Not enough greed

Although today is the weekend, Xue Qian woke up early, because an art tour exhibition he had been looking forward to for a long time finally came to this city. Although the exhibition lasted for a week, Xue Qian still couldn't wait to grab the earliest tickets.

The art exhibition was originally an unpopular and niche thing, Xue Qian came early, hardly saw other people in the exhibition hall, it was very quiet.Xue Qian strolled leisurely in the winding corridors, admiring the exhibited works earnestly and casually, enjoying the rare leisure and peace of mind.

After graduating from university, Xue Qian did not choose to be a graduate student, but became the most ordinary employee in a state-owned enterprise.After working for three years, Xue Qian didn't perform as actively as other newcomers in order to get promoted. He just did his own job in an orderly manner. Although he didn't make any mistakes, he didn't have any shining points.Compared with his two friends, he is really too ordinary, but he is very satisfied with his current life and has no intention of changing it.

In fact, Xue Qian's current life is already enough to make people enviable: he has a relaxed and stable job that allows him to spend his energy on his hobbies. Although the salary is not high, it is enough to meet his daily expenses What's more, he is not short of money.

Although today was the weekend, Xu Lin had to get up early in the morning to see a traveling art exhibition that he was not interested in at all.He drank a little too much last night at the entertainment, and now his head is still a little dizzy. The feeling of being drunk is really bad, but at least the business is concluded, and it is worth it.

Thinking of this, Xu Lin washed his face with cold water to refresh himself, then took out a sandwich from the refrigerator, and hurried out to the venue where the art exhibition was located.Xu Lin actually didn't understand why a businessman would be interested in such illusory things as "art", but he knew that the senior was of extraordinary status. If he could catch this line, then his future road would be smooth. Duo: He has been working hard for several days for this, and even made up a lot of common sense in art. If today's schedule goes well, maybe things will come true.

In order to show his sincerity, Xu Lin rushed to the entrance of the exhibition hall ahead of time, and waited for half an hour for Zhang Xingyun to arrive. When he saw him, he smiled and asked, "Little Xu, have you been waiting for a long time?"

In fact, Xu Lin had already waited so long that he was about to fall asleep. Hearing the other party's question, he quickly cheered up and answered, "Mr. Zhang. I just arrived not long ago."

Zhang Xingyun nodded, took out the ticket from his pocket, and went straight into the exhibition hall after checking the ticket. Xu Lin secretly cheered himself up in his heart, and quickly checked the ticket to follow.

Zhang Xingyun came to see the works of art, so Xu Lin could only chat with him about art. Fortunately, Xu Lin had done enough homework before, and the two of them chatted without any silence.Zhang Xingyun had a good impression of Xu Lin. There are too few young people who can calm down now. Although Xu Lin still has many shortcomings of young people, he is not impatient.

Cautious but full of passion, bold but not aggressive, is indeed a good material for doing business.

While talking with Zhang Xingyun, Xu Lin carefully observed the other party's expression, and naturally he did not miss the appreciation in the other party's eyes. He was a little excited in his heart, and was about to take the opportunity to say something to consolidate his goodwill in the other party's heart. Impression, Zhang Xingyun turned a corner and stopped suddenly.

Xu Lin looked along the other party's line of sight in confusion, and saw a person standing in front of a huge oil painting. Because the other party's back was facing them, Xu Lin could not judge the other party's age, only from the clothes and figure. It turned out that it was a man.

Zhang Xingyun stood still, so Xu Lin had to ask in a low voice, "Mr. Zhang?"

He had already lowered his volume to the lowest level, but it still seemed a bit abrupt in such a quiet environment. The man in front of the oil painting turned his head and looked this way when he heard the sound. Xu Lin felt that the other person's face looked familiar.

Then he heard Zhang Xingyun beside him speak: "Xiaoqian?" It sounded a little excited.

The young man also had a look of surprise on his face, and walked towards him: "Uncle Zhang, long time no see." After speaking, he turned his head to look at Xu Lin next to him, and the expression on his face became puzzled again.

