This person's surname is Qian, and he is a rich man in Guangdong. Although he is a lot old, and his conversation is not very elegant, it is rare to be generous, and among Wen Jingshu's many customers, he is one of the most generous.

Master Qian held the wine glass in one hand, and looked at Jianwan with cloudy old eyes, looking like he was waiting for Wen Jingshu to introduce him: "I have long heard that you have four nieces at home, and when you look at it today, you should live up to your name." ”

Seeing that people were already in front of him, Wen Jingshu could only take Wan to greet him a few words.

Seeing that Wan was a well-behaved lady, although she was reluctant, she reluctantly said hello to the obscene old man in front of her. I thought I could leave now, but I didn't want the bad old man in front of me to be reluctant to say: "Why don't you drink when you see Miss Wan, is it because your aunt's wine is not up to taste? I have a few bottles of fine wine from a French winery in my Guangdong home, which are used to match a beautiful woman like Miss Wan, so I don't think it's buried." ”

His tone was so sinister that Jianwan's already unhappy face was completely pulled down.

Wen Jingshu on the side hurriedly took Master Qian's arm, touched the goblet in her hand lightly, and said with a charming smile: "A few little girls who haven't grown up are just worth your stammer." We haven't seen each other for a few days, so we might as well go over there and talk. ”

Wen Jingshu is a well-known cold beauty in the Hong Kong social scene, and she is the best at taking Qiao on weekdays. She suddenly took the initiative so much, Master Qian was naturally overjoyed, and he was coaxed away by all the words. He didn't forget to turn around as he walked, and looked at Jianwan a few more times, as if Jianwan was already in his bag.

Seeing Wan Qiao's face flushed, her hands hung down at her sides and clenched into fists.

But she finally remembered that this was in public, not a place to lose her temper casually. She glanced to the side and saw that Jianxiu was talking to a tall and thin young man not far away, so she walked over without saying anything, pulled Jianxiu over, and smiled at the man: "I'm sorry, I want to talk to my sister." ”

While the man was stunned, she hurriedly walked through the crowd and went upstairs with Jianxiu.

Mei Shan saw this scene from afar, and skillfully dismissed the man next to her with a few words, and was about to put down the wine glass and follow upstairs to have a look, but was stopped by Wen Jianning, who came over: "Aunt Mei Shan, there are so many guests at home today, you are still here to watch, and Jianwan will hand it over to me." ”

Mei Shan looked at her in surprise, but still nodded. He turned around and met another English gentleman.

After bypassing the crowd, Wen Jianning picked up the hem of his skirt and went upstairs carefully.

When she came to the corridor, she heard Jianwan's angry voice: "Which family's coming-of-age ball is not invited by young men and women of the same age, only our family's good aunt and aunt, and even the old man who is half of his body in the ground!

I don't know what Jianxiu said, Jianwan's voice became higher and higher, and it was a little sharp: "What are you afraid of, I can't say what they do!"

Wen Jianning didn't lighten his footsteps and walked deeper into the corridor, but the people in the room were so excited that they didn't even hear anyone coming, and they were still talking loudly.

"Not only her, but also them, there is no good person in the whole family!"

It's closer, and the sound of embroidery can be heard clearly.

She whispered in a panic to persuade Jianwan: "You keep quiet, it will be bad if your aunt hears it." ”

It wasn't until Wen Jianning walked outside the room and knocked on the door three times that the sound inside the door stopped abruptly.

After a brief period of panic inside, it quickly calmed down, and Jianwan's voice came out: "Come in." ”

Wen Jianning pushed the door and entered, and closed the door behind him.

Sitting on the bed was Jianwan, who was still angry just now, and Jianxiu was standing aside, his eyes a little dodgy.

Seeing that it was her who came in, the two were obviously relieved.

Jianwan sneered: "It turned out that you were listening to the corner, and I said who it was, sure enough, only an uneducated country girl can do such a good thing." ”

Wen Jianning corrected seriously: "I didn't eavesdrop, I was listening openly." You're so loud that you can hear it all down the hallway. You must be glad that the servants are all downstairs to help, or they would have gone and told your aunt what you just said. ”

Even, if Wen Jianning hadn't guessed that when she saw Wan's anger, she would have been open-mouthed and stopped Mei Shan to go upstairs by herself, and Mei Shan would have stood outside the door and heard Fang Jianwan's words clearly.

