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Chapter 175 Bear's Paw and Fish
The warm sun in winter is very pleasant.

The Gu family brothers sat in the carriage.Qi Jiang fell asleep and Qi Lan woke up.

Passing by the bustling market, Qilan asked the driver to stop, jumped out of the car and bought a large basket of fruit.

Qijiang didn't close his eyes all night, lying in the sweet smell of a basket of apples, kumquats and white pears, and didn't wake up.

When he was about to reach Zhu's compound, Qilan took a dry leaf and directly tickled the tip of his nose. After several sneezing cycles, he finally drove the sleepy bug away.

"Third brother, you are so thoughtful!"

"It's okay to come to eat empty-handed. Besides, sister Juanjuan has always been very kind to us."

Qilan was purely happy: I will see my lovely sister later.

Qijiang thought of being rejected by her, and worried that he would be embarrassed when they met.

The guard at the gate of Zhu's courtyard recognized them both, and opened the door, "Please come in!"

Zhu Juanjuan did not appear, and there were not many people in the huge courtyard.

Qilan walked behind with a basket, while Qijiang looked for the way ahead.

He vaguely felt that something was wrong, and after walking a hundred steps, he saw Zhu Xingyuan who was teasing the turtle by the pool.

"Brother Xingyuan, here we come! Juanjuan said that today is a treat."

The third son of the Zhu family was knocked down by Qilan last time, and he was still leaning on a walking stick while recuperating, standing bent over like a little old man, he was most afraid of being seen by outsiders.

Hearing Qi Jiang's shout, he quickly threw the walking stick far away, and stood up straight enduring the pain in his back.

"Gu Qijiang, I didn't hear her say that she would invite you to her house as guests. I still have something to ask you!"

Qijiang suddenly became nervous: Could it be that Juanjuan told her third brother?

Qilan saw that Xingyuan's expression was wrong, put the basket on the ground, and said politely: "My brother is sincere, please don't make things difficult for him!"

Xingyuan grabbed the net bag used to catch the turtle by the pool, and hit Qijiang: "Are you still a person? Last night, my sister and you stayed out overnight. I received a call to bring her back this morning. There was blood on her sleeve. You What the hell did you do!"

As soon as the words came out, Qilan was stunned, and Qijiang was stunned.

"Brother Xingyuan, I only had a short conversation with her at the door of the bookstore, didn't she come home afterwards?!"

"Do you have any evidence?"

Qi Jiang became anxious, "Of course! The doctors and apprentices in the pharmacy can testify for me, and so can my mother!"

Seeing his temper rising, Xing Yuan was afraid that he would make another kick, so he had no choice but to believe it for the time being.

"It's strange. Since it wasn't you, who did she spend the night with? You should also help to find out this matter. It is related to the interests of our two families."

Qijiang didn't make a sound anymore, and guessed a bit of the answer: she must have a boy she likes, but she just kept it from everyone.

In order to ease the atmosphere, Xingyuan proposed to go to the kitchen together.

The kitchen is relatively large, with large and small pots and bowls full of shelves.

The chef took a pair of huge iron chopsticks and was frying meatballs in front of the big iron pot.

The fish that Zhu Juanjuan asked the chef to stew in the morning was ready, and the rich aroma wafted over, and the three of them couldn't help covering their stomachs.

Xing Yuan opened the casserole to look at the fish soup, and suddenly remembered something.

"My elder brother gave a good thing the day before yesterday. My father went to a field trip for an inspection. I was worried that it would be spoiled. Why don't we eat it together today. My sister is at school in the morning, so I'll accompany you two."

"There is enough fish, there is no need to waste it. Can Juanjuan arrive at noon?"

Qijiang didn't bother to ask about food.He just wanted her to come back soon.

At this time, Xingyuan snapped his fingers to the chef: "Don't croquette, hurry up and clean up the bear's paws, stew or braise!"

Bear's paw? !
Qilan thought he heard it wrong: in modern society, it is illegal to eat this.It was cruel to chop off the bear's paw.

Qi Jiang didn't believe it either: the journey is so far that he won't be able to get a Swiss watch from him, so he will treat guests with such delicacies.

Xingyuan walked up to him and lowered his voice, "You and I go outside, my brother stays to supervise the chef's cooking."

Qilan had no choice but to watch the chef clean up a fat black bear paw, and Qijiang followed him out to talk.

Outside the door, Xing Yuan pulled him into the pavilion, dismissed the servants who were working around, and only then revealed his real purpose.

"My elder brother said that Director Gu has a good relationship with the head of the Confidential Department. A confidential document before the general election is very important to our career..."

Qi Jiang was stunned: There is no free lunch in the world, let alone free bear paws.Sure enough, there are harsh conditions behind the food.

Xingyuan encouraged him, "It's not too difficult, as long as you are willing to copy the document to me, Juanjuan will definitely be yours. Don't worry about eating the bear's paw for lunch today!"

Qijiang felt as if his whole body had fallen into the oil pan, and a pair of iron chopsticks held him and plunged into the hot oil.

The feeling of suffering is too uncomfortable.

He knew that his father would bring some papers home, usually in a drawer and locked.

Although Xingyuan was only understating it, he always felt that the Zhu family was setting his father up.

At noon today, Zhu Juanjuan planned to entertain them with the best fatty fish as the finale.

Zhu Xingyuan smiled and added a bear's paw.

One side is love, the other side is family affection, it is difficult to choose.

He has a deep affection for her.

But can father's documents really be obtained?If it is a fake, he will make both sides unhappy.

Didn't Mencius say: give up the fish and take the bear's paw?
Qi Jiang was suddenly confused: Which one is the fish and which one is the bear's paw?

It's all because this thinker came up with an allusion about fish and bear's paw, which made it so difficult for him to eat.

He bowed his head and said nothing, which confused Xingyuan.

"Haven't you figured it out yet? Add another 10 minutes."

"Ten days. I'll have to think about it."

Xingyuan felt that ten days was a bit long, so he frowned.

Then I thought again: It is the end of November now, and the general election will not be until after the year. As long as the documents are true, it doesn't matter if it is later.

"Okay. Don't break your word."

"I try my best."

"Don't talk empty words. For my sister, you should do your best."

Qijiang felt sad: "How can love be adulterated. Posting a political transaction is clearly tarnishing my feelings."

Zhu Xingyuan was displeased, and half-threateningly said: "If you don't want to copy the documents, then wait to receive her wedding invitation. To tell you the truth, she will get married next summer at the latest, and my father said that we can't delay any longer." , will soon arrange a blind date."

Qi Jiang sighed: "I will."

At noon, Zhu Juanjuan drove back.

She didn't notice Xingyuan and Qijiang in the corner of the yard, and went to the kitchen as soon as the car stopped.

Seeing Qilan sitting on a small bench, staring at a large iron pot on the stove in a daze, he couldn't help asking: "Brother Qilan, how long have you been here? Are you hungry? The fish should be stewed? The meatballs should also be fried." It's gone. What else is cooking?"

"Sister Juanjuan, we're here as guests, just eat something casually. Brother Xingyuan let me look at this bear's paw. The chef said that there was a shortage of ingredients, so he went to the street to buy it."

"Yo? The third brother is so hospitable? The bear's paw is a bit tired, I'll go get some cans of sour plum wine."

Qilan stood up, "Sister Juanjuan, where did you go last night? Just now brother Xingyuan was so angry that he hit my brother..."

　Good afternoon, my dears.The south has entered the thunderstorm season, and there are still typhoons along the coast.The scorching heat is unbearable, I hope we all have cicadas in our dreams, with happiness and laughter.good luck!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)