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On the [-]th, Liu Tang's book bar opened on time.

Fei Wenxin really sent him two flower baskets, but he was not there.

After that day, Liu Tang also talked with Fei Wenxin on the phone, but he refused to say anything more, and Liu Tang could only repeatedly tell him not to hold on to something.

Liu Tang didn't intend to make such an exaggerated opening ceremony, so he set off firecrackers and played more festive music on the stereo.

The opening activities were quite strong and attracted some people, but compared with the opening day of general restaurants and clothing stores, there were still fewer people.

Even so, Liu Tang was quite busy that day, Chen Meimei was helping with the cash register, and Liu Tang was in charge of drinks.

As a result, not many people bought books, but quite a few bought drinks, most of them were girls, who were looking at Liu Tang not far away and whispering.

Liu Tang didn't seem to realize it, but Chen Meimei was all smiles. She didn't approve of Liu Tang's opening of the store at first, and felt too tired, but now it seems that it is not without benefits, at least she can get in touch with more girls. Maybe he'll change his mind.

The store closed early in the afternoon, and Liu Tang was the host, and invited a few friends and family to have a meal together.

He doesn't have many friends, except for Fei Wenxin, there are only Shen Mo and Gu Lin.

Mo Mo went abroad after graduating from university, and hasn't come back for many years. He only heard about Liu Tang opening a shop, so he called him specifically to let go of his blessings.

Gu Lin was his high school classmate. He was a classmate for three years and was at the same table for two years. The relationship has always been strong.Later, they were admitted to the same school together and have known each other for more than ten years.

Liu Tang always thought they were brothers, and when he saw the question "Is there a real friendship between a man and a woman?", he would always use him and Gu Lin as an example.It was only later that he realized that he was too naive.

In Gu Lin's heart, they were never brothers.

Fei Wenxin looked even more haggard than a few days ago, Liu Tang dragged him outside to talk.Fei Wenxin lit a cigarette, his brows were tightly frowned, and Liu Tang became anxious: "Are you brother! I have nothing to say, I am very worried about you like this."

Fei Wenxin raised his head and asked him, "Liu Tang, do you have money?"

"Yes, how much do you want?" Liu Tang asked directly without hesitation.

"20, no..." Fei Wenxin said hesitantly, "How much do you have?"

20 is not a small amount, and Liu Tang could take it out, but he still had to ask: "Why do you need so much money?"

"Huang Huan's brother owed money from gambling and borrowed money from usury. Those people forced him to pay back the money. Her mother was afraid that something would happen to her brother, so she wanted to get money from Huang Huan. Huang Huan worked a lot to support the family all these years. How much money from the private house?" Fei Wenxin's voice was a bit sad, "The man her mother forced her to marry is willing to pay her brother with money."

"What did the sister-in-law say?"

"She has been in a bad mood these days. She almost committed suicide two days ago. I didn't get a document at the time, and I just saw it when I went back," Fei Wenxin said with pain on his face, "I told her mother that if I took the money, she would Hukou booklet and we get married."

"What about after that? Her brother likes to gamble, you can get the money this time, what about next time?" Liu Tang asked, he thinks Huang Huan is a nice person, but her family is like this, he doesn't agree with them being together, it's just that they have been together for so many years The relationship cannot be broken by him just by saying a word, it can only be made by Fei Wenxin to think clearly.

"She said that after this time, she will break up with her parents," Fei Wenxin turned his head and looked at the night outside the window with confused eyes.

"How much does her brother owe? I still have some here."

"Huan Huan saved [-] to [-] yuan, and I still have some, plus the house..."

Liu Tang frowned: "You want to sell the house? You just renovated there, and the mortgage hasn't been paid off yet, so it's not worth selling now!"

"It's okay, Huang Huan and I are two people working, this matter is over, we can always buy it again in the future," Fei Wenxin smiled, "Let's start soon! Let's go in!"

Liu Tang felt that something was wrong, but Fei Wenxin walked to the box, and it was not the time to talk, so he had to suppress it first and talk about it later.

Gu Lin has already arrived.

She has known Liu Tang for many years, has met Liu Tang's parents long ago, and has a good relationship with Liu Wenjing.

When they entered the box, Gu Lin was talking to Ms. Chen Meimei, the intimacy made Liu Wenjing jealous: "Mom, are you sure Linlin is not your own daughter, I was picked up by you?"

"Yes! I picked you up from the trash can downstairs in our house!" Ms. Chen Meimei rolled her eyes at Liu Wenjing, "If you are half as caring as Linlin, I can do it for you!"

"..." Liu Wenjing touched her nose.

Niu Niu was very excited when she heard this: "Grandma! I am so caring! You are offering me!"

Everyone laughed, and Chen Meimei smiled and pinched her cheek: "Yes, yes, yes! Our girl is the most caring!"

Liu Tang sat next to Gu Lin, listening to her talk.

In fact, she hasn't changed much. Her makeup and dressing style are more mature, and she is more beautiful, but her personality is still so bright, and the old feeling between them seems to have returned.

"When did you come back? Are you still going to Hunan?" Liu Tang put the peeled shrimp on Gu Lin's plate before he realized it. He was a little embarrassed, but he still smiled, "I remember you like eating shrimp."

