The intimate tone and actions elicited a smile from everyone.
The director was overjoyed, exclaiming, "You two young couple have such a great relationship!"
"That's right, our Researcher Yin is usually very aloof, this is the first time I've seen him like this! Tsk tsk tsk..."
The group was joking around when suddenly a voice rang out.
"Hmph, how indecent!"
Upon hearing this, the room fell into a deathly silence...
Everyone looked speechlessly at the man who was still sitting, wearing black-rimmed glasses and dressed impeccably.
Xiao Che frowned, somewhat displeased. "Comrade Lin, my wife and I kindly invited you over for dinner, so please think carefully before you speak!"
That's already quite a blunt statement.
The man snorted again, "What kind of behavior is this, pulling and shoving in public! I didn't say anything wrong!"
He couldn't stand it when he picked her up that day. These women who came back from abroad had no shame. They were hugging and cuddling in front of so many of them!
It's the same thing again today! He just can't stand it!
Bai Yajing wasn't annoyed; she just smiled calmly and said, "Azhi and I are a legally married couple, so it's normal for us to be affectionate."
Comrade Lin isn't married yet, is he? No wonder he's so rigid and clueless.
Upon hearing that she had been exposed for her moral failings yet still dared to openly mock him, he immediately flew into a rage.
"You!! Ignorant woman!! Have you ever seen a woman act like this after marriage? Pulling and tugging at each other in public, you have no shame!"
Bai Yajing burst out laughing upon hearing this. "Are you from the Qing Dynasty? Women don't bind their feet anymore, but you still bind your cerebellum?"
What's wrong with women? Great people have said that women hold up half the sky! Still ignorant? Ha! Aren't there plenty of women who have made outstanding contributions in all walks of life?
As for what you call "pulling and tugging"? That's perfectly normal where I'm from! My husband and I have a good relationship and get along well, what's it to you?
She wouldn't tolerate it just because he was a customer. He's shameless enough; why should she give him any face?
Xiao Che stood firmly behind his wife. "Comrade Lin, I'm glad you're here as a guest, but if you're here to cause trouble, then you're not welcome in my home! Please leave!"
Researcher Lin's face flushed red with anger. Pointing at the two of them, he tried to speak but stammered, "You, you, I...I..."
Everyone was very troubled by this!
The director quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Oh dear, Comrade Lin, you're just too old-fashioned and stubborn. The young couple has a good relationship, and as their revolutionary colleague, you should be happy for Comrade Yin!"
Don't do that again next time!
Then he turned to Xiao Che and his wife and advised, "Comrade Lin isn't a bad person. He's just stubborn. I apologize to you on his behalf. We're all colleagues and will be working together in the future. Please give me some face and let this matter go!"
Others then began to try to reconcile the two sides.
Bai Yajing didn't care; she wasn't losing out either way.
Although Xiao Che's expression was not good, he still acquiesced to everyone's persuasion.
Because of this incident, everyone lost their appetite for the meal. Fortunately, the food was delicious. These days, most people are not well-off, and they only have a slightly more chance to eat meat than ordinary people.
So no one wasted the precious food; they all ate until they were stuffed before saying goodbye and leaving.
However, what should have been a lively meal, meant to bring people closer, ultimately lacked something.
Xiao Che and the other man didn't care. After all, they had gotten most of the information they needed to know over the meal, and they had also gotten a pretty good grasp of each other's personalities and temperaments.
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