Although Shang Xirui strictly forbids his actors to gossip about Yu Qing and Yuan Xiaodi, how can the actors in Shuiyun Tower be controlled. This gossip spread quickly, until it was published in newspapers as gossip and became a well-known secret in Beiping City. However, the matter of gossip has always been specious, there is no accurate spectrum, and there are often multiple versions that conflict with each other, contradictory, and each version sounds very reasonable. A few days after the newspaper read, another group of insiders immediately came forward to guarantee that Yu Qing and Yuan Xiaodi were clean, because Yu Qing and Shang Xirui were the only couple in love. Otherwise, how could Yu Qing be willing to help Shang Xirui like this, rehearsing new plays and building a team. The actors who come to Beiping to pay homage to the top of the mountain, according to their seniority, should be the Qinyan Club founded by Ning Jiulang first, so why did they put a bar in Shuiyunlou to pick up such a bargain? Taking a ten thousand step back, even if the two of them had no affection at first, they still had to do a fake show while singing like the emperor's concubine so flirtatiously. Shang Xirui's kindness to Yu Qing, and Yu Qing's tenderness to Shang Xirui are obvious to all Liyuan colleagues. From Yu Qing holding food for Shang Xirui to Shang Xirui holding an umbrella for Yu Qing, there are too many ambiguous details to enumerate. A man and a woman are mixed together, apart from that shameful thing, there is no other friendship to speak of!
In the end, the third party combined the first two gossips, and evolved a set of conclusions that Yuan Xiaodi and Shang Xirui were jealous of each other and won Yu Qingfang's heart. Because of the gathering of three famous actors, this version is the most lively, the most bloody, and the most people believe in it. Each person has one mouth, and the cause and effect are well-rounded. When this set of gossip reached Shang Xirui's ears after twists and turns, Shang Xirui had no more rebuttals to say, only "fart" in return. "Farting" was fed back to the gossip public from the backstage of Shuiyun Tower, and it was interpreted as they wanted. Anyway, for the rumors, the patient’s patient explanation is an attempt to cover up, ignoring it is acquiescing, and violent refutation is anger. Shang Xirui also knows very well that what outsiders want to say about you is a three-person market tiger, you can't argue with it yourself. The scandal between him and Yu Qing finally became very real.
Now that the rumors have spread wildly, both parties have lost face anyway, how could Cheng Fengtai let Shang Xirui suffer from being dumb for nothing. He is a gentleman with the personality that it is not too late to take revenge for ten years, and he has a bad and bad personality. Fearing that the gossip would be passed around, someone would be in the way of affection and would not reach Yuan Xiaodi, so he specially entrusted a dinner companion at the dinner party to describe the story of the third aunt's grandma to Yuan Xiaodi vividly and vividly. Xiao Di was shocked when he heard this, and jumped up against the case. He has always been a scholar with a refined personality, but because he loves Yu Qing and loses face too much, he can't help being really angry this time. As Cheng Fengtai expected, as soon as he returned home, he immediately raised the young master Guo, who was born by his third aunt, to the eldest grandma. Later, when the third aunt gave birth to the second young master, the child was taken away by the second aunt to raise him before confinement. During the period, the third aunt had cried and made trouble, and had hanged herself with a rope, but Yuan Xiaodi's attitude was very firm. He married the third aunt only for the sake of his heirs. The other two wives got the young master as they wished, not only did not intercede for the third aunt, but instead urged Yuan Xiaodi to send her a sum of money to get a divorce, so as not to cause any incidents to ruin the family style in the future because they are the biological mothers of the young masters. Yuan Xiaodi wholeheartedly wanted to get rid of the actor's reputation, and worked hard to walk the route of a scholarly family, but also feared that a poor and pungent mother would ruin the morals of the children, so he was very concerned about the proposal of the two wives. In short, the third aunt's grandma has completely lost her power in the original house.
These are all things to say later, and it is said that Shang Xirui's face was scratched by the former third grandmother, and the wound was covered with powder for fear of covering it, so he was not allowed to go on stage for a few days. This day Cheng Fengtai went to find Shang Xirui, and saw Xiao Lai rummaging through boxes and cabinets looking for something, scraps of calligraphy and painting spread all over the floor, Shang Xirui squatted on the ground to pick them up one by one.
