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Chapter 9 Give Me a Baby
Chapter 9 Give Me a Baby
Nie Qian parked the car in the parking line marked on the side of Binjiang Road and walked into the river beach.After graduating from university, he went directly to work in Shenzhen, and only hurried back and forth every year to visit relatives during the Spring Festival.It wasn't until after he came back to work this time that he saw the repaired Jiangtan Park in a free time, and walked down alone, but felt a bit lost.
The Jiangtan Park stretches for more than ten kilometers along the river. It cost a lot of money, and the greening and landscape planning are appropriate. It has become a good place for citizens to relax and drives the real estate along the river to appreciate rapidly.
However, the riverside hidden in Nie Qian's memory is different. There are bare sandy beaches, random docked boats, dilapidated ferry barges, long springboards stretching to the shore in disorder, and clusters of reeds rustling in the wind. Swinging, the afterglow of the pale golden sunset in summer rippling on the water, swimming and frolicking crowd...
He walked in on the deliberately winding path paved with marble, and soon saw Gan Lu sitting on the bench.She was watching a ferry go away on the river, the river blowing her hair back.He stood still, but another scene appeared in front of his eyes. At that time, she was not yet 17 years old, and her father was in the operating room. She was sitting alone on the bench in the corridor outside, her shoulders were drooping, her body was leaning forward, and her face was on her own. Between the folded hands, there was no movement for a long time, and the exhausted and thin figure touched him for the first time.
In a blink of an eye, nearly ten years have passed day and night like the surging river in front of my eyes.There is more than one river beach that has changed.
Nie Qian walked up to Gan Lu: "It's windy here, be careful you catch a cold."
She shook her head: "It's okay, the weather is not too cold."
He sat down: "I can hardly recognize this place, we have swum here before."
Of course Gan Lu remembered that it was their second date, but that time it was with many of Nie Qian's classmates.Growing up in a riverside city, swimming by the river is an experience that many people have had in summer.The river water is turbid and not clear, but good water quality can certainly fight mid-stream, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t have ordinary skills or even no water skills. You can play with a swimming ring next to it. There is fun that cannot be experienced in the swimming pool.
"Now it's summer, there are still many people coming to swim, and it is said that next year the government will build several natural swimming pools by the river." Gan Lu said casually, "I didn't pick this place for nostalgia, but when you called , I just happened to be eating opposite."
"You don't need to separate from me on purpose. With your prudence, I don't expect you to arrange an ambiguous place to meet me." Nie Qian straightened his legs and asked casually, "What does your husband think of him?" This matter that the company is facing?"
"He's on a business trip. I just heard about it, but I haven't contacted him yet."
"He should have known it earlier than you. His partner Feng Yi'an's father works in the city. Although it is not a key department, he will definitely not be late."
This is in line with Gan Lu's thinking. She guesses that Feng Yi'an is probably busy with coping right now, so she has no time to answer her call: "Well, that means, everyone who should know knows, no matter what the channel is. Now there is still Do you have any bad news for me?"
"This matter can be big or small. Construction steel bars are different from other commodities. Each piece has product identification and quality assurance. Xinhe must provide evidence to make this blatant accusation, and Anda and Xusheng can produce evidence to refute it. Of course, I don't need to teach you this, I guess your husband and Feng Yi'an will definitely deal with it like this."
Gan Lu was a little surprised, her moral standards were not relaxed enough to look at the matter like this: "Is this a denial?"
In the dim light, she couldn't see Nie Qian's expression clearly, but his white teeth flashed clearly: "Could it be that you have already condemned your husband in your heart?"
"No, I think there should be a clear conclusion. Either Xu Sheng's steel bars are indeed faulty, or Xinhe's accusation is not true." She looked at Nie Qian suspiciously, "Are you laughing at me?"
"I didn't make fun of you, but it seems that your husband has protected you well." Nie Qian said dryly.
Gan Lu was shocked by this sentence, and she didn't understand why he regarded her so naively, but when she thought of Shang Xiuwen's understatement when he mentioned work to her, she had to admit in frustration: "I don't care about his business matters." I really don’t know much.”
"Looking at how you cared about your father before, I always thought you would be the most meticulous wife."
"He has always been able to handle everything well..." Gan Lu stopped suddenly.When Nie Qian mentioned her father at this time, she suddenly realized that Shang Xiuwen's attitude was certainly the reason why she was so happy not to ask about his business, but more importantly, after taking care of her father in every possible way for more than ten years, at least subconsciously, she was tired of him. , once she met Shang Xiuwen who didn't need her to worry about at all, she immediately felt that she was in perfect harmony.Thinking of this, she was both a little ashamed and a little surprised, and sighed, "My wife probably failed."
Nie Qian stared at the gloomy river under the night in front of him: "Don't criticize yourself, since your husband can give you such confidence, it should be a good thing."
Gan Lu remained silent, it occurred to her for the first time that perhaps it wasn't just Shang Xiuwen's mysterious past that required her to reflect and question in this marriage.
"It's just that this matter doesn't seem simple right now. Shen Jiaxing did this without discussing it with me beforehand. When he informed me this afternoon, he said that this matter has nothing to do with the company's specific operations and he is solely responsible for it. I can only confess Tell him that it is unusual for the chairman to act like this for an executive general manager."
"Based on your understanding, does he have any personal grievances or conflicts of interest with Anda or Xu Sheng?"
"At least on the surface, there shouldn't be any. I checked and found that Sino Real Estate had been purchasing Xusheng's construction steel products through Anda before. Up to last month, the supply and settlement of both parties were still within the normal range. But Shen Jiaxing's move It must be a conspiracy. He may not have read too many books, nor does he have great insight, but he has the mind of a businessman, and he has nothing to gain. Your husband thinks about the reason, after all, he is in the middle of the game."
Gan Lu nodded: "I understand, thank you."
Her polite and solemn tone made Nie Qian smile bitterly: "I really didn't expect that you and I would face each other because of this matter."
"Don't take it to heart, it has nothing to do with you."
"The relationship in the business field is complicated. I haven't figured out Shen Jiaxing's purpose right now. I really can't tell how deeply Xinhe will be involved in the future." Nie Qian looked forward again, and said silently for a while, "I just hope that no matter what happens, No matter what the situation, don't jump to conclusions."
"Whatever happens again, it's just a business dispute. It's not my turn to draw conclusions. I won't extend it to other aspects. But..." Gan Lu was patted on the shoulder suddenly, and she was shocked. Turning around suddenly, I saw Qin Yanzhi, Qin Zhan and Steven standing behind them at some point, and Qin Yanzhi was looking at Nie Qian with great interest.
"This isn't your husband, Lulu?" Qin Yanzhi said in a drawn out voice.
Before Gan Lu could speak, Qin Zhan had already recognized Nie Qian sitting next to her. Although the two of them looked surprised, they were calm, and he felt a little embarrassed.
The three of them were playing in the billiards room on the third floor of the clubhouse just now, Qin Yanzhi suddenly called him to the window, and saw Gan Lu standing by the side of the road, not moving for a long time.
Qin Yanzhi pursed her lips: "She is really mysterious, she is obviously fine, she would rather stand by the side of the road in a daze than play with us."
Qin Zhan said: "How do you know that she is fine? Her husband will come back from a business trip tonight, of course he will go back."
Before the conversation was over, Gan Lu took out her mobile phone to answer, then strode across the road and walked into Jiangtan Park opposite.
Qin Yanzhi smiled and said, "Hey, she doesn't live on the river beach or on a boat. Guess what she's doing?"
"Can't you go and see the scenery? You are so busy, come and play."
Unexpectedly, Qin Yanzhi turned her head and said to her boyfriend, "Come on, Steven, let's go for a walk by the river."
Qin Zhan was well aware of his cousin's capriciousness, and guessed that she must not have suddenly taken a walk, but he couldn't stop her, and was afraid that she would cause trouble, so he had to follow behind.When he arrived at the river beach, he saw Gan Lu sitting alone on a bench in the distance, seeming to be gazing into the distance. He breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, don't disturb her, let's go."
Qin Yanzhi didn't want to leave, and went to the nearby store to buy canned beer: "Drinking here is much more comfortable than playing golf in a boredom."
Steven echoed: "This park is really well built. If we do a Festival (music festival) in summer, it will definitely be more fun to drink beer while listening to music."
They sat on the back steps drinking and chatting, but also having a good time.However, not long after, a tall man walked over and sat next to Gan Lu, Qin Yanzhi giggled, "Ah Zhan, do you think this man is the gentleman she never brought out to meet you?"
Qin Zhan said angrily: "You are really lenient. After staying in the United States for a few years, why did you become so gossip?"
Steven smiled and asked: "Isn't gossip a form of martial arts? What does it mean for a person to become gossip?"
"Steven, this is the breadth and depth of Chinese, no wonder you don't understand it. Let me tell you, this word is used to describe a person, that is, a chicken woman, a gossip (a person who likes to gossip), who is keen on street news (lace news), Ouch..." He explained in a mixture of Chinese and English, before he finished speaking, Qin Yanzhi had already punched him heavily on the arm.
Qin Yanzhi smiled and stood up: "I'm going to gossip to the end, let's go and have a look."
