Chapter 153: Birthday Greetings
Ye Huan has always been unable to figure out why the party of the rich and noble is so boring, why are they still rushing, running around with a glass of wine, this one takes a few words, that one chats a few words, let's talk about the door, and it is under the same roof, let's chat, they don't even sit, the whole thing is nondescript.
He still misses the time when he used to be with the monkey Zhang San and them, Nan Qiaomu was cooking for his brother in the kitchen, the three of them sitting, one foot half supported on the chair, a cup of two pots into the throat, the stomach burned like a fire, taking advantage of the wine to quickly take a sip of sesame oil and mix it with the wind, the liquor was accompanied by spicy, bared teeth and grinned for a while, and the pores of the whole body were comfortable.
Boasting about a few words of a certain proud thing he did back then, while elevating himself, he did not forget to suppress the monkey and Zhang San, causing their white faces to turn black, after a giggling and laughing noise, and then a few cups of joy, Nan Qiaomu supported his chin and listened to their bragging quietly with a smile.
This kind of life is what Ye Huan really likes, instead of wearing awkward formal dresses like now, and socializing politely with those strangers with a smirk, it's not okay not to laugh, others will say that the children of the Shen family are impolite, uneducated, arrogant and noble. It's not okay to laugh too exaggeratedly, others will say that the children of the Shen family are like fools...... It's so difficult to be a person, even the smile seems to have been carved with a ruler, one more point is not good, and one point less is not good.
In fact, what Ye Huan wanted to do most now was to take off his shoes and walk all the way from the front hall of the Qin family to see who was not pleasing to the eye and use the soles of his shoes to slap their mouths.
It is a pity that the dogma of the world has bound his wild and unrestrained heart.
Ye Huan was about to find a quiet place to hide, when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in the root of his ear, Ye Huan was furious, so he was about to twist his hair, but he saw a beautiful face smiling and groaning, which made his stomach full of anger disappear without a trace.
Lowering his head, Ye Huan said respectfully: "Mom......"
Zhou Rong was wearing a red dress, her hair was coiled up, noble and graceful, and she couldn't be forced.
"Little bastard, don't say these words to come and see your mother, you have a father and forget your mother, huh?" Zhou Rong smiled unabated, but there was murder in her eyes.
"Busy......" Ye Huan laughed dryly.
Zhou Rong snorted coldly: "Are you busy? How busy can you go? Will it be busier than me, the CEO of a multinational group? It's just a little bit of a fight. ”
"Mom, I'm already a man with a successful career......"
Zhou Rong stretched out her hand: "What about the career?" I'll take a look. ”
Ye Huan said embarrassedly: "...... I came in a hurry, so I didn't bring it with me. ”
Zhou Rong nodded Ye Huan's head hatefully, and said, "You have no conscience, when you enter the Shen family, you ignore your mother, right?" What about the South Arbor? ”
"It's not like that......"
"Did you hold hands?"
"Of course."
"Kissing the mouth?"
“…… There are also. ”
"Did you go to bed?"
Ye Huan said solemnly: "Mom, I am a very serious person. ”
Zhou Rong sneered: "You can only pretend to be a grandson, you can't give birth to a grandson, son, you have to work harder, listen to your mother, find a time to buy a bouquet of flowers, pick a small gift that can express your love, and then you have a candlelight dinner together, open a bottle of red wine, confess affectionately, and ask a violinist to play for you next to you......"
Ye Huan suddenly understood, nodded and said: "I understand, the most irresistible thing for a woman is romance, once these tricks are used, even a chaste martyr will definitely follow ......"
Zhou Rong knocked him on the head and said angrily: "You know a fart,...... If she can't put down a bottle of red wine, she will have another bottle until she pours it down! ”
Ye Huan: "............"
Ye Huan admitted that he could never figure out what kind of logic women had, from Nan Qiaomu to Gao Shengnan, and then to his mother, each one was more difficult to understand.
"Mom, Qiao Mu is very conservative, you don't have to be so anxious to hug your grandson, right?"
Zhou Rong looked at him fixedly, and after a while, he sighed quietly, his face became sad, and said: "Silly son, it's not that I'm in a hurry, but because of your identity, if you don't settle your name with Qiao Mu as soon as possible, I'm afraid your Shen family will ...... in the future."
Ye Huan was stunned for a moment, then sneered, and said awe-inspiringly: "The Shen family dares to point fingers at my marriage, and I burned down the broken house with a fire." ”
People come and go in the courtyard of the front hall of the Qin family, and the guests gather in pairs to chat, a noisy and lively atmosphere.
