075: Double standard predecessor, nothing more than that
Xu Yao was sincere in wanting to treat Gu Jun to dinner, and she had already thought of the restaurant they should go to in the evening when she sent a message to Gu Jun.
I didn't expect Gu Jun to take the initiative.
When treating someone to a meal, of course one wants to make the person being invited happy, so Xu Yao immediately handed the initiative to Gu Jun.
“OK, send me the name of the restaurant!”
Gu Jun not only sent Xu Yao the restaurant information, but also reserved a table and even arrived earlier than Xu Yao.
Xu Yao dressed herself up for a date, while Gu Jun was still wearing the clothes he wore to work that morning. Xu Yao thought about it and realized that Gu Jun had no time to go back to Shenghai Garden to change clothes after leaving work so early.
——What a straight man!
Gu Zhinan helped Xu Yao pull out a chair. "This restaurant has a performance during dinner. You will like it."
Xu Yao became interested: "What kind of performance? So you chose to eat here just to watch the performance!"
Gu Jun calculated shrewdly, "Same price for the meal plus an extra performance, isn't that great?"
Before the Xu family went bankrupt, Xu Yao wouldn't have laughed at Gu Jun's thriftiness, but she would never date a man like him. After the Xu family went bankrupt, Xu Yao experienced the hardships of life and lived a very frugal life. She fully approved of Gu Jun's behavior: in life, you can't save money that you should spend, and it's best to spend money that you shouldn't spend. When you really have to spend money, choose products of the same quality and price that come with gifts!
"Great! From now on, you'll be the one to choose the place when we go out to eat, and make sure to choose the one with the best value for money."
Xu Yao praised Gu Jun for his ability to choose a place, but Gu Jun held back his smile.
The performance he was talking about was not what Xu Yao thought it was, but he thought Xu Yao would like it.
When the dishes were being served at Xu Yao and Gu Jun's table, Xu Yao saw an acquaintance walking towards her. She thought to herself how unlucky she was. Why did she have to run into her ex while having a celebratory meal with Gu Jun when she could have run into him at any other time?
Because of the angle between the pillars and the green plants, Chen Yan did not see Xu Yao and Gu Jun, so he sat at a table next to him.
"Gu——"
Xu Yao wanted to remind Gu Jun whether he should change places, but Gu Jun made a "hushing" gesture and chatted with Xu Yao by typing on his mobile phone.
"The show is about to begin."
Xu Yao's eyes gradually widened. What kind of performance was this?
Did Gu Jun choose this restaurant because he knew Chen Yan would come?
Even if Chen Yan would come, she and Gu Jun hiding aside and secretly watching Chen Yan eat would be nothing more than watching a show!
Xu Yao picked up her phone and typed to Gu Jun: Don’t you think we seem to be—
Before he could finish typing the word "pervert", the guest that Chen Yan was waiting for arrived. It turned out to be Jiang Zhiyan?
Xu Yao deleted the half-written words and typed to ask Gu Jun: "Why did Chen Yan invite Mr. Jiang to dinner?"
"Be patient, we'll eat and listen."
Xu Yao didn't think her behavior was abnormal. She and Gu Jun ate while listening to the conversation coming from the next table. Unconsciously, the dishes on the table became more and more delicious.
Although Xu Yao and Shen Yan had been dating for several years, they were both students when they first got together. After graduating from university and entering the working world, Xu Yao no longer had the family background that allowed her to thrive alongside Shen Yan. Shen Yan didn't like Xu Yao working so hard and wanted her to find a less busy job. After all, Shen Yan was very busy himself, and Xu Yao was also busy. How could they have time to date?
Simply put, Chen Yan wanted Xu Yao to cooperate with his schedule and be available at his beck and call.
Xu Yao disagreed, and Chen Yan was surprised.
Why not take it easy? Why do you have to be so tired?
Chen Yan wanted Xu Yao to live a life where she didn't have to look at her boss's face in the company, and didn't have to curry favor with others in the workplace for that little salary!
