Chapter 149
"Son, that was so long ago." Zhou Ping seemed a little embarrassed. "Back then, you didn't like anyone else, so Mom rejected you. It's been two years now. I heard that girl got engaged last year. If nothing unexpected happens, I'm afraid she even has a child."
If Xu Shaojun hadn't mentioned it suddenly, she would have forgotten about it long ago. Now she wants to meet him again, but they are not related at all. How can she have the nerve to go and find him?
"Mom." Xu Shaojun looked up at her with a dark expression. "You don't want your son to be single all his life, do you? Even if it's not for my sake, don't forget your grandson. He's still young and doesn't mean much, but in a few years, he'll be in elementary school. Everyone else has a mother, but he doesn't. Your grandson will be laughed at."
Perhaps it was the telepathy between father and son, Yaozu in the room cried out a few times, and these cries made Zhou Ping, who was skinny and looked exhausted, tremble violently.
Yes, she also has an eldest grandson, the lifeblood of her Xu family.
After the second son suffered a blow, he stayed indoors all day and was considered a waste. But she still had Yaozu, who could be trained slowly. How could she let him be laughed at?
This is absolutely not possible!
Zhou Ping's heart grew increasingly tense. After a long pause, she said, "Okay, Mom will shamelessly find a solution for you."
She recalled that the matchmaker who had introduced them to each other was a money-grubber. His family was very poor due to layoffs in recent years. If she offered some benefits, the woman would not be afraid of disagreeing.
Xu Shaojun smiled with satisfaction.
As long as he has new blood packs for him to suck blood, then, not to mention Zhong Qiao, even Ji Hebai will not be able to do anything to him.
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Another week passed. Zhong Qiao was watching the assembly line in the warehouse, giving instructions to Yalan and the others from time to time.
After the new design draft was released, the production difficulty and process became increasingly complicated, giving the girls a headache.
After finally getting off work, it was already dark. Zhong Qiao was the last one to leave. She shone a flashlight around, then checked the power supply one by one and turned off the lights.
Before the door was locked, a figure appeared behind it.
Zhong Qiao's alarm bells rang, and he quickly turned around and shone the flashlight.
Ji Hebai raised his hand to block the glare: "It's me."
There was helplessness in his voice.
Hearing this familiar voice, Zhong Qiao finally felt relieved. She lowered the flashlight and faced Ji Hebai's face.
In the dark night, Ji Hebai smiled slightly and looked very happy.
"Why are you here?"
Ji Hebai: "I'll take you home."
"You got off work too late today, and your uncle and aunt are very worried."
Zhong Qiao understood and asked, "Have you been waiting here for a long time?"
Ji Hebai shook his head: "Not long."
But Zhong Qiao saw that half of his shoulder was wet with rain. It had just rained in the evening and had been raining for about half an hour. It was obvious that Ji Hebai had been waiting for at least three hours.
"Why didn't you tell them?" Zhong Qiao said with a bit of complaint, "Why did you have to wait at the door for so long? Just come in and shout, and they will take you to me."
"It's okay." Ji Hebai's eyes sparkled. "I saw you at the window. You were very focused. I woke up. You must be drawing your new design. Inspiration struck, and you can't be disturbed."
Zhong Qiao looked at his sincere face and was speechless for a moment.
So stupid.
How did she think Ji Hebai from the Ji family was a smart person before? It was simply an illusion. Ever since the two of them confessed their feelings and started dating openly, Ji Hebai was actually the inferior in the relationship.
He loves to stick to her, which is totally inconsistent with his appearance.
He also often does some childish things. If it were someone else, Zhong Qiao would think it was too dramatic, but when it comes to Ji Hebai, there is a different sense of contrast.
Imagine a cold-faced young battalion commander who is ruthless and impartial to his subordinates every day, but waits for nearly three hours in the corridor just to pick you up after get off work, or makes a fire to cook and ends up setting his clothes on fire.
How cute.
"Let's go home." Zhong Qiao took his hand easily and naturally, and suddenly felt a heat on her thigh. She looked down and saw Ji Hebai holding a bag in his hand.
"What's this?"
Ji Hebai picked up the cake unnaturally: "Gorgon fruit cake, I bought it on the roadside. I ate a piece and it's not bad. Do you want to try it?"
Zhong Qiao felt his stomach and was hungry: "Okay."
After saying that, she started eating.
Of course, the water chestnut cake was cold, but it was still soft and sweet. Zhong Qiao was very hungry, so everything tasted delicious to him. He ate a large piece in one go.
When she wanted to take another piece, Ji Hebai stopped her and said, "If you eat too much of this, your stomach will get bloated. I'll take you to Baihelou."
Baihelou is the most popular tavern nowadays. It is expensive and the food is delicious. Only dignitaries and nobles go there to eat. Under normal circumstances, Zhong Qiao would definitely not be willing to eat there. With her personality, she would only go to a roadside stall to eat pork chop noodles.
"It's too expensive, let's not buy it." Zhong Qiao tugged at his sleeve, "We'll be home soon and have dinner, why waste this money?"
Ji Hebai said: "My money is yours, I will spend it on you and not waste it."
Zhong Qiao knew that he was determined to spend the money, so he just let him do it.
The two went to Baihelou. When the boss saw Ji Hebai, he immediately came forward to greet him.
"Captain Ji, it's been a while since you've been here. Why are you free today?"
His eyes fell on Zhong Qiao who was standing beside him, and he smiled with sudden realization: "So you brought your partner with you."
"Okay, okay." The boss smiled from ear to ear. "When Old Man Li told me about it a few days ago, I didn't believe it. After all, it's hard to see a blooming iron tree. I didn't expect to see it today. This girl is so beautiful. You are really amazing."
Zhong Qiao's face flushed with anger. Ji Hebai couldn't help but raise his lips. He lowered his eyes to glance at her, realizing that she was just embarrassed. He quickly stood in front of her and said to the boss in a friendly manner, "She doesn't like to interact with others. Boss, please stop making fun of us."
The boss also felt a little offended: "I'm sorry, sister, let me give you a piece of eight-treasure cake later to apologize."
Zhong Qiao hummed softly, and Ji Hebai said again: "Do you want the leek menu? Show her."
Usually when he comes to eat alone, everything is the same. Today he brought Zhong Qiao with him, so naturally he had to prepare a menu.
The boss slapped his head and said, "Of course we have it. Come on, come on, you two can sit by the window first. The view is great there. I'll bring it to you later."
Following the direction of his finger, there was a secluded corner, right next to the window. The branches of green plants outside the window spread out, and a cluster of them extended into the inside, as if people and nature lived in harmony.
Ji Hebai: "Let's go." He pulled her to sit down.
Less than a minute later, the boss handed the menu to Zhong Qiao. After just a casual glance, Zhong Qiao was shocked by the prices on it.
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