Food Bureau

I crossed my arms subconsciously, it was a kind of subconscious self-preservation.

Father Shang saw my eyes and smiled slightly. The smile was not on the skin, but on the corners of the eyes and lips, but I could see it clearly. After smacking for a long time, it seemed to be saying to me: I don’t care about you, but you can ask for more blessings.

Maybe I think too much, it is not true.

I was still thinking about his expression, but I didn't care what Shang Wan said, Shang's father took it over, "Let's come and eat together, I just said that it is not appropriate to come to your place today, originally it was to eat together, but coming here has become a reception The nature of your service has changed, but Xiaowan insisted that I try your craft."

"Oh, no, I'm happy to cook you a meal."

As I said that, I looked at the braised pork with plum vegetables steamed in the pot. Shang Wan said that her father used to like this dish very much, and the dried plum vegetables were still bought from the village.

After I poured a bowl of soup for myself and sat down, Dad Shang turned around and took out something from his bag, "By the way, I heard from Xiaowan that you are going to the United States to study architectural design. You are inspired."

I couldn't help but go to see Shang Wan. First, I was surprised that she told my father so much, and second, I was not sure whether I should accept the gift.

But this is also an instinctive reaction. It is neither a luxury car nor a watch. There is nothing inappropriate. Shang Wan smiled and gave me a look of approval. I took it with both hands, "Thank you uncle!"

It is an analysis atlas of representative works of world architectural masters published in the UK, and it makes people happy just by putting it on the desk.

"Father, let's eat quickly, the food is cold." Shang Wan said angrily.

"Blame me, blame me, come and try this sea cucumber dish."

I have already picked up a piece with a public spoon, put it on the plate in front of Dad Shang, shoveled another piece for Shang Wan, and finally got another piece for myself.

"Well," Dad Shang said after tasting it carefully, "I haven't eaten such delicious ginseng for many years. Structural, well, would be a good architect."

Shang Wan laughed, "How is this connected?"

I remembered the words my dad said back then. In this situation, I suddenly thought of Congshan. I felt a little sad and touched. I stood up and walked to the wine cabinet, "Uncle, what do you want to drink?" I also brought a few bottles of good wine here.

Dad Shang waved his hand, "I can't drink, you and Xiao Wan drink it by yourself."

"Forget it?" I looked at Shang Wan, and felt that it was weird for us to drink by ourselves.

"Hmm." She nodded.

"Soup is also hot." Dad Shang praised.

I was relieved to see him so easy-going, and turned around to check the time.I turned off the fire and brought out the steamer.

Father Shang saw it, and was taken aback for a moment, "Can you still know this dish?"

"Dad, try it, you will be pleasantly surprised."

I put the porcelain cup on the table mat, "I can't guarantee a surprise, try it, uncle."

There was a little tenderness in Dad Shang's eyes. He picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks. It had been steamed until it became transparent, and it looked soft and glutinous. on top.

My monk Wandu stared at him, I was worried that the taste would be unpleasant.

Father Shang tasted the dried plum vegetables first, chewed them carefully and swallowed them slowly, only nodded without saying a word.

"Is it very similar to what my mother made back then?" Shang Wan asked.

Dad Shang smiled slightly, nodded again, and picked up the glass at hand to drink water.

It turned out to be the case.

I just went to look at his hand. On the ring finger of his left hand was wearing a plain plain ring. It looked like it hadn’t been sent for cleaning and maintenance for a long time. It was old, but the more it looked like this, the more precious it was. There is also a ring on the top, with a small sapphire set on it, this one is relatively new.

He noticed that I was looking at his hands and smiled slightly. I felt embarrassed and got up quickly to make the next snack.

"Come and go," Dad Shang stopped me, "Come and eat with me, don't be so busy."

He didn't use "we" but "I" to make it sound like a request rather than a courtesy, and I sat down in a strange way.

"I hope you can help Xiaowan when you come back from your studies. Shanggu is short of a designer who can take care of himself. I believe in Xiaowan's vision." Dad Shang said, picked up the water glass, and touched mine.

