good handedness

"Wow, Xiaobai, when did you buy a new watch?"

As soon as He Yubai sat down on the sofa, Ouyang Yanyu grabbed his wrist and carefully studied the watch Mo Yifan gave him.He Yubai hastily motioned him to keep his voice down, and cast his eyes pointedly at Mo Yifan who was politely greeting his elders.

"Uncle Mo gave it." He explained in a low voice.

During the day, he and Leng Jin accompanied Mo Yifan to shop around the mall all day to buy meeting gifts, and they were so tired that they were worse than working night shifts for three consecutive days.Fortunately, the holiday counter closed early, and if I bought any more, there would be no room in the trunk of Leng Jin's off-road vehicle.Mo Yifan prepared gifts for everyone present today, swiping the cards made He Yubai dizzy.I heard that there were two dogs at the door, so they all went to the parking lot and went back to buy a pair of expensive collars.

He Yubai knew in his heart that Mo Yifan was afraid that the Zheng family would look down on his son, so he tried his best to save face for his son.So he didn't stop him, just buy it, the old man pays attention to superficiality, let them be polite.

Ouyang Yanyu has a deep research on luxury goods, and he recognized it as a limited edition at a glance.Holding He Yubai's hand, he said sourly: "Hey, this watch is not cheap. You have an Aston Martin on your wrist. Leng Jin's father really loves his daughter-in-law."

As he said that, he gave Zheng Yuhuang a blank look—look at his mother-in-law, and then at your family, he almost gave birth to a grandson, so far he hasn't expressed any signs of it.

It took Zheng Yuhuang a few glances to react.He fumbled in his pocket, took out a bunch of keys and handed them to Ouyang Yanyu: "Dad said, the apartment that Dad invested in behind Wall Street will be your engagement ceremony, and when you return to New York, you have time to complete the transfer. Live in it, sell it if you don’t like it.”

"No, I don't lack a house for your family." Even though he said that, Ouyang Yanyu couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.

What you want is not expensive things, but a heart.

He Yuxi and her boyfriend were still on the airport expressway, so they had to wait for them to come back before eating.Qi Yuhui took Ouyang Yanyu to set off fireworks on the beach outside the villa, while He Yubai and Leng Jin watched from the balcony.Luo Junhao followed to join in the fun, but was almost sprayed by the suddenly falling fireworks tube.If it weren't for Zheng Yuhuang's sharp eyesight and quick hand to grab him, everyone would have missed this year.

The elders sat around the table in the living room playing poker and chatting, but He Quan was the one who really kept talking, He Yu occasionally answered a sentence when no one spoke to him, and Mo Yifan just listened with a smile on his face.Zheng Zhijie never had a smile on his face when he heard that his daughter was going to bring her boyfriend back. In addition, Zheng Zhiqing pretended to be crying when she saw Leng Jin. He Quanxin said that the two brothers were just a good pair. The big and small cats in the playing cards - two funny faces.

"Chinese New Year, don't be unhappy, besides, there are still guests."

He Quan secretly poked Zheng Zhiqing's lower back, turned his head and passed the words into his ear.The parents-in-law are gone, and the children didn’t have time to come back when they were abroad. After thirty, it’s mostly just the four of them getting together for a meal. It hasn’t been this lively in a few years.

Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, why not be happy, who will show a bad face?

Zheng Zhiqing cleared her throat, and turned her eyes to Mo Yifan, as if looking for something to say: "I heard that Mr. Mo is engaged in stage plays, and he also studied this major before?"

"I used to learn oil painting." Mo Yifan originally felt that the atmosphere on the table was a little awkward, but he was relieved when he saw that his in-laws took the initiative to talk to him.

"Oh, which university?" Zheng Zhiqing is used to this way of communication. When meeting people who need to make friends in social situations, they start chatting from the university. Maybe they can find an alumni to shorten the distance.As soon as He Quan heard that, he quickly knocked his knee under the table - he was going to have a baby at nineteen, now you ask him which university he went to?There is a bag in my mind!

"Nanqing University of Arts." Mo Yifan was very calm, "But I went to France in my sophomore year to study at the Dunkirk Academy of Fine Arts."

"Nanqing University of Arts?" He Yu looked sideways at Zheng Zhijie, who was wondering what he was thinking, "Zhijie, Mr. Mo is your alumni."

Zheng Zhijie recovered, nodded to Mo Yifan and said, "I'm from the School of Advertising."

