The person in front of me is wearing an apron, has short hair, and is a little dark.
He looked like he was in his thirties, which was very different from how Gu Chen remembered him.
"Who are you?"
Jiang Hong didn't recognize him for a moment.
Gu Chen looked at him and smiled, pushing back the bangs that were almost covering his eyebrows with his hand, exposing his forehead.
Jiang Hong looked at him, still not recognizing him instantly and still recalling.
"Yeah! Gu Chen?"
"Hey, I didn't expect to meet an old classmate over a meal. We meet each other everywhere in life!" Gu Chen grinned and said with a smile.
Jiang Hong was no longer reserved and sat directly opposite Gu Chen. She was a little surprised and said, "Why are you here?"
"Isn't this obvious?" Gu Chen looked at the chopped goose in the pot and swallowed.
"You know that's not what I meant." Jiang Hong rolled her eyes at him angrily, but she still had a smile on her face.
"Haha, my home lives near here, why do you think I'm here?"
Jiang Hong was stunned: "Your family is here, is it possible that you still live in Gujiagou?"
Gu Chen smiled broadly and did not deny it.
"It really is?"
Jiang Hong didn't expect that she guessed it right, and she was a little surprised.
Gujiagou is the most thoroughly planned team in recent years. It is backed by Bayin Mountain, warm in winter and cool in summer, and the scenery is extremely beautiful.
That place is now full of villas, and any one of them costs at least a million dollars.
"What have you been doing all these years? Is it possible that you have become so prosperous that you even bought a villa?" Jiang Hong stood up and brought him bowls and chopsticks.
"My house just happened to be demolished. There are no demolition fees. I paid hundreds of thousands more and bought a small villa on the same spot."
"Oh, that's it!"
Gu Chen took the bowl and chopsticks from her hand, picked up a piece of goose meat, blew on it and put it into his mouth.
"By the way, what have you been doing all these years? I remember your home is not in the county seat?" Gu Chen was eating with white gas coming out of his mouth.
He and Jiang Hong were high school classmates. They were not in the same class originally, but when Jiang Hong was divided into classes, she chose science and ended up in the first class.
At that time, Jiang Hong was a well-known school beauty. She had long hair that reached her waist and always had a pure smile on her face. She was so cute that she was almost the dream girl of all the boys in the school.
Gu Chen, who was young and energetic at the time, confessed his love to her at the instigation of his roommate, but unfortunately he was rejected.
Finally, in her senior year of high school, she fell in love with a boy named Guo Gang in her class.
Gu Chen was also somewhat impressed by the classmate named Guo Gang. His grades were average, but he was extremely eloquent.
Looking at Jiang Hong now, she no longer had the original innocence, only a face that had gone through many vicissitudes of life remained.
"Well, my family was originally in the county town, but something happened, so I moved to this town." She said in a cold and choked voice, obviously the incident made her very sad.
Gu Chen didn't ask any more questions, but changed the subject and said with a smile: "Your store is pretty good. This big goose, this smell, has two brushes."
"That's right, you don't even look at whose craftsmanship it is." Jiang Hong changed her sadness. There was no business in the store for the time being, so she simply sat down and started chatting with Gu Chen.
Half an hour later.
Gu Chen dazzled a whole pot of goose under Jiang Hong's surprised expression.
"You're not going to break down, are you?" Jiang Hong asked with concern.
"How could it be? With your impeccable craftsmanship, I have to make another pot." Gu Chen said jokingly, and patted his belly to show that he could still hold a whole one.
"Only a ghost can believe you. If you try another pot, the pig will be afraid of throwing up." She said with a happy smile on her face.
"I can't eat pigs."
"You..." Jiang Hong was helpless, who would compare herself to a pig.
Gu Chen was actually not lying. Thinking about the Sanxian Soup, he knew that with his current appetite, eating more than ten kilograms in one meal would not be a problem at all.
"Who is that?" Gu Chen suddenly stared at the little girl not far away and asked.
Jiang Hong followed his gaze, then turned around and smiled slightly: "My daughter, Jiang Yuanyuan, isn't she cute?"
Gu Chen nodded. The little girl's face was round, chubby and really cute.
