On the day of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the two families of Shang Xu still had a reunion dinner at the merchant manor.

Shang Yan and Xu Li took Crisp Bao to live in the merchant manor until the eighth day of the first month before moving back to Jinyuan.

Before leaving, Shang Zhihuai and Han Qianyue were still reluctant, thinking about it later, it would be good if they wanted their grandson to go directly to Jinyuan to see it in the future, and it would not be as troublesome as last year.

After everything settled, Xu Li went to Xiaojiu for a follow-up visit, and after seeing that there was no problem, he returned to work.

Shang Yan also became busy after the year, and he was semi-idle for more than a year, and many details needed to be judged and dealt with by him.

On the day Xu Li returned to work, he went on a business trip to South Africa, and he had to fly to Rome in the middle, which lasted about five to ten days.

Subao was handed over to Sister Wu and Uncle Lin to bring, and after taking it for a few days, Han Qianyue took Subao to the merchant manor.

Xu Li had no objection to this, but there was no professional nanny over there, so she asked Sister Wu to follow her.

The first job of resuming work was to shoot two sets of blockbusters, which were put on Weibo to promote and warm up, and on the same day, many topics such as "Xu Li's comeback" and "Xu Li's business" were on the hot search.

This is what Xu Li's team expected, and the hot search has been hanging on it for a few days.

The announcement of business for several days in a row has been very good.

"Look, I'll just say, as long as you come back, not only your fans will go crazy, but the director and producer will also go crazy." Qiao Shan put the eight or nine notebooks in her hand in front of her, "I handed them over in the past few days." ”

Xu Li glanced at it, without too much emotion, looked at Qiao Shan, and was about to speak, when she continued, "I know you don't plan to take the book now, and you just want to finish those endorsement contracts when you come back." ”

As she spoke, she took out another hot invitation card and handed it to her, "Well, on the evening of the 20th, Teacher Tuya's first fashion show in three years invites you to watch it." ”

Xu Li took it and looked at it, she and Tuya met last year.

In Denmark, Tuya was looking for inspiration for her dress for the finale of this year's show in Denmark, and the two met in a Chinese restaurant, Tuya recognized her, added WeChat, and verbally invited her to participate in this year's fashion show.

I didn't expect the invitation to come.

"Were there any other itinerary conflicts that day?"

"No, I just have an interview in the morning, and it's no problem to go in the evening."

"Well, let's go, then."

Two days before the fashion show, Xu Li returned to Kyoto, because she missed Subao too much, she didn't go back to Jinyuan, and went directly to the merchant manor, only to be told that Subao was taken to Xu's house by her aunt yesterday.

The old lady and Ge Qin also liked Subao very much, and Han Qianyue was also a reasonable person, so she asked Ge Qin to take Subao back to Xu's house for two days, and the nanny Sister Wu followed.

Xu Li accompanied Shang Zhihuai and Han Qianyue to have dinner at noon, and then went to Xu's house again.

The Xu family had just finished eating, and Xu Zhengsong was rarely at home.

When she arrived, Xu Zhengsong was holding Su Bao to coax him, and Ge Qin was feeding him on the side.

"Mama...... Ma Ma ......"

Xiao Subao was the first to see her, her big eyes were shining, and her little hands grabbed in the air, wanting to rush to her side.

Ge Qin and Xu Zhengsong looked at it when they saw this.

"Ah Li, you're back, why don't you call in advance? Have you eaten? I made the kitchen ......."

"No, Auntie, I've eaten at the merchant's side." Xu Li hurriedly spoke, walked over, and nodded with Xu Zhengsong, "Uncle." ”

Then he hugged Xiao Subao and kissed him on the cheek, "Subao, don't you listen to your little grandmother?" Why do you still lose your temper after eating? ”

"Ah, Ma Ma ......" Su Bao looked at him, and shouted in a milky voice.

"Where is disobedient, my little Subao is the most obedient, and he doesn't recognize life." Ge Qin defended Su Bao, "You've already been to the merchant?" Blame me for this, I took Subao over, and I didn't say a word to you, so I let you go on an empty road. ”

Xu Li sat down on the sofa with Su Bao in her arms, and Ge Qin immediately asked the maid to pour a cup of hot tea.

"Hey, it's good to have a meal with them if it's okay." Xu Li looked around, "Where's grandma?" ”

"Ouch, my baby is back." The old lady came out from behind and took her words.

"Grandma." Xu Li got up and shouted.

