Chapter 352 Joke
In the afternoon, the pond needs to be cleaned and fish caught at the breeding base.

This incident easily reminded Zhang Yunqi of the days when he and Ji Ling were little kids, rolling up their trouser legs, going barefoot, carrying net bags, and catching fish and shrimps in the ditches, rivers, and ponds in front of and behind their houses.

He called Ji Ling.

When Ji Ling arrived, the workers had already gone down to the pond to fish.

Now is the middle of winter, and the surface of the fish pond has basically dried up, with only a few pools of deep water at the deepest part of the pond. After the winter salvage, the workers cleaned up the silt and planted fish and shrimp fry in the spring.

The fish species are actually very simple, except for crucian carp, whitebait and grass carp. Chunlan and several girls were picking snails by the water. Ji Ling followed Zhang Yunqi into the water and caught fish where the water surface covered their feet. The fish swam quickly in the water, hugging their spines. When they got under your feet, there was a slippery feeling of surprise. But Ji Ling didn't catch many fish, and got herself dirty. She was not afraid of the cold. Her delicate little face was stained with water stains and mud, and her sparse bangs swayed in the wind. The girl smiled happily in the warm winter sunshine.

Zhang Yunqi hadn't seen her so happy for a long time.

The girl's attitude towards life actually had a profound impact on him since childhood. In the past, his family was poor, and before he had a complete understanding of the world, his basic attitude towards life was pessimistic, insecure, and often struggling with reality. His heart was always living somewhere else, and he always thought that other people's lives were the most beautiful.

For Zhang Yunqi, this other person was Ji Ling.

In the evening, Zhang Yunqi said, "You are so tired today, do you still want to attend the class reunion?"
Ji Ling said as a matter of course: "Go ahead."

Zhang Yunqi carried a few large grass carps and took Ji Ling and Zhang Xiaomei, who had just taken a bath, to the town. Before leaving, Wu Rong from the same village unexpectedly ran over. He was also going to attend a class reunion and probably wanted to hitch a ride.

Wu Rong is from the same village as Zhang Yunqi and was his classmate in junior high school. He is now studying at Fengyang County No. 3 Middle School and later was admitted to Lijin Economics College in the provincial capital.

Zhang Yunqi and he were the only ones in their class who were still studying. In their previous life, they had a very good relationship as students, going to and from school together and being inseparable. Zhang Yunqi graduated early from a technical secondary school in the provincial capital, and after he started working, he borrowed money from Wu Rong, who was still studying, like an idiot. But later, Wu Rong became successful, and because he encroached on Zhang Yunqi's homestead when building a villa in Yunxi Village, the relationship between the two families became completely strained.

This was Wu Rong's first time riding in a sedan. He was very reserved sitting in the back seat. After getting familiar with the environment, he began to touch and rub the car left and right, and said enviously: "Yunqi, what brand of car is this? It's all leather and has air conditioning. It's so luxurious."

Zhang Xiaomei replied: "It should be Santana."

Wu Rong smacked his lips and said, "Is this going to cost hundreds of thousands?"

Zhang Xiaomei nodded: "That's for sure."

In the 1990s, rural children had limited horizons. In their minds, Santana was already a top luxury car, which made Zhang Yunqi at a loss for words.

The party was held at the home of classmate Liao Bin in town.

Zhang Yunqi parked his car at the town middle school and walked over.

When they arrived, the courtyard of Liao Bin's home was already full of people. Of the 51 students in the class, 28 came. The rest either lost contact and disappeared in the wind, or were vague and did not attend the meeting.

Among these classmates, only Zhang Yunqi and Wu Rong are still studying. The rest all went out to work after graduating from junior high school, and some are still farming at home.

After not seeing each other for more than two years, these old classmates have changed significantly. In fact, they are all 18 or 19 years old, but they have the posture of adults, and the hardship and traces of life are hidden on their dark faces.

Of course, there are also several boys with shit-yellow hair, bright and frivolous clothes, with obvious traces of imitating Hong Kong and Taiwan stars, but they are a bit out of place and a bit out of tune with the rural farmers. Most of these people are migrant workers who have returned to their hometowns for the New Year after working outside for a year. They struggle at the bottom of the big city, in the rapidly rising steel and concrete, and are deeply discriminated and prejudiced by the urban-rural dual structure society. They live cautiously, but once they return to the countryside, they play with dragons and waters and become full of vigor.

