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The bottom of the pot has boiled, and the whole private room is filled with the rich aroma of food.

Xu You slid half a plate of shrimp into his own pot, thought for a while, then raised his head and asked Zhuang Shaoqing, "Do you want it?"

Zhuang Shaoqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Eat it yourself. I can order more."

Xu You honestly and unceremoniously put the remaining half of the plate into his own pot.He has no special feeling for seafood, but he likes shrimp slippery when eating hot pot.Since this meal has already been said to be the host of the meal, of course he must take care of his stomach, otherwise how can he find the energy to appease this evil god.

Sure enough, Zhuang Shaoqing ordered another shrimp slippery dish, and pushed it in front of Xu You with a friendly face, "Eat more."

Xu You looked at him somewhat suspiciously, "Master Zhuang, who did you learn Chinese from?"

Zhuang Shaoqing probably didn't expect that the topic would suddenly turn to this question, and he was slightly taken aback before answering: "At home, my father always spoke Chinese to us. The nannies hired at home are also Chinese."

That is to say, Zhuang Shaodong's second uncle never planned to settle abroad from the very beginning.

"Why did your father go abroad?" This is what Xu You didn't understand the most. Wouldn't it be more likely to compete for the position of the owner of the dealer if he stayed in the island city?Going around in such a big circle, let others misunderstand that he has no intention of doing business in the family, and then bring his son back decades later to start killing-this is too tortuous.

Zhuang Shaoqing raised his eyes and looked at him. His eyes were not the kind of rich emerald green, but a little grass green, which made people think of the grass warmed by the sun.

Xu You couldn't help thinking: No wonder people say that mixed-race children are beautiful.

"I heard that you know a lot about the dealer's affairs?" Zhuang Shaoqing asked him with an unclear expression.

Xu You hesitated, "A little bit."

"Then you must know that my father was born to a woman outside. When he was brought home, there were already two more legitimate children than him."

Xu You nodded.

"My father doesn't get along well with these two brothers." Zhuang Shaoqing rested his elbows on the table and crossed his fingers under his chin.This is a posture ready to start a formal conversation, but there is a mocking look in his eyes unconsciously, "The woman I want to call grandma, she not only doesn't like my father, she doesn't even like the wife who died His son is Zhuang Shaodong's father. In that family, only our little uncle Zhuang Shijie is really favored."

When Xu You heard Zhuang Shijie's name from an unexpected person, he felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.A little bit of melancholy, a little bit of embarrassment, and more of a loss.His feeling towards this name seemed to be becoming more and more numb, which made Xu You feel that the once extremely important things in his life had inevitably begun to peel off, and this realization even made him faintly afraid.

What was left of his life when all those bright memories were peeled off?

Zhuang Shaoqing said indifferently: "At that time, both Zhuang Shiwen and Zhuang Shijie showed great interest in the dealer's business. Zhuang Shiwen could rely on his father's affection for his ex-wife, and Zhuang Shijie could rely on his parents' love. What can my father rely on? It's just a matter of staying Be a stepping stone for their brothers, and simply stay away."

Holding a small spoon, Xu You put the floating shrimp smooth into her bowl with a dull expression.If possible, he really didn't want to listen to the dealer's insider stories over and over again, but those few strong bodyguards were still guarding the door of the box, and he really had no choice but to sit here as an audience .

Zhuang Shaoqing didn't seem to care whether Xu You was listening carefully to his story, or he just felt that these old things had been bored in his heart for too long, and he just wanted to find a chance to say it out, "The situation is different now, Zhuang Shiwen and Zhuang Shijie dog-eat-dog No one can win against that crazy woman Zhuang Liyunxin. Zhuang Shaodong is at best a puppet master who lacks interest, don't you think it is unreliable to entrust the Zhuang family to such a person?"

Xu You continued to eat his shrimp slippery, but felt very disapproving.Everyone's pursuit is different. Zhuang Shaoqing and the others wanted to get the banker, so they naturally felt that the banker's interests were tied to their own, and nothing was more important than it.In essence, Zhuang Liyunxin is also such a person.As for Zhuang Shaodong, what he wants seems to be more simple, he wants to get something that is completely his own through his own efforts.

