Ruby Restaurant.

Bai He walked into the door with his handbag, looked around slowly, and saw Zhu Dongfeng sitting by the window reading the newspaper.

She refused the waiter who came forward, told him that she had made an appointment, and then walked straight to Zhu Dongfeng and sat down.

Hearing the movement, Zhu Dongfeng raised his eyes to look at her, and then smiled: "You are here." He called the waiter and said, "Serve this lady a cup of coffee, pure milk, and two pieces of sugar." ”

"Okay. Is there anything else you need to do? The waiter asked politely with a smile.

Zhu Dongfeng looked at Bai He, and Bai He said lightly: "Don't want coffee, you want black tea." A Black Forest mousse cake. Thank you. ”

The waiter looked at Zhu Dongfeng, then at Baihe, and when he heard Zhu Dongfeng say listen to her, he smiled and nodded and retreated.

"I thought you wouldn't come to see me." Zhu Dongfeng smiled, staring at Bai He and said. He thought that Bai He hated him so much now that he would have a physical aversion even when he heard his name, and asking her to see him was nothing more than embarrassing herself, but she came, which means that things are not as bad as Zhu Dongfeng imagined.

"You think I won't come to see you?" Bai He raised his eyes to look at him and smiled very shallowly, "Then what are you waiting for here?" ”

Zhu Dongfeng shrugged his shoulders and folded the newspaper aside, "I just want to gamble." I didn't expect to win the bet. ”

Bai He said: "Then your luck is really good. ”

Zhu Dongfeng nodded and said, "I think so too." ”

Bai He sneered and didn't speak again, Zhu Dongfeng looked at her indifferent eyebrows and didn't speak again, and the two of them fell silent.

After a while, the waiter brought the black tea and cake ordered by Bai He, Bai He dug a small piece of Black Forest Mousse and put it in her mouth, the mellow chocolate aroma diluted the sweetness of the cream, she put down the fork, took a sip of black tea, and asked: "What is the matter, your time is precious, and my time cannot be wasted." ”

"You returned all the dowry I gave you." Zhu Dongfeng said.

"Questions?" Bai He glanced at him, then lowered her eyes to see the black tea that was still slightly steaming, she took a spoon and stirred it slowly, and said I thought that after everything was revealed, you should understand that it is impossible for us.

Zhu Dongfeng looked at her quietly, Bai He put the spoon on the plate, took a sip of black tea, it was slightly hot, she put it down again, and the elbows of both arms rested on the table.

Bai He looked at him seriously, she thought that all her emotions about him were written on her face and engraved in her eyes, but she was no longer afraid of being seen through by him.

"During these days, I have enough space and time to think very clearly about what is going on between you and me. I love you, I love you, and I love you even after I learn that more than half of all the suffering I have suffered has been given by you. I can sit in front of you and admit to you that I don't want to make a fool of myself anymore. ”

Bai He pursed her lips, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, she dug up another piece of Black Forest Mousse and put it in her mouth, and slowly said: "But Zhu Dongfeng, just like I told you before, my feelings for you can't tell everything." I like you, I love you, and that doesn't mean I can continue to be with you as if nothing happened. Unless I have amnesia again. But you see, there will always be a day when memory loss will be restored. Happiness is temporary, pain is eternal. ”

She listened to every word of her words, and of course he knew that it was impossible for the two of them to continue walking together as if nothing had happened, but for Bai He, he would not let go.

"Bai He, now that you have regained your memory, then you should remember what I once told you, what is the best revenge for me." He said this with a light smile.

"I remember, but I don't want to do that." Bai He said, "Marriage is a double-edged sword, it will hurt me while torturing you." What's more, I don't want to take revenge on you at all. ”

Zhu Dongfeng's eyebrows moved slightly, he didn't feel it when he heard Bai He say he hated him, he didn't feel it when he heard Bai He say that they couldn't continue to be together, but when he heard Bai He say that he didn't want to retaliate against him anymore, he actually felt inexplicably nervous.

