A layer of misty snow fell from the sky in Yanjing City. The snowflakes fell and wetted the stone steps in front of the wealthy family's courtyard. In the courtyard of the Zhu family's residence in Zhongnanhai, in the pavilion in the middle of the frozen lake, Mr. Zhu was wrapped in grace.
Wearing fur carelessly, his old face was somewhat desolate. The traces of time had gradually drained away the energy of this old man, but his eyes were shining.
There was a pot of freshly heated wine on the stone table in the center of the lake. The aroma of the wine was wafting far away. There were also two cups on the stone table. The old housekeeper ran over panting, holding a cup in his hand.
Plate of freshly fried peanuts and flowers
The uncooked rice grains are golden, and the outer skin is burnt and crispy. It makes people feel very appetizing at first sight. This was fried by Mr. Zhu’s imperial chef in Zhu’s Mansion. This chef’s name is not famous, but his cooking skills are unparalleled in China.
It's very few.
Mr. Zhu smiled and said to the old housekeeper: "You, do you think it was thirty years ago? Why are you running so fast? I am not in a hurry to eat your peanuts."
The old housekeeper's round face was red, and he smiled, revealing the big gold teeth that had just been installed before the twelfth lunar month. "Mr. Zhu, I'm not worried that you are in a hurry to eat peanuts. I have something good to tell you."
Mr. Zhu said with a smile: "That guy Lin Kun is coming to Yanjing."
The old housekeeper smiled and said: "You are really accurate in your calculations. He came when you told him to come." As he said this, he filled a glass of wine for Mr. Zhu and filled a glass himself. The wine was poured from the jug.
When it came out, the aroma of the wine became stronger this time. Good wine, indeed good wine!
Mr. Zhu picked up the wine glass, and the old housekeeper also picked up the glass, and took the initiative to touch it with Mr. Zhu. Mr. Zhu took a sip with a smile and said: "If we just invite him to come to Yanjing City to celebrate the New Year, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble."
Difficulties, judging from all the information you gave me, this boy is in love with Chu Jingyao, and he will definitely not abandon their mother and son to come to Yanjing to spend the New Year with me, an old man, unless their mother and son also come. "
The old housekeeper smiled and continued: "The girl from the Chu family is not good at all. She has outstanding work ability and is beautiful. She is known as the most beautiful girl in the north."
Mr. Zhu said with a smile: "It's true, but it's a pity that she has a child, and this child is not the flesh and blood of my Zhu family. So, no matter how much Lin Kun likes her, he can't marry her openly in the end."
The old housekeeper nodded and agreed: "If we really get married, I'm afraid the whole Chang'an Street will be a joke to our Zhu family."
Mr. Zhu said with a smile: "That kid Kunzi is a soldier, an excellent soldier. Excellent soldiers all have the same essence, which is that the interests and mission of the country are above all else."
The old housekeeper smiled and gave a thumbs up, and said: "Mr. Zhu, you are very good at strategizing, so you asked Zhou Weiguo to give him an order to protect Zhang Xiaoya when she came to Yanjing. Now this little girl from the Zhang family is an extremely powerful person.
He is an important figure and is seriously related to the interests of the country."
Mr. Zhu took the initiative to hold out his wine glass and said with a smile: "Come, drink!"
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Zhonggang City is not far from Yanjing Imperial City. The plane flew in the sky for less than an hour before landing. Along the way, Lin Kun, Li Chunsheng, and Zhang Xiaoya were playing. Lin Kun had played in Mobei Military Region as early as
* He was very slippery, and almost always won every bet. Every time, the opponent's face was covered with small notes, and he only had one or two on his face.
"No more playing, I've lost all my pocket money." Zhang Xiaoya showed her cards and said with a pitiful and annoyed look.
"I don't have any money either." Li Chunsheng touched his pocket and smiled awkwardly.
