Speaking the truth after drinking is by no means empty talk.
When a man drinks and gets high, he becomes more concise and has the urge to express himself. Even if he is a cautious person, drinking alcohol will reduce his worries to some extent and reveal his truer temperament.
So in the middle of drinking, when the bottle of Maotai bottomed out, Yang Weifan didn't hesitate to go straight to Hong Yanwu.
"Brother, you are a bit unrealistic."
Hong Yanwu was stunned. "How do you say that?"
"You don't consider me a friend!"
Yang Weifan grinned dissatisfiedly and started to pick his eyes.
"Look, these Bincheng buddies are all chatting so enthusiastically with me. But you, a well-spoken fellow, are lukewarm. I'm not a fool. How can I not see that you are annoying me? Just say,
What I said is right!"
This sentence immediately made Hong Yanwu feel embarrassed, and the others also opened their mouths, a little caught off guard.
The "general" was the first to react and immediately smoothed things over for Hong Yanwu.
"No, no. The key is that we were all fascinated by what you said..."
But he didn't expect that Hong Yanwu no longer wanted to hide it, and actually revealed his true feelings to Yang Weifan.
"I can see that you are a person with a good temperament and a very interesting person. But some things are not that simple. We have different identities, so we cannot be friends by nature. I will not hide it from you, even if your temperament is the same.
, I don’t want to get involved with someone like you. Your circle of friends must be fixed, right? To put it bluntly, if we meet in the capital over there, let alone drinking together, we might end up “flowering” the other.
Woolen cloth……"
Yang Weifan was obviously a little surprised by this, his expression quickly became serious, and he took a good look at Hong Yanwu.
Then he looked at Chen Liquan next to him and found that he also had a cold expression.
Then he said, "No wonder, why are you so 'rude' in the department store? I am also the master of 'playing' on the street! But what you are talking about is also in the past. It has not been long ago that you have become soldiers and bandits."
Have they merged? Is it really necessary to distinguish them so clearly?"
The so-called "merger of soldiers and bandits" refers to the fact that in Beijing society since 1969, the "veterans" whose parents were beaten down and the "ruffians" in society began to use each other, infiltrate and reorganize each other.
While the veterans beat, smashed, robbed and ransacked their homes, they also "washed the Buddha" and "robbed the circle", while the Buddhas also "picked up the package" and "thrown around big things" and "patted the military wives".
"Hit, smash, and rob".
This is the degenerate combination of "academy" and "player".
But Hong Yanwu had another opinion on this. He gritted his teeth and spoke word by word. "'The soldiers and bandits merge'? That means they are in harmony on the surface, but they are not in harmony with their hearts! Based on my experience, dealing with you people is too tiring and will last forever."
You have to be careful, you are all too smart..."
The "general" saw that something was getting more and more wrong the more he talked, so he couldn't help but intervene to dissuade him.
"Wait a minute, Xiao Wu, you're fine at first, but we can't understand why you're talking about such nonsense. Are you going to fight? You've forgotten how..."
"I didn't forget!"
Hong Yanwu categorically interrupted the "general" and turned to Yang Weifan and said, "I am not a ungrateful person, nor a person who knows how to repay kindness. I am really grateful that you have helped us so much. Even if we don't know how to do it,
Even if we become friends, I will never treat you as an enemy. I will definitely return this favor if I have the opportunity. But let me declare in advance that it must be within our capabilities, how about it?"
When Yang Weifan heard this, he had no other reaction. He drank half of the wine in the jar with a "gu dong dong" sound.
This made "General" and "Dead Corpse" feel nervous. Needless to say, they were afraid that Yang Weifan would turn against him later.
Chen Liquan was definitely facing Hong Yanwu unconditionally, and his eyes were staring with eagerness and vigilance.
In fact, even Hong Yanwu thought that Yang Weifan might be about to curse. But he never expected that Yang Weifan said something that he didn't expect at all.
"I understand, buddy! You probably have all the losses you have suffered in the past, and you have taken them to heart. But there is one thing I want to ask. Since you have clearly identified me as a 'faculty', you have alienated me! But you want to
What should I say if I made a mistake? Then wouldn’t I be too unjust?"
"Impossible!" Hong Yanwu blurted out.
"Hey, don't talk too much!"
That’s right, it’s only a child’s fault to view problems in absolute terms. It’s indeed a bit too early to make such an assertion. Is there anything strange in this world? Nothing is impossible!
Hong Yanwu understood this. His eyes quickly calmed down, his brows tightened, and he stopped talking.
Yang Weifan continued talking on his own.
"Speaking of my father, he was a soldier who participated in the revolution in 1929. He was transferred to the navy in 1954 and should be considered a high-ranking official. Therefore, judging from my background, I should be considered a standard cadre's son. But in fact, I am not.
It's another thing. Don't tell me that I grew up in an alley. After middle school, I often fought with the children in the alley against the "yuan faction". To be honest, even I can't tell who I am.
It’s the group that should be counted…”
"How could it be?" This time it was Chen Liquan's turn to express his doubts.
