Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 473 Love rival?

At the banquet in my hometown, there was a lot of noise and bustle with people toasting each other.

Xu Zhiquan's face was flushed, and he had already gone through several rounds of drinking and toasting.

He glanced at the Spring Festival Gala program on the big TV next to him, then looked closely and saw several champion athletes in the program, among whom was Xie Bingran.

Old Xu, holding a cigarette in his mouth, looked very proud and happy, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Other people at the banquet were still toasting and chatting, and were not paying attention to the Spring Festival Gala on TV.

Xu Zhiquan deliberately cleared his throat, but his eyes were still on the TV.

So the remaining few families finally turned around and looked at TV.

"That girl on TV is the Asian Games champion from our city!

What is it called? "

"Xie Bingran, she's on TV every day!

The city even awarded her a house. What an amazing girl! "

“He’s from Nanhe Village in our town, and he’s a famous person now.

I never thought I could be on CCTV, it’s incredible!”

"This girl seems to have studied at Tiancheng No. 1 Middle School before? Then she must have been a classmate of Xiaochen!"

"He's from Nanhe Village, so he should have been Xiaochen's classmate in junior high school..."

"Second brother, does Xiaochen know this girl?"

When the topic came to Xu Zhiquan, he smiled with a smug look on his face:

"Oh! Of course I know him! We're classmates!"

Old Xu has not yet mentioned the relationship between Xu Chen and Xie Bingran to his family.

After all, Xie Bingran was a famous person, and Lao Xu was afraid that the news would be spread everywhere and cause unnecessary trouble to others.

But when he thought that this was his future daughter-in-law, Lao Xu felt a lot happier and more proud.

It’s a pity that I can’t show off at will, and I can only be secretly proud of it in my heart.

……

……

Fuxing Road, downstairs of the CCTV building.

At this time in 07, CCTV's "Big Underpants" was still under construction.

The "Color Television Center" at No. 11 Fuxing Road, built in the 80s, is still the headquarters of CCTV.

The daily news broadcast and the annual Spring Festival Gala are all broadcast here...

Xu Chen walked towards the side door on the east side of the building, naturally to pick up Xie Bingran.

As we walked along, we saw some performers and crew members walking out of the building one after another. Many of them were still wearing makeup for the Spring Festival Gala performances and were in a hurry.

It seems that they are all Spring Festival Gala performers who have finished their performances and rushed home to reunite with their families on New Year's Eve.

Xu Chen looked carefully, but didn't see any big stars he knew.

East side door.

Before Xu Chen arrived, he saw Xie Bingran from afar.

There were two other people chatting with Brother Bing, and a white Toyota Alfa was parked nearby.

Xu Chen looked carefully and found that he recognized the other two.

One of them is Guo Jingjing, who is known as the "Queen of Diving". She and Brother Bing appeared on the camera at the same time in the recent Spring Festival Gala.

The other man was wearing a neat dark suit and black-rimmed glasses. He was none other than Guo Jingjing's current boyfriend, Huo Qigang, the son of the "Huo family" in Hong Kong Island.

The "Ho Family" of Hong Kong Island is also known as the "red-top tycoon" and can be called a true "wealthy family".

Xu Chen didn't know much about the gossip in the sports celebrity circle, but he had heard some news about Guo Jingjing and Huo Qigang in his previous life.

After all, Guo Jingjing and Tian Liang's romance in the early years was a legend in the sports world, and they were called the "golden boy and jade girl" of the diving world.

Later, the two broke up and Guo Jingjing married into the wealthy Fok family in Hong Kong Island, which also made the front page headlines of many news reports.

Xu Chen watched Xie Bingran chatting with the two of them from afar, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

The little rich woman’s current “circle of friends” is really high-end.

In fact, the Xie Bingran that Xu Chen knew and understood was only a part of him.

Her "dominance" in the sports world may be far beyond Xu Chen's imagination...

Xu Chen paused for a moment, did not take the initiative to disturb them, and just stood aside waiting.

He couldn't hear what Brother Bing was talking about with Guo Jingjing and Huo Qigang, but he could see that Guo Jingjing was very warm and polite to Xie Bingran.

Xu Chen was standing not far away waiting. Xie Bingran suddenly turned his head and happened to see Xu Chen.

Xu Chen smiled at her.

Xie Bingran looked at Xu Chen and gave him a strange look.

Xu Chen was stunned.

Why does this look make me feel like he is asking for help again?
He was a little confused, but after thinking about it, he stepped forward.

A fourth person inexplicably entered the space where three people were originally conversing.

So Guo Jingjing and Huo Qigang turned around and looked at Xu Chen.

Xie Bingran cleared his throat and introduced in a low voice:
"This is...Xu Chen."

