monster study

Republic of China, Shanghai.

"Xiao Qiao, come." The handsome man in the woolen overcoat waved to the boy under the big locust tree.

The young man who was looking up at the Sophora japonica flower turned his head back, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, he was gentle and handsome. The Sophora japonica flower quietly fell on the open Russian book in his hand, and the pure white petals glowed softly in the fine sunlight.And as the boy closed the book, the Sophora japonica flower was sealed forever in the fragrance of the book.

On the open lawn of Qiao Mansion, more than a dozen large and small private entrepreneurs are gathering to take pictures.The camera is a new gadget bought by Qiao Yueshan, the hostess of the Qiao mansion. He invited a photographer from Beiping to take a photo with everyone.

Those who participated in the group photo were all members of the newly established Shanghai trade union. Xiao Qiao was often taken by his father to attend various economic salons, so he was very familiar with these people.

When taking the last photo, Qiao Yueshan beckoned Xiao Qiao to go with him.Xiao Qiao actually didn't want to go, he was still young, and the wind and rain outside was still a little far away for him, so he didn't want to squeeze into the crowd of those people prematurely.

However, Xiao Qiao soon caught a glimpse of a little monster squatting under the bench, and saw that someone was about to go there, Xiao Qiao went over to help him calmly, and sat down there naturally.

Blocked by Xiao Qiao, the monster hid under the bench and did not come out.

The friendly-looking photographer in front set up his camera and asked everyone to prepare with a smile.His daughter poked her head out from behind him, pulling the hem of his clothes, with a big red string tied to her braid, a little timid.

The photographer patted his daughter on the head, "Ninny, be good, go to the side and wait."

The little girl ran away, and Chongming faithfully stood by and helped watch her.The camera flashed a dazzling light, and the picture in front of me was frozen forever.

Retracting the thoughts that stretched a little far, Xiao Qiao asked: "Can you leave this photo for me?"

Huang Mao only hesitated for a moment before agreeing. This photo had nothing to do with their family, and now that the grandma and grandma have left, they can only be left in the warehouse to eat ashes.

Speaking of which, when Huang Mao was young, he also asked his grandma who was in the photo and why did he put such a photo at home.

In fact, grandma couldn't tell. She looked at those people in the photos with unfamiliar eyes, but when she looked at Xiao Qiao, there was a little warmth in her eyes.

She said, "He is your grandma's dream."

a dream?Huang Mao didn't understand very well, but he thought that if this photo was finally handed over to Xiao Qiao, maybe his grandma would be happy too.

When the photos were delivered, Huang Mao got up and was about to leave.Although the good-looking young man asked him to stay and eat something, Huang Mao was afraid, what if he ate the food here like in the movie, he would never return to the world!

Huang Mao couldn't help being proud of his IQ, but when he was about to go out, he was stopped by Xiao Qiao again.Huang Mao froze, thinking that Xiao Jiujiu in his heart had been seen through, but Xiao Qiao handed over a yellow folded talisman.

"This is a talisman, take it back and wear it next to your body, and treat it as a return gift for the photo." Xiao Qiao said.

Huang Mao didn't suspect him, took the amulet, said thank you, and ran away.When Xiao Qiao returned to the living room, Lin Qianfeng, Shang Si and the others looked at him curiously.

"What do you think I'm doing?" Xiao Qiao continued to sit down in front of the computer.

"No, young master, you are very friendly today, and even gave you a talisman." Shang Si lay on the back of the sofa and looked at him.

Xiao Qiao turned her head, pushed her glasses, and said, "I've always been friendly."

"The way you look at me now is not very friendly." Shang Si said.

"That's why I don't want to be nice to you."

Shang Si raised his eyebrows, "Young master, you are not cute at all."

Xiao Qiao nodded, "Thank you for the compliment."

"By the way, what's the relationship between you and my grandma?" Shang Si's gossip fire had already started to burn, and both eyes were shining brightly.This is the young master's gossip, who doesn't want to hear it.

"She is the photographer's daughter, and we have only met a few times." Xiao Qiao tapped the keyboard, perhaps because her thoughts moved her fingertips, the words "Qiao Yueshan" appeared on the computer screen .

Xiao Qiao paused her tapping fingers, stared blankly for a while, then took off her glasses, pinched the bridge of her nose, and let out a sigh of relief by leaning on the back of the chair.

He only thought of the little girl when he saw the photo, and he didn't know why people kept this photo.He is also a little curious, but the past cannot be traced, and how many things in the past have answers.

The two chubby guys stood beside them for a long time, trying to figure out how old grandma should be.After calculating for a long time, I finally made a rough calculation, and then looked at Xiao Qiao with a surprised face, "Qiao Qiao, are you as old as my grandma? You are really old."

Xiao Qiao: "..."

Get my sword!

Shang Si clapped and laughed happily, Lu Zhifei came from the kitchen, saw this situation, and asked, "Who are you bullying again?"

"Am I that kind of person?" Shang spread his hands, he felt wronged.

"You are not human." Xiao Qiao replied.

When Shang Si heard this, he was definitely scolding him, but it was true.He turned to look at the two little fat guys, "Obviously it was the two of you who caused the hatred, but why was I the one who was finally set on fire?"

Taibai and Taihei spread their hands together, blinking their big innocent eyes, as if to say: What are you talking about, Taibai (Taihei) can't understand.

Shang four out of breath.

Xiao Qiao put away the laptop and decided to sit on the porch for a while and get some fresh air.

