long shot

Shi Jiu surprised his mother when he came home in the morning.

At that time, Shi Jiu's mother was afraid that she would wake up too early and disturb Shi Jiu, so she was going to cook lightly, but she turned her face and saw Shi Jiu pushing the door into the house.

Seeing that the young man's face was flushed, he was thinking that her son was sleepwalking outside, and he just went up to ask what happened, when he smelled the smell of sweat and alcohol on Shi Jiu's body.

Shi Jiu explained a few words to his mother, went back to the house and took off the clothes that were still stained with cumin grains, and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

After everything was tidied up, the rice porridge on the dining table was also warmed up.

Shi Jiu's mother sat at the table and peeled salted duck eggs for Shi Jiu, and cooked a bowl of shredded radish and olive soup to sober him up.

Because Shi Jiu couldn't eat much after eating barbecue all night, he only managed to drink two mouthfuls of porridge, and after drinking the soup, he changed his clothes and went to work.

Shi Jiu felt embarrassed during the morning meeting.

The smell of alcohol on his body was too smoky, so Shi Jiu found a special corner to sit, and happened to bump into Lin Ke who had the same idea as him, and the people who came came looked at each other, and no one would let anyone else, so they sat side by side in the corner On the sofa.

Except for saying hello to Shi Jiu when he first met him, Lin Ke didn't say a word to Shi Jiu during the rest of the whole process.

Shi Jiu could also understand, after all, when something happened, he would be the first to think of the stakes.

He is such an obvious competitor with him, and he once urged the old horse to make a phone call, even if he did not do it himself, in Lin Ke's eyes, he is also the culprit for making trouble.

At the end of the morning meeting, the leaders severely criticized yesterday's bidding schedule. Although they didn't name them, the people below were also very clear.

Lin Ke sat next to Shi Jiu with a disheveled face, yellow-green and yellow-green, matching Shi Jiu next to him as a traffic light, both of them sat there silently, taking notes one by one more seriously than the other.

When the meeting adjourned, Shi Jiu left relatively early and came up sleepy. Thinking that there were still three and a half hours to get off work, he planned to go back to the office for a while.

After entering the door, Shi Jiu locked the door behind him, turned his phone on silent, and stuffed a lot of toilet paper into his ears for fear of being disturbed, and lay down on the sofa for half a minute before getting up again.

Shi Jiu is used to sleeping with something covered, and even on hot days, he has to turn on the air conditioner and cover himself with a quilt. He couldn’t sleep without a quilt, so he took two newspapers from the desk to cover his body, and started lying on the sofa. sleep.

At first there were people outside the office who wanted to find Section Chief Shi, but they turned the doorknob and found that the door was locked, and left by themselves. There were very few careless people who knocked on the door for a long time and found that no one was there, so they turned around and left.

Shi Jiu didn't make a sound when he heard it, he just hid in the newspaper and pretended that there was no one in the office, and after he fell asleep after 5 minutes, the people outside stopped knocking when they heard the loud snoring inside.

It was 10:30 in the morning when Shi Jiu woke up.

The newspaper on his body was crushed, Shi Jiu sat up from the sofa, sipped his tea, and saw the envelope stuffed through the crack of the door.

Shi Jiu picked up the comb and scratched his head twice at the small mirror.

Standing up and walking over, Shi Jiu raised his foot and stepped on it. It wasn't too thick, so it probably wasn't money.

It's not that after Lin Ke's accident, Shi Jiu was also afraid that someone would take advantage of the bad luck to retaliate. Fortunately, the envelope was very thin, so it was more likely that it was a threatening letter, so Shi Jiu dared to pick up the envelope and open it to read.

It turned out to be a big hit.

Section member Xiao Hu came in from nowhere, holding a thick stack of documents in his hand, "Section Chief Shi, you need to sign these contracts."

Seeing Shi Jiu holding the wedding invitation in a daze, he added,

"Sister Wang from the mail room sent it over today. I think she just plugged the door for you."

Shi Jiu didn't say anything, he threw the wedding invitations on the table, negotiated the contract with Xiao Hu for a long time, tossed and tossed about an hour before finishing all the work, and when Xiao Hu went out, Shi Jiu picked up the wedding invitations and continued to read.

Not to mention that the production of this thing is quite exquisite, with a wedding photo printed in the middle, two people's heads turned up in a heart shape, the man and the old woman are ugly, not pleasing to the eye at all.

Shi Jiu frowned.

Think about how this person sent an invitation to himself when he got married.

Among other things, Guangli Jinshi didn't know how to follow him for a long time.

Let it be too much, the two families have not been in touch all year round, and Shi Jiu seems to want to get close to others.

It's hard to justify the lack of it.

After all, there is a blood relationship...

-

Lin Ke has already sued for divorce, and the case was accepted by Judge Zhao's civil court. Although Yan Xi had done all the property preparations in advance, he still took care of it habitually before the trial, and waited to go through the motions and win the case.

Lin Ke's wife went directly to Lin Ke's unit and made a big fuss for three days.

