Chapter 173: A Late Gift
The car was on the road, stop-and-go, and after about forty or fifty minutes, I arrived at the door of a slightly quiet courtyard house, stopped the car, opened the door, and the mother and daughter got out of the car.
"Aunt and uncle are also here?" Xu Li looked at a BMW X5 not far from her in front of the courtyard.
"Look at the car, it seems. ”
The mother and daughter walked into the courtyard as they spoke, and as soon as they stepped through the door, they were greeted by a woman in her forties.
"Aunt Zhao!" Xu Li walked over and kissed you and grabbed the woman's arm.
"Hehe, our little princess of the Xu family is here. The woman caressed Xu Li's hair lovingly.
"This little girl hasn't been so close to me when she sees me. Zhang Huili walked over and glanced at her daughter deliciously.
"Hehe, Lili, your mother is a little jealous. The woman pushed the glasses on the bridge of her nose and smiled.
Xu Li grinned at her mother and didn't speak, she grew up in her grandfather's house, and it was Aunt Zhao who took care of her when she was a child, so she regarded Aunt Zhao as her second "mother" in her heart. ”
"Sister Zhao, is there something wrong with the old man calling us over today?"
"The old chief didn't say it, and I don't know very well, you will know when you go in. The woman seemed to smile and always had a smile on her face.
When Zhang Huili heard her say this, she didn't ask more, and several people walked to the upper room.
"Sister-in-law," a tall woman in her thirties above saw several people walk in, stood up from the mahogany chair, she greeted Zhang Huili with a smile, and then saw Xu Li beside the Zhao woman.
She walked to Xu Li's side, looked her up and down, and said with a smile: "Hmm····· Our little princess of the Xu family is really getting more and more beautiful. ”
Xu Li smiled slightly, "My aunt is beautiful." ”
"Alas, your aunt is an old man now. Xu Li's aunt sighed, pretending to be sad.
"Ahem······"
Zhang Huili coughed lightly and said, "Xiaoya, it's not good for you to say this." "She understands very clearly, there are still people older than you, you said that you are old and yellow, what should we do.
Xu Li's aunt Xu Ya, who is in charge of the Xu family's business, is a well-known female entrepreneur in Huaxia.
"Sister-in-law, I'm not waiting for Lili to say a word, auntie, you are not old at all, you still look like an eighteen-year-old girl, alas, it seems that it is really difficult to hear Lili tell the truth. Xu Ya glanced at Zhang Huili helplessly.
As soon as these words came out, several people couldn't help but chuckle.
"Alright, princesses, let's go in and sit down and talk. The Zhao woman smiled.
Soon after the few people took their seats, a young man in his thirties in a suit and leather shoes, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and a gentleman-looking gentleman, walked in with an old man in his arms.
"Grandpa. Xu Li hurriedly stood up and walked over, holding the other side of the old man, and letting him sit in the middle of the main position.
The young man smiled and greeted everyone one by one, "Sister-in-law, Sister Zhao." Then he sat next to Xu Ya.
"Lili, how are you studying lately, I heard that your little girl has transferred to another school?" the old man touched Xu Li's hair lovingly.
"Grandpa, how do you know?"
"Hehe, I'm an old ghost who doesn't go out to know the world. The old man said with a smile.
"Grandpa, you're not old at all, who said you're old. Xu Li grabbed her grandfather's arm and shook it for a while, and she was coquettish, if the fat man saw this scene, he would definitely open his mouth wide in shock.
"Don't shake it, my old bones can't stand your swoop!"
"Grandpa, how are you doing?" Xu Li came to the old man's left hand side, picked up the kettle and cup on the table and poured a glass of water for the old man, but she did not hand it to the old man, but put it not far from his hand.
The old man looked at this scene with a smile, "It seems that it's still a granddaughter, unlike Yifan and Yihang, those two stinky boys, if only there were half of this little girl in our family, it would be good." After saying that, he didn't forget to shake his head.
