Employment relationship

22.

After the experience of the night before, Zhuo Yifan didn't dare to order takeaway anymore, and touched the soft flesh on his belly, and felt that it was time to increase the amount of exercise, so he dragged He Jianguo to run around the part of the town near the lake.

It is said that the lake water formed by the melting of ice and snow reflects the clarity of the sky, making people unable to tell where is the water and where is the sky; the sun seems to be not enough to outline the lace on the top of the snow peak, so that the warm and brilliant gold shines in the sky. indiscriminate rendering.

Zhuo Yifan stayed in Africa for a few years, how could he ever see such a scene, he felt that poetry was about to burst from his chest, but due to his poor vocabulary, those emotions could only be condensed into a few words: "True Damn pretty."

He Jianguo couldn't help but touched the other party's sweaty forehead and nodded: "It's really beautiful."

Looking at the clear blue sky, which is very different from Africa, the two felt the same emotion: they finally returned to their motherland.

Probably the food and the beautiful scenery have the same healing effect, and some depressed mood since returning to China disappeared without a trace under this peaceful sky.Zhuo Yifan glanced at He Jianguo, who was clasping his hands and looking at the surging lake water, raised his hand to straighten the towel around his neck, then closed his eyes, and let out a deep breath: "It's nice to stay here, at home Those shitty things seem to be almost forgotten."

He Jianguo suddenly heard the people around him talking, he was taken aback for a moment, and then said with a smile: "It's really good, and the air is better than in Africa, it's so dry there."

Zhuo Yifan nodded in agreement, and suddenly thought: "Why don't we just open an inn here."

He Jianguo thought about it for a while, and said, "A comrade-in-arms of mine seems to have gone to the Tourism Bureau, please ask for it."

Zhuo Yifan didn't think that the other party would cooperate so much, so he just said it casually, and waved his hands with some trepidation: "Forget it, forget it, that's all I thought about."

He Jianguo smiled again: "Okay, then when you figure out what you want to do, I'll go with you."

Zhuo Yifan used the movement of grabbing the towel to stroke his heart, which was beating faster, and said in a low voice: "Then what if I kill people and set fire to them?"

He Jianguo didn't hear clearly, so he asked again: "What?"

Zhuo Yifan shook his head, smiled foolishly, and thought: Forget it, if there is such a thing as murder and arson, I still won't drag you into the water.

After playing in Yunnan for a few days, Zhuo Yifan wanted to go to Jiangnan again. He came back from dry Africa, and he seemed to be very interested in the scenery and scenery of the humid regions of the motherland.Simply have money in hand, take advantage of this opportunity, go out to play more is serious.

However, before their new itinerary started, He Jianguo received a call from a friend he hadn't contacted for many years, saying that more than half of his dozens of acres of strawberries were ripe, so he could invite these old comrades to eat this time.

Zhuo Yifan suppressed his unhappiness, and waved his hand generously: "You go, have fun, don't forget to pack something for me and come back."

He Jianguo felt relieved and changed his ticket to go to Southwest.

However, the departure of He Jianguo made Zhuo Yifan less interested in playing alone in the water town, especially with the continuous drizzle in the south of the Yangtze River, his mood became more and more depressed, so he "harassed" He Jianguo on WeChat every day while he was bored in the inn, asking How is the other party playing with their old comrades in arms?

He Jianguo was probably too busy, so he seldom typed. He always sent a few group photos from time to time. The expressions of the people in the photos were all the same stiff, and there were no fancy movements. The picture changed the background.

But the sharp-eyed Zhuo Yifan spotted the "bright spots": In a photo, a young woman in her thirties was holding He Jianguo's arm, smiling brightly.Zhuo Yifan muttered: "Are you so happy? You can see the back molars." Then he suppressed the sourness in his stomach, and typed: "Okay, Lao He, just soak one in these few days. "

He Jianguo returned after a while: "Hi, that's my old squad leader's younger sister. She's married long ago. She's holding her arm next to her. This is her husband."

Only then did Zhuo Yifan turn back to the photo, and after a closer look, the girl did indeed have another arm, and in this photo, every row of people was holding each other's arms, as if they were playing some kind of game.

23.

Ever since he saw the girl standing next to He Jianguo, Zhuo Yifan's heart felt as if he had been scratched by a cat, it was numb, a little itchy, and a little painful.Even if he found out later that it was just a misunderstanding, when he thought that He Jianguo would eventually get married and start a business, his heart felt empty, just like the windows of this inn that were not closed tightly, always blowing wind inside.

Looking at the scattered passers-by on the antique bluestone road downstairs of the inn, Zhuo Yifan has never realized so deeply how lonely he is in this world.Suddenly he was a little timid again: If He Jianguo left, what would he have left?

Most of the hesitation and entanglement in this world stem from reluctance, Zhuo Yifan thought that he really did not want to part with He Jianguo.The time in Africa left too deep a mark on his life. Just imagine, how many life-and-death friends can a person have in a lifetime?The friendship that has been poured with blood has made them surpass the boundaries of ordinary friends, and Zhuo Yifan is now standing on the edge of this canyon full of mist, hesitating to take a step forward to explore the new world, or to maintain the status quo, Take a step back and go back into the realm of security.

But at the moment when he was lost, He Jianguo called him.

"Brother Fan, how are you doing these days?"

Hearing this familiar soft and slightly hoarse voice, Zhuo Yifan found that the hesitation he had just raised seemed to be calmed down by the other party's words.

Seeing that Zhuo Yifan was silent, He Jianguo asked again, and then he heard the other party's muffled response: "It's not good, the weather is too bad, and it's raining, so I can't go out. The hotel is also damp everywhere , a musty smell."

Seeing that Zhuo Yifan was still mentally complaining, He Jianguo felt relieved: probably not too bad.

Then Zhuo Yifan added bluntly: "What about you? You're quite happy, aren't you? They're all old comrades who haven't seen each other for many years." For some reason, he suddenly felt like "I'm not happy, you better not be happy too." The thought came to his mind, so his tone seemed a little sour.

He Jianguo was very keenly aware of the young master's unhappiness, and said, "That's it. I haven't seen you for so many years, and I'm not familiar with him."

Zhuo Yifan continued pantothenic acid: "Talk more and you'll get familiar."

"Hey, we're just talking about what happened when we were soldiers. Now everyone has their own lives, and the curiosity is over for a while. I really want to know each other. I don't have to mention money and power. It just so happens that I don't have any of these. .”

Then Zhuo Yifan snorted, felt relieved, and said: "Then your comradeship is not good enough, why is there such a smell of money? It's not as strong as the relationship between the two of us in the past two years." .”

He Jianguo responded with a smile: "That's right, our friendship has passed our lives."

Zhuo Yifan suddenly had a thought when he heard the words, and said, "Based on our life-threatening friendship, if there is any small conflict in the future, it shouldn't damage our relationship, right?"

He Jianguo gave a firm answer almost without thinking: "Of course."

Zhuo Yifan nodded, and said solemnly: "I just recorded, don't go back on your word in the future."