Geng Yibiao knocked on the door and came in. He put a cup of hot milk on the desk and reminded Qiao Shikuan to go to rest after drinking it. He said good night and was about to go out.
Qiao Shikuan stopped him.
"Master, what's the matter?" Geng Yibiao was a little strange and bowed and asked.
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"Uncle Geng, go to the kitchen and see if there are any other dishes. Get some. You can drink two cups with me." Qiao Shikuan said to Geng Yibiao with a smile.
Geng Biao glanced at the grandfather clock next to him and said hurriedly, "Okay, okay, it's time. It's rare that the master is in the mood. If not, it's necessary. I'll go to the kitchen to get some for the master. I won't bother the servants.
.Besides, if the master wants to drink with me, that would offend me too much, but it wouldn’t be good if the servants found out.” Geng Yibiao said.
"Don't say that, we've had a lot of drinks before. You're just too reserved. Go ahead and do whatever you want. Besides, we're not drinking." Qiao Shikuan said with a smile.
Geng Biao bowed and retreated.
After a while, Geng Biao prepared some dishes and brought them in.
1 plate of fried peanuts, 1 plate of scrambled eggs with pepper, 1 plate of soy sauce bones, and 1 deer with stewed pork, cabbage and vermicelli on it.
Qiao Shikuan was overjoyed when he saw it, and couldn't help but admired: "Uncle Geng is the one who knows me. These are all hometown dishes. Have you not forgotten your skills?"
"Master likes it, so we can't forget it." Geng Yibiao put the dishes on the desk, asked Qiao Shikuan to sit down first, and then poured the wine for Qiao Shikuan, then sat down and poured wine for himself.
The two clinked their glasses and drank together.
Geng Yibiao poured another drink for Qiao Shikuan, and while pouring it, he said, "Why are you in such a good mood today?"
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Qiao Shikuan wiped his chin and pointed at Geng Biao, "You said that this kid Mu Tian'er is busy with things every day. What do you think he did today?" He said with a smile.
"Oh, Master, didn't I come to have pancakes with him in the afternoon, but you didn't finish it. The young master left beforehand, and you came back without eating." Geng Yibiao stated.
"The key is not that the meal was not finished, but that he called me 'Dad' today, ha!" After Qiao Shikuan said this in a high-pitched voice, he picked up the wine glass and drank.
"Ah, that's it." Geng Biao stood up immediately, "The young master recognizes you, this is a great thing." He said to Qiao Shikuan with a happy face, "If you want to drink this wine, I will
Regards to you." His face suddenly became sad, "After so many years, I finally got my wish. I'm so happy." He wiped the corners of his eyes, raised his glass with both hands and said to Qiao Shikuan, "
Master, I did it for the young master."
Qiao Shikuan smiled heartily and drank the wine in the glass.
"The only fly in the ointment is that he suddenly left because of something, so we didn't have an in-depth discussion, which is a bit regretful." Qiao Shikuan put down his wine glass and said bitterly.
"Master, don't mind it. Everything is difficult at the beginning. Once you have started, other things will be easy to handle. Besides, the knot between you and Miss Su will be solved. How good is this? Since the young master has agreed,
If he went to have dinner with you, he must have encountered something that he had to do before leaving. Otherwise, according to the young master's character, he would never leave halfway." Geng Yibiao consoled him happily.
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"I believe what you said, it was Ruoxi who was kidnapped." Qiao Shikuan said sadly.
"Ah, is there such a thing?" Geng Yibiao was so shocked that he almost stood up.
"Yeah. I'm thinking about whether to visit Ji's house tomorrow. After all, my children will be their in-laws in the future. What do you think, Uncle Geng." Qiao Shikuan took the wine bottle and wanted to pour some wine himself.
"I'll come, I'll come." Geng Yibiao grabbed the wine bottle and poured wine for the two of them, while saying, "Accordingly, I shouldn't say much about the master, but if you ask me to say it, the master should go."
"I think so too. But in what capacity should I go now?" Qiao Shikuan pondered, as if to himself, "I haven't asked a matchmaker to formally propose marriage."
"Master, I'm sorry for my bluntness, in this era, everything has changed. The matchmaker is no longer so important. There is much freedom between men and women, so don't be so harsh on yourself. Besides, you and Mr. Ji are both here
Colleagues from the Board of Directors of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce should pay a visit." Geng Yibiao persuaded, and after speaking, he glanced at Qiao Shikuan secretly.
Qiao Shikuan sighed, "That's what you said. Everything has changed now. At best, society has progressed. At worst, everything is in chaos. Men and women have become more...
I'm older. Divorcing your wife used to be such a big deal. Now it's called divorce. Oh, it seems to be very fashionable. It's really changed. Come on, let's drink." Qiao Shikuan said with emotion, raised his glass and drank.
Geng Biao held up the cup, but did not drink. He only looked at Qiao Shikuan with a sad face.
bb Meter simply put down the cup, stood up and measured the table, then knelt down with a "pop", and then kowtowed.
