Chapter 385 If You Don’t Touch Me, You Don’t Love Me (5500)
Chen Qingrong didn't expect Qi Long to come back, and neither did Tang Xiaoru.
So, when Chen Qingrong welcomed Qi Long to Tang Xiaoru's office, Tang Xiaoru's expression was a little surprised.
"Director Qi?" Tang Xiaoru was stunned, but she didn't stand up. She just asked, "Why are you here?"
In fact, she had some guesses in her mind.
Qi Long laughed at himself, "Can I sit down?"
"Of course, please sit down." Tang Xiaoru pointed at the sofa.
Qi Long went over and sat down, and Chen Qingrong closed the office door.
Qi Long took out a cigarette and asked, "Do you mind if I smoke?"
"Have mine." Chen Qingrong took out the pack of Liquan cigarettes from his pocket and handed him one.
This was the day when Bao Liqun went back to his hometown to visit his father. Tang Xiaoru asked a village official to give him some cigarettes to vent his frustration. After returning home, he smoked one in front of Tang Xiaoru.
The conclusion is that it’s really fucking hard.
In his mind, this thing is even worse than alcohol.
If you drink, you can still feel good about it, but if you smoke, what's the point of feeling good about it?
As a non-smoking man, he really couldn't understand it.
"Thank you." Qi Long took the cigarette from Li Qun and lit it for himself.
Chen Qingrong was very considerate and went over to open the window.
He can accept the smell of cigarettes now, but the problem is Tang Xiaoru. He is worried that Tang Xiaoru cannot accept it.
Qi Long exhaled smoke from his mouth and nostrils at the same time, and then he spoke slowly, "I came here this time, I'm sure you can guess why I came, I won't beat around the bush, I'm here to surrender."
"Surrender?" Tang Xiaoru narrowed her eyes.
Qi Long sighed, "Alas, Mr. Tang, please stop pretending to be ignorant. You all know about my uncle's affairs. He has been invited to have tea because of tax evasion. I also learned from my aunt that this is true. The most important thing is that he can't afford to pay the taxes or the fines that are double the taxes. The final solution is to close his business."
"If his company goes bankrupt, it will be difficult for me to find a job, so..."
He didn't finish his words, but the meaning was obvious.
Tang Xiaoru laughed, "Director Qi is a little too self-deprecating. For a talent like you, even if you leave Chenzhu, wouldn't it be easy to find a good job? Besides, even if you don't look for a job, you shouldn't have to worry about food and drink in this life."
"That's true, but who would want to just lie down when they are young and should be working hard? I still have my own dreams."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Qingrong and Tang Xiaoru fell into silence at the same time, and no one spoke.
Obviously, dreams are not enough to convince them.
Seeing this, Qi Long sighed inwardly, gritted his teeth, and risked his life. "I came here with sincerity this time. If you are willing to have me, I can provide you with more sales channels for Dust Beads. I can even reveal more information I know to you. How about it?"
Tang Xiaoru suddenly smiled, "Is that so."
Fifteen minutes later, Qi Long still left disappointed.
After closing the office door, Chen Qingrong asked Tang Xiaoru, "Baby, don't you believe what Qi Long said?"
Tang Xiaoru curled her lips in disdain, "Since he came in, I have never believed a single word he said, even every punctuation mark."
"Let me ask your husband, what is your impression of Qi Long?"
Chen Qingrong thought for a moment before saying, "To be honest, based on my brief experience with him in Chenzhu, I don't really dislike this person. I think he is one of the least mercenary businessmen I know. I even think he is not a qualified businessman, but more like a playboy who travels around the world."
"This person doesn't seem to have much scheming, or maybe he's just too good at disguising himself, so I didn't see that."
"Then do you think that a person who has such an image in your mind suddenly came to our place today, looking for a job but saying so much dirty stuff about Ouyang Wanlong and Chen Zhu? Do you think this is reasonable?"
Chen Qingrong was stunned for a moment, then frowned, "Now that you've said that, I finally realized what was going on. When he was chatting with us today, he seemed a little too anxious to show off, and he gave me a very strange feeling."
"Yes." Tang Xiaoru smiled. "Let's make a bold assumption. What if he was asked by Ouyang Wanlong to be an undercover agent? What if he has other intentions? We must be on guard against others."
