He Wei

When the sun was setting and the morning glow was like fire, Xu Lang saw that it was almost time and asked someone to move the medical books hanging in the courtyard back to the house, while he was worried about the few newly made clothes.

Although the clothes are all made according to his liking, the material of these clothes is too high-quality, and it is impossible to tell who is the master and who is the servant when standing with the two brothers after wearing them. This is something that even Forbe did not enjoy. How can he enjoy the treatment in advance?I had no choice but to "pull out the general from the dwarf" and chose a more "restrained" blue shirt to change into.

Xue Chengyu, on the other hand, was wearing his unchanging water-blue clothes all year round. He re-combined his long hair and replaced it with a sapphire hair crown. He leaned on a cane and waited for Xue Chengyi's arrival at the gate.

Xue Chengyi tidied himself up many times slower than the two of them, and he wished he could seriously dress up from head to toe in the room before he was willing to come out.

Xue Chengyi was dressed in a blue brocade suit with dark patterns, a black leather belt around his waist, and a dark gold hairband on his head. His whole person was much more energetic.

Xue Chengyu looked at Xue Chengyi carefully from head to toe, and was quite puzzled by his meticulous cleaning, and asked: "I don't see you being so caring when I see younger sister Shaoqing on weekdays. Public blind date at the birthday banquet?"

Xue Chengyi tidied up his sleeves, and proudly explained: "My brother is wrong, this son-in-law has to clean up when he sees his father-in-law."

Hearing his younger brother's remarks, Xue Chengyu sighed helplessly: "It's true that the male college should be married and the female college should be married, so I won't stay..."

Xue Chengyi was so angry that he wanted to reply a few more words quickly, but he suppressed the anger after thinking that time would run out, flattened his mouth, and "hummed" at Xue Chengyu, looking very cute.

Xue Chengyu didn't get angry with Xue Chengyi either, after all, Chengyi and him were not in the same league.

Since Xue's mansion is not far from Pei's mansion, the three of them did not take the carriage and moved slowly to Pei Sanye's mansion.

Along the way, Xue Chengyi smiled like a flower, as if seeing Master Luo and the two of them would make things happen.

Xue Chengyu looked at his brother because a woman turned into this appearance and couldn't help worrying secretly, but then he thought about it, didn't he also like Xu Hong when he was 17 years old, what qualifications did he have to talk about Xue Chengyi?It's just half a catty.

This time Mr. Pei's [-]th birthday was celebrated with a lot of ostentation in the Pei Mansion. Twenty tables of banquets were set up in the hall. If God is a man.

The butler of Pei's mansion stood at the door to greet the continuous stream of guests, and immediately greeted Xue Chengyu when he saw Xue Chengyu coming.

"The master is very happy to know that the eldest and second young masters came to celebrate his birthday together, and specially asked me to meet you two at the door."

Xue Chengyu took the congratulatory gift from Xu Hong and handed it to the housekeeper, "My father is not feeling well, and he is not easy to get close to greasy and spicy things, so we two juniors came to celebrate the third master's birthday. My father can't come in person, if he is not polite enough Third Lord, please forgive me."

"Young master, you are very polite, please come inside." After speaking, the butler led the three of them to the courtyard.

The hall was already full of guests, and the servants took turns serving dishes to each table. It was very busy and lively.

The three of them sat down at the young man's table under the leadership of the housekeeper. Xue Chengyi couldn't stay idle, and he had nothing to do, so he grabbed a handful of peanuts and peeled them "crackling".

Xue Chengyu was not as idle as Xue Chengyi. He looked around at the guests and told Xu Lang about everyone's identity and background.

According to Xue Chengyu's introduction, Xu Lang matched the visitors one by one. Many of them were old acquaintances, and only a few of them were people he had never met.

Among the many guests, Xu Lang saw the second young master of the Qiao family with just one glance, and hurriedly withdrew his gaze as if he was afraid that Qiao Jian would find him, and took a step behind Xue Chengyu.

Xue Chengyu felt Xu Lang's uneasiness, followed Xu Lang's gaze to look over there, raised his eyebrows when he saw Qiao Jian looking at this side, turned a blind eye, and then pulled Xu Lang behind him with his backhand.

