95. Girl by the lake
West Coast of Earth, nine p.m.
At this time, the people of Huaxia had just gotten up from bed, and after breakfast, they were already in a hurry to go out to catch the bus and hurried towards the company. I'm afraid that if I go late, I will be deducted from my hard-won salary by the boss.
And for New York, this time, the nightlife that belongs to this city that never sleeps, has just begun.
New York, a huge estate, is lit up at the moment.
Everyone who walked by the manor at the door would cast a curious glance inside. Just because this is the largest Chinese family in the East Side of New York, it has been prosperous for hundreds of years. Although the members of this family have gradually been behind the scenes with the development of the times, there are still many legends about them.
Some say they are the night watchmen of New York, a city that never sleeps. Others say that they are a giant dragon entrenched in the Western world, exuding a surging aura at all times.
And this family is one of the three families on the Hongmen, the Xiao family.
In the manor, somewhere in the study. After his grandfather's death, Xiao Han, who had already begun to take over the family business, was still holding the lamp and dealing with some affairs in the family. The Hongmen side still needs a meeting of the Council of Elders before he can be officially nominated as one of the Ten Elders of the Hongmen.
If the meeting passes, the name Xiao Han will undoubtedly become the youngest member of the Presbyterian Church in the history of Hongmen. But it's a pity that if it weren't for his sister, Xiao Han would probably become the most dazzling existence among the young people of their generation.
And now, even if Xiao Han entered the Hongmen Elders' Church, his brilliance was still unattainable compared to Yuqi.
Before his grandfather died, he left a will, so that Xiao Yuqi inherited the position of the head of the Xiao family. Uncle Tong and Uncle Shan, the two strongest masters of the Xiao family, are unconditionally guarded, and the two masters who have been trained by the family have now become Yuqi's personal bodyguards. I am afraid that this honor is only enjoyed by the deceased grandfather.
Xiao Han smiled bitterly twice, then put down the file, picked up the coffee prepared by the secretary, and between the rising aroma of coffee, Xiao Han took it and took a sip gently.
"The coffee from the big families is really extraordinary, and the taste is much better than my previous ones. ”
Xiao Han took a sip and couldn't help but sigh to himself.
The mouth is mellow and bitter, but the finish is long and endless.
Xiao Han breathed a sigh of relief as if he enjoyed it, and then looked at the packaging of the coffee. A few letters in black on it: bluemountaincoffee.
This coffee, also known as Blue Mountain coffee, is only produced in the Blue Mountains region of Jamaica in Central America, and only coffees grown in the Blue Mountains region above 1,800 meters can be licensed with the "Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee" logo, which accounts for 15% of the total Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee production.
Blue Mountain coffee has the characteristics of mellow, slightly sweet in bitterness, soft and smooth, and slightly sour, which can make the taste senses more sensitive and taste its unique taste, which is the best coffee. Even in New York City, where the economy is prosperous and huge, there are very few people who can drink this kind of coffee, and as for ordinary people, I am afraid they have not even heard of it.
Ability determines status, and status determines knowledge. This is also often the insight and experience of those who are in high positions and powers, and they are much more than ordinary people.
Knock knock!
Here, there was a sudden low knock on the door outside the study.
"Come in. ”
Xiao Han said lightly, and then, the door was pushed open, and an old man walked in slowly, holding a pile of documents in his hand.
Xiao Han stroked his forehead suddenly, it seems that something is coming again, and he is afraid of death tonight and will stay up until late at night.
"Wouldn't it be a marriage letter sent by those royals in Western Europe and those big families in the United States?" Xiao Han said weakly.
Since he and his sister returned from their divorce in Huaxia, the book of this marriage has been like a carp crossing the river, and several copies have to be sent every day. And I send it every once in a while.
Xiao Han is going crazy, is this a marriage proposal? This is a forced marriage!
