At this time, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Liuli and the others were taken aback.

"I won't say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here!"

However, it was not Liuli who came, but Gong Rumeng, Xia Qing and Yiyi.

"Grandma. Yiyi saw Yang Shulan who opened the door and immediately pounced.

Yang Shulan was also very happy when she saw Yiyi.

In fact, she has always wanted to go to Gong Rumeng to see Yiyi, but she was afraid of disturbing Gong Rumeng's life, so she endured it.

Seeing her granddaughter coming over today, Yang Shulan didn't know where to put her happy hand.

"Look at my mother's excitement, I suspect that she didn't treat me so closely back then. Tao Liuli looked envious and jealous.

Yang Shulan glanced at Tao Liuli: "Can you follow Yiyibi?"

"Hurts. Tao Liuli paused, looked at Gong Rumeng and said, "Sister Meng, why did you and Yiyi come here at this time?"

My sister deliberately ignored Xia Qing.

The corners of Xia Qing's mouth twitched, but she didn't squeak.

Yang Shulan pulled Yiyi with one hand and Xia Qing to sit on the sofa with the other.

Xia Qing took a look, and then said, "Where is Tao Bao?"

"Hmm, Tao Bao didn't come. Yang Shulan said.

"Huh?" Xia Qing blinked: "Isn't it? ”

Yang Shulan's face became solemn: "We have been at home all the time, and we haven't seen Tao Bao come back." I gave him a call. ”

The phone was dialed, but no one answered.

"Something might be wrong. Gong Rumeng said: "I'll fight later." ”

But until two hours later, Tao Bao still did not appear.

His phone was always connected but not answered.

The atmosphere in the room gradually froze.

"Hehehe, don't, don't be nervous, maybe Tao Bao is dating, it's inconvenient to answer the phone." Yu Shuang said.

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the room finally eased up a little.

But Xia Qing was still a little apprehensive in her heart.

For the first time, she hoped that Tao Bao was going on a date.

Gong Rumeng got up, and then said, "I'll go out for a walk." ”

"I'll go too. Xia Qing also got up immediately.

Then the others, except for Yiyi and Yang Shulan, who stayed at home, all went out to find Tao Bao.

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University Town Commercial Pedestrian Street, Blizzard Burger Restaurant.

Xia Xue was sitting in a window seat at her burger joint, quietly flipping through Larry Bossidy's "Execution."

This is an economic management book, and is regarded as one of the fifteen must-read books on economic management.

For most people, these books are boring.

It is better to study the philosophy of Marx.

At least for Tao Bao, he can't read a single page of this kind of book.

However, Xia Xue was very fascinated.

The neon lights from outside reflect in, leaving dappled light and shadow.

Looking from the side, probably because of the hands on the table, the first thing that catches your eye is Xia Xue's two slender jade legs.

Xia Qing's long legs are attractive enough, but Xia Xue's jade legs are obviously better. Her legs are extremely slender and round, and the crisp black sandals perfectly accentuate the seductive curve of her calves.

Then she revealed a supple green silk, her figure was well-proportioned and graceful, just like a picture of a lady with the charm of Jiangnan as the pen graceful and classical as the ink, exuding a natural temperament in the delicate and agile.

Although it is peerless, its indifferent and cold temperament has turned away countless admirers, like a hollow valley orchid, peerless and independent.

Because it was still a soft opening period, the burger restaurant was closed at night, and a sign saying "Closed Door" had been hung outside.

At the moment, there are only one or two employees in the store who are on duty.

The two employees were cleaning while secretly watching Xia Xue.

"Our boss is so pretty!" exclaimed a waitress.

Another waitress rolled her eyes: "You just found out now?"

"Hey, if I were half as beautiful as Mr. Xia, I wouldn't be single. ”

"Come on. If you are half as beautiful as Mr. Xia, you can marry into a wealthy family. ”

Although there is a certain exaggeration in this statement, it also reflects from the side that Xia Xue is indeed amazingly beautiful.

"However, Mr. Xia looks quite lonely. ”

"Hmm. Always alone. Another waiter paused and said, "I heard that in the past, Xia always had a friend. But then, that friend moved away. ”

"Hey, should we go over and talk to Mr. Xia?"

"Don't. What if it disturbs Mr. Xia?"

"Okay. ”

Subsequently, the topic of the two waiters talked about the Qingbao burger restaurant opposite.

"I heard that the opening date of the opposite burger joint is scheduled for next Saturday. ”

"Huh, doesn't that coincide with the opening date of our store?"

"What are you afraid of? We're no worse than their family. Even if Mr. Xia can't show up, it can completely abuse them. ”

"Too naïve. Bai Ling, the manager of the store opposite, is not a fuel-efficient lamp. ”

The two waiters chatted without saying a word.

Xia Xue looked at the book intently, and didn't seem to hear the words of the two waiters.

Little by little, time passed.

One of the waiters came to Xia Xue's side and said, "That, Mr. Xia, we're going to get off work." ”

Xia Xue raised her head at this time, she looked at the time: "It's so late." Sorry, my bad. ”

"No, it's not too late, that..."

"Go back, I'll close the door later. "Summer Snow Road.

"That's good. ”

After that, the waiter left.

Xia Xue continued to read the book quietly.

It was almost ten o'clock in the evening when Xia Xue closed the book and closed the door of the Blizzard burger restaurant.

She first glanced at the closed door of the Sunny Baby burger restaurant opposite, and then looked up at the gloomy night sky.

"Is it going to rain?"

As soon as he finished speaking, it began to rain in the sky.

"It rains a lot during the rainy season. ”

Xia Xue stretched out her hand, and a drop of rain fell on her palm, and then a splash of water fell.

"I don't hate rainy days, though. ”

Looking through the memories, go back to six or seven years ago, when Xia Xue was only twelve or thirteen years old, and the first time she saw Tao Bao was on a rainy day.

People's memory capacity is limited, Rao is the bug goddess Xia Xue, and many memories have long been forgotten, but seven years ago, her first encounter with Tao Bao seemed to happen yesterday, and she remembered it so clearly.

As the rain became heavier, Xia Xue collected her emotions and left in a black Volvo sedan.

When she reached the middle of Dongtai Road, Xia Xue glanced at the side of the road.

A man was sitting on the steps of a street kiosk on the side of the road, looking depressed.

"Huh?"

She pulled over and walked over.

"Brother-in-law?" Xia Xue came to the man's side and said softly.

The man was none other than Tao Bao.

Tao Bao lifted up and was slightly surprised when he saw Xia Xue.

"Xia Xue, why are you here?"

"I'm going to pick up Aunt Qingqing at the Alice Hotel right now, she has a banquet there tonight. Xia Xue paused, and said, "What's wrong with my brother-in-law?"

(End of chapter)