"Oh, that's right, you won." Song Zeqian laughed, seemingly satisfied with the answer, and then asked: "But Shang Lu, your performance is not impressive enough. If you look at the role alone, I also think you are an actor who is almost perfect for Song Yanxue, so that’s why Han Cheng has always liked you so much. For similar but different roles, the former suits you better, so it will be difficult for you to play Wang Can. She acted better than Song Yanxue."
"Yes." Shang Lu directly admitted the problem, raised his eyes to meet Song Zeqian's, and said word by word: "But I can act well."
And the determination in her eyes at this moment could not be Wang Can's choice about life and future
Song Zeqian looked at Shang Lu for a few seconds and said directly: "Lu Shi, go back."
Lu Shi already understood the result, so he nodded with a smile and made a cheering gesture to Shang Lu, saying, "I will go to the cinema to support him when the time comes."
Then she left.
Song Zeqian asked Shang Lu: "Are you so confident in yourself?"
Shang Lu said: "I have confidence in you. I know there are some differences between me and this character, but you will teach me."
"I can't teach you this." Song Zeqian waved his hand to signal the two screenwriters to leave. He looked into Shang Lu's eyes, not with questions but with a tone of affirmation: "Shang Lu, how bad is your relationship with your family? Ah. To put it bluntly, I think there is a certain part of your emotion that is missing."
Shang Lu was a little surprised that Song Zeqian could see so much, but he thought about it and answered: "To put it simply, my mother passed away when she gave birth to me. As for my father, I hope that we will not have the chance to meet before he dies. . I also have an older brother who hated each other for a few years during adolescence, but is now considered a stranger.”
She used the calmest tone and said the most indifferent words.
The last time we parted.
"It's not bad." Song Zeqian said, then he put the lid on the box and put it in his pocket, turned around and walked out: "The role of Wang Can is yours for the time being. I will notify you next week and give you half a month before joining the group. Participate in training. Don’t take it lightly. Even if the crew is on, I will replace you at any time if you dissatisfy me.”
Shang Lu had no appetite, so he simply replied.
Shang Lu opened the door and walked out. In front of everyone, she stepped on her furry slippers and jumped into Chi Yan's arms, wrapping her hands around his waist.
Through the peephole, Shang Lu saw another man who looked older, and tried to preach to her: "Miss Shang, there is no hatred between father and daughter. Mr. Shang misses you too. You should always give him a birthday greeting." It’s all about face. Don’t forget the kindness of raising me. What a pity for the parents in the world!”
Shang Lu answered innocently: "Xiaomi made this in school. She asked me to bring it to you. Everyone, little nuisance, has a share. If you don't like it, just..."
This was annoying to hear, so Shang Lu responded directly: "Get out of here, don't talk about his birthday, and don't bother me even on his death anniversary."
People who trust each other
She actually trusts everyone, including Xiaomi and Xiaonuan, as well as Wang Rong and Xue Zishan.
And soon, there was a knock on the door.
do not know why.
Song Zeqian nodded to express his understanding, and did not say any words of comfort. Instead, he said directly: "The life experiences of talented actors and what they have seen and gained have a certain impact on their performances. This is an advantage but also a constraint." Wang The role of Chan is multifaceted. You played her hatred well and the strength and determination hidden under her weak appearance, but you did not play her trust in family ties. If there was not enough trust between these five children, they would not be able to cooperate so tacitly. Telling such huge lies to cover up each other's crimes.
Shang Lu's voice became much lighter and he shouted towards Song Zeqian's back: "Yes! I promise to complete the mission!"
Song Zeqian took it, and when he saw a "sunglasses" necklace, his usually cold expression seemed to twitch: "Are you giving this to bribe me or to humiliate me?"
And at this moment, the elevator stopped.
When he realized what the appearance of these men might mean, he walked over quickly and asked, "What do you want to do?"
The old man who was preaching to Shang Lu just now obviously recognized Chi Yan and said with some surprise: "Mr. Xiao Chi? Why are you here?"