Lin Kun counted the money in a swaggering manner, holding a stack of small amounts of money in his hand. Ouch, that pride made Zhang Xiaoya's teeth itch with hatred. The little girl squinted her eyes and looked at her with hatred.
Lin Kun said: "Brother Lin Kun, are you a scammer?"
Lin Kun immediately looked like I had been wronged and said, "With all conscience, am I the kind of person who beats cheaters?"
Zhang Xiaoya turned her pleading eyes to Lu Ting, "Sister Lu Ting, you could see clearly just now that Brother Lin Kun is cheating."
Lu Ting smiled and said, "I really didn't see that."
Zhang Xiaoya pursed her lips and snorted angrily. Lin Kun immediately smiled and comforted him: "Oh, little girl, you are going home soon. When you get home, I will ask your stingy grandpa to knock hard."
Pen, you already have all the money, why do you still care about this little money?"
The expression on Zhang Xiaoya's face immediately changed 180 degrees, and she said happily: "Yes, this is a good idea! Okay, okay, the money you lost will be regarded as the idea fee.
I won’t pursue the matter with you anymore.” The little girl said with a righteous look.
Lin Kun smiled bitterly, he had won openly and honestly, how could the little girl definitely become a scammer? After counting the money, he turned around and handed a thick wad of money to Wang Qian, smiling.
He said: "Chunsheng's wife, take this. It's almost the Chinese New Year, so I, as a teacher, should treat it as a red envelope given to the little guy in advance."
"Thank you, master!" Wang Qian looked at Lin Kun with a smile, her cheeks slightly red. Lin Kun was not very old, but when Li Chunsheng called people, he had to call him master, and she always felt a little embarrassed. Wang Qian
He didn't take the money immediately, but looked at Li Chunsheng.
Li Chunsheng smiled and said: "Take it, the master gave it to you, don't give it up for free."
Wang Qian took the money, and Li Chunsheng said with a smile: "Thank you, master!"
The plane landed smoothly. Lin Kun and others got off the plane. At the airport, the same few special-passage vehicles drove in. They had been waiting for a long time. In one of them, a military green Chinese-made jeep, opened the door and came out.
He is a little old man who is not tall and thin but very energetic. He is wearing a retro Chinese tunic suit. The white hair on his head is sleek and shiny, and he wears a gold-rimmed hairdresser on the bridge of his nose.
With his small eyes, at first glance, he looks like a young and artistic young man. Standing with this little old man, there is a middle-aged couple who look to be in their forties and a young girl.
, the girl is about the same age as Zhang Xiaoya, with shoulder-length short hair, wearing a pink down knee-length coat, with delicate facial features and a layer of light makeup on her face, giving her a somewhat seductive look at first glance.
"grandfather!"
As soon as Zhang Xiaoya got off the plane, she excitedly threw herself into the little old man's arms. The little old man's always serious face finally showed a smile, and he was almost jumped by his precious granddaughter. He felt heartbroken for holding his precious daughter.
He said: "Yaya, you have suffered outside. Come home and ask them to take good care of you, my little ancestor." His words were full of naked doting.
Zhang Xiaoya raised her mouth and said: "Oh, grandpa, can you stop calling me Yaya? It sounds like you are calling a little duck."
The old man in this chapter is originally from the south. He has been in Yanjing City for so many years and has never changed his hometown accent. The pronunciation of his name "Yaya" is just like the pronunciation of "Yaya" for ordinary people.
Mr. Zhang, whose usually serious face seemed to have a steel plate embedded in it, smiled dotingly and said, "Then tell me, what should grandpa call you?"
Zhang Xiaoya said: "Call me your precious granddaughter!"
The two men were chatting happily. The middle-aged couple and the young girl next to them came forward. The middle-aged man smiled and said in a scolding tone: "You little girl, you will recognize your grandpa when you come back. Even
You don’t recognize your biological father and mother, right?”
