Xiao Jing looked at the person in front of her with rapt attention. The faint fragrance of the plum blossoms filled the air. The moonlight was gentle and the breeze was gentle. The entire courtyard seemed to be devoid of people.

"Cold?"

Shen Chengfeng"s breath was warm on her face.

Xiao Jing stared straight into his eyes. The smile on her face could no longer be hidden. The corners of her mouth revealed a faint smile. Although the smile was not strong, it was clean and pleasing to the eyes.

"Let"s go in."

Shen Chengfeng gently held her hand and the two figures purposely walked in a dark corner.

"Sir, Marshal Shen Tianyi is here."

The guard trotted into the hall and stood at attention.

Xiao Yao"s brows slightly knitted. Today was a day filled with the east wind. The previous leg of the Shen family"s madame had come, and now the day had arrived. The Shen family seemed to enjoy hanging around in front of the Xiao family.

The surrounding guests dispersed one by one, giving way to a better path.

Shen Tian also led a large group of people into the hall, walking straight towards Xiao Yao without batting an eye.

The two gazes met unkindly, and Xiao Yao said, "I thought Shen Ge wouldn"t come to my stingy dinner."

"Brother Xiao, you"re right. Although I have matters to attend to, but my majestic third son has also given me the honor of attending the banquet. I heard that my mother just arrived, and I was already late. Did she already leave?"

"Lady Shen left about half an hour ago."

Qin Ran said.

"At this sort of occasion, woman, don"t talk."

Old Madam Xiao scolded the unruly woman angrily.

Qin Ran carefully took two steps back.

Xiao Yao, on the other hand, did not mind Xiao Yao"s words and replied, "What can"t you say? Today is a family banquet. As the mistress of the Xiao family, she has the right to negotiate with any guest."

Old Madam Xiao could not bear to lose face as she glared at the cowardly Qin Ran. She flung her sleeves and left.

Shen Tiantian looked around, "Where"s my Third Bro?"

"It"s time to go outside."

Qin Ran said timidly.

"Then I"ll have to trouble Madam Xiao to call my Third Brother for me."

Qin Ran smiled and hurried out of the hall. Coincidentally, he saw two figures walking towards him.

Shen Chengfeng heard the commotion and nodded, "Thank you for your help, Madam."

"Marshal Shen and the old master went to the study and asked you to go with Xiao Jing."

Qin Ran said.

Xiao Jing"s heart was in turmoil. Why did she have to go over herself?

Shen Chengfeng nodded at her, "Let"s go."

Xiao Jing whispered, "Captain, why did my father and your father call us together at this time?"

"Did he know something?"

"Nope."

Shen Chengfeng replied seriously.

Xiao Jing frowned. "Then why did you want to see us?"

"We"ll know when we get there."

The guard opened the door of the study, and the strong smell of tea wafted in the air.

In front of the small study table, boiling water was slowly being poured into a teacup. Xiao Yao shook the teapot in his hand as he raised his head to look at the two figures that had entered at the same time.

Xiao Jing saluted, "Sir."

"Come here."

Xiao Yao poured two cups of tea. When he saw that Xiao Jing and Shen Chengfeng"s lips were cut open at the same time, his hand missed the timing and the tea spilled out of the cup onto a plate.

Shen Tian jokingly said, "Is Brother Xiao scared by the children?"

Xiao Yao put down the teapot and calmed himself down. He glanced expressionlessly at the carefree Shen Tian and said in a disdainful tone, "Hmph, you can"t tell what their relations.h.i.+p is?"

Xiao Jing"s heart skipped a beat. Did her father really know about their relations.h.i.+p?

No, was he trying to make their relations.h.i.+p public?

Shen Tian subconsciously looked at the two unmoving figures. His son was valiant and the little soldier beside him had an extraordinary bearing. Hmm, the scene was rather harmonious.

"What do you think of my family"s Xiao Jing?"

Xiao Yao asked again.

After all, he was a guest, and as a guest, he could not damage his master"s face too much. He said half-heartedly, "To be able to make a contribution to the Special Forces at such a young age can be considered a good sapling."

"Mmm, do I have to thank your Master Shen San for his nurturing?"

"Although I feel a bit proud of my achievements, this is also the truth. My Third Brother is indeed a dragon among men."

