A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 381: Experience and Strength

Faced with the sudden change, the naturally timid Fang Duoduo was obviously frightened. She opened her little mouth and burst into tears. Fang Yuan, who was about to go to see what was going on, had to turn back and take the child from Song Qian's hands to coax her.

However, Chen Ming and Huang Zhitao's parents did not hesitate at all. They stood up and rushed over.

When the three arrived, they found that the box waiter had collapsed on the ground in fear, covering his face with his hands and crying uncontrollably, while a hand stretched out from the open cupboard.

Huang Zhitao's parents, who often dealt with death, did not panic. They had worked for Doctors Without Borders for several years and had seen big scenes before. They thought it was just an ordinary murder and corpse hiding case.

So the couple worked together to help the waiter out and asked for details of the process.

"Wow, I just opened the red wine and went to get the decanter, but when I looked at the cabinet door, a hand stretched out from inside and touched my leg. I was scared to death." The waiter replied crying.

"Did he touch you?" Mr. Huang, who was about to call the police, was a little confused. It was different from what he had guessed.

After seeing the hand retract, Chen Ming casually picked up the unopened bottle of champagne and cautiously approached, "Who are you? Come out now, or I'll hit you."

It would have been fine if Chen Ming hadn't said anything, but as soon as he opened his mouth to warn, the cabinet door was closed from the inside.

Anyone with a normal brain seeing this scene would know that there was a person hiding inside.

Qiao Yingzi, Wang Yidi and Huang Zhitao were extremely anxious because they knew who was inside, but no one dared to say anything and could only stand outside and worry.

"Hey, you kid aren't going to come out, are you?" Chen Ming handed the champagne to Mr. Huang behind him angrily, picked up a table knife on the table, and the two of them bent down, one on the left and one on the right, to open the cabinet door, wanting to teach each other a lesson.

The moment she opened the cabinet door, Qiao Yingzi shouted, "No!"

At the same time a hoarse voice came from the sideboard, "It's me!"

Chen Ming and Huang's father squatted down together, looked at each other, then looked inside and said in disbelief, "Old Joe?"

It was impossible for either of them to make a mistake. One of them was an old friend of Qiao Weidong for many years, and the other had just met him while on vacation in Sanya some time ago.

As they revealed Qiao Weidong's identity, Song Qian's face suddenly turned pale. She was still confused. Qiao Weidong was so quiet today. She didn't even go to bother him. It turned out that he was hiding here to bother her.

"Old Qiao, what are you doing hiding here? Look how scared you are to that little girl. She's almost scared out of her wits. What will happen to her psychological trauma in the future? If her parents find out, they'll definitely give you a hard time."

Chen Minghan scolded Qiao Weidong with a cold face. After all these years of being together, this was the first time he felt that Qiao Weidong was so unreliable. Even when Chen Jinnian was at his most mischievous, he was less of a worry than the elderly Qiao Weidong.

"Stop scolding me. Please help pull me out. My body is numb and I can't move." Qiao Weidong pleaded with a red face.

Helpless Chen Ming and Huang's father could only put down what they were holding and drag Qiao Weidong out of the cabinet.

At this time, the door of the box was opened, and Chen Jinnian and Tong Wenjie, who had rushed over from the company, walked in.

When he saw everyone standing at the door upon entering, Chen Jinnian was a little confused. "What's wrong? We're just a little late. Is there a need to line up to welcome us?"

Seeing that her son still didn't understand what was going on, Su Ying quickly waved her son in and reminded him, "Close the door quickly to avoid outsiders laughing at you."

Although it was the unruly Qiao Weidong who did this, it was all of them who were embarrassed.

A few minutes later.

Song Qian and Su Ying whispered to comfort the waiter, and together they took out several thousand yuan in cash from their bags as compensation for what had just happened, and asked the other party to keep today's events confidential.

On the sofa on the other side, Qiao Weidong listened to Chen Ming and Fang Yuan's scolding while massaging his legs that had just recovered from the numbness.

Chen Jinnian, an outsider, sat in his seat holding his sister and watching the show. If he had known it would be so exciting, he would have come from the company earlier.

After comforting the young waiter, the gentle smile on Song Qian's face immediately disappeared, and she turned around and glared at Qiao Weidong with a fierce look.

If there weren't so many outsiders around and she couldn't get angry in front of her daughter, she really wanted to kick Qiao Weidong out.

"Mom, don't blame my dad. We also wanted to give you a birthday surprise." Qiao Yingzi walked over and explained weakly, wanting to plead for Qiao Weidong.

"Birthday surprise, then I really thank him. Now I receive no surprises, only shocks."

After Song Qian finished speaking angrily, she began to question Qiao Weidong.

"When did you come here? How long have you been squatting in there? You even touched the girl's legs. Do you have any shame?"

"I had been in there for a long time. When she opened the door, my body tilted and I accidentally bumped into her," Qiao Weidong explained.

"I believe these words, but do the police believe them? You were hiding in the closet, so it's not unfair to accuse you of peeping and secretly filming."

"I was so careless. If I didn't have a surprise for you, why would I hide?" said Qiao Weidong.

But Song Qian saw that he had nothing on him and was sure he was lying. She asked directly, "What about the surprise?"

"not yet."

After hearing this answer, Song Qian was so angry that she felt that if she continued chatting with the other party, her low blood pressure would be cured.

At this time, the others felt that the two could not continue chatting, so they stepped forward to persuade them. At Chen Ming's reminder, Qiao Yingzi quickly asked the waiter to serve the dishes.

After the meal was served, Qiao Weidong's gift finally arrived: a huge two-layer cake and a huge photo frame sealed with brown paper.

The cake was made very well. Apart from the fact that it was a bit wasteful because it couldn't be finished, the visual effect was still very good. However, Chen Jinnian felt that this was definitely not a gift, so the only trick must be the photo frame.

Sure enough, as soon as Song Qian blew out the candles, Qiao Weidong couldn't wait to present his gift.

"Song Qian, we met when we were nineteen. So many years have passed, and our daughter is now nineteen. I've prepared a cheap gift for you today. It's a photo we took by the Weiming Lake back then. I went back to my hometown and searched for the negative for a long time before I found it. I then had it restored."

As Qiao Weidong spoke, he tore open the kraft paper, revealing the true appearance of the huge photo. A youthful and beautiful woman appeared in front of everyone.

She had a long braid draped over her shoulders, a sweet smile, and her eyebrows and eyes were very similar to Qiao Yingzi's current appearance.

Without stating her identity, everyone could quickly determine that it was Song Qian at the age of nineteen.

"Wow, Mom, we look so much alike." Qiao Yingzi said in surprise. It was the first time she saw a photo of her mother when she was young.

"Of course, I'm your mother."

Seeing the photo from that year appear in front of her, it was impossible for Song Qian not to like it. Even though it was given by Qiao Weidong, the corners of her mouth still rose involuntarily.

Chen Jinnian sat by and watched quietly, feeling emotional. The old ones are still the most experienced. Qiao Weidong was really good at this. Just by sending a photo, he brought back Song Qian's best memories.

High, really high.

Just as the proud Qiao Weidong was about to strike while the iron was hot, he was interrupted by a rapid ring of his cell phone.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Chen Jinnian hurriedly stand up and hand his sister to his father. "Sorry, sorry, you guys continue. I'm going to answer the phone."