underwater moon

Yue Zhongshan's expression didn't change, but he paused for a moment before returning the phone to him, with a slight frown between his brows.

Jiang Mingyue said quickly, "I'm just joking."

Yue Zhongshan said: "It's not impossible."

Jiang Mingyue took the phone over, turned the screen upside down, and looked out the window with reddish ears.

Outsiders are not accepted in the old house of the Yue family, and the official meeting place is not this ancient villa. It is only because Yue Zhongshan's grandma loved Western style when she was young.

But they are also short-spirited and can't stand the quarrel for too long, so the family members and relatives will come over for lunch first, and it has gradually become a routine.

The first floor of the old house has a high ceiling, and the design is well-lit. There is no place that is not open, and it can accommodate as many people as possible.

The specially moved long table was covered with a clean white tablecloth, with thin lace and intricate details.

The meals on each table are similar, with beautiful colors, mainly red and green.

The main course is a roast turkey, and the side dishes are mainly mashed potatoes, fresh shrimp and Christmas wreath made of broccoli, Caesar salad and a delicious pie, because Grandma Yue Zhongshan likes it, so the chef even turned the cheese I made it again with patterns, and used all the ingredients that can match.

What Jiang Mingyue eats most is blueberry yam and tree root cake.

There are gift boxes piled up under the huge Christmas tree in the lobby, and the children are most interested.

They ran around in the big house, and the younger ones were accompanied by the nanny. Four or five gathered around the Christmas tree to open presents, and there was a burst of laughter from time to time.

Someone snatched the big box and pulled out a plush toy, and the small box that no one wanted was a drone.

Few people eat seriously. Yue Zhongshan's grandmother just took some daughters-in-law and grandchildren to see the flower hall, and now she is sitting and talking under the big mulberry tree in the main courtyard.

Jiang Mingyue rested her chin on the left wing of the island-shaped sofa in the southeast corner of the hall, and stuffed a square pillow in her arms, made of velvet, which was very comfortable to touch.

He looked outside, and then at the playful children for a while.

This was the first big gathering of the Yue family after he and Yue Zhongshan got married. Fang Peiyao also came back, and Jiang Mingyue greeted almost everyone again.

Greetings, greetings, and someone asking a few words about his study situation, just like "how many points did you get on the winter vacation test" that you always encounter during the Chinese New Year, all of them deal with it patiently, and the workload is equivalent to the repetition of the wedding day.

Human feelings are more tiring than physical labor. Jiang Mingyue hid in a corner when he was full. In addition, Yue Zhongshan seemed to have work to do. He stood by the French window near him with a cell phone and no one came over at the moment.

"You go and take one apart."

Jiang Mingyue turned her head and realized that he had started looking at her at some point.

He even shrank back on the sofa, unwilling: "They are all children."

Yue Zhongshan came over, put one hand in his pocket, looked down at him, lightly kicked one foot on the back of the sofa, his face was cold, but he teased for no reason: "Go."

Jiang Mingyue was still reluctant: "You want it."

Yue Zhongshan replied: "I want it."

He had a favorite in his heart, a small box wrapped in black sand gold paper, no bigger than a palm, with a milky white ribbon tied on it, and a lychee with a white jade core hanging on it.

The children next to the Christmas tree stopped playing when they saw him, so they all looked over.

I have heard it many times in my own home. This is the aunt who lives with the uncle they fear most.

Living together is scary even thinking about it.

Before Jiang Mingyue came here, she classified herself among the children, but at least she still had a bit of self-knowledge, so she answered a few milky "auntie" indiscriminately, took it and left.

He was already immune to these titles. He used to think that when Jiang Mingkai had a child, Yue Zhongshan would also be called that.

However, before the Spiritual Victory Method had time to occupy the high ground, Jiang Mingkai began to suspect impoverished male college students.

He was stopped halfway by Yue Zhongshan with a small box, still with one hand in his pocket, the sleeves of his shirt were rolled up to his forearm, his eyebrows were black, his white shirt perfectly outlined the broad shoulder line, his legs were slender under his trousers The straight, pointed leather shoes were polished brightly, with the usual indifference, and asked him to take them apart to have a look.

Jiang Mingyue didn't feel embarrassed anymore, she looked down at him and carefully opened the small square box, and inside was a genuine lychee, the thorns on the red skin were still a little prickly, it was very fresh.

He just watched the children tearing apart and comparing the noble and the humble, but in fact, he is the one with the smelliest hands.

Looking up, Yue Zhongshan's eyes were smiling, and the next second, Jiang Mingyue lightly hit him on the chest.

