Chapter 044: They Are Not the Same For
Soon Chang An came out with tea.
"I remember Ah Qi told me that you like to drink the earl the most, and I brought some back last time I went back to London, you can try it. β
Two cups of rich Earl Grey black tea were served in delicate bone china cups, and Chang An put one of them in front of Zhou Xin.
Zhou Xin looked at it, the brown color was thick, and he had already smelled the faint fragrance of bergamot before he drank it, which was the best EarlGrey.
What I thought in my heart was that this woman really had a heart, and she could always touch your preferences accurately and thoroughly, and then obey and please according to your preferences, just as she knew that her mother-in-law liked to drink jasmine, Changhe always prepared the best iron cans of jasmine, and also knew that the old man liked to eat muffins, and he loved the store in Beihuan that sold them, so every time she went back to Zhou's house, she would go to line up for an hour to grab two boxes for the old man.
It's just that Zhou Xin really can't figure out what she's trying so hard for? is it to capture Zhou Xin's heart, or to keep her position in this family? But some of her actions don't seem to care much about this marriage.
Zhou Xin actually couldn't understand Chang An, she was a woman...... She's a woman...... How to describe it?
"What do you think, taste it!"
Looking up, Zhou Xin just happened to meet Chang An's eyes that were always smiling softly and quietly.
Zhou Xin also had to pull a smile, "Okay!" took a sip from the cup.
"How?"
"Very nice. β
"It should be good, I don't know, I bought it from a friend in London, and he also likes to drink the earl, but I am a little unaccustomed to drinking it, and I always feel that the taste is a little astringent. After speaking, he tore a packet of syrup and poured it into his cup, took a small sip, and felt that it was still a little astringent, so he poured another packet of syrup into it.
Zhou Xin saw her posture and asked, "Are you sweet addicted?"
"I can't say that I like sweets, but I like sweets. β
Zhou Xin felt a slight pause in his heart, look, they are really different, Chang An likes to eat sweets, and what he hates most in his life is sweets.
After a small half of tea, Zhou Xin finally cut into the "purpose" of today's come.
She pulled out a few boxes from her bag.
"This is the bird's nest that my mother asked me to bring you. β
Liu Shulan did mention the bird's nest matter to her yesterday, and Chang An pretended to be polite: "No need, you can let your mother keep such a good thing and eat it yourself." β
"She said that she couldn't get used to eating, and she also specially explained to you to make up for your body, you and my brother..."Zhou Xin paused, slightly tentative, "Mom said that you and my brother are preparing to get pregnant?"
Chang An was still holding the handle of the teacup in his hand at the time, and his fingers tightened, but the smile on his face did not change.
"No, nothing. β
"No, but that's what Mom said, or are you embarrassed to tell me the truth?" Zhou Xin also deliberately leaned over, his eyes full of exploration and expectations.
Chang An held the teacup and looked at her for a few seconds.
At that moment, she actually knew Zhou Xin's purpose in her heart, it was nothing more than to test the real relationship between herself and Zhou Xin, but she was bored in peace of mind, regardless of the love and hatred between this pair of "brothers and sisters", and she didn't bother to care why they were like this, Chang An only wanted to be an outsider, and he didn't want to be involved as a "third party" at all.
So after thinking about it for a few seconds, Chang An lowered his head and smiled: "No, I know that my mother wants to hold my grandson, and my grandfather also wants to, but Ah Yan and I are actually... Actually......"
"Actually, what?"
Chang An took a tight breath, and when he looked up again, there was a little dampness in his eyes, "You should know your brother, since he got married, he has always had people outside, I have only turned a blind eye, and he has become even worse, so let alone pregnant, we almost don't live together." β
Listen, I'm wronged.
Chang An lowered his head again after speaking, and the hand holding the cup trembled slightly.
Zhou Xin was shocked at first, and then quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Women probably still like to deceive themselves, although Zhou Xin's attitude towards himself has been a little cold recently, but Chang An said it himself, Zhou Xin is still willing to choose to believe in the latter, believing that their marriage is a chicken feather, and Zhou Xin is still the beast who "shows mercy everywhere" but never puts any woman in his heart.
This conclusion made Zhou Xin feel comfortable in an instant, and he felt a little sympathy for Chang An while being smooth.
She will be another Fang Rushan, and even she is not as good as Fang Rushan, Fang Rushan only paid two years of youth, but in the end she got a lot of material compensation when she "broke up".
Zhou Wei is not a stingy person here.