Qin Zhan took her hand: "Zhizhi, what are you doing, when did she provoke you again?"
"She is sensible and didn't come to my house with the cheek. But if it weren't for her mother, I wouldn't be sent to study abroad by my father just after finishing high school."
"Hey, you're reasonable. If it weren't for your poor grades, you wouldn't be able to get into a good school in China. How could uncle send you out? What does this have to do with auntie?"
Qin Yanzhi raised her head and shook off his hand: "Yes, my father always uses her to teach me. She can study, is gentle, sensible, and independent. Now I want to see if she is really so perfect. No shortage of."
She walked straight towards Gan Lu, and Steven followed behind in confusion, Qin Zhan was sweating, so he had to follow.
Nie Qian stood up and greeted Qin Zhan: "Manager Qin, hello."
The two met several times on social occasions, and Qin Zhan forced a smile and said, "Hello, Mr. Nie."
Nie Qian's gaze swept past Qin Zhan, turned to Qin Yanzhi, and said with a half-smile, "Miss, you guessed right, I'm not Lulu's husband. Is there any question?"
He was tall and tall, looking down from such a high position, the cold moonlight made his handsome brows even more stern, with an imposing aura.Qin Yanzhi was stunned, not knowing what to say for a while.Gan Lu was a little annoyed, and looked at Qin Zhan, Qin Zhan spread his hands and said haha helplessly: "What a coincidence, we met here, why don't we have some beer together?"
"It's getting late, I'm going home." Gan Lu also stood up, throwing her backpack over her shoulders.
"I'll see you off. Goodbye, everyone." Nie Qian nodded with them, and accompanied Gan Lu out of Jiangtan Park.
"Your life doesn't look like a simple housewife." Nie Qian drove the car into the driveway, "Someone is watching you, and the girl also showed the appearance of successfully catching rape."
Gan Lu was shocked by the words "stalking" and "catching rape", but when she recalled Qin Yanzhi's interested look, it was obvious that her eyes were not only curious, not to mention the pointed question.She could only agree that it probably wasn't a chance encounter just now, and at the same time reaffirmed that it was right for her to keep a distance from the Qin family.
"What's the relationship between Qin Zhan and you?"
Gan Lu glanced at him displeasedly: "It's okay."
Nie Qian was taken aback: "I didn't mean to interrogate you, but Qin Zhan is Qin Wanfeng's nephew, and there are quite a lot of people related to the real estate industry around you."
Gan Lu didn't intend to admit to him that Qin Wanfeng was her mother's current husband: "It's a pity that I'm not qualified to play the role of a confidante, otherwise I can just find a reason for this incident."
Nie Qian couldn't help laughing: "Very well, you haven't lost your sense of humor yet."
Gan Lu smiled wryly: "You are also better at telling jokes than before."
Nie Qian suppressed his smile, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I used to be too tense, so I was probably a boring boyfriend, right?"
"You're not boring, Nie Qian." Gan Lu said matter-of-factly, "You're just completely focused on yourself: your career, your goals, your future, no one else can occupy your attention, and that's not you wrong."
Nie Qian didn't speak for a long time. Gan Lu was upset and didn't intend to find a topic. The car quickly drove to the downstairs of the building where she lived. She unbuckled her seat belt and opened the door to get out: "Thank you, goodbye."
When Gan Lu came home, she went to the mother-in-law's room to say hello to her: "Mom, I'm back."
Wu Lijun had already changed into her pajamas, and was reading a document with a dignified expression. She just nodded, obviously not intending to discuss it with her. It was even more impossible for Gan Lu to ask her any questions. As usual, she asked her to go to bed early, and then went upstairs directly.
When she was about to finish preparing for class, she received a call from Shang Xiuwen: "Lulu, I'm already back, I have to deal with some things with Yi'an first, and I won't be home until later, you don't have to wait for me."
His voice was as calm as usual, and there was nothing unusual about it. Gan Lu hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Is that important?"
Shang Xiuwen was a little surprised: "Have you heard that too? Don't worry, it's fine. I'll talk about it when I go back."
Gan Lu was a little relieved. She finished all the work step by step and went to bed on time. Although she tossed and turned for a long time, she finally fell asleep in a daze. However, she slept very restlessly. As soon as Shang Xiuwen walked in, she woke up , reached out and pressed the desk lamp.
Shang Xiuwen put the suitcase aside, sat on the edge of the bed, and stroked her hair: "Didn't sleep well, I told you not to worry."
Gan Lu stared at him, only to see that his face was tired, his eyes were slightly sunken, and some stubble had appeared on his chin. No matter how calm his expression was, he looked different from usual.She didn't plan to ask any more questions now: "I'll get you some water, you can take a bath."
"Let me see your hand." He picked up her left hand and looked at it carefully, "Does it still hurt?"
She took the time to go to the hospital to change her medicine at noon today. Her left wrist was still wrapped in gauze, and she couldn't see anything: "The doctor said that it will be fine if you take the medicine and change it on time."
"I'm sorry, I didn't come back to accompany you right away when you were injured, and now I'm making you worry. It's nothing, Yi'an and I have basically made arrangements for dealing with it."
He has always been considerate, but for some reason, his thoughtfulness made Gan Lu feel a little sad at this time, she forced a smile and said, "It's okay, I'll go put the water in."
Shang Xiuwen went into the bathroom to take a shower, Gan Lu lost sleepiness, opened his suitcase, took out his suit and hung it up, put the clothes that needed washing into the laundry basket, and put the suitcase back in the storage room.After everything was packed, she remembered that he was not at home these few days, so she didn't put his pajamas in the bathroom, so she quickly took a set from the closet and sent them to the bathroom.I saw Shang Xiuwen soaking in the jacuzzi, with his head thrown back and pillowed on a stack of towels, his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep, his face was peaceful, only a line around his tightly pursed lips revealed his preoccupation .
She put down her pajamas, put the clothes he took off into the laundry basket one by one, sat by the bathtub and stretched out her right hand to test the water, the temperature was already a little low: "Xiuwen."
Shang Xiuwen opened his eyes, smiled slightly, held her right hand, and kissed her gently on his lips.
"Careful to catch a cold, get up quickly and go to bed to rest."
She hurriedly broke away from his hand, went back to the bedroom and lay down. After a while, Shang Xiuwen also came in, turned off the headlights, lay down beside her, stretched out his arms from behind her, and hugged her into his arms. The back was pressed against his chest, and the two of them were like two spoons clasped together.In the past, she liked this intimate position very much. As long as he stretched out his hand, she would automatically adjust her position and curl up into his arms without gaps, enjoying the feeling of being completely snuggled into his arms.However, today she felt a little indescribably tired and didn't want to move.
Shang Xiuwen pushed back her hair, put his lips on the back of her neck, and said softly, "Is there something on your mind, Lulu?"
Gan Lu is not a person who reveals her thoughts, but it seems that she can never hide her thoughts from Shang Xiuwen, so she can only admire him for maintaining a strong ability to perceive under such circumstances.
She sighed lightly: "If you are so troubled and tired, I can't share it with you, and if I have to pretend to be with you, I will feel that I am too much. But..." She rolled over in his arms , facing him, put his hands around his waist, and pressed his forehead against his chin, "Xiuwen, I don't want me to always get news about you from other channels, whether it's good or bad."
She could feel Shang Xiuwen's hand moving on her back suddenly stopped, and he remained silent for a long time, she thought, since he had already said it, there was no reason to hold back: "I don't intend to hinder you from handling things, probably I can't help you, but I think we are husband and wife, we have to face problems together."
"I understand what you mean." His voice came from above her head in a low voice, "Lulu, I don't mistrust you. It's just that this incident happened too suddenly, and the current development is beyond my expectation. I He Yi'an is so busy dealing with it that he really doesn't have time to explain to you."
Gan Lu's heart sank. Of course she wasn't just referring to today's sudden situation, but she could clearly hear the unconcealable exhaustion in Shang Xiuwen's voice, and the slender body wrapped by her arms was also tense. It was completely different from his usual relaxation and stretching in bed.
She thought with self-blame: You really shouldn't choose to communicate with him today. As for asking about his past that you don't know, today is not a good time.
"I'm sorry, I'm probably a little...emotional cycle."
He kissed her forehead: "It's my fault that made you worry. It's okay. The preliminary results will be released tomorrow. No matter what happens in the future, I will explain it to you first, so as not to worry you."
"I understand, it's getting late, go to sleep."
She didn't say anything else, she put her fingers into his pajamas and massaged his back.Usually, if he was tired, he would be happy to accept her massage, but at this moment he pressed her hand: "Don't move around."
"Hey, I just relax for you."
"Did you forget that your hand is hurt?" He smiled, raised her left hand and put it on the pillow with one hand, then turned over and pressed her down suddenly: "Actually, there is a better way to relax."
She didn't expect him to be in the mood to be intimate with her, but his enthusiasm was focused and seductive, kisses one after another, finely falling on her face and neck.
He hugged her tightly, motionless, the two bodies were intertwined, his head was resting on her neck and fell asleep, she turned her head to kiss his hair, suddenly, his words seemed to slip through a certain sluggish space It came out, lingering in her ears, and she suddenly realized that what he said should be: "Give me a baby, Lulu."
