On Saturday afternoon, Jiang Zhili sent his personal assistant to pick up Jiang Chen and Lu Mingqiao to the old house.

On the way to the old house, from the moment they got into the car, Wang Tezhu looked in the rearview mirror from time to time, and couldn't help but sigh that these two people were really a pair of beautiful people.

The clothes are designed as sets, and the patterns and styles are similar, so that people can tell at a glance that they are a couple.

Then there is the temperament of the two people, Jiang Chen is clear and cold, Lu Ming Qiao is beautiful and wise, and is very dignified, standing together is like a match made in heaven, there is no word that can summarize the two of them better than the word made in heaven.

"What do you have in store?" Jiang Chen saw Lu Mingqiao carrying an object tied with a beautiful silk scarf.

"It's not appropriate for me to go empty-handed, so I've got a gift for me too."

"What is it?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Look." Lu Mingqiao untied the silk scarf, and then it was a very beautiful cat nest, like a transparent crystal ball, and inside was a white little milk cat, very cute, cute.

"This is a small life, he shouldn't dislike it."

"And what if he says he's allergic to cats?" Jiang Chen asked.

"No, I've checked, I've found a lot of photos of him in the media, and there is a cat in one of the photos." Lu Mingqiao found the photo and showed it to Jiang Chen, since he had prepared a cat as a gift, he naturally checked it.

It was a cover photo of Mr. Jiang in a financial magazine in the early years, in which he sat on a dark green antique sofa with a cat sitting on the shelf next to him.

Wang Tezhu listened to the conversation between the two, and couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart for the meticulousness of their thoughts, especially Lu Mingqiao.

She was able to find such a unique gift in a different way.

From rummaging through all the photos of the old man and studying his preferences, this kind of person is really too smart.

"Miss Lu has good eyesight." Wang Tezhu praised.

"That photo is ten years ago, the cat has been with the old man for 18 years, almost the cat is relatively long-lived, when that photo was taken, the cat is very old, the eyes are almost blind, and the hearing is not very good, but the old man likes it very much, takes good care of it, as long as sometimes, must accompany the cat to stay. At that time, the photo was taken at home, the magazine came to the scene, the cat because of its age, the reaction has been very slow, so it lay on the shelf and did not move, the photographer also wanted to move it, it was the old man who said to let it stay here, so there was that group photo. Wang Tezhu told Lu Mingqiao about the relationship between Old Man Jiang and cats.

There is such a story?

"Did he ever have a cat after that?" Lu Mingqiao asked.

"No, later the family said to buy him another one, but he didn't want anything, maybe he had a deep feeling for the previous one, eighteen years, following the old man's ups and downs, more than the feelings for people, I won't want to raise a cat anymore, so, you prepare this gift, although he is not allergic to cats, but he may not like it." Wang Tezhu said truthfully.

"It's okay, I didn't think about it that much, because I didn't know that the old man and the cat had such a heartwarming little story. Even if he doesn't like it, he should treat it well, and the worst thing is to send someone away, which is better than buying individual objects and leaving them in the dust. In fact, she thought about it again and again, and her initial idea was that she was afraid that she would buy something else, and she would be disgusted by the old man and thrown aside, and he couldn't just throw away a kitten, right?

Even if you don't like it, at most, you can let the cat go and let it go wherever it likes, it won't be like anything else, and if you don't choose it well, you have to be sneered.

Wang Tezhu couldn't help but appreciate Lu Mingqiao a little more, just this exquisite thought, it is estimated that there is nothing she can't do.

With the right conditions, she can always take her chances.

The old house of the Jiang family is a high-end residence developed by the Jiang family itself, each villa has an independent courtyard, it is a Chinese design, the environment is very beautiful, there are many rich businessmen, and it is still a treasure of feng shui.

Driving into this luxurious community, Lu Mingqiao saw the gray tile powder wall, enclosing the layout, each villa also has a front yard and a backyard, a Chinese-style house door, a bronze carved wooden door, and a brick carving on the wall.

These are two completely different worlds from the outside, here, you will only see tranquility, elegance, luxury, as if you have strayed into a mirage, there is no fireworks in the world, everywhere is clean, everything is as if it has been washed.

