Chapter 181
On Saturday, Chu Jiujiu woke up early without the help of an alarm clock. She sat in front of the dressing table, dressed up nicely, and then changed into the clothes that had been matched long ago. After going downstairs, she picked up the key at the door and walked out of the house with brisk steps.
It was half past eight in the morning. Chu Jiujiu thought that only Han Shengyi and the two old people were in the Han family. But when she pushed the door open, she found that Wen Xiuwei and Chu Shao had come and were sitting at the dining table eating breakfast.
Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, they both turned around. Wen Xiuwei was still biting a bun. After seeing Jiujiu's outfit, she put down her chopsticks in surprise and asked, "Where are you going? You're dressed so beautifully."
Han Shengyi was just coming out of the kitchen, holding a noodle bowl with six freshly boiled eggs in it, which were being soaked in cold water to cool down. Hearing Wen Xiuwei's question, Han Shengyi answered for Chu Jiujiu, "My friend invited me to an event, and Jiujiu is going with me."
Chu Jiujiu took a second to react, then walked over calmly. "Yeah, I could have chosen not to go before, but now everyone knows we're engaged. If I don't go, people will gossip. Besides, I also want to support Brother Shengyi."
Grandma Han peeled an egg expertly while nodding seriously, "Bringing Jiujiu with you is a matter of face. No other girl is as pretty as our Jiujiu."
Chu Jiujiu smiled, pulled over a chair, and sat down to eat breakfast.
Chu Shao was peeling eggs just like Grandma Han. After peeling one, he put it in Wen Xiuwei's bowl, then quickly picked up the next one and prepared to peel it for Chu Jiujiu. However, Wen Xiuwei didn't even raise her eyes and directly gave hers to Chu Jiujiu. Chu Shao saw this and was silent for a moment, but his hands did not stop moving.
Han Shengyi had only just mentioned the activities. After everyone sat down, Grandma Han curiously asked him what the activities were. There was nothing to hide. Han Shengyi explained to Grandma Han in a disjointed manner. Chu Jiujiu just ate silently on the side. Her appetite had become picky now. When she ate boiled eggs, she only ate the egg whites. She was going to share the yolks with Han Shengyi. Chu Shao saw this and raised his chin slightly, "Give the yolks to Xiuwei. She likes it the most now."
When Chu Jiujiu heard this, she immediately turned the chopsticks in her hand.
Pregnant women have ever-changing tastes, and there is no pattern to speak of. People usually say that they should be moderate, but it is difficult for pregnant women to be moderate. As long as she doesn't eat so much that she can't walk, her family will not restrict Wen Xiuwei's diet and will cook whatever she wants to eat.
Wen Xiuwei ate four yolks of six boiled eggs. Chu Jiujiu felt like she was going to choke just by looking at it, but Wen Xiuwei remained calm. During this time, she even gave Chu Jiujiu a few indifferent glances.
The look in her eyes was a bit strange. Chu Jiujiu couldn't help but sit up a little straighter. "Why are you looking at me?"
"You are beautiful, so I will look at you twice more."
Wen Xiuwei said with a faint smile. Chu Jiujiu did not suspect anything and immediately praised him back. After Han Shengyi was ready, she went out with Han Shengyi. Grandma Han wanted to clean the table, but Chu Shao stopped her. After watching Chu Shao clean for a while, the old lady suddenly remembered that she got up late today and had not made the bed yet, so she hurried back to clean the room. Wen Xiuwei was the only one left sitting at the table. After a while, Chu Shao came over with a rag to wipe the table. Suddenly, Wen Xiuwei called him.
"Why."
Chu Shao looked up, "Hmm?"
Wen Xiuwei leaned forward, closing the distance between her and Chu Shao, "Have you noticed that Jiujiu is not right?"
Chu Shao held the rag and asked calmly, "What's wrong?"
Wen Xiuwei: "I can't really explain it, I just feel something is wrong."
Chu Shao: “…”
Noticing Chu Shao's lack of reaction, Wen Xiuwei added, "But you see, she usually tells me everything, even trivial matters, several days in advance. But I've never heard her mention attending an entrepreneur conference. That's not like her. Normally, if there were something revealing like this, or something related to Shengyi, she would have told me half a month in advance."
