Xu Family Manor is located halfway up Buguang Mountain. The mountain road is winding. The afternoon sun refracts through the clouds, the snow on the branches melts bit by bit, and the "tick-tick" sound of water is like a beautiful piece of music.
Every time Meng Sheng came here, he would be impressed by the scenery here.
Regardless of spring, summer, autumn or winter, the scenery in the mountains has its own charm.
She pursed her lips tightly, her hands on her legs were clenched into fists, her fingertips were slightly white, and her expression was calm as she watched the car enter the manor.
When Lou Shumin heard the news coming from the gate, she quickly put down her teacup and walked to the door of the villa to look out.
Not long after, she saw a black business car coming from a distance. When she saw Meng Sheng push the door and come down, she hurriedly walked down a few steps, "Shengsheng, why are you here at this time? Have you eaten?"
"I've eaten, aunt." Meng Sheng smiled and held her hand. "Why are you waiting here? It must be very cold."
"It's not cold. You haven't been here for a long time. A few days ago, Pianran came back from vacation and was still talking about you."
The two of them walked into the house while talking.
Lou Shumin asked someone to make a cup of hot tea for Meng Sheng. At this time, she was the only one at home. Xu Feng and Xu Jinmin, father and son, were both in the company. Xu Pianran was a sophomore this year.
After the greetings, Meng Sheng started talking about business.
"Aunt, is the commercial building at 164 Binhe Street in your name?"
Lou Shumin was stunned and thought about it seriously. She owned more than 20 shops and three residential buildings. If she rented them out, the annual rent would be at least more than 10 million.
But she usually entrusts it to people she trusts to help manage it, and only settles the accounts once every six months.
So she doesn't quite remember the specific locations of those stores.
After a long while, she nodded, "It seems there is such a store, five floors, the geographical environment there is good, opposite to the Taihe Luxury Goods Commercial Street."
“Isn’t this store rented out?”
"It was rented out before. It's a beauty salon. They signed a three-year contract. It expires this month and they won't rent it anymore. It will be vacant in the second half of the month." Lou Shumin looked at her in confusion. "Shengsheng, why are you asking about this all of a sudden? Are you interested in this shop?"
"My mother-in-law's beauty salon wants to open a branch here."
"Oh, she asked you to come and ask?" Lou Shumin thought for a few seconds, "When the store in front moves away, you can ask her to go over and take a look at the store and the rent. I'll give her a lower price. After all, we're relatives, so it's not a big deal to do her a favor."
"Aunt, I came here today to tell you that the shop cannot be rented to her."
Lou Shumin was stunned, "What do you mean?"
Meng Sheng pursed his lips.
Since you want the Xu family to be wary of Yu Qionghua, this matter cannot be kept secret.
You have to tell the truth.
She gritted her teeth and lowered her voice, "Yueqifang is secretly doing illegal business. The male model training class is specially designed for the ladies in the wealthy families in Beijing."
Lou Shumin was horrified when she heard this. She quickly asked the servants around her to leave and sat in front of Meng Sheng. "How...how did you know that?"
Meng Sheng made up an excuse, "Yueqifang was closed down some time ago due to tax evasion, but I saw several ladies going to the beauty salon as usual, and I happened to run into you... I'm afraid that her branch will also do this, and it will affect you and your uncle."
"Yu Qionghua is so bold! She doesn't even feel disgusted by such vulgar and lowly things. I can't believe she is that kind of person!"
Lou Shumin cursed angrily. She had never heard of such a thing before. She took a deep breath and slowly calmed down. "Shengsheng, although she is your mother-in-law, this is not a trivial matter. You must not alert the enemy, understand? Don't be stupid. Don't rush in before you know how deep the water is."
Meng Sheng nodded, "I understand, aunt."
"Does Shang Boyu know about this?"
"I have tested him, he probably doesn't know."
Lou Shumin breathed a sigh of relief and comforted her softly, "It's a good thing that he doesn't know. It won't implicate you and your wife. But don't tell Shang Boyu. After all, she is his biological mother. Wait for your uncle to come back in the evening, and then we will discuss it carefully."
Meng Sheng pursed his lips, lowered his eyelids, and his eyes reflected an unclear light.
They cannot be allowed to know about Shang Boyu’s affair yet.
Not only did she want to avoid making them worry, she was also afraid that her uncle and cousin would not be able to resist and beat Shang Boyu up.
She nodded slightly.
When I got home, it was already past seven o'clock. I encountered the evening rush hour, and the journey, which should have taken 40 or 50 minutes, ended up taking an hour and a half.
The snow in the yard has almost melted today, and the bluestone path is a little damp.
A bleak cold wind blew, and Meng Sheng couldn't help but shiver and pulled his coat closer.
That night, Shang Boyu called her on video as usual.
He didn't get the land, but he found an excuse to stay there for two or three more days.
Meng Sheng smelled an unusual smell, and his heart was beating "boom boom boom".
bite!
[Shang Boyu will return to Beijing at 4:50 tomorrow afternoon. He and Ning Weiwei have agreed to meet in Room 1408 of Jinzhou Hotel. He brought the same bracelet gift for Ning Weiwei and you. 】
When she saw the text message pop up on the top of her phone, her heart suddenly calmed down, but also lost its temperature.
really.
He really reconciled with Ning Weiwei.
He clearly suspected that Ning Weiwei wanted to harm the baby in her belly, but he could still forgive her so easily.
"Wife? What's wrong?" The video was still online, and Shang Boyu saw with his own eyes that her eyes were red. His gentle tone added a bit of heartache, "Don't cry, do you miss me?"
He knew that pregnant women were prone to sadness.
Meng Sheng did not dodge or avoid him. She stared at his expression through the screen. It seemed that every time she was hurt or something happened to her, he would be very nervous and worried.
But every time, the result brought her nothing but disappointment.
As if she was placing a bet, her dull nasal voice was somewhat ethereal, "Yes, I miss you, can't you come back earlier?"
Shang Boyu felt his heart collapse when he heard her words. He didn't care about his agreement with Ning Weiwei at all and promised Meng Sheng directly, "Okay, honey, I'll be back tomorrow afternoon, okay? Don't cry."
"Really? You didn't lie to me?"
"Really." Shang Boyu smiled helplessly, "Who made my little pregnant woman so delicate? I can only turn down work and come back to accompany you. You are always the most important."
Every word he said seemed like a sharp knife, stabbing her without mercy.
She was indeed very important to him.
But in each item, he seemed to have other options.
She suppressed the soreness in her eyes and tried to make her tone lighter, "Okay, then I'll wait for you to come back. I want to eat the lotus root and pork ribs soup you made."
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