cast a peach

Chapter 60

In winter, Jiangcheng is cold and quiet, the sky is gray, iron gray and light white clouds pile up in layers, the wind is biting, pedestrians on the street are wrapped in coats and cotton clothes and walk hurriedly, only pigeons stand on the top of the traffic lights with their round eyes open. The eyes looked around, and occasionally a vague grunt came out of the throat.

It is already deep winter.

I don't know what Xiaoshui is doing now, whether he is wearing warm clothes or not, whether he feels cold after passing through Jiangcheng's cold winter.

Tan Mingli looked out of the window in a daze, until the visitor pushed open the door with the cold air outside, and she turned around, with some gentle and soft smiles on her face:

"Mingqing."

Tan Mingqing loves beauty, even though it's winter, she doesn't wear much, she still wears coats and boots, her nose and fingers are red from the cold.

As soon as she came in, she felt much warmer, sighed in comfort, and relaxed, leaned back on the chair and sat down, put a USB flash drive on the table in front of Tan Mingli, and pushed it towards her. :

"Here, it's all here, let's see when you do it."

Tan Mingli smiled slightly, took the USB drive, put it away carefully, and said softly, "Thank you Mingqing."

Tan Mingqing was used to her cousin's gentle and polite style, she lazily huddled on the soft chair, waved her hand indifferently, and signaled her not to be polite: "Thank you, as long as the money is in place when the time comes, I'm just doing things for myself."

The two of them prepared to plan for nearly two months. At the end of the first month, they caught Second Uncle Tan and took the bait. At the end of the second month, they collected enough incriminating materials to bring down Second Uncle.

Even Tan Mingqing didn't expect it to be so fast, the progress was faster than she imagined, she thought it would take at least half a year.

And more than half of the credit for this should be credited to her cousin Tan Mingli.

What she didn't expect was that Tan Mingli was very familiar with the company's situation, even better than her little Tan, who had been in the job for three years, understood the conflicts of interests and undercurrents that were hidden in the open and in the dark.She is good at deep thinking and planning, but she is extremely decisive in her actions, decisive in killing and merciless.

She even instigated several old stubborn people in the Tan family who were famous for their stubborn temper.Tan Mingli's personal charm is inherently strong, and she is good at negotiating and confronting people. She often makes people sweat when talking and laughing gently.

What a formidable enemy.

Tan Mingqing thought.

Fortunately, she is now an ally with Tan Mingli, not an opponent.Otherwise, even though she has always been proud and arrogant, she has to admit that she doesn't think she can beat her cousin.

Sometimes she couldn't help being afraid, thanks to Tan Mingli's patience and tolerance, she didn't care about her provocations when she was young and ignorant a few years ago, otherwise, she might lose without even knowing how she lost.

Tan Mingqing couldn't help looking at her from the collar of his coat.

Tan Mingli wore a white velvet cashmere sweater today, took off his coat and hung it aside, his makeup was very light, only his lips were rosy, his slightly curly long chestnut hair was casually scattered on his shoulders, and the emerald earrings on his earlobes There was a little bit of Biyingying light.

She was inserting the USB flash drive into the computer and concentrating on reading the documents. She pursed her lips slightly and tapped her fingers on the table lightly. Her wrists were slender and white. Apart from the watch and earrings on her wrists, she had no other accessories on her body.

A woman as beautiful and flawless as white jade.

Tan Mingqing propped her chin, and waited for her to read the document while warming up. It was not until Tan Mingli finally closed the computer that she asked her: "Have you finished reading it? Are there any questions?"

Tan Mingli hummed lightly, smiled at her, and said, "It's not a big problem, I can refine it after I go back."

"That's good."

Tan Mingqing came to her senses and asked, "When are you going to do it?"

Tan Mingli pondered for a while, thought for a moment, and said softly: "Now...it's not very good. The company is very busy with various handover tasks at the end of the year. It's better to wait until after next year."

"Take it as it is," Tan Mingli smiled, and tapped the USB flash drive lightly, "It's a New Year's gift for my second uncle."

"Okay, okay, you can figure it out."

Naturally, Tan Mingqing had no objection. She was not as good as Tan Mingli in terms of overall control, so she knew that listening to her would do no harm.

Other than being anxious and excited that it would be a while before she could bring down her father, she was fine.