"It's been a long time," Zhang Xingyun said in a very kind tone. When the other party turned to look at Xu Lin, he introduced him, "This is Xu Lin. Xiao Xu, this is Xue Qian, my teacher's son."

Hearing each other's name, both Xue Qian and Xu Lin were taken aback, and finally Xu Lin said, "Long time no see."

Xue Qian smiled: "Long time no see."

Hearing what they said, Zhang Xingyun asked, "Do you know each other?"

Xue Qian smiled and said, "Yes, old classmate."

Xu Lin glanced at him and nodded.Zhang Xingyun sighed: "Really? That's a coincidence." Then he asked Xue Qian: "How is the teacher recently?"

Xue Qian replied: "Dad is still the same. He traveled to Europe last month, and he probably won't be back until the end of the month."

So the three of them left together as a matter of course.

Along the way, Xue Qian and Zhang Xingyun discussed the works of art in the exhibition hall together. Xu Lin followed them quietly and listened to them most of the time, and occasionally said a few words. something went wrong.When Xu Lin first opened his mouth to express his views on artworks, Xue Qian gave him a very surprised look. Xu Lin naturally saw his surprised eyes, but did not explain.

The three of them wandered around the exhibition hall for nearly four hours, and it was almost noon when they came out. Zhang Xingyun had dinner at noon, so he said goodbye to the two juniors.

"I'll treat you to dinner next time when I'm free." Before leaving, Zhang Xingyun said to Xue Qian.

Xue Qian smiled and replied, "Thank you."

Zhang Xingyun turned to Xu Lin again and said, "I've seen the project you mentioned before, and it's not bad." As he spoke, he took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Xu Lin: "If you have any questions, you can Contact me, I'd be happy to give a little favor to my young friend."

Xu Lin took the business card, a little flattered: "Thank you."

Zhang Xingyun waved to them with a smile, and left in a car. Xue Qian and Xu Lin stood by the street and watched the car drive away. Xu Lin suddenly said, "Let's go, I'll treat you to dinner."

Xue Qian was taken aback for a moment, then waved his hands again and again: "You're welcome."

Just as Xu Lin got Zhang Xingyun's business card, the smile on his face hadn't faded: "It's okay, just take it as thank you for helping me just now." If it wasn't because of meeting Xue Qian, even if Zhang Xingyun would help him, he wouldn't say " Helping my young friend" kind of thing.

Xue Qian hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

The place for lunch was chosen by Xu Lin, a lobster restaurant.As the city's iconic food, lobster is the best choice for ordinary people to treat guests to restaurants. Now is the season to eat lobster, so after asking Xue Qian's opinion, Xu Lin took him to the nearby A lobster restaurant I've been to.

The business in the lobster restaurant was very good, and the two of them waited at the door for a while before they got a seat.After ordering, the waiter poured water for them respectively and left. The two of them sat in silence for a while, before Xu Lin broke the silence: "You are still the same."

Xue Qian hesitated before answering: "You... are quite different from before."

Xu Lin raised the corners of his lips mockingly: "Really?" A young master from a wealthy family suddenly fell to the point where he was even inferior to ordinary people, so naturally the change was great.

"But no matter what, I still want to thank you for today's matter. You have done me a big favor."

Xue Qian shook his head and said, "We were old classmates."

"An old classmate who never spoke?"

Hearing his sarcasm, Xue Qian felt a little nervous but suddenly relaxed for some reason: "It's not that you haven't talked, you saved me once."

When Xu Lin heard this, he was stunned for a long time before he said, "It's just that the bodyguards at home deal with a few gangsters blocking the way," what he said was indeed true.He wanted to walk home on a whim that day, but met Xue Qian who was besieged in the alley, so he asked the bodyguards to deal with the gangsters.He actually forgot about that incident a long time ago, but Xue Qian still remembered it after such a long time.

Xue Qian said: "Anyway, you helped me a lot at that time. And today's incident is also a small matter for me!"

Xu Lin was taken aback by what he said: "You are quite eloquent."

