51 -Â Cheng Li, I am your confidence.
In December, the entire city is enveloped in a Christmas atmosphere. Christmas decorations in major shopping malls have also begun to go out in full swing, with various discounts and promotions at varying levels.
Cheng Li originally didn't want to jump on this trend, but a phone call from Ms. Ling reminded her.
"It's your grandma's birthday. Remember to buy a new suit when the time comes. I heard that your grandma's relatives are coming over, and there are some who came back from the United States," Ling Shuanghua muttered.
Cheng Li chuckled: "You just have to make a grand appearance. I
will carry your bag then." Ling Shuanghua immediately said: "How can that be done? At our age, children are the only ones with dignity. Besides, my daughter is so beautiful. What's wrong with dressing up better?"
"Okay, every time you need me, start pouring me the soul soup." Cheng Li was a little funny.
Normally, if I want to hear a word from Ms. Ling, it is as difficult as reaching the sky.
But at this time, Ms. Ling's ecstasy soup is more diligent than anything else.
As expected of a senior teacher, he knows how to teach students in accordance with their aptitude.
"My dad said that you came forward to book this banquet?" Cheng Li suddenly thought of this and mentioned it casually.
Ling Shuanghua thought of this and felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. She said, "Don't say it. Your aunt said before that your grandfather's 80th birthday party was organized by them. Isn't that what she said? We don't have to worry about it, so I simply said that this time, your grandma's birthday party will be held by our family. No one will suffer or take advantage. Look at how much the old lady usually subsidizes their family. Are you jealous?"
"Your grandma gave her a down payment of 500,000 for her son's new house. Am I jealous?"
"It's not the end of the year, so it should be difficult, don't you ? Let me ask my classmates or something?" Cheng Li didn't say much after hearing this, as long as Ms. Ling felt comfortable with it.
Grandpa and grandma are not partial to each other for a day or two, Cheng Li has not cared about it for a long time.
But the eldest aunt still compares herself to them sometimes, often secretly saying that Ms. Ling can live a comfortable life without having to serve her parents-in-law. In fact, the reason why the eldest aunt and the others are willing to live with their grandparents is not because the two elderly people provide them with daily subsidies.
Cheng Li's grandparents are retired cadres, and their retirement salaries are particularly high.
Before, Cheng Li's cousin got married and wanted to buy a new house. Grandma gave him 500,000 yuan. My sister-in-law 'accidentally' said this.
I thought she would make a fuss, but Ms. Ling Shuanghua showed her noble moral character as a teacher of the people. She gave her elders' money to whomever they liked. She was not envious or jealous, and it didn't matter.
As a result, the sister-in-law who originally wanted to provoke Ms. Ling to make a fuss was shameful for the first time and was severely punished by her grandma.
However, the old lady probably also felt that it was not good to be too partial, and promised that when her two granddaughters get married, she would also give them a big red envelope.
"It's okay. Do you know more people than me?" Ling Shuanghua said slightly proudly on the other end of the phone: "After all, I have been teaching for most of my life and I have students all over the world. I happen to have a student in the hotel. The job has been arranged for me a long time ago. I paid the deposit
. "How much does it cost for a table?"
"Your grandfather didn't pay more than 10,000 for a table at that time, so I just followed it ." I ordered it at a standard that is more expensive than his," Ling Shuanghua said calmly.
Cheng Li praised: "It's grand."
"Of course. Although your grandpa's birthday banquet was ordered by your aunt, the money was given by the two elders. But I won't ask for it. Just treat it as a tribute to your grandma. ."
"We, Ms. Ling, are really good at handling people," Cheng Li flattered.
Ling Shuanghua snorted: "So that day, you dressed me up nicely, and I didn't worry about Rongqi."
Cheng Li asked dissatisfied: "Why don't you worry about him?"
Ling Shuanghua: "He even wears a piece of linen. It looks good."
"Okay, I'll let him wear a sack that day," Cheng Li said deliberately.
Ling Shuanghua jumped to her feet: "You stinky kid." Cheng Li
smiled and hung up the phone, but after hanging up, she thought about it and soon transferred 50,000 yuan to Ms. Ling via WeChat.
This prompted Ms. Ling to call immediately again: "Why did you suddenly transfer money to me?"
"Didn't you just say that our family should honor grandma? As a member of the family, shouldn't I also contribute a share?" Power," Cheng Li said softly.
There was silence on the phone for a long time, causing Cheng Li to shout, "Teacher Ling?"