When he came, Zhang Yunqi thought the atmosphere was awkward, but it wasn't awkward because everyone was busy with their own things. Some were bragging, some were talking about all kinds of gossip in the class, some were flirting with female classmates and making appointments... Everyone was busy, and Zhang Yunqi wanted to be busy too, so he shook hands with everyone, greeted everyone, praised everyone enthusiastically and sincerely, satisfied everyone, and introduced Ji Ling to everyone.

Ji Ling wore a blue shirt and a black woolen coat, with her hands in her pockets, smiling all the time, her delicate face full of enthusiasm. This girl is very good at being familiar with others. But don't be fooled by the fact that she treats everyone as if they are old friends. This is when she is easy to talk to. When she doesn't want to talk to people, she can't take care of herself.

The monitor of my junior high school class was a girl named Xie Xiaojing. When she saw Zhang Yunqi, she shouted, "Why are you here just now? Hey, is this your girlfriend?"

Zhang Yunqi waved his hand and said, "Pretty, right? I haven't seen you for more than two years. Now you are as pretty as her."

The monitor laughed.

I just didn’t laugh out the heart-shaped snot bubbles I did as a child.

The male classmates who attended the party pooled their money together to buy an old goat. Because Zhang Yunqi and Wu Rong were students and were not self-sufficient, the class monitor waved his hand and exempted them from paying the money. Zhang Yunqi didn't say anything, but he still had the obligation to make up the difference.

There were 28 people in total and we had three tables.

After the dishes were served, everyone gathered at the table and began to discuss their respective situations in the past few years. There was still a strong sense of comparison, "Where are you now?", "What kind of job do you do?", "Drink, drink, drink~"

My male classmate Liao Bin said that he was working in a leather shoe factory in Shantou. Some people who were doing well in life shook their heads in secret, thinking that working on an assembly line could not bring them much success. But who knew that a few years later, he opened a leather shoe workshop in the coastal area and became a small boss. Later, his business became bigger and bigger, and he was doing very well. He married three wives, and kicked them away one by one, like a ball. However, 10 years later, the domestic real estate industry was in a downturn, the leather factory went bankrupt, and Liao Bin became a ball kicked by his beautiful wife.

Wu Rong said that he was studying at Fengyang County No. 3 Middle School. He didn't have any special skills at the moment, but he just studied hard and worked hard to get into college. He also said that he envied his classmates who had already made a lot of money, and he would work harder in the future to catch up with them.

At this time, Wu Rong was still very humble, gentle and well-behaved. 15 years after graduation, at a reunion of 27 junior high school students, Li Rong had transformed into a local tycoon, full of arrogance.

At that class reunion, he would not leave the table even if he was answering the phone. His Mercedes-Benz car keys were always placed in a prominent place on the table. In front of a group of old classmates, he smacked his greasy mouth and said, "I have hundreds of people asking for food every day. It's not easy to feed them. There are so many people that I'm worried to death. You tell me, it's not easy to make money. I was planning to go public on the A-share market next year, but it seems that will be ruined again."

When it was Zhang Yunqi's turn to introduce himself, he said, "I am studying at Jiangchuan No. 1 Middle School. I will study hard and make progress every day."

Everyone says that he is the top scorer in the county high school entrance examination, the pride of our classmates, a promising and promising person with a bright future. He hopes that when he becomes a high-ranking official in the future, he should not forget his poor classmates.

Wu Rong put his arm around Zhang Yunqi's shoulders, seeming particularly close to him. "What do you know? Our Yunqi is a low-key person. He is not only good at studying, but also a business genius. He has opened several companies. Do you know the Longjingyuan Industrial Park in Yunxi Village? He started it. He has also bought a big house in the city and drives a Santana worth hundreds of thousands!"

silence.

Silence is golden. It is the Cambridge tonight, the calm before the storm, and the endless depth before showing off.

According to normal procedures, Zhang Yunqi should take out the key to the Mercedes-Benz worth millions at this time and slam it on the table with a loud bang!
Then, accept everyone's worship.

But Zhang Yunqi couldn't do such a thing, it was too low-brow, he waved his hand and said: "Actually I don't drive a Santana."

The students asked, "What do you drive?"

Zhang Yunqi said: "I was joking."

(End of this chapter)