"Dad, Mom, who did you see?" Chen Xuan noticed the change in his parents' expressions and asked curiously.
He Lingyu said with a face of joy: "Xiao Xuan, don't you think those were our former neighbors, Chen Ah Shui's family?"
Chen Xuan followed his mother's gaze and saw five people walking in from the door of the restaurant, three men and two women, including a pair of parents in their mid-forties, a couple in their twenties, and a man in his late teens.
Young boys.
Of these five people, Chen Xuan was very familiar with four of them.
The older couple were, as He Lingyu just said, Chen Xuan's former neighbors, Chen Ashui, and his wife Liu Shufen.
The girl in the young couple is Chen Ah Shui's eldest daughter, Chen Jingjing, and the young boy is Chen Ah Shui's youngest son, Chen Hanhan.
In the past, when Chen Xuan's family and Chen Ah Shui's family were neighbors, the two families had a very good relationship. Every time Chen Xuan saw Chen Ah Shui, he would call him Uncle Shui.
And at that time, the daughters and sons of Chen Xuan and Chen Ashui were also playing well.
In particular, Chen Jingjing, who is about the same age as her, is like a childhood sweetheart. The two of them even played house-keeping games like getting married when they were young.
Back then, two couples, Chen Zhan, He Lingyu, Chen Ah Shui and Liu Shufen, saw that their sons and daughters were playing so well and they were childhood sweethearts, so they decided to get married to Chen Xuan and Chen Jingjing early.
Of course, this is a very common thing in rural areas. An engagement between a childhood sweetheart and a sweetheart is similar in nature to a wedding.
Moreover, both families were very poor back then, so Chen Xuan and Chen Jingjing could be considered a good match.
But later, about ten years ago, Chen Xuan, who was about twelve years old, got up early in the morning and went to find Chen Jingjing to go to school, only to find that Chen Ah Shui's family had disappeared out of thin air.
Chen Ah Shui's family went to empty the house and took nothing with them. The whole family just left.
However, this is not a missing persons case.
It wasn't until a while later that Chen Xuan heard from his parents that there was news in the village that Chen Ah Shui had won the first prize of five million in the lottery. He was afraid that someone would borrow money or have evil intentions, so he moved out to live outside and never dared to come back.
Before leaving, even Chen Zhan and He Lingyu, who had the best neighborly relations, did not notify them and left overnight.
Chen Xuan didn't know where Chen Ah Shui's family had moved, but the engagement between him and Chen Jingjing had fallen through. Anyway, there was no contract written in black and white. This kind of engagement was not rigorous in nature and could only be treated as if it never happened.
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Unexpectedly, ten years later, Chen Xuan brought his parents to this top Chinese restaurant for dinner, and unexpectedly met Chen Ah Shui's family. Only then did he find out that they had moved to Tianhai City.
At this time, Chen Ah Shui's family was very different from ten years ago. They were dressed in brand-name clothes and looked glamorous, but they could not hide their rural temperament.
Chen Jingjing, on the other hand, is a young girl who has grown into a tall girl. When Chen Xuan saw her, all kinds of memories from ten years ago were brought back to him, and his heart could not help but ripple slightly.
Of course, it's just a feeling in my heart. After all, we were children back then and we just had a good impression of each other, not real love.
Now that Chen Xuan meets Chen Jingjing again, there is no special feeling anymore.
The handsome young man next to Chen Jingjing, Chen Xuan guessed that he should be Chen Jingjing's boyfriend or husband.
Just as Chen Xuan's thoughts were passing by, the restaurant waiter had already led Chen Ah Shui's family to the seat next to Chen Xuan's left.
As a result, the two families became neighbors again, although it was only for a meal.
Chen Ah Shui's family didn't notice Chen Xuan, they just talked and laughed and ordered food.
However, Chen Zhan and He Lingyu were excited and shouted with joy: "Ah Shui, Shufen!"
Hearing a familiar yet unfamiliar voice call out their names, Chen Ah Shui and Liu Shufen looked towards Chen Xuan's dining table.
Seeing this, the couple were stunned. Their impression of the other villagers in Chenjia Village was already very weak, but they would never forget Chen Zhan and He Lingyu. After all, they had a very good relationship back then.
"It's Brother Zhan and Sister-in-law Lingyu!" Chen Ashui also looked a little excited, but he and his wife Liu Shufen felt awkward in their hearts.
Because they left in such a hurry, they didn't even inform Chen Zhan and He Lingyu of their whereabouts.
After winning five million in the lottery, Chen Ah Shui took his wife and children and moved out overnight to buy a house in Tianhai City.
Five million ten years ago was very valuable, and Chen Zhan's family was extremely poor. Therefore, although Chen Ah Shui had a good relationship with Chen Zhan, he was afraid of being borrowed by Chen Zhan, so he could only resist telling Chen Zhan.
Until they met again in a restaurant ten years later, Chen Ah Shui and Liu Shufen were still afraid of being borrowed money by Chen Zhan and his wife.
Although I don’t know why Chen Zhan and his wife came to eat at the top restaurant in Tianhai City, but seeing that they were dressed simply and did not look like they had escaped poverty and become prosperous, it was probably their son who took them out to have a big meal and see the world.
When Chen Ah Shui and Liu Shufen greeted Chen Zhan and his wife, they also noticed that Chen Xuan was dressed simply, and his clothes and shoes were all cheap brands.
As the saying goes, a person relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle. To judge whether a person has money based on his clothes, there will basically be no deviation.
"Ah Shui, Shufen, long time no see!" Chen Zhan said with a joyful expression.
He didn't mind that Chen Ah Shui left without saying goodbye, and thought it was normal for him to move out overnight after winning five million.
Ten years ago, there were more gangsters in Baishui Town than there are now. If those gangsters knew that Chen Ah Shui had won the first prize, the lottery tickets might have been taken away before he even claimed the prize.
As the two couples greeted each other, Chen Jingjing, Chen Hanhan's siblings, and Chen Jingjing's boyfriend also looked over.
Chen Jingjing and her brother also recognized Chen Zhan, his wife and Chen Xuan immediately.
When Chen Jingjing saw the grown-up Chen Xuan, she was stunned for a moment, and a complex look flashed across her eyes, which disappeared immediately.
She did not greet Chen Xuan immediately.
Although the two were childhood sweethearts back then, their family circumstances and identities are completely different now.
Chen Xuan and his parents were still dressed simply, but Chen Jingjing was dressed in a dress with at least hundreds of thousands of dollars in jewelry. She was far from a member of the same social class.
Chen Xuan, on the other hand, had no such ideas and said with a smile: "Uncle Shui, Aunt Fen, Jingjing, and Hanhan, long time no see!"
"Brother Zhan, sister-in-law Lingyu, your sons have grown up so much, not bad!" Chen Ah Shui said politely.
He Lingyu smiled and said: "Yes, Jingjing is also so beautiful, and Hanhan, the little kid with a runny nose back then, has now become a handsome boy!"
Chen Jingjing forced a smile and nodded to He Lingyu and Chen Xuan.
