CHAPTER XIII
This is not yet the Lantern Festival, there is still some time to leave school, Yunxi did not say that there is no time, Leng Qiaoshu and Leng Yuqiu are basically determined to take Zhan Wenlan on vacation together, so Leng Xian can only discuss going abroad with his old man.
At this time, he had to sigh that there is indeed a human being in the world called "someone else's child".
As soon as he heard that he was going to Commander Zhan's son's manor to play, the unsmiling old man of his family agreed without saying a word.
When he packed his luggage and got on the plane with them, it wasn't until he landed that he remembered something in a trance.
"I remember that you seemed to have promised Mr. Zhang to talk about the second movie together on Friday." After adjusting the scarf around his neck again, he slowly pushed the suitcase and walked out, but the meaning of his words made several people's eyes instantly look at Yunxi.
"Yunxi, it turns out that you still have something to do. In fact, you don't have to force it, after all, business matters, and you can go on vacation anytime. Leng Qiaoshu put the side of the boot slightly against the glass mirror, saw the slender lines with satisfaction, and answered seemingly casually.
Everyone present knew that she was eager to kick Yunxi out of Zhan Wenlan's side immediately and directly occupy the entire manor, if she could be directly upgraded to the hostess, it would be wonderful.
Winter in Massachusetts is already a thick snow pile, getting off the plane, there is air conditioning in the airport, but Yunxi felt that the air was not very smooth, just squinted, and casually smiled at the overzealous second cousin, looking like he had not rested well.
Don't say anything, what do you mean!
Leng Qiao Shu snorted coldly, and saw that Zhan Wenlan's eyes next to him were almost soft enough to blind the foreign girls coming and going in the hall, and he was so angry that he inhaled, but he didn't say much.
Anyway, Yunxi made an appointment with Mr. Zhang to talk about things on Friday, with her current posture of being a "strong woman in the shopping mall", I am afraid that she will leave on Thursday at the latest, and she will only stay for three days at most, what is she noisy about.
Although Leng Yuqiu said that he was more concerned about his second sister, he couldn't help but shake his head now.
The feet are on someone else's Zhan Wenlan, Yunxi can walk before Friday, so he won't follow?
flew all the way from Beijing to Massachusetts, but the son of Commander Zhan didn't even look at her delicate second sister.
Josen saw his fiancée pursing her lips and chuckling, but her eyes looked like she was watching the fire from the other side, and couldn't help but pull her hand: "It's not cold, let's get in the car." ”
A few people talked and walked, but they quickly arrived at the entrance of the airport, and through the transparent glass, the road outside could be seen clearly. There were already people waiting outside, looking respectfully at this side.
Although he also lives abroad, he has always been a gentleman, and when he saw that the three sisters of the Leng family were silent, he naturally smiled and came out to solve the siege.
No one was stupid, so he naturally took the silence and walked towards the car.
The driver is a Chinese, and as soon as he saw Zhan Wenlan, he nodded and took the luggage, his actions were very polite, but he had a feeling of not panicking, which made people feel very good.
The brand of the car is not very amazing, on the contrary, it is an ordinary brand that can be seen casually on the road, and Josen couldn't help but glance at Zhan Wenlan.
When they arrived at the "Zhuangzi" in Zhan's mouth, they really understood what it meant to "not show wealth".
Looking at this manor, which was almost ten times larger than the Leng family's ancestral house, several members of the Leng family were really shocked, and even the most noisy Leng Qiaoshu stopped.
The origins of these people are there, and they have all come out of the rich circle since they were children, but they have really never seen people like Zhan Wenlan. In China, he is a low-key character who can't be more low-key, and everyone in the school knows that there is such a top-notch school grass, but still no one knows that this person is the commander's noble son, let alone in this special circle in Beijing. Ordinary gentlemen don't show off their wealth to compete, and their family background is also there. As for him, the Zhan family is based in the south, and because he is from the military family, he is always a little more cautious in entering and leaving, and only a few friends of the family are afraid that he knows his details. is such a person, quietly under the rule of the United States, such a family business, but still looks like it is idle at will, how big a family business must be to support such a scene.
An old American man with snow-white hair smiled and led all the attendants and maids to salute, and the people under the manor who stood in most of the courtyard couldn't help but look at the friends brought by the master.
At this time, he was secretly speechless at the same time, he didn't expect Asians to be so exquisite. This group of people is not ordinary people, and they can't hang up, and "Mr. Zhan", who rarely shows up in Zhuangzi all year round, will lead them to this vacation.
