As a newcomer, Cheng Ran observed carefully and found that there were many people in Jiang Hongshao's house. In fact, the area of this small second floor was not large, but the layout was very reasonable. There was an open high-ceilinged living room, a dining room, and a courtyard outside. It was generally divided into three areas. Looking through the floor-to-ceiling windows, there were some people sitting in the courtyard, some in the living room, and some in the dining room.
At this moment, because of their entry, two women from the restaurant came over.
What Cheng Ran noticed was the woman who once drove a silver Mercedes to pick up Jiang Hongshao after school.
That should be the good friend of her mother that Jiang Hongshao mentioned. It is said that he is the president of a real estate company. He looks quite elegant, wearing a shirt and high-waisted black trousers, which is obviously very stylish for that period. Although he is looking at them with a smile at this time, one can see the sharpness and shrewdness of the other party. For some reason, Cheng Ran always has a feeling that he is being noticed and stared at by the other party.
But after thinking about it, since she is Lao Jiang's mother's best friend, she might know about what happened back then, so it makes sense for her to pay more attention to me.
Next to her, the woman who must be Jiang Hongshao's mother, in fact, compared with Lao Jiang, the only thing that is similar to her is her mouth, with a distinctive slightly curved corner of the mouth, but the rest of the appearance is actually different. However, except for the wrinkles in the corners of her eyes due to the passage of time and age, she is indeed a very beautiful woman. She has a neat short hair, and perhaps because she is a public official, she deliberately combs her hair solemnly, but it still can't hide her charm. Such a woman is very powerful, with an aura of beauty and intelligence, which is actually not uncommon. Jiang Hongshao's mother is definitely not easy to deal with.
After the other party came over, Luo Wei and his group immediately became much sweeter and were busy calling "Aunt Jiang, Miss Jiang", and Jiang's mother responded with a smile. Cheng Ran also spoke at this time, "Aunt Jiang."
Cheng Ran was actually behind Shu Jiexi when he greeted them, and he and Shu Jiexi spoke one after the other. At this time, Jiang Hongshao's mother's eyes fell on Shu Jiexi and him as she swept them. She said "hmm" and tilted her head slightly, then looked away. Shu Jiexi made eye contact with her, but Cheng Ran could feel that she didn't even look at him.
Cheng Ran smiled and didn't say much.
Someone from the yard also came in and greeted them.
Luo Wei was the first to greet them.
"Brother Luo, you're back... Brother Gao, it's been a long time since we last met. You came back and went on a self-driving tour. It must have been great... Ah, Brother Luo came to find you to go together. I'm so envious..."
"Brother Wei, I heard that your project won the National Science and Technology Progress Award... That's awesome..."
These three people are the kind of people who are always the center of attention no matter what occasion they appear in. Now, facing the inquiries into their lives shown by these people who could be called their younger brothers and sisters in the past, and the kind of longing and envy they feel for them even though they cannot truly yearn for them, it would be self-deception to say that they don't have any vanity in their hearts.
After all, they are the subject of daily pride for their families. Every time they come back or achieve something, it is like a pilgrimage for them to meet friends and relatives abroad with their families.
Anyway, they accept compliments in various ways, and their family members are also proud of it. Not to mention the government agencies, enterprises and institutions where the news is known to everyone at the slightest sign of trouble, even in society, there has always been a culture of comparing children. When they are in school, they compare their grades. When they are in college, they compare the reputation of the colleges. After graduating from college, they even compare whether their jobs are good, whether their wives are pretty, how rich their sons-in-law are, how strong their family background is, and how wealthy their family is. Perhaps a child's future and life represent the comprehensive national strength of a family's education method, genetic tradition, background strength and connections, and are all things that make their parents proud.
There is an arms race between countries, and the open and covert competition between social and family units is too common. As the saying goes, if you don't return home in wealth and honor, it's like walking in the night in fine clothes. Being in such an environment, you can understand this more deeply.
No matter how humble the three of them were at this moment, they still felt a little proud in their hearts.
It is especially worth noting that although Jiang Hongshao did not ask about their daily lives like her friends, when they talked about their experiences abroad and in college, expressed some of their personal uniqueness, life tastes, thoughts and pursuits, they felt that these words would not only attract admiration from girls like Su Hongdou and Marco, but would also be conveyed to Jiang Hongshao.
Although Jiang Hongshao didn't show anything, it was understandable. She was pretty and her grades were among the best in No. 10 Middle School. She must have had many suitors. Of course, she had seen too many boys of her level. However, she was still old after all. A high school girl, no matter what, had limited knowledge and experience. Even if she appeared reserved on the outside, could she say that she didn't have any fluctuations in her heart
It's just not easily reflected on the surface.
As everyone was chatting here, Jiang Hongshao tilted her head slightly, her bright eyes staring at Cheng Ran, and said, "CQ on my computer in my room keeps disconnecting. How about you help me check it out?"
For a moment, the conversation here was like a strong wind blowing out a candle flame. The atmosphere suddenly changed from bright to quiet. Luo Qin, who was proudly talking about how terrible the flies in Melbourne were, lowered his voice by two-thirds of a decibel.
Immediately, some eyes looked towards Cheng Ran vaguely.
When they arrived here just now, they were only active in the living room and the outer courtyard. As for the sleeping and living area on the second floor, everyone strictly abided by their status as guests and did not even allow them to visit. How come the guy who came to repair the computer ended up repairing someone's daughter's room!
And you should have told me earlier about the software being disconnected. Isn't there a top expert in electronic information engineering from Jiaotong University here? The project group he is in won a scientific research award. You didn't mention it before, and I suddenly remembered it now.
Of course, since Jiang Hongshao spoke so directly to Cheng Ran, it was a bit abrupt for Wei Weiqing to volunteer at this time.
Luo Wei and Shu Jiexi were both a little stunned. Although they had been to Jiang Hongshao's house as a group before, only the girls had been to Jiang Hongshao's room.
Luo Wei and Shu Jiexi used to wait downstairs for everyone to go out. In fact, they also wanted to go up and take a look, but Jiang Hongshao clearly only called two girls, Su Hongdou and Marco, to go upstairs to her room at that time. It was obvious that she did not intend to let boys into her room. So the two of them sometimes wondered what Jiang Hongshao's boudoir looked like, but every time they thought about it, they felt a little bit disgusting and condemned themselves.
Jiang Hongshao first walked to the stairs leading to the second floor to lead the way, and Cheng Ran followed. For both of them, this should be just a small matter.
Wherever I passed, there were countless gazes.
Why did my hand suddenly slip and I wrote another chapter? This trembling feeling that I couldn't let go of for a long time, is it guilt
I... turned out to be so principled.
Then just vote randomly. In principle, you are not allowed to vote more than once.
Otherwise I will withdraw!