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Xia Nianxi looked out of the car window and saw a white western-style building half-covered with greenery, which was very similar to the layout of the villa where they went to worship their mother-in-law.

There is no gatehouse, no guards, but in the imperial capital, a land where power covers the entire sky and a gust of wind can blow down several imperial relatives, such a low-key but not to be underestimated villa is rare.

"This is ......"

Rong Xiu got out of the car, turned to her side, opened the car door, and covered her head with his hands, "This is my grandparents' house." ”

Xia Nianxi grabbed Rong Xiu's hand, followed him out of the car, and stood in front of the car, the whole picture of the villa was presented in front of him.

"This villa feels very old."

Old, but not old, well maintained.

Mother-in-law is the kind of gentle woman in Jiangnan, I don't know what kind of people her parents will be?

What kind of people can raise such people, a smile seems to be a beautiful painting.

"Let's go, they're all waiting for you." Rong Xiu shook her hand.

"I didn't bring a gift...... Xia Nianxi bit her lip and looked at Rong Xiu reproachfully, "It's all your fault." ”

"No, they're kind and won't care."

Xia Nianxi pushed Rong Xiu's hand away, putting his hands behind his back, "Don't, the first time I see my grandparents, I will go without anything, how can you let me get along with them in the future......"

The mother-in-law had already died, and when she went, she realized that it was no longer possible to prepare things.

But my grandparents are different, she hasn't entered the door yet, if she goes in empty-handed like this, what kind of face will she have in the future?

I heard that the more scholarly the family, the more etiquette is paid attention to.

But looking at the very tasteful paintings of my mother-in-law's house, I know that they are not ordinary businessmen.

Rong Xiu looked at her helplessly, "Then what are you going to do now?" ”

It was the first time he had brought his wife to visit his grandparents, and he knew that the two old men didn't care about any gifts.

As long as he can come back, it is the greatest gift.

But his little wife doesn't seem to think so......

"Let's go buy something, we haven't entered the house yet, have we?" Xia Nianxi grabbed Rong Xiu and rushed into the car.

The driver looked at Rong Xiu with an embarrassed expression, "Young Master, this ......"

Rong Xiu could only follow her: "Let's go, then go to Markham Plaza." ”

"Tell me about your grandparents, what do they like? Tea? Wine? Or do you like to collect calligraphy and paintings, jade and the like? ”

This came in too much of a hurry, otherwise she could ask Meng Yao to go to the auction house to get some good things for her and send them to the old man, it was too casual, and she would be considered untutored.

Although she grew up in the environment of the Xia family, she still has self-cultivation.

"Don't be nervous, baby." Rong Xiu wanted to reach out to hug Xia Nianxi, but she pushed him away.

Clasped his hands in front of his chest, with a look of displeasure, "Such an important matter, you only tell me when you get to the door." The next time something like this happens, I'll be angry! Tell me about my grandparents. ”

She's so nervous, so nervous!

Rong Xiu helplessly stretched out his hand to remove the strand of broken hair that fell in front of her because she was in a hurry, "My grandfather's name is Shen Congzhi, and my grandmother's name is Xiao Jinse." My grandfather was in business, and my grandmother was a well-known calligrapher in the calligraphy world. They only had one child, my mother, and since my mother died, I didn't like to interact with outsiders very much. ”

There is only one child, but in her good years, the second elder lost her beloved daughter.

Over the years, how the two have survived, Xia Nianxi feels sad when he thinks about it.

"They cast all their love for my mother on me, and they were very happy to hear me bring you. So don't worry, they'll love my darling for sure. ”

The driver had already parked his car in front of the mall.

Xia Nianxi didn't want the old man to wait for a long time, but it was absolutely impossible to go empty-handed.

She had no choice but to drag Rong Xiu around the mall, "Let's not waste time, let my grandparents wait for a long time, quick, you give me a counselor, you must know what they like." ”

"Whatever you buy, they like."

Rong Xiu took her hand and told her not to worry.

How many years have there been no daughters who have carefully selected things for them, and now that their granddaughters-in-law have them, how can they not like them?

Xia Nianxi didn't care what he said, every time he entered a store, he would carefully look at the selection of things, and then turn his head and ask Rong Xiu what he thought.

In fact, the little girl's vision is good, so Rong Xiu had to nod all the time.

The surrounding clerks looked at the two of them with envy, "Such a handsome man, and so patiently accompanying his girlfriend, so envious!" ”

A gossip girl approached and whispered, "What boyfriend, look carefully, the man has a ring on his hand." ”

"Why didn't that woman wear it? Is it ......?"