"Well, I like it very much," Gu Lin smiled, and suddenly announced loudly, "I have a happy event to announce today. I will get married next month, but I will send invitations to you all. Come and have fun!" Gu Lin finished speaking Pointing to Liu Tang, he said, "You can't run away. Be my bridesmaid then!"

"..." Liu Tang was speechless.

Others were surprised: "Bridesmaid?"

"That's right! About ten years ago, we both agreed that I would be his best man when he got married, and he would be my bridesmaid when I got married," Gu Lin said with a smile.

For the sake of image, Liu Tang had no choice but to say: "I didn't agree!"

Fearing that the world would not be chaotic, Liu Wenjing clapped her hands and said, "That's a good idea. Have the clothes been made to order? I have Xiaotang's size!"

"Okay!" Ms. Chen Meimei still turned to her son, and gave her daughter a blank look, "What kind of words does this sound like? Let Xiao Tang be the best man."

"Then I don't dare. When he stands there in a white shirt and black suit, everyone will think he is the groom, and it will be over!" Gu Lin laughed at first, patted Liu Tang on the shoulder, and said, "I won't embarrass you, but you must come over when the time comes!"

Liu Tang smiled and said, "That's natural."

Speaking of getting married, Liu Junkang also remembered, and asked Fei Wenxin: "Is Wenxin getting married too? Has the time been set?"

"We plan to get the certificate first, and we may not hold a wedding this year," Fei Wenxin smiled and didn't say much.

"Is that so..." Liu Junkang pondered.

Chen Meimei was a little curious: "Why don't we do it together?"

"The main reason is that we are busy with work, so we don't have much time this year," Fei Wenxin said softly. "In fact, the two of us are discussing what to do. We may have a meal with relatives and friends who are nearby."

"You young people also have your own ideas, but in my opinion, marriage is a lifetime event, and it should be more grand," Chen Meimei said, looking at Liu Tang, sighing, and becoming more worried.

Although Fei Wen's new wedding is not a big deal, it is going to be married anyway, but the child in her family doesn't even have a girlfriend.

After dinner, Liu Tang sent them back.

Because it was close to home, Chen Meimei said they walked back together and asked Liu Tang to send Fei Wenxin and Gu Lin off.

Fei Wenxin was drunk, Gu Lin also drank some wine, but Liu Tang drank milk.

Liu Tang originally said to send Gu Lin back first, but Gu Lin asked him to drive to the riverside. After thinking about it, Liu Tang guessed that Gu Lin still had something to say to him, so he drove over.

It was past nine o'clock when we arrived at the riverside, but the riverside was very lively, with noisy people and loud music.

Gu Lin ran to buy a can of beer, Liu Tang leaned on the car and waited for her, while Fei Wenxin fell asleep in the back seat.

"Drink?" Gu Lin came over with the wine.

"No, I still have to drive," Liu Tang said, shaking his head.

"After all, we haven't seen each other for a long time. The last time I saw you was two years ago?" Gu Lin asked him while drinking.

"Yes, two years ago," Liu Tang nodded.

That was before his accident. At that time, there was a personnel transfer in their company. Her boss wanted to transfer her to the Hunan branch to be the director. She hesitated for a long time and decided to have a showdown with him.

The result was naturally not satisfactory. She also thought about this possibility, but she didn't think of the reason given by Liu Tang.

Later, she could be said to have escaped from the city, and when she heard about him again, she learned that he was ill.

"I thought about coming back, but I held back. At that time, I couldn't face you," Gu Lin said, looking at Liu Tang seriously, "Are you blaming me?"

"Of course not!" Liu Tang stepped forward and hugged her, "I'm very glad that we are still friends."

They chatted for a long time, about the past, about their feelings.

Hearing that there was no one around Liu Tang, Gu Lin asked him suspiciously: "You said you were gay, didn't you just fool me? In fact, you didn't take a fancy to me at all?"

Liu Tang didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "No..."

"why?"

"My body is like an asshole, and I may be paralyzed at any time, and being with anyone is a burden," Liu Tang smiled bitterly, "Actually, it's pretty good like this now!"

"Liu Tang, don't think too much." The smile on Gu Lin's face faded, "It's a kind of luck to meet someone you love. If something happens to you, he will leave without hesitation. It's not because you have something. No, it's just that he doesn't love you that much, there are always people who don't care about these things."

"Maybe!" Liu Tang said perfunctorily, "It's getting late, I'll take you back!"

"En," Gu Lin nodded, walked to the side of the car and looked at Fei Wenxin, who was lying on the back seat, sleeping soundly. She turned her head and asked, "What's wrong with him? He seems to be in a bad mood?"

"The matter between him and Huang Huan is not going well," Liu Tang opened the car door and got in. Seeing Gu Lin's worried expression, he said, "Don't worry! It will pass."

"Okay!" Gu Lin was also a little helpless, "The two of them have been talking for many years. I thought they would get married before me, but I didn't expect it."

"Soon!" Liu Tang smiled, "If all goes well, they should be able to get the certificate in the past two months..."

The car windows are closed, and the evening wind is blowing, making it a bit cool.

They talked and laughed, and the laughter drifted out with the evening wind, and gradually dissipated...