The intense love in the banquet hall was like a raging fire in the game room.
Shen Tianyi"s expression was solemn. It was reasonable to say that he had defeated the three people in front of him on a single horse today. Why did he suddenly feel as if he had been beaten up by them?
It had only been three minutes since the game was opened. His opponents, his subordinates, and his superiors were each doing something bigger than the previous one. He felt very pressured. He only had an ordinary pair of partners in hand.
Today"s draw is C city mahjong, pay attention to three missing one, the bar ten thousand son each pick a school to miss.
Shen Tian"s eyes continuously looked up and down. Xiao Yao was obviously the same. That old fogey Xu Mao had gone crazy with. As for Feng Cheng, he actually played three cards in a row.
"Brother Shen, it"s your turn." Xu Mao noticed Shen Tian, who had not played for a long time, and could not help but remind him.
The corner of Xiao Yao"s mouth rose, "What? Afraid of losing? "
Feng Cheng shook the ash in his hand and said with a smile, "Our Brother Shen is in high spirits today. So what if we lose two rounds?"
Shen took a deep breath. He touched a card that had never appeared before, but was probably wanted by all three parties: 70,000 RMB.
And he chose to hit Wan Zi.
"Why do I see fine beads of sweat on Brother Shen"s forehead?" Xu Mao teased.
Shen Tian subconsciously wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead. No, he would rather not make a card than light a gun. He placed the 70,000 back on the card and replaced it with another tube.
"You have to consider even five drums for so long." Xiao Yao began to feel the cards in his hand.
Xu Mao laughed, "Maybe Brother Shen hid his good cards. However, Brother Shen must think carefully. In the end, we must compensate the three families with flower cards."
Shen One took a sip of tea and carefully grabbed a card. He slowly opened the card and was shocked by what he saw.
The three of them looked over at the same time. "Why are you so agitated for?"
Shen Tian felt a bit of regret. If he didn"t play that five barrel card game, he would have played a whole game of cards …
"Why is it that every time I come to Brother Shen"s place, you get stuck? Hurry up and play your cards." Feng Cheng had almost finished one cigarette, yet he still hadn"t played his cards.
Shen Yi weighed the pros and cons. There weren"t many cards left on the deck, and he still had three cards left. If he didn"t play Wanzi now, he would probably have to spend all his cards.
"Brother Shen, if you continue to waste time like this, we"ll have to fight our four rounds until daybreak tonight." Xu Mao said.
Shen One threw out the 70,000 yuan in his hands in a panic.
"Pa, pa, pa." The three sides turned their cards around at the same time.
Xiao Yuan replied, "One and one, three times."
Xu Mao said, "Yes, four times."
Feng Cheng said, "A big pair and three bars, how many times do you think you"re going to be able to do it yourself, Brother Shen?"
Shen only felt as if a crow was flying over his head.
Xiao Yuan took a sip of the tea, "I have to say, Brother Shen is an expert at it. Three shots, one shot."
"Cough, cough." Shen Tian clenched his hands tightly and asked, "Did you guys collude?"
"Brother Shen, this card game is like a battle, who isn"t in their own camp? If any of us were to secretly take advantage of the situation, do you think that our performance would be so obvious?" Feng Cheng laughed out loud three times. "Hurry, hurry, do it."
Shen Tian"s eyebrows twitched. He had done fifty push-ups in a row. He was going to cripple his old bones, even if it meant that he couldn"t finish them off.
"Knock, knock, knock." Xiao Jing knocked on the door. "Father."
Hearing the call of his daughter, Xiao Yao quickly stood up from his chair: "What"s wrong?"
"It"s fine, I won"t disturb you if you continue playing cards." Xiao Jing prepared to leave.
"Wait." Xiao Yao followed him out. An unconcealable smile appeared on his face, "What do you want to say to me?"
Xiao Jing looked at her mother, who was wandering in the group of madams but was alone, and said, "This is the first time Mother has partic.i.p.ated in an occasion like this, so she might not be used to it."
It was only then that Xiao Yao noticed the taciturn Qin Ran. Usually, this kind of banquet was held by the ladies in a circle, with the marshals living in their own circle and disturbing their good relations with each other. However, he had neglected this today; how could Qin Ran get used to this group of madams?
"I know." Xiao Yuan said.
For a moment, she didn"t know if what she did was right or wrong, but she felt that she should give it a try. Her mother had followed behind her father for over twenty years, and that was her belief.
Qin Ran subconsciously raised her head when she noticed someone approaching.