"My brother has been like this since he was a child, when he was in high school, there were many girls in the class who wrote love letters to him, and he could change two girlfriends a month on average in college, and there were girls who fought for him, so I wondered, you say my brother, he can't coax girls, and he can't say sweet words, are those girls blind, and grandpa beat him once for 'promiscuity'......"
Zhou Xin began to reveal Zhou Xin's old bottom, and her mood at this moment was happy and relaxed.
"Later, the work was out of control, he already looked like a dog, and he had the money to decorate the faΓ§ade, those girls were eager to post it one by one, sister-in-law, I tell you, my brother is absolutely blessed in this regard, but you can rest assured, he still has a minimum bottom line, and he should not affect the family for the sake of women outside, even if he really meets someone he likes very much, just like Fang Rushan, he will never be able to enter our Zhou family, first of all, my grandfather will not allow it, my grandfather only recognizes you as a gentle and virtuous character. β
What kind of remarks is this?
Always listen calmly, sometimes agree, sometimes pretend to be a little aggrieved and heartbroken.
She is a very dedicated actor, since she was a child.
A cup of tea was drunk for nearly an hour, and we talked very happily.
It was almost late in the evening before Zhou Xin proposed to go back, Chang An glanced at the bird's nest resting on the sofa, and proposed: "Why don't we have dinner together, my sister will come over in a while, I will call Ah Yan again and ask him if he is free to eat with us." β
Zhou Xin had already taken the bag and got up at that time, and smiled directly: "Is it okay?"
"What's wrong with that, there's just a new French restaurant nearby, so I called to book a spot. Chang An went to get his phone.
Zhou Xin simply threw the bag on the sofa again, "Don't go to the restaurant to eat, let's make it ourselves." β
"Doing?" Chang An smiled, "I don't know how to cook." β
"It's okay, I'll just do it, is there a supermarket nearby? It's still too late to go grocery shopping." β
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Chang An felt that she didn't hate Zhou Xin, she seemed to be shrewd, but in fact, she had a big personality, straightforward and free, and she couldn't hide things in her heart.
The two drove to a nearby supermarket, of course, with Zhou Xin as the driver.
It took nearly two hours to procure, from ingredients and rice to seasonings and tools for kitchen cooking, Changhe really didn't have anything, and even a wok had to be bought back.
Chang An is almost an idiot in this regard, and he can only follow Zhou Xin all the way with the car.
Zhou Xin shuttled in front of the shelves to pick and choose, what was good and what was not good, she carried the door clearly.
"I didn't expect you to know so much. Chang An couldn't help but exclaim.
Zhou Xin was choosing a bottle of soy sauce at the time, looked at it again and again, and replied: "Yes, my brother and I have been very independent since I was a child, and when I was in college, I lived abroad alone for two years, and I had to cook my own food." β
"That's better than me, I'll probably only cook instant noodles. Chang An is telling the truth, she almost didn't go into the kitchen when she was so big, and when she was done, she deliberately asked, "What about Ah Yan, can Ah Yan also cook?"
As a result, Zhou Xin, who was choosing soy sauce, looked surprised: "You don't know that my brother can cook?"
Chang An shook his head: "I don't know." β
"He never did it for you?"
"Nope!"
"Oh my God, you've been married for almost two years, haven't you ever eaten what my brother cooked? He cooks deliciously, I liked to eat his dishes the most when I was a child, and the best thing is this sweet and sour pork ribs, which has been in Hong Kong for the past two years, but my brother still has a conscience, and last year he went on a business trip to Hong Kong to transfer the plane, and went to my place to live and burned me once......"
Zhou Xin did not hide the "brother and sister affection" between the two, and flew to Hong Kong to make her a sweet and sour pork ribs.
Chang An can also feel the happiness and sweetness in her words, which is the dependence and intimacy that can only be cultivated by decades of living together, just like her and Chen Haodong.
Chang An suddenly asked, "You and your brother have a good relationship, right?"
Zhou Xin, who was picking soy sauce, was suddenly stunned and glanced at Chang An.
"Good. She replied, firmly.
Chang An smiled and didn't say anything more.
It was past five o'clock after the end of the big purchase for the two, and they drove back the same way.
When she walked to the door, Chang Jiahui suddenly jumped out.
"Sister..."
Chang An was stunned, "When did you arrive?"
"It's been a while, where have you gone, and I won't answer your calls. After the fussy was finished, I saw Zhou Xin who was carrying something behind him, but the enthusiasm that usually puts "idol idol" on his lips all day long disappeared in an instant, and he slowly shrank behind Chang An.
"This is..."
Chang An was speechless and dragged her out.
