Chapter 53
Chapter 53 gift
“I didn’t expect that you would have such high attainments in painting and calligraphy.” After the two of them had lunch, Xi Qing drank the digestion tea, with some appreciation and emotion in his expression: “Every time I see you, I feel that you are better than me. I think it’s better.”
“Isn’t this the most basic quality of being an idol?” Gong Xi Qiao teased himself jokingly, “Otherwise, how can I get more fans.”
“Now there are a lot of young people who like you.” Xi Qing put down the tea cup, watching the mist on the surface of the cup, hesitated inexplicably with courage, “I don’t know how many people want to pursue you now.”
“Huh?” Gong Xi Qiao looked at Xi Qing in confusion. Seeing that he seemed to just mention it casually, he smiled, “Now that I like me, I like the big star Xi Qiao. I have a lot of shortcomings in my bones. I can really accept these. There may be few shortcomings.”
Xi Qing held the teacup tightly, “You are 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. Is your company busy?”
“Nothing happened in the afternoon,” Xi Qing put down his tea cup, “Xue Chong has a birthday banquet in the evening. If you are fine, you might as well join in the fun. Since seeing your masterpiece at the exhibition, you are highly respected. If you can go, he will be very happy.”
“Is there such an exaggeration?” Gong Xiqiao thought that Xi Qing was just exaggerating the facts, and said with a smile, “Xue Shao is not such a calm person.” Fortunately, he brought a gift he bought abroad today, and originally planned to let Xi What Qing brought to Xu Shaoxuan and Xue Chong, now he still sent it out by himself, at least not empty-handed.
“When you see him, you’ll know,” Xi Qing stood up and said, “I think there seems to be a cinema nearby. It’s still early, so why don’t we go to a movie to kill the time.”
Gong Xiqiao’s eyebrows moved slightly, and he looked at the cup in front of Xi Qing by the owner several times with a smile, but there was not much tea, “Okay, I heard that “Guo Ye” has not been offline yet. Go and revisit it. At the last premiere, because Miyue kept crying, I didn’t enjoy this movie well.”
“National Industry” is well received, and the theme stand is part of the reason, but if the filming is not exciting enough, fans will never show mercy because of the discerning taste of the fans. For example, a certain film was also shot in the name of a gift to the country. After the movie was released, criticism continued. So he watched this movie carefully once, which is also good for his acting skills.
Regarding Gong Xiqiao’s suggestion, Xi Qing didn’t have any opinion. The two queued up to buy tickets like ordinary movie fans, and then went into the theater.
The movie hadn’t officially started yet. There were advertisements for other movies on the big screen. Gong Xi Qiao took off the hat and glasses that were used as concealers, stuffed the popcorn he bought in the cinema into Xi Qing’s hand, and took the potato chips by himself.
Soon after the movie started, the attendance of the entire theater should be around 60%. “National Industry” has been in theaters 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 Gongxi Qiao is an important role, he doesn’t have a lot of roles, so when he sees the movie as a movie viewer, he can truly appreciate the charm of this movie.
The damage caused by the 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 drama.
Less than halfway through the movie, he heard the choking nasal sounds of several audience members, and even Xi Qing beside him was solemn.
“I brought these materials back from abroad.” The young man took out several crumpled notebooks from the box, and then took out some papers with structural diagrams from the jacket interlayer. He looked a little sad. “There are still some with The information related to the principle was burned before I left, but I have all these things in my mind.”
This young man, who is only in his twenties, has extremely firm eyes.
Xi Qing watched the exquisite young people on the screen from head to toe doing the act of digging out confidential information from the soles of their shoes. It can be seen how hard he has put in to bring back these information. I couldn’t help but look sideways at Gong Xiqiao who was sitting next to him. It was obviously the same face, but the feeling was so different.
“Would you like to eat?” Seeing that Xi Qing was looking at herself, Gong Xiqiao passed the potato chips in his hand to Xi Qing, “It seems to be roasted meat, it tastes good.”
Xi Qing took two pieces of potato chips casually and put them in his mouth, took a few bites and swallowed it. He was in a daze. He didn’t even taste the taste, let alone what to say.
At the end of the movie, the war is over, everyone has peace again, and the whole country is jubilant. The final shot fell on the martyrs monument, where there are countless martyrs’ names and ages and their troops.
Behind the great cause of the country and happiness is the blood of countless people.
This is a moving drama from beginning to end. Hearing the sobbing sounds around him, Gong Xi Qiao suddenly remembered his predecessor. After the lord became the throne, he killed many heroes, but he was still named the wise emperor by later generations. , Perhaps he brought a stable life to the people.