"I don't understand this, it's so beautiful, how can it be the main room!"

"Yes, a man who is handsome and has a lot of money, and loves his wife so much, has died a long time ago."

Xia Nianxi was immersed in which color silk scarf to buy for her grandmother, and where did she have the time to listen to the whispers of these counter ladies.

However, Rong Xiu heard it, and without saying a word, he stopped and looked at the door, and the girls who had gathered together to desert immediately separated awkwardly.

"Yi Cheng."

"Hmm."

"Go to the person in charge here, when did the quality of the mall tellers at Markham Plaza become so uneven?"

Markham Plaza, more than 100 in the country, a comprehensive square integrating shopping, leisure, entertainment, accommodation and work, which city has this square, can show that the city's development is not lagging behind the standard.

The faces of several clerks turned pale in an instant, this person is the leader of the upper level?

Shouldn't it, aren't there no people who patrol these days? And such a handsome leader, they can't have never seen it.

Of course, they hadn't seen it, Rong Xiu was the person in charge of the Rong Group, and the Markham Group had already been incorporated into the Rong family when the two families married.

After Shen Wanhua's death, Shen's parents were overly sad and lost interest in the business world, and gradually gave up their group.

Because for them, giving to the Rong family is equivalent to giving Rong Xiu.

Xia Nianxi saw Rong Xiu's unhappy expression, and walked up to him with the selected silk scarf, "What's wrong, husband?" ”

Rong Xiu saw Xia Nianxi, and his expression was relaxed. Holding her hand, just because there is one less ring on his hand, his baby will suffer such a grievance?

He put his arms around her waist and looked displeased: "Wife, let's go." ”

When several clerks heard Rong Xiu's salutation, they were all surprised as if they had swallowed an egg alive.

Seeing the person in charge of the shopping mall trotting over in the distance, they regretted that their intestines were blue, why should they talk about people boldly!

Xia Nianxi chose two barrels of tea back and forth, a pair of beads, a silk scarf, and a large box of supplements.

Sitting in the car this time, she felt like she could straighten her waist.

The car drove out, and Rong Xiu glanced back at the signage at Markham Plaza.

His eyes are getting darker and darker, but the tense resolute lines on his face are more and more clearly lined by the dark night glow-

Markham is Markham's grandparents, and he will never allow any minor flaws to affect Markham's future.

Back at the door of the villa, Xia Nianxi was already so anxious that she pushed the car door by herself, "It's so late, let's go quickly." Yi Cheng, take the things lightly, don't knock them. ”

Yi Cheng's eyes widened and he stayed where he was.

Xia Nianxi looked at him suspiciously, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Rong Xiu pulled her, walked forward, glanced at the assistant, and a smile appeared in his eyes, "Let's go, leave him alone." ”

Mrs. actually read his name correctly?!

Yi Cheng pinched his face, hiss, pain!

It doesn't seem like a dream.

They walked to the door, the door opened automatically, Xia Nianxi nervously grabbed Rong Xiu's hand, "I'm not too brightly dressed, right?" ”

Rong Xiu looked at her and nodded with satisfaction, "No, it's perfect." ”

The light apricot color that suits her makes her skin more soft and shiny, like a pearl.

Xia Nianxi finally breathed a sigh of relief and walked forward with him.

The gravel pavement is lined with plane trees and a manicured lawn.

In the distance is a pointed gazebo with a swing next to the pavilion.

White walls and red roofs, green flat and white chairs, round table coffee, a good look of the French Concession in the thirties.

She had seen a play before, that is, a Republic of China drama, and at that time, she saw the heroine sitting on the swing in such a scene, but in the end, she was pushed off the swing and broke her leg.

Sticking out her tongue, how did she diverge her thinking, haha.

"Laughing at what?"

"I'm going to sit on the swing in a while, and you push me."

Rong Xiu followed her gaze and frowned slightly, why is that swing still there?

"Okay?"

Seeing that he shouldn't, she tugged his hand again, and Xia Nianxi looked at him expectantly.

"If you remember this later, let's go, grandma beckons to you."

Hearing her grandmother, Xia Nianxi immediately retracted her gaze and looked over, there was an old lady standing at the door, with silver hair slightly curly, a pearl necklace around her neck, her hands were decently placed on her chest, looking at them, smiling softly.

