The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 469 The Ultimate New Year's Eve Operation Plan (Part 2)
"Wensheng, Happy New Year's Eve!"

On the phone, listening to Attorney Zhuge's voice, Wen Sheng leaned against the stove and laughed, "Same to you, Sister Sheng, have you and Dali already gone back to your hometown?"

"He's already back. Dali went out to set off fireworks," Zhuge Dasheng said softly.

Wen Sheng glanced at the time, sighed, and said, "I thought that if you weren't going back, you could just come and celebrate the New Year with us."

After hearing this, Attorney Zhuge paused for a second, then asked, "Are you spending the New Year in your apartment?"

"Yes, it's more lively around the apartment."

"What about Nuolan?"

Wen Sheng laughed and casually said, "She came too."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then the other person chuckled and said, "It's so lively over there, there's no need for Dali and me to go."

"Hey, the excitement is only temporary. I wonder how many people will be able to eat the New Year's Eve dinner I'm making later."

Wen Sheng glanced at Zhang Wei, who was staring curiously at him while he made the call, and smiled.

Zhuge Dasheng on the phone didn't quite understand what he was saying, but he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he laughed and said, "Let's skip this year. I'm just making a casual call to wish you a Happy New Year. After all, you are a client of my law firm."

"Really? I thought you were bored back in your hometown and that's why you called me!"

"My hometown is also in Shanghai, but I'm not that bored. Mr. Wen, please don't talk nonsense."

Knowing the other person's personality, Wen Sheng didn't care about these words, and just laughed and said, "Even if you're wishing me a Happy New Year, shouldn't you call me when the New Year's bell rings?"

"Forget it, Mr. Wen is very busy. I'm sure you'll have received countless calls from people at that time. I won't join in the fun."

"How could that be? I don't answer calls from unknown numbers at this special time of the new year."

"..."

Wen Sheng's words weren't particularly blunt, but they left Attorney Zhuge unsure how to respond.

After a long while, the person on the phone finally said in a muffled voice, "Alright, I won't disturb you while you're making your New Year's Eve dinner. I have something to do here too, so I'll hang up now."

"Okay." Wen Sheng didn't try to stop her, but said, "Oh, and remember to tell Dali that I wish her a Happy New Year."

"Ah."

After hanging up the phone, Wen Sheng smiled as he held his phone.

Just as he was about to continue cooking, Zhang Wei came over.

"Brother Sheng, who is it?" Zhang Wei glanced towards the balcony and lowered his voice, "You wouldn't be secretly seeing someone else behind your wife's back..."

Seeing the other person's eyebrows dancing like they'd caught Zeng Xiaoxian's, Wen Sheng said speechlessly, "What are you thinking? She's Dali's mom."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wei's expression froze for a moment. After thinking carefully, he suddenly realized and said, "Oh, I remember now, it's that big lawyer you were talking about, right?"

"Yes, she and I have a business relationship. She just called to wish me a Happy New Year."

After Wen Sheng finished speaking, Zhang Wei's face showed regret. He thought he was going to hear some juicy gossip!

In his mind, since the other person already had a child, it was impossible for him to have any unavoidable entanglements with Brother Sheng.

After all, even if Brother Sheng wanted to do something funny, it should be with Qin Yumo in the apartment.

But Zhang Wei still said, "Brother Sheng, I'm also a lawyer. Why don't you consider me for business?"

Wen Sheng, who was cooking, glanced at him upon hearing this and asked with a smile, "Do you have a lawyer's license?"

"..."

In short, Zhang Wei went back to memorizing legal provisions.

……

Twenty minutes later.

Nuolan and Qin Yumo walked in hand in hand from the balcony.

"smell good!"

Qin Yumo exclaimed in admiration, and when she saw Wen Sheng cooking in the kitchen, she subconsciously asked, "Wen Sheng, do you need any help?"

As soon as she spoke, she realized something and quickly looked at Nuolan beside her.

"I tried to help him just now, but he kicked me out," Nuolan said, spreading her hands helplessly.

Upon seeing them return, Wen Sheng smiled and said, "No need, I can do it myself. Weren't you next door? Why did you come back?"

"There was a mind-reading performance next door just now."

