Episode 51: Go home
A backpack, plus a simple tote bag, contained all the belongings that Ling Qi had to go home for the weekend. The girl walking on the school road had mixed feelings, although she was still a little estranged from this home that had only stayed for more than half a month, but it was her own home after all. Regardless of whether the parents spoil their own soul or this body, they are all loving for their daughter, isn't it? Ling Qi bowed his head all the way to the school gate, but he didn't find the familiar No. 29 Accord. When she saw that the time had passed the agreed 5 o'clock, she couldn't help but wonder: her father's driver used to arrive 10 minutes early, but why was he missing?
Just thinking about it, a car slowly stopped two meters away from her, and a head poked out of the rolled down window, and called tentatively: "Miss Ling?" Ling Qi turned around when she heard the voice, but found that it was a black Camry, and when her eyes fell on the No. 2 license plate, it suddenly dawned on her, it turned out that her father had been transferred to the county magistrate, and even the car had been changed, no wonder she didn't recognize it just now.
There was nothing to say all the way, and the well-behaved driver Zhang found that Ling Qi was preoccupied, and he didn't dare to find something to say, and secretly wondered how this originally cheerful and sunny leader seemed to be a different person after going to college, not only was it a lot deeper, but even the style of dressing up had changed, no wonder he was far from sure just now. In fact, Ling Qi had too many things to think about, from the movements of Fang Xiyuan and the Qingyan Society, to Jian Yujie's remarks at noon, and even his entangled feelings for Jin Yanling...... When he arrived downstairs at his house, Ling Qi came back to his senses from all kinds of cranky thoughts and politely said goodbye to the driver. Driver Zhang watched the girl's back walk into the elevator, shrugged his shoulders and stepped on the accelerator, and hurried back to Jiu'an to pick up the leader.
It's already past 6 o'clock, my mother should have already gone home from work, right? Ling Qi took a deep breath and opened the door, and as soon as he walked into the entrance, he heard the sound of kitchen knives and cutting boards colliding quickly, proving that the owner had skilled knife skills. This kind of homely atmosphere made the girl's original hesitant mood instantly transformed into a kind of relaxation, she threw the two bags of luggage on the sofa in the living room, rushed to the kitchen door with slippers, and shouted with relief: "Mom, I'm back!"
"Ah Qi is back!" Gu Shuxian turned around in surprise, quickly dropped the kitchen knife, wiped her hands on her apron twice, and then quickly stepped forward and gave a big hug. Ling Qi's heart warmed and she was about to answer, but her mother had already taken a few steps back and looked at the girl's clothes with a little doubt: "Last time I gave you a birthday, my mother thought it was strange, didn't you like to wear brightly colored dresses before, why are you changing into such plain neutral clothes now?"
"This ......" Ling Qi obviously didn't expect this question, and was stunned for a few seconds and said nonsense: "I'm tired of wearing the skirt, just change the style." ”
"Could it be that you were harassed by those little boys who were too beautiful in college?" Gu Shuxian asked unrelentingly, "Or did you find a boyfriend, and people like this new style?!"
Ling Qi was glad that she wasn't drinking water at this time, but she still couldn't stop a chill all over her body, and she explained angrily, "Where is this, how can I have a boyfriend?" I said that your imagination should not be too rich! I'm hungry, so let's hurry up and cook, good-" In the end, she even threw a coquettish killer to try to end this outrageous conversation.
"Hey, Ah Qi, don't get me wrong, Mom doesn't let you find a boyfriend, but girls should be reserved, you can't do what people say, so it's easy for men not to cherish it! Gu Shuxian still told with concern, but the content became even worse.
Ling Qi covered her face with her palm, and said physically and mentally exhausted: "Okay, okay, I know, I'm a little tired, go rest first, you can be busy......" After speaking, she jumped up to the second floor like a desperate escape, and went straight to her room.
The same mother, the focus on her son and daughter is really different...... However, that is indeed the care and kindness that only biological mothers can have! Ling Qi sat silently on the edge of his bed, thinking about the embarrassment just now, and there was a faint happiness in his smile.
An hour later, Ling Long returned home in a dusty manner, and as soon as he entered the door, he said loudly in a loud voice: "Ah Qi, Dad is back! Come and see what I have brought you?"
Ling Qi, who had just finished taking a shower, was wiping her hair with a towel, and reflexively glanced down at her overly cute home clothes, and the pink Hello Kitty happened to be staring at her. No way, home pajamas and the like are all in this style, who told her to become a little girl and only inherit what was originally left by the family. The girl wrapped her long hair in a towel and hurried downstairs to meet her father.
The small gift that Ling Long brought was actually a delicate platinum necklace, and a broken diamond on the drop-shaped pendant shone with a clear light, and Ling Qi was stunned. Back then, she also gave Jin Yanling some necklaces and earrings and other jewelry, but when she received this kind of gift, the role couldn't be changed at once.
"Well, do you like it? Put it on and show it to Daddy. In addition to spoiling, Ling Long's words were also a little confident, and he believed that his vision must be fine.
