Chapter 16 The mountain rain is coming
Lou Xueqin is a southerner, came to Zhonghai to study when he was young, and later married the only daughter of the first leader of the unit.
Although his official position is not very high, because of his outstanding emotional intelligence, Lou Xueqin gets along well with many juniors. Among them, there are also many dragons and phoenixes, and the higher they sit, the higher they sit, they also remember the old feelings and call him a teacher.
So, don't look at Lou Xueqin's retirement, but his words still have weight. Otherwise, Zhan Xingchuan would not have sent people to contact him all the time, trying to use him as a breakthrough.
Originally, he had already given up, but he didn't expect a miracle from heaven to be rewarded for his kindness.
When they arrived at the private room, Lou Xueqin and Lou Shujie had already arrived. When everyone met for the first time, there was inevitably a round of greetings, not to mention that Zhan Xingchuan saved his wife and son, and the gratitude expressed by Lou Shujie was naturally sincere.
The guest and the host sat down, and Lou Xueqin looked at Zhan Xingchuan and Ran Xixi, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Although he is not gossipy, some rumors will also drill into his ears from time to time, before Zhan Xingchuan sent people to the door, Lou Xueqin was because he felt that there was too much peachy news on this young man, and he didn't look like a businessman who would do business well, so he repeatedly refused to be kind. Unexpectedly, when he saw it today, he felt that Zhan Xingchuan didn't seem to be as unbearable as the outside world said, and it looked pretty good.
The important thing is that his daughter-in-law fell on the road, and so many people watched curiously, but no one really dared to help. In the end, it was this man who took the risk of sending a pregnant woman who was almost unconscious to a nearby hospital, and this kindness alone is not something that ordinary people can do.
"Let me introduce, this is Lou Ju, and this is Ran Xixi."
Zhan Xingchuan introduced with a smile, passing by very skillfully, without saying too much about Ran Xixi's identity.
"Miss Ran, hello."
"Lou Bureau, I will be fortunate to meet you."
Lou Xueqin and Ran Xixi greeted each other, shook hands, and then sat down.
"I'm the oldest here, but don't be inhibited, children, today is just a meal together, like family and friends. Come, talk while eating. β
Lou Xueqin took the lead in raising chopsticks and said.
Seeing that he didn't have any shelves, Zhan Xingchuan and Ran Xixi were relieved, picked up their wine glasses one after another, and toasted Lou Xueqin one by one. After they finished drinking, Lou Shujie took the initiative to salute Zhan Xingchuan and thanked him repeatedly. As he spoke, his eyes were slightly red, and he seemed to be apprehensive about what happened to his wife, after all, he almost caused a tragedy of one corpse and two lives.
"Hey, it's all my fault, knowing that she was about to give birth, and she was in a bad mood, so I quarreled with her before going out in the morning. Later, the nanny at home told me that she was missing, and I immediately searched everywhere until the hospital called......"
Lou Shujie's face was full of remorse, his wife's mood has not been stable in recent months, and he, as a husband, is busy with work, so he is indeed a little negligent.
"It's okay, now that the mother and son are safe, it's a great joy. I hope they will be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible, and I am still waiting to drink the child's full moon wine. β
Zhan Xingchuan said very boldly.
During the banquet, the four of them drank and chatted without restraint. Under Lou Xueqin's proposal, Lou Shujie also planned to let his son recognize Zhan Xingchuan as his godfather, because if he hadn't made a move, the child would probably not have been able to come to the world safely.
Zhan Xingchuan was quite surprised, but he did not refuse, just waiting for the child to be discharged from the hospital and then visit.
Although everyone tacitly didn't mention anything else, whether it was Lou Xueqin or Zhan Xingchuan, they seemed to know each other. Especially when leaving, Lou Xueqin also patted Zhan Xingchuan's shoulder and laughed softly: "Mr. Zhan is young and promising, the future of the Zhan clan is really limitless, I am very optimistic about you!" β
In this regard, Zhan Xingchuan did not prevaricate hypocritically, but just smiled: "I will definitely be worthy of your favor." β
Between the words, both people seem to have a certain degree of understanding of each other's minds.
Before leaving, Zhan Xingchuan was two years older than Lou Shujie, and the two drank some more wine, and they had already begun to call each other brothers and sisters through the wine. Zhan Xingchuan repeatedly told Lou Shujie that when he gave his child a full moon wine, he must tell himself that of course he, as a godfather, must give a generous gift.
"Watch your step."
I don't know if Zhan Xingchuan drank too much, and when he went down the stairs, Ran Xixi had to reach out and help him.
She completely acted as a vase tonight, not saying much, not looking at much, unless she had to, Ran Xixi would never make a sound. However, I don't know if Lou Xueqin was curious about her or what, and took the initiative to ask her a few words. Although Ran Xixi was very surprised, he also politely answered one by one, and he was not stage frightened.
Perhaps, everyone is curious, wanting to find out what the relationship between her and Zhan Xingchuan is.