"Mind reading?" Zhang Wei, immersed in the sea of ​​knowledge, looked up in confusion. "Yifei has been in the study the whole time. When did she go there?"

“It wasn’t Yifei’s performance,” Qin Yumo sighed. “It was the mind-reading master that Guangu found who put on the show.”

Nuolan had already come to Wensheng's side. Although she was told not to help him, she could at least wipe his sweat, right?

In any case, she had to present a harmonious relationship with Wen Sheng in front of Qin Yumo.

As a result, she held up a tissue for a long time but couldn't see any beads of sweat on Wen Sheng's head, so she could only wipe the sweat in the air.

Seeing Wen Sheng looking at her, and knowing that he had guessed her thoughts, her cheeks couldn't help but blush.

Seeing Qin Yumo sigh, Zhang Wei asked curiously, "What's wrong? Judging from your expression... did that master also secretly peek at the cards?"

"What?! That master really can do magic tricks." Qin Yumo kept glancing at the two people in the kitchen out of the corner of her eye. Seeing their affectionate behavior, her previously calmed-down mood suddenly became a little irritated again.

I should have sprayed the black can on Nuolan's face earlier. Anyway, let that Maori master take the blame.

So her tone became slightly annoyed: "But this master just now..."

Just over ten minutes ago, Shinbei Mori, much to Sekiya's delight, actually performed a mind-reading act.

Using those jars, three empty and one full, Qin Yumo was asked to choose one in turn and then spray it onto the faces of the master, Tang Youyou, and Nuolan.

All three cans were empty when they were sprayed, except for the last black can that hadn't been selected yet, which was sprayed onto the whiteboard and was full.

Guan Gu was incredulous, thinking that the master had influenced Yu Mo's mind through mind-reading, making her choose the empty cans first.

In reality, it was just that Shinbei Mori had written the words "Don't take the black jar" on the base of the jar.

As for the fact that Master Mori, whom Guan Gu Shenqi previously found unbelievable, guessed his name, it was actually because Shinbei Mori had read his manga and was also a fan of his.

Well... this should have been a happy thing, because besides Wen Sheng, another male fan of "Love Triangle Cat" has appeared.

Unfortunately, this is not on the same level of importance as the collapse of Guan Gu's faith.

So Guan Gu Shenqi ran out, leaving behind a few people looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Hahahahaha!"

A sharp, piercing laugh suddenly rang out, and Hu Yifei appeared out of the study at some point. After hearing Qin Yumo recount what had just happened next door, she laughed loudly, "I knew there's no such thing as mind reading in this world! If it's not like mine, it's just a magic trick!"

"..."

Startled by Hu Yifei, the group turned to look at her. After laughing, Hu Yifei coughed lightly and said, "Well, I just finished talking to Zhanbo and the others. They asked me to wish you all a Happy New Year's Eve."

"By the way, Yifei, where are your brother and the others on their round-the-world trip?" Qin Yumo asked.

Interestingly, none of the people standing in this room have actually met Lu Zhanbo and Lin Wanyu. Their knowledge of them comes solely from what they've heard from Yifei, Ziqiao, Zeng Xiaoxian, and Guan Gu.

Hu Yifei frowned and thought for a moment, then hesitated and said, "They seem to have arrived in Milan, right? Or maybe Barcelona."

"Yifei, aren't you Zhanbo's sister? You're not even sure where they are?" Zhang Wei asked curiously.

Hearing this, Hu Yifei looked a little embarrassed, and then said irritably, "You know I'm just his sister, not someone who can read his mind. How can I be 100% sure where they are? Maybe I just said they were in Milan, and the next second they're in Barcelona?"

"..."

Everyone was speechless at Hu Yifei's words.

"Alright, let's tidy up and get ready to eat."

At this moment, Wen Sheng spoke up, saying that if they delayed any longer, he and Nuo Qin would probably be the only ones left to eat.

Hmm... although his ultimate New Year's Eve plan was for only three people to be left in the apartment.

However, there's no need to send everyone away during meals.

"Great! The smell of Sheng-ge's food makes me feel hungry even after eating chicken wings."

Zhang Wei was the first to respond and immediately came over to help serve the dishes.

However, Hu Yifei frowned and said, "But not everyone is here. Guan Gu and Zi Qiao have disappeared, and Zeng Xiaoxian, why hasn't his show been finished yet?"

