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Chapter 32 Happy Birthday (2)

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    "Of course it's possible." Mr. Zhu didn't refuse, and said, "But let me be the host."

    Gong Xiaojun wanted to be modest again, when the bp machine on his waist rang.  He took off the bp machine and looked at it, and it showed an unfamiliar phone number.  Who is the one?  Why use an automatic platform instead of a manual platform that can display Chinese characters?  He couldn't make up his mind whether he should return to the plane right away.

    Mr. Zhu handed his big brother to Gong Xiaojun in a considerate manner, and said, "Mr. Gong, please use it."

    Gong Xiaojun answered the phone, thinking that in the future he will also have such a big brother that symbolizes money and status.  He dialed the phone and asked, "Who?"

    "It's me." A woman's voice came from the phone.

    It's Min!  Just now Gong Xiaojun thought for a while, but he didn't expect Min to be the one calling the page.

    "Min," Gong Xiaojun switched the phone from his right ear to his left ear, and said, "What do you want from me?"

    "I want to treat you to dinner tonight," Min said.

    take me Out to eat?  Gong Xiaojun wondered what day today would call Min to treat me to dinner?  Jing invited him to a meal, which led to such a series of sad stories. Could it be the same with Min?  He turned his head and looked out the window. There was nothing unusual about the bright sunshine in the sky. There were a few homing pigeons flying freely in the blue sky, and the whining pigeon whistle seemed to come from the depths of the sky.

    "At 6:30," Min said, "I'll wait for you in the lobby on the first floor of the Longfeng Hotel."

    When Gong Xiaojun wanted to say that I had made an appointment with Mr. Zhu to treat him to dinner, Min had already hung up the phone.  Gong Xiaojun returned the phone to Mr. Zhu, looking at him with some embarrassment.

    In fact, Mr. Zhu, who was close at hand, had already heard Min's words, and he handed Gong Xiaojun a cigarette again, and said with a smile: "Ladies first, I will treat you tomorrow."

    "That's the best thing to do." Gong Xiaojun said helplessly.

    It was a quarter to seven when Gong Xiaojun arrived at Longfeng Hotel. The hotel was already filled with all kinds of diners. He stood in the lobby, looking for Min.

    Min was sitting in a corner of the hall at this time, and on her left was a pianist who was playing an unnamed world famous piece.  She naturally saw Gong Xiaojun, because her eyes had been looking at the entrance of the hall.  She wanted to stand up and shout or wave to get Gong Xiaojun's attention, but she couldn't.

    Gong Xiaojun found Min after he inspected the entire hall for three times, and he walked towards Min quickly.

    "You're late." Min said, looking up at the grandfather clock in the middle of the hall.

    If Gong Xiaojun went straight from Educated Youth Restaurant to Longfeng Hotel, he wouldn't be late, so he turned a corner and went home.  In any case, he didn't want to dress too shabby when entering a big hotel, and besides, he still smelled pungently of paint.  He found the suit he wore when he got married, and he remembered that it was also the same suit he wore when he dated Aki for no reason half a year ago.  This made him think of Jing again, and the bloody scene that he couldn't bear to look back on.

    "I'm sorry." Gong Xiaojun sat down opposite Min, spread his hands, and said.

    Min sighed and said, "That's right, you look like a businessman."

    "What's wrong with being a businessman? If we had been in business a long time ago, would we be like this?" Gong Xiaojun rubbed his forehead, pressed his knuckles again, and said, "Min, we should start our lives again."

    Why did Min never want to be able to live again?  However, how can time flow backward like water?

    Min ordered food, and ordered another bottle of white wine, of course not Liu Zhuang's special song produced by Liu Fukang.

    Gong Xiaojun sat opposite Min and never moved. He was thinking why Min suddenly invited him to dinner, just like why Xiangjing suddenly invited him to dinner.

    Min poured the wine into two glasses, handed one to Gong Xiaojun, and said, "Xiaojun, what day is today?"

    Gong Xiaojun has been thinking about what day it is today since he put down Min's phone, but unfortunately he couldn't think of it.  He picked up the wine glass, shook his head, and said: "Eating and drinking are like going to sleep when you are sleepy. There is no need to find a reason. Come on, I wish you happiness."

    Min pressed Gong Xiaojun's hand holding the wine glass, bent down and took out a cake from under the dining table, and said, "Happy birthday to you."

    Happy birthday?  Gong Xiaojun stared at the cake and suddenly froze, a rush of blood rushed to his head, and his eyes were moist.  Now the only person in the world who can remember his birthday is Min, which naturally includes himself.  Only then did he realize that he was 38 years old today.  Gong Xiaojun opened his mouth, wanted to say something but didn't say anything, just looked at Min blankly.

    Min could sense every subtle expression of Gong Xiaojun, even though she found that he was trying his best to cover it up.  Min picked up the wine glass, nodded sideways at the pianist, and said, "Xiao Jun, I wish you a happy birthday."ú±

    &nbs??The confession in the scene of "Painful Family History" in "Red Lantern":

    Li Tiemei: Dad!

