[R18] So and so – “Someone” 86. Family banquet [English]

Jiang Ou didn’t expect to meet Du Cheng in this hospital.

She told Sheng Mingyang that this was her old high school classmate, and actually she had a better relationship than her classmates – Du Cheng was one of her best friends in high school.

She is the squad leader, and Du Cheng is the deputy squad leader. He sits at the table behind her and often complains, “I do all the work, and you have the biggest title. Where can I find such a good buddy?”, and then he turns around and continues to help her.She often felt sorry for herself, so she would bring some home-made snacks to share with the two boys at the back table.At that time, her mother was a teacher. She didn’t have the old age diseases that she later had. She had a clear mind, a gentle personality, and was very good at her craftsmanship.Du Cheng often said that his deskmate could get so much delicious food without doing anything, all because of he.

The name of his deskmate was Ji Huanyu, who was Jiang Ou’s later boyfriend, husband, and ex-husband.

Du Cheng knew that Jiang Ou liked Ji Huanyu.A young man can’t hide his worries, so he must have a friend with whom he can talk. Du Cheng is that friend who can talk to her about his worries, and even helped her to give Ji Huanyu’s ideas a hint.But Du Cheng was not optimistic about them. He said that Ji Huanyu was too cunning and deep-minded and was not suitable for her.

So when Jiang Ou and Ji Huanyu were really together, their small group of three people at the front and back desk broke up.Ji Huanyu and Du Cheng had a good relationship at first, but then they often had minor conflicts and quarrels.

Jiang Ou was once puzzled as to why two people who were so good could fall apart at the drop of a hat.Later I learned that Ji Huanyu thought Du Cheng also liked her and regarded him as a potential love rival, which made Jiang Ou laugh and cry and didn’t know how to explain it.

When she was young, she believed that conflicts are temporary and relationships are long-lasting. Friends cannot be separated and lovers cannot be separated.Later I realized that time keeps rolling, everyone is running forward, and everything will change.

After graduation, Du Cheng went to the north and never contacted her again.He has good grades, strong popularity, and is said to be prosperous.On the contrary, Jiang Ou and Ji Huanyu had been entangled for more than ten years, and ended up in a bleak situation.

Jiang Ou didn’t have much contact with his former classmates. In the early years, it was because everyone was busy, but later he deliberately avoided them.After the divorce, she was in a semi-closed state for a long time, maintaining a positive attitude in front of her son. In fact, she had already blocked everything related to Ji Huanyu.

Later, she indirectly learned from her circle of friends that Ji Huanyu became familiar with a high school friend again, built up his connections, and went abroad to develop his career.

Since then, she has had no new news from the other party except for the regular performance of her support obligations.

Until this year, the news was still indirectly seen in the circle of friends – a friend who went abroad with Ji Huanyu was sick, which was quite troublesome, and I didn’t know how much time was left.

That friend is Du Cheng.

Du Cheng in the hospital bed was completely different from the 18-year-old He. If he hadn’t met a classmate visiting him in the corridor, Jiang Ou wouldn’t have dared to recognize him.

The scene when the teacher made a joke and everyone at the front and back desks burst into laughter seems like yesterday. When I turn around, I realize that we are already middle-aged.

Du Cheng was surprised to see her. He sat up from the hospital bed but said nothing.It was Jiang Ou who spoke first. She asked him why he suddenly returned to China.He pointed at his head and said: “There is something growing, it spreads and there is no cure, and every day it gets worse. There are only so many things abroad, and it is boring to look at them for a long time, so I want to come back.”

He was silent for a long time, then smiled and said, “I don’t want to die outside.”

Because of these words, Jiang Ou couldn’t stay in that ward.After chatting for a few words, we hurried downstairs. It turned out that she had been emotionally sensitive in recent years and cried easily, so she didn’t want to see this.Secondly, she was also afraid of meeting Ji Huanyu if she stayed for a long time.

Du Cheng has returned to China, and Ji Huanyu must be there too.

When Jiang Ou returned downstairs, Sheng Mingyang was completing the discharge procedures for Old Man Ding. Sheng Wang was carrying the old man’s jingling canvas bag and telling him jokes, making the other man lean back and forth.She’s baby son was standing next to him with the old man’s coat hanging on his elbow. His face said “This joke is really boring”, but he couldn’t help but curl his lips a few times.

This scene made her feel a little relieved.

Just as she was about to walk over, her phone suddenly vibrated and received a message from Du Cheng.WeChat was just added, and the message contained only one sentence: Thank you for coming to see me.

Jiang Ou stopped and replied: “Yes, we have been friends for many years. Take a good rest and don’t think too much.”

The other party never said anything back after that.

This time of year is Sheng Mingyang’s busiest time.When it comes to dealings with clients in capital accounts, problems are likely to arise in every aspect, but there are also a lot of social activities. It is necessary to clear this and deal with that.

Ever since he settled down with old man Ding, he has not put down his cell phone, and the phone messages are coming one after another.Even when he entered the old courtyard outside Wutong, he always kept one eye on his feet and the other on the screen.