Walking in, Rong Xiu smiled and said, "Grandma, we're here." ”

"It's finally here, and it's time for me to call them to dinner. When you take a plane at night, don't you have a good rest? Grandma looked at Xia Nianxi.

Xia Nianxi's cheeks were flushed, and she lowered her head slightly, "Hello grandma, I'm Nianxi." ”

Grandma stepped forward and grabbed Xia Nianxi's hand, "I'm still blushing, I'm really a simple little girl." I asked him to bring it before, but I didn't say it was time, but I was finally willing to bring it. ”

"Grandma, you are so beautiful."

This sentence is definitely a compliment of integrity, women of different ages have different charms, Xiao Jinse's beauty is no longer above her skin, her beauty is in her demeanor and temperament, which is not something that many cosmetics can make up for.

It turns out that the beauty of the mother-in-law is inherited from the grandmother.

Xiao Jinse has also been praised by people since she was a child, and when she is older, she has heard all kinds of praise and praise, and she has given up.

The little girl praised her so bluntly, but she was surprised.

With smart eyes and a clean breath, it's no wonder that my grandson is so persistent in marrying this little girl.

Holding the little girl's hand, Xiao Jinse, looked at his grandson, "Xiao Xiu, your grandfather has been waiting, come in." ”

Following her grandmother into the villa, Xia Nianxi immediately felt a loneliness emanating from all directions.

There were only two servants, plus a housekeeper, a cook, and a gardener, and five people were serving two old people.

In the main hall, grandfather Shen Congzhi sat on the sofa, wearing reading glasses, staring at the newspaper in his hand.

Rong Xiu interrupted, "Grandpa, we're back." ”

Shen Congzhi put down the newspaper, looked at them with his eyes, his gaze swept over his grandson, and stared at Xia Nianxi.

Xia Nianxi was uncomfortable with her grandfather, didn't her grandfather like her?

It's over, what to do?

The grandmother saw the embarrassment of her granddaughter-in-law, shook her head and went out to relieve the siege, "You look at the child like this, it scares her." ”

In the next second, Shen Congzhi had already shown a kind smile, "I just want to see what kind of little girl can subdue this kid." Xia Nianxi, right, I didn't misremember the name. ”

"Grandpa, no, I'm not mistaken. I'm Nianxi, hello. It's been so long since I came to visit you and my grandmother. Xia Nianxi bowed respectfully ninety degrees.

Xiao Jinse walked to her husband's side, touched a handful of teacups, handed the teacup to the servant, and then spoke, "Look, it's not a scary girl, be careful that Xiao Xiu settles accounts with you." ”

Shen Congzhi watched his 'tea' being taken away, knowing that his little trick had been seen through, and he didn't dare to say anything.

Yi Cheng and the driver stood at the door with their things, and Rong Xiu pointed to the table, "Just put the things." ”

"Come on, come on, buy anything, I don't lack anything with your grandfather."

Rong Xiu looked like he had nothing to do with him, "It's all chosen." ”

Xia Nianxi looked at her grandmother with a smile, "It's all small things, I hope my grandparents can like it." ”

It was her grandmother who was in charge of the house, and she could see that her grandfather listened to her grandmother for everything.

So, if grandma likes it, grandpa must like it!

Xiao Jinse looked at Xia Nianxi with an expectant expression, walked to the table with a smile, and took a box.

"This is a silk scarf, I heard that my grandmother often has to participate in the activities of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, it is not very convenient to bring an umbrella, and it can be sunscreen and decorated with a silk scarf."

Xiao Jinse's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, "This is the color I like, Rong Xiu shouldn't know the color I like, right?" ”

Rong Xiu touched his nose, he really didn't know what color his grandmother liked.

Xia Nianxi saw that her grandmother liked it, and thought that she had made the right bet.

Suddenly became much more confident, as long as grandma and grandma liked them, Rong Xiu would not be embarrassed.

As long as he is good, she is willing to do anything.

"We went to worship my mother-in-law, and there was a painting of mother and son on the wall, and I saw that the mother in it was wearing a purple silk scarf, so I took the initiative to buy this color."

In fact, she only recalled this when she was choosing a silk scarf, and she thought about gambling at that time.

Xiao Jinse's gaze softened, and he looked at Xia Nianxi, his affection was overflowing, "What a good boy who is careful and serious, Xiao Xiu is your blessing." ”

Shen Congzhi gently withdrew from his grandson, "Your daughter-in-law is very good." ”

Rong Xiu proudly hooked the corners of his mouth, moved closer, and narrowed his eyes, "Grandpa, have you been caught drinking again?" ”

"Uh......" As an elder, my grandson said this, and my face was a little unbearable.

