When I really saw him, I realized that all my previous efforts had become useless.

The stuttering self-introduction, the embarrassment when facing each other, and the hands that have nowhere to put them at the moment, are all telling me how ridiculous I am.

It’s not because we belong to two worlds that I am so unbearable, but because the middle-aged man in front of me is Zhang Yao’s father.

Even at a time when I have no relationship with her, it is no exception.

"I know you."

He smiled and stretched out his hand, "Hello, young man, I am Yaoyao's father, you can call me uncle."

"Hello uncle."

After hesitating for a moment, I shook hands with him.

Zhang Baishan (Zhang's father) asked me to call him uncle, which means that the two people on the bridge are not the person in charge of Erjiu and Borui, nor are they "partners" with cooperative relationships, there is only one elder and one junior.

As a junior, how can I describe my mood with mixed feelings?

"It's not bad. I've only been here for a few months and have achieved such results."

"I'm lucky, and it's really small here. With a few friends, I started the studio." After the initial discomfort, I gradually accepted the facts and began to answer Zhang Baishan's questions clearly.

Hearing this, he smiled faintly and said, "You are not humble or arrogant, young man, you are very good."

Another compliment.

To be honest, even my own father never praised me like this. I looked at him unconsciously and asked him carefully: "Uncle, I don't know what's wrong with you seeing me today?"

"Xiao Qin should have told you...I have watched the video of the opening ceremony, and I think it is innovative and dedicated. For the future opening of our group here, I want to cooperate with your studio for a long time."

Qin Piaopiao said one thing, but now it is another thing to hear Zhang Baishan say it in person.

I haven’t been in an advertising company under Borui. Even if I run a studio myself, I have learned a lot of "routines" from there. Borui Group itself has such a business, so why should I cooperate with me, a young boy who just emerged from the Wuzhen business district?

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhang Baishan intends to support me.

Can I accept it?

The answer is obvious.

I raised the corner of my mouth hard and said to Zhang Baishan: "Sorry, Uncle, I can't cooperate with you because I know how much I weigh... You, don't make things difficult for me."

"oh?"

Zhang Baishan frowned, "Young man, you seem to have misunderstood my meaning. I want to cooperate with you. I really like your studio's ideas, and there is no other reason."

"Hey, those ideas were just something I caught when it was about to pass away. Who can guarantee that I will catch them every time?"

I still rejected him, but this time I was a little tactful.

After hearing my words, Zhang Baishan did not say anything immediately, but was silent for a while before asking me: "Is there any cigarette in my pocket?"

I didn't expect him to ask such a question, nodded truthfully, and I took out the bag of Liqun cigarettes, "This is the only one, I wonder if you can get used to it."

Zhang Baishan glanced at him and said, "It's great. It's much better than when I was working. In our era, a pack of red double joys is enough to serve as a storefront."

Seeing this, I took out one from the cigarette box, handed it to him politely, and took the initiative to ignite it for him.

Zhang Baishan took a sip and sighed: "I haven't smoked in four or five years. Since I came back from abroad, I have never let me touch it."

That girl naturally refers to Zhang Yao.

The second time, from his mouth, I heard her.

Ignoring this sentence, I subconsciously lit a cigarette for myself, and soon, there was a layer of smoke between us, which had just appeared and was fleeting.

"Yaoyao also advised you to quit smoking, have you?" he asked.

"Um."

"But you picked it up again."

"Uncle...I, I and her."

"I know, I've broken up."

Zhang Baishan waved his hand and continued, "You young people, you will be together when you like it, you will feel inappropriate, or you will be separated when you have conflicts... Compared to our era, you can be said to be very free and easy."

“…”

I had no words, because nothing seemed appropriate to say at this moment.

"She was in a car accident because she went to see you?"

"Well, we made an appointment in Qinhuangdao and say goodbye... Sorry uncle, if it weren't for me, these things wouldn't have happened."

"Hey, that's nothing."

"Uh... As her father, don't you resent me in your heart?"

I don't know what was going crazy, I asked this question.

"To be honest, I really want to slap you two now, but I can't." Zhang Baishan sighed and continued, "Because I'm not a competent father at all... When I was very young, her mother left, and I was always busy with my career. After a while, I neglected her company;

When she got older, I married my current wife again. Although she was very nice to her and was no different from her biological mother, in Yaoyao's heart, her mother had already gone to heaven."

These are all things Zhang Yao never told me. Once, I thought she had a wealthy and warm family, but now, I finally understand how outrageous I was wrong.

"Before she was eighteen years old, she went to the United States alone, where she worked and studied half-time, and never used a penny at home. When she returned to China, she originally thought that she would be a university teacher with peace of mind. It was me who forced her to work in the group... Xiao Chen, tell me, is uncle qualified to say something about you? Even if you are really too much in some things."

"No."

After hesitating for a while, I finally spoke these two words.

"Hahaha......"

Zhang Baishan laughed loudly, and as he smiled, he coughed again.

Seeing this, I hurried forward, patted his back, and said to him: "Uncle, don't be excited."

"For so many years, except Yaoyao, who dares to say such things in front of me?... But you boy dare, you are not bad, really good!"

"Uh, wasn't this what you asked me to say?"
Chapter completed!