Shuang Qi

After taking out the checked luggage, just like the situation at the Capital Airport twelve hours ago, Zhang Xiuming walked ahead and left the airport, Jiang Qifeng followed closely with a suitcase in each hand, without asking a single extra word.

There were many private vehicles parked on the side of the road outside. Zhang Xiuming looked around, but he didn't see the car he was looking for, so he lowered his head and dialed the phone.

"I'm here, um, come here."

Before departure, Zhang Xiuming didn't reveal anything to Jiang Qifeng, so Jiang Qifeng didn't have a specific itinerary, nor did he know about pick-up and accommodation arrangements.

Until this moment, after listening to the master's phone call, Jiang Qifeng finally got some useful information.

Someone is coming to pick me up.

Regarding the guess about the identity of the other end of the phone, Jiang Qifeng already had a bottom line in his mind.

Either the master's daughter, or Pei Linchuan.

After going abroad, Zhang Xiuming only had two relatives and friends, who else could there be besides them?

Five minutes later, a white commercial vehicle stopped in front of them.

Stepping out of the driver's seat, a long-haired woman wearing metal-colored round-frame glasses was dressed low-key, with a strong bookish atmosphere from head to toe. She looked quite young, no more than 25 years old at most.

Jiang Qifeng has been able to confirm her identity.

Sure enough, the next second she raised her head and hugged Zhang Xiuming.

"Dad, long time no see, I miss you."

The moment Zhang Xiuming saw her, the eternal peace in Zhang Xiuming's eyes was suddenly broken, and replaced by joy and emotion.It's just that he's used to seriousness, and he's inevitably a little at a loss in the face of straightforward warmth.

"Hey, good boy. You've lost weight..."

Withdrawing from the joy of reunion, Zhang Xiuming put away the look in his eyes, turned around and introduced the two people around him respectively.

"This is my daughter."

"This is me, apprentice."

Left and right, no one left behind.

Jiang Qifeng's heart seemed to be hit by something suddenly, and he was so shocked that he was stunned for three seconds before he came back to his senses.Hearing the word "disciple" from the master's mouth, he was moved and felt a little inexplicably ashamed.

Master hasn't introduced him in this way for a long time.

This may be a new beginning, a good start.

Jiang Qifeng suppressed all the emotions in his heart, and politely extended his hand, "Hello, I'm Jiang Qifeng."

The other party looked at him with a slightly scrutinizing gaze, but did not refute his face, and shook hands with him intentionally. "Zhang Huaiyu..."

A few three words are enough to meet relatives and estrangements.

After getting in the car, Zhang Xiuming sat in the co-pilot, half leaning against the window to look at the plants and trees outside, and asked inadvertently, "Why didn't Fourth Pei come?"

"Uncle Pei and Auntie went to play on the yacht, and we will see each other when we come back at night."

"oh, I see."

Zhang Huaiyu turned the steering wheel with one hand, pushed the glasses frame with the other hand, and glanced at the figure in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

Jiang Qifeng was staring out the window in a trance alone.

"Dad, why did you think of bringing Jiang...Senior Brother Jiang out?"

Hearing Zhang Huaiyu mentioning himself suddenly, Jiang Qifeng suddenly came back to his senses, and subconsciously looked at Master, expecting his answer.

Zhang Xiuming didn't change his face: "The fifth brother has let go, I want to call the fourth brother Pei back to the country. The young people in the club can't be relied on, we can only rely on us old guys."

"What does that have to do with Senior Brother Jiang? Didn't the Internet say that he is a traitor?" Zhang Huaiyu said without hesitation.

Jiang Qifeng hesitated whether he should explain, Zhang Xiuming thought about how to answer, the air in the car was suddenly quiet, and the atmosphere seemed to freeze for a moment.

After a long while, Zhang Xiuming said in a deep voice: "The past is over, I can't tell. Anyway, I can use him this time, so I brought him out."

……

An hour later, the car stopped in the yard of a villa.

The yard alone is not small. In addition to the flower beds and fish ponds that ordinary villas should have, there is also a small open-air swimming pool at the back.

After getting out of the car, Jiang Qifeng dragged the suitcase and walked behind, followed Master and Zhang Huaiyu to the door, and the gatekeeper's black back yelled at him a few times, scaring him a lot.

Zhang Huaiyu threw a toy ball to lure the dog away, then took out the key and opened the door. "You two rooms are on the third floor. Go up first. I'll go to the neighbor's house to pick up the child."

As soon as you enter the door, you will see the living room and open kitchen. The interior decoration design is simple, and the warm color design gives people a sense of warmth.

"Oh, that's right." Zhang Xiuming suddenly turned around and called to his daughter who was about to leave: "Where's that kid from the Pei family?"

The questioner was Zhang Huaiyu's husband, Pei Linchuan's son.

"He is still working on a project with his mentor, and he will definitely be back before the New Year's Eve dinner tomorrow at the latest."

-

That night, Pei Linchuan and his wife came back on time as expected, but from their faces, one could vaguely see the unfinished expressions.

"Are you back?" Zhang Xiuming came down from upstairs when he heard the movement.

Pei Linchuan's expression froze when he heard the voice, and soon turned into surprise, and strode forward to give him a hug.

"Brother! How long can you stay this time? Why don't you just stay here with me for the elderly!"

Zhang Xiuming smiled helplessly: "I'm just here to celebrate Yuanyuan's first birthday, and I have to go back after the new year. There are a lot of things in the club, how can I retire so soon."

