At around five o'clock, the doorbell rang outside.
Wei Lan said: "Maybe the banquet party is here. Xiaoyu, go and open the door."
Du Xiaoyu was lying on the sofa and watching a drama leisurely. The plot was getting tense. How could she leave at this time?
In fact, even without this drama, she was too lazy to move. There were three people in the room, so why did she have to open the door?
So, she stretched out her long legs, tapped Cheng Yu with her toes, and said, "Did you hear that, Mom asked you to open the door! Xiao Yu!"
Cheng Yu rolled his eyes and said to himself that although our nicknames have similar sounds, I can still tell the difference between the third and fourth sounds, right?
However, he didn't bother to argue with Du Xiaoyu and stood up anyway.
Wei Lan was not happy, she said: "Xiaoyu, what's wrong with your child? Xiaoyu came back to our house for the New Year, do you look like a master?"
"Mom, it seems that you still don't regard Cheng Yu as one of your own. Isn't he your son-in-law? He is also the owner of this family. Why do I have to go?"
When Cheng Yu saw this, he quickly smiled and said, "It's okay, Mom, I'll just go. Xiaoyu is watching TV!"
"You're a spoiled child, but it's a good thing that Xiao Yu loves you so much."
He seemed to be complaining about Du Xiaoyu, but in fact he was happy in his heart.
In her opinion, this was a sign of Cheng Yu's love for Du Xiaoyu. With such a son-in-law, she really had nothing to be unhappy about.
Cheng Yu went to open the door, and sure enough, outside were two security guards from the community and five people wearing hotel uniforms.
When the security guard saw Cheng Yu, he was stunned and said, "Is this Mr. Du's home?" Apparently he didn't see Cheng Yu, so he was a little confused.
Cheng Yu nodded and said, "Are you here to deliver drinks and food?"
The security guard looked back at the waiters, and one of the men in a suit hurriedly said with a smile: "You must be Mr. Cheng, Mr. Du specially ordered that you are also at home. This is the dish Mr. Du ordered, we will arrange it
The chef hurriedly sent it over after it was ready. However, the management of the community is strict, and your communicator couldn't get through for some reason, so they came in with us."
Cheng Yu waved his hand and said, "Thank you very much for your hard work." Then he looked at the two security guards and said, "Thank you for your hard work, too. This is indeed the banquet that my Uncle Du called back and arranged for it to be delivered by the hotel."
The two security guards were still a little worried and looked at each other. After all, it was almost the Chinese New Year. Suddenly, a stranger appeared in the community. They walked out of the most important owner's house in the community, but the owner was not seen.
Well, they are really afraid of acting out some plots in TV series and movies.
Not to mention that this gentle-looking young man kidnapped Mr. Du's family and occupied a whole banquet to show off.
However, the two security guards did not dare to directly express this groundless speculation, so they had no choice but to refuse to leave.
At this time, Wei Lan also got up from the sofa, walked over, looked at Cheng Yu's back, and said strangely: "Xiao Yu, why don't you let me in?"
Cheng Yu stepped aside and Wei Lan was exposed in front of the two security guards.
"The real estate company here is more responsible. You may want to confirm. After all, they don't know me."
"Oh, it's okay, it's my Lao Du who organized the banquet, and the workers at home asked them to take an early vacation and go back to their hometown for the New Year. Isn't there no one to cook?"
When the two security guards saw Wei Lan, they shouted together: "Hello, Mrs. Du. Now that it's confirmed, we'll go back to our posts first."
"Thank you."
Under the command of Wei Lan and Cheng Yu, the waiters moved the food and wine stored in the incubator into the room one by one.
Then he briefly introduced how to open and close the incubator. The man in a suit said, "Mrs. Du, would you like to check the dishes inside?"
"No, no, no, Lao Du called me, why should I be worried?"
"Then please sign here. These plates, bowls, insulators, etc., after you finish your meal, call us at any time, and we will have someone come to collect them."
Wei Lan took the receipt and signed it, and then the hotel staff left.
"My dad just sent me a message, saying he'll be home in half an hour at most. He asked me to open a bottle of red wine and wake up first." At this moment, Du Xiaoyu's drama was over, and she jumped up and down.
I jumped to the wine cellar.
Soon she came back with two bottles of red wine, holding them up one on the left and the other on the right, and asked Cheng Yu: "Which one do you drink? Georgian or French."
