No one drank much that day, because everyone knew that it was time for Zhao Hongbing to go home. He had not been home for more than four years, and his brothers and sisters were all waiting for him.
"Either we come here first today! Tomorrow, if we are still in this room, let's continue drinking!" After only half an hour of drinking, Little Beijing advised everyone to disperse.
"Okay, you two go back first. We will continue to drink here. We will drink again tomorrow." Zhang Yue said that everyone understood Zhao Hongbing and did not try to persuade him to stay.
"Take a picture before leaving!" Sun Dawei took out his point-and-shoot camera
There was a "click" and the photo was taken. Zhao Hongbing and Liu Haizhu were sitting in the middle, the other brothers were sitting next to them, and Zhang Yue's three brothers were standing behind. Everyone was laughing happily.
This photo is still kept. When I look back now, I find that this inconspicuous photo contains the backbone of a famous criminal gang in our city in the 1990s. That is Zhang Yue and his four fierce generals.
Three of them are Fugui, Jiang Menshen, and cousin. In addition, there is another famous social eldest brother in this photo, that is Li Si. However, his brothers Wang Yu, Wang Liang and others were not there that day.
was present, so he didn't stand out much in the photo.
After the photo was taken, Zhao Hongbing and Xiao Beijing said goodbye. Zhao Hongbing got into the Lincoln car and returned home with Xiao Beijing. The car parked in front of their house.
More than four years ago, Zhao Hongbing surrendered with Grandpa Zhao after being slapped by his brother more than a dozen times.
, he knew that after opening this door, he would not be able to see his father, the old man with a cold face and a warm heart.
Little Beijing knew Zhao Hongbing best. After locking the car, he stepped forward and opened the door. "Go in, Hongbing."
"Where's the dog?" Zhao Hongbing entered the yard and found that the wolf dog at home was missing. The kennel was covered with grass, and the grass was withered and yellow.
"After my uncle passed away, the dog didn't eat for a few days and went with his uncle." Little Beijing said softly, "Oh..." Zhao Hongbing choked up a little and his eyes were a little red. When Zhao Hongbing raised this dog, he had to eat every meal when he was hungry.
, he often beat the dog when he got angry, but he didn't expect the dog to be so loyal to his father. Zhao Hongbing later mentioned many times that he didn't take good care of the dog when it was alive, and he felt very guilty. In fact, Ergou knew, Zhao Hongbing wanted to say
The thing is that when Grandpa Zhao was alive, he was not very filial. He was out all day causing trouble for Grandpa Zhao. Now he wants to support his son but he is not here.
Zhao Hongbing is like this, he loves face and will never admit it even though he knows he is wrong.
Zhao Hongbing walked into the room and found that his brother, sister-in-law, sister and husband were all waiting for him in Grandpa Zhao’s bedroom on the first floor.
"Hongbing, you're back!" Zhao Hongbing's eldest sister spoke first, looking at Zhao Hongbing carefully, crying slightly, but still smiling.
"Sister, the red soldier has not changed," said Zhao Hongbing's second sister.
"Well..." Zhao Hongbing answered vaguely. Since he entered the room, he has never dared to raise his head. He is really guilty. He knows that his imprisonment has brought shame to the whole family.
"Have a cigarette, Ashima." Zhao Hongbing's brother handed over a cigarette and touched Zhao Hongbing's head. Zhao Hongbing's brother was more than ten years older than Zhao Hongbing. In his eyes, Zhao Hongbing was still a child.
Zhao Hongbing still didn't dare to look up at his brothers and sisters. He lowered his head and took the cigarette and lit it silently.
"Did you suffer a lot in there? Have you eaten?" Zhao Hongbing's eldest sister said that because Zhao Hongbing is the youngest, the whole family loves him very much.
"Sister, why are you talking about this?" Zhao Hongbing's second sister was afraid that Zhao Hongbing would be unhappy if she mentioned this.
"I'm not guilty. I'm the captain inside, so I don't have to do any work." Zhao Hongbing forced a smile, but still didn't dare to raise his head.
"Hongbing, this is your guitar. The last time my dad came back from watching you, he loosened the strings for you. Before he died, he told me to give this guitar to you. Dad also said that guitars cultivate sentiments.
"Something, you must play it more when you come out." Zhao Hongbing's third sister's eyes were red, and she handed the guitar into Zhao Hongbing's hand with a slight trembling.
"Wow..." Zhao Hongbing couldn't bear it any longer. He hugged the guitar and cried loudly. He would never see his respectable father again.
When Zhao Hongbing cried, several of his sisters also began to sob.
"Let's go first and let the red soldiers have a good rest. See you another day!" Zhao Hongbing's eldest brother didn't want Zhao Hongbing to cry like this on the first day after he came out, so he hurriedly chased Zhao Hongbing's sisters home.
"Hongbing, be good, stop crying." Zhao Hongbing's eldest sister said that she advised Zhao Hongbing not to cry, but she was sobbing hard too.
Zhao Hongbing buried his head on the guitar and continued to cry loudly. He knew that this guitar was his father's teachings to him, a true example that his father had never given up hope on him, and his father's selfless love for him.
"Hey, let's go!" Zhao Hongbing's eldest brother reached out and grabbed Zhao Hongbing's sisters.
Zhao Hongbing's brothers and sisters walked for about half an hour. Zhao Hongbing finally calmed down and Little Beijing handed him a cigarette.
