I'm afraid I'm not interested in love

Chapter 536 What happened to your two girlfriends?
"Master, what are you doing with your phone?"

Xiao Zheng asked curiously.

"Call Chen Jinzhi now and tell her to cancel the audition."

Su Chengyi replied calmly.

"puff!!!"

Xiao Zheng almost bit off his tongue.

It turns out that it’s not that he still has a conscience, but that he just didn’t think about it at all!
"——I was just kidding."

Su Chengyi laughed with a very evil taste.

He raised the camera on his mobile phone, froze the lens, and captured a small white bird perched on the opposite wall.

Xiao Zheng took a look and didn't recognize what species it was, but it looked very familiar and obviously not rare. He didn't know why he took a picture of this bird.

"Okay, let's go."

Su Chengyi lowered his head to check the photo, then turned off the phone screen.

As Xiao Zheng was brought up personally by Mr. Li, he was naturally very clear about the location of his residence. He led Su Chengyi around two turns with ease.

The bells of old-fashioned bicycles rang softly, and the loudspeakers repeatedly played hawking slogans such as "Qie Gao" and "Tang Hu Lu". The elderly people who had finished their dinner early stood with their hands behind their backs, preparing to go out for a walk, and children holding windmills passed by playing and frolicking.

Su Chengyi raised his head and could vaguely see tall buildings rising into the sky in the distance, while the flavor of the old capital was locked firmly in this urban area by an old rusty lock on the winding alleys.

"It's right in front."

Xiao Zheng raised his hand and pointed at a mahogany door in front of him.

The gate looked ordinary, not the kind of grand "three entrances and three exits mansion" that one had imagined. Su Chengyi was thinking that Mr. Li was indeed as low-key as ever.

After Xiao Zheng raised his hand and pushed open the mahogany door, the scene inside was spacious and airy.

The rooms on all four sides are connected by corridors, with lush green plants and colorful flowers. In the middle of the courtyard are stacked stones and landscapes, and koi fish swim in the pond.

Low-key, but not completely low-key.

Looking at the pot of small-leaf red sandalwood that was growing well at the door, Su Chengyi couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"Master, I've brought the person you were looking for to you!"

Xiao Zheng strode in while shouting at the top of his voice, destroying the peaceful and leisurely scene in the courtyard.

Su Chengyi stopped and looked down at the koi in the pond that were frightened and quickly ran away and hid in the rockery.

"Let's go, young master. Mr. Li is in the room."

Xiao Zheng took a few steps, then came back and waved to him while leaning against the door frame.

Su Chengyi nodded, then caught up with him and stepped over the threshold.

Mr. Li was wearing a white Zhongshan suit. He was holding a brush, leaning slightly forward, and writing something on the desk.

Su Chengyi walked lightly to his side and saw that he was drawing.

The traditional Chinese painting, with black and white composition, uses ink to depict an old man in a straw hat and raincoat sitting alone in a boat on a chilly river with winding peaks.

After drawing the stern, Mr. Li put his pen aside, turned around and said with a smile:
"Successful intention."

"Mr. Li."

Su Chengyi nodded, and after a while, his eyes couldn't help but fall on the painting.

"You came just in time. I always felt that this painting was missing something."

Mr. Li made room for him and handed the brush dipped in ink to Su Chengyi.

"Come on, try adding two strokes."

Su Chengyi actually wanted to refuse. It was obvious that Mr. Li's Chinese painting skills were accumulated over many years. If he started, he would definitely destroy the entire painting.

Xiao Zheng was lying on the other side of the desk, eager to try.

"Master, do you want to draw or not? If you don't, I will draw!"

Su Chengyi thought about it and took the brush.

"Just add whatever you want."

Mr. Li smiled and soothed him in a gentle voice.

Unlike the hesitation he showed just now, after Su Chengyi took the pen, he lowered his head and paused for half a second, then started writing.

His action was so swift that Xiao Zheng standing next to him gasped - Mr. Li's paintings were quite expensive in the market.

Su Chengyi's brush painting skills are actually pretty good, and he learned it from his grandfather when he was a child.

With just a few strokes, he sketched three or two flying birds, flying through the majestic mountains and rivers.

Mr. Li stood behind him and watched him write, with an approving look in his eyes.

Xiao Zheng widened his eyes in surprise and exclaimed:

"I never thought you had this trick, young master. You hid it so well!"

“It’s just the entry level.”

Su Chengyi shook his head and put the brush away.

Mr. Li just said "Ah" and smiled, looking very satisfied.

"very good."

He picked up the painting and admired it for a while, becoming more and more satisfied as he looked at it.

