Chapter 16 Hu Li
Really speechless all the way.
After hanging up the second call, there was no movement in the car.
Through the angle of the rearview mirror, Lu Yao saw the woman's baseball cap raised upward.
Seems to be resting.
So Lu Yao drove the car more steadily.
After driving to the crematorium, he parked the car and saw that the other party made no movement, so he turned around and took a look.
Sure enough, I slept soundly.
And just when Lu Yao was thinking about whether to call her, he seemed to realize that the car had stopped, and the other party opened his beautifully curved eyes.
With a little hesitation, he looked around and asked:
"Arrived already?"
"Yes, shall I call Mr. Xu?"
"Hit... no need, I saw her."
Following the direction she was looking, Lu Yao turned around and found Xu Ruochu standing at the entrance of the crematorium's mourning hall building, talking to a few men in their forties or fifties.
And his eyes looked here from time to time.
Seeing this, Lu Yao opened the door and got out of the car, and helped Hai Hou open the door. But he didn't expect that as soon as he opened the car door, he heard Hai Hou say:
"Don't get out of the car yet."
Lu Yao suddenly became silent.
In the quiet car after the engine was turned off, both of their eyes were focused on Xu Ruochu.
In fact, honestly speaking, is Xu Ruochu beautiful?
very beautiful.
Even if there is a comparison, in Lu Yao's heart, Haihou is a very "fascinating" kind of woman. Even if he didn't see the other person's face, just from the voice and the temperament, he could feel that this was a beauty that every man would be attracted to.
In comparison, Xu Ruochu is like...a lady.
Her temperament is not as beautiful as Hai Hou's, and even in terms of body circumference, she is smaller than Hai Hou.
But... there is a kind of ladylike temperament in her body.
It was as if this woman was born to be the treasure of the house.
That kind of mysterious and mysterious demeanor lingers around him, and his majesty and calmness are quite impressive.
It's a pity... Ever since he met her home, his temperament and appearance have been compromised.
Moreover, after seeing her fragility, the woman in front of her who was talking to several older, successful people at first glance, and who spoke and behaved appropriately seemed more like a pretending to be strong to Lu Yao.
It was clear that my heart was hurting, but I was still "smiling".
But I feel pity for him more and more.
The car was quiet for five or six minutes.
Finally, when Lu Yao saw these people shaking hands with Xu Ruochu and saying goodbye, he didn't even need to get out of the car. Hai Hou behind him opened the door and got out of the car and walked over.
Lu Yao quickly followed.
Haihou walked in a hurry and walked in front of Xu Ruochu. From Lu Yao's perspective, the strength in Mr. Xu's body disappeared.
With every step of Haihou's life, she collapsed layer by layer, and in the end, she changed from the lady of the world to the pear flower Daiyu who hugged Haihou and cried loudly.
But for some reason, she didn't even cry out.
It may also be that it was hidden by Hai Hou's broad mind.
In short, Lu Yao stopped and stood aside.
The two hugged each other for a long time, and it didn't end until Xu Ruochu, who was still in a very stable mood when they got up in the morning, came out of each other's arms with red and swollen eyes.
Then, without knowing what she said, Hai Hou took Xu Ruochu's arm and walked into the building.
Lu Yao's mission is finally over.
Checking the time, he received the call from the other party around 11 o'clock, and it was almost 2 o'clock now.
He sent a message to Zhang Siyuan:
"Have you finished eating?"
"It's finished. Let's go move Sun Qian now. The people collecting second-hand furniture are here. Are you done?"
"Not yet, I guess it will be evening before I go back."
"Then you're busy, see you in the evening."
"Okay."
After sending the message, he smoked a cigarette outside the car and got directly into the car.
The car started, the air conditioner was turned on, and he closed his eyes.
It’s hot in the city in June, but that’s the only good thing about driving for a leader.
There is no need to save money on gas. After all, the leader is leaving and he certainly doesn’t want to sit in a hot car that has been baked in the sun for several hours.
And this wait lasted all afternoon.
At almost 6 o'clock in the evening, Lu Yao, who was learning French in the car, saw a van parked in front of the building. Two people got out, carrying several foam boxes with advertisements for XX Restaurant.
At this moment, many people were already walking out one after another. Seeing this, Lu Yao guessed that Xu Ruochu would be coming out soon, so he got out of the car and started waiting.
It's still very hot, but the driver's job is so virtuous, there's nothing we can do about it.