Although she knew that she was telling the truth, she was still annoyed and angry, and said without hesitation: "You don't have to pretend to be a good person in front of me! If you want to sue, you can go to them and say, I'm still afraid that you won't succeed! Let people reward you with an old man who has half of his body in the ground, serve people well, and take other people's inheritance to live happily in the future!"

Her voice was sharp, coupled with her aggressive tone, even the mud bodhisattva was forced to get angry.

These words were really humiliating, and I couldn't even listen to Jianxiu: "Jianwan, how can you say such things." ”

Wen Jianning frowned slightly, clenched his fists and released them, and said in a deep voice: "You calm down, today is your coming-of-age ceremony, I don't want to quarrel with you." ”

Seeing that Wan saw her forbearance, she had to take an inch: "I'm going to say, I'm going to say." The old ones are not ashamed, and the younger ones are also fighting for the tiger. They are all a litter of prostitutes, and they deserve to serve old men all their lives!"

"Smack——!

After a crisp slap, Jianwan's sharp voice stopped abruptly.

The room fell into a stagnant silence.

Jianxiu on the side saw that Jianwan's head was deflected aside by a slap, and looked at Wen Jianning in disbelief and withdrew his hand calmly, his lips trembled and said, "Jianning, how, how can you ......?"

Since I was a child, I have been used to bullying Wen Jianning, and I have never seen Wen Jianning resist. Over time, everyone, including Jianxiu, became accustomed to this. didn't expect Wen Jianning to have a sudden attack today, so he directly slapped Jianwan neatly.

Seeing that Wan was stunned for a while, she covered her face and bit her lower lip, and the whole person was ashamed and angry. Tears rolled in his eyes, and finally fell unhappily, washing away the fat powder on his face.

When she gradually came back to her senses, she glared at Wen Jianning unwillingly, as if she wanted to find a place again.

Wen Jianning warned in a deep voice: "I left my hand." ”

Otherwise, with her strength, she slapped down, and saw that Wan's left face was already swollen.

Seeing Wan was frightened when she heard this, she pulled Jianxiu to hide behind her, for fear that Wen Jianning would come and beat her again.

Seeing that she finally calmed down, Wen Jianning said coldly: "What do you think of them, that's your own business, don't drag others into the water." If there is a next time, you know the consequences. ”

Maybe because of the embroidery in front of him, he saw that Wan was bold again.

She said hatefully: "Okay, I know, although you are not with them, your heart is longing for them." What's the benefit of you talking to them like that? ”

Wen Jianning looked directly at her: "What's the benefit, don't you know it in your heart." Do you think that the dresses, jewelry, and balls you held for you downstairs were all because you saw that Miss Wan was smart and beautiful, so they came to slap you without asking for anything in return?"

The three girls are all thoughtful people, and the family's intention to send their girls to Hong Kong has been clear to everyone for so many years, but no one has ever picked things up to such an embarrassing level before.

For a moment, there was silence in the room.

Perhaps it was because they were silent for so long this time that the eavesdropping person outside the door stood for a long time, and for a moment of carelessness, they made a slight noise.

Wen Jianning and Jianwan shouted outside the door almost at the same time: "What person!"

"It's me. ”

Seeing Yu pushing the door in, he said in an innocent voice: "Big sister, third sister." My aunt told you to hurry down, the feast was about to begin. ”

Seeing that it was Jianyu, they were relieved to see Wan.

After all, they are their own sisters, seeing that Yu is young and has always been obedient, she will definitely not complain to her aunt.

Only Wen Jianning frowned and glanced at Jianyu, turned his head to Jianwan and said, "You make up for it, otherwise it will be difficult to explain if you will be seen in a while." ”

Jianwan sneered: "I don't need your advice yet." ”

She still remembered Wen Jianning's slap just now, if it weren't for the fact that it was not easy to do it right now, she would have returned this slap a long time ago.

