cast a peach

Chapter 47 Golden Rose

After resting for a while, Tan Mingli called Tan Mingqing again.

"Mingqing."

When talking to Tan Mingqing, Tan Mingli calmed down a lot, but... for a while, she didn't know how to get along with Mingqing.

"Hello? Tell me something, I'm busy."

Tan Mingqing spoke a little more restrained than before, but she was still not very polite.

Tan Mingli heard the sound of her flipping papers over there, and knew that she should still be working overtime.

"I'm here to tell you about Shen Qingzhou."

Hearing that she was busy, Tan Mingli also spoke very directly, so she just said it straight.

"Um--"

Tan Mingqing froze for a moment, put down the folder, took a sip of coffee, "You know? Who told you?"

She thought that Tan Mingli knew about her private suppression of Shen Qingzhou's company.

"I'm telling you up front, don't be sentimental. I didn't deal with him because of you. If you come to intercede with me for him, then you don't want to open your mouth as soon as possible. For such a worthless man... Huh, I'm still To scold you for being blind—”

"Do not."

Tan Mingli heard her speak harshly, and finally couldn't help laughing, shook his head lightly and said, "Mingqing, it's not because of this."

"Today... I didn't come to plead with you."

Tan Mingli smiled slightly, "I'm here to make a deal with you."

"I'll give you a few shares, and you help me bring down Shen Qingzhou's company. Is that okay?"

She calmly asked her cousin for her opinion.

The direct descendants of the Tan family all have shares in the Tan family. In this generation, because of grandpa's preference, Tan Mingli holds the most shares.The Tan family is huge, and one point sounds like a small amount, but it is actually very rich.

Tan Mingqing was stunned for a long time when he heard the words.

Cooperating with the shares that can only be obtained by squeezing her bones and racking her brains, Tan Mingli just raised her hand and gave it away so lightly with a word?

Was this woman stunned by a head bump, or was she not in charge of the family and didn't know how expensive Chai Mi was, and didn't know the weight of a share of the Tan family?

Tan Mingqing said, "Aren't you confused? You know how much—"

"I know."

Tan Mingli smiled, but said in a gentle voice, "I just want to ask you a question, can it be done?"

"……Can."

Tan Mingqing answered blankly.

Although all aspects are gradually improving, with Tan's energy that has taken root in Jiangcheng since the last century, it is not a problem to bring down a small company.

Which company dares to say that it has no problems at all?What's more, now is the Internet age, everything is transparent, as long as you catch a little braid of thieving, tax evasion, and taxation, and then create momentum for public opinion, often a company will never get up again.

"Why did you suddenly..."

Tan Mingqing thought for a long time but couldn't find a suitable adjective, so she said dully, "Suddenly..."

Such a ruthless attack to kill them all?

It's not Tan Mingli's style to drive someone to a dead end.

Isn't Tan Mingli the most breezy and aboveboard?This kind of thing seems like a trick she can play, but it seems against Tan Mingli.

Tan Mingli was silent for a moment before explaining the reason plainly: "Shen Qingzhou asked someone for my address today, and he came to the door..."

"And it hurt—"

She paused, swallowed the words "my person" subconsciously on the tip of her tongue, and continued, "...my friend's child. You know, it's sister Zhihua's daughter. She recently stayed at my house .”

"I don't want to let him go."

Tan Mingli said softly.

Tan Mingqing suddenly stood up angrily:

"Stupid thing! How did he get into your community? Did you call the police? Where's the lawyer? Is there any? I have a lawyer here who can do something, I'll find it later and send it to you—"

"It's okay, everything is taken care of, don't worry."

Tan Mingli's heart was warm, and she comforted her softly, "I've done everything you said, and now I'm waiting to go to the police station to take notes."

"Okay, okay, that's good. Do you want me to accompany you? Which branch, please send me."

Tan Mingqing lowered her head to look at her watch while asking.

"No, I can do it myself. Don't you have work to do?"

