The Heart of a Smith

The sound of water gurgling outside the house, and the bamboo cart creaking.

"Liu Xingtian has been too quiet recently. After Dongxin was seized, he didn't seem to have made any big moves."

Lu Shang glanced at the waterwheel outside the window, and put down the bamboo curtain: "Where's Li Yan?"

"There is no news yet. We have arranged staff in places where he may appear. As long as he shows up, we will definitely catch him as soon as possible."

"Hurry up."

"clear."

After the meeting ended, Lu Shang and Meng Xinyou stayed alone.

"You made a lot of noise this time. You drove the plane back to the city directly, causing me to be scolded by grandpa," Meng Xinyou said, "I didn't dare to tell him that you did it, so I had to bear the charge."

Lu Shang poured her a cup of tea and said with a smile, "My pot."

Meng Xinyou took the tea with regret on her face: "This is also the last time I will help you, Lu Shang, I am getting engaged."

"Yes, congratulations."

Meng Xinyou also smiled: "Can't you give some reaction? Anyway, feel sad for a while?"

"My sister is getting married, it's a happy event." After Lu Shang finished speaking, his cell phone rang and he answered the call.

The room was very quiet, and it was easy to hear what was on the other end of the phone.

Meng Xinyou listened to him explain everything in detail, and showed a puzzled face: "Can't you handle the black-box operation with just one phone call? Why do you still have to go to such trouble to register him for a class examination?"

"I don't want him to think everything is easy." Lu Shang chuckled.

As a leader, watching Dongyan develop so far, countless people come and go, he knows too well how a useful talent is cultivated, and similarly, he also knows how a person can be destroyed.

"It's not just a question of proof, I hope he learns some real skills."

Meng Xinyou stared at him, couldn't help being a little envious: "If you are half as interested in me as you are in Li Sui, I won't get married."

Lu Shang pursed his lips, and said: "Since you want to get engaged, you can live well in the future. Aunt Lu will let her stay at Lu's house with peace of mind. I won't treat her badly."

Meng Xinyou's face tightened, and she quickly returned to normal: "When did you know?"

"Her first year in the Lu family."

Meng Xinyou said melancholy: "It's been so long, and you didn't expose it, so you just let me spy on you?"

Lu Shang didn't answer. Although he claimed to be a foster child at the beginning, if it wasn't for the extra eyes at home, he and Li Sui would definitely have slept in separate rooms, but he didn't expect it to become a habit later on, so he never changed it.

"However, I really didn't arrange her," Meng Xinyou said, "It was my father's idea."

"He is suspicious by nature, and he is used to controlling everything. In my generation, the Meng family can't help themselves in many things. I can only guarantee that I won't stand against you in the future, but I can't do anything about other things."

Lu Shang said in a deep voice: "I understand." There is no friendship in the shopping malls, let alone the officialdom. Moreover, it is justifiable to remove obstacles and troubles for his children.

Lu Shang was seriously ill, and it was not like Lu Shang hadn't thought about it. If he couldn't hold on one day in the future, Dong Yan would definitely bear the brunt of it. Uncle Yuan might be able to help him keep part of the real estate, but without the protective umbrella of the Lu family, no matter how much money he had It doesn't make much sense, and may even cause disaster.

After all, it is the most reliable to have a whole body of ability. You are not afraid of wherever you go, and you will not suffer even if you leave the house.Once a person has social status, there will be checks and balances. If others want to move you, they must first weigh their own weight.That's why he took advantage of the present to arrange everything for Li Sui and cultivate him into a person who can truly be independent of him and Dong Yan.

Meng Xinyou always felt that something was wrong with Lu Shang, and what happened now was more and more inconsistent with the development of the matter, as if he had made a certain decision in his heart, but she couldn't say what it was.

"I'm getting more and more incomprehensible to what you're doing now," Meng Xinyou guessed with a worried look on her face, "Could it be that you... want to give up and change your heart?"

