Chapter 58 Family Dinner Shen Manzhi returned to the room and turned on the fireplace, pulled off a nightgown and walked to the bathroom.
She has a bad habit. After drinking too much, she becomes face-blind to people she has known for a short time, so that she knows it is the call from Kyousue, and she also knows that the chaebol young master is talking over there, but when she sees Even if the voice is familiar, she will not recognize it.
After taking a shower, her eyes were clearer. She lit the incense, covered it, took a bottle of water, leaned against the table, and projected a video on the screen.
The old white old car drove along the Ring Road to the end. There was a CD in the car. The man with long hair lit a cigarette and put his slender wrist on the window.
He leaned back and looked at the police car honking in the rearview mirror, with a joking smile on his lips. The car radio broadcast emergency news: Major criminal, male, long hair. There are many tourists around the Huanhai Highway, and police cars are lined up. They get out of the car to check. Suddenly there is a deafening explosion at the end. The camera turns and accompanied by the sound of police sirens, a beautiful and terrifying fireball rolls up.
Shen Manzhi sat on the bed, raised his wrist and looked at it, his expression frozen.
It seemed that when she was about to make a move in the stairwell, she was blocked by the man, who used quite a lot of force.
She pulled the quilt up to her chin and shrank in, looking languid.
A little upset.
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On the day of the family dinner, Qin Yanfeng personally called her and told her that he was in Xiangjiang on business and would need lunch before arriving at his old house, so he asked her to go there first.
The news was not good, and Shen Manzhi was in a low mood. After cleaning up, he received another message from the man: I told my aunt to take you with me, so you go over to her and call me if you need anything.
She replied "Okay", took out a small box from the drawer, put it in her bag, and took a taxi to Jiang Yue's community on Xuefu Road to pick up the car.
Compared to the previous two deserted times, the old house today is particularly lively, with red festive lanterns hanging inside and outside, and the word "囍" on the glass windows of the main building.
Shen Manzhi followed the car in front of her into the underground garage. Before she got out of the car, a young man wearing hip-hop and sunglasses came over and knocked on her car window.
Shen Manzhi took off the car key and pushed the car door out. The young man was forced to take a few steps back and looked up and down at the woman who got out of the car, "I haven't seen you before?"
She responded lazily, "I haven't seen you either."
The hip-hop boy sneered, "I'm from the Qin family. This is the Qin family's place. It's normal for you to have never seen me."
"Really?" Shen Manzhi walked towards the exit and said absently, "It seems that you are not very favored. I have never heard of it."
Qin Lang caught up with her, looked at that cold and charming face, and remembered the reason for coming here today, "You are not Qin Yanfeng's newlywed wife, are you?"
"What does he have to do with you?"
Qin Lang curled his lips and said awkwardly, "He is my brother-in-law."
Shen Manzhi stood at the elevator entrance and turned around, gently curved his lips and said, "I am your aunt."
Qin Lang: "."
The elevator went directly to the courtyard of the main building. Qin Zhen was waiting outside with her three-year-old little dumpling in hand.
Qin Lang took off his sunglasses and wandered to the front, greeting perfunctorily, "Aunt Zhen."
Qin Zhen responded expressionlessly, then looked at the person behind her gently, "Man Zhi."
Shen Manzhi nodded politely, "Auntie."
Qin Zhen followed her gaze and saw a young man dressed in an extremely exaggerated style entering the room briskly.
She explained to Shen Manzhi, "Your grandfather's second brother's grandson, Qin Lang, is studying abroad. He just came back from vacation and has a bit of a temper. Did he just have a conflict with you?"
Shen Manzhi looked away, "No, many people came today?"
"When there is a happy event in the family, the respected elders of the Qin family will come. The younger generation, as long as they are in Huaicheng, will come back to attend the family banquet."
Shen Manzhi walked beside Qin Zhen and responded in a low voice.
Qin Zhen thought she was afraid of facing such a big scene, "But don't worry, the main purpose of the family banquet is actually for the elders to get together to talk about business, and then the family members will get together to prevent the younger generation from becoming alienated. "
The little dumpling skipped and walked aside, reaching for Shen Manzhi's chubby hands. She looked down and gently hooked her, "That's not true."
She just hates socializing, but when necessary, she can naturally handle it with ease.
A servant greeted him at the door, and Shen Manzhi handed over his coat and bag.
"Several elders are talking on the second floor, and the female family members are in the entertainment room on the next floor." Qin Zhen led her to the small living room next to the main hall.
In the open chess room in the main hall, several young men gathered around to watch chess, and some of them glanced over.
"Sit here for a while first. You are Ayan's newlywed wife. We will meet the elders together when Ayan comes back later."
There are several children playing with various toy models on the other side of the small living room, and two nannies are taking care of them.
A servant brought tea to serve him.
Qin Zhen sat back on the sofa and introduced the main branch of the Qin family to Shen Manzhi.
Mr. Qin Qin Xianguo is the eldest son, who is mainly engaged in business, the second eldest son is engaged in medicine, and the third eldest son is engaged in military and political affairs.
Qin Zhen raised her chin slightly and said, "The grandson of the Second Master and Third Master's family."
Ruan Ruan was the youngest. He sat on the carpet and played with blocks by himself.
One of the reasons why the Qin family has been standing strong for hundreds of years is that the three brothers work together to achieve win-win results and have a deep foundation. The family banquet is not only a proof of identity, but also an important part of maintaining the relationship between several families.
In the eyes of outsiders, the Qin family is a powerful family with a large family lineage, but in reality, the family members are at war with each other and fight openly and secretly.
Interest is the link that holds everything together.
