Boss, did you speak well today?

How dare someone ignore me

What is a steward?

Different families may have different answers.

"Butler Su, the cake company has delivered the cakes for the banquet, please check them."

Su Xici went through the boxes and picked out seven or eight cakes with a little bit of cream scraped off during transportation. He said to the person from the cake company: "Please make the same batch again and send it over in person. There must be no damage at all."

"But..." It was just scratching the tip of the cream.

The employee opened his mouth, and the rest of the words were lost in the calm eyes of the other party, "Okay, Steward Su."

"sorry to bother you."

But this person's attitude is so gentle, even if his words seem to be deliberately difficult, it still makes people feel uncomfortable.

"Where is the master's dress?"

"It's ironed and hung in his bedroom."

"Be careful not to use any incense, he is still ill."

"Don't worry, there is no smell in the room."

Su Xici nodded, and asked again: "Where is Mr. Er?"

The Second Mr. He was talking about was Nangongyao, the youngest son of Nangongrong, and the uncle of Nangongran. Because the family business was inherited by Nangongran, Nangongyao could only be a guest of the manor.

"Second Madam and Miss Wennan seem to be dissatisfied with the dresses. Ten minutes ago they were throwing a temper tantrum, saying that if they don't change the dresses, they won't be able to participate in today's banquet."

"Leave the maid alone." It's better not to participate, maybe the guy named Nangong Ran would be more willing, "You find Xiao Qun and ask him to send a few people to guard the second Mr. downstairs. There are a lot of people here today. Keep them safe."

"Yes." The maid immediately went to the person in charge of security at the manor.

"Change the wrapping paper of these flowers and change it to light blue... This kind of paper is too tough, change to another... Spray some water on the petals in advance, okay, wrap it up, and it's almost ready to be placed."

"In this row of goblets, the last two cups are shifted a bit, move it, and pay attention to the tablecloth, don't get wrinkled."

"Has the fountain been cleaned?"

"It was completed yesterday, not only that, but the garden repairs are also over."

"Next time, I will take the initiative to report it myself." Su Xici crossed out each to-do item on his tablet computer.

Everything is in full swing and in an orderly manner.

In just three days, all 120 rooms in the entire Raffi Manor have been cleaned, and the outside gardens, courts, fountains, paths and grass have all been cleaned up.At this moment, 20 chefs, 60 gardeners, 150 servants, 80 bodyguards, drivers, purchasers, horse trainers, warehouse item managers, gun keepers, etc. are all under his command. Get busy.

On the huge lawn behind the manor, a row of long tables enough for 700 people to attend the banquet has been set up.

And this is all to celebrate the arrival of a person.

"Butler Su, the young master's car will arrive at the manor in 5 minutes."

"Okay, I see." Su Xici hung up the phone and immediately sent a message to the people below.

A few minutes later, Nangong Ran's car had already driven into the stone road leading to the manor.

"There seems to be a change here." Max, who was sitting in the passenger seat, whispered curiously.

"After Steward Su took office, he re-did all the roads and added some warm wooden signs on the side of the road." The driver said.

Just as he was talking, a wooden sign flashed past Max's eyes, and he only had time to see a cute cartoon head with his tongue sticking out.

The originally tedious and winding mountain road became interesting.

The backseat clearly sees it differently.

"Vulgar and childish."

Max swallowed the surprise that came to his lips.

However, his eyes focused on the roadside outside the car from time to time, and every time he saw the wooden signs with different shapes on the roadside, his eyes lit up.

At the end, the gate of the manor had already been opened. When Nangong Ran got out of the car, the male and female servants waiting neatly on both sides of the road bowed in unison.

"Hello, Master."

Everyone's movements are uniform, even the angle of bending when bowing is the same, as if copying and pasting.

Nangong Ran stepped forward with an indifferent face, until the end of the line, he only saw the housekeeper he was familiar with, Aunt Mei.

"President, who are you looking for?" Max asked.

"I look like I'm looking for someone?" Nangong Ran's whole body was terrified, and his thick black eyes were like unfathomable whirlpools, brewing an undersea storm.

Max shook his head quickly. The man kept his eyes on and looked indifferent, but he just felt that this man had been looking for someone in the crowd.

"A certain person is obviously just a servant, yet he dares to be so bold as to ignore my arrival."

Aunt Mei and Max looked at each other blankly.

The expression on Nangong Ran's face became even colder.

"Who asked for leave today?"

"No one asks for leave, everyone in the manor is here." Aunt Mei said.

Very good, there are hands and feet that are not sick, but dare not come out to meet him.