Tan Mingli could naturally see her faint disappointment and anxiety, smiled gently, reached out and patted her on the shoulder:

"Don't be too impatient, Mingqing. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The second uncle has been in Tan's business for such a long time. We can't pull him down overnight. It's better to take it slowly, huh?"

Tan Mingqing's anxiety was soothed by her spring breeze-like attitude, and she also thought about joking, and said with a smile: "Come on, don't pretend to be an elder with me here, you are only three years older than me, I still remember you just now When I returned home, I couldn’t even speak clearly, and I had to memorize dictionaries all day.”

Tan Mingli also laughed when he heard this.

She had just returned to China at that time, her Chinese proficiency was good in daily life, and there was no major problem, but when she formally wrote and expressed, she was easy to show timidity, often spoke very awkwardly, and after being secretly laughed at by the children of the Tan family, she tried to be strong, insisted I flipped through a Xinhua dictionary and read Chinese novels while looking up the dictionary, and then I slowly corrected it.

"At that time, you were the one who laughed at me the most, didn't you?" Tan Mingli shook his head with a smile.

"Ah," Tan Mingqing thought about it, and felt embarrassed, muttering in a low voice, "Didn't you be young at that time... You seemed to have come from heaven, and you came here suddenly. Come on, you are still so good, grandpa again I always praise you, I am not convinced in my heart, so I always want to find fault with you, so that you will not be happy."

"Huh? Is it?"

Tan Mingli teased her with a smile, "Are you still not convinced now, Mr. Tan?"

Tan Mingqing blushed, gritted her teeth and stared at her: "Call me Mrs. Tan to block you again!"

Tan Mingli smiled more cheerfully, bent her eyes and stopped talking.

After chatting for a while, Tan Mingqing was about to leave. She buttoned her coat, and suddenly seemed to remember something. She turned around with an "ah", and said:

"By the way, Shen Qingzhou's verdict has come out. Seeing his good attitude, he was given a one-year suspended sentence. He seems to be leaving Jiangcheng to return to his hometown in a few days. It seems that he never plans to come back."

Tan Mingli was startled when he heard the words, and nodded in response: "Okay, I see."

"You sent someone to break his leg?" she asked softly.

"Well, it's me."

It's normal to be guessed, and Tan Mingqing didn't hide it and admitted it directly.

"..."

Tan Mingli sighed slightly, stood up, and said softly: "Mingqing, next time, don't do this..."

She considered the severity of the words, and continued: "Excessive style. I don't mean to teach you how to do things, but after all, the management is getting stricter and stricter now. Although the Tan family is powerful, even if Shen Qingzhou made mistakes first, we can't do it. It’s too much, you have to have a measure.”

"I see."

Tan Mingqing understood her worries and hidden worries, and after a moment of silence, she said: "I have never bullied weak and innocent people, and only used this method to deal with things that are not human."

Tan Mingli could probably guess how she would answer, and he was not surprised when he heard the words, he just sighed lightly and didn't say any more.She patted her young sister on the shoulder.

"Let's go, Mingqing." She said.

Tan Mingqing glanced at her, as if she still had something to say to her, hesitated for a moment before asking: "The child who lives with you...is she okay?"

Tan Mingli was really stunned this time.

Xiaoshui?

Why did Mingqing suddenly ask her this?

But she was very good at nourishing her energy, she quickly came back to her senses, and she was still impeccable and calm.

Tan Mingli smiled and said, "It's nothing wrong. Except for a lot of bleeding, everything else is fine, and it's almost completely healed recently."

"Why do you suddenly remember to ask this?"

She asked with a nonchalant smile.

"It's nothing." Tan Mingqing thought for a while, and said, "It's just that Zhao Zhihua seems to be in a bad mood recently, and many people who got into her bad luck were unlucky. I thought it was because her daughter was beaten up a little bit by Shen Qingzhou. Just find someone to lose your temper."

"..."

If something really happened to Xiao Shui, it wouldn't be just Sister Hua.Tan Mingli smiled wryly.

She remembered the hickey mark on her neck when she saw Sister Zhihua last time, and guessed in her heart why Zhao Zhihua was in a bad mood, but of course it was not convenient to tell Tan Mingqing, so she stopped worrying about it and lightly Skip the topic lightly.

After Tan Mingqing left, Tan Mingli sat quietly in the private room for a while before leaving and drove to the company.

