The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and even felt a little cold. Yu Xue suddenly didn't know what to do, because her mother didn't like Canglong. It wasn't because she thought Canglong was incompetent, but because what Canglong did was always involved behind the scenes.
When meeting some women, they are naturally considered to be freeloaders.
"Auntie, hello." Canglong's tone was calm. He still understood the etiquette. As for why he appeared at Secretary Yu's house, it was naturally because of Yu Xue's relationship. It was his first time to come so formally.
Meet the mother-in-law.
He was humble not because he was afraid of Secretary Yu. On the contrary, Canglong felt that no matter what, as a man, he had to think about his woman. Although Yu Xue and her mother were not on good terms, as a daughter,
Yu Xue still hopes that she can get her mother's blessing on the day she gets married.
Because of this, Yu Xue said that letting Cang Long come to her mother's house for dinner was to resolve some of the gaps between Cang Long and her mother. Before coming, Yu Xue and Cang Long explained a lot of things, hoping that Cang Long could get along well with his mother.
Although Canglong agreed, he felt that the person who really should get along well with Secretary Yu was Yu Xue.
He never knew what kind of conflict existed between Yu Xue and Secretary Yu. They didn't look like mother and daughter together at all. As Yu Xue's possible future husband, he had the responsibility to let his mother-in-law and her daughter live in harmony.
, although everything he did was to prove that he was not a soft-boiled person, but behind the proof, why didn't he want to be recognized by his mother-in-law?
Cang Long behaved very humbly and acted as a junior, but Secretary Yu was stunned and didn't want to have too many words with Cang Long, so he kept standing motionless.
When Wen Haichen came out to smooth things over, he said, "You are young and promising."
"Vice Mayor Wen thanks you for the award." Canglong nodded, but his eyes did not leave Secretary Yu. At this moment, there was no intention of quarreling with each other, but he was just as humble as a junior should be towards his elders.
But Secretary Yu remained motionless, looking at Yu Xue with a stern expression, as if to say, Yu Xue, how dare you do such a thing to you.
Yu Xue seemed to understand the meaning in her mother's eyes. Her smiling face suddenly became calm and cold. But what she never expected at this moment was that her mother suddenly changed the cold look on her face and revealed a warm smile.
, walked over and held Canglong's hand and said: "This is not the first time we have met, young man."
"Yes." Canglong nodded calmly, but Heiman who was watching this scene was stunned, thinking that this trembling shadow assassin could actually behave like an ordinary person.
"Who is this?" Secretary Yu looked at Heiman with a smile.
"This is Cang Long's sister. She just came from abroad." Yu Xue hurried over and said, "Mom, you have been tired for a day. Sit down and take a rest. Uncle Wen, you can sit down too and I will make tea for you."
With that said, Yu Xue went to make tea, but as soon as she left, the atmosphere in the living room turned cold. Secretary Yu stared at Cang Long, as if to say, what are you doing, how dare you come to my house.
But Cang Long also looked at Secretary Yu without showing any signs of weakness, but his eyes were not as cold as before. Instead, they were gentle and courteous, as if to say, I am here just to bring your mother and daughter together.
, Auntie, don’t think blindly.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Vice Mayor Wen quickly came out to smooth things over and said, "Teacher Xiao Cang, I heard that you will no longer teach in No. 1 Middle School next semester. Do you have any plans?"
"Prepare to do some business." Canglong smiled and said, "China's market prospects are promising. I believe there is a place for me here."
As he said that, Canglong looked at Secretary Yu, but found that the other party did not speak. After a while, Yu Xue made tea and came out. Seeing that the scene was not as he imagined, he seemed relieved, and then went to the kitchen.
"Young people should not be too ambitious." Secretary Yu said lightly, "I heard that your parents are celebrities among overseas Chinese in France. I don't know if there is such a thing."
"Not really a celebrity." Cang Long said calmly, "It's just a false name given by the outside world."
"Oh." Secretary Yu gently took a sip of the tea in his hand, "Being a human being is just like making tea. The water used should not be boiling hot, otherwise the original flavor of the tea will be lost. It cannot be tepid, otherwise
It doesn’t have an overflowing tea aroma, but it’s just the right thing to do. Only when the heat is right can the tea be good.”
Canglong nodded, naturally understanding the meaning of Secretary Yu's words. Although he was clearly trying to teach him a lesson, Canglong didn't take it to heart, but said calmly: "That's what Auntie said."
So, no matter how hard Secretary Yu tried to make things difficult, Cang Long always said, "That's what Auntie said."
It was not only Heiman who was surprised, but also Secretary Yu and Wen Haichen. They thought that this guy Canglong had changed his temper. He actually remained tepid despite being so difficult.
"Aunt and uncle will talk first, and I will go to the kitchen to help Xiaoxue." Canglong remained calm and calm, and his tone was still the same as that of a junior to his elders.
