If Chen Zeping hadn't come to find Tong Tong, Tong Tong would have forgotten that he had this friend. When he first returned to Hong Kong City, he had a lot of social interactions with Chen Zeping. But because of these contacts, Tong Tong saw this good friend of the past more clearly, and it became gradually distant.

Chen Zeping was waiting for Tong Tong at the entrance of the printing shop of Hong Kong University. Qian Qian told him that the boss didn't come often, and if there was something wrong, he could call him. Chen Zeping had Tong Tong's contact information, but he didn't dare to try it easily because too many friends, including his former best friend Sun Chengcai, had blocked him. He was worried that Tong Tong would not answer his phone. Anyway, they were busy, so there was always reason to ignore him.

I was afraid of being rejected. Chen Ze was afraid of losing his last friend and was also the best friend to talk to.

He was wandering at the door, and Qian Qianqian couldn't bear to see it, so she told Tong Tong. Tong Tong was speechless - Chen Zeping wanted to find him, so he just contacted him directly, why did he pretend to be pitiful at the door of his store?

Tong Tong did not send the studio address, but drove there himself, which gave Chen Zeping the illusion of "accidental encounter" and did not hurt his self-esteem. Chen Zeping became much fatter and his smile became greasy.

"Tong Tong, you are very developed recently!"

"No, no, I work hard, but I can't make much money."

Two people who grew up together actually had to chat and greet each other. There were too many people in the printing shop, so Tong Tong invited him to the milk tea shop next door. Chen Zeping said: "It's boring to drink these things, so it's better for me to invite you to drink at night - by the way, you're fine, right?"

"I have something to do, but if you ask me for a drink, I can take time to do it no matter how busy I am."

Chen Zeping tried hard to squeeze out a smile, but he still wandered around, refusing to tell him what he wanted. Tong Tong was anxious for him and joked: "I thought you were here to pay back the money."

Chen Zeping couldn't raise his head even more. He hadn't paid back the two thousand yuan for so long. What's more, when he lent him the money, Tong Tong took care of two patients, so poor that he was so poor. Chen Zeping said with a shy face, "You are all Chang and the young master, and you still care about two thousand yuan?"

...

Tong Tong counted from ten again and did not get angry. He said calmly: "My grandpa did not leave me the inheritance. The money I had earned with all my hard work. Besides, even if I am a rich third generation, is it okay for you to use my money in vain?"

Chen Zeping couldn't laugh anymore and muttered, "I thought you were generous."

"I c..." The swear words came to my mouth, and Tong Tong swallowed them again: "I was so poor that I couldn't even get a spare money at that time, and I lent you money. Did you actually say I was unrighteous?"

"I don't mean that." Chen Zeping rubbed his hands and looked embarrassed: "Don't urge me, I'm not a rogue. When I have money, I will definitely pay you back."

"During this period, I never urged you. You finally came to me and I thought you were going to pay back the money."

Chen Zeping said with a shameless face: "You guessed it is wrong. Can you lend me a little more?"

...

He said with a smile again: "Anyway, borrowing once is also borrowing twice."

Tong Tong was busy opening a studio and borrowed a lot of money. It would be nice to be able to barely pay employees in the first two months. If it weren't for Taekwondo and printing shops, he would probably have to borrow money or live by his parents. The harvest this month is pretty good, but before his wallet was warmed up, Chen Zeping came to borrow money again?

Tong Tong picked up his arm and looked solemn: "You know I opened a studio recently?"

"I know, I know, you are recruiting people recently. If you don't dislike me, I still want to apply for a job. You know, I wrote novels in high school."

Good guy, before Tong Tong had time to take the miserable position, Chen Zeping was worried about getting into this job. A few months ago, Chen Zeping helped him visit the printing shop for a few days, but almost got Xiao Jia out of anger. He couldn't even do the most basic job well, so how could he go to "Ta Mang" to work?

However, Tong Tong was still very loyal, and he couldn't watch his good friend at his desperate situation. He pondered for a moment and said, "To be honest, although my studio is not big, the recruitment conditions are still very harsh. The oldest is a doctorate, I have a master's degree, and there are two undergraduates. The other one has no education, but he is a long-standing writer. I finally invited him. I know you have the ability to write, but I don't lack authors, and those authors have worked with me for a long time. Tell me your job search intention first, and I will pay attention to it. When I see the relevant recruitment, I will tell you, okay?"

Tong Tong had been as tactful as possible, but Chen Zeping was still very unhappy. Because to him, what Tong Tong said was just a naked dislike for him. He only graduated from a junior college and took the adult self-study exam in the past two years and barely got a bachelor's degree. But he had no skill, so Tong Tong could not hire him. Chen Zeping's self-esteem was frustrated and he felt very uncomfortable: "I thought you could take care of your brothers."

"...I'm not saying I won't take care of you. You have to tell me what you want to do and what you can do..."

"Okay, I won't make things difficult for you anymore. Anyway, I'm just a big dislike for thousands of people now, and I still have this kind of self-knowledge. Just tell me directly that you don't need me. If you don't have money, then just say it, and don't cry with me."

The air solidified, and Tong Tong was so angry that he felt so painful that he didn't know what to say.

"Old Chen, your parents have opened a stationery store at the door of No. 2 Middle School for so many years. You have a hotel in your house. Your family is not bad, but why are you so short of money?"

"I was cheated." Chen Zeping was dejected: "I was cheated when investing online."

