River City Story

Lin Cong did not expect that he would have an intersection with his brother in such an unimaginable way.During his formative years, the memories of his brother were completely blank, and his parents never even mentioned it.

"What's the situation?" Lin Cong looked at Lin Xucheng, "Are you so sure that Big Brother Lin is your son, my dear brother? You really don't want to do an appraisal? It's too unscientific."

"Don't talk, don't meddle." Lin Xucheng sat on the sofa with a pale face.

"Why don't you tell me not to speak? Don't I have the right to know about this matter?" Lin Cong roared angrily.

He mentioned Lin Yan's name to Lin Xucheng before, and Lin Xucheng's expression was really not right, but he didn't think much about it.Now it seems that the purpose of their insistence on eating this meal is nothing more than to confirm whether Lin Yan is his eldest son.

"Mom, what about you? What the hell is going on with you?" Lin Cong looked to the other side of the sofa, where Lin Yan's biological mother - Yu Qin was sitting.

"Cong Cong, you go home first, the things here have nothing to do with you." Lin Xucheng stood up, took out a few banknotes from his wallet, handed them to Lin Cong, and told him, "Leave after lunch."

"I'm not going! You first explain clearly about Brother Lin!" Lin Cong angrily walked up to Lin Yan and He Zhengxi, found a chair and sat down.

Seeing this, Lin Xucheng shouted: "What are you doing sitting there?! Come back to me!"

Lin Cong raised his head: "Isn't this my brother, why can't I sit?!"

After hearing this, He Zhengxi sneered: "You recognize it quickly enough, why not just join in the fun."

Lin Yan sat sideways, silent.He was tired of the slapstick quarrel and didn't know what to say.

"Then how about this? Let's have lunch now. Tomorrow, tomorrow, I will come to your place to have a formal talk." Lin Xucheng walked up to Lin Yan, his hands and feet were a little cramped, "After all these years, it's hard for you ..."

Lin Yan shook his head before he finished speaking.He pointed at Lin Cong, looked at Lin Xucheng and said, "What? Afraid that your baby Cong Cong will recognize here that his parents are scum who abandoned their eldest son?"

"How come..." Yu Qin said softly, "I'm really afraid of that, and I won't arrange a meeting today. Your father just wants to make up for you and go to see if you live well..."

"He's not my father!" Lin Yan stood up and shouted, "You're not my mother either! Don't be a good ass here!"

He turned his head towards Lin Cong who was in a daze, and shouted: "And you, you should really open your eyes and take a closer look! Your proud rich parents, Mr. Lady. They were paupers who threw their own sons in the street, criminals! Abandonment! Don't you feel proud?! Ah? Don't you!"

Lin Cong was stunned by Lin Yan's yelling. He was afraid of Lin Yan's anger, and he was shocked by what his parents did.

"Really?" He asked Lin Xucheng, but Lin Xucheng avoided his gaze.

"Okay, I understand..." Lin Cong's voice began to tremble, "I feel that my position is very strange, I am too confused, since I was a child, you have been so kind to me...Why, do you want to do that kind of thing? "

Lin Yan smiled mockingly, and his tone gradually calmed down, "You asked them why? That's what I want to know too. Well, sometimes, many behaviors have no reason. When I think about it, I do it. It's the same as murdering with passion. Reason. The so-called lard blindness is what it is." He pressed Lin Cong's shoulder and continued: "Your father is right, this matter has nothing to do with you, and I don't hate you. But in the future, we Don't have any more contact."

After finishing speaking, without leaving time for the other party to speak again, Lin Yan immediately greeted He Zhengxi: "Let's go, staying here for a second longer makes me feel sick."

"okay!"

The door of the room was slammed vigorously, and the surroundings fell silent in an instant.Lin Xucheng put his hand to his forehead, his eyes filled with irritability, Yu Qin nestled in the corner of the sofa, and began to cry softly.

Lin Yan walked out of the private restaurant in a daze, looked down at the time, it was not yet two o'clock.He was too lazy to continue pestering, it was really unnecessary.When he was very young, he thought that seeing his parents again would make him sad, but miraculously, he didn't.Today, Lin Yan was finally able to confirm that he no longer has any attachment to this kind of family that relies on the so-called blood relationship.