One afternoon later, the school leader called and told Gan Lu to go to the reception room, saying that Shen Sirui's parents had come and wanted her to apologize in person.The leader asked, she had to go, and the person who came was either the boss of Xinhe Real Estate Company or the boss's wife, she thought she should go and see.
The middle-aged woman sitting in the reception room was Shen Sirui's mother, Liu Yuping, who brought a huge fruit basket and was talking with Vice Principal Wan.The Shen couple started their business as a garment factory. After digging out the nth pot of gold, Shen Jiaxing turned to real estate development with the capital. Only Kuotai comes standard with a large LV bag, and she is obviously much more sophisticated and sophisticated in dealing with people than her daughter Shen Xiaona.
After Gan Lu entered, Liu Yuping stood up and apologized, saying that she had just arrived at the school after returning from a business trip, and then kept criticizing herself and her husband for being busy with work and neglecting to teach the children, which caused trouble for the school and the teachers. Gan Lu had to respond accordingly. Ting was polite to her, saying that he would not care about Shen Sirui's behavior, as for how to deal with it, it was all up to the school to decide.
Liu Yuping suddenly took out an envelope, saying it was compensation for medical expenses and nutrition expenses, and stuffed it into her hand. She was really shocked, and said quickly: "I accept it, but I really can't accept this." She declined with one hand. Working very hard, he asked Vice President Wan for help with his eyes.However, Vice President Wan is very authoritative in the school. After all, the intellectuals don't have much experience in dealing with businessmen, so they just keep saying "you're welcome" repeatedly, and they don't help at all.
Gan Lu had no choice but to talk and retreat, and went out of the reception room to the corridor with people coming and going, her attitude was very clear, and Liu Yuping finally put away the envelope.
After sending Liu Yuping away with great difficulty, Gan Lu begged Vice President Wan for mercy: "I can only say that Shen Sirui didn't push me on purpose, and my injury is not serious. The leaders should decide how to deal with it. I have no opinion. Since I went to work with my injury and didn't ask for leave, I won't have to ask my parents to come to me for this matter in the future."
Vice-principal Wan laughed straight away: "I can't tolerate her son just because she apologized sincerely, otherwise the school rules will become a joke, and there is no way to restrain other students. That's fine, you don't have to worry about it."
Gan Lu returned to the office, rubbed her cheeks that were a little numb from laughing, and thought, this Mrs. Shen fits the businessman she imagined.She didn't regret not seeing Shen Jiaxing, after all, she didn't intend to rashly intervene to talk to the couple.
As Qin Wanfeng predicted, Anda's inventory was seized by the relevant department the next day, and its business was suspended for investigation.
Just as Nie Qian predicted, Xu Sheng held a press conference in W City, a neighboring province, to explain the situation to the media. The implication is, of course, that Xinhe’s testimony was ignored; Shang Xiuwen and Feng Yi’an produced detailed supply contracts and quality assurance certificates for each batch of steel, and asked Xinhe to provide their accounts and purchases. Records, proving that the rebar came from their supply.
The relevant departments naturally launched investigations step by step, and the matter fell into a stalemate for a while.
When Gan Lu asked her questions, Shang Xiuwen was not as funny as Nie Qian, but explained to her patiently: "Xusheng's quality control department is in charge of the second brother-in-law. He is serious in his work and the product quality is always guaranteed. This kind of situation should not happen. However, after the media reports, it has already had a major impact on product sales, and we have to try our best to clear it up. At present, it is not to shirk responsibility, but Yi An and I only have business contacts with Xinhe, and have no personal relationship. For grievances, my uncle has never dealt with him directly. No one can explain the purpose of Xinhe's operation this time, and we can only see how old Shen moves in his next move."
However, before Shen Jiaxing could make a move, Shang Xiuwen told Gan Lu that almost on the third day after Xu Sheng's press conference ended, the neighboring province had almost the same version of the problem, and it was even more serious. The supervision department has already intervened in the investigation, so he has to rush over to help his uncle deal with it.
Gan Lu wondered if this meant that there was indeed a problem with Xusheng's products, and Anda was only passively involved and had no responsibility.
She has only met Wu Changzhi a few times, and of course she is more concerned about the fate of her husband's company.However, both Wu Lijun and Shang Xiuwen had serious expressions on their faces. It was a bit selfish for her to think that she was an outsider because of their brothers, sisters, uncles and nephews. She didn't say anything, and immediately went to pack his luggage and send him out.
In the following time, Feng Yi'an stayed in the company to cooperate with the investigation, while Shang Xiuwen was busy going back and forth between the local area and J City from time to time.Every time he came back, without waiting for Gan Lu to ask questions, he would take the initiative to tell her the progress of the matter. What he said was not detailed, but concise.She thought, at least he listened to what she said, sincerity has been shown, and she has nothing to say now.
The cold wave from Siberia came as expected, the temperature dropped suddenly, and the local area officially entered winter overnight. The cold rain fell heavily, and it seemed to be continuous. After a day, it simply snowed.All the passers-by on the street put on thick winter clothes and walked quickly with their heads bowed under their umbrellas.
According to the school's notice, Gan Lu went to the TV studio to participate in the semi-finals of the education channel's recording of the young teachers' teaching skills competition.
The competition itself has a tense atmosphere, and it has been moved to a TV station like never before. There are spotlights, cameras, on-site choreographers and directors, hosts eloquent, and audiences clapping along with the choreographer's gestures. I couldn’t help muttering: “When will the teacher have to participate in the show?” Someone else said annoyed: “The education channel has no audience and no ratings. Usually, it only plays some cartoons over and over again to coax preschoolers. What’s the use of this? significance?"
After all, no one can violate the arrangements made by the leaders.When it was Gan Lu's turn to play, she saw Qian Jiaxi sitting quietly in a seat in the front row, smiling and applauding her, and she immediately relaxed.After answering the host's stereotyped questions, she began to speak in an orderly manner, and performed very steadily. After the lecture, Qian Jiaxi took the lead in giving her a thumbs up.
This program is only recorded, and there is no on-the-spot award presentation. It is said that after the award is confirmed, the winner has to come to the studio once to accept the award, and then the entire program will be recorded, and then arranged to be played.Gan Lu didn't care about these things, she was just glad that she had finally completed the task assigned by the school, and whether she won an award or not was not her concern.
After leaving the studio, Qian Jiaxi and Gan Lu made an appointment to eat Thai food, and the two of them stood under the tree outside the back door of the TV station under an umbrella and waited for a taxi.According to Qian Jiaxi, this time happened to be the shift time for local taxi drivers, and the probability of waiting for a taxi at the bustling front door was much lower than that at the back door.While they were chatting, Qian Jiaxi raised her chin and said, "Hey, I really can't stand the way she looks like a top star."
Gan Lu followed her gaze and saw a tall, glamorous woman coming out of the back door amidst the fluttering light snow. It was their senior sister Li Sibi.Although she didn't achieve much as a TV host, at least she was familiar in this city.From the nonchalant expression on her face to the way she walks without looking sideways, she clearly knows that others will definitely watch her, but completely ignores others' attention. It is indeed as Qian Jiaxi said, not a star, but a star. star.
Li Sibi has always been the focus of everyone's attention from school to the TV station, she has a high self-esteem, and her arrogance is written on her face.Gan Lu has never been in touch with her, so of course she would not take the initiative to strike up a conversation with her like a fan.Although Qian Jiaxi is both her junior and a colleague, she is really tired of her unscrupulous eyesight and doesn't have a good impression of her. Usually, when she meets her on stage, she just greets her lightly.
Gan Lu was about to speak, when Qian Jiaxi whistled suddenly: "Look, Li Sibi's new minister under the skirt is rumored."
"It's the gossip on your TV station again." After all, it is a provincial capital city, at least the newspaper will not pay attention to the movements of a not-so-popular host on the local TV station.
Qian Jiaxi chuckled: "Yes, everyone in the station said that she had a close relationship with a certain mysterious person who drove a Porsche 911 recently. Hey, it's strange, this car has a lot of face and a lot of limelight. Why is Li Damei playing the wrong way? He kept a low profile and only went to the back door to get in the car quietly."
Gan Lu took a closer look, suddenly a little tongue-tied and didn't know what to say, so she quickly lowered the umbrella to cover herself.
Of course she knows Li Sibi, and she is also familiar with that cool silver-gray Porsche 911 from the hanging license plate of the neighboring province to the owner: stepping out of the car, opening the door for Li Sibi, hugging her into the car, and then driving The man who walked away was wearing a dark gray suit, of medium build, with a cynical and shrewd face, it was Shang Xiuwen's cousin Wu Wei.
After Gan Lu got married, she and Shang Xiuwen went to City J again, and had dinner with Wu Changzhi's family. It was a meeting of relatives. It was at the dinner table that she met Wu Wei, whom she had only heard before.
Wu Wei arrived last.It can be seen that his mother and two older sisters dote on him very much, and the two brothers-in-law both work in Xusheng, and their positions are below him, so naturally it is impossible to say anything about him, and the old parents have nothing to do with him.And his wife, Chen Yufei, was concentrating on dealing with her half-year-old son with the nanny, breastfeeding her and changing diapers for a while.He only teased his son with one finger, and sat down in a grandiose manner, completely ignoring his father's displeasure at his lateness.
