Yuan Lu was a little tense, although he smiled, his smile was not as calm as before, as if he had something on his mind.

Sheng Xiao nodded, "Sit down, I'm not a leader, I don't need you to stand up to greet you." ”

"Oh. She sat back as she was told, as well-behaved as a schoolboy.

Sheng Xiao sat down, loosened his tie, took off his suit and put it on the armrest next to him, and after a while, a servant came to clean it up and poured water for him.

For the first time, Yuan Lu felt a little nervous about facing him, and she didn't even want to meet him, her eyes were glued to the TV, and she didn't know what to say, so she felt that it was better not to say anything.

Sheng Xiao unbuttoned the two buttons, picked up the cup and drank water, "How many days will you stay?"

Yuan Lu said: "It's almost a week." ”

"Busy with what?"

"It's an internal assessment, and if you pass, you can be promoted to work at the headquarters. ”

Sheng Xiao raised his eyebrows, "Come to Beicheng to work?"

"That's right. She nodded.

He smiled, "Why didn't I hear you before?" ”

"I thought you knew. ”

"If you don't say, how will I know?"

Yuan Lu said: "I thought you were fighting for this place for me." ”

Sheng Xiao glanced at her and said with a smile: "I'm not so wide yet." ”

"That is, Mr. Zheng intends to please, no matter what, this quota falls on my head. It's a rare opportunity, so I'll go for it. ”

He nodded, not commenting on it.

Sheng Taoguang came back late, Yuan Meihua didn't come down for dinner, and her state was really not suitable for moving around.

It may be that Yuan Lu was present, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was awkward but quite harmonious.

Yuan Meihua was bedridden, and some trivial matters at home, as well as the entertainment with his wife, were temporarily taken care of by Zou Yan.

After dinner, Sheng Xiao sat for a while and then went back to the room.

Sheng Taoguang glanced at him and didn't speak, Yuan Lu felt that there was a bit of estrangement between the father and son, and lowered his eyes, like sitting on pins and needles.

After Sheng Xiao left, Sheng Taoguang sighed slightly, rubbed his forehead, and said, "I heard that you work in Lao Zheng's company?"

"Yes. ”

"Haishi branch actually has little room for development, do you want to transfer to Beicheng head office?"

Yuan Lu didn't expect him to say this, thought about it, and said, "I have this idea, but I think it still depends on strength." I have only been working in the Haishi branch for more than a year, and I still don't have enough work experience, so I need to continue to save experience, otherwise I will rush into the head office, and I am afraid that there will be no bones left to be eaten. ”

Sheng Taoguang smiled and said: "Your aunt hopes that you can come to Beicheng, but after you return to China, you are alone in Haishi, and she has always been uneasy." Since it is in Lao Zheng's company, it is not difficult to do personal transfers. ”

"Thank you uncle for your kindness, I entered Tengjing because my cousin introduced me, and now I have an internal transfer, which is a bit too eye-catching. This internal assessment is just to see my true strength, if I can reach it, I will work hard if I can't reach it. Relying on connections to get in, I'm really afraid of becoming cannon fodder. I understand how many pounds and taels I have. ”

Anyway, the connections of the Sheng family are actually not so close to her, and they help her once, which is a favor.

Their family already owed a lot, and she didn't want to trouble them any more.

Sheng Taoguang understood what she meant and nodded, "Okay." ”

Yuan Lu thought for a while and said, "It's rare for an aunt, it's so hard to be pregnant, and you have to think about me." ”

Sheng Taoguang was silent for a while, looked back in the direction of the kitchen, and said, "This medicine has been boiling for so long." ”

Yuan Meihua is now a Chinese and Western medicine practitioner, and the Chinese medicine doctor has a tocolytic drug, and they are all the top good doctors who take care of the fetus.

Yuan Lu said, "I'll take a look." ”

With that, she got up and went to the kitchen.

Zou Yan personally boiled the medicine, and did not fake others.

"Why did you get in? They all went upstairs?"

"My cousin went upstairs, and my uncle was waiting for your tocolytic, so I came in to see the progress, is it almost okay?"

"It will take another half an hour, and I have to strictly follow the doctor's standards, otherwise I am afraid that the medicine will not have an effect and I will drink it in vain." ”

Yuan Lu answered and stood next to her.

Zou Yan: "What are you doing standing here?" ”

"Oh, it's a bit stressful to sit with my uncle, so I'd better stay here. ”

"It's true that I'm in a space with him now, and I'm also under a lot of pressure and don't dare to talk nonsense. It's like seeing your boss. Zou Yan stood against the table with a faint expression.

