Tang Zhi held the bouquet Xu Sheng gave him, and the carriage was filled with the sweet smell of strawberries.
The strawberry fragrance overcame all the perfume and leather smells in the car, just like the smell emanating from Tang Zhi.
Tang Zhi looked down at the strawberry and asked Xu Sheng, "Can I eat it directly?"
His hair was longer and hung softly on his forehead.
"I don't know." Xu Sheng answered simply.
Tang Zhi said "Oh", raised a hand, touched one of the strawberries, and said to himself, "It should be washed."
"Can I take him to Xicheng?" Tang Zhi asked Xu Sheng.
Xu Sheng said yes, and Tang Zhi placed the bouquet on the carpet and reached out to touch the top one. He looked like he liked it very much.
Xu Sheng took Tang Zhi's temperature again. This time it was thirty-seven degrees eight, a slight drop.
Tang Zhi looked at him and showed a smile that was flattering but not annoying: "The medicine is so effective, there is no need to go to the doctor."
Tang Zhi looked very skilled when he showed this kind of smile, as if he always smiled like this and was used to it. When he was at work, he used his smile to please customers to earn sales, but now he was trying to please Xu Sheng simply because he didn't want to see a doctor.
It was getting late, and they went directly from the hospital to the airport. On the way to the airport, Xu Sheng received a call from Xu Jin.
He had been waiting for this call for a while, but because Tang Zhi was resting with his eyes closed, his voice when he answered the phone was softer.
Xu Jin asked how he was doing over there, saying that the uncle and nephew hadn't had a good chat for a long time, and wanted to meet Xu Sheng before he went to Xicheng.
Xu Sheng knew that Xu Jin would find him, so he didn't answer immediately. He asked Xu Jin to wait for a moment, and then told him that he was on his way to the airport. He had just confirmed with his assistant that he really didn't have time to meet with him recently. Is there anything I can do? Just say it on the phone.
When Xu Jin naturally told Xu Jin what had never happened, Xu Sheng paid attention to Tang Zhi's face. Tang Zhi may have fallen asleep, but the expression on his face did not change at all.
There were dark clouds outside the car window, and the clouds pressed over the harbor, almost blending in with the gray-blue sea.
Tang Zhi's cheeks looked very white and soft in the dark, almost gloomy carriage, exuding the warmth of human body temperature. Because he had a slight fever, his body temperature was higher than that of ordinary people.
Xu Sheng looked at Tang Zhi's face and listened to Xu Jin's words.
Xu Jin laid the groundwork and asked a lot of probing questions. During this period, he also boasted about his connections and investments. Finally, he mentioned the operating conditions of Xu Sheng Port and asked if he could transfer a sum of money from the port's account and lend it to him, guaranteeing three God will return it.
He spoke quite calmly, but according to Xu Sheng's understanding, he didn't have enough time to raise funds.
Xu Sheng knew that Xu Jin had never regarded Xu Sheng as his competitor, and believed that Xu Hefu had no other choice as his successor. Because although Xu Sheng and Xu Hefu were close, and Xu Hefu also handed over some important properties to Xu Sheng, he never introduced him in public.
Now that Xu Yin's health is failing, in the eyes of Xu Jin and other Xu family members, Xu Sheng is more like Xu Hefu's right-hand assistant or an employee than his grandson.
Xu Sheng's port cash income is large and flows quickly. As long as it is hidden and paid back in time, it is not easy to see. This is why Xu Jin came to Xu Sheng for a loan.
After hearing the amount Xu Jin asked for, Xu Sheng ignored him for a while.
During the silence, Xu Sheng was a little bored, so he reached out and touched Tang Zhi's face.
He felt stupid himself, but luckily Tang Zhi didn't wake up.
Xu Jin thought that Xu Sheng was in trouble, so he promised again, saying that he knew the amount was a bit large, but he would return it on time. Xu Sheng was quiet for a while, and said to Xu Jin: "Uncle, I will give you the money directly. There seems to be no guarantee." .”
"It's better than this," Xu Sheng said slowly, "You can give me something in return."
Xu Jin paused for a few seconds and asked him: "What do you want?"
Since Xu Jin asked himself, Xu Sheng also asked Xu Jin for what he wanted, the private company Xu Jin inherited from his great-grandmother.
After Xu Jin listened, he hung up the phone on Xu Sheng without saying a word.
Xu Sheng was not angry and waited patiently for a while. When the car drove to the city center, Xu Jin called again.
"How?" He asked Xu Sheng as if suppressing his anger.
Xu Sheng didn't want to laugh either. He held Tang Zhi's hand in his and calmly told Xu Jin that he had tried his best to spare two hours for his uncle so that he could bring the mortgage contract and lawyer to Xu Jin's company. They would make a quick decision. Try your best to sign the contract before Xu Sheng goes to Xicheng.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Sheng asked the driver to turn.
After a few minutes, Tang Zhi woke up. He looked around drowsily and asked Xu Sheng, "Are you not at the airport yet?"
"No," Xu Sheng told him, "I have something to do and I have to stay for a while."
Tang Zhi nodded and added, "I seemed to have fallen asleep just now."
Xu Sheng thought Tang Zhi was a bit stupid: "You just fell asleep."
Tang Zhi said "Oh" and stopped talking, then lowered his head to touch the strawberries placed by his legs. Xu Sheng looked at him and couldn't help but ask him: "Do you like it?"
Tang Zhi raised his head, smiled at Xu Sheng, and said, "Of course I like it."
To be fair, Tang Zhi has a face that is easily associated with sex. For example, his lips are always red and full, eager to be kissed; his eyebrows always seem to be flowing with desire; his voice is complex, with a soft, nasal sound. hoarse.