There were a few mournful screams of "Wow" outside the house, which was not very pleasant, the conversation was interrupted, Lu Shang raised the bamboo curtain, saw Li Sui and Zuo Chao arguing about a peacock outside the house, and asked loudly: "What's wrong? "

"Lu Shang," Li Sui turned his head and said anxiously, "Brother Zuo wants to kill peacocks for hot pot."

Lu Shang glanced at the blue peacock whose feathers had fallen all over the ground, and said, "It's a pity to kill it, let it go."

"Did you hear that, let you let it go." Li Sui grabbed his knife with his backhand, and the two of them made a move, and the posture was quite good.

"I'll go back first." Meng Xinyou lifted the curtain and came out, gave Lu Shang a meaningful look, then turned and left.

At noon, the blue peacock was saved, and it was stewed chicken with mountain bamboo shoots instead. After dinner, when there was nothing to do in the afternoon, Lu Shang took Li Sui to order two sets of professional attire.

In fact, new employees don't need to dress so formally when they join the job, but the moment Lu Shang sees the formal clothes on his body, he doesn't plan to let him change back. His instinct is right, this person belongs to the workplace.

I am used to wearing casual clothes, and it is inevitable to be restrained in formal clothes. Li Sui kept pulling on his tie and asked, "Are you awkward?"

When he came back from the door, Li Sui's skin was tanned and his body was solid. The childishness on his face was gone, and his outline became more prominent, making him look more stern and resolute.

"It looks good." He smiled and made a short evaluation with two words.

Although they were in the same company, in order to avoid suspicion, Lu Shang did not come with him in the morning, but asked Uncle Yuan to drive him to the intersection and let him go to work by himself.

When receiving the work permit, Li Sui discovered that he was not the only newcomer, there were seven or eight other graduates who came in together, managed by a female manager surnamed Zhou.

"Your task today is to familiarize yourself with the company, understand the company's various rules and regulations, and remember the faces of the leaders of various departments. I don't want any of you to send documents to the leaders for signature tomorrow. You don't even know anyone, understand?"

Several people nodded, and Manager Zhou said again: "In addition, after reading the materials sent to you, each of you will submit a report to me. Next week will be the corporate culture week. You will make a video together, and then we will present it at the exhibition. Shown."

When they heard that a video was going to be made, several people were stunned for a moment, and only one person responded aloud. Li Sui glanced at his work card and saw that his name was Li Bai.

Although Li Sui came to Dongyan quite a few times, most of them only went to the general manager's office on the top floor, and the people downstairs didn't know him. Contacted all departments of the company.Just after five o'clock, there was no one in the office. Li Sui tidied up the materials on the desk. He originally wanted to wait for Lu Shang, but then felt that this kind of behavior was suspected of hugging his thigh, so he collected his things and left through the back door.

There is a subway station 5 minutes away from Dongyan Building. As soon as he walked to the intersection, he found a black private car parked on the side of the road with the window down, revealing half of a familiar face.

For a moment, Li Sui didn't expect that Lu Shanghui would be waiting for him here, his heart beat two minutes faster, and he quickly got into the car.

"You leave work so early today?"

Lu Shang chuckled: "If I don't come, no one can do anything to me. How do you feel?"

"Not bad," Li Sui said, "It's more interesting than expected."

After thinking about it, he asked again, "Do you know that Manager Zhou?"

Lu Shang knew what he wanted to ask, and said, "She doesn't know you, don't worry."

Li Sui was indeed relieved, he wasn't worried about what would happen if Manager Zhou found out, but as a newcomer, he longed for fair competition, not relying on anyone's relationship, this kind of idea that needs to be tested urgently, Lu Shang had already understood in his heart through.

Li Sui started to get busier, even busier than Lu Shang. He went to work during the day, went to practice driving before it was dark after get off work, and read books before going to bed at night to make up lessons and prepare for exams.Usually after a day's work, he was too tired to speak. At this time, he couldn't help but wonder how Lu Shang survived for so many years.

Before going to bed at night, Li Sui was still struggling in front of the computer, Lu Shang couldn't stand it anymore, and knocked on the door of the study: "Aren't you going to sleep?"