Xiao Yao gave a cold snort, "His boasting skills are invincible in this world."

"I like to tell the truth."

Shen Tian picked up the teacup with one hand and took a sip. "The tea is too strong."

"I think it"s perfect."

Xiao Yao"s finger tapped on the armrest of his chair with a certain weight as his gaze landed on the two children.

Shen Chengfeng said, "Sir, you still want to speak to me?"

"It"s boring to sit here and chat. Why don"t we play a round?"

The corners of Xiao Yao"s lips curled up slightly as the smile in his eyes became obvious.

Shen Tianyi"s expression sank, "Don"t think that I don"t know that you and that brat Xiao Ye conspired together."

"This time, I will give you a chance to take revenge. How about you and your son collude to attack me?"

Two pairs of eyes landed on Shen Chengfeng.

Shen Chengfeng remained expressionless as he sat on the chair.

Xiao Yao was in a good mood as he hurriedly took out his phone.

The sound of merry Landlord music echoed in the austere study.

The corner of Xiao Jing"s mouth couldn"t help but twitch. Under the solemn portrait of the national leader, two distinguished and influential military marshal of the empire as well as her own honest and righteous general captain sat around each other. The aroma of tea lingered in the air.

Xiao Yao was very satisfied with his cards. He was very honored to be the owner of the house. His eyes stared at Shen Chengfeng.

Shen Tian smirked complacently and said, "We father and son will beat you alone. Brother Xiao, I"m afraid you will be defeated in the first round."

Xiao Yao laughed instead of getting angry. "This game is like a battle. Until the very last moment, none of us know whether you have more spies or if my spies are strong."

Shen Tian squinted his eyes and looked at Shen Chengfeng. With a heavy tone, he said, "Son, you don"t know how to play cards. Remember this important part.

Shen Chengfeng nodded calmly.

Xiao Yao immediately took out a pair of five and a pair of eight each.

The two gazes met again and landed on Shen Chengfeng, only to see him fight back at a moderate pace.

Xiao Yao covered her mouth and coughed softly, "Pa.s.s."

Shen Chengfeng looked at the card game, "A pair of 2."

The two of them glared at him at the same time, causing Shen Tianyi to explode, "You offer 2?"

"You play your cards, you play your cards?"

"Aren"t we going to start with the smallest one?"

Shen Chengfeng asked innocently.

Xiao Yao laughed out loud like a copper bell. "Continue."

Xiao Jing gathered up her courage and took a look behind Shen Chengfeng. In his hands, there was a card and a king.

After some consideration, Shen Chengfeng threw a 3.

"Four."

Xiao Yao was afraid that he would go back on his word.

With a solemn expression, Shen Tianyi asked, "Do you know how to fight?"

"I won"t call Xiao Jing."

"I won"t."

Xiao Jing did not hesitate to retreat.

Shen Chengfeng nodded, "I will try my best."

A "8" came out of Shen Tianyi"s mouth.

"Fried w.a.n.g."

Shen Chengfeng threw out two heavyweight cards and a string of ceremonies suddenly appeared on the entire page of his phone.

Shen Tian almost had a heart attack. He said, "Why did you explode?"

"I"m your biological father, why did you bomb me?"

"You"re the one who told me to block Marshal Xiao Yao as much as I can. I feel that if I did this, he definitely wouldn"t have anything to say."

Shen Tianyi was also at a loss for words. Why did his normally capable and capable son look so much like an idiot now?

Xiao Yao smiled. "Even if the two of you want to cross hands, you should at least hide your cards a little. Aren"t you putting me in your eyes too lightly in front of me?"

Shen Yi clenched his teeth and said, "Show your cards."

Shen Chengfeng clicked on the screen and a 4 appeared.

Shen Tian immediately jumped up. "You spent a pair of kings just to get a 4?"

Shen Chengfeng declined to comment.

Xiao Yao smilingly struck out with a 7.

A ball of fire burned in Shen Tianyi"s heart, "2."

"Pa.s.sed."

Shen Chengfeng said cleanly.

Shen Tian finally found a little confidence in himself as he threw out five cards in a row.

"I think so."

Shen Chengfeng was at the top of the group.

Shen Yitian smashed his phone down, "We are a family, why are you standing up for me?"