After the people were surprised, they quickly performed their duties and quickly returned to their posts, and after the housekeeper arranged Yunxi's room, dinner had already been prepared on the entire table.
"After taking the plane for so long today, I guess everyone is very tired, so it's better to rest early in the evening, and let's go shopping around the neighborhood tomorrow." After Zhan Wenlan personally pulled out the chairs for Yunxi and the three ladies, she sat down with Leng Wei and Josen, picked up the goblet, and gently held it in the air: "cheers!" ”
“cheers!” Several people raised their glasses in the same smile, took a sip, and began dinner.
If when I first saw this manor, I was still shocked by its delicacy and vast area, then when the first steak was entered, Leng Wei's asset evaluation of Zhan Wenlan went up another level.
As the saying goes, "Good chefs are hard to find." ”
In such a private manor, Zhan Wenlan has not come all year round, and he can still retain such a chef with extraordinary skills, I am afraid that the cost is amazing.
Not to mention, maintaining such an old mansion that looks to be at least 100 years old is a money-burning thing.
He shook his head, he really couldn't think of what kind of livelihood the Zhan family, who held the title of commander of the military region in Nanjing, could keep such a property.
Although the doubts in his eyes were not obvious, the rest of the people almost thought of going together.
Except for Yunxi, the rest of the people have lived abroad all the year round, and they are naturally more aware of the difference in income and consumption at home and abroad. The commander of the Zhan family can not do smoothly, and now the situation at home and abroad seems to be calm, but in fact, there are hidden waves, where did the Zhan family get the spare money.
"It's a bet I won back in Las Vegas when I was twenty years old." As if seeing the doubts in everyone's eyebrows, Zhan Wenlan explained with a flat expression while paddling the steak lightly: "I was going to sell it, but then I felt that the scenery here is good, the location is good, and I may live permanently, so I stayed." The meaning is clear, this Zhuangzi is his personal product, and has nothing to do with the Zhan family or his father. After he finished speaking, he glanced at Yunxi thoughtfully, as if he was noticing her reaction.
Yunxi held the hand of the knife and fork, and when he mentioned "the location is good, it may be permanent", he always seemed to feel that his voice was slightly undulating, and when he looked up, he happened to meet his straight eyes.
Mr. X, who is famous in the UK, is really sorry for his reputation if he can't even afford a decent resort.
Yunxi knew that he didn't want to reveal his identity in front of others, so he only said that this place was won by gambling at the table, so he didn't say anything.
It's just that the eyes of several other people are so sharp, and they can find at a glance that Yunxi's eyes are disapproving, this kind of disapproval is not the kind of pretentious and high-minded who looks down on the nouveau riche, on the contrary, it is more like knowing the inside story, but not willing to say more.
For a while, there was some speculation in the hearts of several people, afraid that Yunxi and this Zhan Wenlan were in contact with each other more frequently than they imagined.
It's not good, Leng Yunxi even knows Zhan Wenlan's net worth clearly.
Leng Qiaoshu was naturally happier than anyone else when he heard that the person he had taken a fancy to at a glance had such amazing wealth, but when he saw Yunxi's appearance that he had already knew, he couldn't stop the sour water in his stomach. Fortunately, she also knows how to look at people's eyes, and when she saw that her eldest sister had been giving her eyes, she still suppressed her temperament and seemed to eat dinner dignifiedly.
After dinner, several people went back to their rooms, washed and scrubbed their own, and got ready to sleep.
Josen stayed in Leng Yuqiu's room to talk to her, and before he could say a few words, there was a knock on the door.
He opened the door, and when he saw his fiancée's second sister, he smiled politely, turned back to Leng Yuqiu and said, "I still have a phone call to call, so I won't disturb your two sisters chatting." Remember, don't talk too late, the province will not have energy tomorrow. ”
Leng Yuqiu nodded softly, welcomed Leng Qiaoshu into the door, kissed him on the cheek again, and closed the door.
"Sister, what did you find when you were just eating? Why don't you let me speak? Although Leng Qiaoshu has been arrogant since she was a child, she is always a little unable to control the scene in front of this lobby sister who has been living independently abroad and winning a doctorate. It seems that from the beginning, she was mainly coquettish in front of her eldest sister, and after so many years, the family has become accustomed to it, her parents can't control her, but her lobby sister can stop her immediately with just one look.