Li Sui turned his head, showing a troubled expression: "I'm making a video, but I'm not very good at operating this software. I tried it twice but it didn't work."

Lu Shang walked over and glanced at it. It was the promotional video of the corporate culture week. In the past, it was done by a special person. It seemed that this was the first problem that the company gave to their newcomers.

He thought for a while, yawned calmly, and said, "Then I'll go to bed first."

Li Sui stared blankly at Lu Shang just turned around and left without any intention of helping.Although he is a fast learner, computer operation has always been a big problem. When his peers were exposed to computers, he was still wandering on the street. Although he learned hard later, he lacked more than ten years of experience, and his typing speed lagged behind others. a lot.

It was already late at night outside, and it was autumn, and the weather was getting cooler every day. Occasionally, a few autumn winds blew, and the leaves curled around.Li Sui poured a cup of hot water, opened the forum, and pondered a little bit about the experiences of the masters.

Lu Shang read half of the book on the bed, but there was still no movement next door. He put on his clothes and got out of bed, opened the door and saw that Li Sui was sleeping on the chair. The video on the computer had been pre-processed, showing that it was being rendered. .

Lu Shang clicked on it and took a look. The picture wasn't exquisite, but it was full of sincerity, enough to show off.It can be seen that a newcomer can do this with his heart.

After half a month of high-intensity mental activities without rest for a day, Li Sui was also extremely tired, and his dark circles were very obvious. Although Lu Shang couldn't bear it, he didn't bother him. He covered him with a coat and walked lightly out.

Soon came the exhibition of the corporate culture week. Lu Shang did not participate in this kind of event. Early in the morning, he went to the venue to watch it. The host was a little nervous, for fear of reading the wrong draft.

After the video was played, there was warm applause from below. Lu Shang stared at the signature at the curtain call and frowned.

When I went back at night, Li Sui didn't speak during dinner, Lu Shang saw that he had something on his mind, so he asked a few more questions on purpose.

"Nothing." Li Sui replied.

"Thinking about the video?"

Li Sui: "You know?"

Lu Shang nodded: "I heard what people said."

Li Sui couldn't help but look serious, and said: "Li Bai is the team leader, I handed over all the things I finished to him, and he sorted them out and handed them over to Manager Zhou, but I didn't expect him to sign his name directly..."

"It's not like he did something wrong, so you don't have to take it to heart," Lu Shang said lightly, "This is something you have to learn too. There are many things in this world that just work hard. What should happen will happen. You should call yourself You have to yell at yourself, and if you want to sell your feelings, you have to follow the wind direction to sell your feelings."

Li Sui nodded slightly.

These words were later heard by Liang Zirui who came to deliver the medicine. While Li Sui was taking a bath, he couldn't help asking: "You are the one who teaches children like this? You are not afraid to teach him to be a demon king."

Lu Shang put the medicines one by one into the medicine box: "I'm even more afraid of turning him into a little white flower. When I see someone doing bad things to him, I can only stamp my feet."

"This calf is well protected, Boss Lu, what is your principle?" Dr. Liang was heartbroken.

Lu Shang just laughed.

If it was a different person, Lu Shang would certainly not say that, but Li Sui was different. The reason why he dared to educate people with the theory of thick and black studies was because the child's sense of right and wrong had already matured, and right and wrong were not at all different. If he needs to teach, Li Sui will not do it.

In a blink of an eye, when it was time to pay wages, Li Sui took out the money from the accountant, and his palms were sweating with excitement. This was the first time he had earned money by himself.

It happened to be Friday, after work, he went to the street to wait for Uncle Yuan's car as usual, and after waiting for a while, he received a call from Lu Shang.

"get off work?"

"Ok!"

"It sounds like I'm very happy today."

"Let's go out to dinner, my treat."

Lu Shang was flipping through the speech scripts for the meeting. Hearing this, he stretched out his hand to look at the date on his watch, and smiled: "Salary paid?"

"Yes, what do you want to eat?"

"Hmm..." Lu Shang deliberately teased him, "The western restaurant on the top floor of the building is good."

