northernbook Chapter 195 Old House (1)
Chapter 195 Old House (1)
It was three weeks later that Lu Qi met Pei Yao's grandmother.
It was early May, just after Labor Day.
On the top floor of Tianyu, Lu Qi had just sent away the renovation engineer when she saw Lin Zixuan coming down from the crew with a big bag and heading straight up to her floor.
As soon as she entered the door, Lin Zixuan saw that most of the upstairs was empty and many of the furniture had been moved away.
With a slight sigh, Lin Zixuan walked into the room and sat on the sofa: "Are you really going to return the top floor to Tianyu as an office?"
"Yeah." Lu Qi came out from the bar and put a glass of iced drink on the table. "Ayao and I plan to leave after we get married. We won't be back often. I'm afraid it might be haunted if we leave it here for too long."
They had already made arrangements with the Pei family a few weeks ago, and since the two wanted to get married and have fun, they couldn't stop them.
Since we can't stop them, we'll just cut them off completely. The two of them will stay out of the city so that everyone can have peace and quiet.
Besides, Lu Qi has forgotten everything that happened five years ago. Even if there are records of Yan Yang, they will always be unfamiliar. It is better to leave cleanly.
The only one I kept in touch with was Lin Zixuan.
There aren't many ties, so naturally I have to deal with Lu Qi's assets in Beijing.
As for Tianyu Group, Lu Qi's attitude was that she would still be a behind-the-scenes shareholder, but would not serve as president and would hire a suitable new person.
We had a chat a few days ago and it went well. The new president took office yesterday.
And Lu Qi’s top floor was not kept.
It's a pity. Lin Zixuan sighed, "Such a good place is rejected just like that. It's you, the capital players, who are the ones who give it up."
Indeed, Lin Zixuan felt it was a pity, but Lu Qi didn't at all. She had plenty of houses, and Pei Yao had an identical one for her in Chicago.
Lu Qi smiled and drank the pear soup as usual: "If you like it, I might as well sell it to you. I'll stop the designer now that he's gone."
"Really? How much?" Lin Zixuan's eyes lit up. She had been looking at Tu Luqi's top floor for a long time.
After all, this is an ultra-modern high-tech residence built by Lu Qi. It is not found anywhere else on the market. Moreover, it is located in the city center, overlooking the entire Beijing city.
It just so happened that she recently won the Best Actress award and had some money.
Lu Qi picked up the notebook on the table. The designer had just calculated the price and handed it to Lin Zixuan: "Here, 790 million."
Lin Zixuan: "...Thank you, you should return it to Tianyu."
Xu Jingchuan was implicated in the Xu family's affairs and was arrested in Singapore. Lin Zixuan contacted the Qinghe Club through Lu Qi and just took 10 million to completely destroy her photo album.
Only 10 million left to buy Luqi's penthouse? Not even enough for the down payment!
Some people are so rich that we cannot envy them.
Pushing the number aside, Lin Zixuan didn't want to look at it anymore, so she picked up the wedding photos that Lu Qi had placed on the table. There was only one, and the others were in the Xiyuan Villa.
This is the first time I see Lu Qi taking photos, which is rare.
From the time she met Lu Qi until now, she has never seen Lu Qi taking a photo. She doesn't know the exact reason and guesses that it is related to her amnesia, but Lu Qi doesn't say it and Lin Zixuan doesn't ask.
Pei Yao is probably the only one in this world who knows this.
Fortunately, she is not alone.
The shadow that Pei Yao left on Lin Zixuan last time was still there, and Lin Zixuan didn't dare to interfere in their problems anymore.
Looking through the wedding photos, the perfect match, the handsome man and the graceful beauty, there was nothing to choose from. Lin Zixuan was puzzled: "Why are all these scenes in the old city? You two didn't go out."
"There'll be plenty of time to go out in the future. There's no need to rush to shoot now."
Lu Qi smiled sweetly, just like in the photos. The whole set of wedding photos consisted of ten sets. Sijiucheng is suitable for shooting ancient style photos, so there were two sets of cheongsam, three sets of Hanfu, three sets of wedding dresses, and two sets of casual clothes.