Xiao Yao sat beside her, his eyes unblinkingly looking at the guests in front of him.
Qin Ran lowered her head, not knowing how to start.
"Are you tired?" Xiao Yao broke the silence.
"Not tired."
"If you"re tired, you can talk to me in the lounge upstairs." Xiao Yao looked at her, trying his best to dispel the anger that he had been used to for decades.
"I"ve arranged for a lawyer to come next week. Are you free then?" She didn"t dare to look at the eyes of the people around her, but she felt a sense of relief. That"s right, it was as if she had finally freed herself from the shackles that had been on her body for decades and gained her freedom.
Xiao Yao"s hand involuntarily tightened, "I will give you time to consider, not to consider divorce."
"Master, do you think that it would be better for the family if we were to reluctantly stay together like this?" Qin Ran asked.
"I won"t force you, and I won"t force anyone. I just want to make it up to you," she said. "Those years of pain were my fault. Qin Ran, do you think a divorce is the best release for you?"
"Master!"
"You should take revenge on me, stay by my side and ignore me like I did to you before, then torture me mentally instead of leaving me as if all these years of pain were in vain."
"..."
"How is it? You shouldn"t let me off so easily. You should let me suffer twice, both physically and mentally, so that I won"t be able to beg for death in the face of your crazy revenge. "
Qin Ran was actually amused by his seriously talking about revenge plan. She covered her mouth and laughed, "Master, if someone heard about your words, they would probably misunderstand."
I don"t think that your divorce is the best punishment for me. You should stay in the Xiao family, and from time to time, you would make some dark food to stimulate my stomach, and from time to time, you would say some sarcastic words to p.i.s.s off my heart. Then, you would do some unreasonable things to disturb my calmness and make me go completely crazy.
"Old master, I just want to leave. I have no other requests."
"You can"t let me go so easily." Xiao Yao stood up, his eyes solemn, "Do as I say, I will wait for you to torture me."
Qin Ran blinked a few times. Her right eye was a little hazy, and she couldn"t see it clearly.
Xiao Yao clenched his fist tightly, "Qin Ran, your silence is equivalent to agreeing. Don"t talk about divorce in the future, when you have not tortured me to such an outrageous extent, don"t talk about divorce. Once you have completely taken revenge on me, I will let you go."
Qin Ran was too shocked. How could she hurt the person in front of her?
"Don"t take my words as a joke. What I said is the truth. Qin Ran, it"s not that I don"t want to let go, it"s just that I can"t let you leave in such a wronged manner. Just release all of your grievances."
"Master, I don"t feel wronged."
"Then treat it as if you feel wronged." Xiao Yao interrupted her, "When I feel that your grievances are gone, I will agree to sign it."
She closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, a pair of warm arms wrapped around her shoulders, hugging her cold body tightly with a warmth she had never felt before.
Xiao Jing snuggled against the corner as she watched her parents in a blissful state. She covered her mouth as she secretly snickered.
"You look like a bad student who has committed a crime and is secretly peeking at the teachers" secret. Afterwards, you are prepared to bring this secret along to threaten the teachers at any time."
Xiao Jing quickly turned around and somewhat embarra.s.sedly touched the beautiful air in front of her forehead.
Xiao Ming tugged on her hand and said, "Stop messing with those fake hairs of yours. They"re almost standing up."
Xiao Jing hurriedly suppressed her tears and smiled. "Big brother, didn"t you go back already?"
"He"s preparing to leave." Xiao Ming placed both of his hands in his pockets and looked in the direction of his father, "This is actually quite good. A family should be complete."
"Is big brother thinking of finding someone to accompany him?" Xiao Jing stepped forward with her hands behind her back, as if she had seen through a secret prophet, and spoke with complete confidence.
Xiao Yong lightly poked her head, "Children"s love is not suitable for your big brother."
"Could it be that Big Bro wants to live by himself to the end of his life?"
Xiao Ming thought for a moment, nodded his head, and shook it, "In my heart, there is only one girl, Xiao Si. If other girls live here, I"m afraid they will hurt my Xiao Si"s position. This is not good."
Xiao Jing gawked and couldn"t help but smile. "Big brother, little sister and wife are different."
"You"re the only girl in my heart."
Xiao Jing bit her lip. "But I"m your little sister. I can"t accompany you forever."
"Then I"ll guard you for the rest of my life." Xiao Yong gently rubbed her head, "If Shen Chengfeng bullies you, I will be the first to beat him up."