Cheng Fengtai said with a smile: "Boss Shang has a lot of money, the sun is good these few days, take it out to dry the mildew, right?" He squatted beside him to watch. They turned out to be some old things from Shang Xirui's early years: letters between him and his brother and friends; certificates; deposit receipts; photos with famous actors; Certificate of Appreciation issued. What surprised Cheng Fengtai was that there was a large stack of IOUs bound with red thread. When he opened it up, it was full of the autumn wind that his colleagues in the Liyuan had fought with him. Nobody. Shang Xirui is willing to spend some money on food and theater, and avoid other things if he can, it's very simple, never thought that he would give such a large amount of favors sporadically.
Cheng Fengtai nodded at the IOU, and said in amazement: "Yo ho, you are so generous, Boss Shang! Adding these together, it is enough to buy how many yards in Beiping City! Don't let it be loan sharks, right?" Shang Xirui squinted his eyes Smiling at him, embarrassed to explain anything, he took out one and said, "This one owes you six hundred and fifty yuan, five years past due, how do you plan to collect the debt?"
Shang Xirui poked his head over and looked: "This guy died two years ago, how can he still collect the debt?"
Cheng Fengtai said: "There is no one at home? The father pays the debt, so ask his son for it." It's really like an unscrupulous businessman.
Shang Xirui said: "He died before he had time to give birth to a son."
Cheng Fengtai glanced at him, and took out another one: "What about this one? The day is coming soon."
Shang Xirui said: "Days are close, but people are not. The troupe took the troupe to Wuhan, why don't you go to Wuhan to find him?"
"Look at this one, good guy, two thousand yuan!"
Shang Xirui slapped his hands, snatched the IOU and said proudly: "Oh oh oh! This pretty face is such a good character! You must see his "Exploring the Yin Mountain" if you have the chance! It's so beautiful!" said Then he sang: "Bao Longtu Yinshan came to check, Youliugui hugged the injustice and told the truth..."
Cheng Fengtai choked for a moment: "Why are you still singing? Did I talk to you about drama? I talked to you about money!"
Shang Xirui didn't seek sympathy, stopped the show, angrily put back the stack of IOUs and tied them up again, not showing Cheng Fengtai: "You know money when you have money! What can you say about money! Why are you so so Vulgar!"
Xiao Lai was busy climbing up and down. At this time, he took out a small rattan box from the cabinet, and interjected: "Don't ask him for money! Shuiyun Tower is already a bottomless pit, and the corners outside are not corners." As long as he opens his mouth, he has not refused! So what if this one sings well? He borrowed money to smoke opium and go shopping in brothels, and now he doesn't sing anymore... Just ask him who has been deceived by those shameless people in recent years How much did he go? How much did he save himself?"
Xiao Lai must have had a long-standing grudge against Shang Xirui's economic concepts, so that he was filled with righteous indignation and took up Cheng Fengtai's words. Cheng Fengtai was flattered and looked at Shang Xirui with a smile. Shang Xirui was getting impatient: "Don't say any more! I spend the money I earn by myself as I like! It's none of your business!"
Xiao Lai put the rattan box in his hand: "Who cares about you! Hurry up tomorrow and find a powerful wife to treat you! See if you still accept it!"
As soon as Xiao Lai turned his back, Cheng Fengtai immediately whispered to Shang Xirui's ear softly, "Did you hear me? Cure you!"
Shang Xirui squinted at him, and replied in a breathy voice: "I heard you! Wife!"
It's not a disadvantage to be with your own people! Cheng Fengtai laughed angrily, and stroked the back of his head vigorously.
Shang Xirui can't be blamed for being generous, because he actually has his own set of principles. For example, when an actor comes to cry for poverty, there are two prices for those who sing well and those who sing poorly; those who take it to live and those who take it to marry are also two prices. For example, when an actor who is not good at singing comes to borrow money from him to marry a wife and raise a baby, he can only help a few dozen yuan at most. However, if an actor who is a good singer wants to rest for a while, he is willing to support him for nothing because of his relatives. It's hard to say whether he has the style of Mr. Mengchang, or just plain stupid and generous.
Shang Xirui took out the things in the rattan box to look, Cheng Fengtai finally remembered and asked: "It's the first time I saw you helping Xiao Lai clean up the house, what are you looking for?"
