She thought: How can I have to deal with dinner parties while working part-time? I don’t know how many people there are, and she doesn’t know any of them. It’s so embarrassing.

The appeal of delicious food has also been greatly reduced at this moment.

After a few minutes, Brother Wei came over.

"Xiao Jiao, let's go. Is there anything you want to eat?"

"I'm fine with it, but what about the others?" Lin Jiaojiao pinched the backpack strap, feeling a little restrained.

"How about going for hot pot?"

"Okay." She swallowed secretly and felt happy again.

This dinner party is not impossible. She hasn’t eaten hotpot for a long time and she is so craving it!

In the past, she could occasionally go out for hotpot with her roommates, but she hasn't had it since she started dating.

Don’t think about it, don’t think about it, you’re drooling.

Lin Jiaojiao looked at the table for two in front of her and said stiffly, "Brother Wei, is it just the two of us?"

He seemed to notice Jiaojiao's awkwardness and smiled to ease the atmosphere. "Yeah, isn't our Jiaojiao shy? It's just the two of us, we're old acquaintances so we can relax."

"Come and sit down, don't stand there like an idiot." Brother Wei handed her the menu with a smile.

Lin Jiaojiao ordered a few of her favorite dishes and returned the menu to Brother Wei.

The cell phone was placed in front of her, but she didn't play with it. Instead, she lowered her head and tickled her fingers.

"Jiaojiao, try the beef, it's the specialty of this restaurant." Brother Wei used the serving chopsticks to pick up some food for her from time to time.

"Thank you, Brother Wei. I can do it myself."

"Look at this dish, you've only taken a few bites since it was served. If I don't give you more, I'll fill it up in my mouth until it's all gone. Haha."

She has never had any friends of the opposite sex since she was a child, and she doesn't know how to get along with the opposite sex properly.

Sometimes when the opposite sex is nice to her, she thinks that they are interested in her.

She remembered that when she was in the first year of high school, she accidentally fell in the stairwell and was carried to the infirmary by a tall male classmate.

She was a little thinner than she is now, weighing 120 pounds, but the boy hugged her like a chick.

Her heart was moved at that moment.

I started to imagine that if a boy hugged her, he must have a good impression of her.

It turned out that he was just well-intentioned, but she misunderstood him.

Just like when Brother Wei invited her to dinner alone, she was wondering if Brother Wei liked her, so he invited her alone and even picked food for her.

She seems to have a delusion of being loved.

This may also be related to her original family. Her parents are farmers who make a living by working in the fields. They are typical Chinese parents.

She has always been closer to her mother since she was a child, and as far as she can remember, her father never seemed to hug her.

But she knew that they all loved her very much, they were just not good at expressing their love.

"I'm so fat, I'll just eat less at night and consider it as losing weight." Lin Jiaojiao said with a smile.

"But Brother Wei, why are you treating me to dinner today?"

"Xiao Jiao, are you okay? I feel like you're at a normal weight." As he spoke, he gestured, pinching his thumb and index finger together to leave a small gap, "It's just a little bit more than normal weight."

"And you have a small face. Fat people don't have fat faces. The fat is hidden. Your eyes are pretty, big eyes and double eyelids."

Brother Wei praised her sincerely, and Lin Jiaojiao almost believed it.

"Besides, eating one more meal won't make any difference."

"Brother Wei, you are so awesome." Lin Jiaojiao exclaimed sincerely.

"Oh, that's nothing." Brother Wei scratched his head embarrassedly. "It's all practice. When I first came to the city to work for two years, I couldn't say a word to strangers for a long time. I got better slowly."

Perhaps infected by Brother Wei's enthusiasm, Lin Jiaojiao gradually relaxed. The two chatted and ate, and before they knew it, it was already past 10 o'clock.

She also knew some of Brother Wei's background. Brother Wei's real name is Wei Chao. He is only 20 years old this year and started working after graduating from junior high school.

The past few years were very difficult, and things have only gradually gotten better in the past two years.

The two stood at the bus stop. Lin Jiaojiao pointed at the approaching bus and said, "Goodbye, Brother Wei. My bus is here. You should go back too."

"Jiaojiao"

"What's wrong?"

"Jiaojiao, I don't have any other intentions in inviting you to dinner. Don't think too much. I just think that we have similar personalities and I want to be friends with you."

"Got it, Brother Wei. I'm getting in the car."

The bus slowly passed in front of him, and Lin Jiaojiao's waving figure gradually disappeared from his sight.

Wei Chao's eyes couldn't help but turn slightly red. He was not worthy of her. If only he had studied for a few more years.