I was in a bad mood the few days when I met Lin Ke. Seeing this old woman quarreling endlessly made me very angry. I had a big fight with my daughter-in-law at work, and I got two bunches of hair pulled out. You beat them like twisted twists. After an hour, I was sent to the hospital to apply medicine before it was over.

Later, Lin Ke came to see Yan Xi once, and scratched a row of red fences on his wife's face. When he saw Yan Xi, he said that he would raise 10 yuan.

Originally, the money was all his own and had nothing to do with Yan Xi, but since Lin Ke issued the tender, he has been extra careful in his work, thinking about whether there will be a court session, and it is always insurance to tell Yan Xi with the money.

Later, Yan Xi checked the name of the transfer account and found out what he did with the 10 yuan.

Most people don't know about that account, but Yan Xi has been paying attention to it for a long time.

Feelings This is the mayor's son is getting married, this buddy will follow along with the ceremony.

But Yan Xi was not surprised at all.

Because Lin Ke knew Mayor Shi long ago.

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The wedding was arranged at the Regent Hotel.

To be honest, this hotel used to be beautiful, but after a long time, the decoration is not very good, and there are so many new five-star hotels in the city, it is even less upscale when compared.

After Shi Jiu got off work, he went home to wash his hair first, and then drove over there, coupled with the traffic jam on the road, it was almost twelve noon when we got there.

The parking lot outside the hotel was overcrowded. Shi Jiu walked around the hotel under the sun. Anyone looking for a parking space had to fight with the security guards in the parking lot. Later, he finally saw a parking space from afar. His eyes were red, he stepped on the gas pedal and stopped, but when he saw that he was still three meters away, an Audi came up from the other side and parked steadily.

Shi Jiu was unhappy at the time, and honked the horn to send people out, thinking that he was playing QQ at home to fight for a parking space.

The owner of the Audi on the opposite side turned off the engine and opened the door, and a spirited guy got out of the car, smiling at Shi Jiu with the corner of his mouth bent.

Then he squeezed the key to lock the car.

Boss Shi Jiu didn't want to, so he lowered the car window and pulled his neck and shouted,

"Why the hell is it you?"

"Looking for a parking space?" Yan Xi pointed to the other side, "There are two cars leaving here, come quickly."

As soon as Shi Jiu heard that there was a parking space, he didn't bother to talk nonsense with him. He forgot to put down the window, and drove behind Yan Xi with half of his face in the sun. .

I was as hot as a donkey and wandered around here for more than ten minutes without seeing a single car. This kid just came here and several cars made room for him.

As soon as you enter the lobby of the hotel, there is a row of welcoming people. They are not young. They are probably the third uncle and second uncle of the groom. Anyway, there are big red flowers on their chests, and the words "Welcome" written in gold, see Greet one by one, come to welcome a pair, smile like a winter jasmine, and send people to the place where the gift money is collected.

Shi Jiu was welcomed by an uncle into the vicinity of the gift gold table. He stretched his neck to see, good guy, everyone who came with him had to line up, two long tables sat in a row of old people, the division of labor was quite clear, there were those who counted money and those who kept accounts .

Shi Jiu was about to jump in the queue, but when he thought about the mayor's son getting married, many of the attendees here were rich and powerful, so he should line up honestly, don't jump into the director's line, step on the director's foot, and he won't be able to turn around go around.

Shi Jiu waited in line for 3 minutes, and finally managed to get by himself. Just as he was about to pay the money, he was patted on the shoulder.

Yan Xi stood behind Shi Jiu, with a smile on his lips,

"Are you here for the wedding too?"

Shi Jiu thought this is not nonsense, if I don't come to the wedding, what am I doing here with the money, I am short of hair but not short of heart, but there is a smile on my face, with a bit of surprise,

"Hey, are you coming to the wedding too?"

Yan Xi nodded, "I'm okay with the bride's brother,"

Then he asked Shi Jiu again,

"Are you also a friend of the bride's side?"

"No, I can talk to the groom, right?"

"Oh, then you are standing in the wrong place. This is the place where your mother's family receives the gift money, and the opposite is the mayor's house."

Shi Jiu's face was a little uneasy, but he still calmly asked for the red envelope from his natal aunt.

But the elder brother in front of me made a mistake, took all the money away and insisted on asking for it back, forcing him to cross out the name he had just memorized.

Shi Jiu mumbled to the mayor to take the money, and glanced at the gift book by the way.

Basically, they are five hundred and eight hundred, which is really not much.

Shi Jiu can understand very well that the person getting married today is not someone else, but the mayor's son. The people of the city are watching. The mayor doesn't even dare to choose a good hotel. If he finds such a cheap hotel, he doesn't even dare to pay the gift money. If you charge too much, no one is short-hearted, and if you want to charge it, you will not accept it.

Wearing it back, the mayor's son got married in a low-key and simple way, without any extravagance.

An old mayor will be an official.

Entering the banquet hall, Shi Jiu saw the mayor meeting with several people around him from afar, thinking that he didn't need to go up to greet him, so he planned to find a corner to eat and get back his money.

