Chapter 22: No respect for elders and younger children

Shengting?

"Aren't you..." gone?

Sheng Ting caught a glimpse of the little bear's head that had rolled to the side, bent over to pick it up and handed it to her.

Hatsushimo pursed her lips and took it.

The man then lowered his eyes to look at her, "Do you know me?"

The first frost brings a slight chill.

"If you know each other, why didn't you say anything when you saw me just now?"

"You knew from the beginning..."

"Know."

When he was drinking coffee in the store, he saw Sheng Yao whispering something to the little bear outside the door. Later, the two of them disappeared hand in hand. It was obvious that the person was Chu Shuang.

As always, I ran away when I saw him.

“I don’t even read the news.”

It turned out that he had sent a message. Chu Shuang hadn't checked her phone for a day, so she might have missed it.

Sheng Ting looked down at her from above. Her hair was slightly messy because of her doll costume. Her face, without any makeup, was fair and clear, and her expression was a little unnatural.

Without further ado, the man asked her, "Have you eaten?"

"I just had grilled cold noodles and oden with Yaoyao."

"Do you want to play again?"

"No more playing."

"Go change your clothes."

"oh."

Chu Shuang went to the back to change clothes, leaving Sheng Yao alone to face Sheng Ting. She laughed dryly, "Uncle, why didn't you tell your family that you came back early? We should have dinner at the old house."

"Some other time."

"Okay, Ah Shuang, you guys come over some other time, we'll have something delicious waiting for you."

"No respect for elders or younger ones."

Sheng Tingbo was not surprised and said, "Is this how you usually take her to hide from me?"

"Huh?" Sheng Yao's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately distanced himself from the matter, "No, I didn't do anything. It was just that my aunt was afraid of you..."

There was silence in the air for two seconds. Sheng Yao felt that his uncle's face seemed a little colder, but upon closer inspection, it seemed no different.

Chu Shuang changed her clothes and came out. Sheng Ting walked over and asked, "Would you like to go get something to eat with me?"

"Oh, okay."

Sheng Ting said to Sheng Yao: "Together."

Sheng Yao shook his head like a wave drum, "No, no, I just ate a lot of snacks, I can't eat anymore."

Hatsushimo: "Come together, I'll treat you to a delicious meal."

No matter how Chu Shuang tried to wink at him, Sheng Yao pretended not to see it. "You are quite considerate. I won't disturb you two from reuniting after a short separation. If I follow you, I will be disliked."

A car had already stopped in front of the cafe, but the driver was not Assistant Chen.

Sheng Ting saw Chu Shuang looking at the driver's seat and said, "Chen Jiazhou sent Vice President Henry back home."

"That person just now was Vice President Henry, who came here to sign the meeting agreement."

That's an explanation.

Hatsushimo nodded, "Oh."

The car drove into Ling Tsui Court Garden before dark.

The last time I met Bingbing, we had a meal here. There was a misunderstanding at that time. Li Bingbing was squatting outside and met Zhengze and others.

It seems that Sheng Ting likes to eat here.

The street lights in the garden were dim, and the two of them walked side by side on the cobblestone path. Their figures crossed on the ground, and that long-familiar feeling came back.

Taking a quick glance at the man's profile, the outline of his face was distinct, his dark eyes were calm, and his eyelashes had shadows falling on his eyelids.

This face always gives people a sense of familiarity, and I have had this feeling since the beginning of the first frost.

Sheng Ting tilted his head and asked her, "Are you cold?"

“It’s not cold.”

After passing through the winding corridor, the waiter led us to the private room, where all the dishes were ordered by Chushuang.

When the dishes were served, there were a few extra dishes. She thought they were wrong, but the waiter replied respectfully, "This is from our CEO Wei for Mr. and Mrs., it's Ling Cui Pavilion's signature dish."

Chu Shuang didn’t know any Mr. Wei, but thought he was Sheng Ting’s friend.

Sheng Ting responded, "Wei Yizhe is here?"

"Yes, President Wei and President Xiao Sheng are in the west room. When they knew you were coming with your wife, they said they didn't want to disturb you, so they asked the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes."

