Chapter 42 The Selection of the Imperial Son-in-Law Has Arrived

Zhang Pengfei was speechless.

Chen Jingyang sent another message: "Baby, which restaurant is this?"

Zhang Pengfei sent him the restaurant's name.

"Hello!" A sudden greeting startled Zhang Pengfei so much that he almost dropped his phone!

He suddenly looked up and saw a strange girl smiling and reaching out her hand to him.

Zhang Pengfei was a little embarrassed, so he quickly put his phone in his pocket and shook hands, saying, "Hello, hello."

"My name is Cai Minmin."

"Oh, my name is Zhang Pengfei."

After shaking hands with Zhang Pengfei, Cai Minmin stood confidently beside the vice president.

The vice dean introduced her to everyone: "This is my daughter, Cai Minmin. She is currently a third-year graduate student at the University of Political Science and Law. She's here for a meal today. You're all around the same age, so please don't be shy and make yourselves at home."

Cai Minmin wore only light makeup, but her looks were still stunning. She had a tall and slender figure, and wore a loose-fitting V-neck Maillard-colored knit top with a brown knee-length pleated skirt. She looked both cute and ladylike, with an outstanding temperament.

She whispered something shyly in the vice dean's ear, and the vice dean then called out to everyone, "Come, come, everyone, please sit down. Uh... Pengfei, come and sit here."

Zhang Pengfei looked surprised and confused, standing there for a few seconds, looking silly, until Brother Zhao patted him and said, "What are you staring at? Hurry up and sit down!" Only then did he smile awkwardly and walk over.

He really didn't expect the vice dean to assign him a seat!

And it was the seat between him and Cai Minmin!

The eyes of everyone in the room followed him like spotlights, and Zhang Pengfei couldn't help but swallow hard. He sat down and appeared slightly reserved.

He and the vice president were, after all, in a superior-subordinate relationship. It was the first time he had sat so close to his superior, and he was surrounded by his superior and his daughter, so he felt a little uncomfortable.

Cai Minmin acted as if she were at home, chatting with him casually and naturally, asking him where he was from, who his family was, and whether he wanted to work or take the postgraduate entrance exam after graduating next year.

Zhang Pengfei answered each question in turn.

Upon learning that Zhang Pengfei planned to start working immediately, Cai Minmin asked him if he had a target position, and casually mentioned that she also planned to work after graduating with her master's degree next year, and would most likely go to the procuratorate.

Zhang Pengfei frankly stated that he hasn't decided yet; he might go to a law firm or a company.

Cai Minmin then asked him if he had considered going to the public security, procuratorate, or court system.

It was a very common question. Zhang Pengfei often talked about these things when chatting with his classmates and colleagues, so he didn't think much of it. He simply said that the competition for civil service exams was fierce, and that civil servants' salaries weren't high, so he wasn't considering it for the time being.

Cai Minmin is very good at guiding the conversation and listening. She is two years older than Zhang Pengfei and lacks the dependent feeling often found in young girls. She has a mature and intellectual beauty. When she speaks, she is gentle and persuasive, neither sharp nor obsequious, and even has a touch of humor, which suits Zhang Pengfei's taste very well.

The two started chatting without realizing it, and when they talked about some of the same points, they looked at each other and smiled knowingly, as if they had known each other for a long time.

The vice president sat nearby, watching the two young people chat and laugh without disturbing them, only interjecting occasionally: "Hey you two, stop talking and eat some food."

A blush crept onto Cai Minmin's face, and she quickly called out to Zhang Pengfei, calling him by his name quite naturally: "Oh dear, I forgot while we were chatting. Pengfei, come and eat."

"Oh!" Zhang Pengfei also felt that he had gotten a little too engrossed in the conversation. He smiled, picked up his chopsticks, but his brain suddenly "clicked" at that moment!

He suddenly remembered that Cai Minmin had interrupted his chat with Chen Jingyang earlier. After sending Chen Jingyang the restaurant name, he hadn't had a chance to check his messages, and his phone had vibrated several times in his pocket!

I don't know what Chen Jingyang sent him, and Chen Jingyang's previous meaning was clearly that he didn't want him to eat the food on the table!

However, Cai Minmin and the vice dean were both looking at him expectantly, waiting for him to pick up his chopsticks...

Zhang Pengfei licked his lips and looked intently at the table: sliced ​​beef and tripe in chili sauce, fried eggplant fritters, beef slices in sour soup, and cold fern root noodles with sour and spicy sauce...

The twelve dishes, a mix of meat and vegetables, hot and cold, were all high in oil, spice, and stimulants; not a single one was edible for him!

Zhang Pengfei hesitated for a long time with his chopsticks, and finally had to pick up his water glass and take a sip of water as a cover-up.

Cai Minmin urged him, "Eat up! The food at this private kitchen is really good, especially the spicy dishes. They're spicy yet fresh, very refreshing, and very satisfying!"

"Hmm," Zhang Pengfei smiled strategically, but still hesitated to pick up his chopsticks.

Cai Minmin thought he didn't know which one to eat, so she simply picked up a slice of fatty beef with her chopsticks, put it on his plate, and smiled at him: "Try this first."

"Uh... thank you." Zhang Pengfei frowned, staring at the slice of fatty beef covered in murky oil on the plate. He suppressed his nausea and forced an embarrassed smile, as if the plate contained a pile of excrement!

Unfortunately, Cai Minmin didn't get it. She stared at him with bright, watery eyes, looking like she wanted praise and compliments. Zhang Pengfei wondered if Cai Minmin would just stuff the food into his mouth if he didn't eat!

Fortunately, he reacted quickly. After all, he was a former top scorer in the college entrance examination. How could he let a few slices of beef stump him?

He picked it up and put it in his mouth, but when the chopsticks were halfway through, "thud!" the beef fell to the ground!

"Hey!" Zhang Pengfei looked embarrassed and smiled at Cai Minmin, "Sorry, I didn't hold it properly."

Unexpectedly, Cai Minmin immediately picked up another piece of sweet and sour pork for him, and thoughtfully placed it on his plate, then smiled sweetly and said, "It's okay, try this one too."

...I can't just drop it on the ground, can I?

Just as Zhang Pengfei was feeling a chill run down his spine, a waiter suddenly knocked on the door and came in, saying that there was a special promotion today and that they would be giving away a few dishes. Then, in full view of everyone, he placed several small dishes that looked very delicate in front of Zhang Pengfei, instead of placing them on the rotating tray!

The waiter even complained that his plate was taking up too much space, so he simply took it away, put down a bowl of steamed egg custard, and left with a smile, saying, "Please enjoy your meal, sir!"

Without a doubt, this was Chen Jingyang's doing!

Zhang Pengfei was extremely embarrassed!

Fortunately, no one else seemed to have any objections.

After finishing their meal, while waiting for a taxi, Brother Zhao put his arm around Zhao Pengfei's shoulder and teased, "Pengfei, congratulations!"

Zhang Pengfei smiled and asked, "Congratulations on what?"

Brother Zhao raised an eyebrow: "Really? You really don't know, or are you just pretending?"

Zhang Pengfei was completely confused by what he said: "I really don't know, Brother Zhao, what's going on?"

Brother Zhao had drunk quite a bit today, and he was speaking rather recklessly: "Hey kid, don't you even know who's eating here today?"

He said sarcastically, "They're all unmarried young men from our institute, and all of them are good-looking! Is our vice dean here to pick a husband for his daughter?"