Jianxiu hurriedly persuaded: "Okay, today is your coming-of-age ceremony, and you, the heroine, can't be absent for too long." We'll talk about it later, but let's deal with today. Jianning, you apologize to Jianwan. There's something wrong with her, but you shouldn't do it anyway. ”

Wen Jianning had no objection this time, it was indeed wrong for her to beat someone, and in terms of etiquette, she should indeed apologize. As for whether Jianwan accepts it, that's her business.

Her businesslike attitude naturally made Jianwan particularly annoyed.

Seeing that the embroidery was good and talked about coaxing today's protagonist first, the four sisters went downstairs together.

The prom soon began in earnest.

The original furniture in the living room has been dragged away, leaving a large open space in the middle for a dance floor, and a long sofa is set up under the curtain by the window for guests to rest. Crystal chandeliers hang directly above, and men and women on the dance floor below dance ballroom dances.

The long table is covered with a white silk tablecloth filled with a variety of snacks, juices and cocktails. The bottle is filled with large and delicate English roses, and the shiny silver candlesticks hold countless snow-white candles, and the candlelight illuminates the goblet crystal clearly.

With a braid at the back of their heads and saucers in their hands, the young maids carefully and nimbly weave among the guests, occasionally coping with a few jokes from the male guests.

Although it was not the first time he had seen this kind of scene, Wen Jianning was still very unaccustomed to this kind of atmosphere. As soon as the ball began, she found a corner for herself.

After a while, Wen Baiqing, who was dressed in a black dress, came to her, bowed down and stretched out his hand and asked, "This beautiful young lady, can I ask you to dance?"

Wen Jianning glanced at him with a smile and took his hand.

The brother and sister entered the dance floor together with the music, although one is tall and one is short, and the height gap is large, but they cooperate tacitly.

About two years ago, Wen Jingshu began to consciously teach them how to deal with all kinds of people, so that they could gradually enter social situations in the future. Occasionally, when Wen Baiqing was also present, the two siblings joined hands to deal with the situation.

This trick has been played many times by the two. Wen Baiqing can use this to avoid overly enthusiastic ladies, and Wen Jianning can also avoid dealing with middle-aged gentlemen.

The men and women beside him behaved intimately, and they exchanged whispers from time to time, and the atmosphere was ambiguous. Their brother and sister are mixed in, and they are still a little out of place.

Wen Jianning said in a low voice: "We'll go out for a while to breathe, it's really uncomfortable here." ”

After the two danced a song, they sneaked out of the living room and into the white marble corridor outside the villa.

The rain was still rustling outside, and it was pitch black outside the empty corridor, except for a few street lamps standing alone on the side of the road under the stone steps in the distance. The brother and sister almost reached the end of the corridor before stopping, looking side by side, speechless for a while.

The air was filled with the smell of mud and grass mixed together, and the cold wind mixed with the rain blew into the porch head-on, and after a while, Wen Jianning's bare arms were frozen blue.

Wen Baiqing glanced at it, and was about to take off his coat for her, but heard Wen Jianning shake his head and say, "You better go back and help me get a velvet sweater, your coat is not cold." ”

When Wen Baiqing returned to the villa, Wen Jianning was the only one left in the corridor.

No one saw it left and right, so she simply squatted on the ground with her knees crossed, looking at the lonely rainy night ahead. She was already petite, and when she crouched down and was blocked by the tall columns, the hallway seemed empty at first glance.

Just as Wen Jianning was in a daze, a pair of young men and women came out of the villa and walked towards the corridor, it seemed that a young couple was making trouble. To be precise, the woman is making trouble and the man is coaxing. One hurriedly walked forward, and the other grabbed her hand and held her away. But he was quickly dumped by the woman, and the man continued to follow.

The two were entangled so repeatedly, getting closer and closer to where Wen Jianning was.

Wen Jianning changed his posture, and his hands on his cheeks were distracted.

At first, she vaguely sensed that someone was coming, but she didn't care. Until the two people who were talking walked here, the voices became louder and louder, and a few words went straight into Wen Jianning's ears.

(End of chapter)