Chapter 181: The Republic of China (32)
To be honest, Du Ruo has never been shopping since he came here! Mrs. Kong Er had asked her twice, but she didn't go, first, she never knew the current Mrs. Kong, second, her current identity is no longer good to have more to do with the Cao Gang, and third, even if she is dull, she can now reflect where the Cao Gang caused a rumor about the forces on the road some time ago.
After more than ten minutes, the old lady of the Liu family slowly appeared on the stage with the arm of the uncle of the Liu family in the spotlight, wearing a cheongsam embroidered with peony with gold thread on a big red background, which was extremely prosperous and gorgeous, but it did not crush the old lady's own aura to death, it would only make people feel that they complemented each other and complemented each other.
After a few simple words, the Shou Tao dining cart was pushed out, and the old lady took the first bite, and called her close children and nephews to share them one by one.
As the three people with the highest status in the entire hall, they were naturally the first to be invited to the old lady, Du Ruo was ignored by the people from the Liu family intentionally or unintentionally, and he didn't care, he just pushed the waist of the fourth master of the cat and pushed him over, after all, there is no so-called 'foolish filial piety' in this era, no matter what the attitude of the fourth master of the cat towards the Liu family in private, this kind of public situation is not good for the old lady of the Liu family to have no face, otherwise there may be flaws in the reputation.
"Miss Du."
Du Ruo had already heard Liu Xile's footsteps, but she didn't expect that this person was coming to her, so in order to avoid embarrassment, she kept looking ahead, and when she heard the movement, she hung up her official smile and turned her head and said, "Miss Liu Qi." โ
"Miss Du, I really didn't mean that just now, although I was fortunate to have my aunt like to be taken to my aunt to be raised, and my cousin grew up with me since I was a child, and even ate and lived with my cousin when I was young, but my cousin and I are really innocent, what others say is nothing more than some things in the past, and I hope Miss Du doesn't take it to heart, Miss Du is my cousin's present and future, and I will silently bless you on the side." As he spoke, his eyes began to turn red again, and his eyes were foggy, as if he could shed tears at any time.
"Miss Liu Qi doesn't need to worry, I know very well, Yinzhen often talks to me about his past, such as Miss Seven, I heard about two things two days ago! At that time, I thought that when I saw Miss Seven, I must thank you in person, Yinzhen He has been busy, he was busy with his studies when he was young, and he began to be busy with official business when he was older, and he was taken away from his wife before he was five years old. "The cost of this provocation is too low! Is it true that when the mouth opens and closes, it can come true?
Du Ruo is talking here! The sixth lady of the Liu family came over, and Baba stopped between the two of them, blocking all the things that Liu Xile wanted to say but didn't have time to say, and could only leave in a sneer.
And the fourth master of the cat, when he came back from receiving the shou bag, his face was not very good-looking, he didn't stay any longer, he directly pulled Du Ruo and left, and Zeng Yinxing couldn't help but laugh at it.
At nine o'clock on the second day, Du Ruo ushered in Zeng Yin'an's wife Yan Xichao, she wore a wavy hairstyle, wearing a bright red French woolen shirt dress, covered with a burgundy balloon sleeve tweed coat, and she smiled at first when she saw people, not at all like Zeng Yin'an's unsociable appearance.
After chatting for a while, the two both breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at each other again.
Yan Xichao changed her cool appearance, her eyebrows and eyes were slightly curved, looking gentle and generous, she didn't say a word as if she inadvertently mentioned that the Liu family handed over a post to the presidential palace this morning, and deliberately pointed out that Mrs. Liu went in person, and finally couldn't help but say sarcastically: I'm afraid that there will be a joke in Shanghai again!
After speaking, seeing that Du Ruo didn't seem to understand much, he hurriedly took out all the similar things that had happened in the past years and told Du Ruo, although he didn't have a half-word evaluation, as if it was all an objective description, but Du Ruo couldn't hear the faint sympathy for her, and also understood Yan Xichao's meaning.
What is out of the words is that her mother-in-law is still a smart person on weekdays, but somehow when she encounters the affairs of the Liu family, it is like a head twitch, no matter how big or small things can be helped, all should be taken over, try her best to deal around, at the beginning, the relationship between the president and his wife is still very good, and the husband and wife are harmonious and envious of others, but later, after Mrs. repeatedly did not pay attention to the proportions of the 'intercession' and 'opening', the president even once even tired of the fourth master of the cat, so the fourth master of the cat almost had an accident! Because of this, the father-son relationship has always been average.
