Solstice Secrets

Ling Dongzhi followed Zhuangzhou to the Zhuang family's old house for dinner with the mentality of watching the excitement.

They arrived early, and when they entered the door, old man Zhuang had just taken Zhuang Lin to the back mountain for a stroll, and the speaker of Zhuang Cheng was at the company, and he would not be back for at least half an hour.So, Cheng Anni dumped Zhuangzhou to Uncle Qi, and dragged Ling Dongzhi to the study by herself.Although Ling Dongzhi is a hands-off shopkeeper, he still needs to talk to him about some issues about the fund.

When the two of them finished their work and came out of Cheng Anni's study, Mr. Zhuang had already returned, and was sitting on the sofa, waiting for tea in a leisurely manner.Zhuang Lin sat beside him, carefully fiddling with the tea set to help him make tea.Seeing his mother and Ling Dongzhi coming out together, he quickly stood up and said hello.

Cheng Anni frowned slightly.To be honest, she couldn't accept her son turning into a little sheep.She also knew that the old man had always looked down on their wives, so whenever the old man was at home, their wives would always hide as far away as possible.I don't know what stimulated the old man recently, so he dragged Xiaosan Zhuang to go out with him as if he had a convulsion.Take a walk, visit a flower market, or visit his old comrades' house as a guest.Zhuang Lin's character was originally very detached, but he was always kept by the old man's side during this period of time, so he seemed... much more stable.

Cheng Anni sighed.She still thinks the bouncing son from before looks cuter.

"Mom, Teacher Ling, drink tea." Zhuang Xiaosan obediently poured tea for the two adults.

Ling Dongzhi glanced at Mr. Zhuang where the old god was present, and sat down obediently across the sofa, "Uh, why haven't the guests come yet?"

Cheng Anni paused while holding the teacup, and asked him suspiciously, "What guest? There are still guests at home?"

Ling Dongzhi looked at her speechlessly, wondering what the hell was going on?

Zhuang Zhou was also taken aback for a moment, then looked at old man Zhuang with some dissatisfaction and said, "Grandpa, since we are going to have a treat at home, why don't you tell Aunt Annie?"

Cheng Anni was a little uneasy. She knew that Mr. Zhuang had a bad fight with Zhuang Zhou some time ago, and it wasn't until he went to Yujingyuan for two meals that it eased up a little.Since it was Mr. Zhuang who wanted to treat him, it didn't seem abnormal not to tell her.Hasn't he always been like this?

Cheng Anni was thinking of saying something to round up the atmosphere in the living room, when Mr. Zhuang coughed twice and said to her unnaturally: "I asked Xia Mo to bring his girlfriend back for dinner. The girl It's a girl from the Cao family."

Cheng Anni was slightly stunned, then nodded, "I'll go to the kitchen and discuss the lunch menu with Uncle Qi." When she got up, she was unavoidably confused. The guests are coming soon. Is it really too late to study the menu?Or is it that the old man doesn't take this Miss Cao seriously at all?

Zhuang Chengyan arranged the company's affairs and came back with Emily.Emily has a good relationship with the old man, and the old man is willing to let her come over to have fun when the juniors in the family are present.Besides, some time ago, because of his messy red line, Zhuang Zhou and Emily were separated. If we can take this opportunity to have a good talk, Mr. Zhuang is still very happy to see that the young people in his family are all in harmony. friendly.

Emily suffered from Ling Dongzhi, and when she saw him there, she didn't move forward at all.He greeted everyone with a dull face, and then ran to the kitchen to help Cheng Anni.

Ling Dongzhi made a funny face at Zhuang Zhou with ulterior motives.

Zhuang Zhou, "..."

Zhuang Zhou decided to ignore this bad boy, turned around and asked his father, "Have you contacted Xia Mo?" It's really meaningless.

Zhuang Chengyan shook his head.He doesn't know how other people feel, but his son has been away from this family for more than 20 years, and this is the first time he has visited the house. His mood is quite mixed.

Uncle Qi came in to inform everyone, "Young Master and Miss Cao are here."

Zhuang Chengyan coughed lightly twice, as if he wanted to use this small movement to hide his nervousness.Zhuang Zhou noticed this and sighed quietly in his heart.

He was actually a little nervous.

