Xia Zhiqin initially disagreed with Zhang Ruman's proposal to take Xia Shao's ride back to Qingshi. Shu Xunfen knew her daughter too well. She would definitely go to the military area and run wild when she returned. How could she still think about reviewing her homework? The exam is about to take place, how can we not pay more attention
Fortunately, Xia Shao was there to persuade her, "Aunt, let her go back. My uncle changed his job this year. She grew up in the military zone and has feelings for it. If she can't go there in the future, just let her take advantage of her vacation. Go ahead and treat it as goodbye. As for her studies, I will supervise her. If she fails to get into Qingshi No. 1 Middle School, my aunt will just come to me! Is this settled? "
As soon as the promise came out, before Xia Zhiqin could say whether it was done or not, Zhang Ruman patted Xia Shao on the shoulder and said, "Sister, you are so loyal! Just say this to you, and I will be your bodyguard next semester!"
Xia Zhiqin raised his eyes and glared at her, then looked at Xia Shao and smiled, "Okay. Since our Xiao Shao said so, my aunt will listen to you! She has been able to listen to what you have said since she was a child, so you must help me Supervise and supervise her." After that, he said to his daughter, "Learn from your sister well. Mom doesn't need you to learn anything else, just learn from your grades! Your sister was the top scorer in the high school entrance examination, and you are about to take the exam, but you can't Too much difference!"
Speaking of grades, the whole family seemed to have just remembered that Xia Shao's academic performance was also good. During the Chinese New Year, the family's attention was all on Huaxia Group, but they forgot to pay attention to her results.
The families looked at each other, but no one asked. They were all afraid that Xia Shao's grades would drop, which would offend her and make her unhappy. Anyway, with her current achievements, her academic performance is not that important.
On the contrary, grandma urged: "No matter what, you must not fall behind in your studies. As the old saying goes, you will learn as long as you live."
Xia Shao then smiled and said, "Grandma, don't worry. After the school exams before the year, I was busy with the art competition, and the results are always released after the year. When I know the results when I start school, I will be the first to call grandma."
The old man quickly smiled and said yes, but Xia Shao lowered her eyes slightly. After school started, there was another matter, which was the outcome of Cheng Ming, Yan Danqi and Xu Yuan's handling. After something like that happened, the three of them probably had no shame in staying in school. That’s fine, she doesn’t want to see him again!
In addition, there are Xia Zhiwei and Xia Liang's father and son. She used blood as a lure in the dungeon a few years ago and put a death charm on the two of them. After they returned to Qingshi, they had better not do anything inappropriate, otherwise she would draw a circle to urge them again. If you move, both of you will die! It's just that she doesn't want to harm people's lives, but their father and son have harmed a lot of people, and if they push her hard, they should all do justice to God!
The same goes for Cao Li. She doesn't mind giving him something to do so that he doesn't have to worry about pestering her all day long.
There are two auctions to prepare for after the year. Aida Real Estate can build the club in the summer. In addition, she also needs to pay attention to Chang Jiu's mother's surgery. If he agrees to sign a contract with Huaxia Group, the company can contact Hong Kong. .
During this meal, Xia Shao had been thinking about what she would do after the new year. After the banquet was over, Zhang Ruman went home to pack her luggage and moved to Taoyuan District to live in the evening.
Zhang Ruman often heard her mother talk about the beautiful house in Taoyuan District. Unfortunately, she spent all her holidays and holidays in the military area and never came back. When she came back for the Chinese New Year this year, her mother was confined at home. She was not allowed to go anywhere except to review her homework, so she had no chance to come. . After arriving at the house, she whistled first and then went to visit.
At night, the two sisters slept on a bed and chatted until dawn.
In the morning, Xia Shao got up, first went to her master Tang Zongbo to say goodbye, had breakfast with the old man, and then returned home to clean up and salute.
She didn't need to take care of the ceremony at all, Li Juan had already prepared it. After the Huaxia Group's commercial vehicle entered the community, Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan were busy saluting the vehicle.
