Yan City has a square terrain and is roughly divided into five areas: east, west, south, north and center.
The Jiang family is located in Zhonghai District in the center of Yan City, while the He family is located in Huyang District in the north. Even if there is no obstruction along the way, it still takes about 40 minutes to drive from the Jiang family to the He family.
The driver, Uncle Wang, dropped Jiang Chen and the others off and just as he drove the car into the garage, He Qianyang's car followed in.
The girl sitting in the passenger seat of He Qianyang said, "Just now a few people passed by, and I think I saw your brother. He looks like you!"
"Really?" He Qianyang parked the car, took off his sunglasses and said, "He should be coming down to pick me up. Let's go."
The girl held He Qianyang's hand and said nervously, "This is my first time visiting your relative's house. I don't bring anything with me. Is that rude?"
"My uncle and my aunt are both very nice. You'll know when you meet them later." He Qianyang smiled and said, "Among my three cousins, the eldest will never make things difficult for you. The second is the boy you just saw. He likes to act cool during his adolescence and has a cold face towards everyone. You can just treat him as a middle school student. The third is the only little princess in our family for generations, but she has a very good personality. You will definitely like her when you see her."
The girl repeated what He Qianyang had just said, memorizing it in her heart, and then raised her head and said, "I just saw that your brother didn't have a cold face. Not only did he not have a cold face, but he was even smiling when he was chatting with others."
"Are you sure? After that kid entered junior high school, I only saw him sneer."
"It's not a sneer." The girl's delicate eyebrows were knitted tightly. She searched her brains but couldn't find a suitable adjective. She could only say simply and roughly: "It's the kind of smile that a prince charming has, you know? It's very gentle, and little girls will definitely fall for it when they see it."
He Qianyang paused, turned around and looked at his girlfriend seriously. When she looked puzzled, he put his hand on her forehead and said, "Baby, either you are blind or you are seeing things. Believe me, my brother doesn't have that kind of expression."
Girl: “But I saw it.”
He Qianyang: "You are mistaken."
Girl: “You don’t believe me?”
He Qianyang: "I believe it, but I know my brother. He might laugh but he won't laugh like you said. You really got it wrong."
Seeing his obvious disbelief, the girl felt a surge of anger in her heart, and she grabbed him and strode forward: "I'll prove it to you!"
He Qianyang followed her steps and was pulled by her. He smiled as he walked, "If you want to see him smile, I'll use my brother's prestige to force him to smile for you. If he doesn't smile like a prince charming, you won't be allowed to sleep, okay?"
As soon as they entered the door, the girl suddenly stopped. He Qianyang almost didn't have time to brake and hit her. He put his arm around his girlfriend's shoulders and asked, "Why did you stop?"
The girl said "hush", pulled him behind a tree, pointed ahead and said, "Look for yourself, are you smiling? Is it the kind of gentle smile that a girl would like from a prince charming?"
"Why should we hide..."
He Qianyang looked in the direction his girlfriend pointed, puzzled. He saw He Qianmin at first sight. His expression was indeed much better than any he had seen before. He didn't know what he was saying to the person next to him. He actually had some of the warmth his girlfriend had described...
No, He Qianyang's eyes widened little by little. The man in front of him with a well-behaved expression and who was letting people rub his head was really He Qianmin? !
impossible!
He doesn't believe it!
That's definitely not He Qianmin!
He Qianyang let go of his girlfriend's hand and walked towards the terrifying scene in two steps. The shock on his face did not disappear as he got closer and heard their conversation, but became even more unbelievable.
Listen to what He Qianmin said:
——"Brother, I have finished all the questions you asked me last time. Does your promise to accompany me for a day still count?"
——"My cousin's friends are all howling like ghosts. You must not like it. Let's play in my room later."
——"There are only old men and women in his compound. Last time he made too much noise on his birthday, he got beaten up by my uncle, so he came to our house to hold the party."
The boy next to him seemed to smile and said with a smile: "It seems that you have a good relationship with your cousin."
——"Usually, he and He Qianyu are just as noisy as each other."
"He, Qian, Min." He Qianyang adjusted his expression, smiled and spoke every word, using his most gentle voice: "You said this to me who loves you so much on your brother's birthday. Does your conscience hurt a little?"
He Qianmin turned around and saw that He Qianyang did not feel guilty at all, so he turned around and said, "This is He Qianyang. Today is his birthday."
