Chapter 40 fourth quarter

Not long after, Lu Siyu really fulfilled his promise to visit Luo Yang.Perhaps it was a coincidence that the day he went was February 14th.When he came to Sunshine Law Firm, the building looked extremely deserted.Probably people are busy with the holidays. At this time, Luo Yang turned over and over again in the office to study a brochure introducing a person's zodiac sign, horoscope, birthday, etc. It is said that these factors will affect a person's personality and hobbies.The booklet was given to him as a Valentine's Day treat when he went to the florist across the street to buy flowers.He knows that young people nowadays like this kind of gossip, and when they are bored, they read it to adjust their mood.He used a pen to draw a horizontal line on the column of Virgo printed on the booklet, and the following text reads: Virgo lovers who value spiritual life and tend to be perfectionistic, what they really need is a feeling of heart, a A self-made card and a bouquet of specially selected flowers will warm up this platonic love affair... It is recommended to send her a bouquet of tulips or purple roses.

The brochure says to choose purple roses.Luo Yang looked up at the transparent glass on the desk, and there were three red roses in it, which was his promise to a woman in his life - when the first snow fell every winter, or when he missed her , he will buy three red roses.Whether she receives it or not, these three roses will bloom for her. In recent days, there have been many twelve or thirteen-year-old boys selling roses in the streets and alleys of Shacheng. Buy it; if you pay more attention to your surroundings, you can see men and women of all kinds of styles and affection passing by on the street. The roses they hold are gorgeous and dazzling. In addition to the common rose red and light pink, there are many roses that are purple of.At the beginning of the year, at the press conference of CCTV's fashion column, the host said that purple is popular in spring and summer this year-it represents romance, nobility and elegance.Afterwards, purple became popular, no matter clothing or daily necessities, gloomy purple filled every corner.However, the popular trends in metropolises like Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and so on are much ahead of the curve, ordinary roses have long been difficult to be elegant, and the flower shops there sell the expensive "blue enchantress" and "black enchantress" , and another newly listed golden rose, which is highly sought after by the wealthy.Golden roses are extremely rare, the cultivation process is special and complicated, and the price is expensive. A single flower costs tens of thousands of yuan, and the men and women who own it will naturally double their worth.However, in the sand city in the west, when most people are still busy with food and clothing, it is impossible for a flower shop to sell such expensive "love".The "love" in Shacheng can only follow the feelings of the public.Therefore, after the fashion trend of CCTV's fashion column was released, the flower shop here has been filled with a purple mist since the beginning of the year.The flower shop across the street had just opened, and with great difficulty Luo Yang picked three red roses among clumps of purple flowers.

Red, a common and classic color, is enduring.Of course, the main reason Royan chooses them is: she likes them. A sudden knock on the door interrupted Luo Yang's contemplation. He turned his head, and Lu Siyu had already opened the door and walked in. He saw a fat and pale and swollen face, so he frowned. The booklet was stuffed into the drawer, and the glass with roses was moved to the window sill. Lu Siyu seemed to have no time to take into account the master's indifference. He stood in the middle of the room and turned around and said, "Your office is so spacious! Are you alone?"

Luo Yang pointed to the sofa and said, "Sit down. There used to be two people in this office, but now I use it alone." Lu Siyu's gaze scanned the bookcases, sofas, computers and other objects in the office, and finally landed on the three red roses on the windowsill.He thought to himself, among the three roses with a certain meaning, the man in front of him must have accumulated the memory of a certain woman, and that woman was definitely not his wife.So who is she?Lu Siyu guessed, of course he wouldn't take the liberty to inquire about such things.There may be some unknown things lurking in everyone's life, and some things cannot be inquired about.

Lu Siyu sat down on the sofa and said, "Is it not the right time for me?" When he said this, there was an ambiguous smile on his face. "I know what you want to say. Don't think roses are so vulgar. It was originally noble, but it was vulgarized by some vulgar people." Luo Yang replied, got up and brewed a cup of Xinyang Maojian for the visitors , and handed over a box of Heilanzhou cigarettes produced in this province and a unique lighter. The lighter is silver-white in shape of a small pistol.If you ignore its size, it looks quite realistic.Lu Siyu felt that Luo Yang pointed a gun at him.His hand that took the lighter couldn't help trembling, and his face became even paler.

