The fireworks were still burning in the sky, and laughter could be heard from time to time in the courtyard. Su Qingwan felt that the voice in her ears was suddenly far away, and she could only look at the person in front of her blankly.

Tomorrow is your birthday.

Birthday?

Su Qingwan was slightly stunned, these two words seemed to have not been mentioned for many years.

When she was eleven years old, her mother disappeared suddenly, and rumors spread throughout Sufu, and even her subordinates pointed fingers at her. Dad was seriously ill again, and he left before he survived the New Year. At a young age, she can already feel the sadness under the fence.

That winter was the coldest winter of her life. Come to think of it, she hasn't had a birthday since her father left.

"Qingwan?" Gu Shaoting held her shoulder and called softly, "What's wrong?"

The air in the room was warm, even in his arms. Su Qingwan slowly raised his head and smiled softly at him, "Second master, this firework...... It's so beautiful. Gu Shaoting looked at her silently, raised his hand and brushed the corners of her eyes for a while, and said softly, "If you like it, what do you want to do?"

Su Qingwan shook her head with a smile, Gu Shaoting was not surprised, pulled her to sit down on the sofa together, relaxed her body and leaned back, "Mr. Cheng, a famous Peking Opera actor, has a performance in the big world, if you are interested, come with me to see it." ”

Su Qingwan looked out the window, chuckled and nodded, "Okay." ”

The excitement dissipated, and Gu Yuan fell silent again. The deep chill of winter enveloped the night with darkness, and only a glimmer of light was still shining in the study on the second floor.

Qiu Shi stood quietly at his desk.

Gu Shaoting raised his hand and picked up a cigarette from the table, and slowly lit it, "What about Zhou Yong?" Hearing this, Qiu Shi stretched out his head and glanced out of the door, and replied in a low voice, "Sixth brother hasn't come back yet......"

Gu Shaoting took a puff of his cigarette, and the smoke ring spread out in the air, just blocking his expression, "Let him come to me when you're back." Qiu Shi immediately lowered his head, "Yes, Second Master." After speaking, he secretly raised his eyes and glanced at Gu Shaoting, then retreated to the door to guard.

There is no light in the night, and nothing can be seen. Gu Shaoting held a cigarette in his right hand, looked out the window expressionlessly, and there was a faint pain in the position of his temples after sitting for a long time, so he raised his hand and pressed it twice at will.

There was no sound around him, and he suddenly remembered what Zhang's mother said with emotion when she greeted him in the afternoon.

"Miss Tosu's blessing, this year finally has a New Year's appearance......"

His eyes warmed and he smiled softly.

Thinking of her snuggling in his arms again, looking up at the soft expression of the fireworks seriously, the smile on the corner of her mouth couldn't help but deepen.

"Second master. A cautious announcement came from outside the door.

"Hmm. Gu Shaoting replied in a low voice, his eyes were clear for a moment, and he turned sideways to extinguish the cigarette. Zhou Yong pushed the door into the house, there was still snow on his body, and there was a cold wind when he walked, his face was slightly condensed, he walked to the table and bowed his head, "Second master." ”

Gu Shaoting raised his eyes and looked straight at him, "Have you found out?"

Zhou Yong replied simply, "Yes." He hesitated for a moment before continuing, "...... Su Jinfeng has taken over the Jing'an Chamber of Commerce. ”

"It's fast enough. Gu Shaoting squinted slightly, and his fingers inadvertently knocked on the tabletop, slow and heavy, and the sound was clearer than the other, "What about the attitude of the Li family?"

Zhou Yong frowned, as if he couldn't figure it out, "The Li family plans to fully support him......" Gu Shaoting's eyes deepened, he slowly tightened his fingers, and his voice revealed coldness, "It seems that I really underestimated him." ”

Zhou Wei frowned, "Then are we ......?"

