In the custom of Xicheng, there is no need to visit relatives on the first day of the new year. Lu Xingsen waited downstairs for almost an hour before Luo Shuyan reluctantly went downstairs and called him up.

Lu Xingsen likes Luo Shuyan very much. This kind of love existed as early as when he thought she was his daughter, not to mention that in Xicheng, she was the most enthusiastic person for him.

Luo Shuyan: “…”

Lu Xingsen followed Luo Shuyan, carrying large and small bags in his hands, which were obviously precious things, and they were all wrapped in simple packaging, and others could not see the actual value.

"Shuyan, don't worry, uncle didn't buy you a Barbie this time, but bought you a mobile phone, are you happy?"

Lu Xingsen was not willing to treat his two children badly.

Many children of this age in Beijing already have mobile phones.

Xiaoyan and Shuyan also have to be there. He went to the mall to choose for a long time, and finally chose two Nokia mobile phones, which are the latest ones.

As soon as Luo Shuyan heard that Lu Xingsen had bought a mobile phone for her and Shen Yan, her eyes widened, "Hand, mobile phone?"

It's not that she is a douchebag, but no matter how much her father spoiled her, he never thought of buying her a mobile phone in the first year of junior high.

She was shocked to hear that someone wanted to give her a mobile phone.

Lu Xingsen smiled, "Yes, it's new, it looks pretty good, it sells very well, I heard it can be deducted."

Luo Shuyan was still calm, she said, "That's too precious."

The two went to the door, the door was open.

Luo Shuyan took the lead and changed the compromise of his own, Lu Xingsen followed closely, Shen Qingruo smiled and handed him the disposable shoe cover, with an apology: "I'm sorry, no Other slippers."

Lu Xingsen naturally wouldn't care about this, so he put on his shoe covers and went into the house.

Not long after he sat down, Luo Tianyuan came in. He noticed that Luo Tianyuan was wearing slippers.

Although he always knew that Luo Tianyuan did not have that kind of relationship with her, this kind of differential treatment made his originally fiery heart sink a bit.

Luo Tianyuan didn't say hello to Lu Xingsen, and went straight to the dining room. When he came out again, he was drinking water with a blue mug.

Shen Qingruo was busy all morning. To her, Lu Xingsen was her ex-husband and also a guest. On the first day of the new year, she didn't want to lose her courtesy, so she made him tea.

Therefore, Lu Xingsen found out that she poured him tea with a transparent disposable plastic cup. Everything is disposable, shoe covers, cups, all of which prove who he is here.

Just a guest.

Luckily, Lu Xingsen quickly regained his strength and took out the prepared gifts. In addition to giving each of the two children a mobile phone, he also gave a big red envelope.

Luo Shuyan pinched it quietly, according to her experience, there should be 10,000 yuan in this big red envelope.

Looking at the mobile phone placed on the coffee table, Luo Tianyuan and Shen Qingruo looked at each other and said almost in unison, "Forget the mobile phone, it is not suitable."

Lu Xingsen: "...I see that many junior high school students have mobile phones."

Shen Qingruo explained with a smile: "The key is that you can't use it, and the school won't let you bring it. This thing is too conspicuous."

Luo Tianyuan took over the words, "You can keep it for now, and then give it to them after the high school entrance examination."

There is no doubt that there is a tacit understanding between Shen Qingruo and Luo Tianyuan. This tacit understanding has been cultivated after getting along for several years. They don't know each other very well, let alone talk about tacit understanding.

Seriously speaking, Shen Qingruo's tacit understanding with colleagues in the department is higher than that with Lu Xingsen.

Lu Xingsen is also lucky sometimes, but if Luo Tianyuan has a little thought for her, he has no chance of winning.

"High school entrance examination?" Lu Xingsen sighed, "Alright."

It is estimated that the mobile phone will be outdated by then. I wonder if the two children like it or not.

Luo Shuyan was so happy to receive the New Year's money, she counted it in the study, not to mention, she counted the money faster and faster, even Shen Yan complained about her In the future, it is suitable to work at the counter.

Shen Yan wanted to laugh when she saw that she was so obsessed with money, "Have you never seen money?"

Luo Shuyan took it for granted, "I've seen it before, but I like to collect New Year's money. I like New Year's money the most."

She is a little superstitious and always feels that the more people who give her New Year's money, the longer she can live.

Shen Yan stared at her and went out for a few minutes. When she came into Luo Shuyan's study again, he had several red envelopes in his hand. ."

Luo Shuyan was counting money when several big red envelopes suddenly appeared in front of her. She raised her head and looked at him in surprise, "Why?"

"Don't you like it? Let it go."

Luo Shuyan was even more puzzled, "What am I doing here?"

Shen Yan was choked by this, and simply put the red envelope on her desk, "Save it for me."

"Oh." Luo Shuyan didn't plan to figure out Shen Yan's brain circuit, she put away the red envelope, and suddenly had an idea, "Didn't you say I'm like a teller? Or I'll treat you specifically Open a Shuyan Bank, you deposit the money with me, and I will calculate the interest for you, dear customer, do you deposit it on a fixed term or a current basis?"

As she spoke, she quickly took out the crayons from the pen holder, wrote the four characters "Shuyan Bank" on the scratch paper, and then looked at him expectantly.

