Four days before the Chinese new year, Tang finally granted amnesty and began to take two weeks' annual leave.
At the end of the year, the streets are more desolate. Many shops are closed. At this time, Su Xu is a little lonely. They all go home and have relatives to be reunited.
The work can also be put off for a while. Su Xu gets enough sleep and finds time to go out for a stroll. She keeps shopping in the crowded supermarket and pushes a full load of shopping cart. She feels extremely satisfied. The noisy people around her really make her feel the festive atmosphere. The house is full of useful and useless things.
Aunt Zhang has gone back to her hometown on holiday, and Tang Luo is not at night. Looking at the empty house, Su Xu suddenly wants to call Bai mo. Take up the mobile phone, she hesitated to bear to give up, Bai Mo is very busy recently, she can't always disturb him like this.
Taking a break from her busy schedule, Su Xu decided to make a meal to reward herself. She opened up the ingredients she had just purchased, roughly scanned her eyes, found a cookbook, picked out some dishes she liked, and began to wash the dishes.
According to the order, when Su Xu finished cooking the third dish and preparing to make the last soup, she heard a sound in the room and turned to look. Tang luoye was standing at the door of the kitchen to see her. He put in his pants pocket with one hand and the key that had just been removed from the car in the other hand.
He looked at the food on the table just now, and saw that Su Xu had no intention of stopping. He asked, "does anyone want to come over?"
Su Xu coughed and said, "I'll eat it myself." She just measured herself for a few days.
Tang luoye nodded and left. Su Xu turned around and continued to do her own thing. She put the chopped mushroom diced and tofu into the fish soup, turned it to a low fire and stewed it slowly. She set the alarm clock to remind the time.
Su Xu put down her sleeves. She hasn't cooked for a long time, and she doesn't know if her craftsmanship is unfamiliar. She puts out her dishes and chopsticks and is hesitant to ask Tang luoye to join her. They have been getting along fairly well recently, but if she calls on her, she will be embarrassed and uncomfortable.
She was still thinking. Tang luoye had already gone out with the documents. He came back just to take things.
Su Xu breathed a sigh and began to eat her own cooking. The taste was OK. If she could not finish the meal, she would continue to eat next time. Suxu just enjoyed the process of cooking.
She had just finished her meal, and before she could clean up, the phone rang.
It was the assistant who called to remind her: "boss, although everyone is on vacation, don't forget the schedule I arranged for you. There will be a private party this afternoon, and there will be an annual meeting of Zhang's company in the evening."
Su Xu gently smile: "well, I know, thank you, or you are careful."
The assistant laughed: "my job. Boss, my mother has made a lot of delicious food. Would you like to come to my home and have a taste? My parents will welcome you very much
"I'll go when I have time." Su Xu can't help but feel warm, "have a happy new year."
Hang up the phone, Su Xu quickly put the food in the refrigerator, changed clothes and put on makeup, then drove to the appointment.
It was a private gathering that she decided a few days ago. It was a temple built by an official family, but once she stepped into it, it was a high-level membership club. The annual membership fee was very high, which was astonishing. There are all kinds of facilities and entertainment in the clubhouse. The decoration is antique porcelain, red tiles and wooden pillars. Even when the venue was built, it was built according to Xuanzong's geomantic omen.
Although it is imitated by the ancient site, the atmosphere of the club is not pure and lofty, but the corners are all full of extravagance.
Su Xu thought it ironic that the interior luxury was in line with the appearance of the temple. It was humiliating to the temple and the Wuliang Buddha. However, the senior club was set up by the sons of officials, whose official positions were not low. Therefore, no one dared to say anything, but the business was good.
This time Su Xu was invited by the official to attend a private party.
The opening of the officialdom, which dares not to follow the business rules, sometimes rely on these officials.
Economy depends on politics.
Suxu drove all the way, and the traffic on the road was no longer so congested. There were couplets of joy luck on both sides of the street, accompanied by the residual snow on the road. The Spring Festival was strong, and the new year was really coming.
After stopping the car, Su Xu finished her windbreaker and explained her intention to the guard at the door. The waiter immediately led her through the red lacquer gate and set foot on the jade floor.
It was like a pilgrimage. It took a long way to get to the center of the club after walking around the corridor and one arch after another.
Su Xu said hello to each other, and the waiter led her to an indoor ball court, and then walked back. Su Xu walked in and saw several young boys and girls playing bowling, holding cigarettes or wine in their hands, and some holding tall female partners, chatting and laughing.
There are all kinds of indoor ball equipment, such as squash, bowling, tennis and so on. However, they are the only players in the vast territory, which is obviously a package.
At the sound of her coming, several men turned around to see that they were all descendants of government and business groups, and their families had a good background,"Oh, look who it is, Tang Dashao. The one in your family is coming." The man who spoke was a pick with a cigarette in his mouth. Su Xu recognized him as the second son of a certain consortium. There were a lot of trivia news.
Su Xu followed his words to the side and saw Tang Luo Ye as expected.
He was looking at her with a beautiful woman around him.
Su Xu immediately knew that the response was wrong.
