During the banquet, Fang Xu learned that Liu Mingyun was the director of the CZ City Electric Power Bureau, and Fang Xu looked at him without smiling and thought it was the Public Security Bureau. Ji Qing opened a computer accessories company and made a lot of money. Fang Xu's elegant demeanor and good cultivation made everyone nod secretly, and several people talked happily. Although Fang Xu rarely spoke, he often found a clever balance in everyone's words and said a few pertinent comments when several people asked him to express his opinions, and his proper conversation made everyone happy. Liu Jiamei also glanced at Fang Xu from time to time, revealing a hint of appreciation in her eyes.

After drinking and eating, everyone was very happy in their hearts, and Liu Mingyun and his wife had a good impression of Fang Xu. After removing the dishes and chopsticks, several people sat down around the coffee table and continued to chat, Liu Jia got into Mrs. Mei's arms and listened to the conversation with a smile.

"Jiajia, you are not a child anymore, why do you have to pester your grandmother every time you come. Ji Qing said slightly.

"Grandma, my mother always says that I am okay, and I won't go back tonight. I'm going to sleep with you. Liu Jia pretended to be aggrieved and pouted, hugging Mrs. Mei and coquettishly. Mrs. Mei dotingly combed her hair, and smiled without answering.

"Look at you, I can't say it now, such a big girl is coquettish all day long, and she is not afraid of other people's jokes. Ji Qing shook his head and sighed.

"Okay, Qing'er, Jiajia was brought up by her grandmother, do you still have to eat your mother's vinegar. Ji Lao said with a smile, "Besides, Xiao Xu is not an outsider, what's the joke, right, Xiao Xu?"

Fang Xu thought to himself that your family is really weird, every time you bring the last topic to me, I can see that this family is definitely much better than our Chinese men's football team when they play ball, thinking in his heart, but he didn't dare to slack off: "How could it be." The love between the master and the senior sister and grandson is deep, such an excellent picture of family happiness, I am too late to envy, how dare I laugh. ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

When Liu Jia was laughing, she saw Fang Xu's gift under the coffee table, "Hey, what is this?" It seems to be a box made of wood. Liu Jia, who was fast-handed, had already taken the two boxes to the coffee table before Ji Lao had time to stop them.

Why did Ji Lao stop it? Because Fang Xu had previously told the origin of these things, Ji Lao and his wife had already identified them as gifts such as local specialties, but what they valued was affection, so they gladly accepted them. But I don't want Liu Jia to open it, Ji Lao thinks that the grade will definitely not be too high, even if everyone doesn't say anything, Fang Xu himself will be very embarrassed. From this, it can be seen that Ji Lao is an extremely thoughtful old man. But I never expected Liu Jia's eyes to be so sharp and her movements to be so fast.

Liu Jia picked up the wooden box containing the tea and fiddled with it curiously, and asked, "Grandpa, what is this?"

Ji Lao didn't answer, but just secretly glanced at Ji Qing and his wife.

Fang Xu took over: "It's a little gift I gave to my master." ”

Looking at Ji Lao's expression, and then looking at Fang Xu's dress, Ji Qing and his wife understood what Ji Lao meant, so they whispered to Liu Jia: "Jiajia, put things down, this is given to your grandfather by Ah Xu, don't move." ”

"Does it matter?" Liu Jia tilted her head playfully, a little puzzled: Why can't the things Fang Xu gave to his grandfather be touched by himself?' I just want to open it and take a look', Liu Jia thought. With a slight effort in his hand, he opened the wooden box. The four adults frowned in unison, "This child is so ignorant of human feelings, and she has always been used to being arbitrary, so she usually spoils her too much."

"It's so fragrant," Liu Jiajiao shouted. Then the others smelled it, and the rich aroma spread through the room, and the middle people were intoxicated. Ji Lao and the others stared at the wooden box in Liu Jia's hand with wide eyes in disbelief.

"It's the smell of tea. Ji Lao deserved to be well-informed, said it, took the box from Liu Jia's hand, looked at it carefully, and looked intoxicated.

"I didn't expect there to be such fragrant tea in the world. Ji Lao muttered to himself, and the others were also dumbfounded, looking at Fang Xu directly.