Li Sui choked on the other end, and asked in a discussing tone: "...can you change to a cheaper one?"

Lu Shang couldn't help laughing. At this time, Uncle Yuan knocked on the door and came in to urge him to go to the meeting. Lu Shang bowed his head and said, "I still have a meeting here. Let Uncle Yuan take you home first, and we'll see at night."

"Okay, don't send it off, I'm going to practice driving for a while."

After hanging up the phone, Li Sui felt as if his heart had been wiped with honey. He thought that if he didn't work hard to earn money, he would not be able to support the person he liked in the future. Boss Lu is very expensive.

Li Sui finished his car practice and Lu Shang's meeting was not over yet. He thought about it, went to the import supermarket by himself and bought a bunch of western food raw materials and brought them home.He and Lu Shang have been to the restaurant on the top floor of the building. It is unreasonably expensive, but the taste is really good. He has eaten there a few times, and he still has some impressions.

After ten o'clock in the evening, Lu Shang came back in a hurry: "Are you hungry?"

Li Sui shook his head: "I made dinner."

Lu Shang took off his coat and saw a few plates on the table. The steak really looked like that.

"This is……"

Li Sui scratched his head: "I learned it now, I tasted it, and it tastes good, you try it?"

Lu Shang smiled slightly, washed his hands and sat down, and cut a small piece of steak. He immediately knew which restaurant made it. The quality of the meat was a bit worse than that of the restaurant, but the taste was very similar.

"delicious."

"Do you like it?" Li Sui laughed immediately, "Try this shrimp."

"En." Lu Shang looked at him, feeling uncontrollably happy in his heart, he suddenly thought, if one day he goes bankrupt and lives on the street penniless, as long as he takes Li Sui with him, he will never be hungry.

"Cream mushroom soup." Li Sui filled a bowl and handed it to Lu Shang.

There was a little black pepper sauce on the corner of Lu Shang's mouth, Li Sui stared at him, and involuntarily reached out to help him wipe it off, but fortunately, he stopped it in time and gave him a tissue instead.

Both of them were hungry, Lu Shang ate the whole steak for the first time, and Li Sui swept the rest into his stomach.When cleaning up the dishes, Lu Shang wanted to help, so he drove Li Sui out of the kitchen. God knows how Lu Shang would feel if he saw those failed products in the trash can.

Before going to bed at night, Li Sui gave Lu Shang his wallet.

"This is?" Lu Shang was puzzled.

"Here, I will give you all the money I earn in the future."

Boss Lu, who has always only raised children, was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that he would be raised one day. He showed a faint smile and didn't refuse: "Okay, I'll help you invest."

The first phase of the internship lasted for three months. After all, Li Sui was not from a major. He couldn’t keep up at first, and he was always at the bottom of everything he did. Later, he gradually got used to it and began to show his strengths. By the end of the internship period, he was already among the best.Later in the evaluation process, three project teams invited him to join, but he became the most sought-after among this batch of interns.

This group of students could not reach the company's entry standard. In order to respond to the government's call to increase the employment rate of graduates, Dongyan deliberately expanded the number of students and cultivated them as enterprise reserve talents.

Although Li Sui is not professionally good, but when it comes to social experience, he is far behind these college students.The workplace is no different than school, what tests is comprehensive quality, EQ and IQ are indispensable, Li Suiguang is much better than this group of fledgling students in terms of observing words and demeanor.In addition, he is good-looking, modest in attitude, and serious in doing things, so he is very liked by several seniors.

When Uncle Yuan handed him the score sheet, Lu Shang was a little surprised. He was never worried that Li Sui would drag people down at work, but he never thought that he had such a long face. Sure enough, this kid looked like a guy with a gun in the jungle. Hunters, just need time, can find their main battlefield.

No one is born to be rich, well-rounded and slick, and those who don't pay attention can never do a mechanized thing well in their lifetime, while those with strong absorption ability can comprehend more than a dozen contingency methods for a trivial matter. Such a person grows up very quickly. Fast.

"He has good grades, do you want to reserve a position for him to officially join?" Uncle Yuan asked.