"Dad... I didn't ask her to come to Shanggu after graduation. It was her choice. Didn't I go to TOM for a few years after graduation?"

"Oh, I thought you had to sign a contract to participate in the bursary program, didn't you? I remember you have to contribute to Shanggu for five years after graduation?"

I was stunned for a moment, and then I roughly understood that Dad Shang thought I was getting a scholarship from Shang Gu. I remember Shang Wan mentioned this before, but why did she change her mind later?Changed to her private sponsorship?At that moment, I seemed to understand that first of all, she didn't want to "fake public affairs for personal gain" and let the group pay the money because of our relationship. You must know that when she and I mentioned the bursary, we were not in this relationship.Secondly, she hopes that I can choose to stay after graduation, and does not want me to be bought out by the contract. After all, there are many large architectural design companies in Europe and the United States.

"Let's talk about it." Shang Wan dealt with it vaguely.

"Uncle, don't worry, when I graduate, if Shanggu sees that I'm useful and uses it casually, I will do my best. But you said just now that Shanggu lacks a designer who can take care of himself. Isn't President Pei just such a role?"

Dad Shang shook his head after listening to the second half of the sentence, thought for a while and said: "It is always good to cultivate more talents. You can't put your treasure on one or two designers. This is probably Shanggu's shortcoming. Our brand In the back, it depends on personal signs. My father Shang Tanzhi is a signboard, and Pei Sihan is a signboard. But what about the future? Shang Qinzhi will always grow old and let go, and Pei Sihan does not promise to guard Shanggu for a lifetime. Yes, Shang Gu will be very troublesome."

Shang Wan's face darkened, "It's because I don't have the ability to become Shang Gu's third signboard."

Listening to this conversation, I dare not treat me as an outsider.

"You're still so young," I advised Shang Wan, "it's just a matter of time."

"Xiao Wan needs her own team. The designers she is leading now are not good at being obedient and not reliable at all."

I sound a little strange, since Dad Shang saw the problem, why did he stay out of it?

"Uncle, haven't you ever thought about going back to Shanggu to be your own side?" I asked.

He smiled, "I love freedom more."

As soon as I heard this, I suddenly felt so weird, as if the previous care for Shang Wan had turned into hypocrisy, and nothing could compare to my own freedom and happiness?After thinking about it, maybe the Shang family is in deep water, and the two sons have left. It may not be because of his selfishness, but because of Shang Wan. I feel sorry for her, as if the burden of the family falls on her.

The meal ended with an orange dessert of molecular cuisine, including a total of seven dishes including the soup. Dad Shang was gentle and elegant, with a good sense of distance. His words seemed to understand the relationship between us, but he did not point it out, as if he supported him. The two of us developed, and we talked about it in the name of business. In short, people have no airs, but I can't figure it out.

After tidying up, Shang Wan said to send us back, I naturally felt sorry for her hard work, "You can send uncle away, I will just take a taxi by myself."

Father Shang gave way, "you young people go, I will call a car."

"Okay, you two are welcome," Shang Wan said with a smile, "Send Dad home first, the sculpture I brought you is in my car, just send it there."

Dad Shang nodded, "Well, all right."

There is not much space behind Shang Wan’s coupe, so I volunteered to climb into the back seat, curious about where he lived, and I heard that he didn’t follow Shang Wan’s tone of voice and lived in the villa on the other side of the lake. I said that I passed by Shanggu Hotel downstairs, so I should also Do not live in the hotel.

I saw Shang Wan going around, and finally entered a not-so-narrow alley, and stopped at an outer wall that resembled an old courtyard house. The vermilion lacquer door opened, and a thin half body of a man leaned out.

I quickly climbed out again.

"Lai, nice to meet you, Xiaowan, can you help take care of me?"

After hearing this, I almost bit my finger on the spot to write the guarantee letter.

"Uncle, don't worry, thank you uncle."

He laughed, "Thank you? I should thank you for your hospitality tonight. The craftsmanship is very good, not inferior to Michelin chefs."

I scratched my head and smiled embarrassedly. Shang Wan had already opened the trunk, and there was a huge foam box inside. The man at the door hurried over to carry it, and Shang Wan nodded to him.

