"I really didn't expect that you would have such high attainments in calligraphy and painting." After the two of them had lunch, Xi Qing drank Xiaoshi tea with some appreciation and emotion in her expression: "Every time I see you, I feel that you are better than me. It 's better in your imagination."
"Isn't this the most basic quality of being an idol?" Gong Xiqiao joked to himself, "otherwise, how could you get more fans."
" There are a lot of young people who like you now," Xi Qing put down the teacup and looked at the mist lingering on the surface of the teacup. The hesitation in his heart was inexplicably courageous, "I don't know how many people want to pursue you now."
"Huh?" Gong Xiqiao looked at Xi Qing suspiciously, Seeing that he just mentioned it casually, he smiled, "The people who like me now all like the big star Gong Xiqiao. I have a lot of shortcomings in my bones, and there may be few people who can really accept these shortcomings."
Xi Qing held the teacup His hands tightened, "You're fine."
"Haha, thank you for your compliment," Gong Xiqiao smiled heartily and glanced at his watch, "It's almost two o'clock in the afternoon, your company is not busy?"
"Nothing in the afternoon. It's a matter," Xi Qing put down the teacup, "Xue Chong will be hosting a birthday party tonight, if you're okay, why don't you join in the fun together? Since I saw your masterpiece at the exhibition, I admire you very much. If you can go, he will definitely be very happy."
"Is it such an exaggeration?" Gong Xiqiao thought that Xi Qing was just exaggerating the facts, smiled and said, "Xue Shao is not such a calm person." Fortunately, he took him abroad today. The gift he bought was originally intended to be brought to Xu Shaoxuan and Xue Chong by Xi Qing, but now he gave it away himself, so it wasn't empty-handed.
"You'll know when you see him," Xi Qing got up and said, "I think there seems to be a movie theater nearby. It's still early. Why don't we go to a movie to pass the time."
Gong Xiqiao's brows moved slightly, and she looked at the cup in front of Xi Qing that was brought up by the owner several times, but there was not much tea, "Okay, I heard that "Guoye" has not been offline yet, why don 't we Go and revisit it again. At the last premiere, because Miyue kept crying, I didn't appreciate the movie well."
"Guoye" has been well received, and the theme is certainly part of the reason, but if it is not filmed enough Wonderful, with the picky tastes of movie fans, there will never be any mercy. For example, a certain movie was also shot in the name of a gift to the country, but after its release, there were constant criticisms. So he watched the movie carefully, and it was also good for his acting skills.
Xi Qing had no opinion on Gong Xiqiao's suggestion. The two , like ordinary movie fans, lined up to buy tickets and then entered the theater.
Before the movie officially started, there were advertisements for other movies on the big screen. Gong Xiqiao took off the hat and glasses as cover, put the popcorn bought in the movie theater into Xi Qing's hand, and held the potato chips himself.
After a while, the movie started, and the occupancy rate of the entire auditorium should be around 60%. "National Industry" has been released for a long time, and now it is time for school and work. It is very rare to have such a high attendance rate.
Although Admiral Zheng played by Gong Xiqiao is an important role, his role is not very large, so when he watches the movie as a movie watcher, he can truly appreciate the charm of the movie.
The damage caused by war is irreparable. He has seen too many tragedies on the battlefield in his previous life, so he has a deep understanding of the war scenes in this play.
When the movie was less than halfway through, he heard snoring snorts from several audience members, and even Xi Qing, who was beside him, had a solemn expression.
"I brought these materials back from abroad." The young man took out several crumpled notebooks from the box, and took out a few sheets of paper with structural drawings from the interlayer of his jacket. He looked a little sad, "There are also some related to The information related to the principle was burnt to the flames before I left, but I have all these in my mind."
The young man in his twenties had a particularly firm look in his eyes.
Xi Qing watched the young people on the screen who were all delicate from head to toe pulling out confidential information from the soles of their shoes, showing how much effort he had put in to bring back these materials. He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Gong Xiqiao, who was sitting beside him. It was obviously the same face, but the feeling was so different.
"Do you want to eat?" Seeing that Xi Qing was looking at himself, Gong Xiqiao handed the potato chips in his hand to Xi Qing, "It seems to taste like barbecue, it's not bad to eat."
Xi Qing took two potato chips and put them in In my mouth, I took a few bites and swallowed it, my mind was in a trance, I didn't even taste anything, and I didn't know what to say.
At the end of the movie, the war is over, everyone is at peace again, and the whole country rejoices. The final shot falls on the Martyr's Monument, where there are countless martyrs' names, ages and troops.
The great cause of the country, behind the happiness, is the blood of countless people.