When their daughter was about to leave, the couple was naturally reluctant to part with her. Li Juan's eyes were red again. She held her daughter's hand and kept telling her, "Don't lose weight when you come back! Mom finally brought you back. You If you lose weight again, mom won’t let you go!”
Zhang Ruman, who was standing aside, couldn't stand this parting atmosphere. She put her hands in her trouser pockets and shrugged her shoulders and came up with an idea, "This is easy to handle! Sister, before you come back next time, go to a restaurant for a month in advance. You can always Eat fat. Then when you come back, your aunt won't be able to see that you have lost weight."
"Go!" Li Juan was angry and neither smiled nor glared at Zhang Ruman with a smile covering her mouth, "You are the only one with more evil ideas!"
Zhang Ruman's presence here really diluted the parting atmosphere a lot. Li Juan gave a few more instructions, asking Xia Shao to take good care of herself. Then she pinched her husband and winked, "My daughter is leaving, and you didn't even say a few words." !”
Xia Zhiyuan smiled bitterly. Men can't say anything too emotional at times like this, but with his wife staring at him, he could only bite the bullet and say: "Listen to your mother, let's go. Don't worry about the charity foundation, Dad." You take care of it."
Xia Shao smiled and nodded, then said goodbye to her parents and cousin and got into the car.
The car started to drive slowly. Xia Shao turned around and saw her parents following behind. They kept waving goodbye to her until they gradually lost sight of her...
In the car, Xia Shao and Zhang Ruman were sitting in the back seat. The two of them didn't sleep all night last night, but it was a good time to sleep along the way.
Zhang Ruman leaned back in his seat comfortably and said, "Sleep! I hope I can see the military area as soon as I open my eyes."
Xia Shao smiled helplessly, "If you like the military area so much, you can become a soldier in the future."
Xia Shao also asked Zhang Ruman this question in her previous life, but her answer was exactly the same as now, "It's good to be a soldier, but those who have to change careers are like my dad. Now that I think about it, I won't be able to go to the military area in the future, so I can't eat it." If you can’t sleep, you will become a soldier yourself in the future. If you are demobilized, you might as well kill me! So, I’d better not be a soldier.”
"Then what do you want to do?" Xia Shao asked casually. But she knew that Zhang Ruman's ambition had always been to be a diplomat, but she once reminded her that her temperament was too straight and not suitable for this career. This little girl didn't believe it and vowed to bravely go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to show her. As a result, she was admitted to the law department in her previous life. At that time, her father had already transferred from the army, and her family conditions were not as good as before, so her life was a bit hard. Although she usually had a carefree temperament, she actually cared for her parents very much, but she just didn't say it. He said that without mentioning the need to review for a year before taking the exam, he went directly to study at the Law Department of Kyungseong University.
There is always a huge gap between ideals and reality in life. At that time, Zhang Ruman was no longer as heroic and brave as before. Although she was still carefree at ordinary times, many things had been buried deep in her heart. Her father's job change made her understand a lot and what helplessness in life is.
I remember when they were on the phone, Xia Shao asked her about her ideal in life. She said that her ideal was to get a job after graduation so that her parents would no longer have to worry about her. If we cannot achieve this, then all our ideals will be empty words.
At that time, she had lamented and regretted. I feel that the person who can say these words has finally grown up. But it is also a pity that my cousin, who was so heroic back then and determined to enter the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also understood what reality is.
In this life, uncle Zhang Qixiang's job is bound to be settled, and Xu Tianyin's arrangement will naturally be good. The fate of many people has changed. Although Xia Shao doesn't know whether her changes are good or bad, she really wants her cousin to retain this energy and heroism and no longer be affected by reality.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Ruman did not answer Xia Shao's question immediately, but pondered for a while.
Xia Shao looked at her strangely, but saw a light shining in her eyes, and turned to ask herself.
"Sister, do you know anything about the Ministry of National Security?"
Xia Shao was stunned, "Ministry of National Security? What are you asking for?"