His attitude towards his family was mediocre, but he still showed face to Shang Xiuwen, and took the initiative to explain to him that there was a temporary delay.After Shang Xiuwen made the introduction, he glanced at Gan Lu and greeted him politely: "Xiuwen's style is more foreign, and he refuses to hold a proper wedding. I haven't seen my siblings until today."
Of course she only smiled politely and said nothing, leaving Shang Xiuwen to deal with him.
Later, when Wu Wei was on a business trip here, he would definitely have dinner with Shang Xiuwen's family. It could be seen that he was in awe of Wu Lijun, and he didn't care about it in front of his father.Wu Lijun has never been in the habit of nagging, she only said sternly when sitting together once: "I have heard a lot of your absurd things, you are also in your thirties, have a wife and children, a family If you are a career person, is it possible that your aunt will teach you a lesson?"
Wu Wei said nonchalantly: "Auntie, they were talking nonsense to you. Just ask Xiuwen and you will know. Now I am extremely busy and in charge of all the sales business. There is no time for absurdity."
Xiuwen didn't intend to testify against him, he just leaned lazily on the chair, picked up the teacup and took a shallow sip.Wu Lijun snorted and didn't say anything else.
Afterwards, Gan Lu casually asked Shang Xiuwen, "Is your cousin still so flirtatious after having a son?"
Shang Xiuwen shrugged: "According to my estimation, even if he has a grandson, he probably still has this virtue."
Gan Lu couldn't help laughing, but was also confused: "I don't understand, his wife is so beautiful, and his son is so cute, is it really so fun outside that he doesn't want to go home?" Then she looked at Shang Xiuwen, "Yes Isn't it true that men cannot be satisfied with a simple family life by nature?"
"Don't dig a trap for me to jump into." Shang Xiuwen jokingly pinched her nose, "I'm different, I'm a man who loves family life, and I'm also a wife slave."
Gan Lu snorted: "Grandpa, you don't take help when the oil bottle is down at home. Is there a wife slave like you?"
"That's because you put all the oil bottles away, and I didn't have a chance to show it." He suddenly hugged her and looked into her eyes seriously, "Lulu, if you give birth to me, I will not only A wife slave, or a home lover."
That was the first time he talked to her about having a baby, she blushed, but she was really moved, and she had no time to pay attention to his flirtatious cousin.
Looking at it now, Wu Wei is only 33 years old, he is in his prime, and it is too early to have a grandson, and he can still run wild on the road of romance, but he has cross-provincially provoked the TV host here, who is still a student she knows Sister, it's a bit unexpected.
Qian Jiaxi often talked about all kinds of bizarre scandals in their station with a bit of sarcasm. Gan Lu heard it unbelievably, and couldn't imagine that these things didn't happen in the gossip section of the newspaper, but were staged around her friends every day.She had to borrow someone's famous quote from time to time to comment: "Your circle is really chaotic." Qian Jiaxi always nodded solemnly in agreement: "It's really a bit chaotic."
Seeing the car quickly disappear into the traffic on the street, Gan Lu thought, I don't know if Li Sibi is clear, the prince who came here in a Porsche 911 has a family, but this is not her concern .
There was only one thing that made her deeply puzzled. Recently, Shang Xiuwen went back and forth between the two places for Xu Sheng's matter. He was in a hurry and was very tired. He still stayed in J City today and did not come back.Why does this real vice president and successor of Xu Sheng seem to have a laid-back demeanor, and he can drive a few hours here to pick up girls?Not to mention that according to Qian Jiaxi, he and Li Sibi have been in frequent contact recently, so they must have spent a lot of time in the local area.
Qian Jiaxi came here to eat Thai food because of the food introduction in the local newspaper the day before.This restaurant is not big, decorated in a very Southeast Asian style, there are elephant wood carvings everywhere, the carved screens used to divide the space are exquisite and meticulous, the rattan chairs are decorated with colorful Thai silk cushions, and the waiters are dressed in Thai silk. The traditional clothes come and go lightly, and the Thai music is loud and quiet, which makes people feel very relaxed.But after the dishes ordered by the two of them were served, Qian Jiaxi started to mutter.
"The guy who wrote the recommendation column must have gotten a kickback, and he was blowing it up like a hype. He coaxed so many people to come over, but the taste is too ordinary."
She commented while eating: "The charcoal-grilled pork neck is a bit old, and it is difficult to chew; the beef with green curry and white eggplant has a strange medicinal smell; the tom yum soup is sour and spicy, and it smells a bit Chong, I guess if you drink it if you have a cold and stuffy nose, it should have a therapeutic effect..."
Gan Lu glared at her: "You're affecting my appetite too much, and I don't want you to be in the Michelin restaurant guide. If the dishes you have ordered are not tasty, they are a waste."
"You can't force yourself to applaud just because you ordered it." Qian Jiaxi said earnestly, "That's a compromise, and it's irresponsible to myself. I always insist that the attitude towards food can also reflect your attitude to a certain extent. attitude towards life."
"Stop showing off your theories to me. Similu is good, try some."
"Too sweet and too greasy."
"Hey, are you having trouble with your boyfriend? You're not usually so picky."
"We broke up. The taste of this grilled fish with lime can only be regarded as not bad."
Gan Lu was very speechless when she said these two things in the same tone: "Is it still a matter of values? I said, our values are very different, and it doesn't prevent you from being my bad friend for so many years. ah?"
Qian Jiaxi smirked: "Lulu, if I were a man, I would definitely marry you. If you are willing, we can live a lifetime together. I don't think we are different at all, but complement each other very much."
"Complement your size, I'm so sick of holding you." Gan Lu said bluntly, "You're so skinny now, can you please eat well?"
Qian Jiaxi is 5 centimeters shorter than Gan Lu, and is 159 centimeters tall. She has always claimed to be 160 centimeters. She weighs less than 43 kilograms, and she is indeed skinny.However, she has always been very satisfied with her weight, and she was not affected at all. At this time, she smiled even more wickedly, and moved closer to Gan Lu: "I think you must have been well nourished by your family Shang Xiuwen recently, so I despise you." me."
Gan Lu gritted her teeth and said bitterly: "You dead woman, can you be more nonsensical? This is a public place, okay, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"Let me tell you the truth, look at you, you told me that Shang Xiuwen's company has encountered a problem, but you don't have any anxious expression, the corners of your eyes and eyebrows are full of spring, and your complexion is even better."
Gan Lu was speechless for a moment, she didn't know that such a private matter could be so intuitively reflected on the face and be seen by others.That's right, Shang Xiuwen has been very busy recently, but he hasn't neglected her at all. As long as he rushes home, his needs and enthusiasm for her will be higher than before.She hesitated for a moment, and stroked her face: "This, is it really different from usual?"
"Look at how you look like you have no money here." Qian Jiaxi clicked her tongue repeatedly, "Needless to say, I hit the mark."
Gan Lu was about to speak, but when she raised her head, she was taken aback, and couldn't help muttering to herself that she ran into an acquaintance again.It was not surprising to see her colleague Jiang Xiaolin walking in with a well-mannered man in his thirties, but the man was holding a five or six-year-old girl by the hand. Taking the seat and walking towards her, Jiang Xiaolin also saw Gan Lu at the same time, and her face, which had always been calm, suddenly turned red.
The waiter brought them to the only empty table in the restaurant, which happened to be next to Gan Lu's table.After they were seated, they only heard the man taking the menu to ask for advice, Jiang Xiaolin didn't speak much, and the little girl kept asking this and that, her voice was crisp and articulate, which made the waiter laugh.Qian Jiaxi was seated next to the little girl. Hearing a few childish words, he couldn't help being amused. He turned to tease her, and the two of them actually started talking to each other.
The man only looked at his daughter with a smile, with a pampering expression on his face.However, the embarrassment and embarrassment of Jiang Xiaolin who was sitting next to him fell into Gan Lu's eyes. She thought why sitting here would make people's food bad, so she raised her hand to beckon the waiter to come and pay the bill. Qian Jiaxi couldn't help being surprised: "You You were eating very bravely just now, why did you suddenly want to leave?"
"I remember something else, let's go first." Gan Lu quickly handed the money to the waiter, grabbed Qian Jiaxi's purse and stuffed it into her hand.
Qian Jiaxi exchanged "goodbye" with the little girl, and followed her out, complaining: "The food is not good. It's hard to come here with a pretty little girl who can tease my weird aunt, and you said you have something to do?" Let's go. Isn't your husband coming back in two days? Why are you in a hurry to go back? Hey, yes, if you have a baby in the future, consider me a godmother. Let me think about it, should I be a son or a daughter? ? Or, you can give birth to dragon and phoenix twins, one step is in place, and I can hug left and right, how wonderful."
Gan Lu's face blushed suspiciously, Qian Jiaxi saw it all at once, and laughed loudly: "Could it be that I've become so stubborn today, and it's right again—could it be that you already have it?"
"I'm as big as you, so stop talking nonsense." A taxi stopped in front of them, Gan Lu opened the door and stuffed Qian Jiaxi in, "Goodbye."
