Chapter 599 The eldest lady’s tricks
After the old lady started an inexplicable questioning session for no apparent reason, the atmosphere in the entire villa became cold.
The scene froze for a long time. Cousin Gu Qiu closed her eyes and then mustered up the courage to continue:
"I'm sorry, grandma. It's my fault. I didn't practice hard during this period. I will definitely get first place next time."
"Is this the end? Is this how your parents taught you?"
The old lady had no intention of letting her go, but continued to speak coldly.
Su Cheng frowned inexplicably, thinking, could this be the legendary elite education? He preached and suppressed mercilessly, even in front of outsiders, without any regard for the self-esteem of the younger generations.
It seems not surprising that such an education would produce a daughter with Wei Peilan's personality.
Before coming, Su Chengyi had heard Xiao Zheng gossiping to him about the Wei family.
Unlike the Chu family, a local traditional family, the Wei family has not made any achievements in the field of family inheritance. Although it is also engaged in business, it is more involved in overseas business, which happens to complement the Chu family. This is Chu Yuanjiang and One of the important reasons why Wei Peilan chose to marry.
Therefore, compared with the Chu family's traditional education model that favors "ladies and gentlemen", the Wei family's education is a real "elite" education.
It was difficult for Su Chengyi to evaluate which of the two was better, because both sides were obviously weird. If he had to choose, he would choose neither.
But the unlucky Miss Chu not only had no right to choose, but also had both sides involved.
Of course, Miss Chu is in a similar situation to the brothers and sisters who are standing on the other side. However, in comparison, Miss Chu, the serious "heir", must bear more pressure. Some.
For example, Cousin Gu Qiu, she was obviously not able to cope with this kind of interrogation scene. After being challenged by the old lady for the second time, she looked like she was going to cry in the next second, biting her lower lip with all her strength.
"I'm sorry for my family, I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for the teachers who taught me carefully, I'm sorry for everyone."
"Know your shame and then be brave. You always need to understand this truth."
The old lady breathed out from her nose, wrapped herself in a blanket, and seemed to be selecting the next unlucky person to be caught.
"Xiao Su, did you enjoy your dinner today?"
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Su Chengyi was silently rejoicing that he was not from the Wei family, when he was suddenly called by death.
Being close to the north is indeed a blessing, not a curse, but a curse that cannot be avoided.
“It’s delicious, thank you for the treat.”
Su Chengyi calmed down and answered.
"As long as it's suitable. When I heard that you were coming, Peilan discussed it with us right away. He even prepared four menu options. Fortunately, it suits your taste."
The old lady said with a smile that was exactly the same as Wei Peilan's.
You can tell at a glance that this is your biological child, Su Chengyi thought silently.
But maybe it was because he was an outsider? The words and tone are quite polite.
After all, the two cousins next to them were still standing there with their heads down, which was already a stark contrast.
Chu Qingmian sat silently next to the old lady, holding a corner of the blanket with her palms, her eyes lowered not knowing what she was thinking.
"I just heard them chatting and they mentioned that you were working in a game production studio or something, and you also won a grand prize, right?"
The next second, the old lady changed the topic and suddenly mentioned this matter.
Su Chengyi pondered for half a second and gave an affirmative answer.
"Yes, I am currently running a game studio as the person in charge. I am still relatively inexperienced and everything is still in its infancy.
The last time I won the award was just a small achievement that was not worth mentioning, it was not worth mentioning. ”
What he said was impeccable, neither humble nor arrogant, and he consciously did not reveal anything.
The old lady continued without any change in expression:
"Xiao Su was born in October, right?"
"Yes."
Su Chengyi nodded and replied.
Everyone here probably knows this kind of personal information clearly in advance.
"You are still young, and the most important thing now is your studies. It is certainly worth encouraging college students to start their own businesses, but if you think about it carefully, firstly, they lack the ability to take risks. Once they make a mistake, it will put a lot of pressure on their parents.
The second is a matter of personal ability. Of course I don’t mean to question your ability, but if you want to succeed at zero cost without a guide, the possibility is extremely low.”
Perhaps considering that he was an outsider, the old lady rarely used a persuasive tone, instead of the dog-training tone she used when educating others.
Su Chengyi seemed to be listening quietly and humbly, but in fact it went in one ear and out the other, without even a single punctuation mark entering his mind.