"Hey... what a bad thing this is." He said with emotion.

"Do you need my brother to help you plan a gang fight?" He Zhengxi asked.

"No, it's unexpectedly easy, now." Lin Yan replied, "I'm probably on the way to see it, but it will take some time. I have no expectations for them."

He Zhengxi said: "Your parents, oh no, those two passers-by, scum, and dogs, are not as pleasing to the eye as Lin Cong."

"Yeah..." Lin Yan rubbed his face, "Those two people are probably panicking right now, we don't need to make trouble, the forest alone is enough for them to drink a pot, maybe they have to run away from home."

He Zhengxi laughed: "I really look forward to it."

Lin Yan: "Me too."

"Forget it, let's put this matter aside for now, let's go back now?"

"Reply, today I have a big project to make money and I want to talk to Cheng Qi. Damn it, if I waste time with those two rubbish, I will lose hundreds of millions." After all, he is a handsome man with a clean freak.

He Zhengxi laughed straight, "When I have a chance in the future, I would like to have a practical discussion with you about the billion-dollar project."

Lin Yan stretched out his hands and clapped vigorously: "I applaud your wit."

He Zhengxi nodded: "You are too polite."

Lin Yan: "I advise you to use your wit on serious business."

He Zhengxi took a step forward, met Lin Yan's eyes, and said affectionately and intently:

"My mind is full of you, aren't you serious?"

Lin Yan turned his head to the side of the road and shouted to the taxi, "Master! Are you going to University City?"

He Zhengxi's passionate love hit the iron plate again, he touched his nose, followed Lin Yan's buttocks resentfully, and got into the car.

In the afternoon, Lin Yan and Cheng Qi were going to meet an investor. Originally, Cheng Qi and the proprietress had been doing business cooperation matters, but the proprietress had already had fun in her western self-discovery hiking group.This lady changes locations every two days on average, the network signal is intermittent, and the video conference is stuck like a domestic ghost movie. There is no other way but Lin Yan, a young man, can temporarily support her.

"Sometimes I really don't understand, what's there to play in that place, does she have to make herself into a shriveled loofah to be happy?" Lin Yan quickly changed clothes in the dressing room, and commented on the message sent by the proprietress Photos from the latest visit here.Compared with half an hour ago, he looked very happy and seemed to have fully recovered his fighting condition.

"When I come back to do tens of thousands of maintenance, my face will look fresh again, you don't care about that much." He Zhengxi leaned on the wardrobe, ready to practice the famous scene in the movie at any time.

"What are you staring at me for?" Lin Yan fastened the second-to-last button of his shirt, and adjusted the cuffs in front of the mirror.

He Zhengxi: "You don't wear a tie?"

Lin Yan: "Why do I have to wear a tie?"

He Zhengxi scratched his eyebrows: "Just...well, uh, I've learned a lot of tactics recently, so I can help you."

Lin Yan: "Change the way of teasing, this is outdated."

He Zhengxi: "..."

Lin Yan rubbed He Zhengxi's drooping head, and ordered as he walked out: "If you have nothing to do, use your wisdom to go to the market and help me pick out a few catties of ribs and vegetables. You can buy them at night. They came over to eat in the morning. Go home and soak the bag of chestnuts on the chopping board, cross them one by one, and cook them on a low heat. Let them help peel them, and wait for me to go back to cook... rice." Lin Yan lowered his head and saw the chestnuts wrapped around his waist. The hands in between, the chattering mouth finally got stuck.

"What time did you make the appointment?" He Zhengxi started to move behind him.

"It's three o'clock, but they've arrived early. They're listening to music and drinking tea upstairs."

"There are still 15 minutes, enough."

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He Zhengxi's body contained youthful and vigorous power, which was the capital of his rampage, but... it was used in the wrong place.

Lin Yan let him fiddle with him for a few minutes, and finally, He Zhengxi declared his surrender in a dejected manner.

"Could it be that I'm not attractive at all?!" He pursed his lips and tied Lin Yan's belt in aggrieved way.

Lin Yan reached out and patted his pocket, and said, "The way you gave me chocolates is very unique, thank you, I didn't expect that the pockets of these pants are quite big."

He Zhengxi was discouraged and said: "You should go out after eating, there is still time, otherwise you will suffer from hypoglycemia."