Veteran drivers can accurately guess when the leaders will come out, while newcomers can only gain experience slowly.
Just make it hot.
Fortunately, he didn't wait long before he saw the figures of Xu Ruochu and Na Haihou.
At this moment, Hai Hou had taken off her mask and hat, revealing her true appearance.
Eyes like crescent moon, tall nose, small cherry mouth...
Frankly speaking, these two people are comparable, one is beautiful in charm, the other is beautiful in grace.
If this were put back to ancient times, there would be absolutely nothing wrong with a queen who would be the queen in the harem and a concubine who would dominate the world with her beauty.
It's just a pity that the beauty is haggard and exhausted. She is obviously evenly matched, but at this moment she is three points weaker.
Obviously, keeping a wake is a very painful job.
Lu Yao has also been there, and he knows in his heart that when guests arrive, they offer incense and bow, and filial sons and grandsons also bow down and thank them, which is really hard work.
So, Lu Yao opened the car door, took out two bottles of water, and walked quickly to the two of them.
"Mr. Xu, here you go."
He handed the water to Xu Ruochu first.
But he was a little confused in his heart because he still didn't know what to call this queen of the sea.
Just when he was about to use the more versatile "you drink water" to hand over water, who would have thought that Xu Ruochu seemed to be predicting the future and said:
"Hu Li, just call me Sister Li."
Lu Yao was surprised for half a second, but immediately smiled and nodded:
"Sister Li, drink water."
"Thank you."
Hai Hou was no longer as silent as when she came, and nodded in thanks.
Then, Lu Yao opened the car door and the two of them sat in the back seat together. After he got in the car, he heard the rich woman say:
"Send you home?"
"Go to Marriott."
"...You won't go back?"
"What are you going back for? If I go back now, I might have a blind date tonight. I'll go back tomorrow, show up, say hello, and then use it as a cover to accompany you. The old man and the old lady won't say anything. Anyway, they treat me Out of sight and out of mind.”
"Then stay at my place."
"Have you found a cleaner?"
"..."
The rich woman who was drinking water pursed her lips, glanced at the driver who was driving silently in front of her, and said:
"It's not convenient for you to go to the hotel."
"The hotel is more convenient. When I come back in the afternoon, so many people have seen it. If I stay at your house again, what will the old man miss you? Why don't I just stay in the hotel and let outsiders see it? Who knows who will be at fault then."
"...Okay, let's have dinner together?"
"I have an appointment in the evening. Just take me to the hotel and go home and have a good rest. Let's see how haggard you have become in the past two days."
Lu Yao listened to the two chatting while driving.
To be honest, the amount of information is quite large.
It seems that the relationship between this overseas queen and her family is not good.
Quite... rebellious?
While he was thinking about it, he heard the Queen behind him say:
"Xiaolu, do you know the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Lujiazui?" (Note 1)
"Uh... I'm not sure. Do you have an address?"
"Go to Lujiazui and I'll tell you where it is."
"Okay."
Lu Yao nodded and drove towards the Huangpu River. As soon as the traffic light turned on, Hai Hou from behind said:
"So...are you sure you want to go into business?"
"Yeah."
Xu Ruochu glanced at Lu Yao subconsciously and responded.
"Then Ruochen's side..."
"And Linlin and Xiaoxiang."
Hai Hou in the back seemed surprised:
"Are you crazy? You and Ruochen are biological siblings!"
Hearing this, Xu Ruochu glanced at Lu Yao again.
It's a pity that the X6 is a 4-seater car, so Hai Hou didn't see the rich woman's eyes.
The rich woman just shook her head:
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"We are all a family. Besides...it would be too tiring to walk that road, and Ruochen has no intention of doing so. I will come out, Ruochen will come out, and Aunt Li will just be nice to my dad."
After she said this, there was another mysterious silence in the car.
After a while, Hai Hou let out a chuckle.
"Ha~"
Different from Lu Yao's chuckle when he heard her talking to others on the phone in the afternoon, this chuckle contained many emotions.
After this chuckle, she heard her say again:
"Then what are you planning to do? Entity? Fund? Or something else? Does Ruochen know?"
"The two of us... chatted once a long time ago. I talked to him again after I made the decision, and he agreed."
"...Okay. So have you decided what to do?"
"Let's simply set up an investment company first. The angel investment industry has been very good in recent years, and I have been preparing for it recently."
"Venture capital?... Well, I'm quite interested. Can we form a partnership?"
