forget forget you

Chapter 5 The Gentle Pursuit

"She said she was very busy and not free." After hanging up the phone, Jiang Shaozheng said to Tang Ruize beside him.

"Then go directly to her house to find her."

"She just opened a new store and has a lot of things to do, so let's make an appointment later."

"Do you really believe that she is so busy that she doesn't even have time to have a meal together?" Tang Ruize hated iron and steel, "She didn't even bother to think of a reason why she didn't want to see you. I used to say that when dealing with so-and-so."

After a pause, Jiang Shaozheng asked: "Then what should we do?"

"You can ask successful people for advice." Tang Ruize pointed to himself, "For your sake, I can barely spare some time in my busy schedule to give guidance."

"Save your time and go home and wash diapers. I can't do that with stalking."

Although he said this, Jiang Shaozheng also understood that when chasing girls, a thick-skinned person like Tang Ruize had an advantage, at least he could find a topic when striking up a conversation.

People who are used to seriousness are actually more suitable for being passive when it comes to love.

He checked Ning Lixia's class schedule and waited outside the classroom early in the morning. When the get out of class was about to end, he suddenly felt that it was too unnatural to appear like this.When the bell rang for the end of get out of class, he saw Ning Lixia slowly packing up his things from a distance, Jiang Shaozheng quickly ran up the stairs on the east side to the fourth floor, estimated the time, and walked down the stairs on the west side .

Going down to the third floor, I happened to meet Ning Lixia.

"What a coincidence, do you have class today?"

Ning Lixia was very surprised: "Elective courses."

"Wait, is there anything else to do?"

"Going to the studio."

"No matter how busy you are, you have to eat. I originally made an appointment with Tang Ruize, but who knew that he missed the appointment temporarily, and the seats are all booked..." He coughed lightly, "Otherwise, let's go together?"

"I'm going to try a new dish later, so I won't have lunch."

"Oh, I happen to be going near your studio and I can drop you off."

"Thank you. I drove the car myself."

"..."

Jiang Shaozheng was worried that he couldn't find anything to say, so he heard a student calling him from behind. It turned out that he wanted to discuss the topic of the thesis. He had no choice but to let Ning Lixia leave.

Elective courses are not available every day, so Jiang Shaozheng just waited for another three days.

Tang Ruize, who is happy with his son, is in a good mood recently, and this is Jiang Shaozheng's first time chasing a girl, so he is naturally very interested in meddling.

When he came out of his father-in-law's house, he called Jiang Shaozheng.

"Will Ning Lixia come to school today?"

"If she doesn't skip class."

"Have you come up with an excuse to ask her out?"

"Ask her if she needs me to guide her in writing her thesis. The teacher she chose is very difficult to deal with." Although the student yesterday disrupted his original plan, it gave him a good inspiration.

"It's better to talk about life and ideals!" Tang Ruize smiled from ear to ear, "Have you driven yet?"

"On. Is that a bad reason?"

"Just save yourself! With your IQ, you still want to find a girlfriend without my help? Give me your car keys later, put your clean clothes on in the office, and find a place to wait for my call. As long as Ning Lixia comes to school , I will definitely ask her to treat you to lunch."

Although Tang Ruize liked to joke, he was reliable, so Jiang Shaozheng decided to listen to him once.

Sure enough, 10 minutes after Ning Lixia finished class, Tang Ruize called.

"Go to the parking area on the left side of the Economic Management Building within 3 minutes. Hurry up, it will be a waste of time if you are late."

When Jiang Shaozheng arrived, Ning Lixia was frowning to check his car.

"What happened?"

"What are you doing here? I've got a punctured tire."

"My car is here." Jiang Shaozheng finally understood Tang Ruize's intention for taking his keys, and it was really tight.

"I can only call someone to fix it. I don't know whose prank it is."

"Do you have a spare tire? I'll change it for you."

"That's so embarrassing, let's call someone."

"What are you being polite about, it's just a small matter."

At noon at the end of July, the shade of the trees could not cover the scorching sun at all.Ning Lixia's car is a medium-sized SUV, but it is equipped with a small jack, which is very laborious to use. It took almost half an hour to change the tire.

The sad Ning Lixia naturally wanted to invite Jiang Shaozheng to lunch.

Jiang Shaozheng went back to the office, changed out of his sweat-soaked shirt and trousers, and got into Ning Lixia's car.

Before he could mention the thesis, Ning Lixia began to complain: "Teacher Zheng has sent me several emails in a row. The first email urged me to prepare the opening report and opening defense early, and don't delay until the end. I haven't had time to reply, She sent a second letter and asked me to find a time to have an interview with her as soon as possible. I was on a short business trip in the next city, so I told her the topic I wanted to write about. She said that the topic I chose was too big and asked me to call and talk to her. She discussed... I asked Wei Jie, and other students ignored the teacher when they wanted to ask the teacher for advice, so how could they be so urgent! It's not until August, and it's still early."

The melancholy on her face made Jiang Shaozheng couldn't help laughing: "Teacher Zheng is more serious. No one in the whole school can compare with her in terms of diligence and rigor. It will definitely be a bit hard to follow her. I'm to blame for this, I know you choose I want to be lazy. Although I don't like to be serious with students, I can't allow people to fish in muddled waters. I'm afraid you will be disappointed if you really choose you. I didn't expect you to be assigned to Mr. Zheng. If you don't know anything, just Come and ask me, I can help you."

Ning Lixia, who originally wanted to ask Jiang Shaozheng to help him beg Teacher Zheng to let him go, could only scold him for being stubborn and old-fashioned in his heart.

"What's the topic you want to write about?"

"Analysis of China's Energy Consumption Trend and Potential for Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction."

"This topic is a bit big." Jiang Shaozheng pondered for a moment, "MBA papers can start from business problems and focus on some problems in business practice. Taking energy conservation in industrial enterprises as an example, there are many things that can be studied, including sorting out energy conservation and emission reduction in enterprises. Practice activities and management measures to explore the motivation of enterprises to save energy and reduce emissions."

Ning Lixia felt dizzy after hearing this, and regretted bringing up this topic: "Well... I don't know much about this, let's go to the buffet, there is a hotel that is not bad, I wanted to invite you a long time ago."

"You can go anywhere, as long as you like it. I'll help you find some actual materials and papers on energy conservation in enterprises, and I'll give them to you in the next two days. Take a closer look, sort out your ideas, and condense your research questions before deciding on a topic. Late."