The two walked out of the cinema, it was already five o’clock in the afternoon. Gong Xiqiao got into Xi Qing’s car, glanced at the bodyguard sitting in the driver’s seat, and said to Xi Qing, “The movie is over, why is your expression so serious?”
“The movie is very good,” Xi Qing finished saying, and the phone rang, and it was Xue Chong who urged him to call.
Xue Chong on the other end of the phone heard that Gong Xiqiao had to go there, and he swallowed the unspoken urge to go back. After instructing Xi Qing to take good care of Gong Xiqiao along the way, he hung up the phone.
Gong Xiqiao and Xi Qing were sitting very close, so he heard exactly what Xue Chong said. After Xi Qing hung up the phone, he smiled and said, “It seems that you just said that Shao Xue likes my work, it’s not a joke.”
“I won’t lie to you.” Xi Qing put down the phone and said this softly.
Gong Xi Qiao chuckled his mouth and laughed, but didn’t say anything.
Fengxianglou is an old restaurant that has been passed down in the imperial capital for hundreds of years. Since its inception, it has been a restaurant that high-ranking officials and distinguished guests like to go to. Therefore, even now, its overall consumption level is not acceptable to ordinary people. Therefore, netizens often show off their wealth by taking photos of their meals in Fengxiang Tower. It can be seen that consumption here has become a symbol of financial resources and status.
As the host of today’s birthday banquet, Xue Chongjin is so busy with friends and companions, whether it is true closeness or false friendliness, he has given Xiao Xue a face and actively rushed to join him.
As the heir to the great family, Xue Chong had already celebrated his birth within the family at noon. This meal was to get together with the younger generations in the imperial capital and get in touch with each other.
Those who can come to this birthday dinner are all young people who are well-known in the imperial capital, so the birthday gifts they give are also generous. It is not necessarily rare for Xue Chong to put together a bunch of gifts for cars and watches.
“Xue Shao is not thinking about it, is he waiting for a stunning beauty to appear on the stage,” someone present saw Xue Chong looking at the door from time to time, and suddenly smiled, “Wait, we should take a good look at the beauty.”
“You people are vulgar, is Xue Chong that kind of person?” Xue Chong raised his eyebrows triumphantly, “Wait, Brother Xi brought my idol to celebrate my birthday, can I be upset?”
When I heard the name “Brother Xi”, most of the young masters and elders at the scene were a little bit guilty. You must know that “Xi Qing” is the “child of someone else’s family” in their circle. From childhood to eldest parents never took him less. When the reference object. Now they are the Patriarchs of the Xi family, who are still idle heirs. The difference between them is not even a little bit.
“Xue Shao has the face, even Brother Xi is here,” after everyone returned 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 excitement, but the Xue family has been relying on the Xi family all these years and has won the Xi family’s trust. The relationship between Xue Chong and Xi Qing in this generation is even better, so he can have more face than them before Xi Qing.
Some people are sincerely complimenting, some are deliberately provoking discord, but Xue Chong’s face is always happy, as if she can’t hear the provocation in some people’s words.
Bai Qi, who represents the younger generation of the Bai family, is Bai Zhong’s cousin. Unlike Bai Zhong, who acts hard and ostentatious, Bai Qi acts in a gentle and low-key manner, with a face that always carries a gentle smile. It is easy to make people feel like a spring breeze. The sense of.
There are rumors that Bai Zhong has a bad relationship with this cousin, but no one has seen it with his own eyes, so he just discussed it in private, and no one will show it to the face.
Hearing everyone teasing Xue Chong, Bai Qi quietly listened with a smile without saying a word. After everyone said it was almost done, he said, “I don’t know how good a character can be regarded as an idol by Shao Xue.”
Xue Chong glanced at Bai Qi and was about to speak when he suddenly heard a person shouting: “Brother Xi is here.” He stood up immediately and walked towards the door.
Xu Shaoxuan glanced at Bai Qi with a faint 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 raised his eyebrows, noncommittal.
“Brother Xi.”
“Brother Xi.”
The elder brothers and elders who were still sitting on their chairs and chatting on their mobile phones got up one after another and greeted Xi Qing who came in.
“Sorry, we are late.” After Xi Qing entered the room, nodded at everyone.
Everyone heard that he said “we” and not “me”, so they all looked at Xi Qiao who was next to Xi Qing. At this look, many people felt a little familiar. Last time I saw Gong Xi Qiao in the Golden Building, my brothers were very winking and offered to say hello, “Shao Qiao just came back from abroad?”
