161 Open Heart (1)
When Ou Chenli walked into the hot pot restaurant, Lu Li was nodding and bowing, smiling and sending out the guests who had finished their meals out. "Thank you for your visit, welcome you to come again next time. Okay, goodbye, goodbye."
Ou Chenli looked at his flattering smile and felt sad for no reason. This kind of work is really hard to do! She had seen him with her own eyes as a hero in the ring. At that time, she had a thunderous punch that made her opponent unable to rush to the ground, and her expression was solemn and solemn, or was it what he was like? In order to make some money, why bother herself and betray herself?
"Miss Ou, are you here?" Luli seemed to have completely forgotten the awkward conversation between the two of them a few days ago, and walked closer to him with a smile, and always warmly entertained, "What should I eat today?"
"Mr. Lu, do you have time tonight?"
"What are you doing with this...something?"
"I want to say a few words to you and find a place, is it OK?"
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"Mr. Lu, don't get me wrong." Ou Chenli smiled prettyly. Lu Li rarely saw her smile. Two smile patterns exploded on her beautiful face, and her rosy upper lip was slightly raised, revealing two rows of snow-white and neat teeth. "Today is my cousin's 30th birthday. My second uncle asked me to come and invite you to attend the birthday party."
Lu Li didn't agree, but felt a little strange in her heart. Hong Kong people love birthdays so much. Of course, there is no need to mention elders like Ou Pei Linying, such as Ou Chenli and her cousin, who are young, why should they value birthdays so much? "Mr. Lu, am I still waiting for you?"
"This, Miss Ou, my cousin and I are not very familiar with you, so let it go?"
"How can this be done? I didn't come for me. It was my second uncle who asked me to come here. You won't even give him a face, right?"
Lu Li smiled bitterly. He had a bad impression of Ou Zihao. Although he had debated some things at the Ou family mansion that day, and both sides almost blushed. But that was for business and in private, he still respected the other party very much. "Okay, I will definitely arrive in the evening."
"Oh, no, you misunderstood. Today's dinner is not at my house. After all, this is my cousin's birthday! The dinner is to be held at his house."
Luli frowned. After staring at the girl for a while, Ou Chenli showed him a little furious for no reason. If it were in the past, she would have glared back without hesitation, but now, she asked herself that her mentality towards Luli had changed. She looked at him shyly, blushed slightly, and said shyly: "Why are you... staring at me? I haven't lie to you?"
"Okay. I'll just go. Do you still have to buy gifts?"
"No, no need. You are me...well, my second uncle invited the guest, so there is no need to give a gift."
"Then, please write me the address and I'll take the bus myself when I go back."
"No, no. I'll take you there. I'll send you back again. I won't be able to find your home."
Luli smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll wait for you tonight."
Ou Chenli was very happy, with her beautiful little face as bright as spring flowers. She looked like she was several years younger than her actual age. "Okay, I'm sure I'll see you."
Seeing her rushing out of the store without looking back, Lu Li smiled helplessly and turned her head away. She saw Xu Yunjian with a greedy expression and was looking at the girl's back, "Okay, everyone has gone far away, still look?"
Xu Yunjian smiled, "Xiaoxiao, what are she here again?"
"It seems that it's her cousin's birthday, and her second uncle asked her to come and invite me to attend."
Xu Yunjian smacked his lips regretfully, looking reluctant. He walked to Lu Li and put his shoulders on his shoulder, "Hey, Xiaoxiao, tell the truth, do you have any ideas about this Miss Ou?"
"Xu Yunjian, don't talk nonsense! If Xiaowei finds out in Tianjin, she will have to be anxious with me! We have been so many years, and you don't want to watch us part, right?"
"Nonsense, can I think about letting you and your sister-in-law break up?" Xu Yunjian gave him a blank look and said, "But, seriously, Xiaoxiao, I will tell you this. If you really want her, I will not say anything. Our buddies have been in love for so many years, can they still break up for a woman?"
"I know, I have no idea about her, so don't worry." Luli bumped into him and asked with a smile: "Why, why don't you give up?"
"I don't know what's going on. When I'm fine, I always miss her. But when I look at Xuan, I don't take me seriously... What should I do if you think?"
Lu Li couldn't speak, and Cao Xun yelled in front, "I don't know what you do. Now you can work for me first! Come and entertain the guests."
Xu Yunjian smiled and pushed Lu Li, "Xiaoxiao, really, are you more familiar with her than me, come back and say a few good things to me?"