Sheng Wang originally planned to find a suitable opportunity to mention it to He’s dad, saying that the schoolwork was getting heavier and heavier and the lights in the dormitory were turned off too early, so He and Brother He rented a house in front of the school.

In fact, the contract has not been signed yet, but based on his many years of experience, the only way to deal with Sheng Mingyang is to kill first and then show off.

As a result, the other party really couldn’t spare any time to chat, so Sheng Wang had to postpone the topic.

Jiang Tian noticed Jiang Ou’s depression in the hospital, and after holding it in for a long time, he finally asked, “What’s wrong with you?”

“Huh?” Jiang Ou was distracted and almost tripped over the kitchen threshold.She held the door awkwardly and explained: “It’s okay. There’s just a problem with the withdrawal of funds recently. I haven’t been able to get a permit. I’m a little tired. I just saw a former classmate in the hospital. It was quite uncomfortable to watch.”

“Which classmate?” Jiang Tian asked.

“I told you that you don’t recognize me either.” Jiang Ou laughed and said, “Whenever I have time, I will dig out my previous graduation photos for you to identify. I may not be able to recognize them all myself. It’s been too long since I’ve been in contact.”

Jiang Tian just nodded, and when he thought about Ji Huanyu’s graduation photo, he immediately lowered his face and said, “Let’s talk about it later.”

Jiang Ou saw the expression on He’s face and hesitated to speak. Finally, he patted He helplessly and said, “You play with Xiao Wang for a while, and I’ll go to the kitchen to get you something to eat.”

“Stop being busy and order takeout.” Sheng Wang poked his head in from outside the kitchen.

“Don’t believe in my craftsmanship?” Jiang Ou smiled and put on his apron.

As a result, she failed to use her skills in the end. Sheng Mingyang answered the phone and hurriedly called her out. The two of them had to run to the city industrial park.

The kitchen stalls were all laid out, but suddenly there was no spoon. Sheng Wang and Jiang Tian looked at each other in shock.Old Man Ding rolled up his sleeves and prepared to do it himself, but was held back by two older boys and pushed back to the bed.

“The doctor said that you have high blood pressure and are prone to bleeding and blood clots.” Jiang Tian was not tactful at all. He turned on the TV and wrapped a blanket around him and said, “Stay here.”

Sheng Wang tugged at him and said, “You have a choice and don’t scare the old man back to the hospital again.”

Jiang Tian pointed at the old man and said, “Do you think he is someone who can be scared?”

Old Man Ding struggled to lift the blanket: “When I was a soldier, I was not afraid of bullets flying against my scalp. I was still afraid of this little problem.”

Sheng Wang: “…”

He thought for a while, took the blanket out of the old man’s hands, and tucked it tightly: “Grandpa, there is a neighbor grandma next door to my house who has high blood pressure. She just sat up from the bed and shook her head, and then she died.”

Old Man Ding: “…”

“You can’t get tired of this problem, let alone be anxious. I talked to a nurse sister today, and she said that there was an old man in the next ward who looked like Alzheimer’s and had blood clots. One day, he got angry because of something and became confused -” Sheng Wang said, “Grandpa, you looked a little anxious just now.”

Old Man Ding: “…”

The old man has a strong bone. He is more afraid of becoming stupid than he is of death. Even though he calls him a brat, his body still calms down.

Sheng Wang wanted to speak again, but Jiang Tian covered He’s mouth and dragged the scary bear thing back to the kitchen.

“If you keep talking nonsense, you really have to go back to the hospital.” Jiang Tian said.

“Uh huh.” The eldest young master was still covered by he and couldn’t speak, so he just pouted and kissed the palm of he’s hand.

“…”

Jiang Tian was tickled by “he” and quickly withdrew his hand. Sheng Wang leaned on the table and smiled evilly.

“I’m not talking nonsense. The nurse did tell me that, the exact words.” Sheng Wangtiao sat on the table and looked at the dishes washed in the kitchen and said, “What should we do with this big stall? How about we get some food?”

Jiang Tian looked at he suspiciously: “Can you cook?”

Sheng Wang said reservedly: “I know a little bit.”

The eldest young master is a man of action and does what he says.He jumped off the table, washed his hands and said, “Heat the pot, and I’ll finish chopping the half-cooked cabbage. How are Aunt Jiang going to stir-fry it?”

“Sweet and sour.” Jiang Tian said.

“Okay, wait.” Sheng Wang stood next to the chopping board, holding the stacked cabbage with one hand and picking up the knife with the other.

Seeing that someone had a murder weapon in his hand, Jiang Tian didn’t dare to look away, leaning on the table to stare at him.He watched helplessly as Sheng Wang made two cuts in a high-altitude tightrope manner, not to mention different widths. When the third cut was aligned, it hit his finger directly.

I really believed your evil deeds.

Jiang Tianxin said.

He lifted someone away, drew the knife and said, “The door is over there, get out.”

Sheng Wang poked his head behind him: “Hey, I’m just not familiar with it. Please let me try two more swords.”

“I don’t want to eat fried fingers with cabbage.” Jiang Tian said expressionlessly, “Stay there.”

“Then can you?” Sheng Wang asked.