Just like Qin Lang's attitude towards Qin Zhen just now, it can be seen that the second room's attitude towards the first Zhen glanced at the message on her phone and said, "Manzhi, please help me take care of Ruan Ruan. Chang Yu asked me to go next door to help. I guess I was bullied by another family while playing cards."
Shen Manzhi responded and signaled her to feel at ease.
She always thought that the "cooperation" that Qin Yanfeng mentioned at the beginning might be aimed at her stepmother, but now it seems that it might not only be aimed at her uncle's family, but the entire Qin family.
It is not the conflicts and disputes of the small family, but the disputes of the entire big family.
How could she be so good as to fall into his trap?
Shen Manzhi felt a little embarrassed in his heart, he was playing too much.
A seven or eight-year-old boy sat next to Ruan Ruan, grabbed the blocks Ruan Ruan had piled up, and then gave her the airplane model in his hand, "Exchange."
Xiaotuanzi stared at the plane for a few seconds, shook his head, lowered his head and played with his building blocks.
The little boy moved the toy in front of her again and knocked down her building blocks. Ruan Ruan moved his buttocks and turned away.
Shen Manzhi looked at the little boy's puzzled expression and felt a little bad, so he stood up.
The little boy suddenly pushed Ruan Ruan to the ground, grabbed the blocks, and kicked the plane away, "You are so annoying! I want to play with blocks!"
Ruan Ruan cried "Wow", and the next second he was hugged by Shen Manzhi, "Oh, oh, oh, oh, it hurts~"
Shen Manzhi looked at the marks on Ruan Ruan's face made by the blocks, stretched out his hands to rub them, with a cold expression, walked around the little boy's feet, kicked away the blocks in front of him in the same way, and said fiercely, "Apologise!"
Ruan Ruan held the woman's neck close to her, with two tears in his grape-like eyes, looking at the boy on the ground with sobs.
It was the first time that the little boy was treated like this. He wanted to grab the blocks and throw them at her. Unexpectedly, the woman moved faster than him. As if she knew what he was going to do, she quickly kicked away the blocks in his hand and said coldly, "You throw it." One try?"
The little boy was stunned by the violence, then stared at her with hatred, got up and ran away.
Shen Manzhi looked at Ruan Ruan's face with soft eyes. The impression was not deep. She carried him to the sofa and said gently, "Does it still hurt?"
Ruan Ruan lay on her shoulder, shook his head, and Xiao Naoyin responded obediently, "It doesn't hurt anymore."
The nanny from afar rushed over, bowed and said, "Madam, are you and the young lady okay?"
They all heard Ruan Ruan crying and stopped when they saw Shen Manzhi's strong attitude before rushing over.
Shen Manzhi noticed that the nanny who took care of the child was from his grandfather's family. He didn't come over when he saw her teaching the little boy something interesting. She was very discerning.
Shen Manzhi gently patted Ruan Ruan's back to comfort him, "The little boy just pushed Ruan Ruan to the ground."
"That is Qin Zihan, the grandson of the second master's family. The family loves him very much." The nanny reminded him in a low voice, "That child is easy to hold grudges. The young lady should avoid him when she sees him in the future."
Shen Manzhi didn't care much, "It just so happens that I don't have a bad temper either. Just go and do your work and don't worry about it."
The nanny left in response and took the other children to play in other halls.
After sitting for a while, Ruan Ruan stopped crying and turned around to go down. Shen Manzhi put her on the ground, and the little boy just now walked towards them with a glass of water in his hands.
Shen Manzhi subconsciously circled Ruan Ruan in front of him and looked at Qin Zihan's awkward expression with cold eyes.
Qin Zihan seemed to be here to apologize. He bent over and handed the water glass to the woman, and said softly, "I'm sorry." The next second, the corners of his mouth split into a proud smile, "A little bit~"
He raised a full glass of water with his wrist and poured it on the woman. He only poured it halfway before his wrist was pinched hard. The whole glass of water wetted the woman's body, making it cold to the bone.
The thin white top clings to her body, and the color of the undershirt is faintly visible. A large piece of the skirt around her waist is also wet, just below her waist.
Shen Manzhi exerted some force on her hand, and pain suddenly appeared. Qin Zihan was stunned for a moment and screamed. She let go of her hand in time, and the little boy ran out crying all the way.
"So squeamish."
Shen Manzhi rubbed his hands in disgust, and Ruan Ruan turned around, looking at her with tears in his eyes for a hug.
She rubbed Ruan Ruan's head. Fortunately, only a little water fell on the hat behind Ruan Ruan and did not fall on her.
Reaching out to pat the water off the brim of her hat, she coaxed in a low voice, "Be good, I'll hold you later."
There was no one else in the small living room. If she wanted to change clothes, she would have to pass by the chess room in the hall.
He lowered his head and looked in front of himself. The white clothes were already sticking to his chest to highlight his outline, making him look a little sexy.
A little irritable.
Or wait here for Qin Zhen to come back.
There were footsteps at the door. She put the pillow behind her in front of her and looked up.
The tall man with long legs walked towards her, looked away from the woman's waist and looked into her eyes, took off his coat and handed it to her, saying in a low voice, "Put it on, go out and change clothes."
He obviously heard Qin Zihan's movements just now.
Shen Manzhi looked at the black suit jacket and didn't pick it up, "Thank you, no need."
The man curled his lips vaguely and said in a gentle tone, "Should you wait here to catch a cold, or should you go out and be seen by a group of men..."
He said with a smile, "Isn't this a good choice, niece-in-law?"
The beginning of this chapter is about the disputes between the Qin family, so many Qin family characters will appear to serve the plot. Thank you for your support~
(End of this chapter)