Chongming came back soon, and before seeing Xiao Qiao, Lu Zhifei first told him about Huang Mao's visit this afternoon.Chong Ming knew it well, and went to find Xiao Qiao with the cake he bought.

On a bright summer day, Xiao Qiao took off her glasses and sat cross-legged on the wooden corridor, with her eyes closed and her head slightly raised to feel the cool wind blowing across the icy pond.The young man's slender neck is like the swan raised in the pond of Joe's mansion before, and the sunlight falling on his eyelashes is like wings stretched by a gentle wind.

Chong Ming didn't make a sound, and stood quietly by the side, for fear of spoiling the scene.

Xiao Qiao opened her eyes and looked over, "What are you doing standing? Sit."

Chongming sat down as he said, and looked out, seeing the same scenery as Xiao Qiao, which made him very happy.He thought of the photo that Lu Zhifei just mentioned, and suddenly recalled the days in Qiao's mansion.

That day, like today, was sunny and sunny.

The relatives of Qiao's family came to visit, and the adults were talking about things in the house, while Xiao Qiao entertained a group of juniors on the lawn outside.Five or six boys and girls ranging in age from ten to fifteen or sixteen were sitting under big parasols, drinking coffee or black tea, eating snacks, playing ball and chatting, enjoying a rare leisure in that troubled world and Taiping.

Xiao Qiao has not been a person who likes to deal with children of the same age since he was a child. The few people on the opposite side are chatting happily, but he is the only one holding an obscure original book and reading it intently.

Little Joe doesn't like them, and they don't like Little Joe either.After trying to strike up a conversation many times to no avail, one of them turned his attention to Chongming.On a hot day, he was still wearing a three-piece suit, buttoned up to the top one, and standing behind Xiao Qiao was as quiet as a wooden stake.No, he didn't look at Xiao Qiao at all, he just saw other people like this, just like his master Qiao Fengmian, arrogant and conceited.

"Speaking of which, I just caught a wild fox demon some time ago, and I wanted to train it well, but it turned out to be a demon moth for me every two days, so I had to temporarily seal it." The man looked at it with the corner of his mouth curled up. Xiao Qiao, with an envious but sarcastic tone, "It's not like your dog, Xiao Qiao, who is so obedient."

The Qiao family has been hunting monsters for generations, not only from the main family, but also from all the side branches.A boy as old as Xiao Qiao has more or less monsters in his hands, but Xiao Qiao is a different kind.He was clearly the young master born with a golden spoon in his mouth. What kind of powerful monster can't be raised, but why should he raise a dog with impure blood?

When the juniors of the side branches get together, one of the things they like to do most is to talk about Qiao Fengmian.When they were young, they were used to hearing the adults praise Qiao Fengmian. To them, his existence was like "other people's child", and he had a bad temper.

But this proud young master did not know what medicine he had taken wrongly, and he actually kept a dog that he picked up from nowhere.

It's probably a joke that they can laugh at seriously for three years.

No, Qiao Fengmian, who was still unmoved just now, reacted immediately when he heard that his dog was insulted.Slowly he closed the book, put it on his lap, and looked up at them.

Among them, a ten-year-old girl was the youngest, and she tugged on the elder brother's sleeve uneasy, beckoning him to apologize quickly.However, the young man was stubborn, raised his chin slightly, and vowed to fight for his breath.

The atmosphere was a little frozen, and the hot sun began to turn cold.

Xiao Qiao looked at them but didn't speak, and the invisible pressure spread.The boy on the opposite side became a little irritable and wanted to push back, but he subconsciously dodged when he met Xiao Qiao's calm and unpredictable eyes, so he lowered his head unconsciously.

The boy felt a little annoyed and angry, but just as he opened his mouth, Xiao Qiao who was opposite him spoke.

"I can forgive your ignorance and stupidity, but please don't perform in front of me." Xiao Qiao smiled slightly, her manners were gentle and decent, but her words were harsh, "Chongming, go to the kitchen later. Did Master Li cook something bad for the guests today, making their mouths dirty too?"

"You!" The boy on the opposite side blushed suddenly, as fast as a balloon inflated.The rest of the people couldn't sit still anymore, and they all glared at Xiao Qiao. No matter what, what he said was too ugly!

Xiao Qiao's smile was slightly cold, "What are you? I'm your cousin in terms of seniority. If you don't know how to write courtesy characters, don't go out and embarrass my Qiao family. In today's Shanghai, your behavior just now To put it bluntly, it is naive, but to put it bluntly, it is suicidal."

In fact, what Xiao Qiao said was not wrong. These side supporters have always been arrogant because of the support of Qiao's mansion and the skills of catching monsters.But why don't they think about it, now that we are in troubled times, all kinds of monsters have come out, it is time for them to be cautious in their words and deeds.But they didn't hold back, and even came to provoke him, the son of the biggest backer, either with a disease or a hole in his mind.

be cured.

After Xiao Qiao finished speaking, she lowered her head to read the book as if nothing happened.Everything seemed so calm, he didn't care about the anger coming from the other side, he turned the pages of the book with his fingertips and said, "If you want to file a complaint, please do so early."

After the words fell, a person who had stood up impatiently froze in place, unable to move forward for a long time.They are not fools, if they go to sue at this time, they will still be scolded.

This is why they hate Qiao Fengmian so much. No matter what they say, the adults always think that Xiao Qiao is an excellent and well-behaved child. Everyone praises him and everyone respects him, but in reality?

He is just a gentle scum who is choking your life and giving you a knife with a smile!

Mad!