"Great, we're really not brother and sister."

In the twenty-second year of the Republic of China, the Zhou family in Jiangcheng, the lake in the back garden of the Zhou Mansion, there is still a trace of the cold spring, and the spring flowers in early spring are not afraid of the frost and calmly bloom, but they are lazily piled up in the corner of a touch of yellow.

Under the fluffy and drooping early spring flower branches, Zhou Muqing, the second young man of the Zhou family, couldn't help but hold his "sister" Zhou Zhilan in his arms, and his eyes were red and said: "I'm so happy to know your life experience!" ”

"Brother......" has a clear background, but it makes Zhou Zhilan's mood extremely disturbed.

"I'll finally be able to say I love you. All I have for you is love from the bottom of my heart. Even though I was madly jealous of Li Shaowen before, we are brother and sister, and I plan to suppress my emotions and bless you. It is only now that I can be honest with you about myself. Mu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhou Zhilan withdrew her strength, leaned on his arms and remained motionless, bowing her head without saying a word.

"I know I shouldn't say this today, because I'm too careless about your mood. Forgive me for being selfish, but it's too late if I don't say anything, I can't watch you next month...... Be his bride. ”

"The Li family and I were destined to meet that day. What if your background is clear now? I Zhou Zhilan lived to be in my twenties before I realized that it was a joke. The Qi family just listened to the words of a Taoist priest and casually abandoned me, how ridiculous and ridiculous? However, such a fantasy is really playing on me! Brother, this is not a new drama in Liyuan Pavilion. I am grateful to my parents for raising me. But after all, I am not from the Zhou family, how can I still stand in the Zhou Mansion? Zhilan only felt a perch, she looked at Mu Qing, and suddenly sighed, "If only I had known my life experience earlier!" Maybe there was room for a turnaround then. ”

"There's still a chance! As long as you don't marry into the Li family, we still have a chance! ”

"Brother, I'm no longer free, how can I regret it? Even though I understood why my father would take me to Mingji for dinner, I met Li Shaowen impartially; Why did my father and aunt force me to go out on a date with Li Shaowen again and again; Why did my father answer the marriage with Li Shaowen for me, and what can I do! Their only idea is to marry me to the Li family, but I am really not qualified not to marry, my life was given by the Zhou family's father, this is really the nurturing grace that I should repay.

I don't want the Qi family, the child who is fortunate to be taken in by his father and mother, it is already a great grace to have Zhou Zhilan who is alive today, how can I still pick and choose? Brother, after I get married, please follow the set goal. Zhilan opened her lips lightly with pain on her face, her life experience made her a little confused, and every word she said hit Mu Qing's heart heavily.

It was at that damn Mingji Restaurant that Lan'er met her rival Li Shaowen, the eldest of the Li family, for the first time, and things became uncontrollable, Mu Qing thought with annoyance. He was silent, staring into Zhilan's eyes, probing his complete self under her eyes. Will God give them a chance? Zhilan's memories seem to have been reversed to that day......

Jiangcheng had three prominent merchant families. Zhou Zhilan is the third lady of the Zhou family, and she is the only daughter of the second master of Wande Commercial Bank.

Living in her is just a backyard of spring, autumn, winter and summer. It has been a year since she graduated from the girls' school, she doesn't have to be in a hurry to find something or be busy looking for someone to marry like her classmates, her father is dedicated to cultivating her lady's skills, and specially invited the piano teacher to teach the piano at home, so she reads and paints every morning, practices the piano until the sun sets in the west after a nap in the afternoon, and walks in the garden or writes a diary when she is bored, and waits for Master Zhou and his two brothers to return home after five o'clock, and then has dinner together, and spends the year as a day.

Today, an exception popped up, and an ordinary exception sprouted at the beginning of the story.

There is always some chill in the spring, the spring is sleepy and cold, people like to hide in the warm quilt, the quilt is not only a sharp weapon to resist the cold, but also the protection after removing various disguises, always the most relaxed in the quilt, whatever posture to lie down, are covered by the word rest. Zhilan is no exception, she forgets the time when she reads novels at night. In the morning, I woke up when I heard Yancui's hurried knock on the door, and I almost missed breakfast.

After washing, he opened the door and came out to meet the second young master Zhou Muqing.

