I took out the health products I had just bought from under the table, and then said to Jin Qiu: "I'm going to go to see Mr. Xiao with Xiao Ai, so I'll leave first." ”

"You're going to see Mr. Xiao?"

I nodded and replied, "Actually, I should have gone a long time ago, even if Xiao Ai has a grudge against him, but after all, he is also her father." I quite think that this matter is my negligence, and I waited until Xiao Ai reminded me before I remembered to meet Mr. Xiao with her, in fact, I am most responsible for untying the knot between her and Mr. Xiao. ”

Jin Qiu agreed, and she said to me again: "Well, Mr. Xiao will definitely be released from prison, in fact, it will not be a few years, and when he comes out, he will definitely establish a close relationship with you, and he is a business tycoon like ......."

Jin Qiu suddenly stopped when she said this, and I noticed her strangeness, and then asked, "What's the matter, is there anything inconvenient to say?" ”

"It's not that it's inconvenient to say, it's just that I heard some gossip in the circle."

"What gossip?"

After Jin Qiu was silent for a while, he replied: "Since it is gossip, it must not have been verified...... Probably speaking, Mr. Xiao was investigated because he was cheated by his own people, but the strange thing is that Mr. Xiao seems to have intentionally carried these charges down! Later, during the entire investigation and evidence collection, he did not make any favorable defense for himself at all, let alone provide valuable clues, can you understand what I mean? ”

I nodded and replied, "Of course I do, but it's just rumor, so I don't think there's any need to over-read it." ”

"It's best if you think so, but from your and Xiao Ai's standpoint, don't you want this rumor to be true?"

I didn't think about it and replied: "Of course I hope it's true, but what is Mr. Xiao's motive for doing this?" ”

"At the level of Mr. Xiao, many of their behaviors are not something we can speculate casually, but I really feel that there are a lot of strange things in this incident, at least no one in the entire Jinding Real Estate except for Mr. Xiao has been implicated, which is not very reasonable. This is because economic cases have certain commonalities in a certain way. ”

Jin Qiu's words made me a little stunned, and when I wanted to ask something more, she urged me to leave. It turned out that Xiao Ai had already picked up the car and was waiting for me across the road. I had to let go of the doubts in my heart and walk quickly towards Xiao Ai, but the doubts in my heart were even stronger, as if Jin Qiu pointed me to a road that had no clear direction at all. Of course, her subjective analysis is not necessarily correct, after all, Mr. Xiao's case was handled by a national-level investigation team specializing in economic investigation, and their experience and professionalism must be higher than that of Jin Qiu, so the possibility of misjudgment is not great.

……

In the taxi, Xiao Ai and I sat in the back seat, perhaps because what we were about to do was heavier, so we were both silent.

On the way to Jiangning Prison, many sections of the road are planted with plane trees, and the shade that appears from time to time brings coolness, and Xiao Ai, who is wearing sunglasses, is unclear in the shade of the trees that are speeding by......

She opened the window and kept looking out of the window, until the driver reminded her that the air conditioning was turned on in the car, and she didn't close the window, she seemed to be disgusted with the confined space in the car, and finally the driver chose to respect the customer, he turned off the air conditioner, and then opened all the windows, even the sunroof on the roof......

After a moment of silence, I finally asked her, "What's wrong with you?" It looks like he's in a bad mood. ”

Xiao Ai didn't look back at me, it seemed that she still cared about the distance between the trees outside the car window, and she replied after a long time: "I'm not in a bad mood, just a little sad, I think of my father who has made such a great contribution to the construction of this city, and now he has to spend years in a dark prison, this feeling is really very bad...... But a mistake is a mistake, isn't it? …… He had enjoyed all that wealth could bring him, but now he didn't even have freedom, and he didn't know how he would feel. ”

I persuaded: "He is a person who has experienced so many ups and downs, and his psychological endurance must be much stronger than that of ordinary people, I think he will accept the transformation with peace of mind." ”

"I hope so."

……

After nearly half an hour of driving, the car finally took Xiao Ai and me to Jiangning Prison, and after we completed the visitation process, we met with Mr. Xiao under the leadership of the prison guards, which was the second time I had the opportunity to see him after almost a year. It's embarrassing that it's in such a scene.

Xiao Ai never sat down, watching him walk in front of us, but through a row of iron fences, it was obviously very close but pulled out a depressing distance.

I looked at Mr. Xiao, a year ago he was still in high spirits, looking just a middle-aged man in his early 40s. But now, his physical condition has completely changed, his hair is half gray, and he has lost a lot of weight, and I was too optimistic before I came, even this man who once stood at the top of the pyramid will fight for the brink of survival and collapse in the face of such a change.

