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The first official meeting between father and son broke up unhappy.

Although Xu You ate the most delicious fried beef tenderloin in Daocheng made by Boss Cui himself, but facing Zhuang Shaodong's paralyzed face, he still felt that no matter how good his appetite was, he was compromised.

Xu You threw a piece of broccoli onto his plate as if venting his anger, "Hey, come and eat."

Zhuang Shaodong glanced at him sideways, with a somewhat dumbfounding look on his face.

"Come on, I'll share this with you." Xu You took another piece of beef tenderloin and put it on his plate, raised his eyebrows at Zhuang Shaodong warningly, "I'll even share the beef with you, and then I'll give you some embarrassment." You will be fined!"

Zhuang Shaodong was helpless, "I didn't show you face."

"Are you really contradictory?" Xu You looked at him with a bit of pity, "I want to draw a line with him and never communicate with him. I want to jump into his arms and act like a baby..."

Zhuang Shaodong frowned, "What nonsense?!"

Xu You sighed, "Then why are you so awkward?"

"I'm thinking about other things." Zhuang Shaodong picked up the broccoli on the plate and put it into his mouth, with an expression of not knowing what to eat, "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and everyone in the dealer will go to the old house to have a New Year's Eve dinner. You and I'll go together."

"No!" Xu You refused, "Have I lost my mind? Hurry up and apply eye drops to your queen mother..."

Zhuang Shaodong frowned, "This year's ancestor worship is hosted by my second uncle, the acting head of the family, and my mother will not stay there all night. Besides, my aunt brings her husband and daughter back to celebrate the New Year. We'll go back to Li's house for dinner—maybe she didn't even come over for New Year's Eve dinner because she didn't want to meet my second uncle and the others."

"Your aunt? The one who grows grapes in France?" Xu You asked him with interest, "How is her relationship with your mother?"

This kid is obviously off topic...

Zhuang Shaodong sighed, "She is my mother's biological sister, born by the same mother. How do you feel about your relationship?"

"Oh." Xu You nodded, ate a piece of beef, and brought the topic back, "By the way, I still don't understand. What are you so awkward about?"

Zhuang Shaodong rubbed his face worriedly, "I really wanted to know about this matter years ago."

"How is it possible..." Xu You suddenly understood something, and his expression became a little dull, "Are you trying to distract your mother's attention with the divorce?"

Zhuang Shaodong didn't make a sound.In fact, it has not been a day or two since he had this idea. Growing up in such a family, marriage meant nothing to him.But he couldn't bear that Zhuang Li Yunxin would be trapped in this cage all her life.Apart from an increasingly perverted obsession with power, this marriage gave her nothing.Zhuang Shaodong has been thinking, if Zhuang Li Yunxin becomes Li Yunxin again one day, will she also re-examine her life?Then, with a normal heart, how about looking for the happiness that really belongs to you?

What's more, once news of the divorce comes out, the agreement between the Zuo family and her will naturally not be maintained.Maybe the Zuo family is already thinking about Zhuang Shaoqing...

However, he didn't intend to tell Xu You about these things in too much detail.What Xu You thinks of the dealer's people is much clearer than anyone else.

Zhuang Shaodong hesitated for a while, and changed the subject decisively, "How do you plan to live tomorrow?"

Xu You showed a somewhat bored expression, "Go to the Conqueror for a night. Huang Haitao is going home for the New Year, but Lao Mo will be watching at the bar. They hold some celebrations every year, and there are fireworks, which are quite lively .”

Zhuang Shaodong nodded, "Then you drink less wine. I'll pick you up when I'm done."

Xu You smiled, "Okay."

It is a Chinese tradition that the whole family always likes to get together for a reunion dinner during festivals.Every big or small festival before Xu You was 20 years old was like this. In addition to my aunt's family, C City also has relatives from my father's family, and it is always very lively during the New Year's Eve.

Xu You has hated this kind of activities where adults and children gather together since he was a child, because the older brothers and sisters have to stay at the table to chat with the elders, and only he, a half-grown child, has to bring his younger brothers and sisters they play.He doesn't like coaxing children, especially when the gang of poor children always get into fights because of grabbing things, making a fuss.So at that time, Xu You felt a particularly headache when it came to the festival.

After being kicked out of the house, I no longer have to lead a group of kids to fire cannons to snatch snacks like a king of children. I don't know why I miss it.At that time, Huo Ying always followed behind his ass, pretending to be a tiger, and whenever someone snatched her jelly, she would raise her fist and yell, "Let Brother Yoyo beat you to death!"

Thinking of this, Xu You couldn't help laughing.Huo Ying has gone back to City C for the New Year.Before leaving, he took her out to buy some things, and also bought a pair of jade bracelets to take back to his mother and aunt.The person in the jewelry store said that the pair of jade bracelets were cut from the same piece of jade, and they were connected by veins, so they were most suitable for women who were related by blood.It is said that wearing beautiful jade can ward off evil spirits, what Xu You wants now is that both parents are safe.

A glass of red wine suddenly appeared in front of him.When Xu You turned around to look, Chen Ke was holding another red wine glass and looking at him with a smile.

"Why are you here?" Xu You was a little surprised.He has been with Huang Haitao for several years, and he knows all the regular guests who have nowhere to go during the Chinese New Year.

"There's no one at home, so it's boring." Chen Ke lazily sat down beside him, "My old man and old lady took my sister back to their hometown to celebrate the New Year."

"You didn't follow?" Xu You chatted with him without saying a word.Lao Mo was busy mixing drinks, and he didn't like to watch the magic sketches performed by the guests on the stage. If he didn't have someone he knew to chat with, he would fall asleep.Xu You glanced at the wall clock behind the bar. It was almost ten o'clock, and he wondered if the dealer's family banquet was over.

