Chapter 595: There is nothing in the sky or underground
Not many people stayed to attend the symposium. They were basically close relatives who would get together during holidays.
Therefore, they seemed much more comfortable than the people who had just left. They were all sitting loosely on the sofa, waiting for the host to finish sending off the guests.
The firewood in the fireplace was burning brightly, making a dry crisp sound from time to time.
It was a relatively relaxed atmosphere, but Su Chengyi instinctively realized that this was the serious "meeting the parents" session.
The previous banquet and guest-off sessions were actually for outsiders to see, and there was no real communication in essence.
But now the fireside chat session is different. The people sitting here are all real relatives. They will really grit their teeth and smile and ask, "When are you planning to get engaged?" People who say things like "Ah".
Men and women, old and young, all looked over and exchanged words in low voices from time to time.
This lethality is no less than that of the aunts and ladies who gathered at the entrance of the village to chat in a group when they returned to the village during the Chinese New Year.
Even from a distance, Su Chengyi felt the heat from the fireplace steaming into his suit trouser legs, making his whole body feel uncomfortably hot.
"Come and sit and chat."
Wei Peilan threw such words into the air, then turned around and walked towards the negotiation area.
Chu Qingmian nodded and said "hmm", but was not in a hurry to follow. Instead, she leaned into Su Chengyi's ear and whispered:
"Don't be nervous. I have already introduced you to most of the people who are staying! If you don't know how to speak, just wait for them to introduce themselves before you say hello."
"Okay."
Su Chengyi nodded and reached out to smooth a handful of hair that fell in front of his eyes.
Chu Qingmian chuckled, stood on tiptoes to help him loosen the tie of his suit, and asked:
"If you feel hot, take off your coat? There is a stove over there. It will get even hotter later."
"Okay."
Su Chengyi originally wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, he didn't know how long this so-called symposium would last. In order to maintain superficial etiquette, it was not worth the torture for himself, so he took off his thick suit jacket. down.
This suit still reflects Miss Chu's vision. It is classic black and white, clean and neat, with no unnecessary decorations. However, it is not difficult to guess its price from the cutting craftsmanship of the cuffs and the quality of the fabric itself.
Su Chengyi recalled carefully that after Miss Chu's series of lavish purchases, he seemed to have accumulated a lot of outfits suitable for formal occasions.
Chu Qingmian took the coat he took off and handed it to Butler Han who was waiting on the other side.
"Housekeeper Han, please be sure to change Su Chengyi and I's tea to jasmine tea when the tea is served!"
"Huh? This"
Butler Han habitually arranged the coat in his hands and replied with a confused look on his face.
"The Kuding tea prepared by my mother is really too bitter!! It's really bitter. I don't want to drink that."
Chu Qingmian frowned and asked Butler Han seriously.
"You know my cup, only Su Chengyi's is the same tea set as mine. Don't pour it by mistake later!"
Butler Han stopped talking for a long time, and finally nodded helplessly:
"Okay, miss. Just go and sit down. I'll be here soon."
The reason why he said this was just that he was vaguely aware that the lady on the other side of the sofa had cast a murderous look. Butler Han did not dare to delay any more, so he had to make some insinuations.
The eldest lady acted as if nothing had happened, and even helped the young master next to her to roll up the cuffs of his shirt to show that it looked good.
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Butler Han went to make tea worriedly.
"Hello grandparents, good grandparents, good uncles and aunts, good uncles and aunts, good aunts and uncles, good aunts and grandma, and good uncles!"
Chu Qingmian spat out a lot of epithets in quick succession.
It was like playing a mini-game to point out soldiers and generals. Every time she pronounced a title, someone on the other side would nod, smile or respond.
Su Chengyi, who stood silently behind, started brainstorming and quickly matched the names with each person's face.
The ones who seem to be more talkative, tolerant and fat are the grandparents. The ones with sullen faces and serious faces seem to be the ones who owe them money.
The one who smiles like Maitreya Buddha is my uncle, and the one who has the temperament of a Chinese teacher is my aunt.
My uncle and aunt look very married. My aunt wears heavy makeup and looks very fashionable. My uncle wears a big gold chain like a retired gangster. My aunt and uncle don’t seem to be very old. I don’t know why they are so senior. My uncle looks more old-fashioned. The skinny little old man.