It didn't take long for someone to say in a loud voice: "Old lady Qin has arrived." ”
With the support of the Qin family's grandson Qin Yi, the ninety-year-old old lady Qin slowly walked into the front hall and sat down on the first chair.
The guests looked at each other, smiled, and consciously lined up according to the degree of intimacy and seniority of the relationship with the Qin family, and paid homage to the old lady Qin one by one in an orderly manner, and gave birthday gifts.
There are rules for worshipping longevity, and now it is a new society, and ordinary people naturally do not have to kneel and worship, but the Qin family, like the Shen family, is also an old-fashioned family, and some of the younger generations of their close relatives still have to kneel and kowtow.
After the relatives of his relatives worshipped, Shen Duli led Ye Huan forward to pay respects.
When he got closer, Ye Huan saw the appearance of the old birthday star clearly.
The old lady Qin was born with a dignified national character face, her face was covered with age spots, her hair and beard were already pale, but she was in good spirits, her eyes seemed to be cloudy and godless, and she inadvertently still revealed a bit of essence that people dare not look at, just like the peerless master with two Jiazi internal skills in martial arts novels, with his upright national character face, it can be seen at a glance that this peerless master must be a white master who kills the evil demons of the underworld, and the word "justice" is almost written on the top of his head to go out to swagger.
Shen Duli led Ye Huan to the old lady Qin, Shen Duli straightened his collar, bowed slightly to the old man, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the old man Qin on his longevity than Nanshan, and the younger generation of Duli represents the entire Shen family and pays homage to the old man." ”
Old Man Qin stroked his beard and laughed, and the ninety-year-old spoke as loud as a bell.
"Duli, but he hasn't come, what about Shen Chongwu's old guy? Dead or not? A few days ago, a Taoist priest from Youfang gave me a hexagram, saying that I can live for ten years, and Shen Chongwu's old guy will definitely not survive me. ”
Ye Huan: "............"
The seemingly righteous Baidao master is actually very evil in his heart...... Shen Duli smiled bitterly: "Thanks to the old man's blessing, my father is currently in good health, eats and sleeps normally, and although there are constant minor problems, he has never been seriously ill......"
Old Man Qin snorted and said, "Go back and tell your father to live for a few more years, don't really die in front of me, otherwise the old man will run to his tombstone." ”
Shen Duli smiled bitterly and nodded yes.
The Qin family and the Shen family have been friends for many years, and the two old ladies have also been an iron friendship since the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War.
Old Lady Qin's eyes narrowed, and when she saw Ye Huan next to Shen Duli, she stroked her snow-white long beard, and said slowly: "Is this your son who has been separated for twenty years?" ”
Ye Huan took two steps forward, bowed to Old Man Qin, and said with a smile: "I wish Grandpa Qin good fortune like the East China Sea, longevity than Nanshan, and boy Ye Huan will give Grandpa Qin a birthday." ”
Old Lady Qin's eyes narrowed more and more: "Is it really Shen Chongwu's grandson?" The eldest grandson of the long house? ”
"Exactly." Shen Duli nodded and said, "His name is Ye Huan, and he is my own son, the eldest grandson of the Shen family." ”
The people waiting for birthday worship in the hall heard Premier Shen personally admit Ye Huan's identity, and the hall couldn't help but be in an uproar, and the quiet hall was full of discussions.
Shen Duli quietly listened to everyone's discussions, and a faint smile appeared on his face. As far as the eye could see, in the crowd, Zhou Rong was looking at the father and son with tears in his eyes, and when he met Shen Duli's gaze, Zhou Rong glared at him fiercely and twisted his head to the side.
It seems that the last time Shen Duli pretended to be sick and tricked Ye Huan to return to Beijing, Zhou Rong still hasn't lost his anger.
"Have you ever kowtowed to Shen Chongwu?" Old Lady Qin asked expectantly.
Ye Huan wiped his sweat: "...... Not yet. ”
Old Lady Qin looked up to the sky and laughed: "Finally let me pull it back!" Grandson, come, give me one. ”
Ye Huan: "............"
The dead old man must have been visiting the kiln a lot when he was young, and at the age of ninety, he still spoke like a fucking ladybird...... Shen Duli let out a long sigh, lowered his voice and said to Ye Huan, "...... You just knock one, he and your grandfather have supported each other for a lifetime, and they have been fighting secretly for a lifetime, and now they have a big birthday, so that the old man is happy. ”
Ye Huan looked at the happy appearance of the old man Qin, and thought to himself, just kowtow, the old man's birthday, he has to make the family happy.
So in front of the full house, Ye Huan pushed the golden mountain and poured the jade pillar, and respectfully kowtowed to the old man three times.
