My Second Life As A Secretary

Chapter 57: Lively

The last time Mrs. Gu asked her to eat at home, she always thought it was a polite remark, but she never thought that the promise would be fulfilled today.

After about half an hour’s drive, they arrived at their destination. A large villa similar to Jiang’s family appeared in front of everyone. The iron gate in front of the yard slowly opened, and Lao Yan drove the car. Stopping in front of the main building, a middle-aged woman wearing a dark blue Chinese-style top, black trousers, and black cloth shoes went out to greet him. This look reminded He Zining of those big families in the TV series who have worked for decades in their homes. Helper, this is too retro!

When Gu Siye got off the car, a loving smile appeared on the face of the middle-aged woman: “Young master is back.”

“Mother Wu.” Gu Siye’s attitude was relatively friendly, he turned around and gestured, and introduced He Zining and Bai Yinan to her: “This is Miss Bai and Miss He, employees of the company.”

The middle-aged woman called Ma Wu immediately said hello to the two of them: “Hello, Miss Bai, Miss He!”

“Hello, Wu Ma!” Bai Yinan greeted with a smile on her face, and He Zining followed suit.

“Come in, Madam is waiting for you inside.”

She looked around silently, followed Bai Yinan to the living room without saying a word.

Mrs. Gu was sitting on the sofa in the living room and beckoned to them: “Si Ye is back? Secretary He is here too? Secretary Bai is here too? Sit down, Ma Wu will make the new tea I bought two days ago. Here comes a pot.”

Wu Ma responded and turned away.

Gu Siye walked over and sat on the single sofa next to Mrs. Gu, Bai Yinan sat on the double sofa on the other side of Mrs. Gu, He Zining was about to follow her, and Mrs. Gu rushed at her. He beckoned: “Come here, Secretary He sits here with me.”

He Zining didn’t understand why Mrs. Gu had such a positive attitude towards her, but she sat down obediently. Fortunately, Mrs. Gu was sitting on a long sofa, and she deliberately sat at a distance.

Gu Siye asked, “Where’s Dad?”

“Your dad, I went to play golf with Lao Chen and Lao Liu in the afternoon, and I’ll be back soon.” Mrs. Gu said that Lao Chen and Lao Liu were all directors of the company. She had seen it when the company opened the board of directors.

After speaking, Mrs. Gu looked back at He Zining and asked, “Secretary He, I heard that you were hospitalized a few days ago, are you alright?”

“It’s fine, Mrs. Gu, it’s just a small question.” She didn’t know whether Mrs. Gu knew about Jiang Peizhen’s medication, so she answered very cautiously, “It’s all right now.”

“You mustn’t feel that you are forced to support yourself when you are young. This body needs to be prepared when you are young, otherwise it will be difficult to say when you are old. I just bought it a few days ago. Take some donkey-hide gelatin home to make up, this gelatin is most beneficial to women.”

“This… how embarrassing is this?”

Mrs. Gu patted He Zining’s hand: “Take it for you, if you’re done eating, tell me, and I’ll take it for you.”

He Zining smiled and thanked, and quietly looked at Gu Siye’s face. Logically speaking, her mother was so enthusiastic about her subordinates, but she turned a blind eye to the girl she liked. Si Ye didn’t say a word, and didn’t seem to be angry, which was really unpredictable.

She suddenly remembered that the snacks she brought were still in the car. She thought it was just for Gu Siye, but she didn’t expect to arrive at Gu’s house. When she was debating whether to take it out, Wu Ma had already brought the brewed tea, and Mrs. Gu ordered her to bring Ejiao.

Mrs. Gu pointed to the teapot and explained: “You young people should not drink tea normally, but this tea can be tasted. This is a specialty citrus tea from southern Yunnan. Pu-erh tea and green mandarin, both tea flavor and citrus fragrance, try it.”

He Zining drank tea while catering, listening carefully to Mrs. Gu’s words.

After drinking a sip of hot tea, she suddenly had an epiphany.

How can Mrs. Gu not see the tricky relationship between Bai Yinan and Gu Siye? She didn’t agree with Bai Yinan’s meaning, she was expressing her ideas to Gu Siye with her own behavior!