(End of this chapter)
Nie Qian parked the car in the parking line marked on the side of Binjiang Road and walked into the river beach.After graduating from university, he went directly to work in Shenzhen, and only hurried back and forth every year to visit relatives during the Spring Festival.It wasn't until after he came back to work this time that he saw the repaired Jiangtan Park in a free time, and walked down alone, but felt a bit lost.
The Jiangtan Park stretches for more than ten kilometers along the river. It cost a lot of money, and the greening and landscape planning are appropriate. It has become a good place for citizens to relax and drives the real estate along the river to appreciate rapidly.
However, the riverside hidden in Nie Qian's memory is different. There are bare sandy beaches, random docked boats, dilapidated ferry barges, long springboards stretching to the shore in disorder, and clusters of reeds rustling in the wind. Swinging, the afterglow of the pale golden sunset in summer rippling on the water, swimming and frolicking crowd...
He walked in on the deliberately winding path paved with marble, and soon saw Gan Lu sitting on the bench.She was watching a ferry go away on the river, the river blowing her hair back.He stood still, but another scene appeared in front of his eyes. At that time, she was not yet 17 years old, and her father was in the operating room. She was sitting alone on the bench in the corridor outside, her shoulders were drooping, her body was leaning forward, and her face was on her own. Between the folded hands, there was no movement for a long time, and the exhausted and thin figure touched him for the first time.
In a blink of an eye, nearly ten years have passed day and night like the surging river in front of my eyes.There is more than one river beach that has changed.
Nie Qian walked up to Gan Lu: "It's windy here, be careful you catch a cold."
She shook her head: "It's okay, the weather is not too cold."
He sat down: "I can hardly recognize this place, we have swum here before."
Of course Gan Lu remembered that it was their second date, but that time it was with many of Nie Qian's classmates.Growing up in a riverside city, swimming by the river is an experience that many people have had in summer.The river water is turbid and not clear, but good water quality can certainly fight mid-stream, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t have ordinary skills or even no water skills. You can play with a swimming ring next to it. There is fun that cannot be experienced in the swimming pool.
"Now it's summer, there are still many people coming to swim, and it is said that next year the government will build several natural swimming pools by the river." Gan Lu said casually, "I didn't pick this place for nostalgia, but when you called , I just happened to be eating opposite."
"You don't need to separate from me on purpose. With your prudence, I don't expect you to arrange an ambiguous place to meet me." Nie Qian straightened his legs and asked casually, "What does your husband think of him?" This matter that the company is facing?"
"He's on a business trip. I just heard about it, but I haven't contacted him yet."
"He should have known it earlier than you. His partner Feng Yi'an's father works in the city. Although it is not a key department, he will definitely not be late."
This is in line with Gan Lu's thinking. She guesses that Feng Yi'an is probably busy with coping right now, so she has no time to answer her call: "Well, that means, everyone who should know knows, no matter what the channel is. Now there is still Do you have any bad news for me?"
"This matter can be big or small. Construction steel bars are different from other commodities. Each piece has product identification and quality assurance. Xinhe must provide evidence to make this blatant accusation, and Anda and Xusheng can produce evidence to refute it. Of course, I don't need to teach you this, I guess your husband and Feng Yi'an will definitely deal with it like this."
Gan Lu was a little surprised, her moral standards were not relaxed enough to look at the matter like this: "Is this a denial?"
In the dim light, she couldn't see Nie Qian's expression clearly, but his white teeth flashed clearly: "Could it be that you have already condemned your husband in your heart?"
"No, I think there should be a clear conclusion. Either Xu Sheng's steel bars are indeed faulty, or Xinhe's accusation is not true." She looked at Nie Qian suspiciously, "Are you laughing at me?"
"I didn't make fun of you, but it seems that your husband has protected you well." Nie Qian said dryly.
Gan Lu was shocked by this sentence, and she didn't understand why he regarded her so naively, but when she thought of Shang Xiuwen's understatement when he mentioned work to her, she had to admit in frustration: "I don't care about his business matters." I really don’t know much.”
"Looking at how you cared about your father before, I always thought you would be the most meticulous wife."
"He has always been able to handle everything well..." Gan Lu stopped suddenly.When Nie Qian mentioned her father at this time, she suddenly realized that Shang Xiuwen's attitude was certainly the reason why she was so happy not to ask about his business, but more importantly, after taking care of her father in every possible way for more than ten years, at least subconsciously, she was tired of him. , once she met Shang Xiuwen who didn't need her to worry about at all, she immediately felt that she was in perfect harmony.Thinking of this, she was both a little ashamed and a little surprised, and sighed, "My wife probably failed."
Nie Qian stared at the gloomy river under the night in front of him: "Don't criticize yourself, since your husband can give you such confidence, it should be a good thing."
Gan Lu remained silent, it occurred to her for the first time that perhaps it wasn't just Shang Xiuwen's mysterious past that required her to reflect and question in this marriage.
"It's just that this matter doesn't seem simple right now. Shen Jiaxing did this without discussing it with me beforehand. When he informed me this afternoon, he said that this matter has nothing to do with the company's specific operations and he is solely responsible for it. I can only confess Tell him that it is unusual for the chairman to act like this for an executive general manager."
"Based on your understanding, does he have any personal grievances or conflicts of interest with Anda or Xu Sheng?"
"At least on the surface, there shouldn't be any. I checked and found that Sino Real Estate had been purchasing Xusheng's construction steel products through Anda before. Up to last month, the supply and settlement of both parties were still within the normal range. But Shen Jiaxing's move It must be a conspiracy. He may not have read too many books, nor does he have great insight, but he has the mind of a businessman, and he has nothing to gain. Your husband thinks about the reason, after all, he is in the middle of the game."
Gan Lu nodded: "I understand, thank you."
Her polite and solemn tone made Nie Qian smile bitterly: "I really didn't expect that you and I would face each other because of this matter."
"Don't take it to heart, it has nothing to do with you."
"The relationship in the business field is complicated. I haven't figured out Shen Jiaxing's purpose right now. I really can't tell how deeply Xinhe will be involved in the future." Nie Qian looked forward again, and said silently for a while, "I just hope that no matter what happens, No matter what the situation, don't jump to conclusions."
"Whatever happens again, it's just a business dispute. It's not my turn to draw conclusions. I won't extend it to other aspects. But..." Gan Lu was patted on the shoulder suddenly, and she was shocked. Turning around suddenly, I saw Qin Yanzhi, Qin Zhan and Steven standing behind them at some point, and Qin Yanzhi was looking at Nie Qian with great interest.
"This isn't your husband, Lulu?" Qin Yanzhi said in a drawn out voice.
Before Gan Lu could speak, Qin Zhan had already recognized Nie Qian sitting next to her. Although the two of them looked surprised, they were calm, and he felt a little embarrassed.
The three of them were playing in the billiards room on the third floor of the clubhouse just now, Qin Yanzhi suddenly called him to the window, and saw Gan Lu standing by the side of the road, not moving for a long time.
Qin Yanzhi pursed her lips: "She is really mysterious, she is obviously fine, she would rather stand by the side of the road in a daze than play with us."
Qin Zhan said: "How do you know that she is fine? Her husband will come back from a business trip tonight, of course he will go back."
Before the conversation was over, Gan Lu took out her mobile phone to answer, then strode across the road and walked into Jiangtan Park opposite.
Qin Yanzhi smiled and said, "Hey, she doesn't live on the river beach or on a boat. Guess what she's doing?"
"Can't you go and see the scenery? You are so busy, come and play."
Unexpectedly, Qin Yanzhi turned her head and said to her boyfriend, "Come on, Steven, let's go for a walk by the river."
Qin Zhan was well aware of his cousin's capriciousness, and guessed that she must not have suddenly taken a walk, but he couldn't stop her, and was afraid that she would cause trouble, so he had to follow behind.When he arrived at the river beach, he saw Gan Lu sitting alone on a bench in the distance, seeming to be gazing into the distance. He breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, don't disturb her, let's go."
Qin Yanzhi didn't want to leave, and went to the nearby store to buy canned beer: "Drinking here is much more comfortable than playing golf in a boredom."
Steven echoed: "This park is really well built. If we do a Festival (music festival) in summer, it will definitely be more fun to drink beer while listening to music."
They sat on the back steps drinking and chatting, but also having a good time.However, not long after, a tall man walked over and sat next to Gan Lu, Qin Yanzhi giggled, "Ah Zhan, do you think this man is the gentleman she never brought out to meet you?"
Qin Zhan said angrily: "You are really lenient. After staying in the United States for a few years, why did you become so gossip?"
Steven smiled and asked: "Isn't gossip a form of martial arts? What does it mean for a person to become gossip?"
"Steven, this is the breadth and depth of Chinese, no wonder you don't understand it. Let me tell you, this word is used to describe a person, that is, a chicken woman, a gossip (a person who likes to gossip), who is keen on street news (lace news), Ouch..." He explained in a mixture of Chinese and English, before he finished speaking, Qin Yanzhi had already punched him heavily on the arm.
Qin Yanzhi smiled and stood up: "I'm going to gossip to the end, let's go and have a look."