"The newspaper wants to publish my personal photo." Shang Xirui said: "Look at the injuries on my face, how to take pictures, I can only find a ready-made one for them."
Shang Xirui is quite a pretty person, but he doesn't like taking pictures. Almost all of the photos are group photos with other people, and their faces are only as big as a fingernail, and they would be even less visible if they were published in a newspaper. Two silhouettes were secretly photographed in the garden, one with Xiao Lai in it, and one whose hair was blocked by a tree branch. Searching further down, both Shang Xirui and Cheng Fengtai were stunned at a photo. In the photo, Shang Xirui is a little fatter than now, with short hair, a naive and innocent smile, sitting quietly beside the young Jiang Mengping. Jiang Mengping was also fatter then than now, with a gentle oval face, with delicate eyebrows and eyes like water. It was still winter, and the two of them were wearing light-colored long gowns and cheongsams, but they didn't show any sign of shrinking, and their smiles were so similar. Some people believed that they were sisters, and they looked very happy.
Cheng Fengtai was afraid that Shang Xirui would tear it up, he quickly took out the photo from his hand, and praised repeatedly: "Boss Shang is so handsome!"
Shang Xirui's face was sullen, he just hummed: "That's it!"
Turning around, it was written on the back of the photo: For Jiang Mengping and Shang Xirui. It was taken on the eighth day of the first lunar month in the eighteenth year of the Republic of China in Taihe Building, Pingyang. It was still taken in the restaurant.
Shang Xirui took the photo back with a long face, after being with Cheng Fengtai, he didn't think about this person much, but when he saw related things, the hatred in his heart was still surging. Cheng Fengtai saw that he pinched the photo with his fingers so hard that his fingertips turned white, and his two black eyeballs shone extraordinarily because of anger. Cheng Fengtai could hear him grinding his teeth, and felt that he was going to pick out Jiang Mengping from the photo and swallow him alive.
Shang Xirui yelled angrily: "Come here! Bring the scissors!"
After a while Xiao Lai brought in the scissors, and when she saw this photo, she knew what Shang Xirui was going to do. Cheng Fengtai also thought that he was going to destroy the photo, but he didn't expect that he aimed at the middle of the two mercilessly and cut it in two. Jiang Mengping's side fell to the ground, and he handed his half to Xiao Lai: "Shut up So, if that reporter comes to me again, just give him this one.”
While he was talking, Cheng Fengtai squatted down and picked up Jiang Mengping's photo and blew it away, Shang Xirui turned around and saw it, he yelled angrily, his eyebrows turned upside down. Cheng Fengtai didn't even raise his eyelids, he shook his head and smacked his lips at the photo: "Look at this big round face! It's so ugly, how can it compare with our boss Shang! When Chang Zhixin comes back, I will take this photo and laugh at him severely, What kind of eyes!" He said and put the photo in the checkbook.
Shang Xirui nodded with satisfaction: "That's right!"
Afterwards, Shang Xirui and Cheng Fengtai took the initiative to talk about the origin of this photo. That year was the time when Jiang Shang's sister and brother were popular in Pingyang, fanciers were treating guests to roast duck at Taihe Building, and Chang Zhixin also arrived. As soon as he came, he smiled at Jiang Mengping and secretly held hands. Everyone in Shuiyunlou knew Shang Xirui's obsession, and tried their best to cover it up, for fear that Shang Xirui would see it and become suspicious. Shang Xirui saw it, and he didn't care too much when he saw it, he was more ignorant than ordinary people since he was a child, but he was happy in his heart, thinking that Senior Sister and Third Young Master Chang have a really good relationship, Third Young Master Chang is holding Senior Sister, Senior sister is so popular!
Having said that, Shang Xirui beat his chest and stamped his feet to repent, wishing to turn back time, so he put the dough cake and duck skin on Chang Zhixin's face: "I'm a fool, really, I'm a fool! That couple of dogs and men flirted with each other in public, Yuan Lan and the others were afraid that I would find out, so they tried their best to interrupt me, and wrapped up a lot of duck rolls for me to eat! That day I ate two big roast ducks in one go! It almost killed me!"
There was indeed a sense of stupidity in this matter, but Shang Xirui knew his own stupidity so well that Cheng Fengtai was too embarrassed to laugh at him, and patted him on the shoulder sympathetically and speechlessly.