Qiao Shikuan looked at Geng Yibiao in astonishment and stretched out his hand to stop him, "What are you doing, Uncle Geng? You're drinking and drinking, what's going on?"
"Sir," Geng Yibiao cupped his hands and said, "I'm talking about divorce. I have something to ask your help," he said pleadingly.
"What's the matter? Get up and talk. Get up quickly." Qiao Shikuan said, leaning forward to help Geng Biao.
Geng Biao got up and sat back to his original seat.
Seeing that he was done, Qiao Shikuan picked up the cup and handed it to Geng Yibiao, "Drink, drink and talk about it, why is it related to divorce?"
Geng Biaocheng said fearfully: "Thank you, Master." He took the cup with both hands and drained the wine in one mouthful.
"Tell me, how does it have anything to do with divorce? Haven't you and Aunt Wan been married for so many years?" Qiao Shikuan said in a teasing tone.
"It's not about Aunt Wan and I," Geng Yibiao put down his wine glass with an embarrassed look, "Thanks to my kindness, I drank with you today, and I boldly said it. If there is anything wrong, I hope you will forgive me.
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"Hey, why are you so long-winded about getting it? Let's talk about whether there is any forgiveness or not. We are all our own people, so you can say whatever you want. Come on, don't delay our drinking." Qiao Shikuan became anxious for Geng Yibiao.
"It's Aunt Wan's daughter, her name is Ouyang Hui. She divorced Hu Ti, the young master's friend." Geng Biao said with an embarrassed look on his face.
"How could this happen?" Qiao Shikuan said a little surprised.
"Master, it's not the fault of the young master's friend Hu Ti. It was Ouyang Hui who wanted a divorce, or it was Aunt Wan who caused trouble. This woman... I don't know what she thinks. She is obsessed with things. There are still troubles in this world.
The mother of a divorced daughter? Do you think it’s weird or not?” Geng Biao said, shaking his head.
"I have never heard of this. In the past, some mothers asked their sons to divorce their wives, but no mother ever asked their daughters to divorce their husbands. They all told them to marry a chicken, follow the chicken, and a dog, follow the dog. What is going on?" Qiao Shikuan asked.
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"I don't know exactly what happened, and Aunt Wan seems too embarrassed to tell me. The problem is that now my daughter is divorced from Mr. Hu, and she has no place to go, not even a place to live.
Now, I am living in a small hotel with the help of those alimony payments imposed by the Circuit Court." Geng Biao said helplessly.
"That's not a common practice." Qiao Shikuan said thoughtfully.
"Who says it's not the case, sir? Let's talk about Aunt Wan. She used to be an old lady who waited on others and didn't know anything. My daughter hasn't even graduated from college, so it's hard to find a job..."
"It turns out Aunt Wan has a house for rent." Qiao Shikuan interrupted Geng Yibiao's cry of poverty.
"Sir, your master knows that her house was entrusted to him. Now the descendants of the landlord have come to Shanghai and been promoted back. After being the second landlord for so many years, they don't know how to serve others. I think.
When she was serving the young lady, she did a great job. Not only was she diligent and considerate, but she was also very righteous and able to sacrifice herself for others. Now...sigh..."
"What are Aunt Wan's and her mother's plans?" Qiao Shikuan heard the mention of Su Xiaoxiao and understood what Geng Biao wanted, so he asked Aunt Wan what their plans were with concern.
"What else can I do? I can only go back to my hometown. How many days can I live in Shanghai with this little support?" Geng Yibiao said worriedly.
"Then tell me, they still want to stay in Shanghai?" Qiao Shikuan wanted to verify accurately.
"Aunt Wan told me that she wants to stay in Shanghai, but how can she stay in this situation? Let her be an old mother again. Not to mention how old she is, in this world, how can I meet you who can be with me?
Is the lady such a good host?" Geng Biao said, raising his eyes and glancing at Qiao Shikuan.
Qiao Shikuan didn't look at Geng Yibiao, he was thinking about other things.
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"Master, do we still want to drink?" Geng Yibiao reminded him when he saw Qiao Shikuan was speechless for a long time.
Qiao Shikuan woke up from his thoughts, "Drink, keep drinking. In this way, the manager of Hengchang Apartment is also old. Some time ago, he wanted to resign and live in the countryside, but I didn't let him go. In this way, you ask Aunt Wan to go to Hengchang
Chang apartment. She has experience in renting a house, so she can help me take care of it. I will give her a monthly salary of 60 foreign dollars, and the rest will be calculated separately. Let her choose an apartment to live with her daughter. Do you think this is okay?
?" Qiao Shikuan said slowly.
Geng Biao jumped up, then immediately fell to the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Thank you, Master, you really saved the two of them. Your great kindness..." Geng Yibiao said with a tearful voice.
Qiao Shikuan leaned over and helped him up, "I won't say this anymore, I won't say it anymore. I'm here for you. If it weren't for you, even if Aunt Wan had helped Xiaoxiao, it would have been a long time ago. Whether I could help or not, how could I help?
The two of them were talking to each other. Come on, come on, let's have a drink."
Geng Yibiao drank three glasses of wine in a row without saying anything.