"Originally the center of this painting was the fisherman, but the way you painted it, it became a flying bird. However, the intention is very good."

Mr. Li laughed and hooked his finger.

"Come on, Xiao Zheng, help me hang this painting over here."

"okay!"

Xiao Zheng's movements were faster than his voice, and he helped to hold the painting as soon as he finished speaking.

So Su Chengyi stood there, looking at the painting on which he had added a few strokes, and placed it together with the painting next to it that was suspected to be an authentic work of Dong Qichang.

How should I put it, it's considered a promising endeavor.

After tidying up the desk, Xiao Zheng went to make a pot of tea and brought it over as if he was in good hands. Old Li and Su Chengyi sat on the coffee table, one on each side.

"Please, the freshest Anxi Tieguanyin~"

Xiao Zheng seems to be addicted to this "waiter" role-playing.

Su Chengyi took the teacup, lowered his head and took a sip, then said calmly:
"This is Dongting Biluochun."

".Ahem."

Being ruthlessly exposed, Xiao Zheng had to cough to cover up his embarrassment and left the stage reluctantly.

Before walking out of the door, he turned and looked at Su Chengyi with a complicated expression.

Su Chengyi saw a lot of emotions in his eyes. It seemed that even Xiao Zheng didn't have confidence in the private conversation that would follow.

As the host of the banquet, Mr. Li was smiling happily.

However, he is not actually the kind of lonely old man who would seek spiritual sustenance.

On the contrary, his family is prosperous, with both sons and daughters, and his granddaughter is lively and cute, and everyone praises her.

A big part of the reason why he is so concerned about the junior Su Chengyi is that this young man is so similar to his old friend in many ways.

Although judging from their personalities, these two people are completely different.

One is generous and upright, the other is calm and introverted; one is kind-hearted, the other is aloof and quiet.

But this is Zhiyuan's grandson raised by himself, after all, even the way he holds the pen is exactly the same.

Mr. Li drank the hot tea silently. Because of this, he could always vaguely see the shadow of his old friend in him.

The friendship between two souls, like mountains and flowing water, is enough to make people cherish the memory for the rest of their lives, and it is also enough to make him devote all his efforts to help the young people's future.

Because of this, when a young person is about to go astray, he also has the responsibility to bring his old friend back on the right track.

"Mr. Li, what brings you to the capital this time? I'm sorry, I didn't know you were coming and I never came to visit."

Su Chengyi looked at the tea leaves floating gently at the bottom of the cup and took the initiative to speak. "Chengyi, there is no need for us to say more polite words to each other."

Mr. Li put the cup back on the coffee table and spoke with a smile.

"When you get old, you always want to travel around your own country and meet old friends."

"Too."

Su Chengyi nodded.

Mr. Li continued slowly:
"By the way, I also promoted the studio of my direct disciple Zhi Jinchen to them."

"cough!"

Su Chengyi choked on the tea and coughed several times.

Mr. Li laughed, then reached out and patted his back to help him breathe more easily.

"Oh, don't be nervous, don't be nervous, it's just some gossip between old friends, it won't have any big impact."

After Su Chengyi recovered, he suddenly understood why all activities in Zhijinchen Studio went so smoothly compared to other independent music studios.

Since its establishment, it has almost never encountered any setbacks, and has always been relaxed and successful.

It turns out it’s just because we’re standing on the shoulders of giants.

"So you want to see me this time, do you want to ask about the succession matter we talked about last time?"

Su Chengyi asked carefully.

"Yes and no."

Mr. Li took a detour and tapped the rim of the cup with the lid in his hand, a bit like slamming a gavel in the classroom.

Then there was a brief silence between the two.

Su Chengyi inexplicably became a little nervous, knowing that the following conversation would be very serious.

"Some time ago, a man named Liang wanted to investigate you. I guess he didn't have any bad intentions.

However, when he rashly plowed the grass, a snake really came out. "

Mr. Li spoke slowly, his speech was neither fast nor slow, and he sounded like a narrator in a documentary.

Su Chengyi frowned slightly, waiting for what was to come.

He had also thought that Mr. Li might be doing this for this matter. After all, for some inexplicable reason, these groups of people gathered together like a spider web.

However, in the final analysis, this matter can only be attributed to the new and old grudges between the Chu family and the Hou family. The Liang family just wandered in innocently, and Mr. Li intervened and warned them in order to protect him.

"How much do you know about the reasons?"

Mr. Li turned his head to look at him, and his tone was normal and inquiring.

Su Chengyi thought for a while and answered truthfully:

“I didn’t know about this at first, but the Liang family’s child is my friend and she told me what she knew.