Chu Shao hummed, "It seems so."
Seeing that Chu Shao agreed with her, Wen Xiuwei immediately narrowed her eyes. "If she doesn't tell me something, it's either because she's embarrassed or because she doesn't dare to. She's afraid that I'll say something about her. Go and help me find out what she's trying to hide from me."
Chu Shao: “…………”
He felt a little helpless. "She's already grown up. If she doesn't want to talk about it, then don't bother. Isn't Han Shengyi with her? As long as he's around, it's no big deal. If you insist on finding out, she might get angry."
Wen Xiuwei: "Your last name is Chu, don't you know who Chu Jiujiu is? Have you forgotten how noisy she was as a child? She's the kind of person who doesn't get into trouble normally, but when she does, she'll make a big mess. What's the point of Shengyi following her? She can just coax him a few times and Shengyi will be lost! I don't care. Every time Jiujiu hides something from me, it's not a good thing. Do you want to go? If you don't, I'll go by myself."
The more Wen Xiuwei spoke, the more Chu Shao muttered in his heart. Seeing that she had done what she said, she stood up suddenly. Chu Shao hurriedly stopped her and said, "Okay, okay, I get it. I'll go right away."
He agreed, and Wen Xiuwei was satisfied, because she was just pretending. If she really wanted to go, she had no other choice but to ask Chu Jiujiu directly. Sitting back, Wen Xiuwei began to plan what to eat for lunch. Looking at his wife sitting steadily in the back, Chu Shao was speechless.
Before she was pregnant, Wen Xiuwei was a sweet-talking girl, gentle and lovable. Her personality remained the same after she became pregnant, except that she was a little more radical, overthinking, and willful. Chu Shao was not speechless because she was worried about Chu Jiujiu, but because of the task that Wen Xiuwei gave him.
To put it nicely, it is called an investigation, but in practice, it is just tracking and searching bags.
…
It's so shameful.
Furthermore, Chu Jiujiu's eyes were like cameras. Unless he could recover perfectly, he would definitely be caught. Unfortunately, he was only a technician and had not yet learned the course of reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance, so being caught was inevitable.
Chu Shao was at a loss here, while Chu Jiujiu and Han Shengyi had just arrived at the hotel.
Generally, gatherings are scheduled at night, but this one was scheduled during the day. As soon as she entered, Chu Jiujiu smelled a lot of cigarettes and heard the polite yet courteous laughter. This was the scene Han Shengyi dealt with every day. Before entering the door, Chu Jiujiu shrugged her nose in disgust, but after entering the door, she was also a member of the fake smile group.
The invitations were delivered by Zhang Nan, but this party was not fake. They had planned to hold it anyway. It was just that Han Shengyi was not on the list at the beginning.
Most of the people inside are in their twenties or thirties, with fewer in their twenties and more around thirties. I thought I didn't know anyone here, but unexpectedly, there was actually an acquaintance.
Wang Hongye saw the two of them and a look of surprise flashed across his face. "Jiujiu, Shengyi, you're here too. I should have come together earlier."
Seeing Wang Hongye, Chu Jiujiu was even more surprised than him, "Brother Hongye, who is this...?"
Wang Hongye touched his nose awkwardly, “This is Comrade Shen Baisu, I… my friend.”
Hearing Wang Hongye stutter, the smile on Chu Jiujiu's face suddenly became intriguing, "Friends? What friends?"
Wang Hongye didn't answer, but his face turned a little red. The female comrade next to him was too shy to stay there any longer, so she found an excuse and left the situation to Wang Hongye alone.
Wang Hongye then explained to Chu Jiujiu that he and Shen Baisu met by accident, and his family didn't know about it yet, and his relationship with Shen Baisu was not confirmed. He had planned to wait until it was confirmed before telling his family, but he didn't expect to be caught by Chu Jiujiu and Han Shengyi.
Chu Jiujiu's eyes were crescent-shaped from laughing. She nudged Wang Hongye with her elbow, "Ouch! I've come to this kind of place with you, and you still say we're not in a relationship? Brother Hongye, you have to take the initiative. You can't wait for this woman to bring it up first. You're really too wooden. It's just that she has a good temper. If it were me, I would have ignored you long ago."
Suddenly, Han Shengyi coughed.
