Red and Blue Friendship Lives On (II)
He and Hu Ying ran to the west gate, and saw that there were already a bunch of people at the gate, two trucks, three cars, and the black Audi at the front was covered in mud and water.
Huo Cheng was the first to get out of the car, he was wearing a black undershirt, still with the same inch hair and camouflage pants, he seemed to have grown a little bit browner after not seeing him for so long, looking more and more masculine and tall.
Pei Xu and Yan Zhi got out of the car immediately.
Pei Xu wears a black T-shirt, with fair skin and a tall, lean figure, looking much cleaner than Huo Cheng.
But the one who looked the cleanest was Yan Zhi, who wore a light black shirt, with the cuffs slightly rolled up and none of the buttons undone, still looking elegant and noble.
Hu Ying ran over first.
"Hu Ying is here." Huo Cheng shouted with a smile.
Hu Ying smiled and said, "Why did you guys come back early, did you hear that I came, and came back specifically to welcome me?"
Huo Cheng and Yan Zhi looked at him with smiles, then they looked behind him, the smiles at the corners of their lips narrowing slightly.
Di Xingchen said, "You're back."
Pei Xu grinned and asked, "What did you do to get like this."
"Just caught fish with someone." Di Xingchen said sardonically.
After that he greeted Huo Cheng and Yan Zhi, "Brother Huo, Brother Yan."
Huo Cheng nodded his head.
Yan Zhi still behaved perfectly and asked lightly, "Why did you get so dirty."
We all went in together, and Lin Qingning and Wen Nuo came out.
"Director Guo is here too?" Huo Cheng froze for a moment when he saw Guo Bing.
"He said he was going to be an advocate for us for free." Hu Ying said.
Huo Cheng and Yan Zhi then walked towards Guo Bing.
Guo Bing took off his sunglasses and looked at them with a smile.
It was so emotional for him to see the group together again.
It's just a shame that there's no live stream at this point, so fans won't get to see the exciting footage.
"Director Guo." Huo Cheng extended his hand.
Guo Bing shook hands with each of them, "Long time no see."
"Star." Hu Ying called.
Di Xingchen turns his head, Hu Ying hooks his hand and lets him out.
"Today is the first time all eight of us are together, shouldn't we celebrate?" Hu Ying asked him.
"How do you want to celebrate?"
"At the very least we should have a drink, let's go buy two cases of beer." Hu Ying said.
Di Xingchen nods, "Okay."
The two of them walked towards the entrance of the neighborhood, and Pei Xu turned her head in the crowd to glance at their backs.
Huo Cheng noticed Pei Xu looking out and followed his gaze to see Di Xingchen and Hu Ying running out of the neighborhood.
Young and vivacious, it was as if all the fatigue was gone with one look.
It was already dinner time, now that it was summer vacation, they all lived in the new school in the neighborhood, and they all went to the school's large cafeteria for their meals. When they went in, they found Tuan Yihua frying vegetables.
"Tuan cooks?" Huo Cheng asked.
Tuan Yihua smiled and said, "It's all the master's fried dishes, I'm learning one now."
Huo Cheng and Yan Zhi went over to take a look, and Tuan Yihua was making scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
"This I will do." Huo Cheng said.
"I know a little bit too." Yan Zhi said.
Lin Qingning smiled and glanced toward Yan Zhi.
He realized that Yan Zhi seemed much gentler this time around than before.
His former gentleness was permeated with detachment, but now it was as if it came from the inside out, and his whole being was much calmer.
"Shouldn't you guys have a drink today?" Guo Bing asked with a smile.
"What you guys, it's us." Lin Qingning laughed and said, "Director Guo you think you can run today?"
Guo Bing smiled and looked back, "Where are Xing Chen and Hu Ying? And Pei Xu?"
The trees in the neighborhood were newly planted two years ago, and their crowns have not yet grown, so they can't block out the sunlight. In the evening, when it's hot, Hu Ying and Di Xingchen walk back with a case of beer.
"It's heavy." Hu Ying said.
Di Xingchen sniffs and immediately reaches out, "Give it to me, give it to me, hands free."
Hu Ying said, "I've never done heavy work before."