"Captain won"t bully me." Xiao Jing grinned, her smile harmless.
Xiao Ming retracted his hand and asked, "Little Four, are you going to be happy like this?"
Xiao Jing was a little confused by his words. "What do you mean by that, big brother?"
"You also know that in the near future, maybe in less than two years, Shen Chengfeng will very likely become a biological weapon. When that happens, he will be abandoned."
Xiao Jing"s expression turned cold as she looked at her elder brother who was just inches away from her. She said righteously, "No matter what he looks like, he"s still a husband who wors.h.i.+ps the heavens and earns evidence from me."
"Little Four, I don"t want your happiness to be limited to just two years."
Xiao Jing shook her head. "His second brother said that as long as I give birth to a child, he —" Xiao Jing quickly swallowed the latter half of her sentence.
Xiao Ming frowned, "As long as you give birth to a child, what then?"
Xiao Jing hurriedly turned around and shut her mouth.
Xiao Ming grabbed her by the shoulder and said anxiously, "They"re going to use your child for experiments?"
"No, Big Bro." Xiao Jing denied it.
"Little Four, tell Big Bro what they want to do with your child."
"It"s not a child. Big brother, how could they use a child for experiments?"
"Then they want to use you as an experiment!" Xiao Ming confirmed this answer.
Xiao Jing saw that he wanted to go find the captain, so she leaped and blocked his path.
Xiao Ming was unable to contain his anger. He had already reached a critical point. Obviously, he did not expect his little sister to suddenly pull him and subconsciously pushed her away.
Xiao Jing took two steps back and sat on the ground.
Xiao Ming"s heart stopped as he quickly ran to in front of Xiao Jing and said anxiously: "How is it? Are there any injuries? "
Xiao Jing felt pain in her b.u.t.t. She wanted to stand up, but it was difficult to hold her stomach. She tried twice but failed.
Xiao Yong"s heart skipped a beat as he carefully helped her up. "Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"
Xiao Jing initially wanted to shake her head to say that she wasn"t feeling uncomfortable, but seeing the anger on her big brother"s face that hadn"t dissipated yet, she hurriedly covered her stomach and dragged out her voice, "It hurts a little."
Xiao Ming did not dare to delay any longer. He immediately picked her up and ran towards the resting room.
Along the way, there were quite a few people who saw this scene. One by one, they stuck their heads out in surprise, trying to find out what was going on.
Shen Chengfeng and his second brother had just finished their conversation, the moment he entered the dining hall, he heard the guests chattering loudly.
Someone said, "It seems like he"s injured?"
Another person said, "I"m afraid the situation looks very ideal."
Another person said, "Looking at General Xiao Yu"s nervous expression, could it be that he has b.u.mped into something?"
Shen Chengfeng heard the surrounding people talking about something, his originally relaxed expression suddenly seemed to understand something, he anxiously looked around for his own little soldier, but where is he?
"Third Bro, over here." Yan Jun leaned on the second floor and shouted.
Shen Chengfeng did not hesitate, stepping on the vase downstairs and directly jumping up to the second floor.
That"s right, other people would rush up the stairs when they met this kind of situation. His family"s General Shen Chengfeng was unique, and flew up by himself with a light movement technique.
Hahaha, the people of the city know how to play.
Shen Chengfeng quickly arrived and asked, "Mother, what"s wrong?"
Yan Jun lowered her voice and said, "Little Jing just fell down. Quickly, go take a look."
Shen Chengfeng"s heart was in panic, he had never experienced such fear before. He stood outside the resting room and pushed the door open stiffly.
Xiao Ming squatted in front of the sofa and frowned, "Are there any other areas that you feel uncomfortable with?"
Xiao Jing rubbed her belly as she said, "Big brother, I"m already much better. You don"t need to worry."
"Why aren"t you worried? You have two children now, so you can"t make any mistakes. Do you want to go to the hospital for a checkup?"
"No need, no need." Xiao Jing hurriedly stopped him, "I was probably shocked when I suddenly sat down. Now that I"ve rested for a while, I don"t feel anything at all."
Xiao Ming stood up and sized up his younger sister with a serious expression, "Little Four, tell me, are you deliberately pretending not to feel well in order to stop me?"
Xiao Jing didn"t expect her big brother to pierce through so quickly. The sinful little soldier lowered his head.
Xiao Ming took a deep breath and walked around the sofa, "Xiao Si, do you know how you scared me?"