But when Xia Mo took Cao Mingzhu into the living room of Zhuang's old house, Zhuang Zhou felt that his nervousness was a bit unnecessary.Because Xia Mo looked so natural, as if he had been living here for more than 20 years.He smiled and greeted Mr. Zhuang and Zhuang Chengyan. He even smiled at Cheng Anni and called her "Mrs. Zhuang". Everyone, including Zhuang Lin, was flattered.

However, Zhuang Zhou's heart fluttered all the way and sank to the bottom of the valley.

When Xia Mo appeared in the dealer's old house wearing a friendly mask, all the previous speculations about him were confirmed at this moment.

It was the first time for Cao Mingzhu and the dealer to meet, and they carried Miss Qianjin's money everywhere, and they were extremely reserved.Later, the people who saw the dealer's attitude towards Xia Mo were a little more relaxed.Probably because she was concerned about Xia Mo's feelings, she deliberately avoided Cheng Anni when she spoke, and was very curious about the identity of the other guests, especially Emily, the only female guest of the same age besides her.

Regardless of Emily's personality, she still has a good appearance.Tall and beautiful, generous and decent in speech and demeanor.In contrast, Cao Mingzhu's appearance is very ordinary, with small eyes, thick lips, and she likes to put on airs, not easy to get close to.Emily chatted with her for a few words, and saw that she was indifferent, so she stopped talking.

It should be the responsibility of the hostess to entertain the female guests, but the person who treated the guests today was not Zhuang Chengyan, but Mr. Zhuang.Cheng Anni is a very self-aware person. She is not welcomed by Mr. Zhuang or Xia Mo in the Zhuang family. Cao Mingzhu looks down on her, and she doesn't have the heart to flatter her like this. people.In line with the principle that more things are worse than less things, Cheng Anni sat quietly beside Zhuang Chengyan, and occasionally served a bowl of soup for her husband, Zhuang Lin and Ling Dongzhi Bubucai, without any unnecessary reactions.

Ling Dongzhi originally came here to watch the excitement, so he sat in the magnificent dining room of the dealer and looked around, then leaned over to Cheng Anni and whispered, "Aunt Annie, you are the prettiest among these people." To be honest, Xia Mo brought her back His daughter-in-law is really not good enough, Ling Dongzhi thinks she is just a little bit prettier than Uncle Qi, not even Mr. Zhuang.Of course everyone would say that appearance is not the most important thing, but when Ling Dongzhi thinks of her evil younger brother, he can't like the members of this family from the bottom of his heart.

Cheng Anni smiled, but said angrily, "Naughty."

Cao Mingzhu across the long table watched this scene curiously, and couldn't help asking Xia Mo, "Who is this?"

This handsome young man seems to know everyone in the Zhuang family very well. Mr. Zhuang called him a brat, the third young master of the Zhuang family also called him Mr. Ling, and the second young master Zhuang always helped him pick up vegetables very attentively, as if he was very protective. .

At the end of Xia, when she was about to speak, Cheng Anni said flatly: "Winter Solstice is the founder of the charity fund I am working on, so he can be regarded as my boss."

Hearing what she said, Cao Mingzhu became more and more uncertain about Ling Dongzhi's identity.Subconsciously turned his head to look at the end of Xia, but saw a cold gleam in Mo Xia's eyes, as if he didn't take Ling Dongzhi's existence very seriously.Cao Mingzhu was so curious that she couldn't help kicking Xia Mo's leg under the table.Xia Mo glanced at her, and said expressionlessly: "If you want to know who Ling Dongzhi is, you can directly ask Second Young Master."

There was a sudden silence in the restaurant.

Ling Dongzhi sneered and glanced at Xia Mo who had ulterior motives, didn't he just want to keep him from stepping down, as for being so secretive?He grabbed Zhuang Zhou who was about to speak out, looked at Xia Mo with a slight smile, and said, "No matter who I am, Second Young Master Zhuang, I can say one thing right now: Even if Zhuang Zhou is poor and only has a pair of underpants on, I am also willing to follow him, eat porridge, eat porridge, eat rice, and never leave him for a lifetime. And you, Master Xia, can you confess this to the lady next to you?"

The atmosphere froze subtly.

Xia Mo looked at him expressionlessly, but his eyes turned cold.

Cao Mingzhu looked at him, and then at Xia Mo who was blowing cold air, a little confused as to what had happened.