At this time, Yuan Lu's mobile phone rang, she opened it and took a look, it was a message prompt from the online dating software.

Zou Yan glanced at it and sighed, "Why did you download this too?"

Yuan Lu: "Curious, download it and find out." ”

"And then?"

"No more. ”

There are several pieces of information, and the latest is sent by Yu Nuo, just three words, WeChat ID.

Yuan Lu sent a QR code over, and after a while, the added information came in.

Once she passed, she put her phone back in her pocket.

"I'm going to find a hotel to live in tomorrow, I just looked at the location of Tengjing headquarters and this is quite far away, it's not convenient to come and go, I'm still looking for a nearby hotel to stay for a few days." ”

"Tengjing?" Zou Yan thought for a moment and said, "Tengjing and Rongsheng are not far away, you can take a ride when the time comes." ”

"I don't want to trouble people. ”

"Then I can send you too, you have to move out, my mother should think about it again in a while. She is pregnant now, and she lies in bed all day long without any other thoughts, only cranky thoughts. ”

Yuan Lu: "I'll talk to her later." ”

"Farewell, she's happy to see you. Zou Yan sighed, her eyes showing tiredness, and she rubbed her eyebrows.

Yuan Lu knew that she was upset, and was thinking about saying something, when her phone vibrate, she didn't have to bother.

Yu Nuo: [What are you doing?]

Yuan Lu: [Look at the decoction of people. 】

Yu Nuo: [Sick?]

Yuan Lu: [No, it's a tocolytic pill that my relatives drank. 】

Yuan Lu added notes to him, chatted casually for a while, and the decoction was boiled.

Sheng Taoguang had been waiting outside, and Zou Yan handed him the medicine jar, so he didn't follow.

took Yuan Lu to watch TV in the living room for a while, chatted for a while, and didn't talk about family affairs.

In the next few days, Yuan Lu concentrated on preparing for the company's assessment, and the competition was not small.

She tried her best to do what she had to do, and she didn't think much of anything else.

After one day of free time, she originally wanted to stay at home to accompany Yuan Meihua, but Pei Li also explained, asking her to care more and comfort her second aunt. As a result, early in the morning, he was dragged by Zou Yan to volunteer in a nursing home with the people in his wife's circle.

There is also a charity auction in the evening.

Because the foundation of the Sheng family is there, even if those ladies and ladies don't look down on Zou Yan very much, they still have to give two points of face, and they will not stand on the edge when they take a group photo.

As for Yuan Lu, she didn't have a chance to appear on camera, of course, she didn't want to get involved, just take pictures of them.

After taking pictures, they found a place to rest and drink tea.

Zou Yan is dressed very ladylike today, she is a big name from head to toe, but she didn't grow up with a golden soup key in her mouth after all, and many concepts and three views are not at the same level as those people, so it is actually difficult to integrate.

This kind of socialization is very laborious for her.

Yuan Lu said: "Sister, you are excellent today." ”

Zou Yan picked up the bag at his feet and placed it on the armrest in the middle, "It's the best, I don't even have it as valuable." ”

Yuan Lu smiled, "Actually, it's quite interesting." ”

"Yes, you're an outsider, and it's certainly interesting to have a joke-watching mentality. ”

"Don't say that, I didn't see your jokes. ”

Zou Yan stroked his hair, smiled without saying a word, looked sideways at the window, was silent for a while, and said, "I bought a table for the charity banquet in the evening and sent a message to Sheng Xiao, I don't know if he will come." Oh, by the way, did you see that woman in an aqua blue dress just now?"

"How?"

"That's Shen Yunting's fiancée, Fu Zhiyu, the third lady of the Fu family. She has a high degree of education, is very cultivated, and is the favorite granddaughter of the old man of the Fu family. ”

Yuan Lu remembered that she was very impressed, she was indeed a woman with a lot of temperament and a lot of connotation, and she was also very beautiful.

Zou Yan looked at her and said with a smile: "Shen Yunting is also closed to you, and he still has a lot of means to chase women." ”

"I can't say that, most of the emotional things also depend on fate. If they can be together, it means that they are destined. ”

"Yes. ”

Yuan Lu didn't participate in their tea party, she didn't think that she would break into high society, and she was embarrassed to sit in this kind of situation. Zou Yan was not reluctant, there happened to be a library nearby, so Yuan Lu went to the library to pass the time.

She took the book, found a window seat and sat down, until three or four o'clock, when Zou Yan called her and told her to go back.

Zou Yan took her to the studio, did a simple styling, and changed into a small dress.