Luo Yang looked at Lu Siyu suspiciously: "You were smoking when I went to your house that day. Why, Manager Lu quit smoking?" "No, no, I only like two things in my life: cigarettes and women." Lu Siyu took the lighter and lit the cigarette, calmed down quickly, and continued the topic of roses.He said: "Mr. Luo's comments on roses just now are very incisive. He really deserves to be a scholar. Of course, he is different from us ordinary people. If I remember correctly, Nietzsche once divided the relationship between men and women into metaphysics and metaphysics. Metaphysical theory is put into love practice. These roses of yours should belong to metaphysics?"

"I have no research on philosophy and philosophers. You are here today to talk about Nietzsche and metaphysics, right? Do you have anything to do?" Luo Yang smiled. "I just want to chat with you, casually. I won't bother you?" "You are welcome. There is no one in the office building today. I am preparing the materials for the court next week." Lu Siyu put his rich body deep in the sofa, and took a deep breath on the cigarette.After a while, the white smoke passed through his lungs and slowly floated out from his nasal cavity.He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Although we haven't known each other for a long time and only met once or twice, you may think that I am an optimistic person or a boring person? For example, just now, I was with you Just kidding, I seem so unscrupulous, but it's just a cover-up, a cover-up of my insecurity. My situation is really bad, it's terrible. You can't imagine..."

"Are you referring to the conflict with your mother?" Luo Yang asked. "No, I mean personal life." Lu Siyu said.After saying this, he remained silent again, still sucking on the cigarette one after another, as if he came here today just to smoke.His hands, which were also swollen due to white fat, trembled, and the middle finger and index finger of his right hand had been burnt yellow from years of smoke, as if a piece of charcoal was about to be roasted by cigarette butts.After a long time, he seemed to have made up his mind and said, "You met my wife the other day. She used to be a housewife without much experience. After I came to work in Shacheng, I raised funds for her and set up a family." A store specializing in labor insurance products, she has a little serious business to do. We have always been inconsistent. Of course, I mean we are inconsistent in all aspects. You don’t mind if I talk to you about it?”

"Hehe, I'm not a psychiatrist, you said this to me!" Luo Yang really laughed. "...I sincerely regard you as a friend." Lu Siyu hesitated for a moment and said.At this moment, the cigarette held between his fingers was nothing but the butt. "Okay, tell me." Luo Yang moved the ashtray to the opposite side and handed him another cigarette. Lu Siyu took the cigarette, lit the cigarette at the butt that was about to burn out in his hand, put the cigarette butt into the ashtray, then put the refill in his mouth, and took another deep puff.He raised his head slightly and exhaled a long string of smoke rings, behind which a fluffy face was hidden.

At this time, the room was filled with smoke, and the red rose on the window sill became mysterious and looming in the smoke. Through the thick smoke, Lu Siyu mustered up the courage to talk. "I could have divorced my wife and lived with a woman I like again. But divorce, like marriage, requires passion. I don't think I have any passion anymore, which is terrible." Lu Siyu said, "And last year the hospital checked It turns out that she is suffering from an incurable disease and may die soon. She herself does not know about this. I want her to wait until the last moment of her life to leave without regrets, and leave the regrets to me!..."

