Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by those scions of wealthy families you hang out with?

Although she doesn't like to compare herself to others, the rich kids around her seem to live for the sake of comparing themselves to others.

They compare who wears, uses, and has the most expensive clothes; who drinks and eats the most high-end food; who spends the most money and the fastest...

Yan Bo saw the doubt in her eyes clearly. "I really didn't lie to you. If you don't believe me, you can come and visit whenever it's convenient for you."

Tong Xiaohuai glared at him again, "Who would be interested..."

Yan Bo didn't say anything, he just looked at her and smiled without saying a word.

Tong Xiaohuai was almost provoked by his smile again. Before she could get angry, she turned her head away sullenly and strode into the living room.

The butler heard the noise and ran out. He was slightly surprised to see her. "Miss, why are you up so early today?"

Just as he finished asking, Yan Bo, who had followed Tong Xiaohuai in, appeared. "Young master, may I ask..."

Before Yan Bo could introduce himself, the butler remembered, "Oh, I remember now, you are Young Master Yan, right?"

Yan Bo smiled at him and nodded, saying, "Uncle, you have a good memory. My name is Yan Bo. I'm here today to shamelessly invite you to dinner."

Tong Xiaohuai handed Yan Bo over to the housekeeper to take care of, then went to wash her face. When she came out, she saw Yan Bo sitting on the sofa drinking tea.

"Uncle Yuan, is dinner not served yet?" Tong Xiaohuai shouted towards the kitchen.

After shouting, he sat down on the single sofa, picked up his teacup and was about to drink it when, as if remembering something, he looked up at Yan Bo who was looking over and said something.

"My family's chef's skills are just average, so you're not allowed to complain if the food isn't good!"

Yan Bo couldn't help but smile again. "I know, but Miss Tong, you don't need to worry. For someone who has lived abroad for several years eating Western food and has been eating takeout for more than a month since returning to China, all home-cooked meals are the best food in the world."

Yan Bo is right; he now has very low requirements for food.

Firstly, it's because he doesn't know how to do it.

Secondly, he didn't have time to care about the taste of the food.

Tong Xiaohuai was unaware of these things, taking it as him giving her a way out, and snorted again, saying.

"Whether it's good or bad, it's only once. If you want to say it's bad, just say it after you leave, don't say it in front of me."

Yan Bo thought to himself, how bad is this chef's skill? How could someone like her keep making such pronouncements?

"Miss, dinner will be served in about fifteen minutes. Are you hungry? Would you like some snacks first?"

Tong Xiaohuai nodded, then shook her head and said, "Never mind, I won't have an appetite for dinner if I eat snacks."

The housekeeper didn't say anything, just responded and turned back to the kitchen.

Even though Yan Bo was the guest, judging from the way the two of them sat in the living room, Yan Bo was as comfortable as the host, while Tong Xiaohuai seemed uneasy, like she was visiting someone for the first time.

She and Yan Bo were not familiar with each other to begin with, and this was only the third time they had met, including today.

The fact that she was alone with a man in a room made her feel even more uneasy.

She didn't intend to talk to Yan Bo, so she picked up the TV remote and turned on the TV.

An advertisement is playing on the television.

Normally, Tong Xiaohuai would just change the channel when she saw an advertisement, but today, she seemed to be watching it with great interest.

Yan Bo didn't initiate a conversation, but his gaze never left her.

Seeing her holding her breath while staring at the TV, Yanbo finally couldn't bear it and asked her.

Do we have class tomorrow?

This remark has no special meaning; it's purely used to strike up a conversation and start a topic.

However, Tong Xiaohuai turned her face away and glanced at him sideways.

What do you want to do?

She didn't want to come back every day to find him standing outside the village. It seemed she really needed to talk to him about it today.

Yan Bo could tell from her wary expression that she had misunderstood.

"I didn't mean anything by it, I was just asking casually."

After saying that, he looked at her intently and added, "I'm going on a business trip tomorrow and may not be back for another week."

Tong Xiaohuai stared at him for two seconds with annoyance, then turned her face away and turned her gaze back to the TV screen.

"Why are you telling me all this? You're on a business trip, so what? It's none of my business."

Yan Bo smiled and said, "I didn't mean anything by it. The place I'm on this business trip is famous for its embroidery. I saw some embroidery hanging in a private room at a card and chess club last time, so I was just wondering if there was anything you wanted to buy that I could bring back with me."

Tong Xiaohuai held the teacup with both hands, lowered her head, and took a sip of tea.

“My mom did all that, I don’t know how.”

The implication is that she wasn't interested.

Yanbo is the youngest child in his family. Although his family's education is strict, they never skimp on the care and love he deserves.

Given his father's status, he, as the son, never suffered any disdain or cold treatment, whether at home or outside.

It's no exaggeration to say that he probably received the most disdain and cold treatment from Tong Xiaohuai in his entire life.

However, Yan Bo didn't care about this at all.

In his view, this was all Tong Xiaohuai's true nature. The fact that she was willing to treat him with her true nature showed that she didn't have a bad impression of him.

Besides, isn't it normal for her to give him the cold shoulder and treat him coldly?

After all, she had only known him for a few days; they weren't even friends, let alone close.

Given her background in such a family, if she didn't even have this much wariness towards him, she could forget about surviving in the Tong family in the future.

Overall, things progressed with her more smoothly and with more significant results than he had anticipated.

"Well, I'll buy two sets and give them to Auntie. Anyway, I'd like to ask her for advice on designing a card and chess room."

Tong Xiaohuai remained silent because even she didn't know when her mother would be back. By the time her mother returned, he would probably have already forgotten about it.

Yan Bo looked at her when she didn't say anything, then at the books she had casually placed on the coffee table.

Among those books were some she had just received, and some he had just given her.

"By the way, did you write down my phone number? My major was the same as yours. If you have any questions, you can call me anytime."

Tong Xiaohuai neither confirmed nor denied his enthusiasm.

Even though Yan Bo encountered setbacks, he was not discouraged at all.

In his view, pursuing girls is the same as starting a company; it always requires accumulating experience little by little.

What a company needs to accumulate is connections, capital, and overall corporate strength. Only when all aspects have accumulated to a certain level can the company rise to a new level of development.

What a woman needs to cultivate in pursuing a man is understanding and affection. Only when both parties have enough understanding and affection can they go from strangers to friends, and then from friends to a closer relationship.

Although he had a strong liking for her, he never thought of making it happen overnight.