Ling Dongzhi laughed even more happily, "Look, just for this, I am better than you guys. What do you have to look down on me? Your sense of superiority that you piled up with money is nothing to me. I know you don't even look down on Zhuangzhou, so I don't understand that. In my opinion, he at least lived an upright life and had a clear conscience. Just this one, compared to those duplicity and sanctimonious bastards A few blocks away."

Zhuang Zhou held Ling Dongzhi's hand under the table, the feeling in his heart was sour and sweet, and there was also a hot burning sensation, which was so complex that it could not be described in words.

Zhuang Chengyan coughed.I wanted to say something, but I felt that Mr. Zhuang was still sitting in the upper seat. He didn't say anything, so where would it be my turn to speak?Besides, being a father is a bit embarrassing, Xia Mo won't listen to him, and Ling Dongzhi is not his own son, so it's okay to give a few pointers at ordinary times, but it's not good if you really want to scold others.Turning to look at his wife, he saw a smile on her lips and a look of interest in her eyes.

Zhuang Chengyan raised his head to look at the seat, Mr. Zhuang's face sank like water, his expression didn't look like he wanted to watch the excitement, but he didn't intend to stop it either.Zhuang Chengyan was not sure what his father was thinking, could it be that he was trying to figure out what happened to Xia Mo?He also felt that Xia Mo's actions during this time were a bit too eye-catching?

Zhuang Chengyan followed Xia Mo to think of the Xia family behind him, and began to unconsciously compare Xia Xueying's brothers back and forth.The more I think about it, the more I feel that Xia Mo's actions are not simple.The Xia family used to be in the electrical appliance business, and they built a branch factory at the end of Xia, and then bought Yuancui Building, forming an alliance with the Cao family...

From the beginning, Xia Mo represented not himself, but the entire Xia family.

Presumably, Mr. Zhuang had already guessed this point, so he chose this opportunity to call Xia Mo to his home, to show him that the dealer would never embarrass him.

Zhuang Chengyan's heart sank, and suddenly he felt a little uncomfortable.Is the Xia family using his son as a weapon?

Zhuang Chengyan coughed lightly, "Mo Xia."

At the end of Xia subconsciously turned his head and looked over.This face was no longer the thick-headed boy in memory, but a sharp-edged face that belonged to an adult man, with a firm expression and cold eyes, which made him look aggressive when looking at people.

Zhuang Chengyan sighed, "You are the eldest son of the dealer, no matter what you do, the dealer will support you. But this support is conditional."

Xia Mo's eyes showed the look of "as expected", nodded, and his lips curled up with a slight sarcasm, "You say it. I'm listening."

Zhuang Chengyan looked directly at him, and said word by word: "The condition is: what you are doing is what you really want to do. It is not someone else's will imposed on you, nor is it a result of weighing the interests of all parties. result."

Xia Mo was stunned for a moment, with a look of disbelief in his eyes.

Zhuang Chengyan spread his hands with a calm expression, "Just this one condition. Zhuang Mo, remember that you are the eldest son of the Zhuang family, and this status will never change. I believe you understand what I mean." He put down his hand Napkin, politely said to Mr. Zhuang who was seated above: "Father, I have a meeting this afternoon."

Mr. Zhuang nodded.

Zhuang Chengyan turned around and told Zhuang Zhou and the others, "I'll take a step first, and spend more time with grandpa at home if you have time."

Cheng Anni hurriedly got up and sent her husband out.

Mr. Zhuang's eyes swept over his son and daughter-in-law, then looked back, lightly glanced at the young people in the seat, and finally stopped on Ling Dongzhi's face, and softly reprimanded: "Stinky boy, don't miss it in the future." If you don’t want to go down, talk to your big brother, or I’ll let the guards beat you! Do you hear me!”

Ling Dongzhi grabbed Zhuang Zhou who was about to refute, raised his head and said with a smile: "Grandpa, you misunderstood me, but I'm actually very good. I never take the initiative to bully others."

Mr. Zhuang was so angry that he laughed, "Are you still good? You have the thickest skin."

Ling Dongzhi flattered himself as if he didn't understand what he said, "This is all because of the good teaching of grandpa."

Mr. Zhuang, "..."

Everyone in the seat couldn't hold back their laughter.Mr. Zhuang didn't bother to talk to him anymore, he turned his head and said to Xia Mo: "The child is old, and the old man can't control it anymore. But I also have a word to tell you, even if you didn't grow up in this family, you are here home. Don’t think about left.”

This sentence sounded a little silly at first, but Xia Mo's expression changed slightly.