Jiang Chen also turned around and looked over. When his eyes met He Qianyang's face, there was a slight pause. He squinted his eyes and said, "Hello, I'm Jiang Chen. Happy birthday."
Not long after he finished speaking, He Qianyang's girlfriend caught up with him, took his arm, looked at Jiang Chen tenderly and said, "Hello, brother. I'm Qianyang's girlfriend Zhu Yao. He often talks to you about me. No, no, he talks to me about you. Sorry, I'm a little nervous. Anyway, I'm glad to meet you."
The air was quiet for a moment.
“Cough, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha—”
A burst of laughter came from behind, the sound came before the person was seen, and everyone present knew who it was without having to look.
Li Nanfeng came out holding his stomach and leaning against the wall. Noticing everyone's gaze, he stood up straight and said, "No, this is too funny. He Qianyang, you haven't told your girlfriend what kind of person He Qianmin is? You can admit your mistake?"
Jiang Chen's lips curved slightly as he explained, "I'm not Mr. He's brother. The one next to me is."
"Ah?" Zhu Yao was stunned and looked at He Qianyang.
He Qianyang retracted his gaze, patted He Qianmin on the shoulder, and said, "This is my brother, He Qianmin."
Zhu Yao blushed instantly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, you look so much like my boyfriend, I thought you were his brother, sorry."
"It's okay." Jiang Chen smiled and shook his head.
Because of the mistake of recognizing the wrong person, He Qianyang's girlfriend Zhu Yao hid in the small hall after saying hello. In order to avoid being too obvious, she also brought He Qianyu with her, leaving a room full of boys outside.
Shi Fengyue went to the guest room to catch up on his sleep as soon as he got off the car. In the courtyard at this time were Jiang Chen, He Qianmin, He Qianyang and Li Nanfeng who suddenly appeared.
Li Nanfeng was still holding his stomach and laughing, while He Qianmin had a dark face because of his previous confession. Neither of them wanted to speak. Jiang Chen and He Qianyang met for the first time. In this case, he could only start a conversation. Fortunately, the gift he brought was placed aside.
"This is a gift for you." Jiang Chen smiled and said, "Happy birthday."
He Qianyang didn't rush to open it. His eyes fell on Jiang Chen's face and he sighed, "Don't blame Yaoyao for making a mistake. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have thought that there was someone in the world who looked so much like me."
"I didn't expect that either." Jiang Chen smiled faintly.
He Qianyang smiled and joked, "Maybe we are brothers who have been separated for many years."
"I am not your brother even though we have been separated for many years." He Qianmin said with a stinky face: "He is still my brother." After saying that, he turned to Jiang Chen for approval: "Right, brother."
Jiang Chen lowered his eyes and smiled, "Yes."
He Qianmin's mood finally improved. He pouted at He Qianyang and said, "What's the look in your girlfriend's eyes? My brother doesn't look like you at all. Look in the mirror. Are you half as handsome as my brother?"
He Qianyang waved his fist threateningly: "He Qianmin, you are looking for trouble on my birthday, right?"
He Qianmin grinned, revealing his fangs: "Fight me."
"I'm an adult, I won't argue with you, a little brat." He Qianyang sneered, turned around and asked Jiang Chen: "Can I open it?"
"certainly."
He Qianyang found a step nearby, sat down, opened the lid of the gift box and said, "This is the first one I received today... Damn, cool!"
"Is this a robot?" He Qianyang took the robot out, looked around, and said excitedly: "I have never seen this shape on the market before. Where did you buy it? Is it a limited edition?"
"Of course it's limited." He Qianmin crossed his arms and snorted, "My brother made it himself."
"You made it yourself?" He Qianyang looked up curiously. Li Nanfeng finally stopped laughing and looked at the robot in Li Nanfeng's hand after hearing this.
He Qianyang had been fiddling with the robot but couldn't find the key point. He Qianmin became anxious and walked over, squatted, took it and tried to play with it himself, "This is how you play it." He pressed the start button and put the robot on the ground.
The robot's eyes lit up under the helmet, and it turned around and faced Jiang Chen and said, "Hello, I'm R01. What can I do for you, Master?"
He Qianyang was stunned and looked down at the robot on the ground wearing a cool helmet. Round pixels suddenly lit up at the eyes under the glass cover and the robot even blinked.
“This robot…”
Jiang Chen said: "R01, your master is right behind you. From now on, you will only accept his orders."
R01 turned around, and its cool little head slowly raised up. After storing the image of He Qianyang, it said, "Change the command, please enter the secret key."
