The selfish gene

Zheng Jieyuan's father and Sang Zhengbai are business partners. Because of this relationship, Zheng Jieyuan and I often met when we were young, and we naturally became acquainted.

He is a little younger than me, and he still idles around all day, playing wildly with his friends.Therefore, when his father saw Sang Zhengbai, he would always have an over-enthusiasm to find a bosom friend, and he liked to chat over and over about the sons of the two families, which made Sang Zhengbai very annoyed—he really didn't need another person to emphasize his importance to him. What a waste son.

[Want to come to play?Today I book the venue. 】

Zheng Jieyuan's message popped up on the phone, because the avatar was newly changed, I almost didn't recognize it.

In the photo, a red-haired Zheng Jieyuan is half sitting and half leaning on the hood of a yellow supercar, with a pair of gold-rimmed toad mirrors on his forehead, and arrogantly raised two shining middle fingers towards the camera, a bohemian bastard.

It's no wonder that Sang Zhengbai always felt that he led me badly. From the beginning to the end, he almost wrote the word "bad boy" on his hair.

In fact, in the past two years, the two of us have not hang out so frequently. I quit drinking, I don't like noise, I don't like buying cars, and I don't like his friends.He still continues to ask me out, not only because of his past relationship, but also because of habit.

The chat history turned up ten entries, all of which were similar conversations. Zheng Jieyuan asked me if I could get out, and I replied "no", and I was too tired to type one more word.

This time I still wanted to refuse, but before sending it, I temporarily changed my mind.

【where? 】

Anyway, no matter whether I go out to fool around or not, Sang Zhengbai will feel that I have gone, so it is better to really go.

[Finally please move your big Buddha. 】

Zheng Jieyuan not long after sent a location, it is a nightclub he has been fond of since before, in the city center, only 10 minutes away from my residence.

I took my coat and went out, and the journey was unimpeded, and I arrived 5 minutes earlier than expected.

Throwing the car keys to the parking boy at the door, as soon as I stepped into the store, my temples throbbed slightly from the loud sound waves.

Although it was only ten o'clock, the atmosphere in the store was already very lively. On the dance floor, a crowd of men and women danced wildly. The air was filled with the strange smell of tobacco, alcohol and various unknown perfumes, which made people want to vomit.

The waiter knew me and knew that Zheng Jieyuan and I were together, so he led me to the largest booth on the second floor without asking.

"Sang Nian!" Zheng Jieyuan saw me from a distance and raised his hand in greeting.

"Miss brother!"

"Brother miss."

A group of people around him had both new and familiar faces, about a dozen or so, and greeted me right after.

It's hard for me to have a good face towards Zheng Jieyuan, let alone his horse boys.Without giving them any response, I sat directly opposite Zheng Jieyuan and asked the waiter to bring me a bottle of sparkling water.

"I haven't seen you for a while, I almost thought you were going to be a good man." Zheng Jieyuan took a cigarette case from the table in front of him and handed it to me.

"It's just busy." I took out my electronic cigarette from my pocket and signaled him not to use it.

He glanced at the black e-cigarette in my hand, raised his eyebrows and said, "Have you quit smoking?"

"Hmm." I didn't explain much, inhaled a puff of e-cigarette, flowed through the lungs, and then exhaled slowly through the nasal cavity.In an instant, the originally suffocating and unpleasant air around was stained with a strong mint fragrance.

Drinking, punching, twisting his body to the DJ's music, and cheering, Zheng Jieyuan looked at the crowd downstairs with great interest, his upper body swayed gently with the music, and he looked like he was enjoying it.

After eleven o'clock, the store was getting more and more crowded. The DJ picked up the microphone and shouted to everyone present, thanking Zheng Jieyuan for booking the venue and letting everyone enjoy the carnival.

The light came to the second floor, and while Zheng Jieyuan was holding a cigarette in his hand, he was holding a whiskey glass in a dawdly manner, and saluted downstairs from a distance, setting off applause.

Young and rich, chic and generous, under the lights, Zheng Jieyuan changed his timidity in front of his father, and became as confident as a different person.

This may be the reason why he is addicted to nightclubs.It's nothing to get the recognition and support that you can't get from your family, but just like tobacco and alcohol, once you become addicted, it will be very difficult to quit.

It was almost twelve o'clock, Zheng Jieyuan was tired of lying around, and planned to turn to eat, and asked me if there was any restaurant I wanted to go to.

It really does.

"I'll treat you to a late-night snack, let them follow my car." I supported the car door and said.

"Then you lead the way." Zheng Jieyuan said, and got into my passenger seat.

Half an hour later, our group arrived at Fisherman's Wharf by the river.Pieces of food stalls are connected together to form a spectacular matrix of bright lights.

Although it is far away from the downtown area of ​​Hong Kong, and the surrounding area is full of dilapidated self-built houses and old buildings, but because of its size, it is considered a place for tourists to check in, and it is now at the end of the peak season. Even though it is late at night, there are not many people dining.

Several supercars of different colors were parked on the side of the road, attracting the attention of many people. Several stall owners rushed out to grab customers and invited us to eat at their home.

I was unmoved, with a clear goal, and led everyone forward, passing the stalls with the best business, and came to the most remote corner of the pier.

"This one? Are you sure?" Zheng Jieyuan looked around with doubts on his face.

I hooked my lips: "OK."

The man who was wiping the table at the particularly shabby-looking stall turned his head when he heard the movement. When he saw me, he couldn't hide his surprise on his face.

"Ah, Doctor Ji?" I also pretended to be surprised.

Ji Chenfeng was wearing an apron, holding a rag in his hand, as if he couldn't understand why I was here, and asked a question that sounded a little funny.

