many things to bully him.

Luo Bing no longer cares about these memories, but Yi Yang remembers them firmly.

Especially what happened today made this memory come out again, beating his self-esteem with shame over and over again.

Just when Luo Bing was lost in thought, Yi Yang had already paid the money.

The night is quieter.

The two separated and Luo Bing took a taxi. In order to save money, Yi Yang sent Luo Bing away and prepared to walk back.

The two of them are going in different directions, and their lives are moving further in their respective directions.

He was confused and didn't know how he got back to the dilapidated shared house. Yi Yang couldn't help but vomited all over the floor and couldn't clean it, so he fell on the bed and fell asleep.

His thoughts went back to the day after the first grade of junior high school.
Chapter completed!