Lin Zixuan nodded: "Indeed, I just thought that since you two are so rich, it would be unbecoming of your status if you didn't shoot a hundred sets."
It's really rare to be so low-key.
Lu Qi saw her turn to the end and shrugged: "Actually, it's just a ritual, a souvenir."
In case she forgets five years later, she will immediately think of her husband when she flips through the photo album.
Lu Qi was not particularly interested in wedding photos. If she had to look forward to something, she was more looking forward to her phoenix crown and bridal bridal gown.
The dress will be delivered to Xiyuan tomorrow. She has been waiting to try it on. After several alterations, she finally got it right. She will probably wear it every holiday.
We chatted with my aunt for a long time in the afternoon.
Although Lu Qi has been back for a month, Lin Zixuan is busy and the movie queen doesn't have much time now, so they only took the time to get together today.
They had almost finished talking about the follow-up matters of the wedding. Lu Qi and Pei Yao had discussed not having bridesmaids and groomsmen. Firstly, the Pei family was low-key, and secondly, Lu Qi really didn't have many friends.
You just need to follow the wedding ceremony process, including the ten-mile wedding procession and three bows, and your friends and relatives can watch the ceremony.
Spend where you should, and save where you should.
There was nothing Lin Zixuan needed help with, so she played with him.
Seeing that it was almost dinner time, Lin Zixuan twisted the strap of her watch and said, "Where are we going to eat tonight? You've got to treat me. You're getting married soon, so I'll treat you."
Lu Qi took out her phone and took a look. There happened to be a text message. It was from Xiao Chen, who had driven her car when she was in Tianyu and Pei Yao had also used it for a while.
After they both left, Xiao Chen was the only one who could do it. He left Tianyu with Pei Yao and is now driving for a certain powerful person. Recently, he has been temporarily given to Lu Qi to use.
After Lu Qi came back, he was not familiar with the road and drove less often. He sent out several luxury cars from the underground garage and gave one to Lin Zixuan.
Now Xiao Chen always picks her up and drops her off, and sends a message: [Mr. Lu, I'm downstairs.]
Lu Qi replied to Xiao Chen and went downstairs immediately. He then turned to Lin Zixuan and said, "Let's eat the day after tomorrow. I have to go see A Yao's grandmother tonight. I just got back from London today."
Lin Zixuan was surprised for a moment: "His grandmother is still alive?"
Lin Zixuan didn't know much about what was happening inside the red-walled gate. She had only heard of Pei Yao's grandfather, but had never heard that he had a grandmother.
"Well, it seems that when Grandpa was young, there was unrest in the country, so Grandpa stayed in the country and Grandma went to the Taiwan Island with him. After that, we lost contact. It was only recently that we got married that we got in touch again."
Lu Qiyan briefly mentioned it twice, both of which he heard from Pei Yao. In fact, he didn't know much about his grandmother.
Lin Zixuan seemed to understand: "So that's how it is. No wonder I haven't heard anyone mention it. These two have been separated for decades and have never been in touch."
"Maybe we can't get in touch with her." Lu Qi didn't understand either. Grandpa was very secretive about grandma's affairs.
Younger generations have no right to interfere in the affairs of the elderly.
It was almost time, so Lu Qi didn't chat with Lin Zixuan anymore. He went out of the elevator and got into the car outside the gate.
When she met some Tianyu people who greeted her, Yan Yang mentioned who was who. Lu Qi smiled and responded politely and distantly.
After getting in the car, Pei Yao called and told her, "I'm waiting for you outside the old house. I'm afraid you'll get lost."
This was the first time Lu Qi stepped into the Pei family's old house. Pei Yao had protected her before, fearing that she would be unhappy if she went there, but she had been there for a month, so she had to go there after all.
Lu Qi was in a good mood and agreed with a smile. She straightened her clothes. She was wearing a British-style skirt with tights today, which was appropriate.