So Shang Lu, before you start to enter this role, I only give you some advice. You can’t be the only one in your world. Don’t just think about who you should protect and what you should do. You should also think about what you are related to. Such people can trust each other, and you have to dare to rely on this person. This kind of dependence does not mean that you have to live completely on him, but it means that within a certain period of time, no matter what happens or what you are doing, you have to believe that with this person's existence, there will be no danger. . "
The simplest way is actually not to go out at all these days, and they won't be able to break in and hide Thursday.
Shang Lu just wanted to roll his eyes.
Shang Lu took out a small box from his pocket and handed it to Song Zeqian.
So Shang Lu didn't say anything, but walked towards the door with gentle steps.
Song Zeqian did not rush for Shang Lu to confirm or answer. Instead, he took her script and highlighted several pages, and briefly explained to her some shortcomings in the first performance.
With Shang's temperament, he must have felt that by taking the initiative to let people come to her, he had already given her enough face, so she should obediently go down the steps.
Chi Yan was wearing a suit, but he was holding fresh vegetables he had just bought from the supermarket. He looked towards the door of Shang Lu's house with a slightly confused expression.
So who can she rely on
It was already evening.
Shang Lu thought it was the late banquet, so he stood up and wanted to open the door, but suddenly stopped.
As always, the business style is to come directly to the door, just like a real-name kidnapping, without even using any small tricks.
She can not care about herself, but she can't care about affecting others.
But she couldn't rely on them.
The older one is always quieter, but the little one's cries can usually be heard through the door.
[Whatever, just make soup]
A strange man's voice sounded from outside: "Miss Shang, we are sent by Mr. Shang'an. Please open the door."
A notification sound popped up on WeChat. It was a message from Chi Yan, saying that he was going back soon and asked her what she wanted to eat at night.
Such "rebellious and unethical" words made the man's face turn pale instantly. He never expected that the "business daughter" he was about to face would be such a deviant person.
Shang Lu suddenly felt that he wanted to be willful for once.
Xiaomi is too young, and Lin Yanyan, Ye Lu, and Ou Yi are not overthinking things. As for the others, she is also afraid that if something bad happens to her, she will drag them down.
Although he said that, Song Zeqian's words still made Shang Lu fall into thinking after returning.
The man continued to knock on the door: "Miss Shang, are you at home? Mr. Shang'an just hopes that you can go home to celebrate his birthday with him, and also hope that you can cooperate with us."
When Chi Ban usually comes to her place to cook dinner, he will bring the two dogs with him to prevent them from being bored at home.
It was quiet at the door, no dogs barking.
Shang Lu didn't make a sound, but it was not convenient to call the police. The fact that they could come in proved that the merchant had arranged the property, and these people would not do anything to harm her. She would only be the one who would cause big trouble.
Others did not expect this scene to happen. Chi Yan was also stunned, but his body naturally reacted faster than his brain and he hugged her with one hand and asked, "What's wrong?"
Shang Lu suddenly started acting. She buried her face in Chi Yan's arms and pretended to choke: "You are finally back. These people are so scary. They keep knocking on the door and saying they want to take me away. I'm so scared, woo woo... "
"What are you afraid of?" Chi Yan put his hand on her shoulder and patted her twice. He looked lazily at the others and said, "Do you want them to cut off their hands or feet?"
Shang Lu: "...?"
Isn't she acting in a bloody romance drama? Why did the words "Chi Yan" turn into a pornographic film in an instant? Hey! His desire to perform is no weaker than hers!
Shang Lu suddenly remembered the plot of "Evil" in his mind, and he answered first: "... Cut off the roots of descendants?"
Chi Yan's soothing hand on her shoulder paused slightly, and he seemed to be holding back a smile and said, "It's quite harsh, but it's not impossible."
The others looked at each other, not knowing for a moment whether this was a "joke" or the truth. After all, they didn't understand the thoughts of such rich people, they just followed orders from above.
"Okay." Chi Yan looked at those people and said directly: "You have all seen that we live together. If you want to take her away, you can ask Mr. Shang to come to me directly. If he feels that chatting with the junior is not interesting. If so, my parents would also be happy to see him.”
After Chi Yan had finished talking, these people naturally did not dare to offend either side, so they could only look at each other and leave quickly.
Only then did Shang Lu loosen his hand around Chi Yan's waist, then took a step back, lowering his eyes but not looking at him.