"I've seen you." Mo Yifan smiled at him, his tone and eyes brought Zheng Zhijie's thoughts back to many years ago, "The alumni association 40 years ago, when you returned to school as an honorary alumni to give a speech, we There was a chance."

Now Zheng Zhijie remembered.At the school celebration dinner, Leng Hongwu, who is also an honorary alumnus of Nanqing University of Arts, introduced a freshman to him, saying that he was good at oil painting and could draw advertising posters for Zheng's Pharmaceutical Factory.The freshmen of the art department had to rely on the support of their seniors if they wanted to gain commercial fame, but Zheng Zhijie didn't take it too seriously at the time, and responded casually, but there was no further text behind.

He still remembered seeing the student get into Leng Hongwu's car from a distance after the dinner.The reason why I was deeply impressed by this incident was that at that time Leng Hongwu was notoriously fond of his wife, and never fooled around with their unmarried second sons, let alone taking a college student into his car in the middle of the night .

It's just that it's been a long time, and he has long forgotten the name and appearance of that freshman, and now he matches the number.

Zheng Zhijie subconsciously looked back at Leng Jin who was standing outside the floor-to-ceiling window, then turned to look at Mo Yifan, and said casually, "I don't remember what happened so long ago."

Mo Yifan smiled and said, "I guess so. You have met many people, so you definitely won't remember me."

Zheng Zhijie smiled dryly, then stood up and patted his younger brother on the shoulder: "You guys play first, Zhiqing, come to the study, there is a contract to read for me."

"It's Chinese New Year today, don't talk about work." He Yu advised him.

"A matter of two minutes."

As Zheng Zhijie said, he gave Mo Yifan a meaningful look.

Explaining his guess to his younger brother in the study, Zheng Zhijie looked at him, waiting to hear his opinion.Since ancient times, illegitimate children have been despised by others, and even literary works have no room for them.Edmund, the villain in Shakespeare's masterpiece "King Lear", has killed as many people as possible in order to justify his illegitimate son's identity.

Zheng Zhiqing frowned slightly, sighed and said: "Actually, I also had doubts, and I asked Xiaobai, but he refused to admit it... Leng Jin is a good person, and his business is not to be picky, and Ah Quan always said that he I thought, hey, as long as Xiaobai likes it, let him go."

"You can do it yourself."

Zheng Zhijie didn't discriminate against Leng Jin, he just didn't want He Yubai to find someone with a strong sense of inferiority.Judging from his nearly 70 years of life experience, he would never be happy living with that kind of person.

"Oh, the roses that have been raised so hard, are just taken away like this... I'm really not reconciled." Zheng Zhiqing leaned back in the chair, took the cigar from Zheng Zhijie, and lit it with a lighted match.He doesn't usually smoke, but occasionally comes to his brother to relax with a good Cuban cigar.

"I'm just waiting to see what Yuxi brings me back." Zheng Zhijie sucked on his cigar resentfully, "Brat, if you dare to pick on my daughter, don't care if he's an executive of a foreign bank or his father Interpol, break your leg first when you enter the door!"

Zheng Zhiqing nodded: "I put Lao Qi's dragon-headed cane next to the shoe cabinet for you. Take it easy and pay attention to your heart. If it doesn't work, I'll beat him for you."

Zheng Zhijie patted his younger brother on the shoulder with a smile——Brother Dahu, at the critical moment, it is still the brother who is the best.

But when He Yuxi brought her boyfriend into the house, Zheng Zhijie stretched out his arm towards the leading cane, but He Yu slapped it away.The Chinese-French boy named Daniel speaks fluent Chinese. He called Dad when he entered the door, and gave He Yu a warm hug, which made his mother-in-law smile.Zheng Zhijie didn't dare to roll his eyes in front of his daughter, so he forced a smile and shook hands with his future son-in-law with stiff arms.

To say that this young man is really not picky just by looking at his appearance: visually, he is 1.9 meters tall, with black hair and green eyes.

He Yuxi's personality is similar to that of He Yubai, they are both restrained.But from her expression, it can be seen how happy a woman bathed in the river of love is.

"What a nice boy." He Yu looked at his daughter and son-in-law who were leaning sweetly together, with a satisfied expression on his face, "I don't think there is any problem matching our Yu Xi."

"I'll go upstairs and take a pill."

Zheng Zhijie felt that he was about to suffer another heart attack.

