Do not lie to me

The atmosphere at the dinner table turned cold for a moment, no one spoke, only the sound of the spoon hitting the soup bowl when the young woman named Mrs. Shao was serving the soup.

Then there was a soft and respectful voice in the hall, "Master, have some soup."

Ji Shuping watched the young woman called Madam bring the soup bowl to Master Shao with a smile.He moved his eyes to look at the young man next to the lady, Ji Shuping remembered that his name seemed to be Shao Ji.He looked at Shao Ji as if he had just grown up, with a bit of baby fat on his face, which set off his immature youthfulness, showing his immaturity more and more.With a seventeen or eighteen-year-old son, that Mrs. Shao is still taking care of him so well?

Ji Shuping looked at Mrs. Shao again, and saw that she was smiling, and her smile was not fake, but she didn't move her eyebrows and forehead together.Ji Shuping thought to himself that it was an injection. Shang Xuechen told him that the facial muscles of a person are all moved together when making expressions, and the forehead is no exception. If the forehead does not move together with the eyebrows, then the expression is not sincere. , then it's Botox.Ji Shuping only thought that Mrs. Shao was smiling sincerely, and just took care of her face.

However, will any woman be sincere to a man in his 70s?Probably because he was sincere about money.

Ji Shuping withdrew his gaze and touched the ring on his hand under the table. Unfortunately, his behavior in the afternoon was not predictable. He didn't expect such a ridiculous dinner. If he expected it, he should ask for more from Shang Xuechen , Get some more sweetness from him.

"Okay, don't look at me alone and let others eat, everyone use your chopsticks."

Master Shao obviously wanted to gently remove the embarrassment at the dinner table, and Ji Shuping was obviously not the ignorant junior present, he was still silently touching the wooden ring on his hand under the table.

Hearing the sound of chopsticks hitting the plate, Ji Shuping raised his head, and the embarrassment on Shao Ji's face showed that more than one person was definitely looking at him.

Ji Shuping felt a little sympathetic to him, because the chairman was probably waiting for this opportunity, a suitable opportunity to pre-emptively strike. It's not that he doesn't understand etiquette, it's just that he is not careful enough.

"It's really rude, haven't the elders moved their chopsticks yet?"

When Ji Shuping heard the chairman's words, he could only sigh.This made things difficult. He thought to himself that the chairman was probably furious, and thought that she was ready to hit her with a single blow. Who would have thought that it would be so indifferent at the beginning.Ji Shuping looked at the face of the young Mrs. Shao, the smile on that face did not show panic because of this sentence.

Seeing Mrs. Shao's calmness, he understood that her calmness was not because she was confident, but because she had her back against the mountain.Master Shao put down the spoon, and Ji Shuping closed his eyes, thinking that it was true.

"Xiaoji has lived in the United States for so many years, and he is used to being free and easy. Besides, his mother and I are the only ones who are his elders. You and him are of the same generation. I have already started to move. Why can't he move?"

Ji Shuping touched the ring on his hand, didn't look at the chairman, and was still sitting upright, he didn't need to look to know how ugly the chairman's face is now, after all, that sentence of "peer" really made her lose.

He was looking at Mrs. Shao, but he didn't see any frivolity or even provocation on her face because of being defended.He just saw her bowing her head and handing chopsticks to Master Shao obediently, and then Master Shao patted the back of her hand to comfort her.Only now did Ji Shuping see that this woman is not easy, and yes, after all, only those who can hold their breath are the sure winners.

I don't know if the temperature of the air conditioner was too low, Ji Shuping felt a little cold.He just felt that Shao Ling was a bit pitiful. At that time, Shao Ling thought that he was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai because he lacked the strength that could be recognized, so he took pains to plan to show Master Shao his wrist.It's a pity, it turns out that these are all making wedding dresses for others. Shao Ling, in his 30s, started as a salesman in Shao's family. He was diligent and diligent. It turned out that Mr. Shao never thought that he would be the next successor.

No wonder, the Shao family has never planned a good marriage for Shao Ling, who is in his 30s. illegitimate child.The Shao Ji who suddenly appeared was the recognized next generation of the Shao family. Otherwise, why would he have been hiding abroad for so many years, or how could he have given the title of wife to the young woman on this table, just for the sake of Shao Ji's future.

Master Shao said, "We're all family now, there's no need to confront each other. We still need to help each other when we meet in the mall in the future."

These words sounded like she was letting go of the past, but to the chairman's ears, it was probably just fueling her heart.

Ji Shuping thinks that Shao Ling is really pitiful. He has never seen Master Shao say that he is a family in the Shao family for so many years.Now that it's so easy for a brat.

"Family? It's easy to say, you want me to help this kid, it sounds like a joke. After Shao Ling's death, the outside world saw that the Shao family had no heir, and the stock seemed to have fallen sharply. Now push this kid out, His age and his sudden appearance don't seem to be able to rejuvenate Shaw's stock. Why do you only remember that we are a family now? Want me to help you bring Shaw?"

"Presumptuous, even if you run away and marry, your surname is Shao!"