Even if Lu Mingqiao, who is calm, sees this, his heart is shocked, these buildings are very shocking from design to layout, an ordinary person standing here, will only feel overwhelmed, brick by brick, grass and tree, not Grandma Liu into the Grand View Garden so happy, but the people into the palace, as far as the eye can see, it is all deterrent.

At the top of the Forbidden City, that's it.

And Jiang Chen, will he have to live in this environment in the future?

Jiang Chen held Lu Mingqiao's hand, found that her hand was a little cold, and asked, "Nervous?" ”

"Don't be afraid, I'll stand with you." Jiang Chen said.

What are you afraid of, it's not ancient times, even if the Jiang family doesn't like her anymore, they can't beat people.

The car drove into the courtyard of the old house, and the first thing that caught my eye was two pools, the water in them should be living water, flowing quietly and slowly, and there were two houses on the side of the two pools, with floor-to-ceiling glass windows, you could see the sofas placed inside, tea sets, and the mediocre people walking around to clean up inside.

In another house, the glass is covered with blackout curtains, so that the layout inside cannot be seen.

After driving inside for nearly ten minutes, it was the villa.

Wang Tezhu parked the car, and Jiang Zhili was already waiting outside.

He saw Jiang Chen and Lu Mingqiao get out of the car, it was really as he imagined yesterday, the two of them were very natural and decent.

Jiang Chen's suit sets off him very expensive, with a natural sense of distance, and a detached and cold temperament.

Lu Mingqiao was wearing a French dress with a black square neck, her hair tied back at the back of her head, and she was wearing a headband from the same series of dresses, which was elegant and beautiful.

She didn't bring jewelry, but she didn't look dull at all, but had a calm and simple temperament, which made the whole person exude a faint light.

It's not so much that these two sets of clothes are well chosen, but that the aura of the two people is good.

"Xiao Chen, what gift did you prepare for your grandfather?" Jiang Zhili asked worriedly, in case the preparation was not good, it would make the old man angry again, so he also prepared an extra one according to the old man's preference, just in case.

"I made the longevity noodles for him myself." Jiang Chen carried a thermos bucket.

Hearing that it was such a gift, even Jiang Zhili's eyes lit up, this is quite wonderful!

Thinking of today's people from a big family, trying their best to show their brains, striving for uniqueness, strangeness, and rarity, but no one must be able to cook in person.

Therefore, the old man will definitely not refuse this bowl of longevity noodles made by Jiang Chen.

"What a wonderful gift." Jiang Zhili praised.

He didn't ask Lu Mingqiao what he had prepared, because it wasn't within his range of concern.

Even if she didn't prepare properly, it would embarrass her.

If she wants to wear a crown, she must bear its weight, she wants to enter the door of the Jiang family, and receive a little cold words, which are all light.

"Let's go, I'll take you inside." Jiang Zhili pulled Jiang Chen and left Lu Mingqiao behind, as if he couldn't see it.

Jiang Chen paused, he took Lu Mingqiao's hand, stood in a row with her, and then said to Jiang Zhili: "Lead the way." ”

Jiang Zhili awkwardly stretched out the hand that was still holding Jiang Chen's arm just now, smiled and said, "Come with me." ”

Following Jiang Zhili forward, Lu Mingqiao saw a brilliantly lit main villa, and the warm yellow light came through the carved windows of the Chinese design.

As they entered the hall, the hall suddenly fell silent, and all eyes were on them.

This is a birthday banquet for only the Jiang family, so there are almost no outsiders here, but Lin Ning is there, she saw Lu Mingqiao and Jiang Chen walking in hand in hand, and her eyes almost burst into flames.

This woman actually entered the Jiang family's old mansion so brightly.

Is she worthy!?

Jiang Zhili went straight to Jiang Chen to Old Man Jiang.

Although this old man is old, his body is still very straight, and although his hair has gray hair, he is meticulously combed.

He wears a Chinese-style tunic similar to a tunic coat, I don't know what fabric, it looks light and textured, very special.