Zhang Ruman smiled heroically, with a charming look, "I heard from my dad that the newly appointed commander of our provincial military region seemed to have performed missions abroad before, and he had great military achievements! Doesn't he sound handsome? I told my dad, I I also want to receive national training. It would be so cool to be an agent! My dad not only glared at me, but also stared at me, saying that this profession was not something ordinary girls could do. It was too dangerous and made me give up on this idea. He said that if I I really like the army, and I can go to the National Defense University in the future.”
Zhang Ruman spoke with great energy, but Xia Shao was stunned for a moment, then lowered his eyes and smiled. This is really different from the previous life.
In his previous life, senior brother probably didn't come to serve in the Qing Province Military Region, right? He may have gone to the military region, but it was definitely not Qing Province. Otherwise, Zhang Ruman's thoughts in his previous life would have changed.
Master once said that he came to Dongshi because he saw that the heavenly secrets in this place were disordered. Could it be that... this heavenly secrets should be in her body
The fate of everyone who came into contact with her has changed to some extent.
Xia Shao lowered her eyes. For her who had been studying metaphysics since she was a child, it was hard to say whether this was good or bad. But again, if God gives her a chance to be reborn, she will never shrink back and take the same path again. Therefore, she doesn’t think too much about these things. Let’s see whether they are good or bad!
Sighing, Xia Shao shook her head.
Zhang Ruman looked at Xia Shao with some surprise, "Sister, you also sigh? Are you worried? Tell me!"
Xia Shao laughed, "What? With your temper, you still want to learn to be a psychological counselor?"
Zhang Ruman raised her eyebrows and smiled, with a heroic smile, "I am impatient with others, but aren't you my sister?"
Xia Shao smiled and said nothing. After a while, he asked her to take a rest on the road, then leaned on the seat and closed her eyes. Although her eyes were closed, her brows were furrowed, obviously worried.
What she was worried about was naturally Xu Tianyin's mission abroad.
Xia Shao took the bag aside, which also contained the bronze dagger from the general's tomb. This dagger should be made of other materials besides bronze. The dagger itself is very thin and not as thick as most bronze daggers. It is also completely black and only glows green when held up to the light. In the past few days, Xia Shao had kept it with her and used her own vitality to nourish it. She did not dare to use the dragon scales for fear that Xu Tianyin would feel it. His mission this time was dangerous, and she naturally wanted to prevent him from getting distracted by her.
Counting the time, Xu Tianyin left on the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year, and today was already after the Lantern Festival. He has been gone for more than ten days.
During the New Year period, the two of them had phone calls every day, and she was really not used to the sudden interruption of contact. The most important thing is that knowing that his mission is dangerous, she can't let go. She hasn't slept well these past few nights, and she can't sleep at this time.
Xia Shao opened her eyes, looked out the car window again, looked at the scenery along the highway, and took a deep breath.
Senior brother, when will you come back
Along the way, Xia Shao was worried about Xu Tianyin's safety. She held the bronze dagger in her hand and used her own energy to nourish her along the way.
And she looked worried, which made Zhang Ruman, who was usually carefree, feel uneasy, but she was not good at comforting people, so she could only sit next to her and worry, and as a result, neither of them slept the whole way.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, after the car drove into Qingshi, the blue sea gradually appeared in front of us, which made people feel relaxed.
Although Zhang Ruman wanted to go back to the military area, she didn't have lunch at noon, so Xia Shao asked her to go to the hotel with him to have a meal and stay one night, and then ask the company's car to take her back early tomorrow morning.
Zhang Ruman had no objection to this, so the car drove directly to the Wanghaifeng Hotel, which was close to the seaside.
Seeing that she was about to arrive, Xia Shao lowered her head and packed her bag and prepared to get off the car. However, just when she lowered her head, she heard Zhang Ruman whistle handsomely beside her!
Just listen to her say: "Wow! I've only heard of hotels using beautiful women to hang ribbons to welcome guests, but I've never heard of handsome men holding flowers to welcome guests! Sister, look at it! He's so handsome! That man is like a statue Like!"
