Chapter 31: Handshake
"It's snowing again, and it's really getting colder every year." Bai Ru stood in the garden and looked at the snow falling on the ground, muttering to himself.
Aunt Zhao thoughtfully handed over a cup of hot tea, then retreated behind Bai Ru and said, "Madam, I have preliminarily decided on three candidates for the recruitment of servants this time, do you need to invite them over for you to see them one by one?" β
Bai Ru took the tea, took a sip of tea, and then said lightly: "Have you checked the details of these people?" When you come to work at home, the most important thing is to have a clean background and clean hands and feet. β
Aunt Zhao nodded and responded, "The young master has asked Mr. Qiao to help investigate the background of these three people, and there is no suspicion for the time being." One is a 28-year-old man named Ding Yuheng, who is in charge of the travel of Mrs. You and Miss Shu. One is a 45-year-old lady named Qiao Lan, who is in charge of the daily living and kitchen chores of the family with me. The other is 55-year-old Li Yuanbo, male, who will be responsible for the daily life of the old man after he returns to China. β
"Xiao Ding, Qiao Lan, Li Bo...... Okay, I know, since Yi An has already asked Song Ting to investigate, it should be no problem. You look at the time and arrange for them to work, but before you officially go to work, you remember to explain some of the rules of the Gu family to them clearly, and dismiss them as soon as you make a mistake. Bai Ru commanded, and there was no expression on his face.
"Aunt Bai, Aunt Zhao." Shu Yuan saw that it was snowing, and couldn't help but run down the garden excitedly. Looking at Shu Yuan's bright smiling face, Bai Ru smiled as if he was infected, and carefully instructed: "You run slowly, the road is slippery in the snow." β
Aunt Zhao also smiled and said, "Miss Yuan'er, slow down, this snow is estimated to fall for a long time, don't worry." β
"Aunt Zhao, just call me willing." Shu Yuan pretended to be angry.
"Okay, okay, Aunt Zhao remembered." Aunt Zhao replied with a smile.
Seeing her rather angry, Bai Ru and Aunt Zhao looked at each other and smiled.
I remember that when she first arrived at Gu's house, her face was cold, as if she was not interested in anything around her, and it looked distressing, but it was better to look like this now.
It rarely snows in Sioux City, but Shu Yuan loves snow so much that she feels like she's in a fairy tale world where there's no noise, no distraction, no quarrels, no exploitation......
Shu Yuan stood in the middle of the garden, reverently reaching out his hands to catch the snowflakes falling from the sky.
Seeing this scene, Bai Ru couldn't help but take out her mobile phone and take a photo of her silhouette and send it to Gu Yi'an.
A casting seminar for a new film is being held in the Gu Group. Gu Ting has always been only responsible for the major affairs of the Gu family, and small matters like casting are usually only decided by Gu Yi'an or Gu Yixin. Gu Yi'an was sitting in the main seat at the moment, with a serious expression, and the producers and directors were so frightened that they didn't dare to come out, for fear that they would hit the muzzle of the gun if they made a sound. As everyone knows, Xiao Gu Dong's mind at the moment is not on business at all, he is thinking that Shu Yuan's current state is gradually getting better, so is the day when she will return to Suzhou City approaching, should she take the initiative?
The mobile phone suddenly vibrated at this time, and he pressed his fingerprint to unlock it, Gu Yi'an stood up suddenly, startling Director Zhong Kefan, who was expressing his opinion. Gu Yi'an also noticed his gaffe, deliberately lowered his tone, and said in a deep voice: "There is an urgent situation that I need to deal with, the discussion will continue, and Assistant Li Dandan will preside over the meeting on his behalf." Li Dandan, you will send the results to my mailbox later. With that, he moved out of the conference room.
But after leaving the conference room, he didn't go back to the office but took the elevator straight to the parking lot, he was going home, and he couldn't express in words how excited he was when he saw the photo Bai Ru had just sent.
"Wish, are you free tonight?" Bai Ru seemed to remember something and asked.
Shu Yuan turned his head and was stunned: "I'm free, what's wrong Aunt Bai?" β
Bai Ru took her hand, it was unexpectedly cold, so he wanted to pass on his temperature to her: "That's the case, Aunt Bai has a charity party to attend tonight." But your Uncle Gu has a party tonight, Yi Xin is not at home, and Yi An has never liked to attend this kind of event. So, Aunt Bai wants to ask if you can accompany me to this party? β
Shu Yuan fell silent for a while, she hadn't attended this type of event for several years, and she was deeply afraid that her sudden uncontrolled emotions would make Aunt Bai rude.
"It's okay, don't force it. Because the people who attended tonight's event were all families who had a close relationship with the Gu family, so I had this idea, if you don't like this kind of occasion, don't be reluctant, Aunt Bai suddenly remembered this matter and asked casually. Bai Ru opened his mouth worriedly when he saw Shu Yuan's face change suddenly.
Shu Yuan answered: "Okay, Aunt Bai, I will accompany you to tonight's charity party." There is no other reason, she is grateful for the warmth given to her by the Gu family, she is grateful for the care that Aunt Bai has given her during this time, if she can't even do this little thing for Aunt Bai, she is really sorry.
