At dinner, after everyone was seated, Chen Xu could feel the awkward atmosphere in the air. Fang Huiwen didn't even look at the old lady, and didn't know what happened between the mother and daughter.
The relationship between Fang Huiwen and Fang Zhiyuan doesn't seem to be very good either, they barely chat.
From the looks of it, she should have been dragged back by her husband. However, since she came back to see her mother, it shows that her attitude has softened, and now there is only one opportunity to reach a reconciliation.
At the dinner table, Chen Xu didn't know that today was the old lady's birthday until his uncle mentioned it. The strange thing was that Luo Xiyun hadn't mentioned it to him before.
Fang Zhiyuan asked suddenly, "Xiaoxuan is about to graduate from college, right?"
He was asking about Fang Huiwen's son, named Zhang Yixuan.
Zhang Yixuan replied, "Uncle, I have already obtained my graduation certificate."
"Are you going to work abroad or return home?"
Zhang Yixuan said as a matter of course, "Of course I returned to China. The discrimination there is too serious. No matter how good you are, it is difficult to get ahead. And there are more opportunities in China."
Fang Huiwen couldn't help but said, "What nonsense, your dad didn't develop well there. As long as you are good enough, you can succeed anywhere."
Zhang Yixuan curled his lips and said, "It's your business if you like to stay abroad, anyway, I'm going back to China."
"You..." Fang Huiwen was very angry.
Zhang Rui next to her grabbed her hand, and she endured it without having a seizure.
At this time, Luo Xiyun took the opportunity to say, "Little aunt, little uncle, why don't you go back to China too."
Fang Huiwen remained silent, but Zhang Rui said, "We have to think about this matter."
After that, no one brought up the topic again.
Chen Xu noticed that during the whole process, the old lady didn't say a word, and she couldn't tell what kind of attitude she had.
After dinner, Luo Xiyun accompanied the old lady back to the house first, and little Fang Hao went to the piano room to practice piano with a tutor. Fang Zhiyuan didn't know where he went.
In the living room, only Chen Xu and Fang Huiwen's family were left, and everyone chatted naturally.
During the chat, Chen Xu found out that Zhang Rui was in the field of microelectronics and a partner of the company. And Fang Huiwen is a lawyer herself, and also opened a law firm in partnership with others, and she can be regarded as a successful person in the United States. No wonder I can't let go of my career over there.
Next to him, Zhang Yixuan kept silent and played with his mobile phone with his head down. He kept ignoring Chen Xu, as if he was brooding over what happened at the airport last time.
Fang Huiwen asked, "Chen Xu, what do you do?"
After Chen Xu came to Fang's house, she was the first person to ask about it. Neither Mrs. Fang nor Fang Zhiyuan had asked him about work before.
"I used to be in the same company as Xiyun, and then I started my own business, opening a noodle shop and an IT company, and later, I opened several laboratories."
laboratory
Zhang Rui was slightly taken aback, but thought that he opened a noodle shop, maybe it was related to food. This also proves that his company should be quite big.
Fang Huiwen said, "You are really young and promising."
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In the evening, Chen Xu spent the night alone in the guest room, and when he came to the door for the first time, out of respect, he did not go to Luo Xiyun's room, and slept in the guest room all night by himself.
Early the next morning, Chen Xu got up for a morning run and ran into Luo Xiyun on the way.
I don't know when, she also started to pay attention to sports. It's just that he doesn't have astonishing stamina like Chen Xu, and he can run up to two or three times a week.
At this time, it was just dawn, and the street lights beside the road were still shining orange. The greening in the community was well done, and there were green plants on both sides of the road.
There was silence all around, and Chen Xu heard Luo Xiyun's slightly rapid breathing next to him.
He controlled the speed, jogging side by side with her on such a road, some cold wind was blowing on his face, making his lips a little dry.
After running for about ten minutes, Luo Xiyun couldn't hold on any longer, so he slowed down, panting heavily while walking. Chen Xu was beside her.
After a while, Chen Xu saw that her breath had calmed down a bit, and asked, "What's the matter with my aunt and grandma?" He didn't find a chance to ask this question yesterday.
Luo Xiyun wiped off her sweat with a towel on her shoulders, and said, "My aunt has been working in the Fang Group since she graduated, and became a department manager within a few years. Then, my uncle also joined the company. Soon, the position surpassed her."
"In terms of ability, my uncle is indeed inferior to my aunt. Therefore, she always felt that her grandmother was partial. Later, when her uncle became the CEO, she ran abroad to settle down in a fit of anger."
Chen Xu listened to her narration, and thought to himself, she really lost her temper. From this point of view, it has some similarities with Luo Xiyun's personality, and I don't know if it is hereditary.
He felt that things were definitely not as simple as Xi Yun said. Judging from yesterday's contact, Fang Huiwen doesn't seem like a difficult person to get along with. She would fall out with her biological mother and younger brother, most likely because of other secrets.
However, he didn't ask any more questions.
He talked about another thing, "By the way, why didn't you tell me that yesterday was grandma's birthday? I should have prepared a better gift for her."
"My grandma is superstitious. She goes to fortune-telling every year. She says that she can't celebrate her birthday this year. It's best to pretend she doesn't know."
"Is there such a saying?"
"It's nothing. In the past few years, Fang's Group's performance began to decline. The fortune teller said that my grandfather's Feng Shui is not good, and suggested moving the grave. For this matter, I have been tossing for a long time." Luo Xiyun sighed.
Chen Xu was a little surprised, "I really can't see that your grandma is still superstitious."
"She wasn't so serious before. After my grandfather passed away, she became more and more superstitious."
While the two were talking, they had already returned to Fang's villa.
Luo Xiyun asked, "I'm going back first, are you still running?"
"Let me run around again." Chen Xu didn't even break a sweat after running for a short time.
Next, he ran around the roads of the community by himself. He didn't return to the villa until the sun came out, and he was sweating all over. He saw Zhang Yixuan and Luo Xiyun playing basketball.
A simple assembled basketball hoop was erected next to it at some point.
Luo Xiyun dribbled the ball and Zhang Yixuan was defending. She made a fake move and turned to bring it in, but was seen through and couldn't break through, so she shot from the spot.
Zhang Yixuan was half a head taller than her, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he covered the ball. Then laugh out loud.
The ball rolled all the way to Chen Xu's feet, and he picked it up.
"Chen Xu, educate him." Luo Xiyun shouted.
Zhang Yixuan gave Chen Xu a provocative look.
Chen Xu patted the ball up and said, "Then, come and play."
"come."