Chen Qingrong smacked his lips. "I agree with the second half of your sentence, but I think the undercover thing in the beginning is a bit ridiculous. This is not a spy movie. Besides, Ouyang Wanlong's accident this time has nothing to do with us. He won't want to mess with us, right?"
After a pause, Chen Qingrong continued, "Anyway, I'll just follow your instructions. You're right. We should always be on guard against others."
Tang Xiaoru rolled her eyes, "Don't act like you're obedient to me. It's obviously me who's always been obedient to you, okay?"
Chen Qingrong was stunned. "Really? When did you obey me? Hasn't our relationship always been that the woman is strong and the man is weak?"
"Huh?" Tang Xiaoru looked like she was asking, "What are you talking about?" She said angrily, "In whose relationship is the woman stronger than the man, the woman is always suppressed? I have never had the upper hand, okay?"
As the saying goes, one thing reduces another.
Tang Xiaoru always holds her own in front of other people, but in front of Chen Qingrong, she is always suppressed.
It’s not that Chen Qingrong had to suppress her by force, but she herself could clearly feel that she was being suppressed.
Chen Qingrong's face turned red, and he said cautiously, "I always like you to be on top, but you always say your legs are numb and sore. Can you blame me for that?"
Tang Xiaoru, "???"
"Are we talking about the same thing?" Tang Xiaoru gritted her teeth in anger. She walked up to him and started pushing him. "Get out, get out quickly. I get annoyed when I see you. If you don't get out, you're going to piss me off to death."
"Okay, okay, I'm going out. I'm going out. I'll come back and call you at lunch time."
"Got it."
Chen Qingrong went out first.
Tang Xiaoru sat back at her desk. Just as she was about to open a document, the phone on the table beeped.
She picked it up casually and found that it was a WeChat message sent to her by Yang Bingbing.
Yang Bingbing said, "Xiao Ru, let me tell you, the company has arranged a new agent for me. He is very handsome, sunny and manly. My heart beats wildly when I see him."
Tang Xiaoru, "Question, didn't you say that you didn't want male agents anymore? You said that you were not comfortable working with male agents, and you also said that male agents would only harm you, and you wanted to find a female agent, have you forgotten?"
Yang Bingbing, "I take back what I said before, this new agent is really handsome, I am embarrassed to look him in the eye."
Tang Xiaoru, "Cute, but no matter how handsome he is, he is not as handsome as my husband."
Unfortunately, after sending the message this time, Yang Bingbing didn't reply to her.
Tang Xiaoru was not in a hurry.
After all, it was normal for Yang Bingbing to disappear while chatting, and she often did so.
First, they both have their own things to do, and it is impossible for them to reply to every message immediately.
Secondly, the friendship between the two girls is not so fragile that it needs to be maintained by chatting back and forth.
About five minutes later, Yang Bingbing replied.
Yang Bingbing, "Cry, cry."
Tang Xiaoru, "??? What happened?"
Yang Bingbing, "Cry, I just went out to the bathroom, and I saw my new manager and a young hunk from our company coming out of the emergency exit together."
Tang Xiaoru said, "Laugh, what's the big deal? Maybe they went there to smoke. This shows that they have good manners."
Yang Bingbing, "Crying, yes, if they can tie their belts properly, then I will believe more that they have good character."
Tang Xiaoru, "???"
That's a bit too much information.
……
At noon, Chen Qingrong learned that a restaurant downstairs was having a grand opening sale, so he asked everyone and went straight downstairs to order food.
Ordering a lot of meals at a cheaper price is always better than eating out alone or ordering takeout.
When he ordered food and rushed back to the company, as soon as the elevator opened, he saw Gao Qiang and Xiao Yuan coming down.
"Where are you two going?" Chen Qingrong asked.
Gao Qiang smiled and said, "I'm taking Xiaoyuan to meet a client. Don't worry, Mr. Chen, this matter will not affect the business of Haoda Real Estate." Chen Qingrong said, "Oh," and suddenly thought of something, "Speaking of which, today is the 31st, right?"
Gao Qiang hummed, "Yeah, what's the matter?"