But at this point, she won't say any more.
Du Ruo also understands that they are all 'daughters-in-law', and it is common to talk about her mother-in-law's small words together, but when it comes to the president and her own man, it is somewhat easy to touch official business, especially her man's identity is embarrassing.
Then he told Du Ruo a lot of things, mostly old grievances between the people of various prefectures, whether the relationship is harmonious or not, and other miscellaneous things, after all, all kinds of banquets will come and go often in the future, even if the status is high, if you say the wrong thing because you don't know some things, it will not be worth it.
Less than two hours after the person left in the afternoon, even before the fourth master of the cat had returned home, Du Ruo heard a small news.
"What do you mean that the wife personally says that the second son is a concubine?!" Du Ruo sneered, at this time, there is still the old title of 'concubine'!
Han Sheng lowered his head and didn't dare to speak, and when the fourth master came home in the dark, he saw a clean and empty dining table in the restaurant not far away, and Du Ruo sitting on the sofa with a straight face.
As soon as Du Ruo handed over the news, the face of the fourth master of the cat instantly froze, but he still agreed: "I will give you the result tomorrow." โ
Du Ruo looked at him, as if he really didn't know, so he let him go.
On the second day, the fourth master of the cat came home at night, and he looked like he had drunk a lot, so that the stiff face at the door was instantly relaxed, and while he and Han An took the person back to the bedroom, he personally wiped his face and hands for the fourth master of the cat, telling him to sleep more comfortably, even if he was sulking, but he didn't dare to leave.
There was that kind of news before, that is, the man drank too much, and there was no one else around him at night, and he was 'suffocated' to death by his own vomit, so it was not until the morning of the second day that he rubbed his neck a little stiff and went downstairs.
Du Ruo looked at the fourth master of the cat and sighed, it was obviously sunny outside, and with this sigh, it seemed that the clouds were covered in an instant.
The fourth master of the cat pulled Du Ruo and asked everyone else to go down, and then began to speak:
Things have to start with the marriage that the former president gave Lien! Zeng Yi'an, who was still a 'son' at the beginning, actually had a heart at that time, and the 'eldest lady of the Liu family' also had someone to admire.
But Zeng Yi'an knew what this identity should carry, and broke up with his beloved.
And the 'eldest lady of the Liu family' is at the age when she is young and ignorant, and as soon as her head is twitched, she runs away from marriage!
Yes, the 'eldest lady of the Liu family' has escaped from marriage!
It was a marriage contract set by the president himself for the heir, although it was not like the old 'royal marriage', and he went to prison all over the door if something went wrong, but as the Liu family, which had gone downhill, he really didn't dare to gamble, so he could only hide it while instructing people to quietly investigate, hoping to arrest people before they got married.
But I don't know how the eldest lady went, anyway, for two or three weeks, there was no news at all.
The Liu family panicked and felt that they couldn't 'wait' like this, so they planned to find someone to 'marry' the eldest lady of the Liu family.
โยทยทยทโ Knowing that this is going to be settled in this life, Du Ruoying should be very happy: "Okay." โ
On the day of the winter solstice, Du Ruo was pulled into the car by the fourth master of the cat.
The presidential palace is not a new style of western-style houses, or retains the style of ancient courtyard buildings, not white walls and black tiles, but red walls and gold tiles, quite a two-point Forbidden City posture, that is, the area is not that large, almost four into the look.
As soon as the fourth master entered the hall of the main courtyard, he saw the busy figure in front of the desk with his head bowed, and nodded and shouted, "Father." The voice was very faint, and it sounded like a greeting between strangers.
But Du Ruo didn't dare to slip away, and shouted with a smile: "Uncle." โ
Zeng Yi'an raised his head at this time, looking at Du Ruo with a pair of narrow eyes, deep but peaceful, although his appearance was extremely ordinary, but because of those eyes, no one dared to despise him: "Is Du Ruo?" In the future, Yin Zhen will have to worry about you. โ
Du Ruo chatted with him for a few words, talking about food, clothing, housing, transportation, and eating habits, and the more he talked, the more surprised he became, this really didn't look like a president, but like a neighbor's parent.
The fourth master didn't wait for Du Ruo to chat with Zeng Yi'an for a long time before he interrupted: "Mother is still waiting, I'll take Du Ruo to the back." โ
Zeng Yi'an's peaceful eyes fluctuated at this time, but it was gone in a blink of an eye, but he didn't say more, lowered his head and refocused on official business, and only waved his hand to signal the fourth master Du Ruo to leave.