Think carefully about Mrs. Gu who usually never goes to the company, why she went to the company with Jiang Peizhen that day, to put it bluntly, isn’t it just to support her favorite daughter-in-law. As for herself, in terms of conspiracy theories, she is like a target, and she is set up for Bai Yinan to see, as if she is saying that as long as you work hard and don’t do anything wrong, we won’t treat you badly or anything.

She was talking about why Jiang Peizhen dragged herself to eat last time, after a long time there was still something in it. Therefore, she didn’t like to read rich and powerful literature back then, and the role was too much.

Drinking tea, Wu Ma also brought Ejiao, Mrs. Gu shoved the gift box into He Zining’s arms, and instructed her: “Eat a little every day, you must cherish your own Body.”

“Okay, thank you Mrs. Gu.”

“What are you doing so politely? It’s just a trivial matter.” After she finished speaking, she asked everyone to drink tea. He Zining found that Bai Yinan’s expression was not very good, and the smile had become a little reluctant. It seemed that Jiang was still old. It’s spicy, this set of heart attack is very effective.

I don’t know if Mrs. Gu knew that Jiang Peizhen, whom she was optimistic about, tried to drug her son two days ago…

Mrs. Gu didn’t seem to notice Bai Yinan’s strangeness, and continued to smile dignifiedly. Gu Siye kept watching Bai Yinan’s performance, and frowned at this time.

This strange and awkward atmosphere… He Zining chose to drink tea with eyes and nose and heart.

Mrs. Gu saw that she was drinking tea seriously, and asked, “How is it? Does this tea taste good? I just bought a lot, you can take some back.”

“No…No need, no need, I don’t have such a leisurely and elegant tea at home.” Despite He Zining’s repeated refusal, Mrs. Gu still asked someone to bring citrus tea, and at the same time distributed it. Gave Bai Yinan a box.

“Secretary Bai, take it and drink it too.”

Bai Yinan was flattered and thanked: “Thank you…Thank you Mrs. Gu.”

At this time, there was a movement of a car outside the house. After hearing it, Mrs. Gu smiled and said to Gu Siye, “It must be your father who is back.” She stood up and was ready to greet him, He Zining took a look She stood up, and it was not appropriate for her to sit as a junior, so she also stood up, and Bai Yinan also stood up when she saw this.

Before they could go out, people outside had already come in, and He Zining even heard the sound of high heels and felt something was wrong.

Before she could react, she saw Jiang Peizhen and Cao Zhuo walk in together.

As soon as she entered the door, Jiang Peizhen apologized to Mrs. Gu: “Auntie, I’m sorry I’m late, the company is delayed by something.”

“Zhenzhen and Xiaozhuo are here? It’s not too late. Your Uncle Gu hasn’t come back yet.” Mrs. Gu can only be said to be polite and kind to He Zining and Bai Yinan, but to Jiang Peizhen , that is as kind as a family, and the attitudes of Bai and Jiang are divided.

“Come and sit and taste the freshly soaked small green mandarin oranges.”

“Okay!” Jiang Peizhen greeted Gu Siye, He Zining and others at this time. She glanced at everyone’s positions. Now there are vacant seats beside He Zining and Bai Yinan. It is unlikely that Bai Yinan will sit together, so the only possibility is to sit next to her…

Recognizing this, He Zining immediately said, “Miss Jiang, sit with me, I’ll sit with Yinan.” In this way, Cao Zhuo doesn’t have to worry about where to sit, just sit with Jiang Peizhen.

Jiang Peizhen had a natural expression and said calmly: “Okay, then please move it.”

He Zining sat down beside Bai Yinan without saying a word, while Jiang Peizhen took Mrs. Gu’s arm and sat down affectionately, while Cao Zhuo sat in the direction of He Zining and rushed towards her Greeted, “Sister Zining.”

After the accident, she didn’t bother to contact Cao Zhuo, “Well…Are you all right?”

