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It has been almost ten years since Cao Rui graduated from high school. Over the years, he has basically not had much contact with his classmates. The reason is simple: he has not been doing well.

It seems that Cao Rui's class reunions have always been held, but Cao Rui has never participated. It's not that he doesn't want to participate. The main reason is that no one informed him and he didn't know.

But this year someone called him. The first caller was Wang Yan from the traffic police team. The two were in the same class in high school. In the past, their workplace organized trade union activities. Cao Rui and Wang Yan had met several times, always playing inflatable volleyball.

Wang Yan invited him to attend a class reunion. Cao Rui was a little confused, so he subconsciously declined:

"Oh, it may not be right at that time. I guess I may be in Wude that day, so I may not be able to participate!"

Cao Rui had not attended such a gathering for more than ten years, so he had an avoidance mentality when he suddenly attended.

There are generally several types of classmates in Cao Rui High School. There is a group of people who go away and fly away. Many rural children leave high school and go away, but they don’t fly high. This is another group of people. On the contrary, these people who stay behind, Basically, their family background was relatively good at the beginning.

When you take root in a small county town, you basically cannot escape the system, so these classmates are basically in schools, hospitals and officialdom. Cao Rui was not particularly active when he was in school, so to be honest, his presence is not high.

After Wang Yan made the call, the second call came from Mao Jun. Mao Jun was the head of Qilihe Township and knew Cao Rui well. He invited Cao Rui, and it was difficult for Cao Rui to refuse.

Mayor Mao invited Cao Rui to a class reunion without making any other requests. Cao Rui couldn't even do this. Doesn't he seem too aloof?

The key is that Cao Rui happened to still have time on this day, so he finally agreed.

On the day of the class reunion, when Cao Rui arrived, he saw a dark room filled with about twenty or thirty people. Cao Rui didn't know most of them. The main reason was that Cao Rui was divided into three classes in high school.

The first, second, and third years of high school are all in different classes. Everyone who has been in the same class can know each other, but how many students who have been in different classes for three years can know each other?

But fortunately, we are all adults, and the classmates are all very enthusiastic, so the atmosphere is quite harmonious.

"Mr. Zhang is here to treat us today! Mr. Zhang, please make a statement!"

Mr. Zhang and Zhang Xiaohua are engaged in road and bridge infrastructure projects. He is an example of very few students who are successful in business. Cao Rui and Zhang Xiaohua were in the same class. My previous impression was that this young man was very flexible, knew how to solve problems, and was quite handsome.

But today I saw Zhang Xiaohua. This brother had no hair at all, and his figure was fat and deformed. At first glance, he seemed to weigh at least [-] kilograms, right?

He said with a shy expression:

"Dear classmates, brothers and sisters, there are so many of us gathering today, and I just want to say, please eat well, drink well, and have fun!"

He shouted at the top of his lungs, and everyone started cheering.

The meal was divided into two tables. As soon as Cao Rui sat down, someone tapped his shoulder. He turned around and saw Wang Yan.

"Old Wang, where are you sitting?"

Wang Yan pursed his lips, and Cao Rui turned around to see the table next door. There were mostly girls at that table. Cao Rui saw an acquaintance at a glance, his high school classmate Guo Lan. When she was in school, this girl was quite beautiful and had many suitors.

Now in her thirties, this woman is still well-maintained and very charming.

Cao Rui wanted to raise his hand to say hello, but the other party didn't see him, so Cao Rui couldn't move.

"Guo Lan, do you recognize him? Have you ever been in the same class?" Wang Yan said.

Cao Rui smiled and said:

"You still have the same old style, trying your best to get into the crowd of female classmates!"

"Hey, okay, there are a lot of activities today, so I must stick to it until the end!"

Wang Yan patted Cao Rui on the shoulder: "Come over for a toast later, let's go one by one!"

After Cao Rui sat down, he looked at the twenty people. He knew five or six of them. These people had all been in the same class, and the others were strangers.

A buddy at the same table was similar to him and sighed:

"Holy shit, so many of our classmates from that class are in Yongping?"

"That's not true! Many of them are outside. Isn't this the Chinese New Year? Otherwise, where would they be gathered together like this?"

While everyone was discussing, there was a commotion, and then someone shouted:

"Everyone, our beloved Mayor Mao has arrived!"

With this shout, everyone in the room cheered up. Mao Jun was wearing a down jacket and bowed his hands like a New Year greeting:

"Hello, classmates, I'm sorry, I'm late! I'll punish myself for drinking later!"

"How many drinks are the penalties! Is it three drinks?"

"Three cups, three cups, as many as you want... Hey..." Mao Jun looked at the speaker:

"Are you Ma Zicheng?"

When they started talking, Cao Rui got to know another person. Ma Zicheng had some impression on Cao Rui. When he was in school, this young man liked to go to bookstores, and he also had Kong Yiji's hobby, which was to pick up something quietly.

Several classics that Cao Rui read were secretly "picked up" by this young man from the county Xinhua Bookstore.

Cao Rui didn't recognize this person just now, mainly because he had changed so much. When he was in school, his family conditions were probably poor, he was very thin, and his clothes were not that decent. But now he is wearing a windbreaker, his hair is combed to a shiny finish, and his hands are Wearing a bright yellow ring, it is particularly eye-catching.

Cao Rui feels that those who can take the initiative to speak are basically well-off people. Ma Zicheng seems to have made money by opening a factory in Guangdong.

Then it was time to toast, basically a few people, one was Ma Zicheng, one was Zhang Xiaohua, one was Mao Jun, and the other was the beauty Guo Lan.

Cao Rui didn't want to propose a toast, but Wang Yan came over and pulled him:

"Come on, come on, beauty Guo Lan back then, why don't we go toast her?"

Guo Lan was already tipsy and her cheeks were red. The key was that there were people around her. Wang Yan and Cao Rui came over to propose a toast. Guo Lan glanced at Wang Yan and then at Cao Rui, with a troubled expression on her face:

"Wang Yan, I really can't drink anymore. Do you have to let me get drunk?"

Then there was a flower protector next to her, and they didn't say anything too harsh. They just said that drinking can't be forced, and everything must be done within one's ability, otherwise it will be bad if you get drunk.

Wang Yan was not very happy when the toast could not be given out. He returned to his seat and said: "If I were a captain, the situation would definitely be different!"

Cao Rui smiled knowingly and patted him on the shoulder:

"Work hard, young man, keep an eye on you!"

Cao Rui has never had high expectations for this kind of class reunion, so he is not as sensitive as Wang Yan. Wang Yan lives a comfortable life in the traffic police team, and most of the people present are actually the same.

Even if it is a mixed system, only a handful of people can stand out, and most people are ordinary and ordinary.

After eating and drinking, Zhang Xiaohua arranged the second half. Cao Rui was not so motivated and wanted to find a chance to escape. Wang Yan put his arm around his shoulders. This guy was probably a little drunk:

"Let's go, Cao Rui, go sing, Jin Zun's big venue..."