After going up the dim stairs, Lai Yang arrived in front of Li Liangxin's house.
The light from inside the house shines through the cracks in the door, as if splitting time, reminding Laiyang who is standing there of the girl from Xi'an who has lived here for a long time and would call people idiots...
Shaking his head, Lai Yang pushed the door open. Li Liangxin and Jiaqi had not rested yet, and the smell of cooking fire was still wafting from the room.
"Wow, you are having supper in the middle of the night?" Lai Yang muttered.
Li Liangxin asked him to sit on the sofa. At the same time, Jiaqi, wearing teddy bear pajamas, brought out a ceramic bowl from the kitchen.
Because the edge of the bowl was too hot, she wrapped it with a rag, and a hissing sound continued to come from the corners of her mouth.
"Ah~ hot, hot, hot~~"
Jiaqi put the bowl on the coffee table and said with a curled mouth, "If it weren't for you, we would have gone to bed long ago. Here, this is the egg custard that Sister Tianjing made especially for you. She also specifically told me to keep it hot for you and not let it get cold."
Lai Yang was startled, and looked down...
The ceramic bowl is filled with delicate and smooth egg custard, which looks very good, and there is a faint layer of wok aroma floating on the edge of the bowl.
"This, was this done by Jingjing?"
Lai Yang's face was full of disbelief. He knew Tian Jing's cooking skills were not good. How much effort would it take for her to cook to this level
"It was done by Miss Tianjing. She said you didn't eat anything at night." Li Liangxin handed him a cigarette and said.
Lai Yang stared blankly for several seconds until Jiaqi handed him a spoon and he gently scooped a small piece and put it in his mouth.
The delicate egg custard melts in your mouth, just like honey, sweet enough to touch your heart, so sweet that his eyes are a little red...
"Wow~ Is it so unpalatable that you cry?"
Jiaqi's big watery eyes were full of suspicion: "Just now, when I saw Sister Tianjing cooking like she was fighting a war, I knew it wouldn't be very delicious. Let me try it and see how bad it is."
Jiaqi reached out to grab the bowl, but Laiyang immediately protected the food and glared at her: "Go away, children can't eat this at night. Liangxin, give your wife a cigarette and let her smoke it."
After he finished speaking, the young couple looked at him with contempt at the same time, but Lai Yang didn't care at all. He lowered his head and started to eat voraciously.
"By the way, let me tell you something while you're eating."
Li Liangxin leaned on the sofa, puffing out cigarettes, his eyes half-closed. "Hu Zi talked to me this afternoon and said that Du Xi has made some new moves recently. Guangxun Group plans to let him participate in some variety shows as the number one talk show host in China."
Lai Yang's fingertips trembled, and he turned to look at Li Liangxin, who smacked his lips and continued.
"Once this happens and the news starts to spread online, Du Xi will definitely become the leader of this industry, and since they are all from the Shanghai circle, this will have a big impact on us."
My mood suddenly dropped.
Lai Yang lowered his head and sipped the egg custard, and thought again of Director Xiao introduced by Sister Wei.
You have to contact this person as soon as possible. Once a trend starts on the Internet, it will spread very quickly. This opportunity must not be snatched away by others.
Especially Dusi, the poisonous snake.
Damn it, he even insulted the surname "Du"!
"By the way, have you decided on the opening date? Gao Yunjian said he can contact a lot of media friends and hold an opening ceremony at that time. To be honest, this guy is quite capable and mysterious."
When Lai Yang heard Li Liangxin say the word mysterious, he thought of what Li Dian had said before and was not very reassured about Gao Yunjian.
Indeed, this person is a bit mysterious...
"Hey~Brother Laiyang, you and Sister Tianjing have the same expression."
Jiaqi, who was standing by, called out, and Lai Yang came back to his senses and asked what the same frequency meant.
"Sister Tian Jing was like this tonight too. Her eyes kept going blank, just like you just now."
"… "
Jiaqi's words once again confirmed that something had indeed happened to Tianjing before she met her today.
And this matter is most likely related to Tian's father.
