When Li Rui heard the song, he looked at Tang Su with admiration. If he was not mistaken, this ancient song should be her interpretation. Her voice was ethereal and pure, making the listener feel like they were floating in the air. No wonder the media said that she was the top ancient singer in the country. It was because she had the ability. Thinking that he had made friends with her, he was very proud.
Tang Su took out her phone and looked at the caller ID. After a while, she said, "I'm not free. I'm with a friend. Find an excuse for me to decline … Is it important? It's more important for me to accompany my friend. Don't say anything else. Decline it for me! "Then she hung up.
Li Rui was secretly touched. He advised, "Su Su, if you have something important to do, go back quickly. You don't have to accompany me and Cindy. We're not children. We don't need to accompany you." Tang Su said lightly, "It's nothing important. A famous director flew from Beijing to my company to look for Du Xiaolei. I don't know why, but he thought of me and asked me to meet him. I don't care about this kind of social interaction." Li Rui said, "A famous director? A famous director? What if he asked you to join a blockbuster? "
Tang Su sneered, "Tsk. First of all, I'm not very familiar with him. He won't take special care of me. Second, I'm not a big star. He won't use a third-rate star like me. Besides, even if he wants to use me, he will contact me privately. He won't call me over like a princess in a private room. What kind of person does he think I am? And he's famous in the circle … Forget it. Why talk about him? Let's not talk about him. "
Li Rui asked with concern, "Then if you don't go when he asks you to, won't you offend him?" Tang Su sighed, "If I offend him, then so be it. How can I not offend people in the circle? It doesn't matter if I offend one more. "
Li Ruixin sighed inwardly. It seemed that everyone had their own problems. Even superstars, on the surface, seemed to have limitless glory, but in private, they also had unknown troubles and worries. From this point of view, God was still fair.
At around seven o 'clock in the evening, Li Rui, Tang Su, and Jiang Meixian had already finished their dinner. At this time, the curtain of night fell and the lanterns were lit. The bustling Shanghai began to show the world her enchanting face under the night sky.
Jiang Meixian drank two glasses of red wine at dinner. Perhaps she was stimulated by the alcohol. After coming out of the restaurant, she suddenly said, "Mr. Li, I want to go to the alley where my grandfather lived. You and Miss Tang don't have to accompany me. If you are tired, you can go back to the hotel to rest. Don't worry about me. I will go back by myself later."
Li Rui was a little puzzled. If you want to visit your former residence, why don't you do it during the day? Why do you have to wait until the dark at night? What's wrong with you? Was it better to reminisce about the past at night? He said, "Although Shanghai's security level is one of the best in the country, I am still worried about you going to the alley alone at night. How about this, I will accompany you. I don't have anything to do now, and it won't take much time to accompany you. "
When he said this, he originally thought that Jiang Meixian would tactfully refuse. Unexpectedly, she actually nodded and agreed. "Alright, then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Li. Actually, I feel more at ease with you accompanying me, hehe."
Tang Su, who was next to him, curled her lips slightly. She walked to Li Rui's side and twisted his waist with her left hand. She said with a smile on her face, "Then I will accompany you."
Li Rui sucked in a breath of cold air from the pain. He turned to look at her and saw that she was glaring at him. Only then did he realize that he only cared about Cindy and neglected this big star. How could she be happy? Even if she was not jealous of Cindy, she would be jealous now. He hurriedly gave her a pleading look and said, "Come with us. It won't take much time anyway."
Who would have thought that Tang Su would unexpectedly refuse, saying, "I want to go with you, but I just remembered that there's something I have to do right away. Let's part ways for now and contact each other later." Li Rui was surprised, "It's already so late, what kind of urgent matter do you have?" Tang Su said with a serious expression, "I still have a car parked in the company's parking lot. It is my private car. It is usually parked together with the nanny van. Think about it, my nanny van was tampered with. My private car probably won't be able to escape. I have to immediately arrange for someone to check it out." This was an important matter and could not be delayed for a moment. Li Rui understood very well and said, "Then you go and arrange it first. When Cindy and I return to the hotel, I will call you."
The three of them parted ways here. Tang Su drove away, and Li Rui and Jiang Meixian took a taxi to the old residence of the Jiang family — the old city wing.
On the way, Li Rui asked the driver about the old city wing, and the driver enthusiastically introduced it to the two of them.
When the old city wing was mentioned, the first thing to understand was the meaning of the "city wing." In China's history, the city wing was a unique geographical concept. Basically, China's cities had city walls. People generally regarded the outside of the city as the outer city, and the outer city as the suburbs. According to convention, the inside of the city wall was called the "city," and the densely populated areas outside the city with a certain degree of economic activity were called the "wing." Therefore, the term "city wing" usually referred to the more prosperous areas inside and outside the city.
