The Queen of Romance: A Summer of Sweet Classics

Chapter 305

Chu Xing's 30th birthday banquet was held in a grand manner.

Chu Xing himself is not interested in this kind of celebration, but he still holds it every year.This happened at first because of Poppy's suggestion, but gradually it became the custom.

It's just that Poppy has always insisted on this proposal, and it's not necessarily just to celebrate Chu Xing's one year older.Once she relied on being favored, she changed some of Chu Xing's rules.As for the birthday party, the first time was really just to please Chu Xing, but since she found out by the way that on this day, she only needs to buy a small gift for Chu Xing, and then say a few words in a sincere and serious tone Praise and compliments can often make Chu Xing feel good, and then she will get a bigger gift from Chu Xing on this day. After that, Poppy began to insist on celebrating Chu Xing's birthday every year. up.

In previous years, Poppy's birthday speeches, like everyone else's, were about health and prosperity.After all, Chu Xing didn't listen carefully to these beautiful words, so she didn't bother to prepare gorgeously.Besides, on this occasion, the degree of favorability is not in proportion to what was said that day.Poppy is favored more than other people on weekdays, even if he contradicts Chu Xing a few times on the spot, at most, Chu Xing will only knock his forehead and scold a few times, and there will be no less things that should be given.

However, that year Li Zhi took her limelight away.In previous years, Li Zhi had prepared quite as well as Poppy, but for Chu Xing's 30th birthday party, unexpectedly, the preparations were extraordinarily meticulous.Not only were the congratulatory gifts much more elegant and expensive than in previous years, but the congratulatory speeches on the spot were also extraordinarily sensational and thoughtful.When Li Zhi finished talking about the memories with a slight choke, Chu Xing was really touched. He hugged Li Zhi loosely, patted her on the back, then asked someone to bring a string of diamond bracelets, and put them on her hands himself. .

The feud between Poppy and Lizhi was no secret in the Chu family.Li Zhi was talking and laughing at Yan Yan above, but the people below had already started whispering.Poppy stood there with her hands down, without turning her head, she could feel the people around her watching the show quietly.

Later, Poppy went up, and the cufflinks she held up were still the same pair of cufflinks.When Chu Xing asked questions, he discarded all the congratulatory messages prepared before, such as Ankang Fulu, stretched out his hand, and grabbed one of Chu Xing's cuffs. Poppy raised her face and said with a bit of cuteness: "How sir treats Poppy, Poppy will remember everything in his heart, and he will never forget it for the rest of his life. Poppy hopes to be by your side all the time, until the end of this life, okay?"

Promises to the future are always stronger than memories.Poppy's just two sentences gently wiped away the sentimental atmosphere that Li Zhi had painstakingly created before.The smile on Li Zhi's face disappeared long ago, and the place was silent. Chu Xingding looked at Poppy for a moment, then reached out and touched her forehead.Then the corners of his eyes curled up, and he smiled very rarely.

He responded softly: "Okay."

At the end of the day, it was Poppy who stood out the most.On the second day, Chu Xing called Poppy to the study, and teasingly asked her, "Do you still remember what you said at the birthday party last night?"

"Remember." Poppy tilted her head, and said as a matter of course, "Poppy will always be with you for the rest of your life. Don't you believe it?"

At that time, Poppy was young and energetic, and felt that the so-called promise was solemn and easy.I thought that the words "lifetime" would be as natural and beautiful as a budding rose blooming.At the same time, I am sure that in Chu Xing's heart, the name Poppy will be important enough and special enough, and it will always be so important and so special.

She hadn't realized it then.It wasn't until two years ago that Poppy realized that she was indeed important and special these years, but she was never so important that she was the only one in Chu Xing's heart, nor was she so special that she was the only one in the entire Chu family.

Today's Poppy, no matter how hard she tries, in Chu Xing's eyes, she is only a little bit more favored than Li Zhi.

Poppy stayed at Jiang's house for three full days, but still had no intention of going back to Chu's house.She didn't go back, and no one from the Chu family came to remind her, so Poppy continued to stay in Jiang's house pretending nothing happened.

On Poppy's first day at Jiang's house, when she stepped into the main hall, she saw Jiang Xin at first sight.Seeing her coming in, Jiang Xin put down the tea in his hand, stood up and walked over, looked at her twice, and said, "Su Pu? I'm Jiang Xin."

Jiang Xin looks ordinary, if you look at it from this aspect alone, he and Jiang Mian are hardly like brother and sister.However, his eyes are very clear and intimidating, and they are the eyes that can only be honed by those who have been in high positions for a long time.Poppy was stared at by him, and she also looked up at the past, nodded: "I am Su Pu."

Jiang Xin looked at her and commented: "It looks a bit like A Mian."

Not half an hour after Poppy came to Jiang's house, Jiang Xin showed Jiang Mengchen's will to her.Poppy probably finished browsing and signed without thinking about it.Then Jiang Mian, who came late, proposed to hold a small banquet for her to appease Poppy's grievances of being alone all these years. Seeing that Jiang Xin had no objection, Poppy also agreed.