"How's that, grandpa, my brother and my father have the same temperament, but I still think about you in my heart, Yihang is not still young and ignorant. A faint smile appeared on Xu Li's pretty face.
"You will say good things to them, and we will see what they do when you get married. ”
Xu Li was a little unhappy when she heard the old man say this, she frowned, and snorted: "I don't want to get married, I want to stay by my grandfather's side forever." ”
"Hehe, you can talk nonsense, how can a girl be okay if she is not married?" After the old man finished speaking, he suddenly changed his words and said with a smile: "Old man Cao called last night and wanted me to promise a family matter. ”
The old man's words changed too suddenly, causing everyone to not react for a while, and the room fell into a short silence.
It was still Xu Li's aunt, Xu Ya was the first to react, "Dad, you shouldn't say it's Lili, right?" she frowned and pointed at Xu Li.
The old man nodded and said, "Well, that's good. ”
"With whom?" Xu Ya asked subconsciously.
"Auntie!" Xu Li glanced back at her aunt, and then said to the old man: "Grandpa, you won't agree, will you?!" The tone was a little anxious, and there was a hint of crying in it.
"Hehe, am I that kind of old stubborn?" the old man looked at Xu Li with a smile, "Back then, your aunt was in free love, not to mention that it is now a new era." ”
"I'm scared to death," Xu Li patted her chest.
It's just that her heart hasn't completely fallen back into her stomach, and she heard her grandfather say: "But for the sake of face, I didn't say it too much." ”
"Grandpa!" Xu Li called again.
"Don't worry, you listen to grandpa first. The old man paused for a moment, and seeing that Xu Li's mood had recovered, he spoke: "I said that you are still young and not very mature, and you will talk about it when you grow up." ”
"In this case, they will still come?" Xu Li's aunt Xu Ya frowned, "What is the Cao family's plan?"
"What else can the Cao family plan, it just wants to combine two swords and go to the next level. The young man next to Xu Ya smiled faintly, and then he looked at the old man on the throne and asked, "Old man, if I guess correctly, it is not the eldest grandson of the Cao family who proposes marriage, right?"
The old man didn't answer, but nodded slightly.
Seeing this, the young man continued to speak: "Then it is very easy to say, someone wants to be in the position, plus marrying us will not bring them any harm, and there are many benefits, why should they not do it?"
"Hmph, aren't they afraid that the tree is big and easy to be windy?" Xu Ya sneered, you must know that the marriage of such two big families is not a joke, the above only wants to see balance, if you do too much, the consequences are conceivable.
The young man shrugged his shoulders and said, "Isn't this matter easy to handle? This matter is that the two children are together by themselves, so the two families can't expel the two children from the house, right?"
"Will anyone believe what you say? The other families are not stupid. Xu Ya glanced at her husband and retorted.
The young man asked rhetorically, "If the other two families know about the marriage of the Cao and Xu families, what will your first reaction be?"
"Do you still need to ask, of course I'm nervous. ”
"Isn't that enough, the top is nervous and the bottom is nervous?" the young man paused, as if to think about what he had said.
There were thoughtful looks on the faces of several people present, of course, in addition to the young and the old, there were also Zhao women.
The old man still had a smile on his face, and the Zhao woman's expression was the same as the old man.
After a while, Xu Ya took the lead and said, "Are you saying that the Cao family wants to take advantage of the rest of the tension to find something to do below?"
The young man nodded and smiled, "Not bad." ”
"Well, Xiaozhuang, your analysis is very good. The old man nodded approvingly, and then he sighed again, "Alas, it's a pity that your kid is unwilling to enter politics, otherwise, the future is immeasurable." ”
"Old man, you think too highly of me, I'm just talking nonsense. "The humble word of youth.
The Zhao woman stood up, "Okay, the matter is almost analyzed, old chief, it's time for dinner, let's go eat first." ”
"Grandpa!" Xu Li bit her lip or screamed, she knew Cao Wenlong's temperament very well, if she knew that her grandfather was relieved, then she couldn't use chicken feathers as an arrow and run to annoy herself every day?
