Lian Zhongrong's reaction made the light in Xia Shao's drooping eyes turn cold. It seemed that she was right.
Lian Zhongrong didn't know that Xia Shao had guessed. He thought Xia Shao had gotten some information from other channels. He stared at Xia Shao in shock, wondering what else she knew.
Perhaps, she knew everything, and asking him today was just to give him a chance to atone for his sins. Even if she didn't know it, this was indeed his chance to make amends.
"One minute." Xia Shao said calmly, "Mr. Lian, you know, I've been very busy."
"Yes, yes!" Even Zhongrong saw sweat on his forehead. He stood up and did not dare to sit down anymore. He only looked at the woman sitting on the sofa drinking tea and eating pine nuts, "Director Xia, I, I said Come out, is this just..."
Xia Shao raised his eyes lightly, but Lian Zhongrong was suddenly startled.
"I know, I know! I say!" Lian Zhongrong felt that he was possessed by a demon today. The look in the eyes of a twenty-year-old girl could scare him like this. If you tell me, who will believe it
"I am indeed obsessed with money, but someone did mention it in front of me. That day I went to Qingshi to discuss business matters and had a dinner party. At the dinner... we talked about domestic public opinion at the dinner, and the person said Huaxia Group will definitely suffer losses this time. It may take a long time to restore its reputation. Its market share may plummet and its profits will be much lower than before. On the other hand, Huaxia Charity Foundation has been established for five years. It has done a lot of good deeds and has a good reputation. Not profitable. There are examples of joint-stock operations abroad. If Director Xia could see the profit prospects of charity funds, he might be able to make up for the lack of commercial profits and find another way to survive. I, I also thought it made sense at the time , I don’t know why I got obsessed with it, so after I came back, I gave one million to Mr. Xia and tried every means to invest in it." Lian Zhongrong’s voice became softer as he spoke, lowering his head and secretly glancing at Xia Shao.
Xia Shao sneered, "This man is really important in front of Mr. Lian. He can charm you with just one word."
Lian Zhongrong was ashamed, "Of course. Secretary-General Wu accompanied Mr. Qin to Qingshi to take up a post. The old man personally appointed him, so we are familiar with him."
Not only is it ripe, but it is extremely ripe.
Wu Sihai has been in the Qin Department for more than ten years and has won the trust of Mr. Qin. Qin Hanlin joined the Qing City Discipline Inspection Commission and was transferred to a local level for the first time. It was a tense period of factional fighting. Mr. Qin was afraid of causing trouble, so he transferred Wu Sihai to Qingshi as the secretary-general of the Discipline Inspection Commission. He was Qin Hanlin's direct confidant brought from the capital.
Precisely because some words were said by Wu Sihai, Lian Zhongrong believed them deeply. Although his official position is not high, he is a confidant of the Qin family and knows a lot. No matter how noisy domestic public opinion is, how can Lian Zhongrong dare to act rashly until there is no definite result? But Wu Sihai also said the same thing, as if he had inside information. Lian Zhongrong also made some insinuations, but Wu Sihai refused to say more. But it was his cryptic appearance that made Lian Zhongrong more and more certain that the news was true.
Only then did he have the idea of investing in the China Charity Fund, even threatening Xia Zhiyuan. He thought at the time, how could Xia Zhiyuan have any business acumen? When Xia Shao returns to China and Huaxia Group faces a crisis and Xia Shao has to look for other business opportunities, she will definitely value the idea of running a charity fund through shares. Instead of blaming him, she may even appreciate his foresight. Both parties Cooperate to create a new future.
Of course, Lian Zhongrong still had some evil intentions when he wanted to invest in the China Charity Fund. If the Huaxia Group loses power and the matter between Xia Shao and Xu Tianyin comes to nothing, then she will lose the Xu family's backing. As the second generation of the Lian family, he is a very important connection for Xia Shao. When the time comes, he will gradually become a very important person in the Huaxia Group, and of course he will be able to gradually obtain more benefits.