"That's fine, both of you drive carefully and get some rest early." Dad Shang urged again.

We bid farewell at the door, I sat in the passenger seat, Shang Wan started the car, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Did you hear that? Your father's last two sentences are simply entrusted to his daughter by the father-in-law, do you agree or not!"

"You're ugly." Shang Wan turned a corner while annoyed me, and turned onto the main road.

"Eh? From what I've seen, your father's house is the most low-key but probably the most valuable, isn't it?"

"Ah?" She looked at the hurried night, "Oh, my dad, he is very poor," she paused again, "I can't say that he is poor, he probably has been a son of a son since he was a child, he loves to enjoy himself, and he is not good at earning money." If there is more, it will all be gone, and as much as he earns, the most valuable thing for him may be this house, which was given by my grandfather."

"Oh... then did you grow up in this house?"

"Huh?" She looked at the taillights of the car in front, "This house only existed after my mother passed away, so I haven't been here a few times."

"That's it."

"Grandpa gave him this house to tie him down, but unfortunately, as he himself said, freedom is more important than anything else in his eyes." Shang Wan suddenly added this sentence, and the mixed feeling inside was unclear.

"Ah...that's pretty good, as long as the elder is happy," I didn't know how to answer, "Does he still have a housekeeper here?"

Shang Wan was stunned, "Ah." She responded lightly without saying anything.

The car was suddenly surprisingly quiet, and I felt something strange. I just reached out to tune the radio station...

"That's my dad's lover of the same sex."

watt?Such unprepared news?I almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.

Feeling turbulent in his heart, he could only slowly turn his head and look at her.

I saw Shang Wan tugged at the corner of her lips and forced a wry smile, "Do you think homosexuality is hereditary?"

"That... can't, my parents are straight steel."

Shang Wan smiled again.

There were many question marks in my heart, and it took me a long time to hold back one: "Then he and your mother...?"

"He said he loves his mother, but I believe it," she paused, "I met this man later in England. Grandpa knew about it. It can be said that it was all kinds of coercion and temptation. First, he was arrested in Shanggu. My dad was completely wiped out, and he decided to move to the UK for a long time, and grandpa began to be tender again, and he still refused to give this house to him to stay."

"This... your father is at this age, why can't grandpa let him pursue his own freedom?"

"He cannot accept such a 'scandal' in the Shang family."

"Then we two..."

I suddenly realized the huge obstacles in the way ahead, and halfway through the question, I couldn't go on talking.

"There will be a way," she said, "I am the last member of the Shang family who stays in Shanggu, and he will not surrender the country to others." Shang Wan turned to look at me, "So I have been working hard, I must Mastering the right to speak in Shanggu must become the third signboard of Shanggu."

The car had already driven into my community and stopped at the bottom of the building, but I still couldn't recover from the shock just now.

Shang Wan turned off the ignition and leaned on the steering wheel.

Only then did I slow down, unbuckled the safety belt, leaned on her back, and wrapped her waist, "Are you tired? Otherwise, don't leave, come home with me?"

She thought about it, "There is an early meeting tomorrow morning, I have to go back and prepare some materials," she said, turning to me, and gently pressed her forehead against mine, "Tomorrow night? Aren't you coming to work tomorrow afternoon? Let's go together after work."

"Well... that's fine," I kissed her forehead lightly, "Why do you have to work so hard? Do you need to prepare materials at night?"

"It's some data that can only be collected today. I asked Jingyi to send it to me in the evening, and I will sort it out." She looked at me, her eyes twinkled, and she smiled slightly, "Don't be nervous, these are all I'm used to the routine, so you should go to bed earlier, you've worked hard tonight."

"Hey, why don't you tell me whether it's hard work or not?" I reluctantly opened the car door, "Then drive slowly on the road and give me a message when you get home."

"it is good."

I stood at the bottom of the building, watching Shang Wan's car disappear from sight, and then swiped my card to enter the building. Just as I got out of the elevator, my mobile phone rang. I took it out and saw that it was a message from Zhuo Bing.

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