Chi Yan looked at her exposed white shoulders and asked, "It's such a cold day, why don't you wear thicker clothes when you go out?"
Shang Lu lowered his head and replied: "The air conditioner is on in the living room."
Chi Yan said: "Why don't you go in quickly?"
"Yeah." Shang Lu responded, smiled, and walked back to his house.
Chi Yan also came in and put down the dishes, then went next door to bring the two dogs over.
The little boy ran to the dog food bowl prepared by Shang Lu's house and started eating, while the big boy waggled his tail and nuzzled Shang Lu.
Shang Lu touched its head, but couldn't help but look up at Chi Yan and said, "Chi Yan, don't you have anything to ask me?"
Chi Yan asked while washing vegetables: "What should I ask?"
Shang Lu hugged Daguai, rested his chin on its furry head, and looked at Chi Yan's back: "Ask me just now why I went out suddenly and why I had to act in front of them."
Chi Yan was very cooperative: "Oh? Why?"
Shang Lu sat up straight and said with some dissatisfaction: "Chi Yan, can you be more serious? Aren't you surprised at all?"
Chi Yan turned off the water, wiped his hands with the towel next to him, looked back at Shang Lu, and asked, "So why?"
Eyes facing each other.
Shang Lu buried his head on the dog's head again and said, "Forget it, turn back first."
She seemed unable to look into Chi Yan's eyes, otherwise she wouldn't be able to say some words.
Chi Yan also cooperated. He turned around again and put his hands on the table without saying a word.
Shang Lu rubbed Daguai's head again, and then replied in a very soft voice: "Because I just want to use you, drag you down, and want him to misunderstand our relationship, so that he will not dare to do anything to me."
Chi Yan chuckled: "That's it."
Shang Lu asked him: "Aren't you angry?"
"I'm very happy." Chi Yan's tone was still lazy and he said, "But Miss, you don't need to speak so badly of yourself. These words can be expressed in another way."
Shang Lu asked strangely: "What?"
Chi Yan's voice was a little hoarse, but there was an inexplicable smile, like a teacher teaching a student a topic and telling her the correct answer: "Because you want me to be completely on your side, and you want me to be you alliance."
The water in the kitchen was turned on, making a deliberate sound, as if she didn't need to reply to this topic.
Shang Lu blinked, digesting the amount of information in Chi Yan's words.
The slightly despicable thoughts were directly exposed.
Can she deny it? Does not.
Although the idea that "my friends can't be friends with people I hate" is childish, when Chi Yan said for the first time that he and Jiang Yi were not actually friends, she remembered that she was clearly lucky.
As if by mistake, Shang Lu couldn't help but ask: "Can you do it?"
"Of course." There was no need for any hesitation in the answer. After a few seconds of pause, he added: "I belong to you."
Shang Lu was slightly startled.
Just like Chi Yan said just now.
She hopes that he will be completely on her side and that he will become her ally, but she also hopes that... does he belong to her
The last point made Shang Lu a little confused.
What exactly does this “belong to” refer to.
The meaning of this sentence seemed to be different from the previous two sentences, but it also seemed to be a casual word of comfort, which made her unable to make a judgment for a while.
In fact, there was another small voice in her heart that said another answer, but she didn't dare to think too much, for fear that she would be too sentimental to be happy.
Anyway, at the moment, she doesn't hate this sentence, nor does she hate this feeling.
Just when Shang Lu was in a daze, he saw that Xiao Guai had finished eating the dog food in the bowl at some point, climbed onto the sofa with great effort, and then stretched out his front paws and jumped onto the coffee table.
Then-
Shang Lu saw that he had put on light makeup before going out for the audition today, and all the unpacked cosmetics were thrown to the ground.
And it wasn't an ordinary fall. Xiaoguai stretched out his paws and pushed it to the ground bit by bit. It was obviously intentional.
Shang Lu: "?!"
Shang Lu shouted: "Chi Yan! Come out and see what your son has done! My powder and blush were smashed by it. You have to buy me new ones! The father's debt must be paid by the son!"
"Okay, okay, buy a new one, buy a complete set." Chi Yan obviously didn't care much about this, and walked out with a plate of stir-fried vegetables: "Just bear with it, you are not willing to punish it."