"I'm going to be late today, second brother." Zhilan smiled and blinked.

"yes!" Mu Qing was infected by her smile and looked at her with a smile in her eyes.

The dishes in the dining room have been arranged, Master Zhou, the eldest lady and the eldest brother Zhou Yuehua are all seated, the old man is naturally the main seat, the eldest lady and Zhou Yuehua are sitting on the right, and Mu Qing and Zhilan are on the left.

"Dad, mother, big brother, early." She and her second brother Mu Qing found their own place and sat down, greeting everyone as usual. Steward Zhou took the servants to the side, and the old man moved the chopsticks first, and everyone started. The Zhou family has always paid attention to food and does not say anything, and the table is only staggered.

After the old man finished the meal, he looked at Zhi Lan who was drinking porridge and said with a smile: "Lan girl, aren't you going to eat the sliced duck of Mingji Restaurant for a few days?" I'll pick you up at eleven o'clock at noon today. ”

Zhilan couldn't hide the childish excitement on her face: "Wow, thank you Dad!" ”

The eldest lady and Yuehua glanced at her, Zhilan hurriedly smiled and lowered her head and continued to scoop, and there was still some uncontrollable joy in her heart on her face.

"Let Yancui find out your lilac dress, you look best in that one." The old man thought for a moment.

After the meal, Zhou Muqing went back to the room to change clothes, and went to work in Wande Commercial Bank with the old man. Zhou Yuehua went to work in the Wande Silver Building in the other direction. The eldest lady was doing morning classes in the Buddha hall, and only Zhilan stared at the ticking table clock in a daze, expecting the hands to fly. Yancui gave her makeup and changed her clothes early, and after the change, Zhilan turned around in the dressing mirror, and asked several times if the makeup on her face had been taken off, and her mind had already flown to Mingji, and the curved skirt set off a storm.

There was a roar of a car engine outside the door, and it was her father who came to pick her up! She couldn't resist the urge and hurried downstairs. The old man pulled her to look left and right in the hall, and sighed that this girl had grown up, and it was the age when the flowers were ready to bloom. He nodded in satisfaction and took her into the car.

When the car arrived at Mingji Restaurant, the old man strode to the private room, and Zhilan followed suit.

"You're here, Brother Zhou!" As soon as Master Zhou and Zhilan entered the private room, an elder greeted the old man with a smile. Unexpectedly, there were still others in the room, and Zhilan was a little embarrassed.

"Brother Zhiyuan, I made you wait for a long time, and you should be punished. Little Girl Zhilan has always wanted to come and try the sliced duck here, so I specially brought her over. Master Zhou sat down, and then a man on the opposite side got up and pulled out the chair for her.

"Thank you." Zhilan thanked him shyly and sat down.

"This is Shaowen, the eldest of my family, I have already entrusted him with all the business matters, and I should enjoy Qingfu after being busy all my life." It turned out that this person was the master of the Li family among the three major families in the city. Zhilan only listened to the small talk of his family, and this is the right number.

Hearing the name Li Shaowen, Zhilan chuckled in her heart, the young man opposite was the person her cousin Zhou Jingru was thinking about? I couldn't help but quietly look at it with my peripheral eyes. Li Shaowen has his own charm, and his sharp and awe-inspiring facial features are impressive, especially his eyes, which have a pair of sharp eyes. Although he had a faint smile at this time, it still made people feel a touch of ruthlessness in his bones.

Now that he was looking at him with bright eyes, Zhilan hurriedly avoided his gaze and lowered his head to take a sip of jasmine tea.

She remembered what her cousin Zhou Jingru said to herself yesterday when she came to the house as a guest. Because I am going to listen to the play in Liyuan Pavilion tomorrow, the two of us talked about the topic of listening to the play yesterday.

"My cousin is going to the theater this time. You must know that my cousin Shaowen doesn't see each other a few times a year, but it's rare to have this opportunity. "It's as quiet as anticipation.

"You're too cautious about your cousin Shaowen, aren't you? My ears are almost hearing the calluses. Zhilan smiled, "Speaking of which, my two cousins were sent to Shanghai to study at a very young age, and I was also curious to meet them." ”

Jingru smiled: "You can see it the day after tomorrow." ”

Unexpectedly, before it was time to watch the play, he met Li Shaowen in advance at the restaurant.