Shen Chengfeng"s eyes were burning, "Please tell me to hold off Marshal Xiao Yao"s escape route no matter what."

Xiao Yao said, "Do you want me to give you guys some time to take a look at each other"s phones?"

Shen Tian sat back in his chair and rested a hand on his forehead. "You go ahead."

Shen Chengfeng pressed his phone again, "5."

"I"m not playing anymore."

Shen Tian angrily threw down his phone in embarra.s.sment.

"If you want to bet, you have to admit defeat. Although we met a pig teammate, we are all soldiers, so we have to accept him with a heart of love."

"Victory!" Xiao Yao laughed as he threw out his last few strokes of the sword, displaying the word "win" on the card game.

Shen Tian pinched the s.p.a.ce between his brows, "It seems like you two have colluded with each other."

"If Xiao Jing was going up on stage, you could suspect her, but now that your family"s third young master is playing cards, do you think he would give them to me on purpose?"

Xiao Yao asked.

Shen Tian stared at the two of them, "I really don"t believe this. Give me another round."

"Wait, you just lost."

Xiao Yao reminded.

Shen Tian gritted his teeth and took off his jacket. Squatting on the floor, he did fifty push-ups in one go.

The music came again.

Shen Tian waved his hand at Xiao Jing, "My hand is a little sore, come and play for me."

Xiao Jing stared. "I, I don"t know how to fight."

"It"s not like you"re doing push-ups, what"s there to be afraid of?"

Shen Tianyi stood up and stepped aside.

Xiao Jing"s body stiffened as she held up her phone. She looked at the word "Landlord" above her head and the corner of her mouth twitched. "Sir, I am Landlord."

Shen Tianyi took a sip of tea and said, "Don"t worry and play cards."

Xiao Jing looked at her nose and heart. As she saw the number getting smaller and smaller, she became anxious and directly released a 3.

"Pa.s.sed."

They all said the same thing at the same time.

"Phew."

Shen Yi did not know whether it was because the tea was too hot, or because of the two simultaneous shouts, he was so scared that he almost spurted out.

Xiao Jing was surprised. "I played 3, the smallest card."

Shen Chengfeng said confidently, "I saw it."

Xiao Jing then looked at her father, "I bid 3."

"Yeah, I saw it too."

Xiao Jing"s expression was serious as she took out another pair of 5"s.

"Pa.s.sed."

The two of them spoke in unison once again.

Shen Chengfeng looked at Xiao Yao Marshal with his right hand and frowned.

Xiao Yao sensed him looking at each other and looked over as well. The two pairs of burning eyes locked, as if there was an internal conflict.

Shen Tian put down his teacup, "What"s happened? Your pair of 2 has been eaten by a dog?"

Shen Chengfeng replied, "You said it yourself. You can"t go up against me."

"I am now a landlord, we are opponents."

Shen Tiantian bared his teeth.

"Yes, I know."

Shen Tian shot another glance at Xiao Yao"s cards and roared, "Your pair of A and A are actually going to marry a wife? Go against him, beat him to death!"

"The tiger does not eat the son."

Xiao Yao"s voice sounded faintly.

"There are no father and son in the game."

Shen Tian rested a hand on his forehead, "Xiao Jing, continue playing."

Xiao Jing gave her captain a meaningful glance: "You"re making the cards too obvious."

"Show your cards."

Shen Chengfeng said.

Xiao Jing quickly followed suit.

"Pa.s.sed."

Both of them said the same thing again.

Shen Chengfeng explained, "It"s true."

Xiao Yao nodded, "I really don"t have any."

Xiao Jing waved her hand and a pair of aircraft flew by. On the screen, a magnificent airplane flew by.

"You don"t have to say it, I"ll help you guys shout, pa.s.s."

Shen Tian stood behind the two of them.

In the end, Xiao Jing threw out three bands and one. Once again, the image of a heavenly maiden throwing flowers appeared on the screen.

That"s right, Xiao Jing had won. Small pox, a small skit that she had never won in her life as a card player.

"Hahaha."

Shen Tian hugged his phone and laughed in a way that could swallow mountains and swallow rivers of air. He was unable to contain his joy.

Xiao Yao took off his jacket, "I underestimated you. I originally wanted to let you play two cards, but who would have thought that I"d screw myself over."

