After I finished speaking, I glanced at Yang Sisi again. This time, Yang Sisi was even more decisive. She didn't even bother to talk to me anymore and kicked me right in front of Ye Zhi and her cousin. She was simply lawless.

This also shows that her willful and unruly personality was entirely due to being spoiled by her family. In front of her cousin, she not only did not restrain herself, but became even more outrageous!

After the fight and the commotion, Yang Sisi's cousin finally stood up and said to me, "Sisi has mentioned you before. Meeting you in person, you really are a very interesting person... Hello, let me introduce myself. My name is Yang Yuanhang, and I'm Sisi's cousin."

"Aren't you her cousin? How come you also have the surname Yang?"

"My uncle married into my maternal grandfather's family through a marriage alliance. So what if my cousin's surname is Yang?"

As I sat down, I exclaimed, "Yang Yuanhang, 'Sailing far and wide,' what a wonderful name."

Yang Sisi sat down next to me, making it a two-on-two situation. She said to me again, "Don't just keep praising other people's names. Have you told me your own name?"

I exchanged a glance with Yang Yuanhang and then said, "My name is Mi Gao. I'm practically a fellow townsman of yours. I lived in Shanghai for four years, but I couldn't get a Shanghai hukou (household registration). Feeling disheartened, I came to Dali."

"Dali is a pretty nice place."

I nodded and said, "Well, since this is our first meeting, let's all be casual and avoid forcing any topics to make conversation. After all, the purpose of us sitting together to eat is to fill our stomachs."

Yang Sisi glared at me, then said to Yang Yuanhang, "Brother, ignore him. He's a troublemaker. Let's talk."

Yang Yuanhang smiled politely and then chatted with Yang Sisi about her running away from home. However, he was very open-minded and expressed his willingness to support Yang Sisi in staying here to experience a different lifestyle.

Out of boredom, I glanced at Ye Zhi, who had been silent all along. She seemed to have something on her mind, and the seat she was sitting in was the one I had sat in not long ago.

...

After a moment, Yang Sisi changed the subject and said to Yang Yuanhang, "Brother, are you interested in making some investments in Dali? You've always been interested in the tourism industry, and Dali has a lot of tourism resources. It would be a perfect first stop for you to enter this industry."

Yang Yuanhang replied with a smile, "What kind of investment do you think is better?"

"It's definitely going to be a hotel."

Yang Yuanhang glanced at Ye Zhi and replied, "This is not an area I am familiar with."

Yang Sisi immediately understood and said, "You may not be familiar with it, but Sister Ye Zhi is... The tourism market in Dali is so big, even if you're in the hotel business, there's no competition between you; on the contrary, I think you'll have many opportunities to cooperate in the future, and Sister Ye Zhi will definitely give you a lot of advice... Right, Sister Ye Zhi?"

Ye Zhi seemed a little absent-minded...

Yang Sisi asked again, "Is it Sister Ye Zhi?"

Ye Zhi then came to her senses, looked at Yang Sisi somewhat awkwardly, and asked, "What did you say?"

Yang Sisi patiently repeated what she had just said.

Ye Zhi nodded and replied, "We welcome anyone to come to Dali and work together to expand the tourism market here."

"Isn't that a bit too formal?"

Ye Zhi looked a little embarrassed, then turned her gaze to me, probably asking for my help.

I finally put down my chopsticks, which I'd been constantly moving, and said, "So what do you want her to say? Are you suggesting she say, 'Don't worry, just come and invest. I'll take care of everything, good or bad. You'll definitely succeed. If you don't, it'll be entirely my fault'?... Don't you think about it? These are investments of hundreds of millions. Who can be completely responsible for whom? What's wrong with leaving some room for maneuver in her words?"

Yang Sisi glared at me, giving me a look that told me not to mess things up. I felt no pressure at all, picked up my chopsticks again, and reached for the dish that the waiter had just brought out.

To ease the awkwardness, Yang Yuanhang took over, saying, "What I'm doing now is completely different from the tourism industry. The timing isn't right yet, let's talk about it another time... Today is my first time in Dali, so I'd like to offer everyone a toast and take this opportunity to thank you all for taking care of Sisi all this time."

I withdrew my chopsticks, which were already halfway out, and picked up my wine glass... After everyone's glasses clinked together, I also had a feeling: Ye Zhi and Yang Yuanhang were not as close as I had imagined, although they did seem quite well-matched.

At the same time, I could also tell that Yang Yuanhang was very fond of Ye Zhi. If Ye Zhi had given him some more definite promises, he might have actually invested in something here, not necessarily a hotel. What he needed was more opportunities to spend time with Ye Zhi.

I couldn't help but wonder, if Yang Yuanhang wasn't her type, then what kind of man did she like?