"Oh, you mean Steward Su, right?" Aunt Mei finally came to her senses, "Mr. Er suddenly had an urgent matter, and he went over to deal with it."

It turned out that they knew he was coming and were busy hugging their thighs to find a way out.

Flicking the broken hair in front of his forehead with his fingers, the corners of Nangong Ran's mouth slightly curled up, showing a bloodthirsty smile, "Go, let's see how the old man is recovering first."

The magnanimous President Ben allowed him to die a few minutes later.

-

Su Xici didn't mean not to greet Nangong Ran, after he gave the order to welcome, Xiao Qun called and said that Miss Wen Nan was embarrassing the bodyguards and they didn't know what to do.

He didn't expect that Nangong Ran would miss him after only a few minutes of delay here.

At this moment, he was standing between the bodyguard and Nangong Minnan. Seeing him, this headstrong lady rolled her eyes in boredom, and showed a nasty smile, playing with the red rose in the vase , She grabbed it with her fingers, and the whole group of petals was crushed by her and scattered on the ground.

"Only when the dog is beaten can you see the leading dog come to support the field. Butler Su is really busy." She was wearing a long white satin dress, leaning her back against the precious golden nanmu table, looking at the scene with a half-smile. He, "Unfortunately, a dog will only be a dog after all. If you give him a bone, he just wags his tail and barks in favor."

"Is there anything wrong with these bodyguards?" Su Xi asked.

"Walking around downstairs, it's blocking my eyes." Nangong Minnan smiled, her red lipstick filled the perfect curve of her lips, full of arrogance, "Why, I paid him a few hundred thousand annual salary, Isn’t it just because of his resistance to beating, if he can’t bear it, he can quit his job, get kicked by high heels a few times and get hundreds of thousands, and there are still many people rushing to do it.”

At the end, she looked at the bodyguard who was bullied by her.The other party was wearing black sunglasses and couldn't see his expression clearly. He just lowered his head under her domineering gaze.

Satisfied, she turned her gaze back to the person standing upright in front of her, avoiding rose thorns with her fingers, narrowing her eyes slightly, and the green stalk passed across the chest of the person opposite, as if to tear open his formal suit shirt.

"The more you don't like it on the surface, the more serious you look, maybe you are already imagining what it would be like to be stepped on your back with stiletto heels."

She moved closer to Su Xici, the person who had just tortured Rose still had its residual fragrance on her body.

"Do you think I'm right, Steward Su?" Her breath was like a poisonous snake, tightly entangled.

"Miss Wen Nan, I have to correct you. It's not that you paid hundreds of thousands, but Mr. Nangong Ran pays a large sum of money for the operation of the manor every year. You, as well as your parents, live in the manor temporarily. The guests here." Su Xici calmly took a step back and opened the distance, without any fluctuation in his eyes, "The nature of it is very different."

As soon as Nangong Ran was mentioned, Nangong Minnan's entire expression changed. After taking a few deep breaths, she calmed down again, and sneered at a volume that the two of them could hear: "He's coming back today. Do you think he will be like me?" Easy to talk? Oh, yes, I forgot, you have never been in contact with him before, right? That's good, I will show mercy and give you three days to regret it."

Su Xici's answer was the same as before, "We only follow the employer's arrangement."

She is not an employer and has no right to dictate anything about them.

Nangong Minnan was so angry that her lips were deformed, she gritted her teeth and grabbed the handbag, "Remember what you said today, Su Xici, one day your employer tortures you so much that your life is worse than death, and you can't get rid of it, then come to join us at that time, I'll take care of you." It’s not so easy to talk about.”

Su Xici didn't even lift an eyelid.

Seeing that this person was about to leave, he turned his body, stopped him, and looked at him expressionlessly.

"What are you doing?" The red and delicate nails grabbed the handbag tightly.

"Miss Wen Nan, this bodyguard was seriously injured by you, and you need to pay the corresponding medical expenses, nursing expenses, compensation for slow work and mental damage."

"Why?" She raised her head domineeringly and looked at him with disdain.

"You also said just now that you just took it out on him because you were in a bad mood. This is an intentional injury. According to the current injury situation, you should spend at least a few days in the detention center." Su Xici calmly explained the fact, "Of course , you can resolve this issue privately."

Nangong Wennan was taken aback, and tried to calm down, "You think I'm afraid?"

"Whether you are afraid or not, I don't know, but Mr. Nangong Ran of the main house must be very happy to hear the news and will be happy to help you."