When Xia Shao heard this, her hands suddenly froze!
The smile on her lips froze, her heart stopped beating for some reason, and she looked up uncertainly.
At this sight, she was stunned.
At the entrance of the Sea Breeze Hotel, I saw a man in a black suit standing on the steps of the hotel. He held a large handful of roses and lilies in one hand and put the other hand in his trouser pocket. The stripes of the suit were dark and restrained, noble and introverted, standing like a statue. door.
The masculine temperament is already aloof, but even his shirt and tie are black, which makes his eyebrows sharper. The black glass dial on the wrist holding the flowers reflects the cold light, which makes the temperature in early spring drop a few degrees. .
Standing like this at the door of the hotel, he really attracted a lot of people coming and going. But he has a noble temperament, how could anyone really treat him as a hotel guest? With this posture, one could tell that he was waiting for someone.
Some people have seen the scene of a man holding flowers and waiting for a woman, not in real life, but also on TV. But men are the most annoying creatures. I have seen many men impatiently strolling in place and checking their watches frequently while waiting for a woman, but I have never seen a man standing as straight as a statue while waiting for a woman!
Moreover, this man has been standing here since noon, two or three hours at least.
Some guests dining at the hotel noticed him at noon, and saw that he was still at the door after such a long time. This made some people wonder if it was a new trick created by the hotel to attract people.
Some curious people went to inquire with the lobby manager, who made the lobby manager smile bitterly and kept explaining to people, "He is not invited by the hotel, he is not a greeter!"
The lobby manager also looked outside the hotel door frequently, but the man stood there holding the flowers, motionless.
This scene made a man in the leisure area of the hotel lobby laugh so hard that his stomach hurt. He bent over, holding his stomach, and laughed very painfully.
The man was only twenty-six or seventeen years old. He was wearing a beige casual suit and looked elegant. It's just that his smile was too informal, attracting frequent glances from people in the leisure area.
This person is none other than Qin Hanlin. While laughing, he turned to look out the window of the hall. Seeing the guests coming in and out paying Xu Tianyin their attention, he held his stomach and laughed.
a ha ha ha! Welcome? The dignified commander of the Provincial Military Region was treated as a hotel receptionist
quite funny! It really had an unexpected effect!
This can be regarded as a relief for him, and he will ask this boy to destroy his peach blossoms!
However, I really didn't expect that this boy would actually give flowers to women. When Xu Tianyin drove his car and stopped in front of the flower shop today, he was really surprised. He thought he was dazzled several times. What's even more surprising is that when the female clerk at the flower shop saw him coming, she wrapped them for him directly without asking him what flowers he wanted. Obviously this wasn't his first time.
This is so strange! Will Xu Tianyin give flowers to women? Tsk tsk! How did that little girl Xia Shao let him do it? When I met her today, I must ask her carefully!
At the entrance of the hotel, a man stood holding flowers, looking straight ahead, not looking at the guests. Only when a car drove in, he would take a look, and then look into the distance again.
At this moment, a black business Mercedes-Benz drove slowly over. The man took one look at it and never looked away.
In the car, Xia Shao also raised her eyes. The two people's eyes were blocked by the car window, but they were not separated from each other.
"These days, there are new tricks every year, and this hotel has really come up with eye-catching tricks." Zhang Ruman was still saying in surprise in the car.
Xia Shao had already opened the car door and walked out. Her steps were still so steady, but compared with her usual leisurely demeanor, there was a hint of urgency.
After the man saw the girl getting out of the car, his original aloof and reclusive temperament softened a lot. He held the flower and walked down the steps. He looked at the girl approaching and handed the flower to her.
Xia Shao took it, stared at Xu Tianyin, took a deep breath, "When did senior brother come back?"
"Last night." Xu Tianyin said.
At this time, Zhang Ruman also got off the car, saw the flowers in her cousin's arms, opened her mouth, and then her smile became very ambiguous. She looked at Xu Tianyin, then at Xia Shao, and asked: "Sister, don't you want to introduce me?" "
Xia Shao ignored her, just looked at the man in front of her and smiled, "Then why don't you call me?"
