Chapter 59
Zhao Qinghan was holding the dishes, and when he heard Xu Shao's words, he glanced at Xu Shao angrily, "Why can't it be me?" ”
"But I made an appointment with you before, and you said you had an appointment?"
"It's an appointment. I have an appointment with the old man first, and you are one step slower. Besides, you didn't say what you asked me to do, so I pushed you. ”
Xu Shao thought about it carefully, he really didn't tell Zhao Qinghan that he was asking her to come to the house for dinner, and by the way, he met the old man, no wonder Qinghan pushed his invitation.
The old man calmly watched his grandson being eaten to death by Zhao Qinghan, a little girl, and he didn't want to help at all. It was Mr. Guard who saw Xu Shao deflated, so he opened his mouth to mediate the atmosphere, "Okay, okay." Don't talk about it, let's eat quickly. I'm already drooling from the scent. ”
Seeing this, Xu Shao's father also opened his mouth and agreed: "Yes, yes, eat first, eat first." This meal is so delicious today, whose craft is it? ”
"Father, it's Qinghan's craft." This is Xu Shao, who was blocked by Zhao Qinghan and couldn't speak, not only to solve his father's doubts, but also to curry favor with Zhao Qinghan and avoid being attacked by Zhao Qinghan's white eyes. His dignified prince will be eaten to death by a little woman, I'm afraid no one will believe it. It's just that the reality is so cruel, he was indeed eaten to death by Zhao Qinghan. Xu Shao smiled helplessly, and then stepped forward to help the old man sit on the main seat and prepare to eat.
Zhao Qinghan saw that someone was playing a round, so he didn't make fun of Xu Shao anymore, after all, this is in the old man's house, and it is not good to bully the old man's grandson. Zhao Qinghan turned around and went to the kitchen to continue serving, and Xu Shao also followed when he saw this, ready to help.
The old man's face remained unchanged, but his eyes were very pleased, and he could see that the old man was happy with the relationship between Xu Shao and Zhao Qinghan. Guard Li only smiled when he saw this, but did not make a sound, after all, this is a family matter of the Xu family, and he has no right to say anything. And Xu Shao's father was full of emotion, and he also hated iron but not steel. Father Xu looked at his son, who was usually unsmiling and had a stern face, and he was like a paper tiger in front of Zhao Qinghan, without any deterrent. Well, this little girl does have the capital to deter Ashao, but Ashao, you stinky boy, are you too uncompetitive.
Xu Shao followed behind Zhao Qinghan, and the two of them entered the kitchen back and forth.
"Qinghan...."Xu Shao called Zhao Qinghan's name, he didn't understand why Qinghan was angry with him. Although Qinghan didn't look like anything on his face, he just knew that Qinghan was angry.
Zhao Qinghan looked at Xu Shao, who pretended to be pitiful, and was angry and funny in his heart, "Why don't you hurry up and help, and bring this soup out." ”
Zhao Qinghan ordered unceremoniously, and she also held a plate of steamed fish in her hand. After seeing Xu Shao move, Zhao Qinghan turned around and walked out of the kitchen. The last two dishes are served and ready to eat.
"Alright, let's eat. Old man, you're hungry, let's have a bowl of soup first. Zhao Qinghan beckoned the old man to eat, and scooped a bowl of soup for the old man, stirred it warm with a spoon before putting it in front of the old man, and then asked the old man to drink the soup. Zhao Qinghan sat down, sandwiched the boiled shrimp again, peeled the shrimp skin, dipped it in the sauce and put it in the old man's dish. Zhao Qinghan was busy serving the old man to eat, but he didn't take care of himself for a while.
Seeing this, the old man felt more pity for Zhao Qinghan in his heart, such a sensible and filial good boy is not easy to find now, the most important thing is that he can still cook good dishes. "Okay, don't be busy, you haven't eaten much yourself, hurry up and eat." The old man stopped Zhao Qinghan's action of picking up vegetables, and let Zhao Qinghan eat by himself, his words were full of love, which surprised Xu's father, who was eating on the side.
