◇ 【115】 Zhang Muheng is finally wanted by someone!
"You're here." Zhang Muheng stood up with the girl in his arms and said with a smile, "Let me introduce you, this is my girlfriend Gao Zuoqiong."
"Mu Heng, someone finally wants you!" Han Lin said with exaggerated surprise, "Congratulations!"
Without giving Zhang Muheng a chance to react, he grabbed Gao Zuoqiong's hand and said excitedly and gratifiedly, "Ms. Gao, I am deeply moved by the sacrifice you have made. Thank you for accepting Muheng."
Gu Juan and Xi Lang both laughed a lot.
Gao Zuoqiong had delicate features, a devilish figure, and a good temper. He wasn't angry at Han Lin's teasing at all. Instead, he smiled and nodded seriously, "You're welcome."
Zhang Muheng was furious and rudely slapped Han Lin's hand away, "Stop making trouble."
"Gu Juan, Third Brother, and Brother Han, you are here." Gu Yinyin came out of the house holding a drink.
Li Ruicheng was carrying two plates of fruit.
Han Lin rubbed his chin, suddenly realizing that he was the only one of the four brothers still single. Looking up, he saw Gu Juan, Xi Lang, Li Ruicheng, and Zhang Muheng all looking at him teasingly.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? I'm single and I'm proud!"
Everyone laughed.
Zhang Muheng said, "We're having barbecue at noon today, so let's move everything out first."
Several grown men came into the house and moved the barbecue tools and various ingredients to the yard and made the preparations first.
Because it was still early, a group of people sat at the table and chatted.
"Zuo Qiong, your name is so nice and special. Do you have a twin sister named You Yao?" Gu Yinyin and Gao Zuo Qiong have similar personalities and get along very well. They have become familiar with each other in a short while.
Gao Zuoqiong smiled and took out her cell phone, "You guessed it right. Let me show you the photos." After finding the photo of her and her sister in the album, she handed the phone to Gu Yinyin.
Li Ruicheng and Han Lin both leaned over to take a look.
Gu Juan also glanced at the photo.
The photo shows a pair of girls who look identical, have identical hairstyles, and are dressed identically. They're standing head to head, smiling at the camera. Twins typically don't want to dress like their twin sisters or brothers when they grow up, but Gao Zuoqiong and Gao Youyao are different, demonstrating their strong bond.
The girl on the left smiles more brightly, while the girl on the right also looks happy, but is relatively restrained.
Gao Zuoqiong asked with a smile: "Guess which one is me and which one is my sister?"
Gu Yinyin pointed at the girl on the left without hesitation, "This is you."
Gao Zuoqiong nodded. "Yeah, I'm more lively. Youyao is actually quite cheerful, but relatively reserved. She's the kind of person who's gentle as water. She's in Country A now and will be back in a few days. Then we can all hang out together. If Youyao and I stand together and deliberately change our personalities, I bet even Mu Heng would have a hard time telling who's who."
Zhang Muheng immediately confessed, "How could that be? If I can't even recognize the person I like, then there's no point in mixing with people."
Gao Zuoqiong's pretty face turned red.
Han Lin was curious, "How did you two know each other?"
Zhang Muheng simply said, "Her car almost hit me, and she insisted on taking me to the hospital. That's how we met."
Han Lin and Li Ruicheng laughed out loud.
"Why does it feel like the other way around?" Li Ruicheng asked, "Shouldn't it be that your car almost hit her, and then you two developed a romantic relationship?"
"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed.
Gao Zuoqiong coughed lightly, blushing, and said, "Actually, I had a crush on him at the time, so I insisted on taking him to the hospital."
Everyone laughed so hard that they fell over. It turned out that Gao Zuoqiong and Zhang Muheng were in a relationship where the girl was chasing the boy.
"Muheng, you're amazing." Han Lin praised Zhang Muheng.
Zhang Muheng puffed out his chest and said to his friends in a smug manner, "How's it going? My charm hasn't faded at all. I didn't have a girlfriend before because I didn't bother to use my power. Now, once I use my power, won't I be able to get a beautiful woman?"
Gao Zuoqiong glared at him coquettishly but did not interrupt him.
Zhang Muheng was afraid of offending his new wife, so he changed the subject. "By the way, Xiao Gu, Xi Lang, I heard you went to Yunnan to gamble on stones a while ago? That's so rude! Why didn't you invite us?"
