Fang Zhicheng let out a long breath, but in the end he didn't say anything. Zang Yi was a guest of the Ning family, and had nothing to do with him, so he could only express his attitude.
Zang Yi was sitting in the living room drinking tea with Ning Yulan. When he saw Fang Zhicheng coming in, he stood up with a smile and took the initiative to greet him, saying, "Zhicheng, you're here? I was going to go to the airport with Vanilla to pick you up, but Vanilla refused."
Fang Zhicheng touched his nose and joked, "That's indeed inappropriate. You are my leader. How can a leader take over a subordinate?"
Zang Yi waved his hand and smiled faintly: "It's vacation time now, so don't bring up work matters."
Fang Zhicheng said: "Then it is not appropriate for you to pick up Qiangwei and me, because you and I are both guests."
Zang Yi paused, thinking that Fang Zhicheng was really good at talking. He was unwilling to compete with Fang Zhicheng on the tip of the tongue. Otherwise, even if he won, the three Ning sisters would laugh at him. He smiled and said, "That's right! Vanilla is still thoughtful."
Ning Xiangcao watched Fang Zhicheng and Zang Yi greeting each other and sighed inwardly. People who didn't know the inside story, seeing how friendly Fang Zhicheng and Zang Yi were, would never guess that they were competitors. They would probably just think that these two were good friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.
Ning Yulan then arranged a room. Unlike the treatment of the Su family, Fang Zhicheng had an independent bedroom, which was next to Ning Qiangwei's room. Ning Yulan smiled and said, "Zhicheng, don't think too much. The main reason is that you and Qiangwei are not married yet, so the two of you still have to separate. After you are officially married, I will clean up the big house in the east and use it as a wedding room for you two."
Fang Zhicheng said quickly: "That should be the case."
Ning Yulan smiled and glanced at Fang Zhicheng. Fang Zhicheng could read the meaning of this look. Ning Qiangwei lived in the same house with him in the Su family. She probably knew it. This was the difference between the man and the woman. The man was eager for Fang Zhicheng to get Ning Xiangcao as soon as possible, while the woman had to maintain a certain degree of reserve and not let the man look down on her.
The luggage was put away and lunch was prepared. Ning Yulan was teaching in Yanjing, and Ning Xiangcao preferred to live in her own small apartment, so the Ning family's old house was usually seldom occupied. Two people were hired, a housekeeper who was responsible for taking care of the daily affairs of the Ning house, and the other was an aunt who was responsible for cleaning and tidying up the house.
There weren't many people eating at the table. Ning Yulan said, "My aunt and her family came to visit yesterday, but you didn't meet them. They said they would treat you two to a meal when they have time."
Fang Zhicheng knew what was going on, and thought to himself that Zang Yi's arrival yesterday was quite a coincidence, and he might have just run into a relative from the Ning family. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He looked at Ning Xiangcao, who was staring at the dining table, and he didn't know what she was thinking.
A slender hand waved in front of Fang Zhicheng's eyes. Ning Qiangwei frowned and asked in confusion, "What are you thinking about? You are distracted even when eating."
Fang Zhicheng came back to his senses, looked up and saw Zang Yi holding up his glass, and quickly raised his own glass, saying with a smile: "I suddenly remembered something, sorry."
The two men clinked their glasses and drank two qian of wine. Fang Zhicheng secretly thought that life was so unpredictable. Who could have thought that he would be drinking with Zang Yi at a family dinner
The meal was a bit quiet. After the meal, Fang Zhicheng and Zang Yi sat in the living room drinking tea. Ning Yulan smiled and said, "You guys chat for a while. I'll take care of something with them."
After the three sisters left, Fang Zhicheng and Zang Yi did not speak for a long time. Zang Yi was the first to break the almost frozen atmosphere and said, "Does it surprise you? One day, we will sit in the old house of the Ning family, sipping fragrant tea, and have such a comfortable conversation? Although we have been friends for a long time in Hanzhou, we have almost never met and communicated in person."
Fang Zhicheng smiled faintly and asked Zang Yi, "Do you think we can really get along comfortably? Everything is just an illusion."
Zang Yi waved his hand and said, "I think as long as you let down your guard, we should become very good friends."
Fang Zhicheng sighed softly and said, "Your attitude surprises me."
Zang Yi was silent for a moment, picked up the teacup, blew on the floating green tip, and said: "Politics is like this, opponents and friends change with time. We were enemies at the last moment, but it doesn't mean we will be enemies forever."
Fang Zhicheng shook his head and said, "But they definitely won't be friends."
Zang Yi was slightly startled. He originally thought that Fang Zhicheng would agree with what he said, which would ease the conflict. He smiled faintly and said, "You are more stubborn than I thought."
Fang Zhicheng sighed and said, "Yes, you should know me very well. This is my personality."
Zang Yi put down the teacup and said, "Sure enough. My analysis is correct. In fact, compared to roses, you prefer vanilla, right?"
Fang Zhicheng was a little surprised. He raised his head, looked at Zang Yi, and said, "You think too much."
Zang Yi shrugged and said calmly: "I don't think much about it, you know it well. But you also know that what I love deeply in my heart is rose, not vanilla."
Fang Zhicheng suddenly felt a little chilly. He understood what Zang Yi meant. Since he had snatched Ning Qiangwei away, why couldn't he take Ning Xiangcao away
Zang Yi said softly, "If you can't get the one you love, you can only settle for the next best thing. In this regard, we can really be considered to be in the same boat."
Fang Zhicheng's face darkened and he asked, "Are you so sure that you can make Ning Xiangcao accept you?"
Zang Yi smiled confidently and said, "There is nothing in the world that is certain to succeed, but I will work hard in that direction. I will not give up until I achieve my goal. I still have this spiritual quality."
Fang Zhicheng smiled faintly and said, "Then I wish you success soon."
Zang Yi smiled and said, "By then, we will be brothers-in-law."
Fang Zhicheng said: "Unfortunately, before this, we had no relationship at all."
Zang Yi thought for a long time and continued to probe: "In fact, you can change your angle and we can try to cooperate."
Fang Zhicheng said coldly: "It is difficult to get along with people of different ideals."
Zang Yi spread his hands, changing his usual seriousness, sighed and said self-deprecatingly: "Forget it, everything I said just now is in vain."
At this time, the three sisters of the Ning family walked in from outside. Ning Qiangwei smiled and said, "You two seem to be chatting happily. I thought you were going to quarrel."
Zang Yi said: "Men's wars are different from women's wars. Women's wars are fought with their mouths, while men's wars are fought on other levels."
Fang Zhicheng laughed and said, "Old Zang, you always speak in such a flowery way. I can hardly understand you."
Ning Xiangcao said: "Some people pretend to be ignorant even though they know the truth."
Fang Zhicheng muttered in a low voice: "Some people know there is a pit on the other side, but they still jump in."
Chapter 0792 Broken Vase in the Corner
Fang Zhicheng's voice was not loud, but Ning Xiangcao could still hear it clearly. She knew why Fang Zhicheng was like that, but she still didn't show her inner emotions too much. Ning Yulan noticed that there was something strange between Fang Zhicheng and Ning Xiangcao, and she sighed secretly.