Ji Lao suddenly said: "Xiao Xu, can you make this tea?"

Fang Xu smiled, Liu Jia didn't wait for Ji Lao's orders, and ran to take out the tools for making tea. Mrs. Mei and they are also looking forward to it, no wonder, this tea already smells so good, what will it look like to drink it?

Fang Xu brewed the tea in an orderly manner at the moment, and about a quarter of an hour later, the tea was brewed, and the intoxicating aroma echoed around everyone.

Ji Lao was the first to can't help it, picked up the teacup and put it in his nose to smell it first, then took a sip, swallowed it slowly in his mouth, closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, slapped the table and shouted: "It's wonderful, it's so wonderful, I can't imagine that there is such a beautiful tea in the world, compared with it, drinking a special Longjing is also the same as chewing wax." ”

Seeing that Ji Lao was so respected, everyone couldn't wait to pick up the teacup and drink it, and all kinds of praises came out one by one, most of which were similar to Yun Ruoruo's feelings.

"Xiao Xu, what's the name of this tea, where did you get it?" asked Ji Lao eagerly.

"The name of this tea is 'Snow Lotus', which was handed down by our ancestors, but it is said that the recipe has long been lost. Fang Xu was afraid that they would continue to ask, so he deliberately pushed it all away.

"Snow Lotus, a good name, and the artistic conception of this tea are so complementary, good. Ji Lao was excited, and his white beard was curled.

"Ah Xu, the value of this tea is too great. It is an ancient tea, and it is well protected, without a little deterioration taste, and it can be said to be unique in contemporary times. If you take it to auction, I'm afraid... , so..."Ji Lao's face was full of regret, but his attitude was very resolute, "So I can't accept this tea." ”

Fang Xu understood Ji Lao's words, he persuaded himself to take back this tea and put it up for auction, and get a sum of money to subsidize the family, he smiled secretly in his heart, of course, he was also very moved by Ji Lao's intentions. Shaking his head and said: "Master, although I am not an elegant person, but I still understand the principle of 'sword for strong men, pink with beauty', and things should be given to those who understand and appreciate it." Seeing that Ji Lao was about to persuade him, he said: "Besides, if you take it for auction, I'm afraid it will be an insult to this kind of tea and disrespectful to the tea maker." ”

"Why?" Liu Jia asked a little puzzled

Fang Xu smiled slightly and said, "If someone spends a lot of money to buy it, a few people will be willing to drink it." Most of the people it faces are faced with two fates: one is to shelv it as a capital to show off; and the other is that some people with ulterior motives are doing everything possible to study it and find a way to develop it. Isn't this an insult to tea and to the tea makers? It is better to give it to the drinkers who really appreciate it, and besides, I, as an apprentice, should also pay some filial piety to the master, and this tea is said to be able to nourish the stomach and nourish the qi and fitness, which is the most beneficial to the elderly. ”

As he spoke, everyone nodded. Mrs. Mei also smiled and said to Ji Lao: "Old Ji, it's rare for Xiao Xu to be so kind, so you can accept it, so as not to brush off the child's good intentions." ”

Ji Lao was very reluctant to give up this tea, and seeing that Fang Xu was so sincere, he no longer insisted, and accepted it with a laugh.

"Xiao Xu, you are really going to surprise people. Ji Lao sighed, "Then this painting is estimated to be vulgar." ”

Liu Jia has already opened the long box, Mrs. Mei took the painting, gently unfolded, everyone was immediately attracted by the artistic conception of the painting, Mrs. Mei's face was incredible, "The mountains are steady, the water is tender, the mountains and rivers depend on each other to highlight the atmosphere, the rising sun, the infinite vitality, good painting, the absolute famous painting, not a famous painter can not paint such a coordinated painting, the author must be a generation of masters." Turning his head to look at Fang Xu suspiciously, "Xiao Xu, who gave you this painting?"

Fang Xu thought that it was getting more and more troublesome, but fortunately, he had already thought of his words, "He is a wandering painter, and when he passed by our village, I had a very pleasant conversation with him, and he gave me such a painting when he left. I heard that my wife was very fond of paintings, so I brought them with me, but I couldn't understand the value of them anyway. "He's getting more and more at it now.