"Georgia." Cheng Yu said casually. Du Xiaoyu nodded and went back to put away the bottle of French wine. Then he returned to the living room with the remaining red wine, found a corkscrew and opened it.
After pouring the wine into the decanter and placing it on the dining table, Du Xiaoyu pulled on her slippers and returned to the sofa. She held the remote control and turned over and over again, trying to find another program to watch.
After chatting for a while, the door rang. Cheng Yu turned around and stood up, looking towards the door.
Du Changfeng's figure appeared outside the door. Wei Lan had already greeted him, handed a pair of slippers to Du Changfeng, and took the bag from his hand.
"Dad, happy New Year." Cheng Yu shouted quickly.
"Xiao Yu, hello, hello. Sorry, it's the last meeting after the new year. After the end, several shareholders asked me to talk about some things, so I came back late."
"It's okay, you must be busy at the moment. I came back to celebrate the New Year before, and my dad couldn't get home on time for dinner on New Year's Eve."
Du Xiaoyu curled her lips and said: "Dad, you are so unreliable. You said you would forget about the New Year's Eve meeting, but you actually delayed it. I see, Du's shareholders really need to put things in order. They themselves
But it’s the Little New Year, why don’t you let others celebrate the Little New Year?”
Du Changfeng laughed, took off his watch as he walked over, and said, "Did you sober up from the red wine?"
"I've been awake for more than twenty minutes. How dare I disobey your instructions?"
"Okay, let's eat quickly. It's already past six o'clock, so you may be starving."
A family of four walked to the dining room.
Cheng Yu helped Wei Lan take out the vegetables from the insulator. Du Changfeng also helped to take the dishes and put them on the table. Only Du Xiaoyu saw the meat with pickles and vegetables, so he looked awkwardly and picked it up with his fingers.
Pick up a piece, tilt your neck upward and put it in your mouth.
Wei Lan looked at it and shook his head, scolding: "You kid, you are so unruly, you will be reincarnated as a starving ghost. Everyone is getting food, but you are the only one who still eats it secretly."
"Well, I didn't eat the meat with pickles and vegetables. I suddenly wanted to eat it when I looked at it. Besides, you have to blame my dad for this. Who made him come back so late and made me so hungry?" Du Xiaoyu chewed the vegetables in his mouth.
, while speaking vaguely.
Du Changfeng chuckled and said, "Okay, the people celebrating the New Year are all members of my own family, don't talk about that."
"That's right, look at my dad. Now that I have married Cheng Yu, he is our family. Why do we care so much as a family? Mom, you really need to learn from my dad on this. Let me tell you."
"This child, you are scolding me for coming here, are you looking for a beating? Let me tell you, today is the New Year, a day for spanking children, so be careful I beat you."
程煜深以为然的说:“嗯,这个我举双手赞成,该揍,胡说八道的什么叫把我给娶进门了?”
The family of four laughed loudly and sat down separately. Du Xiaoyu finally behaved and poured wine into a decanter for everyone.
"Okay, this is the first time that Xiaoyu has come to our house to celebrate the New Year. I hope it will be like this every year in the future." Du Changfeng first raised the cup in his hand.
Wei Lan hurriedly said: "Why does this happen every year? This year I want my two children to spend the New Year's Eve at our house, but that woman Ning Kezhu refuses to agree. How can I spend the first year at my parents' house?
The reason? I couldn't resist her, so I could only agree that next year, we will spend New Year's Eve at our house. It's a year for us as a family, and no one wants to take advantage."
Cheng Yuxin said, there is no question whether it will be decided next year. The women of these two families have already made arrangements for the follow-up matters.
"If you don't say this, don't say this." Perhaps feeling that Cheng Yu was a little embarrassed, Du Changfeng winked at Wei Lan, "Come on, it's the New Year after all, let's have a drink together as a family."
Cheng Yu raised his cup and glanced at Du Xiaoyu.
Du Xiaoyu also happened to look at Cheng Yu at the same time.
In fact, they just wanted to see each other's reaction. After all, they were still in a physical marriage, and they were both worried that the other's hesitant behavior would arouse the suspicion of Du Changfeng and Wei Lan.
But in the eyes of the old couple, their actions turned into an affectionate relationship between the children. Even when they were eating or drinking, they still thought about each other and gazed lovingly at each other.