But it's strange to say that what Xu Sheng was thinking at this moment was that he hoped that no one else had given Tang Zhi any birthday gift that Tang Zhi liked, and that Tang Zhi had never smiled like this for others.
He hoped that no one else had heard the same words Tang Zhi said to him; he hoped that no one else would have Tang Zhi's gaze.
Xu Sheng couldn't help but ask Tang Zhi: "Has anyone given you a birthday gift before?"
After asking this question, Xu Sheng felt that the question was very unnecessary.
Xu Sheng didn't want to admit it, and he also wanted to ignore the fact, but in fact it was impossible that no one sent Tang Zhi gifts. Tang Zhi must have received many.
"There was someone when I was in school," Tang Zhi, of course not knowing what Xu Sheng was thinking, replied naturally, "but I don't have a place to put things, so I never collect them."
The four words "never accept" made a faint joy pass through Xu Sheng's brain quickly.
At this time, some water lines slid across the car window, and Tang Zhi's attention was drawn away. He said to Xu Sheng, "It's raining again."
Not far from Xu Jin's company, Xu Sheng's cell phone vibrated. Jiang Yan and his lawyer had arrived early.
The rain also became heavier. They drove onto the Linhai Bridge. Tang Zhi turned his head slightly to look at the rain outside.
"Mr. Xu," Tang Zhi suddenly asked Xu Sheng, "do you prefer Bingang or Xicheng?"
The difference between Bingang and Xicheng may mainly lie in the climate.
The weather in Xicheng is clean and tidy, the sun is the sun, and the rain is rain; while in Bingang most of the time, the sun is like a pattern printed on cloth, only its shape is visible, but its heat is not visible, and only rain and cloudy days are real.
However, Xu Sheng has no preference. There is no difference between Xicheng and Bingang to him. After all, one of the most common concepts Xu Hefu instilled in him was not to have hobbies. So Xu Sheng asked Tang Zhi: "What do you like?"
Tang Zhi looked back at him, paused slightly, and then said, "Let's go to Xicheng."
"The air is good," Tang Zhi said in a very soft voice, looking in a good mood, "The environment is also good, I think my mother will also like it. It is very suitable for retirement."
It sounded like Tang Zhi was just talking in general terms, like a read-only document showing Xu Sheng his current thoughts, but it was also very imaginative, as if he was hinting to Xu Sheng that he was talking about their future.
This hint is completely inappropriate. Tang Zhi thinks too much and thinks too far. Xu Sheng shouldn't condone it, but he can't say anything.
He felt the slowly increasing heart rate and the secret sweetness that was not overpowering.
So Xu Sheng fell silent and allowed Tang Zhi to regard his silence as temporary acquiescence.
The car started to slow down and they stopped downstairs of Xu Jin's company.
The driver opened the door for Xu Sheng, and Xu Sheng asked Tang Zhi to wait in the car for a while.
Xu Sheng took people upstairs and spent an hour with the lawyer Xu Jin found in a hurry, and finally persuaded Xu Jin to sign the mortgage contract.
Xu Jin got the money and his attitude improved a lot. He wanted to send them downstairs, but Xu Sheng declined, so he followed them to the elevator.
Jiang Yan will have his plaster removed next week, so Xu Sheng gives him an extra week off to spend time with his family.
After entering the elevator, Jiang Yan asked Xu Sheng if he could have a few words alone. Xu Sheng agreed, but Jiang Yan did not ask the driver to come over immediately.
After walking out of Xu Jin's company and standing on a secluded sidewalk, Jiang Yan told Xu Sheng that before going upstairs, he had just learned from Lawyer Zhong the identity of the female prisoner who had a conflict with Tang Zhi's mother in the prison.
She was the drunk driver responsible for last year's major traffic accident, and she was also the adopter of the infant son who was murdered in Queen's Garden.
On the plane to Xicheng, Tang Zhi got a cake without candles. The strawberries were picked from the bouquet by the flight crew, washed, and placed on a plate.
This is the first birthday that Tang Zhi has had in a long time.
He thought he didn't like celebrating birthdays at all, but when he took the first bite of the cream cake, he realized that he had actually thought about it.
Celebrating birthdays and doing ritualistic things can really make people happy.
Tang Zhi still had a slight fever and was not allowed to drink, but he felt very happy and felt that the future was very promising.
Xu Sheng didn't eat the cake, as if he thought Tang Zhi, who was eating the cake, was boring, so he sat across from him and engrossed himself in reading the information.
Tang Zhi wanted to thank Xu Sheng for giving him the cake and strawberries, but also thought it was funny that Xu Sheng didn't even look at the cake, so he called him: "Mr. Xu."
Xu Sheng immediately looked up at him.
"Do you want to eat cake?" Tang Zhi asked him.
Xu Sheng glanced at the cake that Tang Zhi was eating, and without saying a word of rejection, Tang Zhi took a new spoon and took a spoonful. The table was not wide. Tang Zhi looked back and saw that the flight attendants had not come in. He stood up slightly, leaned over and handed the spoon to Xu Sheng's mouth.
Xu Sheng might be hesitating whether to accept Tang Zhi's cake share. After a few seconds, he seemed to be about to open his mouth to eat. Tang Zhi didn't know what he was thinking. He removed the hand holding the spoon and leaned over. He kissed Xu Sheng on the table.
Xu Sheng was obviously stunned for a moment, and Tang Zhi immediately regretted his inappropriate behavior and seriously doubted that Xu Sheng would scold him as crazy.
But Xu Sheng just looked at him, and after a while, whispered: "What are you doing."
Then, as if hoping that Tang Zhi would soon forget what he had said, he reached out and held Tang Zhi's arm, pulled Tang Zhi closer to him, and had a real kiss with Tang Zhi.