Cao Zhuo shook his head, He Zining felt that although the young man did not seem to have changed much, his temperament had changed a lot, and he was much calmer than before. It seems that emotional injury makes people grow rapidly.

The chatting process after that was always led by Mrs. Gu and Jiang Peizhen. He Zining sat on the side with a serene expression as a background board, and listened to the gossip about what the two were talking about for a while, her thoughts Soon he will be in space.

I don’t know how long it took, but Bai Yinan gently pushed her and she woke up.

It turned out that it was Gu Siye’s father who came back. He Zining also met Mr. Gu when he held the board of directors before. The father and son look alike and have similar temperaments, but Gu Siye is more restrained Some, Mr. Gu spoke rather rudely and his words were sharp.

“Since everyone is here, let’s have dinner.”

Following the words of Mr. Gu, everyone moved to the restaurant. Gu’s dining room is bigger than He Zining’s living room, and the dining table is also a long wooden table that looks like it takes a lot of arms to add food. He always sits in the main seat. Gu Siye and Mrs. Gu sit on his left and right hands respectively. Jiang Peizhen sits next to Mrs. Gu, and Cao Zhuo is on the other side. When it was He Zining and Bai Yinan’s turn to take the seat, she consciously gave up. Taking the vacant seat beside Gu Siye, he took another seat.

Bai Yinan bit her lip and hesitated for a while, then glanced at Gu Siye, saw the other party’s expression, and then sat down. As soon as she sat like this, the expressions of the few people on the opposite side became very subtle.

She thought that today was just an ordinary dinner, but as soon as Jiang Peizhen appeared, she realized that things were definitely not that simple.

The kitchen had already prepared the dishes, and as soon as they were seated, Wu Ma brought a few servants with large and small dishes out to set the plate, and seven people set up a dozen dishes. Many dishes have become too complex to be cooked at home.

After a while, the kung fu dishes will be served. As the host, Mr. Gu naturally has to say a few words. He speaks in a leisurely manner and in a low volume, but it cannot be ignored. “Our family hasn’t had such a lively meal together for a long time, and Si Ye rarely comes back. Zhenzhen and Xiaozhuo are the ones we’ve seen since childhood, as well as Xiaohe and Xiaobai…” Mr. Gu’s gaze Deliberately stayed on the two of them.

He Zining immediately withdrew her gaze, sat upright, and put on a posture of listening carefully. Who would have thought that she was still thinking about whether the hand peeled shrimp was delicious or not?

“There have been some problems in the company recently, both of you have worked hard and suffered a lot of grievances, especially Xiao He, you really worked hard, and the company will definitely reward you well at the end of the year. of.”

He Zining spoke polite words skillfully, everything is well led by Mr. Gu, and the company has given me a good development platform. Although the routine is old, it sounds comfortable. President Gu nodded while listening, “Anyway, come here today, treat it like your own home, don’t be too cautious.”

“Ok ok.”

“It’s hard for my son to come back, so don’t take the meeting.” Mrs. Gu complained and greeted everyone for dinner.

It was delicious.

When she thought of Aunt Gao, He Zining couldn’t help but think of Lu Fang. She had been deliberately not thinking about it these days. After giving her enough time, she didn’t expect that she would take the initiative to think of the other party.

She suddenly thought of taking the initiative to tell her the story of herself and her comrades during dinner that day, as well as her past, and even said that she had never taken a girl to that store. In fact, his attitude was right at a very early stage, and Shao Fu was right. Men would not be nice to women for no reason.

The other party has always taken care of herself, and she actually thought that the other party was like this. He Zining, are you confused at work, or are you deceiving yourself because you haven’t experienced it?

The food in this bowl was no longer fragrant, so she stopped her chopsticks.

I didn’t expect that she would be stared at by Mrs. Gu as soon as she stopped the chopsticks, “Xiao He, why don’t you eat? Is the rice not to your taste?” Mrs. Gu has always eaten less, so she drank a bowl of soup, After eating a few mouthfuls of green vegetables, she was full. She kept looking at the others. Among the five young people, only He Zining was the most serious about eating, so she found out what the other party did.