Shang Lu didn't protest, he held the little boy down, reached out and patted it on the head a few times, and educated it for a while, but soon he softened up after seeing its pitiful whimpering look.
After Shang Lu taught him a lesson, he still held him in his arms: "Okay, okay, I won't allow it anymore."
However, when Shang Lu just let go of his hand, he saw Xiaoguai not toying with her cosmetics this time, but stretched out a hand to put into her water glass.
Shang Lu: "...?"
She couldn't understand at all what kind of operation this was.
So Shang Lu could only look at Chi Yan and express his doubts with his eyes.
Chi Yan's expression also became a little more complicated, and he said: "Wen Renyan recently got a cat. Two days ago, he asked Xiao Guai to take pet photos with his cat. It really complied with the old saying, good people don't learn from others. , the bad ones will work.”
But no matter what, a dog learned the cat's habits in two days, which made Chi Yan not ready to let his dog get along with Wen Renyan's cat with very short claws.
night.
Shang Lu sat at the end of the bed blowing his hair. After blowing it for a while, he turned off the hair dryer in disgust.
Soon, she received a message from Zhanyan after returning from walking the dog.
[The guest room has been packed away. Do you want to come over in advance? You may be staying at my place these days. After all, I don’t know if the merchants will come.]
Shang Lu hesitated for a moment and thought it made sense.
If someone from the business comes again, even if they knock on her door like today, it will affect her ability to read the script.
So Shang Lu took two sets of clothes and common skin care products, knocked on the door of Chi Yan, and bowed solemnly: "Please, now I eat and drink."
Chi Yan took a step back and let her in.
Her hair was half wet and draped over her shoulders, and her beautiful collarbone had some obvious traces of moisture after being touched by the hair. She was wearing a fluffy pink nightgown on the outside and a light white nightgown underneath. .
Shang Lu went directly to the guest room, put his things casually on the bedside, and reached out to touch the bed board.
A bit hard.
But let's just make do with it. How can any customer be picky
Chi Yan stood at the door with his arms around his shoulders, looking at her, and asked, "What, are you not satisfied?"
Shang Lu was never polite to Chi Yan: "To be honest, it's so hard. It's not as comfortable as my sofa. I suggest you change the mattress next time... No."
As he spoke, Shang Lu lifted up the sheets, and all he saw was the bed board. There was no mattress at all, just two layers of quilts.
No wonder it's so hard, it turns out it's not there at all.
So Shang Lu changed his mind: "I recommend adding a mattress next time."
Chi Yan suddenly said: "Actually, you can sleep in my room. The sheets and quilts have just been changed. Even the mattress was changed to a new one last week. It's very soft. Do you want to give it a try?"
Shang Lu hesitated shamefully.
She thought she would just go and take a look, just take a look.
Then Shang Lu followed Chi Yan to his room, reached out and pressed his mattress, and then a look of shock appeared on his face. It's really soft and comfortable.
So Shang Lu tentatively sat on it, and she felt like she was about to sink in.
Woohoo! This is her dream bed!
She could have tolerated the bed board if she hadn't seen such a soft mattress.
So Shang Lu looked up at Chi Yan.
The next second she kicked off her slippers, lay directly on the quilt, rolled herself in, and her movements were so fast.
Chi Yan laughed even harder, reached out and pulled Shang Lu out with the quilt, and she rolled towards him.
Shang Lu lay on the bed hugging the pillow, refusing to get up, and shouted: "Chi Yan! You just said I can sleep in your bed! You must keep your word! Don't go back on it!"
Then Shang Lu felt a hand grabbing the tail of her nightgown and pulling her into the air.
Because Shang Lu didn't button her nightgown, she felt a certain distance between her nightgown and her body, and she felt a little cold instantly.
What a late banquet, but he actually used this trick
So Shang Lu had an idea, pulled back his hands, and "golden cicada escaped from its shell" very easily.
Chi Yan was still holding the tail of his nightgown in his hand, and then he saw Shang Lu nimbly getting into his quilt, and looking at him provocatively: "It's mine!"
Shang Lu didn't notice at all that because of this series of actions, her originally loose nightgown had tilted to one side, revealing the red marks inadvertently left by her nails when she applied shower gel under her collarbone when taking a bath, and her fair skin. The contrast formed by the skin is more visually impactful.