Lian Zhongrong completely forgot about Xia Shao's identity as a Feng Shui master, and was only focused on the benefits that the Huaxia Group could gain by taking advantage of the situation. Only now did he realize that everything was just a dream.
Xia Shao squinted her eyes and finally dug out the man who had eaten everything inside.
Secretary-General Wu, she had no impression of this person, but there was no need to ask further. Even without asking the name, Qin Hanlin should know who it is. I just didn't expect that there was something wrong with the Qin family's confidants...
I don’t know if this person was bribed along the way, or if the Jiang family deliberately cultivated a traitor around the Qin family. I believe the Qin family has its own way of dealing with this person.
"Director Xia, I, I told the truth, my business, you see..." Lian Zhongrong looked at Xia Shao cautiously, and glanced at Xu Tianyin by the way.
Xu Tianyin actually stopped what he was doing, raised his head, and looked at Lian Zhongrong, "She has something to do, and why do I dare to touch Hua Xia?"
The man's voice was so cold that even Zhongrong had never seen such cold eyes. After entering the house, Lian Zhongrong hoped Xu Tianyin would pay attention to him several times and let him know his attitude towards this matter. But now he regretted it extremely. He felt that his whole body was immersed in ice water, and the sweat on his body had turned into ice slag.
"Why dare you touch China?" Xu Tianyin spoke up again, repeating what he just said.
Lian Zhongrong looked like he was crying. W-why? Didn't he explain it just now
Xia Shao turned to look at Xu Tianyin, her eyes moved, and explained for him, "General Xu means, even if something happens to the Huaxia Group, he is still here, and with the Xu family, why does President Lian dare to touch the Huaxia Group?"
"Xu, Xu family?" Lian Zhongrong finally understood, and felt a little weird in his heart. How did the public opinion spread? Didn't Xu Tianyin know? But he didn't dare to ask more questions and quickly replied, "This... public opinion is spreading like this, saying that Huaxia Group is harmful to the Xu family... The Xu family has decided not to admit the marriage. I, I didn't dare to listen to the rumors at first. But Secretary-General Wu also means the same thing. Secretary-General Wu has won the trust of Mr. Qin. I, I thought he had inside information, so..."
"The Xu family will not deny the marriage. She is my fiancée." Xu Tianyin's voice was colder. He stretched out his hand and touched Xia Shao's wrist, where a round and delicate white jade bracelet was tightly covered.
Lian Zhongrong followed Xu Tianyin's gaze and was startled, then shocked!
He didn't know that it was the jade bracelet left by Xu Tianyin's mother, but he knew about the folk tradition of marriage. The bracelets on Xia Shao's hands were a pair. Xu Tianyin specially touched the jade bracelet when he said this. Could it be that... the origin of this bracelet is what he thought
Lian Zhongrong was horrified. He had only heard about the postponement of Xu Tianyin and Xia Shao's engagement, but he never knew that Xia Shao had been recognized by the Xu family and was in this position? If this bracelet is really a heirloom of the Xu family, then... then... why is Wu Sihai's inside information so inaccurate
Xia Shao looked at Xu Tianyin, feeling warm in her heart. Although he is not sociable, he is perceptive and perceptive. How could he not know the public opinion of the outside world? But public opinion is public opinion. Not everyone dares to make trouble for Huaxia Group just because of public opinion. Lian Zhongrong's family background is not shallow, and Lian Zhongrong is not so short-sighted. He has no political acumen or caution at all. When things are not certain, , he dared to take action. Xu Tianyin asked this to make sure whether it was Wu Sihai who gave him the courage.
Today, she met Lian Zhongrong to find out who the traitor in the Qin family was. But his purpose was to touch the person from the Huaxia Group.
Their target is the same person, but his purpose is only for her.
Including this time, he let Lian Zhongrong see the pair of bracelets because he wanted everyone in the Lian family and even the upper class to know that no matter what happened, she was the prospective granddaughter-in-law of the Xu family.
This man, no matter what he does, does it only for her. Xia Shao was moved and stroked the man's big palm to calm his emotions, and then looked at Lian Zhongrong, who was so shocked that he had not yet recovered.
