A year later, I posted just one thing online that made him apologize.

After the class reunion, I learned many lessons about friendship as we grow older.

* Below is what Mr. Muc (39 years old) shared on the 163.com platform:

I am a person who values ​​friendship very much. With the friends I love, I always want to maintain a good relationship with them. However, over time I realized that human life is really busy, no matter how good friendship is, it will change over time and space, and eventually can become strangers.

To talk a little about myself, my family's finances are quite stable. My wife is a primary school teacher, and I work in a software engineering company. My monthly income is 35,000 yuan (about 124 million VND), so our family's expenses are not too much to worry about.

A few days ago, the University class chat group that had been silent for years suddenly became active again. It turned out that the classmates were discussing holding a class reunion to celebrate graduation day.

It didn’t take long for everyone to decide where to meet for the reunion. At first, I was hesitant about whether I should go or not, but after checking my schedule, I agreed since the reunion fell on a holiday.

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For me, attending a class reunion is an important event. On the day of the reunion, I initially planned to wear a fancy suit and a luxury watch, but my wife made me change my clothes, only let me wear simple clothes and bring a cheap phone. My wife said that at class reunions, I shouldn't show off my finances too much. At first, I thought my wife was overthinking things, but then I agreed because I understood that she meant well.

The reunion venue happened to be quite close to my house, so I walked straight there. When I arrived, most of the people were already there. Among my classmates, I paid the most attention to Xiao Li - the guy who lived with me in the dormitory and was quite close to me. At this time, Xiao Li was wearing a suit and leather shoes, he looked really neat. After the friends who lived with me in the dormitory sat down at a table, we discovered that everyone was wearing casual clothes, except Xiao Li.

The class reunion began. I heard some classmates around me gossiping about who drove which fancy car to class, who still rode a motorbike. Listening to their discussion, I decided not to reveal that I came here by foot to avoid hearing unpleasant comments.

Then I heard my classmates talking about which classmate was wearing expensive clothes, which one was carrying a designer bag. I didn't want to listen to this useless conversation anymore. I thought to myself that I was lucky that I had dressed modestly to the reunion, thus avoiding being the "center of attention" of this crowd.

My perspective gradually shifted to Xiao Li. I noticed that he rarely sat in his seat, but often walked around among the rich classmates. I understood that for Xiao Li and many other classmates, this party had become a place for them to build relationships, not simply to meet old friends and ask about each other's lives.

However, what surprised me was that Xiao Li didn't seem interested in talking to me, despite the fact that in the past, he and I used to be close friends.

A while later, while I was eating, Xiao Li also took the initiative to talk to me and ask about my life. I was happy to meet an old friend, so I answered him a few polite questions. After a while, Xiao Li leaned into my ear and asked quietly: "Dude, long time no see. How is your monthly income now?"

At first, I was quite excited, so I intended to tell the truth about my salary. But after remembering my wife's advice to be modest, I hesitantly replied: "I only earn 3,000 yuan (about 10 million VND)." Hearing this, Xiao Li's attitude towards me completely changed, from enthusiastic to indifferent. He stopped talking to me and instead started inviting other people to drink.

I was expecting a friendlier reaction from my once close friend when I heard about my salary, but Xiao Li's actions completely disappointed me.

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After dinner, I returned home. My phone vibrated with notifications from my classmates. I happened to remember Xiao Li's actions during the meal today, so I went to his messages. Surprisingly, Xiao Li had blocked me. I immediately understood what was going on. He blocked me because perhaps in his eyes, a person earning a salary of 3,000 yuan would not bring Xiao Li any value in work and life. I was a little angry at Xiao Li, but then I thought again, a friend like him was not worth my attention.

A year later, after completing a major company project and paying off my mortgage, I started sharing my personal life on social media. I posted pictures of my big house and my new car in my social media friends circle. Not long after, I saw Xiao Li actively send me a friend request, and even apologized for actively blocking me years ago.

However, I resolutely pretended not to see him and did not reply to this person's message. I understood that Xiao Li and I were completely different. I would never want to be a person like him, who only looked at someone's appearance and wealth to find a way to get close to them. And from the moment I knew he blocked me because my salary was not high, I decided to never have any more interactions with this person.

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