"This altar is also a gift to Madam."

“That’s thoughtful.”

Those delicious dishes looked like works of art. One of the dishes had gorgeous carvings, and it looked like a soaring golden phoenix was about to fly into the sky, which was very vivid.

"This is Golden Phoenix Brings Good Luck," Sheng Ting pushed the plate towards her, "and this is Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Pine Crane Prolongs Life, and Five-Colored Fried Camel Peak..."

Chu Shuang looked at the last dish, "Golden Toad and Jade Abalone."

"Um."

"This is state banquet standard. Good job to your friend."

When she was little, Chu Shuang went to many international banquets with her grandfather, Mr. Shen, and was familiar with all these famous dishes. She especially remembered the golden toad and jade abalone dish.

At a Spring Festival gathering of traditional Chinese culture masters, she felt unwell after eating this dish and burst into tears, which scared a group of veteran artists at the time. Later, it was discovered that she had eaten abalone and then secretly ate beef liver, which caused the accident due to the child's indigestion.

Since then she remembered that abalone and beef liver should not be eaten together.

Chu Shuang was not very hungry, but it was a pity that she could not eat much of the delicious food in front of her. Sheng Ting saw that she had put down her chopsticks early and moved his lips methodically: "Eat more. This Golden Phoenix is ​​only made once a month. It won't be so easy to eat it next time."

What he said worked, and Chushuang ate some more.

It was already nine o'clock in the evening when we returned to Qingyu Garden. The little golden retriever saw his male owner whom he had not seen for a long time, and excitedly gathered around Sheng Ting's feet, wagging his tail.

The way it wags its tail and sticks out its tongue around people is really silly. Chu Shuang smiled slightly and said, "Look how happy it is."

Sheng Ting patted the golden retriever's head and walked straight to the living room. Chu Shuang followed his gaze and was fixed.

There were several beautiful gift boxes on the marble table, and a bunch of light purple roses next to them, looking gorgeous.

"Come and have a look."

Sheng Ting walked over and handed her the rose.

【Please bring me a bouquet of flowers. 】

I thought he was too busy with work to remember this.

"Thank you."

I bent down and sniffed the flower. The fragrance was subtle and pleasant, more unique than other roses.

Sheng Ting said, "Try taking a breath."

Chu Shuang looked at him and did as he asked, blowing a breath of hot air towards the center of a rose. The color in her eyes gradually changed, and some petals turned blue.

"This is..."

“Gyeonggi-do color-changing roses.”

Chu Shuang was startled for a moment, and exhaled towards the other flowers, and all the roses in that field turned a dazzling blue.

"What a nice view."

Seeing the surprise and joy in her eyes, Sheng Ting said slowly, "Open the gift and have a look."

The black velvet box was small and exquisite. When it was opened, a necklace was found inside. The largest emerald green bead in the middle was clear and exquisite, and the shape of a water drop was round and large. In addition, the gemstones symmetrically dotted around it were equally dazzling.

The necklace reflected a light green glow under the overhead light, and it looked gorgeous at first glance.

The surface of the gemstone feels slightly cool as my fingertips brush against it.

"It's inlaid with so many gems. It must be expensive, right?"

"Do you like it?"

Hatsushimo nodded seriously, "Of course."

"As long as you like it." Sheng Ting took off his watch and checked the time. "Take your time to look at the rest. It's been a day. I'm going to take a shower."

"good."

Unpacking the gift boxes one by one, I found lipsticks, perfumes, high heels, limited edition high-end dresses...all of them are collectible editions from the counter.

Did he buy all the gifts he could think of?

The high heels are matte red with a shimmering design and a beautiful curved shape. The sparkling things are pleasing to the eye.

Among these gifts, there was one that Chushuang favored the most - a thermos cup printed with a traditional Chinese style lotus pattern.

With the blue as the background, the shimmering white lotus stands gracefully, three or two against each other, washing in a corner of the water, peaceful and indifferent, with nothing else to desire.

Later, this water cup became a regular on her desk.