……

"We just finished listening to the story of the little duck. Next, we're going to listen to the story of the little turtle. But before that, we're going to listen to a very, very long piece of music..."

Inside the Shanghai Broadcasting Building, Zeng Xiaoxian lay in front of the mixing console, looking utterly hopeless, and broadcast live into the microphone in the same resigned tone.

"Buzz...buzz..."

Just then, Zeng Xiaoxian's phone vibrated in his pocket. He took it out, looked at it, quickly muted his microphone, and started playing music on the show.

"Hey, Yifei."

"Zeng Xiaoxian, what's wrong with you? Didn't you say you'd come back after recording the show?" Hu Yifei's voice came from the quiet recording studio. Zeng Xiaoxian immediately made a face and said, "That was my plan, and the show was even recorded a long time ago, but..."

He paused briefly, glanced at the mixing console, and only after confirming that he had muted his microphone did he complain bitterly, "Lisa actually left early! I can't change the live stream to a pre-recorded broadcast without her signature!"

After all, it concerned his year-end bonus, so he couldn't just do whatever he wanted.

"We're having a family reunion dinner now. If you don't come back, we won't wait for you anymore!"

"..."

Zeng Xiaoxian was truly on the verge of tears, but in the end he could only say, feeling utterly miserable, "It's okay, you guys eat. I'm currently cursing Lisa on the show that she'll never have a seasoning packet when she eats instant noodles again, and..."

Before he could finish speaking, Hu Yifei hung up the phone.

"..."

Looking at the quiet studio, Zeng Xiaoxian, after a moment of bewilderment, said angrily, "Lisa, I curse you to always get sprayed in the face with Coke when you drink it for the rest of your life!"

……

"Alright, Zeng Xiaoxian isn't coming back."

In the apartment, Hu Yifei said to everyone after hanging up the phone.

"Huh? Didn't he say that he had already convinced Lisa to switch from live streaming to pre-recorded content with his overwhelming personal charm?"

Tang Youyou, who had just been called over by Yu Mo, asked curiously.

"You believe in his personal charisma?"

Hu Yifei pouted: "I might as well believe that I can read minds."

"..."

Looking at the table full of dishes in front of him, Zhang Wei, who was almost drooling, quickly asked, "What about Guan Gu and Zi Qiao?"

Tang Youyou said helplessly, "Guan Gu said he wanted to be alone. His faith has collapsed. As for Zi Qiao... he said he wanted to accomplish a great feat on New Year's Eve."

"A heroic feat? What heroic feat?"

"I don't know, I just heard girls' voices around, so I guess he's out picking up girls somewhere again."

Hu Yifei rolled her eyes: "Damn it, still no peace on New Year's Eve. Whatever, let's eat first."

After saying that, the six of them started eating.

"Come on, Happy New Year's Eve!"

After clinking glasses, Tang Youyou suddenly said, "Doesn't it feel like something's missing when we just eat like this?"

Upon hearing this, the group tacitly turned their gaze to the off television set.

"Hey, watching the Spring Festival Gala will get you looked down upon!" Wen Sheng reminded him.

"No, I wasn't thinking of watching it," Hu Yifei immediately stated.

"I do not have either."

"I was just stretching my neck."

"..."

At this juncture, no one wanted to be the one to be looked down upon, so they all denied wanting to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

So, the somewhat dull New Year's Eve dinner continued.

However, just as everyone was thinking about watching the Spring Festival Gala even if they were looked down upon, the sound of bagpipes suddenly came from upstairs.

"What's going on?" Nolan asked, puzzled.

“I just saw a few handsome guys carrying some musical instruments upstairs. I guess they’re going to have some kind of ceremony on New Year’s Eve,” Tang Youyou replied.

"Hey, with this sound accompaniment, I'm not bored at all!" Hu Yifei exclaimed in surprise.

Wen Sheng glanced at them and then checked the time.

My own New Year's Eve will have to wait a little longer before it officially begins.

"Oh, right, I also bought fireworks. Anyone want to go watch them together after dinner?"

……

On the terrace of the Lonely Corner Bar, Guan Gu Shenqi was drinking beer in a depressed mood.