"Wait." But at this moment, Secretary Yu couldn't hold back, "Just let Xue'er do those things alone. There is a saying in Confucianism that a gentleman is far away from the kitchen. If a man does some kitchen work at his daughter's house, what else can he do?
Do big things?"
"There is a Taoist saying that governing a big country is like cooking small dishes." Canglong suddenly stopped and turned around to look at Secretary Yu.
Wen Haichen immediately felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere. It seemed that Canglong couldn't help but get angry. However, he also admired Canglong's temper just now. He was actually made things so difficult for him, and it was all tepid. It was a pity that he could not tolerate it all of a sudden.
What if I can't stand it anymore? If this continues, maybe Secretary Yu won't be able to do anything even if he tries to make things difficult.
"You are still young after all." Wen Haichen sighed in his heart.
"How can a man govern a big country by hiding behind a woman and doing women's work? I think these are just some incompetent excuses." Secretary Yu's tone became more severe and mean. At this moment, she was completely gone.
The demeanor of the Municipal Party Committee Secretary is more like that of a mother-in-law who makes things difficult for her son-in-law.
"Haha." Canglong was not angry, but just said, "The gentleman who stays away from the kitchen does not mean to keep men away from the kitchen. On the contrary, it is the Confucian sage Mencius' intention to save the world. The kitchen is a place of killing, whether it is chickens or ducks.
Cattle and sheep are all living things, but they cannot bear to be killed, so Mencius said that a gentleman cooks far away, but this is not what later generations thought. A gentleman cannot cook, and he is incompetent in cooking."
When Canglong finished speaking, the atmosphere in the entire living room suddenly became cold again. Although Canglong spoke calmly and did not mention any names in his words, Secretary Yu seemed to be saying that she was ignorant, even like most people.
Like people, they distort the meaning of the ancients.
"Aren't men who hide behind women incompetent?" Secretary Yu's face was cold, showing the majesty of a superior.
But Canglong still shook his head calmly: "The Book of Changes says that heaven is moving vigorously, a gentleman is constantly striving for self-improvement, and the terrain is unstoppable. A gentleman carries his wealth with kindness. To explain it in a more popular way, he who achieves great things does not stick to trivial details.
, where does the saying of incompetence come from?”
Secretary Yu's face became increasingly grim. What Cang Long meant by this sentence was to say that the person who distorted the facts did not seem to be him, but Secretary Yu himself. Only incompetent people would distort the words of the ancients and use the ancients' wisdom.
Reputation, to enhance your persuasiveness and find some excuses for yourself.
Wen Haichen had to admit that Canglong's counterattack was very clever, but it was really irrational to say such words when facing his mother-in-law.
On the other hand, Heiman was at a loss because she had no idea what the two of them were talking about here, but she could tell that Canglong could no longer tolerate the woman and started to fight back.
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting colder and colder, Secretary Yu suddenly smiled: "As expected of me, I am a doctor from the Chinese History Department of the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, very good."
The meaning of Secretary Yu's words is very simple. You are just a mediocre person who only knows how to talk. We will see. Anyway, I will never agree to you being with my daughter.
However, Canglong changed his tone and said in a humble tone: "That's what my aunt said."
Cang Long went to the kitchen by himself, but when he arrived in the kitchen, he saw Yu Xue holding a kitchen knife, using the reflection to shine on her face, with a serious look on her face, as if she wanted to kill someone. It was obvious that she had heard what she just said.
.
"You have been wronged." Yu Xue suddenly put down the kitchen knife, "I knew she would be like this."
"It turns out that using soft ones has no effect on your mother, so you have to use my method." Canglong said calmly.
"What do you want to do?" Yu Xue suddenly looked worried, "Don't mess around, after all, she is my mother."
"How could it be?" Canglong smiled, "If I really didn't care that she was your mother, I wouldn't have agreed to let you come here."
"Then what do you want to do, tell me quickly." Yu Xue was still worried. After all, everything Canglong did, although it was not shocking, was enough to make people break out in a cold sweat, not to mention this time he was going to
The one she was dealing with was not anyone else, but her mother.
"No." Canglong shook his head resolutely, then raised a hand and said, "But I can assure you that this matter will never hurt Auntie."
"Really?" Yu Xue held a kitchen knife, looking very scary.
Canglong shrugged: "If it hurts her, you can chop me with a kitchen knife, provided you are willing to do so."
"I hate it." Yu Xue glanced at him angrily and suddenly became serious, "I don't want you and I to be like mom and dad. I never knew why she divorced her dad and why he had such a bad temper.
Well, she tried to make things difficult for him in every possible way, and finally she gave up when my father had to move abroad."
Hearing this, Canglong took Yu Xue into his arms. He seemed to understand something, but he did not speak...