The so-called cocktail party was actually not that fun, but Tang Jiao felt that it would be great to be able to get closer to Master Qi.
The other things seemed less important, and that was probably the case, so she was quite happy.
"Be careful."
Gu Tingyun parked the car at the entrance of Shen's house. Tang Jiao nodded and got out of the car.
A gust of wind blew by, and it was really bitingly cold. She rubbed her arm and was about to run into the room, when Gu Tingyun called her: "Oh."
Tang Jiao's hand had already touched the door. When she saw him getting out of the car, it was her coat he was holding in his hand. He put the coat on for her and whispered: "Forgot?"
Tang Jiao really forgot. She stuck out her tongue and smiled.
"Go back quickly."
Tang Jiao looked up at him. Under the moonlight, Gu Tingyun had a somewhat cold temperament.
She whispered: "You are actually not kind at all."
Gu Tingyun raised his eyebrows and smiled: "You want to denounce me in the strong north wind?"
Of course Tang Jiao was not like this. She smiled, pulled his black cashmere coat, moved a little closer, and said softly: "I can't bear to leave." Then she turned around and entered the Shen family's yard, and ran home.
Gu Tingyun saw her coming home, but did not get in the car. Instead, he walked back home.
As soon as the door opened, Gu Erniu rushed up and rubbed against him.
Gu Tingyun lowered his head and patted it, then whispered: "Is it cold? Come on, let me take you home."
It was like two different worlds inside and outside the house. Gu Tingyun took off his coat and threw it directly on the sofa.
The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Gu Erniu was lying at Gu Tingyun's feet, looking lazy.
In just a moment, Gu Si came in from the outside and said, "The Eighth Master is here."
Gu Tingyun raised the corner of his mouth, and it was unclear whether he was smiling or not, and said, "Give him a good greeting so that he can remember a little longer."
After saying that, he stood up, patted Gu Erniu, and then went upstairs.
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At this time, the Shen family villa was brightly lit.
Tang Jiao sat on the sofa and looked at her mother and uncle who were glaring at her. She pointed her fingers and said softly, "You are making it look like three inquisitions."
She said it with some teasing, not really worried about anything.
But Shen Lianyi couldn't hold it back, and slapped her arm directly, and said angrily: "At this time, you are still smiling playfully at me, and you don't even think about what you are doing."
She was really worried about her daughter, but this girl still acted like she knew that there were tigers in the mountains, so she preferred to go to the tiger mountains.
Tang Jiao groaned and pretended to be hurt by the beating. Shen Lianyi immediately asked, "Is it okay if you want me?"
Tang Jiao burst into laughter and said softly: "Mother, you are changing so fast."
This really made Shen Lianyi angry. She slapped her daughter again and said angrily: "You are seeking death. Do you know why I am angry?" She even pretended to be in pain!
Just at this moment, the bell rang, it was already eleven o'clock in the middle of the night.
Tang Jiao knew that she was back late, and her mother was particularly worried. She came close to Shen Lianyi, whose eyes were reddish, and shook her arm: "Mom, I am really sensible, don't be angry."
Shen Lianyi poked her head: "You have a sense of propriety, I think you don't understand shit."
Tang Jiao sighed, she really couldn't bear to hear her mother say such dirty words!
She pouted: "It's not good for you to do this."
Shen Lianyi: "I'm not good? I'm afraid that you will be deceived. I wasn't... "
Thinking of what happened back then, Shen Lianyi felt sad. Didn't she think that Tang Zhiyong was good at everything and she only wanted to marry Tang Zhiyong? What happened? In Tang Zhiyong's heart, she was actually just an ignorant and stupid woman. Every time she thought of this, she felt uncomfortable in her heart.
Although we are divorced, who can understand the hurt and bitterness of so many years! She never wanted her daughter to take the same path.
Shen Lianyi: "Don't see him again from now on."
Tang Jiao burst into laughter. Seeing that her daughter was still ignorant and looked like a silly girl, she sighed worriedly.
Tang Jiao looked up at Shen Qing and asked softly: "Does uncle also think that I will be deceived?"
Tang Jiao didn't feel that this was bad at all. For some reason, she felt warm in her heart, and the feeling of being connected to someone was something she hadn't felt in a long time.
Shen Qing was silent for a moment, thinking about everything today, and said slowly: "As long as you can be responsible for your actions, there is nothing you can't suffer."
If it weren't for the fear of her motherly passing out, Tang Jiao would have wanted to applaud her uncle. For this reason, what's the point of not losing? If you can bear the consequences, you won't suffer.
She patted Shen Lianyi on the shoulder and said, "Look, my uncle has traveled all over the country for so many years, and he hasn't seen anything! My uncle doesn't think this is anything, so why should my mother be worried? Nothing will happen to me. . If you are sad like this, I will be even sadder."
Zhanjiao gently stroked Shen Lianyi's back and whispered: "Mom, do you think anything I do is inappropriate? I really have a sense of propriety."
She gave her uncle a begging look.
Seeing her like this, Shen Qing felt helpless and finally said: "Ayo is indeed very measured, Lianyi, you may not do things as appropriately as her. You don't have to think too much. What's the use of thinking too much? The more you think about things in this world, the more thoughtful you will be. I think it’s getting late, so go back and get some rest early. Tomorrow is the New Year’s Eve. If you’re celebrating the New Year, why bother making your children feel psychologically uncomfortable.”
Shen Lianyi still listened to what Shen Qing said. Although she was a little thoughtful, she still pushed Tang Jiao: "Go upstairs and rest."