He said it in a pinched voice, and Di Xingchen laughed at it and kicked him. Hu Ying ducked for a moment with his beer in his hand, and saw Pei Xu walking towards them.
"Here comes the hard labor." Hu Ying immediately stood up straight.
Di Xingchen looks towards Pei Xu.
Waiting for Pei Xu to walk up to them, Hu Ying smiled and said, "I am now completely convinced, before I lost to you, I still felt a little bit unwilling, thinking that you could win mainly because of luck, now I am completely convinced, really eye-catching, really sweet."
Pei Xu took the case of beer in his hand and went to take the case in Di Xingchen's hand. Di Xingchen dodged, "No, I'm not tired."
Hu Ying smiled and walked over, "We'll both carry a box."
Di Xingchen wasn't polite this time.
Pei Xu walks in front with one box alone, and they both walk behind with one box together. Di Xingchen noticed that Pei Xu had mud on his elbows and pants legs.
"Where have you been, you're covered in mud."
Pei Xu said, "Didn't it rain yesterday? The village we went to didn't have any road repair, it was all muddy and the car almost couldn't get out."
"I think Yan is quite clean." Hu Ying said.
"We didn't even dare let him out of the car." Pei Xu said with a smile.
"It's rare that Yan is so clean and still willing to follow you guys around." Hu Ying said.
"He's changed quite a bit." Pei Xu said.
"Are you all wearing black today, is it a uniform? I don't have a black t-shirt eh." Hu Ying added.
"Mainly black is more resistant to dirt." Pei Xu said.
Wen Nuo was about to come out and look for them when he saw the three of them come in carrying beer.
"Back!" Wen Nuo shouted with a smile.
Huo Cheng They turned their heads and saw Pei Xu coming in with a case of beer first.
"We were just talking about how there aren't many beers left here." Lin Qingning said.
Huo Cheng smiled and said, "What, is Pei Xu addicted to drinking now?"
"Has Pei Xu started drinking now?" Guo Bing asked.
"The beer was okay." Pei Xu said.
"Then you can't run away today." Guo Bing said with a smile.
"Let him get drunk again," Huo Cheng said, "and someone will take care of him now anyway."
Tuan Yihua smiled and said, "I have a whiff of vinegar."
Huo Cheng said, "Aged vinegar."
No sooner had he spoken than Di Xingchen and Hu Ying came in together carrying another case of beer.
"Good guys, are you guys planning to stay drunk tonight?" Guo Bing asked.
Hu Ying said, "I divided ah, a box of 24 bottles, a total of two boxes, 48 bottles, one person at least two bottles, later I will give everyone a good distribution, do not drink all not allowed to withdraw."
The food was already served, today's meal was obviously much more generous than usual, Huo Cheng they merged the two long tables in the cafeteria into one piece, the long chairs were not enough, and went to bring a few more chairs over.
There were eight of them, plus Guo Bing and a few of their charity leaders, making a total of fourteen people.
"Why don't we all just sit down?" Huo Cheng said.
"Other than a certain two people, you should be able to sit anywhere you want, right?" Hu Ying said.
Pei Xu smiled and sat down beside Huo Cheng.
On the other side of his seat, people took the initiative to leave it empty for Di Xingchen, and Guo Bing sat on the other side of Di Xingchen.
Di Xingchen comes over with orange juice and sits down.
"Who wants orange juice?" Di Xingchen asked.
Wen Nuo immediately raises his own glass of water.
Di Xingchen poured him a drink.
"I don't want one first, have a beer first." Lin Qingning said.
Seeing that no one else wanted it, Di Xingchen put the juice between his and Pei Xu's chairs.
Hu Ying was the first to stand up, "Come on."
Everyone stood up, Di Xingchen backed up his chair, which bumped into the orange juice he was putting on it, and Pei Xu quickly bent down to hold it up and move it to the side.
It's been a long time since they've been together, so they can't quite get back to the natural harmony they had during the Red and Blue days, and Di Xingchen is obviously much more discreet and low-key, but with Hu Ying around and Guo Bing as the backbone, the atmosphere is extremely lively.