Qin Zhan took her hand: "Zhizhi, what are you doing, when did she provoke you again?"
"She is sensible and didn't come to my house with the cheek. But if it weren't for her mother, I wouldn't be sent to study abroad by my father just after finishing high school."
"Hey, you're reasonable. If it weren't for your poor grades, you wouldn't be able to get into a good school in China. How could uncle send you out? What does this have to do with auntie?"
Qin Yanzhi raised her head and shook off his hand: "Yes, my father always uses her to teach me. She can study, is gentle, sensible, and independent. Now I want to see if she is really so perfect. No shortage of."
She walked straight towards Gan Lu, and Steven followed behind in confusion, Qin Zhan was sweating, so he had to follow.
Nie Qian stood up and greeted Qin Zhan: "Manager Qin, hello."
The two met several times on social occasions, and Qin Zhan forced a smile and said, "Hello, Mr. Nie."
Nie Qian's gaze swept past Qin Zhan, turned to Qin Yanzhi, and said with a half-smile, "Miss, you guessed right, I'm not Lulu's husband. Is there any question?"
He was tall and tall, looking down from such a high position, the cold moonlight made his handsome brows even more stern, with an imposing aura.Qin Yanzhi was stunned, not knowing what to say for a while.Gan Lu was a little annoyed, and looked at Qin Zhan, Qin Zhan spread his hands and said haha helplessly: "What a coincidence, we met here, why don't we have some beer together?"
"It's getting late, I'm going home." Gan Lu also stood up, throwing her backpack over her shoulders.
"I'll see you off. Goodbye, everyone." Nie Qian nodded with them, and accompanied Gan Lu out of Jiangtan Park.
"Your life doesn't look like a simple housewife." Nie Qian drove the car into the driveway, "Someone is watching you, and the girl also showed the appearance of successfully catching rape."
Gan Lu was shocked by the words "stalking" and "catching rape", but when she recalled Qin Yanzhi's interested look, it was obvious that her eyes were not only curious, not to mention the pointed question.She could only agree that it probably wasn't a chance encounter just now, and at the same time reaffirmed that it was right for her to keep a distance from the Qin family.
"What's the relationship between Qin Zhan and you?"
Gan Lu glanced at him displeasedly: "It's okay."
Nie Qian was taken aback: "I didn't mean to interrogate you, but Qin Zhan is Qin Wanfeng's nephew, and there are quite a lot of people related to the real estate industry around you."
Gan Lu didn't intend to admit to him that Qin Wanfeng was her mother's current husband: "It's a pity that I'm not qualified to play the role of a confidante, otherwise I can just find a reason for this incident."
Nie Qian couldn't help laughing: "Very well, you haven't lost your sense of humor yet."
Gan Lu smiled wryly: "You are also better at telling jokes than before."
Nie Qian suppressed his smile, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I used to be too tense, so I was probably a boring boyfriend, right?"
"You're not boring, Nie Qian." Gan Lu said matter-of-factly, "You're just completely focused on yourself: your career, your goals, your future, no one else can occupy your attention, and that's not you wrong."
Nie Qian didn't speak for a long time. Gan Lu was upset and didn't intend to find a topic. The car quickly drove to the downstairs of the building where she lived. She unbuckled her seat belt and opened the door to get out: "Thank you, goodbye."
When Gan Lu came home, she went to the mother-in-law's room to say hello to her: "Mom, I'm back."
Wu Lijun had already changed into her pajamas, and was reading a document with a dignified expression. She just nodded, obviously not intending to discuss it with her. It was even more impossible for Gan Lu to ask her any questions. As usual, she asked her to go to bed early, and then went upstairs directly.
When she was about to finish preparing for class, she received a call from Shang Xiuwen: "Lulu, I'm already back, I have to deal with some things with Yi'an first, and I won't be home until later, you don't have to wait for me."
His voice was as calm as usual, and there was nothing unusual about it. Gan Lu hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Is that important?"
Shang Xiuwen was a little surprised: "Have you heard that too? Don't worry, it's fine. I'll talk about it when I go back."
Gan Lu was a little relieved. She finished all the work step by step and went to bed on time. Although she tossed and turned for a long time, she finally fell asleep in a daze. However, she slept very restlessly. As soon as Shang Xiuwen walked in, she woke up , reached out and pressed the desk lamp.
Shang Xiuwen put the suitcase aside, sat on the edge of the bed, and stroked her hair: "Didn't sleep well, I told you not to worry."
Gan Lu stared at him, only to see that his face was tired, his eyes were slightly sunken, and some stubble had appeared on his chin. No matter how calm his expression was, he looked different from usual.She didn't plan to ask any more questions now: "I'll get you some water, you can take a bath."
"Let me see your hand." He picked up her left hand and looked at it carefully, "Does it still hurt?"
She took the time to go to the hospital to change her medicine at noon today. Her left wrist was still wrapped in gauze, and she couldn't see anything: "The doctor said that it will be fine if you take the medicine and change it on time."
"I'm sorry, I didn't come back to accompany you right away when you were injured, and now I'm making you worry. It's nothing, Yi'an and I have basically made arrangements for dealing with it."
He has always been considerate, but for some reason, his thoughtfulness made Gan Lu feel a little sad at this time, she forced a smile and said, "It's okay, I'll go put the water in."
Shang Xiuwen went into the bathroom to take a shower, Gan Lu lost sleepiness, opened his suitcase, took out his suit and hung it up, put the clothes that needed washing into the laundry basket, and put the suitcase back in the storage room.After everything was packed, she remembered that he was not at home these few days, so she didn't put his pajamas in the bathroom, so she quickly took a set from the closet and sent them to the bathroom.I saw Shang Xiuwen soaking in the jacuzzi, with his head thrown back and pillowed on a stack of towels, his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep, his face was peaceful, only a line around his tightly pursed lips revealed his preoccupation .
She put down her pajamas, put the clothes he took off into the laundry basket one by one, sat by the bathtub and stretched out her right hand to test the water, the temperature was already a little low: "Xiuwen."
Shang Xiuwen opened his eyes, smiled slightly, held her right hand, and kissed her gently on his lips.
"Careful to catch a cold, get up quickly and go to bed to rest."
She hurriedly broke away from his hand, went back to the bedroom and lay down. After a while, Shang Xiuwen also came in, turned off the headlights, lay down beside her, stretched out his arms from behind her, and hugged her into his arms. The back was pressed against his chest, and the two of them were like two spoons clasped together.In the past, she liked this intimate position very much. As long as he stretched out his hand, she would automatically adjust her position and curl up into his arms without gaps, enjoying the feeling of being completely snuggled into his arms.However, today she felt a little indescribably tired and didn't want to move.
Shang Xiuwen pushed back her hair, put his lips on the back of her neck, and said softly, "Is there something on your mind, Lulu?"
Gan Lu is not a person who reveals her thoughts, but it seems that she can never hide her thoughts from Shang Xiuwen, so she can only admire him for maintaining a strong ability to perceive under such circumstances.
She sighed lightly: "If you are so troubled and tired, I can't share it with you, and if I have to pretend to be with you, I will feel that I am too much. But..." She rolled over in his arms , facing him, put his hands around his waist, and pressed his forehead against his chin, "Xiuwen, I don't want me to always get news about you from other channels, whether it's good or bad."
She could feel Shang Xiuwen's hand moving on her back suddenly stopped, and he remained silent for a long time, she thought, since he had already said it, there was no reason to hold back: "I don't intend to hinder you from handling things, probably I can't help you, but I think we are husband and wife, we have to face problems together."
"I understand what you mean." His voice came from above her head in a low voice, "Lulu, I don't mistrust you. It's just that this incident happened too suddenly, and the current development is beyond my expectation. I He Yi'an is so busy dealing with it that he really doesn't have time to explain to you."
Gan Lu's heart sank. Of course she wasn't just referring to today's sudden situation, but she could clearly hear the unconcealable exhaustion in Shang Xiuwen's voice, and the slender body wrapped by her arms was also tense. It was completely different from his usual relaxation and stretching in bed.
She thought with self-blame: You really shouldn't choose to communicate with him today. As for asking about his past that you don't know, today is not a good time.
"I'm sorry, I'm probably a little...emotional cycle."
He kissed her forehead: "It's my fault that made you worry. It's okay. The preliminary results will be released tomorrow. No matter what happens in the future, I will explain it to you first, so as not to worry you."
"I understand, it's getting late, go to sleep."
She didn't say anything else, she put her fingers into his pajamas and massaged his back.Usually, if he was tired, he would be happy to accept her massage, but at this moment he pressed her hand: "Don't move around."
"Hey, I just relax for you."
"Did you forget that your hand is hurt?" He smiled, raised her left hand and put it on the pillow with one hand, then turned over and pressed her down suddenly: "Actually, there is a better way to relax."
She didn't expect him to be in the mood to be intimate with her, but his enthusiasm was focused and seductive, kisses one after another, finely falling on her face and neck.
He hugged her tightly, motionless, the two bodies were intertwined, his head was resting on her neck and fell asleep, she turned her head to kiss his hair, suddenly, his words seemed to slip through a certain sluggish space It came out, lingering in her ears, and she suddenly realized that what he said should be: "Give me a baby, Lulu."