Clearing his throat, Shen Congzhi spoke, "It's all here, then let's eat." ”

After lunch, the maid took the two upstairs.

Rong Xiu introduced to her as he walked, "My grandparents live on the first floor, and they are old, so it's not good to go up and down the stairs frequently. ”

"Well, why don't you take your grandparents to live with you? How lonely they are......"

Rong Xiu smiled lossily, "I've mentioned it many times, but they don't want to. This is where my mom grew up. They are old, they don't want to change places, they don't feel like they belong. ”

"Since then, we've come to see them every New Year's holiday."

"Okay, it's up to you."

Walking to the corner of the second floor, Rong Xiu stopped and looked at the innermost room, "That's my mother's room." ”

"Hmm."

"The ...... next door"

Xia Nianxi: "Huh? ”

Rong Xiu pulled her around: "It's empty, no one has lived in it for a long, long time." ”

This made Xia Nianxi even more curious, who would live in that room?

Isn't my mother-in-law an only child?

Walking into the room of the two, the room was very clean, and there was a faint fragrance of flowers, seeing that there were blooming flowers on the windowsill, Xia Nianxi walked to the flower pot and touched the water droplets on the petals with his fingertips.

"Grandparents are so caring."

Rong Xiu said cautiously: "They are the best people in the world. ”

"Hmm."

didn't rest well at night, Xia Nianxi quickly fell asleep after lunch.

In the new environment, she thought it would be difficult to fall asleep, but smelling the faint fragrance of flowers in the room, and in Rong Xiu's arms, she still fell asleep quickly.

Halfway through his sleep, he suddenly woke up, and when he saw Rong Xiu's head against hers, his breathing was steady, and he actually fell asleep.

Xia Nianxi looked at his face, when he woke up, he needed to win thousands of miles away, but he didn't expect that he would have such a peaceful and relaxed expression when he fell asleep.

Raised his chin and kissed the corner of his mouth, "Good afternoon, husband." ”

Closing his eyes here, Xia Nianxi listened to his steady heartbeat, and soon fell asleep-

Knock knock!

There was an unhurried knock on the door, and the first sound sounded, and Rong Xiu opened his eyes.

The third time, Xia Nianxi also opened his eyes, "What's wrong?" Grandparents looking for us? ”

Rong Xiu just woke up, stretched out his hand and pinched his eyebrows, "No, every time I come here, I take a nap at noon, and at half past one, someone will call on time." ”

"Wow-"

Xia Nianxi turned around, because he had just woken up, so he was lazy and handsome, she couldn't help but jump in her heart, and kissed him on the forehead: "Get up, talk to grandma, and sleep at night." ”

"Okay."

said this, but Rong Xiu still unceremoniously grabbed her back into his arms, took the initiative instead of passive, and kissed her fiercely for a long time before he was willing to let go.

The two struggled for a while before cleaning up and going downstairs.

Grandpa was playing chess with the housekeeper outside, and when he saw Rong Xiu, he immediately beckoned, "Come here, kill a game." ”

Xia Nianxi let go of Rong Xiu, looked at her grandmother, saw her moving muscles outside, walked out of the door, and walked to her grandmother obediently, "Grandma." ”

"Woke up?"

"Hmm."

Xiao Jinse finished moving his muscles and began to stretch his muscles on the spot, "Young man, don't sleep too long during the day, otherwise you will not be able to sleep at night." Stay up late again and let people wake you up, don't mind. ”

Xia Nianxi hurriedly shook his head, "No, sleeping too long will make you more sleepy, which is good." I'm in good spirits right now. ”

"The old rules, let you have a car, a cannon!"

Grandpa's loud laughter came, and Xia Nianxi and her grandmother looked over at the same time.

"I didn't even know that Rong Xiu could play chess?"

"His mother is a chess master." Grandma's silver hair on her sideburns sparkled in the sun, and her eyes looked at the swing in the distance, full of nostalgia.

"Huh?" Her woman, who looked gentle as water, turned out to be a chess master?

Xiao Jinse recalled her daughter, her face was full of maternal brilliance, "Her father is a chess fan, Hua Hua studied with chess players at the age of five, and participated in national competitions at the age of seventeen. However, she didn't have much interest in chess, and she learned this purely to make her father happy. She herself is very interested in business, otherwise she would not ......"