"You have a lot of things to do, it doesn't matter when you look for the materials, the key is can you tell Mr. Zheng for me, let me start preparing later, I'm busy recently."

"She hates students who make excuses for not being motivated. I would say that it would be counterproductive."

"..."

During the more than an hour of eating, Jiang Shaozheng found countless topics, but it was a pity that Ning Lixia couldn't get up because he was thinking about the unfinished business.

It was almost ten o'clock when I got home at night, Yan Hanlu was nestling on the sofa, eating potato chips and watching TV, Ning Lixia put the supper bought for her on the table, and called her sister to eat.

"I made a big discovery!" Seeing her sister coming back, Yan Hanlu immediately turned off the TV and came over.

"Let's talk about it tomorrow. I'm very tired. After taking a shower, I still need to read the information given by the instructor."

"You will regret it if you don't listen."

Ning Lixia pushed his sister out of the bedroom: "I don't have time to regret it, I just want to sleep more."

"Don't you want to know who punctured your tire?" Yan Hanlu shouted through the door.

"Could it be you? What are you doing at school?"

"Of course not me! But you also know that person."

Ning Lixia opened the door and asked, "Who is so boring."

"I had nothing to do by myself, so I wandered to your school and wanted you to accompany me to lunch, but you didn't listen to my call, so I had to walk around and happened to see your car. I checked the time and saw that you are about to leave get out of class Now, just stand in the shade near your car and wait..."

"Speak the key."

"The point is that I saw Tang Ruize after waiting for 5 minutes! Tang Ruize's temperament is completely different from when he was 17 years old! It is more to my liking. Why did he get married? What a bad luck! I was about to say hello to him, Remembering that you didn't allow me to show up, I had no choice but to hold back." Yan Hanlu went off topic again.

"Who punctured my car tire?" The exhausted Ning Lixia couldn't bear Yan Hanlu's long-winded words.

"It's Tang Ruize. It should be the first time he has done this kind of thing. He has been messing with it for a long time. You won't let me appear, and I can't stop it."

"How could it be him."

"I was also surprised at first, but when I came back from buying Coke in the supermarket, I saw Jiang Shaozheng helping you change the tire, so I understood." Yan Hanlu smiled slyly.

"What do you unserstand?"

"You're so stupid! You don't understand what you're talking about. As soon as Tang Ruize scratched your tire, Jiang Shaozheng appeared immediately. The two of them were colluding."

"Jiang Shaozheng passed by because his car was also parked there."

"His car was driven by Tang Ruize! Didn't Jiang Shaozheng tell you later that his car keys were missing? It's because the keys are with Tang Ruize!"

Ning Lixia asked in confusion: "Why are they colluding?"

"What do you think!" Yan Hanlu glanced at her sister, "Of course Jiang Shaozheng is plotting against you. I really admire them, they are so big, and they still use the tricks of high school students. But Jiang Shaozheng is so good-looking, even working hard to change tires His appearance is eye-catching, why didn't I realize that he is more handsome than Tang Ruize in the past!"

Ning Lixia was talking, but her phone rang. It was Jiang Shaozheng. She made a silent gesture to her sister and pressed the answer button.

"have you slept?"

"No, I just got home."

"I happened to pass by downstairs of your house. If it's convenient, I'll go up and deliver some materials to you."

There is no reason to refuse people when they arrive, so Ning Lixia can only lock Yan Hanlu into the bedroom.

In addition to folders, Jiang Shaozheng also brought snacks and porridge: "The pumpkin pies here are very authentic. Don't stay up late hungry to lose weight. Some information is for your reference. Among them, pay special attention to 'Institutional theory', this theory It can be used to explain the motivation of enterprises' energy-saving behavior, mainly from the perspective of three external pressures."

Perhaps because he thought it was impolite to disturb late at night, Jiang Shaozheng left without even drinking the brewed tea after delivering the things.

As soon as she heard the door closing, Yan Hanlu got out of the bedroom.

"Pumpkin pancakes and sashimi porridge are your favorites, and I know your taste quite well. Hey, one of these two stores is in the south of the city and the other is in the north of the city. Fortunately, he is not too far away." Yan Flipping through the plastic bag, Han Lu said, "It's just that the trick of sending materials is really stupid. He should just help you write the opening report, thesis, and so on. Just because of these frowning faces, you have to be so moved that you immediately agree with him." Oh, sending materials is the same as borrowing books, there are more excuses to meet each other, and then I will personally guide you... Hahaha, although the method is old, it works."

Ning Lixia ignored her sister who was talking to herself, and went straight to the bathroom.

Her mind was in a mess, and she couldn't figure out Jiang Shaozheng's intentions for doing these things.In terms of emotions, she is not a dull person. If it were someone else, she would be able to detect it immediately if she moved her mind and made it a little more obvious, but Jiang Shaozheng was different.

It's probably because I've chased him for too long in the past, and I've seen this person's cold and unapproachable side, and I can't believe that he will go out of his way to please me.

Coming out of the bathroom, Yan Hanlu, who was holding a bowl of porridge, said dissatisfiedly, "Why are you so stern, shouldn't you be happy? The male god who couldn't catch up with him in his teens is now taking the initiative to flatter him. "

"You are the dick! Why does he like me? There is nothing to be happy about."

"Didn't they reject you when you were ugly? Why are you so bitter and bitter? Why should I like you, because you are beautiful! Men are all about looks. I have to admit that the thin version of you is better than before. It’s much more beautiful, after eating this meal, I have to lose weight starting tomorrow.”

"You think everyone is as superficial as you, and his female students are much younger and more beautiful. Maybe his current behavior is because of his subconscious guilt towards me. Although I bear your name, we are too tall after all. Like, when you see one, you think of the other. Maybe it's because my face has been flashing in front of his eyes since he was 18 years old. In his impression, my expression when looking at him should always be adoration and Smile. After we met again, seeing that I no longer paid attention to him, he slowly evolved from being uncomfortable at the beginning to being unwilling, and finally had the illusion of liking me. There is actually no difference between a man and a child, even if he is 31 years old. Ambition."

The next day, Ning Lixia was taking a lunch break in the studio when Jiang Shaozheng came to him again.

"Find new information for me?" Ning Lixia got off the rocking chair, put the half-eaten yogurt aside, and got up to greet him, "It's almost [-] degrees outside, just send an email, why come here in person .”