Jiang Chen: “07:22.”
"The secret key is correct." R01 walked towards He Qianyang: "Hello, Master, I am R01, and I am very happy to be your robot."
He Qianyang was in a daze the whole time, until the little robot patted his leg, he suddenly came back to his senses, looked up in disbelief and said: "This robot... can it communicate with me?"
"It can communicate simply." Jiang Chen said, "Because it is a gift for you, the initial secret key I set is your birthday. If you want to change any original settings including the password, just tell it directly and give it the secret key."
"Okay." He Qianyang nodded blankly. After a while, he suddenly looked up and said in unison with another voice: "Did you do this?"
Li Nanfeng picked up the robot and looked it over carefully. His Adam's apple moved up and down a few times, and he looked at Jiang Chen with a burning look in his eyes: "Boss, shall we talk right now?"
Jiang Chen nodded and said to He Qianyang: "Happy birthday to you again. I hope you like the gift I gave you."
He Qianyang took the robot back from Li Nanfeng, looked at it lovingly, then raised his head and said with a smile: "This is definitely the coolest gift I have received in more than 20 years. Thank you, I like it very much."
"As long as you like it." Jiang Chen smiled and said, "Boss Li and I still have some things to discuss. It seems that Mr. He's friends have also arrived, so I won't bother them for now."
"You don't have to call me Mr. He. My brother calls you brother. We are a family. Just follow him and call me Brother Qianyang."
"Why call me Mr. Li? How can our relationship be so distant? Call me Brother Feng. From now on, I am your real brother!"
He Qianyang and Li Nanfeng started and ended at the same time, and looked at each other at the same time when they finished.
Jiang Chen readily followed suit: "Brother Qianyang, Brother Feng."
"Come down early after you finish your business. I'll introduce my friends to you later." He Qianyang went to entertain the friends who had just arrived with satisfaction.
Li Nanfeng couldn't wait to take Jiang Chen upstairs, saying as they walked: "As long as we confirm the intention of cooperation, everything after that will be up to you. I will give you the greatest freedom and authority and will not interfere with any of your research. You don't need to worry about funding. What you have in your hands can definitely convince the board of directors..."
When Jiang Chen and Li Nanfeng went upstairs, another car stopped in front of the He family's iron gate.
He Qianjian got out of the car, walked around to open the other door, and smiled at the people inside: "We're here, get out."
Above the light-colored high heels were her well-proportioned and slender calves, and her knee-length skirt wrapped around her long legs. The gentle beauty in a Chanel-style suit got out of the car and smiled faintly, "Thank you."
He Qianjian bowed gentlemanly: "It is my honor to serve the beautiful lady."
Han Qiya tucked her long hair behind her ears, met He Qianjian's slightly straightforward gaze, pursed her lips and smiled, "I haven't been back for a long time, it's a little strange here, Master He, can you help me reintroduce everything here?"
He Qianjian stretched out his hand and said, "No need to be so troublesome, let's go in together, and everyone will come to introduce themselves to you."
Han Qiya's eyes wandered around without moving for a long time. He Qianjian said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Do you still need to hesitate when holding your fiancé's wrist?"
"That was just a joke from the grandfathers." Han Qiya held his arm and winked playfully, but the smile in her eyes faded a little: "We can't be bound by such old customs and traditions."
He Qianjian suppressed the determination in his eyes and said harmlessly, "I'll do as you say."
There were already quite a few people in the hall of the courtyard. He Qianyang was always a playful person, and his friends ranged from fifteen or sixteen to thirty or forty years old. When people gathered together, it was difficult to distinguish them by age, and many of them did not know each other. However, most people here had seen He Qianjian, because he often followed He Qianyang around and attended parties with him.
So, as soon as He Qianjian and Han Qiya entered the door, many people greeted them.
Someone was curious: "Mr. He, who is this?"
"Now it is——" He Qianjian paused, gave the other party a look, and then smiled: "Friend."
The other party understood what he meant, raised the champagne and said: "We are still friends now, but we don't necessarily have to be friends forever. Come, I wish you all the best."
Han Qiya took a glass of champagne from the tray and said with a generous smile: "I also wish you and Mr. He a lasting friendship."
The other party paused and looked at He Qianjian. The smile on He Qianjian's face faded a little, but soon recovered: "Come on, touch it."
When the sunset dyed the sky, He Qianyang's birthday party officially began. He was very good at livening up the atmosphere, and the band that the studio planning the party had found was a very popular group recently, so everyone soon became excited.
