Chapter Twenty-Three: Qualified Ministers
Chen Mo parked the car firmly at the entrance of the lobby of Chaoyang Golf Club, and Cao Zhongmou and Luo Chaoying, who were waiting on the steps, hurried up to meet him. Chen Zheng didn't wait for them to open the door, he hurriedly opened the car door and got out of the car first, and ran to the other side to help Chen Yizhou open the car door. "Grandpa, slow down."
Chen Yizhou did not refuse his grandson's support, and took his arm and got out of the car steadily. Cao Zhongmou, who was facing a smile on his face, said hello to Luo Chaoying, and said with a smile: "It's a light meal, but if you want to come to such a high-end place, I'm going to let you break the bank today." ”
"Don't say that, kid, you're not talented, you've really made some money in the past few years, and this cost is nothing."
Although she has divorced Chen Jianguo, Luo Chaoying still calls Chen Yizhou her father. She held Chen Yizhou's hand from the other side and said with a smile: "This stadium Zhongmou is a small shareholder, there are discounts here, and the actual cost is not more expensive than the hotel outside." Besides, it's quiet, the air is good, and it's good for your old body. ”
"You have a heart. It's just that my body is not good now, and no matter how good the scenery here is, I don't have the body to enjoy it. Let's all go inside. ”
Li Shan saw that they had finished communicating, and stepped forward to hold Luo Chaoying's waist. "Aunt Luo, I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss you."
Luo Chaoying said with a smile: "If you miss Aunt Luo, you won't come to me?" It seems that it is still duplicitous. ”
Li Shan said coquettishly: "I really miss you!" It's just that you're so busy every day, and I'm embarrassed to harass you alone. ”
Chen Mo got out of the driver's seat, locked the car, and then walked over to say hello to Cao Zhongmou. "Uncle Cao has a heart, I don't think it's a big deal to go to work, you still organize such a party!"
It's also strange to say that Chen Mo has a knot with his biological parents, but he doesn't have much resentment about the lover they find again. Rong Jing gave birth to a lovely sister to him, so that his resentment against her at the beginning was completely eliminated, but Cao Zhongmou conquered him with his unique personality charm.
Cao Zhongmou stretched out his hand and punched his shoulder with a smile: "From the ivory tower of the school to the melting pot of society, how can it be said that it is not a big deal?!" In your body, your mother and our elders have the ardent expectations for you, hoping that you can go smoothly in your future work, and your peace and happiness is our greatest happiness! ”
"Thank you Uncle Cao for your encouragement, I will definitely be responsible for my own life."
Well, this sentence is good, we don't expect you to live a wonderful life, as long as you can be responsible for yourself and your own positioning in life, this is the greatest success. Let's go up, your brother Cao Yi and your sister-in-law are both on it, if you don't think there are too many people, they will be waiting for you here. ”
Chen Yizhou said with a smile: "Aren't outsiders, why be so polite, let's not be an eyesore here, let's go in." ”
Chen Zheng and Luo Chaoying walked into the hall with Chen Yizhou on the left and right, and through the lobby, a wide spiral staircase came into view. Cao Zhongmou, who greeted several beautiful welcome ladies, took a quick step forward, waved his hand to them, and led the way: "There is also an elevator here, let's take the elevator to the second floor." ”
All the staff are looking sideways, although Mr. Cao is only a small shareholder here, but he is also the spire here. They all know very well that this is the capital, and they don't know how many powerful people there are, and the old man who seems to have difficulty moving and needs help when he walks seems to be a big man. They didn't know that Cao Zhongmou was like this, not because of his identity, but because he was a respectable elder.
In the elevator, Luo Chaoying asked Li Shan in a low voice: "Xiaoshan, when will your parents arrive?!" ”
"They should have arrived a long time ago, but today my dad had a temporary meeting, and it was a little late to disperse. I was on the phone with them just now, so I think I'm almost there. ”
Chen Yizhou said with a smile: "Don't rush them, after all, work is still important, we just have a meal, and it doesn't matter if it's late." ”
Chen Mo introduced to Cao Zhongmou the origin of his car with a diplomatic license plate, and when he heard that this car didn't cost money, it was exchanged for the motorcycle, Cao Zhongmou couldn't help laughing. "It seems that your luck is good, you bought a motorcycle for 100,000 yuan three years ago, and now you can change it to a car for 300,000 yuan, you can make a lot of money. If you have a car, you will also take your grandfather to the suburbs more in the future, the air in the suburbs is good, and it is also good for his health. ”
"It's been hot lately, and grandpa doesn't like to move, so when the weather cools down, I'll take him around to have a look."
Although Cao Yi and his family did not wait outside, the main reason was that the pineapple was still small and it was too hot outside, so he kept crying. However, they did not sit in the box, but waited for them at the door of the restaurant on the second floor.