He was probably beaten comfortably, the smile in his eyes deepened, and the corner of his mouth raised a very rare arc.

"You deliberately."

"Injustice." Yue Zhongshan said, "There are so many, I know which one you will take?"

Jiang Mingyue believed it, and didn't bother to pursue it. She folded the wrapping paper and stuffed it into her pocket, peeled the lychee herself, and ate it in one bite.

The flesh is tender and the juice is sweet, he comforted himself: "That's right, it's hard to buy such sweet lychees these days."

After finishing speaking, I will go back to the sofa and continue to rest.

But Yue Zhongshan stood in front of him and refused to let him go. This time, he put both hands in his trousers pockets and looked down at Jiang Mingyue. He followed Jiang Mingyue from left to right.

The two played high school tricks, and there was little movement. Jiang Mingyue didn't realize that she was being molested until Yue Zhongshan's cousin walked in, stood at the door and smiled and called him: "Sister-in-law, grandma asked me to save you. "

He turned his head and saw that outside a large French window, people under the mulberry tree were all looking at the two of them.

To be precise, he should be looking at Jiang Mingyue.

Jiang Mingyue remembered the few times when she hurriedly beat Yue Zhongshan just now, and in the eyes of others, it was obviously flirting, and her face became hot.

He didn't let himself think about Yue Zhongshan's sudden kiss on his lips with his head tilted.

Cousin Yue Zhongshan was right, she really came to save Jiang Mingyue, otherwise when the two kissed later, people outside should watch or not.

No one said anything, but everyone had smiles on their faces.

Grandma Yue Zhongshan asked him, "What did Mingyue unpack?"

Jiang Mingyue gave her the lychee, held it for a while, looked at it up to the light, and said for a while, "It's a good material, and it's a coincidence."

Jiang Mingyue also noticed it, wrinkled her nose and said, "Grandma, this is hanging on the box, and there is a real lychee inside."

He added: "But it's very sweet."

"Good boy." She squinted her eyes with a smile, and patted Jiang Mingyue's hand, "They will leave in a while, you follow, I guess it won't be finished in a while, if you are tired, go back here and rest first."

The Yue Zhai is indeed very close to the hotel where the party was held, Jiang Mingyue nodded and said, "Got it, grandma."

For the rest of the time, Jiang Mingyue stayed with Grandma Yue Zhongshan. Everyone was very polite and didn't say anything that made him feel difficult.

Grandma Yue Zhongshan also asked him with a smile: "Is he so out of shape at home?"

Jiang Mingyue is a young man, and she can hold on even if she is ashamed. He only said, "He just teases me for fun."

"You are young, and you don't understand that he likes you like this. You don't know what he was like before. If I hadn't shown it just now, I wouldn't even believe it."

Jiang Mingyue was speechless.

He knew what Yue Zhongshan was like before, and he had fully experienced it before and after his marriage, so he only thought about the phrase "that's why he likes you".

There are many people coming to the party at night, including political and business people. Most of the familiar faces are celebrities. Security is strict, but the atmosphere inside is very relaxed.

Jiang Mingyue found a balcony, and lay on the rattan table listening to White Christmas, with a glass of fruit wine Yue Zhonglian gave him by his hand.

He knew that Jiang Mingyue was sensitive to alcohol, so he specially found him one with very low alcohol content.

Luo Manlin also came, with her parents, but Jiang Mingyue didn't see her, and only said a few words to Luo Manlin, knowing that she had just returned last week, and heard that Jiang Mingyue was preparing for the exam, so she didn't bother him.

Luo Manlin looked a little annoyed, she chatted with Jiang Mingyue a few times, and began to complain.

"My mother is really annoying to death. I just can't figure it out. Is the meaning of human existence is to get married and have children? I was urged by her to the point where I don't want to come back." Luo Manlin tugged at her hair tie, "Anyway, she saw me If you are angry, it is better not to see it."

Some time ago, Jiang Mingyue heard from Xu Yingyu that her family was in contact with the Jing family. The second son of the Jing family had already given birth to a second child, and the eldest son was not yet married. It seemed that both families had that intention.

Jiang Mingyue didn't have to be polite to her, and said directly: "What's the matter, don't you like the Jing family?"

Luo Manlin said: "It's not my turn not to like it. If I didn't say it on stage, something happened to his family."

She glanced at Jiang Mingyue and sighed: "It didn't take long, you must have not heard about it, there is a big problem with the scenery, I don't know exactly what happened, but recently the sales of special counters across the country have stopped... My dad said , they're in big trouble."

Scenery is the core industry of the Jing family, mainly engaged in affordable skin care products, with a very high market share, and it is the main source of financial income for the consortium.