The beautiful middle-aged woman next to her also laughed and scolded her: "They say daughters are parents' caring little cotton-padded jackets. I look at you, you are your grandfather's caring little cotton-padded jackets."
"Cousin, I've been waiting for you for a long time..." The young girl also complained, blinking her big, pitiful eyes, looking so pitiful.
"Hehe..." Zhang Xiaoya smiled, turned around and gave each of the three people a loud bang on their faces, "Mom, Dad, Qingqing, I love you!"
Zhang Wenhui and his wife burst into laughter while touching their cheeks, their expressions filled with sweetness and happiness.
Little girl Lu Xiaoqing said with a sweet smile: "Oh, cousin, you've touched all the makeup on people's faces!"
Zhang Xiaoya's big eyes turned slyly, and she said with a smile: "Really? Then I'll kiss you two more times and eat off all the makeup on your face."
Lu Xiaoqing hurriedly hid behind her aunt Lu Hui, "Aunt, my cousin is here to bully me again."
Mr. Zhang interrupted the two little girls playing and said to Zhang Xiaoya: "Xiaoya, why don't you introduce your friends to grandpa?"
Only then did Zhang Xiaoya come back to her senses. She quickly stood in front of Lin Kun and the others, and introduced her seriously: "Grandpa, this is Sister Lu Ting. During the time I went to Zhonggang City, she has been taking care of me. Please be more considerate."
How considerate, like a big sister!"
Mr. Zhang came over and stretched out his hand, shook hands with Lu Ting, and said with a kind smile: "Miss Lu, we met earlier. Thank you for taking care of our Xiaoya!"
Lu Ting said with a gentle and generous smile: "Mr. Zhang, please don't say that. This is what I should do."
Zhang Xiaoya pointed to Li Chunsheng and his wife and introduced: "These two are my good friends, Chunsheng and Sister Wang Qian. We often play together, and we are very happy."
Mr. Zhang smiled and stretched out his hand to shake hands with Li Chunsheng and his wife. He smiled and said to Li Chunsheng: "You are a descendant of the Li family. I have heard of you. The last time I had tea with your grandfather, your grandfather even mentioned you specifically.
, said that your boy has made a lot of progress!"
Li Chunsheng said with a naive smile: "Thank you, Grandpa Zhang, for the compliment."
Mr. Zhang looked at Wang Qian again, nodded and praised: "Beautiful, what a beautiful girl, Chunsheng, you have found a good wife! How many months is the child in your belly?"
Wang Qian was a little shy and said: "It's almost four months." She used to be just an ordinary city girl. She had never thought of talking to an old man with the rank of general, not to mention that the old man in front of her was far more than just a general.
, the influence is even greater,
Mr. Zhang smiled and said: "Okay, when the baby is born, I will definitely go and drink the full moon wine!"
Wang Qian nodded slightly and said, "Thank you, Grandpa Zhang."
Zhang Xiaoya finally stood in front of Lin Kun and introduced with a mysterious and solemn expression: "Grandpa, this is Brother Lin Kun. During this time in Zhonggang City, he has been protecting me. Some time ago
I was captured by bad guys, but Brother Lin Kun and his men risked their lives to rescue me. I still have a big scar on my chest!"
Mr. Zhang's face was moved, and his bright eyes were full of gratitude. Zhang Wenhui and his wife behind him also had the same expression. Lu Xiaoqing looked curious, with a pair of eyes painted with light smoke, looking up and down.
Lin Kun.
"Thanks!"
Mr. Zhang held Lin Kun's hand and said gratefully and kindly, "When I was on the phone with Xiaoya, I heard her talking about you often. You are the great benefactor of our Zhang family! When I came to Yanjing this time, I said
I will personally entertain you no matter what, to show my gratitude to Zhang and our Zhang family!"
Lin Kun smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang, you are serious. I just did what I should do."
Zhang Xiaoya interrupted from the side and said, "Grandpa, why don't you recruit a son-in-law for me?"