The roof of this room is made of glass, and looking up, the scorching sun seems to be close at hand, but the air conditioner is fully turned on, and the scorching heat is completely blocked outside.The fragrance of Ning Lixia's body floated in the cool air, and Jiang Shaozheng felt that the hotness a moment ago dissipated immediately when he saw her.

He put the box in his hand in front of Ning Lixia: "Isn't your new restaurant a merry-go-round theme? I heard that you put a lot of thought into collecting the decorations. I happened to come across this merry-go-round music box on a business trip a few days ago."

The music box is made of wood without coloring. It doesn't look gorgeous at first glance, but the craftsmanship is exquisite.Ning Lixia turned the clockwork, the music was "Castle in the Sky".

"I like it very much, thank you for buying it and sending it here."

"I'm not only here to give this, but also to order mooncakes for Jiang and Wanfeng to distribute to employees during the Mid-Autumn Festival."

There is still a full month before the Mid-Autumn Festival, but both are listed companies with many employees and high demand, so it is not too early to book.

After reading the quantity and requirements, Ning Lixia stuck out his tongue: "It's the first time for me to accept such a large order. In addition to Ning Yu's side, I will be busy for a while."

"Forget it if you're too busy, I'll ask Tang Ruize to change places."

"Don't count it. I am happy to vomit blood when I have money. Thank you Tang Ruize for me. I will treat you to dinner another day." She smiled and said, "Thank you more, your company is now managed by your cousin ?”

"Two cousins ​​are also helping inside. I'm just a nominal economic consultant, and I don't go there very much."

"Employee benefits also need economic consultants to worry about?"

"I want to see you." Jiang Shaozheng was so tired of making excuses, he simply explained.

There was a faint milk stain around the corner of her mouth, with a playful and cute puzzled expression, he reached out to wipe it off for her without thinking.

Ning Lixia tilted his head, frowning slightly.

He is 31 years old, but this is his first time chasing a girl.Sweet words can't be uttered, and I feel that waiting outside the door with flowers and setting candles is too naive, which is the patent of little boys.Saying this sentence hastily, seeing the displeased expression on Ning Lixia's face, after a little flustered, he calmed down instead.

"I like you very much. I want to see you all the time, but I can't find a good reason. I don't expect you to agree to be my girlfriend right away, I just hope that it won't become your trouble."

Ning Lixia smiled lightly, picked out an orange from the fruit basket, lowered his head and rubbed it slowly, then peeled it bit by bit after rubbing.After peeling, she handed the orange flesh to Jiang Shaozheng's hand, then spread out the orange peels in order from big to small, and put them one by one in the sun on the window sill. The soft white and long fingers were stained with orange juice, exuding A sweet breath.

He felt that this scene was a bit familiar, and it seemed that Yan Guyu also had such a habit.

"It's me you like? Are you sure?"

Jiang Shaozheng didn't understand what she meant.

"I remember that when we first met, you were very concerned about my sister and kept asking me about her whereabouts. Could it be because we look alike that you mistook me for her?"

"No, you are you, she is her, I can tell the difference clearly."

Ning Lixia laughed out loud: "Just based on this sentence, I can be sure that you overestimated my position in your heart."

Although her tone was gentle, there was always alienation and neglect in her eyes. He didn't know what he said wrong, which would make her feel funny.

"Although I don't have much experience in relationships, and I don't know how to please girls, I'm not so stupid that I can't tell what liking is. Before you, I never wanted to be with anyone forever."

"Forever? You will definitely find someone who is worthy of these four words, but it will definitely not be me."

When Ning Lixia thought of his past self, he was so humble that he didn't even dare to express his grievances, he was so pitiful to the bone.Jiang Shaozheng seems to be gentle and kind, and he won't argue with anyone, but he is actually very cold.With such a person, there is absolutely no happiness at all.

"Do you mind my past with your sister?"

"Absolutely not."

"Then why didn't you even give me a chance?"

"Because I don't like you."

He didn't expect her to answer so simply. He wanted to try again but felt he had nothing to say. He was hesitating when her cell phone rang.

The phone was placed on the table, and he glanced at it inadvertently, it was Ning Yu.

"Later, there are guests."

Ning Yu on the other end of the phone was probably asking who the customer was, and heard her say: "The customer who came to order the Mid-Autumn Festival gift box."

Such a positioning made Jiang Shaozheng lose interest in staying, and he quickly got up and said goodbye: "Since you have something to do, I'll leave first and contact you later."

In the eyes of Tang Ruize who proactively called to inquire about the progress of the two of them every day, Jiang Shaozheng's setback was nothing worth mentioning.

"Women are all the same. They like you so much that they want to marry you right away, and they have to put on airs. They are afraid that they will not be taken seriously in the future if they agree too quickly." He looked outside the study and saw his wife coaxing the children in the bedroom, so he felt relieved. Continue, "It was the same with Yu Bai back then. In fact, he cared about me very much from the very beginning, but he lied awkwardly and said that he never wanted to be together."

"...Who said sending flowers is old-fashioned? I think you are! It is necessary to flash in front of her every day. It is better to be annoying than to be ignored."

Thinking of Yan Guyu back then, Jiang Shaozheng felt that Tang Ruize's words were not unreasonable, and at first he didn't take her seriously, but she dazzled a lot before his eyes, and slowly fell into his heart.Whether you like it or not is secondary, at least you can think of it from time to time.

After putting down the phone, Jiang Shaozheng saw his mother standing outside the door.

"Is it Ruize calling?" Mrs. Jiang walked in with a fruit plate.

Jiang Shaozheng agreed.

"Yarou went on a self-driving tour, picked peaches, and didn't forget to send a basket of them, she is really sensible." Mrs. Jiang sat in front of the sofa, carefully selected a peach, and said while peeling, "Rui Ze is better than you." You are almost two years younger, and you have children, which is really enviable. You have been more sensible than him since you were a child, but you have fallen behind him in marriage."

Jiang Shaozheng smiled helplessly: "Isn't it busy in the hospital recently? Why are you also nagging like those old ladies who retired early?"