Old Man Qin smiled with a red face, and said continuously: "Okay, okay, I recognize this grandson." ”
Ye Huan's expression became more and more bitter, okay, I didn't recruit anyone and didn't mess with anyone, and I became a grandson again...... Under the envious gaze of the full house, Ye Huan touched his nose and retreated.
People who can't suffer losses can't suffer anywhere, and they always panic when they suffer a little bit of loss.
Ye Huan was thinking about finding the scene when he got out of the front hall, the gangsters naturally didn't have much respect for the old in their hearts, and Lao Tzu didn't owe you money from the Qin family, why did you ask Lao Tzu to kowtow to you as soon as you met?
Ye Huan searched outside the front hall for a long time, and finally let him find a little boy who was four or five years old, pouting and playing with mud.
"Boy, is it from the Qin family?" Ye Huan asked with a straight face.
The little kid nodded timidly, and sucked it violently, and the snot that could flow to his mouth was sucked back into his nostrils, and the timing was just right, and his skill was perfect.
"What's it called?"
"Qin Sheng." The little kid replied loudly.
Ye Huan's eyes were sharp, and he saw an emerald green jade pendant hanging on the waist of the little kid, and the dark green pendant ring was faintly shining, and at a glance, he knew that it was not ordinary.
Ye Huan pointed at it and said, "Is this true?" ”
The little kid shook his head: "I don't know, my great-grandfather hung it up for me." ”
Taking out five yuan of change from his pocket, Ye Huan smiled and said, "Do you know this?" ”
"Acquaintance, money."
"Shall I buy your little green glass with it?"
The little kid was overjoyed: "Good! ”
........................, "Who are you, Old Man Qin?" ”
"My great-grandfather."
Ye Huan was overjoyed: "Okay, it's you, come, give the master a knock." ”
"Why?" The little kid is confused.
"I'm your second uncle."
“…………”
Honestly and unceremoniously accepted the big bow of the little kid, and spent five yuan to cheat a valuable jade pendant, Ye Huan's depressed mood just now was inexplicably much better.
The little kid was afraid that Ye Huan would regret it, so he grabbed the banknote and ran away.
Ye Huan happily took the jade pendant and looked at it for a long time with the light, and he didn't understand how to look at it, but it was certain that this thing was worth a lot of money.
"Why, it should be able to sell for three, five or eight thousand, right?" Ye Huan stared at Yu Pei and muttered to himself.
There was a faint sigh behind him, and then, the soft flesh on Ye Huan's waist was pinched fiercely.
Ye Huan screamed bitterly, and when he looked back, Zhou Mei didn't know when he was standing behind him.
"You're here too." Ye Huan greeted with a smile.
Zhou Mei sat down on the rest bench beside him, and glared at him funny and angry: "You will do evil!" Trick other people's children to kowtow to you, and also deceive other people's jade pendants, be careful that Old Man Qin knows, pick up the kitchen knife and chase it to the Shen family, you will show your face. ”
Ye Huan didn't care and said, "If you suffer a loss, you have to get back to the field, right?" I have to let the Qin family know that I have to pay the price for kowtowing...... Help me see how much this jade is worth. ”
Zhou Meixing glanced at it for a moment, and blurted out: "This is a good glutinous jade, at least worth seventy or eighty thousand." ”
Ye Huan paused for a moment, and then was overjoyed: "No wonder my left eyelid jumped violently today, it turns out that God destined me to make a windfall today." ”
Zhou Mei sighed helplessly, she really didn't know what to do with this eldest young master.
"Zhou Mei, remember to call me more if there is this kind of party in the future, especially the party of your rich and noble family, I will participate in it in the future, I will fish it once I go, and strive to rely on my own struggle within two years to buy a house within the fifth ring road......"
"You rich and noble people ......" Zhou Mei frowned slightly: "Ye Huan, you still haven't put your position right, your identity is different now, why are you still so hostile to rich people?" ”
Ye Huan sneered: "I'm used to it, I can't control my mouth......"
Zhou Mei stared at him and sighed: "It's not that you're used to it, but you don't regard yourself as a member of the elite at all in your heart, you always put yourself on the opposite class with them, Ye Huan, this is not good, you will be isolated, you will become unhappy." ”
Ye Huan was silent for a while, and said, "Since the day I entered the capital, I have found that I have never been happy...... Zhou Mei, I think I'm really not suitable here, leaving Ninghai, I feel like a fish leaving the water, birds leaving the sky, life here is unfamiliar, people come and go, only false flattery and ridicule, those people rush to make friends with me, talk to me, what they see in their eyes is not me Ye Huan, a living person, but the golden sign of the Shen family behind me, everyone approaches me with a purpose, it is difficult for me to find sincerity in their eyes, every day seems to live in an illusory and cold world, The surroundings are full of ghosts, all kinds of strange things, all kinds of conspiracies and calculations......"