There are estimated to be hundreds of people who came, and the hall was densely packed with human heads, and Shi Jiu's head hurt because he didn't know anyone, so Shi Jiu wanted to sit with Yan Xi. Being empty and real can help oneself learn from each other's strengths, which is better than sitting alone.

As a result, Yan Xi didn't know where he went, making it difficult for Shi Jiu to find him, so he found him at a relatively front position.

Those who come here are all crooked melons and cracked dates, and the handsome guy is still very eye-catching inside.

Shi Jiu strode past, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Lin Ke beside Yan Xi.

Lin Ke was talking to Yan Xi, but when he saw Shi Jiu approaching, he couldn't hold back his face.

On the contrary, Yan Xi saw Shi Jiu quite naturally, raised his hand slightly, and smiled at him, "There just happens to be an empty seat here."

Seeing Lin Ke like that, Shi Jiu felt sorry for him.

This guy has a lot of things on his face, divorce, work, and living for so many years, the city is not full of shit.

"Hey, Lin Ke, you're here too. I didn't expect it... Do you know Young Master Shi?"

Lin Kepi smiled without a smile on his face,

"Oh, I have a very close relationship with Mayor Shi."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Shi Jiu in a non-deep manner, as if Mayor Shi was his own father, and told Shi Jiu to be honest.

However, Shi Jiu doesn't know whether Mayor Shi is his own father, but Shi Jiu knows that Mayor Shi is his own father.

When Shi Jiu was young, he always asked his mother where his father was. His mother always told him that his father fell into the toilet and drowned. Only then did I tell Shi Jiu that his father was on TV.

That day, Shi Jiu turned his head and saw a middle-aged man speaking on TV, with a fair appearance and thinning hair. A small sign was placed in front of the microphone, which said Deputy Mayor, Shi Miao.

Shi Jiu wondered how such a person with the name of premature ejaculation gave birth to him.

Only when she was born did her mother say she had a family, and she made a woman who had been a widow for half her life for a child.

Since then, Shi Jiu, who has been annoying, will switch channels whenever he sees Shi Miao speaking on TV.

Seeing that Shi Jiu had stopped talking, Lin Ke finally had a smile on his face.

Yan Xi could see clearly, he just pursed his lips, took out a cigarette and handed Shi Jiu one,

"Do you smoke?"

Shi Jiu thought of the past and was so annoyed that he had nowhere to vent, so he stretched out his hand to take Yan Xi's cigarette, defeating the fire.

By the way, I feel that Yan Xi is a decent person, not as annoying as before.

"Thanks."

Yan Xi curled his lips, and quickly took out the lighter from his pocket and lit it for Shi Jiu.

When facing the fire, Shi Jiu stared at the fingers under his eyelids for two seconds.

Slender and thin, with neatly manicured nails, it really looks like a hand that can play the piano.

Shi Jiu suddenly wanted to see if he had a suona-playing mouth. If so, Shi Jiu would smash the suona when he was going back.

Yan Xi also lit a cigarette for herself,

"Where did you get that sweet peanut?"

Shi Jiu was stunned for a moment,

"Ah? At my house, what's the matter?"

"It's delicious, tell me where I can buy it later."

Shi Jiu was not very happy.

It was obviously brought to Jiang Yunqing, but it ended up in the dog's stomach.

But I shouldn't be fussy with my love rival over this little food, if I have to fuss over big things, a man who frets over small things is considered a gentleman?

"Small places are hard to say and hard to find. They are usually only available at night, and Jiang Yunqing has to be taken with me."

Shi Jiu flicked the soot,

"If you want to eat, drive over to me, and I will take you there to eat..."

The two of them seldom sit and talk together.

Either Shi Jiu was too angry or Yan Xi was too busy with his work, so he took advantage of the opportunity to say a few words before the opening, and Shi Jiu actually found that this person was quite compatible with him in a certain way.

If it weren't for Jiang Yunqing, they might have become buddies.

Yan Xi is two years younger than himself, neither hypocritical nor ostentatious, unlike Lin Ke who wishes the whole world knew how strong his relationship with the mayor was as an old colleague.

This person just sat there and was indifferent, no matter what he was doing, he looked very stable, and he was very quick to respond to jokes. In short, it felt natural to get in touch with him seriously, unlike chatting with ordinary people.

But after talking for a while, I can't see anything too deep. Who knows if this kid is pretending.

When Shi Jiu was talking to Yan Xizheng, all the lights in the hall suddenly went out, leaving only a white beam of light shooting across the audience.

Intense drumbeats rolled over the scalp, and the rookie's appearance was exactly like a rock star's appearance.

Shi Jiu shut his mouth, wanting to comb his hair in the dark when he has nothing to do.

As a result, as soon as he took out his pocket and the wooden comb fell to the ground, Shi Jiu reflexively went down to pick it up, and hit something on the back of his head, neither heavy nor light, it was Yan Xi's lighter that fell off.

This force is exactly the same as Shi Jiu's reflection.

Just in time for that idiot lighting engineer who threw the white light to turn off the light.

Both of them were stooping to pick up things on the ground, and they accidentally held hands in the dark hall.