Clear stream

The winter in Shanghai is wet and cold. Since the beginning of winter, the sun has not been seen for more than ten days.After finally waiting for the rain to stop, the sky seemed to be covered with a quilt, preventing any sunlight from entering.

Xi Qingxi stood in front of the huge house with complicated emotions.

Today, Mr. Xi prepared a dust-cleaning banquet for Xi Qin. It was supposed to be a clean-up feast on the day he came back, but Xi Qin was so tired that he just lay on the bed for the whole night, and it was the next day in a blink of an eye.

Xi Qingxi didn't know whether she was going to play or go to work, and Xi Qin never took the initiative to discuss these matters with him. The relationship between the two was more like a superior and a subordinate than a mother and son.

Mr. Xi personally called Xi Qingxi to go home for dinner, which is enough to show that he attaches great importance to this family banquet.That being the case, Xi Qingxi didn't dare to be negligent. She took out the high-end suit that she had never worn before, and dressed up before letting the driver pick him up.

The main residence of the Xi family is located in the suburbs. After Mr. Xi retired, he cultivated a vegetable garden behind the house. He watered the vegetables and dewormed them all day long, and lived a leisurely and fulfilling life.

When Xi Qingxi was brought in by the housekeeper, Mr. Xi was wearing a bamboo hat, squatting in the vegetable garden and looking carefully at the leaves.

"Grandpa."

Mr. Xi looked up at him, and continued to work: "Come on, you go in first, I'll be here later."

It was only when Xi Qingxi entered the door that he realized that he was the first to arrive.

The furnishings in the house have been the same for decades, not much different from his impression, and the feeling of oppression and heaviness is exactly the same.

After about 5 minutes, Mr. Xi walked into the hall and took off his gloves that were stained with mud.

"How long has it been since you came back?" Xi Qingxi didn't know how to answer the first sentence of the old man sitting on the sofa.

"Can not remember."

Old Man Xi snorted coldly, took the tea offered by the servant, exhaled into the cup, and then took a sip: "When I grow up, I despise me as a bad old man."

"Nothing." Xi Qingxi hurriedly explained, "I'm busy with work, so..."

"Okay, no need to explain." Mr. Xi put down his teacup and waved his hand, "I called you here today not just because of your mother."

"That is?"

Old Man Xi stopped talking and continued to sip tea. Xi Qingxi felt uncomfortable sitting in front of him.It wasn't until the appearance of the second visitor that he realized the deep meaning in the old man's words.

"Hello, Grandpa Xi." The sweet female voice softened the weird atmosphere between the two. She was wearing a bulky down jacket and a black mask, like a little penguin.

She noticed Xi Qingxi who was sitting upright, and teased with a smile: "Mr. Xi is there too?"

"Why, is the relationship between you two so weak now that you only call your surname instead of your name?"

"No, no." The girl took off her mask, shaking her head like a rattle, "Brother Qingxi has a special status in the circle, I'm used to shouting."

Mr. Xi smiled and said, "Okay, I won't disturb your young people's chat, go upstairs and drink tea."

After the old man left, Xi Qingxi was less restrained, and he asked bluntly: "What are you thinking, Miss Cen Ruo?"

Just as few people in the circle have seen Xi Qingxi's true face, few people know Cen Ruo's identity. She is a typical rich daughter who will go home and inherit hundreds of billions of property if she doesn't act well.

After Old Master Xi left, Cen Ruo's previous obedience disappeared, and he took a gulp of the tea the servant made for her, then frowned and smacked his lips: "It's so bitter..."

Xi Qingxi watched her quietly and did not initiate a conversation.

She coughed lightly, and said, "I've done what I promised you. Whether or not Fang Ruogu's elm lump can be resuscitated is another matter, so I'm here to please you."

Hearing Cen Ruo's mention, Xi Qingxi suddenly remembered that Fang Ruogu seemed to have misunderstood her at that time, and the misunderstanding was still misled by him.

