Old Gao was stunned and smiled bitterly, "Are you kidding me?"
"I'm not kidding. I'm serious." I said with utmost sincerity.
Old Gao smiled again and shook his head, "No, no, no. I can't take it if you're serious."
"Old Gao!" I frowned and looked at him. I knew he wouldn't agree, but today, even if it was a bit of a grin, I had to convince him.
Old Gao took a sip of water and shook his head.
Hu Zi opened his mouth and said, "What else do you two have to split half? The three of us will split equally. Why are you talking so much?"
Hu Zi's words made me tremble again, and the blood in my heart was boiling. I could not help but clench my fists and get goosebumps all over my body. At this moment, I suddenly felt that in front of the three of us, money was a fucking fart!
So I didn't say anything. If Hu Zi was really willing to do this, then listen to him!
Cousin laughed at the excitement and joked, "This is a good relationship. Three out of ten of the three of you, give me the rest."
Old Gao smiled faintly and stood up, but he still shook his head stubbornly and said, "If you want to do this, I won't do it. I'll be a waiter. Why are you scaring me? I don't know my heart is bad!"
I took a deep breath and stood up. At the same time, I forced Old Gao onto the chair and said in a strong tone, "Fuck, you have to say something pretentious. How many years have we known each other? What are we doing? Do you know? I didn't agree with Hu Zi when he told me about the split, but now that his mother's name is mine, I agree! Brother, that's the way it is. We share weal and woe. Let's start a business together. What, do you have to swear blood as the golden orchid in martial arts to agree?"
After I finished speaking, Hu Zi continued, "Actually, that's all you want to do. Old Gao, don't be shy. We're fine like this. You see how many partners open a shop on the surface of a kind heart but very difficult to deal with, his own brother is no exception, all his mother drilled into the eyes of money, only the two words of interest, in order to benefit can be called brother, but the distribution of interest is not evenly fought a lot of people. Do you really want the three of us to be like that, or do you want to just accept our proposal? I've told you everything I need to say. It's up to you."
Old Gao did not immediately agree, and Hu Zi and I sat down.
Hu Zi handed Old Gao a cigarette, and Old Gao took a few deep puffs. His eyes narrowed slightly because of the smoke, and the expression on his face was a little blurry.
I didn't know if he would agree, but I gave him time, so Hu Zi and I sat there quietly, not talking. Time passed by minute by minute. The hall was quiet, only the smoke from Hu Zi and Old Gao floated slowly.
After a while, Old Gao said, "Really, it's not that I don't agree, it's really... Old Gao won't pay a penny with me, and just sit with you and enjoy the money? I really can't accept it. This is not like before, I can put some money in, we can share it equally, but now, I can't take out the money, not a single cent. You know what's going on in my house right now. You know you want to help me, but this makes me feel more like a charity. Do you understand?"
I frowned and thought that Old Gao was too upset. If I thought that way when I was in the pond, would I still be able to go?
Hu Zi said again, "Only in danger can we see the truth! We have to be like those people who wish we could stay away from your family, so you feel better, don't you? Are we brothers?"
Old Gao nodded and Hu Zi continued, "What's the trouble with brothers? I'll help you today, but you can help me tomorrow when I'm in trouble. That's it!"
"I'm ashamed of what you said!" Old Gao smiled bitterly and said, "We couldn't help when Xing Yun was in trouble."
Why are you talking about the past? Hu Zi was suddenly speechless when Old Gao said it. The atmosphere seemed a little awkward. I had to stand up and say excitedly, "Why are you talking about the past? What kind of situation was that? At that time, you couldn't help me. It was different from the current situation! Now that we have the ability, why don't we help? When something happens to me in the future and you two have the ability to help me, I won't say anything."
"All right, it's so late. Don't waste so much time. You still have to go to bed early. You still have to open tomorrow. What's the point of staying up all night?" Hu Zi added.
My cousin, on the other hand, smiled and said, "Hey, the three of you are still having fun. Don't stop. Go on. It's said that three women can act in one play, and I think the three of you can act in one play at a time."
Old Gao was so embarrassed by what her cousin said that she could only giggle. When I saw that Old Gao had the intention to loosen up, I took advantage of the situation and said, "You are so boring, Old Gao! Originally, I said that my half was half as good as yours, but in fact, even if it was half as bad as yours, it was Hu Zi's fault. Now that Hu Zi put it down, I'm not being pretentious anymore. The average is the average. If you don't agree, don't leave today."