Chu Jiujiu immediately turned around and asked him with concern: "What's wrong? Did you catch a cold?"
Han Shengyi was silent for a moment, "No, let's go and don't disturb Brother Wang."
Wang Hongye said with a smile: "Don't disturb me, don't disturb me. There are no female comrades here. Comrade Shen is quite uncomfortable here. Jiujiu is here just in time. Can you do me a favor and chat with her for a while? I can't say too much to her in this kind of occasion."
Chu Jiujiu happily agreed, "No problem! But when you two get together, don't forget to give me a big red envelope. I won't accept any reward without any reward!"
Wang Hongye smiled naively: "Don't worry, you'll be there for me."
Han Shengyi: “…”
Seeing that Chu Jiujiu was about to abandon him, Han Shengyi felt very unhappy, but he didn't know how to say it out loud.
Just like Chu Jiujiu disliked Guan Yuelong, Han Shengyi also disliked Wang Hongye. Although no one would mention what happened back then, it was still a knot in Han Shengyi's heart. Every time Chu Jiujiu talked to Wang Hongye, he would stare at them.
Han Shengyi was unhappy when Chu Jiujiu spoke to him, and he was still unhappy when Chu Jiujiu helped him. However, Han Shengyi silently endured it because Wang Hongye would no longer be a single young man after Chu Jiujiu helped him.
Chu Jiujiu and Wang Hongye went to find Shen Baisu together. She told Han Shengyi that she would come to him later. Han Shengyi nodded. Then, Chu Jiujiu raised her hand and naturally fiddled with the pearl pendant on her collarbone.
Han Shengyi glanced at the whole audience and nodded to Chu Jiujiu again. Chu Jiujiu then smiled and followed Wang Hongye.
There were a lot of people here, but not so many that it was hard to find anyone. Han Shengyi didn't show his necklace until Zhang Nan arrived. The coat Chu Jiujiu bought for him just happened to cover the pendant of the necklace, leaving only the string exposed. Since Zhang Nan didn't come, Han Shengyi chatted with other acquaintances. He was at one end and Chu Jiujiu was at the other.
While talking to Shen Baisu, she paid attention to the direction of the gate.
Shen Baisu didn't notice her distraction and thought she was really warm and considerate.
"Ah! I remember now, you are Chu Jiujiu! My sister is Shen Dongkui. Didn't you two live in the same dormitory? My sister has told me about you many times. She said you are beautiful and that you are a great student. I really envy you. If I were smarter, I wouldn't have to work in the factory. But unfortunately, I am too stupid. This is how my life will end."
The disappointment on Shen Baisu's face was very real. She really felt that she would be mediocre for the rest of her life. Chu Jiujiu thought to herself, if you and Brother Hongye succeed, even if you want to be mediocre, their family will not let you be mediocre.
According to Grandpa Wang, who was looking forward to his grandson's wife so much that his eyes were shining, even if Shen Baisu wanted the moon in the sky, he would give an order and ask someone to pick it for her.
By then, Shen Baisu will probably miss his mediocre life.
Sijiu City is so big, and Shen Baisu is actually Shen Dongkui's sister. If this happened normally, Chu Jiujiu would have screamed, but the occasion was not right today. Chu Jiujiu was only concerned about when Zhang Nan would come. When she heard Shen Baisu's words, she just nodded to deal with it.
Zhang Nan showed up when it was almost time for dinner, but she didn't come to the party like everyone else. She walked down from upstairs, looking very surprised as if she had just found out that the place was booked.
Then I was invited in by the host with great hospitality.
Seeing her being so cautious, Chu Jiujiu just wanted to roll her eyes.
There are so many dramas.
…
Chu Jiujiu saw Zhang Nan come in, and Han Shengyi naturally saw it too. He continued to chat and laugh with others. Zhang Nan didn't approach him, and he didn't approach Zhang Nan either. They were both very patient, which made Chu Jiujiu, the only one without patience, very anxious.
Finally, Zhang Nan moved. Chu Jiujiu took advantage of the crowd to stare at her intently.
Zhang Nan passed by Han Shengyi with a normal expression. As she passed by, Han Shengyi bent down appropriately, and the V-neck of his windbreaker was bent down, revealing a little bit of the necklace inside.
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