OK, everyone approved.
Su Chengyi completed the character sketch in just a few seconds and roughly summarized the physical characteristics to ensure that he would not recognize the wrong person in the subsequent chat session.
Unexpectedly, Miss Chu did not give him a chance to breathe, but flicked her long hair and continued:
"Good cousin cousin cousin cousin, cousin cousin, cousin cousin cousin cousin!"
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Forgetting the elders and not expecting the younger ones, Su Chengyi's gaze passed across the faces of the young people who responded without leaving any trace.
It has to be said that the young people of the Chu family are well-raised, and everyone has a confident temperament in their movements.
What kind of self-confidence method? Probably the kind of self-confidence that has always prevailed since I was little, and I have never suffered any losses.
Moreover, the children on Wei Peilan's side and the children on Chu Yuanjiang's side are also easy to distinguish.
Those who dress meticulously in suits and gowns, smile politely when greeting, and have specially trained nodulations are those who are cousins.
The cousins are more mixed, some raise their hands and say "oi~" with a playful smile, some are in a daze and were given a slap in the elbow by the parent next to them, and some are sulking and have long hair. A chubby boy with a handsome boyish face sat on the back of the sofa and stared at Su Chengyi.
Su Chengyi was confused by his stare and raised his eyebrows. The boy said "hum" again and turned his face away.
Sure enough, not every little boy in the world is as cute and cute as the chocolate next door, but more of them are this kind of arrogant and domineering little boy.
While Su Chengyi was thinking this, Chu Qingmian stretched out her finger and flicked his brain hard.
"Who taught you to stare at others like this? Chu Xuanxuan, that's very rude."
The little boy named Chu Xuanxuan covered his forehead and held his breath without speaking.
"Hey, come to think of it, this kid has been sulking all day long!"
The parent next to him smiled and pinched his fat face.
"Angry? Why are you angry?"
Chu Qingmian smiled slightly, took Su Chengyi's hand with a natural expression, and led him to sit on the single sofa next to him.
Because it was a single sofa, the two of them leaned together. The warm body temperature mixed with the heat of the fireplace fire. Su Chengyi was somewhat glad that he had just taken off his coat.
"Of course it goes without saying that he has been there since he was a child. Oh no, his favorite sister Xiaomian from birth to elementary school is in love. It's not a good feeling!"
The parents on the side said this jokingly.
Chu Qingmian chuckled, then propped up her chin and looked over with a smile.
The cousin next to him didn't mind the excitement and took a bite of melon seeds to make up for it.
"Xuanxuan, your sister Xiaomian is not only in love, she will also marry this handsome boy in the future."
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at Xuan Xuan's suppressed red face and laughed for a while. "That's not why!"
In the end, Chu Xuanxuan couldn't stand everyone's ridicule and yelled to tell the truth.
"Last time, Sister Xiaomian said that I would definitely not be able to beat him in chess. I was not convinced!"
"Oh."
Unexpectedly, it was such a legitimate reason, and the adults present couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Only Su Chengyi was silent for a short while, couldn't help turning his head and complained in a low voice:
"Is it appropriate for you to tell this to a primary school student?"
"I'm just kidding, who would have thought that a small bean bag could be blamed!"
Chu Qingmian pursed her lips and smiled, shook her head and said:
"And even though he is young, he is really capable at playing chess. When he was in the first grade, he played the Invincible Hand in the Children's Palace!"
"Oh, it's quite powerful."
Su Chengyi nodded and replied calmly.
The reason for this reaction is that he actually doesn't know what the level of "Invincible Hand in Children's Palace" is.
Because he had learned chess from his grandfather since he was a child and had never passed any systematic grading tests, he didn't even know what level he was at.
However, when the teacher took him to participate in various small competitions without permission, he never lost when he met the opponent's little masters such as "municipal first prize" and "tournament champion".
Never lost a game.
Su Chengyi's calm answer obviously touched the child's fragile nerves. He quickly jumped up from the sofa, very unconvinced.
"Damn it, let's have a game now!"
Su Chengyi looked at his menacing expression, frowned slightly and said:
"This is inappropriate."