"Yuanyuan, come here quickly." Jiang Hong called to the little girl.
The little girl put down her pencil and jumped to the table.
"Mom, what do you want from me?"
Jiang Hong picked her up and put her on her lap
"Quick, call Uncle Gu."
"Hello Uncle Gu, my name is Jiang Yuanyuan, I am four years old this year."
The little girl is very cute, very polite, and has a sweet voice, which is very lovable.
"Haha, hello Yuanyuan, uncle, I came in a hurry today, I will bring you a gift next time."
He was really struck by her cuteness, and wanted to reach out and touch her head, but there was a big iron pot between her, so he gave up the idea.
"Uncle Gu, are you my father?"
Jiang Yuanyuan's sudden sound stunned Gu Chen on the spot.
"Yuanyuan, go and play!"
Jiang Hong put her down, and the little girl walked back to the writing book step by step and continued to write her homework.
"What's going on? Where is Guo Gang?" Gu Chen couldn't help but ask.
When he first heard that the little girl's surname was Jiang, he had questions, but since it was not uncommon for girls to take their mother's surname, he didn't ask.
Jiang Hong was obviously sad at this time, but she still tried her best to answer his question with a smile.
It turned out that after graduating from high school, Jiang Hong and Guo Gang did not go to college. Instead, they jointly raised funds to open a restaurant in the county with the support of their parents.
Everything went smoothly, and the two of them received the certificate in a peaceful and beautiful life.
Both families were originally happy, but at some point, Guo Gang became addicted to gambling, lost all the money they spent on the house, and even mortgaged the hotel.
Jiang Hong failed to persuade her, and she often suffered domestic violence from Guo Gang.
Soon after, Guo Gang started drinking again and got even worse. He either punched or kicked her, and asked her to go to friends to borrow money.
In the end, Guo Gang was stabbed by a debtor and was hospitalized. He died of an infection soon after.
At that time, Jiang Hong was not actually sad, she was even a little happy.
But due to long-term domestic violence and the recent busy schedule, he fainted in the hospital.
However, at this moment, she was pregnant with a child.
Things didn't end there, troubles ensued.
On the second day after Guo Gang's funeral, a group of people approached Jiang Hong's family with an IOU.
The visitor claimed that there was no news about Guo Gang’s family and he had to find them to pay off his debt.
In desperation, they had no choice but to sell the pot and sell the iron. The houses were mortgaged to bank loans. Only after part of the repayment were paid, those people were willing to give up temporarily.
So Jiang Hong's family left the county with a huge debt, came to this small town, and borrowed some money from relatives to open this restaurant.
Everything was back on track and the child was already two years old.
He never thought that his father had an accident and left while running goods.
Now only the mother and daughter are left to support the restaurant, which is their only source of income.
Just in time for the expansion and development of the Gujiagou area, it attracted many tourists, and their business gradually improved.
But after excluding debt repayments, the remaining money is only enough to pay for the children's tuition and the family's living expenses, making life very difficult.
After Gu Chen listened to her story, he didn't have any comforting words, and he didn't know how to comfort people.
I can only feel sorry for her silently in my heart, and feel shameful for Guo Gang's behavior, which he deserves.
"This man has passed away, but life will go on."
"You're right. After all, I still have mom and Yuanyuan to take care of."
She wiped away her tears, smiled brightly, stood up, and said:
"I'm treating you to this meal today. Please take care of my business more in the future."
Gu Chen smiled and did not refuse, but said: "Give me another one, I want to pack it."
"Okay, sit down for a while." Jiang Hong agreed readily.
Gu Chen watched her walk into the kitchen again, how strong her body was.
The once soft and frail girl has now become a strong and unyielding mother.
He now only has a net worth of several hundred thousand, so he can't help much, and he doesn't want to help her pay back the money. He can only help as much as he can.
Finally, Gu Chen left the restaurant with the packaged stewed goose.
He and Jiang Hong exchanged contact information and added friends. Gu Chen also told her his home address and asked her to come visit when she had time.
Before riding the electric bike, Gu Chen sent a red envelope of 400 yuan to his friend through the chat software.