"Introduction, this is my sister Jiahui, Jiahui, this is the star, you should have met. β
"Yes, yes, last time at the barbecue restaurant, but I'm sorry I happened to be out of the company on the day you joined. Zhou Xin was also generous, and took the initiative to shake hands with Chang Jiahui and say hello.
Chang Jiahui is actually a paper tiger, usually looking at the sky and not afraid of the earth, but when it comes to the critical time, she can't do it, and now when she sees the real idol person, she even shakes hands in fear.
Chang An could only look up at the sky, but fortunately, Zhou Xin didn't care, and asked very kindly: "Are the injuries on your face healed?"
"Alright. β
"When can I go back to work?"
"Go to work?" Chang Jiahui was stunned for a moment, and then shouted, "You said I can still go to work?"
"Of course, the barbecue restaurant is not your fault in the first place, it is Rushan who talks too much, and now that she has left the office, there is a shortage of manpower, you can help me when you go back." Zhou Xin's words were very nice.
Chang Jiahui was flattered and grabbed Chang An's arm tightly.
Chang An could feel her excitement, and turned to apologize to Zhou Xin, "I'm sorry, in fact, I was also responsible for the last barbecue restaurant, and Miss Fang didn't have to leave the company." β
Zhou Xin immediately corrected: "This matter really has nothing to do with you, it's because she is too much, and she didn't leave for this reason, mainly because she and my brother..." β
She went ahead, and Chang Jiahui didn't know the relationship between the Tao and the Tao, so she chased after Zhou Xin like a dog's leg to help Zhou Xin carry things.
Chang An followed behind, looked at Zhou Xin's back, and suddenly smiled very lightly.
Most of the people in the relationship are selfish, and she can feel Zhou Xin's deliberate avoidance and temptation of herself.
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The soil and groundwater monitoring data of Shanglin Yuan came out, and all indicators showed that they were normal, and the content of Zhou Wei's afternoon meeting was to discuss the next steps.
Because of the suddenness of the incident, many things need to be arranged temporarily, so although Zhou Wei has just been discharged from the hospital, he still has to hold on to himself in charge.
The first half is mainly to discuss with the marketing department how to correct the negative public opinion, and in the second half, he will hold a meeting with the legal department to collect evidence, and he will add responsibility to those malicious slanderous websites and media.
Now that things have come to this point, he simply poked it bigger.
At about four o'clock, the meeting broke and Zhou Wei went back to the office.
Xu Nan went in with a cup of coffee as he instructed, and put an envelope on his desk.
"Mr. Zhou, this is the invitation to the mobilization meeting of the Luyang Lake project in the city the night after tomorrow, the meeting starts at two o'clock in the afternoon, and there will be a thank you dinner in the evening according to the custom, the dinner is scheduled at the Yunling Hotel, what time will I arrange for Xiao Zhao to pick up the second miss?"
Zhou Wei glanced at the envelope in front of him and didn't reply for a while.
In the past, the city would hold a mobilization meeting before each plot was listed, and the participants were mainly interested in bidding for the project's major investors and real estate developers, and every time Zhou Xin would take Zhou Xin to this occasion, first, her profession was in line with the content of the work, and after the project bidding was completed, Rongbang's design plan would be handed over to Galaxy to do, and it was natural to take Zhou Xin to participate in this kind of meeting; , and slowly let them become Zhou Xin's resources.
So Zhou Xin and Xinghe can get to this day, Zhou Wei has played a very key role in it, at least in the initial stage, it was Zhou Xin who took Zhou Xin's hand and taught her to know people and do things, and operate in a way, and little by little there is now a brilliant and proud galaxy.
The Luyang Lake project is one of several major projects developed by the government in Yunling in recent years, and the mobilization meeting the day after tomorrow will certainly be unprecedentedly grand.
Xu Nan has been with Zhou Xin for so many years, so he naturally thinks that he will take Zhou Xin with him as usual.
It's just that Zhou Wei seemed to be a little hesitant this time.
"Mr. Zhou?"
It just so happened that the mobile phone on the table rang, and it was a text message.
Zhou Yan opened it and saw that Chang An's name was displayed on it.
"You wait a minute!" he said to Xu Nan, and then opened the text message, which had a very short content - "Come to Changhe for dinner in the evening, there are guests." β
The corners of Zhou Tao's mouth curved slightly, and he didn't reply, but only raised his head and said to Xu Nan, who was standing in front of the table, "I won't bring stars this time." β
"Don't take the second lady with you?" Xu Nan was a little pestle, "Then you are going to go alone?"
"No, take Chang'an. β
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