"Tang Shao, how did you call two beauties to accompany you? It's really a blessing." The man continued to flow in the air, "often heard that your family more than a beautiful woman, today finally saw."
Tang Luo turned his head and looked at him coldly. A man came out of the group of men immediately, laughed and said, "Liu fan, you are not only a newspaper reader, but also a lot of words. I invited Su Xu here." Said he toward Su Xu to welcome over, "I am really afraid you will not come."
Su Xu standard smile: "dare not."
The man in front of her was the son of the official family who opened the club. When she gave Su Xu an invitation a few days ago, she did not want to come, but she could not refuse to brush her face. So she reluctantly accepted. She did not know that Tang luoye would also be present. It seems that Tang luoye did not know that she would come. This person invited Tang Luo ye and asked her to come at the same time. I'm afraid it's not very kind.
Su Xu did not change her face and went to Liu fan who had spoken before. She said politely with a smile: "Su Xu, it's a pleasure to meet you. I heard that your name has a long history."
He looked at her smile, raised his hand to smoke, Su Xu expected what he would do, then walked aside, the smoke from his lips just touched the end of her hair.
The woman next to him looked very young, with heavy make-up. She covered her mouth and giggled: "she's quick. She's not smothered by your smoke."
Su Xu didn't pay attention to her. She took a glass of red wine from the waiter's hand, and then said with a smile to the official's son who invited her: "you're busy. Will you come back later?"
"There are a few more. It's Spring Festival. Let's get together." He pointed to the bowling ball. "Come and play a few games."
As she was about to shake her head, another man half sat on the table and said, "Miss Su Da, you've been improving step by step over the past few years. Chen Shao, you're not afraid that she'll kill you by playing ball games."
Chen Shaoxiao: "I think you are afraid."
The man hummed, jumped off the table, went to the fairway to see Su Xu: "come on, ten rounds for a game, each game 100000."
As soon as the words came out, some people started to make fun of it. Su Xu wanted to frown, but she resisted it. At this moment, it should be or should not be.
She finally looked up at her eyes, laughed and walked to the other side's adjacent fairway, wiping her hands and saying, "in fact, I'm not very good at playing. I'm afraid I'll lose miserably in front of you."
The tone is gentle, the attitude is not humble or overbearing, quite natural and generous.
These people seem to be interested in her jokes, so she should keep her manners.
Sure enough, after a few rounds, Su Xu played in a proper way. On the contrary, she was not good at bowling.
Every time it's the other side's turn to kick-off, Su Xu speculates on watching carefully, so down the first set or lost.
"Congratulations." In many people's smile, Su Xu is serious praise to him, she can feel Tang Luo night's gaze behind her.
Then he played a game with him, still lost, a game in which only occasionally a few rounds will be able to win a few points, Rao is so, Su Xu not angry, calm smile.
When facing each other's four eyes, he also appreciates a smile and keeps his quiet demeanor to the end.
With so many people watching, Su Xu clearly felt that they were purposeful and despised. She focused her attention on the court completely, and did not care about the ridicule and ridicule words nearby. She always had a light smile on her mouth, and her eyes were soft. She was attentive and polite when she saw the other side's ball. It was her turn to make a clean hand and never frown even if she lost.
Perhaps because of this attitude, lost three games down, the other side to her to reduce some of the front of the sword.
Ready to play the fourth game, he waved his hand and smoked a cigarette: "don't play, bullying you doesn't mean much."
Su Xu smiles. When she turns to leave, someone in the crowd laughs and says, "Zhang Shao's heart has softened. She's pitiful about her."
Liu Fan followed and stood out: "wait, and I, come and play a few games with me."
"Let me do it." A little beautiful and elegant voice sounded. Su Xu looked at the beautiful woman with Tang luoye. She stood up and walked gracefully.
Liu Fan a smile, gave up the position: "Miss Chen to hand, rare."
The woman wiped her hand, and without waiting for Su Xu to say yes or no, she slipped forward and threw a ball. Her posture was graceful and her strength was standard. She was on the right track. Several men clapped their hands, and Chen Shao said with a low smile, "I said Sister, you should be more merciful."
Having lost 400000 yuan, Su Xu looked at the posture again and sighed in his heart. He only felt that he would break his fortune until he vomited blood.
Su Xu slightly kneaded her forehead, quite helpless. After she threw a ball and knocked down six targets, she wanted to admit defeat directly. Although she could not lose the battle, but such a round and round down was a joke."If you abstain, you will be fined twice." Miss Chen saw her intention.
Su Xu is determined to throw the ball. After losing two games of course, Zhang Shao, who had played against her, went to the side and pointed to the fairway with his cigarette finger: "Hey, you go to the left station and stretch your hand as far as possible."
Su Xu stood straight, holding the ball to his lips squint, Yang smile: "thank you."
He coughed, let to one side, Su Xu aimed at the ball, slightly heard behind the man's mouth: "Zhang Shao, stir the game, you."
Zhang Shao lowered his voice: "don't go too far. It's so difficult."
"Oh, I'm so sorry."