On Chinese New Year's Eve, Xie Shang was going to the Su family, and Wen Changling did not go with him. Su Nanzhi had a notice in the evening, and when he got home, it was already past dinner.

There is a toon tree in the courtyard of Su's house, and the trunk grows very tall, because it is not deliberately pruned, and the branches grow wantonly. The toon is not a highly ornamental plant, and it is not very harmonious with the landscaping inside and outside the villa.

This tree was planted in the year Xie Shang was born, and the toon means longevity, and there is a saying that it protects the house and prays for blessings.

Xie Shang stood under the tree for a while.

Su Nanzhi passed: "Drinking? ”

"A little."

Xie Shang didn't drink much on his face, but his alcohol consumption was too ordinary, and if he drank a little, he could see the moist and slightly drunk feeling in his eyes.

"Happy New Year."

Xie Shang looked at Su Nanzhi: "Happy New Year." ”

Fireworks can be set off in the capital of Nishiyama, but they must be set off in a designated place and in accordance with the regulations. Just after the meal, half of the sky not far away began to bloom with fire trees and silver flowers. The fireworks exploded, and thousands of flowers gathered by the flames fell on the high branches of the toon tree, like starlight, sprinkled on the world.

Xie Shang looked at the time: "I'm leaving." ”

"Going to accompany Miss Wen?"

"Hmm."

Two days ago, a lady came to Su Nanzhi and said that Xie Shang was too pampered and indulged in his lover, and raised the status of an outsider who had not yet entered the door too high, saying that this is not good, and it is better to discipline the elders as soon as possible, otherwise when they enter the door in the future, they will have no right to speak as a mother-in-law.

This lady has no malicious intentions, but this lady has a powerful daughter-in-law at home, and her heart is not wide enough, and there are many conflicts in the family.

Regarding Xie Shang's marriage issue, Su Nanzhi is quite open. Xie Shang is himself first, her son second, and he is the only decision-maker in the choice of partner. She herself is the same, she is also an independent individual, whether she retires, comes back, divorces, or remarries, it is a decision made for herself, not for the role of mother. She respects Xie Shang's choices, just as Xie Shang respects the choices she makes at various stages of her life.

"Stars." Su Nanzhi stopped Xie Shang, "How are you going?" Didn't you drink? ”

"Liang Shuchuan didn't drink."

"That's your stepfather, don't be big or small."

By the way, Su Nanzhi and Liang Shuchuan have already received the certificate, and there is no sign at all, but two days ago, Su Nanzhi got up and found that the weather was good, so he asked Liang Shuchuan if he wanted to take a ID photo, and by the way, he got a certificate.

In order to welcome the New Year, the flaming red plastic firecrackers are hung all over the Hetang Street, and many shops along the street have set up a small stall to sell couplets and New Year's goods.

The phone rang.

Xie Shang stopped at the gate of the courtyard and answered the phone.

"The guys in the prison have relented."

"I see, thanks."

Xie Shang hung up the phone, pushed open the courtyard door, and a cluster of fire trees came into view, and then slowly dispersed, the firelight changed from dense to sparse, and Wen Changling's face gradually became clear in the strong light.

This should be the "Peacock Open Screen" that was praised by the boss at the fireworks stand two days ago.

"Xie Shang."

Wen Changling spotted him and beckoned him over.

"The boss said that it could be set off for three minutes, no, it's so short." She grabbed Xie Shang's arm and complained, "How can he be falsely promoted." ”

She's a genius in science, good at chemistry and good at physics.

She squatted to coax Tongtong, who hadn't seen enough fireworks: "Later, my sister will make it for you, make it beautiful and big." ”

Tongtong smiled and said okay.

This morning, Gu Yihuan had to play a game in a small group, and the rule was that everyone made a New Year's wish, and then shook the dice to draw lots, and whoever won the lottery had to help realize the wish.

Xie Shang did not participate.

He hoped that Wen Changling would have a long future.

*****

The climate of the imperial capital is really not comfortable, for several days, it is rainy, cold and damp.

Wen Changling sat in front of the computer wrapped in a thick coat, and next to her was the stove that Granny Zhu bought for her. Jiang Chengxue answered two phone calls this morning.

The first call to the other party never spoke, and Jiang Chengxue hung up.

In less than ten minutes, the same number came calling again.