As soon as she finished speaking, she actually moved closer to Xu Chen and held Xu Chen's left hand.

Xu Chen was a little puzzled, but suddenly thought of the situation when he was shooting the Louis Vuitton advertisement in Shanghai.

When Bing Ge was "confessed" to by the French girl Camile, he did almost the same thing.

But Xu Chen really couldn't figure out what this was all about at this moment.

But he showed no emotion on the surface and just smiled gently.

I wasn't in a hurry to greet Guo Jingjing and Huo Qigang. After all, we hadn't met them formally yet, and I didn't know what to address them appropriately.

When Guo Jingjing saw Xie Bingran and Xu Chen holding hands, she seemed to understand something instantly.

She smiled awkwardly and said:

“Don’t mind me, Brother Bing, I was being presumptuous!

I really didn’t know you had a boyfriend…”

She looked at Xu Chen again and stretched out her hand:

"Hello, I'm Guo Jingjing."

Xu Chen also politely extended his hand and shook it:

"Hello, my name is Xu Chen."

Huo Qigang, who was standing by, politely extended his hand and shook hands with Xu Chen:

"Hello, I'm Huo Qigang."

"Hello, Mr. Huo, just call me Xu Chen."

Xu Chen hadn't fully understood the situation yet, so he didn't take the initiative to talk too much, and left the conversation mainly to Xie Bingran and Guo Jingjing.

Guo Jingjing looked at Xie Bingran, her eyes smiling like a pair of crescent moons:

"Brother Bing will come to Beijing for training after the New Year, right?
I'll come to the track and field team to play with you then!"

She also calls Xie Bingran "Brother Bing". It seems that the name "Brother Bing" has also spread in the sports circle.

Xie Bingran: "Okay, I'll come to the diving team to find you after the New Year."

Guo Jingjing: "How can I let you come to me? I should come to play with you!"

Xu Chen was a little surprised. Why was Guo Jingjing so polite to Brother Bing?
Guo Jingjing smiled and looked at Xu Chen again:

"If you two come to Hong Kong Island to play, you can also come to me and I will arrange the reception."

Huo Qigang, who was standing by, also echoed the words.

Xu Chen still didn't understand the situation, so he just smiled along.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Guo Jingjing and Huo Qigang said goodbye and got into the business car.

He also rolled down the window and waved goodbye to Xie Bingran and Xu Chen.

……

The night in Beijing on New Year’s Eve was not too cold, and there was a faint smell of firecrackers in the air.

Xu Chen was holding Xie Bingran's hand and walking towards the hotel.

He seemed to understand something, turned to Xie Bingran and asked:

"Are they going to introduce you to someone?"

Xie Bingran had no expression on his face and whispered:
"He said he wanted to introduce Huo Qigang's younger brother to me..."

"..."

Xu Chen was speechless.

Is this a "love rival"? !
Huo Qigang's younger brother should be Huo Qishan, who is also a famous "nobleman" in Hong Kong. Huo Qishan has a lot of rumored girlfriends, the most famous of which is the so-called "international superstar" Zhang Ziyi...

Xu Chen couldn't help but feel weird.

Is this "playboy" actually planning to take over his own ice? !

"Huo Qishan, he's a playboy. He changes his girlfriend every month." Xu Chen said jokingly.

"Oh."

"Besides, they are from Hong Kong Island. Their living and eating habits are different from those of us mainlanders..."

"And they have been abroad before. Many of them will pick up some bad habits..."

Xu Chen was muttering incomprehensibly.

Xie Bingran turned his head and looked at him, narrowed his eyes and said:
"You're not worried, are you?"

Xu Chen: "This...what is there to worry about?
Although he is a young master, I am also a rich second-generation young master, okay!
And in the long run, my business may not be smaller than his!"

The tone was a bit arrogant.

Xie Bingran saw through it but didn't say anything, but he found it a little funny.

Xu Chen cleared his throat and spoke again:
"Aren't you guys very busy with training? How do you still have time to hang out with the diving team?
I think Guo Jingjing is overly enthusiastic about you and must have some ulterior motive!
It’s better to get away as soon as possible.”

Xie Bingran blinked her big eyes: "It's not too enthusiastic, I saved her life."

Xu Chen: "Ah?! What do you mean by saved her life?"

Xie Bingran frowned and thought for a while:

"Just saved her life..."

Xu Chen: “?”

Xie Bingran: "So she wanted to introduce the younger brother of the Huo family to me out of kindness."

Xu Chen: "The moon is so round tonight!"

Xie Bingran turned around and glanced at Xu Chen, smiled maliciously, and then said:
"And I have already met Huo Qishan at an event in Beijing last year..."

Xu Chen: "The buildings in Beijing are all so square!"

……

……

As soon as the two returned to the hotel room, a waiter rang the doorbell and came in pushing a food cart.