In fact, if it is from Poppy's heart, she doesn't really care about her status in the Jiang family.Who is the elder brother, whether he is mean or insidious, whether he will treat her well, and how much property he can inherit, even including her own father Jiang Mengchen, and his entanglements with her mother, she has no interest in finding out. Digging deeper.

Poppy did not come to Jiang's house to find an answer.It's just that even though I don't think so in my heart, I have to be well-behaved and respectful on the surface.

Jiang Mian made her sister look perfect, as if she had no grudges against Poppy.From the first day of Poppy's arrival, food and daily life have all been taken care of by himself.Worried that Poppy would be bored in an unfamiliar environment, she often came to chat with her.When Poppy was in the Chu family, except for Chu Xing, the conversations with other people were just superficial.And Jiang Mian's fragmented parents have short stories, and his style is completely different from Chu Xing's.Poppy was not used to it at first, but after talking a lot, she gradually got used to it.

Sometimes the two chat so happily that they can talk for a whole day.Jiang Mian told some gentle and interesting things about the Jiang family before, and Poppy listened docilely and obediently. Sometimes when she was asked about her life in the orphanage and the Chu family, most of them would answer if they could answer, and a few would not say anything about privacy. , Jiang Mian also laughed it off without asking.

These days, Poppy's summary of Jiang Mian's character is not only considerate and gentle, but also considerate and gentle.Jiang Mian's gentleness is impeccable, as if it is really delicate like silk, no matter how neglectful or mean the other party is, it can't reduce the smile on her face.If Poppy doesn't mention going back to Chu's house, Jiang Mian doesn't mention it either.Jiang Xin came to find Poppy much less often than Jiang Mian. Jiang Mian noticed and helped out: "My brother is busy these days and is not often at home, so I can't spare as much free time as I do to accompany you. But every time he When you call back, you will always ask me if you live in Jiang’s house well. He is currently in M ​​City and will come back tomorrow. There are many spicy specialties there. He called me last night and asked me to ask if you like it. Spicy food, so I can buy it for you from over there."

Poppy thanked her and shook her head. Jiang Mian thought about it, and then asked softly, "One more thing... do you want to change to Jiang's surname? If you want, it will be announced at the banquet tomorrow."

Poppy froze for a moment, but didn't answer for a while.Jiang Mian understood what she meant, and didn't see any displeasure on her face. Instead, she took her hand, squeezed it lightly, and comforted her with a smile: "That's nothing. This matter mainly depends on your own opinion. I don't want to change it." If you don’t change it, it doesn’t matter.”

The next day is the banquet.

Jiang Mian said at the time that there might not be too many people invited to the banquet, so Poppy really thought it was a small banquet.When she got to the scene, she realized that the hall downstairs was full of people.

In a circle, there were always those people coming and going. Poppy leaned on the railing on the second floor and looked down. Most of them knew each other.Jiang Xin and Jiang Mian had been socializing downstairs for a long time. Poppy looked at Jiang Mian's gentle smile and easygoing appearance, and remembered that Lu Ming once said that Jiang Mian did not go out of the door. Just not a long-sleeved person.

Then, when Poppy saw Li Youying standing in a corner, she couldn't help being startled.Li Youying was looking at her all the time, seeing her looking over, she smiled and raised her glass.When Poppy came downstairs, Li Youying came up with two wine glasses, handed her one, and said with a smile on the corner of her mouth: "Look, I told you that you must be the eldest lady who ran away from home without permission."

"...I'm really not. How are you here?"

"Jiang Mian and I are classmates. I heard that she recently had a beautiful younger sister named Su Pu. I thought to myself how could such a coincidence happen, so I just took a look. It turned out that it was really you." Li Youying looked at her without blinking. Looking at her, he said with a smile, "Look, how small the world is."

Poppy pursed her lips, and also showed a faint smile in cooperation: "Yes. It's a coincidence."

Poppy is not very good at this kind of casual communication from strange to familiar.She has been with Chu Xing all year round, and most of the people she meets are elders, or even if they are young, their status is far above her.Therefore, they often start with a respectful and formal title, and there is no need for her to socialize carefully, and Chu Xing will take over the rest of the words.

However, now that she is chatting with Li Youying like this, Poppy can only follow his words.He asked a question and she answered a question. Apart from this, Poppy couldn't find a new suitable topic to change.Fortunately, Li Youying didn't seem to care, chatted with her for a while, looked at her with a tilted head, and asked with a smile: "Are you free tomorrow? A few friends invited me to go fishing in the sea. Can you come with me?"

Poppy's first reaction was to refuse, but when she raised her eyelids, she happened to see Lu Ming leading a few people looking around into the hall.

The Chu family has been operating meticulously in C City for many years, and now the forces have become entangled in all aspects.Even a general assistant has a lot of style.Poppy's gaze stayed on Lu Ming for two seconds, but when she looked back she had changed her mind, raised her head, smiled at Li Youying, and said softly, "Okay."

(End of this chapter)