It was already dark, and Tan Mingli didn't want to trouble her.

Indeed, there are still a lot of work to be done. Tan Mingqing glanced at the documents on the table and sighed:

"Okay then. Call me if you need anything. I'm on 24 hours a day."

Tan Mingli Yinghao, after a moment of silence, said softly:

"Thank you, Mingqing."

"..."

Tan Mingqing was stunned for a while, before snorting for a long time: "Don't think too much, I'm not helping you, I just want to please Zhao Zhihua."

After hanging up the phone, Tan Mingqing meditated for a long time behind the desk with his forehead propped on his forehead, and then made an internal call to his secretary.

She sent the address of the sub-bureau that Tan Mingli had sent her just now to the secretary, and ordered in a low voice.

"My sister is still too kind..."

Tan Mingqing shook her head and said.

Then his eyes sank coldly:

"Break his leg for me."

It was already dark when Tan Mingli finished taking notes from the police station and drove home.

She glanced at her watch, it was almost ten o'clock.

I don't know if Xiao Shui listened to her and ate and slept obediently?She turned off the fire and worried.

According to what she knew about the girl, Xiao Shui was probably still waiting for her.

She sat in the car for a while, looking at a contact information in the address book in a daze, and finally just sighed softly.

Sometimes I feel... It would be nice if I could smoke.

Forget it.

Tan Mingli closed the phone and opened the car door.

The stakes are high...let's think again.

After going upstairs, she was hugged tightly by the girl as soon as she opened the door: "Sister Li."

Tan Mingli's heart trembled, thinking that she was afraid of being alone at home, and hugged her back: "What's wrong, Xiao Shui?"

Thinking of her injury again, she said nervously, "Is it the wound?"

"no……"

The girl buried herself in her neck and refused to come out. After a long time, she said softly, "I'm just... very worried about you."

Sister Li's condition this afternoon made her very worried.

She had never seen Sister Li so flustered.

After confirming that she was fine, sister Li seemed to have a storm brewing in her heart.

And these emotions seem to be all because of her, she is the one who made Sister Li worry.

"..."

Tan Mingli was silent, and gently stroked her back: "Don't worry, sister is fine."

He let go of his hand again, held the girl's face in his arms, looked at her, and asked softly, "Did I scare you?"

Zhao Guangshui nodded, and Tan Mingli's heart tightened - she knew that she was too fierce when she was angry in the afternoon, which frightened Xiaoshui.

She was about to say something to comfort her when she heard the girl say softly, "But I'm not scared because my sister is angry."

Zhao Guangshui gently took the woman's hand: "I was terrified when I saw you being blocked at the door by strangers; I was terrified when I saw the red mark on your wrist..."

"I'm scared of you..."

Zhao Guangshui couldn't continue because she couldn't help sobbing.

Tan Mingli hugged the girl sadly, and murmured, "Don't cry...Xiao Shui, don't cry..."

Xiao Shui cried so much that she felt very distressed.

The two hugged for a long time before they let go. Zhao Guangshui hadn't eaten yet and was waiting for Tan Mingli to eat with her.After Tan Mingli agreed gently and helplessly, she repeatedly emphasized to Zhao Guangshui not to wait for her next time, but to eat alone first.

Although eating with Xiao Shui was very warm, she didn't want Xiao Shui to starve because of waiting for her.

Xiao Shui also stayed by her side while washing the dishes after eating.Tan Mingli coaxed her, even if she was told to go to bed quickly, she couldn't coax her away.

The girl's attitude was soft, but it contained a kind of soft persistence, and Tan Mingli could only acquiesce in the end.

She looked at the cold and solidified fish soup in the pot, and sighed slightly in her heart.

It's a pity to waste this pot of good soup.

It's already 10:30 after washing the dishes.According to the usual schedule, she and Xiao Shui had already rested for a while.

But she saw that the girl didn't seem to be sleepy today, her expression was clear, and she just followed her without taking a step away.

Xiao Shui was really scared today.