Shen Yan: "…"

Childish.

"Regular?" He thought to himself, it's hard to refuse her on the first day of the new year, so he replied.

"Okay." Luo Shuyan wrote seriously, "How long does it last? One year or two years?"

Shen Yan thought for a while, "Two years temporarily."

"Okay, then I'll tell you the interest, one hundred yuan is a dime for two years, you have it here..." Luo Shuyan counted and counted, "11,000 yuan, The interest for two years is 11 yuan, this is your bank receipt, please keep it, and use this to withdraw money in two years."

10,000 yuan was given by Lu Xingsen, and the other 1,000 yuan, Shen Qingruo and Luo Tianyuan each gave 500 yuan.

Shen Yan took the "receive order" given by Luo Shuyan, and the corners of her mouth were raised.

Luo Shuyan looked at the money on the table and made trouble, "I put so much money here, what if I lose it?"

Shen Yan glanced at her: "If you lose it, pay it back slowly, two hundred a year."

Luo Shuyan: "...then I have to pay more than fifty years!"

Shen Yan: "So opening a bank is risky, you know?"

Luo Shuyan was speechless: "I won't save it for you."

Shen Yan put the receipt in her pocket carefully and solemnly, and looked at her again, "Okay, give me the money, and I will still take the money with the receipt two years later."

Luo Shuyan shook her head in pain: "profiteer, profiteer! I'm too easy to be deceived by you!"

A large depositor is smiling happily.

—

Lu Xingsen mentioned to Shen Qingruo that he wanted his parents to meet Shen Yan.

After he finished speaking, he immediately assured: "Don't worry, my father has said that you will never rob the child of your hard work to raise the child. You should be my father. I also understand that he is not the kind of person who doesn't talk. In fact, I didn't want to let him know so quickly. He found it himself, but it's up to you. "

Shen Qingruo trusts her father-in-law's character.

It can be said that in that marriage, in the entire Lu family, only the father-in-law treated her very well.

It's just that her father-in-law is very busy with work and travels frequently, and she and her father-in-law don't see each other very often, but she always remembers that after her mother was diagnosed with cancer, it was her father-in-law's trustee who found authority for her doctor.

She believes that her father-in-law will not come with her to **** the child, but...

Now she doesn't want to force herself to say things she doesn't want to say or do things she doesn't want to do.

After a while of silence, Lu Xingsen had already guessed what she was thinking, and said, "Don't worry, I will handle this matter and I won't cause you any trouble."

Shen Qingruo raised her head with an alienated expression, "It's okay for Mr. Lu to come to see you. But Mrs. Lu is not welcome here."

If Lu Xingsen didn't know that she was still alive, and knew the existence of Xiaoyan, she hoped that those people in the past would not appear in her life again, although Mrs. Lu did not do any heinous things , but she knows Mrs. Lu. Lu Xingsen has not remarried and has no other children. With Mrs. Lu's importance to her children, she may just want to see Xiaoyan now, but she has seen it too many times, and Mrs. Lu will definitely try to do something. to disturb their lives.

Lu Xingsen's current interruption, the reason why she accepts it is because he is the father of the child, but this does not mean that she can accept the interruption of everyone in the past.

She is no longer Shen Qin, she can say no to people she doesn't like, and she can refuse things she doesn't like.

"Since you asked me, this is my opinion." She looked at Lu Xingsen with a calm expression, "I believe in you, and I also believe in Lao Lao, but I don't believe her."

—

Spring is over and summer is coming.

On this day, Shen Yan and Luo Shuyan came home from school together. At the crossroads near the school, a spirited and healthy old man took the initiative to ask them for directions. He seemed to have seven He is ten years old, but he is not hunchbacked at all, his back is straight, and he speaks gently and politely: "Children, where is the experimental school going?"

When the old man asked for directions, his eyes were fixed on Shen Yan.

Luo Shuyan enthusiastically pointed him in the direction, "Grandpa, just walk a few hundred meters forward. But now the school is closed."

"It's okay, thank you, little friend." The old man reluctantly turned his attention to Luo Shuyan, took out a few chocolates from his pocket and handed them to them, "This chocolate is for you, The taste is ok."

Luo Shuyan took a step back, and was about to wave her hand to say no more when she saw Shen Yan, who had been silent, stretched out her hand from the palm of the old man and took the few wrapped in beautiful candy paper chocolate.

Luo Shuyan was stunned.

After the old man left, Luo Shuyan began to "teach" Shen Yan, "How can you pick up chocolates from strangers? My dad and Aunt Shen have said that you can't eat strangers' food, You can't take food from strangers, people traffickers use this routine! You are too careless!"

Shen Yan calmly stuffed all the chocolates into her pocket, leaving only one for herself.

"Be careful next time, you can eat it this time."

"If you're afraid it's poisonous, I'll try it for you, okay?"

He opened the wrapper and put the chocolate in his mouth.

"What?" Luo Shuyan died speechlessly.

Shen Yan didn't speak, put one hand in his trouser pocket, and walked slowly. He checked the Lu family and Shengyuan Group on the Internet.

The website has newspaper information from a long time ago, and there is a photo on it. In the middle of the photo is an old man. That old man is the chairman of Shengyuan Group, Lu Xianyao.

Just now, the old man who asked for directions was Lu Xianyao.

He knows.