"Don't you just want to get some more stinky money?" Mentioning this name, Nangong Minnan immediately lowered her head, angrily took out a check and pen from her handbag, wrote a number casually, tore off the check, and threw it on Su In front of Xi Ci and the bodyguard, "Hurry up and get out, poor ghost."

Su Xici signaled to the bodyguard, who picked up the check, and the two left the room.

"Butler Su, thank you just now." The bodyguard handed him the check, "The attitude of their family is very different from that of the master, and it is completely impossible to tell that they are a family."

Su Xici said without raising his hand, "This is yours."

"Don't you just get kicked by a woman? There's nothing wrong with it. Why do you need so much money?" The bodyguard laughed. These bodyguards just don't know what to do with this woman. It's okay to beat down, the skin is rough and the flesh is thick, there is nothing to worry about.

Unexpectedly, after hearing the news, Su Xici rushed over as quickly as possible to stand up for him in front of his employer, which moved the bodyguards present a little.

"Okay, it's going to be very busy and chaotic tonight, everyone cheer up and keep your eyes bright." Su Xici said kindly.

"Guaranteed nothing will go wrong."

Before chatting for a few words, Su Xici heard a voice calling him again, and he arranged for him to go to the lobby of the main residence to find Aunt Mei.

"Is there anything urgent?" Su Xici rushed over.

"Where did you go just now?" Aunt Mei pulled him aside, "The young master just asked about you."

"Ask me?" Su Xici was a little puzzled, "I remember... the young master and I have never met before."

In the flashing memory of the original owner, he had never seen it before.

-

In the bedroom of the main house, Nangong Ran was sitting by the bed, holding the old and withered hand of the person on the bed.

"The manor has changed a lot." He hasn't been back for two years, and there are strange places everywhere.

Although there was little affection for this place before, it can even be said to be disgusting.

"It's all due to Susu."

Susu?It's so disgusting.

"Do you feel that this place is much brighter?" Nangong Rong said with a smile.

"It's a mess."

Here's what he has to say about it.

"It seems that you have a bit of an opinion on him." Nangong Rong said, "He is young, with a good personality and strong ability, but he is a bit boring. You can observe and observe, can you be your right and left hand, and take him out more often? , Don’t always stay in the lifeless manor, with me, an old man who is about to enter the soil, after a long time, I will become an old man.”

"I trust him so much because he is Uncle Bo's child?" Su Xiqi's 26-year identity experience has long been placed on his desk.What he was asking at the moment was Nangong Rong's personal opinion of this person, which was very important to how he would act.

"Abo has devoted 35 years to the Nangong family. His child is also an excellent housekeeper." Nangong Rong said with a smile, "But this is not the only reason." He is not a person who trusts others easily.

"You'll know, if you stay here for a while," he said.

"I also have this plan." Nangong Ran squeezed his hand, "If I don't clean up the mess around you, I can't go back to Country M with peace of mind."

-

When the lights came on, all the guests downstairs had already arrived and were seated one by one.

The banquet is about to begin, only waiting for the most important people tonight.

Nangong Ran opened the door, his bedroom was still in the familiar color style, even the book he opened before he left was still frozen on that page, and the bookmark was still his unique way of clipping.The code paper that was left aside was still randomly arranged in the same way, and the angle did not change at all.

It was as if nothing had changed, no one had touched his things.He is very satisfied.

But everything has actually changed, I haven't been here for two years, it is spotless, the air is fresh, everything is so clean and tidy, even the white paper has not been yellowed by the sunlight outside the window.

I don't know who it is, so careful and thoughtful, moistening things and considering everything silently.

There was an extra row of clothes at the end of the bed, which was prepared for his banquet tonight.

Nangong Ran took off his clothes and went to take a bath slowly.

downstairs.

"Butler Su, it's time for the dinner party to start." A person said.

"Has the master come down?" Su Xi asked.

"It's already down."

"How are things going in the kitchen?"

"It's already ready."

Aunt Mei sighed, "Young master is the only one missing."

Su Xici stared at the pointer on the watch, his face sank little by little.

Let everyone wait for him alone in the cold wind, even if it is the finale, it must be reasonable.

Su Xici worked tirelessly for three full days just for this banquet.

Now, being so slighted by a person.

"The young master has always been like this, and the guests are all used to it." Aunt Mei saw that his expression was not very good, and explained for him, "You will know later, it's a trivial matter, just get used to it."

Su Xici's lips were so straight that he couldn't detect his emotions if he didn't pay attention.

"Serve the snacks and fruits first, and postpone the appetizers." He ordered in a gentle voice.

"Yes."