"Hey, don't make me fail!" Old Gao said helplessly.
"We forced you today!" Hu Zi said without hesitation.
"Give me a cigarette, give me a cigarette!" Old Gao looked like he couldn't stand it.
Hu Zi handed him another cigarette and lit it for him. Old Gao held it and looked at the ground, sucking it one after another. We stood aside and gave him time to think, but the only result after thinking was the one we were satisfied with!
If we are not satisfied, we will fight a few hundred more rounds!
Old Gao didn't finish his cigarette and was still on the ground. He crushed it with his foot and stood up. "Well, look at what I said. I'll do it if I can. If I can't, I won't." Money, the average score is absolutely not allowed, three is not easy to share, for example, you two each four, I two. How about each of you give me a share?"
Then Old Gao sat down again and said, "That's it. If you don't want to go to the party tonight, I'll really waste it with you."
Hu Zi and I looked at each other. Seeing that Old Gao was so determined, we had to agree with him. Hu Zi iv and Old Gao ii. It seemed that this was the only outcome.
I nodded and said, "Okay, let's go."
Then my cousin suddenly said to me, "Xing Yun, help me clean up."
In fact, cousin didn't say that we should clean up, but I suddenly felt that cousin seemed to have something to say to me, so I nodded and said to Hu Zi and Old Gao, "Okay, then you two go back first."
"Let's clean up together."
Old Gao probably wanted a few of them to pack up quickly so that we could all go back quickly, but cousin said, "No, you two go back first. I'll talk to my brother."
Old Gao and Hu Zi understood what cousin meant, so Hu Zi said to me, "Okay, I'll send Old Gao off first. I'll pick you up later."
I thought it would be too troublesome. I thought that there was an empty room in the backyard anyway. I could just stay here all night, so I told Hu Zi not to pick me up again and go back to bed early.
The two of them left together without saying anything.
My cousin and I cleared the table, and the two of us walked to the back of the kitchen with plates.
My cousin smiled and said to me, "You guys are really close. You're almost like brothers."
I know how to smile. After all, after all these years of relationship, it's not too much to say that you are a brother. I am really glad that I have two friends around me. I am happy to drink together, and I am uncomfortable to drink together. I don't need to say too much, but it is polite to say too much.
At this moment, the cousin suddenly said, "But you should be careful. Even the closest brothers have quarrels, especially the friends who start a business together. There are also some who become sworn enemies."
I didn't like what my cousin said, so I subconsciously frowned, because I thought that the three of us were different from others, and that would never happen to us, so I firmly said, "No, no, the three of us wouldn't do that."
"I know, I understand. But if you're not afraid of ten thousand, you're afraid of what might happen. My cousin said worriedly," I told you before that there are only a few couples who share weal and woe together. Couples are still like this, let alone brothers and friends. We don't know what people will become when they are rich. But I dare say that you will definitely change. You will be different now. As for whether you will change for the better or for the worse, no one can guarantee it. Especially with your relationship, I find it hard to keep it the way it is now."
Listen to your cousin? I couldn't help but wonder, what if Old Gao and Hu Zi and I were rich? What will we become? Will we become fat? Would he become a gossipy businessman? Will he become a philistine? Become a reality? Is it better to be stingy?
Would he wear a suit and tie and have a pregnant belly?
I couldn't help but laugh. I thought it would be funny if all three of them became fat in the future.
Then I chuckled again, feeling warm in my heart, because in my imagination, the three of us could still be together, laughing heartlessly, drinking cheap beer, rubbing strings, swearing vulgarly and singing off-key songs.
"I know what you mean, sis, but I think you're thinking too much."
I really don't think it's possible for this to happen to the three of us. Our friendship is so strong that it can't be any worse than a brother from a sibling. If we can treat each other so sincerely today, what else can break our brotherhood?
The reason why my cousin said that was because she didn't know how deep our relationship was. Many of the things that Old Gao and Hu Zi and I have been through can't be said for a while.
"I wish I had thought too much. I hope the scene in" chinese partners" will never happen to you, and I hope the friendship between the three of you will last forever!" Cousin said sincerely.