The old man had a pair of eagle eyes, which were very sharp.

"Dad, Xiaochen is back, I want to congratulate you on your birthday." Jiang Zhili said.

Old Man Jiang looked at Jiang Chen, and Jiang Chen also looked directly at the old man's gaze.

"Grandpa, I wish you a happy birthday, I personally made a bowl of longevity noodles for you, I hope you will be in a long age, and the crane will dance in spring and autumn."

Jiang Chen came back to celebrate his birthday, Jiang Zhili told the old man in advance, he was not surprised, and no matter how he said it, this is also the flesh and blood of the Jiang family, and sooner or later he will have to recognize it.

Although Jiang Chen was very rude to him during the Spring Festival, after all, he was worried about the safety of the old lady, which is understandable.

It's just that if you want to say how much you like this child, it's hard to say, first, I haven't been raised in the Jiang family since I was a child, and second, I don't know what character is, so the old man doesn't show much enthusiasm for Jiang Chen, just holding the shelf of the elders.

Jiang Zhili brought the bowl and handed it to Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen opened the thermos bucket, first poured out the soup, the soup and noodles were packed separately, the soup was still very hot, it looked very bright, but a fragrance wafted out.

He put the noodles in the soup, then handed them to the old man, and said, "Grandpa, you can taste it." ”

Jiang Zhili was worried that the old man would not eat, so he persuaded in a low voice: "Dad, this is Xiaochen's intention." ”

The old man naturally wouldn't slap a junior in the face in front of so many people, not to mention that Jiang Chen was polite this time, so he brought it over and said, "I've eaten longevity noodles every year on my birthday, but I haven't eaten the children's made, this year is special." ”

These words made the juniors present very ashamed.

Everyone was thinking about how to please the old man and ponder his preferences, but they didn't make a bowl of noodles for the old man himself.

In the end, it was a miscalculation to be robbed of the limelight by such a wild child who was outcast.

"If you like, I can do it for you every year." Jiang Chen also gave the old man enough face this time, and put his words in place.

He also understands now that it is no good to screw with the Jiang family, don't take the initiative to make enemies for yourself, especially someone as strong as the old man.

Old man Jiang picked up chopsticks and picked up the noodles, and the longevity noodles were all one, implying longevity and longevity.

He tasted it, it had the natural fragrance of wheat flour, and this clear soup was not really a clear soup, but hung out of broth, which looked unremarkable, but it tasted very good, a bit similar to the soup in boiling cabbage.

In short, there is a heart.

After eating this small bowl of longevity noodles, the old man smiled and said, "It tastes good, let's get acquainted with my family." ”

Jiang Zhili originally pinched a sweat, for fear that the old man would not like it, but now the old man not only praised it, but also asked him to get familiar with his family, which means that he recognized Jiang Chen.

Just as he was about to pull him to get to know his relatives, Jiang Chen stood still, he looked at Lu Mingqiao.

The old man actually noticed Lu Mingqiao, he looked at her as soon as she entered the door, but Jiang Chen was his grandson, Lu Mingqiaoke was nothing, and he didn't intend to pay attention to her.

It's just a woman who wants to marry a wealthy family, there are countless such women, and he doesn't bother to take a look.

Jiang Chen pulled Lu Mingqiao over and introduced to the old man: "Grandpa, this is my girlfriend Lu Mingqiao, she came with me today to congratulate you on your birthday, and also prepared a small gift for you." ”

"Let the butler keep it." The old man said, he didn't even want to look at it.

Jiang Chen didn't hand it to the housekeeper according to the old man's intentions, but instead took the gift from Lu Mingqiao's hand, opened the silk scarf, and said, "Look, it's a cute kitten, do you like it?" ”

The gift of the kitten once again made the hearts of the people present explode fireworks, and the two of them really know how to choose things!

Although both of them chose unintentional gifts, in the eyes of others, they were full of scheming and calculation, and they came prepared.

The old man naturally didn't expect anyone to give him a cat, after all, he hadn't had a pet since the old cat was gone.

After the family saw that he was not interested in cats, they never mentioned giving him a cat, and now, Lu Mingqiao gave him a cat.