Lin Yan: "Oh, yes, I know I care about your brother."

He Zhengxi muttered in a low voice, "I'll be more concerned in the future."

Lin Yan smiled, "Hey, I've accepted the chocolate. I don't have an appetite for the time being. I'll definitely eat it when I'm done."

He Zhengxi nodded, "Then I'll pick you up by bike in the evening."

Lin Yan stretched out his arms to embrace He Zhengxi, kissed his forehead lightly, and said, "Okay."

"Brother?" He Zhengxi felt ecstasy in his heart, and his eyes seemed to be lit up instantly.

"Don't get me wrong." Lin Yan signaled him to calm down, "I said, five years. I will talk to you about this issue after you have a little real experience in life. Now there are three and a half years left. I hope you can do the same. Respect our agreement. As a brother, I don’t understand what’s the matter with you teasing me from time to time, so I can only tease you back, otherwise I’m really unhappy. However, I also hope to convey my feelings here Position." He paused, smoothed his shirt and continued, "Brother, or lover, you can only choose one. If we are brothers, we can't ignore ethics. If you really like me, the lower body will feel impulsive If you like it, then you can no longer be my brother. I don't want to be an obscene, obscene, underage pervert, and I don't want to be pointed at the spine and scolded as shameless. Understand? People have a face. This question, Regardless of whether it is three and a half years or 30 years, you still need to seriously consider it.”

Lin Yan's words were not polite, and He Zhengxi was taken aback when he heard that, but soon, as if he remembered something, he asked with a smile:

"What about you? Have you seriously considered it?"

Lin Yan frowned: "What?"

He Zhengxi raised his head, met Lin Yan's eyes, and said slowly: "Before you had feelings for Uncle Xu, did you seriously consider these things?"

The blood on Lin Yan's face faded instantly, "I don't know what you are talking about, I have to go."

"You know very well in your heart what kind of feelings you have for Uncle Xu."

"Then I thank you, thank you for helping me figure it out."

Lin Yan left a sentence, turned around and opened the door.

Cheng Qi happened to come over, and because of the backlight, he couldn't see Lin Yan's expression clearly, so he just greeted him with a smile: "This body is really handsome, don't lose your reputation, let's go."

Lin Yan held the chocolate in his hand and said, "Okay."

He Zhengxi squatted inside the door, and waited until the sound of the two people's footsteps gradually disappeared at the end of the stairs, then he tensed his arm muscles and punched the ground several times.He was extremely distressed, and every time there was a slight sign of honesty between the two of them, he could always destroy it completely with his own hands.

How come the more I live, the more I go back? According to this, when will I be able to fall in love happily? !

But Lin Yan was shocked by He Zhengxi's sensitivity, he knew very well that this feeling must be buried deeply, even in the dead of night, he didn't dare to show it casually.

He Zhengxi is really too smart, or has amazing observation skills. In short, today, He Zhengxi easily pointed out something that Lin Yan himself was unwilling to face up to.Lin Yan was confused.He got all the love that he lacked since childhood from Xu Jialin, even though the love was too sloppy, but Lin Yan didn't care.Since the acquaintance, 15 years have passed, and he has gradually accumulated some different feelings for Xu Jialin.From the adoration of the father, to words cannot explain.Or, it's just pure attachment and has nothing to do with desire.

"Lin Yan? Lin Yan!" Cheng Qi touched Lin Yan's calf under the table.

"Ah! I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Lin Yan returned to his senses and apologized to the middle-aged man opposite him, "I was thinking about something just now, I'm sorry."

"It doesn't matter, there is no harm in thinking more, if you give an answer in two seconds, I will not dare to talk about it." Lu Cheng said with a smile.He is an investor, hoping to take a stake in the restaurant and expand the scale of the operation.

Lin Yanqian poured tea for the other party, sat down and said seriously: "If you don't mind, how about I call you Brother Lu?"

Lu Cheng said: "Of course, as long as you don't call me uncle, I don't want to be treated as an old man."

Lin Yan smiled: "How come, Brother Lu, you don't look like a 45-year-old person at all." He exhaled slowly, met Cheng Qi's eyes, looked at Lu Cheng on the opposite side seriously, and said, "I mean, It’s the same with Brother Cheng. We are not in favor of opening branches in a short period of time, or going into a chain.”