"Why not? My father's first wife died before liberation. He married my mother after the founding of the People's Republic of China. At that time, he already had five children. In the eyes of my brothers and sisters, my mother was not at all
I should enter this house. Because the family has never been quiet, after my mother had me, my father placed me and my mother alone in a courtyard in Xicheng District. In this way, I have lived in an alley since I was a child.
I've never been inside the Navy Yard."
"Ever since I have memories, I have always felt that my father is very busy with work and doesn't show up much at all. My mother works in a cultural troupe and always accompanies my father on business trips and attends various conferences and activities. Therefore, they rarely spend time with me.
Together, it’s actually like my nanny raised me.”
"My nanny is a native of Beijing. Her husband's surname is Feng. She lives in Xisi. She has been helping me since she was less than 50 years old. I call her Grandma Feng. She came here because her son had a car accident and became disabled.
A nanny. She also has a granddaughter named Feng Juan, who is about the same age as me. Because my daughter-in-law has to go to work and take care of her son, she often brings her over to play with me. And all this time, even Feng Juan
When grandma comes home, I will follow her. To be honest, their family is more like my relatives to me than my parents."
"Then during the 'movement' period, my father was among the first to be overthrown. My mother, like him, was placed under guard and both homes were raided. I became a homeless child.
My brothers and sisters also had no time to take care of themselves. Grandma Feng, who was already sixty years old at the time, saw that I had nowhere to go, so she took me back home. Their family treated me even better than that little sister. By now, I also
They are no different from the kids in the alley."
"You should know that there are quite a lot of courtyards in the west of the city. In addition to the 'officially named' 'Air Force Courtyard', 'Navy Courtyard', and 'Planning Commission Courtyard', there are also State Council Courtyards all over.
The Ministry of Railways, the Second Artillery Group, the Broadcasting Bureau (Ministry of Radio, Film and Television), the North China Bureau, the Construction Bureau, the Planning Commission, the Construction Committee, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Light Industry, the Ministry of Construction and other various ministries and commissions dormitories. Therefore, the children in the alleys in the west and these big
It is common for children in the courtyard to fight."
"Besides, there are a lot of bad guys in those big courtyards. Those guys are a lot of tricksters, and they are always looking for 'girlfriends' when they have nothing to do. In addition, Feng Juan is pretty, so it is easier to attract trouble. So in order to protect this
Sister, I naturally picked up the kitchen knife."
"What you said is absolutely correct. Most of the children in the alley are quite generous and don't have so many twists and turns in their stomachs. As long as they fight against the 'yuan faction', share the same hatred and hatred, and are unanimous in dealing with the outside world, many people will spontaneously help. So I
Not only did I not suffer any loss, I also made many friends. After going back and forth like this, I officially became a member of the "players" who competed with the "yuan faction", and with those buddies in the alley, I became
Tiezi..."
At this point, everyone in the audience looked at each other in confusion. Logically speaking, Yang Weifan's experience must be absolutely credible, but it is also unusual enough. To be more realistic, we must make a distinction and say whether he is an 'academic' or a 'player'.
Then no one can do it.
Hong Yanwu couldn't help but said angrily, "Then you...you are the company commander now. Your father has been reinstated, right? Do you still associate with those children in the alley?"
These words made Yang Weifan smile bitterly.
"You actually want to say, 'A wife is easy to get rich, and a friend is easy to get rich'? It makes me even more awkward when you mention this matter. Yes, after the September 13th incident, my father became the first wave of cadres to come back.
, and resumed work. Then our family has regained its former glory. Originally, I was going to the countryside to join the queue like everyone else, so there is no need to go. Moreover, after experiencing this setback, the conflicts between family members have also eased.
It took me a lot. My mother took me back to the courtyard from Grandma Feng’s house.”
"But after that, everything changed. I don't know why, except for Grandma Feng, the Feng family immediately became angry with me. When I went to see them again, I was only polite but not close to them. They all treated me like a big shot.
Treat her the same, even my sister Feng Juan."
"Not to mention my friends from the past. Most of them became very indifferent when they saw me and stayed away from me. A small number tried their best to fawn over me and asked me to help them stay in the city and join the army. Some of them got it done for them, and they
They asked me to do other things, and some of them didn't work out, so they complained behind their backs. In the end, I really couldn't handle it, so I had to find excuses to deal with it. In fact, I had a lot of quarrels with my family about this matter, and I also complained behind my back.
I tried very hard, but in the end I still fell down and was no longer human."
"As for the children in the compound, I got to know a lot of them later. But first of all, the environment where they grew up and me was completely different. They played, watched, were passionate about, and admired them.
They couldn't find anything in common. Secondly, they particularly liked each other. The closeness of their relationship was determined by their father's position. They talked about military positions in a clear and logical manner. Even when they saw me, they always greeted me with smiles and called me brothers.
But I also know that few people are sincere..."
Hearing this, Hong Yanwu and the others couldn't help but look at each other, and everyone sighed with mixed feelings.