"You made me lose my mother, but after that, you also helped me a lot to help the Bai family. We've all paid the price for this, and even if I take revenge on you, my mom won't come back. So I think, again, from now on, we will be clear. This is the best decision made by Bai He after being quiet for a long time, "From now on, you will still be your Jinzhou Zhu Jiuye, and I will still be Bai He." The dock agreement signed by the Bai family and the Zhu family should expire in three months, and at that time, if you are willing, the Bai family will renew it on the same terms as other merchants, and if you are unwilling, the Bai family will take the official road. ”

Zhu Dongfeng laughed: "Are you trying to draw a line with me?" ”

"Yes, but not all. The total size of Jinzhou City is so big, if you look up and don't look down, there will always be a time to meet. But for us, nodding friends are already the most decent, what do you think? ”

As long as Bai He and Zhu Dongfeng are in this Jinzhou City, it is impossible not to see each other forever. Bai He didn't want to go out and be vigilant all the time to see if she would meet Zhu Dongfeng, which was a kind of psychological pressure on her. Maybe once or twice, but she can't do it every time.

The best thing to do is to be here, I know you're there, you know I'm here, but that's about it. Don't deliberately touch, don't deliberately dodge. There is one word that is cheesy, but it best describes them, and that is the most familiar stranger.

Bai He wants her and Zhu Dongfeng to become such people.

But Zhu Dongfeng didn't want to, he looked at her and said, "Bai He, my thoughts are slightly different from yours." What I want is you as a person, and you can be by my side. ”

"There are many people around you who can accompany you, and there is no shortage of me."

Zhu Dongfeng smiled: "But none of them are you." ”

Bai He faced him quietly, no one would bear to refuse a person who liked him and liked himself, but no one would calmly accept a person who killed his mother and hid everything.

"And what do you want me to do?" She asked Zhu Dongfeng.

"Do you want me to accept you and marry you?"

Zhu Dongfeng said: "I hope so." ”

Bai He smiled slowly: "Your hope is difficult for the strongman." ”

She lowered her head and drank black tea, the black tea that had cooled down was not as good as the warm black tea, and the entrance was slightly astringent, just like her mood at the moment.

After that, Zhu Dongfeng and her didn't speak again, and there were people coming and going in the Ruby Restaurant, but the two of them were like two silent statues.

After I don't know how long, Bai He got up first, and Zhu Dongfeng's eyes followed her figure out of the restaurant, until she got into the rickshaw and couldn't see it again.

After Bai He left, Anan walked into the restaurant, "Sir." ”

Zhu Dongfeng sat quietly for a while, stood up and buttoned his coat, and said, "Let's go." ”

The car drove to the old house of the Zhu family, the ancient house left by the ancestors, every brick and tile has symbolic significance.

Anan parked the car at the door and didn't drive in, wishing Dongfeng to let him wait for him here.

Zhu Dongfeng looked up at the pear wood plaque with the word "Zhu Zhai", more than ten years of grass like a day, the pen is strong and powerful, the pen is decisive and direct, and the pen is clean and neat, but it is the two simplest words, but the person who is written seems to be injected with the majestic momentum of the soul, and the sharp font seems to be about to break out.

Zhu Dongfeng looked at it for several minutes before he retracted his gaze and stepped into the "Zhu House" with a steady pace.

The path in the house is paved with cobblestones, Zhu Dongfeng walked along the path, stopped in front of the wooden gate, just paused for a few seconds, and then reached out to push open the door that weighed more than ten pounds, without much effort.

Because the door is heavier, when the door is pushed open, it will inevitably make a dull sound, and all the people of the Zhu family chatting in the lobby have looked at the people who came, and after seeing Zhu Dongfeng, everyone's expressions can be called varied.

excited, excited, bland, indifferent, contemptuous, sarcastic......

However, this expression only lasted for two or three seconds, and when Zhu Dongfeng walked towards the old man Zhu who was sitting in the first seat without squinting, they had already recovered their most hypocritical smiles.

"I'm sorry I'm late." Zhu Dongfeng said lightly, apologizing to the old man and all the clansmen. Although there was not the slightest hint of apology on his face or his body language.

