winter solstice

In October of this year, it was the centennial anniversary of T University. The teachers and students of T University warmly invited previous graduates back to their alma mater to participate in the celebration. Bao Rui, Qiao Dongzhi and others were all invited because they had been working in T City.After participating in the daytime school celebrations, a brother from the law school suggested that the alumni working in this city go out for a dinner together. Bao Rui and Qiao Dongzhi couldn't shirk it, so they had to agree.Jiang Xiaoxia missed her daughter at home, Jiang Yuan was on duty at the hospital at night, the two went back together after a hasty chat with their classmates.Qiao Dongzhi set off to the restaurant with a group of seniors from the law school, along with Lin Shengyang, who had graduated several years before Qiao Dongzhi.This is the first time the two have met since their chance meeting in Germany last year. At first, Bao Rui was a little worried that the two of them would feel unwell due to the entanglement in the past, but according to his private observation, the behavior of the two seemed very natural. People really let go of the past.

Selected restaurants are not far away, just down the street near T-big.A group of people talked and laughed, and arrived in ten minutes after walking.As soon as they entered the door, the manager of the restaurant came over and personally led them upstairs into the VIP box. After they were seated, the manager asked Lin Shengyang softly if they would order now.This restaurant belongs to Lin's business. Everyone knew that Lin Shengyang's family was rich and they were not polite to him. They clamored that Mr. Lin must be "bloodletted" this time. "The exaggerated energy, simply said to the manager: "You can look at the dishes, pick the expensive ones, and order all the signature dishes." Everyone called "Mr. Lin is refreshing"!After the trouble was enough, a group of ten or so people calmed down and began to talk about work and life.

Most of the people at the dinner table are public servants of the public security, procuratorate and legal system, and the topics mostly revolve around these industries. Qiao Dongzhi has been doing business in Linjiang Group for a long time, and he is also in the market direction. He has relatively little dealings with government departments, so he naturally has no relationship with them. There are too many common languages, so after entering the door, he is willing to play the role of listener all the time, listening carefully to everyone's chat, and only occasionally finding time to echo a few words.Fortunately, the restaurant served food very quickly. Qiao Dongzhi didn't eat much at noon. Now he was really hungry, so he focused his energy on eating. While eating, he studied the recipes of several signature dishes in his mind, and planned to wait until he was free. Try it yourself at home.Just as he was concentrating on dealing with a crab with all his strength, Bao Rui next to him suddenly poked him with an elbow. He raised his head in doubt, and Bao Rui deliberately exaggerated while motioning him to look at the opposite seat: "How long has it been since you saw a crab?" , Brother Song is almost waiting to become a husband-wife stone!" After speaking, he laughed, and everyone also joked, and that senior brother Song eased the embarrassment of calling others, and asked again: "Junior Brother Qiao, I heard that you are Linjiang Group is doing business, what position is it now?"

Qiao Dongzhi didn't know this Senior Brother Song very well. He only remembered that he should be two years older than himself. He only had acquaintance with him once or twice in the school debate competition when he was in school, and he had no contact with him after graduation.He didn't know why the other party asked him specifically, he was probably just curious, but his work experience in recent years made him able to deal with all kinds of people and things on the wine table with ease.I saw him put down the crab without haste, picked up the napkin at hand and wiped the corner of his mouth lightly, then said slowly: "I am now mainly doing legal affairs in the market in Linjiang, barely reaching the director level." Senior Brother Song listened , Praise vigorously: "Student can reach the director level in Linjiang at such a young age, amazing! Back then, I thought you must be very good in the future." Are you married? Do you have a date now?" A circle of people burst into laughter: "Yo, Song Yao, you have taken a fancy to Junior Brother Qiao!" Young talents, everyone, don’t miss it when you pass by haha!" Qiao Dongzhi knew that Song Yao and everyone else were joking and didn’t take it seriously, so he smiled brightly at the ridicule from all directions, and said to Song Yao: "Unfortunately, I just got married at the end of last year. married."

Song Yao listened, sighed deliberately, and exaggerated: "Sure enough, there is a reason why I was left behind. Good girls were taken home early by handsome guys like you." After teasing enough, he asked casually: "Junior Brother, is your wife also engaged in legal affairs?" Qiao Dongzhi replied, "No, he works as a doctor in the Affiliated Hospital of T University, a surgeon." What is it called? Maybe we still know each other," someone asked curiously.Qiao Dongzhi had no intention of concealing it, and said generously: "Jiang Yuan from the medical school of T University is a few years ahead of me." Due to the difference in grades and colleges, not many people at the table remembered this person. At this time, Lin Shengyang said: "I So you must know each other, the son of our National Taxation Bureau, the future successor of Linjiang Group——Jiang Yuan. Do you remember?" Someone said "Oh" and asked: "I remembered, did you follow the In your first class, you are the youngest in the medical school, male??"