Alumni Association

  Spent another day at home with parents, and the scheduled time for meeting classmates has arrived.

  At five o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Chen said goodbye to his parents and went downstairs, planning to drive to Juxianlou Restaurant.

  When I arrived downstairs, I unexpectedly saw Cai Daqiang.

  At this time, he was posting relocation notices in the residential compound with a few people. Some residents who happened to pass by couldn't help but gather around and discuss it enthusiastically.

  After all, this is a matter related to his own family, Chen Chen also walked over and carefully read the contents of the notice.

  The above content is to ask residents to hurry up and complete the relocation procedures, and take away the compensation. If they fail to do so within the time limit, they will be treated as violent resistance to demolition, and at that time, the law enforcement department will come to enforce it compulsorily.

  Such a requirement naturally led to the dissatisfaction of the residents, who immediately argued with Cai Daqiang.

  "Director Cai, the demolition compensation hasn't been negotiated yet, how can you forcibly execute it?"

  "Yes, Director Cai, we're not unwilling to move, it's just that the compensation is too little, we should discuss it again."

  Everyone expressed their demands, and Cai Daqiang's face became increasingly ugly.

  "Shut up, you stubborn people!" With that, he let out a loud shout to quiet the crowd, his cold gaze sweeping around: "The notice has been issued, you deal with it yourselves. In any case, we'll be back in three days to enforce it by force."

  "Director Cai is really putting on airs." Upon hearing this, Chen Chen, who had been silent all along, couldn't help but hum a soft tune.

  "What did you say?" Cai Daqiang's eyes widened to the size of eggs, as if he was about to swallow Chen Chen whole, but then immediately burst out laughing: "Right, when the time comes, we'll first forcibly evict those who lead the trouble and refuse to move. The first family will be the Chen family."

  "Are you really coming?" Chen Chen casually spread out his hands and asked offhandedly: "What time will you arrive?"

  "Three days later at 9 am, you wait." Cai Daqiang's cold smile: "Let's go."

  After finishing speaking, he led several staff members away from the family courtyard.

  "Welcome, but don't be late." As he watched the backs of several people, Chen Chen narrowed his eyes and a strange smile floated to the corner of his mouth.

  But the other party had already left, and the matter was temporarily settled. Chen Chen temporarily put aside these things, got in the car, started it, and drove out of the mansion, heading straight for the Juxian Pavilion Wine House.

  The car stopped in front of the gate, where a banner for the alumni reunion was already posted. Chen Chen stepped into the hall and was immediately greeted by a young man wearing glasses: "Chen Chen!"

  "Monitor!" Chen Chen had already recognized the other person and smiled as he walked up to them, giving them a hug: "Long time no see."

  "Who told you to go out and not keep in touch with us old classmates?" The class monitor smiled and lightly tapped his chest, then led him towards the cafeteria: "Come on, our classmates will be very happy to see you."

  Two men walked into the dining hall, one in front of the other. Immediately, several young people stood up excitedly and came forward: "Chen Chen, you little devil, when did you come back? Why didn't you call us when you came back?"

  Looking at these familiar faces, Chen Chen couldn't help but feel a wave of nostalgia. He hugged them one by one: "I just got back two days ago, I haven't been back for a year, I have to spend some time with my parents, so I was delayed."

  While talking, a group of people came to an empty table and sat around it, starting to chat and reminisce about each other's situations over the past few years.

  These people at the table were some of the best friends in class at that time, and there was no estrangement or hypocrisy between each other. The conversation was also exceptionally smooth, with bursts of laughter constantly ringing out.

  While chatting, Chen Chen inadvertently caught a glimpse of Zhang Xiaoyi at the next table.

  At this time, Zhang Xiaoyi also happened to turn her head around, and the two of them exchanged a glance, smiling and nodding at each other.

  In such a situation, the two of them consciously avoided what had happened before, as if they were not familiar with each other, and chatted with their respective close classmates, but there was no intersection between them.

  The crowd chatted for a while, and at 6:30, all kinds of wine and dishes began to be served on the table. At this time, a young man with a side-parted hair, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, walked into the dining hall, clapping his hands loudly, drawing everyone's attention.

  "Look, it's Meng Zijun!" someone whispered.

  Chen Chen had also recognized the young man, who was indeed his high school classmate Meng Zijun. His family was extremely wealthy and he acted like a big shot during school days, with a large group of sycophants surrounding him.

  It is said that his family is also engaged in real estate development, and this Juxian Pavilion is their property. This kid, although he didn't study hard during school, took over the family business after graduation and has now become a boss himself.

  But when they were in school, they didn't have much common language with him, and their relationship wasn't good either, just purely classmates.

  Everyone's eyes were drawn to him, and Meng Zijun nodded in satisfaction, a smug smile spreading across his face: "Fellow students, it's been years since we last met, I really miss you all, so I specially set up this banquet to invite everyone to gather together. Eat freely, after dinner go to the rooftop, there's a tea house, card room and KTV, tonight we'll have fun, no one leaves until they're drunk!"

  "What magnanimity!" someone exclaimed.

  "Meng Zong is indeed our class's richest person, spending money so lavishly." Another person chimed in.

  Hearing these compliments, Meng Zijun looked even more pleased with himself, as if a flower had bloomed on his face, and his eyes were about to float up to the sky.

  "Xiao Wei." At this time, Zhang Xiao Wei was pulled by a girl and curiously asked: "Didn't I hear that you were dating Meng Zijun before?"

  When he heard this, Chen Chen also came up with some interest, although he turned his head and pretended not to notice the other side, but his ears were already perked up, carefully listening to the next content.

  "Where is it..." Zhang Xiao Wei's face flashed with panic, and she secretly glanced at Chen Chen, seemingly worried that Chen Chen would hear about this matter. She quickly opened her mouth to deny it: "Where did you hear it from? It's not true at all..."

  "You still don't admit it, several classmates in the class have seen you and Meng Zijun together, so sweetly." The girl didn't notice Zhang Xiaoyi's panic, and continued to ask relentlessly: "I heard that Meng Zijun even bought a two-bedroom suite for you, if you guys weren't dating, would he be so good?"

  "That... that was in the past, we've already broken up!" Zhang Xiao-yi glared at him fiercely and quickly changed the subject: "We rarely meet face to face, let's not talk about these things."

  The girl at the table then started chatting freely and never mentioned this matter again.

  Chen Chen snapped out of it and didn't bother with those gossips anymore. It was rare for him to come back, so he chatted with a few close classmates while eating.

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