Everyone greeted each other again, Chen Yizhou also reached out and touched the pineapple flesh Huhu's little hand, and said with a smile: "I think that at the beginning, when Xiao Mo and Xiao Zheng were as old as him, I had no problem holding the two of them." Not anymore, I can't hold it. ”
"The exchange of the sun and the moon, the reincarnation of heaven and earth, this birth, old age, sickness and death are all necessary stages of life. Don't say you're old, it's me, I'm fifty-four years old now, and I have grandchildren. Seeing them grow up, their aging becomes less important. ”
Chen Yizhou nodded and smiled: "That's right." The deceased is like a husband, reluctant to give up day and night, we should all cherish the present. ”
I don't know if it's Chen Mo's illusion, he always felt that his grandfather was staring at him when he said this. But when he looked intently, the old man had already been helped into the box.
Cao Yi patted Chen Mo's shoulder and said with a smile: "A few days ago, I heard about the jumping case of Zhongyou, you happened to be at the meeting, a living person turned into a corpse in front of you, did it have a big impact on you?" ”
Chen Mo sighed and said, "It's hard to say! I have never realized that life is so fragile, whether you are a billionaire or a high-ranking nobleman, everyone is equal in front of life. I've been thinking a lot lately about how human memories and souls are stored in the human brain, and whether physical death in a theoretical sense is really the end of life......"
Cao Yi laughed and said, "It's a pity that I studied economics instead of philosophy or physics, and I can't help you with your problems." ”
Chen Mo nodded and said, "I don't really need an answer, I just need to talk about it." Sometimes, I don't want to say something, so I like to talk to you. ”
Before the words fell, his phone rang, this was Kang Xuedong's phone, he had arrived, Chen Mo was going to pick him up immediately. Cao Yi smiled: "Let's talk another day, make an appointment, just the two of us." ”
Chen Mo touched his fist with him and said with a smile: "I also have this intention, when my grandfather's birthday is over, I will talk about it after I go to work." ”
"You don't know my family, you are welcome to come at any time." Chen Mo wanted to say more, he had already smiled and walked towards the box. "Don't treat my house as a tiger's den in Longtan, you have to be more considerate of your mother."
Chen Mo shook his head, turned around and walked downstairs again. He knew that Cao Yi had good intentions, but he always had a knot in his parents. Whenever he thought that he had become a homeless child from the age of seventeen, he could not pretend to be indifferent. Although he has gradually been able to understand his parents' mentality over the years, indifference has become a habit, and it is not so easy to change.
Kang Xuedong came alone and did not bring his wife and children. The main reason is that after Rou Jia's death, when they had a child again, his wife Liu Xia was already an elderly mother, and the daughter she wanted later was not in good health, due to her bad stomach, she rarely accepted outside meals, and could only eat at her own home. However, because of the way, he brought Chen Jianjun and his family over.
As soon as Chen Mo brought them into the box, before he could say a few words, Li Shan's phone rang, and his father-in-law and mother-in-law came over. hurriedly ended the conversation with Kang Xuedong, and he and Li Shan went downstairs again to meet them.
"What were you talking about? How did I hear about Grandpa's birthday?! ”
"Uncle Cao and your mother have been lobbying grandpa to put the birthday party here. However, grandpa felt that this year's seventy-fourth birthday was not a full year, so he didn't want to manipulate outside. ”
Chen Mo asked, "Did you mention who will pay for the banquet?" ”
"No, of course the money for this banquet was paid by your father and your second uncle, what is there to mention?"
"I'm afraid that my mother will want to slap my dad in the face again and offer her money for the banquet, which will be unpleasant."
"No, Aunt Luo is not such a boring person, is she?!"
"That's when you haven't seen the two of them making trouble with each other, and the struggle between them is simply all the time, more than endless."
Li Shan secretly said in her heart: That must be very exciting! However, seeing that Chen Mo's face was a little unsightly, she hid this sentence in her heart.
Mother-in-law Yu Ting is dressed very beautifully today, although she is almost fifty years old, but from a distance, she is still a graceful beauty. Chen Mo approached and said flatteringly: "Auntie, you are really dressed up today, if it wasn't for your uncle by your side just now, I would almost dare not recognize you." ”
Yu Ting said with a smile: "Old woman, what is still beautiful?" Your uncle has been saying that I am old and yellow. ”
Li Boqing said with a smile: "My daughter is getting married, put it aside, they are all grandmothers, aren't they old people?!" ”
Li Shan only smiled, and Chen Mo said helpfully: "Uncle's words are biased, in the past, the life expectancy of people was only about fifty, but now it is more than seventy, you two elders are in good health, it is possible to live to be a hundred years old, and now you are at the peak of your life!" ”
Li Boqing laughed, "You little slippery head, you don't dare to say a word of honesty, in the past, you are the biggest minister." ”
Chen Mo also smiled: "It is also my honor to be the second elder's minister." ”