18.Chapter 18
As soon as she entered the table, Yan Xiting was busy introducing her father, talking about his character from Du Xisheng's resume, managing several companies under his hands, what kind of business to do, and specifically mentioning the recent difficulties.
Strictly listened quietly with a smile, until Yan Xiting said with a dry mouth, and said angrily: "Dad, why don't you have any opinions?" β
The waiter was serving soup cups to everyone, so he put down his chopsticks, leaned back on his chair leisurely, and asked, "What advice do you want?" β
Yan Xiting pursed her lips: "Dad-"
Yan Zhi waved his hand at her and said, "Didn't you say that you are not allowed to talk about business during dinner, why are you babbling today." β
Yan Xiting complained: "It's different, it's a family dinner, my mother and I finally saw you once, of course you can't be allowed to talk about business." β
Strictly stretched out his hands: "Oh, you mean, Xiao Du is an outsider?" β
Yan Xiting was choked by the words, looked at her father, then at Du Xisheng, pulled the napkin and threw it on the table, and stood up angrily: "I can't say you, I'll go to the bathroom." β
Strictly teased her: "I'm shy, such a big person, when I touch her daughter's heart, I'm still embarrassed to avoid it." β
Yan Xiting covered her ears and ran away in a hurry.
And Zhen and the others walked away, strictly Zhi immediately changed his expression, and he still smiled, he was indeed sophisticated and slippery, and his eyes gently put on Du Xisheng, and Du Xisheng immediately knew that this person should have something to say.
Strictly Zhi really said: "The female is not staying, I can't see her figure all day long, once she appears, I want to hear her say a few words of self-consideration, she can't do without you." β
Du Xisheng smiled and said, "Xiting is a very cute girl. β
Strictly sighed: "Yes, not only cute, but also smart, two big round eyes turned, I knew that this girl began to think of some bad ideas again, people are small and big, and she has grown up so naughty since she was a child." I only have this one daughter, I am afraid of falling in my hand, and I am afraid of melting in my mouth, and when I found out that it was not good, I was already spoiled. β
Du Xisheng said: "No, Ling Qianjin is still very sensible." β
Strictly snorted: "I don't know anything, I sent her to study abroad, I just wanted to spoil her temperament, I didn't expect to go out with my fox friends and dog friends all day long, and I didn't even know how to call home when I got a boyfriend, and I cried after breaking up and thought of me and her mother." This year, our hearts have settled down a little, we thought she was going to learn well, but she came back to tell us that she was in love with someone. β
Du Xisheng didn't hurry to talk, he stopped strictly, and said: "Xiao Du, I heard Xiting say that you were busy with a divorce a while ago, and now you have cleaned it up." β
Du Xisheng shook one of the hands resting on his lap and said, "Almost." β
Strictly laughed: "Don't get me wrong, Xiao Du, I ask this, it's not that I can't accept that my daughter's boyfriend has been divorced, men, career is always in the first place, and it's understandable what the situation is in life." The hero is sad to pass the beauty pass, I am also a man, and I also have seven emotions and six desires, and I know what it is like to surround a woman for decades. But when a man has a daughter, it is different when he wants to check for his daughter, I hope this person can be clean, neither will be fascinated by flowers and plants, nor will he make a fuss about the relationship with your daughter. Xiao Du, I said so, you should understand, right? β
Du Xisheng's smile remained unchanged, and he nodded: "I understand what Mr. Yan said, the juniors will give you a cup, if there is anything wrong in the future, please criticize and correct." β
Yan Zhi picked up the cup and said, "You are too modest." β
When the door opened and closed, Yan Xiting's voice came again, and she asked with a smile: "What are the two of you talking about, the atmosphere is so warm, they both started drinking." Dad, don't make a noise, he has a bad stomach. β
Strictly sighed: "This is not out of the cabinet yet, why is it all for the sake of others, your father's stomach is not good, why don't you let me drink less." β
Yan Xiting trotted over, hugged her father from behind, and said coquettishly: "I know you have a bad stomach, but you have a little padded jacket for you to rub, does it still hurt, is it warm, does it still hurt?" β
Strictly grabbed her hand and laughed.
After that, one meal was eaten without waves.
Strictly make it clear that he just wants to meet Du Xisheng for a while, and he doesn't talk about business. Du Xisheng also ate well, chewed and swallowed slowly.
At the banquet, Yan Xiting wanted to clarify the topic several times, but Du Xisheng squeezed her soft hand and diverted the conversation.
Full of wine and food, Du Xisheng drank a little loudly, and after saying goodbye to Strict Zhizhi, he staggered into the car, closed his eyes and fell into the seat, and subconsciously said when he was in a trance: "Ranran, rub my stomach for me." β
Yan Xiting was going around to the other side of the car, and the driver stared at the figure in shock for a while, and said to the drunk behind him: "Mr. Du, Miss Yan is getting in the car." β
The car door opened, a cool breeze poured in, Yan Xiting sat down against Du Xisheng, and said, "It's useless, I'm drunk like this after a few drinks." β
Du Xisheng fell on her lap and was wrapped in her arms. The driver waited in fear for Dushi to call out the name, but he had already dialed the normal channel and said, "I'll squint for a while." β
Some people were relieved, some people inhaled, Yan Xiting folded her hand on his forehead: "Don't spit on me!" β
Du Xi hummed and opened his eyes, but suddenly he was not sleepy at all.
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In his sophomore year, Du Xisheng borrowed money to start a company with a friend.
At that time, he didn't catch up with the good time of registering a company for one dollar now, so he scraped together and filled in all the money he earned from his scholarship and part-time work, and the gap was still more than 100,000 yuan, and when he was desperate, he had to ask his mother for help.