"Big Brother, I just don"t want you to find Captain for a misunderstanding. Today is a day of celebration, let"s not talk about those troublesome matters, okay?" Xiao Jing tugged on the corner of his s.h.i.+rt, pouting with a wronged expression on her face.
Xiao Ming"s tone slightly softened, "I was indeed too hasty just now. I shouldn"t have said those words to you right now, but you"re not allowed to scare your big brother like this in the future."
Xiao Jing stood up. "I won"t joke around with you about this sort of thing in the future."
Xiao Ming pinched her cheeks, "Big brother hasn"t congratulated you yet. It"s a happy wedding."
Xiao Jing straightened herself and saluted. "Yes, sir."
"Thud." The tightly shut door of the lounge was pushed open from the outside.
Xiao Jing turned her head to the side and saw the figure that walked in with a face full of worry.
Shen Chengfeng saw that she was unharmed, and his anxious heart slowly calmed down, "What happened? "How did he fall just now?"
Xiao Qing shook her head. "It"s nothing. Maybe the floor is too slippery."
"No, go check at the hospital." Shen Chengfeng took off his jacket from the rack, looking at how he was preparing to leave.
Xiao Jing patted his hand, "Captain, I"m really fine."
"I"m worried." Shen Chengfeng wrapped the scarf around her neck.
Captain, there are still a bunch of guests outside. They"re about to cut the cake. Xiao Jing took off her scarf.
"You"re still thinking about eating at a time like this?" Shen Chengfeng"s face turned serious, "Obey me, this is your order."
Xiao Jing"s cheeks swelled up in anger. She was like a chubby fish, eagerly waiting to cut the cake.
"It"s fine when the wedding is over. She"s usually training her body, so she"s much stronger than the average pregnant woman." Seeing Xiao Si"s wronged expression, Xiao Ming couldn"t help but speak up for her.
Xiao Jing nodded affirmatively. "Captain, we can"t just rashly leave without understanding the situation."
Shen Chengfeng calmed himself down, and observed her complexion once again. His face was slightly red, and was not as pale as usual.
Xiao Jing took off her scarf and held onto her captain"s hand. "Let"s go. It"s almost time to cut the cake."
Shen Chengfeng knew that she had always been thinking about cutting the cake, so he shook her hand and said, "I can only eat one piece."
In the hall, the lights went out and a cake that was half the height of a man was slowly pushed onto the table.
Champagne and wine and flowers and music.
Xiao Jing slashed with the cake knife in her hand, and the whole audience burst into applause.
Old Mistress Shen was rather tired as she sat around the ladies with one hand on her forehead. "The wedding is almost over. It"s time for everyone to disperse."
Qi Min was the best woman to put up a show on the scene. She was able to handle this kind of relations.h.i.+p easily, especially with the skills she had learned from Madam Xiao over the past few years.
Old Madam Shen sensed that someone was nearing. She was in high spirits today, and did not display an unapproachable disposition.
Qi Min"s smile was like a flower as she pressed her hand on the old lady"s forehead and said, "The old lady has worked hard today. I just happened to learn some ma.s.sage techniques, can I give you a ma.s.sage? "
Old Mistress Shen sat up with her eyes flickering. It was hard to tell if she was happy or angry.
Qi Min swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked cautiously, "Was the method accurate?"
Old Mistress Shen raised her hand to signal for her to stop.
Qi Min frowned, "Do you take me for a shallow woman like Madam Xiao?"
Qi Min hurriedly denied it, "I don"t dare, I"m just looking at you..."
Old Mistress Shen stood up and stared at him without blinking, "Do you know why Old Mistress Xiao likes you?"
Qi Min was scared stiff by his piercing gaze.
Old Madam Shen continued, "Stupid."
Qi Min"s face suddenly turned pale.
"He doesn"t know how to read words, nor does he know how to respect others. He is afraid of them, and he only flattered them when they were stupid because he thought he was smart."
"Old madam!"
"The wedding is more or less over, let"s disperse, everyone." Old Mistress Shen raised her head and walked past them. She glanced at Qin Ran in the corner and stopped walking.
Qin Ran raised her head.
"Come over and ma.s.sage my shoulder." Old Mistress Shen mentioned by name.
Qin Ran was rather flattered and quickly stepped forward, "Madame."
"Little Jing is really like you, neither fighting nor fighting. No wonder I was so happy when I saw her."
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Hahaha, today this chapter is filled with our Grandmother Qingcheng. Yesterday, I wrote too much about her that I forgot about her. Please tell her loudly that I love her.