Chi Yan seemed to be so angry with Shang Lu that he wanted to laugh. He put the heavy nightgown in his hand directly on her face, and most of her body was wrapped in it.
He didn't seem to be satisfied, so he shook her head through her nightgown and said, "I told you I'd give it to you, so how could I still fight with you? I just want you to get up and blow dry your hair. It's all on the pillow." It’s wet.”
"No." Shang Lu refused directly, pulled off his nightgown, and said seriously: "I hate blowing my hair the most. The feeling of the wind blowing on my face is very uncomfortable."
Chi Yan disagreed and said, "You will get a headache if you sleep like this."
"I'll wait until my hair is dry before I go to bed." After Shang Lu answered, he couldn't help but yawn.
The scene was somewhat silent for a moment.
Chi Yan stretched out a hand toward her: "Go and dry your hair. I promise I won't make your face uncomfortable."
Shang Lu looked at him for a while.
Thinking about the fact that I was still living in the Chiban hotel after eating at the Chiban hotel, it wouldn't be good if the water on my hair wets someone else's bed.
So Shang Lu reluctantly grabbed Chi Yan's hand in his nightgown, stood up, and walked out in his slippers.
Plug in the hair dryer.
Shang Lu simply lay down on the sofa, looking like a broken jar.
Chi Yan first blew the ends of her hair and the top of her head, paying attention to the fact that the blow did not reach her face at all.
She felt his fingers constantly running through her hair, accompanied by bursts of warm air, which was actually quite comfortable.
The eldest lady squinted her eyes slightly like a cat while enjoying herself, and she felt more and more sleepy as she lay on the sofa.
Soon, Chi Yan helped her blow dry her hair on the side.
His hand was a centimeter away from her face, and most of the wind from the hair dryer was blocked by the back of his hand. Occasionally, when he was arranging her hair, he would also carefully turn the direction of the hair dryer.
Shang Lu suddenly whispered: "I played a barber before. I found a barber shop and learned for more than half a month. I accidentally got water on a customer's neck when I was washing her hair. Later I gave her When I was drying my hair, she kept scolding me. She said I must have a mother but not a mother to be so clumsy. She asked me if I knew how expensive one of her clothes was. , saying that I couldn’t afford to lose even a few months’ salary.
But in fact, the big-name clothes she wore were fake, but I didn't expose her and just listened to her continue to scold me. The role I want to play is like this. I am being made difficult by unreasonable guests. Actually, I am not very good at acting. I have to become them first for the role I want to play. I can only use this stupid method. Be the one who can become first, and actually become. If you can’t, find a way to empathize. But later I performed very well. I was a supporting actor at the time, but because of this small role, the director admired me and directly invited me to be the second female lead in the new movie. "
"But I think you are great. Many people like you and they also think you are great, including this director. He also saw your hard work." Chi Yan praised her and asked her: "What happened next? That woman Are you satisfied with the performance of No. 2?"
"No acting, I refused." Shang Lu pursed his lips and closed his eyes.
Because of that movie, it was scheduled to conflict with an idol drama that Jiang Yi needed her to star in, so she actually chose the latter.
In fact, what was even more coincidental was that Song Zeqian didn't know that the role Lu Shi won as a supporting actress at the age of seventeen was the second female lead that the director wanted her to play.
But many years later, she regained the audience's recognition with a role similar to that script in "The Road of Life", and she became qualified to stand on the same competitive field as Lu Shi, and even won.
So the previous ones, whether they were plot control or not, forget it.
It was hers, and she got it in another way after all, so there was nothing to regret.
I have been really tired from reading scripts these days. Now that I was successfully selected by Song Zeqian, it was a big stone in my heart. It made Shang Lu feel much more relaxed both physically and mentally.
Drowsiness kept coming, and his eyelids were already heavy, and now they couldn't open them at all.
Shang Lu fell into sleep and fell into a deep sleep.
Chi Yan looked at his sofa, because when he first saw Shang Lu's sofa, he thought it was bought by her and thought she liked it, so his sofa was also much larger than ordinary ones.
Chi Yan patted Shang Lu on the shoulder and said, "Get up and go back to the room to sleep."
