Chapter 11: Birthday Party
Gu Xiaobai got up early in the morning, today is Long Xiangyu's birthday party, and it is also the first time that Gu Xiaobai has returned to his own job after returning from Japan. I didn't sleep well last night, because there were two phone calls in the middle of the night, first Long Xiangyu wanted to make sure if she had returned, and then Long Eryuan called and told her to work the next day.
Gu Xiaobai simply washed up, and then ran to the breakfast shop at the entrance of the alley to buy a fried dough and soy milk, ate and drank to his heart's content, and started his daily fixed project: weight-bearing cross-country. Inside his tracksuit, he had a sandbag of fifty pounds strapped to him, but he wasn't enough, because it was the best thing he could find at home, and he had to make do with it.
Time has passed, this place is no longer what it was five years ago, Gu Xiaobai can only hastily run ten kilometers in a relatively remote place and return.
After changing into a set of clean clothes, Gu Xiaobai put a delicately packaged box into his pocket, this was the gift he prepared for Long Xiangyu. Since she promised others, it's always difficult to eat and drink for nothing, plus she is her own boss, so it's a bit unreasonable to go empty-handed. Gu Xiaobai went out and stopped a taxi and drove towards the suburbs.
Located at the foot of the mountain villa area from the morning to the flow of people, the people who live here have long been strange, here is a famous villa area, live are dignitaries, these people to carry out some business or political activities between the normal can be, three days two such a scene has long been accustomed to people.
At this time, a dilapidated taxi slowly stopped at the door of the villa area, and a neatly dressed young man got out of the car. The young man is burly, and he can feel the clear muscle lines even through his shirt, and at first glance he is a young man who is keen on fitness.
"What?50 yuan?Are you mistaken?" Gu Xiaobai shouted through the co-pilot's window.
"Damn, if you hit the meter, just ask me for 50, I can run here at this point, you dare to ask me for 50?" The young man's angry roar caused a group of rich people who had just gotten off the bus to turn their heads and look over.
"Then you said it earlier, you just ran over by yourself. The driver looked disdainful and mocked in a strange manner.
"What kind of attitude do you have? Believe it or not, I'm going to sue you, this is a civilized world, not a primitive society!" Gu Xiaobai said eloquently, as if he had sworn to fight the evil forces to the end.
The two quarreled for a long time, and finally the driver compromised, collected 30, and left with a puddle of spit.
Long Xiangyu's villa has been decorated inside and out, and it can be seen that it is very careful, and it is plastered with photos of Long Xiangyu everywhere.
At this time, the villa has been crowded with people, there is no doubt that they are some dignitaries, this is a rare opportunity, Long Jin's only daughter has a birthday, they smell the smell of interests from here, they will gather here like a swarm of flies, although it is a birthday party on the surface, but the essence is an opportunity for communication between the upper class, and it is also the best time to tie up Long Jin.
The waiters in uniform in the courtyard are still busy, and it is not easy to serve so many difficult people at the same time, but fortunately, there is enough salary to pay.
Gu Xiaobai was looking around, but suddenly someone patted him on the shoulder, and turned his head to see that it was Li Xuefei who was carrying out the protection mission with him.
"Xiangyu also mentioned you just now, you are still looking around here as a personal bodyguard. ”
"There are too many people to find the person I want to protect. Gu Xiaobai scratched his head in embarrassment.
"The birthday party hasn't started yet, how can she be here, go to the second floor. ”
The two kept moving forward in the crowd, and finally came to the stairs indoors, at this time, two black-clothed people were guarding the staircase, and when they saw Li Xuefei, the two of them got out of the way together.
Long Xiangyu was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of her room, looking at the people in the courtyard. She was wearing a pale pink dress and long skirt, her hair was coiled on top of her head with a delicate silver hairpin, and her face was already covered with light makeup, which was glamorous and moving.
At this time, Long Xiangyu did not have any expression on her face, but her eyes were full of boredom, since she had a memory, every birthday party was like this, a group of people got together to stammer with each other by giving themselves a reason to celebrate their birthdays, and she could be regarded as seeing the hypocritical faces of these people since she was a child.
The door was suddenly opened, and it was Li Xuefei and Gu Xiaobai who came in.
"You're finally here, and I'm going to fire you. Long Xiangyu was still expressionless, and her tone was very serious.
"No, I haven't made it to the first month's salary. Gu Xiaobai smiled bitterly.
"Haha, just kidding, quick, show me the present. Long Xiangyu's face became faster than turning a book, and she instantly returned to the state of a little girl and walked in front of Gu Xiaobai.
"How can you ask for a gift from a guest like this? ”
"You're not a guest, you're my employee, and you have to do whatever I tell you to do. Long Xiangyu looked serious.
"Damn, aren't you just buying my dignity with money?"