It is unrealistic to say that Du Changfeng and Wei Lan have no suspicion at all about Cheng Yu and Du Xiaoyu, otherwise Aunt Zhang would not be allowed to work as an undercover agent.
But seeing their behavior at the dinner table, the husband and mother seemed to feel relieved a lot.
Especially Du Changfeng, in fact, he has always been well aware of the reason why Cheng Yu and Du Xiaoyu made the decision so quickly and obtained the marriage certificate.
It is impossible for these two children to develop so fast.
But he always had the thought of letting the young couple get along on their own, and their relationship would soon sublimate.
After all, Du Xiaoyu is his own daughter, and he understands her very well. If she is released, those chasing her will be able to escape in two streets.
Cheng Yu's performance over the past year has been watched by all the elders.
Everyone must admit Cheng Yu's excellence.
In Du Changfeng's view, such a pair of young children are a match made in heaven. Even if the reason for their union at first was a bit of a political marriage, they will soon adapt to this relationship and enjoy it.
Judging from today's performance, Du Changfeng is very satisfied.
But the more this happened, the more Du Changfeng felt worried.
At the dinner table, Du Changfeng tried not to show too much, but happily drank and ate with Cheng Yu.
After three drinks, Du Xiaoyu said she wanted to open another bottle of red wine, but Cheng Yu stopped her.
"Mom won't drink anymore, and Xiaoyu, don't drink either."
"But my dad hasn't had enough!"
"I'll finish dinner later and drink some whiskey alone with Dad. This red wine is too boring."
Du Changfeng was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and said with a smile: "It's okay, I also think red wine is boring, so high-strength wine is better. And I've almost eaten it."
"I'm full too." Cheng Yu said quickly.
Wei Lan and Du Xiaoyu were women. Even Cheng Yu and Du Changfeng felt full. They had obviously eaten enough for a long time.
So he simply withdrew the table, and Du Changfeng said: "Okay, don't clean up these things. I'll make a call and ask them to arrange for someone to collect them. Wei Lan, just wait for them to come."
Wei Lan agreed, and Du Changfeng said again: "Xiao Yu, let's go to the study and drink some whiskey? Let's smoke a cigar by the way. There are ladies here, let's not smoke in front of them."
Cheng Yu nodded and followed Du Changfeng.
Du Xiaoyu shouted: "Drink less, we will have something to do later."
"What else is there? Tonight, New Year's Eve, you two will stay at home and you are not allowed to go anywhere." Wei Lan became anxious upon hearing this and immediately stopped her.
This was what Cheng Yu and Du Xiaoyu had discussed before going out. It was actually fine, but they were afraid that Du Changfeng and Wei Lan would keep them here overnight.
When the time comes, a man and a woman are alone in the same room, and it’s winter and they can’t sleep on the floor. What should Cheng Yu do?
Therefore, Cheng Yu also quickly said: "Oh, Mom, this is really not possible. Xiaoyu and I have made an appointment with our friends. They will fly back to their hometown early tomorrow morning to celebrate the New Year. This will be our last gathering this year."
"No, no, you're not allowed to go anywhere. Once you leave, I won't be able to see you until next year." Wei Lan was still anxious.
Du Changfeng interjected: "Don't be so ridiculous, isn't it just two days apart? According to the rules this year, the newly married daughter must bring her new uncle back to the house for the second year of junior high school."
Wei Lan wanted to talk again, but Du Xiaoyu hurriedly pushed Cheng Yu away.
We can't talk too much about this matter. The more Wei Lan talks about it, the more he refuses to let him go. Anyway, he can just leave after Cheng Yu and Du Changfeng finish talking.
Entering Du Changfeng's study, Du Changfeng motioned for Cheng Yu to sit down first, then walked to the wine cabinet and took out a crystal whiskey bottle from it.
"This is a fifty-year-old Macallan brought back by a friend from Europe. Try it?" Du Changfeng asked, shaking the bottle.
Cheng Yu nodded and said, "Okay, thank you, dad."
Du Changfeng poured two glasses and brought them over.
"A cigar?"
"You can smoke it, I don't like it too much."
"Well, young man, it's better if you don't learn to smoke cigars."
Cheng Yu held the wine glass, shook it gently, and smelled the aroma of the wine.
When Du Changfeng struck a match and lit a cigar, he said, "Dad, do you have something to say to me?"
Du Changfeng was slightly startled and said with a smile: "Why do you think so? I thought you had something to tell me!"