“I was planning to come back with the national delegation a few days ago, but some things were delayed and it was delayed until today,” Gong Xi Qiao looked at Xue Chong with a smile, “Shou Xing Gong looks more handsome today than before. Happy birthday. I didn’t know it was your birthday before, and I didn’t prepare a good gift for you. I’m really sorry.” After speaking, he handed Xue Chong the gift box in his hand, “This is a gift I brought you back from abroad. Don’t dislike it if you don’t like it.”
“You can come, just give me face,” Xue Chong happily took the gift box and said with a smile, “Wait if you can write me an adverb, I will be even happier.”
“Since Xue Shao opened this mouth, how could I refuse.” Gong Xiqiao smiled and exchanged a few words with Xue Chong. Seeing that Xue Chong had to greet others, he found an excuse and walked away.
Xu Shaoxuan looked at the gift box handed to him and thanked him with a big smile, “This exchange will be very successful, congratulations.”
“Thank you.” Gong Xiqiao’s seat was arranged next to Xi Qing. Next to him was Xu Shaoxuan. Judging from this ranking, Xue Chong really did whatever he wanted.
The light from the corner of Xi Qing’s eyes fell on Xu Shaoxuan’s gift box several times, pursing the corners of her mouth and calming her face without speaking. However, he has always been expressionless, and no one can see that something is wrong.
Others paid more attention to Gong Xi Qiao. They had known that Xi Qing had a good relationship with a certain artist, and some time ago they also let this artist meet the younger generation of the Xi family’s faction. Originally they thought that Xi Qing had that kind of meaning to this artist, but now they look at it and they don’t look like it. Who would bring the plaything to this occasion seriously.
Moreover, the attitudes of Xue Chong and Xu Shaoxuan seem to be closer to Gong Xi Qiao, which is not like an attitude towards ordinary artists.
Someone who is more familiar with Gong Xi Qiao remembers the “Wonderful Hands” and “Palace Banquet” that are being vigorously praised by major media recently. People who can win glory for the country on such an international occasion are really impossible. Ordinary artist. Although they are born with a little arrogance in their bones, they still respect people who have real talents.
So even though Gong Xiqiao was born as a nouveau riche, he has a lot of talent and temperament. It’s no wonder that characters like Xi Qing can befriend him.
After the banquet began, everyone came and went, pushing cups and changing cups, making the scene very lively. As a person who just entered this circle, Gong Xi Qiao was filled with several cups. If he hadn’t filled his stomach after he got on 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 staff had already found pen, ink, paper and inkstone, even if they were put on it, he had to let Gong Xiqiao write a copy because of his identity as the birthday star. Say: “If you get drunk later, who should I write?”
Gong Xiqiao had to put down his chopsticks and chose a handy one among a row of brushes. After thinking about it, he handwritten the eight characters “Happy Birthday, Anping Fule” smoothly.
With these eight characters, everyone was amazed, wandering around the dragon and the phoenix, magnificent, really wonderful.
“Good words, good words, vigorous and powerful, flying and energetic, 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 men to help him connect the words. Bring the table and carry it away, as if afraid of others taking it away.
Gongxi Qiao showed this hand, but it calmed a lot of people, and there were even a few people cheeky to beg him for words. Facing these people’s requests, Gong Xi Qiao just laughed, but didn’t say yes or no.
“The soup is getting cold soon,” Xi Qing said, seeing everyone still surrounding Gong Xiqiao, “Xiao Qiao, come over and drink the soup.”
The people who were still around Gong Xi Qiao saw that Xi Qing opened their mouths, and were embarrassed to continue to surround Gong Xi Qiao with a cheeky, so they had to slowly disperse, and several of them were indeed moved to beg for pen and ink.
Gong Xiqiao is now a well-known rising star in the painting and calligraphy circles. Some of their families, some old men and old ladies, are just like this. If they can take a work back, they can please them.
“You don’t care about those people,” Xi Qing handed a bowl of soup to Gongxi Qiao’s hand and whispered softly, “Some people are just second-generation ancestors who are side branches, and they don’t have the face to make you write specially.”
“In your eyes, I have such a high status?” After being amused by Xi Qing’s words, Gong Xiqiao laughed and trembling when he picked up the bowl, and almost poured out the soup, “If someone else heard it,” I’m not mad at you yet.”