Ye Huan lowered his head weakly and said, "Zhou Mei, for me, this kind of life is like tormenting every day......
Zhou Mei looked at Ye Huan's weak appearance, her heart couldn't help but hurt, and she couldn't help but stroke Ye Huan's thick hair.
"If you're not happy, leave, I remember you said that no matter how rich or poor you are in this life, the most important thing is to be your true self again, not to hide it, not to be pretentious."
Ye Huan shook his head with a faint but firm smile on his face: "No, I won't leave, at least until I don't make a difference, I can't leave, I've escaped many times in my life, and this time I don't plan to escape." ”
"What do you want to look like?"
"I can't say what it looks like, I just want to walk this way, there are scenery and wind and rain, and when it's over, I will leave here and live the life I want to live, with no regrets in my life." Ye Huan had a clear glow on his face.
Zhou Mei looked at him quietly, and the moment the man said his dream was really charming.
It turned out that his dream was to complete this new journey, to experience the feeling of being on the road with his young life, and when he was done, he would return, and the clouds and breezes would be light from then on.
Zhou Mei said deeply: "Ye Huan, go on, go with all your heart, when you are old in the future, think back on this journey, and don't leave yourself with any regrets and sighs." ”
- When there are bumps in the road, I will help you through it.
Zhou Mei silently added this sentence in her heart.
"Zhou Mei, what about you? You should have a dream, right? Ye Huan suddenly asked.
"Me?" Zhou Mei froze for a moment, and somehow, a layer of mist appeared in her eyes.
How many years have it been since she was adopted by her wife, but someone has ever asked her about her dream?
Her life is just to keep learning, learning again, learning business, politics, learning strategy, learning all the skills that can assist the man in front of her, she seems to be a deliberately cultivated shadow, no matter where the master goes, the shadow can only follow unconditionally, and must not have any of her own will.
Dreams were so far away to her, so far away that she was no longer familiar with the word.
"My dream...... My dream ......" Zhou Meimei's beautiful eyes were filled with distressing confusion.
Looking at Ye Huan fixedly, Zhou Mei said confusedly: "Your dream should be my dream......
Zhou Mei, who is confused, is no longer the holy goddess sought after by the yamen in the elite circle, at this moment she is like a helpless girl who has lost her way.
Ye Huan looked at her helpless appearance, her heart throbbed somehow, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone's dreams are reading and subjective, not based on any other person or thing, what do you usually like to do the most?" ”
"I like to dance...... Zhou Mei blurted out, closed her mouth tightly, and her pretty face turned a little pale.
Ye Huan smiled: "Then dance, do whatever you like, don't have to prove what to others, the important thing is that you can be satisfied and happy." ”
Zhou Mei gradually came back to her senses and said with a wry smile: "Ye Huan, you have wrapped me in, you have the right to realize your dreams, but I don't." ”
"Why?"
"No, I just don't have it anyway." Zhou Mei glanced at him.
- I was born only for you.
Zhou Mei looked at Ye Huan with complicated eyes, and there was a little bit of gloomy thoughts in her heart that she didn't know whether she was happy or resentful.
…………………… The night was quiet, and the two of them whispered outside the front hall of the Qin family, laughing from time to time.
From the realization to the present, tonight is the closest to their hearts.
When he was talking about it, he heard an anxious male voice calling: "Sister Mei, Sister Mei......"
Zhou Mei's smiling pretty face suddenly collapsed, and she sighed: "This guy is really an unjust soul, and he can't get rid of it." ”
"Who?" Ye Huan said curiously.
Zhou Mei said listlessly: "The second young master of the Qin family, Qin Yi's younger brother Qin Feng." ”
Ye Huan blinked and said with a smile: "Your admirer? ”
Zhou Mei nodded helplessly: "This guy is thicker than you, no matter how you drive him, you won't leave." ”
Ye Huan rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'm the flower messenger, I'll help you get him." ”
"Don't mess around...... Zhou Mei didn't finish speaking, and saw Ye Huan shoot out like an arrow.
It didn't take long for a dull cry of pain to come from my ears: "...... Vile! Actually stealing peaches with monkeys! ”
Immediately afterwards, Ye Huan's voice came sadly.
"Boy, the second child of the Qin family?"
"So what? Who are you? Qin Feng couldn't help but say angrily.
"Great, Lao Tzu has earned it, come, give Ye a ......"
(To be continued)