under the spotlight

Chapter 273 Meeting 3
Ran's mother is very familiar with her. She found Ran's father in the leisure square next to the community. She was watching Yifan and the children skipping rope with great interest. She was holding a children's sweat towel in her left hand and a water bottle in her right hand. Looks like a family grandfather.

"I went out, I walked away with my card. When I came out, I went to Jiang's house to take a look. I said that Xiaobei and the people from their company were having dinner outside, so I probably went to see them." Ran's mother smiled and waved to Yifan. , while softly reporting the situation to Dad Ran.

Ran's father looked at the lights that gradually came on in a large residential area, either warm orange or cold white, showing the lights of thousands of families at the intersection of light and dark. Instead of answering Ran's mother, he suddenly said: "Why don't we buy another set here? house."

Ran's mother froze for a moment, then turned her head to look at Ran's father in surprise.

"What's wrong? You don't want to retire here?" Ran's father looked at Ran's mother, unable to tell what expression he had on his face.

"That's not true, we are just such a girl anyway..."

Ran's father smiled, put the sweat towel in his right hand, and shook Ran's mother's hand with the free hand: "Don't think so, although Zhenzhen is our daughter, if she gets married again, she will be a daughter of ours. We have our own small family and their own lives, we live closer and take care of each other, don't be like before..."

The wind at dusk blows over the lake, carrying a hint of coolness. Speaking of the past, the two of them haven't spoken for a long time.

After a long time, Ran's mother sighed slightly: "You're right, the three of them really need more time to get along. Then I'll go to the bank tomorrow to have a look, gather everything together, and then think about how big a house I can buy."

"You are also getting old. Although you have not suffered much in these years, you have been with me all your life. It is really not a good life. Just follow your preferences and deposit the money in the bank. It seems that the past few years It's depreciating." Father Ran instructed softly.

On the food street near the lake, the Northeast Dumpling Restaurant has a small storefront. Lu Beicen, Fang Nan, Wen Mengran and Zheng Wei asked for a small private room next to the street. Two pregnant women faced a plate of sauerkraut stuffed Dumplings are delicious.

The proprietress served a plate of northeastern grilled skewers and a bucket of mahjong to boil the hairy belly. Wen Mengran held up half a glass of beer and said to Zheng Wei: "Come on, it's just the two of us still filming together."

Zheng Wei laughed and said: "I don't think it will be long before the three of you have to watch me drink alone, and you will die of hunger."

Fang Nan reached out to get a skewer, but Wen Mengran slapped it back with a chopstick, "Can you be more conscious, you, a pregnant woman, dare to eat skewers, Doctor Zhan knew about it, and even killed us several."

Fang Nan smiled: "It's not that exaggerated, my old Zhan said that at my stage, I can eat whatever I want, but I can't be greedy, the skewers are so delicious, I just eat one... ..."

After speaking, she looked at Lu Beicen again: "You don't want to eat it, wait until three months later and the fetus is stable."

Lu Beicen smiled nonchalantly, and said to the empty plate of dumplings filled with sauerkraut, "Then I want another plate of sauerkraut dumplings, it's really delicious."

Zheng Wei put down the empty beer glass in her hand: "I said Xiaobei, we still have to control it, let's eat something else, no matter what the sauerkraut is, it is also a pickle, right."

Fang Nan held up the half-eaten barbecue, and echoed, "There will be sauced trotters soon, this sauced trotters is delicious, Xiao Bei, you can eat two extra yuan later."

Lu Beicen was speechless: "I finally had a meal outside, what are you doing?"

"Very well, as a pregnant woman, one must have the consciousness of a pregnant woman!" Wen Mengran immediately snapped back.

"That pig's trotter is really delicious. This is Wei Ye's business trip. Otherwise, one person would have to order one, plus two heads of garlic. A pint of beer is standard. Tsk tsk, watching him eat is like watching him starve to death A ghost reincarnated..." Zheng Wei smiled with her mouth curled up.

When Wei Ye was mentioned, Fang Nan asked, "Is there any relationship between that Zhuang Jie and Wei Ye? Why do you all look constipated when you mention her?"

Wen Mengran pursed her lips: "That's not ordinary constipation, it's old, it's off-putting to talk about."

"You look down on him so much, how can you agree to Wei Ye?" Fang Nan asked again, not knowing what was going on.