He Zining responded quickly and said with a smile, “No, it’s so delicious, I want to take a break and continue eating.”

“If Master Hong who cooks knows how you like his craftsmanship, he will be overjoyed.”

He Zining put aside all the distracting thoughts in his mind, picked up his chopsticks and continued to eat, having a great idea of using delicious food to numb his mind.

? He Zining couldn’t help but drink a bowl when he was already full.

Just as everyone was drinking red bean paste, Mrs. Gu smiled and said to Mr. Gu, “Speaking of which, the family has not been so lively in a long time.”

“Indeed, at this age, living in this house makes me feel deserted.”

“Then why don’t we take the opportunity to be lively.”

Mrs. Gu’s words seemed to mean something. He Zining was keenly aware of the point and asked, “Does Mrs. Gu want to hold an event?” Some powerful families here like to hold parties under various pretexts , He Zining often receives invitations for Gu Siye.

“This can’t be called an event, it should be a happy event.” Mrs. Gu patted Jiang Peizhen’s head with a smile: “By the way, Xiao He, you don’t know yet, we Siye will immediately I’m about to get engaged to Zhenzhen, and Zhenzhen will really be family with us from now on.”

Jiang Peizhen also made a shy expression.

He Zining originally wanted to say something nice and congratulatory subconsciously (as expected, politeness is the instinct of a social animal), but she subconsciously glanced at Gu Siye’s expression, instantly alerted, and remembered her position, So she chose to shut up.

“Bangdang.” Bai Yinan threw the spoon in her hand back into the bowl, and a lot of red bean paste splashed out in the bowl.

“No…I’m sorry.” She looked flustered and apologized at a loss. He Zining was the closest to the tissue box, so he brought the box over, helped her clean it up, and asked in a low voice, “I didn’t get it on my body. go?”

“No.” Bai Yinan replied unwillingly.

At this time, Gu Siye finally said: “You called me back today for this matter? Don’t even discuss it with me.”

Gu’s couple looked at each other, and finally Mrs. Gu said, “Si Ye, we have discussed this matter with your Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang for a long time, aren’t you and Zhenzhen a good match? , and now it’s just an engagement, it’s not for the two of you to get married immediately, the two of you can discuss the rest of the matter slowly, we definitely don’t ask.”

Jiang Peizhen also changed the aggressive style of play in the past, showing an understanding face to persuade Gu Siye: “Brother Siye, don’t be so nervous, I don’t mean to force you, now the engagement is The idea of our two parents, I think we can try a little, if you really don’t want to, I won’t force it.”

Her performance was also recognized by the Gu couple, and Mrs. Gu said with a look of relief: “You see how much Zhenzhen thinks about you, how wonderful.”

But Gu Siye refused without hesitation: “It’s impossible for me to get engaged to Zhenzhen. I made it clear to her before that it’s impossible for us.”

“How can there be so many impossibility in the world?” Mr. Gu said in a familiar voice: “Didn’t your mother and I marry first and then cultivate our relationship back then, isn’t it okay now? ? Zhenzhen is such a good girl, what’s not worthy of you? You and Zhenzhen marry, it’s good for you, for us, and for the Jiang family, it’s definitely a good thing without harm.”

Although he was not the party, He Zining felt suffocated just hearing these words, and it was a problem to resist his parents.

“Since it’s for my sake, it’s better to adopt her directly.”

Mr. Gu was furious: “What are you talking about!”

Gu Siye put down the spoon without changing his face, picked up the napkin and wiped his mouth, then crumpled the napkin and threw it back on the table, “After eating, I’ll go first, there is nothing about the engagement. There is room for negotiation.” After speaking, he took Bai Yinan’s hand, Bai Yinan was still in a state of shock and dazed, and stumbled away with Gu Siye.

Mrs. Gu called Gu Siye several times, but the other party didn’t look back, she sighed, and complained about her husband: “Don’t be so impulsive, you see that your son is gone .”

“It’s so outrageous, he thinks that he has been the president for a few years, and his wings are hard, right.” Mr. Gu patted his chest with his hand in anger, “If it weren’t for me Hold him up, how can the people on the board of directors live so peacefully.”