"Lili, Old Man Xu called in person, I can't refuse directly, if you really don't like it, then forget it, I believe that the Cao family still has some face and will not force you. ”
"Yes, Grandpa, I see. Xu Li heard her grandfather say this, so she couldn't say anything.
After everyone finished eating, the old man went to rest, and a few people came to a side room and sat down.
Xu Ya touched her husband beside her with her arm, "What about the gifts for Lili and sister-in-law, take them out quickly." ”
"Well, I'm going to give it to them myself later, alas, it seems that this favor is yours again, I'm just doing hard labor. Although the young man said this, he reached out and touched his jacket pocket, and took out two red boxes from inside.
"Isn't yours mine?" Xu Ya glanced at her husband, then took the two red boxes in his hand, handed them to Xu Li's mother and daughter, and said, "To sister-in-law, Lili, this is a New Year's gift owed to you, and I'm really sorry to give it to you today." ”
"This girl, remember. Zhang Huili did not refuse, and took the box with a smile.
"Auntie, what is this?" Xu Li asked curiously, looking at the box in her hand.
"Don't you just open it and take a look?" Xu Ya smiled slightly.
Xu Li opened the box and found that it was a delicate red jade pendant, she picked up this red jade pendant, looked at it and said, "Auntie, is this a little too valuable?"
"Yes, Xiaoya. Zhang Huili turned her head to look at the pendant in her daughter's hand.
Xu Ya waved her hand and said, "It's okay, this was originally specially created for you, take it." ”
"Sister-in-law, you can also take a look at your gift, your gift was created by Boss Zhuang himself. As she spoke, she came to Zhang Huili's side, snatched the red box from her hand, and opened it casually.
Inside the box is a pair of emerald earrings, which shimmer in the light of the emerald green, and the carving is also very fine, so that people can know that this pair of earrings is worth a lot of money at a glance.
"Wow, it's so pretty, Mom, you must be beautiful in it. Xu Li's eyes lit up when she saw this pair of earrings.
Xu Ya smiled and nodded.
Although Zhang Huili also likes it, as the daughter-in-law of the Xu family, she still has some concerns, and said with some hesitation: "This ····· It's not good, it's too expensive after all. ”
Seeing this, Xu Ya persuaded: "Sister-in-law, it's okay, isn't it just a pair of jade earrings, what's the matter, a piece of Mrs. Kuo's clothes is also worth tens of thousands, what does it matter if you wear earrings as our housewife?"
"······" Zhang Huili wanted to say something, so she heard Xu Ya say again: "Sister-in-law, this is not what I want to give to you, I also got the old man's instructions, so I gave it to you, take it." ”
"This ······· Well, since it's the old man's meaning, then I'll take it. Zhang Huili hesitated, but still accepted the jade pendant.
"Uncle, have you been busy lately?" Xu Li saw that her mother had accepted the jade pendant, so she asked the young man.
She had always remembered what Yang Cheng had explained to herself, but she hadn't had a chance to ask before.
"Hehe, Lili, what's wrong? The young man's eyes were like torches, and as soon as Xu Li opened her mouth, she knew that she had something to find herself.
Xu Li lowered her head and thought for a moment, then raised her head and looked at the young man very seriously, "Uncle, I have a friend who may want to do jewelry business, and he wants to meet you." ”
"Lili, who is your friend?" Zhang Huili saw that her daughter was serious, and did not stop her, but asked curiously.
She understands her daughter's character very well, and feels that she will not be untargeted and have nothing to do.
"He is Yang Cheng, the boss of the fat man. After Xu Li finished answering her mother's words, she was afraid that a few people would not believe her, so she added, "I think he should have something to find his uncle." Her tone was full of affirmation.
The young man was silent for a moment, "That's it, Lili, I'm not particularly busy tomorrow, you let him come to see me." ”
Xu Li nodded and thanked her.........