Chapter 28 Chapter 28 I only remember the preferences of the people I like...
After leaving Boss Liang's house, Chen Zhuo told Shao Chengzhang that she would not return to Yuelan Bay before the end of the vacation.
Shao Chengzhang had no expression on his face. He just said "hmm" coldly and told her to call him if he had anything. Then he got in the car and left.
Jiang Jun looked at the Cayenne walking away, incredulous: "No, he just said 'hmm' and that was it?"
"What else?" Chen Zhuo glanced ahead calmly. The Cayenne turned the corner and disappeared. "I already said he doesn't like me, so forget it."
"Okay..." Jiang Jun knew Chen Zhuo's personality, and this meant that this was the end of it.
She sighed slightly. "I just feel like you finally have someone you're attracted to. Well... I tell you, the older someone gets, the harder it is to be attracted to them. The more people you meet, the higher your threshold."
Chen Zhuo only heard one sentence and glared at her, "You are the older one!"
Jiang Jun smiled and coaxed her: "Okay, okay, we are in the right time, we are young!"
After returning home, Chen Zhuo dealt with the work at hand. An assistant director friend of hers had worked with her on a drama and they had a good relationship. He sent her a gossip saying that Chi Xiao, who had been very popular in the past two years, was about to terminate his contract with his current company. If Shen Zhuo was interested, she could pay attention to it.
Finding new clients is also one of her daily tasks. If Chi Xiao can sign them, this year's bonus will definitely increase a lot.
Chen Zhuo replied with a thank you, then briefly chatted with the other party about his recent situation, and finally ended the conversation with the polite words "Let's have dinner together when we have time."
Chi Xiao is currently a top star in the entertainment industry. However, because he is not a professional actor, he is often criticized by netizens and his opponents for his acting skills. However, Chi Xiao himself is very humble, at least that is how he is portrayed to the outside world. He is turning to the drama track. After two TV series were broadcast on CCTV, his reputation has improved. However, the overall impression of Chi Xiao is that he is not an acting school, and in the film field, he has not yet produced any outstanding works.
Shen Zhuo searched the internet and found no news about him terminating his contract. There would be a Chinese Film Qingyun Awards ceremony later in the month, and most of the artists in the entertainment industry would be attending, and Chi Xiao was also among the invited guests.
That was a good opportunity to get to know Chi Xiao.
Shen Zhuo did some more detailed homework until the evening.
In the evening, Li Yaqi booked a private room. Since it was a meeting between the main creative team, Chen Zhuo, as the agent, did not need to attend the dinner, but he still called to remind Guan Siyu not to be late, and repeatedly told him not to say stupid things like saying in front of the director that he was not suitable for the style of the film.
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Shao Chengzhang was in a very bad mood. After returning home to feed and clean Ares, he picked up the book he hadn't finished reading but found that he couldn't concentrate. He kept flashing back to the wet eyes of Chen Zhuo last night. Even when they kissed, she kept her eyes open, looking at him defenselessly, which touched his heartstrings.
He exhaled heavily, stood up and went to the audio-visual room, picked out a highly rated suspense film, and forced himself not to think about it. After watching the movie for more than two hours, Shao Chengzhang found that his eldest brother had called him, so he picked up the phone and called back.
The phone was picked up quickly, and Shao Chengke said he wanted the whole family to get together.
This whole family naturally includes Chen Zhuo.
This day will come sooner or later.
After hanging up the phone, he sent a message to Chen Zhuo, saying that there was a family dinner the day after tomorrow and he needed her to accompany him home.
After receiving the news, even though Chen Zhuo was unwilling in her heart, she had to go out of reciprocity, not to mention that this was also the agreement they had agreed upon.
As a daughter-in-law, she naturally couldn't go to meet her parents-in-law for the first time empty-handed. She sent a message to Shao Chengzhang asking him what his parents liked so that she could prepare it in advance.