"But your current mode of operation, isn't it just to build a chain?"

"Indeed, judging from the things presented outside, this is the case." Lin Yan said sincerely, "However, the restaurant has just been in operation for more than a year, and many details are still immature. Even we are groping for it ourselves, and we really dare not venture into it."

"You guys are too modest. You can grab a lot of stores that have been franchised since they opened for two months." Lu Cheng took the information given by his assistant, "Before I came, I specially invited a data company to do a survey. The store in Yancheng has the fastest growth rate among the newly opened stores of the same kind in Yancheng in the past two years, and the customer satisfaction is also very high."

Cheng Qi: "Please investigate the company's money, it's enough to invest in a small store."

Lu Cheng spread his hands: "This shows that you are valued enough, and I think it's worth it."

Lin Yan took a sip of tea and said: "At your age, I'm afraid you've already seen all kinds of troubles. You have money and the right to speak. Why do you have to find us? How to put it, the red envelope at the end of the year A small restaurant where everyone has to weigh their hair? This is a group of young people with full of personality. The two of us cannot guarantee that our people, including the planning and design team, will listen to you. This store does not belong to a single People, it is the common property of more than 20 employees in the store, every step in the future, you need to be responsible to them, everyone..."

Cheng Qi kicked Lin Yan again, signaling him not to go too far.

Lin Yan reacted, coughed twice and said: "Please forgive the nonsense of a 20-year-old young man, but please believe in my sincerity. Brother Lu, every word just now is from the heart. To put it bluntly, the two of us No one, including the boss far away in the Northwest Gobi, can give you a generous profit guarantee. The size of this store is average, and the model is not mature enough. Maybe after three or four years, we will have the confidence to do more thing."

Lu Cheng smiled indifferently: "Your words are almost convincing me, but you still have to restrain yourself when you go out. Most people will not be able to stand such sharp-edged words."

The two smiled awkwardly.

"However, how should I put it." Mr. Lu sighed, "I am very envious of your female boss, the supervisor is 30 years old, the deputy supervisor is 20 years old, and the employees are all children. Twenty or thirty young people actually manage a new store. It's really good. I talked today, and I want to cooperate with you even more, what should I do?"

The two looked at each other tacitly again, thinking, they are too good at joking.It's purely money-burning, you come to inject capital, this acre of three-thirds of the land, what else can we do, let's walk us to play.

Cheng Qi answered, "Then come and eat and drink more in your spare time. The third floor will also be put into operation. There will be many activities there, so you should relax."

Lu Cheng laughed loudly: "What? Are you doing sales for me?"

Lin Yan: "This is not sales, but to you, Brother Lu, it is called investigation."

Lu Cheng sighed and said: "Forget it, forget it, what you said seems to be mocking me, and if you continue, the road will be blocked by you. It's the first time I've seen such a flat rejection of investor's restaurant management, I don't know what to say you are too Bold or too cautious."

Cheng Qi: "We also rarely see big shots who don't invest in the Internet and switch to restaurants."

Lu Cheng shook his head and said, you don't understand.

Lin Yanhan smiled and scratched his head: "I'm just a silly student, and he's a silly manager."

Lu Cheng's assistant covered his mouth and smiled straight: "It's very familiar."

Lin Yan: "Business cannot be done with righteousness, you two are welcome to come to the store to play at any time."

Lu Cheng got up with a smile, Lin Yan and Cheng Qi personally sent the two of them downstairs to the car, before the car left, Lu Cheng suddenly stuck out his head and left a sentence: "You two, if you go to a partnership to engage in fraud, the whole street will be destroyed. The old man and the old lady are nothing to worry about."

Cheng Qi waved his hands at the buttocks of the car that was drifting away, and said, "This is revenge for us."

Lin Yan: "This is obviously a boast."

"It's a knock on the side, saying that we are still too naive, so let's put aside what's in our hearts." Cheng Qi said, "Forget it, I hope this big guy won't go to the industry to wear small shoes for us in the future."

"I'm still young, and I was said to be naive and normal, so you don't know." Lin Yan opened the chocolate and chewed, "Just wear it, if you really want to wear it for us, there's no way, but he shouldn't be that kind of person .”