"I'll go with you." Gu Yi'an, who had just entered the house, happened to hear Shu Yuan's invitation to participate in the charity gala together tonight. He was worried that Shu Yuan would not be comfortable attending this kind of occasion again after many years, and he hoped that his company would give her strength.
Hearing the voice, the panic in Shu Yuan's heart disappeared suddenly, and he asked, "Yi'an?" Why is this time period back? β
Bai Ru knew it, and gave Gu Yi'an a look you know: "You just said that you didn't mean to joke when you accompanied us to the charity gala tonight, right?" Haven't you always disliked attending such occasions? β
Did this old lady deliberately dismantle my platform? Gu Yi'an complained in his heart, but his face was as usual, and he said: "It's not like I haven't accompanied you to the party for too long, and I just have time tonight, so I'll go together to support you." β
Bai Ru patted Gu Yi'an's shoulder, pretending to be disgusted, and said, "I'm not going to fight, what kind of field to support." β
Envious of the way they got along, Shu Yuan smiled faintly, and then she found another question: "Then Aunt Bai, do I need to prepare anything?" Or what to look out for? It's been a long time since I've been to an occasion like this, and I'm afraid I'll be rude. β
Bai Ru touched Shu Yuan's face with pity, and said lovingly: "Don't worry, you just need to follow me or Yi'an." In addition, in the afternoon, there will be a special costume artist and makeup artist on the door, and you will be responsible for sitting quietly and becoming beautiful. β
Time is always fleeting, and in the blink of an eye, it is already half past four in the afternoon, and there are only three hours left before the start of the charity dinner in the evening. Gu Yi'an had already changed into a Canali haute couture suit, blowing the most popular moxican hairstyle, highlighting Gu Yi'an's elegant and tough advantages.
He had been waiting for the two ladies upstairs in the living room on the first floor, but as the wait became longer, he began to fidget, standing up and pacing back and forth in the living room.
Aunt Zhao changed a cup of coffee for him, and joked with a smile: "Our young master is really like a groom who is anxiously waiting for the bride now." β
Gu Yi'an blushed, so he had to sit down again.
After another half an hour, Bai Rucai slowly walked down the stairs, but Gu Yi'an didn't even look at Bai Ru, only focused on seeing if there was anyone behind Bai Ru.
Bai Ru threw the clutch at Gu Yi'an: "You don't even look at your mother now, do you?" Bully me while your dad isn't home! β
Gu Yi'an responded with a hmm, but his eyes never left the stairs.
"Yuan'er is too thin, and the evening dresses prepared are not suitable and need to be modified temporarily, I said can you restrain it?" Bai Ru looked at his son with a smile. Then he whispered to Aunt Zhao: "You can start boiling some soup to replenish qi and blood for Yuan'er tomorrow, the child is still too thin, and I am afraid that it will be very hard to get pregnant in the future, so I will start to make up for it from now on." "Aunt Zhao should be again and again.
It was half a ring before Shu Yuan appeared at the corner of the stairs. Wearing a pure white off-the-shoulder long dress, the curved and graceful bandeau shows her slender waist and can't stand it, the seaweed-like black curls naturally slide down the chest and complement the snow-like dress, her steps move, the thin folds at the hem of the long skirt gently fluctuate with her footsteps and shimmer, like a fairy coming from Lingbo.
"Gu Yi'an, you wipe your harazi." Bai Ru whispered funny Gu Yi'an, but she couldn't help but sigh as a woman, Yuan'er is really beautiful, and the natural and unadorned beauty is the beauty that touches the heart.
"This one...... Wouldn't it be a little exposed? Shu Yuan asked Gu Yi'an in a low voice.
Gu Yi'an came back to his senses suddenly, he just wanted to rush to the room now and take down the quilt and cover her, her beauty was too dazzling, but she couldn't always hide behind them and hide under the protection of her family, he thought for a while and said: "It's very good-looking, let's put on a coat first, it's too cold, wait until there is a heating in the venue and then untie the coat." β
Bai Ru despised her son again, she also only wore a cheongsam and shivered in the cold wind for so long without seeing him care about herself.
The evening charity evening is the annual Bazaar Charity Night in Imperial Palace, which aims to promote the philanthropic process among the elite groups of Imperial Palace, involving the political, business, sports, and entertainment sectors. This year's event was held at the ChΓ’teau Lafayette Hotel, one of the most luxurious hotels in Royal King.
Along the way, Shu Yuan kept adjusting her breathing to relieve her nervousness, Bai Ruzheng closed her eyes and rested and didn't see this scene, but Gu Yi'an never left her since she got into the car, and her nervousness naturally didn't hide from his eyes.
Gu Yi'an held her cold hand and comforted her softly: "Don't be afraid, there is me." β
Shu Yuan was attached to the temperature from his palm, and forgot to break free of his hand for a while, so the hands of the two naturally shook together for the first time.
Gu Yi'an has been relying on his mind to send signals to the driver Xiao Zhao, wanting him to drive slower, he holds it for a longer time, and he has to sigh that the girl's hand feels too good, soft as boneless, skin like coagulated fat.
It's a pity that the driver Xiao Zhao didn't receive Gu Yi'an's brain waves in time, but he arrived at the Lafayette Castle Hotel in a moment.