Others around him were obviously used to hearing this kind of "teachings from their elders", and they all looked like they were listening carefully and seemed to have learned a lot from it.
But Su Chengyi could clearly see that everyone's pupils were dilated, and most of them were thinking about what they would have for supper later.
Only Chu Qingmian still had the same serious expression as before, not knowing what he was thinking.
Su Chengyi looked at the shadow of her eyelashes cast by the chandelier. While she was in a trance, the old lady seemed to have finally finished her speech about her career line.
Just when everyone was about to take a breath, Grandpa Chu Qingmian next to her took over the conversation in a tacit understanding.
"What do Xiao Su's parents do?"
"My parents divorced a few years ago. My mother is now a full-time housewife, and my father is probably engaged in a wine-related business."
Su Chengyi answered frankly.
They must have known this information in advance, but now they wanted to ask it in public. They didn't know if they wanted to make him feel embarrassed or something.
Either way, it would obviously not work out as he wished, because Su Chengyi didn't think that his parents' divorce was such an unmentionable topic from the bottom of his heart.
"That's it."
Seeing his frank answer, the white-haired old man with a neatly trimmed beard nodded, as if he was just asking a casual question.
"Do you still have much contact with your parents now?"
"I am currently studying in Beijing, and I am basically busy with studio work during the holidays. I rarely have time to get together with them. However, I still keep in touch with them on the phone, and the relationship is barely close."
Su Chengyi continued to answer.
Sure enough, no matter what the topic is, as long as it is covered with a shell like "nagging and commonplace", its relatively deliberate nature can be concealed.
Even if this is a topic that offends others, you can get away with it by simply saying something like "just a casual chat to deepen our understanding."
"If you have the chance, you can invite your parents to have a casual meal at home. After all, if you and Mianmian really plan to get married in the future, the necessary etiquette must be in place."
Grandpa Chu Qingmian said this.
"Okay, if you don't find it bothersome, I will mention it to them when I have the chance."
Su Chengyi thought for a while and replied.
I originally thought that the conversation about him would be over, but I didn't expect that the next person to start talking was Wei Peilan.
"Gu Qiu, Ming Qian, come back and sit down. What are you doing standing there?"
She said this as a matter of course, as if she had just discovered the fact that the two of them had been stuck there like two shaky matchsticks for a long time. "Dad, Mom, Mianmian is still young and doesn't understand many things yet. Talk about marriage and other topics as little as possible in the future."
Wei Peilan walked to the empty seat aside and sat down, and slowly said:
"When young people fall in love, their hormones are so high that they can say anything. But when you reach the age of marriage, you will know how many things you should consider."
"I thought I'd told you enough about this, Mom."
Chu Qingmian raised her eyes and said with a smile.
Su Chengyi's fingers holding the teacup froze slightly, and she realized that the topic was taking a different turn.
"I also thought my attitude was clear enough."
Wei Peilan said this in a robotic tone.
"Of course you can maintain your attitude, but my thoughts will not change in any way, you should know."
The smile on Chu Qingmian's lips was shallow, and her tone was as gentle as coquettishness with her elders, but there was no doubt about the persistence in her words.
"Okay, okay! Such a good mother and daughter, why do they get so tense every time they say something?"
The old lady, who had not said anything for a long time, finally caught the opportunity, covered her mouth, coughed twice, and held down Chu Qingmian's fingers.
"The same goes for you, Mianmian. How can you talk back to your mother? How many times have you forgotten the rules I taught you when you were a child? Do you want to go into the meditation room again and think about your mistakes in front of the wall?"
The old lady's tone when she said this was like a kind elder comforting a disobedient junior, but Su Chengyi always felt that she even meant her punctuation marks.
"Hey, of course not."
Chu Qingmian smiled jokingly, but there was no smile in her eyes.
"Wait a minute, I'll get you some tea."
She immediately stood up, smoothly pulled away the hand held by the old lady, and walked to the coffee table with the cup in hand.
Butler Han, who was standing far away, saw this and wanted to come forward to help, but she stopped him with a look.
The teapot on the table was placed on a coaster with a heating function, which kept it hot. When Chu Qingmian poured the tea, she carefully wrapped the handle of the pot with a towel on the side.
The tea fell steadily into the porcelain cup, and the aroma of bitter tea spread around.