"Yes, so what?"
"Okay, please give me a salary increase as soon as possible, my dignity will appreciate. Gu Xiaobai smiled and took out a black gift box and handed it to her.
Long Xiangyu carefully opened the box, and there was a small dagger inside, but it was not accurate enough, it was actually made into the shape of a dagger from a shell, and the whole body was crystal white, without a trace of cracks, and it was completely integrated.
"Wow, it's beautiful, what is this?" Long Xiangyu's expression was like that of a little girl, and her surprise was beyond words.
"It's a dagger made of shells, but there's nothing in itself, the point is in its story. ”
"Then tell me about it. Long Xiangyu shook his arm.
The door opened again, and a waitress leaned out and said, "Miss, your father is here." ”
Long Xiangyu's expression instantly collapsed.
"I'll tell you when I'm done. Gu Xiaobai smiled.
"Okay, but I love it. Long Xiangyu put the box away, turned around and walked out of the room, and Gu Xiaobai and the others followed.
On the first floor of the villa, everyone made a way out of the way, and a man with a serious expression walked in under the protection of the bodyguards, he was already in his sixties, but his expression was full of heroism, which was directly related to the position he had been in for many years.
"Dad. Long Xiangyu shouted expressionlessly.
"Well, good daughter, how are you preparing?" Long Jin's tone was stiff, completely the image of a wooden father who was not good at expressing himself.
"What is there to prepare for, the eldest brother has taken care of everything. ”
At this time, a middle-aged man walked out of the crowd, at first glance he looked very similar to Long Eryuan, but he was fatter than him, this person was Long Jin's eldest son Long Yiyuan, who was also a famous businessman.
"Father. Long Yiyuan bowed his head slightly.
Long Jin hummed casually, and glanced at Gu Xiaobai again, his eyes were in a trance for a moment.
Behind Long Yiyuan, Long Eryuan also came over, but he only came as Long Xiangyu's brother, and the protection of the venue had been entrusted to Li Xuefei.
"Commander Long, on Xiangyu's birthday today, our Gao family doesn't have anything particularly precious to get hold of, and I hope Commander Long won't dislike it." A man with a flattering expression approached Long Jin with a jewelry box in his hand.
The lid opened, and inside was a diamond, and although they had seen too many things like this, it was the first time that it had been this size. The diamond was the size of a pigeon's egg.
"Mr. Gao is attentive, since this is a gift to the little girl, of course, it depends on whether she likes it or not. Long Jin looked at Long Xiangyu.
Gu Xiaobai clearly saw the resistance in her eyes, she seemed to be disgusted with such a scene, but she was forbearing, she had been doing this kind of thing for more than ten years, and she was already familiar with it.
"Thank you, Uncle Gao, Xiangyu likes it very much. Long Xiangyu greeted him with a smile and took the jewelry box.
Originally, Gu Xiaobai thought that this diamond was already a very decent gift here, but he didn't expect that the people who appeared in the back could drop his jaw, and he hadn't even seen many things, only heard Li Xuefei next to him say that these things cost tens of millions.
After a while, the table behind him was already full of gifts, and most of the people here could be considered to have completed their task, as long as they gave gifts in front of Long Jin, in order to let Long Jin remember themselves, of course, the more expensive the gift, the more impressive.
After that, it was all the normal process, such as singing birthday songs, cutting cakes, and opening champagne, and Long Xiangyu kept a good control of her expressions, and didn't let anyone notice her dislike here. Gu Xiaobai and Li Xuefei stood not far behind her with a group of black-clothed people, scanning the venue vigilantly, not letting go of any suspicious person.
"Today's Little Girls' Day, first of all, thank you for enjoying the light. Long Jin knocked on the cup, and the scene fell silent.
"In the past few years, Xiaonu has done her best for Longyu Group, which is obvious to everyone, but she is just a girl after all, and she has always been in the most important position of the group, so I decided to let my son Long Yiyuan take over her position and become the executive director of Longyu Group. ”
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of exclamations at the scene, and after a moment of disbelief, there was a burst of applause.
But at this time, Long Xiangyu showed a smile, Gu Xiaobai could see that she was really happy, maybe she could finally get rid of what she didn't like.
"Xiangyu's shares in the group will be retained, and I have a gift for her. Long Jin took a red hard gift sign from the hands of his subordinates on the side.
"The little girl Long Xiangyu will marry Ouyang Xun, the son of the Ouyang family, before the end of this year, which is the engagement signed by the two parents. ”
The scene suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at Ouyang Xun in the crowd.
Ouyang Xun is the eldest son of the Ouyang family, and he is also the most promising person in the younger generation of the Ouyang family.
Gu Xiaobai looked at Long Xiangyu on the side, she bit her lip with her teeth, and her lip flap was as bright as blood.