…
The late night is always lonely and long, and as autumn approaches, the night sounds of insects disappear, leaving only the whistling sound of the wind outside the window, followed by soft raindrops in the second half of the night.
Lai Yang fell asleep amid the sound of dripping water. When he woke up the next day and opened the curtains, he found that the city was covered with rain and fog, and it was gloomy.
Vehicles also quietly shuttled through the fog, and pedestrians also held umbrellas and walked towards the end of the road...
Because the appointment with Tian's father was at noon, Lai Yang got up and packed without stopping, and even went to the barber shop downstairs to get a haircut.
At this moment, he deeply understood Aru's feelings when he met his parents. At the same time, he missed the friend who had left completely more and more.
…
The meeting place was in a very old alley in Huangpu District, a retro record store with a very old and narrow storefront.
The fact that this store is located in a deep alley is enough to prove that it has a deep customer base, or in other words, it has been open for many years.
When Lai Yang entered, Miriam Yeung's "Goodbye Ni-chome" was playing in the store, and Tian's father was sitting on an old-fashioned Western chair by the window, listening to the melodious and gentle song with his eyes closed.
"uncle?"
Lai Yang called out softly, and Tian's father opened his eyes and smiled back, waved for him to sit down, and asked the boss to grind two cups of coffee.
Tian's father first exchanged pleasantries and asked about Lai Yang's recent work situation, including thanking him for taking care of Tian Jing.
Such words were clearly an attempt to distance himself from the relationship between him and Tian Jing.
Lai Yang took a deep breath and went straight to the point: "Uncle, you asked me to come here today, is there something you want to talk about?"
"Well... Xiaoyang, you are a smart person, so I will tell you clearly."
As Tian's father spoke, he took out a card from his wallet and slowly pushed it to Lai Yang.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Lai Yang stared at the card, and after two seconds, a frivolous smile appeared on his stern face.
"Haha, uncle, you underestimate me, really."
"Don't get me wrong. I'm asking you to transfer 5 million to this card. If you can do it, I won't oppose you in the future."
Lai Yang's smile froze: "Uh... Uncle, you think too highly of me, really!"
"Shouldn't I respect you? Or should I agree to let my daughter marry a man with no ability?"
"… "
Wow, I finally know where Tian Jing learned those high-IQ conversations.
The tone, the method of dimensionality reduction attack, the father and daughter are exactly the same!
Laiyangfelt a little cold sweat, adjusted his sitting position, and swallowed.
"It can definitely be done. The main thing is... Uncle, you, I don't think you are a person who values money, right?"
“I’m a money person.”
"Forehead… "
Lai Yang scratched his head and said, "Uncle, although this may not sound nice, Jingjing is not short of money. What she lacks is a true love. How much money is enough? Don't you care about your daughter's happiness at all?"
"Is happiness more important than safety?"
Lai Yang's mouth twitched and the conversation stopped.
The song in the record store also sang slowly: "If I can forget the desire, the years are long, the clothes are thin, no matter where I am, I don't assume that you may be by my side, I can also travel to foreign countries and eat and drink without worry~"
Lai Yang wiped his sweat: "Uncle, what do you mean?"
Father Tian took a sip of coffee, looked out the window and said, "To be honest, I think highly of you. If you think five million is not enough, there is another way. It's fine if you agree."
Tian's father put down his coffee and looked at Lai Yang.
"Jingjing and Yu Bo's engagement on November 7th is normal, and the wedding can be postponed for half a year. During this period, don't interfere and keep your distance. Wait until I finish dealing with the company's affairs, and then you can get back together. How about that?"
"… "
Lai Yang was completely petrified. He never expected that in Tian's father's eyes, his daughter's wedding could become a transaction, a bargaining chip.
He leaned back, put one hand on the table, and said in a low voice.
"I see. In your opinion, marriage can also be a game of power. You can regret it after getting engaged, and you can get divorced after getting married, right?"
These words seemed to touch Tian's father's nerves.
The next moment, he stabbed at me with a fierce look!