"If you don't nag on a good girl, you will be snatched away. Your Aunt Tang shows off her daughter-in-law in front of me every day. Yu Bai is good. She is humble, polite and well-behaved, unlike Cheng Qingqing who is bluffing. Cheng Qingqing's parents are also sensible people. I really can't figure out how to teach my daughter to be crazy and stupid. But no matter how good Yu Bai is, he is always a bit petty, and he is not as generous and decent as Yarou. Among so many girls, only Yarou is worthy of you. Everything is excellent, even the fruit I picked is very sweet." Mrs. Jiang handed the peeled peaches to Jiang Shaozheng, "Here, try it."

Jiang Shaozheng put the peaches aside: "I don't like peaches, it doesn't matter if they are sweet or not."

"Then what do you like? The one from the Yan family? I heard from Yarou that Yan Guyu's younger sister is back, so you can't get too close to her. Her older sister is worse than Cheng Qingqing, and her father is that kind of person... ...I asked Song Yarou's mother for tea in the afternoon the day after tomorrow, so you can go with me."

"I'm busy."

Early the next morning, as soon as he stepped into the studio, Ning Lixia received a bunch of red beans.

After reading the card, she found the white porcelain bottle and inserted it obliquely in front of the desk.The emerald green leaves set off the red round beans, which are actually more beautiful than ordinary rose lilies.

Linglong dice An Hongdou, do you know the lovesickness?Jiang Shaoqian was ingenious.

The business of Moonlight Cloud Sea has always been very good, and it is even more difficult to book a seat on Fridays.As soon as the lunch break was over, Wei Jie called to ask her to reserve a seat. After explaining to the foreman, Ning Lixia remembered that her sister was going to the restaurant at night.

Wei Jie couldn't hold back her words, she didn't know what would happen to her sister when she saw her.

After thinking for a moment, Ning Lixia dialed Yan Hanlu's number and asked her to wait for him in the new store.

Unexpectedly, before the dishes were served, the old store called and said that someone was making trouble.

Opening a restaurant is not a big business, but there are always disputes where there are interests, and such troubles have not happened once or twice.Ning Lixia told Yan Hanlu, who was making a fuss, to enjoy the food without worry, and went back to deal with it alone.

Moonlight Cloud Sea’s dishes are expensive, but the ingredients are absolutely high-quality and fresh. Most of the troublemakers who use the excuse of food poisoning and being sent to the hospital after patronage are babysitters hired by competitors, and Ning Lixia is not afraid.

But after stepping into the restaurant, Ning Lixia realized that the problem this time was much more difficult than the last few times.

Except for Wei Jie, all the diners left, but there were ten or twenty men and women who came to make trouble.There was a mess everywhere, it was obvious that someone had beaten her up, Ning Lixia subconsciously wanted to call Ning Yu, but before she could take out her phone, she was staggered by a middle-aged woman and fell to the side.

Wei Jie hurried over to help Ning Lixia, but because of the large number of people on the other side, she, who was usually irritable, just muttered: "If you have something to say, talk about it, what problem can be solved by doing it."

A young man jumped out and pointed at Ning Lixia and said: "My grandma is still in the hospital! What's the use of talking! It's polite not to break her leg!"

Ning Lixia didn't care about rubbing his swollen and painful knee, and calmly asked the middle-aged man in the lead: "Before you break my leg, can you tell me what happened first?"

Ning Yu was afraid that she would be bullied, so he had already greeted his local friends. Even if a few jealous colleagues would occasionally come over to cause some trouble, they would mostly make small troubles and never dare to blatantly smash them.Therefore, Ning Lixia concluded that the people in front of him must have suffered some kind of loss.

It turned out to be the fault of the phone.At the beginning of this year, Yueguang Yunhai opened a takeaway service. The phone addresses of customers who have ordered meals are stored in the computer, which is convenient for secondary service.Since the morning, the restaurant has been receiving complaint calls from different customers, saying that the restaurant always makes harassing calls with the content "Welcome to order food at Moonlight Cloud Sea, the restaurant phone number is xxxxxxxxxxxx".

Among the people being harassed was a 90-year-old man who was paralyzed in bed. She was the only one at home during working hours, and the phone kept ringing. He suffered multiple fractures and was sent to the hospital after lying on the floor until his son came home with lunch.

Seeing the frail old man lying in the hospital suffering, the children and grandchildren will naturally not easily spare the culprit.

It is impossible to have a normal dialogue with the family members who have lost their minds.They will think that they are trying to shirk their responsibility if they say that the harassing calls are maliciously framed by someone; if they directly talk about compensation, they will say that the purpose of coming here is not to ask for money; if they propose to visit the hospital to apologize, they will think it is hypocritical.

Ning Lixia was at a loss when Jiang Shaozheng opened the door and walked in.

"Go back, I'll take care of things here."

The family members naturally refused her to leave, and just wanted to continue to hold on, when they heard Jiang Shaozheng say: "There is always a solution to any big problem. If you embarrass her, you will not get any benefit except wasting time."

The reasoning is still these few sentences, perhaps Jiang Shaozheng is used to being a teacher, and he has cultivated a convincing tone, or maybe his natural righteousness cannot be connected with the word "profiteer", and Ning Lixia repeated what he said repeatedly but it didn't work at all. What he said had an immediate effect.

The old lady's eldest son finally agreed to let most of the family members go back first, leaving only two people to sit down and negotiate peacefully.

"Don't worry, Mr. Jiang will take care of it. It's useless for you to stay there. Fortunately, I called him in time, otherwise those people might really beat you!" Wei Jie, who forced Ning Lixia out, comforted her.

"Didn't Ning Yu ask Jin Wei to tell you not to look for Jiang Shaozheng again?"

"I'm not afraid of him! He's controlling you like that, it's a fascist. He changes girlfriends one by one, but he doesn't allow you to associate with other men. He is jealous for no reason, and he has no intention of chasing you, and he doesn't know what he wants to do." .”

"You are naturally not afraid of him, but are you not afraid of Jin Wei's embarrassment?"

"This group of people came to make trouble. I called them both at the first time, but they were on a business trip together and couldn't be contacted. Don't you care if you are being bullied?" Wei Jie thought for a while and said stiffly, "Although I am not afraid of Ning Yu, but it's better not to tell him that I found Jiang Shaozheng."

When he learned the amount of compensation, Ning Lixia was so surprised that he regretted letting Jiang Shaozheng negotiate instead.

No matter what the result is, Jiang Shaozheng is eager to help after all, and she can't blame her. She can only say euphemistically: "Although the harassing calls were not done by us, they are related to the restaurant. We should bear part of the responsibility. If they are reasonable, I will definitely It will be done, but it is too unfair to really pay them such a large sum of money."