This is a touching drama from beginning to end. Gong Xiqiao listened to the low weeping sounds around him, and suddenly remembered his previous life. After the lord ascended the throne, he killed a lot of heroes, but he was still rated as a wise emperor by later generations. , perhaps it was he who brought a stable life to the people.
The two walked out of the cinema, and it was already five o'clock in the afternoon. Gong Xiqiao sat in Xi Qing's car, glanced at the bodyguard sitting in the driver's seat, and said to Xi Qing, "The movie is over, why are you still so serious?"
"The movie is good," Xi Qing said After finishing this sentence, the phone rang, and it was Xue Chong who called.
On the other end of the phone, Xue Chong heard that Gong Xiqiao was about to come over, and he swallowed the urge before he could say it, and told Xi Qing to take good care of Gong Xiqiao along the way before hanging up.
Gong Xiqiao and Xi Qing were sitting very close, so he could hear clearly what Xue Chong said. After Xi Qing hung up the phone, he smiled and said, "It seems that you just said that Xue Shao likes my work, not a joke. "
"I won't lie to you." Xi Qing put down the phone and said this softly.
Gong Xiqiao pouted and laughed, but didn't say anything.
Fengxiang Lou is an old restaurant that has been passed down in the imperial capital for hundreds of years, and since its inception, it has been a favorite restaurant for dignitaries and distinguished guests, so even now, its overall consumption level is not acceptable for ordinary people. Therefore, netizens often post photos of eating at Fengxiang Building to show off their wealth. It can be seen that spending here has become a symbol of wealth and status.
As the host of today's birthday banquet, Xue Chongjin was very lively with friends and companions. Whether it was true intimacy or fake friendship, they gave him a face to Dashao Xue and actively came to support him.
As the heir to the great family, Xue Chong had already celebrated his first birthday within the family at noon, and this meal was to get together with the younger generation of the imperial capital to get in touch with each other.
Those who can come to this birthday dinner are all young people who can be called famous in the imperial capital, so the birthday gifts they give are also generous. It's not so rare for Xue Chong to gather a bunch of gifts, such as cars, watches and jade.
" Xue Shao's delusional appearance, is it because he is waiting for some stunning beauty to appear?" Someone present saw Xue Chong looking at the door from time to time, and immediately smiled and said, "We can take a good look at the beauty later ."
"You guys.These people are so vulgar, is I Xue Chong that kind of person?" Xue Chong raised his eyebrows proudly, "Wait, Brother Xi will bring my idol to celebrate my birthday, can I be unhappy?"
As soon as they heard the name "Brother Xi", most of the young masters and young ladies at the scene were a little scared. You must know that "Xi Qing" is the "child of other people" in their circle, and their parents have taken him a lot since childhood. as a reference. Now that they are the undisputed head of the Xi family, they are still the heirs of idleness. The difference between them is not a star.
"It's still Xue Shaoyou who has the face, and even Brother Xi is here." After everyone came back to their senses,they held Xue Chong and Xi Qing with kind words.Everyone in this circle knows that Xi Qing doesn't like to join in this kind of fun, but the Xue family has been relying on the Xi family for all these years and won the trust of the Xi family. The relationship between Xue Chong and Xi Qing in this generation is even better, so he can have more face than them in front of Xi Qing.
Some people are sincere compliments, while others are deliberately provoking discord, but Xue Chong's baby face is full of joy from beginning to end, as if he can't hear the provocation in some people's words.
Bai Qi, who came to the birthday party on behalf of the younger generation of the Bai family, is Bai Zhong's cousin. Unlike Bai Zhong, who is tough and flamboyant, Bai Qi is gentle and low-key, and always has a gentle smile on his face, which can easily make people feel like a spring breeze. feeling.
There are outside rumors that Bai Zhong and this cousin have a bad relationship, but no one has seen it in person, so they discussed it privately, and no one would show it to the face.
Hearing everyone teasing Xue Chong, Bai Qi listened quietly and laughed without saying a word. After everyone had finished talking, he said, "I don't know how good a character can be regarded as an idol by Xue Shao."
Xue Chong watched Bai Qi was about to speak when he suddenly heard a loud voice, "Brother Xi is here." He immediately stood up and walked towards the door.
Xu Shaoxuan glanced at Bai Qi with a half-smile but not a smile, and said slowly, "Young Master Bai is quite concerned about Brother Xi's affairs."
Bai Qi smiled back: "Everyone has curiosity."
"Oh?" Xu Shaoxuan asked . He raised his eyebrows, noncommittal.
"Brother Xi."
"Brother Xi." The
young masters and eldest ladies who were still sitting on chairs chatting on mobile phones got up one after another and said hello to Xi Qing who entered the door.
"Sorry, we're late." After Xi Qing entered the room, nod to everyone.