"What do you think, Lan girl, the slice duck you have been thinking about is ready to be served." Master Zhou reminded Zhilan who was in a daze, "Let's give Master Li and Li Dashao a clip first." ”

The waiter brought a large plate of wrapped duck rolls: oily and smooth duck slices and green onions, rolled up in a dough wrapped in sweet paste, and stacked neatly on the plate.

Zhilan picked up a pair of chopsticks on the chopsticks and put one in each of the bowls of Master Li and Li Shaowen: "Please use it slowly." ”

Master Li smiled: "You're welcome, you're welcome." The niece of the Zhou family is so beautiful and sensible, I don't know which family has this blessing. ”

Zhilan's face turned red, and she secretly glanced at Master Zhou's smile and was silent.

Li Shaowen suddenly picked up the red wine glass in front of him and said, "Miss Zhou, how about drinking a glass between you and me when we meet for the first time!" ”

When the second brother Mu Qing was drinking, she occasionally tried twice, the first time she choked up, the second time she endured it, and when she heard that she wanted to drink by herself, Zhilan was very embarrassed to turn around and ask her father for help.

But Master Zhou was pushing the cup with Master Li to change the lamp, and Zhilan made up her mind to refuse, not wanting to be seen through by the old man.

"Lan girl, speaking of which, the Li family and we are relatives, you should drink this wine with him." The old man's majestic voice came from behind him, and as soon as these words came out, Lan choked on the reason for his resignation.

She didn't want to have anything to do with this Li Dashao, on the surface she didn't like his expression with a little frivolity but ambition, and the deep Jingru's heart for him always lingered in her mind, becoming an obstacle for her to understand him.

Reluctantly lifting the glass in front of her, she raised it with a big grin and took a casual sip and put it down. Why is this wine so spicy? Her brow was furrowed.

"Wait! Miss Zhou, if you toast according to local customs, you should drink it dry! Li Shaowen said slowly.

Zhilan was full of displeasure when she heard this, and glanced at him in disgust, inch by inch! She glared at him angrily: "I don't drink well, I can't obey." ”

"Lan girl, what did you say? Li Jiaxian's nephew is right, this is indeed the custom of this city. Master Zhou looked behind her back the whole time, and her father's affirmation made her grit her teeth and close her eyes, and her neck was poured down. The spicier and more astringent the wine, the more disgusted she was with Li Shaowen, and she choked several times.

"Miss Zhou, a good amount of alcohol! The Zhou family has such sincerity, why worry that Wande and Zhihe can't cooperate? Li Shaowen stroked his palms and smiled, and drank a whole glass of wine himself.

Zhilan savored these words, it turned out that she was just a bargaining chip brought by her father to talk about business, and she couldn't help but feel subservient, because of the old man's face, she could only endure it secretly.

It's easy to finish this indescribable lunch, and the two families will be separated after a few pleasantries. Li Shaowen grabbed his trouser pocket, walked up to Zhilan and said, "Miss Zhou, although you and I are meeting for the first time, I feel that you are very familiar, as if you have seen it somewhere." ”

He made a thinking motion, paused and said, "I believe that our fate is more than this, and we will definitely meet again." ”

Zhilan looked displeased, knowing that it was a cliché, but her lack of experience supported her to deal with the man in front of her. She didn't know what to say, smiled politely, and left with Master Zhou in the car.

It's been a long time since she went home, and the self-satisfied man of the Li family is still galloping in her mind. She complained that her father had to bring herself when talking about business, and she complained that she shouldn't have asked for a lot of food and wanted to eat Mingji's sliced duck, and she only twisted her thoughts into a mess.

Distraught, she got up and pulled the curtains. In the distance, the water surface of the pond in the garden shone in the golden shadows of the sun, and the evergreen leaves of the magnolia trees in the distance swayed gently in the breeze. She has a great view from her window and the whole small garden. The light spots sprinkled on the leaves are bright and fresh, and the eyes are full of green, such a vivid and lively color makes her heart move, sit at the table and take out a notebook to write a diary, Wen Siyong only felt dry mouth after writing, shouted a few "Yancui" and no one answered, so she opened the door and went downstairs to the kitchen to pour water.

Suddenly, she heard a roar in the direction of the kitchen, and she hurried a few steps when she heard the sound.