"I don't think he's a big old man. It's rare for him to speak once. It can be regarded as helping him pay off his meat debt. Let him make up his mind to find a girl to live with, otherwise it will be difficult for this guy to turn the page." Wen Meng Ran shrugged his eyebrows, and looked at the three of them with expressions that you all know.

Zheng Wei sighed, she actually admired Zhuang Jie's ability: "Actually, Zhuang Jie's on-site hosting ability is still good, but her mind is too active, but I can understand her, here alone, no one to rely on, In addition to the fierce competition, there will be no jobs at every turn, and it is inevitable to find someone with a family and a job."

Fang Nan blinked, and made up the two people's words in a gossip way, and summed it up: "What you mean is that this girl was on good terms with Wei Ye, and because she disliked Wei Ye as an outsider, she got along with others. , now that you’re having a bad time, come back to look for him again?”

Lu Beicen chewed a piece of cucumber in his mouth, and bit it loudly: "Well, the ability to organize stories is the same as before, and that's about it. Anyway, I think that you have to introduce someone to Wei Ye. Take it easy, besides, this is their own business, so let's not get involved too much."

Wen Mengran clicked her lips: "I used to like her quite a bit, but, this kind of thing is unfaithful a hundred times. If he is really with such a person, we have to figure out all aspects of this company. Strictly follow the rules and regulations..."

Lu Beicen laughed when he was told: "Where are you going? Whether he is good with her or not, we all have to follow the regulations. This means that the stalls in front of us have not been rolled out yet, and when there are enough people in the future, It's better to separate the public and private affairs from each other."

Fang Nan nodded: "That's what they said. Others say that it's best not to do business together between friends. If we want to be friends and partners, it's better to distinguish between public and private."

"It's okay for us, basically we are each other's business. From now on, we will support each other, divide up the business line, settle accounts, and do whatever we want." Zheng Wei said while pouring wine, The proprietress knocked on the door and brought in a large plate of fragrant braised pig's trotters.

When Lu Beicen looked back, he suddenly froze, "Hey, Xiao Nan, look, is that sister Zhen?"

The other three looked out of the window following Lu Beicen's line of sight. It was a window covered with film, and the inside could not be seen from the outside, but the flow of people on the street could be clearly seen inside.

"Yeah, who is that man? Why do I look at him? He looks so much like Lawyer Fan!" Fang Nan widened his eyes and looked at the lake across the street. Much dimmer.

Ran Zhen was wearing a shirt and trousers, carrying a lady's briefcase, and next to him was a man in a T-shirt and shorts. Lu Beicen took a closer look: "Don't tell me, I really didn't recognize it. I've never seen Lawyer Fan wearing it." The key to this is, hehe, forget it, let’s just pretend we didn’t see it, if Sister Zhen doesn’t tell me, let’s not ask anyone!”

Wen Mengran and Zheng Wei were even more puzzled when they saw Lu Beicen and Fang Nan's inexplicable aunt-like smiles.

"It's been a long time since we've seen each other. Aren't they all arguing about acquisitions and changing the contract? Why are they still together? Which song did these two sing?" Wen Mengran looked away from the window.

Zheng Wei stuffed a piece of pig's trotter into her mouth, and muttered vaguely: "Eat quickly, eat quickly, men and women are not as fragrant as pig's trotters..."

"What do you want to eat? It's just this street, I've walked back and forth twice." When he reached the street again, Ran Zhen stopped and looked at Fan Qigang.

"Don't tell me you've seen it through! I'm reluctant to let you go back," Fan Qigang looked at Ran Zhen with an awkward expression, and couldn't help laughing.

Ran Zhen pouted: "Why are you so thick-skinned now? I don't care about you anymore. I go home and work all day, and I have to deal with you when I come back. I'm exhausted."

Fan Qigang was very happy to see Ran Zhen's delicate appearance, and couldn't help but take her hand, leading her into the shadow of the promenade by the lake, with unprecedented ease and joy in his tone: "You are tired and I am tired too. , I think every day when I get home from get off work, I can cook and eat with you, and then I can take the children out for a walk, just thinking about it makes me feel beautiful..."

Ran Zhen pulled her hand back, but was clenched even tighter: "You are so beautiful, you really push yourself..."

"Walk, walk, and walk with me. I've lived in this hotel for so long, and I haven't taken a walk on this road. It's a nice place." Fan Qigang dragged Ran Zhen to the lake, He continued: "I'm telling you what I want to say to you now, and everything is hidden. You can do the same to me. Except for driving me away, the rest is what you say."