Everyone heard that he said "we" and not "me", so they all looked at Gong Xiqiao next to Xi Qing. At this sight , many people felt a little familiar. Last time I saw Gong Xiqiao in the golden building, my buddies took the initiative to say hello with a wink, "Qiao Shao just came back from abroad?"
"I was planning to come back with the national delegation a few days ago, but some things were delayed. To this day," Gong Xiqiao looked at Xue Chong with a smile, "Shou Xinggong looks more handsome today than before, I wish you a happy birthday. I didn't know it was your birthday before, and I didn't prepare a gift for you. I'm sorry." After speaking, he handed the gift box in his hand to Xue Chong, "This is the gift I brought you from abroad, if you don't like it, don't dislike it."
"If you can come, it's just to give me face," Xue said. Chong happily took the gift box and said with a smile, "I'll be even happier if you can write me a subtitle
later." "Since Xue Shao opened this up, how could I refuse." Gong Xiqiao smiled After chatting with Xue Chong a few words, seeing that Xue Chong wanted to greet others, he made an excuse to walk away.
Xu Shaoxuan looked at the gift box handed in front of him, and thanked him with a smile, "This exchange meeting was very successful, congratulations."
"Thank you." Gong Xiqiao's seat was arranged next to Xi Qing, next to him It's Xu Shaoxuan. From this ranking point of view, Xue Chong is really free to do whatever he wants.
The corner of Xi Qing's eyes fell on Xu Shaoxuan's gift box many times, pursed his lips and said nothing. However, he has always been expressionless, and no one can see that something is wrong.
Others focus more on Gong Xiqiao. They have long known that Xi Qing has a good relationship with a certain artist, and some time ago, they let this artist meet the younger generation of the Xi family faction. Originally, they thought it was Xi Qing who had that kind of meaning for the artist, but now they don't seem to be like, who would bring a plaything to this occasion seriously.
And looking at the attitudes of Xue Chong and Xu Shaoxuan, it seems that they are relatively close to Gong Xiqiao, which is not like the attitude of ordinary artists.
Some people who are familiar with Gong Xiqiao think of "Beautiful Hands and Flowers" and "Palace Banquet", which have been praised by major media recently. It is impossible for someone who can win glory for the country on such an international occasion. Ordinary artist. Although they are inherently arrogant, they still respect people with real talents and real learning.
Therefore, although Gong Xiqiao was born from a nouveau riche, but he is very promising and has outstanding talent and temperament, it is no wonder that people like Xi Qing can befriend him.
After the banquet started, everyone came and went to exchange cups, making the scene very lively.As a newcomer to this circle, Gong Xiqiao was also drunk several times. If he hadn't filled his stomach a little after he got to the table, he might have been drunk by now.
Halfway through the meal, Xue Chong was still thinking about Gong Xiqiao's calligraphy. Seeing that his subordinates had already found a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, even if someone put it on him, because of his identity as a birthday star, he had to ask Gong Xiqiao to write a copy. Then : "In case you get drunk later, who can I ask to write it?"
Gong Xiqiao had to put down his chopsticks, and in a row of brushes, he chose a comfortable one, thought about it, and wrote down "Happy Birthday , "Anping Fule" in eight characters.
These eight words made everyone amazed and amazed, the dragon and the phoenix, the momentum is magnificent, it is really wonderful.
"Good characters, good characters, vigorous and powerful, flying and spirited, worthy of being a master." Xue Chong blushed with excitement. After Gong Xiqiao signed the money, he couldn't wait for the ink to dry, so he hurriedly asked his subordinates to help him ligature the words. Take the table and carry it away together, as if afraid that others will take it away.
Gong Xiqiao showed this hand, but it stunned many people, and even a few people were cheeky to ask him for words. In the face of these people's requests, Gong Xiqiao just smiled, but did not say whether it was okay or not.
"The soup is getting cold," Xi Qing said when she saw that everyone was still surrounding Gong Xiqiao, "Little Qiao, come and drink the soup."
The people who were still surrounding Gong Xiqiao saw Xi Qing and were embarrassed to continue. Cheeky surrounded Gong Xiqiao, so he had to spread out slowly, and several of them were really thinking about asking for pen and ink.
Gong Xiqiao is now a well-known rising star in the painting and calligraphy world. Some of their families, some old men and old ladies, are just fine. If they can bring back a piece of work, they can please them.
"You don't need to pay attention to those people," Xi Qing handed a bowl of soup to Gong Xiqiao, and said softly, "Some people are just the second generation ancestors of the side branch, and they don't have enough face for you to make a special trip to write.
"In my eyes, I have such a high status?" Xi Qing's words made me laugh out loud, Gong Xiqiao shuddered with laughter after holding the bowl, and almost poured out the soup, "If other people hear it, they won't be caught. You're mad."