"It's a remote place, and there's not even a bar. Why did you go there?" Chen Ke lay on the counter, half-closed his eyes and asked Xu You, "Hey, why don't you go to my place?"

Xu You laughed, "Since when did you care so much about me?"

Chen Ke looked at him, a somewhat obscure look flashed in his eyes.Chen Ke shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly, "I am not the only one who cares about you."

Xu You only thought it was a polite remark, and changed the topic with a smile.Chen Ke was talking to Xu You, but he glanced around from time to time out of the corner of his eye.Seeing Lao Mo being called away, he turned his head and smiled and said, "By the way, Lao Wu is here too, have you seen him?"

Xu You was surprised, "He didn't go home for the New Year?"

Chen Ke said with a smile: "Let's go, let's make trouble with him."

As he spoke, he picked up his wine glass and walked towards the private room in the corner of the bar.Wu Bin was an acquaintance to both of them, so Xu You didn't think too much, picked up the wine glass and followed.

The "Conqueror" is not a big place, only a few private rooms are set up on the side next to the wall.Sometimes Li Xiaowu, Zhao Dong and others come to the party, and if they think it's noisy outside, they will occupy a private room to have a drink.

Chen Ke stretched out his hand and pushed open the door of the private room and walked in. Xu You followed behind him. He glanced over and saw that there were four or five burly men sitting in the small private room, and immediately felt something was wrong.Just as he was about to turn around and retreat, Chen Ke, who was walking in front, had already turned around and pushed the wooden door of the private room quickly.The wooden door swung past Xu You's cheek, and closed behind him with a bang, causing the floor under his feet to tremble slightly.However, there happened to be a change of program on the stage outside, and the drums with a strong rhythm sounded loudly. Even if someone noticed the closing of the door here, they would not pay much attention to it.

Several big men sitting around the table put down the cards in their hands and looked at the two people who had just entered the door together.One of them said with a smile: "This kid looks good, no wonder he can seduce so many people."

Xu You knew that the visitor was not kind, so he was nervous, but he didn't dare to bring it out on the surface.He quickly glanced at Chen Ke, but Chen Ke hurriedly avoided his sight.Xu You suddenly understood the meaning of the conversation between Wu Bin and Chen Ke that he overheard on the side of the road that day.

Careless.Xu You thought to himself, because this is the conqueror, so he never thought that Chen Ke and these people would choose to tear themselves apart with him here.

I'm afraid that today's matter will not be so easy to end well, Xu You glanced over the faces of several people one by one, and asked in a gentle tone: "Can I ask who are the people above?"

The man closest to him rolled up his sleeves, and said with a smirk: "I said, hurry up. After finishing the work, I can go home for the New Year."

Xu You's heart sank slightly, and when he saw him get up, he subconsciously retreated, but before his body moved, Chen Ke had already put a hand on Xu You's shoulder, and pushed him heavily in the direction of that man.

The wine glass in Xu You's hand flew out, and half of the glass of red wine splashed on the man.The man cursed in a low voice, grabbed Xu You's hair and lifted it up heavily.Xu You was grabbed by the hair, subconsciously reached out and pushed forward.The man staggered from being pushed by him, and without even thinking about it, he slapped him.

There was a buzzing sound in Xu You's mind, and his eyes were suddenly blurred.Immediately afterwards, countless fists and feet greeted him overwhelmingly.

Zhuang Shaodong was restless all night.

Since it was the first time for Zhuang Shaoqing and his son to preside over the family's worship during the New Year's Day, they were afraid that people would be critical and inattentive, so they strived for perfection in every detail.The worship ceremony, which could have ended in an hour, dragged on for nearly two hours.Finally, the family banquet started, and the father and son took turns inviting the elders of the clan to give speeches.

Zhuang Shaodong was already a little impatient at that time.What's more, Zhuang Li Yunxin had no intention of fighting with Zhuang Shaoqing and his son, and returned to Li's house before dark, and he felt more and more that his coming was completely unnecessary.Zhuang Shiwen, the eldest son of the real long-term house, hasn't set foot in the old house of the dealer for many years. Why does he, an abdicated patriarch, stay here to make his face swollen and fat?But that's often how it is.If you don't come at all, it's fine, if you come and then leave, some people will think that you have no respect for your superiors, and you came here on purpose to let someone down, and this problem will become a bit big.

Zhuang Shaodong suppressed his temper and should toast and toast, smile and smile, and say auspicious words when he should say auspicious words.After finally waiting for the family banquet to end, a few old people just set up a mahjong table and greeted the juniors to accompany them.Zhuang Shaodong couldn't leave now.Zhuang's family members who stay in the country only get together once a year, not to mention that the old people haven't left yet, how can he, a junior, leave first?

Accompanied by several uncles to touch two cards, Zhuang Shaodong was impatiently thinking about what kind of excuse he could find, when the phone placed on the table buzzed and vibrated, and the name flashing on the screen was Huang Haitao.Although he knew that this was just a polite New Year's call, but because this was someone related to Xu You, Zhuang Shaodong's mood suddenly became lighter.

Zhuang Shaodong pulled his cousin to touch him twice, took the phone and retreated to the balcony beside him.When the phone was connected, Zhuang Shaodong smiled and said, "Happy Chinese New Year, Lao Huang..."

Before he finished speaking, his voice was interrupted by Huang Haitao.Huang Haitao didn't know whether he was on his way or climbing the stairs, so he interrupted his pleasantries out of breath, "Master Zhuang, something happened to Xu Zi!"

Zhuang Shaodong felt that his whole body was numb, "You said... what?"

"The Affiliated Hospital of Medical University." Huang Haitao said out of breath, "Xu Zi just entered the operating room..."

Zhuang Shaodong hung up the phone, and rushed out of the Zhuang family's old house without looking back.