"No." Lu Shang shook his head.

Uncle Yuan was a little surprised, Lu Shang only said four words: "Putting seedlings to encourage growth."

It meant that now was not the time, and as soon as Lu Shang refused, Uncle Yuan understood that Lu Shang had no intention of letting Li Sui really start from the bottom.

"Let him help you. After the new year, apply for a school abroad for him. It's time to go out and see the world." Lu Shang smiled at the score sheet.

The internship period is coming to an end, and there is only one road test left for the driver's license. Li Sui runs around every day, too busy to care about other people. When he comes to his senses, he realizes that he hasn't seen Li Bai for a long time. When I mentioned it, the other party kept secret.

"He's fired."

"Fired? When did it happen?"

"It's been half a month. It seems to be bad conduct."

Li Sui fell into silence thoughtfully.

At the end of autumn, Li Sui successfully passed the driver's license test. The standard red local tyrant was too eye-catching, so Li Sui took it and exchanged it with Lu Shang for an ordinary scooter.

"200 million for 20, isn't it a loss for you?"

Li Sui glanced at Lu Shang who was sitting in the co-pilot, and for some reason he thought of the beauty of the car that people often say, and he didn't feel bad at all.

When winter came, Lu Shang's body became obviously weak, and he could hardly leave his medicine.The fireplace at home was lit early, making the whole room warm. The temperature was a bit hot for Li Sui, so he usually only wears short sleeves at home.

When there were not many things to do in the evening, the two of them would occasionally discuss some work matters. Lu Shang was dictating to the side in order not to be tired, and Li Sui converted it into a text version for him on the computer, and practiced typing by the way.After typing the important line, Li Sui waited for a long time without further words, and turned his head to see that Lu Shang was leaning on the wheelchair and fell asleep while talking.

Insufficient blood supply to the heart made the body prone to fatigue, Lu Shang's face was pale, and he just leaned on it unsuspectingly, his chest rose and fell slightly with his breathing, his nightgown was scattered on his body, and the belt around his waist was also loose.

This scene was so tempting that Li Sui's breath was stagnant, and he leaned over involuntarily, leaning over his neck and sniffing lightly.The taboo-like memory broke through the cage, Li Sui endured and endured, his rationality was finally vulnerable, he surrendered to the inner guidance, he bowed his head and kissed his earlobe.

That trace of cold breath is like poison that pierces the intestines, spreading in the brain in an instant, knowing that it is drinking poison to quench thirst, but it still makes people want to stop, Li Sui gently sucks the piece of soft meat, wishing to swallow it in one gulp.The person he was dreaming of was right in front of him, a strange excitement arose in Li Sui's mind, he let go of his earlobe and moved down, his hot breath swept across his neck, and he kissed his bare collarbone.

Both hands uncontrollably stretched out to the belt around Lu Shang's waist. Li Sui originally wanted to help him tie it up, so he wrapped his fingers around it, but it became looser and tighter as he tied it. Gently stroked her thin waist.

His heartbeat was so fast that he could hear the pulsation of the blood vessels in his ear canal, Li Sui felt that his brain was going dizzy, but the great satisfaction coming from the depths of his mind made him crazy.It took almost all of his rationality in his life to control that hand from crawling further.

The person under him seemed to feel a little discomfort, and his eyelashes trembled slightly. Li Sui pulled out his hand and put it back on the strap, without retreating, leaned over to observe Lu Shang, and watched him open his eyes little by little.

If you were too close, you could feel the vibration of Lu Shang's vocal cords.

"What's wrong……"

Li Sui stared at him without changing his face and said: "The strap is loose." After speaking, he helped him fasten it with one hand and tied a knot.

Lu Shang seemed to be very tired, he didn't care, and tilted his head and closed his eyes again.

Li Sui looked at him for a long time, and after a while, his clenched fists loosened. He bent down and picked him up from the wheelchair, put him on the bed, and carefully tucked in the quilt.

After doing this, the screaming things in his body were finally forcibly suppressed, Li Sui stood by the bed and sighed softly, pinching the space between his brows in pain.