Xu Yao was briefly tempted by Chen Yan's brainwashing rhetoric. But then she thought, if she didn't have to look after her boss at the company, wouldn't she have to look after Chen Yan in the future?
What does the saying go? If you don’t suffer the hardship of studying, you will suffer the hardship of life.
Similarly, if you don't suffer in the workplace, you will most likely suffer in marriage.
Listening to Chen Yan's constant compliments to Jiang Zhiyan at the next table, Xu Yao stuffed a piece of steak into her mouth: "Chen Yan is just trying to please people who are richer than him. What's the difference between him and her trying to please the boss of the company? We are all trying to make a living. No one is ashamed, and no one is more noble!"
Gu Jun knew that Xu Yao was very happy as soon as he saw her expression.
Although he couldn't guess all of Xu Yao's thoughts, Gu Jun vaguely grasped what Xu Yao cared about: Xu Yao never wanted to be anyone's appendage, and Chen Yan still hadn't learned to respect Xu Yao's ideas until now. He still regarded all of Xu Yao's recent behaviors as "rebellion."
This is the contradiction that Xu Yao and Shen Yan can never reconcile.
Gu Jun would never admit that he wanted to deepen this conflict intentionally or unintentionally. He just followed his heart and thought that arranging dinner here would make Xu Yao happy, so he did it. He didn't have any other thoughts!
After giving Xu Yao the psychological hint, Gu Jun sent another message: "The performance is about to enter the exciting part."
you do not say.
Chen Yan complimented Jiang Zhiyan all night long, and at the end of the meal, he finally got down to business with Jiang Zhiyan.
Chen Yan is actually interested in MCN agencies.
Xu Yao's mind was full of questions.
——Chen Yan has always been against her creating a self-media account, and he even looks down on the so-called "Internet celebrities"!
It turns out that looking down on internet celebrities does not prevent one from wanting to make money from them. Xu Yao more than just watched a "performance" tonight. It was not until this moment that she completely understood Chen Yan's double standards.
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Not only Xu Yao was disappointed with Shen Yan, but also Jiang Zhiyan, who had been listening to flattery all night.
If Jiang Zhiyan had known that Chen Yan was only interested in the MCN agency, he would not have bothered to accept the invitation to have this meal.
How do MCN organizations operate? Is it worth Jiang Zhiyan’s separate lecture on this?
This is the short video platform derivative industry with the least technical content!
After Jiang Zhiyan left the restaurant, he immediately complained to Gu Jun: "I can understand Jiang Mingjia wanting to make money with an MCN agency, but she doesn't have the skills to handle anything too complicated. I really didn't expect Chen Yan to have such a high opinion of me even if he only had a new idea and wanted me to invest in it!"
Jiang Zhiyan was angry, but Gu Jun found it amusing.
After dinner, Xu Yao was thinking about going back to the studio to edit some videos. She was probably stimulated by hearing that Chen Yan was interested in the MCN track.
When Chen Yan entered this track with capital, it would definitely put a lot of psychological pressure on Xu Yao at the beginning.
Gu Jun knew that Chen Yan wanted something from Jiang Zhiyan, but he didn't expect Chen Yan to have such thoughts.
How should I put it? Whatever Gu Jun wants to do to Shen Yan now feels like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.
"I really wronged you today. If he comes to you next time, just turn him down."
"Humph, the Shen family is always like this, they never get the point!"
Although Jiang Zhiyan complained, it did not stop him from bidding for the piece of land recommended by Shen Zhongjun.
Before Xu Yao's second video about switching to Huahu was released, Jiang Zhiyan had already purchased the land that once belonged to the Xu family. Shen's father and Wen Zhicheng had been preparing for this partnership for a long time, even arranging a marriage between their children in advance, only to have Huahu suddenly appear and snatch away the land they had been eyeing.
Wen Zhicheng's mind went blank.
Wen Zhicheng has been eyeing this piece of land for a long time!
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