"I am presumptuous? I would rather my surname is not Shao!"

"Your surname is not Shao, so what do you want? Your surname is your surname? Shen? Their Shen family still relies on our Shao family. I'm afraid I won't drag the Shen family. The Shen family didn't have it back then." I'll help you. Alright, you go and take your husband's family name! Your husband who didn't make a name for himself made some dirty tricks to make the Ji family a mess!"

"So what! Do you think that if Mrs. Shao suddenly appeared after the Shen family knew about it, they would ignore it like I did when the accident happened back then? Even if the Ji family didn't catch your eye before, I'm the one who did it now! What about now? What about now?" Isn't it eye-catching? Didn't you call me over for dinner? This daughter who I didn't recognize before is now talking softly to me about the family, it's ridiculous!"

Ji Shuping didn't bother to listen to their rhetoric, but suddenly became a little more curious, so he asked, "When will Grandpa get this Shao Ji a household?" If this Shao Ji had already entered the Shao family's household registration, Shao Ling would I don't know the truth at all.

With just this one sentence, Ji Shuping saw a little uneasiness on the face of the woman who had always been calm.

"Although I'm in a bit of a hurry, I still have to find a relationship and let them get it done before they return to China." It was Master Shao who answered.Ji Shuping, who has owned the Shao family business for more than 70 years, has no doubts about Mr. Shao's connections, and it takes less than half a day to complete the business.So when did the Shen family notice it?

Ji Shuping looked at Mrs. Shao, and asked with a smile, "Has Madam lived abroad all year round? Did she grow up abroad? Or immigrated there? It should have immigrated, otherwise she grew up abroad How could there be a chance to meet Grandpa?"

The woman on the opposite side returned calm again, "I went to study abroad about ten years ago."

Ji Shuping glanced at Shao Ji beside her, "How old is he?"

When Shao Ji asked himself, he only answered honestly, "Eighteen."

"American born?"

"Domestic born."

"How old did you go to America?"

"It's too small to remember."

Ji Shuping asked Mrs. Shao again, "Madam went to live in America ten years ago, why did Young Master Shao pass there at a very young age?"

"The host family he had been staying with before I went."

Ji Shuping understood.It turned out that he was hiding abroad as an illegitimate child before, probably because Shao Ling's identity as an illegitimate child was made too much noise by his mother back then, so Master Shao didn't want to lose him again, so he simply hid him abroad.The Shao family is the most traditional, and everything is right and proper. When Shao Ling dies, there will be no legal heir. Only the other illegitimate child who has been hiding all the time will be used as the step-wife's child, and given to Fuzheng now, so that she has Mrs. Shao's The title, in name, will not find mistakes like Shao Ling did back then. It doesn't look good on the inside, but it's not bad on the face.

Then Shao Ling's death was probably not an accident, maybe it was planned. If Shao Ling did not die, there would be no chance for this Shao Ji to appear in front of everyone. No wonder even if the police had doubts about the cause of Shao Ling's death, the Shao family They also did not agree to perform an autopsy on Shao Ling, so the funeral was hastily held.

Ji Shuping squinted his eyes and looked at Mrs. Shao opposite, "When did Grandpa and Mrs. Shao become a legal couple?" He saw Master Shao frowned, and said with a smile, "It is necessary to give a plausible explanation for this young master. .”

"It was just completed this year, and it was only said to the outside world that it was signed and married in the United States more than ten years ago, but the wife's behavior was low-key and she never publicized it to the outside world."

So the Shen family knew that Master Shao had signed a marriage contract with another woman this year, and by the way, they found out that another son of Master Shao abroad married this woman who now claimed to be Mrs. Shao. Shao Ling's plan.The Shen family was afraid that their in-law relationship with the Shao family would be weakened from now on, and they also knew that Shao Ling was not favored, so they contacted Shao Ling and wanted the shares in his hands?

The chairman cast some appreciative glances at Ji Shuping.But Ji Shuping didn't mean to target anyone, he just felt a little pity for Shao Ling.Mr. Shao never thought about handing over the Shao family to him, but he probably didn't want him to die. Mrs. Shao was probably impatient, because she felt that if Shao Ling didn't die, they would block the future path of their mother and son.But she coaxed her grandfather to marry her. In the eyes of the traditional Shao family, Shao Ji has an advantage over Shao Ling in identity. Is it because she is worried about Shao Ji's disadvantage in age?After all, Master Shao is about to abdicate when he is old. Shao Ling, who is in his 30s, is calm and experienced, and is more convincing than Shao Ji, who has just grown up. She is afraid that Shao Ling will make some achievements and make Master Shao change his mind?But being able to coax grandpa into signing a marriage contract with her is a trick that cannot be underestimated.

Ji Shuping sighed, the chairman looked over, because he stabbed the opposite person's weak point better than himself, so now he showed a little concern and asked him, "What's wrong?"

"No." Ji Shuping looked up at the people at this table, "I just feel a little sorry that I didn't go to Shao Ling's funeral."