Father Xu also knew that this little girl was really taking care of the old man, and she didn't have any utilitarian intentions, so I think this is how the old man likes this little girl so much. Father Xu silently pulled the rice in the bowl, well, this soup is good, very delicious, this dish is also delicious, and the steamed fish is even more delicious. Father Xu's movements did not hesitate, and the seemingly elegant movements were much faster than usual eating.
Zhao Qinghan listened to the old man's words, put the fish that had been removed from the thorns into the old man's dishes, and then spoke, "Okay, okay, this is the last time." Zhao Qinghan was relieved when he saw the old man compromise. When I was about to eat a dish, a bowl of soup was placed in front of me. Zhao Qinghan looked at the hand serving the soup, and it turned out to be Xu Shao. Zhao Qinghan smiled softly at Xu Shaorou and thanked him, in exchange for the other party's sentence "Warm, drink".
Zhao Qinghan picked up the bowl without hesitation and took a sip of the soup with a spoon, well....it tasted good, and he stewed it for his brother and father to drink to nourish his body. Zhao Qinghan drank a bowl of soup given by Xu Shao in one go, and when he put down the bowl, Zhao Qinghan found the boiled shrimp that had been peeled and dipped in the sauce in his dish, and the fish meat that had been removed from the fish bones on the side. Zhao Qinghan knew that this must be Xu Shao's masterpiece again.
Zhao Qinghan looked at Xu Shao, just in time to meet Xu Shao's eyes, gentle and doting, soft and somewhat cold and hard face. Zhao Qinghan found out that Xu Shao was not much worse than Zhao Baiyun and Shen Muge, but Xu Shao's cold and hard temperament was too eye-catching, and he forcibly ignored his very handsome facial features.
Xu Shao saw that Zhao Qinghan kept looking at him, thinking that there was something on his face, "What's wrong?" Is there anything on my face? ”
Zhao Qinghan came back to his senses because of Xu Shao's voice, and after hearing Xu Shao's question, Zhao Qinghan coughed before he spoke: "Ah, it's okay, it's just that today I found out that Ah Shao is no worse than your brother and Shen Muge." ”
Xu Shao stiffened for a moment because of Zhao Qinghan's words, but he returned to normal in an instant. Then he pretended to be casual and said, "Hurry up and eat, the food is going to be cold." ”
It's just Xu Shao, what is your obviously weak heart to change the topic? None of you are stupid, you are so obvious, you are embarrassed to make people pretend to be unwilling. However, of course, the Xu family on one side will not debunk Xu Shao's obvious weakness, and on the other side, Zhao Qinghan only smiled at Xu Shao after hearing Xu Shao's words and bowed his head to eat. Maybe he was really hungry and didn't notice Xu Shao's weakness, maybe he noticed it, but he was embarrassed to debunk it, so he bowed his head and ate according to Xu Shao's words. In short, no matter which one it is, it makes Xu Shao breathe a sigh of relief.
Xu Shao, who had long noticed that Xu Shao was different from Zhao Qinghan, looked at his son's unpromising appearance, his face was distorted, and his eyes were angry and he couldn't wait to roar, why are you so cowardly?! I think when I chased your mother, I was all kinds of brazen and shameless, and finally caught up with your mother. You stinky boy didn't inherit your father's good genes at all, it's really a tyrannical thing!!
Fortunately, Xu Shao didn't know his father's slander, if he knew, he would be glad that he was not like his father, otherwise he would have annoyed Qinghan a long time ago. Besides, now Zhao Qinghan is already a master of the people, and the other party is still his brother from childhood to adulthood. Even if Xu Shao was unhappy, he had to bless Qinghan and Baiyun with a smile on his face. Who called Qinghan's favorite person Bai Yun, and he was just a step late. Xu Shao laughed at himself in his heart, and his originally gentle face became a little sad and painful.