"Did I tell you to pay?"

"How can I ask you to pay for me?"

"I didn't give the money either. Whoever makes the mess is responsible."

Jiang Shaozheng reported the name of a restaurant, and Ning Lixia immediately understood who was playing tricks.

"This person saw that the business of Moonlight Cloud Sea was good, so he came out with a fake one. From the decoration style to the dishes, everything was plagiarized, and the price of the dishes was also set slightly lower. Unfortunately, they are still not popular. Now they are making such a fuss again. It's really nothing to say Easy to say. By the way, how did you find out?"

"Malicious software like free harassing calls will of course have loopholes. Your restaurant has been cleaned up, and the lost dishes have been ordered according to the original brand. Before sending them out, let's replace them with similar ones. For the sake of small I fired the employee who helped the evildoers for you, lest you see him angry. As for the one behind the scenes, my suggestion is to ignore it. He lost a big bag of rice after he failed to steal the chicken. He has learned his lesson. I would rather be a gentleman than You villain, if you push this kind of person into a hurry, it will cause trouble."

"Your style of dealing with things is completely different from Ning Yu's. Whoever offends him will be killed without leaving any room."

No matter how insensitive, Jiang Shaozheng also sensed that the relationship between Ning Lixia and Ning Yu was unusual, and remembering the few words Song Yarou accidentally mentioned, he couldn't help probing: "You are not related by blood, but you are closer than ordinary brothers and sisters."

Ning Lixia didn't answer, just smiled: "Thanks to you this time, I was almost beaten by a gang. I really don't know how to thank you, call Shang Weijie and Tang Ruize, and I will cook myself tonight."

"It doesn't matter if you eat or not, can you be a little more tactful when you reject me next time?"

When Ning Yu arrived, Ning Lixia was preparing lunch at home.

"Why didn't you tell me in advance? I didn't even prepare your meal."

"Ate."

"It's really rare to come to me when you're not hungry." She dropped the half-cut vegetables and made him a cup of black coffee. "Just got off the plane?"

Ning Lixia was wearing a tennis skirt, and there was a large black and purple mark on her exposed right knee.

After only one glance, Ning Yu's face darkened: "Those people beat you?"

"It's not a fight, it's just that I was pushed a little. I didn't stand firm myself." Ning Lixia feared that Ning Yu would get into trouble again, and said, "It's been resolved, except this summer, I can no longer wear shorts and short skirts. There is no real loss, peace is the most important thing in business,"

"I have to have my leg broken to be called a loss? I have a lot of things to do, and I can't take care of you in one place. You might as well close the restaurant and studio, stop reading, and go back with me."

"Why do you want to graduate? I am very interested in this line of work."

"If you want to open a restaurant, you can open it when you go back. I'm already asking Jin Wei to help you find a place. Don't worry about the source of customers. The business will only be better with me."

"This is the city where I was born and raised, and I don't want to leave without a particular reason."

Seeing Ning Yu's unhesitating expression, Ning Lixia let out a sigh of relief: "After one more year of study, I will get my degree. It would be a pity to give up halfway."

"Do you think it's a pity to give up your degree, or is it a pity that you won't see Jiang Shaozheng from now on?"

Although he didn't want to conflict with Ning Yu, and he was used to restraining himself with his bad attitude, at this moment Ning Lixia inexplicably wanted to lose his temper: "What does it matter to you whether I meet Jiang Shaozheng or not?"

Ning Yu was startled, and then asked back, "What do you think?"

Yan Hanlu, who had slept until noon, walked out of the bedroom at this time, and seeing Ning Yu sitting in front of the sofa, she straightened out her crumpled nightgown by accident, and subconsciously pulled her long curly hair to cover her breasts without underwear, Smiling awkwardly while waving his paws at him: "Hi... is brother there too?"

Ning Yu only glanced at her, didn't respond, got up and left, and said to Ning Lixia before going out, "I have something to do in the afternoon, I'll look for you in the evening, you should deal with the restaurant and studio early."

After Ning Yu walked away, Yan Hanlu let out a long sigh of relief.

"Are you afraid of him?"

"The first time I saw him, my mother and our stepfather were not yet married. Our stepfather took him and my mother took me. I wanted to travel together to enhance our relationship. I didn't expect him to suddenly lose his temper at the airport and walk away. My mother was embarrassed Terrible. I found out later that he was tricked by his stepfather. My initial impression of Ning Yu was that he was very fierce. Later, I saw him sporadically a few times. He always had a stinky face, so I always When I saw him, I was scared from the bottom of my heart. You are really amazing, and you can even communicate normally with such a person."

"His personality is not bad, and losing his temper is only an occasional thing."

"Maybe he hates me because of my mother. I really don't understand why he resists his father's remarriage. Shouldn't he be happy to see his father find happiness? I can't think about it."

"There are only a few who can think about it like you. Before my mother got married, I always expected her to reconcile with my father. After three months of divorce, I remarried. This was the main reason why I was angry with her at that time."

On a rare rest day, in order to avoid Ning Yu, Ning Lixia deliberately didn't bring his mobile phone, and took his sister out for dinner.

After eating dessert, they went to the department store again. When they walked to the men's clothing floor, Ning Lixia suddenly remembered that he still owed two favors, so he asked Yan Hanlu, "What gift should I give a man that is not ambiguous but also solemn?"

"Whether you are ambiguous or not depends not on what you give, but who you give it to."

"Jiang Shaozheng and Tang Ruize gave me a big order, and Jiang Shaozheng helped me the day before yesterday, so I should treat them to dinner, but I don't really want to see Jiang Shaozheng... It would be easier to send two gifts. If you choose two of the same, you shouldn't Will it be misunderstood?"

"It's better to just have a meal to save trouble! There are only a few things that can be given to a man. Clothes, ties, watches, etc. are too personal, and are usually taken care of by girlfriends or wives. If you give it away, Jiang Shaozheng is single. , Does Tang Ruize use it? It’s better to give the RMB directly.”

"Forget it then, ask them when they are free, and invite them to dinner later." Ning Lixia said while choosing another tie, and asked Yan Hanlu, "Does this look good?"

"Isn't it not delivered?"

"This is for Ning Yu."

