Chapter 504 Visit

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The next day, Wendy went to the appointment, and Guo Shouyun stayed at home to play with the two little ones for a long time. Usually when he is not particularly busy, he will find time to play with the two children for a while. It's not just love, it's a father's responsibility. Moreover, he is about to go to Los Angeles and may not see them for a while.

In the afternoon, Wendy returned with some gift boxes.

"How?"

"Just as we expected yesterday!"

"Of course I know this, what I'm asking is how you played?" Guo Shouyun said with a smile.

"It's okay. By the way, I bought you a tie and you'll try it later. After Guo Shouyun nodded, Wendy looked left and right, "What about the children?"

"Alyssa is playing with them in the back!"

Alyssa is the maid in the house, not the kind of maid who cleans, but a maid with deep experience in child care and specializes in taking care of babies and toddlers.

Wendy nodded, changed her shoes, and sat down next to Guo Shouyun.

"What are you looking at?"

"Office documents of the matrix company. By the way, I was about to tell you that I'm going to Los Angeles in a few days. ”

"The company's business?"

"Mostly these. Also, it's rare for the Clippers to make it to the finals, so I'm going to check it out. Moreover, there are some friends who need to be seen as well. ”

Wendy, who doesn't ask too much about Guo Shouyun's company affairs now, didn't ask after nodding.

"Bruce, Elizabeth and George will be three years old in four months, and I should discuss the education of our two children first!"

Guo Shouyun nodded, and said with some emotion: "Time flies really fast, in a blink of an eye, they are almost three years old." Looking back now, when they were born, they were two crumpled little lumps of flesh that could only cry. ”

Glancing at him, Wendy smiled: "Don't worry, you're only 23 years old, not old yet!"

"Old doesn't have to be old. Sometimes the old psychology makes it easier for people to feel emotional. Guo Shouyun waved his hand, "Don't talk about this." The child's education is still your mother's responsibility. I'll just supervise. ”

Aristocratic education is something Wendy has experienced since she was a child, and she is more experienced than Guo Shouyun.

Wendy nodded, "I will ask the best teachers to teach Elizabeth and George, but the cultivation of children's values and the shaping of their character still depend more on you as a father." ”

"I know that. I will not forget my duty. After the words fell, Guo Shouyun stood up, "Okay, since you are back, the house will be handed over to you, I will go out and come back in the evening." ”

"Do you want to prepare dinner for you?"

"No need!"

Guo Shouyun thought about it and shook his head.

He then left the house with Matthew. Not long after, he arrived in an upscale residential community in Palo Aldo. After driving down the street for a while, I stopped outside the door of a two-story single-family house.

Following the straight garden road, through the lawn, and before and after the door of the villa, Guo Shouyun raised his hand and knocked.

"Who?"

"It's me, Guo Shouyun. ”

"Wait a minute!"

After a short time, the closed door opened. A young man with black-rimmed glasses and an elegant temperament opened the door.

"Lao Liu, long time no see!"

"Long time no see... Come in!"

After the two briefly embraced, Liu Zhixing welcomed Guo Shouyun into the living room.

"Why are you here?"

Looking at Catherine Lincoln in home clothes, Guo Shouyun was surprised.

"Why can't I be here. As she spoke, Catherine walked over and naturally put her arms around Liu Zhixing's arm.

"You're living together?"

Looking at the happy expression on Catherine's face, as well as the slight embarrassment revealed by Liu Zhixing, Guo Shouyun couldn't help but exclaim.

"Of course!"

Catherine held her head up, like a victorious rooster.

Glancing at her, Guo Shouyun turned his inquiring gaze to Liu Zhixing.

"Last time I listened to your words, my heart was very touched, so you saw it!" As he spoke, the original embarrassment on Liu Zhixing's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a gentle smile.

"It's rare that you're an elm with an open head. Congratulations, congratulations. But when are you going to get married?"

"We're not going to get married!" said Catherine.

"Not ready to get married?

"It's because of me, I still can't let go of the past in my heart. Liu Zhixing's tone was a little low.

"Actually, it's nothing. Why do we need a piece of paper to prove that we truly love each other? And a large part of the reason why I chose you is because of your love for your wife. What I want is a man in charge, a man with love in his heart, not a husband in the legal sense. Catherine said in a sincere tone.

In China, couples who live together without marriage may not be accepted by the world. But in the West, especially in Britain and the United States, such couples are common. Even, in a few years, the UK will officially introduce the 'civil partner' system and law to provide legal protection for the 3 million couples in the UK who are not married, but have lived together for decades, and even have children. Internationally, it is seen as a symbol of marriage equality.

Of course, Catherine said it freely and sincerely. But for Liu Zhixing, who is full of traditional thinking of Chinese people in his bones, being unable to commit to marriage is a guilt he can't let go.