"Do you think your dad and I haven't saved any money after working for so many years? Mom doesn't want this money, so you can use it to buy clothes." On the day of the birthday party, I want my daughter to be the most beautiful one at the party. Also, remember to buy a dress for Rong Qiye. He is rich. As a wife, you should buy it. "
Ms. Ling is domineering. said.
Cheng Li smiled helplessly.
But Rong Qi didn't go home for dinner that night, saying he had a dinner with the boss at the car factory. If Qiyu Technology wants to build a car, it must not only break through technical problems, but also solve the production line.
As early as a year ago, Rong Qi inspected major domestic car manufacturers, and now the cooperation with the car manufacturers is also steadily deepening.
Cheng Li didn't sleep either and kept waiting for him at home.
It was past twelve o'clock when the doorbell rang.
Cheng Li hurried over and saw that he was walking steadily, but when Cheng Li reached out to hug him, he not only did not reach out, but took a step back.
Cheng Li raised her eyebrows, don't you want to accept this?
"There is coldness in my body," Rong Qi explained softly.
Although he was only walking a short distance from the basement to his home, he was still afraid that the cold air on his body would chill her.
Cheng Li ignored him and hugged him directly: "I haven't hugged him for a day. Don't you miss me?"
"Yes." Rong Qi then stretched out his hand.
After a while, Cheng Li asked Rong Qi to sit on the sofa for a while while she went to the kitchen to pour a glass of warm water.
The two of them sat and chatted, talking about what Teacher Ling had told them.
Cheng Li lay in his arms, raised her head, and said with a smile, "Teacher Ling is counting on you to make her look good."
"I hope I can live up to my mission," Rong Qi smiled deeply, and when the corners of his mouth raised, he looked a bit frivolous. .
Because when we talked about Grandma Cheng Li's birthday party, we naturally talked about birthday gifts.
Rong Qi naturally had to discuss this matter with Cheng Li.
Rong Qi hugged Cheng Li and asked lazily: "What birthday gift do we need to prepare for your grandma?"
Cheng Li was even lazier and didn't even want to think about it, so she just said: "I don't know."
"Does the old man like jade or jade ?" ?" Rong Qi suggested.
Elderly people usually wear some bracelets, and giving jade bracelets or jade bracelets are good choices.
But unexpectedly, when he said it, Cheng Li chuckled.
Rong Qi looked down at the person in his arms: "Not appropriate?"
"If you don't want to see Teacher Ling get angry to death, don't prepare these bracelets and other jewelry."
Cheng Li kept smiling.
"Are there any taboos?" Rong Qi was quite interested.
Cheng Li didn't mind telling him: "For my grandma's little birthday, my mother gave her a jade bracelet, which was quite expensive. But guess what, after a while, my mother gave her a jade bracelet at my aunt's house. I saw it on my hand."
"My aunt also said that jade needs someone to raise it, so she will raise it for my grandma first."
Rong Qi shook his head slightly, probably thinking it was too ridiculous.
"So from then on, Teacher Ling will never do such a thankless thing again."
But it was a problem after all, so Rong Qi lowered his head and asked her: "Then what should we give?"
"Just give me one kind, you can't wear it. You can't eat it either. It's best if you can only watch it." Cheng Li suggested mischievously.
Rong Qi hugged her into his arms again and commented in a low voice: "Cheng Cimei, you are very bad."
This was the first time Rong Qi called her that.
Yuan Ge would call her Centimeter, and He Yunze also called her the same.
But the name Cheng Cimei was only called by him.
Cheng Li raised his eyes and said, "Then just think of me as a mean-spirited person."
"You're not mean-minded," Rong Qi smiled lowly and said slowly, "You are."
As soon as he finished speaking, the two of them sat on the sofa. , laughed in unison.
But then, there was another dense sound of kissing, echoing in the huge and warm living room.
On grandma's birthday, Cheng Li didn't expect such an unfortunate coincidence that something would happen to both her and Rong Qi. Next week, the company will participate in a technology exhibition, but there is a temporary problem with the product.
Cheng Li was busy with this matter on weekends, while Rong Qi was in meetings with partners.
Fortunately, it was dinner in the evening, so Cheng Li told Rong Qi the place to eat in advance, so that the two of them could meet directly in the hotel.
For this birthday banquet, Ms. Ling booked a Chinese restaurant in a hotel.
Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, as soon as Cheng Li finished a meeting with her team members, she received a call from Ling Shuanghua.
"Mom, don't rush me, I won't be late tonight," Cheng Li said helplessly as soon as she answered the phone.