"There won't be any ambiguity between the two of you, right?" Yan Hanlu shuddered when she thought about it, "Ning Yu's personality is too scary, I don't want him to be my brother-in-law. Mom won't agree, whether you admit it or not, he will He is our brother in name!"

Ning Lixia glanced at her: "You think too much, he will definitely be angry if I avoid him on purpose, but I just bought a small gift to show my favor."

"He doesn't allow you to stay here. Isn't it interesting for you not to let you get in touch with Jiang Shaozheng? I really don't understand what you are thinking. Jiang Shaozheng is so good, why should he refuse?"

Ning Lixia was about to answer, when he saw two people coming from not far away, his face turned pale, he wanted to leave but it was too late, there was no way to avoid it, so he had to drag his sister to hide behind the pillar next to him.

Fortunately, they were not interested in the clothes here, so they left after looking at them briefly.

"Who are they that scare you so much?"

"It's not that I'm afraid, I just don't want to chat."

Yan Hanlu took a closer look: "It looks familiar... Isn't the one in the purple dress the Song family's aunt? The one next to her is..."

She couldn't remember it for a while.

"It's Jiang Shaozheng's mother." Ning Lixia reminded.

"Oh, that's right! Aunt Wang is very nice, beautiful and kind. Isn't she a very famous pediatrician? I remember seeing a doctor for me when I was young."

"Her kindness is divided between people and time." Thinking of the past, Ning Lixia couldn't help sneering, "Why did you reject Jiang Shaozheng? Apart from his unreliable sincerity, another reason is that he has a mother who can change faces."

"What do you mean?"

"Did I tell you why I left the Cheng family?"

Yan Hanlu shook her head.

"Before Dad escaped, the situation was already critical. Every day, terrible people who claimed to be Dad's 'friends' would come to collect debts, and they would stay at home until Dad couldn't wait, threatening, violently smashing, and taking away valuables from the house. My father was afraid that I would be hurt, so he came back to pick me up in the middle of the night and sent me to Cheng’s house, asking Cheng Qingqing’s parents to take care of me. In the first few months, Cheng’s and his wife treated me very well , It was not until the news that my father had smuggled into Myanmar that their attitude gradually changed."

"They refused to tell my father's situation, so I had to find a way to eavesdrop. It turned out that they were willing to take me in and take care of me. It was not because of some good friends for many years, but because they thought that with the help of a timely gift, my father would give priority to repaying the money he raised. To them. Knowing that it is impossible for my father to pay back the money, they felt that keeping me would not only be useless but also cause trouble, they decided to send me to another creditor, saying that unless my father left my life alone, that person would have plenty of money. The method can force daddy to come back, and sending daddy to prison without money can at least relieve his anger."

"I was very scared at the time. I packed my things all night and ran out before dawn. I called my mother immediately. But before my mother finished listening to me, she said that my father was hopeless and donated the money. I will never help him. I hung up the phone in anger and had nowhere to go, so I had to go to Jiang Shaozheng."

"I thought he was my boyfriend, and he would never leave me alone. Who knew that Mr. Liu, the gardener, said that he was not at home, and that it was too early for the grandparents of Jiang's family to get up, so it was inconvenient to go in now. I thought he was going Morning luck, I just waited for him to come back at the door. After waiting for a long time, I saw him coming out of the villa. Uncle Liu told him that I had been there. I entered the door and advised me to go back..."

Yan Hanlu gasped: "How could he do this! No wonder you refuse to accept him."

"Jiang Shaozheng didn't do anything wrong. I never hated him, but I was a little sad." Ning Lixia was tired from shopping, so he went into the dessert shop in the department store and ordered a cup of almond tea while using a wooden spoon Stirring gently, he said with a smile, "Even our own uncle avoided seeing him, even my mother said through gnashing teeth that my father was hopeless, and Jiang Shaozheng was willing to perfunctory me on the face, and never said anything about my father's half-heartedness in front of me. It's hard to come up with a bad word... It's just that I didn't know myself at that time, and I used the last sliver that others left me as a reliance."

"After listening to what Jiang Shaozheng said, I looked at him from a distance and stood for a while before I realized that it was his 24th birthday, and all the relatives and friends of the Jiang family were there. My appearance would definitely bring criticism to him. How could he Would you be happy? I was holding out my last hope, thinking that he would not stand idly by knowing my current situation, but unfortunately I was about to call him out through the door when his mother followed. It turned out that he was standing outside to welcome me. Song Yarou's family."

"Song Yarou is so beautiful, calm and elegant, with a shallow smile. I watched her get out of the car. The white car originally belonged to my father, but it was later transferred to the Song family as an asset. And I, dragging a huge Luggage, panicked like a bereaved dog." Ning Lixia felt his nose sour, and quickly lowered his head and took a sip of almond tea to cover it up, "I didn't want to go out and shame, so I wrote a note and stuffed it in the gift I gave him, and asked Uncle Liu to give it to him , and then waited near his house. It sounds really spineless, I should have just walked away, but I had no way out at that time, not only could I not find a place to live, but I might be caught at any time..."

"You didn't wait for him?" Yan Hanlu asked.Seeing her sister nodding, she asked again, "Could it be that the gift was not delivered to him? He doesn't look like that kind of person."

"No. I could see clearly through the floor-to-ceiling windows on the first floor of the villa. He took the photo box. The photo box was the last gift my father left for me. I still regret giving it so easily. go out."

"My God. You're so disappointed he didn't show up. But what does that have to do with his mother changing face?"

"Because although I didn't wait for him, I did wait for Mrs. Jiang."

"Did his mother give you a lot of money and force you to leave him?"

"What are you thinking? Not everyone is qualified to be the heroine of a novel about bitterness." Ning Lixia laughed at himself, "My son doesn't like me, and he doesn't insist on being with me to death. Of course she doesn't." Need to send me money for free. She just came to wake me up and stop daydreaming."

"Jiang Shaozheng's mother is very busy. She has to take care of students and have surgery. She rarely goes to his grandfather's house. I haven't seen her very much in the past. She treated me very politely and kindly when I met her a few times. The last time Meeting her has overturned all my good impressions of her."

"She said that Jiang Shaozheng was very impatient with my entanglement, and that I couldn't bear to explain it because I was homeless. She also said that probably because my mother was not around to teach me, I didn't know what reserve is. It was so outrageous that I surrounded her son all day long. Turn. I just made a distinction, and she found out about her father, and said, "Your father is so shameless, you are so instigated by my family Shaozheng, isn't it? You have to have a minimum bottom line"— —That was the most embarrassing moment in my life, before that, even if I was so miserable that I had to depend on others, I never felt inferior.”