"I didn't drink much."
Seeing Lou Xueqin's father and son getting into the car, Zhan Xingchuan turned his head and said in a low voice.
Hearing this, Ran Xixi immediately withdrew his hand: "That's better, I'm not happy to take care of the drunkard's habits." β
She had a hunch that tonight's meal was of great significance, Lou Xueqin had a very good impression of Zhan Xingchuan, and his identity was there, it was impossible to say that it was meaningless.
It is even more likely that the outcome of the bid will be completely reversed because of this accident.
Not only her, Zhan Xingchuan should also understand the key point, so he looked in a good mood, reached out to help Ran Xixi open the car door, and motioned for her to get in the car.
"You don't have to send me, I want to take a walk and breathe."
The street they are on at the moment is next to the pedestrian street, and it happens that today is the weekend, and it is still early, and the pedestrian street is bustling with people coming and going. Ran Xixi hadn't gone shopping for a long time, and she had smoked too much second-hand smoke in the private room just now, but at this moment she wanted to breathe fresh air and didn't plan to go home directly.
"Okay, let's go."
Zhan Xingchuan tightened his coat and readily agreed.
She was amused: "I want to walk by myself." β
He didn't feel embarrassed, but smiled: "You can walk on this street, I can also walk, then you walk in front, you can't stop me from walking behind you, right?" β
Because of the wine, his breath was hot, with a faint smell of wine, although it was not unpleasant, but it was still hotter than usual. The snort sprayed on Ran Xixi's face, making her inexplicably suffocated, and she instinctively walked away, as if she didn't want to stay for a moment.
She walked in a hurry, not at all like a walk, but like she was in a hurry.
As soon as she walked three hundred meters, Ran Xixi felt a little sweat on her forehead, and her feet in high heels were very soreβshe walked too fast, and hurried forward with her head stuffy.
As soon as he turned around, Zhan Xingchuan was standing two steps away. He is tall and long-legged, and even if he walks normally, he can completely keep up with her pace.
"Amazing legs, huh?"
Ran Xixi touched his forehead, angry.
Zhan Xingchuan smiled and said nothing, he took two quick steps, caught up with her, side by side with her, and persuaded in a low voice: "Wearing high heels, don't go so fast." If you break your foot, I'll have to carry you back. β
Ran Xixi was even more annoyed when she heard his words that were close to cursing, but because there were people around her, she couldn't have a seizure, so she had to turn around, return along the same road, and get into the car parked on the side of the road with a huff.
Zhan Xingchuan shook his head, maybe it was because the two of them hadn't been in love much at the beginning, so there hadn't been much friction. Now that the plot is reversed, everything is reversed, and if you don't say a word, you have to choke each other, or simply have a cold war.
When she returned home, she took off her makeup and took a shower, and when she came out, she habitually checked her email.
Craig emailed her to confirm that she would not go to the photography course.
She rested her hands on the keyboard and hesitated for a long time, but still did not type out the reply. To go or not to go, this matter has been in Ran Xixi's mind for a long time, but it is always difficult for her to make a decision, even she can't say herself, what is she hesitating about.
Just as I was thinking, the mobile phone next to the mouse rang, and it was Qiao Sijie calling.
Ran Xixi didn't answer, and let the bell ring until the end, and then again, and then again.
It was a bit of a self-defeating thing to do, but she really didn't know what to say.
After two times, the phone stopped ringing.
She turned off her email and collapsed on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.
Zhan Ruijue's winter vacation has begun, and this means that he has to stay at home every day. Although the little guy is still introverted, it is very different from a year ago, and it seems that because he has grown up, he is a lot more naughty than before.
Although Sister-in-law Chen takes care of the housework and Sister Li takes care of the children, Ran Xixi's burden has not been reduced at all, and several adults revolve around a child. Zhan Ruijue has only been on vacation for three days, and everyone has an expectation of "when will school start".
A few days later, Zhan Ruijue became obsessed with doing handicrafts, so the study at home became a battlefield, which was full of all kinds of handmade materials.
During this period, Craig had to call Ran Xixi because he had not received an email from Ran Xixi for a long time.
She was very sorry: "Give me another day, I have to discuss it with Rui Rui's father, after all, it will take half a year." β
Then, Ran Xixi called Zhan Xingchuan and asked him when he was free and if he could see each other.
He thought about it for a moment and asked her to wait for him.
"It's the same room last time, and I try to get off work a little early."
Zhan Xingchuan raised his wrist and glanced at the time, his arrangements today are very tight, and he may not be able to leave the company early, and there will be a drinking party that he must show up later, so he can only find an opportunity to sneak away in advance and go to see Ran Xixi "occasionally".
"Okay, then I'll wait for you."
She didn't shirk and agreed directly.
"Hey, there's a kitchen over there, and I want to drink fish soup, you boiled it. It's too late to go to the market and buy live fish now. β
Zhan Xingchuan smiled and made even more demands.
Ran Xixi gritted his teeth: "Okay." β
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