Chapter 22: The Engagement Banquet, the Mirage

After Su Ruo returned to the newspaper, she first remembered Xu Zhengyan, and then inexplicably remembered Xu Zhengting, she scratched her head irritably. What is this?

"Su Ruo, your photos have been washed and put on the table for you!"

Su Ruo remembered that she took the camera to develop the photos a few days ago, and she was bored at this time, and she was also irritable in her heart, so she picked up the photos and looked at them.

Most of them are landscape photos, and you can vaguely smell a hint of current affairs news from them. flipped through it again, but it was a photo of Xu Zhengting taken at the racecourse that day, in the photo, he was not as usual, but the corners of his mouth were lightly hooked, not lightly picked and not scattered, making it difficult to take his eyes off.

On the contrary, for him, Xu Zhengyan actually doesn't like to laugh, and he doesn't have any expression on his face on weekdays, but his eyes are so deep that people can't help but sink.

Bah, bah, why is she thinking nonsense, these people are not something she can provoke if she wants to, not to mention, people in the military and politics are the ones she is most unwilling to have anything to do with them.

in the office.

Xu Zhengting casually held Erlang's legs, still holding a document in his hand and looking at it, he was busy with the preparations of the Fifth Army recently, and he was a little anxious. But there are also a lot of trivial things on Lijiang's side, and he can't be idle for half a minute.

"Hey, Zhengting, look at what your little beauty does." Xiao Qin pushed open the door and saw him sitting, looking idle, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and threw a newspaper in front of him.

"What's wrong with her?" Xu Zhengting chuckled, put down the Chinese piece in his hand, picked up the newspaper, and flipped through it casually, the title was very ordinary, nothing more than criticizing the Japanese, and by the way, he made some high-spirited remarks, and the signature of the article was Gudao.

Xiao Qin rolled his eyes and said, "Please take a look at this photo, isn't it your Miss Ruoruo's handwriting?" ”

Xu Zhengting glanced up at him and found the signature of the photo, Su Ruo of the Central Daily, which was really her work. This article was written in response to previous military exercises, and openly and secretly satirized his Fifth Army, which was a vase, a flower shelf, and was not vulnerable at all. It is also to express his opinion on the military funds allocated at this meeting.

Xu Zhengting fell into deep thought, Su Ruo, is this your opinion?

Xiao Qin found a place to sit down, and seeing that he didn't speak, he snatched the newspaper from his hand and laughed: "What's the matter, sad?" It seems that our Miss Su Ruo doesn't mean this! ”

Xu Zhengting glanced at him and said, "Do you want me to find Keyu to drink two cups?" ”

"Don't, you're not trying to harm me?" Xiao Qin's eyes widened, and he hurriedly refused, snorting lightly, "You guys have learned to join forces to deal with me now." ”

Xu Zhengting glanced at him, smiled, and said, "You just deserve it." However, the Shen family should not have taken a good position yet, otherwise, how could Keyu get so close to us? ”

"You mean, this article is purely a coincidence, it's just that our Miss Su can't stand this unfair treatment and comes out to speak out herself?"

At this meeting, Xu Zhengyan and Xu Zhengting were treated differently than Xu Zhengting, and many people thought that this move was unfair, after all, it was Xu Zhengyan who was guarding the northern border.

"I wish it wasn't." Xu Zhengting looked at a blue box on the table and said softly. This is what he sent someone to Fengxiang Jewelry a few days ago to customize, and it is similar to the one in Su Ruo's hand, but it is more novel and better-looking.

Let Su Ruo get close to the fourth brother, and Ke Yu come to get close to them, is all this really what Shen Lansheng meant? Even if it is to keep a back hand, it will not be so contradictory, I think this article is Su Ruo's own meaning.

The corners of Xu Zhengting's mouth hooked slightly, so did she choose the fourth brother?

Xiao Qin is not stupid, he understands the contradiction in the middle, looks at Xu Zhengting, who seems to be distracted, with a rare positive color, and says: "What if she really chooses your fourth brother?" ”

Xu Zhengting glanced up at him, didn't answer his question directly, and said, "Auntie and cousin should be back soon, right?" ”

"It's been the last two days." Xiao Qin was stunned for a moment after he finished speaking, "Are you going to..."

Xu Zhengting's face was faint, so that people couldn't see his mood, and said, "I just want to help my cousin." ”

Xiao Qin looked at him for a long time before he sighed and said, "Even if it's unscrupulous, you don't need to pull your cousin in, right?" He has seen his cousin, who is indeed a gentle and kind woman, but it is a pity that he is not ladylike, and the people of the Xu family are calculating one by one.

Xu Zhengting shook his head and said, "You will know that it was not me who really pulled her in, it was the fourth brother." And I just pushed her. ”

When the events of that year happened, he was just a child, and what he is doing now is just fulfilling a wish of his cousin, and it is not him who wants to destroy her, but the fourth brother.

Xiao Qin shook his head and said, "You are really unkind. ”

"She's my cousin after all." Xu Zhengting smiled, "What's more, my childhood sweetheart, the two are happy, I believe my cousin won't blame me." ”

Xiao Qin poured himself a glass of water and said, "Yes, your cousin won't blame you, your father has to beat you to death." ”

Xu Zhengting heard the words but didn't smile, just stared at the blue box.