Because she worked overtime today, Ms. Ling was extremely dissatisfied.
She was afraid that Cheng Li and Rong Qi would delay the birthday banquet in the evening.
"Cheng Li, something happened," Ling Shuanghua said with a choked voice.
Cheng Li was shocked. This was the first time she heard her mother's panicked voice. She immediately asked, "What's wrong?"
Twenty minutes later, Cheng Li rushed to the hotel lobby.
The sister-in-law, who was still sharp-eyed at this time, saw her immediately and said: "Cheng Li, this way."
Cheng Li walked over and saw that not only the sister-in-law was there, but also her grandma and aunt. She didn't expect that the people would be so complete. , isn't it at the birthday banquet tonight?
"Mom, what's wrong? You said on the phone that you registered at the wrong time. What happened?"
Cheng Li sat next to Ling Shuanghua and asked in a low voice.
At this moment, Ling Shuanghua was sitting on the sofa in the lobby, completely lost and clueless.
"It's like this. The banquet time registered by Teacher Ling in our hotel is December 22nd, but the actual time you need is December 12th."
Cheng Li: "You mean my mother Wrong booking? Didn't your hotel confirm it with her? "
Hotel Manager: "We have been communicating with Teacher Ling on WeChat. You see it is the chat history."
Cheng Li took a quick look and found that it was indeed the case from the beginning. Ling Shuanghua dialed the wrong time herself, and the hotel staff confirmed it with her according to the wrong time.
In the end, Ms. Ling didn't find the mistake, so she settled on it in a daze.
"You didn't notice it when I gave the deposit?" Cheng Li felt that this was so wrong.
How could I not find out when it was time to pay the deposit?
Cheng Li looked at the hotel manager next to him and asked in a low voice: "Are there any free tables today? We can add money."
"Sorry, we also thought of a solution immediately, but our hotel originally needed one in advance. We have reservations every month, and now it's the end of the year, and every day's reservations are full." The hotel manager was also very helpless.
It would have been fine during the off-season, but now at the end of the year, there are so many people hosting banquets.
The sister-in-law on the side suddenly said: "Second sister-in-law is probably a noble lady and has too many things to do. She was probably too busy to notice it at the time."
"That's enough." Cheng Li looked at her mother, who had always raised her head and raised her chest. I was forced to sit here without saying a word.
My sister-in-law said angrily: "Cheng Li, who are you yelling at? How can something like this happen when you serve dim sum? If you are reluctant to spend this money, just let our family organize the birthday banquet. Don't even think about it. It's time to have dinner in the evening, what will you do with your relatives and friends then? Can you find a small restaurant on the roadside?"
Grandma sat aside, although her face was angry.
But probably because I was outside, I didn't say it directly like my sister-in-law.
The eldest aunt advised, "The most important thing now is how to remedy the situation. All the relatives have been notified. Although they are all relatives, there are three tables of people. We can't suddenly say that the birthday banquet will not be held."
"I ," Cheng Li looked at the crowd and said resolutely: "Let me find a solution."
Ms. Ling raised her head and shouted in a low voice: "Cheng Li was
terribly distressed. She probably guessed it. , when he didn't come, Ling Shuanghua was sitting here alone, being criticized by others.
Although Ling Shuanghua was indeed negligent in this matter, Cheng Li was there to protect her.
She couldn't bear to see others embarrass her mother.
My sister-in-law suddenly said: "What can you do? I've already called Lingling. Her fiancé has many friends and connections, so maybe we can do something about it now. It's so busy at the end of the year, and it's hard to find a place."
"Yet. It's up to you," the eldest aunt said with a smile.
As she said that, she glanced at Cheng Li and said slowly: "I also feel sorry for my mother, otherwise I would be too lazy to be busy, and it would be thankless."
Cheng Li couldn't care about these strange things at this time.
She closed her eyes slightly, took out her phone and called Rong Qi.
But it didn't connect the first time.
Cheng Li knew that he had work today, and he didn't know if he was working or not. His phone was muted.
She stood next to the sofa, pacing back and forth, and typed again.
As a result, no one answered.
"Hey, Lingling's phone call came, I must have thought of a solution," my sister-in-law looked at Cheng Li deliberately, said this in a moderate voice, and then picked up.
Soon, my sister-in-law said, "Do you want to change hotels? That would be so troublesome. Oh, I know Xiao Qi has worked hard. Okay, let me ask first."
After hanging up the phone, my sister-in-law saw that Cheng Li was still on the phone. Telephone.
