My mother's expression when she came in was particularly flustered, after all, this was the second mistake I had made since the bracelet incident on the day I entered the Cao family. Although this time, I am only an indirect defendant in the incident.

After my mother came in, she first glanced at me, and then walked to my grandmother: "Mother Cao, Mu Xi she..."

Before her mother could finish speaking, her grandmother interrupted her: "It has nothing to do with Mu Xi, it's an adult's business." Sit down, I'll talk about something. The mother's expression was a little more relaxed, but she still carefully replied with a "Huh! He sat down on the couch next to me.

As I stood up, my mother looked up at me and asked in a low voice, "Did I embarrass you?" I glanced down at my mother and shook my head gently. The mother was relieved, so she moved into the sofa and listened quietly to the conversation.

Grandma said to her father: "Cao Mu! What Xue Hao said was not wrong, so it was decided. At this juncture, you can't afford to be there to point out the soldiers. After speaking, he picked up the phone and dialed his father's brother, my uncle, Cao Qi.

Speaking of my uncle Cao Qi, he is not an ordinary person.

He originally worked in the Nanjing Municipal Development and Reform Commission. The rapid development of economy and trade in the early 90s made this high-ranking cadre's son, who had the blood of his career flowing in his bones, and met many elites in the political and business circles with his excellent emotional intelligence. There are many friends, whether it is out of friendship or interests, the road is naturally easy to walk. So, he was transferred to the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission at the right time. After that, Nanjing and Shanghai, the two big meats, have something to do, and it is still drizzle to find a relationship to dredge up.

As for the father to the uncle, they were originally brothers, but the relationship was very distant. It is said that the brothers were very good in the past, but later, they had a very unpleasant quarrel because of a woman. And this person is none other than the eldest mother, Zhang Jing.

The father has half resentment and half fear towards the uncle, and obviously, the element of fear accounts for a greater proportion. In terms of temperament and personality, the two of them are completely different. Uncle is the kind of person who can easily swim among the powerful, with both IQ and EQ, black and white, and he was also a prominent figure at that time. As for my father, in my eyes, a typical eunuch family, relying on family factors to get an official and a half-job, but he has no achievements in himself, but there is one thing that he has inherited very well, an unhealthy trend - eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling. Grandma loves both sons, but if you want to say the degree of preference, of course, it is Cao Qi who can give Cao's family face, even the eldest mother Zhang Jing, grandma's attitude towards her is compared with that of Aunt Qin, it is simply heaven and earth.

These were especially evident in the days when the uncle came back from Shanghai.

Regarding the relationship between the father and the eldest mother, it is a matter known to the whole family, including Aunt Qin. But, after all, it was before my father got married, in the stage of free love, and no one complained about choosing and being chosen. It's just that my father has never let go of Zhang Jing in his heart for so many years, including the union with Aunt Qin, and even more so my mother, a love victim who is idle and lonely to pass the loneliness.

A few years later, before she died, she chatted with me, and she said that she just wanted to love the people she loved like ordinary girls, and to love her husband and children for a lifetime, but it turned out that this simple thing was so difficult. She once instructed Cao Cancan not to marry such a powerful family in the future, because a marriage with the wrong family will only end in tragedy. Of course, Cao Cancan also broke his promise to Aunt Qin.

That day, when my grandmother picked up the phone and talked to Cao Qi, my father smoked cigarettes one after another, and when the uncle on the other end of the phone promised to put down his work tomorrow and return to Nanjing in the name of a business trip, my father coughed for a long time. I saw my mother secretly glancing at my father, and perhaps she could only do it in her dreams as she did with her wife, patting her on the back and handing him a glass of water.

Aunt Qin patted her father anxiously, and his father's body was obviously hiding, and in the end, he waved it away with his hand. Aunt Qin stood awkwardly behind her father's sofa, and Xue Hao whispered to Aunt Qin: "Sister-in-law, Brother Cao is troubled, don't mind." The corners of Aunt Qin's mouth moved, and she didn't speak again.

After grandma's phone was put down, her expression was obviously much more relaxed. She said to her father on the sofa opposite, "Your eldest brother will be back tomorrow." I can tell you Cao Mu, when your eldest brother comes back, don't be like a stubborn donkey, what he wants you to do, you can do it, it matters in peace! The father had a cigarette in his mouth, his eyelids raised, and he did not speak. Xiao Ge, who was sitting next to him, slapped his father with his elbow, and when he saw that his father still didn't make a sound, he replied for his father: "Certainly, definitely." The eldest brother said to do what he did, and he did it. ”

Grandma couldn't be quiet all afternoon because of this, which was a bit eyebrow-raising, and she had a reassurance to eat, so she went upstairs with Wu's mother. Aunt Qin also seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and looked up and asked her mother if she had eaten dinner. After answering, the mother got up and wanted to leave, after all, there was some progress in this matter, and it was too embarrassing here. Aunt Qin went to see off her mother. I also went upstairs. Three men were left in the hall in a fog saying things and names I didn't understand.

Maybe it was because it was too sudden during the day, and my nerves were tense all the time, but it was only at night that I was able to relax, and that night, I slept soundly.

The next day, when I arrived at the school, the teacher stopped me at the door and asked me very sternly why I had disappeared after half of the cleaning. When is the school place? Just go? Balabala's. I lied that I was sick and only entered the classroom after listening to a reprimand from the teacher. On the way, Kan Tao looked at me and asked me in a low voice, are you really sick? I hummed and replied.

Since yesterday afternoon, I have lost my respect for the sacred profession of a teacher. Although people are not saints and sages, how can they use children to satisfy their selfish desires? From then on, I started to become rebellious little by little at school.

When I came home in the evening, I saw a man sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed. I guess, it should be Cao Qi.

Before I finished changing my shoes, I saw Aunt Qin come over to pick up my schoolbag with a smile, and told me that there is a guest at home, this is Cancan's uncle, and I can also call along. Before I could speak, Cao Qi squinted at me, and suddenly smiled: "This little girl is the relative that my mother said?" Haha, why do I think it looks a bit like the Cao family? "I was shocked! Aunt Qin hurriedly straightened my body and said, "Oh, is it? I'll see? Why didn't I feel it? Mu Xi looks so delicate, not like the Cao family at all. ”

The uncle laughed twice: "Xiaoqin, what do you mean by that our Cao family is not good-looking, five big and three thick?" ”

"Oh, big brother is really joking, haha, it seems that I really have to talk less, otherwise, I will be slapped in the mouth in minutes, right?"

"Haha, just kidding. I heard my mother say that her mother is from the theater? "Well, what's it called Merlin, anyway, I live in the Plum Garden. I heard Xue Hao call her Rong Jiao'er, and it is said that she sings very well. ”

"Rong~Jiao'er?" The uncle sat upright, leaned forward, narrowed his eyes again, read the two words separately, and dragged out his voice. I feel like I'm interested in the name. The uncle wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and I saw through the edge of the glasses that his eyes were rolling, and he didn't speak again.

It's just that as I passed by him and walked up the stairs, I peeked at him. He leaned back suddenly, the corners of his mouth hooked an arc, the smile, I didn't know at the time, but later I realized that there was a heavy meaning there, called, handle.

Dinner was extraordinary.

During the meal, my father returned.