Of course Jiang Tian can do it, after all, he is used to being independent, and unlike Shengwang who has Aunt Sun who takes care of food and drink, he does it by himself when he is alone, but he does not have the patience to study this, so his skills are not very good, only to the level of “can eat”.

There’s nothing wrong with feeding yourself, but there’s something very wrong with feeding a picky eater.

Jiang Tian finished cutting the vegetables and was about to bite the bullet with a sullen face. The courtyard door suddenly creaked, and the mute uncle came to his rescue with two bags of things.

Dumb just came back from Boss Xile Zhao. He bought dumpling wrappers, minced meat, onions and ginger along the way. He planned to make some dumplings and freeze them when he was hungry.

Without saying anything, Jiang Tian chopped up the cabbage and asked Uncle Mute to mix it into the meat. After adjusting the filling, the three of them got into the kitchen and made dumplings.

The eldest young master is still not good at it. He watches Jiang Tian’s movements to learn how to do it, and sometimes even stops the opponent’s fingers to force a pause.

He is either overstuffed or understuffed. Either a piece is missing or a piece is flat and you can’t even stand up.But she insisted on saving face and said: “This leather is too hard and not sticky. Aunt Sun rolls the dough herself, so that one is easy to wrap.”

Jiang Tian was not cooperative at all and said, “We can all stick together.”

“The stuffing is disobedient and keeps moving around.”

“I’m very obedient.”

“…”

Sheng Wang tried to make trouble for Brother He while trying to improve his skills. After making a bunch of ugly things, he finally looked like a dumpling.He held the finished product in the palm of his hand and said to Jiang Tian: “Take a photo for me and my son.”

Jiang Tian: “…”

There were only a few dumpling wrappers left, and the mute just washed his hands and went to boil water, and no one noticed them.Jiang Tian took out a tissue to wipe his hands, took out his cell phone and pointed it at Sheng Wang. When he pressed the camera button, he whispered: “I don’t recognize this kind of son.”

When the mute boiled the water and came back, he found that Sheng Wang was suddenly no longer poor. He was making the last dumpling honestly, as if he were making handicrafts, but his neck was a little red.

Sheng Mingyang and Jiang Ou came back in a hurry. They planned to finish the stall left in the kitchen while it was getting dark. Unexpectedly, they smelled vinegar and dumplings as soon as they entered the door.

Old man Ding came out of the bedroom with his coat on and called them into the hall: “I’m back just in time. The two children and the mute made dumplings.”

“Two children?” Sheng Mingyang couldn’t believe it, “Are you sure you took care of both of them?”

“That’s it, Xiao Wang has been studying for a long time.” Old man Ding said.

All the descendants of Shengwang showed their true colors when they got out of the pot. Many of them were broken, and the dumpling soup almost turned into cabbage soup. But the mute still happily fished them out and filled several large plates with them and brought them to the table.

It was rare for the small courtyard to be so lively. It was the first time for three generations to sit together and have a fireworks meal. For a moment, it felt almost warm.

The old man dug out the wine that had been hidden for a long time from under the bed, poured three glasses, and started drinking with Sheng Mingyang and Mute.After drinking it, the old man couldn’t help but joked: “Xiao Wang, you have to practice this skill, otherwise you won’t be able to deceive your wife in the future.”

Sheng Mingyang almost choked on his wine and couldn’t stop laughing next to him.

Sheng Wang opened his mouth to say something, but finally said “um” and took a bite of the dumpling.He actually wanted to say, “Then I won’t get married,” but his shoe was lightly touched by Jiang Tian, ​​and he suddenly regained his composure and swallowed his words.

In fact, he is not really a coward. If it is just a matter of he, there is no need to be afraid. He dares to come out as gay in front of Sheng Mingyang, and at worst, he will be beaten to death.

But there is Jiang Tian.

As long as Jiang Tian is involved, he suddenly becomes timid.

Sheng Wang’s legs were pressed against Jiang Tian under the table. He ate a few mouthfuls and played with his mobile phone for a while as if he didn’t care.When the elders’ teasing jokes were over, he raised his head and found that all the broken dumplings he had made with poor craftsmanship had been picked up and eaten by Jiang Tian.

He blinked lightly, then lowered his head hastily, feeling sad.

The meal was not a big one, but they took a long time to eat.Sheng Mingyang drank as much as the ocean, but ended up a little tipsy.he poured the last bit of wine in the bottle, raised the cup and touched it with Old Man Ding and the mute. He became excited and suddenly said: “Jiang Ou and I plan to find a time before the year to invite a few family members and friends to have a meal. We are all old people. It is a bit exaggerated to make such a big deal. We discussed it and thought it would be better to keep it simple. We must come then.”

Sheng Wang was full and was in a daze after dinner. When he first heard this, he almost didn’t understand the meaning.It took a few seconds for he to realize that Sheng Mingyang was saying that he and Jiang Ou were about to settle down.

Invite friends and family to a meal and get the certificate, and they are legally a family.

Sheng Wang’s face was so white that no blood could be seen under the light. He pursed his lips and was silent for a long time, then raised his eyes to meet Jiang Tian’s eyes.