"Red Soldier, I'm very surprised, why haven't you asked me about something?" Little Beijing said, "What's the matter?"
"Why didn't you ask me how Gao Huan is doing now?"
"People have either gone abroad or stayed in Beijing. If I ask you, you wouldn't know." Zhao Hongbing believes that students from prestigious schools like Gao Huan will definitely either stay in Beijing or go abroad after graduation.
"No, I came back and taught Chinese in No. 6 Middle School."
"Teaching? Sixth Middle School?" Zhao Hongbing never expected that Gao Huan would come back and become a teacher. At that time, even the students of the city's Normal College were not willing to be teachers after graduation and were looking for other ways out.
"And the file says: It is recommended not to reuse this person."
"Why?" Zhao Hongbing's eyes widened even more, "Why? What else could you say? There was trouble in 1989!"
"What?" Zhao Hongbing was imprisoned in 1988. It was like entering a peach blossom garden and knowing nothing about the outside world.
Afterwards, Zhao Hongbing understood the whole story and said: I know Gao Huan, Gao Huan will definitely do this.
"Hey, society has changed a lot in recent years. Now look at which students are taking to the streets to petition and are busy making money. There are no people like Gao Huan now."
"Does Gao Huan have a partner now?" Zhao Hongbing asked sheepishly, "Yes, it will be time to get married in more than a month."
"Oh, who is it?" Zhao Hongbing pretended to be nonchalant. "You don't know him. He is also a teacher in No. 6 Middle School. He seems to teach physical education. I heard that Gao Huan disagreed at first, but her mother fell in love with that boy.
She said she is an honest person. If Gao Huan disagrees, her mother will wipe her neck with a kitchen knife. Gao Huan can only agree."
"Well...Lincoln cars are just different from other cars. They are more comfortable." Although Zhao Hongbing had been mentally prepared, he still felt very sad when he heard that Gao Huan was getting married, so he could only change the topic.
"That's it. Compared with mine, Zhang Yue's car is obviously downgraded. I hurt Zhang Yue all day long, but he still thinks it's quite beautiful."
"What is Zhang Yue doing now? I forgot to ask, where did he get so much money to buy a new car? His car costs at least 200,000 yuan less?"
"Zhang Yue still wants to buy a car? You underestimate him! His car was given as a gift."
"Who is so generous?" Zhao Hongbing didn't believe it at all.
"Remember the Purple Moon we often went to back then? Later, an out-of-town boss redeemed that restaurant. He bought a new car a few days ago, which is Zhang Yue's. Zhang Yue initially said he would borrow it to drive for a few days.
, I will not repay this loan. How dare the restaurant owner offend Zhang Yue, so he simply gave it to Zhang Yue. Zhang Yue was not polite and accepted it. Anyway, if anything happens to the boss in the future, he will still have to find Zhang Yue.
Yue help"
"When I was in there, I heard from the newcomer that Zhang Yue was doing well outside. I didn't expect him to be doing so well. But isn't it blackmail for him to do this?"
"It's not an exaggeration. I kept a lot of accounts when I ate at Ziyue. If I couldn't collect the debt, I had to go to Zhang Yue for him. As soon as Zhang Yue opened his mouth, the person who owed money would have been frightened like chaff, and he would immediately give the money."
Zhang Yue In the past two years, Zhang Yue at least helped the boss of Ziyue Yue get back 500,000 dead debts. He only drove away one car, which is considered income from labor."
Zhao Hongbing was stunned when he heard this. Zhao Hongbing, who had spent four years in prison, still adhered to the habits of a classic gangster, but he didn't know that the outside world was already so wonderful. Zhang Yue and others had already made a fortune by being ruthless and ruthless.
"Didn't Zhang Yue become the hotel owner's thug?" Zhao Hongbing still asked, "The hotel owner's thug? Zhang Yue is now the boss of the company and works for a debt collection company! Didn't you see that he wore a new suit today and now the city can't solve it?
Dead debts, triangular debts, even if you go to the court to sue him, Zhang Yue will not get the money back. Besides, Zhang Yue is also trustworthy, charges reasonable fees, and never takes more money from creditors. Now he is doing great."
"..." Zhao Hongbing didn't answer any more. He probably felt that he had completely derailed from this society. Moreover, he did not expect that his best brother Zhang Yue would use violent means to make a fortune in just over three years.
made a fortune
"Now in the whole city, we are the only ones who dare to scold Zhang Yue. That is to say, we brothers can be on an equal footing with Zhang Yue. When they see Zhang Yue, everyone else will nod and bow down, because Zhang Yue is your brother."
I feel honored!" Little Beijing added another sentence
"Haha" Zhao Hongbing still feels that although Zhang Yue's approach was successful in a short time, it is still inappropriate.
"Zhang Yue is a man who kills people and kills Buddhas when he stands in the way of Buddha. A few days ago, he fucked three tigers again for the sake of Fei Si. Now the three tigers are still lying in the hospital."
"Has Zhang Yue killed someone again?"
"Haha, I don't know, probably not, but he was seriously injured. He's eighty if not a hundred. Why does our restaurant make so much money? It's all because of your reputation in the past and Zhang Yue's support now. When people hear that this restaurant
It's run by the big brother of the Red Army. The current boss is I, Shen Dongzi, or Zhang Yue's best friend. Who dares to cause trouble or owe debts?"
"..." Zhao Hongbing felt that he had nothing to say, or in other words, he had a lot to say but couldn't say it.