Ran Zhen was half-pushed and dragged by Fan Qigang to go for a walk by the lake. For some reason, her high-heeled feet were actually a little tired, but she still followed him.

"I don't understand, so let me ask you, do you think I have omitted a lot of steps, such as pursuing you, then falling in love, then proposing marriage vigorously, and having a wedding? Although I don't know what romance is, I can still Go and learn." Fan Qigang took Ran Zhen's hand, seemed to have noticed her high heels, accommodated her, and walked slowly.

"Uh..." Ran Zhen was at a loss for words for a while, the scenes that Fan Qigang said floated in front of his eyes, and he didn't seem to be looking forward to it. For example, now, if he is not afraid of his parents' jokes, he might as well take Fan Qigang home to drink tea and eat some fruit. Be quiet and be comfortable for a while.

"My foot hurts. There is a coffee shop in front of me. Let's go and sit for a while." Ran Zhen didn't know what to say, so she simply changed the subject.

Fan Qigang looked around, walked up to Ran Zhen, lowered himself down, and gave her his back: "Why don't I carry you..."

Ran Zhen was so shocked that she stood there in a daze, and stood still, staring at his back half squatting in front of her with wide eyes.

Seeing that she hadn't moved for a long time, Fan Qigang turned his head to see her expression, stood up straight and smiled, "What's the matter, isn't your foot hurting?"

"Who wants you to recite it, no, why do I feel like I don't know you at all." Ran Zhen pouted, and her face began to flush.

Fan Qigang looked around and saw a stone pier for tourists to rest in front of him, so he took Ran Zhen's hand and said, "Then let's not go, just sit here for a while. In fact, for a long time, I was a little messed up. I don’t understand myself, how can I pretend so much, but now is the most real time for me, and I have lived my life like a dog.”

Fan Qigang led Ran Zhen to sit down, squatted down and took off her shoes: "Why are you wearing high heels, you are not short, you are already very imposing, you don't need to rely on these external things to arm yourself. You Remember when you first came to our office for an internship? You always wore a black suit, Old Shen..."

Ran Zhen laughed unconsciously. When she was young, she always wanted to arm herself to the teeth: "You were too much at that time, and you even cared about what clothes I wore."

Fan Qigang put Ran Zhen's hand in his own, and said with a chuckle: "At that time, I worked overtime every day, and I could see you every day when I looked up, especially at night, when most of the lights in the office were turned off, your face was right there in front of the desk. In the light and shadow of the lamp, it is very white, beautiful, and eye-catching. If I am tired, I will look up at you for a while. You are very quiet most of the time. I feel better…”

Ran Zhen listened to Fan Qigang rambling about these things he had never said before, and couldn't help raising his eyebrows: "No way, no wonder I'm always working overtime, every day when it's almost time to get off work, you will dump a lot of work on me, you do this delibrately?"

There was a smile on the corner of Fan Qigang's mouth, with the warmth of memories, and the pride of his previous thoughts: "Sometimes I think, if you wear a skirt of other colors, or a shirt made of yarn like that, you will wear it The one with lace should look good, but I couldn't hold back that day, so I said it."

Ran Zhen thought of the dress that Fan Qigang gave her, it was white, silk with crocheted flowers, the only dress, and couldn't help taking a breath, that dress turned her admiration and secret liking into an unbearable past ...

Hearing Ran Zhen sigh, Fan Qigang realized something immediately, and began to change the subject: "I went to visit my uncle and aunt that day. I was really ashamed but had to pretend to be calm. Uncle is very powerful, and aunt is not easy."

Ran Zhen was curious about what he had said to his parents, so she asked.

Fan Qigang smiled in surprise and shook his head: "Zhenzhen, uncles and aunts are really nice. In fact, it doesn't matter what I said. The important thing is that they are willing to give me a chance and don't want to interfere with your choice."

Ran Zhen thought for a while, and it seemed that this was really the case, so she didn't ask any more questions.

"Can I visit my uncle and aunt often? I really like the feeling of chatting with my uncle. I guess it will be difficult for me to reach his level in my life." Fan Qigang asked softly.

Ran Zhen was a little speechless: "You have gone all the way, and you still ask me, what can I say if they didn't drive you out."

Fan Qigang grinned grinningly: "You agree to let me go, then I should be able to eat a meal. Now I either eat hotels or instant noodles every day. I don't feel like I have any appetite..."

Ran Zhen suddenly came back to his senses: "Fan Qigang, you've tricked me again..."

(End of this chapter)