Half an hour later, in the busy Chaoshan hotpot restaurant on the commercial street, the snowy streets and the white bubbling soup in the pot made people feel full of happiness.
Today, everyone is feasting here to celebrate He Tianran's success in the art exam. Xue Yong persuades him to drink well. He Tianran is so happy today that he welcomes all comers, and soon he has a drunken look on his face.
Cao Aiqing was drinking soy milk nearby, occasionally glancing at the boy next to him, and occasionally using a spoon to skim the blood from the beef in the pot.
She is not as generous as Xue Yong, and her temperament is also of the demure type, so most of the time, she listens to the two boys chatting directly, smiling from time to time, agreeing, and then gossiping with Bai Tingting.
The scene in front of her suddenly reminded Cao Aiqing of her mother, because at home, if her father's friends came to visit, her mother would do the same thing most of the time. She would cook, chat, talk about daily trivial matters in an easy-going manner, and talk to her father. If someone is greedy for food, he will look at him calmly and then serve him a bowl of hot soup after the meal.
Somehow, this atmosphere made Cao Aiqing feel dazed for a moment, and he had an indescribable sense of déjà vu.
The chats between men seemed to never have a single topic. From the beginning of work to life, after three rounds of drinking, they were all-encompassing, and this was especially true between boys.
Perhaps because of alcohol, the content of the chats among the boys who are not yet bound by the pressure of life and work is more pure.
Perhaps He Tianran's studies had already reached a conclusion in advance. Unknowingly, everyone mentioned the word "future".
This is a keyword that cannot be avoided at their age.
Xue Yong filled their respective glasses with wine and burped first.
"Hiccup~ I probably won't be able to get into any police academy. My dad wants to develop his business inland this year. He said that if I can't get into the police academy, I might as well help him. He didn't go to any university anyway. Now it’s different and you can make money.”
Everyone was stunned and fell silent. After a while, Bai Tingting was the first to say: "I want to take the exam to a normal college and become a teacher in the future."
When Xue Yong heard this, he snorted and said, "You are just at odds with me. What I hated the most since I was a child is my teacher."
Bai Tingting was completely speechless and lowered her head. Cao Aiqing touched her best friend's hand comfortingly.
The drunken school bully was too lazy to pay attention to her, and He Tianran felt that if he had not fallen out with his family, he might have accepted the same fate as Xue Yong.
He picked up the wine glass, bumped it with Xue Yong, and the two drank.
"Not everyone has as good grades as the squad leader, and not everyone can prove themselves through talent like my junior brother. Thinking about it this way, I, Xue Yong, am lucky. At least I got a good pregnancy."
Xue Yong, who has always been disgusted with the sadness of spring and autumn, also uttered the truth after drinking.
"Let me... help you make up for your lessons..."
Bai Tingting's body leaned forward slightly. The rising water vapor in the pot caused a light layer of fog on her spectacle lenses, making it difficult to see her eyes clearly, but there was a hint of sadness in her words. .
Xue Yong's expression suddenly became dull. After he came to his senses, he violently rubbed his body with his hands. He was a little at a loss, but he did not refuse after all.
As if she was worried that the other party would regret it, Bai Tingting quickly changed the subject and said to her best friend:
"What about you, Ai Qing? You will stay in Hong Kong City, right?"
"Me? I..." Cao Aiqing looked around and said awkwardly: "I... I should be able to... It's just that the admission score of HKU is very high... I don't have much confidence."
Bai Tingting asked worriedly: "Does it have to be the architecture department?"
Cao Aiqing, who has always regarded architecture as his first choice, nodded firmly.
Bai Tingting knew that her best friend might be docile, but she had always had her own persistence in what she believed in, and this would not be easily changed by anything.
What was originally a nice celebratory dinner, the atmosphere gradually became gloomy.
After He Tianran drank, he started to talk more, and he joked:
"Then I'll wait until you get rich, Mr. Xue, and I'll borrow your private yacht to go out to sea for some fun. I'll invite all the actresses I know to come on board. The ones who can't get on the boat without a bikini!"
When everyone heard this, they all became happy. After hearing this, Xue Yong even added a joke, "Oh, I really lend you a favor. The bikini is great. Just thinking about it now makes me a little excited."
He Tianran felt the strange looks from the two girls present and did not dare to go further into this bold topic.
He thought quickly, gave Bai Tingting a thumbs-up, and said: "Tingting would be a good teacher, an engineer of the human soul. Then I will leave my children to you. They will receive bilingual education from an early age, but you must remember the class hours." The fee is discounted~”
Bai Tingting glanced at him and said with a smile: "Then ask Ai Qing to talk to me, she is the best at bargaining."
"You two still charge money for this relationship?"
When it came to money, He Tianran didn't react at once, and blurted out with a big tongue. Xue Yong laughed loudly, and Cao Aiqing, who heard the error in what he said, blushed.
Bai Tingting obviously didn't want to let go of He Tianran, who was a little unconscious after drinking. Regardless of the pull from her best friend, she asked:
"You have good plans for Xue Yong and I's future, but what about Ai Qing?"
"Wow, you guys are really enough..." He Tianran muttered something vaguely.
After he said this, he thought Cao Aiqing would stop the joke, but after waiting for a while, he didn't hear a response, so he looked at the girl next to him who had expectant eyes but a shy smile.
For a moment, he felt that he was getting more drunk.
He opened his mouth, his mouth a little dry.
He didn't know how to answer Bai Tingting's question.
After the college entrance examination, if Cao Aiqing can be admitted to the University of Hong Kong, then the two of them should still have a chance to meet, but if he takes the exam to another province, it seems that he can't do much.
How did you comfort yourself when you confessed to yourself?
By the way, I said that the two of them will always be friends.
Cao Aiqing looked at the boy who was hesitant to speak and whose expression alternated between happy and sad. She didn't want to force him any more, so she looked at Xue Yong as if asking for help.
Xue Yong, who had already read the air, raised his glass with a smile.
"Come on, our No. 1 Scholar, I think you are thirsty."
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That night, both boys were drunk and drunk. When they walked out of the hot pot restaurant, their steps were sloppy. They supported each other and talked nonsense on their faces. Cao Aiqing and Bai Tingting finally separated the two.
At this time, it was close to two o'clock in the morning, and the commercial street was empty. Looking at the two people who were like mud, Bai Tingting reached out and hailed two taxis, and then let the two masters get the two of them into the car.
"I'll send Xue Yong back, Ai Qing, just send congratulations to Tianran..."
Cao Aiqing was startled.
"What's wrong with you?" Bai Tingting asked.
"Ah...it's nothing...let me see him off." Cao Aiqing hesitated.
"Leave when you get to the place. Don't let him take advantage of you! Call me when you get home!"
Bai Tingting warned, but looking at He Tianran who was sleeping soundly, she safely sent Cao Aiqing into the car.
Watching the yellow rental walk away, Bai Tingting very imaginatively defined the relationship between He and Cao -
"The relationship between these two people is really more sensitive than a voice-activated light."
