Sweet Wife Unattainable

Chapter 219: Frivolous but charming (4 more)

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The car drove slowly on the avenue, and soon arrived at the old house where she used to live, Bihuating.

At this time, the courtyard of Bihuating was brightly lit.

Su Yi glanced at the time on her watch. It was eleven twelve. What happened? Were there any guests at home so late

After crossing a row of green belts, Su Yi entered the front door of his home.

In the yard surrounded by a white fence, there sat a middle-aged man who was dressed casually but had an extremely noble and graceful temperament. This man was Mr. Da. He lowered his head slightly and loosened the soil of the potted plant in his hand. His expression was gentle and peaceful.

Su Yi was stunned for a moment, then he pushed open the gate while pulling his luggage, "Mr. Da?"

Hearing this, the elder Mr.'s eyes fell on her. He looked at the luggage in her hand with soft eyes and asked lovingly, "Are you back?"

Su Yi hummed, really not understanding the current situation, and walked into the house.

There was no light in the house, but it was as bright as day.

Because there are scented candles everywhere, from corners to high platforms, placed in a staggered manner, creating a romantic atmosphere with flickering candlelight.

Lu Zhen was pouring whiskey in the kitchen. When she heard the noise, she poked her head out and asked, "Are the flowers ready?"

After saying that, he saw that the person coming was Su Yi, who was shocked. He smiled and said, "Your uncle Zhenghua and I want to have a drink now. Do you want to join us?"

Su Yi looked at Lu Zhen's face and felt that she was now rosy-cheeked, and her expression and skin seemed much younger than before.

Su Yi was slightly startled, "Mom, you and Mr. Da?"

Lu Zhen smiled faintly and said, "We are just friends now."

Su Yi nodded and said softly, "It's so late, you still want to drink?"

"Is it true that when people get old, they can't have their own pursuits?"

"Of course not." Su Yi was surprised that her mother would say such a thing. In her impression, she felt that her mother was a very naive and fragile woman, who had no romanticism or pursuit of ambition.

"Go take a shower. You smell like a car. It stinks. After you take a shower, come down and have a drink with your Uncle Zhenghua."

"Okay." Su Yi responded. He had just woken up and wouldn't be able to fall asleep in the short term.

She took a shower, put on some slightly conservative home clothes, and came downstairs.

There were many candles lit in the yard.

Mother and Mr. Da sat next to each other, listening to nostalgic music and drinking whiskey. Occasionally, Su Yi could see Lu Zhen covering her lips and laughing.

When Su Yi approached, the tango song "One Step Away" was playing on the old radio.

Mr. Da put down the wine glass in his hand, turned his head and said to Lu Zhen in a very graceful manner: "May I?"

His profile was scattered in the dim candlelight, making him look extra charming and profound.

Lu Zhen looked at him quietly and put down her glass as well, "Sure."

The two of them walked into the flowers and plants in the yard following the music, swaying gracefully and slowly.

Su Yi had never known that Lu Zhen could actually dance, and dance extremely gracefully and standardly. The two of them hugged each other in the yard, forehead against forehead, smiling softly, and looked so intimate and harmonious.

Su Yi waited until they finished dancing before walking out of the yard and said with a smile, "I'm here. Have you been waiting for a long time?"

Lu Zhen and the master looked at each other and smiled at the same time.

"Come here." Lu Zhen waved to Su Yi, asked her to sit next to her, put her arm around her shoulders, and said to her: "Xiao Yi, let me formally introduce you, this is your Uncle Ding, Ding Zhenghua."

Su Yi nodded and said sweetly, "Uncle Zhenghua, hello."

"Yeah." Ding Zhenghua smiled, took a sip of wine, and said gently, "Hello to you too."

The two chatted casually for a few minutes, and then the focus returned to Lu Zhen and Ding Zhenghua. Holding wine glasses, they reminisced about their youth in twos and threes, smiling with nostalgia and relief.

The master seemed to have something to say to Su Yi. After Lu Zhen went in to make toast, he changed his words and said, "In the 1970s, we were both intellectuals who had studied abroad. Lu Zhen and I were neighbors. We both lived in courtyards at that time. The courtyards were made of green bricks, with tall trees, flowers, plants, and fish... Life was leisurely, but a little boring and depressing."

"When we returned to China, we all wanted to find the feeling of returning to our motherland. Lu Zhen told me that she was confused after she came back. Although her work was going well, she just couldn't find the feeling of her hometown, so she felt lonely until she met Su Youzhang..."

86 years.

