The Prodigal Son: I Can Foresee the Future

Even though it is already autumn, it is still so refreshing to have a glass of iced Tsingtao Beer No. 2 with delicious pickled fish!

"It's only because I'm pregnant, otherwise I would have to drink it." Chen Jia said with envy.

"Yes, yes, I remember you could drink a little when you were in college, and your alcohol tolerance seemed to be okay!" Shao Yang laughed.

Chen Jia smiled helplessly: "My alcohol tolerance is definitely limited compared to yours, but today is not a different day. It's very happy to meet old acquaintances, but my body doesn't allow it, so I can only use hot water instead of alcohol!"

"Is this your second child?" Shao Yang asked.

"Well, we already have a daughter." Chen Jia nodded.

"Time is unforgiving!"

Shao Yang sighed: "Think about your college days, and look at now, it seems like it was just yesterday. Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, you are all going to have a second child."

"You have to hurry up, you are already 40 years old." Lin Ming teased.

"I think the key is that there is no suitable person!"

After Shao Yang finished speaking, he raised his glass and clinked it with Lin Ming, and drank it in big gulps.

"Slow down, I'm here to eat fish today!"

Lin Ming said disdainfully, and could only finish the wine in the glass.

"Don't just talk about me, talk about you!"

Shao Yang looked at Lin Ming: "I was browsing Douyin once, and suddenly found that you were on the news. At that time, I thought I was seeing things. The poor boy who couldn't even afford to eat back then has become the boss of a large group? If Chen Jia hadn't been in the video, I really couldn't believe it!"

This can be said so directly, which is enough to show that Shao Yang still remembers his friendship with Lin Ming.

Fundamentally speaking, he didn't want to get anything from Lin Ming just because Lin Ming was rich.

What he cares about is just the days ten years ago when he and Lin Ming drank together without suspicion!

"Who knows? Maybe I'm used to being poor, so God has pity on me?"

Lin Ming winked and said: "But Brother Shao, I really don't like what you said. Don't I have the potential to become a big boss? I thought you saw my potential back then, so you were so nice to me!"

"Bullshit, if I really had that ability, I would have invested in you a long time ago. Even if I only invested one dollar, I would probably make a million or eight hundred thousand now." Shao Yang snorted.

"If you say so, then the pickled fish you treated me to back then should also be considered an investment?"

Lin Ming laughed and said: "One hundred yuan for a meal, I got more than ten meals for free, and now I must have made tens of millions or even hundreds of millions in return."

Hearing this, Shao Yang immediately curled his lips.

"Then how do you calculate the dishes you washed for me and the work you did for me? According to your current net worth, boss Lin, I have to give you tens of millions or even hundreds of millions?"

"Hahaha..."

Lin Ming laughed happily.

Indeed, he is not a person who likes to take advantage.

At that time, Shao Yang knew that his conditions were average, so after they became good friends, he rarely asked him for food money.

Even if he really asked, it would be at most a cost, or even a loss.

Of course, Lin Ming also knew this, so he ran to the store with Chen Jia to help when he was free, and also had a meal by the way.

Now mentioning these, it does not feel childish, but immature.

That was indeed one of the happiest times when Lin Ming was away from home during college.

As the vegetables were added to the pot, the atmosphere among the three became more and more harmonious.

Regarding some interesting things that happened in the past, they rushed to recall them, and they would laugh happily every time, as if they had forgotten all their troubles.

Beer does not make people drunk, but it makes people full.

Just over 20 minutes had passed when Lin Ming started to run to the toilet.

On the first trip, he looked at the people queuing outside and was happy about the booming business in the store.

On the second trip...

He ran into an acquaintance!

To be exact, he saw an acquaintance, because the other party did not see him.

"Brother Zhao?" Lin Ming was a little surprised.

At this moment, Zhao Yandong was sitting on the north side of the reserved table.

Next to him sat a petite woman with long wavy hair dyed in a fiery red.

From the side profile alone, the woman looked pretty.

Opposite and next to them sat a middle-aged man and woman, and a man who looked about the same age as the woman.

Lin Ming knew the other party's identity without having to guess.

The woman was the girlfriend that Zhao Yandong had told him about, Qi Chengcheng.

The middle-aged man and woman must be Qi Chengcheng's parents.

As for the man of similar age, he should be Qi Chengcheng's brotherBrother.

Before asking for leave last time, Zhao Yandong told Lin Ming that Qi Chengcheng's family might also come to Blue Island during this period, and he must entertain them well and leave a good impression on them.

"Brother Zhao, is this what he meant by 'entertaining' well?" Lin Ming shook his head and smiled.

Seriously speaking, a place like Pickled Fish, where young people come, is indeed not suitable for entertaining elders.

But Lin Ming didn't think much about it, maybe they just like to eat it?

Zhao Yandong just knows it!

However——

Lin Ming stared at them for a while, but his brows gradually frowned.

He found that during the time he was watching, only Zhao Yandong was smiling.

As for Qi Chengcheng, he just stared at Zhao Yandong occasionally and looked cold.

Qi Chengcheng's parents kept a cold face and hardly spoke.

The only one who spitted was Qi Chengcheng's elder brother.

He pointed at Zhao Yandong and shouted excitedly. Lin Ming could only hear his voice, but couldn't hear what he was saying clearly.

Anyway, it can be seen that as the elder brother-in-law spoke, the smile on Zhao Yandong's face was gradually stiffening.

Even the guests behind them seemed to have heard something and couldn't help but turn around and look at Qi Chengcheng's brother, with an expression that seemed to be ridiculous.

And Qi Chengcheng's family didn't care about other people's opinions at all.

They were still expressing their own ideas, even though Zhao Yandong's face was already very ugly, they still didn't stop.

Until the end.

Qi Chengcheng's brother slammed the chopsticks on the table with a bang, and then turned and walked towards the bathroom.

Seeing Zhao Yandong also looking over here, Lin Ming subconsciously turned around and hurriedly ran upstairs, fearing that Zhao Yandong would be more embarrassed.

However, as soon as he sat down on the second floor, he received a WeChat message from Zhao Yandong - "Mr. Lin, why are you here too? I saw you."

Lin Ming's face twitched slightly, and he thought that he was still running too slowly.

With Zhao Yandong's keen sense, it was impossible for him to ignore him.

He could only reply: "Don't get me wrong, I didn't follow you. This is a shop opened by an old friend of mine. Chen Jia and I came here to chat. You guys have a good meal first... If you need help, just call me, I'm on the second floor."