After Xi Wan finished speaking, his eyes darkened, he closed the door of the office and sat face to face with her.
"Why are you asking this? Is it because of my elder brother?"
Pei Xiao quickly denied: "No, I'm just curious..."
Her nervous expression had already betrayed her heart. Xi Wanlai sighed: "Didn't I tell you before, don't invest too much. Instead of caring about my eldest brother's family, it's better to spend more time on acting.
If you take it too seriously, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape in the end."
Pei Xiao remained silent. If love could be like a faucet, if you say you don't love it and turn it off, there wouldn't be so many worries.
"The eldest brother is the eldest son in the family, so my father naturally has more hopes for him. Look at me, I don't seem to be able to shoulder the responsibility of the rise and fall of the family, so the pressure on the eldest brother's shoulders is also heavy. His marriage partner will eventually be determined
It's up to the family to decide, he can't make the decision himself."
Pei Xiao nodded anxiously, finally understanding why he still refused to make a promise to himself.
It's because... he can't make the decision himself.
The place for lunch was not a private restaurant, but the home of Master Li, my father's former army cook.
The Li family is a clean courtyard house. Xi Xiangdong often came here with his father to eat and drink when he was a child. Master Li also treated him very well, treating him as his own grandson and even making candy figures for him to play with. Now this courtyard house is in the imperial capital where there are many high-rise buildings.
It's also rare and tight, a true tranquility amidst the hustle and bustle.
Xi Xiangdong parked his car at the entrance of the courtyard and saw two cars in the yard, one was an A6 with military A license plate and the other was a Phaeton with Beijing O government license plate.
When he walked over, he saw Xiao Liu, the orderly who had been with his father all year round, coming up to him and saying, "Mr. Xi, you are here. The chief is inside."
Xi Xiangdong pointed to the car and asked, "Does the chief have guests?"
He always calls his father "boss" like everyone else outside. Xi Changzhi said that this is a rule.
Xiao Liu said: "Secretary Yang of the municipal party committee also brought a very beautiful girl, who she said is a Hollywood star. I guess she will act as a matchmaker for you, Mr. Xi."
The ravine between Xi Xiangdong's eyebrows is deeper.
There was an old ginkgo planted in the yard, chestnuts were chilling in the cold wind, snowflakes were flying, and the branches with withered leaves looked particularly desolate. He stood under the tree for a while, took out his mobile phone and sent a text message:
I want to eat your cooking tonight.
After sending it, he waited for a while, and sure enough, before the screen went dark, Pei Xiao's reply came:
But I can’t do it╮(╯-╰)╭
Within two seconds, he said again: Mr. Xi, what do you want to eat (⊙o⊙)?
That rich expression is just like hers2!
Xi Xiangdong's deeply frowning eyebrows finally relaxed and he replied to her in a happy mood. However, only halfway through the call, the text message dinged again. He deleted it and exited, only to see that a certain idiot could no longer bear the loneliness and said:
I’m going to buy groceries right now <(￣︶￣)↗!
Over there, Xiao Liu was dumbfounded as he watched the always serious Mr. Xi looking silly at the screen of his mobile phone. He couldn't help but remind him: "Mr. Xi, the chief is waiting."
Xi Xiangdong hummed, put away the phone, and walked into the room.
The furnishings in this room are still the same as they were more than ten years ago. Only the walls are newly painted. There is an Eight Immortals table in the middle of the room. Xi Changzhi is sitting facing the door. Opposite him is a serious middle-aged man wearing a jacket and tie.
It was Secretary Yang of the Municipal Party Committee whom Xiao Liu mentioned, and the person sitting dignifiedly on the other side was Yang Yunguang.