A month ago, a "beauty" added Chen Zeping's WeChat, which was added from "people nearby". Chen Zeping was drooling - why are there no such beauties nearby? Not only is she beautiful, but she also has a very good figure, just like a Barbie doll.

The beauty chatted with him for several days, and it made Chen Zeping's heartstring almost break. Chen Zeping couldn't wait to meet the beauty, and even sent the photo of him wearing military uniform. Sure enough, the straight military uniform greatly enhanced the beauty's favorability for him. The beauty kept praising him, but he didn't expect that he was still a soldier who defended his country. Chen Zeping said "easy" that he joined the army during college, worked as a soldier for two years, and returned to continue his studies, but he was not lucky because he was old when he graduated, and he did not find a good job and could not get into a civil servant.

"You will definitely have a promising future, you are just late to achieve success."

These words from the beauty are better than the encouragement and comfort of all relatives and friends. Chen Zeping feels that he is going to heaven.

Although the beauty's circle of friends is only visible for three days, she has to post photos several times a day. She carries a valuable bag and goes to high-end hotels, looking like a successful person. Chen Zeping is wearing a vest and shorts and sits in the cramped duty room of the hotel, which is very different from his life. He has no job and takes two thousand yuan a month from his parents. This money is indeed just a "living expense", and he will definitely not be able to afford a beauty.

After he showed his inferiority side, the beauty said tactfully that her background was not good, but she met a noble person and became rich through investment. She was in the noble person's group and bought stocks with the noble person every day. But Chen Zeping was an outsider, so people might not agree to him joining the group.

Chen Zeping felt itchy and begged the beauty to help him and let him join the group. Two days later, the beauty finally invited him to join the group. Chen Zeping was grateful to her and wanted to make a big profit and buy a decent gift for the beauty. Everyone in the group followed the "teacher" to trade stocks. I guess the teacher was the noble person the beauty mentioned. Chen Zeping tried to buy two stocks, and it really increased some money, which greatly increased his confidence. With the recommendation of others, he downloaded an app and lobbed his parents for investing money in it. As a result, after their family invested 50,000 or 60,000, the app was not working, and the beauty on WeChat disappeared.

"I'm unlucky, it's really unlucky!"

Speaking of these sad things, Chen Zeping kept shook his head. Tong Tong said, "I really want to scold you. You have also received higher education. Why have you been cheated so miserably? However, one thing is to say, it is because the liar is too cunning and makes people unable to defend against it."

"I never dreamed that I met a liar! That woman, even though she had told me so many thoughtful words and encouraged me, how could she be a liar?"

Chen Zeping was deceived, but he still refused to wake up and was immersed in the dreams of beauty and money. Tong Tong said: "Now, with mobile phones and computer screens as cover, you can't guess who is opposite. He claims to be a beauty, but he may be a bald man with feet snatching."

"It's too late to say anything now. My parents have lost money because I don't let me go home now. I'm really desperate." Chen Zeping complained endlessly: "I've been so unlucky in the past few years. I haven't passed the civil service exam three or four times, and I'm almost a little bit late when I look for a job. I can't find a satisfactory one at home every day, and I'm almost growing hair! There are more and more college students, and they are younger than me, so I can't compete with them at all. I don't want to be like this, but I just have a bad time. If I were born a few years earlier, I'll catch up with the better time..."

"Old Chen, I will only ask you one thing, have you really worked hard?"

"Um?!"

"My college roommate took the civil service exam and signed up for training classes with scholarships. During the entire closed study period, he learned that his nose was bleeding, and the hair on the back of his head turned white. Before the interview, he went to the hair salon to dye it black because he was worried that white hair would affect the examiner's impression of him. Even so, he did not pass the exam in the first year. We all thought he had a breakdown, but he had the courage to work for another year. He is now doing well in the tax department of a prefecture-level city. I also have classmates. After graduating from graduate school, I went to work in a large factory. I have no job in the first year. I have already finished my graduate school. I still worked in the workshop like an ordinary worker. I don't complain. His monthly salary now must be tens of thousands, right? Compared with them, do you dare to say that you have worked hard?"

Chen Zeping blushed and muttered: "I am not born to be a learning material, and I don't have that great ambition. I just want to pass the exam and live a life of ease."

"Your father has said a long time ago that the neighbor's son is a big military officer opposite your stationery store. As long as you pass the military exam while in the army, people will definitely take care of you. But if you don't have the exam, you will give up this road. It is not difficult for civil servants in towns around the port city to take the exam, and you think the place is biased and you are unwilling to go..."

"Okay, okay!" Chen Zeping interrupted him impatiently: "Why are you becoming more and more like my dad? You are nagging endlessly. Now you are doing well, so you are qualified to point fingers at me?"

"No." Tong Tong said: "I just think you should not complain, but look for your own reasons."

Chen Zeping sneered: "I didn't borrow money, but I made a nagging joke. It's because I shouldn't have come, I shouldn't be friends with successful people like you. I'm really mean, I'm just boring."

...

It would be useless to argue any more. Chen Zeping didn't get into it, and he just thought he was not satisfied with his talent. Tong Tong sighed, took out his cell phone, and said, "No matter whether you believe it or not, I can only lend you another two thousand. I said it, it's quite difficult for me."

"No need to borrow it." Chen Zeping said angrily: "No need to say it, I also feel that I am very shameless. I have remembered the lesson you taught me, and I will never come to you again. I thought you were easy to talk to, but it turned out that I saw you wrongly."

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Chapter completed!