"Really?" Royan replied.He was a little absent-minded, staring at the rose hidden in the smoke, thinking of his own shortcomings.Or are you one of those who have lost all passion? "You don't seem to be interested in what I'm talking about?" Lu Siyu said, "Of course, you have already said that you are just a lawyer, not a psychiatrist. Who would like to listen to an old man talking about housework? Actually, I want to talk to you You're talking about something else, and that's important." "I've been listening to you. Please continue." Luo Yang looked away from the rose and looked at the vain face opposite. "Okay." Lu Siyu rested his head on the back of the sofa and continued his narration, "I don't lack women outside, you should be able to understand. But I love them, I made a wish in my heart, if one of them If a woman can give birth to me a son, I will immediately divorce my wife and marry her. But until now I have not fulfilled my wish. I have never treated the women I love badly. Given my age and status, what else can I give them It's just money. You know, it's a big expense, and I have to think about their future life, and money becomes a hole for me, a hole that gets bigger and bigger, like in astronomy The 'black hole' described, I fell into." "You embezzled public funds, embezzled and accepted bribes for women?" "It's not. It's just that I may encounter some minor troubles, and I don't have professional legal knowledge. I don't know how to avoid breaking the law, and I don't know how to protect my own rights. You must help me at that time! Would you like to Be my perennial legal advisor?" "A legal adviser? Shouldn't it be a legal adviser to help you launder money? I can't agree to this. If you have any legal questions, you can come to our office for consultation. We have also opened an online consultation hotline." "You don't want to help me?" "It's not that I don't help you, it depends on what matters. If you directly or indirectly embezzle the company's property, you have committed a crime of corruption; if you live with a woman other than your wife in the name of husband and wife, you have committed a crime of bigamy; You are responsible for the basic life of your minor children—whether she is a legitimate child or an illegitimate child, you have committed the crime of abandonment; if your mother successfully sues you, you are also guilty of abandonment... Even if I help you, You can't escape the guilt. As long as you don't break the law, you have nothing to be afraid of, and you don't need me to help you." "Well, just think that I'm here for consultation. Although a woman outside of me didn't have a son, she gave birth to a daughter. I don't know what I should do now." "Since the matter has already happened, and your wife has never given birth, you should take your daughter home through legal procedures." "No, absolutely not. I can't let others know that I have an illegitimate daughter. The point is, I still hope to have a son in the future." "What age is it, and you still favor sons over daughters? From a legal point of view, you should fulfill your duty to bring up your daughter. You won't abandon her, will you?" "I like my daughter very much. I pay someone to take care of her. As for my future son, it is inevitable. You may not know that I am from Ping'an County. According to the atmosphere of Ping'an County, I must have a son. , otherwise, even if one day I become president (of course this is impossible), I will still be looked down upon, and my wife and I will not be able to enter the ancestral grave after a hundred years. My mother endlessly quarrels with me, but most of them are also Due to this reason." "You are also from Ping'an County? We are from the same town!" Luo Yang said suddenly. This is a nostalgic city, especially in the snowy season.Lu Siyu and Luo Yang suddenly knew that they were from the same hometown, and their distance suddenly shortened a lot, and the atmosphere of the conversation immediately became more relaxed.In the end, Luo Yang suggested to Lu Siyu that if he really needed a son, he should adopt one.However, his relationship with those women outside and his relationship with his mother, Mrs. Lu must be properly resolved, and the matter must not be made a big deal.Virtue can't be said, it's just a matter of late festival.I heard that the new standards for assessing leading cadres will be implemented first in some cities, including respect for the elderly and the relationship between husband and wife. Problem seems to be solved.Lu Siyu spit out a string of beautiful smoke rings and said: "A barrister like you is naturally busy with business, how can he do without an assistant? I also have a suggestion, you hire a secretary. I happen to have a girlfriend, she is our company A staff member named Leng Yueruoxue, graduated from Northwest Normal University, wrote novels, studied law for several years, and got a lawyer's certificate. He is a rare talent. How about coming to your place?" "Is it inconvenient? You are the manager of the company, why don't you arrange a position for her?" "She used to work in the reference room of the No. 1 Textile Factory, and she always complained to me that her major was not suitable for her. I told her a few days ago that she knew a friend who was a lawyer. She said that she would come here to work for everything, saying that she wanted to change the environment. Don't worry, Xiao Leng is definitely a decent person. And she is my friend, very loyal..." "Understood, putting someone in for me should be the real purpose of your coming here today. I really can't deal with you people in the officialdom, I'm fooled." "It doesn't matter if you say you were fooled or you are helping a friend, first accept the person I recommended, and I will thank you later when I have a chance." "What's her name? It's cold...it's a tongue twister." "Leng Yueruoxue. I have her business card here for you." Lu Siyu put down the business card and said, "This is the pen name she used for writing. Her original name was Ma Xiaoyan. But few people in Shacheng know her We all call her Xiao Leng. Don’t call her Ma Xiaoyan in the future. She only recognizes her pseudonym now. Of course, a name is just a person’s code name, which is not important. The important thing should be the person, right? Haha !what!……" "Okay, I just need a person with good writing skills to help me with the manuscript. You ask her to come to work next week. The trial period is one month. If it doesn't work, I will return it!" Luo Yang ended with such an ambiguous joke His conversation with Lu Siyu.