One afternoon later, the school leader called and told Gan Lu to go to the reception room, saying that Shen Sirui's parents had come and wanted her to apologize in person.The leader asked, she had to go, and the person who came was either the boss of Xinhe Real Estate Company or the boss's wife, she thought she should go and see.
The middle-aged woman sitting in the reception room was Shen Sirui's mother, Liu Yuping, who brought a huge fruit basket and was talking with Vice Principal Wan.The Shen couple started their business as a garment factory. After digging out the nth pot of gold, Shen Jiaxing turned to real estate development with the capital. Only Kuotai comes standard with a large LV bag, and she is obviously much more sophisticated and sophisticated in dealing with people than her daughter Shen Xiaona.
After Gan Lu entered, Liu Yuping stood up and apologized, saying that she had just arrived at the school after returning from a business trip, and then kept criticizing herself and her husband for being busy with work and neglecting to teach the children, which caused trouble for the school and the teachers. Gan Lu had to respond accordingly. Ting was polite to her, saying that he would not care about Shen Sirui's behavior, as for how to deal with it, it was all up to the school to decide.
Liu Yuping suddenly took out an envelope, saying it was compensation for medical expenses and nutrition expenses, and stuffed it into her hand. She was really shocked, and said quickly: "I accept it, but I really can't accept this." She declined with one hand. Working very hard, he asked Vice President Wan for help with his eyes.However, Vice President Wan is very authoritative in the school. After all, the intellectuals don't have much experience in dealing with businessmen, so they just keep saying "you're welcome" repeatedly, and they don't help at all.
Gan Lu had no choice but to talk and retreat, and went out of the reception room to the corridor with people coming and going, her attitude was very clear, and Liu Yuping finally put away the envelope.
After sending Liu Yuping away with great difficulty, Gan Lu begged Vice President Wan for mercy: "I can only say that Shen Sirui didn't push me on purpose, and my injury is not serious. The leaders should decide how to deal with it. I have no opinion. Since I went to work with my injury and didn't ask for leave, I won't have to ask my parents to come to me for this matter in the future."
Vice-principal Wan laughed straight away: "I can't tolerate her son just because she apologized sincerely, otherwise the school rules will become a joke, and there is no way to restrain other students. That's fine, you don't have to worry about it."
Gan Lu returned to the office, rubbed her cheeks that were a little numb from laughing, and thought, this Mrs. Shen fits the businessman she imagined.She didn't regret not seeing Shen Jiaxing, after all, she didn't intend to rashly intervene to talk to the couple.
As Qin Wanfeng predicted, Anda's inventory was seized by the relevant department the next day, and its business was suspended for investigation.
Just as Nie Qian predicted, Xu Sheng held a press conference in W City, a neighboring province, to explain the situation to the media. The implication is, of course, that Xinhe’s testimony was ignored; Shang Xiuwen and Feng Yi’an produced detailed supply contracts and quality assurance certificates for each batch of steel, and asked Xinhe to provide their accounts and purchases. Records, proving that the rebar came from their supply.
The relevant departments naturally launched investigations step by step, and the matter fell into a stalemate for a while.
When Gan Lu asked her questions, Shang Xiuwen was not as funny as Nie Qian, but explained to her patiently: "Xusheng's quality control department is in charge of the second brother-in-law. He is serious in his work and the product quality is always guaranteed. This kind of situation should not happen. However, after the media reports, it has already had a major impact on product sales, and we have to try our best to clear it up. At present, it is not to shirk responsibility, but Yi An and I only have business contacts with Xinhe, and have no personal relationship. For grievances, my uncle has never dealt with him directly. No one can explain the purpose of Xinhe's operation this time, and we can only see how old Shen moves in his next move."
However, before Shen Jiaxing could make a move, Shang Xiuwen told Gan Lu that almost on the third day after Xu Sheng's press conference ended, the neighboring province had almost the same version of the problem, and it was even more serious. The supervision department has already intervened in the investigation, so he has to rush over to help his uncle deal with it.
Gan Lu wondered if this meant that there was indeed a problem with Xusheng's products, and Anda was only passively involved and had no responsibility.
She has only met Wu Changzhi a few times, and of course she is more concerned about the fate of her husband's company.However, both Wu Lijun and Shang Xiuwen had serious expressions on their faces. It was a bit selfish for her to think that she was an outsider because of their brothers, sisters, uncles and nephews. She didn't say anything, and immediately went to pack his luggage and send him out.
In the following time, Feng Yi'an stayed in the company to cooperate with the investigation, while Shang Xiuwen was busy going back and forth between the local area and J City from time to time.Every time he came back, without waiting for Gan Lu to ask questions, he would take the initiative to tell her the progress of the matter. What he said was not detailed, but concise.She thought, at least he listened to what she said, sincerity has been shown, and she has nothing to say now.
The cold wave from Siberia came as expected, the temperature dropped suddenly, and the local area officially entered winter overnight. The cold rain fell heavily, and it seemed to be continuous. After a day, it simply snowed.All the passers-by on the street put on thick winter clothes and walked quickly with their heads bowed under their umbrellas.
According to the school's notice, Gan Lu went to the TV studio to participate in the semi-finals of the education channel's recording of the young teachers' teaching skills competition.
The competition itself has a tense atmosphere, and it has been moved to a TV station like never before. There are spotlights, cameras, on-site choreographers and directors, hosts eloquent, and audiences clapping along with the choreographer's gestures. I couldn’t help muttering: “When will the teacher have to participate in the show?” Someone else said annoyed: “The education channel has no audience and no ratings. Usually, it only plays some cartoons over and over again to coax preschoolers. What’s the use of this? significance?"
After all, no one can violate the arrangements made by the leaders.When it was Gan Lu's turn to play, she saw Qian Jiaxi sitting quietly in a seat in the front row, smiling and applauding her, and she immediately relaxed.After answering the host's stereotyped questions, she began to speak in an orderly manner, and performed very steadily. After the lecture, Qian Jiaxi took the lead in giving her a thumbs up.
This program is only recorded, and there is no on-the-spot award presentation. It is said that after the award is confirmed, the winner has to come to the studio once to accept the award, and then the entire program will be recorded, and then arranged to be played.Gan Lu didn't care about these things, she was just glad that she had finally completed the task assigned by the school, and whether she won an award or not was not her concern.
After leaving the studio, Qian Jiaxi and Gan Lu made an appointment to eat Thai food, and the two of them stood under the tree outside the back door of the TV station under an umbrella and waited for a taxi.According to Qian Jiaxi, this time happened to be the shift time for local taxi drivers, and the probability of waiting for a taxi at the bustling front door was much lower than that at the back door.While they were chatting, Qian Jiaxi raised her chin and said, "Hey, I really can't stand the way she looks like a top star."
Gan Lu followed her gaze and saw a tall, glamorous woman coming out of the back door amidst the fluttering light snow. It was their senior sister Li Sibi.Although she didn't achieve much as a TV host, at least she was familiar in this city.From the nonchalant expression on her face to the way she walks without looking sideways, she clearly knows that others will definitely watch her, but completely ignores others' attention. It is indeed as Qian Jiaxi said, not a star, but a star. star.
Li Sibi has always been the focus of everyone's attention from school to the TV station, she has a high self-esteem, and her arrogance is written on her face.Gan Lu has never been in touch with her, so of course she would not take the initiative to strike up a conversation with her like a fan.Although Qian Jiaxi is both her junior and a colleague, she is really tired of her unscrupulous eyesight and doesn't have a good impression of her. Usually, when she meets her on stage, she just greets her lightly.
Gan Lu was about to speak, when Qian Jiaxi whistled suddenly: "Look, Li Sibi's new minister under the skirt is rumored."
"It's the gossip on your TV station again." After all, it is a provincial capital city, at least the newspaper will not pay attention to the movements of a not-so-popular host on the local TV station.
Qian Jiaxi chuckled: "Yes, everyone in the station said that she had a close relationship with a certain mysterious person who drove a Porsche 911 recently. Hey, it's strange, this car has a lot of face and a lot of limelight. Why is Li Damei playing the wrong way? He kept a low profile and only went to the back door to get in the car quietly."
Gan Lu took a closer look, suddenly a little tongue-tied and didn't know what to say, so she quickly lowered the umbrella to cover herself.
Of course she knows Li Sibi, and she is also familiar with that cool silver-gray Porsche 911 from the hanging license plate of the neighboring province to the owner: stepping out of the car, opening the door for Li Sibi, hugging her into the car, and then driving The man who walked away was wearing a dark gray suit, of medium build, with a cynical and shrewd face, it was Shang Xiuwen's cousin Wu Wei.
After Gan Lu got married, she and Shang Xiuwen went to City J again, and had dinner with Wu Changzhi's family. It was a meeting of relatives. It was at the dinner table that she met Wu Wei, whom she had only heard before.
Wu Wei arrived last.It can be seen that his mother and two older sisters dote on him very much, and the two brothers-in-law both work in Xusheng, and their positions are below him, so naturally it is impossible to say anything about him, and the old parents have nothing to do with him.And his wife, Chen Yufei, was concentrating on dealing with her half-year-old son with the nanny, breastfeeding her and changing diapers for a while.He only teased his son with one finger, and sat down in a grandiose manner, completely ignoring his father's displeasure at his lateness.