Xiao Han was suddenly full of anger, and said impatiently: "Let someone pick a few letters from it and send them to Yuqi." For the rest, just throw it away. ”
"Young master, this is not good. These families who dare to marry our Xiao family, and the families who send love letters to Miss, are not much weaker than us. Some even have to be taken seriously, if they are not handled well, I am afraid that it will cause their dissatisfaction. ”
"Although our Xiao family is not afraid of them, but with so many forces, offending them will definitely cause huge losses to our industry. The old man persuaded.
Xiao Han was suddenly helpless: "Then what do you say?"
"The old man suggests that you send them all to Miss. Maybe the young lady fell in love with one of them and agreed to get married?"
Xiao Han thought about it, and finally sighed: "Okay, let's send it to Yuqi." ”
"By the way, remind my sister when you go, he only has three years, and in these three years, she must make a decision on who she will marry. ”
You have to marry someone within three years, and Xiao Han knows that this is a cruel reality for her sister. But he can't help it, the secret of his sister's body was doomed to this fate from the beginning.
All the Xiao family can do is to protect her in the past three years. Don't let her be hurt by any force, anyone.
The old man retreated, Xiao Han sat back on the desk, and in the dim light, he took out another document and read it.
It's just that after reading this document, Xiao Han's body shook unconsciously.
"A few days ago, the Jiangdong Yellow River Martial Arts, a native of Chu surnamed Huaxia, killed the Xiao family Keqing in public, and the extremely true Taoist figure - Ye Qinglong!"
Hiss...
Xiao Han gasped, his eyes were full of shock, his expression instantly chilled, and his heart was full of turbulence.
The moonlight is like water, and the bright moonlight covers the earth.
Inside the manor, a pond gently ripples in the night breeze. In the pool water, a bright moon floats and changes. On the green grass beside Tan, there are two beautiful girls, looking at the moonlight and enjoying the quiet time of the night.
"Sister Qianchen, do you know why my mother named this lake Mochizuki Lake back then?" It was a beautiful girl who spoke, her gentle jade face deceived frost and snow, and under her beautiful face, even this intoxicating night couldn't help but be overshadowed. Even his best friend who was sitting on the side eating a banana couldn't help but curse a demon in his heart when he looked at this girl whose virtue was suffocating.
"Why?" replied the woman in the green dress, swallowing the entire banana in one gulp.
The girl looked up at the moon, her face full of sadness: "Sister Qianchen, in our Huaxia, there is a poet immortal, his name is Li Bai." My mother was very fond of one of his poems. ”
"It's called Silent Night Thought. The first sentence is to look up at the bright moon. It's a pity that my mother looked at the bright moon in the east in this foreign country for more than ten years, but she never returned to her hometown. ”
The girl's murmur drifted away with the wind, and the surrounding grass and trees seemed to be infected by the girl's sorrow, and even the air was surging with a faint sadness and sadness.
Seeing the girl like this, the woman in the green dress immediately stood up, rubbed the girl's green silk hair indiscriminately, and said angrily: "Okay, you literary stupid girl, I really doubt now that you miss Aunt Yun, or miss your little boyfriend in Huaxia." Hey, it's really a big woman, I, Feng Qianchen, a peerless beauty, accompany you here to enjoy the moonlight, but you are thinking about other people. It's so angry!"
Feng Qianchen pretended to complain and said.
Xiao Yuqi blushed: "You are you, Brother Yun is Brother Yun's, if it is Brother Yun's who is sitting next to me now, I may be thinking of you at this time." ”
However, in the face of the girl's explanation, Feng Qianchen obviously didn't accept it very much, peeled a banana again, swallowed it in one bite, and said with jealousy while eating: "Brother Yun, Brother Yun again, Brother Yun all day long, oops, the flesh is numb..."
"I really don't know what's so good about your brother Yun that actually fascinates you. ”
"I have a chance another day, I have to go to Huaxia to see what this guy who fascinated you, a stupid girl, looks like?"
In anger, Feng Qianchen peeled off a banana and threw it at Xiao Yuqi.
"Girl, then, my lord will reward you!"