Tang Jiao sighed and hugged Shen Lianyi: "Mom, let's sleep together today."
Shen Lianyi paused for a moment, then smiled and responded with a sigh.
Seeing that both of them had gone upstairs, Shen Qing did not rest, but went to the study. He stood on the balcony of the study, smoking, and rubbing his temples for a while.
Although the words to comfort his sister were still fresh in his mind, he may not be without a trace of worry.
Sighing again, he turned and returned to his room.
As expected, the friendship between Tang Jiao and Gu Qiye soon brought a lot of visible influence to Shen Qing. Although he is considered a wealthy man, his foundation in Shanghai is not stable. After all, he was engaged in shipping in the early years. You don't need to interact with them too much.
At the beginning of his career change, not many people took him seriously. But now it's different. There were constant calls at home this morning.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, people keep coming to visit us to pay New Year greetings.
Originally, the Tang family would go to their old house during the Chinese New Year. As the daughter-in-law, Shen Lianyi had to be very busy, and she had to be cautious and cautious. It was completely different from this time. Compared to being cautious every year before, she is now very smooth sailing and feels different. It is difficult for others to understand this feeling of being able to make all decisions on your own without having to look down on other people's faces.
Tang Jiao saw that her mother was busy but also cheerful all morning, and she was also happy.
"Ayo, if you have nothing to do, you can go play upstairs. There will be guests at home coming to pay New Year's greetings later, and you will be on the first floor. It's a bit inconvenient after all."
Shen Qing is very straightforward. Why does his own niece need to beat around the bush
"And I think people also want to see what you look like. It's pointless to stay here like a monkey and look at them, right?"
Tang Jiao nodded immediately: "I don't want to be a monkey."
Go upstairs decisively.
Even though she went upstairs, Tang Jiao wanted to complain.
Master Qi promised to come over today to pay New Year greetings, but he didn’t come at this time. I wonder if he was cheating. Fortunately, she dressed up extra well today, planning to surprise his first brother.
But Tang Jiao also knew that she and Qi Ye were actually not the same person.
Even though she has experienced ups and downs, she is different from Master Qi. He is too complicated. The background is complicated and the experience is complicated, but so what! Tang Jiao didn't take it to heart. If the person she was interested in was an ordinary person, he would be boring.
She coughed and held her chin in her hands to think about it.
"Miss!" Siye entered.
Tang Jiao said: "Who is coming?"
Siye shook his head: "I don't know him. I heard his surname is Zhou, and he is Miss Zhou Shanshan's uncle."
Tang Jiao groaned, raised her head, thought for a while, and thought of this person. He was the president of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, the uncle of Zhou Shanshan and Zhou Yuxuan.
She smiled half-heartedly, thinking that it was indeed Master Qi's magic power!
She said: "Okay, you go down and say hello, don't be too busy during the New Year."
Siye sighed and went downstairs obediently.
Tang Jiao got up and went to the balcony. It was March 9th and it was very cold!
Tang Jiao stood on the balcony and happened to be able to see the Gu family's yard from a distance. Gu Erniu was running around in the yard for some reason, seemingly very happy. There are many cars in the Gu family's yard, and I don't know who is there.
Seeing that Gu Tingyun seemed to be coming out to see off his guests, Tang Jiao waved her hand from a distance, "Seventh Master..."
Tang Jiao stepped on the edge of the balcony, her long skirt fluttering in the wind.
Gu Tingyun followed her voice and looked over. He looked up at Tang Jiao. Tang Jiao, who was wearing a red dress, seemed to fly up the next moment and land directly next to him.
Tang Jiao didn't expect that she would get an unexpected surprise when she came out. She made a trumpet shape and shouted loudly: "Master Qi, Happy New Year, Happy New Year..."
Gu Tingyun couldn't hear clearly what she said, but he still knew what Tang Jiao said.
He smiled and made a gesture.
Tang Jiao burst out laughing, and she kept waving to him.
It never occurred to him that the little girl he thought was harmless was actually pretty.
In other words, he didn't know that this little girl was actually pretty until the day she signed the contract.
Gu Tingyun looked at her like this.
Qi Baye limped out and said: "Oh, let me go~ Brother Qi, what are you doing! If you don't come in yet, we are still waiting for you! What are you looking at? You look like a silly bird. of."
Following Gu Qiye's gaze, he groaned again and sighed: "No, I can't look at her. It would be bad luck to look at her even more. We are incompatible with each other, so it would be bad luck for us to be in the same relationship." He didn't look like the same person at this time. Being lame, he dragged his legs and swished through the door.
Gu Tingyun ignored Qi Baye and waved his hand to Tang Jiao.
Tang Jiao pouted and refused to enter the house. She naturally knew that Gu Qiye wanted her to go back, but she didn't!
Why should you listen to him? If you listen too much to a man, you may not get any good results.
Tang Jiao smiled brightly but refused to go back. Gu Tingyun didn't know what Tang Jiao was thinking, but seeing that she was unmoved, he sighed and turned around helplessly and walked out of the door.
Tang Jiao couldn't see clearly what was going on outside, but she knew it in her heart. She immediately turned around and ran back, thumping downstairs.
When I got downstairs, I saw that the maid had invited Gu Tingyun in.
There were many people in the room who came to pay New Year's greetings and respectfully said: "Master Qi, I wish you all the best in the New Year."
Tang Jiao stopped on the stairs, looked at Gu Tingyun, and called out with a smile: "Seventh Master."