In the end, Shao Chengzhang told her not to prepare anything, as he would prepare everything. The answer was expected, but Shen Zhuo felt that he couldn't just not buy anything at all, after all, he couldn't pay for it.
At the beginning of the year, the client had sent them a gift of premium bud vine tea, reportedly worth several thousand yuan per pound. Chen Zhuo didn't like the bitter taste of the tea, so he hadn't opened it, deciding to give it to his father. As for his mother, Chen Zhuo planned to buy her a high-end scarf and skincare products, which would be comparable to what Shao Chengzhang had spent on her trip.
The balance in the card was depleted, and Chen Zhuo felt a little distressed.
Shao Chengzhang arrived downstairs of Chen Zhuo's house ten minutes earlier than the agreed time, and sat in the car waiting. He first saw Chen Zhuo in the rearview mirror.
He was slightly startled, but couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
When Shen Zhuo saw Shao Chengzhang get off the car, he paused and quickly looked away.
She wore a loose white shirt today, paired with light khaki wide-leg pants. On the contrary, Shao Chengzhang was much more casual than the platform. He wore an Italian light khaki casual suit with a white T-shirt underneath.
The two people standing together look like they are wearing couple outfits.
It would be fine if it were common colors like black, white and gray, but light khaki is relatively less common, and the fact that they can be seen together is a sign of tacit understanding.
But Chen Zhuo felt that this tacit understanding was completely unnecessary now.
She smiled a little awkwardly: "What a coincidence."
"Yeah." Shao Chengzhang nodded in agreement, took the gift box from her hand and put it in the trunk, saying, "Isn't it that I don't need you to prepare it?"
Chen Zhuo said, "That's different. What you prepare is yours, and what I prepare is mine."
What's the difference? Do we have to make such a clear distinction?
There was soothing piano music playing in the car, but it did not relieve Shen Zhuo's tension at all. She turned her head and glanced at the navigation, and she was already halfway through the journey.
She asked, "Are only my uncle and aunt here today?" She was afraid that there might be other relatives, and a group of people would surround her and ask her questions.
"And my eldest brother and his wife. My eldest sister-in-law is a designer. She went out to collect inspiration and just came back recently."
"Ah?" Shen Zhuo turned to look at him in surprise. She hadn't prepared any gift for the meeting.
"It doesn't matter. My eldest brother won't care about these things." Shao Chengzhang paused, "Besides, he has everything he needs."
"Then do you know what your sister-in-law likes?" You don't have to give gifts to men, but you should give gifts to women. After all, they are sisters-in-law. Sometimes, the relationship between sisters-in-law is not as easy as that between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
You can still buy it at the mall on the way before you reach your destination.
"I don't know." Shao Chengzhang glanced at her and said slowly, "I only remember the preferences of people I like."
"...What should we do then?" Shen Zhuo sighed.
Shao Chengzhang glanced at the navigation system and said, "There's really no need to prepare. Besides, we're about to get on the highway."
She couldn't buy it even if she wanted to.
Chen Zhuo felt like she hadn't been in good form these past few days. As a manager, she should have been well-informed and prepared for this sort of thing. Yet, she had made a mistake.
The car drove for a while and then entered a villa area. She remained calm on the surface, but was secretly surprised. This was the famous top-tier luxury residential area in City A. It was said that any villa would cost over 100 million yuan.
She had long noticed that Shao Chengzhang's family was not poor, but she had not expected that he was so wealthy.
The car slowly stopped in front of a Chinese-style villa. Shen Zhuo got out and quickly looked around.
The courtyard was filled with lush flowers and trees, and even had a water feature. Before she could take a closer look, the armored door at the end of the bluestone slab opened from the inside, and a well-dressed, calm, middle-aged man came out. He introduced himself as the housekeeper, Uncle Tian, and took the items from their hands.
Chen Zhuo and Shao Chengzhang walked side by side. Her fingertips suddenly felt hot. Shao Chengzhang held her hand. She did not pull it out and let him lead her in.