The faces of the people present were a little ugly.Ji Shuping looked at everyone, and finally saw Shao Ji's face. Shao Ji met his gaze, and dropped his chopsticks with a shake of his hand.Everyone looked at Shao Ji, Shao Ji lowered his face, "I'm going to the bathroom." Then he got up and left the suffocating dining room.

Looking at Shao Ji who left in a hurry, Ji Shuping thought to himself that he was still too young to adapt to such an atmosphere.He looked back at the chopsticks that Shao Ji dropped on the table. It was because his hands were unsteady, and the way he was holding the chopsticks was a bit wrong.He thought of Shang Xuechen, and the way Shang Xuechen held his chopsticks was always awkward. He didn't mean to pay attention to Shao Ji, he just missed Shang Xuechen too much. The more suffocating the atmosphere, the more he couldn't help it Thinking of Shang Xuechen, because he misses him so much that even Shao Ji's similar posture of holding chopsticks can attract his attention, making Ji Shuping's longing for Shang Xuechen uncontrollable.

No one spoke at the table, probably because Ji Shuping mentioned Shao Ling.Ji Shuping didn't want to do anything to alleviate the freezing atmosphere, he lowered his head to touch his phone, wanting to quietly send a text message to the person he was thinking about, asking him what he was doing, he thought he just missed Shang Xuechen too much That's all.

After sending the text message, he received a reply immediately, Shang Xuechen told him that he was going to the bathroom.

Ji Shuping went back to the past, I miss you very much.

Then come quickly, I will wait for you in the bathroom.

Ji Shuping couldn't help laughing when he saw this reply, it turned out that he had been waiting for him in the bathroom.Mrs. Shao on the opposite side cast a strange look at him, Ji Shuping had no extra thoughts to deal with anyone at the table, he got up and said, "Sorry, I have to go to the bathroom."

Shao Ji hid in the bathroom hastily, stood in front of the sink and washed his face, then looked up at himself wet in the mirror. He had mentally prepared himself and told himself that this was not a simple meal, but he did not expect It turned out to be easier than he imagined.He hid in the bathroom alone, looked in the mirror and thought, no matter who it is, it would be great if someone could come to cheer him up and tell himself that you are fine.It's a pity that he just returned to China, and he didn't have many close friends at all.

The door of the back compartment opened, and Shao Ji saw the person coming out of the compartment through the mirror, and turned around in surprise and shouted, "Brother Chen? Why are you here?"

Shang Xuechen was looking down at the phone. He didn't wait for Ji Shuping's reply after sending the text message. He could only stare at the screen of his phone. As soon as he got out of the toilet cubicle, he heard someone shouting in surprise. It's Xiaoji.

"Xiao Ji? What a coincidence, are you eating here?"

Shao Ji put away the surprise just now, and replaced it with a look of unhappiness, "Well, having dinner with my family."

family?Speaking of this word, Shao Ji suddenly changed from unhappy to depressed.Does that count as family?Unfamiliar and unkind.

Shang Xuechen put away his phone and walked up to him, "I don't think you are very happy." He took a few tissues from the sink and wiped his dripping temples.

"Because I have been abroad for too long, I am a little timid to face relatives I have never met in China."

Shang Xuechen patted him on the shoulder, "It's okay, there is nothing to be afraid of, are they still cramping you? I think you should stand here. I didn't see you when I came out of the police station. I'm also worried that you will be scolded by your family when you go back."

Shao Ji thought of the scene by the river at that time, Shang Xuechen stubbornly argued with the city management, and felt a little funny with the city management for grabbing the turtle, "After I was taken back by my family, my mother hadn't had time to discipline me, because she said to deal with it first. After the dinner tonight, settle the score with me after the end. But I think she will have enough headaches after going back tonight, and she will probably forget about me. By the way, brother Chen, it was really a shame to leave you alone at the police station I'm sorry, I told my mother to let her take you away with me, but my mother doesn't want to make too much publicity now. "

"It's okay, anyway, I'm not standing here now? How are you feeling better now?"

Shao Ji looked at him with a smile, "Brother Chen, I'm in a much better mood now. Is Brother Chen also having dinner here?"

"Oh, I'm here to find someone. Xiaoji, I went back to the flower shop and wanted to ask the flower shop staff about you, because I was a little worried. Unfortunately, the people in the flower shop didn't tell you the information. What is the mysterious background?"

Shao Ji heard Shang Xuechen say that he was worried about himself, and felt that the anxiety just now had been swept away. Shao Ji did not intend to hide it from him, "My family is actually..."

"Shang Xuechen!"

Shao Ji and Shang Xuechen were startled by a roar from behind, they both turned their heads together and saw Ji Shuping standing at the door.There was a different smile on Shang Xuechen's face, and the hand on Shao Ji's shoulder was also pulled away.Shao Ji just looked at the person who just faced him and turned and ran towards the person standing at the door, and happily blamed, "Why did you come? I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Shao Ji stared blankly at the two people at the door, it turned out that he was the one Shang Xuechen came here to look for, it turned out that he was the one Shang Xuechen was thinking of.