"Originally, Jing Yu and I applied to the same school. You know that when you were asked to go, you refused to go. It was going well. Not long ago, the school committee suddenly said that her letter of introduction and application were fake. , I don’t know what’s going on, anyway, I was rejected at the door, and then something happened to their house, she has been at home until now, and she never showed up, but it’s understandable, if the scenery is gone..."

In the first half of the year, Jiang's family had such a big incident. In the final analysis, the group legal person was involved in lawsuits. Their money has been in place, and there has been no major problem. Xu Yingyu even bought a few buildings.

But if the scenery is gone and the cash flow is cut off, the Jing family will be gone.

It is difficult to build a tall building, and it is the fastest to collapse.

The Jing family's misfortune came too suddenly, Luo Manlin smiled wryly and said, "Mingyue, do you think my fate is bad, and whoever gets engaged will be unlucky?"

"Being engaged to you ended up getting you married to that King Yama, and before you even had a word with the Jing family, his family immediately went bankrupt."

Jiang Mingyue said, "Don't talk nonsense."

"Okay, don't talk about me, talk about you. How about you and him?"

Luo Manlin asked this question once, when the wedding between him and Yue Zhongshan was still in preparation.

Jiang Mingyue helped her remove the sequins from her hair. A child ran out after her. He protected Luo Manlin's waist and led her back two steps.

"We're fine." Jiang Mingyue smiled.

"What's the matter with your expression?" Luo Manlin looked at him for a while, then said hesitantly, "It doesn't sound like an official answer."

"I was not official to you."

"It's different." Luo Manlin said, "I used to think you were stupid, you were so tall but you didn't know how to fall in love, but now... I don't think you are so stupid anymore."

The ladies in the venue were all wearing skirts, and the temperature was so high that Jiang Mingyue's face turned red from the heat.

He also thought of the phrase "that's why I like you" that Grandma Yue Zhongshan said, and thought of Yue Zhongshan putting his hands in his pockets in the bright hall of Yue's house in the afternoon, wearing an expensive white shirt and smiling down at him. After a long while, he nodded and said seriously : "I want to understand, I hope to understand soon."

After a while, Luo Manlin's cousin came over. It was the cousin who told him to quit the engagement on Luo Manlin's behalf. She looked a little embarrassed, so he didn't stay for too long.

On the way, he ran into Yue Zhonglian, and was taken to make a glass of non-alcoholic wine.

Jiang Mingyue stayed on the balcony on the second floor, holding the room card Yue Zhonglian gave him in her hand, and told him to go up to rest when he was sleepy.

He took a sip of the fruit wine and could only taste the sweetness, while looking at Jiang Mingkai downstairs who had a dead face but seemed to be having endless conversations with a waiter.

Yue Zhongshan, whom he hadn't seen much when he arrived at the hotel, came to him at some point. Yue Zhonglian pointed him to the back of the bay window, and then turned and went downstairs. Jiang Mingyue was startled by him, but the startled reaction was also A little slow, covering his face with his hands.

Downstairs, Jiang Mingkai had already left, and the waiter, who was always attracting rotten peach blossoms, told him that he had a stomachache since yesterday, and Jiang Mingkai said that the stomachache would not delay going to bed.

Jiang Mingyue felt that she had a headache.

"Drunk?" Yue Zhongshan sniffed what he was drinking, and said "shouldn't be" in his tone, "Not much alcohol."

Jiang Mingyue looked at him with her arms under her head and said, "I'm not drunk."

Yue Zhongshan's eyes were pitch black, he took away his hand covering his face, and said after a long while, "You're in a bad mood?"

"Ah."

"why?"

Jiang Mingyue only said a name slowly.

His eyelids were a little red, which was even more obvious against the blemish-free skin on his arms.

Yue Zhongshan didn't seem to hear it, and took out a gift box, which was exactly the same as the one Jiang Mingyue dismantled at Jiang's house. He squatted in front of him and coaxed him, "Christmas gift."

Jiang Mingyue recognized the lychees with suet jade cores hanging on the ribbon, and pursed her lips and smiled: "You did it on purpose."

"I didn't expect you to actually take that."

Jiang Mingyue sat up and was urged by Yue Zhongshan to open the gift box with his eyes.

Inside was a ring, which was exchanged on the wedding day, and he put it in the nightstand on the second day of the wedding.

Yue Zhongshan held his hand very slowly, which was a circle bigger than him. The knuckles were very hard. You can feel strength when you touch it, and the palm of your hand is hot. He said in a weak tone that Jiang Mingyue heard for the first time: "Wear it from now on, okay?"