The idea of ​​mind reading that I've believed in since childhood has turned out to be a hoax, and this feeling is truly unbearable.

This was even more upsetting than when he discovered that his overalls friend Mario had taken off his helmet, revealing his middle-parted hair.

After calming down by enjoying the night breeze, Guan Gu Shenqi took out his phone to check the time. He thought that tonight was New Year's Eve, and he should go back to spend time with his girlfriend.

"Dingling bell~"

Just then, Lü Ziqiao called.

"Moses Moses."

"Guan Gu, where are you?"

"I'm going to jump into the river, don't bother me."

"Listen, no matter how badly you've been hurt, you have to pull yourself together and come to me right now. Someone desperately needs your help!"

"My help?"

"Stop asking so many questions! Today is New Year's Eve. How can you bear to watch someone die? Get to the entrance of the community immediately! It's an emergency, right now!"

……

Inside the apartment, the New Year's Eve dinner on the dining table was not yet finished, but everyone had almost eaten their fill.

"Seriously? We've been eating for over an hour, and the bagpipes upstairs are still playing?" Hu Yifei slumped in her chair, rubbing her full stomach as she complained.

"I thought this sound was quite pleasant as background music just now, but now it feels like torture to listen to it," Tang Youyou said with a helpless expression.

Seeing this, Wen Sheng checked the time and said, "How about we go out and set off fireworks?"

“Okay!” Nolan was the first to agree; she couldn’t stand the bagpipes either.

The others looked at each other and immediately got up to put on their coats.

"Dingling bell~"

However, just as everyone was about to leave, Zhang Wei's phone rang.

"It was Guan Gu who called," Zhang Wei said in surprise.

Hu Yifei snorted, "Damn, I don't know where he was, but now he knows to call back."

After saying that, he answered the phone under the gazes of the others.

"Zhang Wei, please save us..."

Zhang Wei raised an eyebrow and then turned on speakerphone.

Soon, everyone understood what Guan Gu Shenqi and Lu Ziqiao had gone to do.

In short, Lu Ziqiao was watching the fireworks stall for Xiao Hei, but he took the opportunity to pick up girls. In just half an hour, he tricked seventeen girls into wearing miniskirts to watch the fireworks at midnight. In the end, three girls came from Japan. Since Lu Ziqiao didn't speak the language, he asked Guan Gu to help translate. As a result, he was taken to the police station by the police for selling fireworks without a license.

"You got yourself arrested for picking up girls on New Year's Eve?!" Tang Youyou immediately exclaimed angrily, "Guan Gu, how could you get involved with Lu Ziqiao?!"

"I was scammed." Guan Gu Shenqi's words were filled with regret and anger, then he added aggrievedly, "Zhang Wei, listen, I've switched my phone to 3G video mode, we need your help..."

Upon hearing this, Attorney Zhang immediately puffed out his chest: "Cough, don't worry."

Then he tugged at his collar and waved to the others, saying, "Make way, it's my turn to show off my professional skills."

ten minutes later……

Everyone looked at Zhang Wei with strange expressions as he flipped through a small notebook while defending himself on his phone.

Qin Yumo couldn't help but whisper, "Why do I hear that Guan Gu and Zi Qiao are going to be sentenced to three years in prison?"

"..."

Wen Sheng rubbed his temples. With this level of skill, Attorney Zhang had just been thinking of helping him with his business. He was really afraid that at best, he would be put on life imprisonment, and at worst, executed immediately.

Hu Yifei, who was also becoming increasingly suspicious, quickly snatched Zhang Lushi's phone and said into it, "Officer, don't listen to that half-baked lawyer. Those two are our friends. We're coming to the police station to explain the situation!"

After hanging up the phone, Hu Yifei looked at everyone and immediately said to Tang Youyou, who looked anxious, "Youyou, come with me to the police station to bail him out."

Nuolan, who was also somewhat worried, wanted to say something more, but Hu Yifei interrupted her, saying, "You don't need to go, go set off fireworks!"

She paused, then looked at Zhang Wei, who looked completely bewildered: "And you, you're not allowed to go either!"

"..."

Wen Sheng suppressed the smile on his lips and looked at Zhang Wei as well.

Now all that's left is to get Zhang Lushi away.

(End of this chapter)