Chapter 314 Are bamboo shoots delicious?
A black Zeppelin slowly cruised around the riverbank.
Inside the car, in the separated rear seats, Si Jingxu tightly gripped Chen Buyu's hand, his face filled with reluctance.
"If I had known you were going to Suzhou with Jingyi, I would have canceled this economic summit."
His words were filled with regret.
At the time, he only estimated the time, thinking that he could bring his girlfriend along for a couple of days and let her see his handsome speech.
As a result, he overlooked Song Jingyi, his brother-in-law who suddenly appeared.
He wanted Xiaoyu to accompany him abroad, but he wanted her to have her own life even more.
In particular, she values family ties so much.
"Alright, isn't it supposed to be over in a week?" Shen Buyu coaxed a child. "By then, Jingyi and I should be in Walnut Town. You can come find us, or you can wait for us to come back for the New Year in Beijing."
“What kind of talk is that?” Si Jingxu said, displeased. “Can I wait that long? No way.”
Since we got together, we haven't been apart for this long.
"I can't bear to." Si Jingxu pressed her hand to his face and kissed the back of her hand. "No."
"Alright, alright, are you going to waste all your time here?" Shen Buyu didn't like parting either, but she wanted to cherish the time they spent together even more. "I'll take you to the arcade."
"Okay, then it's a deal to video chat with me every day," Si Jingxu said again.
"Are you going to play or not?" Shen Buyu glanced at him with a stern face.
Si Jingxu chuckled, "Play."
The brothers and friends tacitly refrained from disturbing the young couple's time alone before they parted.
The two of them stayed from nine in the morning until nine at night.
As curfew approached, Si Jingxu reluctantly escorted her home.
"Go back, it's getting cold. Uncle Chen will be looking for you again soon, don't let him get cold." Si Jingxu sighed, his eyes overflowing with reluctance.
Chen Buyu felt a pang of sadness in his heart.
She stepped forward, stood on tiptoe, and kissed the corner of his lips. "Goodbye, Brother Jingxu."
Her soft, pink lips parted just a centimeter away, her slender waist was tightly embraced, and she was brought into a warm embrace.
The kiss, even more passionate than before, stifled her breath.
Si Jingxu hadn't kissed her like this in a long time.
The two mostly touched cheeks or gave each other light, fleeting kisses.
Shen Buyu could hear the two people's unsteady breathing and the pounding of their hearts, which he couldn't tell whose was whose.
She clenched her fists and helplessly placed them on his chest.
Listen to him express his reluctance to part with a kiss.
"Don't speak," Si Jingxu said, slightly out of breath, his forehead pressed against hers, "Remember to think of me."
"Mmm," Shen Buyu replied, her voice soft and tender.
Gou's heart skipped a beat.
"Let's go back," he said in a hoarse voice. "It's getting cold."
"Okay, goodbye, Brother Jingxu."
Si Jingxu, with his hands in his trench coat pockets, watched her enter the door before reluctantly getting into his car.
It's only been a week.
One week! And that's it!
When she got home, Shen Zhiye and Lan Xinyan had already gone to bed, only Shen Yanzhou was still waiting for her in the living room.
"Big brother, did Dad make you set the alarm here again?" Shen Buyu teased with a smile.
Shen Yanzhou put down the documents in his hand. "I have something to take care of."
"Are you very busy?" Shen Buyu glanced at him.
“It’s the end of the year, so it will be busier.” Shen Yanzhou rubbed his temples. “Jingyi said you’re going to stay at your maternal grandmother’s house in Suzhou, but I’ve already made arrangements. If you need anything, just go there. The housekeeper knows you.”
“Okay,” Shen Buyu agreed. “Brother, what does the red line on the form mean?”
“Oh, this,” Shen Yanzhou picked up the document again to show her, “These are the family members who only receive dividends and do no work. If they object when you are added to the family register during the New Year, I will kick them out directly.”
Shen Buyu clapped his hands with admiration, "That's amazing, President Shen."
“Basic procedure,” Shen Yanzhou stood up, “Go to sleep.”
Si Jingxu's flight was the next morning, and he didn't let Shen Buyu see him off.
Firstly, he couldn't bear to see her go through all that trouble; secondly, he was afraid that if he saw her, he wouldn't be able to leave.
Shen Buyu got up and looked at the scenery outside the airplane window that Si Jingxu had sent, and was slightly stunned.
Yesterday she was laughing at Si Jingxu, but today she's even less capable than him.
She wanted to cry.
“Buyu, come here quickly,” Lan Xinyan pulled her and instructed, “When you and Jingyi go to see Grandma, remember to talk to her.”
Although her grandmother never met her and knew nothing about her complicated background, her grandmother was definitely a kind and good person.
“I know, Mom,” Shen Buyu hugged Lan Xinyan’s neck, “I can’t bear to part with you.”
“Good girl, it’s only half a month,” Lan Xinyan said with a smile, patting her daughter’s arm. “Jingyi said that when Grandma was alive, she often wore cheongsams. I also made a few for you. When you see Grandma, wear this plain one to leave a good impression on her.”
“Okay.” Shen Buyu liked the plain white cheongsam.
The journey to Suzhou with Song Jingyi was not lonely.
Chen Mo drove, with Song Jingyi, Shen Buyu, Acheng, and Mu Zi sitting in the back.
Acheng chattered on and on, “I was still a child when I last went to Suzhou. I even dug up two bamboo shoots from my grandma’s yard.”
"Grandma has bamboo in her yard?" Shen Buyu asked curiously. "Are bamboo shoots tasty?"
“Ah,” Acheng scratched his head, “Bamboo shoots are delicious, but I don’t know what the bamboo shoots at my grandma’s house taste like. I dug up two, but the eldest brother found out and confiscated them and beat me up.”
"Oh, I see." Shen Buyu gave an awkward smile.
"Delicious," Song Jingyi said from the side. "Very fresh."
"Boss, you've eaten?" Acheng looked at Song Jingyi in surprise, as if he had been betrayed.
Song Jingyi didn't bother to look at him. "Why can't I eat?"
"But...you...I..." Acheng stammered, but ultimately swallowed his question.
He recently learned a Chinese idiom.
He brought shame upon himself.
Mu Zi handed Chen Buyu a glass of water.
"Thank you, Mu Zi," Shen Buyu took a small sip, then looked at Song Jingyi, "Brother Jingyi, shall we go see Grandma first?"
“Let’s go tomorrow,” Song Jingyi said, not wanting her to be so tired. “It won’t make a difference if we go one more day. You should rest well today, and I’ll take you for a walk around the yard.”
My maternal grandmother's house was in a remote suburb of Suzhou. Back then, she only had a small courtyard.
After she passed away, the courtyard remained empty, and people would come to clean it from time to time.
It wasn't until Song Jingyi grew up, broke away from the mercenary group, and established his own power and business that this continued.
He returned to Suzhou with his men and bought up several houses around his maternal grandmother's home at high prices, expanding them into a large courtyard.
In the years that followed, he never set foot here again. Even when he returned to Suzhou, he would only visit his grandmother's grave before leaving.
This time, he brought his sister with him and stepped back into the place where he had lived for eight years.
This is the place that truly belongs to his childhood.
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