Before the New Year holiday, Su Tiantian was tricked into returning home by a 200,000 yuan promise. The village distributing land money was real, but the desire to trick her into coming home early ...
He Xinyu thought his cousin He Yiyuan was quite cute. Facing Shen Jiale, who was about the same age as He Yiyuan, it was like facing an old fox, appearing harmless but actually very shrewd.
He remembered Su Tiantian's evaluation of Shen Jiale: "He looks like a cheerful, playful, pure and innocent person, who can make people let down their guard at first sight. In fact, he is a little unfathomable, a little thoughtful, and very opinionated." He couldn't help but smile. There is no harm without comparison. Ren Zhengyu is still cute, even He Yiyuan is cuter than Shen Jiale.
In the meeting room of Dinghui Company, Shen Jiale rested his chin on his hand and responded to He Xinyu's playful smile: "Manager He, there's no need to have dinner. Director Cai of Taicheng Company has invited me to dinner. I will think carefully about the cooperation when I get back."
Does that sound like something you'd consider seriously? You even had dinner with my competitor?
He Xinyu barely suppressed the slight sense of loss in his heart and took a few people to see Shen Jiale and his group off.
The elevator door opened, and just as they reached the first floor, Shen Jiale heard a familiar, somewhat youthful voice say, "Cousin, why do you have to send your shopping to the company? Wouldn't it be better to send it to your home? You have to carry it back and forth."
At this time, another clear and pleasant female voice that I had heard somewhere said, "Grandma, your cousin's grandmother doesn't like me buying things online. She says the quality is not good. She says she would rather buy them in stores and buy better ones at a higher price."
Shen Jiale ignored everyone else and walked towards the source of the sound. The people he saw were indeed people he knew - Ren Zhengyu and Su Tiantian, who were standing at the front desk.
It is not surprising that Su Tiantian is here. Shen Jiale knows that Su Tiantian is the deputy financial director of this company. It is a bit strange that Ren Zhengyu is here.
Ren Zhengyu, wearing a white shirt and light blue jeans, was holding several parcels, his face curved with a smile. "Grandma is usually quite frugal, but sometimes she spends money wisely. She likes to go to physical stores to buy things because she says she can touch and see them. My uncle and cousin go shopping with her almost every month."
Ren Zhengyu's outfit was very common, but He Xinyu and others looked at Shen Jiale's outfit and thought it was just a coincidence.
Su Tiantian smiled mischievously. "They also buy things online, have them shipped to the farm, unpack them, and take them back. You know, there are more options when buying some things online. The stores in our small town don't have a lot of variety."
There was a man next to Su Tiantian holding several express parcels.
Ren Zhengyu teased, "It seems that my uncle and cousin are not well behaved. I will find time to teach grandma how to shop online and let her know that online shopping can be a good idea sometimes."
Su Tiantian said, "Your cousin has taught her, and the results are average, but she's more receptive than before. Sometimes she even asks him to buy things online. It's okay for her to shiver a bit, but when she sees me using scissors to open packages, she gets all fussy, saying she's afraid of hurting me and that the sharp tips of the scissors might scare the baby. Anyway, she's happier when I don't do the work."
A clerk at the front desk said, "Director Su, your husband's grandmother is concerned about you. If opening packages is considered work, then I guess she won't let you cook, right?"
Ren Zhengyu said: "My cousin's wife doesn't have to cook, there is a nanny to do it, otherwise, we can go to the farm to eat."
Another front desk clerk said, "I'm jealous."
The man holding several packages said, "Director Su, I'll go to the Finance Department first."
Su Tiantian said, "Okay, thank you Jiadong."
Wei Jiadong from the Finance Department left quickly.
Ren Zhengyu said, "Cousin, you have to walk slowly." He turned around and saw Shen Jiale a few steps away. His already smiling face was even brighter than before. "Brother Le, why are you here?"
He Xinyu and the people following him called out, "Director Su."
Su Tiantian nodded, then looked at Shen Jiale and said, "I heard the day before yesterday that Young Master Le was coming to our company. It turned out that Manager He was going to receive him."
Shen Jiale had a calm and indifferent smile on his face: "Sister-in-law, A Yu."
Ren Zhengyu said excitedly, "Brother Le, you said on WeChat last time that you would treat me to a meal the next time we meet. Now that we're really meeting, where should we go for dinner?"
Shen Jiale's smile froze slightly. It was just a polite remark, but did Ren Zhengyu take it seriously? They were several cities apart, so how could they have known they'd run into each other so easily? And who would be so direct as to ask about dinner the moment they met?
Wan Xinyin, who was good at observing people's expressions, quickly stepped forward and said, "Master Yu, I'm sorry, someone has already made an appointment with Master Le for lunch today."
Ren Zhengyu quickly turned around, put the package on the front desk, and quickly turned back, a little disappointed and a little angry, saying: "Sure enough, my sister is right. You said you would treat me to a meal, but you lied to me. You don't need to treat me. Brother Yiyi even said he would treat me to a meal this morning."
He didn't hide his expression at all, and his disappointment and anger were clearly visible.
In fact, when Ren Zhengyu said the words "my sister said", Shen Jiale's heart beat a little faster, and he had an inexplicable feeling. He didn't show it on his face, but his eyes flickered. Others didn't notice that their attention was on Ren Zhengyu at the time.
He Xinyu quickly said, "Ayu, don't be angry. I'm treating you to a meal. Didn't you say last time that you liked the traditional teahouses with carts selling dim sum? Someone recommended one to me."
Su Tiantian reached out and pulled Ren Zhengyu's sleeve and said, "Cousin's wife is treating you to a pigeon feast. There are six flavors of pigeon. It's delicious. I remember you like braised pigeon."
After Su Tiantian told Liu Jingze and Ren Zhengyu about He Xinyu's request the night before, Ren Zhengyu did not refuse, but he still asked Liu Jingze's opinion first. This morning, he came to work happily with his big black backpack and drove as a driver.
Before leaving, Su Tiantian told Liu Jingze that she and A Yu would eat out instead of having lunch delivered to the company. She had information on several restaurants not far from the company and was thinking about which one to go to.
When Ren Zhengyu heard He Xinyu and Su Tiantian coaxing him, the cloudy sky suddenly turned sunny, and a smile appeared on his face again: "Then let's go eat squab. I'll take the express delivery up first."
As He Xinyu's secretary, Fang Dongheng certainly had good judgment. He took two steps forward and said, "Master Yu, let me take the express delivery up. You accompany Director Su to eat squab."
Ren Zhengyu said, "Okay."
Su Tiantian said, "Ayu, I still have more than 20 minutes before I get off work. Why don't you go to the Finance Department to get your handbag first, and then go back later. I can ask that restaurant to reserve a table for you."
Ren Zhengyu agreed, took Su Tiantian's arm and walked towards the elevator while saying, "Then go get your bag first, and walk slowly."
Shen Jiale, who was still standing there, was ruthlessly ignored...
He Xinyu no longer wanted to force Shen Jiale to stay (he was thinking that the chances of cooperation this time were slim anyway), so he put on a polite smile, pointed the way, and said, "Young Master Le, please go this way."
Shen Jiale's expression changed quickly. He hurried to Ren Zhengyu with a smile on his face. "Ah Yu, I'm sorry. I didn't know I would meet you, so I agreed to someone else's invitation. I'll turn it down now and treat you to dinner instead, okay?"