Shanghai's old city wing had a history of more than 700 years. It was located in the southeast of Shanghai's old city and was surrounded by the curved Renmin Road and Zhonghua Road. It occupied a large area. It was the origin of Shanghai, and from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties to the early Republic of China, it had always been the political, economic, and cultural center of Shanghai. It was also the most densely populated area in Shanghai, and there were a total of nine city gates. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, with the demolition of the city wall, Zhonghua Road and Minguo Road were built at the original moat (after the liberation, Minguo Road was renamed "Renmin Road"), but the old city wing still existed. Therefore, it was also known as the "Root of Shanghai."
There were many cultural relics and historical sites in the old city wing, including famous gardens, famous people's residences, guilds, and public offices. In addition to the famous Yu Garden, Old City God Temple, Old City Wall Pavilion, and so on, there were also a number of historical sites such as Xu Guangqi's former residence, the "Jiujian Building", and the exquisite "Hidden Book Building" in the deep courtyard. Not only could one enjoy the ancient ruins, but they could also taste the history of Shanghai from every brick and tile. It was really a good place to go.
The driver thought that the two of them deliberately wanted to visit the old city wing at night, and said in unskilled Mandarin, "It's not bad to go to the old city wing at night. It has a different flavor. But … hehe, it's not a good place to fall in love. There are a lot of people there. "
Li Rui and Jiang Meixian looked at each other and smiled. They knew that the driver misunderstood them as a couple, but neither of them said anything.
"Which gate are you going to?"
When they were about to reach the old city wing, the driver suddenly asked. Li Rui heard the question and looked at Jiang Meixian. Jiang Meixian was a little frightened and said, "I'm not sure. I only heard my grandfather say that his hometown is in the old city wing, but I don't know the specific address."
The driver said, "Oh, then stop at the nearest gate. It's the old west gate. You can walk inside and look for it. If you don't have the patience to walk, then take the No. 11 tram. We Shanghai people call it the circular road. After you get on, it will circle around the old city wing. The starting point is the end. You will pass by nine gates along the way. If you see a familiar place, you can get off the tram and go in. But the old city wing is very big. It will take a long time for you to walk down. "
The taxi stopped very quickly. When Jiang Meixian was about to take out her wallet, Li Rui had already handed her a hundred yuan bill.
Jiang Meixian said embarrassedly, "Mr. Li, how can I let you pay for this? I should be the one doing it." Li Rui joked, "Don't forget, you have to listen to my arrangements." Jiang Meixian pursed her lips and smiled bitterly.
The two of them got off the car and stood on the side of the road. They first looked at the scenery around the old west gate. It was just like an ordinary city intersection. There was nothing special. The buildings were a little low and old. It was not commensurate with the reputation of Shanghai. But this was understandable because this was the old city area. The buildings were naturally not as grand as the new district.
Jiang Meixian stood at the end of the street and didn't know what to do. She asked Li Rui, "Mr. Li, what should we do?" Li Rui said, "It's convenient to take the tram, but it's boring to walk around. In my opinion, we should walk as far as we can and enjoy the old city wing's night scenery. When we are tired, we can take a taxi back to the hotel. What do you think?" Jiang Meixian smiled cheerfully and said, "Okay, we'll listen to you."
So the two of them walked to the northeast direction. They went straight into the heart of the old city wing. Along the way, sometimes they walked on the wide road, sometimes they walked through the narrow alleys (not the simple northern alley), and sometimes they stopped outside the temple covered by green bamboo. Although it was hard to walk, they were full of enthusiasm and couldn't stop.
As the two of them walked, a beggar suddenly walked in front of them. His hair was messy like a bird's nest. His clothes were ragged and there were many black tattered bags on his shoulders. They didn't know what was bulging in them. He walked to a trash can not far from the two of them. He put all the bags on the ground and reached into the trash can to look for food. After feeling around a few times, he found a piece of leftover boiled corn. He put it in his mouth and started chewing.
When Li Rui saw this, he was so disgusted that he wanted to throw up his dinner. He frowned and pulled Jiang Meixian, indicating for her to walk around the beggar.
Unexpectedly, when Jiang Meixian saw the beggar's pitiful situation, her heart was moved. She stopped and took out her wallet. She took out a fifty yuan bill. After thinking for a while, she put the fifty yuan back and took out a hundred yuan bill. She walked to the beggar and handed it to him. "Don't eat the food in the trash can. It's not hygienic. You'll get a stomachache. Here's some money. Go buy clean food. "
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