The old man let out a "hmm", and before he could speak, he heard a person scolding: "You also know that you are late?" Let such a big family wait for you, and let your father, who is in his sixties and almost seventy, wait for you? You're pretty big. What's there to keep up with all your? ”

Zhu Dongfeng didn't react much when he heard this, and Zhu Haitao, who was sitting on Erlang's legs, spoke first: "A person as idle as the second uncle naturally has nothing to do." Oh, no," he glanced at Zhu Qingzhou with a smile, "I'm afraid I can't be busy if I want to." ”

Zhu Qingzhou smiled: "It should be." ”

"How did you talk to me! I'm your second uncle. Zhu Changan slapped the table hard and glared at Zhu Haitao. Ranwen

"You should be glad that you are my second uncle." Zhu Haitao still said with a smile.

These are undisguised threats.

Zhu Chang'an's face changed, he is also an old man, and he has to be looked up to outside, and there are only a few brothers from the Zhu family who dare to have juniors who contradict him like this.

Seeing that his face sank, Zhu Jinxiu frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "Eighth brother, why do you talk to the second uncle like this!" She glared at Zhu Haitao as if warning, and smiled at Zhu Changan: "Second uncle, don't be angry, the eighth brother has never had a door on his mouth, don't go to your heart." ”

Zhu Chang'an ignored Zhu Jinxiu's words, and said angrily with a straight face: "What do you mean to be glad that I am your second uncle?" Do you say that again in front of your dad? You should be glad that you are my nephew and I wish my family, otherwise I will break your leg if I say this to you! ”

Zhu Dongfeng laughed softly.

Zhu Haitao rolled his eyes and said two more sentences, Zhu Jinxiu stopped him without a trace, and said, "Second uncle, I ......"

Zhu Changan didn't want to listen anymore, so he shook his hand and said, "Okay, don't talk!" There's no room for you to talk about in this house! A daughter's house, go aside. ”

Zhu Jinxiu's expression froze, and the taciturn Zhu Dongsenshan raised his eyes to look at him, "Second uncle, what did you say?" ”

Zhu Jinxiu turned around and shook her head at him gently, indicating that she didn't care about these and asked him not to care.

"I said there was no ...... her in this house"

"You're all dead to me, aren't you?" The old man Zhu, who had been silent, finally spoke, he raised his eyes and looked at Zhu Chang'an and Zhu Haitao respectively, grabbed the chair with his left hand and stood up, waiting for Shen Huanting on the side to help him.

Zhu Haitao said lightly: "Dad, it has nothing to do with me, it's the second uncle who ...... first."

"Say a few words to me!" Old man Zhu turned his head and glared at him.

Zhu Chang'an opened his eyes wide and shouted, "What should I do first?" What do I start with? Am I not right? He pointed to Zhu Dongfeng and said, "The whole family is here, just wait for him alone, he's late, I'll tell you what's wrong with him?" He can't say it? I'm an elder, and I don't just say it, I can beat it! He pointed at Zhu Haitao again and said, "And you!" Do you see what it looks like to be a son and a nephew now? It's me who makes you a nephew, and you're my uncle, it's pretty much the same! I said, Dongfeng, what are you talking about? Just because you're brothers? Even when the brothers and elders speak, you juniors can't talk too much! ”

Zhu Haitao spread his hands helplessly: "I don't talk much!" I'm telling the truth. Lao Jiu has always been busy, sometimes he can't come back to the family banquet, my dad hasn't said anything, why are you in a hurry to be an uncle? Isn't this the legendary ......?"

"The emperor is not in a hurry, and the eunuch is in a hurry?" Zhu Qingzhou immediately followed.

"Presumptuous!" Zhu Chang'an was furious, and he was out of breath by them.

Zhu Dongfeng gently grabbed his sideburns, looking like he didn't care about himself. However, it is clear that it was because of him that it happened.

Zhu Qingzhou said leisurely: "Second uncle, don't be angry, I followed the words of the eighth child, and I didn't mean anything else." ”

"Well, that's not what I'm trying to say at all, so I don't mean anything else."

The two brothers began to repay their debts as soon as they sang and sang harmoniously, and Zhu Jinxiu was anxious in his eyes.

For the umpteenth time in his life, Zhu Chang'an began to hate that he had no children under his knees, and only his two daughters were useless at this moment.

Seeing that the situation was going to continue to develop like this, the old man finally spoke up again: "Enough." He lowered his eyes and let out a faint sound.