"Lingling said that her fiancé found a hotel for Xin, but it's a bit far away, but she managed to find it after asking a group of friends."
Cheng Li held the phone and couldn't help but bite her fingers . .
Suddenly, a voice next to him shouted: "Mr. Cheng."
Cheng Li looked up and saw He Zhuoyuan standing not far away, and then he trotted over.
"Why are you here?" He Zhuoyuan chuckled.
Cheng Li quickly asked, "Where is Rong Qi?"
He Zhuoyuan explained, "Mr. Rong is having a meeting upstairs. Today is the day to sign a contract with the partner."
"In the hotel?" Cheng Li asked back.
He Zhuoyuan nodded: "We are holding a signing ceremony here, and the media are also present. It will be over soon upstairs. I just came down to get something."
Unexpectedly, he happened to see Cheng Li and came over to say hello.
Although Cheng Li and Rong Qi's marriage was very secretive, He Zhuoyuan did not dare to neglect his boss's wife.
Cheng Li suddenly asked: "Are you familiar with this hotel?"
If you can choose to sign a contract with this hotel, it is probably that this hotel should be a cooperative hotel of Qiyu Technology, and you must have cooperation with him.
He Zhuoyuan: "It's okay. This is our cooperative hotel. If our group usually has any dinners or meetings, it will be here."
Cheng Li stopped being coy and embarrassed and directly explained the current situation.
"Wrong date?" He Zhuoyuan was a little shocked after hearing this.
But he quickly said: "Okay, I'll contact you."
He Zhuoyuan immediately called. Soon, a man in a suit with a hotel badge on his chest came out of the elevator and went straight here.
"He Zhu," the other party greeted He Zhuoyuan very politely as soon as he saw him.
Qiyu is a big customer of the hotel and does a lot of business with the hotel every year. Therefore, as He Zhuoyuan is Rong Qi's personal assistant, no one dares to neglect him.
He Zhuoyuan didn't care much. After all, he had the attitude of asking for help, so he quickly told the matter again.
"This matter," the other party felt troubled when he heard it, and whispered: "You said it's okay for me to have one table. But for these three tables, just preparing food is a troublesome thing. It's really difficult to handle. "
He Zhuoyuan glanced to the side and saw several aunts and grandmothers staring at this side.
He guessed that they must be Cheng Li's family members, and said directly: "In that case, you first arrange a room for a few aunts and grandma to sit for a while. Just sitting in the lobby here is not suitable." "
Yes, yes," The vice president nodded and said, he immediately called the restaurant manager who was originally responsible for receiving them, and said: "Take a few of them to the lounge to rest first, and prepare some afternoon tea by the way."
The restaurant manager nodded.
He quickly asked the people sitting over there to get up and go to the lounge.
Cheng Li walked over and said directly to Ling Shuanghua: "Mom, go and rest first. I will pick you up later."
Just as they were about to get up and leave, there was a commotion over there.
Everyone was disturbed by the sound. When they looked up, they saw a group of people filing out of the elevator.
"Mr. Rong, can you tell us exactly where Qiyu's car-building plan is currently at?"
"The outside world says that after your plans to acquire autonomous driving companies have been repeatedly frustrated, it has affected the progress of the car-building plan. This rumor is true. "
A few reporters were surrounding a slender and tall man walking at the front. He was wearing a crisp suit, which made him look particularly high-spirited. The other person did not stop walking and said with a chuckle: "The rumors are true, ours The car-building project is progressing smoothly, and today's signing is just as smooth,"
he answered with a slight smile, causing laughter from the surrounding people.
The guests in the lobby also looked over here.
Cheng Li stood there, looking at Rong Qi who was held in the moonlight by the stars not far away, feeling an unprecedented tremor in her heart.
The person she likes is so radiant.
Even among the crowd, he attracted attention.
Soon, Rong Qi's figure walked towards the door, and the reporter also chased him all the way to the door.
The sister-in-law on the side muttered in a low voice: "Hey, how can this leader be so young?"
"It must be the president of some company, probably the second generation of rich people, otherwise how could he be so young?" The eldest aunt looked at her son Similar men are also a little envious.
He Zhuoyuan and Cheng Li had a tacit understanding and did not stop Rong Qi.
After all, there were so many reporters present.
It's not appropriate to call him.
Soon, the arranged lounge was ready, and Cheng Li took several elders to the lounge first.
He Zhuoyuan went to communicate with the deputy general manager, obviously still trying to find a way.
About ten minutes passed.
There was a knock on the door again. Cheng Li thought it was the waiter again, so she got up and opened the door.