Thinking of this, Xi Qingxi "kindly" informed Cen Ruo of the misunderstanding, and her face darkened half after hearing this: "You are really not human."

Xi Qingxi was used to being scolded, so he didn't take it seriously: "It's okay, he doesn't dare to talk nonsense."

"Forget it." Cen Ruo said, "Grandpa Xi intends to match the two of us, and my family also has ideas about that. Think about it."

Xi Qingxi was silent for three seconds: "You are only 21 years old..."

"Actually, they don't really want to marry me. Didn't an actor commit crimes and get in a few days ago? We have worked together before, and my family wants to force me to quit the entertainment industry through engagement." Cen Ruo's eyes were firm, "Help me I."

"How to help?"

"You use the eyes of a professional to convince my dad." Cen Ruo thought for a long time, and then said, "Don't worry, they don't like your style of work, and they won't really let me get involved with you."

Xi Qingxi: "?"

Cen Ruofei glanced at him quickly, cleared his throat: "Talk without losing a piece of meat, just treat it as a favor to me."

"Row."

At the dinner party, Mr. Xi really meant something and said, "Qingxi is 27 this year, right? Ruo Ruo?"

"Grandpa Xi, I'm 21." Cen Ruo's appearance is not aggressive, pure and pleasant, very pleasing to the elders.Especially the vague ending sound when speaking, which is even more coquettish.

"Anyone you like?"

Cen Ruo talked about him from left to right: "I'm so exhausted doing this job now, why do I have the heart to think about that?"

"Since you're so tired, don't do it." Cen's father kept a stern face, his eyes turned lukewarm, "It's better if you stay at home and do nothing than being an actor."

Cen Ruo retorted unwillingly: "I just like acting, so I won't quit the entertainment industry."

Father Cen's eyes almost rolled up to the sky, he turned his head and drank in a muffled voice.

Seeing this, Xi Qin quickly smoothed things over: "Let's not discuss that, come, Ruo Ruo eat vegetables."

She picked up a prawn and put it in Cen Ruo's bowl, but she said it to Father Cen: "Let's be honest, I like Ruoruo very much, and I want to take her in as my daughter-in-law."

"Ahem..." Cen Ruo had just stuffed half a shrimp into her mouth, but she blushed when she heard the words, and she desperately winked at Xi Qingxi to let him save him.

"Mom." Xi Qingxi clenched her fists, with a proper smile on the corner of her mouth, "If Ruoruo is still young, I always treat her like a younger sister, and I think she only has her elder brother's admiration for me, nothing else."

Xi Qin couldn't hold back his face, and couldn't say much because of the presence of outsiders, so he could only stare blankly.Father Cen at the side took a sip of his wine glass with great interest, and listened quietly to his speech.

"But I can assure Uncle Cen that as long as I'm here, I won't let Ruoruo suffer any harm."

The sincere confession of this relationship made everyone present look slightly relieved, except Xi Mu.

After dinner, Xi Qingxi was arranged to drive Cen Ruo's family back, and there was still Xi Mu dawdling in the huge house, who hadn't left yet.

"Tell me something?" Mr. Xi sat on the rattan chair with his eyes closed and rested, and suddenly opened his mouth to startle Xi Mu.

Xi Mu stepped forward with a smirk, and said, "Dad, if you marry the Cen family, Qingxi doesn't want to have Yaoyao, he..."

"Don't you see that the Cen family has no idea at all?" Old Master Xi's eyes were wide open, his tone suddenly cold, "When will you learn to judge the situation?"

Xi Mu felt ashamed, didn't dare to say anything, and left resentfully.

After getting into the car and closing the door, he picked up his cell phone and made a call.In the dim space, the faint blue screen illuminated his expressionless face, which looked extremely strange.

"Next Saturday at eight o'clock in the evening, Xi Qingxi will go to the Cen's only daughter's birthday party, you can do it now."