Because it was beer, everyone drank it openly. Pei Xu, though an average drinker and not a big fan of alcohol, accompanied him from the beginning to the end, and in the second half of the party, just as he was about to refill his own glass, Huo Cheng took his glass to himself.
Hu Ying and Guo Bing were guessing and getting high as everyone else was laughing at the two of them. Huo Cheng whispered to Di Xingchen, "Pour him a glass of juice."
Di Xingchen went to get the juice, but realized that it had been taken away at some point. He turned around to look for it, and saw Yan Zhi picking it up, going around Guo Bing's back, and handing it over.
The men's table is like this, the food is finished, but the wine still continues to drink. Those who don't drink get up one after another, Lin Qingning goes to serve soup to everyone, Wen Nuo runs over to help, and Duan Yihua sits on a chair, smilingly looking at Hu Ying, whose face is red from drinking.
At this moment the atmosphere is warm, warm, as if in a moment back to the time of recording "Red and Blue Signal", but compared to that time, ambiguity and hostility are gone, there is only familiarity and lightness.
Pei Xu got up to go to the restroom, and when she came out of the restroom, she saw Di Xingchen under the corridor.
"Are you okay?" Di Xingchen asked.
"Drinking beer is fine." Pei Xu said, "Not much to drink either."
Huo Cheng came out for a smoke, and just as he reached the door, before lighting his cigarette, he saw Pei Xu and Di Xingchen, who were talking to him, and he looked at the lighter for a while, and when he saw Pei Xu looking towards him, he smiled.
Di Xingchen turned back and walked over with Pei Xu.
"Come out for a smoke." Huo Cheng said.
"Where did Di Xingchen go!" Hu Ying called from inside.
"Yes." Di Xingchen answered and hurried inside.
Pei Xu then went in, and Huo Cheng smoked a cigarette alone on the porch.
Hu Ying is already drunk to the point of dizziness.
"I didn't realize Director Guo could drink so well!"
Guo Bing said, "I may be an average drinker in white wine, but in beer, I'm not bragging, I'll be fine if I drink you all down."
Hu Ying immediately said, "Star, go!"
Di Xingchen smiled and said, "Do you really want me to do it? You all know how much I can drink, so I'm afraid you'll say I'm bullying you."
Yan Zhi was sitting next to him and smiled at that, he leaned back in his chair, it was a bit hot and he unbuttoned one of his collar buttons.
He'd had a little too much to drink today, slightly drunk, and it was hot, and the fan overhead was squeaking and spinning, spinning people into a stupor. He rubbed the cap of the beer bottle in his hand and thought about the Xingxing he'd seen while he was out of touch.
He'd never seen such bright, radiant Xingxing in the place where his mom and dad had been in the accident back then, with no signal, no people, just silent rocky forests and deserts.
He lay there and saw the sky full of Xingxing.
What would he be like now if he was the lucky one?
Will it be like Pei Xu, a completely different person?
These warm, hot, frenzied love, before anyone can see, has been buried deep in the bottom of his heart, his heart has no sadness nor joy, just like the vast starry sky, bright stars behind the endless night, boundless and endless.
Suddenly someone tapped him lightly on the shoulder.
With a faint smile on his face, he pulled his eyes back from Di Xingchen and the others, twisting his head to see that it was Pei Xu, bringing him a bowl of soup.
"Thanks." He took the bowl of soup.
"It's a bit hot, don't pick it up." Pei Xu said and put it on the table for him.
"Me too!" Hu Ying raises her hand.
Pei Xu served a bowl to Hu Ying.
Guo Bing, with his face full of wine, pushed his cigarette to his ear and said with a smile, "Pei Xu is really diligent now."
Pei Xu asks, "Which one of you wants more?"
At the moment, Pei Xu is like a good wife, Di Xingchen is drinking, and he is guarding him at the side.
The two of them have such a matching aura, they don't even need to do any loving gestures, sitting together is a couple.
It was as if they both had the same color, the same scent.
That's the biggest difference between them and during Red and Blue.
"I can't drink any more." Di Xingchen looked at the soup in front of her and said, "My stomach is full."
Pei Xu then picks it up and drinks it.
Published at: 11/20/2024 06:00