"Not said."
Putting this aside, Luli called Gu Zhong over, "How is your uncle's side?"
"No problem." Gu Zhong said. Lu Li was going to Pengcheng again. This time, he had to transport the first batch of vegetables back and see how the market responded. Therefore, two people had to go with him, one was Gu Quanyou and the other was Wei Laicai. This was what he told Gu Zhong. "When my second uncle came home a few days ago, he was asking me if he had such an opportunity again, and wanted to call him. By the way, Brother Li, he asked me to ask if it was the original price?"
"This time I have to reduce it a little, plus the freight, a total of 3,600 yuan. When your second uncle comes, I will tell him personally."
"I understand, I understand, Pengcheng is not far away. Oh, how about Uncle Cai?"
"No problem. I have told him in advance that he would suspend his business for a day and go with us. Whether it is OK, it is mainly to listen to his opinions. After all, compared with us, they are experts!"
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After a day of delay, when dusk approached, Ou Chenli drove her red Ford and got into the car with Luli, following the undersea tunnel leading to Hong Kong from Kowloon, heading straight to the Mid-mountain area.
Ou Chenli drove very fast. Fortunately, the Ford car is spacious and the environment is closed, so there will be no trembling noise. "Well, I heard Mr. Xu say something between you and you... the lover. Sorry?"
"Oh, nothing, it's just a misunderstanding. And Xiaowei is soft-hearted. As long as she talks about it, she won't take this matter to heart."
Ou Chenli didn't say much, drove the car all the way to Ou's Manor in the middle of the mountain and drove into the tree-lined road in the villa. She suddenly plucked up the courage and asked, "Mr. Lu, am I... very..."
"What?"
Lu Li's voice was a little louder, and the girl was so scared that she quickly shut up and parked the car. Seeing that he was about to get off the car, Ou Chenli suddenly asked again. "That, I heard from Mr. Xu. You will never forgive anyone who offended you, right?"
"This is not considered to be true, right?" Luli was talking, and he had no choice but to sit back in the car. "So I am indeed like this. The situation is much better now."
"Well, did Mr. Xu tell you..."
"say what?"
"Say...say me..."
Lu Li was very curious. How did she speak hesitantly today? "What did she say about you? He didn't say anything about you? Oh. I remembered it, just right, I want to tell you about Xu Yunjian."
This time, Ou Chenli was confused and looked at him with a thick black eyebrows as black as a sword, "Talk about him?"
"Yes, Xu Yunjian is my best friend and a buddy who grew up with me. To be honest, although we were not born by the same mother, we are almost the same in terms of relationship. He is a man, sometimes he has a good mouth... that one, but if you stay with him for a long time, you will know that he has absolutely nothing to say to others! He is such a very good friend."
An ominous omen arose in Ou Chenli's heart, and her eyes were not so kind, "Why are you... talking to me about these things?"
"I mean, if Miss Ou now, I will pretend that I have never said these words, otherwise you might as well consider him. Really, I can assure you... Oh? Why did you run away?"
Ou Chenli was full of anger. Without saying a word, she pushed open the car door and ran in. Lu Li stood there blankly, and the monk was confused. She followed the girl into the hall. The environment here was a little similar to that of Ou Pei Linying's house. Although the crystal chandeliers hanging down from the center of the hall were not as huge as those seen in Xiangyunju, they were also equally magnificent. There were already some guests in the hall, all of whom were young, holding champagne, cigars and cigarettes, and chatting happily and relaxingly.
Luli could hear them speaking foreign languages, which was like a heavenly book for him, and he couldn't understand them at all. He didn't know anyone. He walked to the side of the dining table, picked up a shrimp ball and stuffed it into his mouth. He really liked eating this kind of thing. Every time he tasted like a starving ghost, he stopped his mouth as there were fewer shrimp balls on the plate.
After walking a few steps to the side, he intuitively found someone looking at him. He turned his head and met a familiar face. After thinking about it, he recognized the other party. It was Liu Ao, who came to the store with Ou Chenli to check the accounts. He was an employee of the Wilny Accounting Firm. He had an overly obvious melon-shaped face, pointed chin, and a very clean beard. He had a greasy and powdery face, and his head was covered with soft black hair. He didn't know how much wax he had applied. Under the light, it seemed like he was emitting light.
When he was in contact with his sight, Liu Ao smiled, "Mr. Lu, it's been a long time since we met."