"However, as Mrs. Jiang said, I have to thank her very much. Without her slap in the face, I still can't see my position in Jiang Shaozheng's heart."

Yan Hanlu felt sad: "She is shameless! Now it is her son who is pestering you. Why do you hide from her? Why should you be ridiculed by her for nothing? If I knew it, I would have rushed to ask her to take care of her son."

"What's the point of fighting for victory or defeat? There are so many difficult things in this world. Only by thinking about it can you calm down."

Yan Hanlu had never encountered any setbacks, she was still a child at heart, she was aggrieved all night, before going to sleep, she rushed to Ning Lixia's room and said, "I can't just let it go, if I don't let Jiang Shaozheng get his mother a lesson, I will die of anger No!"

Ning Lixia felt a headache and stopped immediately: "Don't cause trouble."

Just after the meeting, Jiang Shaozheng heard that there was a Miss Yan waiting for him at the front desk of the company. He thought it was Ning Lixia, but when he saw the person sitting in the lounge, he was stunned for a while before saying, "You are Gu Yu?"

The facial features are similar to Ning Lixia's but it's clearly not her, who would it be if it wasn't Yan Guyu.

Yan Hanlu, who was worried about going overboard, heaved a sigh of relief, and asked with a smile, "What do you think? I haven't seen you for a few years, so you don't even know me."

"Where have you been all these years?"

"I'm hungry. It's almost lunch time. Let's find a place to eat and talk?"

During a meal, Jiang Shaozheng frequently lost his mind, but Yan Hanlu was still full of complacency.

"Can I have another dessert?"

"of course."

"The evaporated milk recipe here is so delicious, eating one piece is worth three catties, and I will lose weight tomorrow."

Jiang Shaozheng couldn't help laughing: "I've heard you call weight loss for ten years, and you don't look like you've lost half a catty. You'd better be a fat person with peace of mind."

"Nature is the most beautiful. Is it really beautiful to be as thin as my sister?"

Mentioning Ning Lixia, Jiang Shaozheng's heart sank.

"The food here is pretty good, why haven't you eaten it? Could it be that you don't want to see me?"

"I'm glad to see that you are fine. I have been unable to feel at ease these years. I have been looking for you for a long time when I heard Uncle Cheng say that you left inexplicably."

Yan Hanlu pursed her lips: "Hypocrisy. This is not a happy expression."

Jiang Shaozheng didn't care about her, and smiled tolerantly.Even though Yan Guyu's appearance made Ning Lixia's chances of accepting him even slimmer, he still hoped that she would be safe and sound. Her safety was once his biggest concern.

"You haven't said where you have been all these years, why haven't you contacted me?"

Yan Hanlu made a very sad expression, and paused for a moment before saying: "I went to find my father. I was almost caught by the creditor, and finally escaped. So many people clamored to hack my father to death, how dare I come back ?Only one knows how hard it is to survive, so it can be considered a bit of suffering.”

"Have you found Uncle Yan?"

"It's not that easy, forget it, I don't want to mention the past."

Jiang Shaozheng felt guilty: "I'm sorry, I couldn't take care of you in that situation. If I knew you were leaving seven years ago, I would definitely stop you. If you need help with anything, you are welcome. Anything within my ability is fine. "

"Of course I won't be polite, you are my boyfriend."

Jiang Shaozheng frowned, as if he wanted to say something, but Yan Hanlu quickly interrupted: "I heard from my sister that you are her teacher now? What a coincidence, I live with her temporarily, and she is afraid that I will be caught by someone when I go around. If I find out, there will be trouble, and I will not be allowed to go out."

"Don't worry, no one will embarrass you again."

"Really? I knew you wouldn't ignore me!"

When he opened the door and saw Jiang Shaozheng who was sending his sister home, Ning Lixia didn't react for a while.

Seeing Yan Hanlu secretly blinking at him, and then calling her "sister" cheerfully, Ning Lixia just came back to his senses and politely invited Jiang Shaozheng who was standing outside the door to come in for tea.

Jiang Shaozheng declined politely, and was about to leave, when Yan Hanlu coquettishly said, "Is that how it is?"

"Anything else?"

"I suddenly want to eat ice cream, can you go downstairs and buy it for me?"

Jiang Shaozheng did not agree, but said: "I have a class tomorrow morning, I will contact you later."

"Hey, 'If you need help with anything, don't be shy, I can do anything within my ability'. Didn't you say that? You broke your promise so soon."

"If you want to eat ice cream, there is one at home, so you don't need to bother anyone." Ning Lixia rescued Jiang Shaozheng, "Mr. Jiang, I won't send you off."

"I didn't bother you, what's the matter." Seeing her sister's face, Yan Hanlu didn't dare to joke anymore, stuck out her tongue, and said to Jiang Shaozheng, "Remember to call me when you get home!"

"What do you want to do?" Ning Lixia asked with a straight face as soon as Jiang Shaozheng walked away.

"Don't do anything!" Yan Hanlu smirked, "Aren't you going to invite Jiang Shaozheng and Tang Ruize to dinner at home? I also want to get together with my childhood friends. If you say that you are Yan Hanlu, then I will Be Yan Guyu, so they won’t be exposed. Anyway, they haven’t seen us for so many years, so they can’t tell the difference. I’m afraid that Jiang Shaozheng’s heart won’t be able to bear seeing the ‘old girlfriend’ suddenly, so I go to say hello to him first. .”

"and then?"

"Isn't Jiang Shaozheng's mother most afraid of you pestering her son? I just want to pester him in your name, and even clean him up. Don't worry that father's creditors will come to trouble if they find out, Jiang Shaozheng said. Yes, he will take care of it for us."

"Are you so free?"

"Yeah, I'm bored! I'm just idle, so let me vent my anger on you."

"...How are you going to deal with him and his mother? Wait until he falls in love with you before dumping him, using your status as a girlfriend to drive a wedge between mother and son, or observing him in the dark and telling him about his ulterior secrets or hobbies Make it public and ruin his reputation?"