"Whatever they do," Xi Qing stretched out his hand to hold his bowl to prevent the soup from spilling onto his hands, "they can't do anything when they're angry. Besides, you are better than them." His fingertips touched the back of the other's warm hand, and his heart skipped a beat, but he held it back steadily.
"I didn't expect that you still like to see others being angry but helpless to you accidentally," Gong Xiqiao brought the bowl to his mouth and took a few sips, "It's still the authentic taste of this old shop's soup."
"Well, the soup and Baiwei Xuan are the best in the imperial capital," Xi Qing retracted her hand, and scratched the finger on the back of Gong Xiqiao's hand unnaturally, " If you like it, we will come again next time. ."
Sitting next to Gong Xiqiao, Xu Shaoxuan watched the two of them chatting happily, and said after thinking about it, "I heard that this family's ancestors are handed down by the royal chef, and their dim sum is also very particular, our old lady I like this place's dim sum the most."
"That's right, my mother also likes this place's dim sum, and my dad often finds a way to bring it to her, but unfortunately the dim sum here is limited, and many times my dad and I spend money on it. I can't order it." Gong Xiqiao knew that his family's status was not as good as the people in front of him, so it was normal to have to wait in line to order dim sum here, unlike some of them who delivered it to the door in person.But he would also feel inferior because of these, but instead behaved very upright and generous. "In the future, I will take advantage of your face, I will definitely come to them often to order snacks, and I don't have to worry about having money and nowhere to spend it."
"In your current status, Who wouldn't give you this face," Xu Shaoxuan said with a smile, the more he looked at Gong Xiqiao, "Why don't we make a bet to see who wouldn't give you this face."
"I won't take this bet, it will Who doesn't know that I'm with you, so this face will naturally be given, but it's not necessarily who it is for." Gong Xiqiao shook his head with a smile, "So Brother Xu, don't make fun of me."
"Since Auntie If you like it, I'll ask them to send two copies to Auntie later." Xi Qing looked at the sumptuous dishes on the table, and used the chopsticks to pick a few dishes that Gong Xiqiao liked and put them in his bowl, "Let's eat something, I think you didn't eat anything because of them tonight."
Xu Chao raised his eyebrows when he saw his move.
Bai Qi, who was sitting across from the three of them, silently watched the interaction between them. His gaze hidden under the mirror fell on Gong Xiqiao for a long time before he retracted it.
After a banquet, the guests and the host enjoyed themselves. Gong Xiqiao's cheeks flushed slightly. After saying goodbye to everyone, he got into Xi Qing's car.
"Brother Xi, are you sending Xiao Qiao home?" Xu Shaoxuan stepped forward when he saw this scene, "If it's not convenient for you, I can send him there."
"No, I'm very familiar with his family." Xi Qing followed him into the car and sat next to Gong Xiqiao, "You also drink a lot tonight, go back early to rest, don't worry about us."
He watched the low-key black car Leaving slowly, Xu Shaoxuan smiled , not expecting the day when a workaholic would take the initiative to send people home.
He brought Gong Xiqiao to the door. When Gong Xiqiao was about to get off the car, he suddenly remembered the small bag that he had thrown into the back seat , so he said, "Where's my bag?"
"Here," Xi Qing saw that although he was sober, But his face was a little red, and he couldn't help saying, "I'll take you back to your room to rest first."
"It's okay," Gong Xiqiao rubbed his hot face, put a delicate box in Xi Qing's palm, and smiled. He frowned, "This is a gift for you." After speaking, he waved to him, "It's late, you go home earlier, I'll go back to bed, good night."
Xi Qing put the gift box on the In the back seat of the car, he got out of the car and accompanied Gong Xiqiao into the door, and chatted with Aunt Luo again, explaining how much Gong Xiqiao had drunk before leaving Gong Xiqiao's villa.
"Young Master Qiao, your friend has a good heart."Aunt Luo sighed as she looked at the closed door.To be so concerned about Qiao Shao's body must be a careful person.
Gong Xiqiao smiled and said after a moment of silence: "Well, it's good." The
royal blue box was opened, and inside was a very beautiful watch.
Xi Qing quietly stared at this beautifully crafted watch, took off the watch on his wrist, and replaced it with this one.
The platinum gold watch chain, accompanied by the sleeves of the white shirt, is extraordinarily beautiful.
"Boss, shall we go back now? " the bodyguard who drove the car asked in a low voice.
Xi Qing looked up at the window of the room where Gong Xiqiao lived, and waited silently for about ten minutes. After the light in this room came on, he rolled up the car window, looked at his left wrist wearing a watch, and slowly opened his mouth. Said: "Go back."