Chen Zhuo thought of the melodramatic plots in TV dramas and covered his mouth and asked quietly, "If your parents don't like me and give me five million to divorce you like in the TV dramas, would I agree?"
What is she thinking about every day? Is this the only kind of mess Guan Siyu plays in the entertainment industry?
He turned his head and glanced at her, his expression hard to tell whether it was helplessness or amusement: "I'll give you double, no."
Shen Zhuo's eyes widened and he asked in shock: "Shao Chengzhang, are you so rich?"
What a huge blue ocean the sex toy industry is! Chen Zhuo was shocked.
As he spoke, he walked in, passed the metal hollow screen and the entrance, and heard the laughter coming from the main living room.
The woman sitting on the sofa was gentle and dignified, and the girl sitting next to her and talking to her was very lively. Both of them were reading a booklet.
"Mom, Nora, we're back." Shao Chengzhang took Shen Zhuo's hand and introduced them, "This is my wife, Shen Zhuo. Shen Zhuo, this is my mother and sister-in-law."
Chen Zhuo noticed that the woman Shao Chengzhang called "mother" stopped smiling the moment she looked up at them.
She didn't have time to think about it, and raised a natural and appropriate smile, looking at the two people sitting on the sofa with a calm and generous look: "Mom, sister-in-law."
"Soren, I told you not to introduce me as your 'sister-in-law' to others. It sounds old-fashioned." She glared at Shao Chengzhang in feigned anger.
"In terms of legal relationship, you are indeed." Shao Chengzhang said.
Nora ignored him and almost jumped in front of Chen Zhuo. She was very smart and introduced herself with high spirits, "Hi Chen Zhuo, I'm Shang Mingxuan, the wife of Brother Soren. You can call me by my name or Nora."
"Okay, Nora." Shen Zhuo nodded with a smile. She was secretly surprised by Nora's exquisite appearance, her fair and translucent skin, and her small and three-dimensional facial features. The word "elf" instantly popped up in her mind.
"Do you have to be so obvious in showing your affection? Wear matching couple outfits." Shang Mingxuan glanced between the two of them and said with a smile.
Chen Zhuo couldn't deny it either, so he could only laugh awkwardly to get by.
"Hello, Chen Zhuo." Lan Fuyu sat there without moving, and just greeted her lightly.
"Where are Dad and brother?" Shao Chengzhang asked.
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of a sliding door was heard, and then Shao Chengke supported Shao Song and slowly walked out of the tea room next door.
Shao Chengke has a tall and straight figure and a calm temperament. His eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to Shao Chengzhang, but his facial features and temperament are much softer. Although the old man has gray hair at his temples, his majestic aura is self-evident.
Last time, they parted on bad terms because of his marriage. Shao Chengzhang was afraid that Shao Song was still angry and would say something unpleasant to Shen Zhuo. He took a half step forward and said, "Dad, brother, this is Shen Zhuo."
Shao Song snorted, but his elder brother smiled at him, which made him feel at ease.
Chen Zhuo called for someone again. Shao Song stared at her for a few seconds. The little girl was not timid at all and looked at him with a smile. Shao Song then nodded in satisfaction and said, "Sit down."
The family sat neatly in the living room when Aunt Zhen, the family's nanny, came over to ask about the dinner menu. As Chen Zhuo was the new family member, she wanted to know if he had any dietary restrictions or preferences.
Shen Zhuo usually didn't eat much in such formal occasions. She waved her hand and said no with a smile.
Nora likes sweets and her family has a pastry chef who works in a five-star hotel. Nora asked for a serving of mango sago after the meal. She turned around and asked Chen Zhuo if he wanted one too. Chen Zhuo smiled and nodded in agreement.
Shao Chengzhang spoke up at this time: "Aunt Zhen, replace one portion of the milk in the sago with coconut milk. Shen Zhuo is lactose intolerant and can't drink milk."
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