The people at the table were eating calmly, but the waves that seemed to be calm were turbulent. If there is anyone who eats the best, it is the old man and the guard. One is that they want to watch the play, and the other is that it is nothing to do, the attitude of the two is obvious, you toss, we will watch the play. It's just that when I watch the play, I still can't help but feel resentful of Xu Shao's indisputability, which is really a shame for Xu Jialang's face!!
Zhao Qinghan finished eating, left a pot of tea and a pot of sake for the old man, and then told the old man some trivial things before getting up and saying goodbye. The old man knew that Zhao Qinghan had something to leave, so he didn't stop him anymore, but just told Xu Shao to send Zhao Qinghan home safely, and then go to the study to see him, and he had something to do.
Zhao Qinghan did not refuse, but after saying goodbye to the old man and others, he left the compound with Xu Shao and drove straight to the Zhao family's old house. It's just that the atmosphere in this car is a little too silent. In the end, Xu Shao spoke first, but there was some hesitation between the words, "Qinghan, did grandpa ask you to go to the compound today?" ”
"Yes and no." Zhao Qinghan replied lightly, seeing that Xu Shao didn't understand, he opened his mouth to explain, "I promised the old man to go to see his old man's house before, but I've been busy lately, and I've been forgetting about it." If it hadn't been for the old man calling me to go to the compound today, I would have forgotten about it. Zhao Qinghan told Xu Shao everything that happened, including the white tiger he sent, the bugging device in Xu's house, and the agreement with the old man.
In Zhao Qinghan's view, Xu Shao is more reliable than the entire Xu family. It's not that the rest of the Xu family is bad, but from the standpoint of a friend, Xu Shao is a person worthy of friendship, otherwise she wouldn't have leaked a lot of information to Xu Shao, and promised the old man to protect the Xu family. If you have to let someone control the military power of the country, then Zhao Qinghan hopes that person is Xu Shao, or someone from the Xu family. The Xu family is dedicated to the country, there is no doubt about this, but sometimes it is a little extreme and extreme, such as Xu Erbo's matter. But in the end, it is also for the sake of this country, there are not many people who can do it like Xu Erbo, especially if they stay in a high-ranking and powerful place for too long, they will be blinded by power, such as the Wang family and the Liu family.
Xu Shao listened to Zhao Qinghan's words quietly, and he had more admiration and pity for this exquisite-minded person in his heart. Xu Shao admired Zhao Qinghan's foresight and open-mindedness, but he also regretted that she had been wronged for her own reasons. Although Zhao Qinghan didn't think about it, Xu Shao did know what kind of person his grandfather was. Maybe Qinghan cares about the elders for the old man, but when his grandfather designed Qinghan for the Xu family, Qinghan must have been unhappy in his heart, and he endured it only because of his reasons.
Such a lovely flower has long been plucked by his own brother, Xu Shao has heartache and unwillingness, but in the end it turned into a blessing to Zhao Qinghan and Zhao Baiyun. Xu Shao knows his own situation, although he is in a high position, but maybe one day he will choose between Qinghan and the Xu family for the sake of the family, he does not want to watch the Xu family fall, let alone force Qinghan, but the final result must be for the Xu family and wronged Qinghan, which Xu Shao is unwilling.
Or handing over Qinghan to Bai Yun is the best choice. Xu Shao's eyes were gentle as he watched Zhao Qinghan walk towards the Zhao family's old house step by step, and there was a handsome figure waiting for Qinghan at the door, Xu Shao knew that it was Zhao Baiyun. Although he couldn't see Zhao Qinghan's face, Xu Shao knew that Qinghan at this time must be full of smiles.
Xu Shao exhaled a breath of turbidity in his chest, nodded to Zhao Baiyun over there, and then turned the head of the car and drove towards Xu's house. Xu Shao thought that he wouldn't be so sad, but the empty place on his chest was filled with cold wind, which made Xu Shao's whole person cold to the bones.
It turns out that this is the feeling of heartache.