“Whatever they do,” Xi Qing stretched out his hand to hold his bowl so as not to spill the soup on his hands. “They are angry and helpless. What’s more, you are better than them.” His fingertips are not. Carefully touched the back of the opponent’s warm hand, his heart jumped, but steadily held back.
“Unexpectedly, you still like to see other people who are obviously angry but helpless to you,” Gong Xiqiao brought the bowl to his mouth and took a few sips unhurriedly. “The soup from this old store still tastes authentic.”
“Well, this soup and Baiweixuan are the best in the imperial capital,” Xi Qing retracted her hand, touching the back of Gong Xiqiao’s hand and scratching her palm unnaturally, “If you like it, we will come again next time. .”
Xu Shaoxuan, who was sitting next to Gong Xiqiao, looked at the two of them talking very happily, and thought for a while and said: “I heard that this family’s ancestors were handed down craftsmanship from the imperial kitchen, and their family’s dim sum is also very particular. Our old lady I like this dim sum the most.”
“That’s true. My mother also likes the dim sums here. My dad often finds ways to bring her. Unfortunately, the dim sums here are only available in limited quantities. Many times I and my dad can’t order them for money.” Gong Xiqiao knew. The status of the family is not as good as the people in front of them, so it is normal to have to line up to order snacks here, not like they are delivered to the door in person. But because of this, he also feels inferior, and instead behaves very openly and generously. “In the future, I will use your face to order dim sum from them. I don’t have to be afraid that there is nowhere to spend money.”
“As you are now, who wouldn’t give you this face,” Xu Shaoxuan said with a smile, the more he looked at Gongxi Qiao, “Why don’t we make a bet to see who dares not give you this face.”
“I won’t bet this bet. Nobody knows that I’m with you at the moment, so the face will naturally be given, but it doesn’t matter who it is for.” Gong Xiqiao smiled and shook his head, “So Brother Xu, you still Stop teasing me.”
“Since Auntie likes it, I will ask them to send two copies to Auntie later.” Xi Qing looked at the sumptuous dishes on the table, picked out a few chopsticks, Xi Qiao’s favorite dishes, and put them in his bowl. Order something, I think you were harassed by them tonight and didn’t eat anything.”
Xu Chao raised his eyebrows when he saw this behavior.
Bai Qi, who was sitting across from the three of them, watched the interaction between them silently. After a long time, the gaze hidden under the lens fell on Gong Xiqiao’s body, before he took it back.
After a banquet, the guests and the host enjoyed themselves, Gong Xi Qiao drank his cheeks reddishly, and after saying goodbye to everyone, he got into Xi Qing’s car.
“Brother Xi, are you sending Xiao Qiao home?” Xu Shaoxuan saw this scene and stepped forward, “If it is not convenient for you, I can send it off.”
“No, I am very familiar with his house.” Xi Qing followed into the car and sat next to Gong Xi Qiao. “You also drank a lot tonight. Go back early to rest and leave us alone.”
Watching the low-key black car slowly leave, Xu Shaoxuan smiled. He didn’t expect the workaholics to take the initiative to send people home.
Take Gong Xi Qiao to the door. When Gong Xi Qiao was about to get out of the car, he suddenly remembered the small bag he had thrown into the back seat, and said, “Where is my bag?”
“Here,” Xi Qing couldn’t help saying, seeing that although he was awake, but his face was a little red, “I will send you back to the room to rest first.”
“It’s okay,” Gong Xiqiao rubbed his hot face, put a delicate box in Xi Qing’s palm, smiled crookedly, “This is a gift for you.” After saying that, he turned to him. Waved his hand, “It’s not early, you go home early, I’ll go back to sleep, good night.”
Xi Qing put the gift box on the back seat of the car, got out of the car and walked into the door with Gong Xi Qiao, and chatted with Aunt Luo again, explaining how much wine Gong Xi Qiao had drunk before leaving Gong Xi Qiao’s villa.
“Young Master Qiao, your friend has a good heart.” Aunt Luo looked at the closed door and said with emotion. To care about Shao Qiao’s body so much, he must be a careful person.
Gongxi Qiao 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 exquisitely crafted watch, took off his wrist watch and replaced it with this one.
The platinum watch chain, accompanied by the sleeves of the white shirt, is extraordinarily beautiful.
“Boss, shall we go back now?” the bodyguard who drove asked in a low voice.
Xi Qing looked up to the window of the room where Gong Xiqiao lived, and waited silently for about ten minutes. It was not until the light in this room came on that he rolled up the window, looked at his left wrist while wearing a watch, and spoke slowly. Said: “Go back.”