"Sit down, sit down, don't be so restrained when you go back to your home." The old lady smiled kindly, "Look, Subao is very happy to see her mother come back." Ali, have you eaten? ”

"I've eaten it."

"I haven't worked for such a long time, can my body still afford the current schedule density?" Xu Zhengsong interjected at the right time and asked.

"It's fine." Xu Li glanced at him, and his reply was not cold.

"Everything is about the body, don't force it."

Since she became pregnant, Xu Zhengsong's attitude towards her has obviously been a little different, too caring, too intimate, as if the relationship between the two uncles and nephews is deep.

At first, Xu Li felt that his behavior was very hypocritical, very pretentious, and even disgusting.

held that he could act with the right mentality, but for more than a year, he has had this attitude.

According to what Shang Yan said before, when she was kidnapped by Meng Chuning, he was really worried about her like a father. Later, after knowing that she was depressed after giving birth, he also called her every once in a while to ask her about her situation, and would comfort her.

Xu Li didn't know what he meant.

In the end, whether to play this hypocritical drama to the end, or really wake up and remember the family relationship between them.

She didn't bother to think about it, at least the damage he had brought her was undoubted, and it couldn't be erased even after the passage of time.

The wound heals, but it will still have a scar.

That night, Xu Li and Su Bao spent the night together at the Xu family.

The next morning, Xu Yi, who was on the evening shift, came back, and the family had breakfast, and the brother and sister chatted briefly and asked her about the status of her work.

"Don't worry, brother, I know in my heart, Subao is my concern, even if it is for him, I will take care of myself, you go to sleep quickly, look at the dark eye sockets, how many night shifts are you worth?"

"Five, I had two surgeries in a row last night."

"Oh my God, then you go to sleep quickly, and after lunch at noon, I'll take Subao back to the business."

"Hmm." Xu Yi answered lightly, reached out and touched Subao's head, and went upstairs to rest.

After lunch, Su Bao fell asleep, and Xu Li thought about waiting for Su Bao to wake up before leaving, and it just so happened that she didn't have any itinerary today.

The old lady also took a nap, and she sat alone in the backyard to bask in the sun.

The door in the backyard suddenly opened, and Xu Zhengsong walked out of it.

Xu Li looked over when he heard the sound, saw that it was him, and turned off the screen of his mobile phone.

She found that during this time, Xu Zhengsong rarely seemed to go to the company.

"Ah Li, let's talk about our uncle and nephew?" Xu Zhengsong smiled at him, his eyebrows looked much more sincere, and he was less cunning and hypocritical than before.

Xu Li frowned, not knowing what he wanted.

But he didn't refuse, just watched him sit on the wicker chair next to him.

"This time flies so fast, in the blink of an eye, you and Ah Yan's children are so old."

Listening to his emotion, Xu Li was indifferent.

Speaking of which, she and Shang Yan were able to come together, and they were forced by the situation caused by him.

She didn't speak, and her heart was mixed.

"In the past, I always thought about interests, Tiange Entertainment is the entertainment of my eldest brother's life, I watched him start from scratch and gain a firm foothold in Kyoto step by step, and then he and his sister-in-law were gone, I thought, if it falls into the hands of a little girl like you, I can't give it all away, so I want to replace it and continue the hard work of the eldest brother."

"Ah Li, uncle knows that you hate me, I was really ruthless at the beginning, and I was blinded by interests, and I didn't expect you to forgive me, after all, my uncle really did something wrong and hurt you before."

Xu Li's brows were locked very tightly, listening to his confession that he didn't know the truth or falsehood, and there was no turmoil in his heart at all.

There is nothing more than the suspicion that he has cleared his name.

She still didn't say anything, her expression was indifferent, just quietly looking into the distance.

The warm golden sun shines down, showing the mildness of spring.

"Fortunately, you and Ah Yan have a happy marriage, otherwise...... When I came to Jiuquan in the future, I really didn't know how to explain to my eldest brother and sister-in-law. ”

"What the hell are you trying to say?" Xu Li saw that his words were getting more and more off the rails, and she couldn't help but interject.

Xu Zhengsong looked at her and sighed lightly, "I'm old now, there are a lot of things, I can't keep up with my energy, I have more than enough but not enough strength, and it is also at this time period that I can see the importance of family affection, money is something outside the body." ”

Xu Li pursed her lips and rubbed her fingers slightly, "The company is still in your hands, what's the use of you telling me these now?" Could it be that you will give me my parents' shares? ”

Xu Zhengsong was slightly stunned, her indifferent and somewhat mocking attitude pierced his heart like a sharp blade.