The caller this time spoke up: "Jiang Rucai left a recording before jumping off the building. ”

"So what?"

"You're not afraid that I'll hand over the recording to the police?"

It was a threatening call.

Jiang Chengxue didn't panic in the slightest: "If you want to hand it over to the police, you won't make this call." ”

"I want five million, four o'clock in the afternoon the day after tomorrow, Building 7 of Lanlingwan Industrial Park."

This concludes the call.

Wen Changling stared at the computer screen for a long time, until her legs were a little hot from the stove, and then she picked up her phone and made a call.

"Dr. Tao."

Dr. Tao had an old relationship with Mr. Meng, Wen Changling's mentor, and she had been doing psychotherapy with Dr. Tao for half a year when she first came to the imperial capital.

"Sorry, I'm canceling my appointment for Saturday."

On Saturday afternoon, Xie Shang went to the prison, and Wen Changling also went out, and she didn't come back until dark, when there was a light rain like fog outside.

Her clothes didn't look wet, but they were damp.

Xie Shang brought the coat on the hanger: "Granny Zhu said that you went out to play, where did you go?" ”

Wen Changling changed his coat: "I went to see the clown show." ”

A wooden sign fell out of her coat pocket.

Xie Shang picked it up: "What is this?" ”

A wishing plaque made of oak that reads: May evil be rewarded.

Six years ago, she made a wish to the oak tree of the University of Technology, and hung the wishing card on the tree with her own hands.

"I picked it up on the road, and I stayed because it had a good meaning."

Jiang Chengxue deliberately let her see the photo of the oak tree on the second floor of the clinic, and deliberately let her listen to his phone calls.

Two hours ago, she went to Lanling Bay Industrial Park.

Building 7 of the industrial park is a sand making yard where large machines are placed. Because it was the end of the year, the workers had stopped working, and the sand making yard was empty. There is a small office by the back door, the door is closed.

Wen Changling approached cautiously.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Someone inside spoke, and the next second, her name was called: "Wen Changling." ”

As Wen Changling expected, Jiang Chengxue had already known that the mobile phone was being monitored.

She pushed open the door, and the furnishings in the office were unobstructed, Jiang Chengxue sat on the shabby sofa that was very out of place with his aura, and his left hand was spread out on the back of the chair.

"You don't seem surprised at all." He said regretfully, "It's not fun." ”

Wen Changling sat down across from him: "I have a few questions to ask. ”

"You ask."

"Did you know from the beginning that I was Wen Zhaoyang's sister?"

He nodded, smiling.

Wen Changling was far calmer than he thought.

"Did you ask Zheng Luhong to confess yourself?"

He graciously admitted: "Yes." ”

Hunting games, of course, you have to cast bait.

"You treat me as a clown, lure me to take revenge, and watch me send me to the door step by step." It's like a cat catching a mouse, it won't eat it directly, you have to tease it first, play with it, and enjoy the pleasure of catching it again and again.

He shook his head, very innocent: "You are not a clown, how can they compare to you, you are my kind." ”

Wen Changling looked at him.

He put away his lazy outstretched legs and approached her with his hands on his knees: "Do you really want to kill me now?" His expression was very gentle, as if he was so affectionate, "That's the look in this look, the first time I saw you, you are like this." ”

He had a bad heart since he was a child.

His mother always told him not to be happy or angry, but to live like a dead man without emotion. But how could his heart be so fragile, Jiang Wangtu wore red dresses for those women in front of him.

He had always thought he was dead, the night his mother drunk and pointed at him and scolded the monster, and his mother said that he had the blood of a perverted murderer on his body and should be burned to death. It wasn't until Wen Changling appeared at the mask dance of the four clowns that he found that his heart was still beating hard.

The monster is alive again.

"I've been waiting for you to come to me for revenge, but you came so slowly, you were stumped by Xie Shang and made me wait for a long time."

He reached out and touched her.

She stepped away.

He wouldn't be angry with her, never: "But it's okay, you're coming to me anyway." ”

There are a lot of miscellaneous things for the New Year, the update is unstable, it is recommended to raise the text, and there are not many texts, and Jiangchengxue is the last line.

The Oak Tree Makes a Wish is mentioned in Chapter 270.

In addition, everyone pay attention to their body and try not to go to crowded places, I have caught a cold for the third time this winter, and the recent epidemic of colds may be contagious, and many people have caught a cold.