pappabearbooks Chapter 1723: Meeting an old friend by chance
Chapter 1723: Meeting an old friend by chance
Lin Ran handed the check he had just taken to his parents. They were stunned when they saw the numbers on it.
"You mean those pieces of wood just sold for 20?"
This has gone far beyond their cognition.
Lin Ran smiled and said: "Yes, dad and mom, keep this money safe and you can use it in emergencies."
"My sister is starting a business during this time, and she may be short of funds. Please pay more attention to her." Lin Ran then thought of his sister.
After receiving such a large amount of money, my parents were not only shocked, but also happy.
My son did not go to college due to family problems, and ended up embarking on another more promising path.
As parents, they are of course very happy.
Lin Ran didn't stay at home for long. He was going to the auction house to see if Boss Meng's goods had been delivered.
The most important thing is to check whether he has tampered with the goods. We don't have any hope for Boss Meng's people now.
When he was about to drive away, he heard someone calling him from behind as soon as he opened the car door.
"Lin Ran?"
The voice sounded unfamiliar. Lin Ran turned around and saw a fat man smiling at him.
Seeing Lin Ran turn around, the little fat man knew that he had seen the right person, so he ran over in a hurry, still panting.
"Jiang Chaobo?"
"Hey, Lin Ran, I thought you didn't remember me." Jiang Chaobo smiled, his eyes kept shining because he noticed the Audi 100 in front of Lin Ran.
Jiang Chaobo is Lin Ran's high school classmate, and he is one year away from graduating from high school.
Unlike in the future, in the early 80s, after graduating from high school, a large part of the population had no education, which meant that they had to enter society.
There is no high school in Xialin Village. When I was studying, I was in the urban area.
Jiang Chaobo is not from this village, but from the next village. It is said that after graduating from high school, he went to the capital to sell houses.
The two had a pretty good relationship in high school. Lin Ran's family had no money and he was often bullied in school.
Jiang Chaobo was similar. The two marginalized people sat together and naturally hugged each other to keep warm.
Lin Ran thought of the past. For Jiang Chaobo, it was only two years ago.
As for Lin Ran, I don't know how much time has passed, and I miss him very much when I think about it.
He smiled slightly: "Chaobo, how have you been lately?"
"I'm just messing around, selling houses in Dongcheng District. I don't have any achievements. Girls are popular in this business." Jiang Chaobo laughed, but his eyes were fixed on the Audi 100.
Cars are rare in the first place, and luxury cars are even harder to come across.
Unexpectedly, one of my old classmates actually had one.
He stuttered and asked, "Lin Ran, is this your car?"
"Yeah." Lin Ran opened the car door and invited him to sit in the car.
An embarrassed smile appeared on Jiang Chaobo's face, "Hey, I didn't expect that your family used to be so rich, but you still pretended to be so poor in school."
"It's a long story." Lin Ran sighed deeply. He was not pretending before, but relied on his own efforts and worked hard within two years.
The two old classmates chatted for a while, and Lin Ran wanted to invite him to his home for some tea. Jiang Chaobo quickly said, "No, I have other things to do. By the way, I almost forgot if you didn't mention it."
Jiang Chaobo came here to inform Lin Ran that there would be a class reunion next week and hoped that he could attend it.
"Class reunion?" In my impression, his old classmates didn't have a good attitude toward him. Except for Jiang Chaobo, most of them were rich people who studied in the urban area.
Lin Ran was dressed in rags at the time and had a relatively introverted personality. If it weren't for his good grades, he would have been bullied every day like Jiang Chaobo.
Speaking of which, humans are indeed very complex animals, especially before adulthood, there is usually a rebellious period.
During this period, you will be full of aggression and hope to be recognized by the public.
But since they admit it in their hearts, they will exclude everyone who looks down upon them.
Unfortunately, Lin Ran and Jiang Chaobo were the ones who were excluded at that time.
Now they are invited to attend the class reunion.
Lin Ran smiled knowingly. It seemed that one of his old classmates was doing well and wanted to take the opportunity to show off.
"I'm quite busy at work and often have to work overtime. I may not have time to go." Lin Ran said. He was not interested in hanging out with these brats and wasting his time.
Jiang Chaobo quickly waved his hand and said, "Lin Ran, you must go! If you don't go, Luo Yang will definitely not let me go."
"Luo Yang?" Lin Ran had almost forgotten this person.
"Well, Luo Yang is the manager of the real estate company where I am now, and he is my immediate boss. He asked me to find you, and told me that I must take you to the class reunion." Jiang Chaobo showed a troubled expression, "What else? Are you going to have a couple of drinks? Don’t worry, just drive over and no one will dare to bully you.”
Hearing him say this, Lin Ran felt a little desolate.
He vaguely remembered that although Jiang Chaobo's grades in the class were not good, they were still in the middle range.
Luo Yang is the thorn in the class. He basically doesn't do his homework and always skips classes.
According to the theory in the book, people like him will be eliminated by society in the future.
But in fact, Luo Yang's family is very rich, which means Luo Yang himself really doesn't want to study, so he was given the position of manager in a small company.
Jiang Chaobo tried his best to climb up, but in the end he only worked under Luo Yang.
All roads lead to Rome, and some people are born in Rome.
Seeing Jiang Chaobo being a little embarrassed, Lin Ran couldn't bear it. He smiled and patted his shoulder: "Okay, originally I didn't want to go, but since you invited me, I will definitely go."
"Hey, good brother." Jiang Chaobo grinned.
Lin Ran patted him on the shoulder, then started the car engine and asked, "Where are you going, I'll take you there."
"Really? I'm going to the Atlantic Shopping Plaza, where Yuan Wei works."
"You two are still in contact." Jiang Chaobo almost forgot about this person if he didn't mention it.
When they were in school, Jiang Chaobo had a crush on Yuan Wei. However, at that age, if the two of them got too close, they would be warned by the school. Only Lin Ran knew that they would sometimes go to the park to play together. It should be very close.
"Hehe, yes, she works as a salesperson at Atlantic Shopping Plaza. We are getting married."
"Really? Congratulations! Don't forget to call me when you get married. I'll prepare a big red envelope for you."