A memory that seemed ridiculous to outsiders, but Shang Xirui fell into a complete depression when he recalled it. Cheng Fengtai taught him how to read and write to make him happy, holding his hand and writing the word "phoenix" in his name, telling him that it was "a bird wrapped in a big cloak". Shang Xirui has a clever way of teasing people, he immediately laughed at Cheng Fengtai for naming a bird, was hugged by Cheng Fengtai to the bed to be tickled, he couldn't catch his breath from laughing and rolled over. The two played until evening before Shang Xirui felt happy.
Cheng Fengtai pretended to look at his watch, and got into today's topic: "Today, I took the boss out to eat a very delicious restaurant."
Shang Xirui changed his clothes as soon as his eyes lit up: "What's so delicious? Is there anything else in Sijiu City that I haven't eaten?"
Cheng Fengtai stroked his belly and said: "You are not a small tone! Do you have such a big belly?"
"Yes!" Shang Xirui said with a smile: "You don't know that in our Liyuan tour, there are people who don't like whoring, who don't like to gamble, who don't like to smoke opium, and there is no one who doesn't like to eat. Which restaurant tastes good, don't go out Someone invited me to try it in three days!"
Cheng Fengtai said: "Boss Shang is very popular. The restaurant has new dishes today, so Yuan Xiaodi invited the right one."
Shang Xirui buttoned his buttons, paused his hands: "Yuan Xiaodi treat?"
"Ah, I apologize for his concubine's gift to you."
As soon as Shang Xirui heard this, he lost his temper and refused to go, Cheng Fengtai had already guessed this would happen. Yu Qing suffered a lot of humiliation, the next day she didn't tell anyone, she didn't ask for payment for the two scenes, she left a letter for Shang Xirui and left for Shanghai. Shang Xirui planned to sing "The Peony Pavilion", "The Story of the Jade Hairpin" with her in the future, as well as "Meilong Town" and "Si Lang Visits His Mother" in Beijing opera, all of this was for naught. Sudden loss of a good partner, good friend, how can Shang Xirui not hold grudges.
Cheng Fengtai fastened the remaining two buttons for him, and said with a smile: "Boss Shang is also a wanderer, so why don't you show affection? Don't be willful."
Shang Xirui said angrily: "That's fine! Let him come out and sing with me a couple of times, and I'll forgive him when he's done."
Cheng Fengtai brushed Shang Xirui's forehead hair, jokingly said: "You have a good tone, you trade two songs for two sleeps, just like that bully master who likes big girls." Shang Xirui glared at him, He continued to laugh and said, "I think Yuan Xiaodi would rather sleep with you than sing with you. You still can't see his thoughts? Calling him an actor is like scolding him."
Shang Xirui frowned and waved: "Then what is he doing with me as an actor, almost apologizing?"
"Boss Shang is a famous actor, and he can talk to many tycoons, so how can he easily offend you? Are you afraid of being tricked by you?" Cheng Fengtai patted his ass: "Maybe it's because of my face, he knows us ... It depends on the owner to beat a dog, doesn't it?"
"You're a dog! You're a mangy dog!" Shang Xirui said angrily: "Go and kill Yuan Xiaodi!"
Shang Xirui was so ambitious, but when he actually got to the restaurant, he was still silent and honest, not to mention how obedient he was. It's just that his complexion is not very good, he is not as shy as he was when he saw Yuan Xiaodi in the past, and there are four words hanging on his face full of resentment: Give me back Yu Qing!
Cheng Fengtai patted Shang Xirui on the back, and whispered into his ear: "Go, kill him?"
Shang Xirui glanced at him, and remained silent.
Of course Yuan Xiaodi also felt Shang Xirui's attitude, he warmly invited the two to sit down and serve the dishes. Shang Xirui didn't say a word, it was Cheng Fengtai who was greeting Yuan Xiaodi.
Yuan Xiaodi raised his wine glass first, and said to Shang Xirui: "It's all because of Yuan's lax management of the family, not to mention losing his own face, and causing such a big mess to Boss Shang, I'm really sorry."
Shang Xirui took the wine glass and touched him coldly, and replied "Oh" coldly.