The attendants entered the banquet with trays one after another, and shuttled among the guests calmly.

The lamp stands on the grass gave off a faint yellow light, and the shadows were vague, and the whispers and laughter between the tables and seats came from time to time.

Su Xici turned his eyes around, pinching the ear wire to answer the words of the person in the earphone, just as he lowered his head, there was a commotion from the side of the banquet.

A big man with beards came out from the bushes not far away, glanced fiercely in the direction of the banquet, his brows were furrowed deeper, and he looked even more intimidating.

"Who is this person?"

"I don't know how to get here."

"It doesn't look like he came to a banquet, look at the way he is dressed."

The big man's face trembled, and he shouted: "Nangong Ran, you still have the face to go back to China! Come out!"

Under the cold moon, the man took out a black pistol/gun from his arms.

"what!!"

"What's going on!" The guests who were close to the banquet stood up in panic, fear gradually spread inward, and more and more people ran back rolling and crawling.

"I'm going to kill you!"

"He has a gun!"

"Run!"

"Nangong Ran, come out!" The big man roared uncontrollably, approaching step by step, his hand holding the gun trembled across the crowd, everyone's hearts trembled, for fear that his gun would go off unexpectedly.

"To kill, to kill!"

"Now that you're a grandson, believe it or not, I'll kill your cronies and friends, let them see how stupid you are, and if you have the ability to stand up and confront me!"

"Nangong Ran, if you don't let me have a good life, I won't let you have a good life either!" the big man shouted with his face flushed.

In an instant, he felt a dangerous sight, and he was about to turn his head to look for it.

"Bang!!"

All pictures are still.

A bullet jumped out of the gun barrel, passing across the muscular cheek of the big man, taking away a trace of blood, and sinking into the dark and gloomy arched by the woods in the distance.

The light gunpowder smoke dissipated at the mouth of the barrel, and the light reflected by the silver-rimmed glasses flashed through the scope of the shotgun.

Su Xici's amber eyes were half-sunken, and the color warmer than honey was filled with a frosty aura at the moment, and the murderous intent radiating out could penetrate that person's heart better than bullets.

The big man collapsed and knelt down on the ground in fright.

The guests present were so frightened that they forgot to run away, and when they came back to their senses, they were beyond shocked.

Su Xici blinked and returned to normal, put down the shotgun, raised his hand to support the glasses frame, turned around, and calmly bowed slightly to the guests.

Behind him, the belated bodyguards quickly kicked the gun away from the man's hand, twisted the man behind his back, gagged his mouth and dragged him out.The servants are well-trained to clean up all kinds of traces left behind.

"I'm sorry to surprise everyone. It's just a little fun. Don't worry too much. Please enjoy the food to your heart's content. Tonight's dinner officially begins."

He is gentle, decent and generous, even the expression on his face is impeccably gentle.

Everything is under his control.

What is a steward?

For the Nangong family, he is a strict enforcer of the family rules.

He is also the most loyal guardian of the manor territory.

"Butler Su, are you okay?" Xiao Qun came over, hesitating to speak.

"Mr. Xiao, before you get off work tomorrow afternoon, you'd better give the master a satisfactory answer. Otherwise," Su Xici casually threw the shotgun to the administrator, "I'm afraid you and all the brothers in your manor will Changed."

It's not just dismissal, but to make them unable to get along in the security industry anymore.

"Butler Su, I'm the man..." Xiao Qun wanted to explain something, but unfortunately he had already gone away.

In a place where no one was looking, Su Xici sniffled, the smell of gunpowder smoke lingering on his body for a long time, pervasive.His brows could not help but tighten even more, and a look of boredom flashed across his face.

Suddenly, he held his trembling left hand, stopped, restrained his expression, and looked up.

There is a person on the balcony wrapped by white marble railings on the second floor.

Nangong Ran was wearing a black dress, lazily resting his hands on the railing.

The smoke flicked in his hand, and the red stars burst into dazzling light in the night sky.

The corners of his mouth reveal three parts of sneer, three parts of indifference, and four parts of indifference. His thick and fiery eyes, like an abyss, seem to be sucking in Su Xici and crushing them, with the boundless night and the tenderness of the lights. Nothing left.

As high as an emperor, the world should surrender at his feet.

The white soot fell slowly, and Su Xici seemed to smell the smoke in his hand, which was no different from the smell of gunpowder smoke on his body.

The corners of his mouth have exercised perfect muscle responses when facing others countless times, and at this moment, they help him pull out a suitable arc.

He pushed his silver-rimmed glasses and bowed slightly upwards.

"Master."