There were quite a few people in the private room, all of whom were old friends and good friends, but only Li Yuxuan and Shen Yi knew what Zhou Qizhen was thinking.
Zhou Qizhen only solemnly introduced Shen Yi and his fiancée to Lu Xiaoqiao, and only briefly introduced the rest of the people.
But even with the simplest introduction, anyone with a keen eye could tell what was going on. For someone to make Zhou Qizhen go to pick her up in person, then that person must hold a special place in his heart.
Shen Yi came today with his fiancée, a very beautiful woman. Lin Lin secretly told Lu Xiaoqiao that the two of them were in a family marriage.
Everyone greeted Lu Xiaoqiao one by one. Everyone was very enthusiastic and no one was indifferent because of differences in status or family background.
"Everyone is here, let's serve the food first." Li Yuxuan said and went out to ask the waiters to serve the food.
There was an extra-large round table that just accommodated everyone. Lu Xiaoqiao was cleverly arranged to sit next to Zhou Qizhen, with Shen Yi sitting on his other side. She felt something was wrong when she first sat down.
There were so many people eating, and she and Lin Lin were the only juniors. No matter how you put it, she shouldn't sit next to Zhou Qizhen, so she stood up and changed seats with Li Yuxuan.
Li Yuxuan raised his hand and made a downward gesture: "Xiao Qiao, please sit down quickly. We are all family today, so there is no need to talk too much. Ziyang and I just have something to discuss. We will switch seats later."
After hearing what he said, Lu Xiaoqiao no longer insisted. After sitting down, she was pulled by Lin Lin, who was sitting on her right, to discuss what was the most delicious.
After taking a look at the table full of delicacies from the mountains and the sea, she still liked the plump big crab the most. But today, no matter how much she loved it, whether as a friend of the host or as a friend of Lin Lin, she did not reach out to eat the big crab, which was a bit complicated to eat. She just picked up whatever dish on the turntable came to her.
Zhou Qizheng watched the whole process without saying anything. He turned to the waiter standing next to him and asked for a clean bowl and plate, then started to dismantle the giant crab.
Originally, there were people who could dismantle the crabs here, but for some unknown reason he just did it himself.
Just as Lu Xiaoqiao was about to pick up a dish from the turntable, a large hand with distinct joints slowly handed her a plate of peeled crab meat.
The peeled crab meat is as white as jade, and is neatly placed on the plate, with the bright yellow crab roe in the crab shell.
At this moment, Lu Xiaoqiao had an indescribable feeling in her heart, a little flattered, but more of it was guilt. Not only did he not care about what she did, he treated her better than before.
On the back of the hand that I just stretched out, I could still clearly see the redness and swelling with a hint of purple. Just looking at it, I couldn't imagine how painful it must have been when I was hit.
After handing the crab meat to her, he talked to the person sitting opposite him as if nothing had happened.
Lu Xiaoqiao tilted her head and glanced at him. Due to the high temperature indoors, he had taken off his coat and was wearing a fitted dark shirt with a vest of the same color as his trousers and jacket. The light from above clearly illuminated his angular profile, his high nose bridge, and his eyes without any emotion, which always gave people a sense of coldness, alienation, and oppression.
Zhou Qizheng saw from the corner of his eye that she hadn't touched the crab meat for a long time. He thought she was embarrassed because there were so many people around. He leaned closer to her and whispered, "Why don't you eat? No one will say anything. Eat it! If you want to eat anything else, tell me and I'll give it to you."
Lu Xiaoqiao was indeed a little embarrassed, but since he said so, she stopped pretending and picked up her chopsticks to eat.
"Would you like crab vinegar?" Zhou Qizhen asked.
"Yes, I do."
I asked the waiter for some crab vinegar and put it in front of her.
After a short break after dinner, Li Yuxuan brought over a birthday cake: "Old Zhou, come over and blow out the candles. This year is special, there are more ladies. They all came to celebrate your birthday, you can't not have a piece of birthday cake."
Lu Xiaoqiao heard from Lin Lin that her uncle never prepared a cake for his birthday, and would just have a meal and play cards with friends. Lu Xiaoqiao asked her why, and she said that her uncle felt like a monkey performing when surrounded by a bunch of people singing and blowing candles.
Lu Xiaoqiao wondered why he would think that. But imagining him looking serious and solemn as usual, wearing a birthday hat and putting his hands together and making a wish, did seem quite incongruous.
Zhou Qizhen skipped all the steps and just blew out the birthday candles. He cut the cake into many small pieces with a knife, and then picked the biggest piece and handed it to Lu Xiaoqiao who was standing next to him.
"Brother Zhou, you are so considerate today. You just peeled the crabs and are now handing me cakes. Can you pick one for me later?" Someone in the crowd shouted.
Lu Xiaoqiao's hand, which was about to reach out to take the cake, stopped instantly. The difference in status and social position between her and Zhou Qizhen made it unsuitable to be lumped together for such a joke. Because of Lin Lin, she had to call him uncle, and she was so embarrassed that she didn't know what to do.
But with so many people watching, Zhou Qizhen was not affected by what the man said just now. Lu Xiaoqiao took it with a stiff upper lip and said with a smile: "Thank you! Uncle."
Zhou Qizhen was stunned for a moment after hearing her call him "Uncle", and then he handed cakes to others as if nothing had happened.
When he heard the teasing, he instinctively frowned and was about to yell, but suddenly he didn't want to do that. He also wanted to see how she would react to this kind of joke that was suitable for the ambiguous relationship between men and women. Instead of the shyness and blushing she expected, she got a call to sever the relationship between them.
Wasn't what he did obvious enough? Did she feel that he cared about her in the way that only lovers and couples could, mistaking the difference between an elder and a younger person?
It was almost nine o'clock when they finished eating the cake. Lu Xiaoqiao and Lin Lin both had to go to work tomorrow, so they decided to leave for a while.
"Brother, Xiao Qiao and I are going back first. We both have to go to work tomorrow. You can come back after you drop us off. You guys are going to play until very late anyway."
"Brother! Did you hear that?"
Lin Ziyang hadn't yet digested the secret he had just discovered. His soul had already flown to the ninth heaven. When Lin Lin called him, he didn't react for a while.
I never thought about it that way before, mainly because what my uncle did today was too obvious. I just went to the bathroom and sounded out the issue with Brother Li who went with me.
Li Yuxuan's words, "Your uncle's life has been ruined by Lu Xiaoqiao." surprised him greatly.
I didn't expect that my uncle would still have such thoughts about Xiao Qiao, and Li Yuxuan's last sentence, 'As a junior, you should help your uncle more in the future.' Now that I think about all the stupid things I did in the past, I really want to be beaten. Entered the sect's mansion.
A few days ago, grandma told Lu Xiaoqiao to find someone who is mature and stable, with a good family background, successful career, and a little older than her. Isn't this obviously promoting the three words Zhou Qizhen!
What did he say at that time? Oh! He not only laughed but also said that this was looking for his father.
No wonder grandpa said he was a bad mouth!
Think about the vacation that disappeared without any reason, and the overtime work every day that seemed innocent but not innocent. It was all because of his bad mouth!
Li Yuxuan heard Lin Lin's words and quickly stopped her and said, "Your brother has been drinking. Your uncle and I are the only ones here who haven't drunk because we have to go on a business trip tomorrow morning. Let your uncle take Xiao Qiao away. I'll go back later because I have something to do. I'll take you there then."
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