Her smile was peaceful and sweet, but it made the man stunned.
"Hmm." He looked at her, then turned his head to look at the hotel lobby behind him.
In the hall, Qin Hanlin walked out with a smile, his hand still covering his stomach, and asked: "Little girl, are you in for any surprises?"
Xia Shao was stunned after hearing this. Although she didn't expect Qin Hanlin to be here, she raised her eyebrows, obviously knowing whose idea it was.
Xu Tianyin returned to China last night, but didn't tell her. He knew that she was going back to Qingshi today and that she always stayed at Wanghaifeng Hotel, so he waited for her here and wanted to give her a surprise. But with Xu Tianyin's temperament, he should have reported to her that he was safe as soon as he came back. This trick was obviously not his trick.
Qin Hanlin, this kid, taught him randomly again!
Xia Shao raised her eyebrows and looked at Qin Hanlin with a smile. His eyes were murderous for a moment, which made Qin Hanlin stunned.
Huh? Is she glaring at him
Why
Wasn't she surprised
impossible? What a classic trick! Many girls see their lover return safe and sound, or suddenly appear in front of them, holding flowers and waiting for her. Most of the reactions will be to jump directly into the man's arms, and some will be moved to tears, okay
Why is this girl staring at him
But Xia Shao ignored him for the time being, looked back at Xu Tianyin, and asked, "Have you called Master?"
"without."
"Then why don't you fight quickly!"
"Well." The man looked at her, lowered his head, took out his mobile phone from his pocket, and dialed the number in Tang Zongbo's house, "Hello? Master, I'm back in China. Well, safe. Well, well, she is... OK. "
After hanging up the phone, the man looked at the girl again, his deep eyes softening obviously, "Master said you were worried."
It's okay if he didn't say this. After saying this, Xia Shao raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a killing look, "So, senior brother, do you think it's a surprise for me to see you today? No matter how many surprises you have, they won't be as good as your announcement." A safe call! If you tell me one day late, I will worry for one more day. I made divinations from Master and calculated that your trip will be dangerous. Do you know how many nights I didn’t sleep well? "
The slightly complaining and accusing words made the man stand, looking a little at a loss.
Qin Hanlin, who was standing behind him, was also stunned. He put away his teasing look and looked at Xu Tianyin. Oh, this guy is so lucky!
He couldn't help but smile with blessing, but the smile froze on his lips the next moment.
Xu Tianyin turned to look at him. His aura was completely different from when he looked at his junior sister. He was so cold that he couldn't help but tremble. Then his expression changed drastically and his eyes became alert.
"I had good intentions! How did I know it wouldn't work with your junior sister?" Qin Hanlin defended himself, wailing in his heart. No way? He originally wanted to help this boy please his junior sister, and then let him return his love! How did he know...
It’s over, it’s over! His peach blossom will not last forever, right
Although Zhang Ruman didn't know what happened, he heard something from the side. He immediately looked at Qin Hanlin, raised his eyebrows, and said in a bad tone, "Oh, it turns out that you were the culprit who made my sister distracted on the road today. ah!"
She looked at the man in front of her. He was in a beige suit and had a tall and straight figure. He was a rare and handsome man. It's just that this temperament, at best, is called Yushu Linfeng, romantic and suave, at worst, it is called a playboy, claiming to be romantic!
cut! Zhang Ruman shrugged, his eyes disgusted. She hates men who pretend to be romantic and sissy! Nothing compares to the men in the army, who have an iron-clad body, that is a man!
And her sudden opening also made Qin Hanlin look at her.
I saw a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl standing next to Xia Shao. She was still young and energetic, but she was wearing a black coat and jeans. Her hands were casually placed in the pockets of her pants. Her hair was tied into a ponytail, looking neat and capable. The girl has wheat-colored skin, heroic eyebrows, bright black eyes, and pink lips. She looks straight at people, and when she pokes her, it's like a knife.