"Are you coming...to eat?"

Under the apron, he was wearing an ordinary hoodie and jeans, which lacked the aloofness brought by the white coat and were more casual and approachable.

"Yeah, I'm here for supper with my friends." Sitting down at the seat closest to Ji Chenfeng, I sighed, "What a coincidence, we can meet like this."

Certainly not a coincidence.The owner of this stall, Yan Shanhua and Ji Chenfeng are old neighbors for many years. Yan Shanhua will come here every night after cleaning the hospital to do odd jobs at night, and when there are many people in the peak season, Ji Chenfeng will also come to help Greeting guests has been unshakable for many years since high school.

The topics created by that little bastard are really limited. In order to get closer to Ji Chenfeng, I can only artificially increase the chance encounters like this.

"Chenfeng, go over and serve the dishes, I'll greet the guests." While speaking, a familiar female voice came from not far away.

Ji Chenfeng turned his head: "Come here." He stuffed a folded advertising paper on the table into my arms, and said, "This is the menu, please take a look first." Then he turned and left.

As soon as he left, there was no cover in front of him, and Yan Shanhua, who was walking this way, also spotted me.Her eyes widened uncontrollably, and she almost said the word "Sang", but was forced back by my cold eyes.

She ran over in a hurry, and wiped the apron around her waist several times with her palm: "Sit...you can sit...you can sit."

Greeting everyone attentively, Yan Shanhua would secretly glance at me from time to time when he was introducing the signature dishes of the stalls to Zheng Jieyuan.

Such furtive staring is no better than staring openly, but if it is pointed out deliberately, it will arouse suspicion.

Just look at it, anyway, it is absolutely impossible for other people to guess the relationship between me and her.

"You order." Handing over the task of ordering to Zheng Jieyuan, I looked around and focused on Ji Chenfeng in the distance.

Compared with other stalls in the wharf with a scale of more than ten or twenty tables, this "Uncle Li's stall" only has three round tables, each of which can only seat five or six people. Take it for granted.

Before our group came, there was only one table of guests and two people in the stall, which can be described as "cold" compared to other places.

Ji Chenfeng put down the plate containing the food, and took away the plates that the guests had finished eating. During this time, he glanced over here and met my gaze.

I smiled at him with the utmost kindness.

His eyes lightly passed over my face, his expression remained motionless, and he didn't give me any response, as if he was not only deaf, but also blind.

"That's all." Zheng Jieyuan didn't mean to be polite to me, and ordered a page full of dishes.

Yan Shanhua repeated the confirmation, brought us drinks, and then went to help the boss.

"Do you know the owner of this stall?" Zheng Jieyuan took apart the disposable bowls and chopsticks, and asked curiously, "This is not your style, don't you hate this kind of dirty roadside stall the most?"

"I don't know the boss, but I know the waiter." I pointed to Ji Chenfeng who skillfully poured the leftovers into the slop bucket behind the stove, and told Zheng Jieyuan the whole process of treating the turtle.

"You actually care about the life and death of that turtle?"

Although Zheng Jieyuan and I don't have too many similar hobbies, but it is worthy of playing together since we were young, and he grasped the key points at once.

"After all these years, it's normal to have feelings." After dealing with the dirty dishes, Ji Chenfeng came to Yan Shanhua's side, as if he wanted to take over her work, but she blocked it with a smile.

The boss, Li Qiang, is a middle-aged fat man with a solid appearance. The short-sleeved T-shirt on his body is already soaked, and sweat is dripping from his forehead and neck. Be careful that it also drips into the dishes he cooks.

He said something to Ji Chenfeng, Ji Chenfeng picked up a large tea mug from the stool beside him and handed it to his mouth, and fed him half a cup of water.

Li Qiang squinted his eyes comfortably, smiled kindly, and pointed to the rest chair by the stove with his chin, which seemed to mean letting him rest.

Ji Chenfeng had a little smile on his lips, this time he finally didn't refuse and sat down.

"I remember you hated that tortoise very much at first, and said that you would stew it sooner or later." It may be rare to find a topic that I can chat with, Zheng Jieyuan is always going around that little bastard.

I withdrew my gaze, and my tone could not be restrained to be ridiculed: "People's hearts are always complicated."

Dragon begets dragon, phoenix begets phoenix, although I don't want to admit it, but I should be like Yan Shanhua.

Twenty-five years ago, when Yan Shanhua was seven months pregnant, her husband, who was working on a construction site, clashed with a fellow worker playing cards in his spare time. He was severely injured by a brick and lay unconscious on the bed.She was frightened and gave birth prematurely to a baby boy, which was me.

The family lost their only source of income. Faced with huge medical expenses and an infant child, she shed tears all day long. Finally, she was introduced by a kind nurse at the hospital and became the nurse of the young master of the Sang family.

Mrs. Sang Xu Wanyi died of dystocia and collapsed, leaving behind a son.Sang Zhengbai's wife died suddenly, and his career was at a critical period. He was overwhelmed with internal and external troubles, and the child didn't even have time to look at him, so he handed him over to this honest woman.

For Yan Shanhua, this job can be said to be a help in the face of hardship, but in the face of an uncertain future and the superior family environment of the Sang family, she secretly exchanged her own children with the children of the Sang family under selfish intentions.Since then, I have become Sang Zhengbai's son, and Ji Chenfeng has become her son.

If it wasn't for the complicated heart, how could Yan Shanhua do such a thing?If it wasn't for my complicated heart, how could I sit here, knowing everything, yet pretend to be ignorant of her?

Selfishness is instinct, greed is nature; goodness is temporary, and evil is eternal.Yan Shanhua is like this, and as her son, I am naturally like this too.