He suddenly remembered the time Xu Li had a showdown with him before.

Her forbearance of him was all because of the old lady and Ge Qin's face.

If not, their uncle and nephew would have fought to the death for the shares left by his eldest brother and sister-in-law.

"The shares of the eldest brother and sister-in-law originally belonged to you." Xu Zhengsong's words paused slightly, and his gaze at her was a little more real, "Ah Li, I know you blame me, and even hate me, uncle...... Sorry for what I did before, and I apologize to you, I'm sorry. ”

"I know that some damage can't be offset by a 'sorry' word."

"Your relationship with Ah Yan has stabilized now, the company is handed over to you, I have nothing to worry about, I have already prepared and signed the share transfer form, as long as you are free, you can go to the company to sign at any time, Tiange Entertainment is still yours."

Xu Li frowned, listening to his flowers, he had a feeling of commanding a will.

"Are you really going to give me the shares back?"

"Of course." Xu Zhengsong smiled, "What am I lying to you about this?" ”

The afternoon breeze blows slowly, with a hint of coolness.

After a moment of silence, Xu Li looked at him sideways, "Why do you suddenly want to return the company's shares to me?" You used to be ......."

regarded the shares as his life, and even coveted the shares in her hands and wanted to take them for himself.

She didn't say the second half of the sentence, but the expression on her face was enough to say it all.

Xu Zhengsong didn't know what she meant by wanting to say and stopping, although he had mixed feelings in his heart, he could only sigh helplessly.

Isn't it all his own causality?

It's only now that I'm waking up, it's too late.

He knew that no matter what he said now, there was no way to completely erase Xu Li's nostalgia for him.

"Hey, it's actually nothing, it's just that I'm old, plus I'm tired, and I need to invest more energy in the back of the catering company, and I can't keep up with you young people in terms of thinking and brainpower, this company was originally left to you by your father, so I'm too lazy to care, so I'll worry about it yourself."

"Okay, I also said what I should say, you take the time to go to the company to bookmark the transfer, and the company's affairs will be handled by you."

He waved his hand, and when he was about to turn around and leave, he paused again, turned around and asked, "Ah Li, is Ah Yan on a business trip?" ”

"Hmm."

"When will you be back?"

"Number 21."

"Okay." He nodded, and said, "I remember Qiao Shan said, you seem to be going to quit the circle, right?" ”

Xu Li looked at him inexplicably, waiting for his next step.

After a while, he continued, "Then you have time to come to the headquarters of Xu's restaurant chain to have a look, walk around more, and familiarize yourself with the operating methods and business models inside." ”

"I will always have the day when I retire and get old, your eldest brother will practice medicine, and he will definitely follow this path in the future, inheriting the family property, this is not his ambition, and I can't say that he can't move, whether it is Tiange Entertainment or Xu's restaurant chain, the burden will fall on your shoulders sooner or later, it is not harmful for you to know more now, at least, when that time really comes in the future, you will not know anything with a black eye."

"Okay, you continue to bask in the sun, I still have a meeting to hold at three o'clock, so I'll leave first."

"Wait a minute!"

Xu Li got up and stopped him and walked over, "Do you have something to hide from us?" ”

With that, she began to scrutinize him.

Now Xu Zhengsong seems to be much thinner than before, and his face is a little haggard.

It seems that for more than a year, it has been almost like this.

But the impression is a little vague overall, she spent most of the last year in Denmark, plus she has postpartum depression, and she has no intention of observing.

The most important point is that her relationship with Xu Zhengsong is not worth her observation.

"No, what can I hide from you." Xu Zheng laughed heartily a few times, hearing her ask like this, he still felt close in his heart, at least, his niece still cared about him as an uncle.

Xu Li frowned, and her intuition told her that Xu Zhengsong must have something to hide from them.

After all, what he said just now was very abnormal.

But seeing that he didn't want to say, she didn't ask any more. Looking at his departing back, she narrowed her eyes.

In the afternoon, after Shubao woke up and drank milk, Xu Li took him and Sister Wu back to the merchant manor.

On the way, Xu Li sent a message to Xu Yi.

told him about Xu Zhengsong's abnormality.

In the evening, after Shubao fell asleep, Xu Li calculated the jet lag and called Shang Yan.

After two rings, he was picked up, but the voice that came from the phone was not the deep male voice he was familiar with, but a coquettish female voice.

“Hello？”

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