Mrs. Mei smiled and said: "Xiao Xu, you really don't know what to say, Mrs. Mei really likes this painting so much, so I accepted it." It's not like someone, who obviously likes it in his heart, but he is so hypocritical. ”

Everyone was happy when they heard it, Ji Lao looked unconvinced, and was just about to open his mouth to argue, but was glared at by Mrs. Mei and didn't dare to squeak.

Several people chatted for a while, and Fang Xu saw that the time was not early, so he got up and said goodbye. declined Ji Lao's kindness and went out.

"What an unpredictable child. Ji Lao, who returned to his seat, sighed.

"Yes, we were amazed today. Mrs. Mei said.

"I also have a good impression of him. But I have a question. Liu Mingyun said.

"Question, what question?" Ji Qing asked, and the others looked at him puzzled.

"Don't you notice that there is no crampedness in his conversation with us, and that everything is so proper and just right, that a man of such good cultivation could be a child of an ordinary poor family? Liu Mingyun wanted to speak and stopped

"And what?"

"And did you pay attention to the way he looked at Jiajia?"

"Look at my eyes, what's wrong?" Liu Jia didn't understand what her father meant. They are also confused.

He looked at Jiajia's eyes very clear, very natural, without any impurities, and even the ingredients of appreciation were rarely seen. Liu Mingyun said.

Liu Jia snorted a little angrily, in fact, she had already seen it, so she was very unhappy in her heart. This girl is weird, if you stare at her, she'll be angry, and if you don't take her seriously, she'll still be angry. It's like a song singing: Don't guess a girl's thoughts, you can't guess if you guess and guess.

For a while, everyone found a topic and began to talk about it.

"Okay, okay, anyway, I like this kid from the bottom of my heart, maybe he has some secrets, let's not listen to it, everyone has the right to keep their privacy. Ji Lao finally spoke.

Everyone nodded yes, and they all had a good impression of Fang Xu, including Liu Jia.

Liu Jia didn't come home at night and slept with her grandmother. Took Ji Lao to another room, pitiful.

"Xiao Jia, what is your impression of Xiao Xu?"

"I don't know what you mean, Grandma. ”

"Little girl, play with grandma, do you think you can hide your little caution from grandma's eyes?"

"Grandma, don't talk nonsense. Liu Jia blushed a little

I don't know who always looks at people all night, and is always ashamed when they are discovered. ”

"I don't have any. Liu Jia was embarrassed, and her pink face was as red as a glow

"Silly girl, what's so shy about this, it's normal. You're so old that you like a guy, it's okay to find a boyfriend. ”

"Grandma, you misunderstood, I just think he's a little special, I'm more interested in him, and besides, you know, I already have someone I like. ”

"Is that the nine-year-old little Taoist priest?"

"Grandma, he is still nine years old, it's not that he won't grow up, he should be 18 years old now. ”

"Xiaojia, alas, grandma really doesn't know what to say, you haven't had a boyfriend just to wait for this person who has not heard from you, is it worth it?"

"Grandma, I also know that my chances of waiting for him are too slim, and when I told him not to forget me, to remember to come to see me, he didn't say anything. I went to that Taoist temple during the summer vacation of my freshman year of high school, but it was already deserted, and the people around me said that they had never seen such a person. But I've been thinking about him all these years, and I've always seen him in my sleeps and dreams, and I always feel that none of the boys next to me can compare to him. Maybe it was just a child's fascination at first, but now I realize more and more that I love him, no matter what he has become now. I don't ask for anything but that he will come to me, even if it's for me to take a look. Liu Jia whispered, two lines of tears sliding across Ruyu's face.

Mrs. Mei wiped away her tears distressedly, hugged her gently, shook her head and sighed. The word love has made many crazy men and women suffer pain and torture but still have no regrets.

Looking down, I saw that Liu Jia was already asleep, and there were two crystal teardrops hanging on her long eyelashes. Gently covering her with the quilt, Mrs. Mei quietly came to Guanyin Bodhisattva in the living room, bowed down and prayed: "Guanyin Bodhisattva, who is in distress and rescued, I beg you to help this poor and infatuated child." ”

The Bodhisattva was speechless, still smiling, would she help Liu Jia?