Su Chengyi looked at her familiar movements and thought.
In the meditation room, facing the wall and thinking about your faults is probably one of the punishments Miss Chu often receives.
It didn't sound very serious, but with the buffs from these elders, Su Chengyi could roughly guess that the actual situation must be much more serious than he imagined.
"I heard that Xiao Su plays the erhu very well."
At this time, Grandpa Chu Qingmian, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly spoke.
"I barely know a little bit about it."
Su Chengyi nodded slightly and replied.
Unlike the old couple from the Wei family, Su Chengyi was a little unclear as to whether Chu Qingmian's grandparents' attitude towards him was good or bad, while his grandparents' attitude towards him was definitely evil, which was much easier to solve.
"Hey, young man, don't be humble!"
Grandpa Chu Qingmian stroked his beard and said with a smile:
"I took her to the musical instrument competition that you and Mianmian just met. Your song "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace" was really brilliant, and it was understandable that you could beat Mianmian's song "The Bell".< br>
After she came home in second place, she was supposed to be punished. Unfortunately, I vouched for her, saying that her opponent was indeed too powerful, so the little girl escaped. ”
He said with a smile.
It was clearly a joke in a relaxed tone, but the smile on Su Chengyi's face faded a bit.
It seems that this kind of punishment mechanism is a certain habit jointly recognized by the Chu family and the Wei family. Common phenomena such as "crossing generations" do not exist in this family.
Poor Miss Chu when she was a cub, there was no one who could protect her from being punished at this time.
The education Su Chengyi received when he was a child was relatively strict, but when he really needed to be punished, there would always be someone who would stand by his side unconditionally and protect him.
Occasionally, when Su Zelang got drunk and started shouting with Su Chengyi, Yang Liu would rush up to comfort him while angrily scolding Su Zelang for venting his anger on the child;
When Yang Liu is angry, Su Zelang will also use some side methods to attract firepower for him, such as poking a bigger basket to let Yang Liu divert his anger.
When Su Chengyi was punished with housework such as mopping the floor and washing dishes, Su Zelang would quietly come over to him, grinning and making him happy while doing the work for him.
Thinking of this, Su Chengyi lowered his eyes and his thoughts fluctuated.
"Now that we've said it, Xiao Su, shall we perform a show for us? Just play "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace"!"
It wasn't until he heard this that Su Chengyi raised his head.
The people around him were obviously very interested in this proposal. After all, any fool would know what to choose between enjoying artistic performances and listening to the sermons of the older generation.
"Come one! Come one!"
The jeers soon started to erupt one after another.
Butler Han, who was standing far away, took the erhu from the servant with a not very pretty expression.
Both emotionally and logically, it is very rude to ask guests to perform a show. In the past, they would never make such a request to invited guests.
However, it happened to be today, and the other party happened to be Su Chengyi.
Butler Han sighed. The erhu of good quality in his hand was just delivered to the Chu family yesterday. They had already prepared this stage.
Su Chengyi gently put down the tea cup in his hand. Of course he knew that such a request was actually a bit offensive, but it could be explained by "overthinking".
Of course, he can also choose to refuse, but the atmosphere here will fall back to freezing point again.
The people who were heckled didn't have much malice. To them, it was just like the chess game or writing just now, it was just another activity.
Su Chengyi lowered his eyes and sighed without trace.
However, if grandpa were still here, he would definitely be furious and overturn the coffee table.
"Ah!"
At this time, Su Chengyi's knee was suddenly hit by someone, and then he felt hot liquid splashed on his body, and the crisp sound of breaking porcelain sounded next to him.
Before she could react, she met Chu Qingmian's worried eyes.
"I'm sorry, I was distracted and didn't pay attention to the road. Did you get burned somewhere?"
Su Chengyi lowered his head, saw the broken pieces of the teacup next to him, and realized what had happened.
After Chu Qingmian poured tea for the old lady and walked back, she accidentally tripped on the side of the coffee table and stumbled. The tea in her hand spilled out, and the tea cup accidentally fell from her hands and broke.
It seems very reasonable, just a small mistake.
However, would Chu Qingmian really make such a mistake at this time?
Su Chengyi's eyes narrowed slightly and he looked at her again.
The latter's pupils were as clear and transparent as ever. Sensing his gaze, she bent her eyes and smiled slightly.
(End of chapter)