Middle-aged love

Chapter 35 Old Friends
After Shen Juan went downstairs, Guo Junhuai fell into deep thought. Ten minutes later, he picked up his cell phone and played a call.
Soon there was a burst of hearty laughter from the phone,

"Director Guo, who manages so many things every day, why did he think of calling me?"

Guo Junhuai laughed,
"In front of Secretary Li, how dare I call it 'every day'? Aren't you hurting me on purpose?",
Li Kunyang smiled heartily again. At the beginning, he and Guo Junhuai were both members of the district office. These years, he has been smooth sailing. From the deputy director of the district office to the position of No. [-] secretary of the city government, the future is bright.

It's just that the relationship between them has not progressed any further in these years. The reason is that only Guo Junhuai knows that he is obsessed with "that incident". At that time, he always suspected that Li Kunyang knew the inside story.Later he figured it out, it was impossible for Li Kunyang to know that Li Kunyang's father and Shen Mingjiang were both friends and rivals, and based on what he knew about Shen Mingjiang and his wife, it was impossible for them to let outsiders know about this 'shady' matter.I figured things out, but once the relationship is alienated, it will be difficult to mend it.

"Tell me, brother Junhuai, why do you think of me today?" Li Kunyang half teased. Recently, everyone is very 'busy', especially Li Kunyang's 'special position'. Many people call to find him. He thought Guo Junhuai I also have something to look for him,

"I'm not thinking about it, your birthday is coming soon, let's have a drink together." Guo Junhuai looked very casual,

Li Kunyang was a little confused, and thought, how could this guy remember his birthday? Their relationship has not been close these years, but no matter what, he is certainly happy to be remembered.
Li Kunyang laughed heartily again, this time for real,
"Brother, you still remember my brother's birthday, it's so rare!!"

"To tell you the truth, I remember your birthday every year. I just consider that you are very 'busy' and it is inconvenient for me to bother you."

"Oh? How do you say it?" Li Kunyang also became interested.
Guo Junhuai laughed out loud,

"Don't you know? 14 years ago, Shen Juan and I celebrated your birthday together. I drank too much that night, and Shen Juan stayed to take care of me. That time we had our family, Cheng Cheng. You said I can't remember you birthday?"

Li Kunyang immediately laughed too,

"I didn't expect that. So, I have taken advantage of your family, so I have to thank him!"

"It is he who should thank you. If you hadn't invited me and Shenjuan that day, there would be no him."

"You're right, let Cheng Cheng serve me a drink for dinner another day. I was the one who brought him into this world. If you want me to tell you, he has to call me 'Godfather'"

"Well, your request is not excessive at all," Guo Junhuai said righteously,
"Okay, that's it. Now that you've called, I won't contact you alone. Next Friday night, our two families will have a meal together to celebrate my birthday."

At lunch, Guo Zhaocheng looked at the dumplings in front of him, and then at the braised noodles in front of his father, feeling a little puzzled.

"Mom, are there fewer dumplings?"

"A lot, son, what's the matter?"

"Why are there no dumplings from my dad?"

Shen Juan was a little embarrassed, thinking that this son still had one heart with his father, she hadn't done anything, and he started complaining about this person, if this is the case, then this son has to turn against her? ,
"Your dad likes to eat braised noodles", Shen Juan said awkwardly, Guo Zhaocheng looked at his dad a little puzzled,

"Dad, dumplings are better than braised noodles!"

"Really, I think your mother's steamed braised noodle is delicious, why don't you try it?"

Guo Zhaocheng picked up a chopstick, stuffed it into his mouth, and nodded

"Well, it's not bad, but the dumplings are still delicious"

"Oh? I'll try it too," said he put one in his mouth, then nodded emphatically,

"It's delicious, it's really delicious. I've only eaten the steamed braised noodles made by her before. I didn't expect the dumplings made by your mother to be so delicious."

As a result, Guo Junhuai stopped eating braised noodles and ate dumplings instead. Shen Juan rolled her eyes angrily, thinking that this was a toss-up, but she was too lazy to argue with him.

Fortunately, after Guo Junhuai ate a portion of dumplings, he ate a small bowl of braised noodles and also praised the deliciousness of the noodles, Shen Juan's face eased.

The meal is almost done, Guo Junhuai said,

"This morning, Li Kunyang called me and said he would invite our family to dinner."

Shen Juan didn't answer, but his face was a little hot.
"Dad, who is Li Kunyang?"

"Dad's former colleague",
"My mother also knows?"

"Of course, he is your mother and my matchmaker?"

Guo Zhaoxiang discovered something very funny,

"Ah, you are still a matchmaker?"

"Of course, your mother and I met each other on a blind date," Guo Junhuai said solemnly, Shen Juan's face turned even redder, she finally couldn't sit still,
"Why are you saying this in front of the child?" Shen Juan said angrily,
"What's the matter? Blind dates are also very normal. We were relatively conservative at that time, and most of us met through blind dates."
Shen Juan still ate with her head down, she didn't want to mention the past, Guo Junhuai, on the contrary, he was in high spirits,
"By the way, Cheng Cheng, your Uncle Kunyang's birthday party is scheduled for next Friday night, so you should come over too, and give him a glass of wine in time."

"Ah, why do you want to toast him?"

Guo Junhuai looked at Shen Juan pretending to be very embarrassed, and then said very rudely,
"Ask your mother about this."
Shen Juan was almost choked and coughed several times before recovering.
"Mom, what's going on?"

Shen Juan was really speechless. She wondered why Guo Junhuai hadn't found him so shameless before, but she had to answer when her son asked her. After thinking about it, she said,
"Son, when your mother was pregnant with you, your father and Uncle Kunyang were still colleagues. At that time, we were together every day and witnessed your growth, so I look forward to you."
"Oh, that's it, that's fine, I'll toast him a glass of wine next week," Guo Zhaocheng said reasonably.

Besides, Li Kunyang was excited for a long time after hanging up the phone. He has been missed by his friends for more than ten years. Can he be unhappy?I sigh in my heart, this is a real friend!
These years, the contacts between them are not close, he originally thought that Guo Junhuai had a relationship with him, but it seems not.

In fact, Li Kunyang attaches great importance to Guo Junhuai as a friend. At that time, they were all just out of school, and they were all hanging out in the office. The friendship is still very real. Unlike now, even if you face people who greet you with smiles, you don’t understand what they are thinking. What.

Although Li Kunyang has a good family background, he is low-key and never puts on airs.In fact, Guo Junhuai is just from a small county with no background, and he is not conspicuous among his colleagues, but Li Kunyang dare not despise him in the slightest, and even deliberately made friends with him.At that time, he could see that Guo Junhuai was not someone in the pool, and Li Kunyang's father was a member of the system, so his knowledge was naturally not bad.

Facts have proved that Li Kunyang is right. When Guo Junhuai was beaten into the "cold yamen", many people thought he was finished.No one thought that the District Urban Construction Bureau not only failed to become his "Waterloo", but made him a success.Right now, he is a popular candidate to enter the Transportation Department. Once he succeeds, his future is limitless. What is his enviable 'secret'?But if Guo Junhuai stays in the Transportation Department for two years, if he stays there again, he will be a full-time job!
(End of this chapter)