"It's okay." Chen Qingrong smiled. "I just suddenly thought that the company has been open for almost a month, and I feel quite emotional. By the way, don't you two have dinner before going? I have ordered a meal."
Gao Qiang shook his head. "No, that client is going to fly out of town this afternoon. We have to go talk to him before then. If we miss this opportunity, we will have to wait a long time."
"Okay, then you guys go, be careful on the road." Chen Qingrong glanced at Xiaoyuan and said, "Gao Qiang, remember to take good care of Xiaoyuan, don't let her do the dirty work, after all, she is the future Mrs. Liang."
"Brother Chen!" Xiao Yuan's face turned red with embarrassment. She stomped her feet hard, her eyes full of complaints.
Gao Qiang hadn't reacted yet. "What Mrs. Liang? Is Xiaoyuan getting married? To whom?"
"Brother Qiang, don't listen to Brother Chen's nonsense. Just like Mr. Tang said, he mistook the soap for toothpaste when he was brushing his teeth this morning. Now his head is full of bubbles. Let's go, let's go."
She was worried that Chen Qingrong would talk nonsense again, so she quickly pushed Gao Qiang away.
Chen Qingrong looked at their backs and thought to himself that Xiaoyuan didn't refute what I said just now. It seems that the relationship between her and Liang Qingyun has indeed made great progress after last night.
It really proves the old saying that a good woman is afraid of being pestered by a man.
When it was time for lunch, the restaurant sent someone to deliver the food.
What Chen Qingrong didn't expect was that Gao Qiang and Xiao Yuan actually came back just when the food was served.
Chen Qingrong was a little surprised and said jokingly, "Aren't you two really trying too hard to get a free lunch?"
Xiao Yuan smiled helplessly, "What are you talking about, Mr. Chen? When I went there with Team Leader Gao, we found that the company was deserted. We were fooled."
"Shell company?" Tang Xiaoru asked with a raised eyebrow.
Gao Qiang continued, "It must be a shell company. This time I didn't recognize it well and got fooled. I even brought Xiao Yuanbai with me. I apologize."
Chen Qingrong encouraged him, "It's okay, this isn't the first time you've been so useless, I'm used to it, just keep working hard in the future, anyway, your results won't get any worse than this."
Gao Qiang: "..."
Such heartwarming words.
Those who listen to it feel like clenching their fists.
But Chen Qingrong suddenly thought of something else.
Tomorrow is the first day of November. According to previous spoilers, he will be very successful within this month, and Tang Xiaoru will be very satisfied with it.
So what day was it?
In what way?
Chen Qingrong was not very nervous at first, but now with the arrival of a new month, he started to get nervous again.
Even though he had already learned from spoilers that he and Tang Xiaoru would definitely have a happy ending, the matter was of great importance and he would be lying if he said he wasn't nervous.
Poof.
Tang Xiaoru suddenly poked his clothes with her hand.
Chen Qingrong came to his senses and turned around, only to see Tang Xiaoru put all the green peppers and sausages in her lunch box into his lunch box.
"I know you like to eat it. It's okay, no need to thank me." Tang Xiaoru winked at him gently.
Chen Qingrong, "..."
What I like to eat is ham sausage. Who likes to eat green pepper?
……
At 5:10 in the evening, Chen Qingrong and Tang Xiaoru left the company early.
We were not going out on a date, but going to Tang Xiaoru's parents' house.
The reason is very simple. Today is the seventh day after Tang Xiaoru's grandmother's death. They have to rush back to pay homage and have a meal together at home.
In fact, to be more precise, it has been almost four days since the seventh day since Tang Xiaoru's grandmother passed away. However, because Tang Xiaoru's grandmother was buried in her hometown, if we calculate the days according to the customs of her hometown, today is the real seventh day since Tang Xiaoru's grandmother passed away.
This is also the reason why Tang Chengshan and his wife were in a hurry to come back.
"Hey, okay, Auntie, then you, Uncle, and Grandma take care of yourselves. Qingrong? Qingrong and I are fine, everything is fine with us. Okay, we will go back to see you during the Chinese New Year. Goodbye, Auntie."
Tang Xiaoru, who was sitting in the passenger seat, hung up the phone with a smile on her face.