Overseer Zeng Zhi's wife, Xu Yuanchuan, and his daughter, Zeng Yue, caused an uproar in Lindong when they sailed out of the country a month before Shen Lansheng's return to China. As early as a few months ago, the Overseer's family unilaterally announced the news of marrying the Shen family, but after a while, they hurriedly went to Europe, saying that they were resting, so Su Ruo never saw it.

But the outside world has different opinions about this, this Miss Zeng is twenty-eight months old, but she has not been married for a long time, which is also a noble status, but it is puzzling to be unmarried. Therefore, it is also rumored that Miss Zeng's family refused to obey this marriage, because she already had a sweetheart in her heart.

And one month after Shen Lansheng returned to Lindong, Xu Yuanchuan took Zeng Yue back to Lindong. After all, Shen Lansheng and Shen Qiu have already returned, and this engagement ceremony will naturally be implemented as soon as possible, and the province will be realized.

The next day, however, the Overseers held a grand engagement ceremony at the Overseer's residence. Su Ruozi was among the invitees, but it was annoying that she couldn't bring Gu Yue with her on such an occasion. She really didn't want to accept such a banquet, it was really boring.

I remembered that Shen Qiu chatted with her before the banquet, saying a lot of less drinking, drinking and making mistakes, remember to protect yourself, if you can't stay, you can leave the venue earlier, he will cover for her on his father's side, sure enough, Shen Qiu still understands her.

She stood casually in a corner, holding a cocktail in her hand, and looked forward as Shen Qiu held a woman in a light blue evening dress, and the two stood in the center of the hall to accept everyone's congratulations.

Su Ruo was already short-sighted, and she was not allowed to wear glasses at the banquet, so she had to squint at her brother and future sister-in-law. Although I don't know what Zeng Yue looks like, I know that the temperament will not be bad, and it looks like a pair made in heaven.

However, she has also heard of those rumors outside, her cousin is strictly controlled by her uncle, and there are many people who have pursued him so far, but she has never been in love, except for Milina, who has been chasing him relentlessly.

That's right, how can there be a match made in heaven in real life?

"Miss Su, what are you doing here?"

Xu Zhengting's voice suddenly sounded from behind her, startling her. As soon as she turned around, she saw Xu Zhengting smiling at her.

"Seven Shao, what's wrong?" Su Ruo smiled lightly and greeted politely.

"Why, can't I come to you if it's okay?" Xu Zhengting picked up a glass of champagne on the table and asked with a smile.

"How so." Su Ruo took a sip of the cocktail in his hand and said lightly, "It's good that you're happy." ”

Xu Zhengting tilted his head slightly, it seemed that she was not interested today, he shook his wine glass, and looked at her line of sight, it was Shen Qiu and Zeng Yue. Could it be that she was worried that the two of them were now just a mirage?

"Miss Su, someone Xu has a question for you, I don't know if I can appreciate my face?" The corners of Xu Zhengting's lips rose with a touch of arc and asked.

Su Ruo glanced at him and said, "Naturally, what does Qishao want to ask?" ”

Xu Zhengting asked, "I wonder if Miss Su has ever read Liu Quan's "Strange Tales from Liaozhai"? ”

Su Ruo thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "I happened to read it recently." ”

"Then Miss Su can read the description of the mirage?"

"Mirage?" Su Ruo tilted his head and thought, "Remember some, what's wrong?" "Probably the article "Mountain City".

"I want to ask, if there is something you want, it appears in front of you, but you know that it is a mirage, will you still fight for it?" Xu Zhengting smiled, just looked at her, and asked.

Knowing that it is a mirage, will she still be desperate? She thought she would, but what if the cliffs behind the mirage? Knowing that it is a cliff, will she still fight for herself?

"I don't know." Su Ruo shook her head very sincerely, she didn't know how to choose.

Xu Zhengting smiled slightly when he heard this, and continued: "Then do you think Jingwei reclamation is stupid? ”

Su Ruo glanced at him and said, "If you explain it with current technology, this is stupid, but its heart is obvious." "How can the sea be filled?

Su Ruo felt that he was embarrassed by himself, she went abroad at the age of eight, and she read all kinds of foreign masterpieces in the future, if it wasn't for the fact that she had made up some books in recent days, where could she answer.

"Hahaha, what a good heart." Xu Zhengting laughed, "Miss Su, I have something for you." Xu Zhengting said as he took out a blue box from his jacket pocket and handed it to her.

"Seventh son, I can't accept it if I don't have merit." Su Ruo hurriedly waved his hand, and his body subconsciously took a step back.

Xu Zhengting seemed to know that she would say this, and said calmly: "Didn't Miss Su ask Brother Keyu to send me a photo last time?" This is a thank you gift. ”

When Su Ruo heard this, her eyes widened suddenly, and her amber eyes shone brightly under the light, which was quite cute. Just wanted to resign, and thought about Xu Zhengting's temperament, I was afraid that I couldn't refuse, so I had to take it.