Xu You's chopsticks paused slightly.He didn't realize it himself, but before he knew it, he already had a good understanding of the person he once hated so much.

"Then what did you ask me for?" Xu You still didn't understand.In his opinion, Zhuang Shaoqing only needs to engage in internal strife. Anyway, the employees are not working for Zhuang Shaodong, but for the big machine of the dealer. What difference does it make to small people like them who will operate this machine? Woolen cloth?

Zhuang Shaoqing asked him back, "What do you think?"

Xu You thought about it very seriously, "Do you want to contact all the middle and high-level people who are supporting Zhuang Shaodong?"

Zhuang Shaoqing smiled inexplicably, "It was originally like this."

Xu You was puzzled, "Originally?"

"Let's eat." Zhuang Shaoqing obviously didn't intend to continue talking about this topic, "Don't cook your shrimp slippery for too long. Now, it's all floating."

Xu You lowered his head to eat, but his heart was full of doubts.Could it be that his sincere attitude finally moved him, making him realize that it was completely unnecessary to instigate a small person like himself?

"If you don't mind, let's exchange phone numbers." Zhuang Shaoqing looked at his expression and added, "Of course I have your number. It would be even better if you could save my phone number."

"Why?" Xu You couldn't get back to his senses. He had no work contact with this person at all. Even if he became the owner of the dealer in the future, he didn't need to contact him personally for any projects.

The cell phone at hand rang with a tick-tock.Xu You glanced at it, it was an unfamiliar number.

"Save it for a while." Zhuang Shaoqing smiled nonchalantly, "Don't you always say: many friends have many paths?"

Xu You thought of the bodyguards standing guard outside the box again.This is obviously called a good man who doesn't suffer from immediate losses, okay?

Zhuang Shaoqing watched him save the number without saying a word, and his stiff expression finally eased, "I just want to make friends with Xugong, please believe in my sincerity."

Xu You shrugged, sincerity?

What the hell is that?

Zhuang Shaoqing didn't seem to care about his reaction, and still pushed the plate in front of him with a half-smile expression.It seemed that the two of them were sitting here just to eat.

After eating and drinking enough, Xu You finally came to a conclusion: the people in the dealer are all freaks, and their thinking cannot be analyzed by common sense.

The phone vibrated again, and Xu You breathed a sigh of relief.This was really a ready-made excuse that came to his door, just as he didn't know how to say goodbye to Zhuang Shaoqing.

"I'm Xu You," Xu You picked up the phone neatly, "Who is it?"

The person on the phone didn't make a sound, but the panting sound was very rapid.

Xu You looked at the phone screen, it was an unfamiliar number, "Hello?"

The person on the other side of the phone kept panting, but couldn't speak a word.

Xu You suddenly felt a breathless tension.

On the other side of the city, in a western restaurant near the school, Huo Ying sat anxiously in a booth in the corner, holding a cup of hot milk tea in his hand and exchanging glances with his mother.Mother Huo was also at a loss, not knowing how to explain the current situation to her daughter.

Xu You's mother was sitting beside her, holding the mobile phone in one hand, but pressing her mouth with the other hand, as if she was afraid that she would cry if she took her hand away.

Huo Ying was confused by the sudden appearance of his mother and aunt.Li Minhui was willing to take the initiative to call Xu You!What happened that she didn't know about?

Has the sun risen in the west?

Li Minhui was still crying silently.Huo Ying suddenly felt panicked, put down his drink cup and walked out quietly.Seeing her elders weeping in front of her made her feel almost frightened.In her memory, Li Minhui had never lost her composure before. Even when she kicked Xu You out of the house, she just turned her face pale.

Her tears made Huo Ying feel suffocated.

She took out her mobile phone from her pocket, found Zhuang Shaodong's number and dialed it.The other end of the phone quickly picked up, and Zhuang Shaodong's voice was full of sunshine as always, "Yingzi? What's the matter?"

Huo Ying sniffled, "My mother and my aunt have come to Daocheng, did you do this?"