Jiang Peizhen also went to help at this time, and greeted her future father-in-law.

He Zining just wanted to reduce her presence infinitely, she should not be here at this time, she should be at the bottom of the table.

When Mr. Gu recovered, Mrs. Gu turned her attention to He Zining: “I’m sorry, Xiao He, I thought you had just been discharged from the hospital today, so I just asked you to come to eat at home. I didn’t expect such a thing to happen during the meal, which made you laugh.”

He Zining said quickly, “It’s okay, Mrs. Gu, I ate very well today.”

Mr. Gu also said, “Xiao He, what happened today, don’t make any noise in the company.”

“I know, it will never be spread!” He Zining assuredly assured that spreading such gossip is undoubtedly the best way to resign quickly. She is not that stupid, and then she has a face Embarrassed, he said, “It’s just that I originally brought a box of snacks to give to the two of you today, but the things were in the car, so Mr. Gu should have driven the car away…”

After hearing this, Mrs. Gu said, “It’s alright, as long as you like it.” Naturally, there is no shortage of this dessert, it’s all about the mind.

“By the way, what’s the matter with Si Ye and this secretary white?”

She thought about it seriously, and answered very cautiously: “So far, Mr. Gu has never spoken about this issue in front of anyone.” The gist is that she doesn’t know either. Many things are also easy to speculate from the perspective of others, and only public facts can be used to illustrate the problem.

But just now Gu Siye took Bai Yinan’s hand and walked away, anyone with a discerning eye can understand what’s going on.

“Hey, I didn’t expect my son to grow up and still make people worry. By the way, Secretary He, I’ll send a car to take you back.”

He Zining was thinking of thanking him when Cao Zhuo, who had not spoken much, suddenly said, “Aunt Gu asked me to take Sister Zining back, just as I wanted to go out for a drive.”

Mrs. Gu immediately agreed. “That’s fine, just as Zhenzhen will accompany me to talk for a while, what do you think, Zhenzhen?”

“Of course it’s good.” Jiang Peizhen naturally got what she wanted, and immediately agreed.

Before He Zining left, Mrs. Gu also asked her not to forget to bring Ejiao and Mandarin Pucha. Bai Yinan forgot her share when she left, and Mrs. Gu also asked He Zining to take it with her. Bring it back to her.

Mrs. Gu said indifferently: “Anyway, since it’s given to her, of course it will be delivered.”

Today’s meal changed He Zining’s view of Mrs. Gu. She was originally an amiable lady, but she was actually an expert with long sleeves and good dance.

decadent.

“Are you alright?” He Zining wanted to slap herself after asking, what did she think, to ask such a question, she sighed, “Forget it, when I don’t Do you want to drink?”

“I don’t want to drink anymore…” Cao Zhuo apologized, “I’m sorry, Sister Zining, I let you see me like this every time.”

“It’s fine.” He Zining patted him on the shoulder, and said in a rare and gentle tone: “Human emotions always have to be released, I can only say that you are lucky, you bump into my mood every time. When I want to chat with someone.”

“Aren’t you in a bad mood too? I thought you were always positive.”

“I think so too.” Cao Zhuo’s expression was very helpless and tangled: “But the Jiang family is kind to me, how can I just walk away?”

“Yes, then you can continue to struggle.” He Zining buckled the seat belt, leaned on the back of the chair, and said, “Please send me home first, XX community, thank you.” She can’t solve it either, let’s leave it to time, let time heal all this.

Cao Zhuo shook his head, cheered up, and started the car to send her back.

He Zining’s new community property is very responsible, and unregistered foreign vehicles will not be allowed to pass, so Cao Zhuo can only park the car on the side of the road and see He Zining carrying a large bag of things, Cao Zhuo Of course he offered to help.

He got out of the car and helped He Zining to carry something, and inadvertently glanced across the road, “Huh”, “It seems to be Brother Lu’s car.”

“Ah? Brother Lu, which Brother Lu?” He Zining responded with a reaction outside the situation, until she looked up and saw an SUV parked on the opposite street.