"I don't want a fourth person to know what Mr. Lian and I said here today." This matter cannot be spread, otherwise it will alert the enemy.
Lian Zhongrong came back to his senses, was stunned for a moment, and nodded. He understood what Xia Shao meant and did not let the fourth person know, including his brother. Although he was surprised that he couldn't tell even his own family, he didn't dare not agree.
"Yes, yes, don't worry, General Xu, don't worry, Director Xia!"
Xia Shao smiled lightly, she was relieved, Lian Zhongrong did not dare. Especially after seeing the bracelet on her wrist today, he didn't dare. This is probably another reason why Xu Tianyin did what he did just now.
"If I were to learn that anyone knew about today's conversation..."
"Don't worry, Mr. Xia, I will never say anything!" Lian Zhongrong finally came to his senses. Xia Shao would not let Wu Sihai go. She didn't want the content of today's conversation to be leaked, probably because she didn't want to let Wu Sihai go. Wu Sihai got the news in advance. Lian Zhongrong is now somewhat resentful of Wu Sihai. If his information hadn't been wrong, would he have made such a wrong judgment? Without Huaxia Group's intentions, there would be no such shocking conversation today. After Xia Shaoruo dealt with Wu Sihai, she might not care about it anymore. After all, today he was confessing and keeping a secret, so she would never show any mercy to him.
Thinking about it like this, Lian Zhongrong was stupid enough to speak out. He promised again and again, but Xia Shao looked tired and looked a little tired.
Lian Zhongrong saw him and said goodbye with great discernment. When he left the room, he didn't dare to breathe. Until he walked out of the Huayuan Private Club, the warm wind of the late summer afternoon blew, and he felt a chill on his spine. When he reached out and touched it, his back was soaked.
In the club room, Xia Shao leaned down, resting on Xu Tianyin's legs, nestled in the sofa, and closed her eyes slightly.
Looking at her tired state, the man asked: "Tired?"
Xia Shao smiled, didn't answer, and lazily settled into the sofa again.
"Get some sleep." A man's voice came from above.
Xia Shao opened her eyes with a smile and glanced at the top of her head, "I'm not going to sleep anymore. Go back early and tell Qin Hanlin about this so that he can think of countermeasures earlier. When I came out, I promised my dad to buy some food for the evening when I go back. Senior brother and I Let me go to the supermarket together."
Xu Tianyin did not move, staring condescendingly into the woman's thoughtful eyes, and corrected, "fiancé."
As expected, Xia Shao smiled and rolled her eyes, but she was rarely well-behaved today, "Yes, Mr. Fiancé, your fiancée invited you to the vegetable market, will you go?"
The man had soft eyes and a short smile on his lips. Without answering, he reached out and poured a cup of tea and handed it to her.
Xia Shao stood up with a smile, drank the tea, and left.
…
It's been a while since the two of them went to the supermarket together. This relaxing and comfortable feeling made them both want to go shopping for a while, but they were recognized early in the supermarket. This time, not only Xia Shao was recognized, but Xu Tianyin was also recognized. The two had no choice but to choose the dishes, pay the bill and go home.
Back home, Xu Kangguo had woken up from his nap and was coming to the house to chat with Xia Guoxi, Xia Zhiyuan and his son, Qin Hanlin accompanying him.
The relatives of the Xia family went home after lunch. Today is a festive day, and the family will have a meal together in the evening. Jiang Shuhui and Li Juan went to the kitchen to work in the middle of the afternoon.
Xia Shao and Xu Tianyin took advantage of the time when the dishes were delivered to the kitchen to go to her room with Qin Hanlin who came out.
As soon as he entered the room, Xia Shao said: "There is a secretary-general named Wu next to you, and there is a problem."
There was something wrong with her confidant. Xia Shao knew that this feeling must be uncomfortable. But the facts are facts. Qin Hanlin grew up in an environment like the Qin family's. He should be able to endure it and get out of it quickly.