Catherine, who noticed the change in Liu Zhixing's expression in time and didn't want him to feel uncomfortable, quickly changed the topic.

"Bruce, aren't you also engaged to Wendy, and what are you doing here when you're not at home with her?"

"Wendy and I have known each other for so long, and we have been living together for a long time, so we still need to be tired of being together every day like a couple who have just been together. Moreover, by giving each other independent space, the relationship can last longer. After the words fell, Guo Shouyun took the gift that Matthew was carrying in his hand behind.

"Lao Liu, this is a gift I brought to you when I came back from Huaxia. … Daoxiang Village's pastries, Yueshengzhai's sauce meat, Quanjude's roast duck, Zhang Yiyuan's tea, Liubiju's pickles, as well as Poria cocos cakes and Jade Emperor crisp. They are all specialties of Sijiu City. ”

Looking at the colorful gift boxes full of large pieces, Liu Zhixing said with some emotion: "I haven't seen these Laobei~Beijing specialties for many years." … Bruce, thank you!"

"What's the politeness... Why didn't you see Nan Nan? Isn't it Sunday?"

"The school organizes a visit to the Modern Museum, so she won't be back until next week. ”

Liu Zhixing is busy with work, and there is no one at home to take care of his daughter, so Liu Nan attends the best boarding school in San Francisco, and only goes home on Saturdays and Sundays.

Guo Shouyun nodded knowingly, "It seems that this gift can only be handed over by you." ”

After taking the new Apple iPod mini in his hand, Liu Zhixing nodded.

"Why don't you have my gifts?"

Gave Catherine a blank look, "Who knew you were here, and didn't say it in advance." ”

"Bruce, sit down, I'll make you tea!"

"I'll go, you two talk!" After stopping Liu Zhixing, Catherine walked towards the open kitchen next to her.

After glancing at her back, Guo Shouyun turned his head and smiled: "It seems that your cohabitation life is very good." ”

"Catherine is a good woman!"

"That is, she is so gentle in front of you, and if you change to me and Mata, it will already be calculated if you don't fight. Guo Shouyun chuckled and shook his head.

"Bruce, I hear you speak ill of me again. ”

"How is it possible, I'm praising you!"

Catherine, who came over with a tea set, clearly didn't believe his words. But maybe it was because of Liu Zhixing's relationship, Catherine didn't scold him at every turn like she did when she was a child. Guo Shouyun, who has been accustomed to her style since childhood, is also a little uncomfortable.

After a brief chat, Guo Shouyun paused, turned his head and ordered: "Matthew, you take someone to guard outside, don't let people in casually." ”

"Yes!"

When he left with the rest of the bodyguards, Catherine was surprised, "What's the matter?

"What you don't know!" Guo Shouyun turned his head and looked directly at Liu Zhixing, "How is it lately, is it going well?"

"Do you want to say it in front of Catherine?"

"She's not an outsider!" Guo Shouyun said.

"Hey, what do you two mean, what the hell can't you say in front of me?"

No one wants to be excluded from the group, especially those closest to them.

"I'm going to buy Merrill Lynch, and Lao Liu will do it for me!"

Catherine is not a fool, and she thought a lot of things from Guo Shouyun's simple words in an instant.

"You mean to say that you asked Zhixing to secretly help you buy Merrill Lynch's shares?"

"That's right!" Guo Shouyun nodded, "I think you also know Merrill Lynch's influence in the business world." So I know about this matter with Lao Liu. It's not that it's a deliberate attempt to hide it from you, but that the fewer people who know about it, the safer it is. Once exposed, I lost all my work. ”

I reluctantly accepted this explanation. But have you succeeded now?"

"It's not so easy to get a controlling stake in Merrill Lynch without alarming it. It's been almost two years since I asked Lao Liu to do it, and I'm still nearly 10% short of absolute control. ”

"It's been two years, and that's still so much? I remember that you didn't already own nearly 30% of Merrill Lynch's equity?"

"Yes! However, Stan O'Neill, who is at the helm of Merrill Lynch, is not a guy who can be easily dealt with. After the words fell, Guo Shouyun looked at Liu Zhixing.

Liu Zhixing, who understood the meaning in his eyes, thought about it briefly, "Now if we want to hide from the world, we need to change hands through more accounts." It's easy to open an account, but I'm afraid it's hard to cope with it alone. ”

"I can help you!" said Catherine.

"You can't. Guo's business is in a period of rapid expansion, and you can't finish the company's affairs alone, let alone this matter!" Liu Zhixing shook his head and denied.

His refusal was much better than Guo Shouyun's refusal. Catherine pursed her lips and said nothing more.

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