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"Come here, what do you want to talk about?"

Xu You glanced over the wooden table with tea and snacks, and slowly landed on the banyan bonsai placed aside.He remembered that his father had raised a potted banyan tree when he was a child. Later, it seemed that it was watered too much, and the leaves fell one by one, and it withered after a while.Xu You still remembers that his father was very depressed at that time, holding that exquisite flowerpot and complaining that the plants in the south were not easy to grow in the north...

The woman on the opposite side of the tea table was much more patient than him, pouring hot water back and forth with utensils that Xu You couldn't understand with her meticulously maintained hands.The vermilion Koudan and the thick emerald jade bracelet on her wrist set off each other, showing a bit of grace and luxury that has accumulated over the years.

The quiet tea fragrance lingered, and it seemed that there was some kind of magical effect for a moment, subtly resolving the tense atmosphere in the tea room.Xu You quickly reflected on his own performance, and felt that he was the only one who was on the verge of a sword attack, and Zhuang Li Yunxin who was opposite him had never changed his face since he entered the door.Xu You felt that it was quite embarrassing to have such a nervous reaction when facing an old woman who was helpless.

"What do you want to talk about?" Xu You urged again, "Please speak up, I still have work to do."

Zhuang Liyunxin raised her eyelids, and glanced at him lightly, "As far as I know, the drawings for the second phase of Longsheng haven't come out yet, and the workers haven't arrived yet. What can you do?"

Xu You sneered, "It's true that Jifeng Company has accepted Longsheng's project, but Jifeng Company is not the only client of your Zhuang family."

Zhuang Li Yunxin pursed her lips, "I heard that you intended to enter Longsheng?"

"That's because Lin Chenghu's offer is quite generous." Xu You turned the teacup in his hand nonchalantly, "Later, I found out that Longsheng has also become a dealer's business, so I dismissed the idea."

Zhuang Li Yunxin smiled with ulterior motives, "Since you don't want to get involved with the dealer, why did you come back later?"

Xu You also laughed, "That's because earning money anywhere is not as comfortable as earning money from the dealer."

Zhuang Li Yunxin stared at him from above the teacup with indifferent eyes, "Since you love money so much, why didn't you take the check from the banker and fly away?"

Xu You's face changed slightly.This is also something he couldn't figure out no matter how much he thought about it recently, "Since you are determined to make Zhuang Shijie's scandal worse, why did you come to negotiate terms with me with a check? Even after I rejected your check Come up with a trick of stealing to trick me?"

Zhuang Li Yunxin frowned, with a hint of reluctance on her face, "I want to make things big, but it doesn't mean that the Zhuang family thinks the same way. At that time, I was not the head of the Zhuang family."

Xu You was dubious about this statement.According to her analysis, it was actually Zhuang Shijie's father who wanted Xu You to disappear?At that time, Zhuang Shijie was watched by his father, and he didn't know that Zhuang Li Yunxin agreed to deal with this matter in front of Mrs. Zhuang, but secretly made some small moves to benefit him?

Xu You is not sure until now, did Zhuang Shijie know the tricks that the dealer played against him at that time?

After all, the gods still fight, and the kid suffers.Xu You asked herself rather self-deprecatingly: What does it matter if Zhuang Shijie knew or didn't know at the beginning?It's been so long, it's useless to pursue anything now.

I said a long time ago that I didn't want to inquire about those crap things about their family, so why did I get around to this topic?

Xu You looked at Zhuang Li Yunxin who was calm and demeanor opposite the tea table, and the dark fire that had been suppressed with great difficulty came out again, "I'm not interested in knowing about the Zhuang family."

Zhuang Li Yunxin glanced at him with a half-smile, "The head of the Zhuang family cannot tolerate scandal."

Xu You's eyes swept over like a knife, "Who are you referring to?"

Zhuang Liyunxin shrugged, "This is Tieguanyin given by a friend. XCMG has a try, it tastes good."

"Just drinking tea?" Xu You didn't believe that things would be so simple.

Zhuang Liyunxin looked at him, and the smile on her mouth involuntarily deepened, as if his question was really funny.Perhaps because of his impatience, there was a subtle sense of superiority in her demeanor, "Now you are the one the dealer needs to rely on, and as a member of the dealer, I naturally want to talk to you more." Get in touch to learn more about the situation. Is this strange?"

Her implication is that one day the dealer no longer needs her, and she will make her own ideas?

Xu You was not sure.But the irritability in my heart became more and more obvious.

Unable to hold back, Xu You pushed away the teacup, stood up and walked out, "If there is nothing else, forgive me and leave first."

Zhuang Liyunxin calmly took out a few photos from her bag and put them on the table, "It's not all right. That's it, Shijie's third child is already one year old, and the family portrait just sent. Your friends One, I thought you might be interested in taking a look at Shijie's recent situation, so I brought a few photos here."