"Yo." Cheng Qi embraced Lin Yan, "You're in a good mood."

"That's natural." Lin Yan put away the tin foil, turned and walked into the shop.

"Wait, where did you get the chocolate, give me a piece!"

"Just this one, not your share."

Lin Yan returned to the locker room, and sure enough He Zhengxi had already left. He opened the cabinet, and put a few new packets of biscuits in the small square on the top floor.

He used to think that He Zhengxi was abnormal, but now it seems that the most abnormal one is probably himself.He Zhengxi is very brave and bravely expresses his heart, but Lin Yan dare not, and he can't, he doesn't even know how to use words or words to describe.He was very confused and entangled. He was afraid that in the end of his life, until he died, he would not frankly talk to Xu Jialin about this matter.Xu Jialin had no chance to be surprised...

That old man in prison, what is he doing at this time?

What is his attitude towards the matter between Lin Xucheng and Yu Qin?

How should I respond to He Zhengxi's liking so that we can respect each other?

In the future, how should we go?

Lin Yan sorted out one by one, he was not calm, but he hoped that he could at least not lose control, but it was too difficult.

The restless blood in his body was surging, urging him to make some bold enough choices.But Lin Yan knew, absolutely not.

What a fucking big problem!He cursed in a low voice.

At four o'clock, Lin Yan left the restaurant and was about to go home. As soon as the sensor door opened, he looked up and saw He Zhengxi waving at him with a handful of green onions in his hand.A few girls passed by nearby, all of them looked astonished.

"... A handsome guy like you is really not suitable for holding scallions." Lin Yan walked over, trying to keep his tone as natural as possible.

He Zhengxi didn't care and said, "It's not suitable for a handsome guy like you to shrink back."

"Stinky boy!" Lin Yan rubbed his hair, stretched his legs and stepped on the back seat of the bicycle, "Let's go, are they here?"

He Zhengxi: "It's already early. According to your request, we are peeling the chestnuts. Sit still?"

"Steady, go home."

"Okay."

Lin Yan didn't have time to make it too complicated, they added up to only five people, a pot of rice, a pot of pork ribs, roasted chestnuts, and a few simple stir-fried vegetables were enough for them to doubt their lives.After dinner, he has to rush back to the store to be on duty.

"Don't mind the poor greeting." Lin Yan said shyly, "Go directly to the restaurant to eat next time, it's more lively over there."

"Hey, friend, I really admire you for caring so much. Running back and forth every day makes me tired." Cui Chen said, "However, if my dad knows that there is an inspirational young man like you in the dormitory, he Maybe I want to press my head to learn art from you!"

"Why? Isn't it good for you?" Lin Yan handed over the dish soap and said, "I especially envy people who don't have to do anything, but only think about learning one thing. As for me, it is impossible in this life Already, work hard."

Cui Chen looked into the living room, turned around and whispered, "Actually, you are our dormitory, no, no, no, you are the one in the hearts of everyone in our class!" He gave a thumbs up and shook Lin Yan, " Think about it, to be honest, I'm a sophomore and a junior next year, everyone is holding back their bones, me, a typical confused teenager..."

Lin Yan interrupted him: "No, confused young man."

Cui Chen flicked the foam off his hand, and lamented, "Yes! Confused, young man! I'm a fucking young man now, and I'm still like a child. Why can't I do anything?"

Lin Yan interrupted him again: "You can learn, be more confident."

Cui Chen said angrily: "You let me finish feeling!"

Lin Yan cupped his hands: "Please."

Cui Chen: "That's right, you are more mature than everyone else and you know what you want, but you always say that you smell like money and are a money trap. These days, whoever doesn't love money is stupid. No matter how rich people are, they also love money. We all admire you for studying hard and earning money with all your might. Really."

Lin Yan: "Don't admire brother too much, brother just..."

Cui Chen finally seized the opportunity to retort: ​​"Stop, stop, your sentence is a bit outdated."

Lin Yan swallowed back: "Okay."

Cui Chen looked up to the sky and shouted: "Oh! I envy you, where is my determination? Where is my perseverance? Where is my dream? I don't even know what it is!"

Lin Yan thought, what is there to envy?I don't even know what a dream is.

All I have are needs and goals, and all this time they've been just two words—survival.

If I don't work hard, how can I survive?

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