She was calling Chen Qingrong's mother to inquire about the condition of Chen Qingrong's father's injuries, and she was using Chen Qingrong's cell phone.
When Chen Qingrong saw her hang up the phone, he said with some dissatisfaction, "You used my phone to call my mother and showed your filial piety on my behalf. Do you have to be so cunning? I despise you."
Tang Xiaoru sneered, "Haha, you are allowed to try your best to behave in front of my parents, but I am not allowed to do this?"
"We are different."
"Why is it different?"
"I'm the son-in-law and you're the daughter-in-law." Chen Qingrong said with reason, "You can ask around. Since ancient times, when a daughter brings a child to the south, the man has to behave well. Because if we men don't behave well, we won't be able to marry the woman we love."
"But you women are different. As long as a man brings his wife home, 99% of the time, he will be welcomed by his family. As a daughter-in-law, you don't have to behave well. After all, it's not easy for men to get married nowadays. Which parent doesn't want to leave a good impression on their daughter-in-law?"
Tang Xiaoru curled her lips and refuted him, "What do you think about the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law issue?"
Chen Qingrong said shamelessly, "That's after marriage. At least before marriage there are rarely so-called mother-in-law and daughter-in-law problems."
Tang Xiaoru laughed angrily, "Okay, okay, you mean that your mother treats me well now because I haven't married you yet, and after I marry you, your mother will immediately turn against me, right?"
Chen Qingrong was stunned for a moment, "I didn't say that! You can't just accuse me!"
"You didn't say it so explicitly, but isn't that what you meant just now?" Tang Xiaoru retorted.
Chen Qingrong was speechless and laughed, "You got full marks in Chinese reading comprehension when you were in school, so you can even relate this to the other things. Apart from anything else, do you think my mother is the kind of bad person who turns her back on you and doesn't recognize you?"
Tang Xiaoru said decisively, "Auntie doesn't look like that, but you do. I can feel right now that you're much colder towards me than before."
"Nonsense, did I?"
"Yes!" Tang Xiaoru complained with tears in her eyes, "Before, I didn't dare to take off my shoes in front of you. As soon as I took off my shoes, you would kiss my feet, especially when we were together. But yesterday, when I stretched out my feet to you, you pushed them away in disgust. Do you still dare to say that your attitude hasn't changed?"
Chen Qingrong was very upset. "Sister, you were wearing high heels yesterday. If you stuffed them directly into my mouth, I would be a god if I didn't push them away."
"Hmph!" Tang Xiaoru pretended to be stubborn and said, "I won't listen. You just don't love me as much as before. I saw it on the Internet. It said that if a person really loves someone, he will accept everything about him."
"Just like me, I can accept all your bad habits. That's how I really love you."
Chen Qingrong sneered twice, "Haha, you can accept everything about me, right? Okay, tonight I will pull out a pile of defense for you to touch. If you don't touch it, you don't love me."
Tang Xiaoru, "???"
It doesn't have to be like this, does it?
……
When I got home, it wasn't completely dark yet.
After parking the car, the couple first greeted the camp manager and several maids, then walked into the hall.
"Uncle and aunt, we are here."
"Mom and Dad, we are back."
Tang Xiaoru was much more free-spirited than Chen Qingrong. She simply kicked off her shoes and put on her flip-flops.
"You're back." Lin Yue smiled and waved, "Come and sit for a while. Old Tang has gone out to buy paper money. When she comes back, we'll go to the backyard to burn paper for your grandma."
Tang Xiaoru came to sit next to her mother and asked tentatively, "Mom, aren't we going back to our hometown to burn paper?"
Lin Yue smiled helplessly, "It's raining heavily in my hometown, and it's hard to get in by car. I've asked relatives in the village to help burn some paper. We can just burn paper for your grandma at home."
"That's right, the old saying goes, filial piety while a person is alive is true filial piety, and filial piety after death is just a show for others to see. When your grandmother was alive, she didn't suffer much. She's gone now, so there's no need to go through the pain just for the sake of a little ritual."
"That makes sense." Tang Xiaoru nodded. At this time, she glanced at Chen Qingrong and found that he seemed to be fidgeting. "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell, husband?"
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(End of this chapter)