His attitude towards his family was mediocre, but he still showed face to Shang Xiuwen, and took the initiative to explain to him that there was a temporary delay.After Shang Xiuwen made the introduction, he glanced at Gan Lu and greeted him politely: "Xiuwen's style is more foreign, and he refuses to hold a proper wedding. I haven't seen my siblings until today."
Of course she only smiled politely and said nothing, leaving Shang Xiuwen to deal with him.
Later, when Wu Wei was on a business trip here, he would definitely have dinner with Shang Xiuwen's family. It could be seen that he was in awe of Wu Lijun, and he didn't care about it in front of his father.Wu Lijun has never been in the habit of nagging, she only said sternly when sitting together once: "I have heard a lot of your absurd things, you are also in your thirties, have a wife and children, a family If you are a career person, is it possible that your aunt will teach you a lesson?"
Wu Wei said nonchalantly: "Auntie, they were talking nonsense to you. Just ask Xiuwen and you will know. Now I am extremely busy and in charge of all the sales business. There is no time for absurdity."
Xiuwen didn't intend to testify against him, he just leaned lazily on the chair, picked up the teacup and took a shallow sip.Wu Lijun snorted and didn't say anything else.
Afterwards, Gan Lu casually asked Shang Xiuwen, "Is your cousin still so flirtatious after having a son?"
Shang Xiuwen shrugged: "According to my estimation, even if he has a grandson, he probably still has this virtue."
Gan Lu couldn't help laughing, but was also confused: "I don't understand, his wife is so beautiful, and his son is so cute, is it really so fun outside that he doesn't want to go home?" Then she looked at Shang Xiuwen, "Yes Isn't it true that men cannot be satisfied with a simple family life by nature?"
"Don't dig a trap for me to jump into." Shang Xiuwen jokingly pinched her nose, "I'm different, I'm a man who loves family life, and I'm also a wife slave."
Gan Lu snorted: "Grandpa, you don't take help when the oil bottle is down at home. Is there a wife slave like you?"
"That's because you put all the oil bottles away, and I didn't have a chance to show it." He suddenly hugged her and looked into her eyes seriously, "Lulu, if you give birth to me, I will not only A wife slave, or a home lover."
That was the first time he talked to her about having a baby, she blushed, but she was really moved, and she had no time to pay attention to his flirtatious cousin.
Looking at it now, Wu Wei is only 33 years old, he is in his prime, and it is too early to have a grandson, and he can still run wild on the road of romance, but he has cross-provincially provoked the TV host here, who is still a student she knows Sister, it's a bit unexpected.
Qian Jiaxi often talked about all kinds of bizarre scandals in their station with a bit of sarcasm. Gan Lu heard it unbelievably, and couldn't imagine that these things didn't happen in the gossip section of the newspaper, but were staged around her friends every day.She had to borrow someone's famous quote from time to time to comment: "Your circle is really chaotic." Qian Jiaxi always nodded solemnly in agreement: "It's really a bit chaotic."
Seeing the car quickly disappear into the traffic on the street, Gan Lu thought, I don't know if Li Sibi is clear, the prince who came here in a Porsche 911 has a family, but this is not her concern .
There was only one thing that made her deeply puzzled. Recently, Shang Xiuwen went back and forth between the two places for Xu Sheng's matter. He was in a hurry and was very tired. He still stayed in J City today and did not come back.Why does this real vice president and successor of Xu Sheng seem to have a laid-back demeanor, and he can drive a few hours here to pick up girls?Not to mention that according to Qian Jiaxi, he and Li Sibi have been in frequent contact recently, so they must have spent a lot of time in the local area.
Qian Jiaxi came here to eat Thai food because of the food introduction in the local newspaper the day before.This restaurant is not big, decorated in a very Southeast Asian style, there are elephant wood carvings everywhere, the carved screens used to divide the space are exquisite and meticulous, the rattan chairs are decorated with colorful Thai silk cushions, and the waiters are dressed in Thai silk. The traditional clothes come and go lightly, and the Thai music is loud and quiet, which makes people feel very relaxed.But after the dishes ordered by the two of them were served, Qian Jiaxi started to mutter.
"The guy who wrote the recommendation column must have gotten a kickback, and he was blowing it up like a hype. He coaxed so many people to come over, but the taste is too ordinary."
She commented while eating: "The charcoal-grilled pork neck is a bit old, and it is difficult to chew; the beef with green curry and white eggplant has a strange medicinal smell; the tom yum soup is sour and spicy, and it smells a bit Chong, I guess if you drink it if you have a cold and stuffy nose, it should have a therapeutic effect..."
Gan Lu glared at her: "You're affecting my appetite too much, and I don't want you to be in the Michelin restaurant guide. If the dishes you have ordered are not tasty, they are a waste."
"You can't force yourself to applaud just because you ordered it." Qian Jiaxi said earnestly, "That's a compromise, and it's irresponsible to myself. I always insist that the attitude towards food can also reflect your attitude to a certain extent. attitude towards life."
"Stop showing off your theories to me. Similu is good, try some."
"Too sweet and too greasy."
"Hey, are you having trouble with your boyfriend? You're not usually so picky."
"We broke up. The taste of this grilled fish with lime can only be regarded as not bad."
Gan Lu was very speechless when she said these two things in the same tone: "Is it still a matter of values? I said, our values are very different, and it doesn't prevent you from being my bad friend for so many years. ah?"
Qian Jiaxi smirked: "Lulu, if I were a man, I would definitely marry you. If you are willing, we can live a lifetime together. I don't think we are different at all, but complement each other very much."
"Complement your size, I'm so sick of holding you." Gan Lu said bluntly, "You're so skinny now, can you please eat well?"
Qian Jiaxi is 5 centimeters shorter than Gan Lu, and is 159 centimeters tall. She has always claimed to be 160 centimeters. She weighs less than 43 kilograms, and she is indeed skinny.However, she has always been very satisfied with her weight, and she was not affected at all. At this time, she smiled even more wickedly, and moved closer to Gan Lu: "I think you must have been well nourished by your family Shang Xiuwen recently, so I despise you." me."
Gan Lu gritted her teeth and said bitterly: "You dead woman, can you be more nonsensical? This is a public place, okay, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"Let me tell you the truth, look at you, you told me that Shang Xiuwen's company has encountered a problem, but you don't have any anxious expression, the corners of your eyes and eyebrows are full of spring, and your complexion is even better."
Gan Lu was speechless for a moment, she didn't know that such a private matter could be so intuitively reflected on the face and be seen by others.That's right, Shang Xiuwen has been very busy recently, but he hasn't neglected her at all. As long as he rushes home, his needs and enthusiasm for her will be higher than before.She hesitated for a moment, and stroked her face: "This, is it really different from usual?"
"Look at how you look like you have no money here." Qian Jiaxi clicked her tongue repeatedly, "Needless to say, I hit the mark."
Gan Lu was about to speak, but when she raised her head, she was taken aback, and couldn't help muttering to herself that she ran into an acquaintance again.It was not surprising to see her colleague Jiang Xiaolin walking in with a well-mannered man in his thirties, but the man was holding a five or six-year-old girl by the hand. Taking the seat and walking towards her, Jiang Xiaolin also saw Gan Lu at the same time, and her face, which had always been calm, suddenly turned red.
The waiter brought them to the only empty table in the restaurant, which happened to be next to Gan Lu's table.After they were seated, they only heard the man taking the menu to ask for advice, Jiang Xiaolin didn't speak much, and the little girl kept asking this and that, her voice was crisp and articulate, which made the waiter laugh.Qian Jiaxi was seated next to the little girl. Hearing a few childish words, he couldn't help being amused. He turned to tease her, and the two of them actually started talking to each other.
The man only looked at his daughter with a smile, with a pampering expression on his face.However, the embarrassment and embarrassment of Jiang Xiaolin who was sitting next to him fell into Gan Lu's eyes. She thought why sitting here would make people's food bad, so she raised her hand to beckon the waiter to come and pay the bill. Qian Jiaxi couldn't help being surprised: "You You were eating very bravely just now, why did you suddenly want to leave?"
"I remember something else, let's go first." Gan Lu quickly handed the money to the waiter, grabbed Qian Jiaxi's purse and stuffed it into her hand.
Qian Jiaxi exchanged "goodbye" with the little girl, and followed her out, complaining: "The food is not good. It's hard to come here with a pretty little girl who can tease my weird aunt, and you said you have something to do?" Let's go. Isn't your husband coming back in two days? Why are you in a hurry to go back? Hey, yes, if you have a baby in the future, consider me a godmother. Let me think about it, should I be a son or a daughter? ? Or, you can give birth to dragon and phoenix twins, one step is in place, and I can hug left and right, how wonderful."
Gan Lu's face blushed suspiciously, Qian Jiaxi saw it all at once, and laughed loudly: "Could it be that I've become so stubborn today, and it's right again—could it be that you already have it?"
"I'm as big as you, so stop talking nonsense." A taxi stopped in front of them, Gan Lu opened the door and stuffed Qian Jiaxi in, "Goodbye."
(End of this chapter)
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