Today is Ding Qiang's birthday, and it's also the anniversary of his father's death. In past years, a few of us would have gathered for a drink and a catch-up.
But with everything that's happened this year, not only is Ding Qiang not in the mood, but none of us would arrange something like that.
Yet a simple "Happy Birthday" from him made Ding Qiang feel incredibly at ease. Not to mention, even he had forgotten today was his birthday.
At that moment, Ding Qiang's eyes turned a little red.
Watching the car slowly disappear in the distance, he took a deep breath, his heart a mix of emotions. True friends are those who reach out to you in your hardest times.
Friends like this are too few, but thankfully, he had made a few. Even relatives might not do as much.
No one wants to grow up, but in the blink of an eye, the boys who once rode bicycles to the countryside are now driving cars.