"Are you interested?"
“It’s not bad, and I’m tired of staying abroad.”
"Then let's get it together."
"How much start-up capital do you plan to prepare?"
"Two hundred million."
"Well... I have just enough pocket money, so I don't have to ask my mother for it. I'll also give you 200 million."
"Let's do some simple things first, throw stones to ask for directions, and wait until grandma's matter is over... Phew."
After the rich woman barely adjusted her mood, she continued:
"I'll invite some heads of investment banks to come out and let's talk about this matter."
"Okay... Oops!"
"What's wrong?"
"Then if I don't go to England now, won't the boyfriend I just talked about fly away?"
"..."
"It's a pity that the novelty hasn't worn off yet...Forget it."
"..."
The rich woman seemed to know what kind of character Hai Hou was and kept silent about this kind of thing.
And a few seconds later, Hai Hou’s voice sounded again:
"Okay, the breakup message is done. Oh, honey, I'm single again. How about you sleep with me tonight, okay? My sister loves you so much..."
"..."
Lu Yao listened clearly to the conversation between the two.
There is a huge amount of information in the conversation between the two.
But it's more of a feeling.
Pocket money, 100 million, freshness, breaking up as soon as you say break up... and the rich past that seems to be cut and messed up endlessly between the lines.
For a moment, he didn't even know what he felt in his heart.
But no matter how he felt, he remained silent.
He knows that different classes have different perceptions of the world.
There is naturally an unfathomable gap between the environment of a person who can't even order takeout without looking at the full discount, and a person who eats up someone else's month's salary with one meal.
The world itself is unfair.
The heart is reason. There are things in the world that are beyond the heart, and things that are beyond the heart.
Just keep your feet on the ground, identify the path in your heart, and keep walking unswervingly.
……
When he arrived in Lujiazui, following Hai Hou's guidance, he came to the JW Marriott Hotel.
Frankly speaking, he knows Marriott and has lived there.
Five stars.
But the name of Marquis Marquis... He could probably guess that the reason why this name had the word "Marquis" added compared to other Marriotts was that it must be more high-end, but he couldn't tell what it looked like by looking at the appearance. come out.
After helping Haihou take the suitcase to the doorman, Haihou said hello to the rich woman and walked into the hotel.
Lu Yao asked after getting in the car:
"Mr. Xu, are you going home?"
"Yeah."
Xu Ruochu, who seemed very tired, responded with a soft voice.
So, without saying anything all the way, Lu Yao dropped her off at Fortune Garden, and when she got off the bus, he took the initiative to ask:
"Mr. Xu, tomorrow is the day of the funeral. Do I want to pick you up some time in advance?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the rich woman's eyes turned red again.
But this time, she didn't shed tears, she just nodded:
"Go to bed early and pick me up at five o'clock tomorrow."
"Okay. Do I need to order dinner for you?"
Xu Ruochu shook his head.
She had no appetite at all.
Seeing this, Lu Yao stopped saying anything, watched the other party leave, and drove directly back home.
It's already 8 o'clock.
The first thing he did when he got home was to call Zhang Siyuan:
"Hey, are you done?"
"You still know how to come back? I'm waiting for your help..."
Fatty Zhang's tone was speechless.
Then Lu Yao heard a chuckle:
"Hey, Lu Yao, are you done?"
It was Sun Qian's voice.
"Well, I just finished my work. I'm so sorry."
"Hehe, it's okay. We are eating fried skewers right in front of our house. Have you eaten? Come here if you haven't eaten."
"Just you two? Where are the others?"
"They've all gone back."
"...Okay, I'll go over now."
Soon, Lu Yao walked out of the community and went straight to the fried skewers shop, but before that, he walked into a lottery shop.
At 11 o'clock tonight, it is the opening match of the World Cup in South Africa.
He remembers clearly the first match against South Africa, the host nation. Although he doesn't understand football, he still has the impression that South Africa and Mexico were tied in the first game.
But... he couldn't say whether there would be a butterfly effect.
So I plan to give it a try.
"Boss, South Africa vs. Mexico..."
Before he finished asking, he saw the words "South Africa-Mexico" written on the wall of the lottery station, with odds below.
The odds of winning, drawing, and losing are different.
The odds of a draw are 1.08.
"..."
Lu Yao's mouth twitched.
(Note 1: JW Marriott Marquis actually opened in 2019, and magic modifications have been made here)
(End of chapter)