"This ...... It must be very expensive, I'm just a student, Dad, it might be more appropriate for you to give it to Mom. Ling Qi hesitated and said something tentatively, it was still a little difficult for her to accept women's jewelry immediately.
Ling Long frowned: "My daughter has long been a big girl, it's normal to wear a necklace!
"Well, no, I like it. Ling Qi hesitated, still not wanting to ruin his father's interest. She hesitantly picked up the slender chain and carefully separated the clasp that had been wrapped around the back of her neck, but could not be pulled back. In the past, she helped Jin Yanling buckle her hands, but now she changed to an invisible angle, but her hands and feet were surprisingly clumsy, and she struggled a few times, and the girl's face began to become anxious.
Gu Shuxian put the last dish on the table, and when she saw Ling Qi's hurried appearance, she first sneered, and then half-jokingly said to Ling Long: "You guy, you only know how to give gifts to your daughter and don't know how to give it to me?
Ling Long's old face flushed, and he suddenly walked behind his daughter and got the buckle in a few clicks. Ling Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and looked down at the noble pendant on his chest, but accidentally even saw the furrow in the neckline, which made his little face hot again.
"Okay, my vision is good, our daughter really looks good when she wears it!" Ling Long watched his gift shine on his daughter's chest with satisfaction, "This platinum is treated with a special process, it is not afraid of corrosion and will not fade, Ah Qi, you won't get that buckle and wear it all the time, there is no harm." ”
"I know, thank you Dad!" Ling Qi replied busily after suppressing the throbbing caused by seeing the wonders of his body just now.
The family was happy at the dinner table, and Gu Shuxian pretended to complain about Ling Qishao's behavior of calling and not going home, which made the girl's head big for a while. It wasn't until she talked about Ling Long's work that she became interested, and a few very professional conversations made Gu Shuxian very surprised, and she said that she was impressed by her daughter Shibei for three days.
"By the way, Mom, you said on the phone last time that you called me back this weekend to have a family party, who will come?" Ling Qi took a sip of tea tree mushroom and duck soup, thinking that it was still the most mellow taste at home.
"I'll tell you about this. Ling Long took over the conversation before Gu Shuxian could speak, "The party will be at the Weiding Hotel in X City tomorrow night, and there are only two families. This time, we were invited by Lin Cangxi, the CEO of Cangyuan Group, who didn't invest in the industrial zone in Jiu'an. ”
"Lin Cangxi?!" Ling Qi was shocked, and subconsciously pinched the spoon in his hand, and a little duck soup leaked back into the bowl because of the shaking.
"What's the matter, Ah Qi, do you know him?" Seeing his daughter's reaction, Ling Long was a little strange.
"No, I don't know, but I've seen it on the Internet, and I didn't expect such a powerful big man to invite us to dinner. Ling Qi quickly calmed down and casually made up a reason.
"This guy is a very talented entrepreneur, but he's not a particularly top-notch person. Remember, in the official-oriented society of China, businessmen are always inferior to the government. Ling Long's tone was very flat, and Ling Qi knew that he was not arrogant, but a very pertinent evaluation.
But...... That's an ordinary businessman, this person with a background in the underworld #scene, can't be treated equally!
Ling Qi thought in his heart, but his mouth remained silent: "Dad is right. You say this is a family gathering, so who else is in Mr. Lin's family?"
"As far as I know, Lin Cangxi's wife has passed away due to illness for many years, and only one son is studying in Canada and has just returned. Ling Long said lightly, adding a piece of back pot meat to Ling Qi's rice bowl.
Ling Qi only has a son, who has come back from studying in Canada, and his heart moved when he heard this, and he felt as if he could connect with some vague information he had heard recently, but he couldn't remember it for a while.
"Daughter, you see that you have been in college for most of the semester, even if you don't love your family, but your dress is becoming more and more neutral, how can this work! Tomorrow morning, we will go to X City first, and my mother will buy you a few clothes and make a beautiful hairstyle by the way!" Gu Shuxian finally found an opportunity to interject.
"Speaking of which...... Your mother didn't talk about it and didn't notice it, Ah Qi, don't you like to wear skirts, and your father bought you a few new ones before you went to college, didn't you?" Ling Long's heart moved when he heard this, and he frowned and recalled.
"It's nothing, it's just a change of mood, it's quite comfortable to wear like this. Ling Qi awkwardly avoided Ling Long's gaze and buried his head in the rice.
"No, if something goes wrong, it must be a demon, and after raising you for so many years, Dad still doesn't know your mind? Could it be that you have a crush on a boy who likes to dress up in a neutral way?" Ling Long's eyes narrowed, and his face was indistinguishable from joy and anger.
Depend on...... Ling Qi rolled his eyes and reluctantly swallowed the food in his mouth: "Please, Dad, can you stop gossiping like Mom, I will definitely not go to find any boyfriend!"
"Hey, don't say it too absolutely, Dad won't object to you falling in love, but pay attention to protect yourself! But it's good that you don't have a partner now, otherwise tomorrow's party will not be good and you will have to change your strategy." ”
What strategy to change? Ling Qi organized some information: Wait a minute, I'm a daughter now, and Lin Cangxi's family is a son, is tomorrow's party still a—
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