"You're just talking nonsense." Han Lin continued, "They went to Yunnan not only to gamble on stones, but also to make up for their honeymoon. Do you want to be a third wheel?"
"I guess I was wrong." Zhang Muheng asked Gu Juan and Xi Lang, "How much raw material did you buy? Have you solved it yet?"
Xi Lang said, "Xiaojuan has unearthed a piece of imperial green."
"Ah!" Zhang Muheng and others exclaimed.
"How big is it?"
Xi Lang said calmly, "The jewelry company estimated that after carving, they can be made into five pendants, with a total value of over 50 million."
"hiss--"
Zhang Muheng and the others' reaction wasn't because they had never seen so much money before, but because Gu Juan had practically found it for free. He was incredibly lucky.
Both girls looked surprised.
Gu Juan dragged the handbag at his feet over and said, "Don't say we don't miss you. Here are a few rough stones, one for each of you. Although these are carefully selected by us, there is no guarantee that there are jades in them. It depends on your luck." Although he said so, in fact, he and Xi Lang had seen that there was jade in every rough stone, and the quality was not bad.
"That's very kind! Thank you!"
Han Lin and the others happily went over to make their selections. Their joy wasn't due to the value of the rough material, nor was it because they wanted the jade, but rather because they were touched by the thoughtfulness of Gu Juan and Xi Lang.
Gu Yinyin and Gao Zuoqiong also ran over with interest.
Han Lin dumped all the woolen materials in his bag onto the ground. The pieces were small, the largest slightly larger than a basketball, the smallest only slightly larger than a goose egg.
Gu Juan and Xi Lang ignored the few excited people and got up to visit Zhang Muheng's villa.
"Mu Heng, how do you tell if there is jade in a piece of rough material?" Gao Zuoqiong asked.
Zhang Muheng picked up a piece and talked about it. "This involves some professional terms, such as pine flowers, pythons, strands, fog, etc. The so-called "pine flowers" refers to--"
"Don't show off your knowledge," Gao Zuoqiong said impatiently, waving his hand, "I'd better figure it out on my own."
Zhang Muheng: "..."
Li Ruicheng looked at the rough stone in Gu Yinyin's hand and nodded approvingly, "Yinyin, this piece you have is good. I'll give it to you too. We have a small stone cutter at home, so we can cut it for fun someday."
Gu Yinyin nodded repeatedly, "Okay."
Zhang Muheng saw Gao Zuoqiong's expectant look and immediately agreed, "Okay, let's make an appointment to go to Ruicheng's house to cut the stone."
Han Lin spotted a flat piece at first sight.
Zhang Muheng checked the time. It was almost twelve o'clock. He called out to Gu Juan and Xi Lang, "Little Gu, Xi Lang, come over and grill some meat!"
The lunch lasted more than three hours and everyone enjoyed it very much.
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The New Year celebrations for large families are more complicated than those for ordinary people, and there are more things to buy. As the time draws closer to the 2012 Spring Festival, the Zhang family's preparations have entered the final stage. Even Zhang Muheng is instructed by his mother to go out and buy some high-end gifts to use when paying New Year's greetings in the first month of the lunar year.
There is a constant stream of pedestrians on the streets of the imperial capital, and the shopping malls are bustling with customers.
Standing at the entrance of the mall and seeing the crowds of people inside, Zhang Muheng began to back down. It would be better to kill him with a knife than to let a grown man squeeze with those strong and combative aunties.
He stepped back with lingering fear and accidentally bumped into someone. A burst of fragrance rushed into his nose.
At the same time, the girl's low cry sounded, "Oh."
Zhang Muheng grabbed the figure in time to prevent him from falling. After he stood firm, he turned around and his eyes lit up, "Zuo Qiong - no, you are You Yao?" The girl in front of him looked exactly like Gao Zuo Qiong. She was wearing a long black woolen coat and a pair of brown high-heeled boots. She was pretty and charming.
Gao Youyao looked at the handsome man in front of her in confusion, blushing as she pulled her hand back. "Are you my sister's friend? I'm Gao Youyao."
"I'm your sister's boyfriend, Zhang Muheng. Why are you alone?" Zhang Muheng looked around and took the things from her hand. "Let's go to the side first."
The two came to a corner where there were few people.