In this family, between the elders and juniors, you can not listen to anyone's words, and no one's face will be seen, but only the words of the head of the family must be obeyed, which is the rule of the Zhu family all along.

Therefore, when the old man's voice fell, Zhu Chang'an and Zhu Haitao's uncle and nephew no longer fought each other, but they still didn't like each other.

The old man pushed away Shen Huanting's hand, waved at her, and then stood in the center of the lobby with his hands behind his back. His back was slightly stiff, but his eyes were still sharp, he looked at everyone present, and said, "There is only one purpose for gathering everyone today. It's about the marriage of my Zhu family and the Ji family, and I want to ask your opinions. ”

"No comment." Zhu Changan said, "Brother, didn't you discuss it with the Ji family?" If we are asked for our opinions, what can we say? Third child, do you think so? ”

There are three old men and brothers, and there are two younger sisters below, but as long as the woman of the Zhu family is out of the cabinet, she is not eligible to come back to participate in the family meeting. Although the old man and the other two brothers are very old, and their children and grandchildren are sparing, the three brothers have not yet held a family banquet. This was the rule set when their father died, requiring the three brothers to always be a family, not to divide the family, not to fight among themselves, and not to kill each other.

Regarding this point, the three old men and brothers did it, but it had nothing to do with the family regulations, it was just because the old man Zhu Changqing's family was the only one, and the second Zhu Chang'an and the third Zhu Changting had to rely on him in the early years.

And Zhu Changting is one of the few smart and honest people in the Zhu family, and his sense of existence will be very weak whenever the family gathers together, of course, he doesn't want any sense of existence, so he can try not to speak. But almost every time Zhu Changan speaks, he will bring him with him, so that he can't pretend to be stupid if he wants to.

This time it was the same, he could only smile and nod, and said to the old man, "Big brother, I have no opinion." ”

"Then it's settled." The old man said.

"I have a question!" Zhu Haitao sat lazily in the chair and raised his left hand, "Who is going to marry the Ji family?" ”

Zhu Qingzhou said in a timely manner: "Naturally, it's you." ”

You're really good at answering.

Zhu Haitao glanced at him, "Why not you?" ”

"Naturally it can't be me." After a pause, Zhu Qingzhou looked at everyone with a smile, "If you want to be excellent, you are the best among our brothers, isn't this a well-known thing?" ”

Good guys, it's really foolish!

Zhu Haitao almost rolled his eyes and showed him.

The old man didn't pay attention to the bickering of the two brothers, and looked at Zhu Dongfeng, who had been silent, "Dongfeng, what I told you a few days ago, have you taken to heart?" ”

Zhu Dongfeng looked at him and said, "I remember it, but I can't marry Ji Landuo." ”

Yo, so straightforward?

Zhu Haitao touched his chin and looked at him.

"Dongfeng, don't talk nonsense, Lan Duoduo is a good girl!" Zhu Jinxiu was afraid that the old man would be angry and make a move, so he gave Zhu Dongfeng a look, but Zhu Dongfeng turned a blind eye and did not hear it.

He propped his chin on his right hand, and repeated again under the old man's gloomy gaze: "I can't marry her." It has nothing to do with whether she's a good girl or not. ”

The old man's hand behind his back slowly clenched into a fist.

Zhu Haitao became interested, "Tell me the reason." Why can't you marry her? "Refuting the old man in front of everyone in the family, this is too much.

"The reason is unclear." Zhu Dongfeng sat up straight.

"Then I'm even more curious." Zhu Haitao smiled.

Zhu Dongfeng pulled half of the corners of his mouth and was silent.

The old man turned around and sat down again, without looking at him, and said in a resolute tone: "The day after tomorrow, you will go to Jingxi with Landuo and come to propose marriage." He didn't seem to hear what he had just said to Zhu Dongfeng.

"I'm afraid that if I go, the friendship between the Zhu family and the Ji family for many years should be broken." Zhu Dongfeng smiled and said: "After all, the Ji family only has one daughter, even if it is rich, they should not want to die." ”

"Ahem......" Several people present couldn't help coughing.

Zhu Senshan frowned, and Zhu Haitao hesitated: "Last? ”