After returning to her motherland, Lu Zhen lived in a courtyard house, but she didn't like the shady and lonely houses with old trees. Except for the very Chinese-style decoration, everything in the house was Western. She liked the simplicity of the West.

At the unveiling ceremony of the memorial bronze for Su Youzhang's grandfather, Mr. Su Renxian, Lu Zhen, as the only daughter, attended on behalf of the Lu family, and Ding Zhenghua also attended on behalf of the Ding family. At that time, Su Youzhang had not arrived yet, and his mother was sitting next to Lu Zhen.

Mrs. Su sighed and said to a lady next to her, "I'm really worried that when it's your turn to give a speech, he won't show up yet."

"No." The lady next to her patted her hands to comfort her.

Mrs. Su said, "You don't know my son. The more you ask him to do something, the more he goes against it."

Soon, Su Youzhang arrived and stood in front of Lu Zhen's chair with his chin slightly raised. The sunlight swept across his face, outlining a sharp outline in the staggered light and shadow.

Under his heroic brows, his eyes were like an eagle's, sharp and arrogant. He glanced at Lu Zhen with coldness and understatement.

Lu Zhen’s first reaction was, this man is so tall and handsome.

Mrs. Su said to Su Youzhang, "It will be your turn to speak soon. Remember to bring your speech manuscript and don't say anything that is not worthy of being heard in public."

Su Youzhang nodded, "I understand."

But in fact this is not the case. Once Su Youzhang came to power, everything became a mess.

In front of the national leaders, Su Youzhang walked up to the stage slowly, wearing a black tuxedo and looking very handsome. His appearance was impeccable, but after taking the microphone, his first words were, "I think my grandfather is very cool."

The whole audience was silent.

Su Youzhang continued, "My grandfather lived in that era and had that kind of thinking. He was a very cool person. In particular, he knew where he was, what he could do and when he couldn't do it."

At this point, the leaders and veteran scholars in the audience began to shake their heads.

Madam Su rolled her eyes and said helplessly, "Here we go again! I told him to talk properly, but he just wouldn't listen. Sigh..."

Lu Zhen silently looked at Su Youzhang on the stage and just thought he was very cool.

Su Youzhang said: "However, although my grandfather is very cool, I don't want to inherit him, because inheritance is a very decadent concept. I hope to innovate. In fact, my grandfather is also a person who wants to innovate, otherwise he would not be the current Su Renxian. So... if I can innovate, it will be the best way to inherit my grandfather. Not to follow in his footsteps, but to walk my own way..."

At this time, the old gentlemen in the audience were still shaking their heads, as if silently accusing Su Youzhang of being arrogance.

Some middle-aged people began to nod, but did not express their agreement.

So the scene fell into an eerie silence.

Madam Su twisted the handkerchief in her hand, feeling tired or not, she felt that it was all over...

Then, in the silence, Lu Zhen's applause rang out. She looked at Su Youzhang on the stage and clapped her hands in appreciation, "Good, well said..."

Hearing her applause, Su Youzhang raised his eyebrows, looked at her from the podium, and saw that she was a young girl, and smiled.

Mrs. Su also looked at Lu Zhen differently because of her applause. Although it was a bit inappropriate to applaud at this time, it was the only way to save her son.

Mrs. Su smiled and asked her, "May I ask which family's daughter she is from?"

"The Lu family."

"Mr. Lu's house?"

"Yes." Old Man Lu was the respectful title given to Lu Zhen's grandfather by the world. At that time, the elders were in power in the family.

Madam Su nodded and asked with a smile, "Are you married?"

"No." Lu Zhen shook her head and said with a smile: "This is a new era. In marriage, people should be free to make their own decisions."

After Lu Zhen left, Mrs. Su said to the lady next to her, "This girl is pretty good, she's cute and seems to be quite cultured."

"Of course. She is the granddaughter of Mr. Lu. She is well educated."

"Really? Then it must have a good reputation?"

"I grew up in the Sihe Military Courtyard and lived in San Francisco for a few years. I am a neighbor of the Ding family. Both families have good reputations..."

As Mrs. Su listened, she became more and more pleased with her.

*

After leaving the memorial bronze venue, Lu Zhen got into Ding Zhenghua's car.

At that time, there was no particular brand. He was driving a military off-road vehicle. Ding Zhenghua asked, "Why did you applaud just now?"

Lu Zhen smiled when she thought of this, "Because he said it well, Brother Zhenghua, now I finally know how to find the feeling of returning to my roots."

"How do I find it?"

"That means finding someone from the capital to date."

Ding Zhenhua was slightly startled, "You mean... Su Youzhang?"

(End of this chapter)