Shang Lu just turned over in a daze, raised his eyes to look at him, and quickly raised his hands to cover his face because of the glare of the light.
Less than half a minute later, steady breathing sounded again.
Shang Lu put his hands on his face and fell asleep directly.
Chi Yan's eyes fell on her index finger, and the ring given by Xiaomi was still well worn.
He looked down at his left hand again, the corners of his lips raised slightly, and then he bent down to pick her up from the sofa and walked to his room.
After putting Shang Lu on the bed and covering her with a quilt, Chi Yan closed the door for her and returned to the guest room, lying down casually on the wooden bed.
Half a minute later, Chi Yan sat up again.
He stretched out his feet and put on his slippers, kicked the mattress at the bottom of the bed further, stood up, turned over a few cardboard boxes and stuffed them underneath, blocking them tightly.
Um.
Now I can sleep peacefully.
＊
In the morning, wake up.
The room was filled with sunlight. Shang Lu lazily opened his eyes, but his eyes widened when he saw the furnishings in the room.
She reached out and patted her face, got up from the bed, and her brain began to recall what happened last night.
She actually lay on the sofa and fell asleep to the sound of the hair dryer
Shang Lu used to have difficulty falling asleep for a long time, or wake up from nightmares in the middle of the night. Although this situation has been alleviated a lot, she has not experienced this feeling of falling asleep without realizing it for a long time, and it was still all at once. I slept until dawn without any dreams.
Shang Lu was just about to get up, but suddenly felt something blocking her sight.
Shang Lu touched his forehead and felt speechless the moment he tore off a sticky note.
What era is it now! Can't you send her a message? It’s okay to put a sticky note on it, but what’s the point of putting it on her forehead
Shang Lu's anger dissipated when he saw the contents of the post-it note.
[I went to the company. Breakfast was in the kitchen. I bought the shrimp dumplings and egg yolk siomai you said you wanted to eat last time]
Swallowing the saliva of dissatisfaction.
Shang Lu put on her slippers and hurriedly washed up, then went to the kitchen to bring out her steaming breakfast.
The two dogs, Xiaoguai and Daguai, were lying on both sides of the sofa. They seemed to be sleeping, but they were awakened by the noise she made.
Shang Lu clasped his hands together and apologized seriously: "I didn't mean to wake you up. I'm sorry. Go to sleep. Go to sleep."
Shang Lu took one shrimp dumpling at a time, his cheeks bulging, and he was scrolling through his WeChat Moments on his phone.
Beautiful day begins.
Song Zeqian’s Moments status has also been updated.
"evil"
The eldest daughter [decided], the eldest son [decided], the second son [undecided], the second daughter [undecided], and the youngest daughter [decided].
Shang Lu immediately went back to look at the chat box, and sure enough she saw the message Xu Ze sent her late yesterday night that had been suppressed by a bunch of gossip public accounts she followed.
[Xu Ze]: It will be a pleasure to cooperate with you next time.
Shang Lu: "?!"
Shang Lu understood immediately and responded to Xu Ze almost instantly.
[eldest son! It's you! My good big brother! ! ! ]
Xu Ze replied to her with an emoticon and "revealed some news" by the way.
[Xu Ze]: [Puppy running with legs]
[Xu Ze]: The eldest sister is teacher Jiang Jing.
Shang Lu: "!"
Unexpected surprises added!
Working with Jiang Jing and Xu Ze, the director is Song Zeqian, this time it’s an acquaintanceship!
In other words, in the next crew, she can—
Do whatever you want!
Shang Lu was in a great mood and stopped playing with his mobile phone. He stuffed a piece of siomai into his mouth and ended his breakfast, holding the script in his hands and continuing to study.
The next filming made Shang Lu look forward to it even more, and he became more and more devoted to this role.
the next day.
Merchant.
For Shang'an's 50th birthday, many people in the circle were even proud to have received invitations.
To know the current status of merchants, there are many merchants who want to curry favor.
The merchant's villa has been decorated from inside to out, with a light blue theme, flowers and desserts everywhere.
Even Shang An is wearing a light blue suit today because this is his wife's favorite color.
He didn't look as cold and aggressive as usual. Instead, he had a smile in his eyes, and he looked like a kind middle-aged man.