Shang Xirui doesn't feel shy in front of people he doesn't want to see, he just throws off his cheeks and eats big meat until his mouth is full of oil. During the conversation between Yuan Xiaodi and Cheng Fengtai, he noticed Shang Xirui a few times, knew that he was still angry, thought but he didn't have to support himself to vent his anger, could it be that he wanted to waste some money to vent his anger? Really childish! Thinking about it this way, he smiled slightly, and immediately added some of the most extravagant delicacies from mountains and seas. Shang Xirui stuffed it into his stomach. How did Yuan Xiaodi know that Shang Xirui pretended to be gentle with him in the past, but today he has a normal appetite.
After eating to a certain level, Yuan Xiaodi saw that Shang Xirui's ears were red from eating, one of his collar buttons was unbuttoned, and the corner of his mouth was slightly smiling, this time should be the best time to conquer, so he asked him gently Yu Qing's whereabouts.
Shang Xirui stopped his chopsticks and looked disappointed. Cheng Fengtai glanced at Yuan Xiaodi with a smile, and thought to himself, so this is the main topic of tonight.
"Yu Qing left without saying goodbye, she should have gone to the south. She was injured by your family, she was bruised, whether she will be safe on the road or not. And she's disfigured, maybe she can't sing anymore." Shang Xirui was exaggerating. A little bit, defrauding people is very serious. Yuan Xiaodi was so stunned that he couldn't regain his senses for a long time. Shang Xirui took another look at this former famous actor at this time, he's gone five times, his face has lost its radiance, it's dull and tired. Because of the burden of secular public opinion, I tried my best to erase the history of the first half of my life. He claims to like piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but he is doing money-smelling business all day long. He has been earning money for more than ten years, and finally earned two pieces of money, earning the qualifications of a Confucian businessman. A family of wretched women hold back their energy to give birth to a son, fighting openly and secretly. Yuan Xiaodi is just a common man with an elegant skin! Shang Xirui doesn't know why Yu Qing has his eyes on him, isn't he blind? Apart from his kunqu singing really well, he has nothing to recommend him at all. Shang Xirui turned to look at his second master, he is a real vulgar guy who eats, drinks, prostitutes and gambles, everyone knows that he likes women, gold, and pleasure, the good thing is that he never pretends, never hides it. It's so bad that it looks cute. Shang Xirui felt that he really had vision, and happily, he gave Yuan Xiaodi a knife: "Yu Qing is lonely and injured all over, and he is destined to die."
Yuan Xiaodi stared blankly at Shang Xirui, turned his head, tears welled up in his eyes, actually cried.
Cheng Fengtai was extremely embarrassed, so he gave a few words of comfort, after all, he couldn't go deep into this kind of unmarried relationship. Shang Xirui stared at Yuan Xiaodi endlessly with a researching and curious expression, he wouldn't understand how embarrassing it is for a big man to cry in public, and it's something he can't help but be passionate about. Cheng Fengtai quickly tied the scarf to Shang Xirui, led him to leave quickly and walked away. Yuan Xiaodi was so heartbroken that he didn't care to keep them.
As soon as he went out, Cheng Fengtai pinched Shang Xirui's nose: "Boss Shang, you scoundrel, you really made Yuan Xiaodi cry."
Shang Xirui let out a sigh: "He's really embarrassing me! What's the use of crying now? What did you do earlier!" He said happily: "I avenged Yu Qing!"
Cheng Fengtai said: "It seems that Yuan Xiaodi still has a lot of affection for Yu Qing."
"Then why didn't he marry her?"
Cheng Fengtai wanted to say something about the complicated situation, but Shang Xirui stopped him with a wave of his hand: "If you can't marry her, don't say anything, Yuan Xiaodi is not as responsible as the intestines!"
The two got into the car, Cheng Fengtai unconsciously shook Shang Xirui's hand, wanting to see if he had caught a cold, and said, "I can't let you in, can I?"
Shang Xirui is inexplicable: "Why do you always compare us to those men and women? I'm not a woman, I just want to play with you every day. Their relationship between a man and a woman can't be done without getting married, together Just rush to build a nest and lay a nest of eggs!"
Cheng Fengtai was amused by his analogy, and patted his face: "It's too bad! Who made you a little bastard?"
Shang Xirui seemed to be praised, he was quite happy shaking his head.