Yan Hanlu didn't seem to hear the ridicule in her sister's tone, and said solemnly: "These are trivial things, just use your brain a little bit. The most important thing is, do you still like him? If you want to be with him Together, I'll help you clear the way ahead. If you don't like him anymore, he just doesn't have the energy to chase you after me messing it up, lest you turn down your face and refuse."

"Want to be with Jiang Shaozheng? Am I a fool." Ning Lixia lowered his eyes.

"Then proceed according to the original plan. The biggest problem now is to make him fall in love with me first!" Yan Hanlu said while looking in the mirror, "He will chase you, as long as he doesn't hate my face, then half the battle is won. I have much more love experience than you, and there are a lot of boys chasing me wherever I go, I shouldn't miss this kind of boring old man, right?"

Ning Lixia shook her head and smiled, she was very unwilling to break the rare peace in front of her eyes, and felt that her sister's thoughts were too naive, so she couldn't persuade her, so she had to let her toss: "It's up to you, anyway, the name 'Yan Guyu' has a bad reputation. , it doesn't matter if you lose face a little more."

Yan Hanlu was naturally angry when she heard this: "You're ashamed! I'm not your kind of persimmon! Just wait and see, I'll make him look good!"

Yan Hanlu has a lively sex life. Before Ning Lixia didn't allow her to contact her old friends, she was bored and unbearably bored hiding in her room every day. Now that she sees the sun again, she can't wait to call her old friends from elementary school and junior high school on the phone. The two sisters have been studying in the same school. The social circles are exactly the same, and the time interval is long, so no one notices that this "Yan Guyu" is any different from the previous one.

In order to express his gratitude to Jiang Shaozheng and Tang Ruize, Ning Lixia planned to hold a banquet at home. The original guests were only Tang Ruize's family and Jiang Shaozheng, not counting the babies who didn't eat. There were only five adults, and the food was well prepared.Unexpectedly, under Yan Hanlu's help, Song Yarou, Cheng Qingqing and other childhood friends also joined the invitation.Looking at the increasingly large list, Ning Lixia was overwhelmed and wanted to drive his sister back to his mother.

"How lively the people are, how pure and precious the friendship established when I was a child! These people are now very respectable. If you get in touch again, who will dare to find fault with you in the future? This is called a network!"

"It's not you who cooks! Do you want to exhaust me to death? My apartment is only [-] square meters, can it accommodate so many people?"

"Go to Tang Ruize's place, I've already agreed with him! His house is big." After a pause, Yan Hanlu continued, "Hmph, his wife isn't very pretty either, if I hadn't left, Mrs. Tang might not know who it was !"

"If you look at his wife, you should know that Tang Ruize likes the kind of quiet and gentle ones, and your crazy and silly ones are not to his liking at all."

"Cut! This is revenge. After I jumped out and said that I was Yan Guyu, Jiang Shaozheng stopped delivering small gifts every day. Do you feel a little uncomfortable?"

"No."

"In that case," Yan Hanlu jumped onto the sofa and said in an octave higher voice, "I will launch an all-out attack on Teacher Jiang from tomorrow!"

"……wish you success."

It was not only Tang Ruize who didn't like Yan Hanlu, but also Jiang Shaozheng.

After "Yan Guyu" appeared, he didn't contact Ning Lixia again, and he couldn't convince himself to pursue her sister again until he found a chance to explain to Yan Guyu.

However, for several days, Yan Hanlu did not give him a chance to explain.

Jiang Shaozheng always feels that the Yan Guyu in front of him is very different from seven years ago.Even though the little girl from seven years ago loved to cling to him and coquettishly teased him to do this and that, she was quite obedient and sensible, she was not as good at playing tricks as she is now, and using his sympathy to act recklessly. .

He attributed this change to not seeing each other for seven years and pretending to be someone else in his heart.

After pulling out his held arm without a trace for the third time, Jiang Shaozheng said to Yan Hanlu, "I don't want to watch a movie, I want to find a quiet place to have dinner, and I have something to tell you."

Jiang Shaozheng, who didn't move his chopsticks until she finished eating, said, "Seven years is not a short period. I'm honored that you still have expectations of me after such a long time. But I'm sorry that I'm afraid I will let you down."

"Why? Did I make you unhappy?" Seeing that she could no longer play dumb, Yan Hanlu could only pretend to be pitiful.

"I fell in love with someone else." Jiang Shaozheng knew that cutting flesh with a blunt knife was more cruel, and it was far worse than explaining it all at once.

Yan Hanlu didn't make a sound for a while, and when she looked at Jiang Shaozheng again, her eyes were slightly red: "It's great to have someone you like, I should congratulate you."

Seeing that she was not crying or fussing in a reasonable way, Jiang Shaozheng felt even more guilty after the accident: "I said that I am really happy to know you are back, and it is not empty words to want to help you. You can come to me anytime, anywhere if you need anything in the future." .”

"I don't need anything, I just want to know who the person you like is."

Jiang Shaozheng was startled when he heard the words, but did not answer.

"Don't worry, I'm not looking for a duel, I'm just curious about who you like." Yan Hanlu knew that according to Jiang Shaozheng's temper, he would never say the word "Ning Lixia".

Seeing that he was silent, Yan Hanlu continued to show weakness, lowered her head and said in a low voice, "I knew you didn't like me when Aunt Wang came to me seven years ago. Aunt Wang was right, I was always being generous You don’t have to feel sorry for pestering you with shame.”

"Aunt Wang you said is my mother?"

Yan Hanlu let out a "hmm".

Jiang Shaozheng narrowed his eyes: "When did it happen? What did she say to you?"

"It was the morning when I left, don't you know? Didn't you tell Auntie about the place we agreed on? Auntie said, I don't have my mother to discipline me, so I shamelessly hang around you. My father is shameless, I pester you He probably instigated it."

Jiang Shaozheng took a deep breath and said after a long time: "I don't know what the agreement is."

"I put a note in the photo box I sent you, and I left an address on it, saying where to wait for you... After I ran away from Cheng's house, I was very scared and had nowhere to go..."

"Didn't you leave the Cheng family just to find your father?" Jiang Shaozheng quickly heard what she meant.

"After my father left, Uncle Cheng and Aunt Cheng's attitude towards me became worse and worse..." Yan Hanlu couldn't figure out the relationship between Jiang Shaozheng and the Cheng family, and was unwilling to explain.

"Understood. But I haven't seen the photo box and note. I remember you gave me an antique pocket watch."

(End of this chapter)