Foursome

When 42-year-old Brother Shui finally appeared at the door of the hotel with his bride on his arm, Chunchun was stuffing the third piece of wedding candy into Meimei's mouth, and Brother Hai's cell phone was playing the song "My Deskmate at My Table" that they often sang in junior high. This wedding, twenty years late, brought together four old friends spanning three decades. From the first acquaintance in the junior high school classroom in 1989 to the moonlight card game at the beach house in 2023, in this friendship marathon that lasted for thirty-four years: Chunchun and Meimei were always screaming for the latest idol drama, and Brother Shui and Brother Hai were always the laughing audience. They were the best foursome in the classroom. They have experienced the separation of studying in different places, witnessed the sweetness of each other's weddings, and shared the panic of becoming parents. They also relied on the unshakable "quarterly appointment" to regain strength when their respective lives were at a low point. This is not love but it lasts longer than love. It is not family affection but it is more comfortable than family affection. The four people's mobile phones always have a group chat called "Seasons Friends" - there are ugly photos taken secretly in their youth, a list of old songs that must be played at every party, and the "Top Ten Reasons for Failed Blind Dates" that everyone helped analyze for Brother Shui when he was single.