Xu You's footsteps froze, and her temples jumped up uncontrollably.

"Xu Gong is now a very close friend with the Zhuang family. He is not an outsider, so naturally he doesn't have so many scruples." Zhuang Li Yunxin laughed softly, "I thought, Xu Gong must have let go of the things that happened back then. .As us bystanders, of course we don’t have to hide everything, Shijie often mentions you.”

Xu You turned around and walked out of the tea room.

Watching him stride out of the tea room, Zhuang Li Yunxin caressed the photo on the table, but a relaxed expression appeared on his face involuntarily.

"It turns out that I still haven't let go..."

Standing on the side of the road, Xu You looked at the gray sky above her head, feeling inexplicably that she had been swayed by this bumbling old woman.She seemed to have said a lot during the 10-minute period from entering the door to exiting, but she didn't say anything.

She didn't deny what happened at the beginning, but she didn't explain any details; she took out Zhuang Shijie's photo as if to test her own reaction.Even before she had to ask any embarrassing questions, she was already defeated.Xu You fidgeted out of the cigarette and lit it, and smoked half of it in one gulp.The spicy smoke rushed into the mouth, and the stimulating feeling made the mind seem to be clearer.

This woman will definitely not treat herself to tea when she has nothing to do.Xu You reorganized what she said from beginning to end, and it seemed that she only said one interesting sentence: The owner of the dealer cannot tolerate scandal.

Thinking of the photos on the table that he didn't intend to see, Xu You realized something.

Are you still exploring?

Xu You picked up the phone and dialed Zhuang Shaodong's number. He wanted to know why Zhuang Li Yunxin came up with such a twists and turns to test herself?How did Zhuang Shaodong provoke her?

To his surprise, the phone actually indicated that the person was not in the service area.

Is Zhuang Shaodong not in Daocheng?Xu You raised a question mark on his forehead, could it be that he had a quarrel with Zhuang Li Yunxin and ran away from home in a fit of anger?

Xu You pondered for a while, and decisively rejected this idea.For some reason, Zhuang Shaodong's performance on the day of the groundbreaking ceremony made Xu You feel that he was not a person who did things lightly.There was a fierceness hidden in that person's eyes, and he probably wouldn't do such a naive thing as running away from home.

So where did he go?

Xu You found Zhuang Shaodong's confidant Zhuang Yupei in the temporary office of the second phase of the project.

When he opened the door and entered, Zhuang Yupei was holding up the phone and didn't know who to discuss the business with. When he saw Xu You coming in, he nodded with a smile on his face, signaling him to wait a moment.Seeing this scene, Xu You was about to leave and come back later, but Zhuang Yupei closed the door very quickly, put the phone on his shoulder, and while talking on the phone, he quickly took a bath with his hands and feet A cup of coffee is handed over.Xu You didn't want to talk nonsense with a person who was talking on the phone, so he took the coffee cup and sat down on the sofa next to him patiently.

Xu You absently flipped through the newspaper on the sofa, and her attention was involuntarily drawn by Zhuang Yupei's voice.

"This location can't be any cheaper...Tell him, if it's okay, I'll arrange the formalities right away...Furniture? Free furniture and electrical appliances..."

Xu You was a little puzzled, is this selling a house?

Zhuang Yupei hung up the phone, and smiled apologetically at Xu You, "I can't help it, the boss explained it."

Xu You was a little curious, "Zhuang Shaodong is speculating in real estate?"

"That's not true." Zhuang Yupei shook his head hastily, "Mr. Zhuang just bought a new house. He probably doesn't have enough money. He plans to sell all the houses he bought in bits and pieces."

Xu You was a little puzzled as to why Zhuang Shaodong was not well-off. After thinking about it, Zhuang Shaodong probably bought property for himself in private without telling the dealer.In this way, of course, the banker cannot be disturbed, and only the private money earned by himself can be used.Although this approach sounds a bit silly, it is quite admirable.

Xu You nodded, "Where did he buy the house? Existing house?"

"South District." Zhuang Yupei thought for a while, "It's called Darling Harbour. It's under construction now, and the house will probably be handed over next year."

Xu You lived in the Southern District, and Xu You also had an impression of the place he mentioned, so he couldn't help blowing a hooligan whistle to express his hatred of the rich, "The rich."

Zhuang Yupei pursed his lips and smiled, with a meaningful expression in his eyes, "I guess he probably has a sweetheart and plans to set up a love nest."

Xu You was slightly taken aback.I don't know if it's because of the uncomfortable feeling in his heart, but he suddenly felt that there seemed to be something else in Zhuang Yupei's words.

Xu You coughed lightly.As soon as Zhuang Shaodong was mentioned, he remembered his original intention of coming to Zhuang Yupei, "By the way, where did Zhuang Shaodong go?"