"Why are you alone?" Zhang Muheng looked at Gao Youyao, secretly marveling at her resemblance to Gao Zuoqiong. Too much. If Gao Zuoqiong hadn't said she never wore stilettos, he wouldn't have been so sure it wasn't her. Another thing: Gao Youyao's temperament was more gentle than hers. If Gao Zuoqiong were described as a passionate sunflower, then Gao Youyao would be a quiet gardenia.
Gao Youyao smiled helplessly, "Zuo Qiong and I were originally shopping with my mother, but there were so many people that we accidentally got separated. I called her a few times just now, but she didn't answer. I guess she didn't hear the phone ringing."
"So that's how it is." Zhang Muheng glanced at her high heels and said considerately, "There's a coffee shop nearby. Let's go there and wait for them."
Gao Youyao nodded, "Okay."
The two entered the coffee shop, looked at the crowd outside, breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and smiled at each other.
"Uh...Mr. Zhang, how long have you been dating Zuo Qiong?"
Zhang Muheng raised his lips and said, "Call me Muheng, Mr. Zhang is too unfamiliar."
"Okay." Gao Youyao said.
"Zuo Qiong and I have known each other for over half a year, and officially for over four months," Zhang Muheng confessed. "What about you? You're so beautiful, you must have a boyfriend, right?"
Gao Youyao shook her head, her face flushed slightly, "No, there's nothing suitable."
When Zhang Muheng saw her blushing, he suddenly realized that his question was too presumptuous. It was unacceptable to ask his girlfriend's sister if she had a boyfriend when meeting her for the first time.
"I heard from Zuo Qiong that you've been staying in Country A. Are you studying or working?"
"Work. I like photography and used to work for a travel magazine."
"Before?" Zhang Muheng was puzzled.
Gao Youyao spread his hands and said, "I resigned. I don't want to stay abroad anymore."
"It's nice back home, my family is all around me." Zhang Muheng said, "Then you must have been to many beautiful places. Like Tahiti, Tahiti—"
Gao Youyao's eyes lit up. "I've been there, it's so beautiful! The water there is as blue as a blue gemstone..."
The two were chatting when Gao Youyao's cell phone rang.
"Youyao, where are you?"
“The coffee shop next door.”
"knew."
Gao Zuoqiong and her mother walked towards the coffee shop with difficulty, their hands full of handbags.
Seeing Zhang Muheng and Gao Youyao sitting together, talking and laughing, Gao Zuoqiong wondered to himself, "How did they run into each other?"
I don’t know what Zhang Muheng said, but Gao Youyao smiled like a blooming flower, replied with a word, and gestured with her hands.
Gao Zuoqiong had never seen Gao Youyao laugh so recklessly before. He felt strangely uncomfortable and said bitterly, "That guy Zhang Muheng..."
"Zuo Qiong, what are you mumbling about? Walk faster, my hands are almost broken." Gao's mother urged from the front.
Gao Zuoqiong hurriedly chased after him, "Here I come."
In the coffee shop, Zhang Muheng said to Gao Youyao, "If there's a chance, I'll take you and your sister to a flower farm owned by a friend of mine. The scenery there is no worse than that abroad. It's like a fairyland all year round."
Gao Youyao smiled and said, "Okay."
Seeing Gao Zuoqiong arrive, Zhang Muheng hurried out to help her and Gao's mother carry things.
"Are you my aunt? Hello, aunt, I'm Zuo Qiong's boyfriend, Zhang Muheng."
It was the first time that Gao's mother saw him. She looked him up and down, and the more she looked, the more satisfied she became. She said with a smile, "Hello, Mu Heng. Our Zuo Qiong is very grateful to you for taking care of him."
"You're too polite, Auntie. Did you drive here? I'll help you put your things in the car first. Then you must give me a chance to treat you to a meal." Zhang Muheng said.
As the saying goes, the more a mother-in-law sees her son-in-law, the more satisfied she becomes. Gao's mother smiled so hard that her mouth couldn't close. She just nodded and said, "Okay, okay, I'll follow your arrangements."
After Zhang Muheng and Gao Zuoqiong put the things into the car together, Gao Zuoqiong suddenly reached out and twisted the back of Zhang Muheng's hand hard.
"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Miss, how did I offend you? Hmm?"
"Think for yourself!" Gao Zuoqiong rolled his eyes at him and walked away angrily.
Zhang Muheng quickly chased after him to comfort him.
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