He stretched out his hand to Xiao Ai, Xiao Ai's expression was very complicated, but in the end she still handed him her hand, he held it tightly with both hands, and asked, "Are you okay outside, have you been wronged?" ”

Xiao Ai shook his head, the prison warned them not to have physical contact, but when Xiao Ai was about to withdraw his hand, Mr. Xiao held her harder, and he didn't let go until the prison guard warned him for the second time, his expression was full of loss and melancholy and unsatisfactory.

Xiao Ai sat down, and after a moment of silence, she asked, "The environment here is so bad, can you still adapt to it?" ”

Mr. Xiao replied, "There will always be a day when I go out...... Dad can't rest assured about you now, it's Dad who is sorry for you all these years, and Dad has done too many things wrong......"

"Although I hate you, I hate Li Zishan even more...... Now I don't want to hate you, I just hope that you will be well transformed here, and I will wait for you outside. ”

Mr. Xiao bowed his head slightly, but it was not natural, maybe this was the first time he bowed his head in so many years, and it was with his daughter.

He was silent.

At this time, Xiao Ai gently pulled the corner of my clothes, and I subconsciously took a step forward, a little nervous in my heart, but still kept calm and said: "Uncle Xiao, my name is Jiang Qiao, and I am Xiao Ai's boyfriend...... I don't know if you still have an impression of me. ”

Mr. Xiao looked at me, perhaps remembering the side we had met a year ago, he nodded and replied, "I have the impression that you are the wedding planner of the wedding company...... Didn't expect my daughter to be with you anymore! ”

Because I don't know him, I can't say much, but I replied: "Yes, Xiao Ai and I met at that time last year, we were very close to each other, and I liked her very much, so we were together......"

Maybe because of the limited time, Mr. Xiao didn't ask me about my life experience and family situation, and didn't even express any opinions about our love, he just looked at me again and said: "Young man, I want to talk to my daughter alone, can you avoid it?" ”

I glanced at Xiao Ai, then nodded, and walked outside......

I couldn't adapt to the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor, and I was stimulated by the strong sunlight, I felt a palpitation, and then unscrewed the cap of the mineral water bottle in my hand and took a big sip.

After my heartbeat returned to normal, my mind gradually calmed down, and then I thought about what Mr. Xiao had to say in front of me.

……

After about ten minutes of chatting, Xiao Ai also walked out of the visiting cell, her love was still very low, and I followed her step by step out of this depressing place.

While waiting for the bus, she whispered to me: "Jiang Qiao, do you know why my dad shook hands with me just now?" ”

"Maybe it's because I miss you so much."

Xiao Ai shook his head, and only replied after a long time: "No, he gave me a note." ”

I looked at her in shock and asked, "Did he have any intentions?" ”

Xiao Ai put on sunglasses, and then looked at the extremely dazzling sunlight, but her side face was full of indescribable anger and melancholy, and her voice was lower: "He suspects that my younger brother is not his biological ......"

I looked at Xiao Ai in amazement, unable to speak for a long time, but Xiao Ai had already stopped a taxi on the side of the road, as if trying to leave this place, I didn't even have time to figure out her current mood, so I had already gone with her on the way back, this road was winding, but the sun illuminated the lake on the side of the road green.

……

After returning to Tulip Road, Xiao Ai went to the piano shop, and he didn't eat lunch, so he called Xiao Fang, and then taught from noon to dusk without a concept of time. And time seemed to turn into uncontrollable wind and sand in the sound of their pianos, and three weeks passed in the blink of an eye, and the scene did not change, but I had an extra bottle of chilled plum soup in my hand.

Yes, it was indeed three weeks later.

At this time, there are many stalls selling watermelons on the side of the road opposite the piano store, and summer is coming more violently, and the musical instrument shop under the piano store has also completed the renovation in these three weeks, and the batch of goods I ordered from Shanghai and Japan will arrive one after another from tomorrow.

As for the demolition of the old alley, the progress is slow, because the neighbors who have received the compensation for the parking space are not satisfied, and they are changing the law to negotiate with Zhao Mu, wanting to get more demolition benefits from him.

Zhao Mu was greatly annoyed by this, he wrongly underestimated the greed of human nature, because a few days ago, these neighbors were still standing with him in order to be able to demolish and relocate, but now when the project really wants to move forward, they have all turned their faces for their own interests, so until now, only a few have signed a demolition contract with Zhao Mu, and there are nearly 100 households in the entire old alley.

However, when Zhao Mu's work was blocked, Xiao Ai's piano shop and I developed surprisingly smoothly, and we not only recruited two high-level music teachers, but also the number of students increased several times compared with when the piano shop first opened.

Xiao Ai and I, and even all the people involved in the work of the piano store, are very optimistic about the future development prospects of the piano store, because in the city of Nanjing, we are rapidly forming and spreading our educational advantages.

Xiao Ai said: If Xiaofang, who has high hopes, can win the grand prize in the "Xinghai Cup" Children's Piano Competition, the reputation of the piano store will spread faster, and then we will no longer consider such a primary thing as the source of life, and we should start building a brand!

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