Right now, what I understand is that the conflict between the Chu family and the Hou family has become increasingly acute, and it is possible that they have reached the point of a complete breakdown.

The Hou family has become hostile to me because of the past incident where I teamed up with the Chu family to mess with them. They seem to believe that I am in the same group with the Chu family."

"Yes."

Mr. Li nodded calmly.

"The two families have always been fighting each other, which originally had little to do with us.

Although from the perspective of others, the image of the Hou family seems to have always been not very good, but in the final analysis, it is just a matter of different positions. In terms of means, these people are all the same, they are businessmen after all. "

Having said this, Mr. Li pulled out a folding fan from the table next to him and fanned it twice lightly.

Su Chengyi obviously heard some kind of class contempt from him. The scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans are truly not deceiving me.

"However, from what I know, the Hou family seems to be very sure that you have a close relationship with the Chu family. This is not something that can be explained by the fact that you have teamed up with the Chu family once before. After all, there are many cases where people have teamed up with the Chu family and were ruthlessly abandoned.

And that’s exactly the question I want to ask you today.”

Mr. Li spoke slowly, and after a long pause, he brought out the key point of this conversation.

"Cheng Yi, why do the Chu family care so much about you?"

"."

Su Chengyi was slightly stunned. He never expected that the topic would eventually turn to this.

"If they just wanted to use you, there would be no need to do this. They could just push you out as a target for the Hou family to attack. Maybe they could even gain some benefits from your sacrifice.

It was this possibility that concerned me at the time that made me decide to intervene in your affairs."

Mr. Li sighed softly and explained why he got involved in this mess.

I guess the other families didn't expect this either. After all, he is already old and has retired from the entertainment industry for many years to preserve his health.

Su Chengyi lowered his head, trying to figure out what Mr. Li meant.

Maybe they are afraid that I will dislike the older generation for being too controlling and find them nagging and annoying.

This is very similar to my grandfather.

However, my grandfather’s way of solving problems was usually to glare and scold loudly.

"I'm your grandpa, if I don't take care of you, who will? If you don't cause trouble outside, I won't have to worry about you!"

Mr. Li chose to communicate patiently and in a soft voice, just like he is doing now.

“However, it is precisely because I expressed my intention to intervene that I was able to discover that the Chu family did not actually consider you as expendable. Instead, they regarded your safety as extremely important.

If you insist on saying that it is about cherishing talents, then it is barely justifiable, but if you ask me, "

Having said that, Mr. Li paused slightly and revealed a meaningful smile.

"It's like he's staring at his son-in-law."

"puff!"

Su Chengyi choked on the tea again.

He couldn't help but secretly swear that he would never drink tea to hide his emotions when Mr. Li was talking again.

Otherwise, if the other party said something shocking, he would always end up in an embarrassing situation.

Mr. Li stopped talking at the right moment, and then waited for his answer with a smile.

The fragrance of Dongting Biluochun tea filled the air. Su Chengyi took a deep breath, knowing that he had to tell the truth at this moment.

Mr. Li is obviously not someone who can be easily deceived. The reason why he looks gentle and elegant is simply because he is old and has a clear understanding of many things, so he has a mentality of tolerance for everything in the world.

Of course, Su Chengyi felt that what he was about to confess might not fall within the scope of "tolerable".

Although Mr. Li's smile was as warm and gentle as usual, there was a strong sense of oppression in the air.

Despite this, when the time came, Su Chengyi did not have the slightest thought of finding some clumsy excuses to cover up the topic.

Or perhaps, in fact, he had always been looking forward to talking to such a trustworthy elder.

Since his grandfather passed away, he has never had the opportunity to communicate with his elders like this. He has been silently digesting many of his confusions about life and the future on his own.

After a long silence, Su Chengyi raised his eyes and said:

"Mr. Li, the eldest daughter of the Chu family is my girlfriend. I think the Chu family's attitude towards me is mostly in accordance with her wishes."

Mr. Li seemed to have anticipated this answer and just nodded slowly when he heard it.

"Oh, I've seen that little girl a few times. She's very smart."

"Yes."

Because he had already guessed what the next question would be, Su Chengyi's heartbeat quickened for a moment.

"This is my girlfriend, so what about the other one?"

really.

Although it was a question, the ending tone of Mr. Li's words fell, and it was obvious that he didn't really have any doubts about it, but just wanted him to admit it himself.

With nowhere else to turn, Su Chengyi had no choice but to bite the bullet and answer:
"The other one is also a girlfriend."

(End of this chapter)