"I promised you to invite Zhan Wenlan to the banquet, but not to see your little woman's appearance," Leng Yuqiu turned her face away in disgust, looking too lazy to see her coquettish and stupid: "The old man heard that you and Yunxi both had dealings with Zhan Wenlan, and I was not very happy in my heart, let me help you see more, and save you from making trouble." If you have a clear mind, you will do your best on this vacation, if you can really make Zhan Wenlan fall in love with you, that is your ability, if you don't have this ability, give me a break as soon as possible! ”
Leng Qiao Shu was taken aback, the grandfather in the family has always been ruthless to Yunxi, didn't he see that the only grandson in the family spoke well in front of Leng Yunxi, even in her father's uncle's generation, no one could be more favored than Yunxi.
The old man actually allowed her to pry the corner of Yunxi?
Leng Qiaoshu suspected that his ears had misheard.
Leng Yuqiu couldn't help but nod her head, with a look of "how stupid are you": "The old man clearly likes the kid of the Zhan family, Yunxi can't see his attitude now, he just turns a blind eye to you just to see if Zhan Wenlan can always change his mind to Yunxi, if he changes his mind, he has nothing to do with Yunxi, it is not bad for you to marry him, if he is hard-hearted, Yunxi must be, this grandson-in-law, he is also happy to settle down early." ”
That's what she said, but she didn't say it yet. Based on her speculation about the old man's mentality, I am afraid that this second sister will be regarded as a "beauty trick", Zhan Wenlan is the best to pass the test, originally the two families are world friends, and they can't pass the test, so it's not bad to be cheap This second cousin. At least, the second sister's arrogant temperament is protected by the Zhan family, and there will be no accidents in the future.
However, for the two granddaughters, it is self-evident which is more important.
Fortunately, she herself grew up abroad since she was a child, and she is not too close to the old man at home, otherwise, she doesn't know how cold her heart is.
Leng Qiaoshu was stunned for a moment, her mind turned a corner, although she minded in her heart, but anyway, the old man gave her a chance to fight, and there was still a chance of winning, she snorted twice, and said: "I understand, sister, don't worry, I will have more eyes on talking and doing things in the future, if I really become with Wen Lan, I will definitely give you a big red envelope." ”
"You talk a lot!" Leng Yuqiu couldn't help laughing when she saw that her mind was still quite clear. Luckily, it's not a fool. The old man's side is too clear, and if there is any discord here in the United States, there will be a place to turn around, but, as she just said, this is also an ultimatum. After returning to China, no matter who Zhan Wenlan likes in the end, if there is another scene between two women and men, it is estimated that grandpa can directly swallow his life alive.
Leng Qiaoshu knew the attitude of the family, went back to the room to sleep easily, and ran to knock on Zhan Wenlan's door the next day.
After knocking for a long time, there was no response, and when I saw a maid with a dining cloth in her hand, I asked.
"Sir is drinking coffee on the lawn." The maid looked at her with a look of surprise, and seemed to have some gossip and curiosity, although most Asians felt the same appearance in their eyes, but this young exotic girl had a cosmopolitan temperament all over her body, and she was completely different from the two female guests.
Leng Qiaoshu didn't bother to care about what others gossip, thanked him, and walked towards the lawn in the direction pointed by the maid. In the morning, not long after the sun rose, the surroundings were as Zhan Wenlan said, exceptionally clean, and there were few human eyes, and the morning sun in winter sprinkled down and fell on the green turf, imprinted with the man standing in place holding a porcelain cup and drinking coffee, there was an illusion that she was looking at a painting.
Looking at the man who was dressed in dark blue, but couldn't hide his dusty temperament, Leng Qiaoshu couldn't help sighing, she knew at first glance that this man was good-looking, but she didn't expect that he in the morning made people only have two words to describe.
Amazing!
He seemed to be looking into the distance, his sight was far away and there was no fixed point, and the whole person had a foggy feeling, as if he was shrouded in something, which made people see vaguely.
Leng Qiaoshu couldn't help but move a little closer, following his gaze.
The next moment, his eyes lit up, and his face began to glow.
"I didn't look at the road much when I came, I didn't expect you to be so close to Harvard." Standing in the courtyard, you can see Harvard's law school from afar.
Leng Qiao Shu looked at Zhan Wenlan in a daze, but saw him suddenly look back. I was stunned in my heart, but I saw that Yunxi didn't know when she was standing on the lawn, her eyes were deep and shallow, she couldn't see clearly, her eyes flashed from the famous school, and finally fell on Zhan Wenlan's body, with a smile on her lips, but she had never seen her little sister show it, and she was a little funny: "No wonder you said that you are going to live here for a long time." ”