Sure enough, when Qin Hanlin heard the words "Secretary-General Wu", he rarely froze. Xia Shao didn't want to disturb him, so she and Xu Tianyin left the room first.
The two went to help Li Juan in the kitchen and invited the old lady back to sit in the living room. Li Juan was very happy to see Xu Tianyin coming. They said that the mother-in-law became more and more interesting when she saw her son-in-law, and it was true. For two hours in the kitchen, Li Juan talked much more to her son-in-law than to her daughter. However, Xu Tianyin spoke very little, so the conversation between the two seemed very interesting.
"Xiao Xu, bring me that fish."
Xu Tianyin took the fish and patted the fish while putting it on the cutting board.
"Hey, you kid, why do you need to shoot with your hands when you have a knife?" Li Juan was stunned, she had never seen anyone with hands before.
"Well, get used to it."
"Ah, do you often take photos like this?" Li Juan's eyes widened.
"Well, I'm used to it..."
"How did you develop such a habit?"
"Well… "
How could Xu Tianyin be so particular when he was performing missions abroad? This habit was probably developed while working in the mountains. But these explanations were too long, and he was probably afraid of saying too much, asking Li Juan too many questions, and those things frightened her, so he originally spoke concisely, but now he was even more concise.
Xia Shao was doing her own thing beside her and couldn't help but laugh when she heard it. It wasn't until the man looked at her for help that Xia Shao smiled and said: "Mom, when senior brother used to practice with the master, he practiced palm skills and developed Such a habit."
"Fiancé." The man reminded, speaking very quickly now.
"Yeah, so that's it..." Li Juan suddenly realized that she could accept this statement and could imagine it, so she smiled with relief, turned around, brought up the basin, pointed to the other two yellow croakers inside and said, "Then take these two pictures together. I'll clean them up later."
Xia Shao chuckled and turned away. Usually when buying fish, they are killed in the market, but today she had to prepare two meals at home. Li Juan thought it was not fresh after killing it first, so she bought live fish. In the past, when she bought live fish, she always found them slippery and difficult to clean, so she always asked her husband to do something about it. This time she finally found a helper who saved her trouble and effort.
Xu Tianyin fished it out with his big hands and put the fish on the cutting board, snapping it twice and making it clean. As soon as she turned around, Li Juan stuffed a basin with some chopped vegetable leaves in it, "Okay, your aunt and uncle are coming soon, so we'll be busy in the kitchen. You go to the backyard and feed the idiots." ."
Um
Xia Shao turned around, "Stupid?"
Li Juan smiled and said, "That big goose was brought back in the morning, but I didn't feel energetic when I looked at it. How can such a well-behaved goose be brought here from the capital by Xiao Xu? I didn't feed it in the car on the way, so it was starving." Go and feed it quickly, it’s the goose you two have hired, don’t let anything happen to it, otherwise it will be unlucky. Go quickly!”
"Goose." Xu Tianyin said, holding a basin full of chopped vegetable leaves.
Xia Shao smiled and glared at him, then followed him from the kitchen to the backyard.
The backyard looks like a small garden, with every plant and tree planted by Xia Shao when he first moved in. It seems like just a family garden, but in fact, the focus of the Feng Shui Bureau of the entire house is here. The air here is particularly fresh. Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan don't understand the reason. They just feel that they are most comfortable when sitting in the backyard, so they come to sit at the stone table every day. They have not been sick in the past few years. In winter Colds are rare.
In the past two years, Xia Zhiyuan has become interested in growing flowers and plants, and has taken care of the plants in the garden to make them lively. Today at noon, he said that he would let the goose out temporarily, because he was afraid that the goose would destroy his flowers and plants.
When Xia Shao and Xu Tianyin came to the backyard, they looked around and saw that there was nothing wrong with the flowers and plants. The goose was squatting under the pomegranate tree, lying down obediently.
Xia Shao smiled as soon as she saw it. The name her mother gave to the goose was really appropriate. It looked really dumb, like someone else.
Xia Shao and Xu Tianyin walked over. When the big goose saw the two coming, it stood up and moved back, its fat body swaying back and forth.