"Hello, Mr. Liu."
"I didn't expect to see Mr. Lu again here." Liu Ao put the high-legged wine glass in his hand back on the tray and walked a few steps towards him. "Are you here to attend Roger's birthday party?"
"Roger? Oh, yes. Why, so does Mr. Liu?"
"No, I'm not." Liu Ao raised his pointed chin and smiled sharply, "I talked to Mr. Ou about the accounts. It's not easy to leave now before the talks were finished. It happened to be a grand event."
He spoke with a lot of English words, and Lu Li frowned, and looked at the context, and did he understand it halfway. "Why, Mr. Liu and Miss Ou went to my shop to check the accounts, but also had to be responsible for Mr. Ou's affairs?"
"In fact, when you go to Mr. Lu's side, you respond to frequent requests." Liu Ao said with a sharp smile: "However, Mr. Lu, I'm a little curious. I don't know if I can ask you?"
Lu Li often called Ou Chenli intimately and felt a little uncomfortable! He didn't dare to think too much, and asked with a smile: "Of course, of course you can ask."
"You know, I am a professional in fund operations. I once heard from me frequently afterwards that you took out more than 60,000 Hong Kong dollars and took them back to the mainland, right?"
Lu Li's expression immediately became alert. Although this was already a yellow flower tomorrow, what did it have to do with him, Liu Ao? What is the purpose of asking for such a thing?
Liu Ao saw it, waved his hand, and said, "Mr. Lu, don't get me wrong. I just felt curious. As one of your friends said at the beginning, the ICAC's hands cannot reach the mainland even if they are long. So, you don't have to worry about anything."
"What the hell do you want to say?"
"I want to say, Mr. Lu, I appreciate your approach."
"ha?"
Liu Ao raised his pointed chin high and nodded with a smile, "That's right, although I can't encourage you to do this, but to be honest, I appreciate your bold approach, which is great!"
At about eight o'clock, the protagonist of the banquet finally appeared. Ou Jiahai was wearing a black evening dress and walked down the stairs side by side with Ou Chenli. This was the first time Luli saw him and looked at him seriously. He was tall. Although he knew that he was in his thirties, he seemed a few years younger because he was thin.
Unlike Nai's father, a young child's face, Ou Jiahai has a square face with two beards on the upper lip. While talking to his sister, he greeted his friends who came to celebrate his birthday with a smile, "Welcome, welcome."
Lu Li asked himself that he was not familiar with him, so he couldn't squeeze in front of him. He looked up and met the gaze that Ou Chenli was looking for. The two of them touched the eyes. The girl smiled and nodded and walked down the last stairs with her cousin. Only then did Lu Li accidentally discover that Ou Jiahai was a small man, much shorter than her cousin!
The guests dispersed, and Ou Chenli smiled and walked forward, "Roger, this is Mr. Lu."
"Ah," Ou Jiahai nodded in understanding. Obviously, he had heard others mention this name more than once, and shook hands with Lu Li, "Welcome, Mr. Lu."
"Happy birthday." Luli took out a gift box from his arms and handed it to him, "Little care."
Ou Chenli was stunned. During the day, she told him that she would not bring gifts, but she was still prepared? Ou Jiahai didn't do it, so she opened the gift box and it was a pair of gilded cufflinks. "Thank you, Mr. Lu, you are intent."
Ou Chenli winked at her cousin, and the short man smiled, "You are familiar with each other, let's talk to you two, I'll go and greet the guests."
Watching Ou Jiahai walk away, Ou Chenli's face turned red for no reason. Looking at Lu Li under the light, a sweet feeling arose in her heart, "Thank you, I didn't expect you to prepare a gift."
"Nothing, your family's birthday is what it should be." Luli nodded to her, "Miss Ou, if nothing else, I want to say goodbye."
"Ah, don't... wait a little longer?" Ou Chenli really didn't want to let him leave like this, and said anxiously: "Isn't the matter in your store over?"
"Yes, it's over, but many fine items need to be sorted out. In addition, I will go back to the mainland tomorrow. I can't stay too late."
Ou Chenli bit her lower lip tightly with her snow-white teeth, and soon a clear mark appeared. Her expression began to turn cold and she said, "I hope this is not your excuse." Without waiting for Lu Li to speak, she immediately said, "Mr. Lu, do you... hate me very much?"
Luli turned his head and thought about it seriously, "No, I don't hate you. I just can't bear it."
Chapter completed!