After another rock song ended, a girl in hot pants ran up to the stage, grabbed the microphone and said loudly: "We've been listening to rock music for so long! Does anyone want to listen to something quieter? Something more lyrical? A song suitable for confession!"
The last sentence ignited everyone's passion for gossip, and they responded one after another:
"think!"
"Canon!"
“A Tribute to Love!”
"Who's confessing? And to whom?"
The girl raised her hand to signal for silence and said with a smile, "Since everyone wants to listen, how about we invite the recognized musical genius, He Qianyang's younger brother He Qianjian, to come on stage and sing a violin piece to bless the person who is about to give a surprise!"
“Ohhhh—”
"He Qianjian! Young Master He!"
The booing sounds and eager gazes gathered here. He Qianjian paused with the wine glass in his hand and lowered his head to hide the displeasure in his eyes.
No one asked him to go on stage without discussing the matter with him. Did they treat him as an actor who could be summoned at will and dismissed at will?
Han Qiya turned around and said with a smile: "I still remember the piano piece that amazed everyone at your tenth birthday party. I didn't expect that you could also play the violin. It seems like I'm in for a treat today."
He Qianjian raised his head and said in a generous manner: "Since Miss Qiya wants to listen, of course I have to present a song."
Under everyone's gaze, He Qianjian put down his wine glass, asked someone to help him get his violin from upstairs, and walked onto the stage and jokingly said, "I've asked someone to get my violin, but I have to say that I haven't practiced my violin for a long time. If I don't play well later, I hope you won't laugh at me."
There were friendly laughs from the audience, and someone said, "Who doesn't know that Young Master He is a musical genius? At the age of twelve, he shocked Master Wallace with a violin piece. How could he not play well?"
Everyone who knew He Qianjian echoed the sentiment, and there was no dull moment during the short waiting period.
He Qianjian smiled on the surface, but he was communicating with the system in his mind.
[Help me find the best violin player in the widest possible range.]
[Searching... I have found the person with the highest violin talent nearby. He is 100 meters and 30 meters southwest of you. Do you confirm that you want to exchange violin skills?]
He Qianjian frowned in his heart: [Who is it? It can't be too bad. ]
[After testing, this person's violin talent is at the top level in the host's world.]
[Compared with Wallace? ]
[Higher in talent than Valair, but inferior in skills. 】
He Qianjian was relieved, and the smile on his face became much more genuine and natural. He nodded to the audience and said to the system: [That's for sure. There are only a few people in the world whose skills can surpass Hua Laier, and he is one of them.]
[Violin skills are being exchanged... The exchange is successful, and the host can use it for 30 minutes. 】
Second floor
Jiang Chen, who was discussing the details of the cooperation with Li Nanfeng, suddenly raised his head with a fixed gaze.
"What's wrong?"
"It's okay." Jiang Chen stretched his shoulders and said, "The party should have already started, and the details have been discussed. Let's go down first."
"Okay." Li Nanfeng closed his computer and said, "I will hold a board meeting tomorrow, and I will pick you up at your house the day after tomorrow. When we get to the company, we will finalize more details."
The two of them packed up and went downstairs.
The He family's villa is similar to a courtyard house. In addition to the courtyard built around the entire house, there is also a three-story sunny garden room in the center of the house. The He family's small study where Jiang Chen and Li Nanfeng are located is on the second floor on the west side. The west side is only open to guests and is not connected to the north building where the owner lives. The party hall is on the first floor on the north side, so if the two want to go there, they can only pass through the garden room, or go down the separate staircase in the west building, bypass the courtyard and then go to the hall.
Li Nanfeng went to call Shi Fengyue, and Jiang Chen went downstairs first. When he reached the stairs, he paused, stood for a moment, and turned around to go down another staircase.
There were a few people scattered around in the courtyard, so it wasn't deserted. What was even more lively was the hall where laughter and music could be heard.
Jiang Chen came out from the side door of the west building. Before he took a few steps, he heard the sound of a violin with a melodious rhythm. He couldn't make out what it was, but he knew it was played well.
The violin music became increasingly passionate, accompanied by applause, and flowed into Jiang Chen's ears. Thinking of the conversation he had just heard, he paused and pursed his lips slightly, wondering whose skills He Qianjian had exchanged this time.
"Jiang Chen?" A cautious but surprised voice came from behind.
Jiang Chen turned around and saw the shy boy smiling in the moonlight. Something flashed through his mind and he hesitated, "You Jiuyu?"
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