"Don't be afraid, it's okay." Xue Chengyu comforted.

With Xue Chengyu's comfort, Xu Lang can feel at ease, and standing behind Xue Chengyu can look more natural.

After a while, almost all the guests came, but there was still one person missing at Xue Chengyu's table, and he didn't know which Buddha it was if that person didn't come for a long time.

Just as Xue Chengyu was wondering who this person might be, a familiar figure suddenly came in at the door, but he couldn't see his face clearly because of the darkness.

Xue Chengyi was the first to recognize the man, and was not surprised. He hurried to Xue Chengyu's side and asked in a low voice: "Isn't that Jiang Qi? When he left, he said he would not come back in half a year. Why did he come back so early?"

Xue Chengyu was also very puzzled, shook his head and said: "Perhaps Master Zhizhou called Brother Jiang back because of something."

Afterwards, as Xue Chengyu expected, Jiang Qi really had something to do when he came back this time.

Jiang Qi took the congratulatory gift from the servants and handed it to the steward, and said apologetically, "My father returned to Beijing to report on his duties, so he couldn't come to congratulate President Pei on his birthday. This is just a small gesture of gratitude, and I hope President Pei will forgive me."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, Mr. Zhizhou is dedicated to his duties, and there is nothing he can do if he is busy with business. Mr. Zhizhou also has a good memory. My master is lucky to know that Mr. Zhou has a record. Please, my lord." After finishing speaking, he led Jiang Qi to come Xue Chengyu sat down beside him.

Jiang Qi is free and easy by nature, his every move is polite but also uninhibited.When he saw his old friend by his side, he became more relaxed and sat on the side with a big horse.

Jiang Qi looks heroic, with long hair tied high on the top of his head, and a dark blue robe embroidered with green bamboos. Before he can open his mouth, Xu Hong can feel the aura emanating from his side.

Xue Chengyu was very curious about Jiang Qi's silent return, so he asked: "According to your temperament, you are not a person who obeys your father's orders, did Master Zhizhou ask you to come back?"

"This... this..." Jiang Qi suddenly showed embarrassment, and carefully looked around at the guests around him. After noticing anything unusual, he waved to Xue Chengyu and signaled him to listen to him.

Xue Chengyu played with Jiang Qi when he was young, and he knew Jiang Qi's every move very well. He must have something to say when he let him listen to him. Qi wants to tell him something.

Jiang Qi made up his mind to tell Xue Chengyu the truth after struggling for a while: "I've been short of money recently, and my father went back to Beijing to report on his work. If I don't come back, I won't even have the travel expenses..."

As soon as Xue Chengyu heard this, he knew that Jiang Qi must be short of money again, he shook his head helplessly, and replied in a low voice: "You don't need to guess based on the relationship between you and me, and you know that you are just an excuse to celebrate President Pei's birthday. How much do you need?"

Jiang Qijian frowned, silently thinking about the troubles he would need on the road.As a result, the more precise the calculation is, the more chaotic it becomes. After struggling for a long time to remove many unnecessary expenses, I can only calculate roughly.

"400 taels... no more..."

When Xu Lang heard that Jiang Qi wanted to borrow 400 taels, he couldn't help leaning over to Xue Chengyu's ear, and reminded him in a low voice, "We spent a little too much money this month... Now we only have 200 taels left... I really can't afford 400 taels." two……"

Although Jiang Qi was not meeting Xu Lang for the first time, and he knew about their relationship, he did not expect that Xu Lang had already started to manage Xue Chengyu's monthly expenses. It seemed that Master Xue had acquiesced in their relationship.

Jiang Qi glanced at Xu Lang, and found that the mahogany hairpin on Xu Lang's head smashed his mouth, and asked meaningfully, "Have you been happy recently?"

Xue Chengyu didn't realize what Jiang Qi meant for a while, but when he was confused, he saw some clues from Jiang Qi's eyes, and replied without any hesitation: "It has nothing to do with you, don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about."

Jiang Qi wanted to ask a few more questions, but when he saw Xue Chengyu's hostile eyes, he kept silent, poured himself a glass of wine in embarrassment and drank it down.