He crouched down and did the push-ups.

Shen Tian heavily patted Xiao Jing"s back. "This kid is worth teaching. Young people have boundless futures. Come, let me use this fire to slaughter everyone."

The voice of the happy Landlord rang out once more.

Xiao Jing silently retreated to the side. As the landowner, Marshal Chen Tian threw out a pair of 4"s in satisfaction.

"A pair of eight."

Shen Chengfeng said.

"One versus two."

The corners of Xiao Yao"s lips curled up.

Shen Tianyi"s expression darkened, "You go ahead."

Xiao Yao seemed to have victory in his hands; victory was indeed within his grasp.

In just one minute, the screen showed a scene of an exciting landscape. Yes, he had been beaten up for another spring, but he had only played one card and was caught off guard.

"Marshal, you can cut the cake."

The butler lightly closed the door.

Xiao Yao stood up, full of energy as he looked at Shen Nantian, whose morale had been reduced. He smiled and said, "I have had a great time today, I hope there will be a chance next time."

Shen Tian glared at the old man who was showing off his good will after getting a bargain. He stood up from the chair, "Come with me."

Shen Chengfeng followed behind Shen Tianyi silently and the two of them left the study room at the same time.

Xiao Jing was the last one to walk out. After only taking two steps, she realized that the person in front of her suddenly stopped.

"There are some things I won"t ask you. I just hope you won"t regret it in the future."

With that, Xiao Yao strode out of the study room.

Xiao Jing stood at the same spot in a daze. Even if her father had clearly said those words, no matter how dull she was, she would still be able to understand the meaning behind them.

Did he know?

He must have known. He must have known.

The leaves in the courtyard whirled around as they drifted down. Chen Yu took a drag from his cigarette and exhaled. He said, "I feel that this Xiao Jing looks a little familiar. Did we meet somewhere and remember her?"

Shen Chengfeng said patiently, "Of course you"ve seen her before."

Shen Tian frowned. "Where have I seen it before?"

"Why did I suddenly lose track of him? I just felt that he looked familiar."

"You are usually very busy on official business, so you don"t have to remember these small matters."

"That"s right, I came here on purpose to meet your grandmother. I didn"t expect her to be in a hurry to leave."

Shen Tianyi extinguished his cigarette. "I don"t know if my body feels comfortable after not coming back once a year."

"Grandma looks fine."

"That"s good. Since she"s already left, I can"t stay any longer."

Shen Tian put on the coat that the aide-de-camp handed him and walked out of the courtyard. He turned his head and asked, "You really didn"t bring the young lady along with you?"

Shen Chengfeng did not reply.

Shen Tianyi shook his head, "A guy who doesn"t know how to treat a lady properly."

Shen Chengfeng looked at the figures walking out of the mansion and turned around.

Shen Tian got into the car, seemingly muttering to himself, "I really think this Xiao Jing looks very familiar, it seems like I"ve seen her somewhere before."

the adjutant blurted out. "Isn"t it a little like the girl I saw in front of the cinema the other day?"

Shen Nantian was alarmed, as if he had pressed the back b.u.t.ton in his head. All his memories came flooding back to him in an instant, and he couldn"t help but notice that they were somewhat similar.

"However, there are many people in this world that are too long. On that day, the person that our superior saw was indeed a girl. No matter how elegant and refined Captain Xiao Jing Xiao is, she still couldn"t shake the fact that he is a man."

Shen Tian secretly gasped for breath and repeated, "That"s right, that"s right. You"re right, I saw a girl with a girl"s voice, it can"t be Xiao Jing. He"s a real man, although he"s white and tender, but I can"t deny the fact that his ident.i.ty card is male."

"Yes, sir."

"Do you know the punishment for misreporting military intelligence?"

"Sir, I"m just a.n.a.lysing it for you."

The aide felt wronged.

Overstatement -

How could there be no celebration at such a grand occasion? Yes, Xiao Man was 18 years old today.

The same messages appeared on the messages. Today was the 4th, 14th, and 24th floors double the prizes.

In the end, all the treasures in the Book City, Xiao Man didn"t have the authority to reward you with money, so she never had the chance to do so. She could only send red packets to celebrate in the group.