After his mother modified Du Xisheng's college wish without authorization, and came to Sui Xing, where he was unfamiliar with his life, although the relationship between mother and son did not deteriorate to the point of breaking off the relationship, it was also affected a lot.
When the love is the strongest, he is most afraid of separation, Du Xisheng really complained about his mother when he knew that he had to go to Sui University. Leaving Xia Ran and destroying promises, everything is a shackle in my heart.
But when he really entered the institution of higher learning, saw the prosperity of the metropolis, and his eyes were opened again and again, Du Xisheng didn't dare to think about it, but he had to secretly rejoice in this wrong decision.
β‘β‘, Du Xisheng was born to be a good man.
The day he compromised with his mother was another memory of his stepparents after they made a public fuss, and to this day, he still remembers the way his mother held her head high and asked him to admit that he was better off after coming to Sui Xing.
The moment he hesitated, he was already sorry for Xia Ran, sorry for the promise he made that summer.
He single-handedly built his kingdom and lived like a fish in water in his own world.
Xia Ran called, and excitedly said that when it was time for Sui Xing, he was busy staggering with people, and his heart was pounding because of a business of more than 100,000 yuan.
He said, "Ranran, I'm sorry, I'm busy socializing outside, so I don't have time to pick you up." I'll let my classmates go to you now, you wait for me at home, and I'll be back soon. β
Xia Ran didn't have time to say another word, he hung up the phone.
When the third watch returned to the small house he rented in the middle of the night, Xia Ran was still dressed and sitting on the sofa waiting for him, he rushed to kiss her with a drunken body, but she pushed her away awkwardly.
After asking what was wrong several times, she said as if she was angry with her little daughter-in-law, "The orange-flavored popsicle I brought you has dropped." β
It is one of Heshui's most popular specialties, which is a natural delicacy made with fresh orange juice. As soon as summer began, everyone bought them one by one.
She specially bought a dozen, wrapped it tightly in the quilt she brought, and carried it with her for hundreds of kilometers, carefully protecting it in her arms, but she was crowded by the crowd of people when she left the station.
Du Xisheng could almost see her serious and stupid appearance when she was guarding the quilt. Holding her hand harder, he pretended to be unimpressed and told her: "Don't feel uncomfortable, Ranran, I'm so old, I don't like popsicles anymore." If you want to eat, I'll take you to HΓ€agen-Dazs next time, where it tastes like everything, and it's definitely better than oranges. β
Really waited, Xia Ran stood behind him and pulled the hem of his clothes hard, Du Xisheng asked what was wrong, she whispered: "Xisheng, this HΓ€agen-Dazs is so expensive, you can buy another box of balls, I don't want to eat it, let's go." β
Du Xi laughed and took her into his arms and said, "It's okay, Ranran, your husband and I can make money, don't talk about a ball, you wait, I'll buy the whole store for you." β
Xia Ran was so happy, she wrapped her arms around his waist and said My husband is so good, husband, you can't lie to me. Swallowing saliva, he took the paper cup, his eyes were straight, and he picked it up in a small sip and tasted it carefully.
When I asked her if it was delicious, she nodded and said it was delicious, delicious, delicious.
"But...... I still prefer the orange popsicles of Heshui. Xisheng, don't buy this store for me, you can buy me the old factory of orange popsicles. β
Du Xisheng said okay, no problem, she shook her head excitedly, scooped a spoonful of ice cream and sent it over: "Xisheng, open your mouth." β
"Xisheng, open your mouth."
Du Xi was stunned, Yan Xiting stood in front of him and winked at him, a glass of water was handed to him, and she said again: "Be good, open your mouth." β
Du Xisheng pushed the cup away and said, "I don't want to drink it." β
Yan Xiting had no choice but to put the cup aside on the stage, hugged him from behind and said, "Xisheng, are you angry?" β
Du Xisheng said: "Why do you ask that? β
Yan Xiting said: "Your face is very bad, really, very bad, is it something that my father told you when I was away." He is like this, he never cares about the feelings of others when he speaks, the older he gets, the more he relies on the old and sells the old, you don't have the same knowledge as him. β
"No, he didn't say anything to me. β
"Really?"
"Really."
Yan Xiting went around to the front again, wrapped her hands around his neck, and said, "Then you kiss me." β
Du Xi looked at her coldly and smiled lightly: "You are not afraid that I will stun you with alcohol." β
Yan Xiting smiled: "It's good to be dizzy, if you're dizzy, you don't have to think about you all day long, and I help you beg my father." β
Du Xisheng picked her chin with one hand and put it on her buttocks with the other: "Think it's troublesome?" β
Yan Xiting shook her head: "It shouldn't be me who thinks it's troublesome, it's you, right?" β
Yes, troublesome, when the poor boy thinks about getting ahead, when he is stunned, he thinks about the left and right, he really does a lot of work, and he is afraid that the high place will be cold.
I used to always think that buying that popsicle factory was a success, happy, and I didn't dare to slack off for a moment, I wanted to climb and go up.
Now, his money can buy hundreds of orange popsicle factories, but there are still many troubles behind him.
What about the person who gives him motivation and allows him to define success and happiness?
Yan Xiting rubbed his body against him and said, "Xisheng, do you remember the new dress I told you last time, I wore it in it today, do you want to take a look?" β
Du Xisheng said: "No, no, an upstart like me has no interest in enjoying your fashion show. β
Yan Xiting looked at him with a little resentment: "Then what are Mr. Du's usual interests?" β
His eyes suddenly deepened, pinched her buttocks and lifted them up, and said, "I prefer two people to chat with each other after taking a bath and covering the bed and quilt." β