This was naturally what Xu Chen had requested in advance.

In the dining car was an electric soup pot and a large plate of freshly made dumplings.

For people in the north, eating dumplings is still a must during the Chinese New Year.

"Do you need help cooking it, sir?"

Xu Chen: "Just help me connect the stove!"

……

Ten minutes later, steam rose from the soup pot.

Xu Chen and Xie Bingran sat at the table and put a large plate of dumplings into the pot.

"'Family Portrait' dumplings come with all kinds of fillings!

I specially arranged for the hotel restaurant to pack it for you.”

Xie Bingran bit the tip of her chopsticks, looking like a greedy little girl.

"Are you hungry?" Xu Chen asked.

"Well... I didn't eat during the rehearsal tonight."

Xu Chen: "CCTV is going too far. How can they let the Asian Games champion starve?"

The sound of the Spring Festival Gala programs was still coming from the TV.

Xu Chen looked back and saw that what was being broadcast was Uncle Benshan's skit.

Only then did I remember that this program called "Planning" was the "egg-laying rooster, the fighting rooster among roosters..."

Xu Chen thought of something else and asked:
"You must have met a lot of celebrities in the studio of the Spring Festival Gala!"

Xie Bingran nodded, took out her cell phone and handed it over. It was the iPhone that Xu Chen had just given her.

Xu Chen opened the photo album on his phone, scrolling through the photos and marveling at them.

There are a lot of photos of celebrities and Brother Bing in it.

Han Hong, Sun Nan, Uncle Benshan, Song Dandan, Tao Zhe, Jolin Tsai...

It’s really a gathering of big names.

It’s obvious that the group photo was taken with different cameras and mobile phones.

I guess he took photos with different people and then sent them to Brother Bing individually.

In addition to these big stars that Xu Chen knew, there were also many performers and staff at the Spring Festival Gala who took photos with Brother Bing.

There were also a few people who looked like "big leaders", probably big shots from CCTV or Beijing.

Among them are photos of Xie Bingran with several champion athletes, and there are an especially large number of photos with Guo Jingjing.

Guo Jingjing seemed to really like Bing Ge and took many photos while holding her.

Xu Chen was flipping through Guo Jingjing's photos, but he felt strange again and quickly swiped past them.

……

The hot dumplings are ready.

The little rich woman puffed up her mouth and blew hot air, looking like a cute foodie.

She threw a dumpling into her mouth and started chewing it with big mouthfuls, and her eating manner revealed the domineering attitude of "Brother Bing".

Xu Chen took a sip of red wine and stared at Xie Bingran, as if he was remembering something.

Xie Bingran: "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Xu Chen: "I remember the first time I shared dumplings with you in junior high school."

Xie Bingran blinked her big eyes, and seemed to recall something:
"It's the first time I've eaten acacia flower dumplings, and they actually taste sweet."

Xu Chen: "My dad packed that."

Xie Bingran: "It's delicious. I haven't eaten it since."

Xu Chen calculated the days:
“The acacia flowers will be coming down soon, just wait.

My dad will definitely go pick locust flowers and make dumplings."

Around the Qingming Festival every year, locust flowers are in full bloom.

According to Xu Zhiquan, Xu Chen's mother loved eating dumplings wrapped in locust flowers when she was alive.

So every year at that time, Lao Xu would pick up locust flowers with a bamboo pole and bring them home to make dumplings...

Xu Chen said again:

"If it's inconvenient for us to go back, I'll ask my dad to freeze some and send it over."

Xie Bingran smiled happily:
"Okay!"

Xu Chen thought for a moment:
“Or I can ask my dad to send some fresh acacia flowers over so we can wrap them and eat them at home!”

Xie Bingran was chewing a dumpling in his mouth: "Okay!"

……

After eating, the two of them cleaned the table together.

Then I sat on the sofa and watched the Spring Festival Gala comfortably.

Xu Chen was holding a glass of red wine, while Xie Bingran was half lying in Xu Chen's arms, looking well-behaved.

When the hosts Li Yong, Zhu Jun, Zhou Tao and Dong Qing appeared on TV again, Xu Chen couldn't help but be stunned.

"What's wrong?" Xie Bingran asked.

"Oh it's all right."

As expected, the "black three minutes" of the Spring Festival Gala live broadcast accident that happened in the previous life happened again.

An infinite embarrassment was overflowing from the TV screen.

Xu Chen took a deep breath and picked his toes for the hosts in embarrassment.

Xie Bingran frowned: "We've rehearsed this many times, why are there still problems?"

……

After the countdown, the clock finally struck midnight.

A new year begins.

Xu Chen held Xie Bingran's little chin and turned her face over.

“You look so delicious…”

(End of this chapter)