Seeing Xu Xiaoyan, Lin Bei didn't care about any good news and immediately asked: "Yanyan, aren't you supposed to be working in the hospital at this time? Why are you here?"
Xu Xiaoyan smiled and said, "I'm taking the day off today."
Only then did Lin Bei realize that the clinical internal medicine department was also a department that had to be on duty, and it did not have a fixed weekend break. After the shift was over, there would also be a day of normal rest.
He doesn't usually go to the hospital and almost forgot about it.
"I remembered it wrong."
Lin Bei smiled and then asked: "You just said, what good news do you want to tell me?"
Xu Xiaoyan said: "Remember Hu Jun? He has returned to Jiangcheng and opened a small restaurant on the street next to us! It is scheduled to open today!"
"Hu Jun?"
Lin Bei was stunned and couldn't help but recall this boy who was three or four years younger than him.
Hu Jun once lived next door to Lin Bei. He had a gentle personality. When he was a child, he would be with Xu Xiaoyan every day, following Lin Bei and calling him brother.
The relationship between the three of them is stronger than that of ordinary people.
However, when he was in Linbei High School, Hu Jun dropped out of school and went to Yuncheng because of poor grades, and never came back.
Later I heard that I found a chef and learned cooking skills from him.
Most people in the old city are not in good condition, and it is normal for them to go out to study if their grades are not good.
Unexpectedly, Hu Jun came back this year and opened a restaurant. This shows that he has accomplished his studies and returned to his hometown with honor!
Lin Bei couldn't help but scolded: "Hu Jun is so uninteresting. We haven't seen him for so many years and he didn't tell me first when he came back."
Xu Xiaoyan said: "This is because you misunderstood him. Hu Jun came to see you yesterday, but you were not at home, so you asked me to tell you the news."
Lin Bei said unhappily: "Can't he make phone calls?"
Xu Xiaoyan explained: "Hu Jun heard that you were away from home every day, so he thought you were very busy and was afraid of disturbing you, so he didn't call."
Lin Bei couldn't help but shake his head, secretly thinking that Hu Jun is still the same as before, he knows how to read people's thoughts.
He wiped his hands and said to Qin Huilan: "Mom, please close the stall early today. Hu Jun is back and has opened a restaurant. I have to go and support him."
Upon hearing this, Qin Huilan immediately handed over two hundred yuan and said, "Lin Bei, take this money with you and say that I gave it to Hu Jun. Congratulations on the opening of his new store."
Lin Bei nodded, accepted the money, and then took Xu Xiaoyan into the pickup truck.
Hu Jun's restaurant is located on the next street and is called Yulin Restaurant.
Before going, Lin Bei bought a few more firecrackers and took them with him.
This is their rule. When a new store opens, close relatives and friends must light a bunch of firecrackers in person to bless the new store and add a little joy to themselves.
After a while, Yulin Restaurant arrived.
This restaurant is not big, but the decoration is very tasteful, and a lot of effort has obviously been put into it.
At this moment, there are many people gathered in front of the restaurant, most of them are fellow villagers from the old city, and they are all familiar faces.
And a young man with fair skin and short height was standing inside with a gentle smile on his face, responding to the congratulations of the guests one by one.
He is Hu Jun!
Seeing this familiar face, Lin Bei smiled, picked up the firecrackers, and got out of the car with Xu Xiaoyan.
Seeing him, Hu Jun was stunned for a moment, and then the smile on his face became even brighter. He walked over quickly and gave Lin Bei a big hug without saying a word!
He said: "Brother Lin Bei! Long time no see!"
Lin Bei nodded and recalled in his eyes: "Yes! I haven't seen you for many years. I remember that when you left, you were only about my shoulders, right? You are almost taller than me now!"
Hu Jun said embarrassedly: "I was still young at that time, and now I am in my early twenties."
Lin Bei couldn't help but praise: "I opened a restaurant in my twenties, so young and promising!"
Hu Jun felt even more embarrassed after being told that.
When facing blind dates with other neighbors, he acted with ease, but in front of Lin Bei, Hu Jun was always like a child.
At the first glance when the two communicated, Lin Bei could see that Hu Jun was still the simple young man he was before and had not changed at all.
Hu Jun said: "Brother Lin Bei, you and Xiaoyan go and sit inside first. After I finish greeting the guests, I will go to the back kitchen to fry two dishes myself, so that you can have a taste of my craftsmanship."
Lin Bei agreed, but just as he was about to go in, a somewhat unpleasant sound came from behind.
"Hey! Isn't this brother Lin Bei?"
A man wearing a floral vest and a big gold chain came over.
The man was smoking a cigarette and wearing sunglasses. He didn't look like a serious person at first glance, but he drove a BMW x6 and looked very impressive.
"Are you... Pan Zhihao?"
Lin Bei recognized this person, and when Xu Xiaoyan next to him saw him, she even took a small step back, her eyes full of vigilance.
Pan Zhihao is also from the old city. He is younger than Lin Bei, but older than Xu Xiaoyan and others.
Moreover, this Pan Zhihao did not learn well and did bad things all day long. Most of the good children in the old city were bullied by him. Xu Xiaoyan and Hu Jun were also among them, and they were extorted two hundred yuan by Pan Zhihao.
Because of this incident, Lin Bei, who was in high school at the time, went to find Pan Zhihao and chased him for most of the street and beat him up. The two of them had a complete feud.
Later I heard that Pan Zhihao's family opened a factory and made a little money. Now he is considered one of the second generation rich people who have moved out of the old city.
Unexpectedly, the opening of Hu Jun's restaurant actually attracted him.
"So you still remember me? I thought you had forgotten me after being here for three years."
Pan Zhihao turned the BMW key and said with provocative eyes.
Not to be outdone, Lin Bei responded directly: "What a coincidence, I thought you had forgotten about me since I haven't chased you and beat you up in a few years."
Upon hearing this, Pan Zhihao's expression changed a bit as if he didn't want to stir up any bad memories.
But he was no longer the brainless little gangster he was before. He rolled his eyes and saw the car key in Lin Bei's hand. He couldn't help but said in surprise: "Oh, I didn't expect you to get into the car, Lin Bei. Where is the car?"
Let me see what you, a former talent in the old city, have become now."
Lin Bei said nothing and pointed to his pickup truck.
Pan Zhihao laughed out loud when he saw it, and then said without any concealment: "I thought you were driving a good car, but it turned out to be a broken pickup truck! It's so dark that it doesn't even have a car logo. It can't be some kind of San Francisco truck."
No brand, right?"
Lin Bei said coldly: "Does it have anything to do with you?"
Pan Zhihao mocked: "It has nothing to do with me. But let's get to know each other, and I still have to remind you. Cars are not a joke. If something happens, it's a matter of human life. If you drive this three-no car, you're going to do it."
Don't put your head on the steering wheel! If you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your friends in the car."
Speaking of this, Pan Zhihao's eyes moved on Xu Xiaoyan and Hu Jun twice, as if he had something to point out.
Seeing this, Hu Jun couldn't help it on the spot, and said with a dark look on his face: "What do you mean, Pan Zhihao? I'm opening today, and you were involved in a fatal car accident. Do you sincerely curse me?"
Pan Zhihao immediately said: "I didn't mean that. I just couldn't help seeing Lin Bei's car."
He seemed to be denying it, but his eyes were full of sarcasm.
Seeing this, Lin Bei finally said: "Why, you look down on my car?"
Pan Zhihao stopped pretending and said directly: "It's a bit contemptuous. After all, I drive a BMW