When going to the banquet hall, Zou Yan avoided the reporter, took her in through the side door, and found a place to sit down.

They came relatively early, and there were more staff in the venue. Before Yuan Meihua was pregnant, Zou Yan didn't participate in this kind of banquet much, let alone mix with the wife circle, and now that Yuan Meihua is pregnant, in order to stabilize the relationship, Zou Yan has to replace Yuan Meihua and communicate with them.

Therefore, she is still a little faceless, and most people don't know who she is, so after the two sat down, no one came up to greet her.

When some people walked past them, with a little doubt, Zou Yan leaned over to Yuan Lu's side, pointed at the person just now, and said with a smile: "She may be thinking about who these two people are? Why is the grade of this charity banquet so low? What cats and dogs have been put in, lowering her identity and grade." ”

Their position is in the middle, and people are coming one after another.

Yuan Lu saw Shen Yunting and brought Fu Zhiyu in, their position was relatively close to the stage. Gradually, the surrounding tables were filled with people, and Zou Yan called Sheng Xiao in private, but he didn't get a reply, so he didn't know if he would come.

The specifications of this charity banquet are not small, and he will not lower his status when he comes, it depends on whether he wants to or not.

Zou Yan: "I also invited a few stars, and there will be a performance later." It seems that your friend is also there, what is that Zhuo Yanxin. She's quite popular now, are you still in touch?"

"Yes, I've been filming in Haishi for a while, but she's too busy to see each other so much. ”

"Yes. Zou Yan swept around and pointed to the position behind him, "Look, it's over there." ”

Yuan Lu turned his head and quickly found someone, Zhuo Yanxin would sit alone, looking calm, quite adapted to the current environment.

She was thinking about whether to go over to say hello, when she caught a glimpse of Sheng Xiao coming this way, she patted Zou Yan with a smile and said, "Hey, Sheng Xiao is here." ”

Zou Yan followed her gaze, and sure enough, it was Sheng Xiao, a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she looked sideways at Yuan Lu, "There is a face." ”

Sheng Xiao walked to their table and sat down at a seat distance from Zou Yan.

Zou Yan took the initiative to pour him wine, "Thank you." ”

"Dad called me. He didn't refuse.

"Anyway, thank you. ”

Not long after Sheng Xiao sat down, Shen Yunting came over to say hello.

He sat down beside Sheng Xiao, his gaze stayed on Yuan Lu for a while, and then moved away moderately, "I asked you before, you still can't say it's here, why are you here again?"

"Father's fate is difficult, and if there is anything in him, he has to come. ”

"What are you shooting? Don't raise my price, I'm going to have the most today. "He made a five.

Sheng Xiao took the soda given by the waiter, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Forget it." ”

"Don't do it anyway. ”

"Look, if we like the same one, we can only rely on strength to fight for it. ”

Shen Yunting sighed, turned his head to look at Yuan Lu again, she was lowering her head and fiddling with her mobile phone, he thought about it, and finally didn't say hello, more is better than less, so many cameras are on, so many pairs of eyes are watching.

He sat for a while and then went back, without any communication with Yuan Lu in the middle.

Zou Yan had a decent smile on his face, leaned on Yuan Lu, and said, "It can be seen that Miss Fu San is so powerful, he doesn't dare to say hello to you." ”

"It's not very good, he greets me, it's not good for me or Miss Fu San. They're all people who do big things, so they can't just think about women, right?"

Zou Yan held his chin and glanced at her, "Empathetic temperament." ”

"I'm calling this the posture of a bystander. ”

"So what kind of feelings to talk about with these businessmen can only talk about interests. ”

"Yes. ”

Yuan Lu looked at the prosperity in front of him, and Sheng Xiao sat alone in his field of vision, greeting people in the air, and after a while, someone came over to chat with him.

She saw someone pointing at her and Zou Yan, probably asking about their identities, Sheng Xiao smiled and said that she was her sister.

At the beginning of the charity banquet, the host came to the stage to speak, briefly introduced the initiator, and then it was the first program, and the first item auction began after the program was over.

Yuan Lu came purely to play soy sauce to see the world, watch the show well, eat and drink seriously, and then watch others ask for prices.

The winner took the stage and said a few nice words.

Halfway through the banquet, Sheng Xiao sat down and said to Zou Yan: "There will be a landscape painting in the future, I will take a picture of it and you can go up and receive it." ”

"Why?"

"I'm too lazy to go. ”

"Okay. ”

With that, he sat back down.

Sure enough, the third lot is a landscape painting, painted by a well-known modern painter.