Halfway through speaking, Xiao Jinse suddenly couldn't continue,

Otherwise, wouldn't you have met Rong Xun? Although Xia Nianxi didn't know much about the grievances of the older generations of the two families, her mother-in-law married Rong Xun at a young age and died early after giving birth to Rong Xiu.

How could she be such a legendary woman, how could she fall in love with Rong Xun?

Today's Rong Xun, in addition to a skin appearance, what charm does he have that can make a woman crazy for him?

Except, of course, money?

Could it be that the mother-in-law was also an appearance association back then?

"Will it push hands?" Xiao Jinse asked her with a smile, "Don't think about the past, you young people have to look forward, your good years have just begun." ”

"Yes, Grandma. Push...... I don't quite know. ”

"I'll teach you!"

"Okay."

Throughout the afternoon, Rong Xiu accompanied his grandfather to play chess, and Xia Nianxi accompanied her grandmother to learn to push, she couldn't, she always made mistakes, and her face was as red as if she had boiled boiling water.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Xia Nianxi was also sweating, she didn't think that pushing hands could be so tired, she was like a waste meow.

Rong Xiu walked up to her with a glass of water, "Tired, drink a glass of water." ”

didn't drink water, Xia Nianxi leaned her head in his arms, "Husband, I'm useless, I'm physically exhausted." ”

Pushing away the hair sticking to her face with his fingertips, he said with a smile: "Pushing hands is very tired, grandma has been studying for fifty years, and you have only studied for a few hours." Of course, there is no comparison! ”

"I think-"

Rong Xiu's mobile phone rang again, and Xia Nianxi reached out and took the cup in his hand, "You answer the phone." ”

After taking a few sips of water, Xia Nianxi looked at Rong Xiu.

Rong Xiu took out his mobile phone and glanced at the phone number, and hung up directly.

As soon as I hung up, the phone came again.

This time, Rong Xiu turned around and walked a few steps before picking it up, but he never said a word.

Xia Nianxi stood in place, holding the cup, looking at Rong Xiu, seeing that his face was getting more and more ugly, and he looked like he was not approaching, as if they had just met.

Rong Xiu looked up and saw Xia Nianxi's worried gaze, and the person on the phone was still crackling and talking.

"No, you can't." After only saying three words, he hung up the phone directly.

Finally, there was no more calling.

He walked up to Xia Nianxi again, saw her brows wrinkled out a Sichuan character, and couldn't help but press her eyebrows with his fingertips and gently stroked it: "What's wrong?" ”

Xia Nianxi bit the mouth of the cup and looked at him pitifully, "I'm worried about you." ”

Rong Xiu smiled and rubbed her pink little face indiscriminately: "Fool, what do I have to worry about?" Isn't it right in front of you? Not going anywhere. ”

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After dinner in the evening, my grandfather still had to fight, Rong Xiu had no choice but to refuse, "Grandpa, I have something to go out, and I don't know what time I will come back at night." ”

"What's the matter? Well, then you go get busy. Don't forget your daughter-in-law for a day. ”

"Of course not."

Xia Nianxi sat next to her grandmother and asked with her eyes, do you want to go out?

Rong Xiu smiled and nodded.

"You go to bed early at night, you don't have to wait for me."

The two old men were there, and the two young people didn't dare to do anything radical.

His eyes intertwined in the air for a while, and Xia Nianxi watched him go out sweetly and in a lost manner.

After a few seconds, her phone suddenly vibrate, it was a text message from him-

[Kiss you.] ]

Xia Nianxi's little face was hot, and she held the text message and looked at it again and again, her fingers rubbing back and forth on the screen.

Grandma turned her head to look at her, "What's wrong with the girl?" Blushing, don't get sick? ”

"No, no. Grandma, I'm fine. ”

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Outside the villa.

The car had only been driving for ten minutes, and Rong Xiu's mobile phone rang again, and after glancing at the number, he didn't answer.

Yi Cheng was driving in front, and from the rearview mirror, he saw that the boss had been resting with his eyes closed, and his mobile phone had been ringing, but the boss had not answered or hung up.

The other party seemed to be riveting to follow Rong Xiu.

Finally, the car stopped at the door of the jewelry store, and Rong Xiu picked up his mobile phone, pressed the answer button and put it to his ear.

A smooth and soft female voice came out of the earpiece: "Rong Xiu, let's meet." ”

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