"No, I just feel that you have always had something on your mind since you entered the house. Let me think about it, if this matter is about mom or Xiaoyu, you can just tell it directly, there is no need to hide it. Since it is not them,
It can only be me. Besides, this matter is probably related to my family, so you are hesitant to say anything."
"Haha, you have good observation skills. Since you asked and thought of it, I'll just tell you."
As he spoke, he blew out a puff of blue cigar smoke. Du Changfeng placed the cigar on the ashtray and picked up the glass of whiskey.
After shaking it, Du Changfeng took a sip first and said, "Your Mr. Cheng is back."
Cheng Yu was slightly startled. He thought that what Du Changfeng was going to tell him would have something to do with Cheng Guangnian. He even wondered if Cheng Guangnian was still determined to kill my Uncle Du and was doing some tricks behind his back?
Especially seeing Du Changfeng hesitate to speak, Cheng Yu even thought that what Du Changfeng was about to say was related to Cheng Guangnian.
In fact, at the dinner table, Cheng Yu was also very dissatisfied.
He had already agreed to Cheng Guangnian's request, and now Cheng Guangnian went back on his promise. What on earth was he trying to do?
Cheng Yu even thought that if it was confirmed after the meal that it was Cheng Guangnian and he would take any action against the Du Group, he would not hesitate to go back and fall out with Cheng Guangnian during the Chinese New Year tomorrow to make this matter clear to him.
Now he also holds some shares of Cheng's Group, plus Qianjin's shares. If Cheng Guangnian persists, Cheng Yu really wants to lead other shareholders to make a big fuss with Cheng Guangnian.
But I never thought that when Du Changfeng spoke, he was not talking about Cheng Guangnian, but Cheng Fu?
Of course Cheng Yu knew about Cheng Fu. He was the second eldest child of his second uncle Cheng Guangle's family. He was one month younger than Cheng Yu and was also Cheng Yi's biological brother.
When Cheng Guangle and Cheng Yi were sent out before, Cheng Guangnian gave them a compensation, which was to allow Cheng Fu to finish his studies early and return to China to work in the Cheng Group.
Moreover, due to the establishment of Qianjin at that time, Cheng Guangnian's assistant Xu Dong was transferred to be the CEO, so his assistant's position became vacant.
Although it was not said that Mr. Cheng would be his assistant directly, that was also the position arranged in the secretariat of the board of directors.
Moreover, Cheng Guangnian has never appointed a new assistant to the chairman. Instead, he hires people from the board secretariat temporarily when necessary, so everyone can actually see some clues.
After all, Cheng Guangnian still cares about his brotherhood, so he wants Cheng Fu to train in the Board of Directors Secretariat for a while, and then let him serve as his full-time secretary.
Of course, it can't be Assistant Dong. After all, Assistant Dong is also at the level of vice president, which means he is a senior executive.
But after Cheng Fu received the news, he actually said that he still wanted to return to China after completing his studies and was not in a hurry to join the Cheng Group.
This surprised everyone in the Cheng family at that time.
Cheng Yu was naturally quite surprised when he learned that. If Cheng Fu had not come back, Cheng Guangle and his family would have been completely removed from the core of the Cheng Group. Are they going to give up on themselves?
However, Cheng Yu had never cared much about the affairs of Cheng Guangnian and the Cheng Group. After learning about it, he was just surprised and then forgot about it.
Now Du Changfeng suddenly told himself that Cheng Fu was coming back. What did it mean?
He looked at Du Changfeng in confusion and said, "Didn't Master Cheng say that he wanted to wait until graduation before coming back?"
"It is said that like you, he has completed all the credits a year in advance. Although he has not applied for early graduation yet, it is still a matter of flying to the UK after the New Year. Therefore, it is completely him who returns to China during the Spring Festival.
To announce his return is also to announce that your second uncle's family once again has a representative who has entered the Cheng Group."
"Then just come back. I'm just following my dad. I have nothing to do with the Cheng Group. Why are you telling me this, dad?"
Du Changfeng sighed slightly and said: "I knew your kid would react like this. If it wasn't like this, I really have nothing to worry about. After my company's meeting today, several shareholders stayed to talk to me.
That's what happened. Those shareholders are all old friends. Without absolute threats, they will definitely be on my side. Including the last time I tried my best to ask everyone to give me their corresponding shares.
You and they were also the ones who supported me from the beginning. They have their own opinions on this matter."