Everyone is here, sit down and eat.As the head of the family, Zheng Zhijie introduced each other to the strangers present, and then raised a red wine glass to wish everyone a happy New Year, announcing the official opening of the New Year's Eve dinner.For a while, the table was full of wine and wine, and the atmosphere was harmonious and harmonious. Even the two prospective father-in-laws who had been putting on a cold face finally smiled a little.

"When there is a small one next year, it will be even more lively." He Quan said to He Yu.

He Yu nodded, and asked He Yubai with a smile, "When do you plan to do it?"

He Yu blushed, turned his head to look at Leng Jin, but didn't speak.Leng Jin hasn't proposed yet, so he can't answer this question.

Mo Yifan saw that the younger one was speechless, so he continued next to him: "Let the young people decide on their own, we are from our hometown, it's useless to urge you any longer."

"Dad, it's up to you to decide." Leng Jin quietly held He Yubai's hand under the table, "We can do it anytime."

This was Leng Jin's first time calling Mo Yifan "Dad". He didn't care, but Mo Yifan's eyes were red, and the words stuck in his throat.Zheng Zhiqing coughed dryly on the opposite side, and then He Quan pinched his thigh, so he could only force a smile dryly.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting awkward again, Mo Yifan patted Leng Jin's arm lightly: "Ah Jin, toast Zheng Dong and the others for me."

Leng Jin stood up and offered tea instead of wine to everyone.Everyone here knows that he can't drink alcohol. If he has an emergency and needs to go back, how can he use a scalpel when he is dizzy?

As a Chinese-French mixed race, it is not the first time for Daniel to celebrate the Chinese New Year, and he knows the rules at the dinner table.After watching Leng Jin finish his toast, he picked up his own wine glass and started to toast Zheng Zhijie in turn.When he came to Mo Yifan, he heard the other party speak French to him, and immediately felt a sense of intimacy.

"I wish you all the best." He said to Mo Yifan.

Mo Yifan raised his wine glass and said with a smile, "I'm not in good health, so I can't drink too much. You can do whatever you want."

"Well, then don't drink."

Daniel casually pressed Mo Yifan's wrist, his eyes froze suddenly - he saw a tattoo of a rose entwined with thorns on the inside of the other's wrist.

This person, could it be...

Daniel suppressed the doubts in his heart, finished a round of toasts, then said that he wanted to pay New Year's greetings to his parents, and went to the balcony to make a phone call.After a while, he returned to the dining table, bowed and whispered in Zheng Zhijie's ear, "Dad, is there a place where we can talk privately?"

Zheng Zhijie almost had a heart attack when he was called "Dad".

I thought that Daniel was going to have a "conversation between men and men" with himself as a son-in-law, but I didn't expect that as soon as the door of the study was closed, Zheng Zhijie heard him say: "Dad, there is a criminal in your family. "

Zheng Zhijie couldn't care about the heart attack anymore, he frowned and asked, "Who?"

"That Mr. Mo Yifan, oh no, I'm not sure if his real name is that." Daniel showed Zheng Zhijie the photos on his phone, "He has more than a dozen aliases, and he was tracked down by my father for many years before he retired. The suspect. I just spoke with my father on the phone and confirmed that he was sentenced to life imprisonment and should still be detained in Boya Hai Prison."

Seeing the standard photo of Mo Yifan many years ago on the phone screen, Zheng Zhijie flickered a question mark in his heart.

"What crime did he commit?"

Daniel told him bluntly: "Counterfeiting art, checks, and identity theft have been defrauded for years in various European countries with impunity, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. Since my boyhood, my father's study has been covered with posters about him. Clue. I saw the rose tattoo on his wrist, and I remembered the exact same hand-painted drawing in the study, so I went to ask my father for confirmation. Just now, my father told me that it was this characteristic identified by many victims that scattered people in various regions. The cases are connected."

"..."

Zheng Zhijie frowned, rubbing his chin and pacing back and forth in the room.This is so lively, there is actually a criminal in the family who should have been locked in prison!

Just as he was thinking about which way to find a relationship to take care of this matter, Daniel's cell phone rang.After answering the phone, Daniel said to him with shame on his face: "Sorry, Dad, I was impulsive... Dad just confirmed with the prosecutor that Mr. Mo agreed to help Interpol track down criminals who forged art and financial documents. Sentenced, he's a free man now."

Hearing this, Zheng Zhijie raised his hand.

"No, you did the right thing. Our family can't associate with scammers."

TBC