It is now mid-December, Jiangcheng is heavily westernized, and its style is more westernized. The city has already warmed up early and is full of Christmas atmosphere.A huge Christmas tree was erected on the square, covered with golden and silver bells, which shone brightly at night, and the shopping mall was also decorated with green rattan and pine needles. The bearded grandpa stood at the door to invite guests, smiling and carrying a small bag, and stuffing a candy into the hands of every child passing by.

Tan Mingli was born abroad, so he feels very familiar with this scene. Whenever he drives past these places, he will pay extra attention to look at them for a while.

After driving to the company, she worked for a while, and after finishing what she was doing, she was free to lean back on the office chair and close her eyes to rest.

Tan Mingli has been very busy recently.

From the company to the Tan's family, everything is one piece at a time, and everything should not be taken lightly. You have to think about it carefully. After a day's work, you often work overtime until late at night. Even the secretary can't stand her working method. Tell her if you want to take a break.

She just declined with a smile.

Of course Tan Mingli knew the truth and the whole story.

Work is busy and there are many things to do, yes, that is the case.But is it really so difficult that she needs to be like this all day long?It didn't get to that point either.

She just...

Tan Mingli lowered her neck and gently pressed the center of her eyebrows.

I don't know how to get along with Xiao Shui.

After that day, although the words were not put on the table, it was almost the same.

These days, Xiao Shui has performed very well beyond her expectations, and still treats her with respect and tenderness, but she can also feel that something is different.

The distance between the two of them has obviously opened up, compared to the previous birth points, it is not only 01:30 points.

The girl's eyes looking at her are still clear, but she no longer has the kind of shy and passionate admiration; she will still say goodbye to her at the door every morning, but she will never stand on tiptoe to tidy her clothes for her; Silently serve her a cup of hot milk when she is working as usual, but I will no longer stand at the door eagerly and uneasy looking for topics, try to talk to her a few more words.

Of course there is nothing wrong with all of this, but she has long been used to Xiaoshui's unreserved partiality for herself, and now she suddenly returns to the original point. The details stabbed and felt lost and sour.

No...not back to square one.

If you go back to the original point, it will be a little better than it is now.

Xiaoshui is even less polite to her now than when he first came here... She suddenly understood a fact from the comparison before and after, that is - Xiaoshui treated her differently from the beginning.

But what's the use of realizing it now?It's too late.

Tan Mingli lowered her eyelashes, and smiled lightly at herself.

It seems that she is still an ordinary person after all, when she possessed it, she planned painstakingly to push it away, but when she actually pushed it away, she was still lost.

Is this just human nature?

She remembered what Xiao Shui said to her last that day:

"...It's not Tan Mingli and Zhao Guangshui, it's just the children of elders and friends, okay?"

Now, Xiaoshui really respects her as an elder. This is obviously her long-cherished wish, but why...

Tan Mingli closed her eyes in confusion and sadness.

Why was she still so sad when she didn't have the slightest satisfaction and joy of her wish being fulfilled after it really came true?

She should feel relieved and at ease, shouldn't she?

Tan Mingli was in a trance for a long time, and struggled mentally for a while, but finally couldn't resist her instincts, quietly opened the drawer, took out Xiao Shui's photo, held it in her hand and looked at it carefully.

This is Xiao Shui, the girl she likes and cherishes.

She gently stroked the face of the girl in the photo, cherishing and tender.

It would be great if one day she could kiss the girl's cheek without hugging this photo to talk about lovesickness.

There are eight sufferings in life, birth, old age, sickness and death, parting from love, meeting resentment and hatred, not being able to get what one wants, and the five Yins are blazing.She is not afraid of life and death, and is born with a cold heart. She originally thought that she would not experience these eight bitter tastes in this life.

It's just that she didn't expect that what she couldn't get rid of was not only the world affairs, but also the network of love.

It was only when she recalled it now that she realized that she remembered every sentence of the conversation between her and Xiao Shui that day, even how the girl shed tears and how she held her hand tremblingly and pleadingly was completely etched in her heart. forget.

Tan Mingli raised her face, clasped the photo frame to her chest, let out a trembling breath, and gently pressed the corners of her eyes.

The affairs of the world and the network of love are still different...

Perhaps the difference is that she fell into the latter willingly, without any regrets or complaints.