"It's inappropriate, haha! You don't dare!"
The naughty boy Chu Xuanxuan used the primary school student's favorite provoking method in an attempt to anger the ice-faced giant Buddha in front of him.
"Logically speaking, you should be participating in the children's competition next door. If I competed with you, I would be bullying the children."
Su Chengyi reasoned with him in a straightforward manner.
Chu Qingmian took the tea brought by Butler Han on the side, and the smile on her lips did not stop for a while.
Anyone who is familiar with Su Chengyi knows that his words really have no other meaning, they are just being honest.
But when it comes to an irritable child of Chu Xuanxuan's age, this is a naked provocation.
"What?! I'm going to have sex with you, stop looking down on others!"
Chu Xuanxuan gritted his teeth and said with a blush.
"Hey, hey, you can play the next game, but if you lose later, don't be impatient, you idiot Xuanxuan."
Chu Qingmian came closer, patted his head, and pushed the restless child back to the sofa.
Su Chengyi sighed faintly, reluctantly.
Very unethical.
After all, chess is also a mental sport, and age still has a relatively certain impact.
If he came to fight this kid, it would be impossible to lose. If he wanted to act, it would be too obvious and would be seen.
But if he wins, it will appear that he does not have any traditional virtues of respecting the elderly and caring for the young.
Therefore, due to emotions and reasons, he did not want to play this game.
Chu Qingmian noticed his concerns, thought about it, turned around and smiled:
"Well, I remember my great-uncle was also very good at chess, right?"
The uncle who was named by her laughed, shook his head and said:
"How can the old guy's ability be compared to that of the young people? I can't do it. I can't do it."
"Don't be modest! Xuanxuan insists on having sex with Su Chengyi, but Su Chengyi thinks it's not fair that they have an age gap. You just come to help him. It will be fairer to neutralize it."
Chu Qingmian said with a smile.
Chu Xuanxuan naturally didn't like this kind of "ring cheating behavior" and immediately kicked his legs to protest:
"I don't want it! I don't want it!"
But he was quickly pressed down by the cousin on the other side, joking:
"Just be honest, Xuanxuan, that guy over there is very strong just by sitting there. Brother, for the sake of our Chu family's face, just be honest!"
The guy who was said to be "very strong just sitting there" was concentrating on the tea in the cup. It was indeed good jasmine tea, completely different from other cups. Butler Han was really pressing Miss Chu's tea. Asked to do things.
"Peilan, what do you think? The juniors play chess to relieve our boredom, why not do it?"
The grandfather on the other side lowered his head and took a sip of tea. Apparently he was not used to the astringent taste of Kuding tea, so he smacked his lips and spoke.
"Nature is a good thing."
Now that the elders had spoken, Wei Peilan just nodded.
"Butler Han, let's set up the chessboard."
"Yes, ma'am."
Although Butler Han didn't quite understand why the symposium suddenly turned into a chess exchange conference, he had no choice but to go ahead with it honestly.
Su Chengyi sat across from the coffee table, reached out and grabbed a handful of chess pieces, feeling the feel of the material.
Clam stone chess pieces, cypress wood chess board, and rosewood chess box are very classic choices for wealthy families.
Even though there was a chubby little man with a serious face sitting across from him, he was still a bit amused.
However, there is also a rather oppressive "Ring Grandpa" standing behind him. At first glance, he is at least at the level of a powerful person in the transformation stage.
In this way, it feels a little bit more stressful.
But it's still more fun than bullying a kid.
Su Chengyi thought as he held a chess piece in his palm.
One of the two people playing chess was high-spirited and determined to prove himself, while the other was lazy and seemed to have no energy. There was a large circle of people around them, including those who knew chess and those who didn't, all waiting to watch the show.
At this time, Chu Qingmian’s grandfather suddenly smiled and said:
"Ah, yes, Chengyi, don't think about letting it go. Mianmian has praised you in front of us a long time ago, and she praised you to the highest level. Today I finally saw you, so I have to observe it carefully." OK.”
Su Chengyi was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyes to look at Chu Qingmian, who blushed and seemed to want to refute, but felt guilty.
It seems that he really said this.
(End of chapter)