If you don't know Shang An, you will definitely be deceived by his appearance at this moment.
Guests kept coming into the business, and people who looked familiar came up to chat. Shang An kept the smile on his face, but he couldn't help but keep looking at the door.
He is waiting.
"Father." Shang Mu walked over and deliberately pretended to be confused: "Are you waiting for someone?"
It was rare for Shang An to say kindly to his son: "I will receive a letter from your mother soon."
Shang Mu lowered his eyes and said meekly: "That's great, congratulations to father."
Shang An looked at his son with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.
In the past, he was considered a bit stubborn, and he never lowered his head even after being beaten so many times, but after being locked up for only a week, his temper seemed to be much docile.
It seems that some punishments are easier to remember than physical ones.
Shang Mu asked again: "Will my sister come back today?"
Shang An didn't seem to care about this matter: "It's up to her."
Shang Mu looked stunned and asked, "Have you changed your mind?"
"The Chi family gave up the land that we have been eyeing for a long time, just for a daughter, in exchange for such a huge benefit." Shang An showed a smile on his face and said: "She has some ability, the heir of the Chi family did it for her You can actually do this, you should learn from your sister, she is much better than you at this point, unlike the one you were looking for at the beginning, how can a poor family like ours be worthy of our business? "
"Yes, father is right." Shang Mu became more docile and cooperative, but deliberately brought the topic to Chi Yan: "It's just that Mr. Xiao Chi's temperament is notoriously weird. He came here today and spent so long I didn’t even come to say hello to you. Could it be that I just had a whim for my sister?”
Shang An glanced at Chi Yan, who was not far away, and then said, "I'm not ready to let him marry your sister either."
In Shang'an's view, Chi Yan only represents interests.
It's okay to let your daughter play.
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A glass of wine was handed to him.
Chi Yan raised his hand to take it, clinked glasses with the visitor without sincerity, and asked without drinking, "Are the arrangements made?"
"Of course." Shang Mu had a polite smile on his face, and lowered his voice and asked, "Why do you want that land? Shang Lu won't be happy if he finds out."
Chi Yan replied with a smile: "Of course it's because there is a problem, and it was hard for me to find the mess that a fool like your father took over. I'm sorry, I hope what I just said didn't offend you."
Although he said he was sorry, there was no sincerity in this apology.
"Of course not." Shang Mu drank the wine in his glass in one sip and continued: "The merchant's property will be kept as we agreed..."
Chi Yan waved his hand directly: "You can talk to Shang Lu later. I am not interested in your business's property. I was just looking at your sincerity at that time."
In order not to arouse Shang An's suspicion, Shang Mu did not stay here longer at Chi Yan. After a few simple exchanges, he quickly got up and walked towards another partner.
The birthday party continues.
Boring process.
But Chi Yan still clapped cooperatively, pretending to be interested in all this, giving Shang An enough face.
Until the party is almost over.
The merchant's housekeeper suddenly walked in, walked to Shang'an's side, and said a few words in a low voice.
The old face with many wrinkles showed the most real smile today, and even said excitedly: "Quick! Please come in! Come in!"
The other guests were also a little curious. What kind of distinguished guest could actually make Mr. Shang lose his temper like this? So everyone looked towards the door.
An old foreign man with a long beard walked in. He was wearing a low-quality coat that even had threads on it, which was incompatible with this high-end environment.
The old man walked up to Shang An, bent down to him and said, "Mr. Shang, I wish you a happy birthday."
"Teacher, please get up!" Shang An always called Teacher Elvis along with his wife. He quickly reached out to help him and asked impatiently: "I heard from the housekeeper that you have a letter about my wife that you want to forward to me. "
Elvis nodded, took out a yellowed envelope from his coat pocket, and handed it over respectfully.
A joyful smile appeared on Shang An's face, and at the same time he felt clear.
No wonder, no wonder he searched all over the company that could send letters across time, and also investigated all of his wife's former friends, but he couldn't find any trace related to the letter she mentioned. It turned out that it was given to the teacher for preservation.
He even felt a little trembling as he reached for the letter.
He had been waiting for this letter for too long.
After more than twenty years, he finally waited.
(End of chapter)