However, this person was afraid of coming. Xu Lang was afraid of seeing Qiao Jian, but Qiao Jian came here uninvited.

Qiao Jian looked at Xue Chengyu, all five people at the table were present, and there was an extraordinary person like Jiang Qi on the table who must pay a personal visit.

When they first arrived at Xue Chengyu's table, the guests on the table all leaned towards Qiao Jian as they did to curry favor with him at that time. There were not a few words of sincerity in what they said, but a lot of flattery.

After all, they are all small people, and these words are nothing more than to save face in front of Qiao Jian for the convenience of handling affairs in the future.Everyone in the Xue family has a great cause, and their influence in the south of the Yangtze River is not small. Why bother to condescend to curry favor with Qiao Jian.

After talking to those guests, Qiao Jian took the time to walk around Xue Chengyu. He poured a glass for Jiang Qi first, and then poured wine for Xue Chengyu. One sentence: "My younger brother is still young, so it's not suitable for drinking."

Qiao Jian just smiled, took back the jug and poured himself a full glass to toast Jiang Qi, and asked, "I don't know when Brother Jiang will come back, but I haven't been able to cleanse Brother Jiang, this first glass of wine is for Brother Jiang. "

After finishing speaking, he drank it down in one gulp, filled another glass and continued, "My little brother knows that Brother Jiang wrote "Shan He Zhi", can you read it with him?"

The second young master of the Qiao family, Qiao Jian, is the most despised among the many rich sons. His parents had a hard life in the early years, and they started their careers by relying on tailoring skills.

Now that the business is getting bigger, but such a prodigal son is born, he spends a lot of money, spends a lot of money, and will cause some troubles every now and then, and then ask his elder brother to pay to settle it.

Jiang Qi didn't want to explain more to Qiao Jian, and he didn't clink glasses with him. He directly drank the wine in the glass, "My manuscript of "Shan He Zhi" has only one edition, and it has been handed over to Cheng Yu for collection. If Brother Qiao wants to read Cheng Yu asked for a loan."

Such an obvious refusal can be seen by a smart person at a glance, but it's a pity that Qiao Jian is not a smart person, as long as he refuses in a serious manner, he will generally take it as a chance.

"Hey, I didn't expect Mr. Xue to have other books besides medical books that he would like to study. It's really interesting."

Qiao Jian's words were full of sarcasm, Jiang Qi was no match for him, could it be that he was no match for a cripple from the Xue family?If he doesn't show off his power now, I'm afraid these people here will think he is an idiot.

"I heard that Young Master Xue became an adult a while ago, and Master Xue handed over half of the family property to you. At that time, my younger brother didn't have time to go to congratulate him. Today, I will pay you a glass of wine and ask Young Master Xue to show you face."

"I've accepted it, but drinking too much alcohol will hurt your body, so it's better to drink less."

"Third Master's birthday banquet is coming soon. I am also kind. Let's just have a drink. After drinking, I will go back to the table. I will never bother Young Master Xue again."

Xue Chengyu is the most taboo of drinking alcohol after taking medicine all the year round. Alcohol is absolutely untouchable.Everyone in Jiangnan knew that Xue Chengyu didn't drink at all. Now it's not right to drink this wine, or not to drink it. Xue Chengyu fell into an embarrassing situation instantly.

Standing between the two, Xu Lang could clearly feel the smell of gunpowder between the two of them. Even though Qiao Jian left him a deep impression in the early years, considering that Xue Chengyu could not lose face, Xu Lang resolutely picked up the wine glass and drank the wine on behalf of Xue Chengyu. Down.

"Young master is not in good health and should not drink alcohol. I will drink this glass of wine for young master. I have finished the wine, please return to the banquet with Second Young Master Qiao!"

Qiao Jian couldn't say a word when Xu Lang was so angry, he gave Xu Lang a hard look, and walked away.

Jiang Qi watched a good show from the side, and immediately felt that the business world was not as easy as fighting in the official world, no wonder his father wanted to resign, if this fight continued every day, no one would live long.

Xue Chengyu saw that it was inappropriate to confront Qiao Jian head-on because of Mr. Pei's birthday, so he just wrote down the account secretly, and then settled with Qiao Jian together when the time came.