Du Ruo was surprised, didn't she say that her mother-in-law-to-be was not liked by the president, or was the president forced to endure the 'marriage' when he was forced to do so? This looks, it's not very like!
The fourth master did not explain, silently led Du Ruo to the back courtyard, as soon as he entered the courtyard gate, it was full of plum blossoms, pink and white layers of dyeing, beautiful and trance-like.
The fourth master pulled Du Ruo along the stone road all the way in, Du Ruo noticed that the regulations of the main courtyard were wrong, there was no so-called east and west compartments, that is, there was no inverted room, only a row of three blue brick houses were placed in the middle of Merlin, the middle was the hall, the left was the bedroom, and the right was the study.
Du Ruo was a little stunned and looked at the landscape map hanging directly opposite the door, tried the softness in her hand, and listened to the soft homely words in her ear, only to feel that all this was not quite the same as she thought!
While responding obediently, he kept looking at the fourth master.
The fourth master shook his head amusedly, laughing at Du Ruo's helplessness, which really looked like a helpless cat cub, pitiful and cute.
Liu Shi took Du Ruo's hand and told her little by little about his son's small habits.
Du Ruo just listened cohesively at first, but as those little habits became more and more talked, Du Ruo began to be stunned.
Those are the little habits of the fourth master of the cat!
How can it be?
The fourth master of the cat has only been here for more than a year and less than two years, and he still doesn't live with the Liu family, how did the Liu family notice?
Facing Du Ruo's surprised gaze, the fourth master smiled and said nothing, but looking at Liu's gaze, it was full of admiration and gentleness.
Is this really taking the Liu family to heart?!
Du Ruo was surprised in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, and his attitude towards the Liu family became more and more respectful and careful.
When he got out of the courtyard, the fourth master smiled and rubbed Du Ruo's head: "You don't have to be so respectful, just treat your mother as an ordinary elder, I think she will be happier." โ
Isn't this an ordinary obsession?!
Du Ruo smiled and nodded, and before going out, he looked back at the layers of dyed Merlin, and felt that it was foggy, and everything that was originally suddenly unreal.
Du Ruo was lying on the bed, listening to the thudding sound from the backyard, as if he was thinking about something, but he didn't seem to be thinking about anything.
It wasn't until dinner that Aunt Zhang came to call, and Du Ruo came back from his stunned and went downstairs.
"Are you tired today?" The fourth master's hand then touched Du Ruo's pulse, and he couldn't help but feel a little remorse in his heart, he should wait for her to be completely well before leading her to meet people, and he shouldn't have disturbed her recuperation because of his eagerness.
"Nothing tired."
"You are no more careful now than in the past."
Han An and the others at the other two tables were red-eyed almost at the same time when they heard this.
When the doctor saw them, they were all there, naturally clear, thinking about those 'no strenuous movements in the future', 'can't lift heavy objects', 'don't be tired', 'the weather is cold and humid when the weather is cold, cold and humid, I am afraid of physical discomfort, this is to take medicine for a long time to see stronger' is even walking was warned not to overtime, etc., think about the time when Du Ruo alone can easily abuse more than 30 of them, now... It's hard for them to accept this, let alone herself!
Du Ruo smiled and waved his hand, and quipped: "Where is it, there are all kinds of ways to live, can't the master raise a young lady?" โ
Before the fourth master could speak, the heads of the people at the other two tables instantly lowered.
If it was said that Du Ruo might not have noticed that their eyes were red at the beginning, but now that they are making such a big move, how could Du Ruo not notice it! It's warm and funny in my heart.
It's just that her internal strength is wasted, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to grow in the future, but she can also teach you how to be a good person with just moves?! I'm really a wasted meow!
But obviously, it is not only those of the guards who regard Du Ruo as a waste meow, but also the fourth master of the cat, who has changed his old appearance.
On the first day after the end of sick leave, Du Ruo sat in the office, looking at the people guarding opposite, at the door, and in the corridor, and only felt tired.
โยทยทยท Han Sheng. โ
Han Sheng didn't wait for Du Ruo to finish speaking, then licked a smiling face and said, "Master, don't embarrass me, the order given by the master, even if you kill me, I won't dare to disobey." โ
โยทยทยท It's not," even if she did, she couldn't say yes: "I want to ask, are those Japanese sneakers caught?" โ
The corners of Han Sheng's mouth stiffened: "The reliance behind it is too busy to take care of itself." โ