Tan Mingli felt lost in her heart, but her expression was soft. She gently called Xiao Shui and asked, "Do you still want to sleep?"

"Ah."

Zhao Guangshui nodded, and said softly, "It seems that I can't sleep."

"Then let's sit on the sofa, shall we?"

Tan Mingli asked the girl for her opinion softly.

Zhao Guangshui responded softly.

The two of them didn't turn on the lights either, and sat on the sofa in the dark.Tan Mingli felt the vague uneasiness deep in Xiaoshui's heart, gently held her hand, and said again: "It's okay... don't be afraid, okay?"

"My sister is here."

Zhao Guangshui hummed softly, and asked her, "Sister, does your wrist still hurt? Did you take any medicine or something?"

Shen Qingzhou was very emotional at the time and exerted a lot of strength. Tan Mingli's skin was fair, and after being pinched like that, the bruises he developed afterwards looked particularly shocking.Tan Mingli pulled down his sleeves calmly to cover his wrists, and said in a warm voice, "I took a little medicine, and I'm much better now."

In fact, she was too busy this afternoon and completely forgot to take the medicine.

Tan Mingli felt a little guilty.Obviously, the small water taxi had been worried before, and told her repeatedly.

Thinking of Xiao Shui's injury again, Tan Mingli looked at it in the dim light. The girl had a bandage on her forehead and gauze on her face. She looked like a wounded soldier from the battlefield.

The old wound has not healed, and now a new wound has been added.

Tan Mingli felt a pain in her heart, and thought absentmindedly: It's all because of her...

Why couldn't she bring even a little bit of good to Xiao Shui?

Zhao Guangshui straightened up and said softly, "Sister, I have a gift for you."

Tan Mingli was taken aback for a moment, only to remember that today is still her birthday.She was so busy today that she had completely forgotten about it.

"Sister Li," the girl knelt on the sofa, staring at her earnestly, and asked, "Have you ever heard a story? 'If a person has a golden rose, he will get eternal happiness'."

"In that story, because of this rumor in his hometown, an old cleaner in Paris persevered in sifting gold powder from the dust of the jewelry workshop every day, just to be able to cast a small gold ingot, and then beat it into a golden rose. To my most beloved little girl, hoping that she will get the legendary eternal happiness."

Tan Mingli replied in a daze: "..."Precious Dust"?"

"Yes."

Zhao Guangshui took out a small box and gently placed it in Tan Mingli's hands, "Sister, I also hope you will be happy."

Tan Mingli opened the box, and the Golden Rose lay quietly inside, emitting a golden radiance like fire.

This light reflects the girl's clear and bright eyes like water.

"Happy birthday, sister pear."

She is earnest and devout.

……

Tan Mingli returned to the bedroom, opened the curtains, poured a glass of wine and put it at hand, but didn't drink it, but just looked at the golden rose under the moonlight.

The rose was delicately made, slender and beautiful, with a tiny bud protruding from the side of the flower.

This is the golden rose that brings happiness.

Tan Mingli carefully put it back into the box, raised her face and stared at the soft and pale moonlight outside the window.

She has received many gifts in her life, many expensive ones, and many thoughtful ones, but no one has ever given her happiness itself as a gift so seriously.

She lowered her head and smiled softly.

Stupid Xiaoshui.

In fact, Xiao Shui herself is where her happiness lies.The golden rose in the box was but a dead thing, and it was the piety of the maiden that added to its splendor.

Didn't she meet the real golden rose a long time ago?

She played with the gift box and slowly made up her mind.

Some things, since you can't avoid them from birth, you might as well face them.The world is like a net, you can't break free.

Could it be that the next time she encounters such a thing, will she still ask Ming Qing?Although she knew that Mingqing would help her, there was still a difference between doing it by herself and borrowing someone else's help.

She needs power.She must take good care of her roses and her little water.

Tan Mingli stopped hesitating and dialed the number.

"Hello? Grandpa, I'm Mingli."