"Don't worry, wait for them to come to the door themselves. Gu Shaoting's voice was calm, and the corners of his eyes were floaming, "The Li family is going to raise a dog for themselves, I'm afraid I'm just afraid of ...... It was a wolf. ”

Zhou Yong was stunned for a moment, his brows furrowed even tighter, "Second master, tomorrow's performance won't be a Hongmen banquet, Su Jinfeng will most likely come to cheer, Old Man Li is a well-known drama idiot, and I don't know what Meng Lisheng's heart is......" Gu Shaoting sneered when he heard this, "The court is public, what kind of movement can be made." ”

Zhou Yong nodded in agreement, pondered for a moment and asked, "Miss Su...... Are you going to go with us?"

Gu Shaoting was silent for a long time, leaned his head on the back of the chair, closed his eyes tiredly, and replied in a low voice, "Go, you go and arrange it." ”

"Yes. Zhou Yong glanced at Gu Shaoting and answered softly.

After a few days of snowfall, it stopped on the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the weather was surprisingly good.

It's about the New Year, and the streets of Shanghai add a lot of lively atmosphere, and the well-dressed ladies and ladies pass by, all with smiles on their faces.

The entrance to the big world is brightly lit, and the waiters in bow ties greet the guests with a smile. Seeing a car driving in, he immediately ran over and opened the car door, Su Qingwan was just about to get out of the car, and Gu Shaoting, who was beside her, suddenly reached out and grabbed her arm. Su Qingwan turned his head, he looked at her with deep eyes for a long time, and then raised his hand to tighten her collar, and his voice was calm, "It's cold outside." ”

Su Qingwan took the collar and smiled lightly, turned around and got out of the car, only to stand firmly, and heard a surprise shout not far from the left, "Brother Shaoting!"

Su Qingwan raised her eyes and looked, a young lady dressed in a sandalwood pink coat with a delicate face was running towards them, ran to the front and grabbed Gu Shaoting's arm, smiling, "Brother Shaoting, I can be regarded as seeing you again!"

Gu Shaoting looked at her helplessly, turned his face and introduced to Su Qingwan with a smile, "Qinghuan, this is the second lady of the Li family, Li Fengya." ”

Su Qingwan smiled and nodded at Li Fengya, but Li Fengya looked at her with wide eyes, and after looking at her for a while, she suddenly asked, "Does this sister remember me?" Su Qingwan nodded with a smile, "Yes." ”

"You've seen it before?" Gu Shaoting said, pulling out the arm that was being held by Li Fengya, and walked towards Su Qingwan. Su Qingwan quietly watched him come over, and replied gently, "It's because there was a relationship." Gu Shaoting didn't ask any further, but only turned his head to Li Fengya and asked, "Are you here with your sister?"

Li Fengya pouted unhappily, "Isn't it...... My sister was not feeling well, so I came with my brother-in-law. After speaking, he seemed to remember something, and immediately turned around and looked for it, and after finding it, he waved his hand high in the distance, "Brother-in-law!"

Su Jinfeng, who was on the other side, heard Li Fengya's voice and came over, and when he saw Gu Shaoting, his footsteps suddenly stopped, and when he saw Su Qingwan beside him, he slowly stepped forward and said hello politely, "Young marshal." ”

Gu Shaoting smiled at him, his voice was calm and he couldn't hear the emotion, "Young Master Su is also here to listen to the play?...... By the way, it's time to call President Su now, right?"

Su Qingwan raised her eyes to look at Su Jinfeng after hearing this, and her face inevitably showed surprise. Su Jinfeng saw that her reaction was slightly sluggish, and he smiled again for a moment, and his eyes went straight to Gu Shaoting, "The young marshal is polite, and the Jing'an Chamber of Commerce will have to ask you to take care of it in the future." ”

Gu Shaoting stretched out his hand and hugged Su Qingwan, and smiled at Su Jinfeng as if intimately, "That's natural, President Su is Qingwan's second brother." Next, his eyes did not leave Su Jinfeng for a moment.

"Besides, President Sue's personality is ...... Gu couldn't be clearer. ”