Before the New Year holiday, Su Tiantian was tricked into returning home by a 200,000 yuan promise. The village distributing land money was real, but the desire to trick her into coming home early ...
Although Su Tiantian felt strange, she was not stage-frightened. She picked up the teacup and walked steadily to Mr. Liu. She bent down and offered the tea with both hands. A clear voice rang out: "Please have some tea, godfather." Mr. Liu did not take the teacup.
Liu Jingze took the teacup from Su Tiantian and smiled faintly at her, signaling her not to worry. Then he bent his legs and knelt down in front of Mr. Liu, lowered his head, and raised the teacup to his forehead: "Master, please have some tea. I know I was wrong."
The curiosity of the people present was piqued. Kneeling in public was quite shocking. Several people knew Liu Jingze and secretly glanced at Liu Liangjie, who was nonchalant, as if the person kneeling on the ground was not his only biological son. Mr. Liu did not take the teacup and spoke in a stern tone: "What's your fault? It's all my fault."
Although Liu Jingze was kneeling, his back was straight. He raised his head, his hands still holding the teacup high. His eyes were deep and bright, without any expression of embarrassment or grievance. He was calm and composed, and his voice was neither too loud nor too soft as he spoke seriously, "It was me who was ignorant and didn't care about Godfather's schedule. It was me who didn't know what was good for me and rejected Godfather's kindness. It was my poor judgment that caused Godfather to worry and angered him."
Director Liu smiled. His serious and frightening face suddenly turned into a full smile, as if they were two different people, and their expressions seemed to change. He took the teacup held by Liu Jingze with his right hand, and held Liu Jingze's arm with his left hand. The words he said were even more amiable: "Jingze, get up, the ground is cold."
The ground at 20 degrees is not too cold, everyone thought. The two people behind Director Liu hurried forward to support Liu Jingze: "Mr. Liu, please get up quickly. You see, Director Liu is heartbroken." Liu Jingze stood up. Director Liu drank the tea, put down the teacup, put his arm around Liu Jingze and asked him to sit down next to him.
Liu Liangjie said with a half-smile: "Brother Zhao, he's right in front of you. You can scold him or beat him up as you like. But don't hit him too hard. He has to go take wedding photos tomorrow."
Mr. Liu still held Liu Jingze's shoulders and said confidently, "I, Liu Zhaosheng, would never be willing to hit my good son, nor would I be willing to scold him." As if he wasn't the one who had just lost his temper. Feng Xueru, who was sitting next to him, could clearly sense that Liu Zhaosheng was in a good mood at the moment, and a little uneasiness flashed through his heart.
Everyone who witnessed the incident finished their meal, their expressions changing from surprise to confusion. Mr. Liu ignored the strange looks from the crowd and spoke with a strange tenderness: "How can you say that you are ignorant, ungrateful, or have bad vision? Obviously, my Jingze is the most sensible, considerate, smart and capable."
Liu Liangjie said calmly, "Tiantian, come and sit down. Let Jingze accompany his godfather." Su Tiantian obediently returned to sit next to Liu Liangjie.
Director Liu smiled broadly and said, "This must be Tian Tian, right? People say that girls change a lot when they grow up, and it seems to be true. She was smart and cute when she was little, and she has grown up to be bright and graceful."
Su Tiantian was a little surprised to hear the name Tiantianmei. Although there were many people who called her Tiantianmei, this Mr. Liu was not one of them.
Liu Jingze said, "Tiantian, don't you remember? This is Uncle Zhao. He used to live in my house. Didn't you cook for him?"
When Su Tiantian heard the words "Uncle Zhao", she seemed to see herself as a child, wearing a green cheongsam made by Aunt Liu, with a pigtail, holding a big enamel bowl, walking up the stairs to deliver food to a man with a sad face. The man had a beard and would smile when he saw Brother Jing and her.
Liu Zhaosheng said, "It's been so many years, no wonder Tian Tianmei didn't recognize me. Everyone is here, right? When can the food be served? Waiter, come over and add the order."
The smart waiter immediately walked up to Liu Zhaosheng and said, "Hello, sir, what would you like to order?" Then he handed him the menu.
Without even glancing at the menu, Liu Zhaosheng said, "One carrot cake, one pot of porridge, one fried beef noodles, one walnut bun, one Mala cake, and one barbecued pork bun. Let's start with these." The waiter listened and took notes. After he finished, he said, "Got it," and immediately went to place the order. The middle-aged man standing behind Liu Zhaosheng had just sat in the same seat Liu Jingze had been sitting in. Huang Maozheng offered him a seat, but he refused. He whispered something behind Liu Zhaosheng, then walked over with a smile and motioned for Wu Xilun to follow him. Wu Xilun whispered something in Liu Liangjie's ear before leaving.