The price is raised to 10 million to get.

In this kind of charity banquet, it doesn't matter what the lot is, the main thing is to donate money and create a positive image for the company.

Zou Yan straightened his clothes, went to the stage to get something, and said a few words by the way. Zou Yan is a travel reporter, so he is naturally not afraid of this kind of occasion, and he speaks without leaking. This kind of script is too easy to type.

After she finished speaking, she went to the back to register.

At this time, a sweet-looking little girl wearing a fairy dress came over, holding a wine glass in her hand, and took the initiative to talk to Sheng Xiao.

"Hey. ”

The little girl smiled a little shyly, "I just found out that you were here just now." ”

This is Zhou Xiangxiang, the youngest daughter of the Zhou family, arranged by Yuan Meihua before.

Sheng Xiao smiled politely back.

Zhou Xiangxiang sat down on the chair next to him, and caught a glimpse of Yuan Lu sitting opposite, "Who is she?"

Sheng Xiao didn't introduce it, because Zhou Xiangxiang's expression was too obvious, and Yuan Lu also saw it, so she couldn't pretend that she didn't see it, so after thinking about it, she introduced herself, "I'm his cousin." ”

Zhou Xiangxiang: "Oh, hello, my name is Zhou Xiangxiang." ”

"Yuan Lu. ”

She thought she should pee away, or she would be embarrassed to sit here. After smiling at each other, she got up and said to Sheng Xiao, "Cousin, I'll go to the toilet." ”

Sheng Xiao glanced at her and nodded.

Yuan Lu hurriedly walked away and quickly left the venue.

As soon as the person left, Zhou Xiangxiang just wanted to start a topic, Sheng Xiao took the first step and said, "I should have said it very clearly last time." ”

Zhou Xiangxiang paused, his face was a little unbearable, "I know, but can't you be a friend?" I'm just coming to say hello to you." ”

Sheng Xiao smiled but did not speak.

Zhou Xiangxiang sat awkwardly for a while, and then walked away.

Zou Yan returned to his seat after dealing with the follow-up, but Yuan Lu had not yet returned.

"Where's the deer?"

Sheng Xiao: "It's said that it's going to the toilet, maybe hiding outside." ”

"Then I'll take a look. ”

Sheng Xiao picked up the napkin on his lap and said, "You sit down, I'm leaving." ”

"You're leaving before it's over?"

"Who stipulates that you must sit until the end, my task is completed, and you can donate a sum of money in the future. ”

"Oh. ”

He got up, greeted a few seniors who came and left first.

Yuan Lu is an inconsequential person, so it doesn't matter if she's there or not.

After going to the toilet, she didn't want to go in when she walked to the door of the venue, so she specially found a place to go back with Zou Yan after a while.

As soon as she finished sending a message to Zou Yan, she saw Sheng Xiao coming towards her, she was quite far from the venue, she asked the staff just now, saying that there was a bar here, and she was going to have a drink to pass the time.

She stood and watched him come over.

"Why did you get out?"

Today's makeup and hair cover up her brightness, but it is a little eccentric, and the off-white long skirt sets her off.

Sheng Xiao didn't answer, and asked rhetorically: "Where are you going?"

"I just asked someone, there's a bar near here, I'm going to sit there, I guess it's going to be over for a while, I don't want to go in." ”

"Then come with me. ”

"You're just leaving, it's not good. ”

"What's the problem? I've already donated all the money, what else do I want?"

"Well, you have the money, you have the reason. But I won't go back, I'll wait for Zou Yan to finish and go home with her. ”

Sheng Xiao was silent for a while, Yuan Lu was beating a drum in her heart, she didn't want to be caught between them, so she always had to be alienated, the second aunt took good care of her, and she was also her close relative, and naturally only Sheng Xiao was on her side if she wanted to be alienated.

She smiled and met his gaze, "I told Zou Yan, if I go home with you now, it doesn't seem to be good." ”

"Good. He nodded, then turned and walked away.

Yuan Lu looked at his figure walking away, feeling uncomfortable.

Hey, she didn't know how to get involved in other people's family affairs.

She turned around, and after walking a few steps, she couldn't hold back for a while, but turned around and caught up with Sheng Xiao, "Forget it, you can send me back, I will go back to Haishi tomorrow, and take some time to accompany my second aunt." ”

"She doesn't need you to accompany her, some people take care of her. ”

He breathed a little punch.

Yuan Lu paused, feeling that he seemed to be angry.

She slowed her pace, gradually distancing herself from him, and she felt like she was now not human inside and out.

She felt a little aggrieved, but she was helpless.