I don't know who gave her the idea.

"I don't have a cat, take it back." The old man said.

Even though he was ready to be rejected, hearing this, Lu Mingqiao was still stunned in his heart.

"Don't be presumptuous about people's preferences, grandpa hasn't had a cat for many years, and he hasn't touched it, you get such a cat, who knows if there are germs? Hurry up and take it. Lin Ning said.

"yes, this cat doesn't look like a precious breed, isn't it a wild cat?" Someone helped Lin Ning speak.

"Zhili, is this your idea?" Jiang Zhili's eldest brother Jiang Zhiyi asked, the origin of the old man and the cat is only known to the Jiang family, and outsiders don't know, what does it mean that this strange girl is giving the old man a cat now?

"I don't." Jiang Zhili's face was ugly, he knew that he should have asked Lu Mingqiao outside the gate, so he didn't let her come in.

Now it's okay, Jiang Chen finally satisfied the old man, and Lu Mingqiao made the old man angry again.

"You didn't? Even if you think about performance again, you can't make Dad angry, what day is today, look at what this giveaway? Second brother Jiang Zhixing reproached.

Everyone knows that Jiang Zhili's son is dying, and he is tightly supporting Jiang Chen to take the position, so the idea of sending the cat must have been what he thought, and if he sent it well, he would please the old man, and if he didn't send it well, he would throw the pot on this woman, it was none of his business.

It's really a good calculation.

"Take it down!" Jiang Zhili instructed the assistant.

"Please don't make any noise." Lu Mingqiao said.

"I'm sorry Grandpa Jiang, no one has told me what you have to do with cats, and Uncle Jiang doesn't either, it's me who is smart, because I don't know your preferences, so I can only look for some clues from the information released by the media, this is to see a photo of you and the cat on the cover of a financial magazine you took before, so I think you should not hate cats, so I chose cats as gifts. If you don't like it, I'm offended, not intentionally. ”

"However, today is your birthday, what I bring is a blessing, you can come down and put it away, but please don't refuse my blessing to you, you let me take it, then today's blessing will be one less, why not stay."

Lin Ning listened angrily and asked meanly, "Are you mistaken?" The gift you gave is not suitable, why can't Grandpa refuse it? Do you want to buy and sell moral kidnapping? ”

"Miss Lin, what kind of person do you think Grandpa Jiang is? Is he such a virtuous and respected person that I can kidnap if I want to be kidnapped? ”

"Grandpa Jiang, all the past springs can not be restored, only loneliness is eternal, even if the feelings have dried up and cannot be given, there will always be a moment when something can touch the heartstrings in the depths of the heart, because we are not born to enjoy loneliness after all, so the secret of a happy old age is nothing else, it is a companionship, why not try to raise a cat again."

After Lu Mingqiao finished speaking in one breath, she found that she was also nervous, and she kept telling herself in her brain, don't be afraid, work hard, it's not shameful, and it's not shameful.

This paragraph sounded quite inexplicable, but the old man understood.

This is a famous sentence in Marquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude", which was dismantled and used by Lu Mingqiao.

Mu Tso, she not only studied from the old man's photos that he is not allergic to cats, but she also found the book with the highest frequency from many photos, which is "One Hundred Years of Solitude".

I have also read some interviews with the old man, and he also likes to use some sentences in the book to express his attitude towards life.

Don't look at this old man at the top of the bustle, lively, but his life creed is that loneliness is the norm in life.

You say that he is a master and lonely, or he is cold in a high place, and people at this level also have this level of helplessness.

The people around him will not notice this, because all around him are thinking about how to get benefits from him.

At this time, the kitten stood up tremblingly in the transparent cat nest, meowing to the old man, milky milk, and a person should be heartbroken.

It is indeed a little thing that tugs at the heartstrings of the heart.

"Butler." The old man shouted.

The housekeeper is also an old man who has been with the old man for many years, and from the old man's eyes, tone, and demeanor, he can figure out the meaning of the old man.

He walked up to Lu Mingqiao and said with a smile, "Miss Lu, leave it to me." ”