Pei Linchuan walked over to the sofa next to his shoulders, pressed him to sit down, and then said: "Don't you still have an apprentice, let the apprentice take over as soon as possible."

Obviously, after Pei Linchuan left Qulan Club, he really didn't pay attention to Quyixing, and he didn't know about the matter between Zhang Xiuming and his two apprentices.

If Chu Qiansheng had been here, he would never have brought up such a thing as apprentice succession, which directly poked Zhang Xiuming's lungs.

Coincidentally, when Pei Linchuan said this, Jiang Qifeng happened to walk to the stairs, and he heard everything verbatim.

Jiang Qifeng paused, his face full of embarrassment.

A voice in his heart yelled, turned around and ran away, but he had already come down, and the two elders sitting on the sofa had seen him, so there was absolutely no reason to leave without saying hello.

So he walked over bravely and said hello honestly.

"Master, fourth uncle."

Zhang Xiuming nodded to him, but did not speak.

When he saw him, Pei Linchuan's eyes flashed with surprise, and he turned his head to stare at Zhang Xiuming immediately and asked, "You brought your apprentice? Why didn't you tell me!"

"He refused to take over my class and set up his own business." Zhang Xiuming answered the last question.

Pei Linchuan was thoughtful, and his eyes drifted to Jiang Qifeng who was standing stupidly in front of him. "Sit down, why are you standing?"

Jiang Qifeng subconsciously looked at Zhang Xiuming, and sat down beside him after getting the affirmative look from the master.

Seeing all these details, Pei Linchuan unconsciously frowned.

It doesn't look like a rebellious child...

"Forget it, don't talk about it for the Chinese New Year, let's prepare for dinner first!"

In the kitchen not far away, Pei Linchuan's wife and Zhang Huaiyu were busy preparing to cook.

Seeing this, Jiang Qifeng rolled up his sleeves and passed.

"Let me help."

-

Jiang Qifeng knows how to cook, and his cooking skills are good. Except for Zhang Xiuming who knew it early on, everyone was a little surprised, and at the same time, he changed a lot.

At least the alienation and rejection in Zhang Huaiyu's eyes faded a bit, secretly thinking that this person is pretty good in other aspects except for the job-hopping incident.

At night, everyone went back to their own rooms. There were only two guest rooms on the third floor, which happened to be reserved for Zhang Xiuming and Jiang Qifeng.

Jiang Qifeng always went to bed in the middle of the night, and now he felt no sleepiness at all, so he watched the video of Shuangqi Club's box-sealing performance in the room.

After watching for a while, he vaguely felt that his throat was dry, so he put down his phone and went downstairs to fill a glass of water. After hesitating for a moment, he also filled a glass for Master by the way.

"Knock knock knock..."

After Jiang Qifeng put his cup back into the room, he turned around and knocked on the door of the next room.

"The door is unlocked." Zhang Xiuming's hoarse voice came from inside.

It seems that this glass of water came in time.

Jiang Qifeng pushed the door open and went in, and put the water glass on the bedside table. "The water dispenser is on the first floor. It's troublesome to go downstairs. I'll get you a glass of warm water and put it here. You should go to bed early."

As soon as he turned his head, he saw Zhang Xiuming leaning against the bed, holding an old book in his hands. The cover was so worn out that he couldn't see its original appearance clearly, and the paper inside had turned yellow.

Zhang Xiuming didn't give him an extra look, he said "um", and raised his hand to turn to the next page.

Jiang Qifeng still stood there without moving, but his mind was far away. Recalling the situation downstairs just now, he couldn't help showing a bit of doubt and hesitation in his eyes.

After a while, Zhang Xiuming finally noticed his strangeness, raised his head to look at him, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Qifeng came back to his senses, and honestly expressed the doubts in his heart. "Just now downstairs, why didn't you tell Teacher Pei about going back?"

Jiang Qifeng knew about the purpose of his visit this time, but he had been listening to Master and Pei Linchuan chatting downstairs for two or three hours just now, and he hadn't mentioned anything serious, so he was inevitably a little puzzled.

"It's not the time, take your time." Zhang Xiuming said calmly.

Jiang Qifeng actually wanted to ask a few more questions, such as when will it be time, and what are the arrangements for the next few days... But seeing Master's expression, he obviously didn't want to say more.

"Oh, then you go to bed early, I'll go back to the house first." He turned around and walked out tactfully.

"Wait a minute……"

Just when Jiang Qifeng was about to close the door, Zhang Xiuming suddenly put down his book and stopped him thoughtfully.

"Ah?" Jiang Qifeng stopped his movements, waiting for him to continue speaking.

"Tomorrow at seven in the morning, go to the courtyard to practice in the open space near the west window, and read all the lyrics of Guankou and Taiping." Zhang Xiuming said in a deep voice.

Jiang Qifeng:? ?

He was confused, why did he have to get up early to check his homework when he was on vacation abroad?He usually sleeps in the middle of the night and wakes up at noon, and there is still jet lag when he goes abroad, so getting up at seven will kill him!

Jiang Qifeng didn't dare to say this, so he could only ask in a low voice: "Will it disturb others' rest?"

"This house is soundproof." Zhang Xiuming said frankly.

And only the window of Pei Linchuan's room faced the west.

Zhang Xiuming didn't tell him the latter sentence.