"Oh, Su Yi..."
The other party said in surprise,
"Long time no see."
Su Yi, seeing the other person's face, was also visibly surprised, and said with a smile,
"It has been a long time, Gao Feng. Why are you in Modu too? Aren't you serving in the army?"
"I had a minor issue in the army, so... I was transferred to civilian work,"
Gao Feng replied.
"It's a long story, but we can talk about it at length tonight. Let's see, it's been five years since we last met, hasn't it? Now that we've finally met, we absolutely have to have a couple of drinks."
As he spoke, he naturally put his arm around Su Yi's shoulder, with no intention of letting Su Yi leave.
Su Yi smiled and didn't resist, only saying,
"Catching up is fine, but drinking... you know my alcohol tolerance, it's no match for yours."
"Don't worry, I won't let you get drunk,"
Gao Feng replied, then his gaze shifted to Lin Xiaoxiao, and he continued,
"Su Yi, you're doing well, finding such a beautiful girlfriend in Modu. Honestly... when are you planning to get married?"
"What girlfriend?"
Su Yi replied,
"Don't talk nonsense, Miss Lin and I have nothing to do with each other."
Lin Xiaoxiao, while they were talking, reacted at this moment and quickly explained,
"Mr. Su and I really have nothing to do with each other. I just want to thank Mr. Su for his support and care for my work..."
"Mr. Su?"
Gao Feng heard the address in Lin Xiaoxiao's words, and his gaze instantly returned to Su Yi, saying in surprise,
"Su Yi, you're already a 'Mr.' now? Impressive!"
Su Yi coughed lightly, not knowing how to explain.
At this moment, Lin Xiaoxiao continued,
"Mr. Su, since you still have engagements, I'll head back first."
"Okay!"
Su Yi nodded, looking at her tipsy state, and added,
"But by yourself... can you manage?"
"I'll be fine,"
Lin Xiaoxiao said with a smile,
"I'll just take a taxi, and I've called Lulu, she'll wait for me where I get off."
After speaking, Lin Xiaoxiao smiled and greeted Gao Feng before leaving.
Afterward, Su Yi was pulled back into the private room by Gao Feng.
"Let me introduce everyone..."
As soon as he entered the private room, Gao Feng introduced to the other companions dining inside,
"This is my childhood friend Su Yi. Not only is this kid handsome, but he was also the top student in our entire village when I was in school.
Now, he's a finance prodigy, having graduated from Modu University of Finance and Economics, a double first-class prestigious university in our Modu. Of course, he's also someone I've envied since childhood, and the 'neighbor's kid' our parents always told us about."
After speaking, Gao Feng introduced the others at the table to Su Yi.
Su Yi listened to his introduction and saw that among the four people at the table, three were his former comrades-in-arms in the army, and one was his current colleague.
After a brief acquaintance, Su Yi began to ask Gao Feng why he had transferred from the army to civilian work in Modu.
Gao Feng replied,
"Once, during a mission, something went wrong when parachuting, and I injured my waist. After that, I couldn't stay in the army. Then... I used some connections from my wife's family and transferred here. Now, I'm a small police officer in a district police station."
Su Yi listened as he spoke lightly of past events.
But he knew that every single one of those matters was far from simple.
"Your wife?"
Su Yi was startled and asked,
"You're married?"
Gao Feng said with a smile,
"Yes, it was just a few months ago. My wife is a local from Modu, and she's the only child of her parents. Her family didn't want her to marry far away, so I stayed in Modu. When we had the wedding, apart from my parents, we didn't inform anyone from our hometown village."
"No wonder,"
Su Yi said,
"I was thinking, there wasn't a whisper of it."
"What about you, after graduation?"
Gao Feng asked,
"From what that beautiful lady just said... are you an entrepreneur now?"
Su Yi nodded slightly and said,
"More or less, but the company hasn't officially started yet, it's in the preparation stage."
"Oh, I see,"
Gao Feng smiled and said,
"That's also very impressive. I believe you will definitely succeed in the future, after all, your vision is completely different from ours. Modu, this city, is actually suitable for people like you, Su Yi."
"You can't say that,"
Su Yi replied,
"Everyone has the life they want, and everyone has their own way of living. There's no such thing as suitable or unsuitable."
Gao Feng pondered for a moment, feeling that Su Yi's words were quite philosophical, and said with a smile,
"Indeed, having knowledge makes a difference, those words are excellent. Anyway, I don't have many big ambitions now. If I can just steadily work at the police station until retirement, I'd feel pretty good about it."
"Old Gao, I don't think you'll work at our police station until retirement,"
Gao Feng's colleague interjected at this moment.
Gao Feng wondered,
"Why?"
"With your father-in-law's connections, as long as you have a little ambition, improve your educational qualifications, and don't make mistakes at work, after a few years, you'll definitely move to the sub-bureau,"
Gao Feng's colleague said.
"It might even be possible to get into the city bureau's detachment. If I were you, with those connections, I'd definitely give it a shot."
Su Yi heard their conversation and was a little curious how Gao Feng had built such connections, so he couldn't help but ask,
"Gao Feng, before you and your wife... did we know each other?"
"Hehe, speaking of that, we have to mention Feng-ge's legendary military career,"
Before Gao Feng could answer, one of his comrades replied with a smile,
"Back in the day, our Feng-ge stood out at the grand regional competition, earning a second-class merit when..."
Gao Feng gave that comrade a glare, coughed lightly, and quickly interrupted him, saying with a smile,
"It was during a mission, we met by chance. Later, through an intermediary, we met a few times and then settled down. It's not some thrilling love story."
"If it weren't for that mission, Feng-ge wouldn't have gotten injured,"
Another comrade sighed with a touch of regret.
"Ah, it's all in the past, let's not dwell on it,"
Gao Feng smiled, his expression very calm.
He raised a glass, clinked it with everyone, and continued,
"Next time everyone comes to my house to drink, my wife and I will prepare some delicious food to treat you all. This place is way too expensive; one meal costs me half a month's salary."
"Isn't it because Feng-ge insisted on treating us?"
A comrade said with a smile.
Gao Feng drank a glass of wine and replied,
"Well, wasn't it also for Xiao Peng returning from the military and finding a good job? What's more, at this dinner tonight, I met my brother Su. How did the ancients say it? Meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign land... Anyway, this dinner tonight, the money spent... one word, worth it!"
As he spoke, Gao Feng continued to pour wine for everyone.
Then, after who knows how many rounds of drinks, everyone finally dispersed around ten o'clock at night.
Su Yi restrained himself from drinking too much, maintaining his sobriety as best he could.
He walked out of the restaurant entrance, called for a designated driver, and then waved goodbye to everyone.
"Feng-ge, this brother Su... is not simple!"
After Su Yi left, Gao Feng's comrades, watching the black Cayenne gradually disappear into the night, all sighed with emotion.
Gao Feng chuckled and said with considerable pride,
"Nonsense, how could a top student who got into a double first-class university for finance from our impoverished mountain village have a simple vision or ability? But you know... everyone has their own fate, we don't need to envy. We can also live good lives by working diligently with our own hands."
(End of Chapter)
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