    Grandma Li: Your father is not your real father.

    Tiemei Li: Grandma!

    Grandma Li: Grandma is not your real grandma either.

    Gong Xiaojun and Min just stood there in a daze, that time was so far away, yet so close.  People want to forget, but no one can forget.

    "Where's my father? Where's my mother? Why did you leave me alone?" The woman raised her head, and walked away crying while looking at the starless sky.

    Gong Xiaojun could tell that these were obviously not words from the plot.  Then the words outside the plot are the footnotes of why she is what she is now.

    "She's not going to die, is she?" Min asked, shaking Gong Xiaojun's hand.

    "She doesn't know what death is now?" Commander Gong Xiaojun sighed and said, "This is the most terrifying thing for people."

    "So, she will live like this forever?" Min asked as she watched the woman's disappearing figure.

    "She doesn't know how she is living." Gong Xiaojun said.

    "Like us?" Min said.

    Just like us?  Gong Xiaojun didn't understand why Min suddenly said such a sentence.  He looked down at Min and found that tears were already in Min's eyes.

    "Min, you?" Gong Xiaojun raised his hand, trying to wipe the tears off Min's face, but stopped in mid-air.

    At this time, Min has entered an emotional world full of sadness and despair, this woman suddenly let her see her own shadow, she thought, will my tomorrow be the same?

    Min had long thought of celebrating Gong Xiaojun's birthday, but she couldn't make up her mind in the end.  She knew that now she had a sense of dependence on Gong Xiaojun, or that Gong Xiaojun was becoming more and more important to her.  She loves that old relationship, even though they might have gotten together long ago if it wasn't for her own reasons.  She regretted her choice at the time, but regret has no meaning.  When she was sitting in the Longfeng Hotel, she kept thinking, will Gong Xiaojun accept my blessing?  Now, after Gao Diandian and Min have gone through the divorce procedures, they will soon move out of the palace garden. From now on, she will have nothing to do with this man named Gao Diandian.  That day, after going through the divorce procedures and walking out of the gate of the Civil Affairs Bureau, I was so sensitive that I felt unprecedentedly relaxed, just like after going through the divorce procedures with Liu Fukang back then.  Of course, she knew that Gao Didian would feel the same way.  The reason why Min, who had matured prematurely in politics, was so naive as an ignorant child in matters of her marriage was something she could not explain clearly.  As for Liu Fukang's reason for letting her and Gong Xiaojun set up an educated youth restaurant, Min believed that he really wanted to help her, although there were some other factors in it.  Liu Fukang loves her, just like Gong Xiaojun loves her.  She sometimes wondered, if she hadn't returned to the city then, would it have been better to stay in Liuzhuang than it is now?  So, I made a mistake in choosing Liu Fukang, divorced Liu Fukang, and then married Gao Diandian.  Min always believed that Liu Fukang handed over the educated youth restaurant to himself and Gong Xiaojun as a kind of noble charity, and the reason why he accepted Liu Fukang's charity was precisely for Gong Xiaojun.  This is such a complicated emotional chain.  There is also my son Liu Jianguo, although he is not with me, but he has come to this city after all, so I can visit him often.  Now, she is so sensitive that her feelings should have a final destination, if not, she will collapse soon, and this warm nest is Gong Xiaojun.  She wanted to find a chance to express her feelings to Gong Xiaojun, even if he refused.  The arrival of Gong Xiaojun's birthday gave Min this opportunity.  When she was excited about the arrival of this opportunity, she also suddenly discovered that since the day she gave Liu Zhuang Gong Xiaojun his father's old military uniform on his birthday, she has never forgotten it.

    "Xiaojun," Min looked at Gong Xiaojun's hand hanging in mid-air, and finally mustered up the courage to say, "Can I say I love you?"

    Before Gong Xiaojun pulled Min into his arms, he shivered.  More than ten years ago, in Liuzhuang, when he expressed his love to Min with the same language, Min didn't answer, and what he got was Min's slap.  More than ten years later, Gong Xiaojun's message of love sent out thousands of laps of the earth before Min replied in the affirmative, and at this time they will soon be 40 years old.  At forty without confusion, Gong Xiaojun immediately realized, is this famous saying of Confucius referring to love?

    Gong Xiaojun was tearful and speechless, his hand finally fell on Min's face, gently wiping Min's tears.  At this time, Min's hand was gently stroking Gong Xiaojun's right shoulder. If Gong Xiaojun hadn't worn the old military uniform that Min gave him back then, there should be a firefly here.

    "We are already old." Min said sadly, lying on Gong Xiaojun's body.

    "No, Min, we are not old." Gong Xiaojun raised his head, looked at the school gate not far away where they had studied together for four years, and said, "We have just left the school gate."  : www.hlnovel.com)?.

    "No, Min, we are not old." Gong Xiaojun raised his head, looked at the school gate not far away where they had studied together for four years, and said, "We have just left the school gate."  : www.hlnovel.com
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