As soon as he opened it, Rong Qi, wearing a black suit, stood at the door of the room, looking down at her. If he hadn't been worried about other people in the lounge, he would have really wanted to pick her up.
The moment Cheng Li saw Rong Qi, she really felt aggrieved.
"Okay, don't feel wronged," Rong Qi reached out and pinched her cheek, and said with a slight smile: "The matter has been resolved, the birthday banquet will still be held here. However, the banquet hall has changed, please remember to inform others later ."
Cheng Li was stunned: "Is it solved?"
At this time, other people in the lounge also heard this, especially Ling Shuanghua, who had stood up.
Rong Qi directly reached out to hold her hand and walked into the lounge.
Several elders who were still sitting looked over.
The eyes of the sister-in-law and the eldest aunt almost bulged out.
"This is not the one just now," the eldest aunt said with some surprise.
Rong Qi held Cheng Li's hand and looked at Cheng Li's grandma politely and steadily: "Grandma, hello, I am Cheng Li's lover Rong Qi."
The word lover made everyone stunned.
Among the titles used by the older generation, their husband or wife is called lover.
But young people rarely call them that.
"Boyfriend?" The eldest aunt turned her head and looked at the others in surprise, obviously they were all the same as her.
Rong Qi did not deny it, but just brought up the topic tactfully and said: "Although there were some minor problems before, they have been solved now. Your birthday banquet will still be held in the restaurant here."
Cheng Li looked at him and couldn't help it. fever.
The sister-in-law belatedly spoke at this moment and said with a look of disbelief: "This, is this solved?"
Rong Qi looked at her and probably guessed that the other party was Cheng Li's aunt. After all, she was older than the other middle-aged man. The woman was young, and he nodded gently: "It has indeed been solved, but there is still a problem. In order to make up for their mistakes, the hotel upgraded the banquet hall to a higher level. Please also inform other relatives that the banquet hall has changed. This news."
His statement cleverly made up for Ms. Ling's mistakes.
Ling Shuanghua raised her eyes and looked towards Rong Qi, her expression was both pleased and complicated.
Cheng Li looked on and felt heartbroken.
"There may be some changes to the dishes, so Cheng Li and I will take a look first," Rong Qi said.
Grandma nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."
Rong Qi smiled, calm and calm, respectful but not overly humble: "It's what I should do."
After the two of them walked out of the lounge, Cheng Li asked, "Is it really solved?"
"When did you see that I lied to you?" Rong Qi was amused by her doubts and reached out to rub the top of her hair.
Cheng Li breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but said: "If this matter can't be solved, I don't think my mother will be able to live with this matter in her life."
It's not that she feels sorry for the old lady, but that she is embarrassed in front of all her relatives. Face.
Originally, Ling Shuanghua was the daughter-in-law that the old lady didn't like. She took the initiative to take over the birthday banquet this time because she wanted to feel proud in front of the relatives of the Cheng family.
As a result, not only did he not exhale, but he was almost suffocated to death.
But if it goes wrong, I guess grandma and sister-in-law will not let it go easily, and they will definitely talk about it again from time to time.
Although Cheng Li felt aggrieved, she just thought it was a good thing that the birthday party did not go well.
But he didn't want to embarrass Ling Shuanghua.
"It's not that serious. You can comfort mom later," Rong Qi said.
Cheng Li raised her head, pursed her lips, and said in a low voice: "Why are you calling me mom before you get the money to change your mouth?"
Rong Qi hugged her and said in a lazy voice: "Can I help you?"
Cheng Li was These two words made her laugh, and she hugged him: "I just want to change my mind so much."
She remembered again that Rong Qi claimed to be her lover just now.
His original intention may be to use this word to replace husband. After all, the two of them had a flash marriage, and it would be difficult for their parents to accept it. Other relatives would inevitably gossip about it if they knew about it.
He was also protecting Cheng Li.
But this word made her like it more than her husband.
Love people, love people.
People in love.
He is also the one she loves.
"Rong Qi," Cheng Li hugged him hard, looked up into his eyes, and said seriously, "Thank you very much. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know what I would do today."
Rong Qi reached out and squeezed her cheeks, very hard.
"Next time, don't say thank you to me."
Cheng Li pursed her lips and was about to nod.
He looked over with lowered eyes, raised his hand to touch the top of her hair again, and spoke very seriously.
"Cheng Li, I am your confidence."
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Container: Say to me ten thousand times, Rong Qi, I will always be Cheng Li's confidence.