She stood at the steps in front of the hotel, looking up at the man on the steps with contempt. Although he was taller than her, she had already regarded him as a dwarf.
Qin Hanlin was stunned, his eyes were not interested, but alert. Why does this girl's temperament look a bit fierce
Although he likes mature women and is not interested in underage girls and will not take action, he must eliminate any female with the potential to be a shrew! To eliminate that person who might appear in his life!
Qin Hanlin frowned rarely and took a step back.
He doesn't like women who are more handsome than men, manly bitches! How can she compare with the beauties in the workplace? A body made of water is a woman!
The two looked at each other, displeased with each other.
Xia Shao didn't pay attention and said, "Okay, let's go in and have a meal first. We were in the car at noon and we were a little hungry."
The four of them entered the hotel and called for a private room. Xia Shao ordered the food and then sat down. Xu Tianyin had already helped her put the flowers in her arms on the chair next to her, and hung her coat aside. Seeing that she wanted to drink tea, he stopped her. He poured a cup of warm water for her and put it in front of her.
Qin Hanlin and Zhang Ruman stared at this scene, especially Qin Hanlin, who was amazed.
"Sister, who is this? Why don't you introduce me? I'd better think about how to address them!" Zhang Ruman's eyes wandered around Xia Shao and Xu Tianyin.
Well, although this man seems a bit cold, he is quite attentive. Better than the unreliable pretty boy next to her!
"This is my senior brother. You can call him Brother Xu." Xia Shao smiled and did not introduce Xu Tianyin's name. Mainly because Zhang Ruman grew up playing in the military compound and was afraid that she would find out Xu Tianyin's identity. Some things have not yet been made public.
"Brother Xu? I thought you would let me call you brother-in-law." Zhang Ruman smiled. She also took off her coat at this time, only wearing a high-collared black sweater, with the sleeves rolled up half way. She looked at Xu Tianyin with an open and direct look, without being shy or pretentious.
Xu Tianyin then focused his attention on her and said nothing.
"This is my cousin, Zhang Ruman. She is the daughter of my uncle Zhang Qixiang. She grew up in the Provincial Military Region." Xia Shao introduced Xu Tianyin.
Xu Tianyin nodded slightly, but still didn't speak.
Zhang Ruman raised her heroic little eyebrows and smiled with interest. This man really doesn't talk much.
"Sister, why did I hear you call him senior brother? Where did you get senior brother? In what era is this still popular? Besides, why didn't I know that you had a master?"
Xia Shao smiled mysteriously when he heard this, and looked at the crystal Wenchang pen hanging on Zhang Ruman's chest, "Don't you know who I learned these things from? I just had a master in metaphysics a few years ago. He is my senior brother. "
"...ah?" A magic stick? !
Zhang Ruman was stunned, and when he looked at Xu Tianyin again, his eyes had become strange. Isn't this man a magician? Look at this temperament, it’s really not like it! She thought unkindly of those fortune tellers on the roadside... Ah poof! The gap is huge! It ruins the picture!
"As for the person next to you, he is an unreliable friend of your Brother Xu, whose surname is Qin." Xia Shao introduced with a smile.
"Hey!" Qin Hanlin quit, but just as he was about to argue, Zhang Ruman raised his eyebrows and nodded.
"No wonder you can't make up your mind when giving advice. It turns out your surname is Qin." She smiled, her eyebrows dark and bright, her lips red and her teeth white, and she asked, "Sister, are you talking about the beasts?"
Xia Shao was drinking water. She almost spat out after hearing these words. She coughed twice. Xu Tianyin stretched out his hand to pat her back, took the water glass away from her hand, and handed over a tissue.
Qin Hanlin smiled, turned to look at Zhang Ruman, his smile was bright but with a dangerous aura, and he nodded, "Zhang Ruman, right? He's quite manly."
"Ahem!" Xia Shao coughed again, then raised his eyes to look at the two people who were facing each other tit for tat.
At this look, I couldn't help but be stunned.