Xue Qian was a little embarrassed by what he said, and said: "And I know that although you have a bad temper, you are actually not a bad person." Speaking of this, he hesitated for a moment before continuing: "I will listen to Sue about your father's matter." Chen said, if you hadn't asked someone to tell him, Uncle Zhou might be in danger."

Xu Lin said indifferently: "The old man is crazy, I can't let myself also pay for it."

After that, the two stopped talking about this topic, and turned to chatting about other things.Not long after, a large bowl of spicy crayfish was brought out, and they each put on gloves. After eating two, Xu Lin looked up at Xue Qian, and saw him breathing in while peeling the lobster.

Xu Lin was a little surprised: "You can't eat spicy food?"

Xue Qian nodded and shook his head: "I like the spicy taste, but I can't eat it."

So after the meal, Xue Qian drank two large jugs of ice water under Xu Lin's strange gaze, and finally used up the last piece of paper on the table with a satisfied face.

"Are you really alright?" Xu Lin's tone was involuntarily tinged with worry.

Xue Qian shook his head: "It's been a long time since I've had such a good time..." As he spoke, he remembered something, took out a pen and paper from his pocket, wrote down a series of numbers and handed them to Xu Lin: "This is my cell phone number. keep in touch."

Xu Lin took it, folded it up and put it in his pocket: "Yes."

So the two of them parted ways after they walked out of the lobster shop. Although they said they were "in constant contact", neither of them actually thought of contacting each other again.

We met again three months later, in a small supermarket near Xue Qian's home.Xu Lin was negotiating business with someone nearby that day, and the other party was a tough nut to crack, and he was not a fuel-efficient lamp, so the two sides talked for a whole morning but failed to reach an agreement. During the intermission, Xu Lin felt depressed and came out I want to buy a pack of cigarettes.

But forgot to bring money.

Under the strange gaze of the cashier, Xu Lin felt that everything was not going well today. He put the cigarette in his hand on the cashier counter, and was about to leave when he heard someone behind him shout, "Xu Lin?"

He turned around and saw Xue Qian pushing a shopping cart: "It's really you! Long time no see."

"Long time no see." Xu Lin asked, "Can you...can you lend me some money? I'll buy a pack of cigarettes."

Xue Qian was stunned for a moment, nodded hurriedly, took out his wallet and took Zhang Baibai's and handed it to him.Xu Lin took the money: "Thank you. Where do you live? When I get home at night, I will take the money and return it to you."

Xue Qian waved his hand: "No need, just a little money."

Xu Lin nodded: "Then I'll treat you to dinner next time."

Xue Qian gave a "hmm", just thinking he was being polite.

As a result, within a few days, Xue Qian received a call from an unfamiliar number: "Are you free at noon tomorrow?"

"Yes," Xue Qian replied, "Xu Lin?"

"Well. Let's have dinner together tomorrow, my treat."

Sitting together in the restaurant again, it was still Xu Linqi's topic. He didn't bring up the past, but chatted with Xue Qian about some recent hot topics in the city. The atmosphere between the two of them improved a lot.After eating, Xu Lin settled the bill, and Xue Qian suddenly said, "May I treat you next time?"

Xu Lin raised his eyebrows: "Okay."

Xue Qian thought for a while and said, "But I don't eat out often, and I don't know which restaurant tastes better. Why don't we make it at home? Do you have any food taboos?"

Xu Lin was a little surprised and subconsciously shook his head.

Xue Qian said: "Then this Saturday, noon or evening, how about it?"

The last time was set for Saturday night.

On Saturday, Xu Lin knocked on the door of the other party's house according to the address given by Xue Qian, and saw the other party wearing an apron.

"You sit down first," Xue Qian hurriedly welcomed him in, "The food will be ready soon."

Xu Lin nodded, walked to the kitchen and asked, "Do you need my help?"

"No need," Xue Qian glanced at the vegetables in the pot, quickly stir-fried them a few times, and smiled at Xu Lin, "It will be ready soon!"

Xu Lin was taken aback by this smile, and suddenly felt a little moved.

He hadn't experienced this feeling of home for a long time.